Colleen Hoover’sIt Starts with UsIs Getting a Special Collector’s Edition — See the Cover Here! (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Colleen Hoover and the collector’s edition of ‘It Starts With Us’.Photo:Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty; Atria Books

Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty; Atria Books

Good news, CoHort!A new special collector’s edition ofColleen Hoover’s 2022 novel,It Starts with Us, is set to hit shelves this fall, PEOPLE can exclusively reveal.The new edition features a foil jacket set over a hardcover case, which is also embossed with Hoover’s signature, according to the publisher Atria Books. It also includes newly designed endpapers, as well as a reading group guide and four recipes from protagonist Atlas Corrigan’s cookbook.The cover of the collector’s edition of ‘It Starts With Us’.Atria BooksThe sequel to Hoover’s bestselling 2016 novelIt Ends with Us,It Starts with Usbrings back a trio of familiar characters from the first book — Lily Bloom, Ryle Kincaid and Atlas Corrigan. Lily and her now ex-husband Ryle are navigating new co-parenting dynamics when Lily unexpectedly bumps into first love Atlas, after years apart.When Atlas asks Lily on a date, she agrees, but is reminded that though they’re separated, Ryle will not be happy about Atlas returning to their family’s orbit. The dual-perspective novel, which reveals more about Atlas’ past and shows Lily navigating a new chapter of her life, continues the emotional story that readers have come to know and love.The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!Hoover has had a big year, as the film adaptation ofIt Ends with Us, starringBlake LivelyandJustin Baldoni, arrived in theaters in August. The authortold PEOPLEthat seeing her novel come to life on screen was “absolutely incredible and surreal.”The interior of the collector’s edition of ‘It Starts With Us’.Atria Books"It’s been a true team effort, and I can’t wait for those who loved the book to see the movie and experience the magic they’ve created on the big screen,” Hoover said, adding that Lively’s performance as Lily also “exceeded all my expectations.“Though Hoover saidshe hasn’t written for nearly two years, the author says she is “hopeful” that she will be able to return to the page soon.“I tend to go with my own gut. It’s worked for me, up to this point,” Hoover said. “I write when I feel like writing. If I’m late on deadline, I’m late on deadline. I want to put out books that I don’t feel I have been forced to release, and I think that’s the key.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.The special collector’s edition ofIt Starts with Uswill hit shelves on Nov. 26 and is now available for preorder, wherever books are sold.

Good news, CoHort!A new special collector’s edition ofColleen Hoover’s 2022 novel,It Starts with Us, is set to hit shelves this fall, PEOPLE can exclusively reveal.The new edition features a foil jacket set over a hardcover case, which is also embossed with Hoover’s signature, according to the publisher Atria Books. It also includes newly designed endpapers, as well as a reading group guide and four recipes from protagonist Atlas Corrigan’s cookbook.

The cover of the collector’s edition of ‘It Starts With Us’.Atria Books

Atria Books

The sequel to Hoover’s bestselling 2016 novelIt Ends with Us,It Starts with Usbrings back a trio of familiar characters from the first book — Lily Bloom, Ryle Kincaid and Atlas Corrigan. Lily and her now ex-husband Ryle are navigating new co-parenting dynamics when Lily unexpectedly bumps into first love Atlas, after years apart.

When Atlas asks Lily on a date, she agrees, but is reminded that though they’re separated, Ryle will not be happy about Atlas returning to their family’s orbit. The dual-perspective novel, which reveals more about Atlas’ past and shows Lily navigating a new chapter of her life, continues the emotional story that readers have come to know and love.

The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!Hoover has had a big year, as the film adaptation ofIt Ends with Us, starringBlake LivelyandJustin Baldoni, arrived in theaters in August. The authortold PEOPLEthat seeing her novel come to life on screen was “absolutely incredible and surreal.”

The interior of the collector’s edition of ‘It Starts With Us’.Atria Books

“It’s been a true team effort, and I can’t wait for those who loved the book to see the movie and experience the magic they’ve created on the big screen,” Hoover said, adding that Lively’s performance as Lily also “exceeded all my expectations.”

Though Hoover saidshe hasn’t written for nearly two years, the author says she is “hopeful” that she will be able to return to the page soon.“I tend to go with my own gut. It’s worked for me, up to this point,” Hoover said. “I write when I feel like writing. If I’m late on deadline, I’m late on deadline. I want to put out books that I don’t feel I have been forced to release, and I think that’s the key.”

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.The special collector’s edition ofIt Starts with Uswill hit shelves on Nov. 26 and is now available for preorder, wherever books are sold.

source: people.com