Rachel Mills is Director and literary agent at Rachel Mills Literary. She is a regular contributor across UK media, including The Telegraph, Front Row, The Times and as a columnist for the Bookseller.

"Clever, brilliant and magnificent. In the absence of being able to join a Life-Playing Cradle, the next best thing is reading this." --Cathy Rentzenbrink, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Last Act of Love

"Original, layered, thoughtful and mind-bendingly plausible . . . had me thinking about it a lot, even when I wasn't reading it." --Jennie Godfrey, author of The List of Suspicious Things

"Masterful, wise, and deeply moving, Mills dissects the complexities of time passing and the power of choice with empathy and precision. The Players Club is a breathtaking look at the masks we wear, and who we truly are once we take them off." --Kathy Wang, author of The Satisfaction Cafe

"Twisty and thought-provoking...this book will make you want to smile, cry, and wonder: who do I want to become?" --Tara Conklin, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Romantics

"The Players Club, showcases Rachel Mills' remarkable creativity and her deep understanding of sisterhood. This novel of reinvention and rebirth will keep you turning pages and wondering what you would do if you had the chance to transform into the person of your dreams. A luminous debut." --Jill Santopolo internationally bestselling author of The Light We Lost

"Uplifting, playful and insightful, this story of love and loss accentuates the deepest joy of being alive." --Olly Smith, presenter of Saturday Kitchen and author of Death by Noir

"Mills has crafted a tale that starts as a whimsical adventure and morphs into a memorable portrait of friendship, identity, and grief...Mills takes big risks here but always manages to nail the landing. An original, surprisingly moving tale." --Kirkus

"I loved it. I inhaled it. Funny and heartbreaking and smart." --Sam Baker, creator of The Shift with Sam Baker

Publisher: Atria Books

Pub date: 2026-05-19

Length: 288 pages