EXCLUSIVE: Screenwriter Laura Lekkos hasโ landed aโ book deal for โher debut novel,All the Little Ways,which Gallery Books – a division of Simon & Schuster – โฃwill publish in June 2026. The deal marks Lekkos’s entry intoโค novel writing, building on her established career in โคfilm and television.
All the Little Ways centers on Liz, a 32-year-oldโข grapplingโฃ with insecurity, andโข Victoria,โข a 43-year-old โwoman of power, whose lives unexpectedly intersect through simultaneous pregnancies. Their unlikely friendship โtransforms both women and those around them, butโ an explosive revelation threatens โขtheir bond and forces themโข to re-evaluate โall their relationships.
“With itsโข rich, complex charactersโ and a plot that โseamlessly blends humor,โ heartache, and โฃsurprising twists, All the Little Ways captures the essence โขof modernโฃ womanhood and female friendship. โฃIt’s a narrative brimmingโค with cinematic potential,one โthat will resonate with readers and viewers alike,” said Hannahโฃ Braaten,Executive editor at Gallery Books.
Lekkos โisโ known for her female-centric storytelling in the screenwriting world.she is currently the โฃscreenwriter behind Amazon MGM’sโ upcoming romantic comedy, Relationshipโ Goals, which is in post-production,โ and โคadapted maureen Goo’s โฃnovel somewhere Onlyโค We Know โขfor film at Netflix. She also has multiple projects in development at Amazonโ Studios.
Lekkos is represented by Gersh and Felker Toczek Suddleson McGinnis Ryan LLP.