We are beyond excited to announce that Kelly Anderson’s stunning debut novel THE WILD BENEATH is Reese Witherspoon’s Reese’s Book Club pick for August 2026!
‘Ethereal’ (Jodi Picoult) and ‘heart-stopping’ (Christina Baker Kline), this spellbinding tale is out in hardback now, in Canada with Harper Collins CA, in the US with Park Row and in Australia and New Zealand with Text Publishing.
Annie MacLeod always knew she was different, growing up on a sailboat in the Pacific Northwest, navigating by the stars and swimming in the ocean. But when a tsunami shatters her world and her parents are swept away, Annie is stranded on land, grief-stricken and forced to confront just how unconventional she is, despite her enduring love for her childhood sweetheart, Evan.
In the wreckage, she rescues a wordless man named Walker, who emits a hum only she can hear. Their connection is instant, elemental. When Walker disappears—along with any explanation he might hold about who she really is—Annie is forced to decide between evacuating with Evan or staying to unlock a secret that feels vital to her survival.
Six years later, Annie has buried the past. But when Walker’s otherworldly sound returns, it forces a reckoning with the wild life she’s left behind. Is the truth of the ocean more powerful than she knows?
The Wild Beneath is a spellbinding story of soulmates, homecoming and the ancient bonds that tie us all to the natural world.
A huge congratulations, Kelly! We are so excited for you, and for everything that is to come.
