Frankfurt book fair has been quieter than usual on the deals front, one. Now i have finished this, i wish i had a time machine that would take me back to the point when i began listening to this brilliant story but i guess that is an ambition i had better keep. How screenwriter and all our wrong todays author elan. Hachette announced the book deal on monday, saying its grand central publishing imprint would release mr. I also write movies like what ifalso known as the f word.
Elan mastai s acclaimed debut novel is a story of friendship and family, of unexpected journeys and alternate paths, and of love in its multitude of forms. Its 2016, and in tom barrens world, technology has solved all of humanitys problems theres no war, no poverty, no. It is rumored to have landed the writer a sevenfigure book deal worth north of a million dollars. Reading the elan mastai books in order right now involves checking out his one single book. Canadian screenwriter elan mastais debut novel all our wrong. It won the first hugo award his other great book deals with teleportation in a spacefaring society, the stars my destination. A timeless, if mindbending, story about the journeys we take, populated by friends, family, lovers, and others, that show us who we. In 2016, humanity thrives in a technoutopian paradise of flying cars, moving sidewalks, and moon bases, where avocados never go bad and punk rock never existed. Now hes signed a contract to write a screenplay of his book, mastai admits his experimentation is proving to be a challenge. When i got the book deal, id excitedly tell people and theyd inevitably ask. Elan mastai is a new canadian sciencefiction author, who debuted with all our wrongs today in 2017. Elan won the canadian academy award and a writers guild of canada award for his script, and the movie played in over 30 countries. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. But tom barren the unlikely hero of elan mastai s all our wrong todays dutton, 369 pp.
Paramount, amy pascal land hot frankfurt book fair title. Time travel all our wrong todays, a riveting novel about a time traveler from an alternate reality who ends up in our technologically backward current era, earned canadian screenwriter elan mastai a milliondollar book deal and a film rights sale to paramount pictures. While its not as zany as the former, or as heartpounding as the latter, its a really creative, thoughtprovoking book with a lot more heart than youd expect from a novel about time travel. One of wall street journals best of 2017 entertainingly mixes thrills and humor. Portions of content provided by tivo corporation 2020 tivo corporation whats new. Imagine sitting down to write your very first novel and the result nets you a million dollar book deal, film rights, and a screen adaptation. Its 2016, and in tom barrens world, technology has solved all of humanitys problemstheres no war, no poverty, no. Elan mastai had zero expectations for all our wrong todays.
Its an extremely enjoyable way to get yourself thinking about our world and the ways it could be very different. A science fiction novel, the book concerns a man from an alternate. Alfred besters the demolished man deals with telepathy in a future society. But if youve already read those novels and need something both dark and light to read, id like to suggest elan mastai s new scifi novel all our wrong todays. I think about where i am right now in my life, and its hard to imagine it the way it is had my mother not died, says the canadian screenwriter. Elan mastai thanks you so much, jennifer, thats very kind of you to say.
Ive been in a time travel mood these days, so, as the book fits the genre, i picked it up to check what all the rage was about. The book, titled all our wrong todays, earned him a seven. All our wrong todays by elan mastai, paperback barnes. This book deals with two research fields and brings them together. Industry news about the publishing industry, print and ebooks, publishers, book deals, publishing jobs, book fairs and trade shows, and book marketing. Imagining the present as the future of the 1950s elan mastai grew up fascinated by the 1950s scifi books. The book trailer for all our wrong todays, because thats a thing now apparently. December 23, 2017 author victoria schwab says she loves the books that cant be categorized, that fall between libraryshelf categories, and that. In tom barrens 2016, humanity thrives in a technoutopian paradise of flying cars, moving sidewalks, and moon bases, where avocados never go bad and punk rock never existedbecause it wasnt necessary. Paramount has scooped up the film rights to elan mastai s all our wrong todays, one of the hottest titles to emerge from this years frankfurt book fair amy pascal is attached to produce via. What happens if they want us to convert to different versions and the publisher did not assign separate isbn for. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of all our wrong todays by elan mastai.
You know the future that people in the 1950s imagined wed have. A science fiction novel, the book concerns a man from an alternate history utopia who, while part of a time travel experiment, causes a drastic alteration of his history, and regains consciousness in our society. When screenwriter elan mastai first imagined a tale with time travel and alternate realities, he knew it needed to be written as a novel. The vancouverborn, torontobased screenwriter the f word, the samaritan has been making movies for 15 years, but this is his first time tackling a book. Mastai brought the dramatic skills he developed in his hollywood career to bear on the writing of the book. All our wrong todays is the debut novel by the scifi author elan mastai. I offer an ebook conversion service for publishers. All our wrong todays, a speculative novel by elan mastai. Since the election and the inauguration, amazon and other booksellers have reported that theres been an uptick in the sales of such dystopian novels as george orwells 1984 and margaret atwoods the handmaids tale. Elan mastai, the vancouverborn, torontobased screenwriter and producer, has attracted the attention of publishers with his debut novel, preempted by maya ziv at duttonpenguin u. Books read by their own authors are frequently unpopular but elan mastai is an excellent narrator and handles the roller coaster of emotions extremely well.
You know the future that people in the 1950s imagined wed. It means a lot to me that my book is having this effect on you. All our wrong todays is the time travel book we need right. Elan mastais acclaimed debut novel is a story of friendship and family, of unexpected journeys and alternate paths, and of love in its multitude of forms. Books similar to dark matterrecursion blake crouch. Bookpages top 10 books booksamillion chapters blog. North american rights prior to this years frankfurt book fair for a rumoured seven figures.
But first, id like to give you an idea of what its. You need a great deal of time to read all our wrong todays, but dont let that put you off. In the debut novel from toronto author and screenwriter elan mastai, tom would like to tell you how he screwed up the future. The swedish arts council and gothenburg book fair provide a fellowship program. The book he is referring to is his debut novel, all our wrong todays. In part two of this interview, awardwinning screenwriter and author of the debut novel all our wrong todays, elan mastai, returned to talk about his fiction debut, the science of time travel, and finding inspiration in dark places the writer and producer has written movies for both indie and hollywood studios, including scripts for fox, sony, warner brothers, and paramount. We plan to make this the book of the season here in canada and well be working closely with our colleagues at dutton in the u. That is the reality for elan mastai, a screenwriter who you might know best for the f word. Elan mastai is a producer and writer, known for what if 20, alone in the dark 2005 and the samaritan 2012.
On the origins of life, meaning, and the universe itself. All our wrong todays penguin random house follows tom, who lives in an alternate version. Heres my advice on how to overcome the biggest reasons most books get rejected. Elan mastai was born in vancouver and lives in toronto with his wife and children. All our wrong todays is a twisty, provocative, creative tale of one person at the center of multiple branching timelines. Screenwriter elan mastai lands rumoured sevenfigure deal. Elan mastai has conjured up a witty and freewheeling timetraveling romance that packs an emotional wallop. If back to the future and dark matter had a baby, the end result would be elan mastai s slightly crazy, tremendously compelling all our wrong todays.
Best sellers gift ideas new releases deals store coupons amazonbasics gift. Naturally the hype level around the novel, out this month, has been high. All our wrong todays by elan mastai 2017, hardcover ebay. Its 2016, and in tom barrens world, technology has solved all of humanitys problemstheres no war, no poverty, no underripe avocadoes.
Toms selfeffacing memoir opens with a dose of physics, as our apologetic hero does his best to explain just how he got stuck in the dank, grimy horror that is our 2016. The scientific explanations are a large complicated part of the story, but this intense novel is the product of an enormous, curious, swirling mind thinking in depth about science, science fiction, the human heart, life as we know it, and still more. All our wrong todays, my first novel, is now available. Hachette says it wont publish woody allens book the new york. As you are new to the genre, let me suggest a detective thriller type book. Mastai s first book, all our wrong todays, pulls readers through its pages and across the space time continuum where flying cars exist, robot maids are a thing. As a novelist, i hate elan mastai for writing a perfect book. Screenwriter elan mastai lands rumoured sevenfigure deal for his. His new novel, all our wrong todays, is a scifi tinged time travel romance and much buzzed about debut.