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ANTiQUE
A Novel, by Seth Panitch
Release Date: February, 2026
Grand Central Publishing
An uplifting, magical story about a once-celebrated antique appraiser who gets caught in the thrall of a strange, powerful necklace—one that has the power to transform her life, and the fortunes of those around her.
Grace Schaffer is adrift. Raised by an eminent but emotionally withdrawn scholar, her talent landed her a coveted spot on Antiques Roadshow, where she charmed legions of viewers. But she’s recently fallen from her gilded perch, losing her career, her marriage and her very identity in the process, leaving her with the same question her clients so often ask of her: What is it worth? Or, the question that beats beneath it, What am I worth?
In a last-ditch attempt to revive her career, she signs on to an amateur travelling show, where an old, tarnished necklace catches her eye. Imbued with a strange and sudden confidence, she begins predicting the precise amount that objects will sell for at auction—far beyond their market values. As she performs act after act of this seeming divination, Grace catches the attention of detractors and fans alike, all clamoring to see what she’ll do next. Caught in the necklace’s strange and possibly dangerous thrall, Grace is soon thrust into the hunt to uncover a lost masterpiece… before it disappears forever, taking her hopes and dreams with it.
As Grace struggles to find her own worth outside the comfort of marriage, the limelight of career, of even the necklace’s awesome power, she comes face to face with the hardest appraisal of all…herself. Antique takes readers on an exhilarating journey of art and love, one that will leave them believing in the magic that lies within us all—should we dare to use it.
The Eagles Have Landed!
Two huge boxes arrived over the weekend, large enough to contain something dreadful from the film “Seven,” but when I opened them, I was overwhelmed at the sight of the first finished hardcovers of ANTIQUE. It has been a three year process from the time I first started sketching ideas for the book, and to see it, feel it, smell it (yes, I admit to that), filled me with such awe, truly. I hope to share that awe with anyone who reads this story!
“Rarely has the mysterious world of art and antiques been as magical as in this fast-paced debut. In prose as sparkling as a crystal chandelier Panitch paints a panoply of curious characters who dream of musty attics, forgotten basements, and the treasures they might contain. Appraiser Grace Schaffer is a character haunted by her past and tantalized by her future, unable to move forward until she discovers the essential difference between value and worth.”
-Charlie Lovett, author of The Enigma Affair
“From the moment I opened Antique, I was hooked. Seth Panitch’s charming characters bring to life the world of antique appraisal, where grails are sought, and value and worth are measured by more than what meets the eye. Readers will fall hard for this life-affirming page turner that charms and enchants, and ultimately celebrates the healing power of kindness. I couldn’t put this book down.”
-Erin Palmisano, author of The Secrets of Maiden’s Cove
“If Dan Brown wrote a novel about a struggling antiques roadshow, this would be it. Steeped in magic, mystery, and featuring a fistful of memorable characters, ANTIQUE is a unique quest to solve an ancient mystery and find oneself.”
–Eric Van Lustbader, New York Times bestselling author of Ninja and Robert Ludlum’s Bourne Series from 2007-2017
“Seth Panitch writes. All the time. It limits his ability to throw tennis balls for me in the backyard. He tells me there is good reason for this; that he is working to tell stories to people. I think people are okay, so long as they give me treats or let me pounce upon them. If his stories make them give me more treats, I think that is good, and his writing is good. If his stories make them sit down, and this gives them meatier laps to pounce upon, I think that is good, and his writing is good. If people listen to his stories on their phones while they jog past me, and they are too swift for me to pounce upon, I think that is bad, and his writing is destroying the Universe.”
-Moses Panitch, ESQ. Dog.