ADRIFT de Peter Morse

A propulsive work of narrative nonfiction by the survivor of one of the most chilling diving tragedies in recent history. Mixing the immersive urgency of The Perfect Storm, the psychological depth of Into the Wild, and the investigative precision of Into the Raging Sea, ADRIFT brings readers into the heart of a catastrophe that unfolded 300 miles off the Colombian coast — and the haunting aftermath that reshaped every life touched by it.

ADRIFT
by Peter Morse
Pegasus, TBD 2027
(via The Martell Agency)

On what should have been a routine final dive in sight of Malpelo, a forbidding sheer barren rock of an island with a fascinating but eerie history, five divers surfaced far from their boat, swept into a fast-moving current with no emergency beacon and no hope of being seen. As darkness fell and sharks circled, Morse made a harrowing decision: to leave the group and attempt a solo swim back to the boat — a choice that would save lives, cost others, and haunt every survivor for years. Told through multiple points of view — including Hernán and Jorge, the two men who drifted for 50 hours, and the families of the deceased — this is not simply a survival story. It is a reckoning with hubris, systemic failure, institutional negligence, and the profound psychological toll of surviving when others did not.

What distinguishes ADRIFT is its dual power as both memoir and investigative reconstruction. Morse pairs his firsthand testimony with years of interviewing survivors, boat crew, families, park rangers, investigators, and local officials. The result is a layered, riveting narrative — visceral in its immediacy, cinematic in its scope, and deeply human in its emotional resonance.

What ultimately makes this project so compelling — and so commercial — is its rare combination of high-stakes survival, psychological depth, and investigative revelation. It speaks to readers of Krakauer, Junger, Grann, Larson, and Susan Casey; to viewers of true-adventure documentary series; and to anyone drawn to stories about resilience, moral ambiguity, and the hard truths about what went wrong.

Peter Morse is a marine zoologist with a PhD in animal cognition; his scenes beneath the Pacific pulse with scientific insight and poetic clarity, grounding the book in the lived reality of currents, predators, and oceanic physics. Morse has meaningful promotional partners in the marine conservation world — influencers and organizations with platforms ranging from 14K to over 550K followers.

THE BOTTOM OF THE LIBRARY de Charlotte Idyllwild

A skewering of antihero tropes wrapped in a lush magical setting. For readers of inventive, maximalist fantasy in the vein of Robert Jackson Bennett, Josiah Bancroft, and T. Kingfisher.

THE BOTTOM OF THE LIBRARY
by Charlotte Idyllwild
Del Rey, Publication TBD
(via Liza Dawson Associates)

A historical fantasy set in a patriarchal, reality-warping magical library, following a brooding scholar who obsessively trails the mysterious adversary tampering with his books—and the tamperer herself, who might just be the hero of the story.

In an alternate 1746, the Russian empire is aggressively expanding, powered by the magics birthed in its reality-bending, subterranean Library. Nobody has seen the bottom—and if you venture too deep, you return warped, transformed, or not at all. To outsiders, the Library is horrifying. To Ivan, the Library is home. Ivan is the surly, brilliant son of the Library’s Provost—a nearly friendless outcast, selfish, prideful, insatiably curious. When a grove of trees appears in the depths of level twenty-three, he decides it’s too beautiful to banish right away. But when he discovers that a mysterious reader has been studying his book on the grove, on his personal desk, he becomes obsessed with discovering who it is. Thus begins a cat-and-mouse game between Ivan and the most unlikely adversary he can imagine: a woman. He’ll chase her over edges, through mirrors, around herds of walnuts and the Procession of Cutlery, and across his own (tenuous) moral boundaries. Because Ivan isn’t the hero of this story—he’s the villain.

Charlotte Idyllwild is an engineer by profession and writer by passion. Other publications of hers include technical papers in industry journals, which typically involve more equations and fewer enchantments. She lives in California with her husband, two children, a player piano that is definitely not haunted, three cats, a dog, and whatever other creatures have managed to sneak in on any given day.

PEAK de Vonda Wright

Lock in your strength, fertility, and resilience with this practical, science-forward playbook to a woman’s critical decade, from the New York Times bestselling author of Unbreakable.

PEAK:
A Woman’s Guide to Optimal Health in the Critical Decade
by Vonda Wright, MD
Rodale, August 2027
(via Kaplan/DeFiore Rights)

From ages 35 to 45—long before menopause, or even perimenopause, and long before “aging” decline is obvious—there is a decisive window when a woman’s muscle, bone, brain, cardiometabolic health, hormones, stress tolerance, fertility, and resilience quietly begin to erode.

But what no one is talking about is the unique biologic opportunity that this critical decade affords—with deliberate and specific efforts, women can shore up their present and future health and it’s never too late to start. After all, muscle, bone, and metabolism accrue like compound interest; what we build now pays dividends for decades and sets a healthy stage for later strength, recovery, and metabolic health. Packed with science-forward explanations and Dr. Vonda Wright’s trusted, straight-talking advice, Peak includes:

• Detailed explanation of why women in this decade need to lift heavy, recover deliberately, and integrate flexibility/mobility work to maintain tissue quality and hormone balance.
• How to take charge of fertility. It doesn’t suddenly drop—it slides.
• Stress, sleep loss, and nutrient deficiencies accelerate it.
• Why the first 10 months postpartum are a unique metabolic reset window shaping long-term body composition, insulin sensitivity, and cardiovascular risk.
• Systems that protect a woman’s emotional and physical healthspan, including Power Moves, Clinician Scripts, and a 30/60/90-Day Plan.

Motivating and optimistic, PEAK is the perimenopausal bible that will see women through this important time and into their very bright, healthy futures.

Dr. Vonda Wright is a double-board certified orthopedic surgeon and internationally recognized authority on active aging and mobility. The founding director of the Performance and Research Initiative for Masters Athletes (PRIMA), she also speaks worldwide and develops programs for optimizing performance and minimizing injury from the ball field to the boardroom. She has been featured or quoted in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, USA Today, and U.S. News & World Report. She lives with her husband, a retired NHL star, in Florida.

MUSAFIR CAFÉ de Divya Prakash Dubey

What happens when two people determined not to fall in love keep finding reasons to stay? The phenomenal Hindi bestseller now in English.

MUSAFIR CAFÉ
by Divya Prakash Dubey
HarperCollins India, 2016/September 2026

In the bustling heart of Mumbai, Chandar and Sudha meet across a coffee-house table—two strangers bound by parental pressure, mutual reluctance and an unexpected honesty that cuts through every social pretense.

She’s a divorce lawyer who knows exactly how love ends. He’s a software engineer who doesn’t know what he wants from life. Neither wants marriage. Neither expects this.

From staged matrimonial disasters to tearfilled evenings at Prithvi Theatre, from seaside confessions to late-night messages left unsent, their story unfolds in stolen conversations and eloquent silences—the kind that change everything.

Now a major Netflix series, Musafir Café is a tender, witty and deeply human exploration of modern relationships, self-discovery and the terrifying beauty of connection.

Divya Prakash Dubey is known for his contemporary Hindi writing and has authored other books like October Junction and Masala Chai. His works are appreciated for their simplicity and emotional depth.

AI, ANIMALS, AND US de Max Taylor

How AI is transforming the lives of billions of animals—and what we can do about it.

AI, ANIMALS, AND US:
What Artificial Intelligence Holds for All Species
by Max Taylor
HarperOne, March 2027

Like it or not, AI is rapidly reshaping human life. But what does it mean for other species? In AI, Animals, and Us, researcher Max Taylor explores the surprising world of whale translators, robot dogs, AI-powered mega-farms, and the even stranger territory that lies ahead.

After reading, you’ll know how AI could:

Reveal what animals are really communicating
Change how you care for your pets
Open up new ways to help wild animals
Transform the lives of farmed animals – for better or worse

Along the way, this book tackles some of the biggest questions around AI:

What’s driving breakneck AI progress, and will it continue?
Could AI itself ever become conscious?
How can we shape AI’s values before they get set in stone?
How do we prepare ourselves—and our fellow species—for such an unpredictable future?

Most AI discussions stop at humans. AI, ANIMALS, AND US explores AI’s sweeping consequences for every species on the planet, not just our own—and how we can shape them while there’s still time. This book is for readers drawn to the big-picture thinking of Sapiens, the wonder of My Octopus Teacher, or the sharp futuristic vision of Black Mirror.

Max Taylor is a Senior Researcher at Animal Charity Evaluators (ACE), where he helps identify particularly promising organizations and projects for animal advocacy donors. Prior to ACE, he spent six years in the U.K. Civil Service, most recently leading on the government’s animal welfare labelling policy. Alongside his work at ACE, he works on various projects seeking to ensure AI benefits all species, including writing the monthly Sentient Futures newsletter. He also serves on the executive committee of the U.K. Labour Party’s Animal Welfare Society.