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A lifelong Amsterdammer, Corinne Duyvis spends her days writing sci-fi and fantasy novels and getting her geek on whenever possible. She’s the award-winning, critically acclaimed author of young adult novels Otherbound (2014, ABRAMS Books), which Kirkus called “original and compelling; a stunning debut,” and On the Edge of Gone (2016, ABRAMS Books), which Publishers Weekly called “a riveting apocalyptic thriller with substantial depth,” and which was declared a Kirkus Best Book of 2016. She is also the author of Guardians of the Galaxy: Collect Them All (Marvel, 2017) and the forthcoming The Art of Saving the World (2019, ABRAMS Books).

Corinne is a co-founder and editor of Disability in Kidlit as well as the originator of the #ownvoices hashtag.

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Otherbound

With Nolan Santiago’s every blink, he witnesses the life of a mute servant girl from another world. She has no idea—until now.

Publisher: Amulet Books (ABRAMS)
Genre: young adult fantasy
Release date: June 17, 2014
ISBN hardcover: 978-1419709289
ISBN paperback: 978-1419716812
ISBN ebook: 978-1613125090

On the Edge of Gone

Denise—sixteen, guarded, and autistic—tries to hold her family together in the aftermath of a devastating comet impact.

Publisher: Amulet Books (ABRAMS)
Genre: young adult science fiction
Release date: March 8, 2016
ISBN hardcover: 978-1419719035
ISBN ebook: 978-1613129012

Guardians of the Galaxy: Collect Them All

When the Guardians of the Galaxy investigate Groot’s rapid loss of strength, they find themselves facing an agitated Collector and a dangerous plot.

Publisher: Marvel
Genre: superhero science fiction
Release date: April 18, 2017
ISBN hardcover: 978-1302902728

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biography

Corinne is a co-founder and editor of Disability in Kidlit as well as the originator of the #ownvoices hashtag.

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Corinne Duyvis is the award-winning author of critically acclaimed young adult novels Otherbound (2014) and On the Edge of Gone (2016), as well as the superhero prose novel Guardians of the Galaxy: Collect Them All (2017). Corinne was born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, where she still resides.

contact information

www.corinneduyvis.net
corinne.duyvis@gmail.com

Literary agent:
Ammi-Joan Paquette
www.emliterary.com

Foreign rights agents:
Rights People
www.rightspeople.com

Film and TV rights agents:
The Gotham Group
www.gotham-group.com

Audio rights agents:
Rebecca Mancini (Rights Mix)
rightsmix@gmail.com

US publicity for Otherbound and On the Edge of Gone:
Nicole Russo
nrusso@abramsbooks.com

UK and EU publicity for Otherbound and On the Edge of Gone:
Abrams & Chronicle
publicity@abramsandchronicle.co.uk

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A publicity photo of Corinne Duyvis with gradient pink-blue hair, looking into the camera with a smile. The background features trees and a sunset. Landscape orientation.
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A publicity photo of Corinne Duyvis with gradient pink-blue hair, looking up and away from the camera with a smile. The background features trees and a sunset. Landscape orientation.
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A publicity photo of Corinne Duyvis with gradient pink-blue hair, looking into the camera. The background features trees and a sunset. Landscape orientation.
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Where appropriate, credit photographer Nicolette Duyvis.

Otherbound basics

With Nolan Santiago’s every blink, he witnesses the life of a mute servant girl from another world. She has no idea—until now.

Publisher: Amulet Books (ABRAMS)
Genre: young adult fantasy
Release date: June 17, 2014
ISBN hardcover: 978-1419709289
ISBN paperback: 978-1419716812
ISBN ebook: 978-1613125090
Pages: 387
Cover: Vince Natale (artwork); Chad W. Beckerman and Kate Fitch (design)

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Otherbound praise

“Original and compelling; a stunning debut.”
—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“Duyvis makes ingenious use of a fascinating premise.”
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“While Duyvis’s debut is an exciting take on the fantasy genre … the true strength of the novel is in its positive portrayal of LGBT issues.”
—School Library Journal (starred review)

“[T]his is how you do fantasy in a global world.”
—Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (starred review)

“It’s an action-packed tale of passion, possession and hair-raising leaps from world to world. As you read it, remember to keep breathing.”
—Margo Lanagan, Printz Honor winner

— Winner of the Bisexual Book Award for Speculative Fiction
— Finalist for the Bisexual Book Award for Young Adult Fiction
— Longlisted for the James Tiptree, Jr. Award

Otherbound hardcover flap copy

Amara is never alone. Not when she’s protecting the cursed princess she unwillingly serves. Not when they’re fleeing across dunes and islands and seas to stay alive. Not when she’s punished, ordered around, or neglected.

She can’t be alone, because a boy from another world experiences all that alongside her, looking through her eyes.

Nolan longs for a life uninterrupted. Every time he blinks, he’s yanked from his Arizona town into Amara’s mind, a world away, which makes even simple things like hobbies and homework impossible. He’s spent years as a powerless observer of Amara’s life. Amara has no idea … until he learns to control her, and they communicate for the first time. Amara is terrified. Then, she’s furious.

All Amara and Nolan want is to be free of each other. But Nolan’s breakthrough has dangerous consequences. Now, they’ll have to work together to survive — and discover the truth about their connection.

Otherbound catalog copy

Nolan doesn’t see darkness when he closes his eyes. Instead, he’s transported into the mind of Amara, a girl living in a different world. Nolan’s life in his small Arizona town is full of history tests, family tension, and laundry; his parents think he has epilepsy, judging from his frequent blackouts. Amara’s world is full of magic and danger — she’s a mute servant girl who’s tasked with protecting a renegade princess. Nolan is only an observer in Amara’s world — until he learns to control her. At first, Amara is terrified. Then, she’s furious. But to keep the princess — and themselves — alive, they’ll have to work together and discover the truth behind their connection.

A fascinating premise, clearly and compellingly written and imagined by a startlingly original debut writer.

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Amara is never alone. Never.

That’s because Nolan, a boy from another world, experiences her difficult, painful life alongside her. For years he’s been a powerless observer of her life, looking through her eyes. Amara has no idea … until Nolan learns to control her — and they communicate for the first time. Amara is terrified. Then she’s furious.

Amara and Nolan want to be free of each other. But they’ll have to work together to survive — and discover the truth about their connection.

On the Edge of Gone basics

Denise—sixteen, guarded, and autistic—tries to hold her family together in the aftermath of a devastating comet impact.

Publisher: Amulet Books (ABRAMS)
Genre: young adult science fiction
Release date: March 8, 2016
ISBN hardcover: 978-1419719035
ISBN ebook: 978-1613129012
Pages: 456
Cover: Shane Rebenschied (illustration); Chad W. Beckerman (design)
Other rights sold: audio, Dutch, Turkish, Spanish

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On the Edge of Gone praise

“Duyvis creates a distinctive, nuanced voice for the autistic narrator of On the Edge of Gone.”
—The Chicago Tribune

“Insightful, suspenseful, and unsettling in its plausibility, this novel is sure to stick with readers long after the last page has been turned.”
—School Library Journal (starred review)

“Life-affirming science fiction with spaceships, optimism in the apocalypse, and a diverse cast that reflects the real world.”
—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“[On the Edge of Gone] offers an edge-of-your-seat survival plot and a compelling narrative … simultaneously heartbreaking and thought-provoking.”
—The Bulletin for the Center of Children’s Books (starred review)

“Utterly superb.”
—SFX Magazine (SFX Loves selection)

“Denise’s raw, honest voice and her gripping story will stay with me for a long, long time.”
—Laura Ruby, Printz Award winner

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January 29, 2035. That’s the day the comet is scheduled to hit — the big one.

Denise and her mother and sister, Iris, have been assigned to a temporary shelter near their hometown of Amsterdam to wait out the blast, but Iris is nowhere to be found, and at the rate Denise’s addicted mother is going, they’ll never reach the shelter in time.

Then a last-minute encounter leads them to something better than a temporary shelter: a generation ship that’s scheduled to leave Earth behind and colonize new worlds after the comet hits. But each passenger must have a practical skill to contribute. Denise is autistic and fears that she’ll never be allowed to stay. Can she obtain a spot before the ship takes flight? What about her mother and sister?

When the future of the human race is at stake, whose lives matter most?

Guardians of the Galaxy: Collect Them All basics

When the Guardians of the Galaxy investigate Groot’s rapid loss of strength, they find themselves facing an agitated Collector and a dangerous plot.

Publisher: Marvel
Genre: superhero science fiction
Release date: April 18, 2017
ISBN hardcover: 978-1302902728
Pages: 392
Cover: Dale Keown and Jason Keith (artwork)

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We are Groot!

When the Guardians attempt to evacuate a Kree prison planet and end up in a fight for their lives – what else is new? – they discover their old pal Groot is stretched a little thin. Someone is planting stolen branches of the monosyllabic hero and selling the saplings across the galaxy!

The search to find Groot’s missing pieces forces the Guardians into an alliance with the unscrupulous Collector, but the real problem is more complicated than he wants them to believe. The seller is a kid. And she’s got more than a few things in common with Gamora – like green skin and a wild temper. Now with an unruly teen in tow, the Guardians attempt to track down the remaining Groots – and discover an interplanetary conspiracy. War looms on the horizon. It’s a race against the Collector, Groot himself, and the entire Kree armada. It’s battle as Rocket likes it best.

Sit back and watch the destruction as Corinne Duyvis, author of Otherbound and On the Edge of Gone, makes her Marvel debut!

other writing

“And the Rest of Us Wait” in Defying Doomsday — a short story set during the same comet impact as On the Edge of Gone, about a Latvian teen singer stuck in an increasingly restless underground shelter. Released in 2016.
“Lilo Is” in Clockwork Phoenix 4 — a fantasy short story about the childhood of a half-human, half-spider-demon little girl. Published in 2013.
“Eight” in Strange Horizons magazine — a sci-fi short story about the personal and philosophical consequences of time travel. Published in 2011.

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