Sequel to The Time Traveler’s Wife to be published this autumn

January 30, 2026

TL;DR

Audrey Niffenegger is releasing "Life Out of Order," a sequel to her 2003 novel "The Time Traveler's Wife."
The new book, published on October 27th by Jonathan Cape, centers on Alba DeTamble, daughter of Henry and Clare from the original novel.
Alba inherits her father's "Chrono-Displacement Disorder," involuntarily traveling through time and arriving naked.
The sequel explores Alba's relationships with two husbands, Zach and Oliver, who exist in overlapping time periods.
Niffenegger began writing the sequel in 2012, initially not intending a follow-up, and found the book became increasingly political as she wrote.
The narrative incorporates themes of climate change and dystopia, with Alba's fictional world becoming eerily similar to reality.
Alba, a violinist and composer, grapples with the purpose of making art in a collapsing world, with Niffenegger asserting the importance of creation for connection and documentation.
The story features Alba keeping secrets, a secluded Victorian-era property called the Yellow House in Chicago's Ravenswood neighborhood, and a virtual sanctuary called the Museum of Lost Souls.
The publisher describes the book as "uncannily of this moment" and a "profoundly moving celebration of love."

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