‘Twilight’ Followup Novel Sells Over $1M in its First Week

Yesterday, Hachette Book Group and Little, Brown Books for Young Readers announced that Stephenie Meyer’s Midnight Sun, a companion novel to the Twilight series, has sold more than one million copies in its first week of sales in North America. 

According to reports, it is the highest of any single book in Hachette’s history for sales of print books, ebooks, and audiobooks, as well as  pre-orders.

“We’re absolutely thrilled to bring people back to The Twilight Saga world and to celebrate this major achievement with Stephenie and the fans and booksellers who’ve supported her for the last fifteen years,” Megan Tingley, Executive Vice President and Publisher of Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, said in a statement. “In addition to the breathtaking sales, it is profoundly gratifying to hear how much the fans are loving the novel. The resounding response to the read has been ‘it was definitely worth the wait!’”

The novel follows the love story between vampire Edward Cullen and high schooler Bella Swan. Of course, the series was adapted into a franchise starring Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson in the leading roles. 

While the original books were told from the point of view of Bella, this version takes readers inside the mind of Edward. How cool! 

Well, we can’t wait to read this.