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Piatkus, an imprint of Little, Brown, has acquired the rights to the new book by actress and model Brooke Shields.
Executive publisher, Zoe Bohm, acquired UK & Commonwealth rights to Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old: Thoughts on Ageing as a Woman from Sheila Crowley and Stephanie Thwaites at Curtis Brown, on behalf of Albert Lee and Pilar Queen at UTA. Publication in hardback, e-book and audiobook is set for 14th January 2025. North American rights were acquired in a major pre-empt by Julie Will at Flatiron.
Bohm said: "The whole team at Little, Brown is excited to be publishing a new book from the iconic Brooke Shields. We can’t wait to share Brooke’s honest, uplifting and essential take on the power and opportunities of midlife and beyond."
Her new books will share her own life experiences and weave together research and reporting, and "taking aim at the systemic factors that contribute to age-related bias".
The publisher describes the new book as "inspiring, moving and galvanising", and Brooke’s honesty and vulnerability "will resonate with women everywhere, and spark a new conversation about the power and promise of midlife".
This is Shields’ third book, having previously penned Down Came the Rain and There Was a Little Girl.