Colleen Hoover ‘Verity:’ Read the Book Behind the New Anne Hathaway Movie

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Author Colleen Hoover’s 2018 romantic thriller “Verity” returned to the bestseller list when the theatrical adaptation of the novel opened nationwide.

The hardcover version of “Verity” currently sits at number two on Amazon’s best-selling books list, just behind the new Rebecca Yarros release “Threshing Day,” the fourth book in the author’s “Empyrean” series. “Verity” also sits at number two on the Audible audiobook charts (as of this writing), and is back near the top after more than 100 weeks on the chart.

“Verity” was an instant hit with readers when it was first published, quickly becoming a #1 New York Times Best Seller and a BookTok favorite.

The 368-page book, from publisher Grand Central Publishing, follows struggling writer Lowen Ashleigh, who works for Jeremy Crawford, the husband of bestselling author Verity Crawford, who is presumed to be in a coma after a car accident. Ashleigh is asked to help complete Verity’s book series and soon begins filling in manuscripts to piece together the books. But as the publisher notes, “What Lowen doesn’t expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an incomplete autobiography that Verity never intended for anyone to read—pages full of chilling confessions, including Verity’s memories of the night that changed her family forever.”

“Verity” has now been adapted into a movie starring Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson and Josh Hartnett. The film was first announced last March and was released in theaters on October 2.

“Verity” was published by Hoover in 2018 and acquired by Grand Central Publishing in 2021. The film adaptation follows “It Ends With Us,” starring Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, which was also based on a Hoover book.

You can find other versions of “Verity” at Amazon.com and read all of Hoover’s books online.