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Summer 2015
May - August
Domestic Rights Guide
Harper ♦ William Morrow ♦ HarperOne ♦ Ecco
Dey Street Books ♦ Amistad ♦ Broadside Books ♦ HarperWave
HarperBusiness ♦ Morrow Cookbooks ♦ Harper Voyager
Harper Perennial ♦ Harper Paperbacks ♦ Harper Design
William Morrow Paperbacks ♦ Avon/Harper Mass Market
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Robert Spizer
Group Director, Domestic Rights
Michele Corallo
Director, Domestic Rights
Phone: 212-207-7510
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 212-207-7001
Email: [email protected]
Book club: Harper, Ecco, Harper Perennial,
Harper Paperbacks, Amistad, Broadside Books,
HarperWave, HarperBusiness, Collins Reference
Book club: William Morrow, Morrow Cookbooks,
Harper Voyager, William Morrow Paperbacks,
Avon/Harper mass market
First and second serial: Harper, Harper
Perennial, Harper Paperbacks, Amistad, Broadside
Books, HarperWave
First serial: William Morrow, Ecco,
HarperBusiness, Morrow Cookbooks,
Harper Voyager, William Morrow Paperbacks,
Avon/Harper mass market
Second serial: Ecco, HarperBusiness
Audio: All imprints
Large print: William Morrow, William Morrow
Paperbacks
Reprint: All imprints
Summary: All imprints
Electronic: All imprints
Mary Brower
Senior Manager, Domestic Rights
Phone: 212-207-7818
Email: [email protected]
Book club: HarperOne, Harper Design, Dey
Street Books
First and second serial: HarperOne, Harper
Design, Dey Street Books
Second serial: William Morrow, William Morrow
Cookbooks, William Morrow Paperbacks,
Avon/Harper mass market
Large print: All imprints except William Morrow
and William Morrow Paperbacks
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HarperCollins Publishers Summer 2015 Domestic Rights Guide
Table of Contents
Harper
Page 4
Ecco
Page 12
Amistad
Page 16
HarperWave
Page 18
Harper Perennial
Page 20
Harper Paperbacks
Page 22
HarperBusiness
Page 23
Broadside Books
Page 24
Harper Design
Page 26
Dey Street Books
Page 28
HarperOne
Page 32
William Morrow
Page 37
Harper Voyager
Page 50
William Morrow Paperbacks
Page 52
Avon/Harper mass market
Page 60
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Harper
Fiction
Bollen, Christopher
ORIENT
May - $26.99
Orient, Long Island, is an insulated town on the north shore, only recently discovered by New York City
artists charmed by the scenery and open space. While the locals struggle to protect their homes from
outsiders, Mills Chevern is a young man with no ties and a hazy history. The only friend he finds is Beth,
a young woman recently returned from her Manhattan life along with her artist husband. When Beth
suspects that a series of deaths are actually murders, she pulls Mills along on her investigation,
innocently worsening his situation in the eyes of the locals and the law. As the fear in town escalates,
Mills and Beth struggle to find answers, faced with a killer they may not be able to outsmart. A gripping
novel, Orient marks the emergence of a novelist of enormous talent.
Audio: Harper; First serial, Dramatic: William Morris Endeavor Entertainment
Clayton, Meg Waite
THE RACE FOR PARIS
August - $25.99
From Meg Waite Clayton, the New York Times bestselling author of The Wednesday Sisters, comes this
moving and powerfully dynamic novel of WWII, two American women, a British man, and the liberation of
Paris. Jane, a reporter, and Liv, a photographer, meet at a Normandy field hospital, having both already
overcome great odds to secure credentials to come to France. But Liv wants more; she is determined to
be the first photographer to reach Paris and document its liberation by the Allies, but her commanding
officer has other ideas about the role of women in the press corps. Liv decides to go AWOL. Persuading
Jane to join her, she finds a guardian angel in Fletcher, a British military photographer, who agrees to
escort them to Paris. As the three journey through war-torn France, their lives and hearts become
intertwined. And what unfolds between Liv, Fletcher, and Jane, against the backdrop of a city celebrating
its freedom, will reverberate long after the war is over.
First serial, Audio: Harper; Dramatic: Marly Rusoff & Associates
Evans, Lissa
CROOKED HEART
August - $24.99
Set in Terrebonne, Oregon, two young sisters must solve a murder to prove their father’s innocence, even
if that means ignoring clear evidence to the contrary. The woman floating face-down in their swimming
hole has bruises on her neck and a bashed-in skull. When their father is arrested, the girls set out to
clear his name. Fifteen-year-old Sam is willing to do whatever it takes to free their father. But 10-year-old
Ollie refuses to speak, consumed by what only she can see: shimmerings, the light people leave behind
when they die. The one who followed her home from her own mother’s funeral refuses to leave. There’s
another one following Sam now, and both spirits are saying the same thing: the real killer is out there,
closer than either girl can imagine.
First serial, Audio: Harper; Dramatic: Rogers, Coleridge & White, Ltd.
Greenwald, Karl Tao
SUBPRIME
May - $25.99
A distant future. A Tea Party equivalent has won and its agenda of unfettered, deregulated capitalism
has resulted in a new class of Americans: Subprimes – people who have walked out on mortgages, been
foreclosed upon, can no longer afford a fixed address, are unemployable, fugitives who must keep
moving to avoid arrest. A writer and his family end up joining this pilgrimage. They find a small
settlement of Subprimes, living in an agrarian utopia until that is also targeted by big business. Finally a
hero emerges, a woman on a motorcycle, who just may save the world. Karl Taro Greenfeld turns his
unflinching eye to America’s future, and the result is a wickedly funny comedy about paradise lost and
found, credit, economic policy and the meaning of family. By the author of the critically acclaimed novel
Triburbia, the memoir Boy Alone and the nonfiction book China Syndrome.
First serial, Audio: Harper; Dramatic: Kuhn Projects LLC
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Grippando, James
CASH LANDING
June - $25.99
Inspired by actual events, a band of amateur thieves pulls off one of the biggest airport heists in history.
Every week a hundred million dollars in cash arrives at Miami International Airport, shipped by German
banks to the Federal Reserve. Ruben Betancourt has lost his house and his business and wants a better
life for himself and his struggling wife. He enlists his coke-head brother-in-law and two ex-cons to
surprise the guards and speed off with four bulging sacks containing over 7 million dollars. As the money
begins to circulate by their reckless spending, professional criminals begin to prey on these amateurs and
everything unravels. The price of success is much higher – and deadlier – than this brazen group of
dreamers had ever imagined. By the New York Times bestselling author.
First serial, Audio: Harper; Dramatic: Inkwell Management
Hall, Sarah
THE WOLF BORDER
June - $25.99
Rachel Caine is a zoologist, working in Idaho as part of a wolf recovery project. She spends her days,
and often nights, tracking the every move of a wild wolf pack – their size, their behavior, their howl
patterns. It is a fairly solitary existence but Rachel is content. When she receives a call from a
mysterious and wealthy Earl interested in reintroducing the grey wolf to northern England, Rachel agrees
to take the meeting. She is fairly certain she wants no part of this project, but the Earl’s lands are close to
the village where Rachel grew up, and where her aging mother now lives in a care facility. It has been
too long since Rachel has been home, and so she reluctantly returns. From the award-winning author of
The Electric Michelangelo comes a breathtaking work about the frontier of the human spirit.
First serial, Audio: Harper; Dramatic: Conville & Walsh, Ltd.
Hillerman, Anne
ROCK WITH WINGS
May - $26.99
Sergeant Jim Chee and his wife, Bernadette Manuelito take a break from police work for a short vacation.
But all too soon they find themselves back on the job, separated from each other and working two
different cases – one near Shiprock and the other at desolate Monument Valley. Chee follows diverse
and ambiguous clues that lead to a missing woman, a coldblooded thug, and a questionable gravesite.
Meanwhile, Bernie focuses on a drug bust gone wrong, a mysterious cache of dirt, and an ambitious solar
energy development with long-ranging consequences for Navajo land. With help from their mentor,
retired Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn, the two face the greatest challenge yet to their skills, commitment and
courage. By the New York Times bestselling author of Spider Woman’s Daughter.
First serial, Audio: Harper; Dramatic: JET Literary Associates
Jaffe, Sophie
LOVE IS RED
May - $25.99
This electrifying, stunningly written debut opens with a serial killer preying on the women of New York
City, but as the body count rises over the course of a summer it becomes clear that he is being driven by
something beyond our comprehension. Love is Red is the first book in a trilogy that brings a darkly
sophisticated twist to the epic fantasy of Deborah Harkness, Lev Grossman, and Diana Gabaldon.
First serial, Audio: Harper; Dramatic: Janklow & Nesbit Associates
Johansen, Erika
THE INVASION OF THE TEARLING
July - $26.99
In this riveting sequel to the nationally bestselling The Queen of the Tearling Kelsea Glynn is now the
Queen of the Tearling. But the Red Queen is still out for revenge, and Mortmesne continues its plan to
invade the Tearling. Kelsea’s life is going to become even more complicated. Her fugues begin to take
her far away - back to the pre-Crossing world where a woman named Lily is fighting for her life in a
society where being a woman is a crime. As Kelsea’s dreams become more vivid, and the Mort army gets
closer, Kelsea begins to rely on a strange and possibly dangerous ally. The fate of the Tearling, and of
Kelsea’s own soul, may rest in Lily and her story, but will Kelsea have time to find the answer?
First serial, Audio: Harper; Dramatic: William Morris Endeavor Entertainment
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Karjel, Robert
THE SWEDE
June - $26.99
Ernst Grip of the Swedish security police has no idea why he is being summoned to a remote U.S. military
base in the Indian Ocean. Then his escort, FBI agent Shauna Friedman, asks him to determine whether a
prisoner who has been tortured by the CIA is a Swedish citizen. At the military base, the prisoner, known
only as N., refuses to talk. It appears he was involved in an Islamist-inspired terror attack in Topeka,
Kansas. The attack was real, but the motivations behind it are not so simple. The Swede is that rare
page-turner that gazes deeply into both psychology and politics. The novel examines the moral
compromises that people-and nations-make under extreme pressure, as it explores the twisted
repercussions of 9/11.
First serial, Audio: Harper; Dramatic: Regal Literary
Kleeman, Alexandra
YOU TOO CAN HAVE A BODY LIKE MINE
August - $25.99
A woman known only by the letter A lives in an unnamed American city with her roommate, B, and
boyfriend, C, who wants her to join him on a reality show called That’s My Partner! A watches endless
amounts of television, often just for the commercials, and models herself after a standard of beauty that
can only exist in such advertisements. A hungers for something to give meaning to her life, something
aside from C’s pornography addiction, and becomes indoctrinated by a new religion, a cult spread
throughout a web of corporate franchises, that moves her closer to the decoys that populate her television
world, but no closer to her true nature. A bold, funny and altogether singular voice, Alexandra Kleeman
shows, with this debut novel, that she is one of the most promising young writers in the country.
First serial, Audio: Harper; Dramatic: William Morris Endeavor Entertainment
Knight, Renee
DISCLAIMER
May - $25.99
When a book entitled The Perfect Stranger lands in her mailbox, successful documentary film maker
Catherine is intrigued. But as she turns its pages, she realizes its dark story is inspired by her own life. In
vivid and harrowing detail, the narrative describes the terrible day on which her life changed forever and
she became hostage to a dark secret. Desperate to discover who the author is and what he or she wants,
Catherine races to the end of the book - only to be confronted by a portrayal of her death.
A remarkable debut in the vein of Before I Go to Sleep and Gone Girl, this brilliantly conceived, deeply
unsettling psychological thriller about a woman with a terrible secret has become an international
sensation, with sales in over twenty territories and the film rights sold to 20th Century Fox.
First serial, Audio: Harper; Dramatic: International Creative Management Partners
Markovits, Benjamin
YOU DON’T HAVE TO LIVE LIKE THIS
July - $27.99
Detroit, 2011: A 500-acre neighborhood development meant to draw a white middle class to a halfway
abandoned black neighborhood, so that the gentrification can act as a front for the storage of raw
aluminum, which is being bought and sold on the commodities markets. Marney is just back in the States
after abandoning the British University system. He’s adrift, in his mid-thirties, and is pulled into the new
development by his old college pal, a billionaire hedge-funder. As Marney works to fix up the house he
has moved into, and as he tries to test out a new American camaraderie with Nolan, his likeably sour
black neighbor, he also begins substitute teaching at a school. But the seemingly placid surface of
things soon gives way to great tension, and finally violence. A great big, beautifully written American
novel by internationally acclaimed author, Benjamin Markovits.
Audio: Harper; First serial, Dramatic: Aragi, Inc.
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Milward, Andrew
I WAS A REVOLUTIONARY
June - $24.99
A richly textured, diverse, and deeply American collection of stories, exploring questions of history, race,
and identity, from a prizewinning writer. Spanning the years from the Civil War to the present, the stories
in I Was a Revolutionary all unfold in Kansas. The opening story, “The Burning of Lawrence,” captures
the raw terror of the 1863 sacking of Lawrence by William Quantrill and his band of pro-Confederate
raiders. “O Death” recalls the desperately hard journey of the Exodusters - African American migrants
who came to Kansas to escape oppression in the South. And, in the collection’s haunting title piece, a
professor of Kansas history looks back at his slide from 1960s radicalism to latter-day complacency,
discovering parallels between his own trajectory and that of the landscape around him.
First serial, Audio: Harper; Dramatic: Renee Zuckerbrot Literary Agency
Perry, Michael
THE JESUS COW
May - $25.99
When Harley Jackson’s cow Tina Turner gives birth with a calf bearing the image of Jesus Christ, Harley
decides to keep it a secret. But the secret gets out and soon Harley is armed and barricaded inside the
barn with his famous calf, while outside thousands of people – from devout pilgrims to big-time grifters –
try to get a glimpse (and a percentage) of the calf. Over the course of the next few months he watches as
his farm is transformed into a glitzy spiritual theme park. Harley’s life is further complicated by Carolyn
Seer, a self-appointed cultural ambassador to the backward citizens of Swivel, Margarate Magdalen
Jankowski, the local junk hauler and quietly devout churchgoer, and Mindy Johnson who arrives wearing
work boots and driving a big red pickup truck…By the bestselling author of Population 485 and Coop.
Audio: Harper; First serial, Dramatic: International Creative Management Partners
Pratchett, Terry & Stephen Baxter
THE LONG UTOPIA
June - $26.99
The fourth and penultimate novel in Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter’s bestselling “Long Earth” series.
2045-2058. Human society continues to evolve on its origin planet, Datum Earth, as the spread of
humanity progresses throughout the many Earths beyond. Lobsang, now an elderly and overly-complex
AI, suffers a kind of breakdown and, disguised as a human, attempts to live a “normal” life on one of the
millions of long Earth worlds. Joshua, now in his 50s, tries to track down his father. However it is
discovered that our Long Earth has become entangled with another Long world, an alien planet inhabited
by voracious colonizing cyborgs dubbed “silver beetles.” And, Lobsang and Joshua learn the silver
beetles intend to colonize the new universe - ours - into which they have accidentally stepped.
Audio: Harper; First serial, Dramatic: Selectric Artists LLC
Quick, Matthew
LOVE MAY FAIL
June - $25.99
Portia Kane is having a meltdown. After escaping her ritzy Florida life and her cheating pornographer
husband, she finds herself transported back to South Jersey, where things remain largely unchanged
from her unhappy childhood. In need of saving herself, she sets out to find and resurrect a beloved high
school English teacher who has retired after a horrific scandal. Will a sassy nun, an ex-heroin addict, a
metal-head little boy, and her hoarder mother help or hurt her chances in this bid for renewed hope in the
human race? This is a story of the great highs and lows of existence: the heartache and daring choices it
takes to become the person you know (deep down) you are meant to be. Love May Fail is the latest
oddball masterpiece from NYT bestselling author of The Silver Linings Playbook.
Audio: Harper; First serial, Dramatic: Sterling Lord Literistic Inc.
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Silva, Daniel
UNTITLED
July - $27.99
Master novelist Daniel Silva has thrilled readers with seventeen thoughtful and gripping spy novels
featuring a diverse cast of compelling characters and ingenious plots that have taken them around the
globe and back - from the United States to Europe, Russia to the Middle East. His brilliant hero, Gabriel
Allon - art restorer, assassin, spy - has joined the pantheon of great fictional secret agents, including
George Smiley, Jack Ryan, Jason Bourne, and Simon Templar. Following the success of his smash hit
The Heist, Daniel Silva returns with another powerhouse of a novel - one that showcases his outstanding
skill and brilliant imagination, and is sure to be a must read for both his multitudes of fans and growing
legions of converts.
First serial, Audio: Harper; Dramatic: Two Joeys Productions
Tessaro, Kathleen
RARE OBJECTS
July - $25.99
Boston, 1932. Twenty-seven year old Mae Fanning is a first generation Irish immigrant born and raised in
Boston’s North End who obtains a job as a sales girl in an antiques store in Boston’s exclusive Beacon
Hill district. The business of Winshaw and Kessler Antiques deals in much more than fine china or old
tapestries. Sourcing rare objects and artifacts from around the globe, Winshaw and Kessler cater to a
very particular clientele. As Mae becomes increasingly entwined with this group, she is pulled into a world
where deception is the currency of the day. Then, on a stifling August evening, Mae finds herself sitting
in a South Boston police station, answering questions about “the bodies”…. Kathleen Tessaro is the New
York Times bestselling author of The Perfume Collector.
First serial, Audio: Harper; Dramatic: International Creative Management Partners
Watson, S.J.
SECOND LIFE
June - $26.99
Julia’s life is comfortable, if unremarkable, until her sister’s brutal murder. When her sister’s best friend,
Sophie reveals the extent of her sister’s online life, Julia becomes convinced that the truth about her
death lies deep in the dark, sordid world of online chatrooms and internet sex. What begins as Julia’s
search for the truth about her sister quickly turns into an exploration of herself and her own desires. After
all, the internet is her playground, and why be just one thing when you can be as many as you like? What
could possibly go wrong? No one’s going to get hurt. But then she meets the dark and mysterious Lukas
in an online chat room, and things begin to get very dangerous indeed. By the New York Times
bestselling author of Before I Go to Sleep.
Audio: Harper; First serial, Dramatic: Conville & Walsh Ltd.
Xiao, Bai
FRENCH CONCESSION
August - $27.99
Shanghai 1931 - a captivating city of decadence and danger, where politicos, police, and colonial expats
tangle with smugglers, gangsters, and revolutionaries. An official in the Nationalist Party disembarks in
Shanghai harbor, accompanied by his striking wife, Leng. An assassin kills the official, and Leng
disappears in the ensuing chaos. Hseuh, a Franco-Chinese photographer, a witness to the
assassination, is captivated by Leng’s beauty. When he is arrested for mysterious reasons and forced to
become a police collaborator and spy, Hseuh realizes that in the devious world of Shanghai, no one is
who they appear to be. As the web of intrigue snares tighter around him, Hsueh plays both sides,
spinning his own lies in a feverish struggle to stay alive. A richly atmospheric, fast-paced thriller teeming
with femme fatales, criminals, and double-agents, French Concession reveals an electrifying, decadent
world of love, violence, and betrayal.
First serial, Audio: Harper; Dramatic: Shanghai 99 Culture
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Yuknavitch, Lidia
THE SMALL BACKS OF CHILDREN
July - $24.99
In a war-torn village in Eastern Europe, an American photographer captures a heart-stopping image: a
young girl flying toward the camera, against the backdrop of a fiery explosion that has engulfed her family
and home. The prizewinning image becomes iconic - but also comes to obsess the photographer’s best
friend, a writer who lost her own daughter in childbirth several years before. When the writer plunges into
a suicidal depression, her filmmaker husband enlists several friends to save her from her spiral by
rescuing the girl from her war-ravaged country and bringing her to the United States. A tense and deeply
affecting novel, blending rich language, formal invention, and a story with the contours and suspense of a
thriller.
First serial, Audio: Harper; Dramatic: WSK Management LLC
Nonfiction
Castor, Helen
JOAN OF ARC
May - $27.99
We all know the story of Joan of Arc. A peasant girl who hears voices from God, leading an army to
victory, the savior of France; burned at the stake as a heretic at the age of nineteen; five hundred years
later, a saint. But in Joan of Arc, prize-winning historian Helen Castor tells this gripping story afresh.
Instead of an icon, she gives us a living, breathing woman confronting the challenges of faith and doubt, a
girl who, in fighting the English, was also taking sides in a bloody civil war. We meet this extraordinary girl
amid the tumultuous events of her extraordinary world where no one - not Joan herself, nor the people
around her, princes, bishops, soldiers or peasants - knew what would happen next. Helen Castor is the
author of Blood and Roses and She-Wolves.
Audio: Harper; First serial, Dramatic: Conville & Walsh LLC
Cornwell, Bernard
WATERLOO
May - $35.00
On June 18, 1815 the armies of France, Britain and Prussia descended upon a quiet valley south of
Brussels. In the previous three days the French army - led by a resurgent Napoleon Bonaparte, recently
escaped from his exile on Elba - had beaten the British at Quatre Bras and the Prussians at Ligny. The
fate of Europe stood in the balance. Brought to life by the celebrated novelist Bernard Cornwell, Waterloo
is a riveting chronicle of the four days leading up to the historic battle and a thrilling hour by hour account
of that fateful day. In his first work of nonfiction, Cornwell weaves a remarkable narrative, from Napoleon’s
daring escape to the smoke and gore of the battlefields. Through letters and diaries, he sheds new light
on the private lives of participants. Published to coincide with the battle’s bicentenary, Waterloo is a
tense and gripping story of heroism and tragedy - and of the final battle that determined the fate of
Europe. 200 color illustrations.
First serial, Audio: Harper; Dramatic: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd., UK
Green, Kristen
SOMETHING MUST BE DONE ABOUT PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY
May - $25.99
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s 1954 decision in the case of Brown vs. Board of Education, one
community did the unthinkable: Instead of integrating, Virginia’s Prince Edward County closed all the
public schools, and locked and chained the doors. While black parents scrambled to figure out what to do
with their children, the white leaders quickly established a private school, commandeering supplies from
the closed public schools to use for their all-white academy. For five years, there were no public schools
in Prince Edward County. Journalist Kristen Green attended Prince Edward Academy, but it wasn’t until
1986, when Prince Edward Academy finally opened its doors to black students, that Green began to learn
of her family’s role in the town’s scarred past. As she peels back the layers of this haunting moment in our
nation’s past, her own family’s history - no less complex and painful - comes to light.
First serial, Audio: Harper; Dramatic: DeFiore & Company Author Services
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Hervieux, Linda
FORGOTTEN
August - $27.99
June 6, 1944: A unit of African-American soldiers lands on the beaches of France in the early hours of the
D-Day landing. The men of the 320th Battalion man a curtain of barrage balloons: hulking blimps tethered
to the earth and sent aloft armed with explosives, intended to deter enemy aircraft. One member of the
320th would be nominated for the Medal of Honor, an award he would never receive: The nation’s highest
decoration was not given to black soldiers in World War II. Calling on newly uncovered military records
and dozens of original interviews with members of the 320th and their families, journalist Linda Hervieux
brings to light the stories of ordinary men charged with an extraordinary mission - an entirely AfricanAmerican battalion whose contributions are absent from accounts of one of the most celebrated missions
in U.S. history.
First serial, Audio: Harper; Dramatic: Chalberg & Sussman
Kent, Geoffrey
SAFARI
July - $35.00
Geoffrey Kent had just a dollar and an old Land Rover in 1962 when he hosted his first safari in Nairobi,
Kenya. Today, Kent is known as the prince of travel and owner of Abercrombie & Kent - a half-billion
dollar brand that adapts trips to the planet's wildest frontiers, creating world-class travel experiences for a
client list that includes Prince Charles, Oprah Winfrey, Ralph Lauren and DreamWorks CEO Jeffrey
Katzenberg. Now, in his first book, Kent will share his secrets as an entrepreneur always on the edge of
the travel industry and will detail the most unforgettable, daredevil and entertaining moments of his 50year career, as well as reveal inside tales from tours with his most famous clients. This beautifully
designed full-color book with a rich, location-driven narrative will be punctuated with Geoffrey Kent's
exclusive travel tips and original photos of his most cherished memories and landscapes.
First serial, Audio: Harper; Dramatic: Author c/o Harper
Key, Harrison Scott
THE WORLD’S LARGEST MAN
May - $25.99
Harrison Scott Key grew up in Mississippi, when his father moved them from the comfort of Memphis.
When it became clear that he was not able to make his father happy, he left it all behind to become
everything his father was not: an actor, a Presbyterian, a doctor of philosophy, with nary a gun or a knife
to show for himself. But when it was time to settle down and marry, Harrison found himself returning to
Mississippi. With a wife and children, suddenly he saw his father from a fresh vantage point - and realized
he wanted to be just like him. Told in Harrison’s hilarious, no-holds-barred style, The World’s Largest Man
is an unforgettable memoir - the story of a boy’s struggle to reconcile himself with a larger-than-life role
model, and a grown man’s admiration for the father it took him a lifetime to understand.
First serial, Audio: Harper; Dramatic: Grosvenor Literary Agency
Lacey, Robert
MODEL WOMAN
June - $29.99
A revealing, no-holds-barred portrait of the legendary Eileen Ford, the entrepreneur who created the
twentieth century’s largest and most successful modeling agency, representing and advancing the
careers of hundreds of the world’s most famous models - among them Suzy Parker, Tippy Hedren, Rene
Russo, Kim Basinger, Brooke Shields, Naomi Campbell, and Elle MacPherson, just to name a few. Model
Woman chronicles the agency’s meteoric rise from one lonely desk to sprawling multinational corporation,
and the uncompromising woman who made it all possible. Model Woman reveals Eileen Ford in all her
glittering, tyrannical glory. Through exclusive interviews with Ford and her intimates, associates, and
rivals, acclaimed British biographer Robert Lacey weaves together the unforgettable tale of a determined
entrepreneur and the empire she built from the ground up.
First serial, Audio: Harper; Dramatic: Fletcher & Company LLC
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Lahey, Jessica
THE GIFT OF FAILURE
August - $26.99
Modern parenting is defined by an unprecedented level of overprotectiveness: parents who rush to school
to deliver forgotten assignments, who challenge teachers on report card disappointments, mastermind
children’s friendships and interfere on the playing field. As teacher and writer Jessica Lahey explains,
these parents aren’t giving their children the chance to experience failure or the opportunity to learn to
solve their own problems. This has the potential to ruin a child’s confidence and undermine their
education. Teachers don’t just teach reading, writing, and arithmetic. They teach responsibility,
organization, manners, restraint, and foresight - important life skills children carry with them. Lahey sets
forth a plan to help parents learn to step back and embrace their children’s failures. Hard-hitting yet warm
and wise, The Gift of Failure is essential reading for parents who want to help their children succeed.
First serial, Audio: Harper; Dramatic: DeFiore & Company Author Services
Lemmon, Gayle Tzemach
THE TEAM
May - $26.99
From the author of the New York Times bestseller, The Dressmaker of Khair Khana, comes the story of a
team of warriors at a unique point in time - women who could not be Army Rangers and Navy SEALS in
their own right, but who answered the call to get as close to the fight as the Army had ever allowed
women to be. We all know the stories of Special Operations heroics and bravery in Afghanistan. But we
don’t know the women who have served alongside them. The pioneers of CST 2 proved for the first time
that women are physically and mentally tough enough to become ‘one of them.’ The women now have
more in common with Special Operations soldiers whose ranks they cannot join than with anyone in the
regular Army from which they came.
First serial, Audio: Harper; Dramatic: Elyse Cheney Literary Associates LLC
McGilligan, Patrick
YOUNG ORSON
May - $27.99
One of our greatest film biographers tackles the greatest subject in film history - Orson Welles. There is
no more dramatic story - no swifter or loftier ascent, no greater achievement, no more precipitous
downfall - than that of Orson Welles. The son of an alcoholic industrialist and a radical suffragist, Welles
became a powerhouse in theatre and radio of the 1930s. His crowning achievement came when he
arrived in Hollywood and was given complete creative control over his first project, Citizen Kane,
considered to be the greatest film ever made. But the film was a failure upon its first release, and that led
to a swift and ignominious erosion of Welles’s power and fortunes. The tales of his early achievements
were so colorful and improbable that Welles was often thought to have made them up. Now, acclaimed
biographer McGilligan sorts out fact from fiction and reveals untold, fully documented stories of Welles’s
youthful exploits, from bullfighting in Sevilla to publishing pulp fiction. Patrick McGilligan is the author of
biographies of Alfred Hitchcock, Fritz Lang, George Cukor, Nicholas Ray, and Robert Altman.
First serial, Audio: Harper; Dramatic: Watkins/Loomis Agency Inc.
Roberts, Cokie
UNTITLED ON THE WOMEN OF THE CIVIL WAR
May - $27.99
Continuing the journey she began with her New York Times bestsellers Founding Mothers and Ladies of
Liberty, Cokie Roberts explores the lives of Washington D.C.’s women during the upheaval of the Civil
War, a tumultuous and perennially fascinating era of American history. Through the eyes of Washington
D.C.’s fierce, sometimes funny, and almost always formidable female residents, Roberts describes its
transformation from a sleepy, social city to a contested place of political power. Cokie Roberts is a
political commentator for ABC News and NPR and is the author of #1 New York Times bestseller We Are
Our Mothers’ Daughters.
First serial, Audio: Harper; Dramatic: Author c/o Harper
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Wampole, Christy
THE OTHER SERIOUS
July - $25.99
The essays in The Other Serious examine the signature phenomena of the moment: the way our lives
contradict themselves, how exaggeration and excess seep into our collective subconscious, why gender
is becoming more rather than less complicated, and how we interact with the material things that
surround us. It is a book about the delicacy and bluntness of American life, about how pop culture sticks
its finger deeply into the ethical dilemmas of our time, and how to negotiate between the old and new, the
high and low, the global and local, the sacred and the profane. At the heart of these reflections lies a
central question: What should you do when you don’t know what to do?
First serial, Audio: Harper; Dramatic: Janklow & Nesbit Associates
Wayne, George
THE UNCENSORED VANITIES
August - $25.99
After 21 years as a Contributing Editor to Vanity Fair, George Wayne has redefined the modern art of
conversation. His patented celebrity question and answer column in Vanity Fair is one of the most iconic
(and outrageous) features of the glamorous magazine. The Uncensored Vanities is a collection of the
most scandalous, outrageous, and fascinating conversations of George Wayne’s career, conversations
with both the famous and, even better, the infamous. Interviews will include Kate Moss, Jane Lynch, Lady
Gaga, Rachael Ray, Martha Stewart, Mark Wahlberg, Joan Rivers, Harvey Weinstein, 50 Cent, and
Graydon Carter. Refreshingly unafraid to ask anything and everything, George has perfected what he
calls “the probe and parry” to really get inside the heads of his interviewees. This book will be a beautifully
designed package, complete with annotations and memories of each interview from George himself.
First serial, Audio: Harper; Dramatic: William Morris Endeavor Entertainment
Wentworth, Ali
ALI 2.0
June - $25.99
Actress, comedian, media darling, and New York Times bestselling author Ali Wentworth picks up where
she left off in Ali in Wonderland. Moved by a particularly inspirational twitter feed, Ali resolves to live
each day by the pithy maxims she finds there. What begins as a sort of self-help project quickly turns into
something far grander as the tweets she once viewed with irony become filled with increasing
metaphysical import. 140 characters at a time prompt Ali to reflect on her past and strive toward a better
future - beginning with the choices she examines in the present. And soon enough she expands her selfimprovement quest to include parenting, relationships, fitness, and dieting advice. At once endearing and
hilarious, thoughtful and absurd, Ali 2.0 is a thoroughly entertaining collection.
Audio: Harper; First serial, Dramatic: Gersh Agency
Ecco
Fiction
Bakopoulos, Dean
SUMMERLONG
June - $26.99
Don Lowry wakes up one morning to find himself stoned and sleeping next to a young woman he’s barely
met. Meanwhile, his wife Claire leaves the house that same night and ends up bumming cigarettes and
beer outside an all-night convenience store. In the sweltering heat of one summer in their small
Midwestern town, Claire and Don discover that married life isn’t turning out quite as they’d predicted.
Claire and Don find themselves delving into the essential quandaries of marriage and maturity - when
does a fantasy turn into infidelity? When does compromise turn into resentment? When does routine
become intolerable monotony? Award-winning writer Dean Bakopoulos delivers a brutally honest yet
incredibly funny novel about the strange and tenuous ties that bind us.
Audio: Ecco; First serial, Dramatic: McCormick & Williams Literary Agency
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Hall, Louisa
SPEAK
May - $27.99
A Pilgrim girl on the cusp of womanhood travels to the New World with her parents and unwanted new
husband; Alan Turing, the renowned mathematician and code breaker, writes letters to his best friend's
mother; a Jewish refugee and professor of computer science struggles to reconnect with his lonely and
increasingly detached wife; an isolated and traumatized young girl exchanges messages with an
intelligent software program; a former Silicon Valley Wunderkind is imprisoned for creating illegally lifelike
dolls. . . In a narrative that spans centuries and continents, five very different voices interweave to tell the
tale of the creation of Artificial Intelligence. Their individual stories echo and reverberate through the
invention to which they each add; the result is a bold and expansive novel that examines the different
facets of artificial intelligence and what it means to be human.
First serial, Audio: Ecco; Dramatic: Susanna Lea Associates
Harper, Jordan
LOVE AND OTHER WOUNDS
July - $25.99
A man runs away from his grave and into a maelstrom of fire and bullets. A Hollywood fixer finds love
over the corpse of a dead celebrity. A morbidly obese woman imagines her life with the jewel thief who is
scheming to rob the store where she works. A man earns the nickname “Mad Dog” and lives to regret it.
The characters in Love and Other Wounds are all thirsty for something. Some are on the run. Some are
searching for a semblance of peace and stability - and even love - in a fractured world defined by
seething violence and ruthless desperation. They are all bruised, pushed to their breaking point, driven to
extremes they never imagined. Crackling with almost cinematic energy, Love and Other Wounds finds an
unexpected sympathy for even the most warped and blighted among us. Raw and thrilling, this is an
unforgettable debut from an electrifying new voice.
Audio: Ecco: First serial, Dramatic: Sobel Weber Associates
Homer
THE ILIAD
August - $39.99
Composed around 730 B.C, Homer’s Iliad recounts the events in the harrowing war of the Greeks against
the Trojans in their besieged city. From the explosive confrontation between Achilles and Agamemnon,
through to its tragic conclusion, The Iliad explores the abiding questions that every war raises: is a warrior
ever justified in challenging his commander? Must he sacrifice his life for another man’s cause? Does a
man betray his family by giving his life for his country? As told by Homer, this ancient tale of a particular
Bronze Age conflict becomes a sublime and sweeping evocation of the devastation of war throughout the
ages. Caroline Alexander, bestselling author of The Endurance and The Bounty has elegantly created a
wholly new translation that is epic in scale and yet devastating in its precision and power.
First serial, Audio: Ecco; Dramatic: Aitken Alexander Associates
Parry, Leslie
CHURCH OF MARVELS
May - $26.99
New York, 1899. Sylvan Threadgill, a night soiler who cleans out the privies behind the tenement houses,
pulls a terrible secret out from the filthy hollows: an abandoned newborn baby. Odile and Belle Church
were raised in The Church of Marvels, a sideshow in Coney Island. But now it has burned down and the
sisters escape to the city. Alphie Leonetti wakes up groggy and confused in a lunatic asylum. The last
thing she remembers is a dark stain on the floor and her mother-in-law screaming. On a single night,
these strangers’ lives will become irrevocably entwined. From the Coney Island seashore to the
tenement-studded streets of the Lower East Side, Leslie Parry makes turn-of-the-century New York feel
alive, vivid, and magical in this luminous debut.
Audio: Ecco; First serial, Dramatic: William Morris Endeavor Entertainment
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Vida, Vendela
UNTITLED
June - $25.99
From the acclaimed author of Let the Northern Lights Erase Your Name and The Lovers comes a tensely
drawn, spellbinding literary thriller. A woman travels to Casablanca on mysterious business. Almost
immediately, while checking into her hotel, she is robbed, her passport and all identification stolen.
Stripped of her identity, she feels both burdened by the crime and liberated by her sudden freedom to be
anyone at all. A chance encounter with a film crew provides an intriguing opportunity: a producer asks her
to be the body-double for a movie star filming in the city? And so begins a strange journey in which she’ll
become a stand-in-both on-set and off - for a reclusive celebrity who can no longer circulate freely in
society while gradually moving further and further away from the person she was when she arrived.
Audio: Ecco; First serial, Dramatic: Mary Evans Inc.
Zink, Neil
MISLAID
July - $26.99
A sharply observed, startlingly original debut about the making and unmaking of the American family. At
Stillwater College in Virginia, circa 1966. Peggy, a lesbian student, and Lee, a gay male professor, begin
an ill-advised affair that results in marriage and a family. The couple are mismatched from the start, but it
takes years before they separate. Afraid Lee will have her committed, Peggy grabs their three-year-old
daughter, Mireille, and steals a birth certificate. In this way, the pale, blonde-haired, blue-eyed Mireille
becomes Karen Brown: the black daughter of two black parents. From an abandoned shack in a swamp
Peggy raises Karen as black, without anyone at her public school batting an eyelash. Years later, a
minority scholarship will catapult Karen to the University of Virginia, setting off a series of
misunderstandings and culminating in a comedic finale worthy of Shakespeare.
Audio: Ecco; First serial, Dramatic: Susan Golomb Literary Agency
Nonfiction
Bowien, Danny & Chris Ying
THE MISSION CHINESE FOOD COOKBOOK
June - $34.99
Mission Chinese Food is not exactly a Chinese restaurant. Born out of a food truck that roamed the late
night streets of San Francisco’s Mission District, it started life as a restaurant within a restaurant that
served radically reimagined “Chinese food.” This incredible resourcefulness and unbridled inventiveness
infuses each and every dish at Mission Chinese Food. Hungry diners queue up outside both the San
Francisco and Lower East Side locations, waiting hours for a tiny table in a cramped room just to try such
dishes as Sizzling Cumin Lamb Breast and Kung Pao Pastrami. In 2011, Bon Appetit named Mission
Chinese Food the second best restaurant in America. Now in The Mission Chinese Food Cookbook,
Bowien and his team chronicle the restaurant’s unconventional and meteoric rise to popularity in a
“cookbook in conversations” that combines raucous storytelling with delicious recipes and beautiful full
color photos. Anthony Bourdain Books
First serial, Audio: Ecco; Dramatic: Inkwell Management, Inc.
Gordon, Shep
UNTITLED SHEP GORDON MEMOIR
May - $25.99
In the course of his incredible career as a manager and producer, Shep Gordon has worked with, and
befriended, some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry, from Alice Cooper to Bette Davis,
from Jimmy Carter to Groucho Marx, from Blondie to Janis Joplin to Sylvester Stallone to Salvador Dali.
From his humble beginnings, Gordon grew to become one of the most influential, and most respected,
personalities in his business. Now a beloved, revered figure, Gordon is spoken about as much for his
kindness and charisma, as for his extraordinary life and work. In this star-studded memoir, Gordon gives
us riotous anecdotes and outrageous accounts of his free-wheeling, globe-trotting journey. Told with
incomparable humor and heart, UNTITLED is a candid, hilarious behind-the-scenes look at the worlds of
music and entertainment from the consummate Hollywood insider. Anthony Bourdain Books
First serial, Audio: Ecco; Dramatic: William Morris Endeavor Entertainment
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Markoff, John
DANCING WITH ROBOTS
July- $26.99
Robots are poised to transform society as completely as the Internet did twenty years ago: will these
robots help us or will they replace us? Pulitzer-Prize-winning science writer John Markoff confronts one of
the most important questions we face today. Dancing with Robots explores a tension that has faced
computer scientists and artificial intelligence researchers for decades, but which today has become the
principle ethical question of our age. As robots replace a rapidly widening array of human jobs, those who
design the machines have a stark choice to make. They can design systems to enhance the quality of
human work - or they can design systems that replace humans entirely. Both approaches will reshape the
modern world. John Markoff, part of the team of New York Times reporters who won the 2013 Pulitzer
Prize for Explanatory Reporting is the author of What the Dormouse Said.
First serial, Audio: Ecco; Dramatic: Brockman, Inc.
O’Neill, Laura & Benjamin Van Leeuwen
THE VAN LEEUWEN ARTISAN ICE CREAM BOOK
May - $29.99
In The Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream Book, the Van Leeuwen team brings us over sixty ice cream
recipes for every palate and season. Even as it ranges from beloved favorites to adventurous recipes
inspired by a host of international culinary influences, The Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream Book remains
inspired by the purity and simplicity of delicious ice cream, made with real ingredients most of us already
have in our kitchens. Each recipe - from the classic to the unexpected, from the simple to the advanced features a clarity of flavor, less sugar, and the best ingredients available - the very characteristics that
have won Van Leeuwen ice cream a cult following and glowing acclaim. Richly illustrated and filled with
invaluable techniques and tips for making old-fashioned ice cream at home.
First serial, Audio: Ecco; Dramatic: Union Literary
Steavenson, Wendell
CIRCLING THE SQUARE
June - $26.99
The Egyptian Revolution defied historical precedent, and it defied, too, the templates of storytelling. There
was no protagonist, no leader, no one bad guy, no one hero - but for New Yorker writer Wendell
Steavenson there were walks through noisy, overflowing streets colored in a fresh wash of revolutionary
graffiti; there were protestors rising in the early mornings from flower beds, shaking themselves anew;
and there were moments of reflection found in food stalls and museums. So much of history is hiding in
the white spaces, dismissed as marginalia. By turns memoir and reportage, travelogue and musing,
Circling the Square is a mosaic of the Egyptian Revolution from Mubarak’s fall to Morsi’s, made from the
mortar of life that’s found between the news blocks.
Audio: Ecco; First serial, Dramatic: William Morris Endeavor Entertainment
Ureneck, Lou
THE GREAT FIRE
May - $26.99
The year was 1922: World War I had just come to a close, the Ottoman Empire was in decline, and Asa
Jennings had just arrived in Smyrna, as Turkish forces advanced on the coastal city. Half a million
terrified Greek and Armenian refugees swarmed Smyrna’s piers in a desperate attempt to escape.
Turkish soldiers burned the city and began raping and killing the Christian refugees. Jennings was floored
by the cruelty and bloodshed brought on by the Turks and was desperate to help. The circumstances
demanded a miracle. The man who delivered it was Asa Jennings. The Great Fire is the story of that
rescue, and of the improbable American hero who engineered it.
First serial, Audio: Ecco; Dramatic: The Kneerim, Williams and Bloom Agency
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Woolley, Scott
THE NETWORK
June - $26.99
The Network tells the true story of one of the greatest business heists in American history: the rip-off of
the airwaves. Edwin Armstrong was a prolific inventor: he developed the first amplifier, the modern radio
transmitter, and FM radio. David Sarnoff, a prescient and savvy businessman, recognized the power of
Armstrong’s inventions. The two men worked together for decades, inaugurating the communications age
in America. In the mid-1930s, however, Armstrong suspected that Sarnoff had orchestrated a cadre of
government regulators to seize control of the FM airwaves. Devastated by this presumed betrayal,
Armstrong killed himself. But the commodification of the airwaves continued, and its legacy reaches the
present. Woolley uses the story of Sarnoff and Armstrong to tell the origin story of the American
communications technology business and the various masterminds who took a resource, air, and turned it
to industrial fortune.
Audio: Ecco; First serial, Dramatic: William Morris Endeavor Entertainment
Zapruder, Matthew
WHY POETRY
June - $24.99
In Why Poetry, award-winning poet Matthew Zapruder takes on what it is that poetry - and poetry alone can do. Zapruder explores what poems are, and how we can read them, so that we can, as Whitman
wrote, “possess the origin of all poems,” without the aid of any teacher or expert, and without having to
look through anyone else’s eyes but our own. Most importantly, however, he asks why we should read
poetry and how this reading can help us to lead our lives with greater meaning and purpose.
Audio: Ecco; First serial, Dramatic: William Morris Endeavor Entertainment
Amistad
Fiction
Perkins-Valdez, Dolen
BALM
May - $25.99
The much-anticipated second novel from the award winning, New York Times bestselling author of
Wench. At the end of the Civil War, two women in Chicago use their supernatural powers to help heal the
war’s wounds. Although Madge’s magical hands can sense what ails a person, she is unable to turn that
strength on herself, her own heartache eluding her. Sadie can speak with the dead, but until she makes
peace with her father, she cannot fully embrace her gifts. Hemp, a newly freed former-slave, has just
arrived in a Chicago brimming with possibilities, yet his ongoing search for his long missing wife makes
redemption seem impossible. Love and healing are just out of reach for all of them, and even the city’s
bustling streets are unable to provide solace. Beautiful in its historical and emotional breadth, Balm’s
characters face struggles of love and loss, while the nation itself is trying to heal from war.
First serial, Audio: Amistad; Dramatic: The Gernert Company, Inc.
Nonfiction
Campbell, Luther & Tanner Colby
LIBERTY CITY
August - $24.99
Born in Miami’s Liberty City, Luther Campbell started out selling records from the trunk of his car and
DJing street parties. Then he joined the young rap group 2 Live Crew, started his own record label, and
just three years later, thanks to the group’s iconic, multi-platinum album, As Nasty As They Wanna Be,
was a millionaire many times over. But 2 Live Crew’s outrageous lyrics made them a target for the
country’s conservative moral majority, and Campbell was target #1. He spent over a million dollars of his
own money fighting off cops and prosecutors in order to protect his, and every other artist’s, right to free
speech. He took that fight from a county courthouse in Florida all the way to the Supreme Court and won,
setting landmark First Amendment precedents that still shape the entertainment industry today.
First serial, Audio: Amistad; Dramatic: Foundry Literary + Media LLC
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Gaye, Jan
AFTER THE DANCE
May - $25.99
On her seventeenth birthday in 1973, Janice Hunter met Marvin Gaye – the soulful prince of Motown
whose chart-topping album What’s Going On made him a superstar two years earlier. Despite a sixteenyear-age difference and Marvin’s marriage to the sister of Berry Gordy, Motown’s founder, the star struck
teenager and the emotionally volatile singer began a scorching relationship that fell apart two years later.
One moment Jan was studying high school history; the next she was accompanying Marvin to parties
with other pop stars, and lounging with Don Cornelius on the set of Soul Train. But the distractions and
burdens of fame, and the temptation of drugs overshadowed the love they shared and their marriage
eventually disintegrated. Silent since Marvin’s tragic death in 1984, Jan at last opens up, sharing the
moving story of one of music history’s most fabled marriages. Unsparing in its honesty and insight, After
the Dance reveals what it’s like to ride on a wave of fame and self-destruction with a tortured genius
whose artistry continues to be celebrated.
First serial, Audio: Amistad; Dramatic: Vigliano Associates Inc.
Newkirk, Pamela
SPECTACLE
June - $25.99
In 1904, Samuel Philips Verner traveled to Africa and returned with an exhibit for the St. Louis World Faira young Congolese man by the name of Ota Benga, 103-pounds, 4-feet 11-inches tall. Two years later,
Ota Benga was acquired for the New York Zoological Gardens. He was caged in the Primate House
along with an orangutan, and displayed to visitors as “The African Pygmy.” Tens of thousands of visitors
came to see Ota Benga. He commanded headlines from New York to California, and across Europe,
sparking a firestorm of criticism and intrigue. In Spectacle, Pulitzer Prize winner Pamela Newkirk
movingly chronicles Ota Benga’s history, from his capture by Verner in 1904 to his suicide in 1916.
Through it all, Spectacle charts the evolution of race relations during the early years of the 20th Century,
exposing the racially fraught era for Africa Americans and the rising tide of political disenfranchisement
and social scorn.
First serial, Audio: Amistad; Dramatic: Sterling Lord Literistic Inc.
White, Maurice & Herb Powell
KEEP YOUR HEAD TO THE SKY
June - $26.99
A memoir about the legendary group Earth, Wind and Fire, written by the band’s founder, with a foreword
by Steve Harvey. Earth, Wind & Fire has received over 20 Grammy nominations since their creation in
1969. They have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, received a star on the Hollywood
Walk of Fame, and have sold over 90 million albums worldwide. They are a group that continues to be
hugely influential, with artists old and new finding inspiration in their music. Founder Maurice White
reflects on the great blessings music has brought to his life and the struggles that have been placed
before him. He talks about his mother leaving him behind in Memphis when he was four; moving to
Chicago at eighteen; leaving the Ramsey Lewis Trio to form Earth, Wind and Fire, only to have the
original group fall apart; his diagnosis of Parkinson’s and his final public performance with the group at
the Grammy Awards in 2006. Earth, Wind and Fire is the story of a man whose creativity and
determination carried him to great success, and whose faith enabled him to love every moment.
First serial, Audio: Amistad; Dramatic: Faith Childs Literary Agency
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HarperWave
Browner, Jesse
ZERO TO FIFTY
June - $24.99
At the age of fifty, author Jesse Browner realized he was not living the bohemian, responsibility-free life
that he had once envisaged for himself, but had somehow evolved into a responsible family man, saddled
with a mortgage, a full-time job, child-rearing expenses and no apparent way out. How had this
happened? In an effort to answer this, Browner embarks on a systematic, in-depth analysis of the path
that had led him to his mid-life moment of reckoning. In Zero to Fifty, he divides his adult life into five
phases - ambition, love, work, fulfillment and serenity and sketches portraits of himself at every stage,
looking for clues to the real story hidden behind the biography. Ultimately, Browner finds our task is not so
much to ask how we got here as to recognize that we got here on our own two feet, that we had our own
reasons for making the choices we made, even if we didn’t understand them at the time, and we can use
that understanding to guide our path through the second half of our adult lives.
Audio: HarperWave; First serial, Dramatic: Brandt & Hochman Literary Agents
Goodman, Eric
UNTITLED ON ORIGINAL HUMAN MOVEMENT
May - $26.99
People all over the world are experiencing more chronic pain than ever before. Our movement patterns
have adapted to our seated lifestyle and this book shows readers how to repair maladapted movement
and breathing patterns by introducing the three principles of Foundation Training: Decompression,
Anchoring and Integration. Getting strong and fit doesn’t have to involve intense training or exercise.
Instead, Dr. Goodman shows how your time is best spent focusing on strengthening your posterior chain
muscles, and increasing the stabilization and flexibility in the muscles of the rib cage as you go about the
simple activities of daily life. This innovative yet sensible technique has helped athletes and non-athletes
alike to end the cycle of injury and pain. The book teaches readers the philosophy, logic and movement
patterns behind Foundation Training. Dr. Goodman’s techniques can be used to enhance performance,
repair damage, or simply to provide a solid fitness level for all.
First serial, Audio: HarperWave; Dramatic: Author c/o HarperWave
Hutton, Andrea
BALD IS BETTER WITH EARRINGS
July - $16.99 pbk
When Andrea Hutton was diagnosed with breast cancer, she wanted to know everything. She educated
herself; read every book, article, and internet site she could find and talked to everyone she knew, but
nothing would prepare her for the experiences of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation. She wanted a
guide - a how-to for the cancer girl she had become. But despite all of her research, she never discovered
one. Bald is Better with Earrings is the book that Andrea tried to find when she was diagnosed: A plain
and straightforward (and occasionally funny and uplifting) how-to for the many situations one may find
herself in after being diagnosed with breast cancer. In a conversational tone, Andrea explains what to
expect: the tests, the chemo, shaving one’s head, being bald, the radiation, and the ensuing emotions in
the order that these things happened to her. Bald is Better with Earrings is the comprehensive, musthave guide for anyone who is dealing with breast cancer.
First serial, Audio: HarperWave; Dramatic: Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency
Kumai, Candice
CLEAN GREEN EATS
June – 26.99
We hear it all the time - the secret to optimal health, disease prevention, and weight loss is to cut out the
processed stuff and eat more green foods. But aside from making the same old salads just how do we
make our diets “greener” in a way that is compatible with our lives, our resources, and most importantly,
our taste buds? That’s where Chef and Food Editor Candice Kumai comes in. In Clean Green Eats she
offers more than 100 simple and delicious recipes that make it effortless to live a cleaner, greener lifestyle
by committing to a whole food diet full of natural, nutrient-dense ingredients. Candice also introduces the
concept of “meat as a treat,” suggesting that while it’s important to reduce our meat intake and focus on
plant-based foods - meat can still be a healthy part of your clean, green diet.
First serial, Audio: HarperWave; Dramatic: William Morris Endeavor Entertainment
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Luzzi, Joseph
IN A DARK WOOD
May - $25.99
Dante scholar Joseph Luzzi tells the harrowing story of his wife’s sudden death in a car accident and how
Dante’s The Divine Comedy helped him to endure his grief. Luzzi’s wife Katherine was seven months
pregnant when she was killed in an auto accident. Their daughter, Isabel, was delivered by emergency Csection. In the years of heartache that followed, Luzzi turned to Dante’s The Divine Comedy. Divided into
three parts, In a Dark Wood traces Luzzi’s journey. “The Underworld,” follows Luzzi’s descent into grief
and his examination of Dante’s accounts of early exile. In “Purgatorio,” Luzzi explores how Dante found
the will to carry on and how he himself began to find hidden opportunities in everyday life. The last part,
“Squaring the Circle,” refers to Dante’s metaphor for coming face-to-face with God and the mysteries of
love. Luzzi’s memoir is both a personal odyssey and a reminder of the power of great literature in the
darkest of times.
First serial, Audio: HarperWave; Dramatic: Joy Harris Literary Agency Inc.
Malkin, Craig
RETHINKING NARCISSISM
July - $25.99
In Rethinking Narcissism readers will learn that there’s far more to narcissism than its reductive invective
would imply. The truth is that narcissists (all of us) fall on a spectrum somewhere between utter
selflessness on the one side, and arrogance and grandiosity on the other. A healthy middle exhibits a
strong sense of self. On the far end lies sociopathy. Malkin deconstructs the healthy from the unhealthy
narcissism and offers clear, step-by-step guidance on how to promote healthy narcissism in our partners,
our children, and ourselves.
First serial, Audio: HarperWave; Dramatic: Miriam Altschuler Literary Agency
McNamara, Garrett
UNTITLED GARRETT MCNAMARA MEMOIR
August - $25.99
“GMac” is to big-wave surfing as “Evel Knievel” was to motorcycling. After surfing big waves around the
world and repeatedly escaping with his life, McNamara was hungry for more, embarking on a mission to
find the largest wave on earth, and surf it. In November of 2011 McNamara caught a 78-foot wave in
Nazaré, Portugal, setting a world record. In 2013, he shattered his own record and surfed a 100-foot
wave on the same beach. He continues to chase calving glaciers in Antarctica and ride the ensuing tidal
waves. His stunts inspire awe in fans and critics alike. McNamara’s memoir is about more than thrillseeking behavior. It’s about conquering one’s fears, and overcoming obstacles past and present. His
story will inspire many readers - from his ability to surf the biggest waves, to sharing the healing power of
surfing with autistic children, McNamara exemplifies what it means to be a Waterman.
First serial, Audio: HarperWave; Dramatic: Relativity Sports
Ozment, Katherine
GRACE WITHOUT GOD
June - $26.99
Twenty percent of the US population identifies as Atheist – a 100% jump in the last decade. Many
families are deserting their churches and abandoning their old traditions. But are we losing something
more than just ancient folklore? A growing number of secular humanists believe we are. Studies have
shown that those who belong to a church, synagogue, or other religious congregation are more likely to
donate to charity, be more socially active, be more collaborative and creative, and are even better safeguarded against depression and anxiety. Secular humanists are an emerging population who want to
bridge the gap, syphoning dogma out of religion and recapturing its essence. They teach morality
through literature, and make community service a priority – and all without “God.”
First serial, Audio: HarperWave; Dramatic: Gillian Mackenzie Literary Agency LLC
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Harper Perennial
Fiction
Glaser, Rachel
PAULINA & FRAN
August - $14.99 pbk
Paulina is the disputable queen of her New England art school. She is equal parts audacious and
entrancing, a mean girl who judges everyone and believes that everyone is envious of her. Fran is a
painter who procrastinates past her deadlines and floats through criticisms and dance floors alike. Quirky
and sweet, with a gorgeous untamed head of curly hair, she has a lack of self-confidence but amazing
potential in her art. When Paulina and Fran meet on a school trip to Norway, their chemistry is instant and
their friendship easy. But when Fran winds up dating one of Paulina’s ex-boyfriends, Paulina is
determined to destroy them, creating a rift between the girls that will mark their lives. Part comedy of
manners, part tragic love triangle, Paulina & Fran is a multicolored story of friendship, art, sex, obsession,
and curly hair.
First serial, Audio: Harper Perennial; Dramatic: William Morris Endeavor Entertainment
Kultgen, Chad
STRANGE ANIMALS
July - $15.99 pbk
From the author of the cult classics The Average American Male and Men, Women and Children, comes
a novel about religion and a woman’s right to choose. Karen Holloway is a philosophy PhD candidate,
struggling to find a dissertation topic. When she discovers she is pregnant, she seeks to end the
pregnancy. But on the way to the clinic, Karen has the epiphany she’s been looking for, an idea so bold it
will undoubtedly become a national debate. She creates a webpage asserting that the Christian Right
does not care about the life of unborn children, but rather about controlling women. She challenges them
to donate $100 million before her third trimester, in which case she will give the baby up for adoption and
secure the money in a trust for the child’s future. Karen’s challenge becomes big news, sparking debate,
but her world-changing idea comes with unforeseen consequences.
First serial, Audio: Harper Perennial; Dramatic: Trident Media Group
McKay, Ami
THE WITCHES OF NEW YORK
July - $15.99 pbk
New York City in the spring of 1880 is a place alive with wonder and curiosity, whose residents eagerly
engage in both scientific experimentation and spiritualist pursuits. Séances are the entertainment of
choice in exclusive social circles, and many enterprising women - some possessed of true intuitive
powers, and some who simply have a gift for performance - find work as mediums. The novel follows
three mediums (Adelaide, Isabell, and Beatrice) as they practice their craft in drawing rooms and parlors,
at lavish dinner parties with titled guests. With pendulum, crystal ball, and planchette in hand, they peer
into the future and call upon the dead. Circumstance, fate, and magic conspire to involve these three
friends in the mysterious disappearance of a working-class woman in the seedy Tenderloin district. The
Witches of New York is a remarkable novel of the dark arts, and of powerful forces both supernatural and
human, by the acclaimed author of The Birth House and The Virgin Cure.
Audio: Harper Perennial; First serial, Dramatic: The Helen Heller Agency Inc.
Pappos, Ioannis
HOTEL LIVING
June - $14.99 pbk
“I’m homeless, but in First Class.” In his debut novel, Ioannis Pappos presents a world of custom linens,
rarified chateaus, and insider trading. Stathis Rakis abandons his small Greek village for Paris, where he
pursues an MBA, then to the US to begin the life of a high powered consultant. The few hours of the day
not devoted to work are spent draining the minibar, battling insomnia, and binging on more than room
service in his expensed hotel suites in New York, Los Angeles, and London. Luxury is a given, happiness
is not. As Stathis drifts upward, he witnesses the criminal decadence that will become the 2008 financial
crisis. In a world of insiders, Stathis remains the outsider. As much an incisive social commentary as it is
riveting storytelling, Hotel Living unravels with grace and humor.
Audio: Harper Perennial; First serial, Dramatic: Author c/o Harper Perennial
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Nonfiction
Ariely, Dan
UNTITLED ASK ARIELY BOOK
June - $15.99 pbk
Three-time New York Times bestselling author Dan Ariely teams up with legendary New Yorker cartoonist
William Whaefeli to present an expanded, illustrated collection of his immensely popular Wall Street
Journal advice column, “Ask Ariely.” Behavioral economist Ariely applies his scientific analysis of the
human condition in his Q&A column, in which he responds to readers who write in with personal
conundrums ranging from the serious to the curious: What can you do to stay calm when you’re playing
the volatile stock market? What’s the best way to get someone to stop smoking? How can you maximize
the return on your investment at an all-you-can-eat buffet? Can you ever rationally justify spending
thousands of dollars on a Rolex? In Ask Ariely, readers will laugh, learn, and most importantly gain a new
perspective on how to deal with the inevitable problems that plague our daily life.
Audio: Harper Perennial; First serial, Dramatic: Levine Greenberg Literary Agency
Brockman, John
LIFE
August - $15.99 pbk
John Brockman gathers the best biologists, geneticists, and physicists to explain life, in this latest
installment of Brockman’s Masterclass series. In Life, the world’s most preeminent science writers present
new research and theories on life. Contributors include: Freeman Dyson on whether life is analog or
digital; Richard Dawkins on a perspective of life centered on genetics; Stuart Kauffman on the untapped
potential for life called the “adjacent possible”; Edward O. Wilson on how superorganisms are
constructed; Matt Ridley on the changing genome; Ray Kurzweil on biocomputation; Steven Strogatz on
the mathematics of fireflies; and much more.
First serial: Harper Perennial; Audio, Dramatic: Brockman Inc.
Crabb, David
BAD KID
May - $14.99 pbk
Filled with the music and popular culture of the late-eighties and early-nineties, Bad Kid is a hilarious,
poignant story about a boy growing up gay (and Goth) in San Antonio at a time and place where it was
hard to be one, near impossible to be the other. David Crabb perfectly depicts that moment in life when
you are suddenly shoved from a safe and happy childhood into the terrifying realm of the teenager. He
details his passage from first cars and the hormone-crazed trials of high school, to drugs, night clubs, and
sexual experimentation. Family, friends, infatuation, sex - no subject is too personal as Crabb pairs
profound insights about personal acceptance with a laugh-out-loud, self-deprecating humor, making Bad
Kid as charming as it is poignant. David Crabb is a performer, writer, teacher, and storyteller.
First serial, Audio: Harper Perennial; Dramatic: Trident Media Group
Ginsberg, Allen
THE ESSENTIAL GINSBERG
May - $17.99 pbk
One of the Beat Generation’s most renowned poets and writers, Allen Ginsberg became internationally
famous not only for his published works but for his actions as a human rights activist who championed the
sexual revolution, gay liberation, Buddhism and eastern religion, and the confrontation of societal norms all before it became fashionable to do so. The Essential Ginsberg collects a mosaic of materials that
displays the full range of Ginsberg’s mental landscape. His most important poems, songs, essays, letters,
journals, and interviews are displayed in chronological order. Personal correspondence with William
Burroughs and Jack Kerouac is included as well as photographs of his friends and fellow rogues William
Burroughs, Neal Cassady, and more.
Audio: Harper Perennial; First serial, Dramatic: The Wylie Agency LLC
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Harper Paperbacks
Fiction
Harper, Tom
ZODIAC STATION
May - $14.99 pbk
Deep in the Arctic, the US Coast Guard icebreaker Terra Nova batters its way through the frozen sea. A
gaunt figure skis out of the fog on the pack ice. He says his name is Thomas Anderson, and that he’s the
lone survivor of a terrible accident at the research outpost Zodiac Station. Ten days earlier, he’d arrived
there, but things quickly went wrong when the man who hired him turned up dead at the bottom of a
crevasse. The base commander insisted he fell. But footprints in the snow told a much different story. As
Anderson tells a tale of sabotage, suspicion, and paranoia, the mystery only deepens. But the truth is
something no one on the Terra Nova could have imagined. A fast-paced, gripping thriller that marries
science and adventure, Zodiac Station is as chilling and unpredictable as the fierce Arctic landscape.
Audio: Harper Paperbacks; First serial, Dramatic: Hodder & Stoughton, Ltd.
Mayne, Andrew
NAME OF THE DEVIL
May - $15.99 pbk
After playing a pivotal role in the capture of the Warlock, a seemingly supernatural serial killer, FBI agent
Jessica Blackwood can no longer ignore the world she left behind. Formerly a prodigy in a family dynasty
of illusionists, her talent and experience endow her with a unique understanding of the power and
potential of deception. When a church congregation vanishes in rural Appalachia, the bizarre trail of
carnage indicates the Devil’s hand at work. But Satan can’t be the suspect, so the FBI turns to Jessica.
She’s convinced that an old cassette tape holds the key to the mystery, and unraveling the recorded
events reveals a troubling act with far-reaching implications. The evil at work is human, and she must
follow the trail from West Virginia to Mexico, Miami, and even the hallowed halls of the Vatican. From the
author of Angel Killer. Bourbon Street Books
First serial, Audio: Harper Paperbacks; Dramatic: Trident Media Group
White, Kate
THE WRONG MAN
June - $15.99 pbk
Bold and adventurous in her work as one of Manhattan’s hottest interior decorators, Kit Finn couldn’t be
tamer in her personal life. So, while on vacation in the Florida Keys, Kit resolves to do something risky for
once by flirting with Matt Healy, a man she bumps into at the bar. Matt offers to cook her dinner when
they’re both back in the city. But when Kit arrives at his luxury apartment ready for the date of a lifetime, it
is a different man who claims to be Matt that answers the door. At first she believes she is the victim of a
con man, but then realizes that this treachery goes a lot deeper, and gets a lot deadlier. Adrenalinecharged and filled with harrowing twists at every turn, The Wrong Man will leave readers guessing until
the final page. Kate White is the New York Times bestselling author of the stand-alone novels Hush, The
Sixes, and Eyes on You, and the Bailey Weggins mystery series.
Audio: Harper Paperbacks; First serial, Dramatic: Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency
Williams, Charlotte
BLACK VALLEY
July - $14.99 pbk
Therapist Jessica Mayhew has enough problems without getting wrapped up in her patients’ drama. But
her new client - chic, moody, obsessive painter Elinor Powell - presents a rare professional challenge.
She blames herself for her mother’s death. An attack of claustrophobia is interfering with her work, as is
her deepening paranoia about her twin sister, Isobel, and her brother-in-law Blake. But when Jessica
meets the entire unhappy family she starts to wonder whether Elinor might be on to something. Might
there be more to her mother’s death? Could Blake have been involved? Set against the otherworldly
Welsh countryside, Black Valley is a novel rich in character, intrigue, and harrowing dangers. Bourbon
Street Books
Audio: Harper Paperbacks; First serial, Dramatic: Macmillan Publishers Ltd.
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Harper Business
Chhabra, Ashvin B.
THE ASPIRATIONAL INVESTOR
June - $29.99
The Chief Investment Officer of Merrill Lynch explains why everything you’ve been told about managing
your investment portfolio is wrong - and offers a new framework for making better choices in the future.
Investing is not about beating the market. Investing is about you - both your practical, near-term needs and desires for the future. In this book Chhabra offers a new approach to managing wealth that he calls
“Wealth Allocation Framework” - one based on goals and the careful allocation of risks, not markets. He
begins with the idea that a truly comprehensive wealth management strategy can accommodate the three
seemingly incompatible objectives that should underpin every wealth management plan: the need for
financial security in the face of known and unknowable risks; the need to maintain your living standard in
the face of inflation; and the need to pursue aspirational goals for wealth creation.
First serial, Audio: Harper Business; Dramatic: Brockman Inc.
Karlgaard, Rich & Michael S. Malone
THE NEW SCIENCE OF TEAMS
July - $27.99
How do you tell which teams are poised for greatness, and which are on the verge of failure? By the
same token, if you were to look at the top-performing teams in your company - in management,
manufacturing, R&D, sales - would you be able to identify which ones were reaching the end of their
lifespan? Would you know how to recompose the replacement team to be just as effective and without
any lost time or without lowering morale? Are your teams the right size for the job? The New Science of
Teams, answers all of these questions - and more. Combing vivid reports of the latest scientific research,
compelling case studies, and great storytelling, The New Science of Teams will lead managers and
executives in all walks of life to look at their teams in a whole new way.
First serial, Audio: Harper Business; Dramatic: Levine Greenberg Literary Agency
Roth, Bernard
THE ACHIEVEMENT HABIT
July - $27.99
Did you know that achievement can be learned? As Bernie Roth, Academic Director at the Stanford
d.school explains, achievement is a muscle. And once you learn how to flex it, you’ll be able to meet life’s
challenges and fulfill their goals. In The Achievement Habit, Bernie employs the remarkable insights that
stem from design thinking to help us realize the true power we all have within us to change our lives for
the better. We can gain the confidence to finally do things we’ve always wanted to do, while ridding
ourselves of issues that stand in the way of reaching our full potential. And the experience of taking
control of our lives propels us forward, making it possible to accomplish the next important task and
others that follow. Here, Bernie will lead readers through a series of discussions, stories, advice and
exercises designed to help them create a different experience in their lives.
First serial, Audio: Harper Business; Dramatic: Lynn Johnston Literary
Ward, Dan
THE SIMPLICITY CYCLE
May - $22.99
We all make things, every day. Whether composing an email, cooking a meal or constructing the Mars
Rover, making things is part of being human. The Simplicity Cycle shines a light on how complexity
affects the things we make for good or ill, taking us on a journey through the process of making things,
with a particular focus on identifying and avoiding complexity-related pitfalls. Ward explains how the
standard development process involves increasing complexity to increase the outcome. The problem
comes when the complexity starts getting in the way, but we often don’t know where that point is until we
pass it. Ward suggests a number of techniques, from removing components and testing the system
without them, to reconceptionalizing important aspects of the system. Lucidly and effortlessly, Ward
shows us how we can make things that are simple, elegant and effective. Dan Ward is the author of
F.I.R.E.: How Fast, Inexpensive, Restrained, and Elegant Methods Ignite Innovation.
First serial, Audio: Harper Business; Dramatic: Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency
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Welch, Jack & Suzy Welch
THE REAL LIFE MBA
May - $29.99
You can talk about theories, concepts, and ideologies all you want, but when it gets right down to it,
winning in business is all about mastering the gritty, inescapable, make-or-break, real-life dilemmas that
define the new economy, the old economy, and everything in between. This is the real stuff of work today.
In the decade since their blockbuster international best-seller Winning was published, Jack and Suzy
Welch have dug deeper into business than ever in their careers, traveling the world consulting to
businesses of every size and in every industry, working closely with entrepreneurs from Mumbai to Silicon
Valley, starting their own company, and owning and managing more than 40 companies through private
equity. Coupled with Jack’s 20 years of iconic leadership at GE and Suzy’s tenure as editor of the
Harvard Business Review, their new database of knowledge will infuse the pages of The Real Life MBA
with fresh, relevant stories and equally powerful solutions.
First serial, Audio: Harper Business; Dramatic: Authors c/o Harper Business
Broadside Books
Anderson, Kristen Soltis
THE NEW VOTE
July - $26.99
The GOP’s leading millennial pollster reveals how America’s shifting demographics will affect future
elections. The voting public has been radically transformed in recent years. Cultural factors are
reshaping how a new generation of voters thinks about issues. Demographic shifts are creating an
increasingly diverse electorate. The New Vote examines these trends, offering key insights into the
changing nature of American politics. It’s data-driven yet highly readable approach busts established
myths about campaigns and elections while offering insights about what’s ahead. Blending observations
from focus groups, personal stories, and polling results, this book provides the answers about where
America is heading.
First serial, Audio: Broadside Books; Dramatic: Schisgal Agency LLC
Brooks, Arthur C.
THE CONSERVATIVE HEART
June - $27.99
After years of focusing on economic growth, job creation, and traditional social values, it is time for a new
kind of conservative movement. A conservative movement that fights poverty, promotes equal
opportunity, celebrates earned success, and values spiritual enlightenment. The Conservative Heart is
the product of years of research and analysis by one of the country’s leading scholars and policy thinkers.
Brooks’ research on the sources of happiness show that what people most need are four “institutions of
meaning”: faith, family, community, and meaningful work. These are not only the foundations of personal
well-being but the means for building a better nation. The Conservative Heart is dedicated to charting this
path in a politically appealing and accessible way. A call to action, it combines reporting, original
research, and case studies in a compelling manifesto for renewal.
First serial, Audio: Broadside Books; Dramatic: Garamond Agency
Cruz, Ted
UNTITLED
May - $27.99
Liberals love to hate Ted Cruz. The outspoken Texas Senator has a knack for getting under their skin. His
quotable remarks - and even more, his principled stands on numerous national issues -- have made him
a political lightning rod. Since his election to the Senate in 2012 he has refused to go along with the
established way of doing business in Washington. As a result, he has become a voice for millions of
Americans frustrated with governmental corruption and gridlock. The book will tell Cruz’s story as a
Cuban immigrant’s son who made it to the Ivy League, to the Supreme Court bar, and eventually the U.S.
Senate. Pulling back the curtain on the backroom deals between Republicans, Democrats, and the
lobbyists who keep them in office, the book will offer an inside look at what has gone wrong in our
nation’s capital. Cruz will argue that the need for change is urgent, and that the only way to bring about
real change is to revitalize the Constitutional principles that made our country great.
First serial, Audio: Broadside Books; Dramatic: Javelin Group LLC
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D’Souza, Dinesh
THAT’S NOT FAIR
June - $27.99
From #1 New York Times bestselling author, hit documentary filmmaker, and outspoken political pundit
Dinesh D’Souza, comes a timely and controversial manifesto in defense of Conservative morality that
unmasks progressives’ true motives. Progressives are only too willing to ascribe bad motives to
conservatives. Conservatives, they say, are greedy, selfish, and warmongering. But virtually no one
says anything bad about progressives. This book will defend conservatives against these charges and
show that they - and their policies - are not greedy, selfish and warlike. On the contrary, progressives are
the bad guys -- their vices are camouflaged as compassion and a desire for social justice. In this book
bestselling author Dinesh D’Souza not only refutes progressive arguments; he also unmasks progressive
motives. This is a book that vindicates conservative morality and exposes progressive immorality.
First serial, Audio: Broadside Books; Dramatic: Author c/o Broadside Books
Freedman, Adam
A LESS PERFECT UNION
May - $27.99
One of America’s leading commentators on constitutional law, Adam Friedman, provides an illuminating
history of states’ rights, and the vital importance of reviving them today. Rights that should belong to the
states have been unceremoniously usurped by the federal government. This is nothing short of a coup,
and it happened right under our noses. In A Less Perfect Union, Freedman provides a detailed and lively
history of the development and creation of states’ rights, from their individual founding, through the
constitution convention to The New Deal’s consolidation of federal power. He then discusses why a return
to states’ rights is vital to America today, from the increased checks against federal overreach, to taking
power out of the hands of special interests and crony capitalists in Washington. A Less Perfect Union is
the perfect book for anyone who is frustrated at the federal government’s inability to lead effectively, while
infringing on key American rights.
First serial, Audio: Broadside Books; Dramatic: Markson & Thoma Literary Agency
Sununu, John
THE QUIET MAN
June - $28.99
A major reappraisal of George H.W. Bush - the most underestimated president of modern times - written
by his former chief of staff, John Sununu. President Bush is remembered for orchestrating one of the
largest and most successful military campaigns in history when he drove Saddam Hussein out of Kuwait.
During his Presidency, the Berlin Wall fell and the Soviet Union collapsed, leaving the United States as
the lone superpower. This alone would be enough to earn Bush ‘41 a place of honor in the front ranks of
U.S. presidents. But his domestic achievements were equally impressive, including eradicating
impediments to civil rights, enacting environmental protections, and securing the passage of the
Americans with Disabilities Act. The Quiet Man takes you behind the scenes of this unsung but highly
consequential presidency, representing the hinge between the Cold War and the economic boom-times of
the 90s.
First serial, Audio: Broadside Books; Dramatic: Javelin Group LLC
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Harper Design
Barrie, J.M.
PETER PAN
June - $25.00
The adventures of Peter Pan and Wendy have continued to capture the hearts of generations since J.M.
Barrie first penned the stage play in 1904. This stunning new edition designed by MinaLima brings the
fantastical world of Neverland to life like never before with specially commissioned artwork and ten
exclusive removable features. MinaLima is a highly regarded graphic design studio based in London.
Unique and imaginative in their style, the studio is world-renowned as the design team behind one of the
largest film franchises of all time, Harry Potter. The book will be packed with a lush array of colorful
illustrations and interactive removable features including a detailed map of Neverland, multicolored trifolds, and a pouch of fairy dust. The book will also coincide with the highly anticipated 3-D film Pan, which
is set to release July 17th, 2015 and stars Hugh Jackman as Blackbeard, Rooney Mara as Tiger Lily,
Amanda Seyfried as Mary, and Garrett Hedlund as Captain Hook.
First serial, Audio: Harper Design; Dramatic: MinaLima Ltd.
Doman, Brandon
THE STRANGERS PROJECT
May - $29.99
An emotionally addictive and thrilling look at people’s deepest thoughts, some tragic, some funny, some
adventurous, told anonymously, in their own handwriting, in the tradition of Humans of New York and
PostSecret. The world is not made up of atoms, it is composed of tiny stories, and everyone has a story.
That’s the kernel within The Strangers Project, the five-year old venture by Brandon Doman to collect
stories from the people we share our world with. Doman first set up shop in an Ann Arbor coffeehouse in
2009, requesting passersby’s share a story with him—no prompt, no theme, any story, just so long as it
was true. Providing only paper, pens, and clipboards, Doman created an exploratory space that instantly
intrigued people to get involved. He then displayed selected stories on his Website strangersproject.com.
The stories are astonishing in their honesty and are intimate, powerful, sometimes chilling, and always
sincere. Since then, the project has become immensely successful, engaging strangers of all ages and
backgrounds who use the anonymous opportunity to reflect, rejoice, heal, and connect through words.
For the book, Doman has selected some 250 handwritten stories that powerfully reflect the essence of
this project.
First serial, Audio: Harper Design; Dramatic: The Agency Group Ltd.
Dotti, Luca
AUDREY AT HOME
June - $35.00
Audrey at Home is a gorgeous kitchen table biography. It presents a collection of the actress’s favorite
recipes that she gathered and kept in scrapbooks for her family and for entertaining that have never been
published before in any form. As Hepburn never wrote a memoir, this stunning volume is the closest
Audrey fans will ever get to a first-hand personal story, as it offers an insider’s look at Hepburn and her
home life, filled with recollections and anecdotes about Audrey in the context of the recipes for her
favorite dishes. Visuals include images of recipe cards and notes written in her own hand, personal
correspondence, drawings, and more than 250 previously unpublished personal family photographs.
Assembled by Audrey’s son, Luca Dotti, Audrey at Home takes us inside her private world and treats us
to her tried-and-true collection of recipes supplemented with anecdotes about her submitted by family and
friends and a wealth of private images from the family collection.
First Serial, Audio: Harper Design; Dramatic: Renaissance Literary & Talent
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Gallagher, Tara
SHUFFLE & DEAL
June - $21.99
In a world that relies ever more on the virtual, card games are a sociable beacon of light and offer oldschool fun. Shuffle & Deal offers one-on-one play as well as party games for two to four players. It is a
curated selection of classics, each game chosen for its fun factor as well as its nostalgic value—all those
games one grew up with. Complete rules and variations are included as are snippets of card-playing
history, strategies for winning, and a glossary of “card-speak” jargon. The terrific selection of games,
along with a collection of rich, colorful, and diverse collection of card art from medieval times to the
present day, give the book broad appeal. Fans of design and vintage paper ephemera are sure to be
drawn to the book’s singular gorgeous graphics, too.
First serial, Audio, Dramatic: Ilex Press
Guerrier, Simon
THE SCIENCE OF DOCTOR WHO
July- $19.99
Humorous and fun, The Science of Doctor Who is a fully illustrated exploration of the various scientific
theories presented throughout the BBC’s long-running hit series, Doctor Who. Each chapter opens with
an interesting question—“Is the TARDIS alive?” or “Why can’t the Doctor change history?”—and then
utilizes scientific ideas and evidence from the show to answer that question. This impressive book is
packed with original black and white illustrations, and exclusive new interviews from the current cast and
crew. Following each chapter, leading scientists will also offer insight on a particular Doctor Who episode
that relates to their field, such as English evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins, who discusses
evolutionary principles from the episode Full Circle. Each chapter will also include an original Doctor Who
short story written by a major science fiction writer (Alastair Reynolds, Stephen Baxter, and Peter F.
Hamilton) that will further explore the scientific ideas discussed.
First serial: Harper Design; Audio, Dramatic: Woodland Books
Rambaud, Elodie
THE PARIS STYLE GUIDE
May - $25.00
The unfaltering allure of Paris draws millions of international tourists each year. It is the top tourist
destination in the world, welcoming 15.5 million foreign tourists. In The Paris Style Guide, stylist and
Paris resident Elodie Rambaud offers a readily portable, beautifully designed, personally curated
anthology of not-to-be-missed destinations in the City of Light. It is an indispensable guide for those
traveling to Paris as well as a visual feast for those who simply want to dream. A brief introduction
provides valuable travel advice, including a short list of hotels, cafes, bars, patisseries, festivals, salons,
markets, and a sample itinerary for trip planning. The book then provides ten chapters organized by shop
type and goods. To complete the guide, Rimbaud includes additional destinations that don’t necessarily fit
into the ten categories but are nearby and worth visiting, such as old bookstores, specialty grocery stores,
and niche hobby shops. The back matter offers detailed maps of every area in the book. Charming and
elegant, Rambaud’s approachable guide to finding style in Paris will inspire travelers and Francophiles
alike.
First serial, Audio, Dramatic: Murdoch Books
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Revensen, Jody
HARRY POTTER: THE BOOK OF MAGICAL PLACES
May - $45.00
Grand in its design and package, this beautiful book grants an unprecedented look at the creative
process behind transforming J.K. Rowling’s wizarding world from the page to the big screen. Inside,
readers will discover the many challenges the studio faced when building the fantastical sites depicted in
Rowling’s books, from Hogwarts Castle and its many classrooms and dormitories, to the construction of
Diagon Alley and the Ministry of Magic. Organized based on film appearance, this book takes readers on
a visual journey through the world of all eight of the Harry Potter films. Detailed profiles of each
environment pair never-before-seen concept art, behind-the-scenes photographs, and film stills with
supplementary text that highlights filmmaking secrets from the Warner Bros archives. This book truly is an
unmatched look at the imaginative sets that were designed, built, furnished, and digitally enhanced
specifically for the films. It also includes the real locations that were scouted throughout the English,
Welsh, and Scottish countrysides, many of which would later become the settings for places such as
Hagrid’s hut, Shell Cottage, and the Hogwarts Bridge.
First serial, Audio: Harper Design; Dramatic: Insight Editions
Szaky, Tom and Albe Zakes
GARBAGE IS GREAT
July - $35.00
Written by TerraCycle CEO Tom Szaky and global director of communications Albe Zakes, Garbage is
Great is an exciting exploration of how the products we use in our daily lives impact the environment. It
explains what readers can do about it by recycling and upcycling. Jam-packed with information, more
than 200 photographs and illustrations, and approximately 20 DYI projects, this engaging, graphic volume
is destined to be the household primer on going-and staying-green. Printed on wood-free paper and with
a hip, interactive design, Garbage is Great is designed to be flipped through so readers can find engaging
information, little known facts, and compelling graphics, no matter where they turn. TerraCycle is a
company that makes eco-friendly, affordable consumer products from waste. By using some of the
trillions of pieces of packaging that go to landfill every year to build sustainable, affordable consumer
goods, TerraCycle hopes to replace the need to create virgin materials, like new plastics and textiles, by
showing the world it is more sustainable and more profitable to use waste as a raw material.
First serial, Audio: Harper Design; Dramatic: Renaissance Literary & Talent
Dey Street Books
Alt, Carol
A HEALTHY YOU
May - $25.99
In her first fully-illustrated lifestyle book, supermodel, actress, raw food expert and host of the hit FOX
television show, A Healthy You, Carol Alt shows readers how to approach all aspects of life with energy
and vitality—from diet to fitness to beauty. Drawing on years of experience as a raw food advocate, and
as a vocal ambassador of a mindful, health-focused lifestyle, Carol curates the best trends, tips, and
advice for creating a balanced, energy-filled life. As an expert in health advice that goes beyond the
mainstream, Carol demystifies and promotes the practices, regimens, diets, and products that work, but
may seem scary, difficult, or even extreme at times—be it raw eating or do-it-yourself, chemical-free
beauty products. Carol isn’t afraid to try the crazy sounding trends, or investigate seemingly fringe health
crazes—she specializes in making “alternative” ideas accessible to everyone. Filled with practical advice,
expert guidance on living a cleaner and greener lifestyle, and engaging stories from Carol’s own life, A
Healthy You will inspire readers to take charge of their health every day in new and exciting ways.
First serial, Audio: Dey Street Books; Dramatic: Laura Dail Literary Agency
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Bach, Sebastian
UNTITLED MEMOIR
June - $26.99
A hard-hitting, tell-all memoir from former Skid Row front man Sebastian Bach, charting his rise, Heavy
Metal heyday, and what happened when Hair Metal went the way of the 8-track tape. A former choir boy,
Sebastian Bach is now an iconic rock vocalist who has sold in excess of 20 million records worldwide.
Best known for his powerful high vocal range and his long blonde hair, Bach has been an integral part of
the metal music scene since he was 14-years-old, when he joined Kid Wikkid. Since then, he has rocked
out with Skid Row, Madam X, The Last Hard Men, The Frogs, and Frameshift. Bach namechecks all of
his famous friends, such as Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, Soundgarden, Pantera and Guns N Roses, just to name
a few. Bach saw the heavy metal, glam rock, and hard rock scene through and through and came out on
the other end still working his pipes and his hair, and he has some wild stories to tell.
First serial, Audio: Dey Street Books; Dramatic: Get Off My Bach Productions, Inc.
Beavan, Colin
HOW SHALL I LIVE?
August - $25.99
A few years ago, Colin Beavan reinvented himself as No Impact Man and attempted to live a zero net
environmental impact in his apartment in New York City. The book, the documentary, and his ongoing
lecture series provoked and inspired like-minded people who, like Colin, wanted to be part of the solution
rather than part of the problem. Touring the country, Colin found that he was deluged with questions from
ordinary people who understood that it is not reasonable to give up everything as Colin did for a year, but
wanted to know what is reasonable. In short, How Shall I Live? Can I have a child? Two? Three? Can I
travel and see the world? That burns fossil fuel. How much charity is enough and does it begin in the
home? In his next book, rather than attempt to dictate hard and fast responses to these questions, Colin
intends to walk readers through the ethical and practical ins and out of how to live in an increasingly
challenging and challenged world.
First serial, Audio: Dey Street Books; Dramatic: William Morris Endeavor Entertainment
Bello, Maria
MIRACLES AND MADNESS
May - $26.99
Actress and activist Maria Bello made waves with her New York Times Modern Love article, “Coming Out
as a Modern Family,” sharing how she explained to her son that she had fallen in love with her best
friend, a woman, and her relief at his easy and immediate acceptance. In this piece, she made a
compelling argument about the fluidity of partnerships, and how families in this modern world come in a
myriad of designs. This, Maria Bello’s first book, examines the idea of partnership in a woman’s life, and
how her partnerships—romantic, spiritual, familial, teacher/student, friendship based—helped define her
life, and encourages women to examine the boxes we force our lives, our identities, and ourselves into.
Throughout this powerful read, Bello shares deeply personal stories and lessons on how she has come to
discover her happiest self, accept who she is and, ultimately, live honestly.
First serial, Audio: Dey Street Books; Dramatic: Creative Artists Agency
Carolla, Adam
DADDY, STOP TALKING
May - $26.99
The latest book from New York Times bestselling author of In Fifty Years We’ll All Be Chicks, Not Taco
Bell Material and President Me, comedian, actor, television host and podcast king Adam Carolla uses his
infamous acerbic wit to give his humorous take on fatherhood in today’s world. As the father of a daughter
and a son, who pretty much ignore everything he says, comedian and podcast king Adam Carolla knows
the truth about parenting today. Carolla rips parenting a new one, and presents parents with some hard
realities that we must all face lest our kids grow up to never move out of their childhood homes and
blaming mommy and daddy for all of their problems. Along the way, Carolla offers sage advice to his
kids—and to future parents—on what matters most: dating, drinking and drugs, buying a house or car,
puberty, what to do with him when he gets old, and what kind of people his kids (and yours) should avoid
becoming.
First serial, Audio: Dey Street Books; Dramatic: Trident Media Group
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Diliberto, Gioia
DIANE VON FURSTENBERG
July - $28.99
In 1969, when women’s liberation and equal rights were on everyone’s lips, 22-year-old Diane von
Furstenberg set out to have a career—to become someone of her own. Growing up in Brussels as the
daughter of a Holocaust survivor, she improbably became the wife of Austrian nobleman Egon von
Furstenberg. Diane and Egon were living in New York, already fixtures of an outrageous fashion scene,
when she started a dress business. In 1973, at 27 years old, Diane invented the wrap dress. The wrap
made Diane rich and famous, landing her on the cover of Newsweek and invited to the White House.
However, at the end of the 70s she saw her business collapse overnight. Faced with bankruptcy, Diane
left fashion for 15 years and was regarded as a has-been—until her epiphany: she would restart her
business the way she’d begun it, with dresses, including her famous wrap, modified for a new generation.
A captivating portrait of an icon, Diane von Furstenberg will give a vivid sense of fashion’s evolution from
rare luxury to marketing monster, how a uniquely American fashion developed, the fashion subculture
that flourished in New York’s social world—and the extraordinary woman at its core. Diliberto is a
journalist, biographer, novelist, and playwright.
Audio: Dey Street Books; First serial, Dramatic: International Creative Management
Gibbons, Brittany
FAT GIRL WALKING
May -$25.99
Brittany Gibbons has been plus size her whole life. She is also a national spokesmodel, has stripped on
stage while presenting at TEDx, walked around Times Square in a bikini repeatedly and on purpose,
talked about sex on The Today Show, and been teased by Jay Leno in his monologue, twice. While she
didn’t set out to be “internet famous for being fat,” Brittany’s smart, honest, and hilarious writing on size
and body image on her popular blog, brittanyherself.com, has ignited a national conversation. Now in her
first book, a memoir in essays, Brittany shares her own story of growing up chubby in rural Ohio, finding
love with a man smaller than her, quitting the dieting game, “accidentally” having three babies, building a
career as a writer, and becoming a nationally recognized body image advocate—all told with a perfect
balance of self-deprecating humor and raw honesty.
First serial, Audio: Dey Street Books; Dramatic: Howard Morhaim Literary Agency
Hamilton, Suzy Favor
THE MIND GAMES
June - $26.99
Suzy Favor Hamilton was by all accounts Miss Perfect—an successful Olympic runner, a major sports
apparel spokesperson, and a happily married mother. She seemed to lead an ideal active, healthy, and
wholesome life. However, unbeknownst to Favor Hamilton, her obsession with performance and winning
were symptoms of a darker truth. As an undiagnosed sufferer from manic depression and bipolar
disorder, Favor Hamilton’s life took unexpected and sometimes dangerous turns. She turned to working
as a female escort in infamous Las Vegas in an effort to quell her intense feelings of dissatisfaction and
sadness. After her double-life was exposed, Favor Hamilton finally got the diagnosis that she long needed
and began to heal. Her story is one of incredible victory over the mind games that untreated mental
illness can cause. Through diagnosis, therapy, support and hope, Favor Hamilton is reclaiming her happy
and healthy family.
First serial, Audio: Dey Street Books; Dramatic: Dupree, Miller & Associates
Johnson, Jenny
IMMATURE ADULT
August - $26.99
A self-proclaimed “writer, proud Texan, asshole and owner of 2 dogs,” Jenny Johnson is hands-down one
of the funniest people on Twitter. Best known for her war with Chris Brown—an ugly feud that led Brown
to delete his Twitter account—Johnson has an unparalleled acerbic wit and knack for saying so hilariously
what we just might all be thinking. A regular contributor to GQ magazine, Johnson has penned hilarious,
but important, articles such as “How to be Funny When You’re Getting Death Threats,” “The Key to
Parenting: Not Wanting Kids,” and “Jenny Johnson’s Guide to Emoji Etiquette.” Jenny continues to make
readers laugh in this collection of humorous essays, on everything from her Texas childhood to family and
marriage.
First serial, Audio: Dey Street Books; Dramatic: William Morris Endeavor Entertainment
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Knight, Suge with Neil Strauss
YOUR PAIN IS MY JOY
July - $27.99
Marion “Suge” Knight was once the most powerful man in the music industry. He was also the most
reviled, and in some cases, the most feared. Legendary for the staggering success of his Death Row
Records in the 1990s, the label that dominated the charts starting with the release of Dr. Dre’s
groundbreaking The Chronic, and created megastars out of Tupac Shakur and Snoop Dogg, Knight was
perhaps more-well known for his violent tendencies. In a memoir organized around 100 fights of Suge’s
life, and written in the style that only a writer with the skill of Neil Strauss could deliver, Your Pain Is My
Joy will be a searing tale of money, drugs, violence, gangs, and hip hop. Suge finally speaks openly
about the murders of Tupac and Biggie, his legendary beefs with Diddy and Snoop Dogg, the high stakes
battleground that was Death Row Records, and what it was like when all he worked for was gone.
First serial, Audio: Dey Street Books; Dramatic: Renaissance Literary & Talent
Madison, Holly
DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE
May - $25.99
The real, untold, and unvarnished story of life inside the Playboy Mansion—and the man who holds the
key—from the woman who was Hef’s #1 girlfriend and star of The Girls Next Door. For Holly Sue Cullen,
falling into the Playboy Empire was as strange, wonderful and fraught with peril as Alice’s slip into
Wonderland. A spontaneous decision at age 21 transformed the small-town girl from Oregon into Holly
Madison, Hugh Hefner’s #1 girlfriend. Her years inside the Mansion went from a fairytale of A-list
celebrity parties and events to an oppressive regime of strict rules, scheduled sex with the boss,
backstabbing newcomers, and a total loss of identity. In Down the Rabbit Hole, Holly will for the first time
open up fully about life inside the Mansion, her near marriage to Hugh Hefner, her disastrous and abusive
relationship with Criss Angel, and take readers behind the scenes of her successful series. This is the
story of a woman finally deciding to live on and by her own terms, and reclaiming a life that she knew she
deserved.
First serial, Audio: Dey Street Books; Dramtic: DeFiore & Company
Posada, Jorge
UNTITLED MEMOIR
May - $27.99
In this powerful memoir, legendary and beloved New York Yankee Jorge Posada tells the incredible story
of his journey to the Bronx and beyond—from his father’s daring escape from Castro’s Cuba to becoming
one of the most revered Yankee catchers of all time—offering an unexpected, behind-the-plate view of
how his past and his father helped mold him for success on the Big Apple’s brightest stage. After
escaping Cuba before Jorge was born, his father went on to become a Major League scout, molded his
son to be a ball player, and helped instill in him the drive that he would need to succeed. As part of the
“Core Four” of Derek Jeter, Andy Pettitte, and Mariano Rivera, Jorge helped reestablish the Yankees as a
dynasty, becoming one of the centerpieces of the greatest teams in Yankee history. Even when Jorge
struggled to balance mounting pressures on the fields with his own son’s struggle with a congenital birth
defect, his teammates were there to rally behind him. This touching and earnest memoir is a testament to
the importance of work ethic and the bond between fathers and sons.
First serial, Audio: Dey Street Books; Dramatic: Jorge Posada
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Wald, Elijah
DARKNESS AT THE BREAK OF NOON
July - $26.99
In December 2013, an electric guitar played by Bob Dylan almost fifty years earlier was auctioned for a
record price of close to a million dollars. Its claim to fame? It was the Fender Stratocaster Dylan played on
the evening of July 25, 1965 at the peace-loving, communal-spirited Newport Folk Festival, when Dylan
rejected his folk poet image and “went electric,” roaring into his new radio hit Like a Rolling Stone. This
moment would become one of the central legends of popular music in the 20th century. In Darkness at
the Break of Noon, Elijah Wald explores the cultural, political and historical context around this legend,
tracing back into the folk revival, electric blues tradition, Dylan’s evolution as an artist, and tensions
between traditional and new forms of music—giving new insights into a complex figure and moment in
time, and the implications of this moment for future generations of musicians and fans.
First serial, Audio: Dey Street Books; Dramatic: Sarah Lazin Books
HarperOne
Altman, Joshua
IT’S YOUR MOVE
July - $25.99
The star of Bravo’s hit TV series Million Dollar Listing reveals his trade secrets for success. Known to
millions as “the Shark”, Josh Altman has achieved success in extraordinary fashion, in a traditional
industry, in the most competitive real estate market in the country. Josh argues that if you want to
succeed in life, the key is informed, intelligent, calculated confidence. Calculated confidence is training
yourself in your chosen field to the point that you can trust your gut instincts; so that when key
opportunities present themselves, you’ll be ready to seize them. It’s Your Move, grounded in street smart
strategies and a positive approach to relationships, provides readers with all the right moves to make
anyone a better, stronger and more successful salesperson, marketer, negotiator, business person, and
closer!
First serial, Audio: HarperOne; Dramatic: ISB New Media Group
Annas, George and Sherman Elias
GENOMIC MESSAGES
June - $26.99
Genetic information is changing the face of medicine today. There are already more than 120 drugs with
genetic recommendations in their labeling, including medicine to fight cancer. In Genomic Messages, two
leaders in the field of genetics—a bioethicist-health lawyer and an obstetrician-gynecologist geneticist—
provocatively answer the most urgent questions about the application of new genetics to our universal
medicine and your personal healthcare, such as: What kind of specific medical innovation do we have to
look forward to next year, next decade, next century? How will this “flood” of genetic messages change
our lives, our interaction with our physicians, our healthcare system, and our relationships with each
other? The hard hitting information that Genomic Messages provides is groundbreaking and eye-opening,
fusing the normally conflicting worlds of medicine and law, to provide information and insight that will
impact the health choices of every individual.
First serial, Audio: HarperOne; Dramatic: Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency
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Beck, Judith S. and Deborah Beck Busis
THE DIET TRAP SOLUTION
April - $27.99
Most diet programs work at first. We lose a few pounds in a few weeks but then life happens and the bad
habits and the weight returns. One of the primary misconceptions about weight loss is that, to succeed,
the only thing you have to focus on is what you eat. Not true. An equally vital factor in successful weight
loss is changing what we think. To consistently eat differently, we must learn to think differently. For
example, stress, bad habits, social pressures, travel - all of these are a part of life and derail the majority
of diets. It is only by learning how to navigate these inevitable obstacles that we can have success, and
keep the weight off. In The Diet Trap Solution, mother and daughter team Judith Beck and Deborah Beck
Busis, who have successfully worked with thousands of clients, show readers how to think their way thin.
You have the power to overcome thoughts and behaviors that have been holding you back for years,
allowing you to lose unwanted pounds and keep the weight off for life.
First serial, Audio: HarperOne; Dramatic: Stephanie Tade Agency
Bell, Rob
YES, YOU
April - $23.99
The exciting next book from New York Times bestselling author Rob Bell (Love Wins, What We Talk
About When We Talk About God) shows us how to chase after our dreams and joyfully do the things that
make us come alive. Each of us was created for something great—we just need to figure out what it is
and find the courage to do it! Whether it’s writing the next great American novel, starting a business, or
joining a band, Bell wants to help us make those dreams reality. Our path is ours and ours alone to
pursue, and in doing so, we discover great joy in living out of our passion. Bell shows us how to follow our
dreams through engaging stories, lessons from biblical figures, honest personal experience, and practical
advice—like silence your critics, move from idea to action, take the first step, find joy in the work,
persevere through hard times, and surrender the outcome. This book will inspire readers to leave boring
behind and chase after the lives they were created to live.
First serial, Audio: HarperOne; Dramatic: WORB, Inc.
Black Jr., Gary and Dallas Willard
PREPARING FOR HEAVEN
August - $24.99
For theologian Gary Black Jr., Dallas Willard was a mentor and close friend. In the year before he
passed, Dallas and Gary started having conversations about the afterlife, steeped in theology and
grounded in the here-and-now. Dallas believed that our lives are spent preparing us for what comes next,
and so instead of death being the end of one life and beginning of another, it is instead a transition, with
more spiritual work to be done in the afterlife. In Preparing for Heaven, Gary documents Dallas’s final
conversations about death and the afterlife while also integrating Dallas’s teachings on the subject, for a
unique and fascinating new look at heaven. Some of his views are controversial and may surprise people,
but fans of Dallas Willard will be thrilled to read such an intimate book detailing his beliefs and even
including a couple mystical experiences Dallas had while dying. Gary’s account is at once informative and
moving, including powerful stories from their time together alongside deep wisdom.
First serial, Audio: HarperOne; Dramatic: LevelFiveMedia
Bregman, Peter
4 SECONDS
February - $25.99
Based on Bregman’s popular Harvard Business Review blog, 4 Seconds presents simple solutions to
create positive outcomes without stress or spinning your wheels endlessly. The things we all want most—
peace of mind, accomplishments we’re proud of, fulfilling relationships, meaningful success at work—are
surprisingly straightforward to achieve. However, in many cases, our best efforts to achieve them are built
on habits that don’t work. For example, when we have too much work, our knee-jerk reaction is to
multitask, dash from meeting to meeting, sneak emails under the conference room table, and work early
in the morning and late into the night. Our intention is to reduce stress and overload, but we end up more
stressed and more overloaded. In 4 Seconds, Peter Bregman shows how to replace time-sucking,
energy-wasting, counter-productive habits with new ones that are time saving, energy boosting, and
productive. To thrive, all we need is as few as four seconds to pause and make intentional and strategic
choices that result in better outcomes no matter what situation we’re in.
First serial, Audio: HarperOne; Dramatic: Levine Greenberg Literary Agency
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Colella, Joe
THE APPETITE SOLUTION
April - $26.99
Joseph J. Colella, M.D. has worked with tens of thousands of patients who fight a daily battle with their
appetites and cravings, packing on the pounds. In The Appetite Solution, Dr. Colella presents an
aggressive plan for bringing body weight under control before you reach a point at which your body has a
much more difficult time shedding excess weight. Drawing on Dr. Colella’s “Appetite Scale,” a scale that
shows which foods cause the most inflammation within the body (a condition that leads to continuous
weight gain and spikes one’s hunger), Dr. Colella shows readers how to avoid inflammatory foods, or how
to pair them with foods that are lower on the Appetite Scale. His plan is presented in three phases, each
lasting two weeks that controls appetite, stops cravings, ends yo-yo dieting, and sets the reader free from
hunger forever. Whether you have 10, 20, 50, or 100 pounds to lose, The Appetite Solution helps you
easily reduce your size while you get healthy once and for all.
First serial, Audio: HarperOne; Dramatic: Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency
Hanh, Thich Nhat
SILENCE
April - $24.99
We spend a lot of time looking for happiness when the world right around us is full of wonder. To be alive
and walk on the Earth is a miracle and yet we are running as if there is somewhere else to get to. There is
beauty calling to us every day, but we rarely are in the position to listen, unless we can achieve silence.
This gift of silence doesn’t require hours of silent meditation. It is available for anyone, in any moment,
anywhere in the world. With a few in and out breaths and mindful techniques, we can experience the here
and now amidst the beauty that surrounds us, find the anchor that allows us to come back to ourselves,
and start to live in harmony with the world. Happiness is no longer elusive but in the heart and mind. In
Silence, Thich Nhat Hanh shows us how to find and maintain our equanimity amid the daily barrage of
noise around us. He guides us on a path to cultivate the calm within ourselves even in the midst of the
loudest and most chaotic places. And in so doing, we discover the incredible gifts of how we can learn to
“consume” more of those sounds and sights that bring us happiness and well-being.
First serial, Audio: HarperOne; Dramatic: Janklow & Nesbit Associates
Levs, Josh
STRETCH OUT
June - $25.99
Fatherhood in America today is far different from the role our fathers and grandfathers played in previous
generations. The number of stay at home dads is increasing and more dads are working part-time or flextime schedules to spend more time with their children. Today’s dads are stretching out like never before
as they try to “do it all” at work and home. This new fatherhood has born a new community of dads who
are sharing ideas about how to calm screaming babies, help kids deal with bullying, and guide teens
through romantic heartache. Now CNN’s “dad columnist” Josh Levs is exploring the real state of
American fatherhood, providing a new definition of manliness and fighting for policies and a corporate
culture that supports the reality of the roles that men play at work and at home. With touching, personal
stories that show the real men behind the numbers, Levs lays out stunning facts, dispels myths, and
offers answers to some of the biggest questions about how the changes in American fatherhood are
affecting us all.
First serial, Audio: HarperOne; Dramatic: Foundry Literary + Media
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Lupton, Robert D.
CHARITY DETOX
July - $24.99
Americans like to give. Our charitable organizations are some of the largest in the world. However, when
was the last time you heard any of them talk about solving a problem or even showing consistent
progress? The hidden scandal about the business of charity is that they are often not only ineffective but
actually hurt those they seek to help. The sad fact is that charity makes donors feel better but few of us
expect or ask about results. In his many decades of experience in transforming poor urban communities,
Robert Lupton has learned by painful trials and errors what really works, what does not, and what makes
things worse. American churches are at the forefront of the burgeoning compassion industry, spending
billions on dependency-producing food pantries, clothes closets, and mission trips that inadvertently turn
people into beggars. In Charity Detox, Lupton describes many strategies that have been shown to
revolutionize what we do with our charity dollars. By redirecting our strategies and becoming committed to
results, charity enterprises can become truly as transformative as our ideals.
First serial, Audio: HarperOne; Dramatic: Veerman and Associates
MacDonald, Mark
WHY KIDS MAKE YOU FAT
April - $26.99
It’s game time: time you learn how to permanently lose your bloat, melt your belly, and live your life. The
honest truth is this, if you don’t evolve your health as a parent, your kids will make you fat. It’s not a secret
that most of us gain weight and get flabbier the older we get and one of the biggest spikes in weight and
flabbiness is during parenthood. As parents, we clearly know it’s not our kid’s fault we gain unwanted
weight; we simply begin to rethink our priorities and begin to give more to them than to ourselves. The
challenge with this mindset shift is that when you forget about yourself and your health, you can’t be the
parent or person you want to be. This book is not about living “healthier” but about living better; because,
without your health, the quality of life you want for yourself and your family is just not possible.
MacDonald is the creator of the Venice Nutrition Program.
First serial, Audio: HarperOne; Dramatic: iSB New Media Group
Prothero, Stephen
WHY LIBERALS WIN
April - $26.99
Reading today’s headlines, you might think that the United States is headed for an unprecedented rift. As
our twenty-first century political battles rage—right vs. left, Obama vs. the Tea Party, Christian vs.
Muslim—we wait, anxiously, for a victor, and the cultural fragmentation that feels inevitable. However, the
truth is, this isn’t different from any other year in American history. As Stephen Prothero retells that story
as a series of culture wars, he reminds us of the flash points that have shaped our national identity: the
conflict between Puritans and dissenters in 17th-century Massachusetts; the Biblical debate over slavery
leading up to the Civil War; the anti-Mormon crusade of the Victorian era; the culture wars of the 1980s
and 1990s; and the current crusade against Islam. If that list makes one thing clear, it’s that our culture
wars have always been religious wars. To explore them is to look into the soul of America—and maybe,
done right, to find fruitful answers to the questions that beset us.
First serial, Audio: HarperOne; Dramatic: Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency
Seelig, Tina
INSIGHT OUT
May - $25.99
Most of us want to do something meaningful and important in our lives, but few manage to get the ideas
out of their head and into the world. Insight Out shows how to mobilize resources both inside and outside
ourselves to accomplish these goals. For the past 15 years at Stanford University, Professor Tina Seelig
has been exploring what we can each do to unleash our own entrepreneurial spirit. In this revolutionary
guide, she defines the concepts of imagination, creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurism, showing how
they affect each other and how to unlock the pathway from imagination to implementation. Insight Out
shows readers how to work through the steps of imagination, ideation, innovation, and implementation,
using each step to build upon the last, and creating something much more complex, interesting, and
powerful. In today’s world, each of us needs these skills to respond to the ever-changing challenges and
to seize the opportunities around us. Seelig is also the author of the bestseller What I Wish I Knew When
I Was Twenty and InGenius.
First serial, Audio: HarperOne; Dramatic: Author c/o HarperOne
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Shemek, Lori
FIGHT FATFLAMMATION!
April - $25.99
Scientists have recently discovered a new kind of chronic inflammation that is taking place in the fat cells
in our bodies. The fat cells themselves are producing inflammatory molecules; these set the stage for a
vicious cycle of weight gain, slowing down our metabolism and creating even more fat cells. Our fat cells
can inflate and deflate, often prompted by inflammation. This chronic weight-inducing inflammation is
caused and controlled by the specific foods we eat, and the type of fat produced is specifically viewed on
the body in the form of cellulite. Deflating our fat cells results in a slimmer appearance. In Fight
FATflammation, readers will learn Lori Shemek, Ph.D.’s revolutionary and scientific approach to optimal
health, better skin, more energy and, most importantly, less fat in your abdominal area. The old standby
question, “Is this high or low in calories?” will be forgotten. Instead, before deciding what to eat, people
will ask: Will this reduce inflammation or will it cause FATflammation?
First serial, Audio: HarperOne; Dramatic: Mark Creative Management
Shirley, Amy and Karen Morgan
GLUTEN FREE IN LIZARD LICK
June - $19.99 pbk
Amy Shirley, star of truTV’s hit show Lizard Lick Towing, with the help of Karen Morgan of the acclaimed
gluten-free Blackbird Bakery, recreates Southern classics into amazingly tasty gluten-free versions. Amy
is a strong woman and can deadlift 450 pounds, but coming to terms with a gluten-free way of life when
she became sick proved to be more difficult than any of the weightlifting competitions that she walked into
and won. She became inspired by the growing number of people living gluten-free and wanted to help
them learn how to eat their favorite down-home meals gluten-free. However, how are traditional Southern
cooks, with their pulled pork on soft white buns, fluffy biscuits, mile-high pancakes, and famous layer
cakes and flaky pies, supposed to manage? Gluten Free in Lizard Lick has 100 recipes for the classics—
North Carolina breakfasts, Southern lunches, snacks, suppers and desserts—that will help your family
feel better, be fitter, and still enjoy the delicious homemade foods they love.
First serial, Audio: HarperOne; Dramatic: Miller Bowers Griffin Literary Management
Wolters, Cleary
OUT OF ORANGE
May - $25.99
Cleary Wolters is the real-life former friend and lover of Piper Kerman, author of the New York Times #1
bestselling book, and consultant on the #1 Netflix sensation Orange Is the New Black. Her life and
experiences are the basis for the character of Nora Jansen in the book and Alex Vause on the Netflix
show. However, there is more than one side to every story, and in this unexpected memoir we find out
what is fact and what is fiction, including Cleary’s needless betrayal of Piper to police, their time spent
incarcerated together, and the reality of their passionate love affair across the world stage. Out of Orange
is Cleary’s answer to being thrust into the public spotlight without her permission. For Cleary, telling the
real-life story will not only answer the questions of interested viewers everywhere, but will demonstrate
how her life is not solely defined by her past. The book will provide an insightful, sometimes
heartbreaking, sometimes uplifting analysis of crime and punishment in our times and an intimate look at
the glamour of a seedy world that pulls in young, unsuspecting women.
First serial, Audio: HarperOne; Dramatic: Folio Literary Management
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William Morrow
Fiction
Bass, Jefferson
THE BREAKING POINT
June -$26.99
In the ninth installment of the new York Times bestselling Body Farm series, forensic anthropologist Dr.
Bill Brockton is drawn into an FBI investigation to identify the charred remains of a body found in a plane
crash, even as a prior case comes back to haunt him. The case takes a baffling and damaging turn when
Brockton’s identification is called into question. Even more disturbing, Brockton is visited by a ghost from
a prior case: serial killer Nick Satterfield, who nearly murdered Brockton and his family 10 years before.
Somehow he has fathered a child despite the fact that he’s serving a life sentence-a child who, Satterfield
claims in a taunting message, is being reared to wreak vengeance on Brockton. Then Brockton’s beloved
wife Kathleen--his lodestone and his source of security—delivers the most shocking news of all. Writing
as Jefferson Bass, Dr. Bill Bass and Jon Jefferson are also the authors of Cut to the Bone, the most
recent title in this series.
First Serial, Audio: William Morrow; Dramatic: Anderson Literary Agency
Brown, Dale
IRON WOLF
May -$27.99
New York Times bestselling author Dale Brown (Starfire, Tiger’s Claw) explores the sectarian unrest and
violence of Russia and the Ukraine in this explosive new novel. In 2017, Russian president Gennadiy
Gryzlov has sent Special Troops forces, disguised as pro-Russian activists, into Ukraine and Moldova
under the pretext of protecting Russian-speaking citizens. NATO is outraged, but does little in response,
leading former U.S. president Kevin Martindale to take matters into his own hands. Martindale
approaches Polish president Peter Wilk with a radical solution: strike back at Russia not with the Polish
army, but with a covert force of Cybernetic Infantry Device (CID) manned robots. Operation Iron Wolf is
underway and the initial strikes are successful, destroying a Russian base in Western Ukraine, and
drawing the furor of Gryzlov. Will Martindale’s secret alliance, supported by the best military technology,
win the day? Or will the Russian forces emerge victorious in the end?
Audio: William Morrow; First Serial, Dramatic: Trident Media Group
Brown, Holly
MORE THAN ANYTHING
July -$25.99
In the new gripping psychological suspense novel by the author of Don’t Try to Find Me, one woman’s
consuming desire to become a mother will place her and her husband in the path of a manipulative
pregnant teen with sinister ulterior motives. Adrienne wants nothing more than to be a mother, and she’s
willing to do whatever it takes to bring a child into the happy life she shares with her husband, Gabe.
When a troubled pregnant teenager offers Adrienne her unborn baby, she agrees without hesitation, but
19-year-old Leah proposes an unconventional arrangement that gives the couple pause. She will live with
Gabe and Adrienne until a few months after the baby is born and only then will she decide if they can
adopt her son. Gabe is instantly drawn to the beautiful teen who looks strikingly similar to a young
Adrienne, yet wary of the devil’s bargain they’ve entered into. They’ve been burned by a birth mother
before and Gabe knows Adrienne wouldn’t survive that again. However, as Leah insinuates herself
further into their lives and the official adoption date draws closer, it becomes clear that the innocent young
mother and the perfect, loving couple are all much more twisted than they appear.
First Serial, Audio: William Morrow; Dramatic: Weed Literary Agency
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Cooley, M.P.
FLAME OUT
May -$24.99
M.P. Cooley follows her successful debut Ice Shear (named one of O magazine’s Best Books of Summer
2014) with a gripping new thriller featuring police officer June Lyons. When June rescues a badly burned
woman from a factory fire, the building burns down to its sub-basements, and the woman falls into a
coma before she is able to tell anyone who she is or how she got there. To many people the fire is the
final chapter to a terrible story. In 1983, June’s father, then a beat cop, made a name for himself when he
arrested the factory’s owner, Bernie Mede, for killing his wife and child. Their bodies were never found
and when June and her partner Dave Batko discover a woman’s body sealed in a barrel in the factory
ruins, they assume that they have finally found Bernie’s wife Luisa--except the body is Dave’s mother. A
troubled party girl, everyone had assumed that Vera Batko abandoned her family decades ago. With
Dave in a tailspin and June’s father’s 30-year-obsession rekindled, June partners with FBI Special Agent
Hale Bascom to solve the murder of Dave’s mother and discover the identity of the burned woman.
First Serial, Audio: William Morrow; Dramatic: Sanford J. Greenburger Associates
Daheim, Mary
HERE COMES THE BRIBE
June -$23.99
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USA Today bestselling mystery maven Mary Daheim is back with the 30 intriguing tale in her cherished
Bed-and-Breakfast series, featuring cousins Judith and Renie. When Rodney Smuck and his wife, Cleo,
check into Hillside Manor, they tell Judith they are in town to visit family, including Rodney’s mother, who,
he claims is Judith. Naturally, she’s shocked and insists he’s made a mistake, but Rodney has proof--a
birth certificate stating that Judith Anne Grover is his mother. Since Rodney is unknown to Judith, she’s in
a state of denial and refuses to budge, but when a murdered man’s body shows up in the B&B’s back
yard, she has to shift into her role as amateur sleuth. Meanwhile, Rodney is pressing Judith for some kind
of reimbursement to compensate for his sad youth as an orphan. Perhaps she’ll sign over the Hillside
Manor property to him? Fat chance, Judith declares, and wonders what kind of scheme Rodney has in his
devious, greedy mind….Clam Wake and Gone With the Win are Daheim’s most recent bestsellers.
First Serial, Audio: William Morrow; Dramatic: The Moran Agency
Dubow, Charles
NAKED IN THE MOONLIGHT
May -$25.99
Spanning several decades, and including a wide cast of fascinating characters from the worlds of high
finance and cutting-edge art, Naked in the Moonlight takes readers from the wooded cottages of old East
Hampton to the parlors of Upper East Side Manhattan and the bohemian art studios of Paris and
Barcelona. Wylie Rose was instantly enchanted by the Bonet children. As an only child, he was drawn to
the bond shared by these four siblings - but none of them affected him more than the eldest sister Cesca,
a girl who even at a young age possessed a beauty and wild spirit that made her shine more than anyone
else in a crowd. As they all grew up, Wylie’s friendship with her brother Aurelio, a budding painter of
extraordinary talent and devotion, would bring him into regular contact with Cesca. She too would
recognize in Wylie a youthful sensuality and innocence she would too easily take advantage of and
exploit, drawing him closer to her fire, and ultimately endangering whatever passion he might feel for
other, less-exciting women. Wylie and Cesca’s love affair - the chase, the catch, and the breaking free,
again - form the tempestuous core of this irresistibly sensual page-turner that explores what heated
passion can do to one’s definition of true love. Dubow is also the author of Indiscretion.
First Serial, Audio: William Morrow; Dramatic: ICM
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Evanovich, Stephanie
UNTITLED
July -$26.99
The amazing Stephanie Evanovich (Big Girl Panties, The Sweet Spot) is back with another steamy love
story set in the world of professional sports. It’s always been Dani Carr’s dream to make a living talking
about football. However, Dani’s not interested in being just the usual eye-candy sideline reporter; she
wants to be the first woman analyst on a pre-game show, the ultimate in exclusive boys-club jobs. Tyson
Palmer, former star quarterback-and heartthrob, must make a Hail Mary pass at redemption to save his
career. He succeeds with everyone…except Dani, who appears to be using her high-profile commentator
job to make a name for herself at his expense. There’s history between these two, sizzling history that
dates back to their college days. Now Dani is no longer the cute girl next door he barely remembers-she’s a bombshell with huge ratings and a long memory. Can a woman trying to claw her way to the top
and a quarterback who knows all about rock bottom make it to the Super Bowl without destroying each
other in the process?
First Serial, Audio: William Morrow; Dramatic: Jane Rotrosen Agency, LLC
Farnsworth, Christopher
THE ETERNAL WORLD
August -$25.99
Screenwriter Christopher Farnsworth, author of the popular President’s Vampire trilogy, delivers a
crackling, high-concept adventure novel for fans of Brad Thor, Douglas Preston and James Rollins. Five
hundred years ago, a group of Spanish conquistadors, led by a young and brilliant commander, Simon De
Oliveras, landed in Florida and found the legendary Fountain of Youth. The source was guarded by a
tribe of Native Americans called the Uzita. Simon and his men slaughtered them all, except one…Shako,
the fierce and beautiful daughter of the tribe’s chief, who managed to escape. She swore revenge on the
invaders, and as the centuries pass, she is the immortal conquistadors’ only enemy. As the Spaniards
build a powerful shadowy empire of wealth and influence, Shako carefully tracks their every movement.
After the source of the water that keeps them all young is destroyed, Simon and his men turn to scientific
prodigy David Robinton hoping to re-create the miracle that has granted them near-eternal life. Unaware
of Simon’s past, David believes he is on the verge of the greatest medical breakthrough of all time.
However, when David learns the truth, he is shocked to find that his research benefactors are immortal
and that the mysterious woman he has fallen in love with is their most dangerous enemy, sworn to kill
them all. Is he just a pawn in the great game between Shako and Simon? Or will he be its only winner?
First Serial, Audio: William Morrow; Dramatic: Janklow & Nesbit Associates
Frank, Dorothea Benton
ALL THE SINGLE LADIES
June -$25.99
The perennial New York Times bestselling author returns with an emotionally resonant novel that
illuminates the power of friendship in women’s lives, filled with her trademark wit, poignant and timely
themes, sassy characters, and the steamy Southern atmosphere and beauty of her beloved Carolina
Lowcountry. In this charming evocative novel, three amazing middle aged women are bonded by another
woman’s death. Through their shared loss they forge a deep friendship, asking critical questions. Who
was their friend and what did her life mean? Are they living the lives they imagined for themselves? Will
they ever be able to afford to retire? How will they maximize their happiness? Security? Health? And
ultimately, their own legacies? A plan is conceived and unfurls with each turn of the tide during one
sweltering summer on the Isle of Palms. Without ever fully realizing how close they were to the edge,
these three friends finally triumph amid laughter and maybe even newfound love. The Hurricane Sisters is
Frank’s most recent bestseller.
First Serial, Audio: William Morrow; Dramatic: William Morris Endeavor Entertainment
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Gaiman, Neil
NEVERWHERE (PREFERRED EDITION)
July -$26.99
The ultimate version of #1 New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman’s wildly successful first novel,
which was hailed by Kirkus Reviews as “some of the best pure storytelling around.” First published in the
U.S. in 1997, Neverwhere tells the story of Richard Mayhew, an unassuming young businessman living in
London who discovers a secret alternate London. Over the years, a number of iterations of Neverwhere
were produced: the original, unedited version; the UK-edited version; the US-edited version (not to
mention a BBC-TV series, a comic-book series, a stage play, and a radio adaptation). Gaiman believed
each of the book-length treatments had something to recommend it, and each had flaws. So he combined
the UK and US versions and reinstated a number of scenes that had been cut from the original published
books. The result is his “preferred text,” which was released in a limited edition volume in 2010. In June
2014, Bantam published Rogues, an anthology edited by George R. R. Martin, which included Neil’s new
Neverwhere tale, “How the Marquis Got His Coat Back.” That story, which is exclusive to “Rogues” for
one year, is included in this very special volume -- the ultimate edition of Neil Gaiman’s beloved first
novel, Neverwhere.
Audio: William Morrow; First Serial, Dramatic: Writer’s House, LLC
Gross, Andrew
ONE MILE UNDER
May -$26.99
This latest pulse-pounding thriller from New York Times bestselling author Gross (Everything to Lose, No
Way Back), centers on a whitewater rafting guide who investigates a suspicious death and uncovers a
multinational conspiracy. While giving a whitewater rafting tour in Colorado, guide Dani Haller finds the
body of a friend, Trey Washburn, in the rapids. Trey’s death is quickly ruled accidental, but Dani knows
that something doesn’t quite add up. For one thing, Trey was an experienced rafter who had traversed
that particular stretch of river hundreds of times. For another, the body was found without a helmet--Trey
always wore a helmet. Dani seeks out police chief Wade Dunn, who also happens to be her stepfather.
Wade repeats the company line: Trey’s death was an accident, and not worth investigating. However,
Ron, a balloon operator and the local drunk, claims he saw something suspicious, though his distrust of
law enforcement prevents him from going to Wade. When, the next day, Ron’s balloon malfunctions,
creating another deadly “accident,” it’s clear something is afoot. As Dani digs deeper, with the help of Ty
Hauck--family friend, business bigshot, and amateur detective--she discovers a sinister plot entwining
multinational natural gas companies and the small town’s police department.
First Serial, Audio: William Morrow; Dramatic: Writer’s House, LLC
Hannah, Sophie
UNTITLED
August -$25.99
The internationally bestselling author of The Monogram Murders returns with a psychological thriller
perfect for fans of Deborah Crombie, Tana French, and Kimberly McCreight. When Nicki Clements sees a
familiar looking police officer--one she hoped never to see again--at a checkpoint, she does a U-turn and
makes a panicky escape. The next day, Nicki is pulled in for questioning in connection with the murder of
Damon Blundy, controversial newspaper columnist. Nicki is interrogated, but has no answer for why the
killer used a knife in such a peculiar way, or why ‘HE IS NO LESS DEAD’ was painted on Blundy’s study
wall. More importantly she can’t explain why she avoided the checkpoint that day without revealing the
secret that could ruin her life, because although Nicki is not guilty of murder, she is far from innocent….
First Serial, Audio: William Morrow; Dramatic: Hodder & Stoughton, UK
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Hashimi, Nadia
WHEN THE MOON IS LOW
July -$25.99
The author of The Pearl That Broke Its Shell returns with the unforgettable story of an Afghan family’s
escape from the Taliban and perilous trek across Europe to seek asylum, led by one extraordinarily
courageous woman. When the Taliban rises to power in Kabul, Fereiba and Mahmoud’s world is
shattered. Mahmoud, a civil engineer, becomes a target of the new regime and is murdered by local
henchmen. Forced to flee Kabul with her three children, Fereiba must find a way to cross Europe to
reach her sister’s family in England, who have offered them asylum. Exhausted and brokenhearted but
undefeated, Fereiba manages to smuggle them as far as Greece, but in a busy market square her
teenage son Saleem becomes separated from the rest of the family. Fereiba makes the desperate
decision to continue on to London with her daughter and baby while Saleem falls into the shadowy
underground network of undocumented Afghans who haunt the streets of Europe’s capitals. From the
refugee camps of Greece, through Rome and even Paris, Fereiba and Saleem struggle to reunite, to
survive and to find a place where they can begin to reconstruct their lives. By turns astonishing,
frightening and triumphant When the Moon is Low is a heartfelt novel with an unforgettable cast of
characters.
First Serial, Audio: William Morrow; Dramatic: The Helen Heller Agency, Inc.
Jance, J.A.
STAND DOWN
July -$26.99
J. P. Beaumont and Brandon Walker, two of J. A. Jance’s bestselling series characters, join forces for the
first time ever in one of her most suspenseful works to date. Jance is also the author of Second Watch
and Betrayal of Trust, the most recent titles featuring Beaumont and Queen of the Night and Day of the
Dead, featuring Brandon Walker.
First Serial, Audio: William Morrow; Dramatic: Northwest Literary Agency
Leonard, Elmore
UNTITLED
June -$25.99
Elmore Leonard is recognized as one of the greatest crime writers of all time, with dozens of bestselling
books to his credit, many of which have been made into movies. He set the standard for crime fiction that
transcended all the literary boundaries, won him international acclaim and fame, and inspired the next
generation of popular crime writers. Full of Leonard’s signature grit and wit, this collection of fifteen short
stories, thirteen of which have never been previously published, show him exploring new voices and
locations at the time he was making a name for himself writing westerns, ranging from the bars and cars
of small-town New Mexico and Michigan to a film set in Hollywood, a hotel in Southern Spain, and even a
military base in Kuala Lumpur. These stories also introduce us to unforgettable Leonard characters,
some of whom recur in these pages, like aging lawman Charlie Martz and weary former matador Eladio
Montoya. Fans of Leonard will rejoice in these early works of an emerging and soon-to-be legendary
author.
Audio: William Morrow; First Serial, Dramatic: The Wylie Agency, LLC
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Lowell, Elizabeth
PERFECT TOUCH
July -$26.99
A brand new novel of romantic suspense from New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Lowell (Night
Diver, Dangerous Refuge). Sarah “Sam” Maddox is a designer and art dealer from San Francisco and
with the intensive hours and travel required to grow her business to the next level, she has no time or
energy left for romantic or family entanglements. Veteran Jay Vermillion recently inherited his father’s
ranch, and soon finds himself confronted with the urgent need to modernize and revitalize, as well as an
unexpected and vicious fight with his former stepmother over the custody of now-valuable paintings that
were part of his father’s estate. When Jay hires Sam to appraise and market his father’s cache of
paintings, neither one expects the explosive results of their eventual meeting. In addition to a mutually
inconvenient attraction, they discover a double murder at the edge of the ranch lands and a potential
betrayal even closer to home. Apparently the artworks are valuable enough to kill for, especially an
unknown painting, The Muse. As Sam and Jay unravel the motive for the killings, they both discover that
love, like murder, doesn’t wait for a convenient time. On the heels of that soul-shattering realization, Sam
is targeted for murder and suddenly, the war-weary soldier finds something he is once again willing to die
for….
First Serial, Audio: William Morrow; Dramatic: Dominick Abel Literary Agency
Martini, Steve
UNTITLED
May -$27.99
When a friend is accused of vehicular manslaughter, defense attorney Paul Madriani uncovers a morass
of corruption and possible murder that leads him to the highest levels of American political power in this
riveting new novel in the New York Times bestselling series (Trader of Secrets, Rule of Nine). Olinda
Serna, a lawyer with one of the largest law firms in the U.S., is a master at managing money and political
talent. After many years in the political trenches, Serna knows the secrets of life, where the bodies are
buried, and how deeply they are stacked. When she dies suddenly in a roadside crash in the high desert
of Southern California, powerful heads in Washington begin to spin as they worry about what will happen
next and whether their secrets will be safe. Paul is forced to step in and defend Alex Ives who has been
accused of vehicular manslaughter in Serna’s death. Ives claims he had nothing to drink on the night in
question, and remembers nothing between going to a party in Las Vegas and waking up in the hospital
the next morning with bruises, a broken arm, and shackles on his leg. To save an innocent young man
from wrongful imprisonment, Paul must uncover the corruption and dark deeds that surround Serna’s
friends and find the real killer-before he or she can strike again.
First Serial, Audio: William Morrow; Dramatic: ICM
Maynard, Joyce
UNDER THE INFLUENCE
May -$25.99
New York Times bestselling author Joyce Maynard (Labor Day, After Her) returns with a new novel about
the true meaning -- and the true price -- of friendship. Sally, a 39-year-old divorcée who lost custody of
her seven-year-old son, David, makes ends meet by taking pictures of grade school kids, and working
society parties for a catering company. When Sally meets Ava and Swift Havilland, she envies the house
and the love they share. Swift spends his days directing his and Ava’s charitable foundation, Wag, which
is devoted to the care and welfare of dogs. Ava devotes herself to her husband and doing Good Works—
giving money to homeless people, donating clothes to women’s shelters, and supporting the arts and
deserving political candidates. As Sally increasingly falls under the influence of Ava and Swift—doing odd
jobs around the house, cataloguing Ava’s enormous art collection, helping Ava plan parties—Ava and
Swift insist on hiring and paying for a lawyer to help her regain custody of her son. Before long, Sally is
deep in debt to the Havillands . . . but it doesn’t matter. After all, they are her best friends. Until David
witnesses a boating accident involving Swift, his grown son Cooper, and the Havillands’ housekeeper’s
daughter, and, to save her son, Sally must choose between the truth and her “friends.”
Audio: William Morrow; First Serial, Dramatic: Kuhn Projects
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Moore, Christopher
UNTITLED
August -$26.99
Charlie Asher, a secondhand store owner and widowed father of Sophie, gave his life to save the world in
the battle against the forces of darkness. Fortunately, his girlfriend, Audrey, was able to move his soul
into a 14-inch-tall “meat puppet,” where he resides until Audrey can find a suitable body into which she
can transfer his soul so he can come back to life as a human and continue his earthly journey.
Meanwhile, in the City by the Bay people are dying, but their souls are not being collected for ascension-rather, someone or some thing is stealing the souls and no one knows where they are going, or why.
Featuring a colorful cast of characters: death merchant Minty Fresh, busybody neighbors Mrs. Ling and
Mrs. Korjev, Sophie’s hellhounds, the recently retired policemen Alphonse Rivera, Nick Cavuto, the
Emperor of San Francisco and his dogs, and Lily, the no-longer-Goth-girl, who has a startlingly complete
knowledge of Chaos theory, this ragtag group will band together to try to figure out just what’s happening
in their fair city. At the very least, they need to stop little Sophie, who likes to play with her Four Little
Ponies of the Apocalypse (War, Death, Famine, and Sparkle) from babbling about the coming battle for
the very soul of humankind….Moore’s most recent New York Times bestseller was The Serpent of
Venice.
Audio: William Morrow; First Serial, Dramatic: Sanford J. Greenburger Associates
Page, Katherine Hall
THE BODY IN THE BIRCHES
May -$23.99
Agatha Award-winning author Katherine Hall Page’s twenty-third mystery follows caterer and amateur
sleuth Faith Fairchild to Sanpere Island, Maine, where real estate can be murder--especially when it’s all
in the family. After the Fourth of July fireworks, Faith discovers a body in the woods at The Birches, an
early 20th century “cottage.” The body turns out to be The Birches’s housekeeper, and the death appears
to be a simple but tragic heart attack. However, currently at The Birches a family gathering has been
called to decide who will inherit the much loved, and valuable, place that has been in the Proctor family
for generations. Meanwhile teen Ben Fairchild is learning things at his job at The Laughing Gull Lodge far
removed from the dishwasher job description and his younger sister Amy’s new friend, Daisy Proctor, is
frightened--she is convinced someone is trying to eliminate her mother from the competition for The
Birches for good. Page’s most recent titles include the story collection Small Plates and The Body in the
Boudoir.
First Serial, Audio: William Morrow; Dramatic: Sanford J. Greenburger Associates
Robinson, Peter
BREAKDOWN
August -$25.99
Multiple award-winning, New York Times bestselling author Peter Robinson returns with a superb tale of
mystery and murder that plunges acclaimed British Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks into a
spiderweb of crime, and at its centre lurks something -- or someone -- dark and dangerous. When two
boys are reported missing and bloodstains are found in an unused hangar, Banks is called in to
investigate. Meanwhile, a farmer reports that his expensive tractor has been stolen. Could he be after an
insurance payment, or is his wayward son, who has been looking after the property in his absence, be
involved? The two cases are brought together when a van collecting animal parts from farms goes off the
road and human remains are discovered among the cargo. Banks along with DI Anne Cabot must race to
find the killer, before more victims are found. Children of the Revolution is the most recent bestseller
featuring Banks.
Audio: William Morrow; First Serial, Dramatic: Dominick Abel Literary Agency
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Rollins, James
UNTITLED
July -$27.99
In the latest Sigma Force novel from bestseller Rollins, ingenuity and intrigue combine as Sigma faces
one of its greatest threats yet. A manned Chinese rocket explodes upon launch; at the same time, a trio
of American astronauts are murdered across three different states. As political tensions rise between the
two superpowers, an archaeologist uncovers elaborate primitive cave paintings by a tribe of
Neanderthals. The artwork illustrates a great battle between their tribe, fighting alongside Homo sapiens,
against shadowy figures of immense power. To stop a war that will stretch from the deepest trenches
under the sea to the airless craters of the moon, Commander Gray Pierce of Sigma Force must trace the
evolution of human intelligence back to its true source, while battling for the future of humanity across the
breadth of the globe and beyond. From ancient tunnels in Ecuador that span South America to a
millennia-old necropolis holding the bones of our ancestors, from the lost archives tied to the sunken
continent of Atlantis to modern-day footage of the first moon landing, Sigma will face its most harrowing
journey of all time-and their greatest enemy as modern genetic science resurrects an ancient evil, a
malignant power strong enough to bring about the end of man’s dominance on this planet. Only this time,
Sigma will falter-and the world we know will change forever. The Sixth Extinction is the most recent Sigma
Force bestseller from perennial New York Times bestselling author James Rollins.
First Serial, Audio: William Morrow; Dramatic: Scovil, Galen Ghosh Literary Agency, Inc.
Sanna, Lucy
THE CHERRY HARVEST
June -$25.99
A memorable debut coming of age story exploring a hidden side of the home front during World War II, in
which a Wisconsin farm community invites Nazi POWs to work the local orchards...with consequences no
one could have imagined. As a farmer’s wife Charlotte struggles to put food on her family’s table. When
the upcoming cherry harvest—their livelihood—is threatened by the lack of workers available, strongwilled Charlotte persuades the authorities to act on an unpopular plan: releasing German war prisoners to
work in local orchards. Intertwined with Charlotte’s story is that of her teenage daughter, Kate, who saves
every penny she can toward her goal of going away to university. When Charlotte’s husband, Thomas,
befriends Karl, one of the prisoners, and brings him into their home to tutor Kate, the implications of
Charlotte’s decision become apparent—especially when she finds herself passionately drawn to Karl.
Torn between loyalty to her soldier son, Ben, and her feelings for Karl, Charlotte fails to see that Kate is
becoming a young woman, with dreams and temptations of her own. A horrifying crime involving Karl
leads to a cover-up, raising suspicion among the neighbors about the POWs, even as Kate becomes
suspicious of her mother’s activities. When their beloved Ben returns home from Germany nursing war
wounds and a hatred of Germans, secrets threaten to explode their little world.
First Serial, Audio: William Morrow; Dramatic: Harvey Klinger, Inc.
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Stephenson, Neal
SEVENEVES
May -$35.00
The latest adventure from Neal Stephenson, the critically acclaimed, #1 New York Times bestselling
author (Anathem, Cryptonomicon), is an epic political/military potboiler set in Earth’s not-too-distant future
after the moon has exploded. When debris from the moon starts to plunge into the Earth’s atmosphere as
meteorites, scientists predict a storm that will last for millennia and render the Earth’s surface
uninhabitable. The world’s nations send as many humans as they can up to the International Space
Station, stocked with seeds, DNA records, frozen sperm and embryos, and genetic engineering
equipment. As the storm hits, the ISS is badly damaged and many of its people and equipment (including
frozen embryos) are lost. Ultimately, only seven female human beings remain alive and these “Seven
Eves” find a way to use what is left of their DNA stock and the genetic engineering equipment to
reproduce. 30,000 years later, billions of humans now live in a ring of space habitats orbiting the Earth,
forming a hyper-cosmopolitan, affluent society. Meanwhile, unbeknownst to each other, two discrete
groups of humans managed to survive on Earth: one group living under the sea, another group finding
refuge in mines. These two groups emerged from hiding to colonize the planet, now a rocky, wild,
beautiful, and largely inhospitable place. The surviving indigenous humans are rustic and backward
compared to the descendants of the Seven Eves who dwell in orbit. Now, the descendants of the Seven
Eves -- seven distinct human subspecies, each with physical and mental characteristics that can be
traced back to their foremothers -- want to come home.
First Serial, Audio, Dramatic: Darhansoff & Verrill
Todd, Charles
A PATTERN OF LIES
August -$25.99
Bestselling author Charles Todd delivers the seventh installment in an exciting series set in England
during World War I and featuring a spectacular female protagonist, Nurse Bess Crawford. An explosion
and fire at the Ashton Gunpowder Mill in Kent killed over a hundred men. It was viewed as a terrible
disaster-until suspicion and rumor raise the specter of murder. Bess is a houseguest of the Ashtons
when her host is arrested and, as feelings run high, the household is all but under siege. The only known
witness to the tragedy is now at the Front. Bess is asked to find him, but why is someone else searching
for him too? To prevent her from learning what he may know? Or to see that he doesn’t testify? Recent
mysteries in the Bess Crawford series include A Question of Honor and An Unwilling Accomplice.
First Serial, Audio: William Morrow; Dramatic: Jane Chelius Literary Agency
Toyne, Simon
UNTITLED
May -$25.99
From the author of the acclaimed Sanctus trilogy comes the first novel in a new series featuring Solomon
Creed. On a windy hilltop in the town of Redemption the townspeople have gathered at an old Victorian
cemetery to bury a local journalist, but the somber occasion is suddenly disrupted by a thunderous
explosion several miles away. As Sheriff Garth Morgan speeds toward the site of the plane crash, he
finds a tall man in a smoldering suit walking down the middle of the road. The man knows nothing about
his past, and identifies himself by the name stitched into his suit: Solomon Creed. Solomon feels his
burning arm and remembers that he is here for a reason - to save a man named Jim Coronado, but when
he asks the sheriff for information about Coronado, he discovers that the man was buried that very
morning. Meanwhile, a man named Mulcahy and two associates are killing time in a Jeep, scanning the
skies for a plane carrying an important package that is running behind schedule. However, when a black
cloud in the distance keeps expanding and the faint sound of distant sirens grows louder, they know
something has not gone according to plan, and that they will pay a heavy price if the package has been
lost. Only through fulfilling his purpose of saving the soul of a stranger in the town can Solomon Creed
begin to uncover his true identity, and perhaps, find redemption for himself.
First Serial, Audio: William Morrow; Dramatic: HarperCollins UK
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Tremblay, Paul G.
A HEAD FULL OF GHOSTS
June -$25.99
A brilliant spin on the horror genre, A Head Full of Ghosts heralds the arrival of a major new voice in
contemporary psychological suspense with a work reminiscent of Mark Z. Danielewski’s House of Leaves,
Toby Barlow’s Sharp Teeth, and Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting Of Hill House. Eight-year-old Meredith
“Merry” Barrett lives an average life with her parents, Sarah and John, and her beloved sister, Marjorie, in
suburban New England. However, the charming home devolves into a house of horrors as fourteen-yearold Marjorie begins to present signs of acute schizophrenia. As the medical bills mount and traditional
doctors fail to curtail Marjorie’s descent into madness, the Barretts turn in desperation to a local Catholic
priest who believes that Marjorie is the victim of demonic possession and begins preparations for an
exorcism. John, who’s been out of work for more than a year, agrees to open his home to a reality TV
production company to document the event. The ensuing hit television show ignites a firestorm of
controversy; the incidents it captures on film become the stuff of urban legend. Fifteen years later, a
bestselling author interviews Merry, and as the young woman recalls and uncovers long-buried secrets
and memories from that former life, a mind-bender of psychological horror is unleashed that raises
questions about memory and reality, science and religion, and the very nature of evil. Tremblay is a
multiple Bram Stoker Award finalist and author of the crime novels The Little Sleep and No Sleep Till
Wonderland.
Audio: William Morrow; First Serial, Dramatic: Foundry Literary + Media, LLC
Wolf, Dick
UNTITLED
June -$27.99
Detective Jeremy Fisk tracks a serial sniper using terrifying, airborne state-of-the-art technology in this
dynamic next novel in the New York Times bestselling series from Law & Order creator Dick Wolf. When
sensitive documents from the NYPD Intelligence Division are posted on WikiLeaks, suddenly everyone
now has access to Det. Jeremy Fisk’s unlisted home address including three assailants out looking for
blood. Forced from his home and with his bank accounts drained, Fisk confronts Chay Maryland, a
reporter who has been covering the case of Verlyn Merritt, the whistleblower who posted the government
secrets and is now sitting in jail. Fisk hopes that Chay can help him get a little closer to Merritt to find out
what he really wants and if he might be working with a mysterious co-conspirator who is threatening to kill
innocent people if Merritt stays in jail. This co-conspirator is a serial sniper who is shooting people on the
street who seem to have no real connection to the case. More frightening, no one knows how he’s
targeting them, and Fisk believes he might be using a drone. Now Fisk and Chay must find out the
sniper’s identity, motivation, and ultimate goal-before the city becomes frozen with fear.
First Serial, Audio: William Morrow; Dramatic: 3 Arts Entertainment, Inc.
William Morrow
Non-Fiction
Abbott, Christmas
THE BADASS BODY DIET
May -$27.99
CrossFit celebrity Christmas Abbott shows how to attain the body of one’s dreams with a targeted eating
strategy and total-body workout plan that will whip glutes and hips--and everything else--into top shape. In
The Badass Body Diet, Abbott dispels the myth of the health benefits of a “pear shape” body, teaches her
fans how to reduce excess fat with targeted meal plans and recipes that make cellulite a distant memory,
and galvanizes readers with a quick and simple workout plan that tones everything-from booty to total
body. Abbott identifies the three types of dieters that she has discovered while working with hundreds of
clients at her multiple CrossFit gyms-- Modifiers, Gainers, and Maintainers-- and tailors her approach to
each set of goals for maximum results. Women have been led astray by a flat belly obsession for far too
long, and Abbott finally tackles this fitness myth to show that health, vitality and the body you’ve always
wanted all start with a trim and tight tush.
First Serial, Audio: William Morrow; Dramatic: Folio Literary Management, LLC
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Doyle, William
PT-109
May -$27.99
Drawing on new interviews with the American rescuers and recently released archives in both Japan and
the U.S., this is the unforgettable story of PT-109 and its astonishing legacy, from bestselling author
William Doyle. On the night of August 2, 1943, U.S. Patrol Torpedo boat, PT-109, captained by
Lieutenant John F. Kennedy, was struck by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri near the Solomon Islands.
The American ship was cleaved in two; two crew members died instantly and the remaining 11 survivors
clung to the sinking wreckage, adrift in enemy waters. Miraculously, Kennedy and the crew were saved
by daring native islanders, an Australian “coast watcher” who manned a secret lookout post on top of a
volcano, a fleet of primitive canoes, a message carved into a coconut, and two selfless PT boat captains
who never gave up hope that their brothers were alive. Later, JFK’s status as a “war hero” was a key chip
played by the Kennedy PR machine that propelled Kennedy into the Senate and then the White House.
Based on first-hand interviews, including with the skipper of the boat that rescued the crew, unpublished
first-hand accounts of the incident written in JFK’s own hand, and research conducted at the Japanese
Imperial War Museum, PT-109 is destined to be the definitive book on the subject.
First Serial, Audio: William Morrow; Dramatic: William Morris Endeavor Entertainment
Garriott de Cayeux, Richard
UNTILTED
June -$26.99
A legendary pioneer of the online gaming industry-and a member of every gaming Hall of Fame, Garriott
de Cayeux invented the multi-player online game, and is credited as first using the descriptive word
‘Avatar’ to describe an online character. With the fortune he earned in the gaming business, he has
embarked on adventures most people can only dream of--from the wilds of the Amazon, to the depths of
the Titanic shipwreck, even to outer space. Part inspirational memoir and part interactive adventure,
Garriott de Cayeux’s book is an exploration of the importance of adventure and curiosity, complete with
interactive tie-ins and “secret codes” for Garriott’s games.
First Serial, Audio: William Morrow; Dramatic: Literary Agency East, Ltd.
Hampton, Dan
IRON HAND
June -$27.99
Former F-16 fighter pilot and bestselling author Dan Hampton (Viper Pilot, Lords of the Sky) tells how a
band of maverick fighter pilots, who signed-on for the dangerous top-secret “Iron Hand” program during
the Vietnam War, revolutionized warfare by facing head-on the advanced Soviet missile technology that
was decimating fellow American pilots. On July 24, 1965 an F-4 Phantom is suddenly blown from the sky
by an advanced new threat: a Soviet SA-2 surface-to-air missile (SAM), launched by Soviet “advisors” to
North Vietnam. Three days later five more American aircraft are brought down by the same new
technology. Stunned, embarrassed and desperately searching for answers, the Pentagon orders a
classified program called “Iron Hand” to find solution to the SAM problem. Through first-hand accounts,
personal papers, declassified documents from both sides of the conflict, and unpublished photographs,
Iron Hand, is a cockpit view of that top secret program with its fifty-percent casualty rate, amazing
technology and insane risks.
First Serial, Audio: William Morrow; Dramatic: Author, c/o: William Morrow
Levitt, Steven D. & Dubner, Stephen
UNTITLED
May -$21.99
From the bestselling authors of the Freakonomics franchise comes a compilation of their best blog posts
from the past decade. Levitt and Dubner, the quirky geniuses behind Freakonomics, SuperFreakonomics,
and Think Like a Freak, are back at it. For the last ten years, they’ve used the tools of economics to
answer some of our most unanswerable questions on the Freakonomics.com blog. Here, for the first time,
the very best of their more than 8,000 posts are together in a single place. We learn why rich people tend
to be happier than poor people, but rich countries no happier than poor ones. Why it’s so hard to predict
the Kentucky Derby, and why babies born in summer tend to score lower on standardized tests. This
work will showcase the brilliance that has made Levitt and Dubner an international sensation, and the
eloquence and wit that has always made them such a joy to read.
First Serial, Audio: William Morrow; Dramatic: William Morris Endeavor Entertainment
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Marrs, Jim
DEATH CULTURE
June -$27.99
Jim Marrs (Our Occulted History, Trillion Dollar Conspiracy) explores the conspiracies to undo America’s
values through the lens of guns, oil, and drugs and offers prescriptive solutions to fix our nation. The
Declaration of Independence promises the right to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,” Yet America
in the twenty-first century has failed to live up to that creed. Pushed to the brink by the GOD Syndicate Guns, Oils, and Drugs - Americans increasingly find themselves headed not for a life of prosperity, but
toward an inexorable decline ending in death. In Death Culture, Marrs takes aim at a culture in decline,
and offers solutions for righting it. In 2014, there were three million homeless people in the U.S., and
almost 20 million vacant homes. The most technologically advanced nation in the world had a life
expectancy lower than that of Chile and Bahrain, and citizens of the wealthiest country on the planet
continued to ingest toxic chemicals through their food, their vaccines, and their technological devices.
America, Marrs argues, is seized by a culture of death. Everything from the food we eat to the water we
drink to the drugs we put in our bodies is pushing us closer to an early demise. However, with Marrs as
our guide, a return to true prosperity is possible.
First Serial, Audio: William Morrow; Dramatic: Sanford J. Greenburger Associates
Moore, Stephen L.
TEXAS RISING
May -$27.99
This is the tie-in book for the History Channel’s new miniseries Texas Rising, premiering Memorial Day,
2015. In 1836, west of the Mississippi was considered the Wild West and the Texas frontier was viewed
as hell on earth. Crushed from the outside by Mexican armadas and attacked from within by ferocious
Comanche tribes--no one was safe. However, this was a time of bravery, a time to die for what you
believed in and a time to stand tall against the cruel rule of the Mexican General Santa Anna. The heroic
General Sam Houston, the rag tag Rangers and the legendary "Yellow Rose of Texas,” lead this story of
the human will to win against insurmountable odds. At the end, the Texas flags stood tall and victorious,
claiming a piece of history for all eternity. Moore is the author of multiple books on World War II and
Texas history, including Taming Texas, a biography of his great-great-great grandfather William T. Sadler,
who was one of the first Texas Ranger captains in the 1830s.
First Serial, Audio: William Morrow; Dramatic: A&E Network
Purdy, Amy
ON MY OWN TWO FEET
December -$25.99
In this poignant and uplifting memoir, Dancing With the Stars sensation Amy Purdy reveals the intimate
details of her triumphant comeback from the brink of death to making history as a Paralympic
snowboarder. When she was nineteen, Amy came down with bacterial meningitis and was given less
than a two percent chance of survival. In a near-death experience, she saw three figures who told her:
“You can come with us, or you can stay. No matter what happens in your life, it’s all going to make sense
in the end”. In that moment, Amy chose to live. She wouldn’t just beat meningitis and walk again; she
would go on to create a life filled with bold adventures, big dreams, and boundless vitality—and share that
spirit with the world. In 2014, Amy—the only competitor, male or female, with two prosthetic legs—
claimed a bronze medal for the U.S. Paralympic team in adaptive snowboarding. She then became a
contestant on Dancing With the Stars, and viewers were captivated as she managed to out-dance her
competitors all the way to the finale. Amy’s journey is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and
the capacity we all have to dream bigger, defy expectations, rewrite our stories, and live life to the fullest.
First serial, Audio: William Morrow; Domestic: Chicago Sports & Entertainment
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Ramos, Jason A.
SMOKEJUMPER
August -$27.99
From one of the top Smokejumpers in the world comes an inside look at the thrilling world of
smokejumpers, the elite wilderness firefighters who parachute in to tackle nature’s deadliest blazes in the
most remote and rugged areas of the U.S. Traveling by helicopter, they parachute down into the heart of
the combustion, often alone or with the aid of just a single partner. It’s trial by fire fighting the world’s
toughest blazes, which can behave in the most unusual ways: spreading almost instantaneously,
shooting downhill behind a stiff tailwind, or even flowing like a liquid. In this glimpse inside a world most
never see, Ramos weaves a compelling history of wilderness firefighting, takes readers inside the brutal
training required, and explains the psychological strength needed to go to work each day knowing it could
be your last. He also highlights some of his most harrowing missions, days when the ground is so hot that
truck axles melt, and when split-second decisions can mean the difference between life and death.
First Serial, Audio: William Morrow; Dramatic: Author, c/o William Morrow
Rawlings, Richard
FAST N’ LOUD
May -$24.99
Richard Rawlings, the breakout star of Discovery’s hit automotive restoration show Fast N’ Loud, takes
readers on his journey to success - a tale complete with outrageous details, amazing stories, and the
quick-witted, foul-mouthed charm viewers love. Part memoir and part how-to, this is the book Rawlings’
rabid fans have been demanding. Divided into three sections the book gives readers what they won’t stop
asking for, from the deeply personal to tips of the trade. A memoir, with stories from the show and
handbook/glossary, this exciting volume has more than a little something for everyone.
First Serial, Audio: William Morrow; Dramatic: Folio Literary Management, LLC
Roker, Al & Hogeland, William
THE STORM OF THE CENTURY
August -$27.99
From beloved NBC host Al Roker and acclaimed historian William Hogeland, a gripping narrative
nonfiction account of the Great Gulf Hurricane of 1900, the deadliest natural disaster in American history.
On the afternoon of September 8, 1900, 200 mile-per-hour winds and fifteen-foot waves slammed the port
city of Galveston, Texas, the crowded, bustling Gulf Coast hub. By dawn the next day, when the storm
had passed, the city was gone. 8,000 corpses lay strewn about and buried under the wreckage of a oncegreat city, now a grotesque landscape of destruction. The Great Gulf Hurricane of 1900 remains the
deadliest natural disaster ever to hit the United States. No other hurricane, tornado, or fire has ever
matched the havoc caused by the terrorizing mix of winds, rains, and floods that crashed into America
just as America herself was embarking upon modernity. In the clash between a rising nation’s confidence
and the devastation wrought by a merciless hurricane, in the pain and terror of the loss, in the
determination of the response, lies a drama that illuminates both the energy and the limitations of the
American Century, and of nature itself.
First Serial, Audio: William Morrow; Dramatic: William Morris Endeavor Entertainment
Yang, Jingduan
FACING EAST
June -$25.99
In Facing East, Dr. Jingduan Yang, the man behind celebrity fashion designer Norma Kamali’s seemingly
ageless face and physique, reveals the Chinese health and beauty secrets that will keep readers looking
and feeling young and vibrant at any age. Dr. Yang will reveal Norma’s beauty secrets to the world by
breaking down the basic concepts of Chinese medicine for the Western reader and introducing healthsaving practices that can be easily incorporated into our daily lives. Dr. Yang shares tips and real success
stories from his many clients who have used traditional medicine to cure a wealth of problems. The book
will teach readers how to restore their qi (the vital energy that is at the root of every function in the human
body) in order to become internally healthy and externally radiant. Norma’s story is also interwoven
throughout the book, describing her personal philosophy on staying healthy and beautiful at any stage of
life.
First Serial, Audio: William Morrow; Dramatic: Creative Management Group Inc.
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Harper Voyager
Benulis, Sabrina
ANGELUS
August -$14.99 pbk
Angelus is the heart-pounding conclusion to The Books of Raziel trilogy, about a girl who discovers that
she holds the keys to both Heaven and Hell, and that angels, demons, and all the creatures in between
will stop at nothing to possess her. The war started by three powerful angel siblings - Raziel, Lucifel, and
Israfel - has divided the kingdoms of both Heaven and Hell. Now the destruction is spilling over into our
world. The last hope for a crumbling world is the Archon, also known as the human Angela Mathers.
Angela alone can successfully oppose Lucifel and open Raziel’s Book for the power of good rather than
evil. However, to do so would mean murdering her best friend, a fact Angela refuses to face. Now Angela
sits on the throne of Hell, fulfilling a prophecy of ruin. However, ruin does not always mean
destruction.....sometimes it means revolution. Archon and Covenant are the first two volumes in this
trilogy.
Audio: Harper Voyager; First Serial, Dramatic: Scovil, Galen Ghosh Literary Agency, Inc.
Cato, Beth
THE CLOCKWORK CROWN
June- $14.99 pbk
Full of magic, mystery, and romance, The Clockwork Crown, is the enchanting steampunk fantasy sequel
to The Clockwork Dagger, told in the bestselling vein of Trudi Canavan and Gail Carriger. Octavia
Leander is a powerful magical healer who has just narrowly avoided assassination and is on the run with
handsome ex-Clockwork Dagger Alonzo Garrett. They travel across Caskentia searching for safety, and
for answers - how is Octavia so powerful, and why does it look like she’s undergoing a transformation
unlike any seen for hundreds of years? Joined by unlikely allies, Octavia must get to the source of her
power, the Lady’s Tree, before a brewing civil war disrupts her entire world.
Audio: Harper Voyager; First Serial, Dramatic: DeFiore & Company, LLC
Douglas, Ian
DEEP TIME
June -$7.99 pbk
In New York Times bestselling author Ian Douglas’ sixth novel in his Star Carrier series, the clock is
ticking in the struggle for galactic independence. Once rebels themselves facing off against the Earth
Confederation, the United States of North America is now the dominant force in negotiations with the
interstellar Sh’daar Collective. However, just as the Marines root out the last violent dissenters, an alien
ship of unknown origin suddenly flees Earth’s orbit. Is it mere coincidence…or a terrifying omen?
President Alexander Koenig watches with great interest as USNA forces chase the runaways down. Upon
first contact, it’s not apparent where—or when—the crew is headed. For this bizarre species has
somehow mastered the power to manipulate time itself. Now Koenig must decide whether he’s dealing
with angels of astonishing technological prowess… or the agents of humanity’s destruction. Dark Matter
is the most recent book in this series.
Audio: Harper Voyager; First Serial, Dramatic: Ethan Ellenberg Literary Agency
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Fletcher, Michael
BEYOND REDEMPTION
June -$15.99 pbk
In the vein of bestsellers Joe Abercrombie, Peter V. Brett, and Neil Gaiman comes a dark, gritty debut
fantasy set in a world where delusions manifest into reality, and the achievement of humanity’s desires
may well prove to be its undoing. Wichtig is confident that he is the Greatest Swordsman in the World,
and if he can get the crowd to believe in him, he can vanquish any foe, regardless of how his actual skill
measures up. Wichtig’s shady partners, Stehlen and Bedeckt, think he’s full of himself, but he keeps them
around because they have what passes for trust among thieves. Konig’s a charismatic sociopath whose
delusions of grandeur are so powerful that he has created a lush and bustling city where 15 years before
there was just waste land. He’s also created his own religion, and as his final achievement is creating his
own God, a young boy named Morgan, who Konig has shaped from birth and is preparing to unleash on
the world. As Konig becomes more powerful his delusions start to manifest as doppelgangers of himself,
and his Doppels are plotting against him. When Wichtig and his gang of thieves get word of the Godling
Morgan they decide to kidnap him for ransom. However, Morgan is a lot more dangerous than they
bargained for, and soon all manner of deeply delusional and powerful-enough-to-bend-reality folk are on
their trail. Fletcher is also the author of the novel 88.
First Serial, Audio: Harper Voyager; Dramatic: Donald Maass Literary Agency
Harbour, Katherine
BRIAR QUEEN
June -$24.99
Twilight meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets A Midsummer Night’s Dream in this follow-up to 2014’s
acclaimed Thorn Jack, the first volume in the Nothing and Night series. Now that Finn has gotten used to
the rhythm of life in Fair Hollow, and the mysterious Jack Fata is no longer a threat but an ally, things are
beginning to feel a little closer to normal. However, anybody in Fair Hollow knows that this lull of normalcy
is just the calm before the storm. A chance encounter outside Brambleberry Books leads Finn down a
rabbit hole of fairy world secrets and legacies, and straight towards the truth about what really happened
to her sister....
First Serial, Audio: Harper Voyager; Dramatic: Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency
Kadrey, Richard
UNTITLED
July -$25.99
Sandman Slim returns in the seventh high octane novel from New York Times bestselling author Richard
Kadrey. Stark is now on the trail of Death’s killer and the trail leads him from vampire-infested nightclubs
to talent agencies specializing in mad ghosts, from Weimar Republic mystical societies to LA’s sleazy
supernatural underground fight and sex clubs. Along the way, Stark enlists the help of the real girl with
the graveyard eyes, the only person who ever outwitted Death and escaped her own demise-with dire
consequences for this world and others. Kadrey’s most recent books include Kill City Blues, Dead Set
and the upcoming Metrophage (November, 2014).
Audio: Harper Voyager; First Serial, Dramatic: Curtis Brown, Ltd.
Kittredge, Caitlin
UNTITLED
August -$14.99 pbk
From the award-winning author of the Iron Codex trilogy and Vertigo comic series Coffin Hill comes the
second book in a fabulous dark urban fantasy series. Ava is now a masterless hellhound, and Leo has
died and returned as the Grim Reaper -- the first in centuries. As both try to adjust to their new roles,
Ava’s past comes back to wreack havoc....on the whole world. A breed of monsters that act like zombies
with the intelligence of vampires (nicknamed “zompires”) who first ran into Ava in a Nazi death camp in
the 1940s have now been sighted in Kansas, spreading their infection faster than ever. Behind the
outbreak is Cain, released after being locked up for millennia in Hell. To stop Cain, Ava must strike a deal
with past foes, and in the process she learns some deeply buried truths about her past, and Leo’s future.
The first book in this series is Black Dog.
Audio: Harper Voyager; First Serial, Dramatic: Barry Goldblatt Literary Agency
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Mansbach, Adam
UNTITLED
July -$24.99
In this audacious follow-up to The Dead Run, acclaimed author Adam Mansbach mixes horror, the
supernatural and gritty suspense to deliver another chilling and thrilling, high-octane adventure that is
sure to delight readers. Jess Galvan is trapped in his own personal hell as the soul of a fearsome, fivehundred-year-old Aztec priest inhabits his mind and body. Every moment is a battle to keep the priest at
bay, but his presence also endows Galvan with superhuman strength and endurance. Estranged from his
daughter, Sherry, he feels out of control and is plagued with menacing dreams. Meanwhile, in the bowels
of Ojos Negros prison, Domingo Valentine is doing his best to run the empire Cucuy left behind when he
vanished, but the drug cartels they used to control are at war. Valentine, desperate for answers about
Cucuy, springs the leader of a deadly bike gang from prison and now they’re on the hunt for Galvan, who
will have to find a way to overcome his inner demon to save his home and family from annihilation.
Audio: Harper Voyager; First Serial, Dramatic: 3 Arts Entertainment, Inc.
Wendig, Chuck
ZEROES
August -$14.99 pbk
In the vein of David Ignatius’s The Director and the TNT series Leverage, Zer0es follows five hackers--an
Anonymous-style rabble rouser, an Arab spring hactivist, a black-hat hacker, an old-school cipherpunk
and an online troll---who are scooped up by the U.S. government and told they face prison sentences,
unless they take the deal that’s offered them: working as white-hat hackers in service to their nation.
However, they quickly discover that behind the scenes lurks a sinister NSA program, an artificial
intelligence code-named Typhon, that has origins and an evolution both dangerous and disturbing, and
that will soon be out-of-control. Can the hackers escape the government and confront Typhon and its
keepers? What happens when they discover they were chosen by Typhon itself? What is their true
purpose? Will their own secrets be exposed and their lives made forfeit? Wendig is beloved by fans of his
Miriam Black series. Known for his work as a novelist, he is also a screenwriter, graphic novelist, and
video game designer.
Audio: Harper Voyager; First Serial, Dramatic: Donald Maass Literary Agency
William Morrow Paperbacks
Fiction
August, Noelle
BOUNCE
August -$13.99
Hooking up is only the beginning of the fun in this sexy and irresistible third installment of the thrilling New
Adult series which began with Boomerang and Rebound. In this volume, Gray Blackwood, a bad boy
who’s not even close to being “reformed,” has been made assistant to Beth Pierce, a struggling actress.
Working together, Beth penetrates his apathetic facade, coming to realize that he’s not as foolish--or as
young--as he first seemed.
First Serial, Audio: William Morrow Paperbacks; Dramatic: Adams Literary Agency
Benson, Angela
THE SUMMER OF ME
August -$14.99
Nationally bestselling author Angela Benson (Delilah’s Daughters, Sins of the Father) is back with another
riveting family drama. As a single mother, Dominique will do anything for her children—even if it means
saying goodbye for three months so they can spend the summer in LA with their father and stepmother.
Though her focus is on finishing her degree and building up a little savings, her friends seem to think
there’s time for a little romance too. Dominique doesn’t put much stock in online dating, but when she
meets Daniel she can no longer deny that something’s been neglected while she’s been focused on being
a better mother, something that Daniel—a handsome widower and pastor of a small congregation—
seems to understand. As their summer romance begins to sweep Dominique off her feet, she’s left
questioning if this is really the best thing for her…and her family. Is this man really her knight in shining
armor? Or is this romance—and Daniel’s cool, calm exterior--simply too good to be true?
First Serial, Audio: William Morrow Paperbacks; Dramatic: Natasha Kern Literary Agency
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Bletter, Diana
A REMARKABLE KINDNESS
August -$14.99
Brimming with wisdom and intelligence, A Remarkable Kindness is a moving testament to women’s
friendship, tracing the life lines of women who learn to be strong and capturing the paradoxes and
promises of the land they learn to call home. In the seaside village of Peleg, four American women have
emigrated to Israel for very different reasons. Lauren has come for love of her Israeli husband, yet misses
her life in Boston every single day. Seeking a new life after divorce, her vivacious friend Emily follows
without so much as a look at a map. Aviva, brought to Israel years earlier by intelligence work, has raised
a family and now sacrificed a son, killed during his army service, and Rachel, a bright young college
student, comes in search of adventure. Despite their differences in age and outlook, these four women
find each other in ritual, gathering in a burial circle to perform tahara, a final burial rite, for the women of
the community. As their intertwined stories unfold, each woman finds the joys promised by the beauty of
the land, in new life, first love, motherhood, and friendship, supporting each other through irrevocable
changes, navigating the pressures of marriage, illicit romance, the loss of a child, and, the unthinkable
backdrop for this paradise--war. Through moments of humor and sorrow, each woman takes part in the
ultimate act of compassion, helping to close the circle of life. Bletter’s first book, The Invisible Thread was
nominated for a National Jewish Book Award.
First Serial, Audio: William Morrow Paperbacks; Dramatic: Chudney Agency
Cabot, Meg
ROYAL WEDDING
June -$14.99
Meg Cabot returns to her #1 New York Times bestselling Princess Diaries series with a brand new adult
novel! Princess Mia is ready to tie the knot with long-time love, Michael, but a royal scandal could turn her
happily-ever-after into a happily-never-after! When a scheming politico uses a royal scandal to force Mia’s
father from the throne, Mia must prove to everyone-especially herself-that she’s finally fit to rule. Will her
royal wedding to longtime love Michael Moscovitz end happily-ever-after, or before they even reach the
altar?
Audio: William Morrow Paperbacks; First Serial, Dramatic: Laura Langlie, Literary Agent
Carmack, Cora
ALL PLAYED OUT
May -$13.99
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Cora Carmack pens this thrilling third novel in an
explosive series bursting with the Texas flavor, edge, and steamy romance of Friday Night Lights. In this
installment, a good girl creates the ultimate college bucket list and item #1 is to hook up with a jock. All
Lined Up and All Broke Down are the first two books in this series.
First Serial, Audio: William Morrow Paperbacks; Dramatic: New Leaf Literary & Media Inc.
Carner, Talia
HOTEL MOSCOW
June -$14.99
From the author of Jerusalem Maiden comes a moving, poignant, and rich novel of post-communist
Russia and a profound exploration of faith, family, and heritage. Brooke Fielding, a New York investment
manager and daughter of Jewish Holocaust survivors, finds her life suddenly upended in late September
1993 when her job is unexpectedly put in jeopardy. Brooke accepts an invitation to join a friend on a
mission to Moscow to teach entrepreneurial skills to Russian business women, which will also give her a
chance to gain expertise in the new, vast emerging Russian market. Inspired by the women she meets,
Brooke becomes committed to helping them investigate the crime that threatens their businesses.
However, as the uprising of the Russian parliament against President Boris Yeltsin turns Moscow into a
volatile war zone, Brooke will find that her involvement comes at a high cost. For in a city where
“capitalism” is still a dirty word, where neighbors spy on neighbors and the new economy is in the hands
of a few dangerous men, nothing Brooke does goes unnoticed—and a mistake in her past may now
compromise her future.
First Serial, Audio: William Morrow Paperbacks; Dramatic: Marly Rusoff & Associates, Inc.
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Chaplin, Lisa
THE TIDE WATCHERS
June -$14.99
In the tradition of Sharon Penman and Elizabeth Chadwick, The Tide Watchers is a fast-paced, historical
novel filled with intrigue and romance. Lisbeth is the daughter of an English baronet, who cast off family,
country and inheritance for love, only to find the Frenchman she eloped with cared more for her father’s
British government secrets than for her. Abandoned by her new husband in France, she dreams of
reuniting with her young son, who is being raised by her mother-in-law. Duncan (a.k.a. Tidewatcher), a
seasoned spy who apprenticed under Lisbeth’s father, pledges to watch over his mentor’s only daughter
while he searches the Channel region for evidence that Bonaparte has built a fleet to invade Britain.
Eccentric, brilliant American inventor Robert Fulton is working on the first fully submersible ship, which he
plans to sell to the French Navy. When his relationship with Bonaparte unexpectedly sours, Fulton
accepts Tidewatcher’s help to relocate but he refuses to share his precious invention. Tidewatcher must
get that submersible - along with someone who knows how to use it - to uncover Bonaparte’s great
secret. Going undercover, Lisbeth poses as a house keeper to charm Fulton, and learn to use the
submersible before the invasion fleet sails. However, though Lisbeth will gladly sacrifice herself for her
country, will she sacrifice her heart…particularly when she may have already lost it to another?
First Serial, Audio: William Morrow Paperbacks; Dramatic: Dunow & Carlson Literary Agency
Crownover, Jay
BETTER WHEN HE’S BRAVE
July -$13.99
The New York Times and USA Today bestselling author returns with the third installment in a combustible
new series that is sexier, darker, and better than ever. In this chapter, Detective Titus King and the
beautiful and mysterious Reeve Black must team up to fight for love as the whole town of The Point is
poised on the brink of war. Better When He’s Bad and Better When He’s Bold are the first two books in
this series.
First Serial, Audio: William Morrow Paperbacks; Dramatic: Donaghy Literary Group
Friedland, Elyssa
LOVE AND MISS COMMUNICATION
May -$14.99
In Elyssa Friedland’s debut novel, which combines the sophistication of J. Courtney Sullivan and the wit
of Jennifer Weiner, high-powered attorney Evie Rosen turns off all social media and discovers that life is
more than a series of updates. After Evie is unceremoniously dumped from her white-shoe Manhattan law
firm for overuse of social media on company hours, called out by a blind date for Googling him, and—
most catastrophically of all—shocked by her ex’s wedding photos on Facebook, she decides it’s time to
put down the Blackberry for good. What will life be like with no searches, no status updates, no texts, no
tweets, no pins, and no posts? What Evie discovers is a fresh start for real conversations and fewer
distractions. Now she lives in the moment--even if the moment is sometimes heartbreakingly difficult. By
unplugging, Evie may just find love and a new direction when she least expects it. At turns wickedly funny
and poignant, this novel begs the question: what are we missing when our eyes are glued to our
smartphones?
First Serial, Audio: William Morrow Paperbacks; Dramatic: Linda Chester Literary Agency
Galante, Cecelia
THE INVISIBLES
August -$14.99
In the vein of Meg Donohue, comes Cecilia Galante’s adult debut about the complicated and powerful
bonds of female friendship. Nora, Ozzie, Monica and Grace were thrown together by chance as
teenagers at Turning Winds Home for Girls, but quickly bonded over their troubled pasts to form their own
family: The Invisibles. When tragedy strikes after graduation, Nora is left to deal with the horrifying
aftermath alone as the other three girls leave home and don’t look back. Fourteen years later, Nora is
living a quiet, single life working in the local library, when Ozzie calls her--Grace attempted suicide and is
pleading for The Invisibles to convene again. Nora joins The Invisibles in Chicago for a reunion that sets
off an extraordinary chain of events that will change each of their lives forever. When all is said and done,
only two questions remain: How much of our pasts define our present selves? What does it take to let go
of some of our most painful wounds and move on? Told in both the present and the past, The Invisibles is
a haunting and crisp novel that readers won’t be able to put down.
First Serial, Audio: William Morrow Paperbacks; Dramatic: Jane Dystel Literary Management, Inc.
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Galland, Nicole
STEPDOG
August -$14.99
From the author of The Fool’s Tale and I, Iago comes a disarmingly charming and warm-hearted romantic
comedy about a woman, her dog, and the man who has to prove that he is good enough for both of them.
Rory O’Connor and Sara Renault fell in love when she fired him from his part-time job at a Boston art
museum. Rory, who had long been nursing a crush on his boss, threw caution to the wind and kissed her.
When Rory’s visa runs out on the cusp of his big Hollywood break, Sara insists that he marry her to get a
green card. In a matter of weeks they move in together and it’s all good… except for Sara’s dog, Cody, a
gift from Sara’s sociopath ex-boyfriend, Jay. When Rory scores both his green card and the lead role in
an upcoming TV pilot, they prepare to move to Los Angeles, but an hour before their departure, Cody is
kidnapped by Jay—and it is entirely Rory’s fault. Sara is furious and broken-hearted, and Rory takes off
and tracks Jay and Cody to North Carolina, where he is able to rescue the dog. Now begins a crosscountry trek through the heartland of America as Rory (with Cody) tries to stay one step ahead of Jay who
is dead-set on doing whatever it takes to recapture “his” dog. After 25 hours of nonstop driving, all four
converge at the edge of the Grand Canyon where Rory proves, once and for all, that he and Cody belong
together, with Sara, as a family.
Audio: William Morrow Paperbacks; First Serial, Dramatic: Darhansoff, Verrill, Feldman
Gray, Shelley Shepard
THE PROPOSAL AT SIESTA KEY
May -$12.99
New York Times bestselling author Shelley Shepard Gray delivers the second volume in her new Amish
Brides of Pinecraft series in which a young Amish woman, yearning for freedom, crosses paths with a
handsome Mennonite celebrity. This deeply moving tale of friendship and self-discovery follows Gray’s
previous novel, The Promise of Palm Grove, the first chapter in this series.
First Serial, Audio, Dramatic: Avon Inspire
Jennings, S.L.
TAINT
February -$13.99
From New York Times bestselling author S.L. Jennings comes a wildly popular, incredibly hot story about
a man who knows everything about sex, but nothing about love...until one woman changes everything.
Justice Drake is a master at sex and for a fee he will teach everything he knows. For the next six weeks
he will instruct a group of women on the art of mind-blowing, wall-climbing, multiple-orgasm-inducing sex.
However, when one particular student catches his eye, will he ever be the same.
Audio: William Morrow Paperbacks; First serial, Dramatic: Rebecca Friedman Literary Agency
Jennings, S.L.
TRYST
July -$13.99
Heidi DuCane is a tough-as-nails publicist with a passion for success--and her husband Tucker. However,
their relationship—in and out of the bedroom—is about to be put to the ultimate test. Rock superstar
Ransom Reed is every woman’s fantasy, including Heidi’s. While Tucker is the perfect lover—generous,
attentive and gentle—she needs much more. She needs the mind-blowing ecstasy Ransom offers.
Tucker isn’t blind to the fact that Heidi has some unconventional needs which he can’t satisfy. He loves
his wife and will do anything to please her so he agrees to just one night of naughtiness in which Heidi will
get to play—and he’ll watch. The night is scorching hot and neither of them can stop thinking about it, but
it’s not just the sex. Heidi felt something within her awaken, and she felt so deliciously sated and loved by
both men. Tucker felt it too, and he finds it impossible to not want that feeling again. Both men satisfy a
need within Heidi, and now that she’s had them both, she can never go back to the way things were
before.
Audio: William Morrow Paperbacks; First Serial, Dramatic: Rebecca Friedman Literary Agency
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McAdams, Molly
TRUSTING LIAM
June -$13.99
When Kennedy Ryan moved to California, she never expected to come face to face with the man who
has haunted her thoughts for a year--a man who had her breaking all her rules for a single night of
passion. Her experience with men leads Kennedy to shield herself before he can break down the carefully
built control she’s clung to for the last four years. Liam Taylor has been asked to help socialize his boss’s
nieces, but what he thinks sounds more like a babysitting job ends up leading him to the only girl who
ever slipped away before morning--a girl he thought he’d never find again, and now that Kennedy is within
reach, Liam’s determined to never let her go. When a secret from her past tests their relationship, will
they be able to cling to the trust Liam has worked so hard to build? McAdams is the author of the Nook
and Kindle bestseller Taking Chances, and the New York Times bestseller From Ashes.
First Serial, Audio: William Morrow Paperbacks; Dramatic: Marsal Lyon Literary Agency
McNear, Mary
MOONLIGHT ON BUTTERNUT LAKE
May -$14.99
In the spirit of Kristin Hannah and Susan Wiggs, Moonlight on Butternut Lake is the third installment in an
unforgettable new series by Mary McNear. Return to the golden beauty of Minnesota’s Butternut Lake in
this dazzling story of two wounded souls seizing a second chance at life and love. McNear is also the
author of Up at Butternut Lake and Butternut Summer, the first two volumes in this series.
First Serial, Audio: William Morrow Paperbacks; Dramatic: Trident Media Group
Morrow, Jill
NEWPORT
July -$14.99
A richly atmospheric and spellbinding break-out novel from author Jill Morrow set in 1921 in a glittering
mansion that holds long-hidden secrets. When attorney Adrian de la Noye arrives at his client’s summer
estate, he expects to revise the elderly millionaire’s will and return to Boston without delay. The staunchly
practical Bennet Chapman is the firm’s wealthiest and most formidable client, and so the lawyer is
astonished to find the man with a twinkle in his eye, a spring in his step, and hastily engaged to a much
younger woman. The Chapman heirs have arrived en masse prepared to defend their fortune, and Adrian
is unsettled to discover he recognizes the future Mrs. Chapman--Catherine Walsh a figure from his past.
What’s more, the beguiling Catherine and her ethereally beautiful niece have managed to hook the entire
household onto séances featuring the ghost of the first Mrs. Chapman, a specter who demands all be left
to the new bride, and who knows far more about long-hidden secrets than is comfortable. As truths are
revealed each participant must decide what to do with the revelations that will impact their fortunes and
their future….
First Serial, Audio: William Morrow Paperbacks; Dramatic: Rees Literary Agency
Noble, Shelley
WHISPER BEACH
June -$14.99
From the New York Times bestselling author of Beach Colors and Breakwater Bay comes this
unforgettable story of friends, loyalty, and love as three women who are reunited in the idyllic beach town
where they grew up are forced to re-evaluate their bonds. Fifteen years ago, seventeen-year-old Vanessa
Moran fell in love and lost her virginity, but not to the same boy. Pregnant, desperate, and humiliated, she
fled friends, family and Whisper Beach never breathing a word about her secret to anyone. Now a
professional Manhattan organizer, Van returns for the funeral of her best friend’s husband, planning to
pay her respects and leave. However, her plans fall by the wayside when her girlfriends have other ideas.
Dorie, the owner of the pier’s Blue Crab Restaurant where Van and her friends worked as teenagers,
needs help. Dorie’s roving husband spends every penny they make and now their restaurant is failing.
Joe, the boy Van left behind without an explanation, has never stopped loving her. While he’s wary of
getting hurt again, he also can’t help wondering what would happen if they took up where they left off. As
the summer progresses and the restaurant takes on a new look, trouble comes from unexpected sources.
For Van, this summer will test the meaning of friendship and trust—and how far love can bend before it
breaks.
First Serial, Audio: William Morrow Paperbacks; Dramatic: Marsal Lyon Literary Agency
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Quinn, Caisey
LOVING DALLAS
June -$13.99
The second book in bestselling author Caisey Quinn’s Neon Dreams series about a country rock band
and its members who embark on the rocky road to fame and find love along the way. Dallas Lark’s life
goes from tragedy and turmoil to one lucky break after another. Except it isn’t really lucky because Dallas
has sacrificed everything for his career--his band, his sister, his best friend, and his high school
sweetheart--in the pursuit of fame. Robyn Breeland is a successful marketing coordinator and promotions
specialist for a thriving liquor distributor out of Texas. She loves every aspect of her job, coming up with
new ideas, traveling, hosting promotional parties and exclusive events--until it brings her face to face with
the man who broke her heart, prompting her to erect a steel cage around it. Dallas’ dreams and his desire
for a future with Robyn collide in the neon lights of Nashville, and Dallas will have to decide if his dreams
are worth having without the woman who’s claimed his heart. The first book in this series, Leaving
Amarillo will publish in March, 2015.
First Serial, Audio: William Morrow Paperbacks; Dramatic: Marsal Lyon Literary Agency
Schoenewaldt, Pamela
UNDER THE SAME BLUE SKY
July -$14.99
The USA Today bestselling author of When We Were Strangers delivers a gorgeous new novel set on the
eve of World War I about a young woman with a surprising gift, whose talents could be a miracle or a
curse. Eighteen-year-old Hazel Renner has a talent for drawing and dreams of leaving Pittsburgh to
travel the world, a life free of the grand expectations her loving, ambitious immigrant parents want for her.
When war breaks out in Europe, her fantasies are shattered, and horrific carnage and wrenching loyalties
agonize her fellow German-Americans; now they’re the enemy, hated and attacked. Hazel escapes to
teach in Galway, but the idyll is cracked when she and her freshly painted blue house seem to acquire
mysterious healing power. Hazel denies it all, but soon even she can’t ignore the “miracles” happening
around her. The town’s outrage when “the wrong people” are healed it leads to tragedy, and Hazel flees
Galway and the terrible consequences of abilities she can’t control. Her world is shaken further by the
discovery of a family secret that takes her on a journey to unearth her past and find happiness in a world
transformed by war.
First Serial, Audio: William Morrow Paperbacks; Dramatic: Sanford J. Greenburger Associates
Simons, Paullina
LONE STAR
August -$14.99
Paullina Simons pens an epic new romantic saga--heart-wrenching and passionate--a compelling story of
love lost and found that will appeal to fans of her previous novels Tully and The Bronze Horseman. Chloe
is weeks away from starting a new life far away from home when she embarks on a great European
adventure with her boyfriend and two best friends. Their destination is Barcelona, but first they must
detour through the historic cities of Eastern Europe to keep an old family promise. Buried in the treasures
of the fledgling post-Communist world, Chloe finds a charming American vagabond named Johnny, who
carries a guitar, an easy smile—and a lifetime of secrets. As the unlikely band traverse the old world, a
train trip becomes a treacherous journey into Europe’s and Johnny’s darkest past--a journey that shatters
Chloe’s future plans and puts in jeopardy everything she thought she wanted. As they travel the marshes
and mountains of the European continent, Chloe and her friends discover only one thing that’s certain:
whether or not they reach Barcelona, their lives will never be the same.
First Serial, Audio: William Morrow Paperbacks; Dramatic: HarperCollins Publishers, Ltd.
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Van Alkemade, Kim
ORPHAN #8
June -$14.99
Lush in historical detail, rich in atmosphere and based on true events, Orphan #8 is a powerful, affecting
debut novel of the unexpected choices we are compelled to make that can shape our destinies. In 1919,
Rachel Rabinowitz is a vivacious four-year-old living with her family in a crowded tenement on New York
City’s Lower Eastside. When tragedy strikes, Rachel is separated from her brother Sam and sent to a
Jewish orphanage where Dr. Mildred Solomon is conducting medical research. Subjected to X-ray
treatments that leave her disfigured, Rachel suffers years of cruel harassment from the other orphans.
When she turns fifteen, she runs away to Colorado hoping to find the brother she lost and discovers a
family she never knew she had. Years later Rachel is confronted with her past when she becomes a
nurse and her patient is none other than the elderly, cancer-stricken Dr. Solomon. Rachel becomes
obsessed with making Dr. Solomon acknowledge, and pay for, her wrongdoing. However, each passing
hour Rachel spends with the old doctor reveals to her the complexities of Rachel’s own nature. She
realizes that a person’s fate—to be one who inflicts harm or one who heals—is not always set in stone.
Orphan #8 will appeal to fans of historical fiction such as Orphan Train and The Night Watch.
First Serial, Audio: William Morrow Paperbacks; Dramatic: Talcott Notch Agency
Winters, Cat
THE UNINVITED
May -$14.99
Set during the fear and panic of the Great Influenza of 1918, The Uninvited is part gothic ghost-story, part
psychological thriller, perfect for readers who loved The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield or The
Vanishing by Wendy Webb. Twenty-five year old Ivy Rowan rises from her bed after being struck by the
flu, only to discover the world has been torn apart in just a few short days. One thing that hasn’t changed:
Ivy still sees the uninvited ones—ghosts of loved ones who appear to her, unasked, unwelcomed, and
always heralding impending death. On one October night, she sees the spirit of her grandmother, rocking
in her mother’s chair. An hour later, Ivy learns her younger brother and father have killed a young German
out of retaliation for the death of Ivy’s older brother Billy in the Great War. Horrified, Ivy leaves home, to
discover the flu has caused utter panic and the rules governing society have broken down. Ivy is drawn
into this new world of jazz, passion, and freedom, where people live for the day, because they could be
stricken by nightfall. However, as her ‘uninvited guests’ begin to appear to her more often, she knows her
life will be torn apart once more, but has no inkling of the other-worldly revelations about to unfold.
Winters is the author of a young adult novel. The Uninvited is her adult historical debut.
First Serial, Audio: William Morrow Paperbacks; Dramatic: Irene Goodman Literary Agency, Inc.
Zander, Bianca
THE PREDICTIONS
May -$14.99
From the author of The Girl Below comes a new novel about fate, love, hippies and punk rock. Poppy has
spent her entire life at the Gaialands: a small commune in New Zealand based on the principles of love
for the planet, gender equality, group parenting, and a disdain for materialism. Though she knows it is an
unusual lifestyle, she and the seven other children who have grown up there have never known anything
else. When Poppy is sixteen, two things will shape the rest of her life: she will fall in love with Lukas, the
oldest of the commune children; and the Gaialands will be visited by Shakti: a California hippie who
brings new energy, both good and bad, to the small community. In a ritual that will shake the commune to
its core, Shakti makes a prediction for each of the children’s futures. Poppy’s: that she will meet her great
love in a foreign land, and that she will never bear children. A few months later Lukas decides to move to
Australia to pursue his dream of starting a punk rock band. Poppy, with nowhere else to go and no reason
to stay, follows Lukas: first to Australia, and then to London, where the punk scene of the ‘80s is in full
swing. As Poppy struggles to figure out where she belongs, and who she belongs with, she will learn one
thing for certain: that destiny is what you make of it.
First Serial, Audio: William Morrow Paperbacks; Dramatic: Foundry Literary + Media LLC
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William Morrow Paperbacks
Non-Fiction
Mr. Kate
A HOT GLUE GUN MESS
May -$20.00
From the hugely popular lifestyle blogger, YouTube star, and designer, Mr. Kate, comes a beautiful
collection of step-by-step personal style and home projects--woven in with quirkily hilarious stories and
anecdotes in Mr. Kate’s distinctive voice. Filled with 50 unique and approachable projects, along with
hysterical, unfiltered stories from her crazy life, this book will show how life can inspire art. Growing up
with a high-powered Hollywood father and an oddball, down-to-earth mother, Kate had a childhood that
was anything but normal. Kate’s love of self-expression inspired her to create her own DIY life and a
social media platform to connect with young women everywhere. Her projects involve style, home design,
and beauty, including DIY nail art techniques, perfectly distressed jeans, and watercolor curtains. Best of
all--there’s no need to be a seamstress, metal smith, or expert at anything to enjoy these projects, all of
which are doable in under two hours and require a minimal number of supplies.
First Serial, Audio: William Morrow Paperbacks; Dramatic: Stonesong Press, Inc.
Kimble, Megan
UNPROCESSED
June -$15.99
Food writer Megan Kimble recounts the story of her year-long journey of eating only whole, unprocessed
foods, intertwined with a journalistic exploration of what “unprocessed” really means, why it matters, and
how to afford it. Unprocessed is the narrative of her year, in which she milled wheat, extracted salt from
the sea, tempered chocolate, ate produce fresh off a semi-truck at the U.S.-Mexico border, milked a goat,
and slaughtered a sheep—all while earning an income that fell well below the federal poverty line. In
order to avoid processed foods, Megan learns how wheat became white; why milk became pasteurized
and salt iodized; how fresh produce was globalized and animals industrialized. Backed by extensive
research and wide-ranging interviews, Megan’s year unprocessed becomes an inquiry into not only the
process of food, but also into the processes that shape our habits, communities, and day-to-day lives.
Combining journalistic exploration and memoir, balancing fascinating insights into the American food
system with a narrative of personal growth, Unprocessed invites the reader along for Megan’s failures
and lessons learned as she attempts to reclaim control of both her diet and her dollars—finding simple
pleasures, community, and plenty of good food along the way.
First serial, Audio: William Morrow Paperbacks; Dramatic: New Leaf Literary & Media, Inc.
Peterson, Mary Pflum
WHITE DRESSES
August -$15.99
In this riveting memoir from a fresh new voice, Good Morning America television producer Mary Pflum
Peterson tells the story of a mother and daughter’s journey through love, faith, loss, and ultimate
redemption, spanning three generations of women and the white dresses that adorned them. Beginning
each chapter with a story devoted to a white dress worn by the author, her mother Anne, or her daughter
Piper, White Dresses is a rich portrait of the important moments that defined these women’s lives over
three generations. Anne Diener, Peterson’s mother, was born into a devout Catholic family and went on
to live an extraordinary life first as a nun in a cloistered convent and then as the wife of an abusive,
closeted gay husband. She finally became a mother and teacher trapped in a shame-filled life of
hoarding. Sustaining Anne throughout her brief highs and dark lows were two things: her deep and
abiding faith in the church and her equally great devotion to her daughter, Mary, with whom she shared
her lifelong love affair with the white dresses that marked life’s big moments. Equally significant, the story
lays bare the inner world of hoarding, grippingly and heartbreakingly examining the subtlety with which a
life of hoarding begins, the pain and isolation experienced by a hoarder’s children and family, and the
frustration that accompanied Mary’s futile attempts to rescue her mother from her shameful problem.
Audio: William Morrow Paperbacks; First Serial, Dramatic: The Wylie Agency, LLC
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Avon/Harper
Mass Market
Barnes, Sophie
LADY SARAH’S SINFUL DESIRES
June -$7.99
Sophie Barnes (The Danger in Tempting An Earl, The Scandal in Kissing an Heir) returns with a fresh
new historical romance series set in the luxurious Thorncliff Manor, where London’s elite mix, mingle, and
make merry. With a tarnished past, Lady Sarah knows she has no prospects of marriage. An extended
stay at Thorncliff Manor is the perfect distraction from her situation, until she meets the dashing Lord
Spencer. If asked, Viscount Spencer would claim there are a thousand things he’d rather be doing than
securing a bride. He’d hoped staying at Thorncliff for the summer would be restful, but with two
matchmaking parents in tow and dizzying encounters with the beautiful, witty Lady Sarah, it looks to be
anything but relaxing. Still, Spencer wouldn’t mind spending more time with the forward miss who’s
captured his attention. If she’s suitable, she might just capture his heart too. Sarah’s feelings for Spencer
keep growing, but so too does her panic: will Spencer be able to look beyond her past? Or will her
mistakes ruin any chance of a happily ever after?
First Serial, Audio: Avon; Dramatic: Author, c/o: Avon
Bernard, Jennifer
ALL OF ME
June -$7.99
The USA Today bestselling author of the Bachelor Firemen series delivers the start of an incredible,
brand new series about a crazy minor league baseball team. Caleb Hart is a brilliant pitcher who had a
meltdown and has been sent back to the Triple A team. After his first game, he runs into Sadie Merritt
outside the clubhouse. Sadie is the Mayor’s assistant, and she’s delivering a petition to get the team
removed from the town because of their wild off-field antics. Caleb is assigned the task of working with
Sadie and the Mayor to improve the team’s image. At first he thinks it’s ridiculous, but the instant
chemistry between him and Sadie changes his mind, and he decides he wants to spend as much time as
possible with her. Sadie is more than wary of Caleb, but Caleb is irresistible and as they plunge into an
intimate, intense and steamy relationship, she learns he’s nothing like the spoiled athlete she imagined.
Will Sadie and Caleb be able to find happiness or will their pasts threaten their precious new relationship?
First Serial, Audio: Avon; Dramatic: ICM
Brown, Dale & DeFelice, Jim
TARGET UTOPIA
June -$7.99
New York Times bestselling author Dale Brown is back with the next thrilling installment of the Dreamland
series. In this thrilling chapter the Dreamland Whiplash team must thwart a traitor in their midst. The
previous two titles in this series are Drone Strike and Collateral Damage. Harper
First Serial, Audio, Dramatic: Trident Media Group
Cane, Emma
EVER AFTER AT THE SWEETHEART RANCH
May -$7.99
Reminiscent of the novels of Susan Wiggs and Linda Lael Miller, this is the sixth installment in Emma
Cane’s heartwarming and sexy series set in Valentine, Colorado. A Town Called Valentine, True Love at
Silver Creek Ranch, The Cowboy of Valentine Valley, A Promise at Bluebell Hill and Sleigh Bells In
Valentine Valley, are the first five volumes in this series.
First Serial, Audio: Avon; Dramatic: The Fallon Literary Agency
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Chase, Loretta
DUKES PREFER BLONDES
July -$7.99
New York Times bestseller Loretta Chase (Scandal Wears Satin, Vixen in Velvet) pens a romantic tale in
which Lady Clara, the fan-favorite character from Chase’s bestselling Dressmakers series, finally gets her
own happily ever after! Tired of the pompous, pampered suitors who have no interest in the needs of
others, Clara is determined to do some good--no matter the cost. When the search for a missing child
leads her to the doorstep of the brusque but brilliant Oliver Radford, she realizes the price of charity may
be more expensive than she thought. If she can resist the pull between them, working with the darkly
handsome, brooding man should be no trouble. Oliver Radford is in line to inherit is dukedom--whether he
likes it or not. As the inevitable draws nearer, he has but one choice: find a bride capable of easing him
into the dreaded Society he can barely tolerate. So when a proper miss appears in his law office asking
for his help, Oliver does his best to ignore her smile, her soft blonde curls, and the gentle curve of her hip.
Clara might just be the solution to his woes-if he can help her, woo her, and wed her…without losing his
heart.
First Serial, Audio: Avon; Dramatic: Nancy Yost Literary Agency, Inc.
Delaney, Luke
THE TOY TAKER
August -$7.99
Detective Sean Corrigan’s dark past has given him the ability to step into a crime scene and see it
through the eyes of the offender, but when children begin disappearing from their homes with no signs of
struggle, he’s eluded by The Toy Taker. This is the third book in the chilling London-based thriller series
from former murder-squad detective Luke Delaney. Cold Killing and The Keeper are the previous two
titles in this series.
Harper
First Serial, Audio: Harper; Dramatic: HarperCollins Publishers, Ltd.
Diaz, Lena
EXIT STRATEGY
July -$7.99
Lena Diaz launches her thrilling new romantic suspense series, EXIT Inc, with the heart-pounding story of
a skilled agent on the run with the one person who’s all wrong for him: his latest target. As an Enforcer
with EXIT Inc - an undercover organization supplying highly trained personnel to act as bodyguards,
special force operatives, and even assassins – Mason Hunt’s been tasked with assassinating Sabrina
Ross--a dangerous target according to her file--except the info is fake. With his life and career on the line,
he’s forced to choose a side. If EXIT wants this beautiful woman dead, they’ll have to go through him first.
On the run through the wilderness of North Carolina, Sabrina and Mason must navigate treacherous
white-water rapids, zip-line across deep canyons, and traverse mountains to escape EXIT’s wave of
enforcers. Time is running out to discover who wants Sabrina dead and why, but what they learn will
shock them both and change the course of their lives forever…if they can survive the night. A former
Romance Writers of America Golden Heart® finalist, Diaz won the prestigious Daphne du Maurier award
for excellence in mystery and suspense and has been a finalist in the National Excellence in Romance
Fiction Awards.
First Serial, Audio: Avon; Dramatic: Spencerhill Associates, Ltd.
Dimon, HelenKay
FALLING HARD
June -$7.99
Fans of Maya Banks’ KGI books will love HelenKay Dimon’s hot romantic suspense series featuring the
fierce men of Alliance - a top-secret military security agency - and the only women who can tame them.
After a grueling assignment Weston Brown is craving downtime, but instead, he’s pulled into his deadliest
operation in the one place he never wanted to see again. No-nonsense and so damned hot, Lexi Turner
lied to get West to her mountain clinic in Pakistan, but the threat is terrifyingly real. As soon as she lays
eyes on West, she can tell he’s quiet-yet tough-and has a rescue complex which will come in handy for
going up against the world’s most ruthless gun runners. Cut off from the rest of the Alliance, Lexi and
West navigate the brutal terrain and a primal sexual attraction. Sticking around has never been West’s
way, but now he’ll use every resource to keep Lexi by his side, safe from a killer who leaves no loose
ends behind. Dimon is also the author of Playing Dirty, the first volume in this series.
First Serial, Audio: Avon; Dramatic: Bradford Literary
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Eden, Cynthia
TWISTED
May -$7.99
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Cynthia Eden (Broken) pens the second seductive
installment in the fabulous new romantic suspense series featuring LOST (Last Option Search Team)
agents. When Dean Bannon comes to New Orleans to track down a missing sixteen-year-old girl, he
meets a drop-dead gorgeous con artist who makes him want to lose his legendary control. Emma Castille
doesn’t claim to be psychic, she just notices things other people don’t…like the fear in a runaway’s eyesor the pain in an ex-FBI agent’s heart. Her chemistry with Dean is blistering, but Emma follows her
passion… not someone else’s orders. Then a madman breaks into Emma’s home and leaves a twisted
message: You’re next. Now Dean refuses to let her out of his sight until he pries every last secret from
her full, sexy lips, and suddenly Emma’s aching to give him everything he wants.
First Serial, Audio: Avon; Dramatic: Curtis Brown, Ltd.
Frampton, Megan
PUT UP YOUR DUKES
July -$7.99
In the second book in Megan Frampton’s fun and sexy Dukes Behaving Badly series, a notorious rake is
shocked to discover he has inherited a Dukedom...complete with a beautiful Duchess-to-be that wants
nothing to do with him! Frampton is also the author of The Duke’s Guide to Correct Behavior.
First Serial, Audio: Avon; Dramatic: The Bent Agency
Heath, Lorraine
THE DUKE AND THE LADY IN RED
May -$7.99
New York Times bestselling author Lorraine Heath (Once More, My Darling Rogue, When the Duke Was
Wicked) pens the third installment of a series about three eligible bachelors...and the scoundrels that
reside within each.
First Serial, Audio: Avon; Dramatic: Writer’s House, LLC
Jordan, Sophie
UNTITLED
August -$7.99
New York Times bestselling author Sophie Jordan (A Good Debutante’s Guide to Ruin) delivers the
second installment in her brand new series, The Debutante Files, featuring debutantes on the hunt for Mr.
Right.
First Serial, Audio: Avon; Dramatic: Don Congdon Associates, Inc.
Kaye, Laura
HARD TO LET GO
August -$7.99
From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Laura Kaye comes the fourth book in a hot
series about a brotherhood of elite Special Ops who use Hard Ink Tattoo as a front for their unsanctioned
missions. They are guided by honor, duty, loyalty, and the love of the women they meet in the midst of
the chaos. The first three books in this series are Hard As It Gets, Hard As You Can and Hard to Come
By.
First Serial, Audio: Avon; Dramatic: Spencerhill Associates, Ltd.
Linden, Caroline
LOVE IN THE TIME OF SCANDAL
May -$7.99
The third book in a deliciously sexy series from USA Today bestselling and RITA award winning author
Caroline Linden, in which an utterly shocking book--Fifty Shades of Grey for the Regency era-- has all of
London talking and gives more than one young miss a mind for scandal. Linden’s most recent title is It
Takes a Scandal.
First Serial, Audio: Avon; Dramatic: Spencerhill Associates, Ltd.
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McBride, Susan
SAY YES TO THE DEATH
August -$7.99
Susan McBride is back with another entry in her USA Today bestselling Debutante Dropout series (Too
Pretty to Die, Night of the living Deb)! It’s a wedding-to-die-for, and it ends up being a real killer! Andy’s
archenemy from prep school, Olivia La Belle, gets sliced across the throat with a Tiffany cake knife. Olivia
was a celebrity wedding planner with her own reality show and had made plenty of enemies in the
process. Millie Draper of Millie’s Cakes was the last one to have it out with Olivia. Andy finds Millie
standing over Olivia’s lifeless body, but Millie swears she didn’t do it. Millie made Andy’s birthday cakes
the first 16 years of her life and Andy adores her. So, of course, she has to step in and find out who really
offed Olivia before the killer strikes again.
First Serial, Audio: Avon; Dramatic: Jane Rotrosen Agency, LLC
Sands, Lynsay
THE HIGHLANDER TAKES A BRIDE
August -$7.99
The third book in a new historical series set in the Highlands of Scotland, from Lynsay Sands, the New
York Times bestselling author of the Argeneau vampire series and countless historical romances. To
Marry a Scottish Laird is Sands’ most recent historical romance.
First Serial, Audio: Avon; Dramatic: The Bent Agency
Terry, Candis
TRULY SWEET
August -$7.99
From Candis Terry, the sparkling author Rachel Gibson calls “A fun and refreshing voice in contemporary
romance,” comes the next installment in a sexy series set in Sweet, Texas about the wild Wilder brothers,
ex-marines who find love in a town that despite its name is…anything but Sweet. Terry is also the author
of Anything But Sweet, The Sweetest Mistake, Something Sweeter and Sweet Surprise the first four
volumes in this series.
First Serial, Audio: Avon; Dramatic: Marsal Lyon Literary Agency
Wilde, Lori
RULES OF THE GAME
June -$7.99
In the vein of Sherryl Woods and Susan Wiggs, New York Times bestselling author Lori Wilde delivers the
second installment of a brand new small-town series set in Stardust, Texas. Back in the Game is the first
volume in this series.
First Serial, Audio: Avon; Dramatic: The Bent Agency
Wilson, C.L.
THE SEA KING
August -$7.99
C.L. Wilson, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author is back with the second book in a brand
new series which began with The Winter King. As she does best, C.L. Wilson weaves a tale of war, love,
and desire that will take readers on a journey to lands many only dream about.
Audio: Avon; First Serial, Dramatic: 3 Seas Literary Agency
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