J.J. Abrams Signs Book Deal

J.J. Abrams, pictures, picture, photos, photo, pics, pic, images, image, hot, sexy, latest, new, 2011NEW YORK – "Star Trek" director J.J. Abrams is headed for a new frontier: Novels.

Abrams has a deal with Little, Brown and Company to write a thriller, currently untitled. The publisher said Wednesday that the book would be a collaboration with award-winning novelist Doug Dorst and come out in the fall of 2012 through the Mulholland Books imprint.

Abrams’ movie credits include "Star Trek," "Mission: Impossible III" and the upcoming "Super 8." For television, he is the co-creator of "Lost" and "Fringe."

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