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Pub Date 8 Sep 2026 | Archive Date 31 Oct 2026


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Description

Cate, Teddy, Ames, and Sloane—newly minted Class of 2001 graduates—are reeling from their first heartbreaks when the Twin Towers fall, intertwining their lives and futures in supernatural ways as the world they knew vanishes.

Written as a tribute to the 25th anniversary of the September 11th attacks being marked this year, never to be forgotten, Bright Stars is a portrait of the tragedy that dented the romantic imagination of a forgotten generation—The Last of the Innocents—just as offline life disappeared forever.

Bright Stars is Kimberley Tait's sophomore novel: a captivating story of fate, love, and human connection, and a time machine that will transport you back to the closing days of the era the world is now longing for.

Bright Stars is the inaugural title from Dogstar Press, the independent publisher devoted to beauty, sincerity, and 100% human fiction. A collectible series using a unique, elegant format and timeless design by Claire Mason, designer of Penguin's beloved Little Black Classics, Dogstar honors books as enduring objects in an increasingly ephemeral world. Visit www.dogstar.press or IG: @dogstar.press to learn more about us.

Cate, Teddy, Ames, and Sloane—newly minted Class of 2001 graduates—are reeling from their first heartbreaks when the Twin Towers fall, intertwining their lives and futures in supernatural ways as the...


Advance Praise

"Kimberley Tait has entwined love and loss like the red rose round the briar in her remarkable novel Bright Stars. Following four young people from college to the start of their working lives in New York City, and the unholy shock and aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Bright Stars is a deeply personal story of generosity and grace. What does it mean, when we say we care? This novel is about the care we express and receive, and how it composes our humanity."

—Anne Margaret Daniel, editor of I'd Die For You and Other Lost Stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

"In a wistful nod to the earliest stages of America’s digital age, Tait’s novel opens with an entertaining, socially exact scene that is quietly loaded with what’s coming . . . Tait writes with precision and warmth . . . creating a cast that moves, compels, and echoes the emotional conflicts and atmosphere of an entire generation."

—BookLife Review.

"Kimberley Tait has entwined love and loss like the red rose round the briar in her remarkable novel Bright Stars. Following four young people from college to the start of their working lives in New...


Marketing Plan

  •  DRC/ARC and final edition giveaways 
  •  International media & social media campaigns 
  •  Author events in the US, Canada, UK 
  •  Direct-to-consumer campaign via dogstar.press
  •  Literary tribute marking the 25th anniversary of September 11th
  •  DRC/ARC and final edition giveaways 
  •  International media & social media campaigns 
  •  Author events in the US, Canada, UK 
  •  Direct-to-consumer campaign via dogstar.press
  • Literary tribute marking the...

Available Editions

EDITION Paperback
ISBN 9798994859308
PRICE $24.00 (USD)
PAGES 390

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