BOOK NEWS: Kate Harrison's YA debut!

Here at Trashionista we're big fans of Kate Harrison, author of Old School Ties and the Secret Shopper series. So we were delighted to hear the news of her upcoming young adult debut!

According to Booktrade, Kate's Soul Beach trilogy has just been acquired by Orion Books and the first book in the series, titled Soul Beach, is due for publication in summer 2011. Amber Caravéo of Orion said: 'As soon as I read the first few pages of Kate's spectacular and sinister Soul Beach trilogy, I knew I wanted to publish. I am delighted that my first acquisition for Orion Children's Books could be something that is so original and stand-out in the YA arena.'

Kate Harrison said: 'I had the idea for Soul Beach after spending far too much of my writing time on Facebook, and beginning to see a darker side to social networking. After I started writing the book, I really hoped that I'd find a publisher who'd feel as excited about the story as I did, so it was fabulous when I met Amber and the team at Orion Children's, as they totally 'got it.' It's also brilliant to be able to give rein to my creepier instincts, and even better that I'm being published by the people at Orion, who have done such a great job with my adult novels.'

You can find out more about Kate Harrison at her website.