It's been 12 years since the publication of Big Little Lies, a novel so enthralling that it inspired an Emmy-winning HBO adaptation and sent author Liane Moriarty's career into orbit. Now, Moriarty is publishing the sequel fans have long begged for—and if you're excited about season 3 of the show, it doubles as a sneak peek: The plot of the third season, currently "in process," per Reese Witherspoon, will be rooted in Moriarty's sequel, Big Little Truths.
As Moriarty clarifies in her author's note: "Big Little Truths is a sequel to the book, not the series. It follows the book's narrative." That said, the series' award-winning performances did impact Big Little Truths, out August 25. Mary-Louise, Perry's mother, was nowhere to be found in Moriarty's original novel—but was "played so deliciously by the extraordinary Meryl Streep...that [the sequel] had to feature Mary-Louise, albeit an Australian version of her," the author writes. Additionally, while Renata was a small character in the book, Laura Dern's Golden Globe-winning portrayal of Renata Klein was so magnificent, Moriarty writes, "that I had no choice but to give her more prominence in Big Little Truths."
