Monica Lewinsky has sold a new book, according to sources who spoke exclusively with Page Six, but the contents of the project remain under wraps. The deal revives questions about whether she will revisit the Bill Clinton scandal that has followed her for decades, as reported [1] by Page Six.
Publishing insiders said the book was acquired by acclaimed editor Reagan Arthur, senior vice president and publisher at Cardinal. Cardinal is a Hachette imprint that is one year old.
Arthur previously edited President Joe Biden’s forthcoming memoir, “Promise Me, America,” for Little, Brown. Biden’s book is scheduled to be released on Nov. 17.
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— TMZ (@TMZ) November 8, 2026 [2]
Lewinsky’s memoir was sold through WME agents Suzanne Gluck and Alyssa Reuben. Representatives did not respond to Page Six.
The precise subject of Lewinsky’s book remains unclear, and sources have not revealed when it will be released. Those close to the project have remained tight-lipped about what readers should expect.
One major question is whether Lewinsky, now 53, will address her infamous 1990s scandal with Clinton. Lewinsky was a White House intern during the relationship that became a consuming national story.
In more recent years, Lewinsky has become a podcaster and an activist against bullying. Page Six reported last month that she was shopping the new project to publishers, though details about its scope were not disclosed.
The mystery surrounding the project also recalls reports from 2012. At that time, it was widely reported that Lewinsky had secured a deal for a tell-all that would include salacious details about her relationship with Clinton, including racy love letters.
Lewinsky later denied that reported book sale in a 2014 Vanity Fair essay titled “Shame and Survival.” The piece addressed the Clinton scandal and the aftermath that continued to shape her public life.
“In 2008, when Hillary was running for president, I remained virtually reclusive, despite being inundated with press requests. I put off announcing several media projects in 2012 until after the election. (They were subsequently canceled — and, no, I wasn’t offered $12 million for a salacious tell-all book, contrary to press reports.),” Lewinsky wrote in Vanity Fair.
Her denial directly challenged the earlier reports that she had been offered a massive sum for such a book. The newly sold project is real, according to publishing insiders, but its actual contents are still being kept secret.
Vanity Fair promoted Lewinsky’s 2014 essay online with the headline, “Exclusive: Monica Lewinsky Writes About Her Affair with President Clinton.” The magazine framed the piece as her response to years of humiliation, seclusion, public appearances, and attempts to move forward.
“She tried public appearances. She tried being reclusive. She tried leaving the country, and she tried finding a job. But the epic humiliation of 1998, when her affair with Bill Clinton became an all-consuming story, has followed Monica Lewinsky every day. After 10 years of self-imposed reticence, and now hoping to help victims of Internet shaming, she critiques the culture that put a 24-year-old through the wringer and calls out the feminists who joined the chorus.”
That essay placed Lewinsky’s experience within her efforts to help victims of Internet shaming. It also confronted the culture surrounding the scandal and criticized feminists who participated in the public condemnation.
The new deal now puts Lewinsky back in the publishing spotlight, this time with an editor whose recent work includes Biden’s memoir. Yet neither the subject matter nor the release timetable has been made public.
For now, readers are left with a confirmed sale and plenty of unanswered questions. Whether Lewinsky plans another examination of Clinton, a discussion of her activism and podcasting, or something else entirely remains undisclosed.