Hollow Bones (Pre-Order Sept 15)

Hollow Bones by Jodi Picoult Pre-Order September 15th 2026

Hollow Bones by Jodi Picoult is an emotionally compelling novel about resilience, family, and the fragile sense of security people build in an uncertain world. Molly Fitzgerald has spent her entire life shaped by loss after her mother died in the attacks of September 11, 2001. Now an adult and the director of Rhode Island’s emergency preparedness department, Molly dedicates her career to planning for disasters and protecting others from the unexpected.

Alongside her husband Jesse, a police polygraph expert with a complicated past, Molly believes she has finally found stability and happiness. But when an unforeseen crisis threatens the foundation of their marriage, both are forced to confront difficult truths about themselves and the lives they have built. Moving between past and present, Hollow Bonesexplores grief, love, motherhood, trust, and the ways people try to prepare for the unimaginable. Rich with emotional depth and thought-provoking questions, this is a captivating story about family bonds, personal reinvention, and the risks we take to protect those we love.