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By the book jasmine5/26/2023 ![]() What sorts of fresh elements does the Meant to Be collection bring to Disney classics? I came to this book wanting to reflect that joy and sparkle of Disney, while also writing a book that feels contemporary, and I hope I achieved that! ![]() I loved Disney movies and everything princess as a kid-and as an adult, let’s be real. It’s hard to overstate the nostalgia appeal of Disney movies for adult readers! From your perspective, how does the Meant to Be collection capture the magic of the original stories? Guillory chatted with PW about putting her own twist on a beloved classic story. It just means wrangling a long-overdue memoir manuscript from a former child star named Beau Towers (aka, "the Beast"). In By the Book, Guillory transforms the story’s book-loving princess into Isabelle: she’s a jaded 25-year-old, Black editorial assistant working in the publishing field who spots a much-needed opportunity for professional advancement. ![]() ![]() Jasmine Guillory’s By the Book-an inventive adaptation of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast-is the second title in the Meant to Be collection of novels from Hyperion Avenue (following Julie Murphy’s If the Shoe Fits), which reimagines Disney fairy tales. ![]()
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