Tommy Dorfman Announces ‘Deeply Personal’ New Memoir, Inspired by a Tarot Card Reading (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Tommy Dorfman and the cover of ‘Maybe This Will Save Me’.Photo:Ryan McGinley; Hanover Square Press

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Dorfman, however, still felt that there were elements of her story that she still needed to “fully confront.” The actress looked for guidance in a Tarot deck, and the result isMaybe This Will Save Me, which is structured around that influential reading.The memoir will detail Dorfman’s rise to fame, beginning with a career in theater and leading toward her breakout role as Ryan Shaver in the Netflix series13 Reasons Why.Maybe This Will Save Mewill also chart Dorfman’s sobriety journey and the relationships that have influenced her.

“Maybe This Will Save Meis a deeply personal labor of love that I am incredibly proud to share with the world next year, and my hope is that the book will resonate with readers from all walks of life,” Dorfman tells PEOPLE in a statement. “I am incredibly grateful to my editor John Glynn and the team at Hanover Square Press for their work in bringingMaybe This Will Save Meto life.”

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Dorfman is currently making her Broadway debut as the Nurse and Tybalt in the Broadway production ofRomeo and Juliet, also starring Kit Connor and Rachel Zegler. Dorfman’s debut feature film,I Wish You All the Best, premiered at the SXSW film festival in 2024.

Maybe This Will Save Mewill detail the “highs and lows” of Dorfman’s creative career, and also serve as a tribute to “her powerful journey to self-acceptance.”

“Tommy Dorfman is a visionary artist whose body of work across mediums challenges, inspires and unites us,” says the book’s editor, John Glynn, in a statement. “It’s a true honor to publish her structurally daring, emotionally resonant debut memoirMaybe This Will Save Me.”

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Maybe This Will Save Mewill be published on May 27, 2025 and is now available for preorder, wherever books are sold.

source: people.com