Overview

• Preorders for You With the Sad Eyes opened immediately after Thursday’s announcement ahead of its March 3, 2026 publication date.
• Little, Brown and Company secured global rights to the memoir in a CAA-brokered preempt and appointed executive editor Bryn Clark to oversee the project.
• Applegate uses the book to revisit her Laurel Canyon childhood and early career challenges, including abuse and body dysmorphia.
• She writes that her 2021 multiple sclerosis diagnosis forced her to slow down and prompted her to find new meaning in her life.
• The actress promises a candid narrative that balances humor and grief to give readers an unvarnished view of her journey.