Zendaya Visits Small California Bookshop and Gives Playful Nod to Partner Tom Holland

The pair have largely kept their romance out of the spotlight

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• Zendaya recently stopped by Rakestraw Books in Danville, Calif., where she posed for a photo while browsing and chatting with staff
• The actress held copies of Dune: Messiah and The Odyssey, two novels tied to upcoming film projects involving herself and partner Tom Holland
• Zendaya and Holland first met on the set of 2017’s Spider-Man: Homecoming and got engaged after Holland proposed during the 2024 holiday season

Zendaya recently made an unexpected stop at a Northern California bookstore — and had some fun with a pair of familiar titles while she was there.

The Challengers actress, 29, visited Rakestraw Books in Danville, Calif., according to an Instagram post shared by the independent bookstore on Friday, June 6.

"We had a very special visitor at Rakestraw Books recently," the store wrote alongside a photo of Zendaya posing inside the shop. 

"Zendaya stopped by to shop and chat books with us! We were thrilled to help her find some good reads and loved getting some recommendations from her!" they added.

In the snapshot, Zendaya can be seen holding copies of Frank Herbert's Dune: Messiah and Homer's The Odyssey.

The titles are a nod to two upcoming film projects tied to Zendaya and her partner, Tom Holland.

Zendaya is set to reprise her role as Chani in the next installment of Denis Villeneuve's Dune franchise, Dune: Part Three, due out in December.

Meanwhile, Holland, 30, is slated to star in director Christopher Nolan's upcoming adaptation of The Odyssey. Zendaya is also attached to the highly anticipated film and is set to play the goddess Athena.

The couple first met while filming 2017's Spider-Man: Homecoming and confirmed their relationship in 2021 after years of friendship and speculation from fans.

Since then, the pair have largely kept their romance out of the spotlight.

Zendaya sparked engagement rumors when she appeared wearing a diamond ring at the Golden Globes in January 2025.

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A source later confirmed to PEOPLE that Holland had proposed during the 2024 holiday season.

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