News from the Agency
We’re excited to share some recent highlights and upcoming titles from our incredible authors. From highly anticipated debuts to powerful new works by established voices, there's much to celebrate. Below, you'll find updates on recent releases, forthcoming books, and a few exciting announcements from across the agency.
New Features
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07/01/26 WE WERE LIARS is Prime Book Club's Book of the Month
In this Book Bite episode, Donna Jackson Nakazawa shares five key insights from MIND DRAMA, including why we get trapped in rumination, how it differs from reflection, and how we can begin to outwit these thought spirals when they take hold.
06/23/26 MIND DRAMA Selected as a Must-Read by The Next Big Idea Club
06/18/26 ALEX Cover Reveal
From the author of the “hilarious” (Time) and “charming” (The New York Times) novel The Skunks comes the humorous and relatable chronicle of a young woman’s obsessive and romantically unrequited crush, in which the sex scenes are replaced by endnotes written as rhymed sonnets.
ALEX will be yours February 9, 2027
06/17/26 Lobsang Tenzin Negi talks ENGAGED COMPASSION on Tricycle Magazine's "Life As It Is" Podcast
Drawing from twenty years of research at Emory’s Center for Contemplative Science and Compassion-Based Ethics, Lobsang Tenzin Negi lays out concrete practices for cultivating resilience, connection, and joy.
06/11/26 Book Riot Included WE WERE LIARS in a List of the Best YA Books of the Century So Far
"The wealthy Sinclair family spends every summer on their private island. But something happened to Cadence during her 15th summer that changed everything and left her with amnesia. She returns to the island two years later, determined to unravel the mystery. This story drew inspiration from female-led thrillers like Gone Girl and translated the genre for a young adult audience, featuring one of the best and most heartbreaking twist endings of all time. Its popularity and acclaim paved the way for other amazing YA thrillers. It was also among the first true BookTok sensations, years after its initial publication."
- Alison Doherty
05/10/26 Hope Edelman and MOTHERLESS DAUGHTERS Featured on CBS Sunday Morning
CBS News Correspondent Faith Salie goes inside a Motherless Daughter retreat: one-of-a-kind healing weekends for women who lost moms when they were young, led by Hope Edelman, author of MOTHERLESS DAUGHTERS/
02/26/26 Eric Daniel Weiner's THE FAMOUSLY FUNNY PARROT: More Bird-Brained THan Ever Named to the 2026 Notable Children's Recordings List by the American Library Association to Children
02/10/26 Deal Report: NANCY by E. Lockhart, Sarah Mlynowski
Nancy Drew returns in NANCY to be written under a pseudonym, the first in a series in which Nancy Drew is a divorced, 40-something not-solving-crimes mom (but desparately missing her youth-time passion) living in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, whose ex-best friend from childhood moves in below her unexpectedly, and the two bedgrudingly partner up to solve the murder of the body in the recycling to bin."
01/06/26 Caroline Bicks' MONSTERS IN THE ARCHIVES Selected as One of Lit Hub's Most Anticipated Books of 2026
Read the full list HERE
11/13/25 WE FELL APART Makes the Bestsellers List
WE FELL APART instantly debuted on the NYT Series List at #5! Congratulations to E. Lockhart!
11/05/25 E. Lockhart Interviewed by The New York Times about WE FELL APART
Read the article HERE
11/03/25 -- E. Lockhart Appears on CBS Mornings
The hit TV show "We Were Liars" was adapted from the bestselling book of the same name, by author E. Lockhart. She joins "CBS Mornings" to talk about her latest book, "We Fell Apart," what she wants readers to take away from the story and her advice to new writers.
10/18/25 "TRULY" Makes the Bestsellers List
"TRULY: The Official Inspirational Through the Life of a Musical Legend with Lionel Richie" is #3 on the NYT Bestsellers List and is recieving rave reviews!
10/16/25 Jon Waterman's INTO THE THAW Named the Adventure Travel Award Winner
10/09/25 "GENUINE FRAUD" Adaptation Announcement
Did you hear the big news?! Amazon MGM Studios is developing Genuine Fraud by E. Lockhart into their newest YA thriller. Rain Spencer, best known for her role as Taylor in The Summer I Turned Pretty, will be leading the adaptation
09/18/25 Jon Waterman's INTO THE THAW Named a Finalist for the 2025 Banff Mountain Book Competition
09/13/25 Celebrating 3 million Copies of WE WERE LIARS Sold Worldwide
08/13/25 WE WERE LIARS on the NYT Bestsellers List
06/26/25 -- Everyone is talking about the Amazon Prime adaptation of E. Lockhart’s WE WERE LIARS!
Variety reviewed WE WERE LIARS saying, “intricate and beautifully woven, ‘We Were Liars’ is a twisted and compelling series about family, entitlement and consequences.”
To see the full review, click here!
Collider gave WE WERE LIARS a glowing review calling it “thrilling from start to finish.”
To see the full review, click here!
People, Entertainment Weekly, E! Online, The Hollywood Reporter, Deadline, TV Insider, TV Line, Indie Wire, and Publishers Weekly interviewed E. Lockhart about the WE WERE LIARS TV series.
USA Today, People, Variety, Cosmopolitan, and Vanity Fair dissected the book to screen changes.
Elle, Collider, Us Weekly, Marie Claire, Decider , and Brit and Co reported on a possible Season 2.
06/03/25 -- We Were Liars: the Series
Based on the best-selling novel by E. Lockhart, We Were Liars, the series follows Cadence Sinclair Eastman and her tight-knit inner circle, nicknamed ‘the Liars,’ during their summer escapades vacationing on their grandfather’s New England private island. On the surface the Sinclair family is known for their good looks, generational wealth, and close familial bond, but after a life-altering accident, everyone, not just the Liars, seems to have something to hide.
06/02/25 -- Announcing the 2025 Ohio Book Award Finalists:
THE SKUNKS by Fiona Warnick
The Skunks by Fiona Warnick was selected as a finalist in the Fiction category for the 84th annual Ohio Book Awards: the second-oldest state literary prizes in the nation, honoring outstanding works by Ohio authors and illustrators. Winners will be announced in July.