Beck Dorey-Stein grew up in Narberth, Pennsylvania, and taught high school English for three years before serving as a White House stenographer from 2012 to 2017. She is the author of the novel Rock the Boat and the memoir From the Corner of the Oval, which was a New York Times bestseller. She now lives in Maine.

Praise for Spectacular Things

"Kicking off July with our newest book pick! Spectacular Things by Beck Dorey-Stein follows sisters Mia and Cricket as they navigate an impossible choice that will change everything. Think sisterhood, sacrifice, and the golden age of women's soccer all wrapped into one epic story."--Reese Witherspoon (Reese's Book Club July '25 Pick)

Praise for the work of Beck Dorey-Stein

"Witty [and] heartfelt . . . Dorey-Stein spins a diverting yarn about friendship and family."--The New York Times Book Review

"Lively [and] intelligent."--People

"Whip-smart and perfectly capturing that delicate balance between your younger and adult selves."--EOnline

"Delightful, whip-smart . . . with an expansive heart."--Claire Lombardo, New York Times bestselling author of The Most Fun We Ever Had

"Sharp, irreverent, and compulsively readable--about how the best stuff in life is always what you didn't plan."--Lauren Weisberger, New York Times bestselling author of The Devil Wears Prada

"Funny and effervescent, hope-and heart-filled . . . a breath of delicious and utterly fresh air."--Paula McClain, New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Wife

"[A] warm, wonderful escape . . . with gorgeous sentences and complex, kind characters."--Amanda Eyre Ward, author of The Jetsetters

Publisher: Dial Press

Pub date: 2026-05-05

Length: 384 pages