Another project for YouTubeur. As The Hollywood Reporter reports, the American Youtuber Mrbeast will write his first novel.
The announcement was made by Harpercollins this Monday, May 5. The novel, whose title has not been revealed, will be co -written with James Patterson, famous author of the American polar. It is an “exciting and impressive thriller.”
A thriller inspired by beast games
“100 candidates compete in an extreme global competition, fighting not only to survive dangerous events organized in dangerous places around the world, but also to demonstrate their leadership qualities,” specifies the synopsis of the book.
“In each test, relationships are strengthened, betrayals are deep and more and more candidates are eliminated. Or die. In the end, the only winner will receive one billion dollars.”
A scenario that strangely remembers that of Beast games, The new reality TV Launched by the number one of YouTubeur. In the program, 1,000 participants faced a series of eventsEach more wild than the other, to gain the ordered sum of $ 5 million. Except here, unlike the book, nobody dies.
The program had quickly found his audience. How the envelope reportsReality TV attracted 50 million viewers in their first 25 days, becoming the second most seen Amazon series in 2024 after Radioactive dust. Given this success, the YouTubeur with 391 million subscribers decided to adapt and visit the Beast gamesIn the form of a novel.
The madness of YouTubeur books
“We are both interested in inspiring readers around the world to read more, and I hope that you also open doors to other creators who wish to be published,” he continues. The novel, planned by 2026, will be published in English and will adapt to more than 14 languages worldwide.
Mrbeast is far from being the first cameraman to publish his own work. In France, Integag published his first manga last year. The success was immediate. More than 500,000 copies have found makers. The situations of YouTubers Lena, Squeezie and Gastronogeek also published their own personal development book, novel or even cooking books.
Again, the figures are final. No less than 150,000 copies of IncreasinglyThe Work of Lena situations, sold in 2020. Squeezie’s comics, BleakCaracole at 84,000 copies in 2022.
Source: BFM TV
