The Giants of Hildebrandt Meyer
Designed to illuminate, provoke, and entertain, this novel explores what happens when who we dreamed of becoming and who we became collide in the crucible of time—a meditation on dreams, creation, and the finite nature of our existence.
The Giants of Hildebrandt Meyer is a sweeping work of literary fiction about the ache of what might have been, the thrust for survival against the demand to create, and the precarious risks of reaching for more. With prose both intimate and expansive, it asks the question: Is it ever too late to become who you might have been?
Available November 17, 2026
About the Author
Matthew Kopf is the author of Sarah’s Still Life (2021) and The Giants of Hildebrandt Meyer (2026). He writes character-driven fiction about the uneasy distance between the lives we lead and those we aspire to—the quiet compromises, private longings, and enduring hopes that shape ordinary lives. He lives in Milwaukee with his wife and two daughters.