Illinois Wesleyan alumna Torri “T.J.” Newman ’06 signed a seven-figure, two-book deal with Simon & Schuster’s Avid Reader Press, and Universal Pictures won a bidding war for the screen rights for her debut novel, Falling.

Newman will discuss her book at a hybrid in-person and streaming event on Monday, July 12 at 7:00 p.m. at the Fine Arts Building, 410 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. Find more information or register.