Every Empress Editions book is a testament to exquisite craftsmanship and thoughtful design. Each title is graced with a signature poppy-scarlet matte dust jacket, setting a vibrant tone before the first page is even turned. Inside, bespoke full-color textiles enliven the endpapers and bookmark, adding a touch of artistry to every volume. The weighty, cream-colored, wood-free paper lends a luxurious heft, perfectly complementing the timeless elegance of ITC Baskerville typography. Empress Editions is more than a publisher; it is a curator of literary treasures—beautifully crafted books that resonate deeply with midlife women, offering voices that reflect their own, all at an accessible price.
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Empress Editions Acquires World Rights to Quickies: One Hundred Little Lessons for Living Sexily Ever After in Midlife by Renowned Menopause Expert Dr. Heather Bartos, MD
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Known as Oprah and Maria Shriver’s go-to menopause expert, Dr. Bartos brings her signature blend of wit, wisdom, and medical expertise to this groundbreaking book designed to empower women to embrace midlife with confidence, sensuality, and joy.
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Set for release on June 24, 2025, the book also features a surprise foreword, adding an extra layer of delight to an already dazzling package. Empress Editions Publisher Alisa Kennedy Jones shares, “Dr. Bartos’ voice is a beacon for women navigating midlife. Quickies is as empowering as it is entertaining, and we couldn’t be more excited to bring her wisdom to readers worldwide.”
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Paperback: 9798992386509
eBook: 979899238651
Audiobook: 9798992386578
Empress Editions Acquires World Rights to Kimberly Warner’s Profound and Compelling Memoir, Unfixed
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Unfixed: A Memoir of Family, Mystery, and the Currents that Carry You Home is a literary memoir about identity, grief, and the body’s mysterious wisdom. When a DNA test upends everything Kimberly Warner knew about her origins, she finds herself unraveling one father’s death and another’s disappearance. The story weaves together family secrets, midlife reckoning, and the ways our bodies hold—and reveal—truths before we’re ready to face them. Part mystery, part reckoning, Unfixed explores what it means to belong—not just to a family, but to oneself.
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In bookstores everywhere, October 14, 2025.
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Hardcover: 9798992386547
eBook: 9798992386561
Audiobook: 9798992386585
Empress Editions is honored to announce the acquisition of World Rights to Come to Dinner: a life of food and friendship with Joan Didion by New York Times bestselling author Sara Davidson with a foreword by James Beard Award-winning chef and memoirist, Elissa Altman.
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Come to Dinner, unveils the Joan Didion few ever saw: fiercely loyal, hilariously self-deprecating, and an unwavering champion of other women writers. This is the story of a literary sisterhood that shaped both women’s lives—and left an indelible mark on modern American letters.
“Sara Davidson has written not just a memoir, but a love letter to one of the greatest literary minds of our time,” says Alisa Kennedy Jones, publisher of Empress Editions. “This book offers an invitation into Joan’s inner circle—where she was most herself: generous, wise, wry, and deeply human. It’s the kind of story you savor like a long dinner with an old friend.” -
In bookstores everywhere, March 24, 2026
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Paperback: 9798998722387
eBook: 9798998722394
Audiobook: coming soon!
Empress Editions is thrilled to announce the acquisition of Are You There, God? It’s Me, Menopause. Remember the classic? Now get ready for an all-new, unfiltered, hilarious ode to every Gen X woman who's ever yelled “ARE YOU THERE, GOD?!” into a fan.
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Julia prayed for boobs. What she got was menopause. In this hilarious and deeply honest ode to Gen X friendships, menopause, and midlife reinvention. From hot flashes and hormone havoc to identity crises and cosmic rage, Are You There God? It’s Me, Menopause is a love letter to every woman who’s ever screamed into the void—and stayed to laugh.
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In bookstores everywhere, September 1, 2026!
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Paperback: 9798992386523
eBook: 9798992386530
Audiobook: 9780593828977
Ellery Goes Dark is a sharp, sexy midlife rom-com about a perfectionist New York talk-show host whose on-air epileptic seizure shatters her career and identity. Wired-shut and silenced, Ellery must survive a stuffed-shirt Harvard neurologist, teenage daughters, public humiliation, and the ghost of George Michael as her spirit guide through a surreal pharmacological bardo—on a journey to reclaim her voice, her body, and her life.
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Ellery Goes Dark is a refreshingly irreverent and deeply moving midlife rom-com that captures the messy, unpredictable beauty of reinvention. New York talk show host Ellery Allbright, once celebrated for her effortless charm and commanding presence, sees her life shatter when a sudden, ecstatic epileptic seizure on live television leaves her with 21 broken facial fractures. Wired shut to heal, unable to talk, she is forced to confront not only the physical aftermath but also the seismic shifts in her personal and professional life. In the spirit of Eleanor Oliphant and Fleabag, this midlife rom-com turns disaster into destiny.
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In bookstores everywhere, June 2, 2026!
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Paperback: 9798998722349
eBook: 9798998722356
Audiobook: 9798998722363
Empress Editions Acquires World Rights to The Department of Dark Errands: Shadowmarked, the First Book in a Paranormal Spy Romance Trilogy by Imogen Vane
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Set in an alternate near-future London where MI6 runs on blood sigils, truth potions, and memory extractions, Shadowmarked invites readers into a lush and lethal world of magical espionage, secret pacts, and forbidden love.
Welcome to the Department of Dark Errands—London’s most elite (and most dangerous) magical intelligence agency. Author Imogen Vane brings a whip-smart, wildly seductive narrative perfect for fans of Rebecca Yarros—but with a twist of Nora Ephron wit and a heroine who can kill a god, break a curse, and still make a mean cup of tea.
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In bookstores everywhere, April 14, 2026!
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Paperback: 9798992386547
eBook: 9798992386561
Audiobook: 9798998722318