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May 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 “Unpredictable and captivating, Six Weeks to Live had me mesmerized right up to the shocking end.”
—Samantha Downing, author of My Lovely Wife “A subtle and unsettling novel about a family with secrets and a mother running out of time.”
—Kaira Rouda, author of Best Day Ever
—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
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?
—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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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.”
—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 nonction 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
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.”
—Doug Stanton, #1 New York Times bestselling author
—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 specic place, sh, and skill. Only a select few have the vision required to catch the nearly invisible bonesh 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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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.
—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
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.”
—Suzanne Woods Fisher, author of Mending Fences
—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 conde 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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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 conict, and whose reverberations continue in the Southwestern US to this day. “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 conict 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 nonction, including The Last Gunght 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 Gunght, and more Regional NPR advertising and author appearances
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 innite 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)
—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 nonction. His rst book, I May Be Some Time, won the Writers’ Guild Award for Best Nonction 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.
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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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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 After being in terrible accidents, Alice Gunnersley and Ale 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, Ale 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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Honeycomb
By Joanne M. Harris “Magical, poignant, and wholly transporting.” —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 condence 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
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.”
—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.
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.
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
SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 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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Mist in Love
The Saints and Mists 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 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 Inuential 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 Mists National print and online media campaign Consumer advertising
SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 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 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 deance 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
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 uninching 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 National media campaign Local and online publicity Online promotions and features
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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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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 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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Nature / Animals / Birds (NAT043000) Unabridged • Book #ejvh 2 hours • 2 CDs ISBN-13: Library CD , 9781797128689 $29.99 Retail CD 9781797128696 $21.99 ,
Publishing Background: Atria Books Book ISBN: 9781982176082 Retail per Carton: 80 CDs Retail Ship Date: 4/13/21 SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE MAY 4, 2021
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.”
—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 nonction 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
Fiction / Psychological (FIC025000) Unabridged • Book #dshd 10 hours • 8 CDs ISBN-13: Library CD , 9781797113593 $49.99 Retail CD 9781797113609 $39.99 ,
Publishing Background: Gallery/Scout Press Book ISBN: 9781982132781 Retail per Carton: 52 CDs Retail Ship Date: 5/4/21
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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Biography & Autobiography / Aviation & Nautical (BIO034000) Unabridged • Book #efyf 9½ hours • 8 CDs ISBN-13: Library CD , 9781797125473 $49.99 Retail CD 9781797125480 $39.99 ,
Publishing Background: Gallery Books Book ISBN: 9781982103231 Retail per Carton: 52 CDs Retail Ship Date: 5/4/21
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.
—J. Courtney Sullivan, New York Times bestselling author
Travel / Food, Lodging & Transportation / Road Travel (TRV031000) Unabridged • Book #ek2t 5¾ hours • 5 CDs ISBN-13: Library CD , 9781797129198 $49.99 Retail CD 9781797129204 $29.99 ,
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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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Psychology / Personality (PSY023000) Unabridged • Book #eh7o 9 hours • 7 CDs ISBN-13: Library CD , 9781797126241 $49.99 Retail CD 9781797126258 $39.99 ,
Publishing Background: Simon & Schuster Book ISBN: 9781501174698 Retail per Carton: 80 CDs Retail Ship Date: 4/27/21
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Young Adult Fiction / Romance / Romantic Comedy ( YAF052060) Unabridged • Book #ehy5 10 hours • 8 CDs ISBN-13: Library CD , 9781797127965 $49.99 Retail CD 9781797127972 $39.99
Publishing Background: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Book ISBN: 9781534467620 Retail per Carton: 52 CDs Retail Ship Date: 4/13/21
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Fiction / Literary (FIC019000) Unabridged • Book #egq9 10 hours • 8 CDs ISBN-13: Library CD , 9781797125954 $49.99 Retail CD 9781797125961 $39.99 ,
Publishing Background: Scribner Book ISBN: 9781982140540 Retail per Carton: 52 CDs Retail Ship Date: 5/4/21 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 signicant personality change, but we can deliberately shape our personalities to inuence 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.
—Stephen Fry, actor and New York Times bestselling author 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.
—Kerry Winfrey, author of Waiting for Tom Hanks
Cheat Day
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 indelity to greater extremes.
—Lorrie Moore, New York Times bestselling author
Self-Help / Personal Growth / Happiness (SEL016000) Unabridged • Book #eh7w 7½ hours • 6 CDs ISBN-13: Library CD , 9781797126517 $49.99 Retail CD 9781797126524 $34.99 ,
Publishing Background: Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster Book ISBN: 9781982140908 Retail per Carton: 80 CDs Retail Ship Date: 4/13/21 The Case for Commitment in an Age of Innite 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.
—Cornel West, New York Times bestselling author
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Juvenile Fiction / Fantasy & Magic (JUV037000) Unabridged • Book #ehxv 13 hours • 10 CDs ISBN-13: Library CD , 9781797127668 $49.99 Retail CD 9781797127675 $39.99 ,
Publishing Background: Aladdin Book ISBN: 9781534483514 Retail per Carton: 36 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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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
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 rie 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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Fiction / Literary (FIC019000) Unabridged • Book #ejvj 10 hours • 8 CDs ISBN-13: Library CD , 9781797128740 $49.99 Retail CD 9781797128757 $39.99 ,
Publishing Background: Atria Books Book ISBN: 9781982158309 Retail per Carton: 52 CDs Retail Ship Date: 4/27/21
The Atmospherians
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 prole 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?
—Bryan Washington, author of Memorial
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Biography & Autobiography / Royalty (BIO014000) Unabridged • Book #egq7 8½ hours • 7 CDs ISBN-13: Library CD , 9781797125893 $49.99 Retail CD 9781797125909 $39.99 ,
Publishing Background: Atria Books Book ISBN: 9781982169176 Retail per Carton: 80 CDs Retail Ship Date: 4/13/21
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Sports & Recreation / Golf (SPO016000) Unabridged • Book #ef06 9 hours • 7 CDs ISBN-13: Library CD , 9781797125381 $49.99 Retail CD 9781797125398 $39.99 ,
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The Windsor Diaries
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.
—Daily Mail (London)
A Course Called America
Fifty States, Five Thousand Fairways, and the Search for the Great American Golf Course By Tom Coyne
After golng 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.
—Kirkus Reviews on A Course Called Scotland
Fiction / Science Fiction / Apocalyptic & PostApocalyptic (FIC028070) Unabridged • Book #ejvk 14 hours • 11 CDs ISBN-13: Library CD , 9781797128771 $69.99 Retail CD 9781797128788 $49.99 ,
Publishing Background: Gallery / Saga Press Book ISBN: 9781982142742 Retail per Carton: 36 CDs Retail Ship Date: 4/13/21
Science / Life Sciences / Zoology / Ornithology (SCI070040) Unabridged • Book #ejvi 7½ hours • 6 CDs ISBN-13: Library CD , 9781797128719 $49.99 Retail CD 9781797128726 $34.99 ,
Publishing Background: Simon & Schuster Book ISBN: 9781982101077 Retail per Carton: 80 CDs Retail Ship Date: 4/20/21
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.
—Amal El-Mohtar, Hugo Award–winning author
Why Peacocks?
An Unlikely Search for Meaning in the World's Most Magnicent 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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Humor / Form / Essays (HUM003000) Unabridged • Book #dtbn 5½ hours • 5 CDs ISBN-13: Library CD , 9781797114361 $49.99 Retail CD 9781797114378 $29.99 ,
Publishing Background: Tiller Press Book ISBN: 9781982150983 Retail per Carton: 80 CDs Retail Ship Date: 4/13/21
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.
—Harrison Scott Key, author of The World’s Largest Man
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