The daily gossip: May 4, 2020

Twilight's Edward Cullen returns this summer, there's a wild new Kylie Jenner conspiracy theory, and more

Stephenie Meyer.
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1. Stephenie Meyer confirms she's finally publishing the Twilight retelling Midnight Sun

It's a big day for former preteens everywhere. Twelve years after Twilight author Stephenie Meyer scrapped plans to retell her four-part vampire saga from Edward's point of view, she revealed to fans Monday that "I am very excited to finally, finally announce the release of Midnight Sun on August 4." An early manuscript of Meyer's Twilight retelling had leaked illegally online back in 2008, and the author initially abandoned the project over the violation. The forthcoming novel will retell the original saga's love story through the eyes of Edward, as inspired by "the classic myth of Hades and Persephone." Said Meyer: "Some of you have been waiting for just so, so long, it didn't seem right to make you wait any more."

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.