Megan McCafferty’s newest novel, BUMPED, was described in Publisher’s Weekly as “a sharply funny and provocative dystopian novel set in a world where only teens are able to have babies, and are contracted by adults to carry them to term.” The second of this two-book series, THUMPED, will be published on April 24th, 2012.
She is also the author of sloppy firsts (Three Rivers, 2001), an ALA Top 10 Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers, an ALA Popular Paperback, and a New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age. Its sequel, second helpings (Three Rivers, 2003) was also selected to the NYPL list, and was a Booklist Editor’s Pick for one of the best novels of 2003. charmed thirds (Crown, 2006) was an instant New York Times bestseller and a NYPL pick. fourth comings (Crown, 2007) and perfect fifths (Crown, 2009) also made the New York Times, USA Today, Publisher’s Weekly, Booksense, Barnes and Noble, Borders and other national bestseller lists.
Megan edited a short story anthology called SIXTEEN: Stories About That Sweet and Bitter Birthday (Three Rivers, 2004). She has contributed to several fiction and nonfiction anthologies including Dear Bully (2011), My Little Red Book (2009), Does This Book Make Me Look Fat? (2008), Everything I Needed to Know About Being a Girl I Learned From Judy Blume (2007), It’s a Wonderful Lie: 26 Truths About Life in Your Twenties (2007), Girls’ Night In: To Benefit War Child (2004) as well as numerous national magazines. Her work has been translated into eleven languages, including German, Japanese, Chinese, Turkish and Hungarian.
Megan is currently a Princeton University Community Fellow. For more, follow her on Twitter, join the mailing list, or like her on facebook. Representation: Heather Schroder ICM hschroder@icmtalent.com
