“I’ve Lost My Captive Audience for Wisdom and Advice. So, Congratulations, Now It’s Your Turn!”
Maria Shriver's The Open Field To Publish What Do I Know: A Guide to Living by Rob Lowe
September 27, 2026 – Maria Shriver’s publishing imprint The Open Field, whose mission is to publish bestselling and award-winning books that rise above the noise and move humanity forward, is thrilled to announce a new book from actor and bestselling author, Rob Lowe—his first book in more than a decade--coming out April 6, 2027.
What Do I Know: A Guide to Living by actor, producer, and bestselling author Rob Lowe is a
roadmap for navigating the inevitable ups and downs of adulthood and putting together a good life. The book distills the lessons Lowe has learned through a lifetime of reinvention, sobriety, marriage, parenthood, aging, and a long and storied career in the public eye.
Over decades spent in some of television and film’s most iconic roles, Lowe has experienced extraordinary highs, difficult lows, and more than a few unexpected turns. In What Do I Know, Lowe offers the answers he has arrived at, hard-won lessons from a life fully lived. Candid, useful, surprising, and funny, the book brings together personal stories and practical wisdom about relationships, family, work, recovery, change--and what it means to keep growing at every stage of life.
Maria Shriver says, “Rob is not only a great friend, but also a gifted writer a deep thinker and someone who has thought deeply about what makes a meaningful life. Not a perfect life, but one that is lived with gusto, forgiveness, love, and wisdom. This is the guide that I think will inspire millions.”
Rob Lowe says, “As an empty nester, I’ve lost my captive audience for wisdom and advice. So, congratulations, now it’s your turn! From the deadly serious to the potentially ridiculous, I’m happy to share my roadmap.”
Rob Lowe is a film, television, and theater actor, a producer, and an entrepreneur. He is best known for his iconic roles in The Outsiders, The West Wing, and Parks and Recreation. He is the bestselling author of Stories I Only Tell My Friends: An Autobiography and Love Life. He lives in Los Angeles.
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