Dan Brown on Esquire
Dan Brown graces Esquire’s April cover as interest builds around his latest, The Secret of Secrets — the profile underscores Brown’s continued cachet among thriller readers (esquire.com). The feature fuels expectations that the book will be a strong seller this spring (esquire.com).
The Secret of Secrets was published on September 9, 2025 and debuted at No. 1 on the New York Times bestseller list. (global.penguinrandomhouse.com) Publishers Weekly’s sales summary recorded 72,236 units sold in September 2025 for the hardcover and 224,685 year‑to‑date units attributed to the title in its chart data. (publishersweekly.com) Library demand tracked by industry outlets showed the novel topping public‑library holds lists in early September 2025, making it one of the most requested new releases that week. (libraryjournal.com) Netflix won a bidding war for TV rights and issued a straight‑to‑series order in May 2025, attaching veteran showrunner Carlton Cuse with Dan Brown as co‑creator on the adaptation. (deadline.com) Critical reaction was mixed: promotional copy highlighted the Los Angeles Times’ praise calling the book “perhaps his most ambitious undertaking yet,” while reviews in outlets such as Slate argued it did not recapture The Da Vinci Code’s cultural impact. (penguinrandomhouse.com) Esquire’s coverage was followed later in the year by the magazine honoring Brown at its December 2025 awards, where he received a Global Icon of the Year prize on December 12, 2025. (danbrown.com)
