Modelland

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Tyra Banks is officially a New York Times bestselling author--Modelland snagged the number two spot this week on the Times' besteller's list for children's chapter books--adding to her growing list of successful non-modelling ventures, which include 17 cycles of America's Next Top Model , a talk show, and completing her final year at Harvard Business School. Thus, the Wall Street Journal has dubbed Banks a "Model Mogul" and chatted with her about the process of writing her young adult fantasy trilogy, her book tour and growing empire. From bouts of alopecia to emotional bonding over large foreheads, here are the five most fascinating things we learned from the interview: 1. Tyra reads lots of young adult fiction, knew that was the audience she wanted to target:

Have you read Tyra Banks' debut novel, Modelland yet? Did it make you want to see the characters and story lines brought to life? If so, there's a good chance you will. This first installment in Tyra's Lord of the Rings-meets-Harry Potter-meets ANTM fantasy trilogy is now in stores. And like the aforementioned series, to which Modelland is only vaguely similar, Tyra's tome could already be Hollywood-bound. The book just hit shelves this month and, according to the AP, Tyra has already been approached by "a successful film producer." "I would love to open up the `Modelland' casting to the world," she said. "I'm looking for an Everygirl to possibly play one of the characters in the story." We're not entirely sure what that means, but there you have it.