Model and television host Tyra Banks has followed a new celebrity trend, landing a three-book deal with Delacorte Press for a YA fantasy series entitled Modelland.

According to Variety, the deal was negotiated by Bankable Enterprises, the company behind Banks’ popular show, America’s Next Top Model. The book is scheduled for a summer 2011 release. In recent months, everybody from Hilary Duff to Harlan Coben have decided to write for this hot genre.

Here’s more about the deal: “In a concept that marries Top Model and Harry Potter, Modelland centers on a teen who manages to get into an exclusive academy for ‘Intoxibel las’ — who are the most exceptional models known to humankind and harbor unknown powers. Once there, she finds herself competing to be accepted as part of that world.”

From mediabistro.

Everyone who knows me knows that I’m rather skeptical when it comes to celebrities “writing” books although I must admit I did enjoy Lauren Conrad’s first two LA Candy books. Tyra’s series actually intrigues me, I mean doesn’t it sound interesting? I would also assume Tyra will go down the ghostwriter route so it’ll be interesting to see how Modelland works out, I’ll definitely be buying it!

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