So. It’s been a day.
I’m thrilled to say my new book, The Warehouse, has been acquired by Crown at Random House. I’m even more thrilled to say they bought it at pre-empt before it could go to auction, which is really humbling (and also a little scary!).
It’s April 2 so I swear this isn’t a belated April Fool’s Day joke (I spent part of the weekend thinking maybe it was?).
It’ll come out in 2019, under the editorial guidance of Julian Pavia, who did The Martian and Ready Player One. He also worked on Dark Matter by Blake Crouch, a book I enjoyed so much I read it in a single day. Julian is a smart dude. He gets me and he gets my book and I’m really excited to be working with him.
The Warehouse is about a thing that makes me angry: big businesses and how they treat their workers. It’s also a book I was afraid to write, because I thought I wasn’t smart enough or a good enough writer. I’m glad I pushed past that and I am very excited for people to read it.
I want to give a shout out to my agent Josh Getzler for doing such an incredible job on this—he went to bat for me and knocked it clean out of the park. And Jason Pinter at Polis, who gave me a place to learn and grow as a writer.
Most of all, I want to say thank you to everyone who supported me and encouraged me and read me. I wouldn’t be here without that.
More soon!
Rob Hart 