Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage

Book by Belle Burden Bolles published in 2026

Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage is a 2026 non-fiction book by Belle Burden, detailing her separation and divorce during the COVID-19 pandemic. Burden first published a version of the story in the "Modern Love" column of the The New York Times in June 2023. The book was published by Penguin Random House and debuted at #1 on the The New York Times Best Seller List. After a bidding war, Netflix purchased rights to produce an adaptation of the book, starring and executive produced by Gwyneth Paltrow.