On Wednesday it was introduced that Reese Witherspoon is writing her debut novel, and now she’s shedding a little bit gentle on her journey to changing into a printed creator.
The star is penning a suspense novel with bestselling creator and TV creator Harlan Coben, primarily based on her authentic concept. At her Hey Sunshine media firm’s Shine Away occasion on Saturday, Witherspoon instructed The Hollywood Reporter that she had “been sitting on that information for 2 years.”
“I had the concept two years in the past after which I approached Harlan Coben most likely eight months in the past and I used to be like, ‘Am I loopy?’ He stated, ‘It is a actually good concept Reese,’ so I knew I used to be onto one thing,” she defined. “Then we began brainstorming collectively and it simply began to develop and turn out to be this actually enjoyable alternative to create collectively. I’ve all the time beloved his writing; I can’t consider he really agreed to do that with me, and we’re having a lot enjoyable.”
Coben is understood for his thriller novels together with Idiot Me As soon as, Keep Shut, The Stranger and The Harmless, all of which he’s tailored into sequence for Netflix. Witherspoon stated they’re presently within the analysis part and have completed a little bit of writing in regards to the character.
“He brings loads of the thriller parts, clearly. He’s an extremely completed author. I’ve simply been doing character work for 33 years so I do know this character out and in and the world that she lives in, so it’s actually enjoyable to collaborate,” the star added. “He comes up with loopy twists and I’m like, ‘The place did you provide you with that? That’s how your thoughts works?’”
The guide is ready for a fall 2025 launch with a display adaptation reportedly additionally in growth, as Witherspoon says of taking it to TV, “I hope so, we’ll see. Have to write down it first.”
Regardless of this being her debut novel, Witherspoon is already closely concerned within the literary world. The actress and producer established Hey Sunshine, which goals to place girls on the heart of each story throughout all platforms, in 2016 and launched the profitable Reese’s Ebook Membership. A few of the books chosen for the membership have gone on to turn out to be bestsellers and Witherspoon has introduced a number of to the display, together with Daisy Jones & The Six, Little Fires In every single place and The Final Factor He Instructed Me.