Bestselling writer Colleen Hoover has apologised after she introduced plans to publish a colouring e book primarily based on certainly one of her bestselling novels about home violence.
The US writer of It Ends With Us introduced The Official It Ends With Us Coloring Guide on social media on Thursday. However after a livid backlash from readers, she apologised that very same day, writing that she may “completely see” how the thought was “tone-deaf”. She stated her publishers wouldn’t be continuing with the e book.
“I hear you guys and I agree with you,” Hoover posted on Instagram. “No excuses. No finger-pointing. I’ve contacted the writer to allow them to know I would favor we don’t transfer ahead with it. Thanks for the respectful discourse and accountability. Nothing however love.”
Hoover’s writer, Atria Books, a division of Simon & Schuster, confirmed the cancellation of the colouring e book, writing: “We developed this e book to be uplifting and empowering, mirroring Lily Bloom’s story; we respect the suggestions and discourse and have the best respect for Colleen Hoover’s followers. Thanks for the sincere dialog and fervour for the world Colleen has created in her books and the characters inside.”
It Ends With Us, which tells the story of a younger faculty graduate who’s assaulted by her husband, was primarily based on the troubled marriage of the writer’s dad and mom and printed in 2016. The novel has bought a couple of million copies globally and has been translated into greater than 20 languages.
After experiencing a resurgence by means of TikTok, It Ends With Us grew to become a bestseller in Australia in 2022, topping the bestsellers record six years after it was first launched and beating Delia Owens’ The place the Crawdads Sing and Nagi Maehashi’s cookbook Recipe Tin Eats: Dinner.
In October, Hoover launched a sequel to the novel, It Begins With Us.
