Rupi Kaur Inks Two-Book Deal

By Maryann Yin 

Rupi Kaur (GalleyCat)Rupi Kaur, the feminist poet behind the bestseller milk and honey, has signed a two book deal. Her next book of poetry, which does not yet have a title, is scheduled to come out in Fall 2017.

Andrew McNeel Publishing will release the United States edition. Simon & Schuster will publish the book in the United Kingdom, Canada, India, and Australia.

Kirsty Melville, the publisher and president of Andrew McNeel Publishing, gave this statement in the press release: “We could not be more thrilled to continue our relationship with Rupi and to bring her transformative poetry and prose to the world via two new publications. It is particularly exciting to look forward to the future today, as we recently celebrated the first anniversary of the publication of milk and honey (October 6), which now has more than one million copies in print.”