Academy Award-winning filmmaker and New York Times bestselling author Quentin Tarantino will release his second novel, THE ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH, on December 8th, 2026. Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins, will publish the novel in hardcover, audiobook and electronic book. The novel is a sequel to Tarantino’s acclaimed 2021 #1 New York Times bestseller, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. As with Tarantino’s first novel, THE ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH is also a movie novelization, in this case for the highly anticipated The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth, which will be released in IMAX theaters on November 25th before streaming exclusively on Netflix beginning December 23rd. The film, with an original screenplay by Tarantino, is directed by David Fincher and stars Brad Pitt in a return to his Academy Award winning portrayal of Cliff Booth. Both novel and film are set in 1977 Hollywood and feature Tarantino’s iconic character now offering his “clandestine services” to industry friends in need.

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Courtesy of Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.

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Much as his novel of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood both amplified and altered the narrative of the film, The Adventures of Cliff Booth offers Tarantino’s own creative vision for this story in novel form, in ways that both delight and surprise.

“Can’t wait for audiences to see and read Cliff Booth’s further adventures,” said Quentin Tarantino.

One of the most acclaimed living American filmmakers, Tarantino has in recent years pivoted to book writing including his celebrated 2022 work of nonfiction on 1970’s film, the bestselling CINEMA SPECULATION. Tarantino’s editor at Harper, Vice President and Executive Editor Noah Eaker, acquired North American rights to THE ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH from William Morris Endeavor. The novel will be published simultaneously in the UK by Weidenfeld & Nicolson.

ABOUT QUENTIN TARANTINO

With his vibrant imagination and dedication to richly layered storytelling QUENTIN TARANTINO is one of the most celebrated filmmakers of his generation. He made his directorial debut in 1992 with RESERVOIR DOGS, and then co-wrote, directed and starred in one of his most beloved films, PULP FICTION, which won his first Oscar® for Best Screenplay. Followed by the highly acclaimed films JACKIE BROWN, KILL BILL VOL. 1 and VOL. 2, and DEATH PROOF, Tarantino then released his World War II epic, INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS, DJANGO UNCHAINED (which won his second Oscar® for Best Screenplay), and the HATEFUL EIGHT. Tarantino’s most recent film, ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD, was nominated for five Golden Globes, ten BAFTAS, and ten Academy Award nominations. Tarantino released his first novel, Once Upon A Time in Hollywood, in 2021. It has been published in 31 languages and became an instant number one seller on the New York Times Best Seller lists. In 2022 Tarantino published his highly acclaimed follow up, Cinema Speculation which also debuted on the New York Times Best Seller list.

HarperCollins Publishers is the second largest consumer book publisher in the world, with operations in 15 countries. With more than 200 years of history and 120+ branded imprints around the world, HarperCollins publishes approximately 10,000 new books every year in 16 languages and has a print and digital catalog of more than 250,000 titles. Writing across dozens of genres, HarperCollins authors include winners of the Nobel Prize, the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the Newbery and Caldecott Medals, and the Man Booker Prize. HarperCollins, headquartered in New York, is a subsidiary of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV) and can be visited online at corporate.harpercollins.com.

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