Chris Colfer Unveils His Newest The Land of Stories Book – See the Cover!

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BY MICHELE CORRISTON • @mcorriston

With Glee ending last month, Chris Colfer closed a chapter in his life. 

Luckily for his Gleeks, the 24-year-old wrote a whole book to enchant them – and PEOPLE has the exclusive title and cover reveal of his latest novel, The Land of Stories: Beyond the Kingdoms. 

The fourth installment in Colfer's bestselling fantasy series for children, Beyond the Kingdoms finds twins Connor and Alex embarking on new adventure and promises to unearth secrets from their past. 

"I'm just so excited for the fans to see it. I think it might be my favorite cover and my favorite book so far," Colfer tells PEOPLE. "Brandon Dorman, who is my illustrator, is an absolute genius, and he blows me away whenever I get sent his art." 

Beyond the Kingdoms hits shelves July 7. In the meantime, here's what Colfer has to say about The Land of Stories, Glee and what's next for his career.

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See the cover for Chris Colfer's 'The Curvy Tree'

Entertainment Weekly

BY BREIA BRISSEY • @BREIABRISSEY

Glee star Chris Colfer added “New York Times bestselling author” to his résumé with his The Land of Stories series, and now, he can also add “picture-book author.” The Curvy Tree (out Oct. 27) is a companion picture book to the aforementioned series illustrated by Brandon Dorman. EW has a first look at the new cover. (Click “enlarge” up top to see the full image.)

Here’s the official description: “Once upon a time, there was a little girl who didn’t quite fit in. When she runs away, she happens upon a curvy tree who helps her understand the importance of being different.” 

Also available on Oct. 27 is a new boxed set titled Adventures from the Land of Stories: The Mother Goose Diaries and Queen Red Riding Hood’s Guide to Royalty. 

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Chris Colfer Doesn't Want to Know What the Internet Thinks of Him

ADWEEK

By Emma Bazilian

The Glee star avoids his own headlines, but loves posting pet pics.

SPECS:
Who: Chris Colfer
Age: 24
Accomplishments: Star of Fox’s Glee; screenwriter; author of The Land of Stories book series (his latest, A Grimm Warning, was just released)
Base: Los Angeles

What’s the first information you consume in the morning?
I immediately turn to my cellphone and look to make sure that nothing awful has happened while I’ve been asleep [laughs]. If I’m lucky and I don’t find anything on my phone, I might sleep a little longer.

Where do you get your news?
I’m on the CNN app on my phone a lot. My fans keep me very much in the loop on anything regarding me, which I tend to try to not look at too much because that can get a little cuckoo.

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In Chris Colfer's 'Land of Stories,' many are about him

(Photo: Rob Kim Getty Images)

(Photo: Rob Kim Getty Images)

USA TODAY 

By Carly Mallenbaum

You probably know Chris Colfer as Glee's sassy Kurt Hummel, Queen of ascots. But in real life, Colfer, 24, has a more toned-down style and friendly demeanor (his shoes, "possibly French," he says, are pretty great, though). He's an actor, singer, screenwriter, producer and author.

Today, he's wearing the author hat, to talk about the third title in his The Land of Storiesseries, A Grimm Warning, which just debuted at No. 29 on USA TODAY's book list.

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Chris Colfer on Windy City Live

WINDY CITY LIVE

We all know Chris as the Golden Globe winning actor for his work as Kurt Hummel on the hit TV series "Glee," but did you know that he's also a New York Times best-selling author?

He stops by to talk about his latest book, "The Land of Stories: A Grimm Warning," and chats with us about his recent Twitter episode, meeting Hillary Clinton and filming the last season of "Glee."