Pan Macmillan to publish first adult novel by YA author Jennifer Niven

Pan Macmillan has acquired Meet the Newmans by Jennifer Niven, author of multimillion-selling All the Bright Places. This will be Niven’s first adult novel to be published in the UK. 

Pan Fiction publisher Francesca Pathak acquired UK and Commonwealth rights to Meet the Newmans from Kerry Nordling at Macmillan US, on behalf of Kerry Sparks at Levine Greenberg Rostan, with Megan Lynch and Caroline Bleeke editing at Flatiron. 

All the Bright Places was adapted for Netflix starring Elle Fanning, Justice Smith, Luke Wilson and Keegan-Michael Key. 

Pathak said: "I loved All the Bright Places and so when this adult novel landed in my inbox I couldn’t wait to read. This is a story about the evolution of a family and the dual lives we all live—the version we present to the world and the one that exists behind the scenes when no one is watching. Think Taylor Jenkins Reid, think Bonnie Garmus, all with characters that only Jennifer can write. We are so excited to welcome her to the Pan Fiction list." 

Niven said: "I am excited beyond measure to have the chance to bring this story to life and to have found such an extraordinary book home in Pan Macmillan, Francesca Pathak and the entire brilliant team there."

Pan Fiction will publish in hardback in early 2026 alongside Flatiron in the US.