This Story Might Save Your Life by Tiffany Crum

This Story Might Save Your Life by Tiffany Crum (Coming 2026)

Benny Abbott and Joy Moore host one of the most beloved podcasts in the world. Each week, they delight listeners with a different "against-all-odds" survival story, gleefully finding the weird, life-affirming humor in near-death experiences. Since their first episode on Joy's own experience with narcolepsy, they've been the best friends everyone wants to befriend, and thanks to the meticulous management of Joy's spouse, Xander, they've built a lucrative empire.

The problem is that their next survival story may be their own. When Benny arrives at Joy's home studio for their usual Tuesday recording, he finds shattered glass and an empty house. Xander and Joy are nowhere to be found. The only clue shedding light on the couple's disappearance is the incomplete, previously unseen first draft of Joy's memoir. Benny is desperate to find them, but as the hours tick by and the police zero in on Benny as their prime suspect, the odds seem increasingly stacked against Joy and Xander being found alive. And not even the most devoted fans could guess the secrets their favorite famous BFFs have hidden from the world--and from each other.

"This is a big new debut, the first debut I bought specifically after the imprint had launched," says Christine Kopprasch. "It's part missing person thriller, part love story, and features some of the most delicious on-the-page dialogue that I've read in a long time."

Tiffany Crum

Tiffany Crum was born and raised in Southern California before moving to Atlanta, Georgia. This Story Might Save Your Life is her debut novel. She says, "I am delighted beyond reason to have joined the Pine & Cedar list. Working with Christine has been a collaborative dream come true, and I couldn't be prouder of the end result. I cannot imagine an editor better equipped to bring This Story Might Save Your Life into the world."

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