Amy Bloom Welcomes an Unconventional Found Family inI’ll Be Right Here— See the Cover (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Amy Bloom and the cover of ‘I’ll Be Right Here’.Photo:Elena Seibert; Random House

Elena Seibert; Random House

Acclaimed author Amy Bloom is coming out with a new novel.PEOPLE can exclusively share the cover of Bloom’s forthcoming release,I’ll Be Right Here, which will be published next summer from Random House.In the aftermath of World War II, Gazala Benamar leaves her home in Paris for New York. Upon arrival in Manhattan, she befriends sisters Anne and Alma, who are quick to welcome her into their orbit. When Gazala’s brother Samir immigrates to the city, the four form their own unique found family.I’ll Be Right Herefollows Gazala, Samir, Anne and Alma into the 21st century, as they deal with new homes, marriages, children and tragedies. It also examines the “mysterious ways we live as we love — and hope to be loved in return,” according to the book’s official synopsis.

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The cover art itself celebrates the significance of the everyday, Bloom tells PEOPLE.“The stories behind my covers are, almost always, more story,” Bloom says. “I love the work of Sherrie Wolf, the exceptional painter who has done many of my covers. Her paintings are lush, perceptive, odd, unexpected, sometimes sexy and oftentimes, literally dislocating. Her paintings poke and question. (Where did those cherries come from? Why are there mountains right behind the still life? Who would put that, there?) Small things are magnified; everyday objects are in the wrong place.”

“Symmetry is busted, laughter comes in and the beauty surprises us,” the author adds. “To get a cover that seems right is a gift to the writer, even before it comes to the reader. This cover is prologue, I think.”

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Amy Bloom.Elena Seibert

Elena Seibert

Bloom is the author of multiple acclaimed novels and short story collections, includingWhite HousesandCome to Me,which was a finalist for the National Book Award.

source: people.com