Reese Witherspoon announces first novel co-written with Harlan Coben

The Oscar-winning actor and author of the Myron Bolitar series have been ‘writing pages over many months’ together to create a thriller to be published next yearReese Witherspoon has written her first novel, in collaboration with bestselling author Harlan Coben, publisher Penguin Random House (PRH) has announced.The Oscar-winning actor and the author of the Myron Bolitar series have joined forces to create a thriller, which is to be published in autumn 2025. The novel, the title of which is still under wraps, is said to be based on an original idea from Witherspoon, and the co-writers “have been developing the concept, creating characters, and writing pages over many months,” according to PRH. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2024-10-02 17:00:45 UTC ]

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