Anna Renee Todd (born March 20, 1989) is an American author, film producer, and screenwriter. She is best known for writing the book series After, which she started publishing on the social storytelling platform Wattpad.[1] The print edition of the series was published by Gallery Books,[2] and has been translated into several languages.
Anna Todd | |
|---|---|
 Todd in 2019 | |
| Born | March 20, 1989 Dayton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Author, film producer, screenwriter |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Spouse |
Jordan Todd
(m. 2007; div. 2022) |
| Children | 1 |
In 2018, Todd went on to open her own production company, Frayed Pages. In 2021, she announced her own imprint in partnership with Wattpad.
Career
editTodd's writing was initially inspired by the music and fandom of One Direction, and the singer Harry Styles is a model for the protagonist in her After series, Hardin Scott.[3] She started by writing stories on her phone with the Wattpad app in 2013, publishing a chapter almost daily for over a year. Todd wrote three books in the After series on Wattpad.[1]
The series has sometimes been compared to the Fifty Shades trilogy as both series had their start as fan fiction.[4][1] Reviewers at the website Jezebel criticized the series and stated that it "echoes the troubling dynamics of 50 Shades," as they felt that Hardin's character "behaves at best like a prick, at worst like an abusive boyfriend in the making."[5]
In 2015, Todd announced that she would be publishing Before, a prequel novel that tells the events of After from the perspective of Hardin Scott.[4] Her next book, The Spring Girls, a re-telling of Louisa May Alcott's Little Women,[6] was published in 2018.
In October 2014, Paramount Pictures acquired film rights[7] to the After series with Offspring Entertainment set to produce. The film, based on her first book, was eventually released by Aviron Pictures on April 12, 2019. Josephine Langford portrays Tessa, the female protagonist, and Hero Fiennes Tiffin portrays Hardin, the male protagonist.[8][9]
Frayed Pages Media
editIn 2021, Todd started her own imprint in partnership with Wattpad Books. Frayed Pages will publish the author's future novels, as well as other writers' works.[10] The imprint was announced in November 2021 along with the news that After would become a graphic novel,[11] scheduled to be released in May of the next year.
In February 2022, Cosmopolitan announced the release of Todd's new novel to be published under her imprint.[12] The Falling, which is a rewritten version of one of her previous works, The Brightest Stars, tells the story of a young girl named Karina falling in love with Kael, a soldier fighting to overcome PTSD following three deployments in Afghanistan. Two more novels will complete the series: The Burning and The Infinite Light of Dust.[citation needed]
Personal life
editTodd grew up in Dayton, Ohio. In 2007 she married American soldier Jordan Todd. The couple then moved to Fort Hood, Texas, where she worked at Waffle House and ULTA Beauty. Anna and Jordan divorced in 2022. They have one child, a son named Asher.[13]
Todd briefly shared a mailbox with Austin film critic Korey Coleman. Years later, he would review the film adaptation of her novel After—though he gave it a negative review.[14]
Bibliography
editSingle novels
edit- Imagines: Keeping the Kool (co-written with Kevin Fanning and Kate J. Squires – April 2017)
- The Spring Girls: A Modern-Day Retelling of Little Women (2018)
- The Last Sunrise (upcoming; May 6, 2025)
After series
edit- After (October 2014)
- After We Collided (November 2014)
- After We Fell (December 2014)
- After Ever Happy (February 2015)
- Before (Prequel Novella) (December 2015)
Landon series
edit- Nothing More (September 2016)
- Nothing Less (December 2016)
After graphic novels
edit- After: The Graphic Novel (Volume One) (May 2022)
- After: The Graphic Novel (Volume Two) (October 2023)
Stars series
edit- The Falling (July 2022)
- The Burning (August 2023)
- The Infinite Light of Dust (July 2024)
References
edit- ^ a b c Odell, Amy (October 21, 2014). "This 25-Year-Old Turned Her One Direction Obsession Into a Six-Figure Paycheck". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
- ^ "S&S Acquires Anna Todd's 'After' Series from Wattpad". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
- ^ Alter, Alexandra (October 21, 2014). "Harry Styles of One Direction Stars in Anna Todd's Novel". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
- ^ a b Goodman, Jessica. "'After' author Anna Todd to release new book, 'Before'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
- ^ Faircloth, Kelly (April 18, 2014). "Book Is Supposedly New 50 Shades, But Is Really Just Sloppy Fanfic". Jezebel. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
- ^ "'After' author brings 'Little Women' into the 21st century". EW.com. July 14, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (October 16, 2014). "'After' Movie: Paramount Acquires Rights To Wattpad Book By Anna Todd". Deadline. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
- ^ Ellenbogen, Rachael (July 24, 2018). "When Is Anna Todd's 'After' Movie Coming Out? Release Date Revealed". ibtimes.com. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
- ^ "Steamy One Direction Fan Fiction Being Shopped to Hollywood". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
- ^ "Frayed Pages x Wattpad Books". Frayed Pages x Wattpad Books. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
- ^ "The "After" Series Is Getting the Graphic Novel Treatment". Teen Vogue. July 28, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
- ^ Fuentes, Tamara (February 7, 2022). "Exclusive: Check Out 'After' Author Anna Todd's New Book With This Cover Reveal and Excerpt of 'The Falling'". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
- ^ Kois, Dan. "How One Direction Superfan Anna Todd Went From Waffle House Waitress to Next-Big-Author With Erotic Fan-Fic Series 'After'". Billboard. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
- ^ Korey Coleman (April 14, 2019). "The Sunday Service LIVE – 5:30 pm CST - Double Toasted". DoubleToasted.com. Retrieved April 16, 2019.