A New Gossip Girl Novel Will Follow Blair Waldorf Years Later
Fans of Gossip Girl may soon be heading back to the Upper East Side. Author Cecily Von Ziegsar is returning to the world she created, revisiting one of the franchise’s most iconic characters two decades later.
According to Deadline, von Ziegsar is currently working on a new novel centered on Blair Waldorf. The book is set approximately 20 years after the original series and follows Blair as she returns to the Upper East Side and reenters New York City’s elite social scene.
While no specific date has been announced, the novel is expected to be released in summer 2027.
Von Ziegesar’s original Gossip Girl book series ran for 13 novels between 2002 and 2009. The franchise later expanded with several spin-offs, including Gossip Girl: Psycho Killer, a parody slasher novel that reimagined Blair and her best friend/enemy Serena as serial killers.
In the novels Blair is best friends with Serena Van der Woodsen and Nate Archibald, with the three forming a central love triangle throughout the series. As Nate navigates relationships with both women, the dynamic ultimately fractures, and the characters eventually go their separate ways as they move into adulthood. Blair also has a brief relationship with Chuck Bass while they are in college, though the relationship is short lived. This differs from the television adaptation, where Blair and Chuck’s relationship became a major focus and ultimately culminated in their marriage.
The novel inspired Gossip Girl, the popular CW television series that aired for six seasons from 2007 to 2012.
On the show, the character of Blair Waldorf was portrayed by Leighton Meester, whose performance helped turn the character into a pop culture icon.
The franchise was later revived with a sequel series, also titled Gossip Girl, which streamed on HBO Max from 2021 until 2023.
Outside of the Gossip Girl universe, von Ziegesar’s most recent novel, Cobble Hill, was released in October 2020.
All six seasons of the original Gossip Girl are currently streaming on HBO Max and Netflix.
This story was originally published by Parade on Feb 5, 2026, where it first appeared in the TV section. Add Parade as a Preferred Source by clicking here.