📚New Covers, New Spells & a Screen Debut: This Week's Biggest Book News ✨

Hello, lovely reader —

Some weeks give us one piece of book news worth savoring. This week gave us three. Grab your tea, settle into your favorite reading nook, and let's get into it.

📖 A New Color Joins the Emma M. Lion Shelf

Beth Brower has confirmed that The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 9 is officially on its way, landing February 23, 2027, alongside a new publishing partnership with Penguin Books. Brower shared that she asked for a few extra weeks to get Emma and her St. Crispian's neighbors just right — and honestly, after eight volumes of getting attached to Lapis Lazuli House, we don't mind the wait.

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If you've followed the series, you know each volume gets its own signature cover color, and Brower has already given fans a peek at Vol. 9's shade over on Instagram— though the full cover reveal is still under wraps. We'll be watching closely and sharing it the moment it's official.

🪶 Rebecca Ross Casts a New Spell

Fans of Divine Rivals have a new reason to clear their April 2027 calendar. Rebecca Ross's next book, A Bittersweet Spell, is a standalone romantasy following Lorne St. Clair, an antiques dealer hiding a shadowed past, and Avalene Vale, a mage presumed dead for a decade — pulled back together by a cursed, untranslatable manuscript. Old betrayals, buried magic, second chances: it has all the ingredients that made Divine Rivals such a beloved read.

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While we wait for A Bittersweet Spell to hit shelves, it's the perfect excuse to revisit where Ross's magic began. If Iris and Roman's letters live rent-free in your heart, our Letters of Enchantment Collection is a lovely way to keep that world close in the meantime.

🎬 The Nightingale Finally Takes Flight

After years of development, Kristin Hannah's The Nightingale is officially heading to theaters on March 19, 2027, from TriStar Pictures. Sisters Dakota and Elle Fanning will star together on screen for the first time, playing the novel's own pair of sisters navigating German-occupied France during WWII. Michael Morris directs, with Mark Rylance and Shira Haas rounding out the cast.

It's a rare thing for a book this beloved — and this emotionally heavy — to get an adaptation that feels this thoughtfully cast. If you haven't read the novel yet, now's a lovely time to start before the film premieres.

A Week Worth Marking on the Calendar

Three very different kinds of book news, one very good week to be a reader. Whether you're counting down to Emma's next journal entry, Ross's next spellbound romance, or the Fannings' first shared film, there's something here to look forward to.

With love,
The Bean Workshop 🫘