Cherry Baby

**Brought to you by Penguin. The big-hearted, grown-up new novel about love and second chances from million-copy international bestselling author Rainbow Rowell** Cherry and Tom had built a quiet, contented life together in Omaha, until Tom’s semi-autobiographical webcomic went viral and turned their marriage into public property. Now the world knows Baby, the character based on Cherry, better than Cherry knows herself – and Tom and Cherry have been separated for months. That’s when Russ Sutton shows up. Floppy-haired, blue-eyed Russ Sutton, who Cherry had a crush on in college, and who now seems to have a crush on her. All that’s left is for Cherry to rewrite her own story. Because if she isn’t Baby, and she isn’t Tom’s wife, then who can she be? **Told with deep tenderness and abundant wit, Cherry Baby is Rainbow Rowell's most affecting, most surprising, sexiest novel yet. 'Extraordinary humour and tenderness'** Curtis Sittenfeld 'Sweet, sexy, wise and nostalgic' Gabrielle Zevin ‘So hot and delicious**, so funny and smart and real. What a gift!’** Catherine Newman 'Rainbow Rowell is a damn genius' Rufi Thorpe 'As funny and smart as its wonderful characters' Emma Straub 'Gorgeous . . . I read it in one sitting’ Ella Risbridger © Rainbow Rowell 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026 Rowell will break your heart and you’ll thank her for it' Leigh Bardugo ‘Rainbow Rowell has an incredible ability to hide an emotional wallop in the middle of a light and romantic story’ Cosmopolitan ‘Rainbow writes such complicated, quirky characters - it's a great one’ Today Show ‘Rainbow Rowell returns with a gorgeous, slow-burn second-chance love story . . . Raw, real and romantic, this got me right in the feels’ Red 'A will-they, won't-they second chance romance for the ages, this one is poised to be one of summer's breakout hits' People ‘If you adored One Day, make this your next read’ Sun ‘A gorgeous book . . . a beautiful, believable love story between two slightly broken people. So sweet, but never sentimental. I yearned for them to be happy and I miss it now it's over’ Marian Keyes © Rainbow Rowell 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026