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MacKenzie Scott Releases Third Novel Free on Substack

The billionaire philanthropist is publishing her first novel since 2013 serially on her new newsletter, bypassing traditional publishing.

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Summary, timeline and people extracted by Claude from 9 items across 3 sources · 1d ago. Quotes are verbatim.

MacKenzie Scott, the billionaire philanthropist who has given away $26 billion, launched a Substack newsletter on Saturday and began posting pages of a new novel that will be released serially throughout August 2026. This marks her first novel since 2013 and represents a rare public step by Scott, who studied under Toni Morrison and is releasing the work free rather than through traditional channels like Amazon.

  • MacKenzie Scott is publishing her third novel free on Substack, serially throughout August 2026—her first novel since 2013.
  • The release bypasses traditional publishing and e-commerce platforms, appearing directly on her new newsletter.
  • Scott, who has given away $26 billion in philanthropy, rarely speaks publicly, making this a notable re-emergence as a novelist.
  • She studied under Toni Morrison, the acclaimed author.

How it unfolded

  1. Analysis Context on Scott's philanthropy and publishing choice

    Fortune reports Scott has given away $26 billion and rarely speaks publicly, noting her novel will not be found on Amazon and highlighting her background studying under Toni Morrison.

  2. Event Scott launches Substack with novel excerpt

    MacKenzie Scott posted four pages of a manuscript on a newly created Substack newsletter on Saturday, announcing the novel would be released serially throughout August.

  3. Report News outlets cover novel release announcement

    Multiple outlets report Scott is releasing her third novel for free on Substack, marking her first novel publication since 2013.

What people are saying verbatim

“She posted four pages of a manuscript on a newly started Substack newsletter on Saturday and said that the novel would be released serially throughout August.”

Theodore Schleifer, NYT Business reporter · New York Times ↗ · Aug 7

“The billionaire philanthropist and novelist studied under Toni Morrison and is releasing her first novel since 2013.”

Sydney Lake, Fortune reporter · Fortune ↗ · Aug 9