Simon & Schuster Catalog MAR-JUN 2021

March – June | 2021

Blackstone Publishing is introducing a new selection of Simon & Schuster titles SIMON & SCHUSTER AUDIO is a leading publisher of general-interest audiobooks, including bestselling fiction, nonfiction, business/finance, self-improvement, inspiration, language-learning programs, original audiobook productions, and children’s titles.

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In nite Country A Novel

By Patricia Engel Read by Inés del Castillo I often wonder if we are living the wrong life in the wrong country.

“Patricia Engel is a wonder; her novels are marvels.”

—Lauren Groff, New York Times bestselling author

“A knockout of a novel…We predict [In nite Country] will be viewed as one of 2021’s best.”

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—O, The Oprah Magazine

Talia is being held at a correctional facility for adolescent girls in the forested mountains of Colombia after committing an impulsive act of violence that may or may not have been warranted. She urgently needs to get out and get back home to Bogotá, where her father and a plane ticket to the United States are waiting for her. If she misses her ight, she might also miss her chance to nally be reunited with her family in the north.

How this family came to occupy two different countries, two different worlds, comes into focus like twists of a kaleidoscope. We see Talia’s parents, Mauro and Elena, fall in love in a market stall as teenagers against a backdrop of civil war and social unrest. We see them leave Bogotá with their rstborn, Karina, in pursuit of safety and opportunity in the United States on a temporary visa, and we see the births of two more children, Nando and Talia, on American soil. We witness the decisions and indecisions that lead to Mauro’s deportation and the family’s splintering—the costs they’ve all been living with ever since.

Award-winning, internationally acclaimed author Patricia Engel, herself a dual citizen and the daughter of Colombian immigrants, gives voice to all ve family members as they navigate the particulars of their respective circumstances. And all the while, the metronome ticks: Will Talia make it to Bogotá in time? And if she does, can she bring herself to trade the solid facts of her father and life in Colombia for the distant vision of her mother and siblings in America?

PATRICIA ENGEL is the winner of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, the International Latino Book Award; and was a nalist for the Pen/Hemingway and Young Lions Fiction Awards, New York Times Notable Book, and winner of Colombia’s national book award. She is a recipient of fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. Born to Colombian parents, Patricia teaches creative writing at the University of Miami.

MARKETING Print run: 75,000 International Latino Book Award–winning author National print and online media campaign National radio interview campaign Local and online publicity

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Fiction / Literary (FIC019000) Unabridged • Book #dzng 5 hours • 4 CDs ISBN-13: Library CD 9781797119601 , $49.99 Retail CD 9781797119618 , $29.99 Publishing Background: Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster Book ISBN: 9781982159467 Retail per Carton: 80 CDs Retail Ship Date: 2/9/21

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Come As You Are: Revised and Updated

The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life

By Emily Nagoski Read by Emily Nagoski, with Nicholas Boulton

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Health & Fitness / Sexuality (HEA042000) Unabridged • Book #dznr 11½ hours • 10 CDs ISBN-13: Library CD 9781797119274 , $69.99 Retail CD 9781797119281 , $49.99

A revised and updated edition of Emily Nagoski’s game-changing New York Times bestseller Come As You Are, featuring new information and research on mindfulness, desire, and pleasure that will radically transform your sex life

“This is the best book I have ever read about sexual desire and why some couples just stop having sex, and what they can do about it. Come As You Are is an absolutely necessary guide for all couples who want to understand the ups and downs in their own sex life. It is a must-read!”

—John Gottman, PhD, author of The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work

Publishing Background: Simon & Schuster Book ISBN: 9781982165314 Retail per Carton: 36 CDs Retail Ship Date: 2/9/21

For much of the 20th and 21st centuries, women’s sexuality was an uncharted territory in science, studied far less frequently—and far less seriously—than its male counterpart.

That is, until Emily Nagoski’s Come As You Are, which used groundbreaking science and research to prove that the most important factor in creating and sustaining a sex life lled with con dence and joy is not what the parts are or how they’re organized but how you feel about them. In the years since the book’s initial publication, countless women have learned through Nagoski’s accessible and informative guide that things like stress, mood, trust, and body image are not peripheral factors in a woman’s sexual wellbeing; they are central to it— and that even if you don’t always feel like it, you are already sexually whole by just being yourself. This revised and updated edition continues that mission with new information and advanced research, demystifying and decoding the science of sex so that everyone can create a better sex life and discover more pleasure than you ever thought possible.

EMILY NAGOSKI is the wellness education director and lecturer at Smith College, where she teaches women’s sexuality. She has a PhD in health behavior with a doctoral concentration in human sexuality from Indiana University, and a master’s degree in counseling, with a clinical internship at the Kinsey Institute Sexual Health Clinic. She has taught graduate and undergraduate classes in human sexuality, relationships and communication, stress management, and sex education.

MARKETING Print run: 100,000 New York Times bestselling author Will appeal to fans of The Sex-Starved Marriage by Michele Weiner Davis and The Hormone Cure by Sara Gottfried Author website: EmilyNagoski.com

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Yolk

By Mary H. K. Choi Read by Joy Osmanski From New York Times bestselling author Mary H.K. Choi comes a funny and emotional story about two estranged sisters and how far they’ll go to save one of their lives—even if it means swapping identities.

“Blushingly tender and piquant.”

—New York Times on Emergency Contact

“Choi has a real gift for creating a character so real and complex that she can crack his psyche open like a melon and pick through all the gnarly seeds.”

—NPR on Permanent Record

Jayne and June Baek are nothing alike. June’s three years older, a classic rst-born, know-it-all narc with a problematic nance job and an equally soulless apartment (according to Jayne). Jayne is an emotionally stunted, self-obsessed basket case who lives in squalor, has egregious taste in men, and needs to get to class and stop wasting Mom and Dad’s money (if you ask June). Once thick as thieves, these sisters who moved from Seoul to San Antonio to New York together now don’t want anything to do with each other.

That is, until June gets cancer. And Jayne becomes the only who can help her.

Flung together by circumstance, housing woes, and family secrets, will the sisters learn more about each other than they’re willing to confront?

And what if while helping June, Jayne has to confront the fact that maybe she’s sick, too?

MARY H.K. CHOI is a writer for The New York Times, GQ, Wired, and The Atlantic. She has written comics for Marvel and DC, as well as a collection of essays called Oh, Never Mind. Her novels Emergency Contact and Permanent Record were New York Times bestsellers. She is the host of Hey, Cool Job!, a podcast about jobs, and Hey, Cool Life!, a podcast about mental health and creativity. Mary grew up in Hong Kong and Texas and now lives in New York. Follow her on Twitter @ChoitotheWorld.

MARKETING Print run: 150,000 New York Times bestselling author Choi is a writer for the New York Times, GQ, Wired, and The Atlantic Author website: ChoiToTheWorld.com Also available by Choi: Permanent Record and Emergency Contact

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Young Adult Fiction / Family / Siblings (YAF018070) Unabridged • Book #dzof 13 hours • 11 CDs ISBN-13: Library CD 9781797117874 , $59.99 Retail CD 9781797117881 , $39.99 Publishing Background: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Book ISBN: 9781534446007 Retail per Carton: 36 CDs Retail Ship Date: 2/9/21

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Charlie Thorne and the Lost City The Charlie Thorne Series, Book 2

By Stuart Gibbs Read by Emily Woo Zeller

In this sequel to the New York Times bestselling Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation—which #1 New York Times bestselling author Chris Grabenstein called “a real page-burner”—Charlie searches for Charles Darwin’s hidden treasure in South America.

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Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure / General (JUV001000) Unabridged • Book #dzop 13 hours • 7 CDs ISBN-13: Library CD 9781797116648 , $49.99 Retail CD 9781797116655 , $39.99 Publishing Background: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Book ISBN: 9781534443815 Retail per Carton: 80 CDs Retail Ship Date: 2/9/21

“Full of jovial humor, narrow escapes, sorcery, and intrigue.”

—School Library Journal on The Last Musketeer

Charlie Thorne is a genius.

Charlie Thorne is a fugitive.

Charlie Thorne isn’t even thirteen.

After saving the world, Charlie is ready to take it easy in the Galapagos Islands. That is, until she’s approached by the mysterious Esmeralda Castle, who has a code she knows only Charlie can decipher.

In 1835, Charles Darwin diverted his ship’s journey so he could spend ten months in South America on a secret solo expedition. When he returned, he carried a treasure that inspired both awe and terror in his crew. Afterward, it vanished, never to be seen again …

But Darwin left a trail of clues behind for those brave and clever enough to search for it.

Enter Charlie Thorne.

In a daring adventure that takes her across South America, Charlie must crack Darwin’s 200-year-old clues to track down his mysterious discovery—and stay ahead of the formidable lineup of enemies who are hot on her tail.

When an ancient hidden treasure is at stake, people will do anything to nd it rst. Charlie may be a genius, but is she smart enough to know who she can trust?

STUART GIBBS is the author of several series of children’s books, including the FunJungle, Spy School, Moon Base Alpha, and the Last Musketeer series. He has written the screenplays for movies such as See Spot Run and Repli-Kate, worked on animated lms, and developed television shows for Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, ABC, and Fox.

MARKETING Print run: 200,000 New York Times bestselling author Gibbs has written the screenplays for movies like See Spot Run and Repli-Kate and has worked on many animated lms Gibbs has developed TV shows for Nickelodeon, Disney, ABC, and Fox Author website: StuartGibbs.com

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MARCH 23, 2021

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The Marathon Don't Stop The Life and Times of Nipsey Hussle

By Rob Kenner Read by Landon Woodson The rst in-depth biography of Nipsey Hussle, the hip hop mogul, artist, and activist whose transformative legacy inspired a generation with his motivational lyrics and visionary business savvy—before he was tragically shot down in the very neighborhood he was dedicated to building up.

In the ten years since he rst met Nipsey Hussle in the offices of Vibe, journalist Rob Kenner followed Hussle’s career, paying close attention to the music and business movement he was building in Los Angeles. Ten years later, they spoke again. To Kenner, it became clear that Hussle had been underestimated his entire life—not just for his artistry but also for his intellect and intentions.

For Nipsey Hussle, “The Marathon” was more than a mixtape title or the name of a clothing store; it was a way of life, a metaphor for the relentless pursuit of excellence and the willpower required to overcome adversity day after day. Hussle was determined to win the race to success on his own terms, and he wanted to see his whole community in the winner’s circle with him.

Combining on-the-ground reporting and candid interviews with Hussle’s friends, family, and peers, The Marathon Don’t Stop traces the life and work of an extraordinary artist, placing him in historical context and unpacking his complex legacy. For the rst time ever, members of his inner circle will speak about the man they knew and his determination to maintain integrity amidst the treacherous extremes of street life and the rap game.

The Marathon Don’t Stop is a journalistic account of Nipsey Hussle’s life and times, making sense of the forces that shaped a singular gure in hip hop culture.

ROB KENNER is one of the most proli c and in uential voices in hip-hop publishing. A founding editor of VIBE, Rob worked on the New York Times bestseller Tupac Shakur as well as Unbelievable, a biography of The Notorious B.I.G. Currently an executive editor at Mass Appeal, his writing has appeared in publications including The New York Times, Billboard, Complex, and Poetry magazine. He lives in New York City.

MARKETING Print run: 75,000 The rst in-depth biography of Nipsey Hussle, the hip hop mogul, artist, and activist who inspired a generation with his motivational lyrics and visionary business savvy Kenner’s writing has appeared in Complex, Genius, Mass Appeal, Pigeons & Planes, Ego Trip, Poetry, the New York Times, and Billboard Kenner has also produced and directed documentary shorts on the likes of De La Soul, Nas, and Post Malone Will appeal to fans of Shook One by Charlamange Tha God

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Biography & Autobiography / Music (BIO004000) Unabridged • Book #ditu 9 hours • 7 CDs ISBN-13: Library CD 9781797104942 , $49.99 Retail CD 9781797104959 , $39.99 Publishing Background: Atria Books Book ISBN: 9781982140298 Retail per Carton: 36 CDs Retail Ship Date: 3/2/21

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The Barbizon The Hotel That Set Women Free

By Paulina Bren Read by Andi Arndt From award-winning author Paulina Bren comes the rst history of New York’s most famous residential hotel—The Barbizon—and the remarkable women who lived there.

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History / Women (HIS058000) Unabridged • Book #dzn9 9½ hours • 8 CDs ISBN-13: Library CD 9781797119939 , $59.99 Retail CD 9781797119946 , $39.99 Publishing Background: Simon & Schuster Book ISBN: 9781982123895 Retail per Carton: 52 CDs Retail Ship Date: 2/9/21

“Portrays the original Barbizon as a vital microcosm of the long quest for women’s equality.”

—Booklist (starred review)

Welcome to New York’s legendary hotel for women.

Built in 1927 at the height of the Roaring Twenties, the Barbizon Hotel was intended as a safe haven for the “Modern Woman” seeking a career in the arts. It became the place to stay for any ambitious young woman hoping for fame and fortune. Sylvia Plath ctionalized her time there in The Bell Jar, and, over the years, its almost 700 tiny rooms with matching oral curtains and bedspreads housed Titanic survivor Molly Brown; actresses Grace Kelly, Liza Minnelli, Ali MacGraw, Jaclyn Smith, Phylicia Rashad, and Cybill Shepherd; writers Joan Didion, Diane Johnson, Gael Greene, and Meg Wolitzer; and many more. Mademoiselle magazine boarded its summer interns there, as did Katharine Gibbs Secretarial School its students and the Ford Modeling Agency its young models.

Before the hotel’s residents were household names, they were young women arriving at the Barbizon with a suitcase and a dream.

Not everyone who passed through the Barbizon’s doors was destined for success—for some it was a story of dashed hopes—but until 1981, when men were nally let in, the Barbizon offered its residents a room of their own and a life without family obligations or expectations. It gave women a chance to remake themselves however they pleased; it was the hotel that set them free. No place had existed like it before or has since.

Beautifully written and impeccably researched, The Barbizon reveals a story that has, until now, never been told. It is both a vivid portrait of the lives of these young women who came to New York looking for something more and an epic history of women’s ambition.

PAULINA BREN is an award-winning historian and a professor at Vassar College. She is the author of a prizewinning book about soap operas and communism behind the Iron Curtain and a coeditor of a collection on consumerism in the Eastern Bloc. She was born in the former Czechoslovakia and attended Wesleyan University as an undergraduate, later receiving an MA degree in international studies from the University of Washington and a PhD in history from New York University.

MARKETING Print run: 75,000 Weaves together the personal stories of the Barbizon residents with the political climate of the times Will appeal to fans of All the Single Ladies by Rebecca Traister, 740 Park by Michael Gross, and The Last Castle by Denise Kiernan The Barbizon has already earned two starred reviews

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The Chosen One The Revenge of Magic Series, Book 5

By James Riley Read by Kirby Heyborne Fort and his friends face more perilous ancient magic as they race towards the nal battle to save humanity in this fth and nal installment in the fantastical series from the author of the New York Times bestselling Story Thieves!

“This imaginative and exciting story feels like the start of something big. The brilliant premise unfolds into a thrilling rst book that has me impatient for the next one.”

—Brandon Mull, #1 New York Times bestselling author, on The Revenge of Magic

“Fans of Harry Potter and Rick Riodan’s books will enjoy the crafted mixture of magic and military life.”

—School Library Connection on The Revenge of Magic

Fort Fitzgerald is nally reunited with his father and wants nothing more than for life to return to normal, the way things were before magic burst back into the world. But normal isn’t an option anymore. Not when the Old Ones could still return to enslave humanity and Damian is dead set on making that happen.

Convinced he’s the Chosen One the prophecy says will save the world, Damian has mastered all six books of magic and plans to summon the Old Ones to destroy them. Fort knows better though—Damian has no chance of defeating the Old Ones once they arrive.

Maybe Fort could stop Damian if he could use the magic from the dragon dictionary, but he’s consumed with strange visions each time he tries. The only hope left is for Fort, Jia, and Rachel to recruit the help of old friends—and enemies. But how can they know who to trust? Because unless they can nd the truth behind the web of secrets and lies surrounding the prophecy of the Chosen One, Fort’s visions, Arthurian legends, and even magic itself, they’ve already lost.

JAMES RILEY lives in Virginia. He is the New York Times bestselling author of the Half Upon a Time, Story Thieves, and Revenge of Magic series.

MARKETING Combined print run: 80,000 New York Times bestselling author Will appeal to fans of Scorch Dragons by Amie Kaufman and The Adventurer's Guild by Zach Loran Clark and Nick Eliopulos Film rights for The Revenge of Magic were acquired by Greg Silverman's Stampede Ventures, an independent lm company The rst four books in the series are also available Author website: Jamesrileyauthor.com

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Juvenile Fiction / Fantasy & Magic (JUV037000) Unabridged • Book #dznd 11 hours • 9 CDs ISBN-13: Library CD 9781797119816 , $49.99 Retail CD 9781797119823 , $39.99 Publishing Background: Aladdin Book ISBN: 9781534425842 Retail per Carton: 52 CDs Retail Ship Date: 2/9/21

MARCH 9, 2021

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Golden Gate The City Spies Series, Book 2

By James Ponti Read by Lisa Flanagan In this second installment in the bestselling series from Edgar Award winner James Ponti, the young group of spies returns for another international adventure.

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Juvenile Fiction / Mysteries & Detective Stories (JUV028000) Unabridged • Book #e069 7 hours • 6 CDs ISBN-13: Library CD 9781797120409 , $49.99 Retail CD 9781797120416 , $34.99 Publishing Background: Aladdin Book ISBN: 9781534414945 Retail per Carton: 80 CDs Retail Ship Date: 2/16/21

“The thriller is well paced, the characters animated, and the adventure engaging. A winner.”

—Kirkus Reviews

After thwarting a notorious villain at an eco-summit in Paris, the City Spies are gearing up for their next mission. Operating out of a base in Scotland, this secret team of young agents working for the British Secret Intelligence Service’s MI6 division have honed their unique skills, such as sleight of hand, breaking and entering, observation, and explosives. All of these allow them to go places in the world of espionage where adults can’t.

Fourteen-year-old Sydney is a surfer and a rebel from Bondi Beach, Australia. She’s also a eld ops specialist for the City Spies. Sydney is excited to learn that she’ll be going undercover on the marine research vessel the Sylvia Earle. But things don’t go exactly as planned, and while Sydney does nd herself in the spotlight, it’s not in the way she was hoping.

Meanwhile, there’s been some new intel regarding a potential mole within the organization, offering the spies a lead that takes them to San Francisco, California. But as they investigate a spy who died at the Botanical Gardens, they discover that they are also being investigated.

And soon, they’re caught up in an exciting adventure lled with rogue missions and double agents!

This mission is hot! The City Spies are a go!

JAMES PONTI is the award-winning author of three middle-grade book series, City Spies, Framed, and Dead City. He is also an Emmy-nominated television writer and producer who has work for many networks, including Nickelodeon, the Disney Channel, PBS, the History Channel, Spike TV, and the Golf Channel. He was born in Pisa, Italy, grew up in Florida, and went to school in California.

MARKETING Print run: 75,000 New York Times bestselling author Will appeal to fans of Spy School by Stuart Gibbs and Mrs. Smith’s Spy School for Girls by Beth McMullen Ponti's books have appeared on more than fteen different state award lists Famed! won the 2017 Edgar Award for Best Juvenile Novel and was a People magazine pick of "Great Reads for Kids" The Hunger Games author Suzanne Collins praised Ponti's Dead City series for breathing "new life into the zombie genre"

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MARCH 30, 2021

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The Accidental Apprentice The Wilderlore Series, Book 1

By Amanda Foody Read by Steve West A boy who accidentally bonds with a magical beast must set off on an adventure in the mysterious Woods in this whimsical and cheeky middle grade fantasy.

“The worldbuilding calls forth the atmosphere of classic fantasy worlds while invoking fun and whimsy every step of the way…Wholesome, delightful, and jam-packed with adventure.”

—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

The last thing Barclay Thorne ever wanted was an adventure.

Thankfully, as an apprentice to the town’s mushroom farmer, Barclay need only work hard and follow the rules to one day become the head mushroom farmer himself. No danger required. But then Barclay accidentally breaks his town’s most sacred rule: never ever EVER stray into the Woods, for within the Woods lurk vicious magical Beasts.

To Barclay’s horror, he faces a fate far worse than being eaten: he unwittingly bonds with a Beast and is run out of town by an angry mob.

Determined to break this bond and return home, Barclay journeys to nd the mysterious town of Lore Keepers, people who have also bonded with Beasts and share their powers.

But after making new friends, entering a dangerous apprenticeship exam, and even facing the legendary Beast of the Woods, Barclay must make a difficult choice: return to the home and rules he’s always known, or embrace the adventure awaiting him.

AMANA FOODY is the author of young-adult and middle-grade novels, including The Shadow Game series, the Wilderlore series, and more. She is a graduate of the College of William and Mary and formerly worked as a tax accountant.

MARKETING Print run: 100,000 The Accidental Apprentice has already earned a starred review Will appeal to fans of Cressida Cowell, Eoin Colfer, Rick Riordan, and J. K. Rowling Ace of Shades was a YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults pick Reader Steve West is an international actor and Earphones Awardwinning narrator Promotion at trade shows and through a children’s teacher/librarian e-newsletter feature Also available: Daughter of the Burning City, Ace of Shades, King of Fools, and Queen of Volts Author website: AmandaFoody.com

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Juvenile Fiction / Fantasy & Magic (JUV037000) Unabridged • Book #e9qd 7 hours • 6 CDs ISBN-13: Library CD 9781797121635 , $49.99 Retail CD 9781797121642 , $34.99 Publishing Background: Margaret K. McElderry Books Book ISBN: 9781534477568 Retail per Carton: 80 CDs Retail Ship Date: 3/9/21

MARCH 16, 2021

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New York, New York, New York Four Decades of Success, Excess, and Transformation

By Thomas Dyja Read by Jacques Roy Introduction read by Thomas Dyja A lively, immersive history by an award-winning urbanist of New York City’s transformation and the lessons it offers for the city’s future

“A history like no other for a city like no other.”

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History / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA) (HIS036080) Unabridged • Book #eba6 17 hours • 14 CDs ISBN-13: Library CD 9781797122533 , $69.99 Retail CD 9781797122540 , $55.99 Publishing Background: Simon & Schuster Book ISBN: 9781982149789 Retail per Carton: 36 CDs Retail Ship Date: 2/23/21

—Simon Winchester, New York Times bestselling author

“A dynamic, passionately knowledgeable, surprising, and gutsy chronicle of a world-shaping city and humanity itself in all its paradoxical wonder.”

—Booklist (starred review)

“An urgent, readable story of Gotham’s fortunes.”

—Kirkus Reviews

Dangerous, lthy, and falling apart, garbage piled on its streets and entire neighborhoods reduced to rubble; New York’s terrifying, if liberating, state of nature in 1978 also made it the capital of American culture. Over the next thirty-plus years, though, it became a different place—kinder and meaner, richer and poorer, more like America and less like what it had always been.

New York, New York, New York, Thomas Dyja’s sweeping account of this metamorphosis, shows it wasn’t the work of a single policy, mastermind, or economic theory, nor was it a morality tale of gentri cation or crime.

Instead, three New Yorks evolved in turn.

Exhaustively researched, passionately told, New York, New York, New York is a colorful, inspiring guide to not just rebuilding but reimagining a great city.

THOMAS DYJA is the author of the award-winning The Third Coast: When Chicago Built the American Dream, as well as three novels. He lives on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.

MARKETING Print run: 60,000 This book has already earned high praise from major New York Times bestselling authors Will appeal to fans of Supreme City by Donald L. Miller and Fear City

by Kim Phillips-Fein The Third Coast was named a Best Book of the Year by the New York Times and Chicago Tribune Play for a Kingdom won the 1997 Casey Award, was named a Best First Novel by Library Journal, and was a Barnes & Noble Discover Fiction Award nominee

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MARCH 30, 2021

To the Greatest Heights Facing Danger, Finding Humility, and Climbing a Mountain of Truth

By Vanessa O'Brien Read by Vivienne Leheny

“Thrilling…O’Brien makes readers feel as if they’re on the mountain with her through her vivid descriptions and detail.”

—Publishers Weekly

When Vanessa O’Brien’s career went into a tailspin, she searched for a new purpose and settled on an unlikely goal: climbing Mount Everest. When her rst attempt ended in disaster, she trudged home, humbled but wiser. Two years later, she made it to the top of the world. And then she kept going.

VANESSA O’BRIEN is an American and British mountaineer, named Explorer of the Year in 2018 by the Scienti c Exploration Society. She is an advocate for woman’s causes, carrying the UN Women’s ag to the summit of K2.

Print run: 75,000 O’Brien was the rst woman to set a speed record to climb the Seven Summits, entering the Guinness Book of World Records

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Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs (BIO026000) Unabridged • Book #dmtw 11 hours • 9 CDs ISBN-13: Library CD 9781797107875 , $59.99 Retail CD 9781797107882 , $39.99 Publishing Background: Atria Books Book ISBN: 9781982123789 Retail per Carton: 52 CDs Retail Ship Date: 3/9/21

O’Brien reached the highest peak on every continent in eleven months, one of only eight women to achieve the Explorers Grand Slam Cross-promotion on author’s YouTube channel: YouTube.com/VenessaO’Brien

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MARCH 30, 2021

Violence. Speed. Momentum.

By Dr Disrespect

As one of gaming’s most recognizable and provocative personalities, Dr Disrespect nally reveals what it’s really like being the biggest global streaming sensation and, in his factual opinion, the greatest gamer in history. Featuring exclusive, never-before-told stories from his career and thoughtful advice on everything from growing superior mullets to thoroughly dominating life, this memoir is as unique and unforgettable as its subject.

DR DISRESPECT is the most famous, dominant gamer in the history of the world. The Back-to-Back 1993-94 Blockbuster Video Game Champion, the Doc currently resides in his multimillion-dollar top-secret complex, where he spends his time closing monster deals on his ip phone, driving his slate-black Lamborghini Diablo, and intimidating his enemies with his mustache, Slick Daddy.

Print run: 60,000 Dr Disrespect was named Streamer of the Year at the 2017 and 2019 Esports Industry Awards Dr Disrespect had a total peak of more than 510,000 concurrent viewers upon returning to streaming on YouTube in 2020 A great gift for fans of Dr Disrespect and online streaming

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Humor / Topic / Internet & Social Media (HUM023000) Unabridged • Book #edtz 6¼ hours • 5 CDs ISBN-13: Library CD 9781797124841 , $49.99 Retail CD 9781797124858 , $29.99 Publishing Background: Gallery Books Book ISBN: 9781982153878 Retail per Carton: 80 CDs Retail Ship Date: 3/9/21

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Vera A Novel

By Carol Edgarian Read by Kathe Mazur

“An all-encompassing and enthralling historical novel.”

—O, The Oprah Magazine

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Fiction / Literary (FIC019000) Unabridged • Book #dznx 10 hours • 8 CDs ISBN-13: Library CD 9781797118970 , $59.99 Retail CD 9781797118987 , $39.99 Publishing Background: Scribner Book Company Book ISBN: 9781501157523 Retail per Carton: 52 CDs Retail Ship Date: 2/9/21

“Brilliantly conceived and beautifully realized.” —Booklist (starred review) Scrappy fteen-year-old Vera Johnson narrowly survives the devastating 1906 earthquake. Relying on her wit and determination, Vera and her unlikely new family of survivors navigate a world reborn in the wake of disaster. A ravishing, heartbreaking, and profound affirmation of youth, Vera’s story brings to life legendary characters as well as an unforgettable cast in a testament to a city eternally reimagining itself.

CAROL EDGARIAN is a New York Times bestseller author and winner of the ANC Freedom Prize. Her articles and essays have appeared in many national magazines. She is cofounder, editor, and publisher of the nonpro t magazine Narrative.

Print run: 75,000 New York Times bestselling author Vera has already earned praise from the O, The Oprah magazine, major New York Times bestselling authors, and earned a starred review Author website: CarolEdgarian.com

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Girls with Rebel Souls The Girls with Sharp Sticks Series, Book 3

By Suzanne Young Read by Caitlin Davies

“Highly recommended.”

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—School Library Journal on Girls with Sharp Sticks

Reeling from one revelation after the next, Mena and her friends begin to unwind the truth of their existence and, as a result, their destiny. The girls of Innovations Academy know they are in a battle for their lives, a war for their very existence. They sharpened their sticks to ght back, have fought for justice with blood from their razor hearts. Now, the girls will choose their true nature—how they de ne their rebel souls.

SUZANNE YOUNG is the New York Times bestselling author of ve series of young adult novels. After earning her degree in creative writing, she spent several years teaching middle school language arts.

Print run: 30,000 New York Times bestselling author First book in the series was a Cosmopolitan magazine pick of must-reads Will appeal to fans of Wilder Girls by Rory Power and Killing November by Adriana Mather Also available are Books 1 and 2 in this series and many more by Young Author website: AuthorSuzanneYoung.com

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Sensitive Is the New Strong The Power of Empaths in an Increasingly Harsh World

By Anita Moorjani Read by Anita Moorjani

“If you’ve ever been told to toughen up or just get over it, this book is for you.”

—Christiane Northrup, MD, New York Times bestselling author

Empaths not only sense other people’s emotions, but also absorb them—sometimes to their own disadvantage, often leading to overwhelming sensory overload and feelings of confusion or low self-esteem. Their willingness to help and please others might make them prey to opportunists or cause them to give away more energy than they can afford.

But Anita Moorjani argues that it’s possible to turn this onslaught of emotional burden into a powerful tool.

ANITA MOORJANI is an author and international speaker who she has dedicated her life to empowering the minds and hearts of people with her story of courage and transformation.

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Print run: 50,000 New York Times bestselling author Will appeal to fans of The Empath's Survival Guide by Judith Orloff, MD, and The Highly Sensitive Person in Love by Elaine N. Aron

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Rhapsody

By Mitchell James Kaplan Read by Tavia Gilbert

“A lilting, jazzy ballad as catchy as a Gershwin tune…Rhapsody will have you humming, toe-tapping, and singing along with every turn of the page.”

—Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author

One evening in 1924, Katharine “Kay” Swift attends a concert. The piece: Rhapsody in Blue.

The composer: a brilliant, elusive young musical genius named George Gershwin. Kay is trans xed, helpless to resist the magnetic pull of George’s talent, charm, and swagger. Set in Jazz Age New York City, this stunning work of ction, for fans of The Paris Wife and Loving Frank, explores the timeless bond between two brilliant, strong-willed artists.

MITCHELL JAMES KAPLAN is the award-winning author of the novels By Fire, By Water and Into the Unbounded Night. A graduate of Yale, he has lived in Paris and Los Angeles, and currently lives with his family in Roanoke, Virginia.

Print run: 75,000 Author website: MitchellJamesKaplan.com Also available by Kaplan: By Fire, By Water Online promotions and features

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Sweet & Bitter Magic

By Adrienne Tooley Read by Ferdelle Capistrano and Andrea Emmes

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Tamsin is the most powerful witch of her generation. But after committing the worst magical sin, she is cursed with the inability to love. The only way she can get those feelings back is to steal love from others. When a magical plague ravages the queendom, Wren’s father falls victim. To save him, Wren proposes a bargain: if Tamsin will help her catch the dark witch responsible for creating the plague, then Wren will give Tamsin her love for her father. Of course, love bargains are a tricky thing, and these two have a long, perilous journey ahead of them—that is, if they don’t kill each other rst.

ADRIENNE TOOLEY is a novelist and a singer and songwriter who has released three indie-folk EPs.

Print run: 30,000 Will appeal to fans of Shatter the Sky by Rebecca Kim Wells, Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson and Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan and James Patterson Author website: AdrienneTooley.com

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The Final Revival of Opal & Nev

By Dawnie Walton

“Lovely and lyrical; a warm and wonderful intersection between journalism and ction.”

—Kiley Reid, New York Times bestselling author

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Opal can’t imagine settling for a 9-to-5 job. So when the aspiring British singer/songwriter Neville Charles discovers her at a bar’s amateur night, she takes him up on his offer to make rock music together. But just as she’s nding her niche, a band on her label brandishes a Confederate ag at a concert, and Opal’s bold protest sets off a chain of events whose repercussions are still playing out decades later as Opal considers a reunion.

DAWNIE WALTON is a ction writer and journalist whose work explores identity, place, and the in uence of pop culture. Previously she worked as an executive-level editor for magazine and multimedia brands including Essence, Entertainment Weekly, Getty Images, and Life.

Print run: 100,000 Will appeal to fans of Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams, Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid, and The Mothers by Brit Bennett Author website: DawnieWalton.com

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Thaddeus Stevens Civil War Revolutionary, Fighter for Racial Justice

By Bruce Levine Read by Landon Woodson

“At last, Thaddeus Stevens, one of the nineteenth century’s greatest proponents of racial justice, gets the biography he deserves.”

— Eric Foner, Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times bestselling author

During the Reconstruction era following the Civil War, Stevens demanded equal civil and political rights for black Americans, rights eventually embodied in the 14th and 15th amendments. In Thaddeus Stevens, acclaimed historian Bruce Levine has written the de nitive biography of one of the most visionary statesmen of the 19th century and a forgotten champion for racial justice in America.

BRUCE LEVINE, professor emeritus of history, is the author of books on the Civil War era, including Confederate Emancipation, winner of the Peter Seaborg Award and named a Washington Post top non ction book of the year.

Print run: 50,000

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Booklist called this book "a ne addition to the literature of this everrelevant era” Also available from the author: The Fall of the House of Dixie

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Red Island House A Novel

By Andrea Lee Read by Bahni Turpin

“Andrea Lee’s new novel—about a Black American woman caught between her privilege and her identity—is daring, riveting and deep.”

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—Danzy Senna, author of New People

Shay, a Black American professor, marries Senna, an Italian businessman. Before she knows it, Shay has become the somewhat reluctant mistress of a sprawling household, caught between her privileged American upbringing and her connection to the continent of her ancestors. Soon the collision of cultures comes right to Shay’s door, forcing her to make a life-altering decision that will change her and Senna’s lives forever.

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ANDREA LEE is the author of four books, including the National Book Award–nominated memoir Russian Journal, and others. A former staff writer for the New Yorker, she has written for the New York Times Magazine, Vogue, W, and the New York Times Book Review.

Publishing Background: Scribner Book ISBN: 9781982137809 Retail per Carton: 36 CDs Retail Ship Date: 3/2/21

Print run: 100,000 Lee is a National Book Award–nominated writer Also available from the author: Russian Journal, Lost Hearts in Italy, Sarah Phillips, and Interesting Women

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A History of Scars A Memoir

By Laura Lee Read by Emily Woo Zeller

“What Laura Lee created is a display of raw humanity that is both powerful and vulnerable.”

—Library Journal

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Through the vivid imagery of mountain climbing, cooking, studying writing, and growing up Korean American, Lee explores the legacy of trauma on a young queer child of immigrants as she reconciles the disparate pieces of existence that make her whole. By tapping into her own personal, emotional, and psychological struggles in these powerful and relatable essays, Lee encourages all of us to not be afraid to face our own hardships and inner truths.

LAURA LEE is a writer based in Chicago. She holds a BA in comparative literature from New York University and an MFA in creative writing from Purdue University.

Print run: 40,000 Lee here reveals eye-opening essays on a variety of taboo topics Lee's writing has been called "breathtaking and dazzling" by New York Times bestselling author Roxane Gay National author publicity Local and online publicity

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Mr. Humble and Dr. Butcher Monkey's Head, the Pope's Neuroscientist, and the Quest to Transplant the Soul

By Brandy Schillace Read by Jean Ann Douglass

“Engrossing. Schillace is a rst-rate historian with the perceptive eye of a storyteller.”

—Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris, New York Times bestselling author

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Patients) (BIO017000) Unabridged • Book #e6i6 11 hours • 9 CDs ISBN-13: Library CD 9781797121321 , $49.99 Retail CD 9781797121338 , $39.99 Publishing Background: Simon & Schuster Book ISBN: 9781982113773 Retail per Carton: 52 CDs Retail Ship Date: 2/9/21

In the early days of the Cold War, a spirit of desperate scienti c rivalry birthed a race to master the inner space of the human body. Mr. Humble and Dr. Butcher follows Dr. Robert Whit’s decades-long quest into tangled matters of science, global politics, and faith, revealing the complex (and often murky) ethics of experimentation and remarkable innovations that today save patients from certain death.

BRANDY SCHILLACE is a historian of medicine and a critically acclaimed author. The editor-in-chief of the journal Medical Humanities, she previously worked as a professor of literature and in research and public engagement at the Dittrick Medical History Center and Museum.

Print run: 50,000 Will appeal to fans of From Here to Eternity by Caitlin Doughty and Why Fish Don't Exist by Lulu Miller Author website: BrandySchillace.com

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Lying For Money How Legendary Frauds Reveal the Workings of the World

By Dan Davies

“Swindling is never a black and white business, and Davies is good on the shades of grey in fraud-land.”

—Financial Times (London)

In Lying for Money, Davies tells the story of fraud through a genealogy of nancial malfeasance, including: the Great Salad Oil swindle, the Pigeon King International fraud, the ctional British colony of Poyais in South America, the Boston Ladies’ Deposit Company, the Portuguese Banknote Affair, Theranos, and the Bre-X scam. He reveals the big picture that emerges from their labyrinths of deceit and explains how fraud has shaped the entire development of the modern world economy.

DAN DAVIES is a former regulatory economist at the Bank of England and analyst for a number of investment banks. He has written for the Financial Times and The New Yorker, among other publications.

Print run: 50,000

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Will appeal to fans of Freakonomics by #1 New York Times bestselling authors Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner as well as The Undercover Economist by Tim Harford National print and radio publicity campaign

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Greek Mythology: The Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes Handbook

From Aphrodite to Zeus, a Pro le of Who's Who in Greek Mythology

By Liv Albert

“[Albert] tells the familiar stories in a fresh, entertaining way and also delves into more obscure myths, origin stories, and characters —leaving no corner of Greek mythology unexplored.”

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—Jenny Williamson, cohost of the Ancient History Fangirl podcast

In Greek Mythology, you will discover the backstories of the heroes, villains, gods, and goddesses that enjoy popularity in today’s shows and lms. With comprehensive entries that outline each character’s name, roles, related symbols, and foundational myths, you can get to know the roots of these personas and better understand the stories they inspire today. With this character-focused, handy reference, you will never be confused about Ancient Greece!

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LIV ALBERT is the creator, host, and producer of the popular podcast, Let’s Talk About Myths, Baby! where she brings her modern perspective and her education in Classical Civilizations together to explore Greek myths from a casual, humorous perspective.

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Print run: 40,000 Will appeal to fans of Percy Jackson Greek mythology continues to appear in popular movies and books today

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Good Eggs A Novel

By Rebecca Hardiman Read by Alana Kerr Collins, Gary Furlong, and Siobhan Waring

“Bracing, hilarious, warm…You just want to pull up a chair to this novel…An absolute delight.”

—Judy Blundell, New York Times bestselling author

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When Kevin Gogarty’s irrepressible eighty-three-year-old mother is caught shoplifting yet again, he has no choice but to hire a caretaker to keep an eye on her. Recently unemployed, Kevin is already at his wits’ end while his wife travels for work, leaving him solo with his sulky, misbehaved teenaged daughter, Aideen. Into the Gogarty fray steps Sylvia, an upbeat American home aide, who appears at rst to be their saving grace— until she catapults the Gogarty clan into their greatest crisis yet.

REBECCA HARDIMAN is a former magazine editor whose debut novel is Good Eggs.

Print run: 50,000 Will appeal to fans of The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick, Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman, and The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce National print and online media campaign

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Einstein's Fridge How the Difference Between Hot and Cold Explains the Universe

By Paul Sen Read by Malk Williams

“Impressive debut…Sen’s history of hot and cold is pop-science that hits the mark.”

—Publishers Weekly

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The laws of thermodynamics govern everything from the behavior of atoms to the black hole at the center of our galaxy. Einstein’s Fridge tells the incredible epic story of how a group of scientists over two centuries uncovered the least known and yet most consequential of all the sciences, learned to harness the power of heat and ice, and formulate the universal theory essential to understanding the world as we know it.

PAUL SEN rst encountered thermodynamics while studying engineering at Cambridge.

His ninety-minute lm, Oak Tree, Nature’s Greatest Survivor won the prestigious Royal Television Society Award and the Grierson Award for Best Science Documentary.

Print run: 50,000 Einstein’s Fridge brings to life one of the most important scienti c revolutions of all time and captures the thrill of discovery Will appeal to fans of How We Got to Now and A Short History of Nearly Everything Social media promotion Academic outreach

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The Memory Collectors

A Novel

By Kim Neville Read by Emily Woo Zeller Ev and Harriet have a mysterious ability: they can feel the emotions people leave behind on objects. They only know of one other person like them, and they fear the dark effects these objects had on him. Together, they help each other to develop and control their gift, so that what happened to him never happens again.

“Neville debuts with a tense meditation on trauma, family, and inheritance…Fans of introspective fabulism will love the concept.”

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Eleanor in the Village

Publishing Background: Scribner Book ISBN: 9781501198151 Retail per Carton: 80 CDs Retail Ship Date: 3/9/21

Not much is known about why in 1920, Eleanor Roosevelt abandoned her duties as a mother of ve and moved to Greenwich Village, then the symbol of all forms of transgressive freedom. Now, in this in-depth portrait, Jan Russell pulls back the curtain on Eleanor’s life to reveal the motivations and desires that drew her to the Village and how her time there changed her political outlook.

Eleanor Roosevelt's Search for Freedom and Identity in New York's Greenwich Village

By Jan Jarboe Russell Read by Samantha Desz

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“Combines accounts of terrible sorrow and destruction with great perseverance, and there is one really unexpected turn.”

—New York Times on The Train to Crystal City

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The Agitators Three Friends Who Fought for Abolition and Women's Rights

By Dorothy Wickenden Read by Anne Twomey, Gabra Zackman, and Heather Alicia Simms Harriet Tubman was one of the most important conductors on the underground railroad and hid the enslaved men, women, and children she rescued in the basements of Martha Wright and Frances Seward. Beginning two decades before the Civil War and ending two decades after, Wickenden brings this extraordinary period of our history to life through the richly detailed letters her characters wrote several times a week.

“There’s often a surprising imaginative power in Wickenden’s approach.”

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What to Say Next

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Successful Communication in Work, Life, and Love—with Autism Spectrum Disorder

By Sarah Nannery and Larry Nannery Read by Kelsey Navarro In What to Say Next, Sarah Nannery—who despite having Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) rose to Director of Development at one of the world’s largest nonpro ts— offers advice, empathy, and straightforward strategies from her own tool-kit and breaks down everyday situations in granular detail, explaining not only how to understand the goals of others, but also how to frame your own.

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“An invaluable resource for autistics searching to establish meaningful and successful interpersonal and professional communications.”

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And Never Let Her Go

Thomas Capano: The Deadly Seducer

By Ann Rule Read by Cassandra Campbell On June 27, 1996, thirty-year-old Anne Marie Fahey had dinner with a man she had been having a secret affair with for more than two years. “Tommy” Capano, forty-seven, was perhaps the most politically powerful man in Wilmington. But sometime after Anne Marie and Tom left a Philadelphia restaurant, something terrible happened to Anne Marie. It would be forty-eight hours before her family realized that she had disappeared entirely.

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“In Rule’s capable hands [this is] the raw material for a modern-day tragedy.”

—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

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The Babysitter My Summers with a Serial Killer

By Liza Rodman and Jennifer Jordan Read by Andi Arndt and Aida Reluzco Growing up on Cape Cod in the 1960s, Liza Rodman was a lonely little girl. During the summers, her babysitter—the kind, handsome handyman at the motel where her mother worked—took her and her sister on adventures in his truck. He bought them popsicles and together, they visited his “secret garden” in the Truro woods. To Liza, he was one of the few kind and understanding adults in her life.

Everyone thought he was just a “great guy.” But there was one thing she didn’t know: their babysitter was a serial killer.

“Engrossing…A page-turner.”

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The House Your Stars Built

A Guide to the Twelve Astrological Houses and Your Place in the Universe

By Rachel Stuart-Haas So you know your sun sign, rising sign, and moon sign … but what about the rest of your birth chart? In order to fully understand our place in the universe we need to understand the meaning of each planet, the house it’s stationed in, and what that interaction means. Practicing astrologer and artist Rachel Stuart-Haas teaches you how to create and interpret your unique birth chart, making this often dense and complicated layer of astrology accessible for newcomers and astrology enthusiasts alike.

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To Raise a Boy

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How will I raise my son to be different? This question gripped Washington Post investigative reporter Emma Brown, who was at home nursing her six-week-old son when the #MeToo movement erupted. To Raise a Boy combines assiduous reporting, cutting-edge scienti c research, and boys’ powerful testimonials to expose the crisis in young men’s emotional and physical health.

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Classrooms, Locker Rooms, Bedrooms, and the Hidden Struggles of American Boyhood

By Emma Brown Read by Cindy Kay

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—Peg Tyre, New York Times bestselling author

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Wonderworks

Publishing Background: Simon & Schuster Book ISBN: 9781982135973 Retail per Carton: 36 CDs Retail Ship Date: 2/16/21

Literature is a technology like any other. And the writers we revere each made a unique technical breakthrough that can be viewed as both a narrative and neuroscienti c advancement. These inventions can be scienti cally shown to alleviate grief, trauma, loneliness, anxiety, numbness, depression, pessimism, and ennui—all while sparking creativity, courage, love, empathy, hope, joy, and positive change; and they can be found throughout all literature.

The 25 Most Powerful Inventions in the History of Literature

By Angus Fletcher Read by Jacques Roy

“An idiosyncratic, richly detailed, often lyrical invitation to reconsider how and why to read literature.”

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The Memory Thief The Thirteen Witches Series, Book 1

By Jodi Lynn Anderson Read by Carlotta Brentan All of Rosie’s life, she and her mother have lived in a windy cliff-top house on the coast of Maine. Then Rosie discovers that her ill mother was once a renowned witch hunter, responsible for foiling the thirteen witches responsible for all the evil in the world. To preserve her family legacy and ght for her mother’s life, Rosie must face two of the most sinister witches of all: Time and Forgetting.

“Deft, succinct, and ringing with emotion without ever dipping into sentimentality, Anderson’s novel is both intriguing and deeply satisfying.”

—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) on Midnight at the Electric

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Comeback Season

Publishing Background: Gallery Books Book ISBN: 9781982153601 Retail per Carton: 80 CDs Retail Ship Date: 3/9/21

In 2007, Cam Perron started writing letters to former Negro League baseball players, asking for their autographs and a few words about their careers. The players responded with stories about their glory days on the eld, and the racism they faced. Comeback Season is a heartfelt story about unlikely friendships, the power of memories, and just how far a childhood interest can go.

My Unlikely Story of Friendship with the Greatest Living Negro League Baseball Players

By Cam Perron, with Nick Chiles Foreword by Hank Aaron Read by Aden Hakimi

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“Baseball fans of whatever stripe will enjoy Perron’s homage to an organization and players too long overlooked.”

—Kirkus Reviews

The Girls Are All So Nice Here

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A Novel

By Laurie Elizabeth Flynn Read by Erin Mallon, with Alex Allwine

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Ambrosia Wellington receives an invitation to her ten-year reunion in the mail, along with an anonymous note that reads “We need to talk about what we did that night.” At the reunion, Amb and her larger-than-life former best friend Sully, receive increasingly menacing messages, and it becomes clear that they’re being pursued by someone who wants more than just the truth of what happened that rst semester.

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“I couldn’t stop reading until the shocking nal twist!”

—Megan Miranda, New York Times bestselling author

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The Hemingway Stories

As featured in the lm by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick on PBS

By Ernest Hemingway Read by Stacy Keach and John Bedford Lloyd, with an introduction read by Tobias Wolff The power of the Ernest Hemingway’s revolutionary style is perhaps most striking in his short stories, and here listeners can encounter the tales that created the legend: stories of men and women in love and in war and on the hunt, stories of a lost generation born into a fractured time. This collection is a perfect introduction for a new generation of Hemingway readers and a vital volume for any fan.

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Swimming Aimlessly One Man's Journey Through Infertility and What We Can All Learn From It

By Jonathan Waldman Read by Jonathan Todd Ross In Swimming Aimlessly, Waldman shares his family’s infertility story, a years-long, crazy expensive, physically and emotionally exhausting ride. He also speaks with other couples, doctors, and fertility experts, providing not only the latest science, but more intimate advice about the ups and downs of trying to conceive, keeping the partnership healthy, and dealing with the inevitable losses that come —even when the journey ends in a baby.

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Average Expectations

Lessons in Lowering the Bar

By Shep Rose Read by Shep Rose Shep Rose, star of Southern Charm and owner of Shep Gear, shares this irreverent and relatable collection of lessons and anecdotes about living an untamed, genuine life, raising hell yet having fun along the way. Average Expectations is a chronicle of one lucky SOB and the exploits that got him where he is today, with advice and stories that will help unleash your inner rabble-rouser, inspire you to live an untamed life, and remind you that at the end of the day, life is all about having fun, having a laugh, and, most important of all, being in on the joke.

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Hunt, Gather, Parent What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us About the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans

By Michaeleen Doucleff Read by Michaeleen Doucleff When Dr. Michaeleen Doucleff became a mother, she found Western parenting guidance ineffective. She traveled across the world to observe and practice parenting strategies in the world’s most venerable communities and learned that these cultures don’t have the same problems with children that Western parents do.

Hunt, Gather, Parent reveals a universal parenting paradigm adapted for modern American families.

“In her funny, honest, and practical audiobook, Michaeleen Doucleff collects ancient wisdom that can restore sanity to parenting.”

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Machinehood

By S. B. Divya Read by Inés del Castillo and Deepti Gupta It’s 2095 and humanity is entirely dependent on pills that not only help them stay alive, but allow them to compete with arti cial intelligence in an increasingly competitive gig economy. Welga Ramirez, executive bodyguard and exspecial forces, is about to retire early when her client is killed in front of her by The Machinehood, a new and mysterious terrorist group who simultaneously attacks several major pill funders and issue an ultimatum: stop all pill production in one week.

“The thematic inquiries into human and AI labor rights offer plenty to chew on for fans of big idea sci- . Readers will be blown away.”

—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Pafko at the Wall

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A Novella

By Don DeLillo Read by Billy Crudup, Zachary Levi, and Tony Shalhoub Don DeLillo reassembles in ction the larger-than-life characters who on October 3, 1951, witnessed Bobby Thomson’s pennant-winning home run in the bottom of the ninth inning. Jackie Gleason is razzing Toots Shor in Leo Durocher’s box seats; J. Edgar Hoover, basking in Sinatra’s celebrity, is about to be told that the Russians have tested an atomic bomb; and Russ Hodges, rawthroated and excitable, announces the game—the Giants and the Dodgers at the Polo Grounds in New York.

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MARCH 30, 2021

“[A] dazzling and prescient novel…A breathtaking set piece.”

—New York Times on Underworld

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The Serpent's Curse The Last Magician Series, Book 3

By Lisa Maxwell Leigh Bardugo’s Six of Crows meets Alexandra Bracken’s Passenger in this spellbinding conclusion the “vivid and compelling” (BCCB), New York Times bestselling Last Magician series.

“A stunningly intricate and fascinating masterpiece.”

—VOYA on Gathering Deep

“Will keep you guessing until the last page.”

—Cinda Williams Chima, New York Times bestselling author, on The Last Magician

Evade the Serpent.

Heed the Curse.

Rewrite the Present.

Esta isn’t a stranger to high-stakes heists. She’s a seasoned thief who has no reservations about using her affinity for time to give her an edge, and she’s trained her whole life for one mission: travel back to 1902 New York, steal the ancient Book of Mysteries, and use its power to destroy the Brink and free the Mageus from the Order’s control.

But the Book held a danger that no one anticipated—Seshat, an angry goddess was trapped within its pages. Now that terrible power lives within Harte, and if given the chance, Seshat will use Esta to destroy the world and take her revenge.

Only Esta and Harte stand in her way.

Yet in their search to recover the elemental stones needed to bind Seshat’s power, Esta and Harte have found themselves stranded in time with a continent between them. As Esta ghts to get back to Harte, the Order is no longer the only obstacle standing in her way.

Saving Harte—and magic itself—will put even Esta’s skills to the test.

And all the while, another danger grows, one more terrible than both Seshat and the Order combined …

LISA MAXWELL is the author of Sweet Unrest and The Gathering Deep.

She grew up in Akron, Ohio, and has a PhD in English. She’s worked as a teacher, scholar, bookseller, editor, and writer. When she’s not writing books, she’s a professor at a local college. She now lives near Washington, DC, with her husband and two sons. Visit Lisa online at LisaMaxwell.com.

MARKETING Print run: 75,000 New York Times bestselling author Author website: Lisa-Maxwell.com Also available: The Last Magician, The Devil’s Thief, Unhooked, Sweet Unrest, and Gathering Deep

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APRIL 20, 2021

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Under the Southern Sky

By Kristy Woodson Harvey Two childhood friends discover that love—and family—can be found in unconventional ways in this timely, moving novel from the USA Today bestselling author of the “beautifully Southern, evocative Peachtree Bluff series” (Kristin Harmel, internationally bestselling author of The Winemaker’s Wife).

“A character-driven…romance with a lot of introspection.”

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—Library Journal

Amelia Buxton, a dedicated journalist and a recent divorcée, never expected that uncovering the biggest story of her career would become deeply personal. But when she discovers that a cluster of embryos belonging to her childhood friend Parker and his late wife Greer have been deemed “abandoned,” she’s put in the unenviable position of telling Parker—and dredging up old wounds in the process.

Parker has been unable to move forward since the loss of his beloved wife three years ago. He has all but forgotten about the frozen embryos, but once Amelia reveals her discovery, he knows that if he ever wants to get a part of Greer back, he’ll need to accept his fate as a single father and nd a surrogate.

Each dealing with their own private griefs, Parker and Amelia slowly begin to nd solace in one another as they navigate an uncertain future against the backdrop of the pristine waters of their childhood home, Buxton Beach. The journey of self-discovery leads them to an unforgettable and life-changing lesson: Family—the one you’re born into and the one you choose—is always closer than you think.

From “the next major voice in Southern ction” (Elin Hilderbrand, #1 New York Times bestselling author), Under the Southern Sky is a fresh and unforgettable exploration of love, friendship, and the unbreakable ties that bind.

KRISTY WOODSON HARVEY is a born-and-bred North Carolina girl who loves all four seasons—especially fall in Chapel Hill, where she attended college, and summer in Beaufort, where she and her family spend every free moment. The author of Dear Carolina and Lies and Other Acts of Love, Kristy is also the founder of the popular interior design blog Design Chic.

MARKETING Print run: 75,000 USA Today bestselling author This book is on the Frolic and BookTrib's lists of Most Anticipated Books of 2021 Will appeal to fans of Mary Kay Andrews and Susan Mallery

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The Cost of Knowing

By Brittney Morris Read by Kevin R. Free Dear Martin meets They Both Die at the End in this gripping, evocative novel about a Black teen who has the power to see into the future, whose life turns upside down when he foresees his younger brother’s imminent death, from the acclaimed author of SLAY.

“Taut and powerful, with a beautifully rendered sibling relationship at its heart.”

—Rory Power, New York Times bestselling author

Sixteen-year-old Alex Rufus is trying his best. He tries to be the best employee he can be at the local ice cream shop; the best boyfriend he can be to his amazing girlfriend, Talia; the best protector he can be over his little brother, Isaiah. But as much as Alex tries, he often comes up short.

It’s hard to for him to be present when every time he touches an object or person, Alex sees into its future. When he touches a scoop, he has a vision of him using it to scoop ice cream. When he touches his car, he sees it years from now, totaled and underwater. When he touches Talia, he sees them at the precipice of breaking up, and that terri es him.

Alex feels these visions are a curse, distracting him, making him anxious and unable to live an ordinary life.

And when Alex touches a photo that gives him a vision of his brother’s imminent death, everything changes.

With Alex now in a race against time, death, and circumstances, he and Isaiah must grapple with their past, their future, and what it means to be a young Black man in America in the present.

BRITTNEY MORRIS is the author of SLAY and The Cost of Knowing. She is also the founder and former president of the Boston University Creative Writing Club, and her work has been published in The Boston University Chimaerid Literary Magazine. She holds a BA in economics. Brittney spends her spare time playing video games, slaying at DDR, and enjoying the Seattle rain from her apartment.

MARKETING Print run: 100,000 The Cost of Knowing has received advanced praise from the author's peers Author website: AuthorBrittneyMorris.com National media campaign Local/regional author appearances Extensive promotion at consumer shows including SDCC, NYCC, TTBF, YALLFest, YALLWest, and BookCon National advertising Consumer advertising Trade advertising

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APRIL 6, 2021

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The Drowning Kind

By Jennifer McMahon Read by Imani Jade Powers and Joy Osmanski From the New York Times bestselling author of The Invited and The Winter People comes a chilling new novel about a woman who returns to the old family home after her sister mysteriously drowns in its swimming pool … but she’s not the pool’s only victim.

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“Marvelously chilling, elegantly written, a true pageturner. I couldn’t wait to get to the end; I also wanted to savor every page.”

—Janelle Brown, New York Times bestselling author

Be careful what you wish for.

When social worker Jax receives nine missed calls from her older sister, Lexie, she assumes that it’s just another one of her sister’s episodes.

Manic and increasingly out of touch with reality, Lexie has pushed Jax away for over a year. But the next day, Lexie is dead: drowned in the pool at their grandmother’s estate. When Jax arrives at the house to go through her sister’s things, she learns that Lexie was researching the history of their family and the property. And as she dives deeper into the research herself, she discovers that the land holds a far darker past than she could have ever imagined.

In 1929, thirty-seven-year-old newlywed Ethel Monroe hopes desperately for a baby. In an effort to distract her, her husband whisks her away on a trip to Vermont, where a natural spring is showcased by the newest and most modern hotel in the Northeast. Once there, Ethel learns that the water is rumored to grant wishes, never suspecting that the spring takes in equal measure to what it gives.

A haunting, twisty, and compulsively readable thrill ride from the author who Chris Bohjalian has dubbed the “literary descendant of Shirley Jackson,” The Drowning Kind is a modern-day ghost story that illuminates how the past, though sometimes forgotten, is never really far behind us.

JENNIFER MCMAHON is the author of nine novels, including the New York Times bestsellers Promise Not to Tell and The Winter People. She lives in Vermont with her partner, Drea, and their daughter, Zella.

MARKETING Print run: 75,000 New York Times bestselling author The Drowning Kind has earned glowing praise from bestselling authors and major publications alike Author website: Jennifer-McMahon.com

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Almost There and Almost Not

By Linda Urban Read by Caitlin Kelly From acclaimed author Linda Urban comes the funny, bittersweet story of a girl and her ghosts—and the welcoming home they nd where they least expect it.

California Poppy has been dropped off, yet again, with an unsuspecting relative. This time it’s her eccentric Great-Aunt Monica, a woman she’s never even met. Aunt Monica has no idea what to do with an elevenyear-old, so she puts California to work researching their ancestor, the once-famous etiquette expert Eleanor Fontaine.

California soon discovers that Great-Great-Great Aunt Eleanor is … not exactly alive and well, but a ghost—and a super sensitive one at that. The grand dame bursts into clouds of dust whenever she loses her composure, which happens quite often. Still, an unexpected four-legged friend and some old-fashioned letter writing make this decidedly strange situation one that California can handle.

Just as California’s starting to feel like she’s found a place for herself, life turns upside-down yet again. Thankfully, this time she has some friends almost by her side …

LINDA URBAN has written many award-winning books for young readers, including the novels Almost There and Almost Not, A Crooked Kind of Perfect, Hound Dog True, and The Center of Everything. For ten years, she served as marketing director at Vroman’s Bookstore in Pasadena, California. Currently, she teaches in the Writing for Children and Young Adults program at Vermont College of Fine Arts. She has been visited by only one ghost, and he was not at all snooty.

MARKETING Print run: 50,000 Author website: LindaUrbanBooks.com Also available: A Crooked Kind of Perfect, Hound Dog True, The Center of Everything, and more Local/regional author appearances National print and online media campaign Book mom and teacher in uencer outreach campaign Trade advertising

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APRIL 13, 2021

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Level Up Your Mental Toughness Boot Camp

By Michelle Ribeiro Reach your peak psychological potential with these 120 activities that challenge and build emotional strength, exibility, and resiliency so you can overcome any obstacle.

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Mental toughness no longer has to be reserved for Navy Seals, worldclass athletes, or high-powered CEOs. Now you can also experience this trait to help you succeed and reach your peak potential. You can train yourself to take on these challenges with ease.

In Level Up, learn how to tackle any obstacle with composure, clear thinking, and dexterity. This activity-based book builds your mental strength through 120 exercises, prompts, quizzes, and more. These exercises will help you increase your mental focus, emotional resiliency, and psychological agility, all of which allow you to constantly evaluate where you are and keep pushing you closer to your goals. Work through your aspirations without getting bogged down by the obstacles and experience mental toughness—no matter how hard things get.

MICHELLE RIBEIRO is a writer and certi ed life coach specializing in mental health. Her practice takes a holistic approach, addressing the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual as vital parts of an integrative system. Michelle’s coaching practice calls on teachings from neuroscience, positive psychology, mindfulness, and yoga. Her writing can be found on PositivePsychology.com, the world’s leading positive psychology resource.

MARKETING Print run: 45,000 A great resource for learning tools that can help you reach your goals Will appeal to fans of Jocko Willink and Tim Ferriss Ribeiro writes for PositivePsychology.com, providing readers with excellent tools for developing happiness, strengths, compassion, mindfulness, coping, resilience, and motivation Before entering the wellness eld, Ribeiro spent a decade in various corporate communications roles, developing her professional skill set as well as a curiosity about people and their behavioral patterns Ribeiro is adept at breaking down complex subject matter and making it more accessible to the reader

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Jackpot How the Super-Rich Really Live―and How Their Wealth Harms Us All

By Michael Mechanic A senior editor at Mother Jones dives into the lives of the extremely rich, showing the fascinating, otherworldly realm they inhabit—and the insidious ways this realm harms us all.

“Jackpot skillfully explores the impact of great wealth on people’s lives and society; an economic system driven by sel sh values; and the urgent need for a more fair, equal, and sustainable capitalism that works for the greater good of everyone and the planet.”

—Marc Benioff, chair and CEO, Salesforce

“Jackpot skillfully explores the impact of great wealth on people’s lives and society.”

—Marc Benioff, chair and CEO, Salesforce

What is it actually like to be blessed with riches in an era of plagues, political rancor, and near-Dickensian economic differences? How mindboggling are the opportunities and access, how problematic the downsides? Does the experience differ depending on whether the money is earned or unearned, where it comes from, and whether you are male or female, white or black? Finally, how does our collective lust for affluence, and our stubborn belief in social mobility, explain how we got to the point where forty percent of Americans have literally no wealth at all?

These are all questions that Jackpot sets out to explore. The result of deep reporting and dozens of interviews with fortunate citizens— company founders and executives, superstar coders, investors, inheritors, lottery winners, lobbyists, lawmakers, academics, sports agents, wealth and philanthropy professionals, concierges, luxury realtors, Bentley dealers, and even a woman who trains billionaires’ nannies in physical combat, Jackpot is a compassionate, character-rich, perversely humorous, and ultimately troubling journey into the American wealth fantasy and where it has taken us.

MICHAEL MECHANIC is a longtime senior editor at Mother Jones magazine, where he writes and edits everything from breaking news to award-winning essays and feature stories. Born and raised in Madison, Wisconsin, he earned degrees in biochemistry and cellular biology from UC Berkeley and Harvard before heading back to Cal for a master’s in journalism. Michael now lives in Oakland with his lovely wife, two charming teenagers, and various animals. He plays ve musical instruments in his spare time.

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APRIL 20, 2021

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Mirrorland

By Carole Johnstone Read by Katie Leung A thrilling work of psychological suspense with the startling twists of Gone Girl and the haunting emotional power of Room, Mirrorland is the story of twin sisters, the man they both love, and the dark childhood they can’t leave behind.

“Dark and devious…Beautifully written and plotted with a watchmaker’s precision.”

—Stephen King, #1 New York Times bestselling author

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“A dark, twisty, and richly atmospheric exploration of the power of imagination.”

—Ruth Ware, New York Times bestselling author

Cat Morgan lives in Los Angeles, about as far away as she can get from her estranged twin sister El and No. 36 Westeryk Road, the imposing gothic house in Edinburgh where they grew up. As girls, they invented Mirrorland, a dark, imaginary place under the pantry stairs full of pirates, witches, and clowns. These days Cat rarely thinks about their childhood home, or the fact that El now lives there with her husband Ross.

But when El mysteriously disappears after going out on her sailboat, Cat is forced to return to the grand old house, which has scarcely changed in twenty years. No. 36 Westeryk Road is still full of shadowy, hidden corners, and at every turn Cat nds herself stumbling on longheld secrets and ghosts from the past. Because someone—El?—has left Cat clues all over the house: a treasure hunt that leads right back to Mirrorland, where she knows the truth lies crouched and waiting …

A twisty, dark, and brilliantly crafted thriller about love and betrayal, redemption and revenge, Mirrorland is a propulsive debut about the power of imagination and the price of freedom.

CAROLE JOHNSTONE is the author of the debut novel Mirrorland. Her award–winning short ction has appeared in annual “Best of” anthologies in the United States and the United Kingdom.

MARKETING Print run: 100,000 Mirrorland is a BuzzFeed pick of most anticipated mystery/thrillers of 2021 Mirrorland has earned praise from #1 New York Times bestselling authors and major publications alike Will appeal to fans of Megan Abbott, Gillian Flynn, A. J. Finn, and Megan Miranda National advertising National print and online media campaign Prepublication buzz campaign

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Fitness for Every Body Strong, Con dent, and Empowered at Any Size

By Meg Boggs From body-positive Instagram in uencer and content-creator Meg Boggs, an inclusive and empowering tness and lifestyle guide to inspire listeners of every shape and size

“A game changer for anyone who wants to feel better, get stronger, and approach tness without the harmful distraction of diet culture.”

—Caroline Dooner, author of The F*ck It Diet

For years, Meg Boggs believed the narrative told to her by society: she thought that as a plus-sized woman, she could never be t; she could never be strong; she could never love exercise; she could never be enough. But when Meg became a mom, she decided to rethink her preconceived notions and embrace her body for what it is, not what diet culture said it should be.

In Fitness for Every Body, Meg shares her personal story and inspires you to celebrate your own body for all its capabilities. Featuring a dozen step-by-step, full-body workouts, this book is more than a workout guide or a training manual. It’s a reminder that you’re more than just your weight, that you are stronger than you believe, and that just because you might not be thin, doesn’t mean that you can’t be an athlete. Your body is capable of doing incredible things—you just have to let it.

Equally uplifting and enlightening, this body-positive tness guide will inspire you to love your body no matter your size and to approach food and exercise in a way that bene ts both mental and physical health and wellbeing.

MEG BOGGS is a mother, wife, content creator, powerlifter, and selfempowerment advocate who has made it her mission to help women embrace their insecurities. Meg rst took to her blog and Instagram to share her journey through motherhood, revealing her postpartum body that earned attention from moms and global media including CNN, Good Morning America, and People. With advocacy from mental health to tness inclusivity promoted alongside body-positive imagery on all of her social media platforms, Meg continues to spark discourse about fat bodies and the experiences of plus-size women. She lives with her family in Fort Worth, Texas.

MARKETING Fitness for Every Body is an inclusive and empowering tness and lifestyle guide to inspire listeners of every shape and size Meg Boggs is a body-positive Instagram in uencer and contentcreator Author webstie: MegBoggs.com National publicity campaign National advertising Goodreads giveaway

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Health & Fitness / Women's Health (HEA024000) Unabridged • Book #eba8 3½ hours • 3 CDs ISBN-13: Library CD 9781797122595 , $49.99 Retail CD 9781797122601 , $29.99 Publishing Background: Tiller Press Book ISBN: 9781982157074 Retail per Carton: 80 CDs Retail Ship Date: 4/6/21

APRIL 20, 2021

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Three-Martini Afternoons at the Ritz

The Rebellion of Sylvia Plath & Anne Sexton

By Gail Crowther A vividly rendered and empathetic exploration of how two of the greatest poets of the twentieth century—Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton—became bitter rivals and, eventually, friends

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“Leaves readers hungering for more of what these two literary comets burned with: the power of a little poetry.

Deliriously fast-paced and erudite, this is highly recommended.”

—Library Journal (starred review)

“Excellent research…This insightful account is a slick addition to the body of work on these two in uential poets.”

—Publishers Weekly

Introduced at a workshop in Boston University led by the acclaimed and famous poet Robert Lowell, Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton formed a friendship that would soon evolve into a erce rivalry, colored by jealousy and respect in equal terms.

In the years that followed, these two women would not only become iconic gures in literature, but also lead curiously parallel lives haunted by mental illness, suicide attempts, self-doubt, and difficult personal relationships. With weekly martini meetings at the Ritz to discuss everything from sex to suicide, theirs was a relationship as complex and subversive as their poetry.

Based on in-depth research and unprecedented archival access, ThreeMartini Afternoons at the Ritz is a remarkable and unforgettable look at two legendary poets and how their work has turned them into lasting and beloved cultural gures.

GAIL CROWTHER is a freelance writer, researcher, and academic. She is the author of The Haunted Reader and Sylvia Plath and the coauthor of Sylvia Plath in Devon: A Year’s Turning and These Ghostly Archives: The Unearthing of Sylvia Plath. Gail divides her time between the North of England with her dog, George, and London. As a feminist vegan she engages with politics concerning gender, power, and animal rights.

MARKETING Print run: 75,000 Author website: GailCrowther.com Also available from the author: The Haunted Reader and Sylvia Plath Three-Martini Afternoons at the Ritz is a great gift for history buffs

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Leonora in the Morning Light

By Michaela Carter Read by Michaela Carter, Cassandra Campbell, Fiona Hardingham, and Jacques Roy For fans of Amy Bloom’s White Houses and Colm Tóibín’s The Master, a page-turning novel about Surrealist artist Leonora Carrington and the art, drama, and romance that de ned her coming-of-age during World War II

“A fascinating read that offers insights into the dreamlike work of the artist…Michaela Carter’s rich prose pulled me in, and her haunting portrait of Leonora Carrington kept me turning pages.”

—Nancy Horan, New York Times bestselling author

London, 1937: Leonora Carrington is a twenty-year-old on the cusp of independence, discovering her own creative powers as a painter, when she falls into a turbulent, passionate love affair with Max Ernst, a married artist twenty-six years older. Determined to break free from her family’s upper-class expectations, she follows him to Paris, where she is thrust into the vibrant, revolutionary world of studios and cafes, where rising visionaries of the Surrealist movement, like Andre Breton, Pablo Picasso, Lee Miller, Man Ray, and Salvador Dali, are challenging conventional approaches to art and life. Inspired by their freedom, Leonora begins to experiment with her own work, translating vivid stories of her youth onto canvas and gaining recognition under her own name—until, suddenly, the shadow of war and occupation begins to spread over Europe, and headlines emerge denouncing Max and his circle as “degenerates.”

Forced to ee France, Max and Leonora are separated, but both begin remarkable journeys that will shape them as artists and individuals. On the run from an internment camp, Max seeks the aid of Peggy Guggenheim, who is helping artists escape from the Nazis, while Leonora, once trapped in a Spanish asylum, begins to claim her identity and unleash the quiet, inner power that will eventually make her one of the most in uential women of our time.

MICHAELA CARTER is a writer, painter, and an award-winning poet. Her novel Further Out Than You Thought was an Indie Next Pick, an Arizona Republic Recommends, and AZ Central’s Best critic’s pick for 2014. Her poetry won the Poetry Society of America, Los Angeles, New Poet’s Prize, has been nominated for Pushcart Prizes, and has appeared in numerous anthologies and journals. She is the cofounder of the independent bookstore The Peregrine Book Company.

MARKETING Print run: 75,000 Will appeal to fans of Amy Bloom’s White Houses and Colm Tóibín’s The Master National print and online media campaign National radio interview campaign Local and online publicity Author website: MichaelaCarter.com

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APRIL 6, 2021

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The Invention of Miracles Language, Power, and Alexander Graham Bell's Quest to End Deafness

By Katie Booth Read by Samantha Desz An astonishingly revisionist biography of Alexander Graham Bell, telling the true—and troubling—story of the inventor of the telephone (MAY NOT BE FINAL ART)

Biography & Autobiography / Science & Technology (BIO015000) Unabridged • Book #ecc5 14 hours • 11 CDs ISBN-13: Library CD 9781797123547 , $69.99 Retail CD 9781797123554 , $49.99 Publishing Background: Simon & Schuster Book ISBN: 9781501167096 Retail per Carton: 36 CDs Retail Ship Date: 3/16/21

“A fascinating tale of great love, innovation, personal drama, and the unexpected consequences of good intentions.”

—Walter Isaacson, #1 New York Times bestselling author

We think of Alexander Graham Bell as the inventor of the telephone, but that’s not how he saw his own career. Bell was an elocution teacher by profession. As the son of a deaf woman and, later, husband to another, his goal in life from adolescence was to teach the deaf to speak. Even his tinkering sprang from his teaching work; the telephone had its origins as a speech reading machine. And yet by the end of his life, despite his best efforts—or perhaps, more accurately, because of them—Bell had become the American Deaf community’s most powerful enemy.

The Invention of Miracles recounts an extraordinary piece of forgotten history. Weaving together a moving love story with a fascinating tale of innovation, it follows the complicated tragedy of a brilliant young man who set about stamping out what he saw as a dangerous language: Sign.

The book offers a heartbreaking look at how heroes can become villains and how good intentions are, unfortunately, nowhere near enough—as well as a powerful account of the dawn of a civil rights movement and the triumphant tale of how the Deaf community reclaimed their onceforbidden language.

Katie Booth has been researching this story for over a decade, poring over Bell’s papers, Library of Congress archives, and the records of deaf schools around America. But she’s also lived with this story for her entire life. Witnessing the damaging impact of Bell’s legacy on her family would set her on a path that upturned everything she thought she knew about language, power, deafness, and the telephone.

KATIE BOOTH teaches writing at the University of Pittsburgh. Her work has appeared in The Believer, Aeon, Catapult, and Harper’s magazine, and has been highlighted on Longreads and Longform. Booth received a number of prestigious fellowships to support the research for The Invention of Miracles, including from the Library of Congress and the Massachusetts Historical Society. She was raised bilingually and biculturally in a mixed hearing/Deaf family.

MARKETING Print run: 50,000 “The Sign for This” was a notable essay in the 2016 edition of Best American Essays National media campaign Author website: KatieBooth.net

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The Sky Blues

By Robbie Couch Read by Michael Crouch Sky’s small town turns absolutely claustrophobic when his secret promposal plans get leaked to the entire school in this witty, heartfelt, and ultimately hopeful debut novel.

“Packed with twists, turns, and a whole lotta love, The Sky Blues tugged at my gay-from-the-Midwest heartstrings.”

—Tyler Oakley, New York Times bestselling author

“Fully encapsulates the dynamics of growing up queer… it’s a perfect snapshot.”

—Kevin McHale, actor

Sky Baker may be openly gay, but in his small, insular town, making sure he was invisible has always been easier than being himself. Determined not to let anything ruin his senior year, Sky decides to make a splash at his high school’s annual beach bum party by asking his crush, Ali, to prom—and he has thirty days to do it.

What better way to start living loud and proud than by pulling off the gayest promposal that Rock Ledge, Michigan, has ever seen?

Then Sky’s plans are leaked by an anonymous hacker in a deeply homophobic e-blast that quickly goes viral. He is fully prepared to drop out and skip town altogether—until his classmates give him a reason to ght back by turning his thirty-day promposal countdown into a schoolwide hunt to expose the e-blast perpetrator.

But what happens at the end of the thirty days? Will Sky get to keep his hard-won visibility? Or will his small-town blues stop him from being his true self?

ROBBIE COUCH is an author whose work has been published in the Huffington Post, Upworthy, and O, The Oprah Magazine, among other outlets.

MARKETING Print run: 40,000 Will appeal to fans of What If It's Us? by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera and I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver Reading group guide available Actor Michael Crouch's narrations have won the Audie Award and Earphones Awards and earned "Best of the Year" accolades from School Library Journal and Publishers Weekly Promotion at education and library shows Promotion through children's teacher/librarian e-newsletter feature Author website: RobbieCouch.com

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Young Adult Fiction / LGBT (YAF031000) Unabridged • Book #eba3 8½ hours • 7 CDs ISBN-13: Library CD 9781797121697 , $49.99 Retail CD 9781797121703 , $39.99 Publishing Background: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Book ISBN: 9781534477858 Retail per Carton: 80 CDs Retail Ship Date: 3/16/21

APRIL 20, 2021

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Richer, Wiser, Happier How the World's Greatest Investors Win in Markets and Life

By William Green

“Offers pragmatic ideas to ponder, re ect on, and live by.”

—Daniel Goleman, New York Times bestselling author

“Invaluable…Destined to become a timeless classic.”

—Gautam Baid, author of The Joys of Compounding

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Business & Economics / Investments & Securities / General (BUS036000) Unabridged • Book #dhcs 10½ hours • 9 CDs ISBN-13: Library CD 9781797102337 , $49.99 Retail CD 9781797102344 , $39.99 Publishing Background: Scribner Book ISBN: 9781501164859 Retail per Carton: 52 CDs Retail Ship Date: 3/30/21

From an award-winning nancial journalist who has written for The New Yorker, Time, and Fortune, a fresh and unexpectedly profound book that draws on interviews with more than forty of the world’s super-investors to demonstrate that the keys for building wealth hold other life lessons as well.

Billionaire investors. If we think of them, it’s with a mixture of awe and suspicion. Clearly, they possess a kind of genius—the proverbial Midas Touch. But are the skills they possess transferable? And would we really want to be them? Do they have anything to teach us besides making money?

In Richer, Wiser, Happier, award-winning journalist William Green has spent nearly twenty- ve years interviewing these investing wizards and discovered that their talents expand well beyond the nancial realm and into practical philosophy. As he discovered, most of these men and women view the world in a more interconnected way. They look broadly at the culture, are remarkably intuitive about trends, practice fanatical discipline, and have developed a high tolerance for pain. They are also stunningly good at boiling down the maddeningly complex to two or three easy variables.

Green ushers us into the lives of more than forty of the world’s superinvestors, visiting them in their offices, vacation homes, and even their places of worship—all to share what they have to teach us. Richer, Wiser, Happier brings together the thinking of some of the best investors, from Warren Buffett to Howard Marks to John Templeton, and provides gems of insight that will enrich you not only nancially but also professionally and personally.

MARKETING Print run: 100,000 Green has written for many publications in the US and Europe, including Time, Fortune, Forbes, Fast Company, the New Yorker, the Spectator (London), and the Economist Author website: WilliamGreenWrites.com

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APRIL 6, 2021

To Love and to Loathe A Novel The Regency Vows Series, Book 2

By Martha Waters Read by Anais Inara Chase and Joel Froomkin

“Sweet, sexy, and utterly fun. A love story with depth to match its humor.”

—Emily Henry, author of A Million Junes

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The widowed Diana, Lady Templeton, and the Marquess of Willingham, Jeremy, are infamous among English high society as much for their sharp-tongued bickering as their irtation. One evening, an argument at a ball turns into a serious wager: Jeremy will marry within the year or Diana will forfeit one hundred pounds. Then Jeremy appears at Diana’s home with a very different kind of proposition. But while they’re focused on winning wagers, they stand to lose their own hearts.

Fiction / Romance / Historical / Regency (FIC027070) Unabridged • Book #e6i8 10¾ hours • 9 CDs ISBN-13: Library CD 9781797121413 , $59.99 Retail CD 9781797121420 , $39.99

MARTHA WATERS is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and works as a children’s librarian in North Carolina.

Publishing Background: Atria Books Book ISBN: 9781982160876 Retail per Carton: 52 CDs Retail Ship Date: 3/16/21

Print run: 60,000 To Have and to Hoax was named a best book of the month by PopSugar, Bustle, Amazon Editors, and Goodreads To Have and to Hoax earned starred reviews from Booklist, BookPage, and Publishers Weekly Author website: MarthaWaters.com SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE

APRIL 6, 2021

The Hard Crowd Essays 2000-2020

By Rachel Kushner

“The Hard Crowd is wild, wide-ranging, and unsparingly intelligent throughout.”

—Vogue

From celebrated writer Rachel Kushner comes a selection of her writings over two decades that illuminates the themes of her ction and addresses the most pressing political, artistic, and cultural issues of our times. In nineteen razor-sharp essays, The Hard Crowd spans literary journalism, memoir, cultural criticism, and writing about art and literature, including pieces on politics, social justice, and her personal relationships. Her stories are electric, incisive, and wry.

RACHEL KUSHNER is a New York Times bestselling author whose work has won the California Book Award, been named a New York Times Best Book of the Year, and was a nalist for the National Book Award.

Print run: 75,000 New York Times bestselling author Kushner's The Mars Room was praised by the Wall Street Journal, New Yorker, London Guardian, Elle, Harper's, Vanity Fair, and many more Reading group guide and Q&A info available Author website: RachelKushner.com

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Literary Collections / Essays (LCO010000) Unabridged • Book #dzom 9 hours • 7 CDs ISBN-13: Library CD 9781797117164 , $49.99 Retail CD 9781797117171 , $34.99 Publishing Background: Scribner Book Company Book ISBN: 9781982157692 Retail per Carton: 80 CDs Retail Ship Date: 3/16/21

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APRIL 6, 2021

Gardening Hacks 300+ Time and Money Saving Hacks The Hacks Series

By Jon VanZile

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Gardening / Reference (GAR018000) Unabridged • Book #em38 5½ hours • 5 CDs ISBN-13: Library CD 9781797129587 , $49.99 Retail CD 9781797129594 , $29.99 Publishing Background: Adams Media Book ISBN: 9781507215814 Retail per Carton: 80 CDs Retail Ship Date: 3/16/21

“Wellness expert Jon VanZile compiles fast facts on the exact advantages, from heart disease prevention to asthma relief, attributed to each type of ora.”

—New York Post on Houseplants for a Healthy Home

Think you don’t have a green thumb? Think again! No matter your gardening woes, Gardening Hacks has the solution. This book is perfect for all gardening skill levels, whether you’re starting your rst garden, looking to expand your crop, or simply searching for ways to make it easier to care for your extensive plant collection, you’ll nd everything you need to know to make your garden grow. No matter the size of your garden, Gardening Hacks will make your plants ourish.

JON VANZILE is an author and master gardener whose articles on gardening have appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Better Homes & Gardens, and others.

Print run: 45,000 This how-to guide is helpful at any skill level VanZile was the indoor gardening expert for nearly a decade at About.com, now Spruce.com Will appeal to fans of other titles in the Hacks Series

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APRIL 6, 2021

The In nity Courts

By Akemi Dawn Bowman Read by Mizuo Peck

“Bowman has created a cast of realistically complex and con icted characters.”

—Publishers Weekly (starred review) on Star sh

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Young Adult Fiction / Science Fiction / General (YAF056000) Unabridged • Book #dzna 12¾ hours • 10 CDs ISBN-13: Library CD 9781797119908 , $59.99 Retail CD 9781797119915 , $44.99 Publishing Background: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Book ISBN: 9781534456495 Retail per Carton: 36 CDs Retail Ship Date: 3/16/21

Eighteen-year-old Nami Miyamoto is certain her life is just beginning. But instead she is killed and wakes up in a place called In nity. There an entity named Ophelia is posing as queen, forcing humans into servitude and planning on totally eradicating human existence. As Nami works with a team of rebels to bring down Ophelia and save the humans under her imprisonment, she is forced to reckon with her past, her future, and what truly makes us human.

AKEMI DAWN BOWMAN is a critically-acclaimed author who writes across genres. She has written four stand-alone novels, as well as the Generation Mis ts series.

Print run: 75,000 This novel is an incisive, action-packed tale that explores big questions about technology, grief, love, and humanity Will appeal to fans of Victoria Aveyard and Leigh Bardugo Bowman's debut novel, Star sh, was a William C. Morris Award nalist Author website: AkemiDawnBowman.com

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APRIL 6, 2021

Astrid Sees All A Novel

By Natalie Standiford

“With shades of both Gatsby and Warhol…a vivid portrait of a…

New York City that will never exist again.”

—Elizabeth Gilbert, New York Times bestselling author

“Smart details, lively digressions, and spot-on period snapshots.”

—Kirkus Reviews

New York’s last bohemia—the glittering, decadent downtown club scene of the 1980s— is the setting for the story of young Phoebe Hayes, a smart, vulnerable young woman in search of excitement and adventure. After her father’s death, she moves to the East Village with her best friend Carmen, disappearing into an underworld haunted by artists, It Girls, and lost souls trying to party their pain away. As Astrid the Star Girl, she tells fortunes in a nightclub and plots revenge on a man who wronged her.

NATALIE STANDIFORD is the author of several books for young adults.

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Print run: 75,000 This book is a Millions.com pick of most anticipated upcoming books Will appeal to fans of Just Kids by Patti Smith, Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler, and Acid for the Children by Flea Book club materials available

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APRIL 13, 2021

The Triumph of Nancy Reagan

By Karen Tumulty

“[An] illuminating portrait.”

—Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize winner and #1 New York Times bestselling author

“One of the twentieth century’s most quietly in uential political gures.”

—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

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This book explores the multifaceted character of Nancy Reagan and reveals new details surrounding Ronald Reagan’s presidency. Tumulty spent four years interviewing people who knew this couple best and draws on overlooked archives, letters, memoirs, and White House records, compiling the most extensive biography of Nancy Reagan yet. From the AIDS epidemic to tensions with the Soviets and the war on drugs, Tumulty reveals how Nancy Reagan became one of the most in uential First Ladies of the century.

Biography & Autobiography / Women (BIO022000) Unabridged • Book #dznt 23 hours • 18 CDs ISBN-13: Library CD 9781797119151 , $89.99 Retail CD 9781797119168 , $75.99

KAREN TUMULTY is a political columnist for the Washington Post.

Publishing Background: Simon & Schuster Book ISBN: 9781501165191 Retail per Carton: 28 CDs Retail Ship Date: 3/23/21

Print run: 100,000 This bio from a Washington Post political writer is being called the de nitive Nancy Reagan biography This book has already earned praise from six New York Times bestselling authors and a Publishers Weekly starred review

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APRIL 6, 2021

Fearless The Fearless Series, Book 1

By Mandy Gonzalez Read by Mandy Gonzalez

“The quirky theater setting and likable characters…will hit all the high notes for theater and mystery fans alike.”

—Kirkus Reviews

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Juvenile Fiction / Performing Arts / Theater & Musicals (JUV031060) Unabridged • Book #eci3 4½ hours • 4 CDs ISBN-13: Library CD 9781797123950 , $49.99 Retail CD 9781797123967 , $29.99 Publishing Background: Aladdin Book ISBN: 9781534468955 Retail per Carton: 80 CDs Retail Ship Date: 3/16/21

The Ethel Merman Theater is cursed. No one is sure how or why, but the evidence speaks for itself. Show after show has opped, and the theater is about to close. Enter twelveyear-old Monica Garcia, who has been cast to star in a Broadway musical revival of The Goonies, the theater’s last chance to produce a hit before it shuts its doors for good. Can the cast overcome their fears and reverse the ghost’s curse before opening night so they can save the show—and their dreams?

MANDY GONZALEZ is an actress on Broadway, television, and lm. She has started a social movement that encourages and empowers millions of people around the world.

Print run: 35,000 Will appeal to fans of The Audition by Maddie Ziegler Gonzalez, a singer and Obie Award winning actress of lm, television, and stage, has a role in Hamilton Children’s teacher and librarian e-newsletter feature

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APRIL 6, 2021

Other People's Children A Novel

By RJ Hoffmann Read by various narrators

“The story takes turn after hairpin turn…that will have readers waiting with bated breath until the conclusion.”

—Library Journal

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Fiction / Women (FIC044000) Unabridged • Book #dznv 10½ hours • 9 CDs ISBN-13: Library CD 9781797119007 , $49.99 Retail CD 9781797119014 , $39.99 Publishing Background: Simon & Schuster Book ISBN: 9781982159092 Retail per Carton: 52 CDs Retail Ship Date: 3/16/21

Gail and Jon Durbin moved to the Chicago suburbs to set up house as soon as Gail got pregnant. But then she miscarried—once, twice, three times. Yet Gail’s desire for a child overwhelms her. Carli is a pregnant teenager from a nearby town, with dreams of going to college. When she makes the decision to give her baby up for adoption, she chooses the Durbins. But Carli’s mother, Marla, has other plans.

RJ HOFFMANN has won the Madison Review’s 2018 Chris O’Malley Prize for Fiction and was a nalist for the Missouri Review’s 2019 Jeffrey E. Smith Editors Prize.

Print run: 75,000 Hoffman's writing has appeared in Barely South Review, The Sun, Harpur Palate, The Roanoke Review, Booth, and Lunch Ticket Will appeal to fans of The Chain by Adrian McKinty Book trailer video Book club materials available National advertising

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APRIL 6, 2021

Eva and Eve A Search for My Mother's Lost Childhood and What a War Left Behind

By Julie Metz Read by Rebecca Lowman

“This journey of discovery and reclamation could hardly be more timely and resonant.”

—Adrienne Brodeur, author of Wild Game

To Julie Metz, her mother, Eve, was the quintessential New Yorker. It was difficult to imagine her living anywhere else except Manhattan. In truth, Eve had endured a harrowing childhood in Nazi-occupied Vienna, though she rarely spoke about it. Yet after her passing, Julie discovered a keepsake box lled with farewell notes from friends and relatives addressed to a ten-year-old girl named Eva—her mother.

JULIE METZ is the New York Times bestselling author of Perfection. She has received fellowships at Yaddo, the MacDowell Colony, the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, and The Vermont Studio Center. She lives with her family and two cats in the Hudson Valley.

Print run: 40,000

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Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs (BIO026000) Unabridged • Book #e6i7 11 hours • 9 CDs ISBN-13: Library CD 9781797121352 , $59.99 Retail CD 9781797121369 , $39.99 Publishing Background: Atria Books Book ISBN: 9781982127985 Retail per Carton: 52 CDs Retail Ship Date: 3/16/21

New York Times bestselling author Author website: JulieMetz.com Also available from the author: Perfection

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APRIL 20, 2021

How to Be Human An Autistic Man's Guide to Life

By Jory Fleming, with Lyric Winik

“This is a beautiful and astonishing book from a beautiful and astonishing young man.”

—Walter Isaacson, #1 New York Times bestselling author

As a child, Jory Fleming had no tolerance for people. Ten years later, he’s selected to attend Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar. How to Be Human explores life amid a world constructed for neurotypical brains when yours is not. But the miracle of this audiobook is that instead of dwelling on Jory’s limitations, those who inhabit the neurotypical world will begin to better understand their own.

JORY FLEMING recently completed an MPhil in environmental change and management.

Prior to this he completed a Bachelor of Science in geography and marine science. Jory lives with autism, and enjoys speaking with others about his way of seeing the world.

Print run: 75,000 How to Be Human is a remarkable memoir from the rst man with autism to attend Oxford on a Rhodes scholarship Author website: JoryFleming.com National media campaign Advance reader’s editon

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Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs (BIO026000) Unabridged • Book #czew 6 hours • 5 CDs ISBN-13: Library CD 9781797120621 , $49.99 Retail CD 9781797120638 , $29.99 Publishing Background: Simon & Schuster Book ISBN: 9781501180507 Retail per Carton: 80 CDs Retail Ship Date: 3/30/21

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APRIL 6, 2021

Israel A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth

By Noa Tishby Read by Noa Tishby

“A rooted, spirited, and often personal defense of her homeland.”

—Maajid Nawaz, author of Radical

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History / Middle East / Israel & Palestine (HIS019000) Unabridged • Book #eik9 10 hours • 8 CDs ISBN-13: Library CD 9781797128207 , $49.99 Retail CD 9781797128214 , $39.99 Publishing Background: Free Press Book ISBN: 9781982144937 Retail per Carton: 52 CDs Retail Ship Date: 3/16/21

Everyone seems to have a strong opinion about Israel, but how many people actually know the facts? Here to ll in the information gap is Israeli American Noa Tishby, who brings her straight-shooting, engaging, and slightly irreverent voice to the subject, creating an accessible and dynamic portrait of a tiny country of outsized relevance through bite-sized chunks of history and deeply personal stories.

NOA TISHBY was born and raised in Tel Aviv and served in the Israeli army before she landed a starring role on the nation’s highest-rated prime-time drama. A passionate political activist, she has become widely known as Israel’s unofficial ambassador.

Print run: 40,000 A passionate political activist, Tishby founded the nonpro t “Act for Israel,” Israel’s rst online advocacy organization Author website: NoaTishby.com National print and online media campaign Social media in uencer campaign

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APRIL 20, 2021

The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Revised and Updated

Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals

By Chris McChesney, Sean Covey, and Jim Huling, with Beverly Walker and Scott Thele Foreword by Clayton Christensen

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Business & Economics / Management (BUS041000) Unabridged • Book #egqf 7½ hours • 6 CDs ISBN-13: Library CD 9781797126166 , $49.99 Retail CD 9781797126173 , $34.99 Publishing Background: Simon & Schuster Book ISBN: 9781982156978 Retail per Carton: 80 CDs Retail Ship Date: 3/30/21

“The 4 Disciplines of Execution offers more than theories for making strategic organizational change.”

—Clayton Christensen, New York Times bestselling author

Do you remember the last major initiative you watched die in your organization? Did it go down with a loud crash? Or was it slowly and quietly suffocated by other competing priorities? Almost every company struggles with making change happen. The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Revised and Updated is meant to help you reach the goals you’ve always dreamed of with a simple, repeatable, and proven formula.

CHRIS MCCHESNEY is the global practice leader of execution for FranklinCovey.

SEAN COVEY is the Executive Vice President of Innovation for FranklinCovey.

JIM HULING is the managing consultant for FranklinCovey’s 4 Disciplines of Execution.

Print run: 100,000 The 4 Disciplines of Execution is a #1 Wall Street Journal bestseller with more than 500,000 copies sold Will appeal to fans of Good to Great and The First 90 Days

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Everything Is Fine A Memoir

By Vince Granata Vince Granata was a thousand miles away when his younger brother, Tim, propelled by unchecked schizophrenia, had killed their mother in their childhood home. In an extraordinary feat of willpower, Vince decided to examine the disease that irrecoverably changed his family’s destiny and piece together his brother’s story.

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“Suffused with emotional depth and intellectual inquiry, this is a writer pushing the very limits of what language and love can capture.”

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—Rachel Louise Snyder, author of No Visible Bruises

Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense (FIC030000) Unabridged • Book #eba7 10½ hours • 9 CDs ISBN-13: Library CD 9781797122564, $59.99 Retail CD 9781797122571, $39.99 Publishing Background: Gallery Books Book ISBN: 9781501181399 Retail per Carton: 52 CDs Retail Ship Date: 3/16/21

Instinct A Novel

By Jason M. Hough Read by Nancy Wu and George Newbern Officer Mary Whittaker was acclimating to the daily weirdness of the tiny, conspiracy-prone Washington town.

But as Whittaker digs deeper into her investigation, she uncovers a larger conspiracy with more twists and turns than a mountain road, and danger around every corner. To save Silvertown, she must distinguish the truth from paranoia-fueled lies before she ends up losing her own instincts … and her life!

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“Come for the big stakes in a small town, stay for the escalating mayhem.”

—Kevin Hearne, New York Times bestselling author

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Holding Back the River

The Struggle Against Nature on America's Waterways

By Tyler J. Kelley The Mississippi. The Missouri. The Ohio. America’s great rivers are as integral to this country as the many states named after them. We depend on rivers for drinking water; for nourishing our crops; for cheap bulk transportation; for hydroelectric power and more. But these bene ts don’t come freely—Americans have labored for generations to tame the forces of nature, and we still haven’t won. The real story of the country’s waterways is the story of the men and women ghting to harness them.

“This is a ne book.”

—John M. Barry, #1 New York Times bestselling author

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Mom Genes Inside the New Science of Our Ancient Maternal Instinct

By Abigail Tucker Everyone knows how babies are made, but scientists are only just beginning to understand the making of a mother.

Mom Genes reveals the hard science behind our tenderest maternal impulses, tackling questions such as whether a new mom’s brain ever really bounces back, why mothers are destined to mimic their own moms (or not), and how maternal aggression makes females the world’s most formidable creatures.

“You are going to want to read this surprising and rigorously-researched book.”

—Sy Montgomery, New York Times bestselling author

Lost in Paris

Fiction / Women (FIC044000) Unabridged • Book #e9qc 10 hours • 8 CDs ISBN-13: Library CD 9781797121604 , $49.99 Retail CD 9781797121611 , $39.99

By Elizabeth Thompson Read by Emily Tremaine and Imogen Church Hannah’s life comes crashing down when she arrives at her at to nd her mother, Marla, waiting for her. Marla’s brought two things with her: a black eye from her exboyfriend and an envelope, which contains a deed to an apartment in Paris, an old key, and newspaper clippings about the death of a famous writer. Hannah, wary of her mother’s motives, reluctantly agrees to accompany her to Paris, where against all odds, they discover great-grandma Ivy’s apartment frozen in 1940 and covered in dust.

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“A luscious, layered story of inheritance, heartbreak, reinvention, and family. I adored this book.”

—Kristan Higgins, New York Times bestselling author

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I Am a Girl from Africa

By Elizabeth Nyamayaro

When drought hit her village in Zimbabwe, Elizabeth Nyamayaro, then eight, had no idea that this devastation would de ne her life purpose. Unable to move from hunger, she encountered a United Nations aid worker who saved her life. This key moment inspired Elizabeth to become a humanitarian herself. In I Am a Girl from Africa, Elizabeth recounts her journey from her small village to becoming a Senior Advisor at the UN and launching a global solidarity movement for gender equality.

“Nyamayaro has written a wonderfully accessible and moving memoir.”

—Dave Eggers, New York Times bestselling author

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Pipe Dreams The Urgent Global Quest to Transform the Toilet

By Chelsea Wald Pipe Dreams daringly pro les those bucking taboo to make toilets accessible and healthier for all. Author Chelsea Wald takes us on a wild world tour from a compost toilet project in Haiti, to a plant in the Netherlands that harvests used toilet paper from sewage, and shows us a bot that hangs out in manholes to estimate opioid use in a city, among many other fascinating developments. Much more than a glori ed trash can, the toilet, Wald maintains, holds the power to help solve many of the world’s problems, if only we can harness it.

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“A thoughtful and funny survey of ‘today’s toilet revolutionaries.’”

—Publishers Weekly

Self-Help / Personal Growth / Happiness (SEL016000) Unabridged • Book #edds 3½ hours • 3 CDs ISBN-13: Library CD 9781797124476, $49.99 Retail CD 9781797124483, $29.99 Publishing Background: Adams Media Book ISBN: 9781507215425 Retail per Carton: 80 CDs Retail Ship Date: 3/16/21

Language Arts & Disciplines / Writing / Fiction Writing (LAN005050) Unabridged • Book #ehxt 10 hours • 8 CDs ISBN-13: Library CD 9781797127545, $49.99 Retail CD 9781797127552, $39.99 Publishing Background: Scribner Book ISBN: 9781982149437 Retail per Carton: 80 CDs Retail Ship Date: 4/6/21

175+ Things to Do Before You Graduate College

Your Bucket List for the Ultimate College Experience!

By Charlotte Lake Read by Caitlin Davies From nding the perfect friend group to succeeding academically to exploring your newfound freedom, there’s a lot that goes into making your college experience a success. Instead of getting trapped in the myth that you can “do it all,” 175+ Things to Do Before You Graduate College will help you gure out what’s most important to you, and how to make it happen. Whether you’re trying to make sure your four years in college are the best they can be or preparing for next steps post-graduation, you’ll learn exactly how to set yourself up for success.

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How To Write a Mystery

A Handbook from Mystery Writers of America By the Mystery Writers of America Edited by Lee Child, with Laurie R. King Mystery Writers of America (MWA) is known for providing unparalleled resources on the craft, art, and business of storytelling, helping writers of all levels improve their skills for nearly a century. Now, this new audiobook helps authors navigate the ever-shifting publishing landscape— from pacing, plotting, the business side of publishing, to the current demand for diversity and inclusivity across all genres, and more. This new and trusted guide from MWA’s experts provides practical, current, easily digestible advice for new and established authors alike.

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Homeschool Hacks

Education / Home Schooling (EDU017000) Unabridged • Book #ek4g 5 hours • 4 CDs ISBN-13: Library CD 9781797129167 , $49.99 Retail CD 9781797129174 , $29.99

How to Give Your Kid a Great Education Without Losing Your Job (or Your Mind)

By Linsey Knerl Knerl shares stories of homeschooling families with different backgrounds and motivations, dispelling the myth that it’s only for religious folks or stay-at-home parents. And she walks you through a complete plan for your child’s learning, including sample schedules to create a exible framework for your own classroom, curriculum assessments to discern which program will best t their needs and their schedules, tips for nding—and navigating—your local the homeschool community, and online resources to continue your journey through graduation.

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Intermittent Fasting Basics for Women

Health & Fitness / Diet & Nutrition / Macrobiotics (HEA013000) Unabridged • Book #el91 4¼ hours • 4 CDs ISBN-13: Library CD 9781797129136 , $49.99 Retail CD 9781797129143 , $29.99

The Complete Guide to Safe and Effective Weight Loss with Intermittent Fasting The Basics Series

By Lindsay Boyers

Publishing Background: Adams Media Book ISBN: 9781507215708 Retail per Carton: 80 CDs Retail Ship Date: 3/23/21

Intermittent Fasting Basics for Women includes information on the bene ts of fasting, crescendo fasting, how to enhance your fast with the right foods, how to tell if fasting works for you, and how to get your body ready to reap the rewards from this simpler lifestyle. With over twenty- ve sample meal plans with vegan, vegetarian, and keto options, you will always have the tips and tricks you need for success. Make the most of your fast and start living the healthier life you’ve always wanted today.

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The Last Thing to Burn

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A Novel

By Will Dean Read by Sarah Lam

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On an isolated farm in the UK, a woman is trapped by the monster who kidnapped her seven years ago. When she discovers she is pregnant, she resolves to protect her child no matter the cost, and starts to meticulously plan her escape. But when another woman is brought into the fold on the farm, her plans go awry. Can she save herself, her child, and this innocent woman at the same time?

“Outstanding and heart-wrenching…Dean explores the resilience of the human spirit, even in the face of unfathomable evil.”

—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

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Psychology / History (PSY015000) Unabridged • Book #e4vy 12½ hours • 10 CDs ISBN-13: Library CD 9781797120836, $59.99 Retail CD 9781797120843, $44.99 Publishing Background: Scribner Book ISBN: 9781501198779 Retail per Carton: 36 CDs Retail Ship Date: 3/23/21

The Generals Have No Clothes

The Untold Story of Our Endless Wars

By William M. Arkin, with E.D. Cauchi Read by Mark Bramhall Arkin traces how we got where we are—bombing ten countries, killing terrorists in dozens more—all without Congressional approval or public knowledge. Starting after 9/11, the US put forth a singular idea that perpetual war was the only way to keep the American people safe, impeding both Presidents Obama and Trump in winding down Middle East con icts. Arguing that the American people should be empowered by facts rather than spurred by fear, The Generals Have No Clothes outlines how we can take control of the military before it’s too late.

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A Cure for Darkness The Story of Depression and How We Treat It

By Alex Riley Read by Alex Riley What is depression? Is it a persistent low mood or a complex range of symptoms? Is it a single diagnosis or a diversity of mental disorders requiring different treatments? In A Cure for Darkness, science writer Alex Riley explores these questions, digging into the long history of depression and chronicling the lives of psychiatrists and scientists who sought cures for their patients.

“[This] remarkable book shines like a light against the night itself.”

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—Deborah Blum, author of Love at Goon Park

Biography & Autobiography / Rich & Famous (BIO013000) Unabridged • Book #ef01 8½ hours • 7 CDs ISBN-13: Library CD 9781797125237, $49.99 Retail CD 9781797125244, $39.99 Publishing Background: Gallery Books Book ISBN: 9781982172411 Retail per Carton: 80 CDs Retail Ship Date: 3/23/21

Caviar Dreams, Tuna Fish Budget How to Survive in Business and Life

By Margaret Josephs Read by Margaret Josephs

Margaret Josephs is a hustler. She’s a tough cookie. She speaks her mind. She never leaves the house without lipstick on. She’s also a devoted wife, mother, daughter, businesswoman, lifestyle expert, and fan-favorite star of the reality TV series The Real Housewives of New Jersey.

Sounds pretty glamorous, right? Well, things are never exactly as they seem. Caviar Dreams, Tuna Fish Budget takes readers along Margaret’s wild, bumpy journey to entrepreneurial success and reality TV fame.

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MAY 4, 2021

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Six Weeks to Live A Novel

By Catherine McKenzie Read by Alexandra Allwine, Eileen Stevens, Jesse Vilinsky, and Julia Whelan A gripping psychological suspense novel about a woman diagnosed with cancer who sets out to discover if someone poisoned her before her time is up, from the bestselling author of You Can’t Catch Me (MAY NOT BE FINAL ART)

“Unpredictable and captivating, Six Weeks to Live had me mesmerized right up to the shocking end.”

—Samantha Downing, author of My Lovely Wife

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“A subtle and unsettling novel about a family with secrets and a mother running out of time.”

—Kaira Rouda, author of Best Day Ever

“With its impeccable plotting and ticking clock, it is the best kind of domestic suspense.”

—J. T. Ellison, New York Times bestselling author

Jennifer Barnes never expected the shocking news she received at a routine doctor’s appointment: she has a terminal brain tumor—and only six weeks left to live.

While stunned by the diagnosis, the forty-eight-year-old mother decides to spend what little time she has left with her family—her adult triplets and twin grandsons. But when she realizes she was possibly poisoned a year earlier, she is determined to discover who might have tried to get rid of her, before she’s gone for good.

Separated from her husband and with a contentious divorce in progress, Jennifer focuses her suspicions on her soon-to-be ex.

Meanwhile, her daughters are each processing the news differently. Calm medical student Emily is there for whatever Jennifer needs. Moody scientist Aline, who keeps her mother at arm’s length, nonetheless agrees to help with the investigation. Even imprudent Miranda, who has recently had to move back home, is being unusually solicitous.

But with her daughters doubting her campaign against their father, Jennifer can’t help but wonder if the poisoning is all in her head—or if there is someone else who wanted her dead.

CATHERINE MCKENZIE, a graduate of McGill University, practices law in Montreal, where she was born and raised. An avid skier and runner, Catherine’s novels Spin, Arranged, Forgotten, and Hidden are all international bestsellers and have been translated into numerous languages.

MARKETING Print run: 60,000 McKenzie's novel You Can’t Catch Me has been optioned for a television series by Paramount TV Will appeal to fans of The Last House Guest by Megan Miranda and Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel Reading group guide and Q&A available Downloadable assets available

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MAY 18, 2021

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The Soulmate Equation

By Christina Lauren Read by Patti Murin A witty and effervescent novel about what happens when two people with everything on the line are thrown together by science—or is it fate?

“The author duo…introduce a fascinating and unique premise but awlessly execute it with their trademark humor and charm…A sexy, science- lled, and surprising romance full of warmth and wit.”

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—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Single mom Jess Davis is a data and statistics wizard, but no amount of number crunching can convince her to step back into the dating world.

Raised by her grandparents—who now help raise her seven-year-old daughter, Juno—Jess has been left behind too often to feel comfortable letting anyone in.

But then Jess hears about GeneticAlly, a buzzy new DNA-based matchmaking company that’s predicted to change dating forever.

Finding a soulmate through DNA? The reliability of numbers: This Jess understands.

At least she thought she did, until her test shows an unheard of 98% compatibility with another subject in the database: GeneticAlly’s founder, Dr. River Pena. This is one number she can’t wrap her head around, because she already knows Dr. Pena. The stuck-up, stubborn man is without a doubt not her soulmate. But GeneticAlly has a proposition: Get to know him and we’ll pay you.

Funny, warm, and full of heart, The Soulmate Equation proves that the delicate balance between fate and choice can never be calculated.

CHRISTINA LAUREN is the combined penname of longtime writing partner and best friends Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings, the New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling authors of The Beautiful and Wild Seasons series, Dating You/Hating You, Roomies, Love and Other Words, Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating, and the critically acclaimed Autoboyography.

MARKETING Print run: 125,000 New York Times bestselling author Book club materials available at ReadingGroups.SimonandSchuster.com Will appeal to fans of The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion and One Plus One by Jojo Moyes The Soulmate Equation has already earned a starred review from Kirkus Reviews Book trailer video The writing duo have produced thirteen stand-alone novels as well as several books in the Beautiful Bastards and the Wild Seasons series

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MAY 25, 2021

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Period. End of Sentence.

A New Chapter in the Fight for Menstrual Justice

By Anita Diamant From beloved New York Times bestselling author and award-winning journalist comes a timely collection of essays to help inspire periodpositive activism around the globe.

“An inspirational read.”

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—Booklist on The Boston Girl

When Period. End of Sentence won an Oscar in 2019, the lm’s producer and founder of The Pad Project, Melissa Berton, told the audience: “A period should end a sentence, not a girl’s education.” Continuing in that revolutionary spirit and building on the momentum of the acclaimed documentary, this book outlines the challenges facing those who menstruate worldwide and the solutions championed by a new generation of body positive activists, innovators and public gures.

Including interviews from people on the frontlines—parents, teachers, medical professionals, and social-justice warriors, this book illuminates the many ways that menstrual injustice can limit opportunities, erode self-esteem, and even threaten lives. This powerful examination of the far-ranging and quickly evolving movement for menstrual justice introduces today’s leaders and shows us how we can be part of the change.

Fearless, revolutionary, and fascinating, Period. End of Sentence. is an essential read for anyone interested in empowering women, girls, and others around the world.

ANITA DIAMANT is the bestselling author of the novels The Red Tent, Good Harbor, and The Last Days of Dogtown. An award-winning journalist whose work has appeared regularly in the Boston Globe magazine and Parenting, she is the author of six non ction guides to contemporary Jewish life. She currently lives in Massachusetts.

MARKETING Print run: 50,000 New York Times bestselling author The documentary that inspired this book won an Academy Award for Best Short Documentary and six other lm awards Time and People magazines had high praise for the documentary Academic outreach Cross promotion with The Pad Project To learn more about The Pad Project, go to ThePadProject.org

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The Optimist A Case for the Fly Fishing Life

By David Coggins A lyrical tribute and practical guide to the art and philosophy of y shing, with funny and thoughtful commentary on its practices, customs, and lifestyle—by an expert and life-long sherman.

“I’ve shed many of the rivers in this book but I hadn’t seen them run and shimmer the way they do in Coggins’s lively prose…There’s much to fall in love with in this world, and this book reminded me of that.”

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—Doug Stanton, #1 New York Times bestselling author

“Immersive, true, pitch-perfect, and a soon-to-be classic.

Coggins is a fresh voice in the y- shing canon, a wry genius, and the perfect guide for angler and non-angler alike.”

—Chris Dombrowski, author

What if you could escape the stress of everyday life, unplug, and enjoy the simple pleasure of being outside, standing near a beautiful stream, the only sound being the moment the sh rises to skim atop the water?

Now, in The Optimist you can not only experience y shing rsthand but also revel in the landscapes, local knowledge, and the incredible settings that are the backdrop, and often, the foreground of y shing.

Each chapter of The Optimist focuses on a speci c place, sh, and skill.

Only a select few have the vision required to catch the nearly invisible bone sh on the Bahamas ats, for example. Or the patience necessary to land the elusive Atlantic salmon, the sh of a thousand casts, in eastern Canada. Through these shing paradises, Coggins reveals the secrets of the anglers’ club.

The perfect y shing book for today’s novice, enthusiastic amateur, as well as the devoted angler, The Optimist offers a practical path toward enlightenment while also providing a much-needed escape into the stories of one of the world’s most ancient sports and pastimes.

DAVID COGGINS is the author of Men and Manners and the New York Times bestseller Men and Style. He writes a column on y shing for the Robb Report, and about tailoring, drinking, and travel for numerous publications, including The Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg Pursuits, and Condé Nast Traveler, where he was a longtime contributing editor. For over a decade he has been a trusted voice on men’s style and manners, quoted regularly in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and New York magazine.

MARKETING Print run: 75,000 New York Times bestselling author Author website: DavidCoggins.com Also available by Coggins: Accidental Activists National media, radio, and podcast campaigns

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MAY 11, 2021

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Bear Bottom The FunJungle Series, Book 7

By Stuart Gibbs Read by Gibson Frazier In the seventh novel in New York Times bestselling Stuart Gibbs’s FunJungle series, Teddy Fitzroy returns as FunJungle’s resident sleuth to solve the disappearances of endangered bison and an irreplaceable necklace.

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“Great fun…Gibbs combines details of the inner workings of zoos with some over-the-top action for an entertaining read.”

—Kirkus Reviews on Belly Up

Teddy Fitzroy, his family, and some other FunJungle employees have been invited to visit a bison ranch just outside Yellowstone National Park that FunJungle’s owner, J.J. McCracken, is considering purchasing. But as usual, trouble isn’t far behind.

The ranch’s endangered bison have been mysteriously disappearing.

Then a massive local grizzly bear named Sasquatch breaks into the house, causing chaos. In the aftermath, Kandace McCracken discovers that her exceptionally expensive sapphire necklace has vanished.

Was it stolen? Or did Sasquatch eat it? (And if so, can it be recovered?)

And what’s been happening to the bison?

With over a dozen suspects, it’s up to Teddy to detangle this hairy situation, before his family or friends—or any more expensive objects— become dinner.

STUART GIBBS is the author of several series of children’s books, including the FunJungle, Spy School, Moon Base Alpha, and the Last Musketeer series. He has written the screenplays for movies such as See Spot Run and Repli-Kate, worked on animated lms, and developed television shows for Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, ABC, and Fox.

MARKETING Print run: 200,000 New York Times bestselling author Also available by Gibbs: the Last Musketeer series, the Charlie Thorne series, the Moon Base Alpha series, and the Spy School series Author website: StuartGibbs.com National author tour

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MAY 18, 2021

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An Amish Surprise The Berlin Bookmobile Series, Book 2

By Shelley Shepard Gray In the second installment of the “enjoyable and charming” (USA Today) Shelley Shepard Gray’s delightful Berlin Bookmobile series, librarian Sarah Anne Miller returns to Berlin to help a childless Amish couple form the family they’ve always prayed for.

“Winsome…Don’t miss this gem of a book—it’s a story to remind us that happily ever afters can and do happen, at any age.”

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—Suzanne Woods Fisher, author of Mending Fences

“[A] skilled storyteller who reminds the reader that faith can help us survive the ups and downs in life.”

—RT Book Reviews, praise for the author

Miriam and Calvin Gingerich have been trying for a baby for several years, but the Lord hasn’t seen t to bless them. Though Calvin claims he’s content with their childless state, Miriam knows he’s not, and when he starts spending more time off their farm, she worries he’s found someone else. But just as she nds herself at her lowest point, she discovers the ultimate surprise. Unable to con de in anyone who might tell Calvin—out of fear she’ll disappoint him with another miscarriage— Miriam turns to bookmobile librarian Sarah Anne Miller—and any books she may have on pregnancy and childbirth.

Calvin has been keeping a secret from his wife, but it’s not another woman. It’s a little boy. One afternoon when visiting Sarah Anne’s bookmobile, he meets Miles, a ten-year-old living with a foster family down the road. But after spending more time with the boy, Calvin learns that his foster family has no plans to adopt him. Calvin feels a connection with Miles and yearns to give the boy a home, but he’s afraid to tell Miriam, knowing she’s devastated they can’t have children of their own.

As weeks pass and Sarah Anne learns that Miles has nearly given up hope of ever nding a real home, she knows it’s time to intervene. It’s going to take some fancy footwork and a whole lot of prayer, but she knows she can help make this struggling couple into a happy family of four.

SHELLEY SHEPARD GRAY is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Sisters of the Heart, Seasons of Sugarcreek, Secrets of Crittenden County, and Families of Honor series.

MARKETING Combined print run: 57,500 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Gray, a recipient of RT Book Reviews Reviewers’ Choice Award, has written more than eighty novels translated into multiple languages Will appeal to fans of Amish novels by Jean Brunstetter and Amy Clipston Many other books by Gray are also available Author website: ShelleyShepardGray.com

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MAY 18, 2021

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War on the Border Villa, Pershing, the Texas Rangers, and an American Invasion

By Jeff Guinn A dramatic account of the “Punitive Expedition” of 1916 that brought Pancho Villa and Gen. John J. Pershing into con ict, and whose reverberations continue in the Southwestern US to this day.

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“Violent, romantic, epic in scale, a little bit crazy, and featuring an astounding cast of larger-than-life historical characters…Jeff Guinn has fashioned a riveting and supremely entertaining narrative. I highly recommend it.”

—S. C. Gwynne, New York Times bestselling author

“This is a great read for both the academic and nonacademic audiences alike.”

—Miguel A. Levario, author of Militarizing the Border

Jeff Guinn, chronicler of the Southwestern US and of American undesirables (Bonnie and Clyde, Charles Manson, Jim Jones) tells the riveting story of Pancho Villa’s bloody raid on a small US border town that sparked a violent con ict with the US. The American response was the last action by the legendary AfricanAmerican “Buffalo Soldiers.” It was also the rst time the Army used automobiles and trucks, which were of limited value in Mexico, a country with no paved roads or gas stations.

Today Anglos and Latinos in Columbus, New Mexico, where Villa’s raid took place, commemorate those events, but with differing emotions.

And although the bloodshed has ended, the US-Mexico border remains as vexed and volatile an issue as ever.

JEFF GUINN is the bestselling author of several books of ction and non ction, including The Last Gun ght and Go Down Together, which was a nalist for an Edgar Award in 2010. Formerly an award-winning investigative journalist and now a frequent guest on national radio and television programs, he lives in Fort Worth, Texas.

MARKETING Print run: 75,000 New York Times bestselling author Will appeal to fans of Dreams of El Dorado by H. W. Brands and The End of the Myth by Greg Grandin Also available by Guinn: Go Down Together, The Road to Jonestown, The Last Gun ght, and more Regional NPR advertising and author appearances

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MAY 18, 2021

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Light Perpetual A Novel

By Francis Spufford From the critically acclaimed and award‐winning author of Golden Hill, a mesmerizing and boldly inventive novel tracing the in nite possibilities of ve lives in the bustling neighborhoods of 20thcentury London.

“Light Perpetual is something new and brave. With exceptional care…Spufford catches the voices and hopes of ve not-dead working-class south Londoners, and the people who change and shape them."

—Guardian (London)

“Light Perpetual’s brilliance lies in the emotion and drama it wrings from the ordinary—but profoundly meaningful —experiences of its protagonists.”

—Financial Times

Lunchtime on a Saturday, 1944: the Woolworths on Bexford High Street in southeast London receives a delivery of aluminum saucepans. A crowd gathers to see the rst new metal in ages—after all, everything’s been melted down for the war effort. An instant later, the crowd is gone; incinerated. Among the shoppers were ve young children.

Who were they? What futures did they lose? This brilliantly constructed novel lets an alternative reel of time run, imagining the life arcs of these ve souls as they live through the extraordinary, unimaginable changes of the bustling immensity of twentieth-century London. Their intimate everyday dramas, as sons and daughters, spouses, parents, grandparents; as the separated, the remarried, the bereaved. Through decades of social, sexual, and technological transformation, as bus conductors and landlords, as swindlers and teachers, patients and inmates. Days of personal triumphs, disasters; of second chances and redemption.

FRANCIS SPUFFORD is the author of ve highly praised books of non ction. His rst book, I May Be Some Time, won the Writers’ Guild Award for Best Non ction Book of 1996, the Banff Mountain Book Prize, and a Somerset Maugham Award. It was followed by The Child That Books Built, Backroom Boys, Red Plenty (which was translated into nine languages), and most recently, Unapologetic. His rst novel, Golden Hill, won the Costa First Novel Award.

MARKETING Print run: 40,000 Spufford’s rst book, I May Be Some Time, won a Writers’ Guild Award, the Banff Mountain Book Prize, and a Somerset Maugham Award Most anticipated books of 2021 campaign Will appeal to fans of 4 3 2 1 by Paul Auster and Life After Life by Kate Atkinson Also available by Spufford: Golden Hill, Unapologetic, and Red Plenty

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MAY 4, 2021

Before I Saw You

By Emily Houghton

“Such a moving book about loving someone, both inside and out.

Just lovely!”

—Alice Peterson, author of Monday to Friday Man

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After being in terrible accidents, Alice Gunnersley and Al e Mack sleep just a few feet apart from one another as long-term residents of St. Francis’s Hospital. Between their late night talks and inside jokes, something more than friendship begins to slowly blossom between them. But as their conditions improve and the end of their stay draws closer, Al e and Alice are forced to decide whether it’s worth continuing a relationship with someone who’s seen all of the worst parts of you, but never seen your actual face.

EMILY HOUGHTON is a former digital specialist and full-time creative writer. She originally comes from Essex but now lives in London. She is a trained yoga and spin teacher living in London and has dreamt of being an author ever since she could hold a pen.

Print run: 50,000 Will appeal to fans of One Day in December by Josie Silver, My Oxford Year

by Julia Whelan, and It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover National print and online cmapaigns

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MAY 25, 2021

Honeycomb

By Joanne M. Harris

“Magical, poignant, and wholly transporting.”

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—Publishers Weekly

Honeycomb is an entrancing mosaic novel of original fairy tales. The toymaker who wants to create the perfect wife; the princess whose heart is won by words, not actions; the tiny dog whose con dence far outweighs his size; and the sinister Lacewing King who rules over the Silken Folk. These are just a few of the weird and wonderful creatures who populate Joanne Harris’s rst collection of fairy tales.

JOANNE HARRIS is an Anglo-French author, whose books include fourteen novels, two cookbooks, and many short stories. She is an honorary Fellow of St. Catharine’s College, Cambridge, and in 2013 was awarded an MBE by the Queen.

Print run: 75,000 New York Times bestselling author In 2000, Harris's 1999 novel Chocolat was adapted to the screen, starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp Harris’s books are now published in more than fty countries and have won a number of British and international awards Author website: Joanne-Harris.co.uk

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MAY 4, 2021

It Had to Be You A Novel

By Georgia Clark

“Clark has concocted a heady kaleidoscope of romance, heartbreak, and healing that’s both rich in insight and enchantingly funny. A magical set of intertwined stories that speaks to our times.”

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—Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author

For the past twenty years, Liv and Eliot have run Brooklyn’s top wedding planning business. That is, until Eliot dies while visiting his younger girlfriend, Savannah Shipley. In a twist no one sees coming, Eliot leaves his half of the business to Savannah, who had no idea Eliot was still married. To Liv’s horror, Savannah won’t sell. But what starts as a personal and professional nightmare transforms into something even Liv couldn’t begin to imagine.

Fiction / Romance / Romantic Comedy (FIC027250) Unabridged • Book #ebzr 12 hours • 10 CDs ISBN-13: Library CD 9781797123172 , $59.99 Retail CD 9781797123189 , $44.99

GEORGIA CLARK is the host and founder of the popular storytelling night, Generation Women. A native Australian, she lives in Brooklyn with her hot wife and a fridge full of cheese.

Publishing Background: Atria/Emily Bestler Books Book ISBN: 9781982133191 Retail per Carton: 36 CDs Retail Ship Date: 4/13/21

Print run: 50,000 Will appeal to fans of Christina Lauren and Casey McQuiston Author website: GeorgiaClark.com Also available from the author: The Regulars and The Bucket List

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MAY 4, 2021

Let's Talk About Hard Things

By Anna Sale

“I’m now having conversations that before this book felt impossible.”

—John Green, #1 New York Times bestselling author

In Let’s Talk About Hard Things, Anna Sale uses the best of what she’s learned from her podcast to reveal that when we have the courage to talk about hard things, we learn about ourselves, others, and the world that we make together. Diving into ve of the most fraught conversation topics—death, sex, money, family, and identity—she moves between memoir, fascinating snapshots of a variety of Americans opening up about their lives, and expert opinions to show why having tough conversations is important and how to do them in a thoughtful and generous way.

ANNA SALE is the creator and host of Death, Sex & Money, the podcast from WNYC Studios. Before that, she covered politics for public radio for years. She lives in the East Bay in California with her husband and two daughters.

Print run: 125,000 Sale has contributed to Fresh Air and This American Life Author website: AnnaSale.com NPR advertising National media campaign

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Psychology / Interpersonal Relations (PSY017000) Unabridged • Book #edt9 8½ hours • 7 CDs ISBN-13: Library CD 9781797123806 , $49.99 Retail CD 9781797123813 , $39.99 Publishing Background: Simon & Schuster Book ISBN: 9781501190247 Retail per Carton: 80 CDs Retail Ship Date: 4/13/21

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MAY 25, 2021

Mis t in Love The Saints and Mis ts Series, Book 2

By S. K. Ali

“Heartfelt, honest, and featuring characters readers will fall in love with, this is sure to become a beloved book for many.”

—School Library Journal (starred review) on Love from A to Z

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Janna’s brother Muhammad is getting married, and she’s reuniting with her mom, whom she’s missed the whole summer. And Nuah’s arriving for the weekend too. The last time she saw him, Janna wasn’t ready to reciprocate his feelings for her. But things are different now. She’s nished high school, ready for college … and ready for Nuah. It’s time for Janna’s (carefully planned) summer of love to begin, starting right at the wedding. But it wouldn’t be a wedding if everything went according to plan.

S. K. ALI is a teacher based in Toronto whose writing on Muslim culture and life has appeared in the Toronto Star. Her family of Muslim scholars is consistently listed in the 500 Most In uential Muslims in the World, and her insight into Muslim culture is both personal and far-reaching.

Print run: 75,000 Author website: SKAliBooks.com Also available in the series: Saints and Mis ts National print and online media campaign Consumer advertising

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MAY 11, 2021

My Name Is Selma The Remarkable Memoir of a Jewish Resistance Fighter and Ravensbrück Survivor

By Selma van de Perre

“[Van de Perre] shows us how to nd hope in hopelessness and light in the darkness.”

—Edith Eger, New York Times bestselling author

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Selma van de Perre was seventeen when World War II began. She lived with her parents, two older brothers, and a younger sister in Amsterdam, and until then, being Jewish in the Netherlands had not presented much of an issue. But by 1941 it had become a matter of life or death. In an act of de ance and with nowhere else to turn, Selma took on an assumed identity, dyed her hair blond, and joined the Resistance movement, doing, as she later explained, what “had to be done.”

SELMA VAN DE PERRE was a member of the Dutch resistance during World War II. Shortly after the war she moved to London, where she worked for the BBC and met her future husband, the Belgian journalist Hugo van de Perre. She lives in London and has a son.

Print run: 70,000 Internationally bestselling author Selma van de Perre was a member of the Dutch resistance during WWII In 1983 Van de Perre received the Dutch Resistance Commemoration Cross

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MAY 11, 2021

State of Emergency How We Win in the Country We Built

By Tamika D. Mallory

Civil rights activist Tamika Mallory traces the path of history that has brought the United States to this tense and complex time of activism and resistance. With clear, concise language and eye-opening examples from our nation’s past, Tamika Mallory examines the people and policies that have created the country’s militarized and racially biased systems of criminal justice, social services, and economic policy.

TAMIKA D. MALLORY is a trailblazing social justice leader, movement strategist, and globally recognized civil rights activist. Mallory is an expert in the areas of gun violence prevention, criminal justice reform, and grassroots organizing.

Print run: 100,000 State of Emergency is an un inching history of American systemic racism, a rst-hand view of what makes for effective activism today, and a vision for lasting, positive change Mallory was a cofounder of the historic Women’s March on Washington National author publicity

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Political Science / Public Policy / Social Policy (POL029000) Unabridged • Book #edtg 5½ hours • 5 CDs ISBN-13: Library CD 9781797123981 , $49.99 Retail CD 9781797123998 , $29.99 Publishing Background: Atria/Black Privilege Publishing Book ISBN: 9781982173463 Retail per Carton: 80 CDs Retail Ship Date: 4/20/21

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MAY 11, 2021

Swimming Back to Trout River A Novel

By Linda Rui Feng

“A beautifully written, poignant exploration of family, art, culture, immigration, and most of all, love.”

—Jean Kwok, New York Times bestselling author

One day, ten-year-old Junie receives a momentous letter from her parents, who had left for America years ago: her father promises to return home and collect her by her twelfth birthday. But Junie’s growing determination to stay with her beloved grandparents threatens to derail her family’s shared future. What Junie doesn’t know is that her parents are newly estranged from one another in their adopted country, each holding close private tragedies and histories from the tumultuous years of their youth.

Born in Shanghai, LINDA RUI FENG has lived in San Francisco, New York, and Toronto. She is a graduate of Harvard and Columbia Universities. Swimming Back to Trout River is her rst novel.

Print run: 60,000 Swimming Back to Trout River is a lyrical novel set against the backdrop of China’s Cultural Revolution Linda Rui Feng has been twice awarded a MacDowell Fellowship for her ction, and her prose and poetry have appeared in many academic journals

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MAY 18, 2021

That Thing about Bollywood

By Supriya Kelkar

“Kelkar illuminates the need for voices raised against discrimination and paints a convincing portrait of a girl straddling two cultures.”

—Publishers Weekly on American as Paneer Pie

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Sonali’s parents might be separating. Her little brother, Ronak, is not taking the news well, constantly crying. Sonali would never do that. It’s embarrassing. But when she gets upset during a eld trip, she can’t bury her feelings like usual and suddenly bursts into a Bollywood song-and-dance routine. The next morning, much to her dismay, Sonali’s reality has shifted, and everyone is singing, dancing, and acting like it’s totally normal.

Sonali knows something has gone wrong. Can she gure it out before it’s too late?

Born and raised in the Midwest, SUPRIYA KELKAR learned Hindi as a child by watching three Hindi movies a week. She is a screenwriter who has worked on the writing teams for several Hindi lms and one Hollywood feature.

Print run: 50,000 Author website: SupriyaKelkar.com Also available from the author: American as Paneer Pie, Ahimsa, Strong As Fire, Fierce As Flame, and more

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The Hummingbirds' Gift Wonder, Beauty, and Renewal on Wings

By Sy Montgomery Read by Sy Montgomery

“Essential reading for anyone who loves animals and knows how much they can teach us about being human.”

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—Gwen Cooper, New York Times bestselling author, on How to Be a Good Creature

The lightest birds in the sky, the fast- ying hummingbird is incredibly vulnerable when it rst hatches. That’s where Brenda Sherburn comes in. With tenderness and patience, she rescues abandoned hummingbirds and nurses them back to health. In The Hummingbird’s Gift, the extraordinary care that Brenda provides her peanut-sized patients is revealed and, in the process, shows us just how truly amazing hummingbirds are.

SY MONTGOMERY is the author of more than fteen non ction books. For her, no place is too far to go to bring animals’ true stories to adults and children around the world.

Print run: 60,000 New York Times bestselling author National Book Award nalist Montgomery has also been honored with a Sibert Medal, two Science Book and Film Prizes from the National Association for the Advancement of Science, and many other awards Author website: SyMontgomery.com

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The Cave Dwellers

By Christina McDowell They are the families whose aristocratic bloodlines are woven into the very fabric of Washington. Their old money and manner lurk through the cobblestone streets of Georgetown, Kalorama, and Capitol Hill. They only socialize within their inner circle, turning a blind eye to those who come and go on the political merry-go-round. These parents and their children live life free of consequences.

But when the family of one of their own is held hostage and brutally murdered, everything about their legacy is called into question. They’re called The Cave Dwellers.

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The Lost Boys of Montauk

The True Story of the Wind Blown, Four Men Who Vanished at Sea, and the Survivors They Left Behind

By Amanda M. Fairbanks In March 1984, the Wind Blown, a commercial shing boat, left Montauk Harbor on what should have been a routine voyage. Its four-man crew—two locals, and two sons of the wealthy gentry—had no idea they would soon be facing hurricane-force winds as a Nor’easter put them in a ght for their lives. Sadly, it was a ght they lost. Neither the boat nor the bodies were ever recovered.

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“Fairbanks paints a fascinating portrait of a shipwreck and its aftermath. It’s a complex tale…A must-read.”

—J. Courtney Sullivan, New York Times bestselling author

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The Road Trip Survival Guide

Tips and Tricks for Planning Routes, Packing Up, and Preparing for Any Unexpected Encounter Along the Way

By Rob Taylor The Road Trip Survival Guide provides guidance for new road trippers as well as essential tips and tricks for even the most experienced roadsters. Here, Rob Taylor presents a must-have for anyone planning a vacation. Perfectly designed for listeners on the go, you can now stop dreaming, hit the open road, and start experiencing the perfect road trip. Make the most of your next road trip with these essential tips and tricks for planning the ultimate epic adventure.

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Be Who You Want

Psychology / Personality (PSY023000) Unabridged • Book #eh7o 9 hours • 7 CDs ISBN-13: Library CD 9781797126241 , $49.99 Retail CD 9781797126258 , $39.99

Unlocking the Science of Personality Change

By Christian Jarrett Dr. Christian Jarrett takes listeners on a thrilling journey as he proves that not only are we capable of signi cant personality change, but we can deliberately shape our personalities to in uence the course of our lives. Designed to help you better understand the various aspects of your personality, your life story, and your passions, Be Who You Want will appeal to anyone who has ever felt constrained by how they’ve been characterized and wants to pursue lasting change.

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“This is not snake-oil huckstering or silly salesmanship but plausible and very convincing science…to inspire, surprise, motivate, and enthuse anyone. Warmly recommended.”

—Stephen Fry, actor and New York Times bestselling author

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Better Than the Movies

By Lynn Painter

Perpetual daydreamer Liz Buxbaum gave her heart to Michael a long time ago. But her crush never really saw her before he moved away. Now that he’s back in town, Liz will do whatever it takes to get on his radar—and maybe snag him as a prom date—even befriend Wes Bennet. But as Liz and Wes scheme to get Liz noticed by Michael so she can have her magical prom moment, she’s shocked to discover that she likes being around Wes. As they continue to grow closer, she must reexamine everything knows about love.

“A sweet and funny love letter to romantic comedies.”

—Kerry Winfrey, author of Waiting for Tom Hanks

Cheat Day

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A Novel

By Liv Stratman Kit and David were college sweethearts. Now married, David has a successful career, jetting off on work trips to exotic destinations. But Kit is stuck in a loop and is hungry in more ways than one. She soon falls into a irtation with a carpenter named Matt. Unable to resist their mutual attraction, Kit and Matt fall into a passionate affair. Kit suppresses the guilt of her betrayal as she pushes her in delity to greater extremes.

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“Liv Stratman writes with such clarity, intelligence, and zip that the Brooklyn debut novel is reborn.”

—Lorrie Moore, New York Times bestselling author

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Dedicated The Case for Commitment in an Age of In nite Browsing

By Pete Davis Read by Pete Davis In Dedicated, Davis examines the quagmire of restlessness and indecision, as well as the counterculture of committers who have made it to the other side. Weaving together examples from history, personal stories, and applied psychology, Davis’s candid and humble words offer a meaningful answer to our modern frustrations and a practical path to joy.

“Dedicated is a magisterial book on the moral Counterculture of Commitment in our shallow culture of money and fear.”

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—Cornel West, New York Times bestselling author

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Biography & Autobiography / Historical (BIO006000) Unabridged • Book #ehy4 11 hours • 9 CDs ISBN-13: Library CD 9781797127934, $59.99 Retail CD 9781797127941, $39.99 Publishing Background: Scribner Book ISBN: 9781982129217 Retail per Carton: 52 CDs Retail Ship Date: 5/4/21

Strangeworlds Travel Agency

The Strangeworlds Travel Agency Series, Book 1

By L. D. Lapinski When twelve-year-old Flick Hudson accidentally ends up in the Strangeworlds Travel Agency, she uncovers a fantastic secret: there are hundreds of other worlds just steps away from hers. All you have to do to visit them is just jump into the right suitcase. Then Flick gets the invitation of a lifetime: join Strangeworlds’ magical travel society and explore other worlds. But, unbeknownst to Flick, the world at the very center of it all, a city called Five Lights, is in danger.

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The Guns of John Moses Browning

The Remarkable Story of the Inventor Whose Firearms Changed the World

By Nathan Gorenstein Gorenstein brings rearms inventor John Moses Browning to life in this revealing biography. Embodying the tradition of self-made geniuses, Browning was able to think in three dimensions and his gifted mind produced everything from the famous Winchester “30-30” hunting ri e to the machine guns used by every American aircraft and infantry unit in WWII. The British credited Browning’s guns with helping to win the Battle of Britain. His inventions illustrate both the good and bad of weapons.

“Marvelous.”

—Alexander Rose, New York Times bestselling author

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The Atmospherians

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A Novel

By Alex McElroy Sasha Marcus was once the epitome of contemporary success: an internet sensation, social media darling, and a creator of a high pro le wellness brand for women. But after a confrontation with an abusive troll, she’s at rock bottom. Sasha’s oldest childhood friend, Dyson, hatches a plan for Sasha to restore her reputation by becoming the face of his new men’s community. But what horrors await her as the resident female leader of a crew of washed up, desperate men? And what exactly does Dyson want?

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“This novel is dazzling.”

—Bryan Washington, author of Memorial

The Windsor Diaries

Biography & Autobiography / Royalty (BIO014000) Unabridged • Book #egq7 8½ hours • 7 CDs ISBN-13: Library CD 9781797125893 , $49.99 Retail CD 9781797125909 , $39.99

My Childhood with the Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret

By Alathea Fitzalan Howard Alathea Fitzalan Howard’s life was turned upside down by the start of WWII. Sent to stay with her grandfather at the Cumberland Lodge in Windsor Great Park, Alathea found friendship with the two princesses, Elizabeth and Margaret. Day by day, she recorded the intimate details of her life in her diary. Now, published for the rst time, it unveils a candid portrait of the British Royal Family and a young girl who was on her journey to the Crown.

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“A compelling and revealing insight into the teenage life of the then Princess Elizabeth and her sister Princess Margaret.”

—Daily Mail (London)

A Course Called America

Sports & Recreation / Golf (SPO016000) Unabridged • Book #ef06 9 hours • 7 CDs ISBN-13: Library CD 9781797125381 , $49.99 Retail CD 9781797125398 , $39.99

Fifty States, Five Thousand Fairways, and the Search for the Great American Golf Course

By Tom Coyne

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After gol ng through hundreds of courses in Ireland and Scotland, Tom Coyne delivers a rollicking love letter to golf in the United States. In the span of one unforgettable year, Coyne crisscrosses the country in search of its greatest golf experience, playing every course to ever host a US Open, along with more than 200 hidden gems and heavyweights spread across all fty states—all in the spirit of better understanding his home country and countrymen.

“Golfers and golf-o-philes will gobble this down.”

—Kirkus Reviews on A Course Called Scotland

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Firebreak

By Nicole Kornher-Stace Read by Carlotta Brentan In 2134, two corporations have replaced the government.

New Liberty City is the only supercity split between the two megacorps, and thus at a perpetual state of civil war.

Here, Mallory streams Stellaxis’s wargame SecOps on BestLife, eking out a hardscrabble living from tips. When a chance encounter with one of the game’s super-soldiers leads to a side job looking to link an actual missing girl to one of the SecOps characters, Mal’s sudden burst in online fame puts her in real-world danger.

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“Firebreak is a simmering scream…It’s a ght song in praise of erce friendship and the strength to endure.”

—Amal El-Mohtar, Hugo Award–winning author

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Why Peacocks?

An Unlikely Search for Meaning in the World's Most Magni cent Bird

By Sean Flynn When Sean Flynn’s neighbor in North Carolina texted “Any chance you guys want a peacock? No kidding!” he stared bewilderedly at his phone. But this kind of mystery intrigued him. So his family became the owners of three charming yet ckle birds. In Why Peacocks?, Flynn chronicles his hilarious rst year as a peacock owner, from struggling to build a pen to assisting the local bird doctor in surgery to triumphantly watching a peahen lay her rst egg. He also examines the history of peacocks, and travels across the globe to learn more about the birds rsthand.

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The Cheap Handyman

True (and Disastrous) Tales from a [Home Improvement Expert] Guy Who Should Know Better

By B.S. Harris Read by Joy Osmanski and Edward Bauer B.S. Harris, a self-proclaimed jack-of-all-trades, knows what it’s like to hit a few challenges when tackling a project. His projects usually start out as simple chores but often turn into costly disasters. The Cheap Handyman is a hilarious and relatable collection of anecdotes about home renovations and repairs sure to inspire you to pick up your toolkit and get xing.

“This book is all the x-it you need for your hurt home improvement ego.”

—Harrison Scott Key, author of The World’s Largest Man

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JUNE 29, 2021

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Claimed The Lair of the Wolven Series, Book 1

By J. R. Ward

“It’s not easy to nd a new twist on the vampire myth, but Ward succeeds beautifully. This dark and compelling world is lled with enticing romance as well as perilous adventure. With myriad possibilities to choose from, the Black Dagger Brotherhood series promises tons of thrills and chills.”

—RT Book Reviews on Dark Lover

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“Hold on tight for an intriguing, adrenaline-pumping ride featuring a race of warrior vampires who ll enemies with terror and women with desire. Like any good thrill ride, the pace changes with a tender story of survival and hope and leaves readers begging for more.”

—Booklist on Lover Eternal

“The world of the Black Dagger Brotherhood continues to grow and become more layered, ramping up the tension, risk and passion. This is awesome stuff.”

—RT Book Reviews on Lover Revealed

A heart-pounding new series set in the Black Dagger Brotherhood world, with a scientist ghting to save the timber wolves—and getting caught in a deadly trap herself …

J. R. WARD is the author of more than thirty novels, including those in her #1 New York Times bestselling Black Dagger Brotherhood series. There are more than fteen million copies of her novels in print worldwide, and they have been published in more than two dozen countries around the world.

MARKETING Print run: 250,000 #1 New York Times bestselling author Ward is a winner of the prestigious Romance Writers of America RITA Award for Best Paranormal Romance and is a multiple RITA nominee Ward is the author of more than thirty novels, and there are more than fteen million copies of her books in print worldwide Will appeal to fans of Jeaniene Frost and Christine Feehan Author website: JRWard.com

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The Islanders The Islanders Series, Book 1

By Mary Alice Monroe, with Angela May From New York Times bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe comes a beautiful story of friendship, loss, and the healing power of nature in her rst book for middle-grade listeners.

“Monroe offers up believable characters in a well-crafted story.”

—Publishers Weekly on The Book Club

Twelve-year-old Jake’s life has just turned upside-down. His father has been wounded in Afghanistan, and his mother is going to leave to care for him. That means Jake’s spending the summer on tiny Dewees Island with his grandmother. The island is a nature sanctuary—no cars or paved roads, no stores or restaurants. To make matters worse, Jake’s grandmother doesn’t believe in cable or the internet. Which means Jake has no cell phone, no video games … and no friends.

He’s barely on land before he meets and befriends two other kids—AJ, another “summer kid” and Lovie, who lives there and shows both Jake and AJ the ropes of life on the island. All three are struggling with their own family issues, and the three quickly bond, going on adventures all over Dewees Island.

But their fun stops after one misadventure on an abandoned boat leads to community service. Their punishment? Mandatory turtle duty as a part of Team Turtle, where they must do a daily dawn beach patrol checking for loggerhead sea turtle tracks and to keep an eye on the nest.

And when the nest becomes endangered, the three friends must nd a way to protect it.

Can they save the turtle nest from predators? And can Jake’s growing love for the island and its inhabitants (be they two-legged, four-legged, feathered, or nned) help to heal his father?

MARY ALICE MONROE is the author of nearly two dozen novels, several non ction titles, and award-winning children’s books. She has served on the faculty of numerous writer’s conferences and retreats and is a featured speaker at events, both literary and conservation. Her books have achieved several bestseller lists, including the New York Times, SIBA, and USA Today, and are sold worldwide.

MARKETING Print run: 75,000 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Monroe has been awarded the SC Center for the Book Award for Fiction, the International Book Award for Green Fiction, the Career Achievement Award for mainstream ction by RT Book Reviews, and the South Carolina Book Festival Literary Excellence Award Author website: MaryAliceMonroe.com National media campaign National author publicity Local/regional author appearances

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JUNE 1, 2021

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We Can't Keep Meeting Like This

By Rachel Lynn Solomon

A wedding harpist disillusioned with love and a hopeless romantic cater-waiter irt and ght their way through a summer of weddings in this effervescent romantic comedy from the acclaimed author of Today Tonight Tomorrow.

“An emotionally resonant and deeply characterized story of love, friendship, and identity in the broadest sense.”

—School Library Journal (starred review) on Our Year of Maybe

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Quinn Berkowitz and Tarek Mansour’s families have been in business together for years: Quinn’s parents are wedding planners, and Tarek’s own a catering company. At the end of last summer, Quinn confessed her crush on him in the form of a rambling email—and then he left for college without a response.

Quinn has been dreading seeing him again almost as much as she dreads another summer playing the harp for her parents’ weddings.

When he shows up at the rst wedding of the summer, looking cuter than ever after a year apart, they clash immediately. Tarek’s always loved the grand gestures in weddings—the ashier, the better—while Quinn can’t see them as anything but fake. Even as they can’t seem to have one civil conversation, Quinn’s thrown together with Tarek wedding after wedding, from performing a daring cake rescue to lling in for a missing bridesmaid and groomsman.

Quinn can’t deny her feelings for him are still there, especially after she learns the truth about his silence, opens up about her own fears, and begins learning the art of harp-making from an enigmatic teacher.

Maybe love isn’t the enemy after all—and maybe allowing herself to fall is the most honest thing Quinn’s ever done.

RACHEL LYNN SOLOMON is the author of You’ll Miss Me When I’m Gone, Our Year of Maybe, Today Tonight Tomorrow, and We Can’t Keep Meeting Like This. She is a Seattle native who loves rainy days, her tiny dog, tap dancing, old movies, red lipstick, and books with awed, complicated characters.

MARKETING Print run: 50,000 Author website: RachelSolomonBooks.com Also available: You’ll Miss Me When I’m Gone, The Ex Talk, and Today Tonight Tomorrow Author appearances Social media in uencer outreach campaign Teen book festival promotion Trade advertising Consumer advertising

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To Sir, with Love

By Lauren Layne Love Is Blind meets You’ve Got Mail in this laugh-out-loud romantic comedy following two thirty-somethings who meet on a blind dating app—only to realize that their online chemistry is nothing compared to their offline rivalry.

“Comes to life like a sexy, comedic movie on the page.”

—Tessa Bailey, New York Times bestselling author, on Passion on Park Avenue

“The word charm is pretty much synonymous with Lauren Layne…A work of genius.”

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—Hypable on Passion on Park Avenue

Perpetually cheerful and eager to please, Gracie Cooper strives to make the best out of every situation. So when her father dies just ve months after a lung cancer diagnosis, she sets aside her dreams of pursuing her passion for art to take over his Midtown Manhattan champagne shop.

She soon nds out that the store’s pro t margins are being squeezed perilously tight, and complicating matters further, a giant corporation headed by the impossibly handsome, but irritatingly arrogant Sebastian Andrews is proposing a buyout to turn the store into a parking garage.

But Gracie can’t bear the thought of throwing away her father’s dream like she did her own.

Overwhelmed and not wanting to admit to her friends or family that she’s having second thoughts about the shop, Gracie seeks advice and solace from someone she’s never met—the faceless “Sir,” with whom she connected on a blind dating app where matches get to know each other through messages and common interests before exchanging real names or photos.

But although Gracie nds herself slowly falling for Sir online, she has no idea she’s already met him in real life … and they can’t stand each other.

LAUREN LAYNE is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than two dozen romantic comedies. Her books have sold over a million copies in nine languages. Lauren’s work has been featured in Publishers Weekly, Glamour, the Wall Street Journal, and Inside Edition. She is based in New York City.

MARKETING Print run: 50,000 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Will appeal to fans of Meet Cute by Helena Hunting and The Right Swipe by Alisha Rai Passion on Park Avenue was an O, The Oprah Magazine Best RomCom Pick Author website: LaurenLayne.com

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¡Hola Papi!

How to Come Out in a Walmart Parking Lot and Other Life Lessons

By John Paul Brammer From popular LGBTQ advice columnist and writer John Paul Brammer comes a hilarious, heartwarming memoir-in-essays chronicling his journey growing up as a queer, mixed-race Chicano kid in American’s heartland to becoming the “Picante Carrie Bradshaw” of his generation.

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“[Brammer] has a remarkable ability for writing in a way that makes it feel like he’s crawling around inside your head, opening up the old wooden chests and trunk that you were never quite smart enough to gure out how to unlock. I loved ¡Hola Papi!. I’m certain you will too.”

—Shea Serrano, #1 New York Times bestselling author

The rst time someone called John Paul (JP) Brammer “Papi” was on the popular gay hookup app Grindr. At rst, it was attering; JP took this as white-guy speak for “hey, handsome.” Who doesn’t want to be called handsome? But then it happened again and again … and again, leaving JP wondering: Who the hell is Papi?

What started as a racialized moniker given to him on a hookup app soon became the inspiration for his now wildly popular advice column “¡Hola Papi!,” launching his career as the Cheryl Strayed for young queer people everywhere—and some straight people too. JP had his doubts at rst—what advice could he really offer while he himself stumbled through his early twenties? Sometimes the best advice to dole outcomes from looking within, which is what JP has done in his column and book —and readers have ocked to him for honest, heartfelt wisdom, and of course a few laughs.

With wit and wisdom in equal measure, ¡Hola Papi! is for anyone—gay, straight, and everything in between—who has ever taken stock of their unique place in the world, offering considered advice, intelligent discourse, and ts of laughter along the way.

JOHN PAUL BRAMMER is an author, illustrator, and columnist from rural Oklahoma currently living in Brooklyn. He runs the popular advice column “¡Hola Papi!” on Substack. His work, including essays, short ction, and illustrations, has appeared in the Washington Post, Food & Wine, Catapult, Business Insider, and many more. He runs a print shop where he puts his artwork and designs at HolaPapiShop.com. You can keep up with him on Twitter or Instagram @JPBrammer.

MARKETING Print run: 75,000 ¡Hola Papi! has earned glowing advanced praise from major publications and #1 New York Times bestselling authors alike Author website: JPBrammer.com Regional author tour National print and online media campaign Online in uencer campaign

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House of Sticks A Memoir

By Ly Tran An intimate, beautifully written coming-of-age memoir recounting a young girl’s journey from war-torn Vietnam to Ridgewood, Queens, and her struggle to nd her voice amid clashing cultural expectations

“I guarantee that you will never see the nail salon technician in the same way after reading Ly Tran’s memoir.”

—Saïd Sayra ezadeh, author of When Skateboards Will Be Free

Ly Tran is just a toddler in 1993 when she and her family immigrate from a small town along the Mekong river in Vietnam to a two-bedroom railroad apartment in Queens. Ly’s father, a former lieutenant in the South Vietnamese army, spent nearly a decade as a POW, and their resettlement is made possible through a humanitarian program run by the US government. Soon after they arrive, Ly joins her parents and three older brothers sewing ties and cummerbunds piece-meal on their living room oor to make ends meet.

As they navigate this new landscape, Ly nds herself torn between two worlds. She knows she must honor her parents’ Buddhist faith and contribute to the family livelihood, working long hours at home and eventually as a manicurist alongside her mother at a nail salon in Brownsville, Brooklyn, that her parents take over. But at school, Ly feels the mounting pressure to blend in.

A growing inability to see the blackboard presents new challenges, especially when her father forbids her from getting glasses, calling her diagnosis of poor vision a government conspiracy. His frightening temper and paranoia leave an indelible mark on Ly’s sense of self. Who is she outside of everything her family expects of her?

Told in a spare, evocative voice that, with ashes of humor, weaves together her family’s immigration experience with her own fraught and courageous coming of age, House of Sticks is a timely and powerful portrait of one girl’s struggle to reckon with her heritage and forge her own path.

LY TRAN graduated from Columbia University in 2014 with a degree in Creative Writing and Linguistics. She has received fellowships from MacDowell, Art Omi, and Yaddo.

MARKETING Print run: 100,000 House of Sticks is a powerful portrait of one girl’s struggle to reckon with her heritage and forge her own path Author website: LyTran.me National print and online media campaign Pre-publication buzz campaign

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As a Woman What I Learned about Power, Sex, and the Patriarchy after I Transitioned

By Paula Stone Williams A moving and unforgettable memoir of a transgender pastor’s journey from despair to joy as she transitioned from male to female and learned about gender inequity, at home and in the workplace— perfect for fans of Rede ning Realness and There Is Room for You (MAY NOT BE FINAL ART)

Biography & Autobiography / LGBT (BIO031000) Unabridged • Book #ejvl 7¾ hours • 6 CDs ISBN-13: Library CD 9781797128801 , $49.99 Retail CD 9781797128818 , $34.99 Publishing Background: Atria Books Book ISBN: 9781982153342 Retail per Carton: 80 CDs Retail Ship Date: 5/11/21

As a father of three, married to a wonderful woman, and holding several prominent jobs within the Christian community, Dr. Paula Stone Williams made the life-changing decision to physically transition from male to female at the age of sixty. Almost instantly, her power and in uence in the evangelical world disappeared and her family had to grapple with intense feelings of loss and confusion.

Feeling utterly alone and at a loss after being expelled from the evangelical churches she had once spearheaded, Paula struggled to create a new safe space for herself where she could reconcile her faith, her identity, and her desire to be a leader. Much to her surprise, the key to her new career as a woman came with a deeper awareness of the inequities she had overlooked before her transition. Where her opinions were once celebrated and ampli ed, now she found herself sidelined and ignored. New questions emerged. Why are women’s opinions devalued in favor of men’s? Why does love and intimacy feel so different?

And, was it possible to nd a new spirituality in her own image?

In As a Woman, Paula pulls back the curtain on her transition journey and sheds light on the gendered landscape that impacts many in the LGBTQ+ community.

DR. PAULA STONE WILLIAMS is an internationally known speaker on gender equity, LGBTQ advocacy, and religious tolerance. She is also a pastor and pastoral counselor in Boulder County, Colorado. Paula has been featured in the New York Times, TEDWomen, TEDSummit, TEDxMileHigh, Red Table Talk, the Denver Post, New York Post, New Scientist magazine, Radio New Zealand, and many other media outlets. Her TED talks have had more than ve million views.

MARKETING Print run: 60,000 Williams has been featured in many major media outlets, and her TED talks have millions of views online Will appeal to fans of She's My Dad: A Father’s Transition and a Son’s Redemption by Jonathan S. Williams and Tomorrow Will Be Different

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Revival Season A Novel

By Monica West The daughter of one of the South’s most famous Baptist preachers discovers a shocking secret about her father that puts her at odds with both her faith and her family in this “tender and wise” (Ann Patchett, author of Commonwealth) debut novel.

“Revival Season explores a girl’s faith in both her family and in God. Monica West’s formidable talent is matched by her generosity of spirit, making the most winning combination a reader could wish for.”

—Ann Patchett, New York Times bestselling author

Every summer, fteen-year-old Miriam Horton and her family pack themselves tight in their old minivan and travel through small southern towns for revival season: the time when Miriam’s father—one of the South’s most famous preachers—holds massive healing services for people desperate to be cured of ailments and disease.This summer, the revival season doesn’t go as planned, and after one service in which Reverend Horton’s healing powers are tested like never before, Miriam witnesses a shocking act of violence that shakes her belief in her father —and in her faith.

When the Hortons return home, Miriam’s confusion only grows as she discovers she might have the power to heal—even though her father and the church have always made it clear that such power is denied to women. Over the course of the next year, Miriam must decide between her faith, her family, and her newfound power that might be able to save others, but, if discovered by her father, could destroy Miriam.

Celebrating both feminism and faith, Revival Season is a story of spiritual awakening and disillusionment in a Southern, black, Evangelical community. Monica West’s transporting coming-of-age novel explores complicated family and what it means to live among the community of the faithful.

MONICA WEST was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and currently resides in Oakland, California. She received her MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop in 2017 where she was a Rona Jaffe Graduate Fellow. She has attended the Squaw Valley Community of Writers and the Napa Valley Writers’ Conference; she was also a 2014 Southern Methodist University Kimbilio Fellow.

MARKETING Print run: 50,000 Revival Season has earned strong advanced praise from the author's peers Revival Season is a story of spiritual awakening and disillusionment in a Southern, black, Evangelical community Regional author tour National print and online media campaign

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The Missing Treasures of Amy Ashton

By Eleanor Ray

“If ever there was a time for a book like The Missing Treasures of Amy Ashton to lift us above the everyday doom and gloom, it is now.”

—Joanna Nell, author of The Single Ladies of Jacaranda Retirement Village

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Amy Ashton once dreamed of becoming an artist—of creating beautiful objects. Now she simply collects them. Having suffered a terrible tragedy, she’s decided that it’s easier to love things than people. But when a new family moves in next door with two young boys, one of whom has a collection of his own, Amy’s carefully managed life starts to unravel, prompting her to question why she began to close herself off in the rst place.

ELEANOR RAY has an MA in English literature from Edinburgh University and works in marketing. She was inspired to write her debut book by the objects her toddler collects and treasures.

Print run: 100,000 This debut novel has already received a lot of praise from Ray's peers Will appeal to fans of The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan and Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes Author website: EleanorRayBooks.com

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One Great Lie

By Deb Caletti

“Masterful…This is one for the ages.”

—Gayle Forman, New York Times bestselling author, on A Heart in a Body in the World

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When Charlotte wins a scholarship to a writing workshop in Venice with the charismatic and brilliant Luca Bruni, it’s a dream come true. Writing is her passion, and Venice itself is beautiful, charming, and seductive—but so is Luca Bruni. As his behavior becomes increasingly unnerving, and the events of the summer build to a shattering climax, Charlotte will be forced to confront some dark truths about the history of powerful men —and about the determination of creative girls.

DEB CALETTI is an award-winning author and a National Book Award nalist. Her books are published and translated worldwide. She lives with her family in Seattle.

Deb Caletti is the recipient of the Michael L. Printz Award, the PNBA Best Book Award, the Washington State Book Award, and more Caletti was a nalist for the National Book Award and the PEN USA Award Author website: DebCaletti.com Also available: Girl, Unframed, Essential Maps for the Lost, A Heart in a Body in the World, and more

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JUNE 22, 2021

Space Nomads: Set a Course for Mars Chasing the Arts, Sciences, and Technology for Human Transformation

By Camomile Hixon

“The vision she presents in this book is one of courageous optimism: a pure and beautiful hopefulness for humanity.”

—Sheika Fariha Al-Jerrahi, founder of Dia Art Foundation

Open your mind, expand your universe, reach for Mars. Not since the 1969 moon landing has space—or the promise of a utopian future for humanity—felt so close. Dare we reach for it? Celebrating the limitless potential of space and the human spirit, Hixon’s essays invite us to imagine a future when we reach together for freedom and prosperity for all, in a grand quest for world peace, unconditional love, transcendent experiences, and deep knowing. This is a book of unbridled optimism for the future.

CAMOMILE HIXON is a New York City visual artist who believes in a transformational shift to a universal paradigm and communicates this message through paintings, textiles, and music.

Space Nomads discusses humanity's future among the stars as well as on Earth

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Hixon here draws on the futurism that fueled Star Trek, The Martian, and 2001: A Space Odyssey Hixon's art has been exhibited in Tokyo’s Shibuya Subway Terminal, New York City’s World Trade Center, museums, and more

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Of Princes and Promises The Rosetta Academy Series, Book 2

By Sandhya Menon

“The ongoing mystery combined with almost comic intrigue makes a solid YA romance.”

—School Library Journal on Of Curses and Kisses (MAY NOT BE FINAL ART)

“[A] dreamy, sassy confection of a romance.”

—Shelf Awareness on Of Curses and Kisses

When Caterina nds out Alaric is taking a supermodel to the upcoming gala, she knows she cannot arrive without the perfect date. But the thought of taking another super cial St. R’s boy exhausts her. The solution? Sweet-but-clueless Rahul Chopra and a mysterious pot of hair gel with the power to alter the wearer into whatever his heart desires. When Rahul tries it, he transforms instantly into RC—debonair, handsome, and charming. But transformation comes with a price.

SANDHYA MENON is the New York Times bestselling author of several young adult novels.

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JUNE 8, 2021

Anthro-Vision A New Way to See in Business and Life

By Gillian Tett

—Wall Street Journal on Fool’s Gold

“Superb.”

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In chaotic times, how can we make sense of the world? Leaders typically look for answers in economic models, algorithms, and business schools. Gillian Tett points to anthropology, the study of human culture. Modern anthropologists are more likely to study Amazon warehouses than remote Amazon tribes. They research companies to shed light on how internet users de ne themselves, how advertising groups can best market pizza, why teenagers are addicted to cell phones, or why bank traders miscalculate losses.

Tett offers a revolutionary new way to understand the behavior of organizations, individuals, and markets in our ever-evolving world.

GILLIAN TETT oversees global coverage of nancial markets for the Financial Times.

Print run: 75,000 New York Times bestselling author Tett won the Wincott Prize for nancial journalism and was 2008 British Business Journalist of Year Tett's ability to explain complex ideas has been highly praised by Time, Newsweek, and the New York Times

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Bad Moon Rising A Bad Axe County Novel The Bad Axe County Mysteries, Book 3

By John Galligan

“A ride that is smooth, unexpected, and memorable. This book is a diamond in the rough.”

—Michael Connelly, #1 New York Times bestselling author

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Sheriff Heidi Kick has a dead body on her hands, a homeless young man last seen alive miles away. Meanwhile, she also nds herself embroiled in a nasty reelection campaign.

Then Vietnam veteran Leroy Fanta, editor-in-chief of the local paper, drums up his old journalistic instincts in an effort to help Heidi nd a lead in her case—or at least a good story. With simmering tension that sweats off the page, Bad Moon Rising infuses newsworthy relevance with a page-turning story of crime in America’s heartland, capturing global issues with startling immediacy while entertaining from start to nish.

JOHN GALLIGAN is the author of several novels in the Fly Fishing mystery series and the Bad Axe County mysteries. He teaches writing in Madison, Wisconsin.

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Changes An Oral History of Tupac Shakur

By Sheldon Pearce

In the summer of 2020, Tupac Shakur’s single “Changes” became an anthem for the worldwide protests against the murder of George Floyd. For this revealing account, Sheldon Pearce interviewed dozens who knew Tupac, including people who had never before spoken on the record. Meticulously woven together by Pearce, their voices combine to portray Tupac in all his complexity and contradiction. This biography illustrates not only how he changed during his brief twenty- ve years on this planet but how he forever changed the world.

SHELDON PEARCE is the music writer and editor for the New Yorker. Previously, he was a contributing writer at Pitchfork, and he has worked for NPR Music.

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Upper Bohemia A Memoir

By Hayden Herrera

“[An] elegant account.”

—New York Times on Listening to Stone

“A comprehensive biography.”

—Kirkus Reviews on Listening to Stone

On the surface, Herrera’s childhood was idyllic and surreal. But underneath, the pain of being a parent’s afterthought was acute. Intimate and honest, Upper Bohemia is a celebration of a wild and pleasure- lled way of living—and a poignant reminder of the toll such narcissism takes on the children raised in its grip.

HAYDEN HERRERA is an art historian and the author of biographies of Frida Kahlo, Arshile Gorky, Mary Frank, Isamu Noguchi, and Henri Matisse. Her biography of Gorky was a nalist for the Pulitzer Prize

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Sinatra and Me

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In the Wee Small Hours

By Tony Oppedisano, with Mary Jane Ross From Sinatra’s closest con dant and an eventual member of his management team, Tony Oppedisano, comes an extraordinarily intimate look at the singing idol. For more than two thousand nights, Frank and Tony would converse —about music, family, friends, great loves, achievements and successes, failures and disappointments, the lives they wished they’d led. Featuring startlingly fresh anecdotes and new revelations that center on some of the most famous people of the past fty years, Sinatra and Me pulls back the curtain to reveal a man whom history has, in many ways, gotten wrong.

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The Sacred Band

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Three Hundred Theban Lovers Fighting to Save Greek Freedom

By James Romm In The Sacred Band, Romm presents the story of an elite three-hundred-man corps recruited from pairs of lovers.

This account highlights a chaotic era of ancient Greek history, four decades marked by battles, ideological disputes, and the rise of vicious strongmen. At stake was freedom, democracy, and the fate of Thebes, at this time the leading power of the Greek world.

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“Fast-paced and absorbing…Captivating…A sterling account of a little discussed era in ancient history.”

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From the River to the Sea

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The Untold Story of the Railroad War That Made the West

By John Sedgwick

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The railroad companies were governments on wheels: they set the course, chose the route, and built up cities and towns along their tracks. The men behind them fought all across the west to lay claim to the routes that would secure the most pro table territory and the richest silver mines. To win them, each side turned hundreds of their train workers into private armies backed by local militia and paid mercenaries. From the River to the Sea is the epic story of the greatest railroad war of all time.

“Sedgwick brings his great gifts as an historian and writer to that most American of stories.”

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The Great Dissenter The Story of John Marshall Harlan, America's Judicial Hero

By Peter S. Canellos They say that history is written by the victors. But not in the case of the most famous dissenter on the Supreme Court. John Marshall Harlan’s dissents, particularly in Plessy v. Ferguson, were widely read and a source of hope for decades. Thurgood Marshall called Harlan’s Plessy dissent his “Bible”—and his legal roadmap to overturning segregation. In the end, Harlan’s words built the foundations for the legal revolutions of the New Deal and Civil Rights eras. Spanning from the Civil War to the Civil Rights movement and beyond, The Great Dissenter is an epic rendering of the American legal system’s greatest failures and most inspiring successes.

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The Sweetest Days

By John Hough Jr. Pete and Jackie were high school sweethearts. Everyone expected them to marry immediately but an explosive incident tore them apart before graduation. Now, decades later, they face an uncertain future. Determined to stay positive, the two travel to their Cape hometown for a book signing of Pete’s debut novel. But when a disastrous encounter in the bookstore with an old classmate brings their long relationship to the breaking point, they are forced to examine their marriage and explore their deepest feelings.

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“Gorgeous and heartbreaking.”

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Mercury in Retrograde

And Other Ways the Stars Can Teach You to Live Your Truth, Find Your Power, and Hear the Call of the Universe

By Rachel Stuart-Haas In Mercury in Retrograde, practicing astrologer Rachel Stuart-Haas takes us on a fun and energizing exploration of the astrological phenomena that guide our lives.

Unpacking eclipses, retrogrades, the major and minor aspects, asteroids, and moon wisdom, Stuart-Haas teaches readers how to go beyond their zodiac sun sign and natal chart (how the stars were aligned at their birth) and start thinking like a real astrologer.

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Heatwave

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A Novel

By Victor Jestin Seventeen-year-old Leo is sitting in an empty playground at night, listening to the sound of partying and pop music ltering in from the beach, when he sees another, more popular boy strangle himself with the ropes of the swings.

Then, in a panic, Leo drags him to the beach and buries him. Over the next twenty-four hours, Leo wanders around the campsite like a sleepwalker, haunted by guilt and fear, and distracted by his desire for a girl named Luce.

Meanwhile, the teenage summer rituals continue all around him.

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Decoding Greatness

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Seeing Serena

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Marzorati is on the scene, observing her matches, and talking to her, her coach, her competitors, and former greats who have witnessed her for years.

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4 DISCIPLINES OF EXECUTION: REVISED AND UPDATED, THE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 175+ THINGS TO DO BEFORE YOU GRADUATE COLLEGE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 ACCIDENTAL APPRENTICE, THE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 AGITATORS, THE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 ALMOST THERE AND ALMOST NOT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 AMISH SURPRISE, AN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 AND NEVER LET HER GO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 ANTHRO-VISION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 AS A WOMAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 ASTRID SEES ALL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 ATMOSPHERIANS, THE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 AVERAGE EXPECTATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 BABYSITTER, THE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 BAD MOON RISING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 BARBIZON, THE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 BE WHO YOU WANT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 BEAR BOTTOM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 BEFORE I SAW YOU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 BETTER THAN THE MOVIES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 CAVE DWELLERS, THE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 CAVIAR DREAMS, TUNA FISH BUDGET. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 CHANGES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 CHARLIE THORNE AND THE LOST CITY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 CHEAP HANDYMAN, THE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 CHEAT DAY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 CHOSEN ONE, THE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 CLAIMED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 COME AS YOU ARE: REVISED AND UPDATED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 COMEBACK SEASON. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 COST OF KNOWING, THE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 COURSE CALLED AMERICA, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 CURE FOR DARKNESS, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 DECODING GREATNESS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 DEDICATED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 DROWNING KIND, THE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 EINSTEIN’S FRIDGE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 ELEANOR IN THE VILLAGE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 EVA AND EVE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 EVERYTHING IS FINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 FEARLESS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 FINAL REVIVAL OF OPAL & NEV, THE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 FIREBREAK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 FITNESS FOR EVERY BODY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 4 DISCIPLINES OF EXECUTION: REVISED AND UPDATED, THE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 GARDENING HACKS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 GENERALS HAVE NO CLOTHES, THE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 GIRLS ARE ALL SO NICE HERE, THE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 GIRLS WITH REBEL SOULS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 GOLDEN GATE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 GOOD EGGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 GREAT DISSENTER, THE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 GREEK MYTHOLOGY: THE GODS, GODDESSES, AND HEROES HANDBOOK. . . . . . . . 17 GUNS OF JOHN MOSES BROWNING, THE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 HARD CROWD, THE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 HEATWAVE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 HEMINGWAY STORIES, THE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 HISTORY OF SCARS, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 HOLA PAPI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 HOLDING BACK THE RIVER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 HOMESCHOOL HACKS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 HONEYCOMB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 HOUSE OF STICKS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 HOUSE YOUR STARS BUILT, THE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 HOW TO BE HUMAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 HOW TO WRITE A MYSTERY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 HUMMINGBIRDS’ GIFT, THE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 HUNT, GATHER, PARENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 I AM A GIRL FROM AFRICA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 INFINITE COUNTRY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 INFINITY COURTS, THE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 INSTINCT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 INTERMITTENT FASTING BASICS FOR WOMEN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

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INVENTION OF MIRACLES, THE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 ISLANDERS, THE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 ISRAEL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 IT HAD TO BE YOU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 JACKPOT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 LAST THING TO BURN, THE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 LEONORA IN THE MORNING LIGHT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 LET’S TALK ABOUT HARD THINGS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 LEVEL UP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 LIGHT PERPETUAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 LOST BOYS OF MONTAUK, THE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 LOST IN PARIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 LYING FOR MONEY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 MACHINEHOOD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 MARATHON DON’T STOP, THE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 MEMORY COLLECTORS, THE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 MEMORY THIEF, THE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 MERCURY IN RETROGRADE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 MIRRORLAND. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 MISFIT IN LOVE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 MISSING TREASURES OF AMY ASHTON, THE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 MOM GENES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 MR. HUMBLE AND DR. BUTCHER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 MY NAME IS SELMA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 NEW YORK, NEW YORK, NEW YORK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 OF PRINCES AND PROMISES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 ONE GREAT LIE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 175+ THINGS TO DO BEFORE YOU GRADUATE COLLEGE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 OPTIMIST, THE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 OTHER PEOPLE’S CHILDREN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 PAFKO AT THE WALL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 PERIOD. END OF SENTENCE.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 PIPE DREAMS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 RED ISLAND HOUSE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 REVIVAL SEASON. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 RHAPSODY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 RICHER, WISER, HAPPIER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 ROAD TRIP SURVIVAL GUIDE, THE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 SACRED BAND, THE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 SEEING SERENA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 SENSITIVE IS THE NEW STRONG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 SERPENT’S CURSE, THE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 SINATRA AND ME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 SIX WEEKS TO LIVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 SKY BLUES, THE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 SOULMATE EQUATION, THE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 SPACE NOMADS: SET A COURSE FOR MARS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 STATE OF EMERGENCY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 STRANGEWORLDS TRAVEL AGENCY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 SWEET & BITTER MAGIC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 SWEETEST DAYS, THE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 SWIMMING AIMLESSLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 SWIMMING BACK TO TROUT RIVER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 THADDEUS STEVENS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 THAT THING ABOUT BOLLYWOOD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 THREE-MARTINI AFTERNOONS AT THE RITZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 TO LOVE AND TO LOATHE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 TO RAISE A BOY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 TO SIR, WITH LOVE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 TO THE GREATEST HEIGHTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 TRIUMPH OF NANCY REAGAN, THE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 UNDER THE SOUTHERN SKY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 UPPER BOHEMIA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 VERA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 VIOLENCE. SPEED. MOMENTUM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 WAR ON THE BORDER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 WE CAN’T KEEP MEETING LIKE THIS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 WHAT TO SAY NEXT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 WHY PEACOCKS?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 WINDSOR DIARIES, THE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 WONDERWORKS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 YOLK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

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