The novel Such Good People superimposed over an illustrated citiscape of Brooklyn in New York City

Coming July 8, 2025

‘A thrilling exploration of humanity and sacrifice with characters you can't help but fall in love with. This one truly shines.’

Rochelle Weinstein, bestselling author of This Is Not How It Ends 

It’s 10 p.m. on a Thursday in the spring of her freshman year of college, and April is standing at the back of a crowded Manhattan bar waiting for her friend, Rudy, to arrive. Their eyes lock the moment he enters the room, and in an instant, lives and legacies are altered forever.

Within hours, Rudy is arrested. Within days, April is expelled. Within weeks, he’s incarcerated. And within months, she meets Peter, a prodigious young attorney who makes her world recognizable again.

Nearly fifteen years later, April is happily living in Chicago married to Peter, a mother of three with a fulfilling career and standing yoga date with her girlfriends. On the eve of Peter’s election for local office, Rudy is up for parole. Headlines explode about April’s past, jeopardizing Peter’s campaign and everything they hold dear. Suddenly, April is faced with an impossible choice: protecting the life she created, or the person who sacrificed everything to make that life a possibility.

Such Good People is a captivating portrait of blurred lines, divided loyalties, and what it means to love purely, steadfastly, and interminably.

‘Blumenfeld writes with wit, verve, and heart.’

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 Such Good Reviews 

  • 'Blumenfeld writes a pitch-perfect, thoughtful tale of friendship and loyalty. A thrilling exploration of humanity and sacrifice with characters you can't help but fall in love with. This one truly shines.'

    Rochelle Weinstein
    Bestselling author of
    This Is Not How It Ends

  • 'An expertly crafted and wildly engaging exploration of the depth and resilience of human relationships. Blumenfeld’s latest is as poignant as it is absorbing.'

    Jacqueline Friedland
    USA Today bestselling author of 
    He Gets That From Me and Counting Backwards

  • 'An unputdownable story. Blumenfeld’s writing is engaging, nuanced and sharp. Her complex characters and captivating narrative will stay with you long after you finish this book.'

    Rachel Levy Lesser
    Essayist and author of
    Life’s Accessories: A Memoir and Fashion Guide

  • 'A poignant story of love, loss, loyalty, and being torn between right and wrong. You won’t be able to put this one down.'

    Emily Liebert
    USA Today bestselling author of
    Pretty Revenge

  • 'Such Good People is a page-turning story about redemption, perseverance, true friendship, and second chances. With her deft command of language and story-telling, Blumenfeld has crafted a narrative that will keep you hooked from start to finish.'

    Susie Orman Schnall
    Author of
    Anna Bright Is Hiding Something

  • 'A multi-dimensional must-read that wins both as a page-turning legal story about social injustice, prejudice and redemption, and an emotional character-driven tale of love, family and lifelong friendship. Fans of Tayari Jones’ An American Marriage, Rebecca Searles’ In Five Years and Allison Larkin’s The People We Keep will devour Amy Blumenfeld’s latest triumph.'

    Samantha Greene Woodruff
    Amazon #1 bestselling author of 
    The Lobotomist’s Wife and 
    The Trade Off

Book cover of The Cast by Amy Blumenfeld. Background is an impressionist style painting of blue table settings on a green tablecloth. Includes New York Post best books of the week badge.

‘A dazzling debut that challenges the boundaries of longstanding friendships. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll relate. But, most of all, you’ll wish it would never end.’

Emily Liebert, USA Today bestselling author of Some Women

Twenty-five years ago, a group of ninth graders produced a Saturday Night Live–style videotape to cheer up their ailing friend. The show’s running time was only ninety minutes, but it had a lasting impact: Becca laughed her way through recovery, and the group―Jordana, Seth, Holly, and Lex―became her supporting cast for life.

On the silver anniversary of Becca Night Live, the friends reunite over the Fourth of July to celebrate Becca’s good health―but nothing goes as planned. The happy holiday card facades everyone’s been hiding behind quickly crumble and give way to an unforgettable three days filled with complex moral dilemmas and life-altering choices. Through humor, drama, and the alternating perspectives of five characters, The Cast explores the power of forgiveness, the importance of authenticity, and the immeasurable value of deep, enduring friendships to buoy us when life plays out differently than expected.

‘Brimming with tenderness, humor and heart…this is a must-read novel!’

Elyssa Friedland, author of The Intermission

Author Amy Blumenfeld smiling wears a dusk blue top and has long dark hair and green eyes.

 About Amy 

Amy Blumenfeld is an award-winning author and journalist. Her debut novel, The Cast, was selected as a New York Post Best Book of the Week. Amy’s second novel Such Good People will be released in July 2025. Amy has also contributed to three non-fiction books, including a USA TODAY bestselling anthology.

Book cover of The Cast by Amy Blumenfeld. Background is an impressionist style painting of blue table settings on a green tablecloth.
Book cover of Such Good People by Amy Blumenfeld. Background is an impressionist style painting of yellow, red and orange brownstone houses against an orange sky.