Meg Mason's follow-up to Sorrow and Bliss to be published by HarperCollins on 29 September 2026

Meg Mason's second novel, *Sophie, Standing There*, the follow-up to her 2020 tragicomedy *Sorrow and Bliss*, will be published by HarperCollins on 29 September 2026 in hardcover, e-book and digital audiobook, with a US cover price of US$30.00. The protagonist is a technical staff member at literary festivals navigating heartbreak and obsession with a famous writer.