Editorial Content for The Queen of Roses
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Spanning the ballrooms of Pasadena and the sunlit gardens of Altadena, THE QUEEN OF ROSES is a novel of love and sacrifice from the international bestselling author of THE LIGHT OVER LONDON and THE LAST GARDEN IN ENGLAND.
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Spanning the ballrooms of Pasadena and the sunlit gardens of Altadena, THE QUEEN OF ROSES is a novel of love and sacrifice from the international bestselling author of THE LIGHT OVER LONDON and THE LAST GARDEN IN ENGLAND.
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Spanning the ballrooms of Pasadena and the sunlit gardens of Altadena, a new novel of love and sacrifice from the international bestselling author of THE LIGHT OVER LONDON and THE LAST GARDEN IN ENGLAND.
1960: Frustrated reporter Theresa Johnson’s life changes when she receives a phone call from a Miss Pearce who claims her obituary about one of Pasadena’s last great hoteliers is wildly inaccurate. Seeking the truth, Theresa drives to the mysterious Rosewood House nestled high in the Altadena foothills. Even more intriguing than the house’s beautiful garden is Miss Pearce’s proposal that Theresa help her settle old scores by writing her biography.
1903: Beautiful but haughty, Adele Pearce is reluctant to leave the London Season and her last hope of a proposal. When she arrives in California, she discovers the startling truth of why her mother has called her there: her father has squandered his fortune, and Adele must marry a wealthy American to save the family.
Stifled by expectation as Pasadena’s newest doyenne, Adele’s only comfort is Rosewood House and the beautiful garden she creates with the help of taciturn gardener Alexander Macalister. However, as Adele’s feelings for Alex flourish, a fire ignites in the San Gabriel Mountains above Rosewood House, threatening everything Adele holds dear, while in 1960, Miss Pearce learns that history has a terrible habit of repeating itself.
Editorial Content for Sophie, Standing There
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The much-beloved author of the critically acclaimed SORROW AND BLISS returns with a tender and hilarious novel about heartbreak and the journey from isolation and loneliness towards love.
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The much-beloved author of the critically acclaimed SORROW AND BLISS returns with a tender and hilarious novel about heartbreak and the journey from isolation and loneliness towards love.
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The “brilliant” (Ann Patchett) and much-beloved author of the critically acclaimed SORROW AND BLISS returns with a tender and hilarious novel about heartbreak and the journey from isolation and loneliness towards love.
Sophie Pattison loves books. Along with a dream job at a local book festival, she has a husband she adores; a lifelong best friend, Emma; and a brother she’s always been close to. Which makes you wonder why since Christmas, Sophie has been living alone, estranged from Emma, avoiding her brother, and about to be fired.
Now it feels like the only thing she has left is reading. When Sophie rediscovers an author she first read in her 20s, the words on the page reach her in a new way --- becoming both solace and company. Sophie devours every one of the author's novels and begins to dream of meeting her, but knows they never will. But what if she did? What if, by then, the author feels like a friend? What if, for Sophie, it feels almost like love?
In this much anticipated novel, Meg Mason captures the heartache and dark humor of our relationships in all their complexity, with a story about the power of connection and an ode to the inexplicable nature of the human heart.
Editorial Content for Trad Wife
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A journalist descends into horror as she uncovers the sinister truth behind a trad wife influencer in this enthralling blend of chilling suspense and razor-sharp commentary on modern femininity, performative domesticity and social media.
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A journalist descends into horror as she uncovers the sinister truth behind a trad wife influencer in this enthralling blend of chilling suspense and razor-sharp commentary on modern femininity, performative domesticity and social media.
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A journalist descends into horror as she uncovers the sinister truth behind a trad wife influencer in this “flat-out brilliant” (Paul Tremblay, New York Times bestselling author) blend of chilling suspense and razor-sharp commentary on modern femininity, performative domesticity and social media --- perfect for readers of YESTERYEAR, MEXICAN GOTHIC and THE YELLOW WALLPAPER.
Every day, millions watch Mia Wright, the “trad wife” queen, on her idyllic 300-acre farm. With her handsome husband, seven well-behaved children, and a life of from-scratch meals and pastoral bliss, she’s an icon of modern femininity. But behind every perfect image is a secret. And in this case, the secret is a horror.
Desperate to save her tarnished career, journalist Jenny Kaplan arrives at Black Swan Farm to profile Mia. Jenny is ready to write a scathing exposé, determined to expose the deception behind Mia’s curated life. But soon, Jenny has more to contend with than staged videos and camera-ready poses. There’s something wrong at the farmhouse. Something slithers through Jenny’s dreams, and at night, the children sing strange nursery rhymes.
She’s losing time. She’s losing her hair. She starts to worry that she’s losing her mind.
There is a horror at the heart of Black Swan, and it’s waiting just for Jenny. TRAD WIFE will make you question what’s real and what’s just a perfectly curated deception.
Will you see the lie?
Editorial Content for The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman
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The wife of a popular and powerful megachurch pastor upends her charmed “rags-to-Rolex” life when her secret past comes roaring into the spotlight.
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The wife of a popular and powerful megachurch pastor upends her charmed “rags-to-Rolex” life when her secret past comes roaring into the spotlight.
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The wife of a popular and powerful megachurch pastor upends her charmed “rags-to-Rolex” life when her secret past comes roaring into the spotlight --- in this "funny and juicy and sexy and delicious peek behind the pulpit" (Samantha Irby) from the acclaimed and beloved author of THE SECRET LIVES OF CHURCH LADIES.
From the moment Scharisse Freeman ditched her humble roots and married a megachurch pastor 15 years her senior, she’s been labeled too brash and too “of the world” by church folks who grudgingly accepted her into their fold, and too holy by her estranged childhood bestie, Petra. Schar doesn’t have many allies, but that hasn’t stopped her from building an enviable business empire spanning books to clothing to branded products, and living the comfortable life her husband's power affords her.
On the eve of her 40th birthday, Schar gets the final bit of validation she’s always dreamt of: a coveted invitation to participate in the First Lady USA pageant. This is her chance to be accepted by the other pastors’ wives --- First Ladies --- who are “like Jesus’ disciples if they had been a group of mean girls.” Finally, blissfully, the ice between Schar and the other First Ladies begins to thaw.
But as the pageant nears, a sensational scandal breaks with Schar at its center, and her carefully curated life implodes. Schar faces down shame and terrible secrets from her childhood and is reminded that in the eyes of the church, optics can matter more than the truth.
Unflinchingly funny, frank and splendidly unruly, THE TRUE CONFESSIONS OF FIRST LADY FREEMAN exults in the luscious, messy pleasure of finally feeling free.
Editorial Content for Ungrateful Immigrant Daughter: A Memoir from the Child of a Mail-Order Bride
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In this darkly funny and irreverent memoir, the daughter of a mail-order bride unpacks her undocumented childhood in America.
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In this darkly funny and irreverent memoir, the daughter of a mail-order bride unpacks her undocumented childhood in America.
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In this darkly funny and irreverent memoir, the daughter of a mail-order bride unpacks her undocumented childhood in America.
The perfect read for fans of the jaw-dropping twists of "90 Day Fiancé" and the emotional gut punch of I'M GLAD MY MOM DIED.
Growing up undocumented in Houston, Texas, Katya Suvorova learned that keeping her family together meant dodging the police, enduring her mother’s many husbands, and babysitting her younger sister instead of finishing the third grade.
Her understanding of her life shifted dramatically at 17, when Katya discovered her mother’s advertisement in a forgotten Eastern European mail-order bride catalog from the 1990s. As she grew older, Katya came to better understand what her mother had risked when she smuggled herself and her then-three-year-old daughter from Russia into the US.
When your parents sacrifice their lives so yours can be better, to whom do you owe your future?
UNGRATEFUL IMMIGRANT DAUGHTER explores difficult questions and stories both shocking and hilarious across Katya’s childhood through to an adulthood estranged from the woman who sacrificed everything for her. Her sharp, dry wit engages readers in a deeply relatable take on the experience of being a child of immigrants and unraveling a landscape of family secrets and lies, sharing her unique story of being the undocumented daughter of a mail-order bride.
Editorial Content for Whale Harbor
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From the New York Times bestselling author of ASK AGAIN, YES comes a sweeping multigenerational saga inspired by Mary Beth Keane's own family history, following 11 brothers as they are set on different paths between Ireland, England, Montana and New York.
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From the New York Times bestselling author of ASK AGAIN, YES comes a sweeping multigenerational saga inspired by Mary Beth Keane's own family history, following 11 brothers as they are set on different paths between Ireland, England, Montana and New York.
About the Book
From the New York Times bestselling author of the “magnificent” (Fresh Air) ASK AGAIN, YES, a sweeping multigenerational saga inspired by the author's own family history, following 11 brothers as they are set on different paths between Ireland, England, Montana and New York.
1960s, Ireland. In the wake of tragedy, a father makes choices for his 11 grieving sons. The older brothers will emigrate to England for work, while the younger ones will stay behind. The second eldest, Macdara, is offered a job on a Montana cattle ranch and sets off. His spirited younger brother, Rian, begs to come along, and Mac promises to bring Rian to America as soon as he’s old enough. But then one day Mac gets a call that Rian has gone missing. His disappearance will haunt Mac and his family across decades.
Spanning lifetimes and continents, WHALE HARBOR is “tender, immersive and exquisitely written” (Florence Knapp, author of THE NAMES) with award-winning author Mary Beth Keane’s signature wit, eloquence and attention to the emotional resonance of family, brotherhood and the choices that echo across generations.
October 17, 2026
In the book world, the fall harvest that is represented by new releases has been bountiful! Each week has had multiple releases by well-known names and old favorites. I wish these days that instead of steps walked, I could count pages read for exercise!
We are happy to bring you the guides for these new books as soon as they are ready. Many times, I look at these questions before I interview an author for our “Bookreporter Talks To” video/podcast series to see if there is an angle that I may have missed.







