Bestselling author Jennette McCurdy is releasing a new book designed to guide readers through a journey of self-discovery.
Titled The Examined Year: A Self-Discovery Tool, the book will become McCurdy’s third literary release.
McCurdy entered a new chapter after leaving Hollywood in 2018. Since then, she has built a successful career as an author.
Her new project will offer a very different experience from her previous books.
In 2026, McCurdy released her debut fiction novel, Half His Age. The book follows a 17-year-old who has a sexual relationship with her creative writing teacher.
McCurdy also published her acclaimed 2022 memoir, I’m Glad My Mom Died.
The memoir explored her experiences as a child actor. It also examined her difficult relationship with her abusive mother.
The book topped the charts and later received a 10-episode series deal from Apple TV.
Guided journal
McCurdy touted The Examined Year as a creative outlet for setting goals, reflecting on personal growth, and answering the most important question: “Who are you, really?”
“The Examined Year is a guided journal I created to help you identify your core values, build goals that honour those values, and take honest stock of your life month by month and season by season, pivoting accordingly as you gain insight and learn more about yourself,” she wrote in an Instagram post on Monday, August 3.
The 34-year-old said she designed the book with readers in mind. From creating journaling prompts to choosing the perfect vegan leather cover, paper, layout, and fonts.
“Ultimately, I wanted every piece of this book to be substantive, beautiful, calming, and helpful to your self-discovery.
“We’re going to reflect. We’re going to learn about ourselves. And we’re all going to write this one together,” added McCurdy, who rose to fame on Nickelodeon sitcoms iCarly and Sam & Cat.
In the same post, she also thanked her fans for supporting her in every way and helping her get the life she’s always dreamed of living.
The Examined Year will hit the shelves in the United States on December 8.
Preorders for the book’s hardcover edition are available via HarperCollins Publishers’ official website.
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