New Moon is a fantasy novel by author Stephenie Meyer, and is the second novel in the Twilight series According to Meyer, the book is about losing true love The title refers to the darkest phase of the lunar cycle, indicating that New Moon is about the darkest tionist Bella Swan&39;s life Upon its publication in the United States, New Moonone of the most anticipated books of the year It peaked at 1 on both the New York Times Best Seller list and USA Today&39;s Top 150 Bestsellers, and was the biggest selling children&39;s paperback of 2008 with over 53 million copies sold