THE RABBIT HOUR de Sofija Stefanovic

A brilliant debut novel—part propulsive thriller, part pitch-perfect comic romp—that explores surprising tensions at the heart of the immigrant experience, inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s Shadow of a Doubt.

THE RABBIT HOUR
by Sofija Stefanovic
HarperVia, June 2027

When the Andric family goes on a weekend away, 19-year-old Maja’s rich boyfriend goes missing. Something foul seems afoot. Is Oggie, her volatile war veteran brother to blame? Will the local cop find out—if he can break away from the hilarious affair he’s having with Oggie’s Aunt Vera? Will Jelena, Oggie’s mother, take the blame—all in the name of protecting her beloved son? Or will the family band together to cover up the crime, because blood is thick, especially when you’re an outsider?

Told in four rotating perspectives over the course of one weekend, Things We Do for Love follows a group of characters inextricably bound by family, conspiracy, desire, and first-generation dreams—who may or may not have stumbled into a murder plot. As absurdly charismatic as it is profoundly resonant, this is a true American novel for our times that introduces Sofija Stefanovic as an intoxicating, extravagant new voice in upmarket and literary thrillers.

Sofija Stefanovic is the creator and host of This Alien Nation, a program that celebrates immigration, and the author of the memoir Miss Ex-Yugoslavia. She’s a regular storyteller with The Moth, and has traveled with their Mainstage, telling personal stories across the country. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times and other outlets. She lives in New York City.

HIGH AGENCY de George Mack

The definitive case that agency – the ability to act boldly and freely to solve problems – is more important than intelligence, revealing how to cultivate a “high agency” mindset in life and business, based on the viral essay by entrepreneur George Mack.

HIGH AGENCY: The Most Valuable Skill in the World
by George Mack
Crown Currency, September 2027

When George Mack asked the internet a deceptively simple question, his essay sparked word-of-mouth sensation. The question: If you were stuck in a foreign jail cell and could only call one person you know for help, who would it be? That’s the highest-agency person you know—someone with the drive and resourcefulness to solve problems that most would consider impossible.

If the optimist sees the glass as half full, and the pessimist sees the glass as half empty, the high agency person sees themselves as a tap that fills up the glass. Expanding the idea into a full operating system, Mack argues that agency is the most important skill of the 21st century, eclipsing intelligence, and breaks down the traps that shrink people into a low agency mindset.

With its unique blend of playful yet instructive stories, from Christopher Nolan to the Wright Brothers, and practical tools like the high agency spectrum, this is a modern playbook for ambitious and daring entrepreneurs, creatives, and professionals eager to get off autopilot and seize control of their lives.

George Mack is a British entrepreneur and writer known for turning psychological insights into ideas that spread. His work has gained a cult following, and he is the most frequent guest on the Modern Wisdom podcast, one of the top 10 podcasts in the world. His signature “high agency” question has been featured on both The Joe Rogan Experience and The Diary of a CEO. Mack has 500k followers across X, LinkedIn, Substack, and his newsletter. He lives in Austin, Texas.

THE ACTIVE GIN SOCIETY de Kathleen Flinn

An American woman inherits a flat in London, unaware that behind its walls lies the legacy of a notorious secret society whose shadow still falls across modern London.

THE ACTIVE GIN SOCIETY
by Kathleen Flinn
Crown, October 2027

After the sudden death of her father, American food writer Marnie Wells travels to London to settle his estate, expecting only a brief stay in the Covent Garden flat he left behind. Instead, she discovers hidden passageways, cryptic journals, and evidence that her home may once have belonged to a centuries-old secret society whose deadly secrets have remained buried beneath the city for generations.

Following the trail her father left behind, Marnie joins forces with Jameson Quinn, a charismatic historian researching London’s notorious gin craze and the clandestine organizations rumored to have shaped Britain’s past. As anonymous threats mount and strangers begin watching her every move, they uncover a conspiracy stretching from Georgian London to the present day, forcing Marnie to confront the possibility that her father’s death was no accident.

Rich in history, food, and atmosphere, and inspired by the real legends and secret societies of Georgian London, THE ACTIVE GIN SOCIETY is infused with folklore and magical intrigue, bringing centuries of hidden mystery into the present day.

Kathleen Flinn is an author, journalist, French-trained chef, and television producer. She is the New York Times bestselling author of The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry. The book is in development with Fox Entertainment Studios and Fox Network as a streaming series, under the direction of Gordon Ramsay as his first venture into scripted television. Her acclaimed follow-up, The Kitchen Counter Cooking School, was named 2012 Book of the Year by the American Society of Journalists & Authors.

BÖSE TIERE de Markus Bennemann

Adultery, blackmail, murder – the animal kingdom is bursting with transgressive energy…

BÖSE TIERE
[Nasty Beasts]
by Markus Bennemann
Goldmann/PRH Germany, November 2026

Markus Bennemann loves our fellow creatures. But he also knows they can be anything but loveable.

Following his bestselling « Böse Bäume » (‘Nasty trees’), the nature and science writer sheds light on the nastiest criminals in the animal kingdom, from five-limbed burglars and safe-crackers with jug ears to scaly sharpshooters, feathered serial killers and sexually motivated killer women lurking in the grass.

Blackmailers and adulterers, mass murderers and accomplices – animals are no strangers to true crime. And they’re more sneaky, inventive and bonkers than any crime writer could come up with.

Markus Bennemann couldn’t decide whether to major in literature or biology. In the end, he chose literature, and now writes books about… well, biology. His most recent book is the bestselling Böse Bäume (‘Bad trees’).

DIE BOTANIKERIN de Corina Bomann

A dual-timeline story of lost love, botanical discovery and a mysterious disappearance, following a London woman who becomes obsessed with the love letters of two botanists who traveled to Tibet in the early 20th century, by German bestselling author Corina Bomann.

DIE BOTANIKERIN
[The Botanis]
by Corina Bomann
Penguin Germany, May 2027

Photo credit: Nadja Klier

After Cleo was left at the altar by the love of her life, her days have been passing by without purpose. How on earth is she supposed to go on? Even her job at the historic London Lost and Found Office barely distracts her—until one day she opens an old suitcase and finds a Tibetan prayer flag along with some letters.

Out of curiosity, Cleo begins to read and is drawn into the story of Richard and Rosa—two botanists who traveled to Tibet at the beginning of the 20th century to research a rare species of rhododendron. Initially bitter rivals, their letters soon reveal a deep love. Until contact abruptly ceases.

Cleo can’t stop thinking about the love letters, and she wonders what dramatic end the relationship between Richard and Rosa met. She begins to research, delving into the history of the first female botanists, and has no idea that Richard and Rosa’s love will give her own life a new twist …

With sales totalling over two million copies, Corina Bomann‘s popular historical sagas are regular bestsellers, and her readers adore her strong women, passionate emotions and moving stories – such as her four-book Waldfriede saga set in a Berlin clinic, the two-part Rosenhag series set in Sweden, and now her new two-part Rosewell Castle series, which takes her readers into the fascinating world of butlerdom.