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 […]
Archives for February 2026
Katie Couric Book Club
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 […]
Forthcoming: Taylor Sheridan’s ‘How To Not Die In Prison’
Simon & Schuster will publish HOW TO NOT DIE IN PRISON, the debut book from Taylor Sheridan, the creator of creator, writer, director, and executive producer of series including Yellowstone, Landman, Mayor of Kingstown, and 1883, on June 23. The book is cowritten with Tom Nelson, who spent 17 years in maximum and medium security prisons. Stuart Roberts acquired NA rights from Anthony Mattero at CAA. Sheridan notes in the introduction, “You might wonder what in the world gives me the knowledge or wisdom to write a survival guide to prison. Well, I’ll tell you—absolutely nothing. I’ve never been to prison. But, […]