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LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - New Line Cinema has picked up the rights to Jill Smolinski's upcoming novel "The Next Thing on My List."

The book, due in April from Shaye Areheart Books, tells of a woman's journey of self-discovery. After a freak car crash leaves her 24-year-old passenger dead, the narrator discovers that the woman had a list of things she wanted to do by age 25. The narrator then decides to do the items on the list to honor her friend. The book is Smolinksi's follow-up to her debut novel, "Flip-Flopped."

The project will be produced by Wendy Finerman, who has been on a book binge of late. Last year, she produced "The Devil Wears Prada," which was adapted from a tome by Lauren Weisberger, and she is on post on "P.S. I Love You," starring Hilary Swank and Gerard Butler, based on the novel by Cecelia Ahern.

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