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THE AUTHOR

Chris Colfer is a Golden Globe–winning actor best known for his role as Kurt Hummel on Glee. He was honored as a member of the 2011 TIME 100, Time magazine’s annual list of the one hundred most influential people in the world. His first novel, The Land of Stories, debuted at #1 on the New York Times Bestseller list.

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CHRIS COLFER INTRODUCES HIS NOVEL

Chris Colfer discusses his writing process and shares the inspiration behind The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell.

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QUICK FIRE QUESTIONS WITH CHRIS COLFER

Author and actor Chris Colfer answers ten questions in under one minute about himself and his novel, The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell.

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LIVE CHAT WITH THE AUTHOR!

Did you miss the live chat with Chris Colfer? Don't worry! You can still watch the live recording of Chris as he answers everyone's burning questions about his debut novel, The Land of Stories.
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CHRIS COLFER ON 'EVENTUALLY' BRINGING HIS BOOK TO THE BIG SCREEN

Chris Colfer speaks to The Hollywood Reporter at the 2012 Teen Choice Awards about his book becoming a movie. "I wrote a book, so I want it to be a book for a while," he said.


CHRIS TELLS MTV NEWS ABOUT JUST-RELEASED BOOK

"Glee" star Chris Colfer has been writing his novel, The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell, since he was 10. That means he's been writing it for over a decade. Read More...


CHRIS COLFER ON JIMMY FALLON

Chris tells Jimmy about a beach rescue he pulled off and his new book, The Land of Stories.


CHRIS COLFER ON THE VIEW

Chris Colfer joins The View to talk about Glee, and his new book!


THE LAND OF STORIES DEBUTS AT #1 ON THE NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER LIST!

Check out the complete book review in the New York Times.


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the book

The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell brings readers on a thrilling quest filled with magic spells, laugh-out-loud humor, and page-turning adventure.

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Alex and Conner Bailey’s
world is about to change.

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hen the twins’ grandmother gives them a treasured fairy tale book, they have no idea they’re about to enter a land beyond all imagining: the Land of Stories, where fairy tales are real.

But as Alex and Conner soon discover, the stories they know so well haven’t ended in this magical land—Goldilocks is a wanted fugitive, Red Riding Hood has her own kingdom, and Queen Cinderella is about to become a mother!

The twins want to get back home. But with the legendary Evil Queen hot on their trail, will they ever find the way?

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EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT

THE LAND OF STORIES

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hey couldn’t believe what they were seeing. A huge cavalcade of soldiers on white horses rode past them. Their armor was clean and shiny. They carried green-​and-​silver shields with large red apples painted on them and waved flags with the same design.

“Alex, did we go back in time?” Conner anxiously asked his sister. “That looks like something straight out of medieval times!”

The pencils were all obliterated under the horses’ hooves. The soldiers were moving at such a fast and forceful pace that none of them noticed the awestruck twins peeking out from behind the tree.

Alex was fixated on their shields. A red apple was such an odd thing to be displayed on a shield, but there was something so familiar about it. She couldn’t put her finger on it.

The rumbling slowly faded away as the soldiers disappeared down the dirt path. The twins both stayed behind the tree for a few moments, making sure the coast was clear. “I don’t know about you, but I’ve had about as much excitement as I can handle for one day,” Conner told Alex.

A poster pinned to a nearby tree caught Alex’s eye. She walked over to it and pulled it off the tree for further inspection. It was old, with faded writing, and a picture of a disgruntled-​looking little girl with curly blonde hair was centered on it. The poster read:

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Alex’s face went white, and she stopped breathing for a moment; she had realized where they were. No wonder the trees had been so recognizable. She had seen pictures of them so many times growing up. The book had taken them to the exact place she had hoped.

“Is it possible?” she asked herself. The wheels in her head had never spun as fast as they were now.

“Is what possible?” Conner asked. “Do you know where we are?”

“I think so,” Alex told him.

“Where?” Conner asked, fearing the answer.

“Conner, we went into the book,” she explained, but he wasn’t following her. “I think we’re actually in the Land of Stories.”


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