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New memoir · January 20, 2026Rachel Eliza Griffiths Memoir: The Flower Bearers, What the Book Covers
The Flower Bearers is poet Rachel Eliza Griffiths’s memoir of grief and love. Her closest friend, the poet Kamilah Aisha Moon, died suddenly on the day Griffiths married Salman Rushdie in 2021; eleven months later Rushdie was nearly killed in an attack, and the book follows her effort to rebuild herself.
- Book: The Flower Bearers: A Memoir
- Author: Rachel Eliza Griffiths
- Published: January 20, 2026, Random House
- Themes: grief, friendship, resilience
What is Rachel Eliza Griffiths’s new book?
The Flower Bearers is poet Rachel Eliza Griffiths’s memoir of grief and love. Her closest friend, the poet Kamilah Aisha Moon, died suddenly on the day Griffiths married Salman Rushdie in 2021; eleven months later Rushdie was nearly killed in an attack, and the book follows her effort to rebuild herself.
About Rachel Eliza Griffiths
Rachel Eliza Griffiths is an American poet, novelist and photographer, married to the novelist Salman Rushdie.
What the book covers
- Her decades-long friendship with the poet Kamilah Aisha Moon
- Moon’s sudden death on Griffiths’s wedding day in 2021
- The near-fatal attack on Salman Rushdie
- Her marriage to Rushdie
- The legacy of Black women writers
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Readers of literary memoir and poetry, and anyone grieving a close friend.
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What is Rachel Eliza Griffiths’s new book?
Rachel Eliza Griffiths’s new book is The Flower Bearers, a memoir published by Random House, out January 20, 2026.
What is The Flower Bearers about?
The Flower Bearers is poet Rachel Eliza Griffiths’s memoir of grief and love. Her closest friend, the poet Kamilah Aisha Moon, died suddenly on the day Griffiths married Salman Rushdie in 2021; eleven months later Rushdie was nearly killed in an attack, and the book follows her effort to rebuild herself.
When was The Flower Bearers released?
The Flower Bearers by Rachel Eliza Griffiths was published by Random House on January 20, 2026.
Who is Rachel Eliza Griffiths?
Rachel Eliza Griffiths is an American poet, novelist and photographer, married to the novelist Salman Rushdie.
Where can I buy The Flower Bearers?
The Flower Bearers is available from major retailers including Amazon, Bookshop.org, Barnes & Noble and Audible, and from local bookstores.
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