Youtuber and TV Presenter Adam B has opened a new door in his career with the launch of his first children’s book.
The popular Derry man has spoken of his excitement at teaming up with Bloomsbury for the new venture, described as a 'hilarious and heart-warming tale of wish-fulfilment gone wrong'.
Not only hugely popular online, Adam is also an experienced live television host best known for being Blue Peter’s 40 th presenter. With 4.7 million followers across all platforms and over 500 million views on YouTube alone there's no disputing his success.
The latest string to his bow, entitled Adam Wins the Internet will tell the story of thirteen-year-old Adam, who knows that his big dream of becoming a YouTuber is a never-going-to-happen impossibility.
That is until he stumbles across the mysterious ‘Popularis Incrementum’ website. As if by magic, Adam is thrown into a world of fame and fortune.
But Adam’s luck may be running out. When he accepts a mission to reach one million subscribers in one year, it becomes clear that he has bitten off more than he can chew, and his life becomes one epic fail after another.
But fortunately for Adam, he still has a trick or two up his sleeve.
Speaking on the launch of this new adventure, Adam said: "This is crazy. Unbelievable. Madness. In every sense.
"Writing stories has been a big hobby of mine for a long time now, so to be able to say that I have a children’s novel coming out this year is mind-bendingly exciting to me.
"To have been acquired by Bloomsbury is a literal dream come true. The team there believes in the message of the book just as much as I do.
"I cannot wait for people to get their hands on it and see what they think. I've loved writing it. I've loved seeing my mum cry after she finished reading it and I now I love being able to say that Adam Wins the Internet is coming out in October this year!"
Hannah Sandford, Editorial Director at Bloomsbury Children’s Books said: "Adam’s writing is superb: Adam Wins the Internet sucked me in from the first page thanks to being properly belly-laugh funny and boasting rollercoaster levels of adventure.
"It is also one of the warmest and kindest stories I have read in a long time. It is such an exciting combination. This is the book that children will be talking about on the playground and recommending to all of their friends."
Adam Wins the Internet will publish in hardback in October 2022 with brilliant and bold black and white illustrations throughout.
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