Colleen Hoover Shares Six Influential Books for Vogue's Required Reading
Colleen Hoover, renowned for her bestselling works, has seen her 2018 novel Verity transformed into a major film featuring Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson, and Josh Hartnett. For Vogue's Required Reading series, she has curated a selection of six books. Her 2016 romance It Ends with Us also made waves as a controversial film adaptation, alongside screen versions of her novels Regretting You (2019) and Reminders of Him (2022). Prior to her success in Hollywood, Hoover was a social worker and an avid reader. Among her selections is Caroline Kepnes's You, which influenced her approach to creating complex characters in Verity. Other notable choices include Jojo Moyes's Me Before You and Tarryn Fisher's Mud Vein, both of which left a significant impact on her writing.
Key facts
- Colleen Hoover's 2018 novel Verity has been adapted into a major motion picture starring Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson, and Josh Hartnett.
- Hoover's 2016 romance It Ends with Us was adapted into a successful but contentious film; Regretting You (2019) and Reminders of Him (2022) also received adaptations.
- Before her writing career, Hoover worked as a social worker.
- Hoover selected six books for Vogue's Required Reading series: You by Caroline Kepnes, Swear on This Life by Renée Carlino, Me Before You by Jojo Moyes, Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan, Book Lovers by Emily Henry, and Mud Vein by Tarryn Fisher.
- Hoover credits Caroline Kepnes's You with helping her understand that readers can be drawn to unlikeable characters, influencing Verity's manuscript sections.
- Renée Carlino's Swear on This Life features a woman who discovers a novel about her own past, a premise Hoover calls brilliant.
- Emily Henry's Book Lovers serves as Hoover's palette cleanser after thrillers, though Hoover wrote Verity before reading any Emily Henry novel.
- Tarryn Fisher's Mud Vein captivated Hoover with its isolated location, small cast, and haunting love story.
Entities
Artists
- Colleen Hoover
- Anne Hathaway
- Dakota Johnson
- Josh Hartnett
- Caroline Kepnes
- Renée Carlino
- Jojo Moyes
- Kennedy Ryan
- Emily Henry
- Tarryn Fisher
Institutions
- Vogue