U.S. negotiator Brett McGurk, who has been involved in efforts to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas after the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks in Israel, says he will release a book on the hostage crisis. The Independent reports that the book will be published this fall. The announcement points to McGurk’s role as a lead U.S. figure in negotiations connected to the captured hostages, and it frames the book as a record of the efforts surrounding the crisis that followed Hamas’s assault on Israel. While the available information emphasizes the timing of the publication and McGurk’s involvement in hostage negotiations, it does not detail the book’s title, publisher, or contents. Both outlets align on the core point: McGurk, a central U.S. negotiator regarding Hamas-held hostages, is preparing to publish a book focused on the events and negotiation efforts related to the crisis following Oct. 7, 2023. Additional specifics about the book are not provided in the excerpts cited.