Forthcoming: Memoirs From Kyle MacLachlan, Sofia Franklyn
Crown will publish FICTIONAL SELVES by actor Kyle MacLachlan on October 6. PRH writes that the memoir “charts MacLachlan’s forty-year journey in Hollywood, his battles with fear and fame, and the projects that shaped him.” MacLachlan will read the audiobook. Elsewhere, Simon & Schuster will publish DADDY ISSUES, a memoir by Sofia Franklyn, co-creator of the podcast Call Her Daddy and current host of Sofia with an F, on November 10. The publisher calls it a “story of power, friendship, reclamation, and surviving yourself” that will deal with the implosion of her relationship with Call Her Daddy co-host Alex Cooper. “My story has […]
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Reports Detail How Literary Agent Brockman Connected Epstein With Scholars
Several recent pieces have highlighted the enduring link between Jeffrey Epstein and literary agent John Brockman, who connected Epstein with intellectuals, academics, and scientists, a relationship first brought to light in 2019 after Epstein’s death. In newly released files, Brockman also discusses Epstein’s funding of a conference tied to a book of science essays and the effects of “Me Too” on the industry. Brockman, “the king of scientific publishing” whose agency is now run by his son Max, was the leading agent for science and tech writers including Richard Dawkins, Jared Diamond, Daniel Kahneman, and Steven Pinker. In The Nerve, […]
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New Books Publishing February 24
This week’s fiction releases include new novels by Tayari Jones and Janet Dailey, plus Mario Vargas Llosa’s final novel and story collection from Lauren Groff. Nonfiction includes work by Pope Leo XIV, Gavin Newsom, and Michael Pollan. 37 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-february-24 22 works of nonfiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-february-24 Also publishing this week are books by Mopreme Shakur and Catherine Coulter, both excerpted in our Buzz Books 2026: Spring/Summer anthology. We consult a number of sources in compiling our weekly lists and PM members can see our lists for the coming months on Bookshop. Check out […]