Jojo Moyes is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Giver of Stars, Still Me, Paris for One and Other Stories, After You, One Plus One, The Girl You Left Behind, Me Before You, The Last Letter from Your Lover, The Horse Dancer, Silver Bay, The Ship of Brides, and The Peacock Emporium. The Last Letter from Your Lover is now available as a major motion picture on Netflix. She lives with her husband and three children in Essex, England.

MORE THAN ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD: The Giver of Stars spent an incredible 33 weeks on the NYTBR list, received raves from USA Today, People, and The Washington Post, among others, and earned starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, and Booklist. The fantastic word-of-mouth has kept it selling in hardcover for 17 months to date.SURE TO BE A MAJOR PAPERBACK BESTSELLER: We kept this in hardcover for more than a year because it has had incredible sales week in and week out, and even accelerated during the height of the pandemic. This has the potential to become one of Penguin's biggest-ever paperbacks, and we already know what a hit Jojo is with both the big retailer and indies, book clubs, and over social media.BASED ON A TRUE STORY ROOTED IN AMERICA'S PAST: The Horseback Librarians of Kentucky were real, but as always, Jojo has created a larger-than-life group of women facing unbelievable odds. Here, in a gripping slice of little-known Americana, she provides a rare story of heroism that is so needed in today's world.SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE: Universal Pictures has optioned the rights to The Giver of Stars. Saving Mr. Banks producer Alison Owen and Cats producer Debra Hayward will produce for their Monumental Pictures, while Moyes will executive produce. Owen and Moyes previously collaborated on the film adaptation of Me Before You.

The #1 New York Times bestseller with more than 1 million copies sold! Set in Depression-era America, a breathtaking story of five extraordinary women and their remarkable journey through the mountains of Kentucky and beyond, from the bestselling author of Me Before You Alice Wright marries handsome American Bennett Van Cleve hoping to escape her stifling life in England. But small-town Kentucky quickly proves equally claustrophobic, especially living alongside her overbearing father-in-law. So when a call goes out for a team of women to deliver books as part of Eleanor Roosevelt's new traveling library, Alice signs on enthusiastically.The leader, and soon Alice's greatest ally, is Margery, a smart-talking, self-sufficient woman who's never asked a man's permission for anything. They will be joined by three other singular women who become known as the Packhorse Librarians of Kentucky.What happens to them-and to the men they love-becomes a classic drama of loyalty, justice, humanity and passion. Though they face all kinds of dangers, they're committed to their job-bringing books to people who have never had any, sharing the gift of learning that will change their lives.Based on a true story rooted in America's past, The Giver of Stars is unparalleled in its scope. At times funny, at others heartbreaking, this is a richly rewarding novel of women's friendship, of true love, and of what happens when we reach beyond our grasp for the great beyond.Story Locale: Remote Kentucky