A new Emily St. John Mandel book is coming in 2026
It will be published by Picador in September.
Emily St. John Mandel, best known for the pandemic novel Station Eleven, is set to release a new book in 2026. Exit Party is described by Publishers Lunch as ‘a novel of doubles, shadow worlds and fractured timelines’, continuing many of the themes Mandel explored in 2022’s Sea of Tranquility.
Exit Party follows a man who disappears from a glittering Los Angeles party, as well as the woman searching for answers – a gunrunner, art collector, and state operative. Commenting on Instagram, Mandel confirmed that the woman is Aria, a crucial character in her 2009 novel The Singer’s Gun. Characters often reappear in different lives throughout Mandel’s work – Miranda, a graphic novelist turned shipping executive plays key roles in both Station Eleven and The Glass Hotel, while Vincent, a bartender, ship’s cook and artist, appears in The Glass Hotel and also plays a part in Sea of Tranquility.
The book will be published by Picador, who have put out all of Emily St. John Mandel’s works since 2014. On their website, Picador describe the book as a ‘mind-bending epic: a story of crimes committed and loves lost across space and time.’
Read the full announcement on Emily St. John Mandel’s Instagram