According to Entertainment Weekly, Scholastic, a big publishing company focused on children’s books, has bought the “world and all language rights” to start publishing original and companion series to the show.
The first book to be released will be “The Riverdale Student Handbook”, a book that will give fans an in-depth look into surviving at Riverdale High.
This will release on August 28th.
After that, “Riverdale: The Day Before – The Prequel Novel”, a young-adult novel that gives fans an insight into what life in the town of Riverdale was like before the start of The CW’s show, will come out just in time for the holiday season.
It will be written from multiple points of views with bonus content, like Josie’s lyrics, Hiram Lodge’s arrest record, parts of Jughead’s novel and notes between Betty and Veronica.
Debra Dorfman, Vice President and Publisher of Global Licensing, Media and Brands at Scholastic had to say the following about the deal:
“I grew up reading Archie Comics and always wanted to be Veronica,” Dorfman said. “When I heard that Riverdale was going to be a new teen drama I immediately knew that Scholastic and Archie would make great partners. Both companies have been able to withstand the test of time, creating life-long readers and fans.”
