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Jennette McCurdy’s memoir, I’m Glad My Mom Died , chronicling her upbringing as a child actor and relationship with her abusive mother, was a breakout bestseller. And now, McCurdy has a new book on the way; this time, it’s fiction. Her debut novel, Half His Age , was announced Thursday and will be published Jan. 20, 2026.

Ballantine Books , an imprint of Penguin Random House, will publish the book, which will be available in audiobook, eBook, and hardcover formats. It’s available for preorder now.

Jan. 20, 2026

Half His Age

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