Bonnier Books UK is excited to announce the acquisition of We Fell Apart the new standalone set in the world of the two million copy global bestseller, We Were Liars by E. Lockhart, publishing with Hot Key Books in Autumn 2025.
Emma Matthewson, executive publisher at Hot Key Books, acquired English Language rights, UK and Commonwealth excluding Canada and ANZ for We Fell Apart from Hannah Babcock, Director of Subrights at Random House Children’s Books.
E. Lockhartdelivers an addictive psychological thriller further exploring the toxic family privilege and heart-breaking relationships so prevalent in We Were Liars. As the narrative unfolds, E. Lockhart skilfully introduces intriguing new characters who are shockingly connected with the events and tragedies of the damaged and privileged We Were Liars Sinclair family.
We Were Liars has been recently adapted for TV and will be airing this summer on Amazon Prime in an eight-part series.
E. Lockhart says: ‘I am so psyched to have helped bring the Sinclair family to Prime Video this summer and to reveal more of their secrets with WE FELL APART. This new book offers new characters, new family tragedies, and a huge new love story, while opening up the world I built in the first two books. I hope my readers will be completely wrecked.’
Emma Matthewson comments: ‘Readers of We Were Liars and Family of Liars will gulp down this much-awaited installment in the Liars world. E. Lockhart portrays like no other the devastating effect of toxic family relationships in summery beautiful settings, with yearning romance poignantly threaded throughout. We Fell Apart will leave readers surprised, shocked, deeply satisfied and desperate to talk to their friends about it.’
E. Lockhart is the author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers We Were Liarsand Family of Liars. We Were Liars is also an original series on Prime Video. Her other books include Again Again, Genuine Fraud, and The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks. She has been a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and the National Book Award and an honoree for the Printz Award. She has a PhD in English literature from Columbia University. Visit her online at: emilylockhart.com or on Twitter: @elockhart.
We Fell Apart will be publishing in paperback in November 2025.
Photography Credit: ©️ Heather Weston
