Andrea Portes is a bestselling American novelist. Her novels include: "Hick", "Bury This", "Anatomy of a Misfit" and "The Fall of Butterflies." Portes is also the author of the upcoming "Liberty" book series and the upcoming "Henry & Eva & the Castle on the Cliff" book series. Portes was raised in rural Nebraska, outside of Lincoln. She later attended Bryn Mawr College. In 2007, Portes published her debut novel "Hick" which was an instant best seller. After the book's huge success, the movie adaptation of HICK went into production in 2011. The film, starring Chloë Grace Moretz, Alec Baldwin, Eddie Redmayne, Juliette Lewis and Blake Lively premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2011. Portes' third novel, "Anatomy of a Misfit", was published in September 2014 by HarperCollins. In July 2014, the book was optioned in a preemptive deal by Paramount Pictures, with Allison Shearmur producing. Portes spy thriller series, Liberty, was bought in a three-book deal by HarperCollins.Twentieth Century Fox - Fox 2000 acquired the rights with Wyck Godfrey producing.