The first official book from the super popular boy band One Direction will be available on May 22, 2012, so says HarperCollins Publishers. Dare to Dream: Life as One Direction follows the group’s rise to fame and provides fans with a behind-the-scenes look at what their lives are like in and out of the spotlight.
The group – made up of Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson – will also be publishing a second as yet untitled book in September 2013, which will “further chronicle the story of One Direction, straight from the boys themselves.”
“We’re incredibly excited to be releasing Dare to Dream in the US,” says One Direction. “We’re really proud of the book – we worked really hard to make it as personal as we could and from what our UK fans tell us, they really love it – we hope our US fans will feel the same!”
“One Direction’s rise to the top of the music charts is nothing short of phenomenal and we are incredibly excited to be publishing their story,” states Susan Katz, President and Publisher of HarperCollins Children’s Books. “On the heels of their enormous success in the United States and abroad, HarperCollins is happy to bring the boys’ adoring and devoted US fan base Dare to Dream: Life as One Direction.”
The band will be touring in North America starting on May 24th in Fairfax, VA in support of their debut album.
More on One Direction [Courtesy of HarperCollins Publishers]:
One Direction gained notoriety in 2010 after appearing on The X Factor UK. Their global smash debut album, Up All Night, entered the charts at #1 in 13 countries and has been certified triple platinum in Ireland, double platinum in the UK & Australia, and platinum in New Zealand. One Direction made history as their debut album Up All Night entered the US Billboard 200 chart at #1 with over 176,000 copies sold making them the first British group ever to debut at #1 in the US with their debut album release.
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Source: HarperCollins Publishers – March 30, 2012
