Meg Cabot Publishes Last Book in Princess Diaries Series

Posted on January 7, 2009

Forever Princess, the last book in Meg Cabot's popular Princess Diaries series, went on sale yesterday. Meg Cabot told USA Today that it's bittersweet having to say goodbye but that ending the series with Mia graduating from high school was always her goal.

"It's bittersweet," says Cabot, 41, who, with husband Benjamin and cats Henrietta and Gem, lives in an 1870s-era home in Florida. "It's a lot harder than I thought it would be to say goodbye."

Cabot introduced teens to Mia Thermopolis, princess of Genovia, in 2000's The Princess Diaries. Since then, readers have followed the adventures of the modern American girl, who at 14 found that ruling a (fictional) kingdom was her destiny. Ending the series with Mia graduating from high school was always Cabot's goal: "I really didn't plan anything beyond when she was 18."

The series has spent a combined 82 weeks on USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list. More than 5 million copies have been sold in the USA and 15 million worldwide.

Forever Princess is the tenth book in the series which has sold over 15 million copies worldwide. Two of the films have been made into movies with Anne Hathaway starring as Mia. You can see a list of all ten books here on Meg Cabot's website.

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