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Where did Reese Witherspoon share her book announcement?

Reese Witherspoon shared the news with eager fans on Instagram by posting a photo of herself smiling next to Harlan Coben. Based on their wide grins, they seem eager to be able to share this secret. We're only calling it that because there's no way we could've predicted Reese would be one-half of a writing duo next year!

She said, "To say I am a fan of Harlan’s body of work is a massive understatement… the fact that he found my idea for this thriller intriguing enough to want to partner with me on it as co-author is a dream becoming a reality," (via The Hollywood Reporter). Harlan followed up with, "Be it acting, producing, creating and even book-club selecting, Reese’s instincts about storytelling across all media are unrivaled."

Authors Lucy Foley and Stacy Lee both expressed excitement with both of them expressing how much they "can't wait to read" the upcoming book.

What's the book about?

Since the book won't be published until next fall, details aren't readily available. We can suspect that it'll be a mystery or thriller book based on Harlan Coben's previous body of work. Still, we can't wait to devour what's sure to be a gripping story!

How long has Reese Witherspoon been working on her book? 

Reese Witherspoon held Hello Sunshine's Shine Away event over the weekend where she dished about her upcoming book with Harlan Coben. "I had the idea two years ago and then I approached Harlan Coben probably eight months ago and I was like, ‘Am I crazy?’ He said, ‘This is a really good idea Reese,’ so I knew I was onto something," she told the attentive audience (via The Hollywood Reporter). Eventually, Reese and Harlan "started brainstorming together" which resulted in them co-writing the book together.

Though she's shocked Harlan "agreed" to co-write the book with her, Reese trusts Harlan's judgement and creativity because she feels "he's an incredibly accomplished writer." According to her, it's been "really fun to collaborate" together.

Is Reese and Harlan's book available for preorder? 

Sort of! The official cover for Reese and Harlan's book hasn't been released yet, so fans will have to imagine what to expect in the mean time. You can preorder it now if you're not one to judge a book by it's cover!

How many books has Harlan Coben written?

New York Times bestselling author Harlen Coben has written 32 books that have over 80 million copies in print (via Harlan Coben). He has two more books on the way, including the title he's writing with Reese Witherspoon. In order, the books are:

• Play Dead
• Miracle Cure
  
• Deal Breaker
  
• Drop Shot
  
• Fade Away
  
• Back Spin
  
• One False Move
  
• The Final Detail
  
• Darkest Fear
  
• Tell No One
  
• Gone For Good
• No Second Chance
• Just One Look
• Innocent
• Promise Me
• The Woods
• Hold Tight
• Long Lost
• Caught
• Live Wire
• Shelter
• Stay Close
• Seconds Away
• Six Years
• Missing You
• Found
• The Stranger
• Fool Me Once
• Home
• Don't Let Go
• Run Away
• The Boy From the Woods
• I Will Find You
• Think Twice

Upcoming Books

• Nobody's Fool (March 25, 2025)
• Novel with Reese Witherspoon(Fall 2025)

Have any of Harlan Coben's work been adapted for TV or film?

Yes! Harlan Coben's books have been adapted into several TV series. Here's a full list of them!

• Fool Me Once
• Shelter
• Hold Tight
• Stay Close
• Gone for Good
• The Innocent
• The Woods
• The Stranger
• Safe
• The Five
• Just One Look
• No Second Chance
• Tell No One

Will Reese and Harlan's book be adapted for TV?

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the answer is yes! Reese and Harlan are still working out the details of the character so we'll have to wait a little longer to learn more about it!

Immortal Dark by Tigest Girma

Where Kidan Adane's from, every family has a vampire companion. When her sister June goes missing, she's almost positive it has something to do with the vampire that's tied to her family: Susenyos Sagad. On her mission to find June, Kidan receives a personal invitation the one place she's been searching for — Uxlay University.

However, due to her inheritance, she's tasked to live with Susenyos and follow through with the family legacy while at school. The fact that Susenyos is as sinister as he's appealing makes Kidan's mission even harder. But, she'll soon realize that there are those with much darker plans lurking behind the walls of Uxlay. If she's not careful, she'll lose sight of herself and the very people whose morally gray personalities are sources of refuge for her own darkness.

Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Ìyímídé

Devon Richards and Chiamaka Adebayo are two Niveus Private Academy students who are selected to become prefects during their senior year of high school. This distinction puts them closer to their college goals and the valedictorian spot they're both vying for. However, a mysterious person by the name of Aces begins sharing deep secrets about the two of them that will hurt their chances of achieving their educational goals.

The more Aces shares their secrets, the deadlier things become for Devon and Chiamaka. They'll have to do everything they can to stop Aces from causing further damage before it's too late.

The Grismore Girls by Laura Pohl

Ella, Yuki, and Rory are still recovering from the death of their best friend Ariane, but it's thrust them into the spotlight at Grimrose Académie. Though it's believed Ariane committed suicide, the three friends think otherwise. In the midst of their personal investigation, Nani Eszes arrives to be their new roommate.

Her arrival triggers scary events that make Ella, Yuki, and Rory realize Grimrose has been covering secrets about missing dead girls. The more they dig deeper, the more they begin to realize the deaths are connected to ancient curses unless they can stop them once and for all.

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

Galaxy "Alex" Stern isn't your typical Yale student. Between her hippie childhood and sordid past, she wasn't exactly trying to earn a spot there anyway. But, a horrific event gives her the chance to attend Yale with all expenses paid. Despite her wariness, she accepts this offer and the task of keeping an eye on the secret societies on campus.

Alex soon discovers that some of the most powerful people tied to Yale are involved in deadly occult practices and have no problem involving living souls to complete their sinister missions.

The Maidens by Alex Michaelides

In These Hallowed Halls by M.L. Rio, Olivie Blake, Susie Yang, J.T. Ellis, Et al.

If you've read all the dark academia books you can find, settle for a collection of stories by several notable authors. In These Hallowed Halls features tales about a womanizer's downfall, a scorned lover's revenge, details about a seemingly private scholar, and more!

Bunny by Mona Awad

Samantha Heather Mackey isn't exactly popular in her MFA program at Warren University. It's not just because she's a scholarship student either. She prefers the company of her imagination over the rich girls who refer to themselves and each other as "Bunny."

Despite her aversion, Samantha receives an invite to the "Smut Salon," a place where the Bunnies frequent. For some reason, she can't help but walk towards it and begins ignoring her friend Ava in the process. The more Samantha spends time with the Bunnies, the more her judgment is clouded and it'll end in a terrifying way that she'll never recover from.

Court of Moonlight and Shadows by Poppy Ireland

Even though they hail from opposite fae courts, Sarielle Blackwood and Lysander Thorne find their worlds colliding at Nightshade University. Sarielle had no idea she'd be doing more than studying, but has no choice but to play the game laid out in front of her. Unsure of Lysander (of The Dusk Court), she keeps trying to find ways to utterly dislike him because she's from The Dawn Court. However, Sarielle's world is shaken when she finds herself attracted to Lysander and discovers she may be the reason for a malevolent creature's uprising.

An Academy For Liars by Alexis Henderson

Lennon Carter feels she can't get anything right until an unexpected call nudges her take a predetermination test to go to Drayton College. She was handpicked because of her powerful gift of persuasion and bending things to her will — the very gifts that are part of the reason why she's dreaded life.

It's no surprise that passes the exam, thus sending her on a journey to master what she's been gifted with. The more she learns, the more she starts feeling at home at Drayton College. She even starts having feelings for her adviser Dante, but there's a dark side to Drayton that Lennon will discover — and it'll take everything she has not to become a part of it.

The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake

Every 10 years, six new recruits are chosen to test their magical abilities within the Alexandrian Society. Though it's been kept secret from the rest of the world, it's a place that promises them the utmost power if they prove themselves. But, these recruits are not blindly guided by a thirst for power. They're out for revenge and will do whatever it takes to rub shoulders with their enemies to learn their weaknesses. It's dangerous, but they've already accepted the invitation.

Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Törzs

Though Ink Blood Sisters Scribe doesn't revolve around a school or university, it still involves a secret society that exists around normal people.

The Kalotay family has kept a stash of secret and powerful books in their home as a way to guard them from falling into the wrong hands for generations. These books have magical abilities that allow readers to do the impossible, and sisters Joanna and Esther have been entrusted to follow their family's tradition.

But Esther left their home to escape what happened to her mom, while Joanna stayed behind to keep protecting the books. It's not until their father dies while reading an unknown one that they're forced to set aside any differences or fears they have.

The moment the sisters reunite is when they realize magic is more expansive than they could've imagined — and there may be more familial secrets as well as dangers waiting for them along their journey.

Truly, Devious by Maureen Johnson

Ellingham Academy is home to Vermont's most brilliant and talented minds which founder Albert Ellingham designed to encourage fun while learning. However, he and his wife's kidnapping shocked everyone once the school opened for business. Their disappearance has remained unsolved outside of someone named "Truly, Devious" being attached to what happened.

Stevie Bell is excited to attend the academy so she can solve the mystery, but her heavy workload often gets in the way of her plans. As she settles into life at Ellingham with her roommates, Truly Devious pops up and the killings start again.

Who's in The Princess Diaries 3 cast?

Anne Hathaway finally confirmed her return to the world of Genovia with an Instagram video in early October. But will Chris Pine be joining her?

"I don't know anything," the actor said on The Today Show on October 8. "Call Disney. Call Bob Iger. The answer is honestly I don’t know anything about it. I think it’s fantastic."

Chris' character Nicholas Devreaux, and his relationship with Mia in Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, was a lot of millennial and Gen Z viewers' first enemies-to-lovers relationship, and it's safe to say we've never been the same. While Chris Pine claims he has no clue whether he'll return, his recent haircut (which is very similar to Nicholas') has fans calling his bluff.

"I need Chris Pine to return as Nicholas Devereaux looking like this in Princess Diaries 3, and I will not be taking questions at this time," one X user tweeted, while another agrees, "oh he's definitely already taping the 3rd movie as we speak and you can't convince me otherwise."

Julie Andrews and Raven-Symoné have also been a part of the franchise, but there's no word on whether they'd return either. In December of 2022, Variety reported that Julie Andrews doubts that she'll be able to return to the franchise, but we're still holding out hope!

Stay tuned for the official Princess Diaries 3 cast list!

When is the Princess Diaries 3 release date?

Rom-com fans will be thrilled to know Adele Lim, who worked on Crazy Rich Asians (one of the best rom-coms of the 21st Century) will direct. We don't have a release date yet, but it appears pre-production has begun. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Supergirl and Quantum Leap writer Aadrita Mukerji is working on the script, and producer Debra Martin Chase (who worked on the first two films) is returning to produce. We're all in favor of women behind the scenes, so this news gets two thumbs up from us!

Anne Hathaway (whose new movie The Idea Of You is streaming on Prime Video now) recently revealed the movie's development is going very well. “We’re in a good place,” she tells V Magazine. “That’s all I can say. There’s nothing to announce yet. But we’re in a good place.”

What has Anne Hathaway said about Julie Andrews?

In her recent cover story with Vanity Fair, Anne Hathaway talks about how working with Julie Andrews changed her life forever. “She respected that [fans] had a relationship to her work that spanned their entire lives and made it a beautiful experience for them,” she says of Julie stopping to sign autographs every day during The Princess Diaries. “I don’t know that I was always capable of that. So I’ve learned that I want to handle myself in a way that I’m going to be proud of at a later date.”

Anne also has a major appreciation for howThe Princess Diaries franchise as a whole turned her life upside down. "This was the film that changed my life," she says. "It felt so big at the time, and it wound up being so big, and it's kind of just gotten bigger as my life has progressed...So this is a total fusion of life and work, and all the things, and I'm just so proud to be in this movie."

What is The Princess Diaries 3 about?

We don't have an official script, but according to sources, the film might continue the storyline from the previous two movies. Based on the books by Meg Cabot, both films follow Mia Thermopolis (Anne Hathaway), an awkward high schooler who learns she is next in line to be queen of Genovia. Makeovers, royal balls, romance, and tons of fun follow.

Gary Marshall, the director of the first two movies who passed away in 2016, told People that one idea he shared with Anne Hathaway was to set The Princess Diaries 3 in the big city: "It looks like we want to do Princess Diaries 3 in Manhattan." As someone who lives in New York City, I might be biased, but setting the story in Manhattan would be INCREDIBLE. Would Mia hang out at the Met? Would the movie feature any nods to The Devil Wears Prada? Anne Hathaway, if you need another background extra, hit me up!

Where can you watch The Princess Diaries 3?

It's TBD whether this film would release in theaters or on streaming, but you can watch both The Princess Diariesand The Princess Diaries 2on Disney+ now ;).

What's the Princess Diaries cast saying?

Don't fret, Princess Diaries fans, Chris Pine is TOTALLY on board for a Genovian reunion. "Yeah, I'm here! I'm here for it," Pine told Entertainment Tonight. "Give me a phone call or an email."

The actor (and our personal crush) played Lord Nicholas Deveraux in 2004's The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement. Deveraux rivaled Anne Hathaway's Princess Mia Thermopolis for the throne, becoming her friend and love interest.

Recently, Hathaway toldPeople that the a third installment in the franchise was still in development and far from production, but it was "thrilling" to "see the level of excitement for it." However, while the movie industry gears turn slowly, she is still very much advocating for the long-awaited three-quel.