# Verity

> BookTok revived a self-published thriller that topped 2 million US print sales in a year.

- Owner: Colleen Hoover
- Kind: Book
- Sector: Entertainment
- Seed date: 2018-12-07
- Milestone date: Week of Oct 9, 2022
- Date basis: Documented milestone; not a measured attention peak. Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
- Spread Score: 50 (Notable, provisional), v1.2
- Mechanics: Response chain, Platform jump, Press loop, Controversy

## Summary

Hoover self-published Verity, then reader videos and a celebrity recommendation spread it in 2021. Grand Central acquired it after its bestseller entry and released a special hardcover. US tracked print sales topped two million in 2022.

## Timeline

- 2018-12-07 — Colleen Hoover (Open web) — Hoover self-published Verity as an ebook; the paperback followed on December 10.
- 2020-11-13 — Deadline (Press) — Deadline reported that April Maguire and Will Honley had adapted Verity for Amazon Studios.
- Jun 2021 — Kaitlyn Bristowe (Instagram) — Bristowe offered a gift basket on Instagram to anyone who could replace her lost copy in Hawaii.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/verity-novel

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Verity.” Case HIS-01386. Spread Score v1.2: 50/100. Updated 2026-10-22. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01386