Blackstone Audio June 2015

JUNE 2015 FEATURES • 100+ New Releases • 10+ Sole Source Titles • Prices as Low as $35 • Free Replacements & Digital Processing • Publisher Partnerships: Hachette, HarperCollins, Christian Audio

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RECENT RELEASES AVAILABLE NOW My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me

Peace Is Every Step

The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life

by Thich Nhat Hanh Read by Edoardo Ballerini

A Black Woman Discovers Her Family’s Nazi Past

by Jennifer Teege and Nikola Sellmair Translated by Carolin Sommer Read by Robin Miles

When Jennifer Teege, a German-Nigerian woman, discovers to her horror that her grandfather was Amon Goeth, a vicious Nazi commandant, she sets out on a quest to unearth her family’s haunted history.

• An international bestseller: spent twenty-five weeks on Germany’s equivalent of the New York Times bestseller list • The BBC, NBC News (online), the Jewish Daily Forward and many other English-language news outlets worldwide have reported on the book since its original publication in Germany • Ralph Fiennes’ immortalized Teege’s grandfather Amon Goeth as a remorseless mass murderer in Steven Spielberg’s Schindler’s List

“A stunning memoir of cultural trauma and personal identity.”

—Booklist (starred review)

Peace Is Every Step contains commentaries, meditations, and personal stories that encourage the reader to work on sustaining inner peace by becoming mindful.

• Thich Nhat Hanh was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. • Thich Nhat Hanh’s books Happiness and Being Peace have been bestsellers • Author has been highly reviewed by Publishers Weekly, the San Francisco Chronicle, and Library Journal

“This book of illuminating reminders bids us to reorient the way we look at the world, turning away from a goal-driven, me-first modality toward a humanitarian perspective.”

—Publishers Weekly

AVAILABLE NOW BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / PERSONAL MEMOIRS • (bmc1) 8 HOURS • 7 CDS • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-5046-3999-6 $76.00 L 978-1-5046-4000-8 $29.95

When the Facts Change

Essays, 1995–2010

By Tony Judt Edited and introduced by Jennifer Homans Read by Sean Pratt and Marguerite Gavin When the Facts Change contains some of Tony Judt’s most important and influential essays on an array of cultural and political issues.

• Tony Judt’s book Postwar was a Pulitzer Prize finalist • Also available: Reappraisals, Postwar, and Thinking the Twentieth Century • Will appeal to fans of Irving Howe’s A Voice Still Heard and Isaiah Berlin’s The Proper Study of Mankind

“ Judt was a major intellectual force whose books and essays shaped how we look at the world.”

—Library Journal

AVAILABLE NOW RELIGION / BUDDHISM / ZEN • (bim5) 3 HOURS • 3 CDS • 1 MP3 CD $19.95  978-1-4830-9902-6 $30.00 L 978-1-4830-9903-3

A Match for Marcus Cynster The Cynster Novels, Book 23

By Stephanie Laurens Read by Matthew Brenher

Marcus Cynster knows his fated bride will not be his attractive neighbor, Niniver Carrick, even if he feels compelled to protect her.

Niniver is forced to seek his help to get rid of her unwelcome suitors. But as Marcus soon discovers, his fated role is to stand by Niniver’s side and, ultimately, to claim her hand.

• New York Times bestselling author • Also available: A Fine Passion, By Winter’s Light, The Taming of Ryder Cavanaugh, and many more • Will appeal to fans of Sabrina Jeffries’ If the Viscount Falls and Julie Garwood’s The Bride

“A delightful, delicious romance Laurens’ style…

It’s humorous, sensual, exciting, and tinged with the gothic.”

—RT Book Reviews (4½ stars), on The Taming of Ryder Cavanaugh

AVAILABLE NOW HISTORY / ESSAYS • (bj4d) 14 HOURS • 11 CDS • 1 MP3 CD L 978-1-4690-6138-2 $44.99  978-1-4690-6107-8 $118.99

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AVAILABLE NOW FICTION / ROMANCE / HISTORICAL/ SCOTTISH • (9869) 13 HOURS • 10 CDS • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-5046-0855-8 $105.00 L 978-1-5046-0856-5 $29.95

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JUNE NEW RELEASES The Cartel

Truth or Die

by Don Winslow Read by Ray Porter

by James Patterson and Howard Roughan Read by Edoardo Ballerini

Continuing the gripping, harrowing story of the Mexican-American drug wars begun in The Power of the Dog, this electrifying new novel spans a deadly decade and brings this tale of greed and corruption, revenge and justice, heroism and deceit into the present moment.

Attorney Trevor Mann may have finally hit his stride, but when his journalist girlfriend Claire’s newest story leads to a violent confrontation, Trevor’s newly peaceful life is shattered. Chasing Claire’s leads, Trevor unearths evidence of a shocking secret.

• #1 New York Times bestselling author

• Print run 50,000

• Print run 500,000

• Winslow’s The Power of the Dog has been recognized as his magnum opus, and this sequel is just as meticulously crafted, researched, and every bit as brilliant

• Will appeal to fans of Jeffery Deaver and Jonathan Kellerman • National television, radio, print, and online advertising • Social media campaign and extensive blogger outreach

“James Patterson knows how to sell thrills and suspense in clean, unwavering prose.”

—People, praise for the author

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/22/15 FICTION / THRILLERS / SUSPENSE • (bj85) 8 hours • 7 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4789-3334-2 $89.99 L 978-1-4789-3468-4 $29.99

• A movie adaptation of The Power of the Dog is in development with plans to be released in fall 2015

“Don Winslow has done it again. The Cartel is a first rate edge-of-your-seat thriller…He’s a master and this book proves it once again.”

— Michael Connelly

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/23/15 FICTION / THRILLERS / CRIME • (bjax) 23 hours • 15 CDs • 2 MP3 CDs  978-1-5046-1078-0 $123.00 L 978-1-5046-1079-7 $44.95 N 978-1-5046-3254-6 $99.99

Amber Smoke

The President’s Shadow

The Escaped Series, Book 1

by Kristin Cast Read by Caitlin Davies

The Culper Ring Series, Book 3

by Brad Meltzer Read by Scott Brick

There is a world that runs parallel to our own, a world in which the souls of the damned are caged, where they are looked over by the Furies, and where they spend eternity in torment.

Someone has opened the cage. Now Alek and Eva must work together to save the world.

• New York Times and USA Today bestselling author • Will appeal to fans of P. C. Cast and Bella Forrest • The House of Night book Hunted was nominated for the 2009 Goodreads Choice Awards All-Time Favorite • Social media promotion, including Facebook and Twitter

”The saga of the House of Night series continues to smolder fast paced and packed with mystery, suspense, and romance, this book is a hard one to put down.”

Beecher White makes an alarming discovery on the White House grounds: there is a severed arm buried in the Rose Garden. As he investigates, he realizes it’s a message … one that may have dire repercussions for the president.

• #1 New York Times bestselling author • Print run 200,000 • Meltzer is a brand people know, with bestselling books, comics, and a television series • Will appeal to fans of James Patterson, Vince Flynn, and Lee Child

”Clearly a history buff of the highest order, Meltzer knows his stuff…Beecher’s got the mental acumen of Robert Langdon and the gumption of Indiana Jones.”

—USA Today, praise for the series

—VOYA on Burned SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/9/15 FICTION / ROMANCE / FANTASY • (bhom) 6 hours • 7 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4815-2906-8 $55.00 L 978-1-4815-2907-5 $29.95 N 978-1-5046-3178-5 $64.99

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/16/15 FICTION / THRILLERS • (bj87) 14 hours • 12 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4789-3339-7 $118.99 L 978-1-4789-3470-7 $44.99

Over 10,000 titles with more added each day at BlackstoneLibrary.com

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JUNE NEW RELEASES Killing Monica

The Wild Inside

by Candace Bushnell Read by Terese Plummer

A Novel of Suspense

by Christine Carbo Read by R. C. Bray

In Killing Monica Bushnell spoofs and skewers her way through pop culture, celebrity worship, fame, and even the meaning of life itself, when a famous writer must resort to faking her own death in order to get her life back from her most infamous creation—Monica.

Twenty years ago, Ted Systead’s father was mauled by a grizzly bear and dragged to his death in Glacier National Park. Now, as special agent for the Department of the Interior, Ted is called back to investigate a crime that echoes the horror of that night.

• Will appeal to fans of Louise Penny, C. J. Box, and Nevada Barr

• Print run 250,000

• Author appearances in Montana

• Bushnell’s Sex and the City was an enormous bestseller, spawning a hit HBO television series and movies

• National print review and feature campaign

• Killing Monica is the juicy, dishy, behind-the-scenes excitement that Sex and the City fans have been waiting for

• Social media campaign, including Facebook • Online promotions and features

”An intense and thoroughly enjoyable thrill ride…a tour de force of suspense that will leave you breathlessly turning the pages late into the night.”

”One of sharpest practitioners of her art around.

Bushnell is also a clever and subtle moralist. Here is the post-modern woman taken to the nth degree.”

—Sunday Times (London), praise for the author

—Linda Castillo, New York Times bestselling author

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/23/15 FICTION / CONTEMPORARY WOMEN • (bh4v) 8 hours • 7 CDs  978-1-4789-5898-7 $79.99

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/16/15 FICTION / CRIME • (bjp0) 13.5 hours • 11 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-5046-1996-7 $109.00 L 978-1-5046-1997-4 $29.95 N 978-1-5046-3179-2 $79.99

The Assassins

The Rumor

by Gayle Lynds Reader to be announced

by Elin Hilderbrand Read by Kathleen McInerny, Erin Bennett, and Rick Zieff

A priceless treasure, a retired Cold War assassin, a doppelganger, and someone wants Judd Ryder dead. Now Ryder and Eva Blake must uncover the truth that lurks in the shadows of this deadly game of assassins.

Nantucket writer Madeline King has a new novel coming out, The Rumor, and it’s got bestseller potential. But Madeline is terrified, because in her desperation to revive her career, she’s done the unthinkable: The Rumor reveals the truth behind an actual affair involving her best friend, Grace.

• New York Times bestselling author • Will appeal to fans of David Baldacci and Robert Crais

• New York Times bestselling author

• National print and broadcast publicity

• Print run 175,000

• Blackstone offers many other titles by Gayle Lynds, including The Last Spymaster, The Book of Spies, and The Coil

• Elin Hilderbrand has been dubbed ”the queen of the summer novel”

by People magazine • Will appeal to fans of Maggie Shipstead and Kristin Hannah

”There are few writers who can set the scene like Lynds can.

The Assassins has everything a reader could possibly want in a gritty, action-packed story.”

—David Baldacci, New York Times bestselling author

”Hilderbrand’s latest is the perfect beach read…[Her] straightforward style pulls the reader into the minds of her characters.”

—Publishers Weekly on Beautiful Day

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/30/15 FICTION / THRILLERS / ESPIONAGE • (8853) 13 hours • 10 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-5046-0634-9 $105.00 L 978-1-5046-0635-6 $29.95 N 978-1-5046-3256-0 $79.99

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SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/16/15 FICTION / CONTEMPORARY WOMEN • (bj86) 12.5 hours • 11 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4789-3336-6 $109.99 L 978-1-4789-3469-1 $44.99

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JUNE NEW RELEASES Kill Again

Robert Ludlum’s The Janson Equation

The Claire Waters Series, Book 2

by Neal Baer and Jonathan Greene Read by Bernadette Dunne

The Paul Janson Series, Book 4

by Douglas Corleone Read by Kevin T. Collins

When one of her patients goes missing, Dr. Claire Waters enlists the help of Nick Lawler, an NYPD detective. Waters and Lawler must unite to stop the killer who is hell-bent on reviving David Berkowitz’s reign of terror in Manhattan.

• Kill Again has received national print and online advertising • Both authors have numerous Emmys, Edgars, and other awards for their TV work • The first title in the series, Kill Switch, received coverage in major publications including the New York Times, Hollywood Reporter, Wall Street Journal, Daily News, and Birmingham News • Kill Switch is in development as a major motion picture, starring awardwinning actress Katherine Heigl

“A psychological thriller of the first order.”

—David Baldacci, #1 New York Times bestselling author, on Kill Switch

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/30/15 FICTION / THRILLERS • (bh2s) 9.5 hours • 8 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-5046-0863-3 $90.00 L 978-1-5046-0864-0 $29.95 N 978-1-5046-3255-3 $69.99

To prevent a war in Asia—one that could quickly spread to the rest of the world— former government agents-turnedprivate security consultants Paul Janson and Jessica Kincaid must learn the truth behind a young woman’s murder.

• Award-winning thriller writer Douglas Corleone brings a fresh perspective to the Janson series • The first book in the Janson series, The Janson Command, spent three weeks on the New York Times bestseller list • The most recent Jason Bourne book, The Bourne Ascendancy, was also a New York Times bestseller

”With an operative team like Janson and Kincaid, saving the world was never so exciting.”

—Eric Van Lustbader, New York Times bestselling author, on The Janson Command

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/2/15 FICTION / THRILLERS / ESPIONAGE • (bj8b) 12 hours • 10 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4789-3340-3 $89.99 L 978-1-4789-3471-4 $44.99

Let Me Die in His Footsteps

After We Fall

by Emma Kavanagh Read by Jayne Entwistle

A Novel

by Lori Roy Reader to be announced

On a dark Kentucky night in 1952, Annie Holleran crosses into forbidden territory as she runs towards the Baines’ well. As Annie’s dread mounts, she knows she must face the history and secrets of the two families touched by an evil that has passed between generations.

• Edgar Award–winning author • Roy’s previous books were well received by critics and readers: Bent Road was a New York Times Notable Crime Book and Until She Comes Home was a New York Times Editors’ Choice • Bent Road has been optioned for film

”Rich and evocative, Lori Roy’s voice is a welcome addition to American fiction.”

What happened the night flight 220 crashed? Is the shocking murder of a policeman’s daughter somehow related to this tragedy? Four people—strangers indelibly linked by these disasters—will be forced to reveal the closely guarded secrets that unlock the answers to these questions.

• Author’s background in police psychology lends this a strong dose of reality and helps amp up the suspense • Female-friendly psychological thrillers are extremely popular these days (You Should Have Known, A Circle of Wives, etc.)

• Will appeal to readers of S. J. Watson, Tana French, Alice LaPlante, and Rosamund Lupton

”Kavanagh tells the story with great verve, weaving the strands of her story expertly.”

—Daily Mail (London)

—Dennis Lehane, New York Times bestselling author of Mystic River and Shutter Island, on Bent Road

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/2/15 FICTION / THRILLERS / SUSPENSE • (bhks) 11 hours • 9 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-5046-0186-3 $100.00 L 978-1-5046-0187-0 $29.95 N 978-1-5046-3098-6 $69.99

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/1/15 FICTION / THRILLERS / SUSPENSE • (bczg) 8 hours • 9 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4830-4991-5 $76.00 L 978-1-4830-4992-2 $29.95 N 978-1-5046-3095-5 $69.99

Over 10,000 titles with more added each day at BlackstoneLibrary.com

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JUNE NEW RELEASES The Country of Ice Cream Star

The Blue Flower

by Sandra Newman Reader to be announced

by Penelope Fitzgerald Introduction by Candia McWilliam Reader to be announced

Fifteen-year-old Ice Cream Star and her nomadic tribe live in the ruins of a future America. Theirs is a world of children; before reaching age twenty, they all die of a strange disease. To save her brother, Ice Cream Star sets off on a bold journey to find the cure.

The Blue Flower tells the true story of Friedrich von Hardenberg, who would be later known as the Romantic poet Novalis. Fritz seeks his father’s permission to wed a plain, simple child named Sophie von Kühn. It is an attachment that shocks his family and friends.

• Combining the lyrical creativity of A Clockwork Orange and the energy of Divergent, Sandra Newman has constructed her own electrifying language that commands attention • This novel will appeal to both adult and teen readers, including fans of the Divergent and Hunger Games trilogies and The Children of Men • An Indie Next pick

”Astonishing I can’t remember when I last read something so original or sophisticated or emotionally engaging or so breathtakingly ambitious.”

—Kate Atkinson, New York Times bestselling author

AVAILABLE 6/16/15 FICTION / FANTASY / CONTEMPORARY • (blpe) 19 hours • 16 CDs • 2 MP3 CDs  978-1-5046-2608-8 $123.00 L 978-1-5046-2609-5 $44.95 N 978-1-5046-3760-2 $99.99

The Boy Who Played with Fusion

Extreme Science, Extreme Parenting, and How to Make a Star

by Tom Clynes Reader to be announced

The Boy Who Played with Fusion is the account of child genius Taylor Wilson’s successful quest to build his own nuclear reactor at the age of fourteen, as well as an exploration of how gifted children can be nurtured to do extraordinary things.

• Taylor’s three-minute TED talk has had 2.9 million views since March 2012, and people will want to know more about this remarkable young man • Taylor is on board to help Clynes promote the book upon its release • Like Rocket Boys or The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, The Boy Who Played with Fusion is a page-turning tale teeming with richly drawn characters

“Amazing…You won’t be able to walk away from this tale.”

—Elizabeth Gilbert, New York Times bestselling author AVAILABLE 6/9/15 SCIENCE / NUCLEAR PHYSICS • (bmpa) 11 hours • 9 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-5046-4009-1 $100.00 L 978-1-5046-4010-7 $29.95

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• The Blue Flower has been highly reviewed by Library Journal and Kirkus Reviews • Will appeal to fans of Anya Seton’s My Theodosia and Kevin Baker’s The Big Crowd • Targeted advertising to historical fiction groups on Goodreads

”A historical novel that’s touching, funny, unflinchingly tragic, and at the same time uncompromising in its accuracy, learning, and detail: a book that brings its subject entirely alive, almost nothing seeming beyond its grasp.”

—Kirkus Reviews

AVAILABLE 6/2/15 FICTION / HISTORICAL • (biii) 6 hours • 7 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4830-9955-2 $55.00 L 978-1-4830-9956-9 $29.95 N 978-1-5046-3150-1 $59.99

The Theft of Memory

Losing My Father, One Day at a Time

by Jonathan Kozol Reader to be announced

In the most personal book of his career, Jonathan Kozol tells the story of his father’s life and work as a noted specialist in brain disorders and his ability to narrate his descent into Alzheimer’s disease—and how it brought a deeper connection between father and son.

• National Book Award–winning author • Kozol will always command a constituency of educators who will come to anything he writes • Even while writing about the hardest challenges of caring for a dying loved one, Kozol’s language strikes a perfect balance between emotive and articulate • Will appeal to readers of Mark Shriver’s A Good Man and James Patterson’s Against Medical Advice

”Deeply moving and beautifully written.”

—Washington Post Book World on Ordinary Resurrections SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/2/15 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / PERSONAL MEMOIRS • (bjlq) 7 hours • 9 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-5046-1657-7 $69.00 L 978-1-5046-1658-4 $29.95 N 978-1-5046-3148-8 $64.99

Tel: 1-800-621-0182 • libraryservices@blackstoneaudio.com • www.BlackstoneLibrary.com

JUNE NEW RELEASES The Coloring Book

The Surfacing

A Comedian Solves Race Relations in America

by Colin Quinn Read by the author In The Coloring Book, Former SNL writer and “Weekend Update” host Colin Quinn combines his own personal experiences with candid and hilarious conversations to investigate cultural and ethnic stereotypes in America.

by Cormac James Read by Chris MacDonnell Seeking Franklin’s lost expedition and threatened by crushing Arctic ice, Lieutenant Morgan of the Impetus finds new courage to lead his men across a treacherous landscape.

• Will appeal to readers of Andrew Krivak’s The Sojourn, Hampton Sides’ In the Kingdom of Ice, and Carsten Jensen’s We, the Drowned

• Print run: 75,000

• Social media and online promotions

• The rare topical-humor book that will appeal to conservative and progressive audiences alike

• Author website: CormacJames.wordpress.com

• Quinn’s been performing stand-up for more than thirty years and amassed a large, engaged fan base SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/9/15 HUMOR / GENERAL • (bj8m) 5 hours • 4 CDs  978-1-4789-3342-7 $89.99

”The prose is calm, vivid, hypnotic, and acutely piercing… a remarkable achievement.”

—Colum McCann, New York Times bestselling author SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/2/15 FICTION / HISTORICAL • (bjcl) 11.5 hours • 9 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-5046-1248-7 $100.00 L 978-1-5046-1249-4 $29.95 N 978-1-5046-3099-3 $69.99

American Meteor

Sweet Forgiveness

In this panoramic tale of Manifest Destiny, Stephen Moran comes of age with the young country that he crosses on the Union Pacific, just as the railroad unites the continent.

Hannah Farr has been estranged with her mother since her high school graduation. But when she’s urged to forgive and to seek forgiveness, she must decide if her mother’s love—and the possibilities in her future—are worth the price.

A Novel

by Norman Lock Read by Mark Bramhall

A Novel

by Lori Nelson Spielman Read by Tavia Gilbert

• A Publishers Weekly Pick of the Week • This book is already receiving high critical and popular acclaim

• A USA Today bestselling author

• Will appeal to readers of Patrick deWitt’s The Sisters Brothers and Laird Hunt’s Neverhome

• Author has been reviewed and featured in online advertising

“An old-fashioned yarn full of rich historical detail about hard-earned lessons and learning to do right.”

—Publishers Weekly (starred review) SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/9/15 FICTION / LITERARY • (blq7) 5.5 hours • 6 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-5046-2960-7 $69.00 L 978-1-5046-2961-4 $29.95

• Author website: www.LoriNelsonSpielman.com

”Irresistible! A clever, funny, moving page-turner.”

—Susan Elizabeth Phillips, New York Times bestselling author of The Great Escape SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/2/15 FICTION / CONTEMPORARY WOMEN • (biv8) 11 hours • 9 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-5046-0498-7 $100.00 L 978-1-5046-0499-4 $29.95 N 978-1-5046-3096-2 $69.99

Little Girls

The Invasion of the Tearling

by Ronald Malfi Reader to be announced

A Novel The Queen of the Tearling Trilogy, Book 2

by Erika Johansen Read by Davina Porter

In a final act of desperation, Laurie’s cold, distant father has exorcised his demons. When Laurie returns to claim the estate, she is forced to revisit her troubling childhood.

• Authors like Stephen King, Joe Hill, Peter Straub, and Dean Koontz prove that there is still an audience for well-written, truly spooky horror novels • Will appeal to readers who like a little supernatural in their thrillers, fans of authors such as Michael Koryta, Lauren Beukes, Dan Simmons, and John Connolly • Little Girls also works as a psychological thriller, which is seeing a boom because of the success of Gone Girl

In this riveting sequel to The Queen of the Tearling, the evil kingdom of Mortmesne invades the Tearling, with dire consequences for Kelsea and her realm.

• Print run 75,000 • The Queen of the Tearling received rave reviews and was a national bestseller • Will appeal to fans of George R. R. Martin’s Song of Ice and Fire series and Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games series

”Call it The Hunger Games of Thrones… an addictive and enjoyable adventure.”

”Malfi is a skillful storyteller.”

—USA Today on The Queen of the Tearling

—New York Journal of Books, praise for the author SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/30/15 FICTION / HORROR • (bm07) 10.5 hours • 9 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-5046-3627-8 $100.00 L 978-1-5046-3628-5 $29.95

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/9/15 FICTION / FANTASY / GENERAL • (bjcb) 18 hours • 14 CDs  978-1-5046-1200-5 $79.99

Over 10,000 titles with more added each day at BlackstoneLibrary.com

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JUNE NEW RELEASES The Goshawk

Safe at Last

When T. H. White was young, he acquired a young goshawk, whom he named Gos. But White had no idea how to properly break Gos in. White kept a daybook describing his volatile relationship with Gos—at once a tale of obsession, a comedy of errors, and a hymn to the hawk.

Zack Covington tracks down his long-lost love, Anna-Grace, years after she disappeared without a trace. Once his enemies discover his weakness, Gracie becomes a target for revenge.

by T. H. White Reader to be announced

The Slow Burn Series, Book 3

by Maya Banks Reader to be announced

• Print run 200,000

• First time in audio • With the success of Helen Macdonald’s New York Times bestseller H Is for Hawk, this book is looking at a resurgence in popularity • T. H. White won a Retro Hugo Award for Best Novel for The Sword in the Stone

”It is comic; it is tragic; it is as primal and original as a great wind…

A masterpiece.”—Daily Telegraph (London) AVAILABLE 6/16/15 NATURE / ANIMALS / BIRDS • (bmaz) 5 hours • 4CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-5046-4104-3 $49.00 L 978-1-5046-4105-0 $19.95

• A #1 New York Times bestselling author • The Breathless Trilogy has sold 1.4 million copies and counting • Will appeal to fans of Lorelei James and J. Kenner

”I love Maya Banks and I love her books.”

—Jaci Burton, author of Quarterback Draw, praise for the author SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/23/15 FICTION / ROMANCE / CONTEMPORARY • (bhzq) 12 hours • 10 CDs  978-1-4815-3386-7 $59.99

Being Peace

Love May Fail

by Thich Nhat Hanh Introduction by Jack Kornfield Reader to be announced

A Novel

by Matthew Quick Reader to be announced

Using real examples from his own life, as well as poems and fables, Thich Nhat Hanh explains his key practices for living “right in the moment we are alive.”

An aspiring feminist and underappreciated housewife embarks on an odyssey to find human decency and goodness—and her high school English teacher—in New York Times bestselling author Matthew Quick’s offbeat masterpiece, a quirky ode to love, fate, and hair metal.

• Thich Nhat Hanh is one of the best-known and respected Zen masters in the world • Being Peace has received critical acclaim from readers and publications alike

• Print run 75,000

• Will appeal to fans of A Path with Heart by Jack Kornfield and Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach

• New York Times bestselling author

”A glass of water in the desert for those interested in both Buddhism and the world.”

• The Silver Linings Playbook has sold more than 600,000 copies

”I loved this novel from its quirky and unconventional opening to its poignant, tear-inducing conclusion.”

—San Francisco Chronicle

—Wally Lamb on The Good Luck of Right Now

AVAILABLE 6/30/15 RELIGION / BUDDHISM / ZEN • (bj5r) 4 hours • 4 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-5046-0960-9 $49.00 L 978-1-5046-0961-6 $19.95 N 978-1-5046-3177-8 $44.99

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/16/15 FICTION / LITERARY • (bjcm) 14 hours • 11 CDs  978-1-5046-1219-7 $59.99

Everything but the Squeal

The Long Utopia

When Simeon tracks a missing teen to the city morgue, it’s the first stop on a perilous journey to find out what happens to America’s lost children when they go looking for love in all the wrong places.

2045–2059. Human society continues to evolve, but an alarming new challenge looms. An alien race intends to capture and colonize the new universe—the Long Earth.

The Simeon Grist Mysteries, Book 3

by Timothy Hallinan Read by Keith Szarabajka

• Hallinan was a finalist for the Edgar Award for Best Novel

• Print run 75,000

• Will appeal to fans of Robert B. Parker and Robert Crais

• New York Times bestselling authors and series

• Author website: TimothyHallinan.com

• Will appeal to fans of 2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson and Great North Road

by Peter F. Hamilton

“Hallinan once again supplies a riveting story, and Grist continues to be one of the most intriguing of the new private eyes.”

”Panoramic and fascinating.”

—Kirkus Reviews on The Long Mars

—Booklist AVAILABLE 6/2/15 FICTION / MYSTERY & DETECTIVE / GENERAL • (bizw) 11.5 hours • 9 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-5046-0772-8 $100.00 L 978-1-5046-0773-5 $29.95

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A Novel The Long Earth Series, Book 4

by Sir Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter Reader to be announced

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/9/15 FICTION / SCIENCE FICTION / ACTION & ADVENTURE • (bjce) 12 hours • 10 CDs  978-1-5046-1124-4 $59.99

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JUNE NEW RELEASES Royal Wedding

Power Play

Mia’s longtime boyfriend popped the question! But with a new scandal to contend with, can Mia prove she’s not only ready to wed but ready to rule as well?

Sage Reese finds herself caught between two men: the one she’s always wanted … and the one who makes her feel wanted like never before.

The Risky Business Series, Book 1

by Tiffany Snow Reader to be announced

The Princess Diaries, book 11

By Meg Cabot Reader to be announced

• Print run 75,000

• Print run 100,000 • New York Times and USA Today bestselling author • Will appeal to fans of Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares and Gossip Girl by Cecily von Ziegesar

”This funny, heartwarming story is royally perfect from start to finish.”

—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/2/15 FICTION / CONTEMPORARY WOMEN • (bjc7) 15 hours • 12 CDs  978-1-5046-1192-3 $59.99

• Tiffany Snow’s Kathleen Turner series was voted a Readers Favorite at Publishers Weekly’s Beyond Her Book blog and has sold over 300,000 copies • Will appeal to fans of Julie Garwood’s Hotshot

”My favorite suspense series keeps getting better.”

—Jennifer L. Armentrout on the Kathleen Turner series SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/30/15 FICTION / ROMANCE / CONTEMPORARY • (bj92) 10 hours • 9 CDs  978-1-4789-3369-4 $99.99

The Festival of Insignificance

90 Church

Set in Paris, The Festival of Insignificance follows four friends who attend parties and conduct a long-running exchange on sex, desire, history, art, and the meaning of human existence.

Mad Men meets The Wire in this gripping true-crime memoir by a former agent at the Federal Bureau of Narcotics in 1960s New York.

Inside America’s Notorious First Narcotics Squad

by Agent Dean Unkefer Read by Keith Szarabajka

A Novel

by Milan Kundera Reader to be announced

• Print run 100,000 • Kundera has been nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature several times

• Will appeal to readers of Michael Codella and Bruce Bennett’s Alphaville and Miles Corwin’s Homicide Special

• Will appeal to fans of Summertime by J. M. Coetzee

• National broadcast campaign and review coverage

”[A]deceptively slight, whimsically thoughtful tale of a few men in Paris.”

—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

• Targeted outreach to literary and true-crime sites

“90 Church is a wild, terrifying, unpredictable ride.”

—Marc Songini, author of Boston Mob

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/23/15 FICTION / LITERARY • (bjco) 4 hours • 4 CDs  978-1-5046-1223-4 $49.99

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/2/15 POLITICAL SCIENCE / LAW ENFORCEMENT • (blu6) 14 hours • 11 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-5046-3370-3 $109.00 L 978-1-5046-3371-0 $29.95

Antibodies

Skin

When a disease-ravaged body is found in the ruins of the DyMar research lab, Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully pursue the truth wherever it leads, even into the corridors of the FBI … and beyond.

Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully track the skin that was grafted onto a fugitive professor—a trail that leads from the morgue to the jungles of Thailand.

The X-Files, Book 5

by Kevin J. Anderson Read by Patrick Lawlor

• Based on the Emmy Award-winning television series • From the author of over fifty national bestsellers • Also coming soon: I Want to Believe and other books in the X-Files series

”The X-Files is a true masterpiece.”

—Los Angeles Times, praise for the television series

The X-Files, Book 6

by Ben Mezrich Read by Patrick Lawlor

• Based on the TV series that won sixteen Emmy Awards • From the New York Times bestselling author of Accidental Billionaires • Will appeal to fans of The X-Files television series created by Chris Carter and A Vision of Fire by Gillian Anderson and Jeff Rovin

”There’s no more challenging series on television, and as a bonus, it’s also brainy fun.”

—Los Angeles Times

AVAILABLE 6/2/15 FICTION / SCIENCE FICTION / GENERAL • (bhe6) 7 hours • 8 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-5046-0202-0 $69.00 L 978-1-5046-0203-7 $29.95

AVAILABLE 6/2/15 FICTION / SCIENCE FICTION / GENERAL • (bhe7) 7.5 hours • 9 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-5046-0194-8 $69.00 L 978-1-5046-0195-5 $29.95

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JUNE NEW RELEASES Madeleine’s War

Cash Landing

A compulsively readable story based on actual events in Britain and France leading up to D-day in 1944, Madeleine’s War blends romance and drama as two Resistance fighters experience love and danger.

Ruban Betancourt, his coke-head brother-in-law, and two ex-cons speed off with $7.4 million. But these accidental thieves are soon in way over their heads.

A Novel

by Peter Watson Read by Gildart Jackson

A Novel

by James Grippando Reader to be announced

• Award-winning author, including the Gold Dagger Award for Best Nonfiction

• New York Times bestselling author

• A renowned historian, Watson injects his fiction with a special historical flavor

• A fast-paced thriller drawn from actual events

• The combination of a wartime setting, a gorgeous heroine, and bittersweet romance make this a perfect book to take to the beach

• Will appeal to fans of Under a Silent Moon by Elizabeth Haynes and If You Were Here by Alafair Burke

”Peter Watson is a superb writer and a masterful storyteller.”

”A stunning thriller.”

—Houston Chronicle, praise for the author

—Linda Fairstein, New York Times bestselling author, on Cane and Abe

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/2/15 FICTION / HISTORICAL • (bhyz) 14 hours • 10 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4830-9967-5 $105.00 L 978-1-4830-9968-2 $29.95 N 978-1-5046-3097-9 $74.99

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/2/15 FICTION / THRILLERS • (bjca) 13 hours • 10 CDs  978-1-5046-1198-5 $59.99

A Head Full of Ghosts

Second Chance Summer

When Marjorie Barrett begins to display signs of acute schizophrenia, the Barretts’ home devolves into a house of horrors. Fifteen years later, as Marjorie’s younger sister recalls the events, long-buried secrets and painful memories begin to surface.

Lily Danville reluctantly returns home to Cedar Ridge, Colorado, only to encounter an old flame, Aiden Kincaid. Will she give Cedar Ridge—and Aiden—a second chance?

by Paul Tremblay Reader to be announced

• Print run: 75,000 • Title has received a national broadcast and print campaign and outreach to book, thriller, and horror bloggers • Paul Tremblay is a multiple Bram Stoker Award finalist

”The clever writing will keep readers turning the pages.”

—Publisher’s Weekly on No Sleep till Wonderland SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/2/15 FICTION / HORROR • (bjc4) 10 hours • 8 CDs  978-1-5046-1169-5 $59.99

The Cedar Ridge Series, Book 1

by Jill Shalvis Reader to be announced

• This is the first book in an all-new series from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jill Shalvis • Will appeal to fans of Rachel Gibson’s What I Love about You, Carly Phillips’ Perfect Together, and Susan Andersen’s No Strings Attached

”Shalvis writes with humor, heart, and sizzling heat!”

—Carly Phillips, New York Times bestselling author, praise for the author SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/30/15 FICTION / ROMANCE / CONTEMPORARY • (bj91) 9 hours • 8 CDs  978-1-4789-3365-6 $89.99

Legend of the Road Mangler

Expanded Universe, Vol. 1

America’s legendary road manager and entertainment industry “executive nanny” tells of his adventures on the road with countless music icons, including the Rolling Stones, Frank Zappa, Joe Cocker, Etta James, Emmylou Harris, Rosanne Cash, and many more.

Robert A. Heinlein has been hailed as one of the most forward-thinking science fiction writers of all time, and Expanded Universe (presented in two volumes) offers the perfect collection of his works to provide listeners with true insights into his uniquely creative mind.

by Phil Kaufman Read by Phil Kaufman

by Robert A. Heinlein Read by Bronson Pinchot

• Will appeal to fans of Keith Richards’ Life and Philip Norman’s Mick Jagger

• New York Times bestselling author

• Kaufman presents a behind-the-scenes look at some of music’s biggest icons

• Heinlein is a Science Fiction Writers of America Grand Master

• Kaufman’s theft of Gram Parsons’ body was chronicled in the film Grand Theft Parsons

• Will appeal to readers of Poul Anderson’s All One Universe and the works of Isaac Asimov

“One of the most honest books ever written about a life lived in the culture of rock and roll.” —Entertainment Weekly AVAILABLE 6/23/15 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / PERSONAL MEMOIRS • (bjew) 5.5 hours • 5 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-5046-1500-6 $55.00 L 978-1-5046-1501-3 $29.95 N 978-1-5046-3149-5 $54.99

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”The single most important and valuable Heinlein book ever published.”

—Spider Robinson, author of The Callahan Chronicals AVAILABLE 6/9/15 FICTION / SCIENCE FICTION / GENERAL • (blxt) 8.5 hours • 7 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-5046-3523-3 $76.00 L 978-1-5046-3524-0 $29.95

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JUNE NEW RELEASES Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay

In a French Kitchen

The Neapolitan Novels, Book 3

by Elena Ferrante Translated from Italian by Ann Goldstein Read by Hillary Huber

Tales and Traditions of Everyday Home Cooking in France

by Susan Herrmann Loomis Read by Susan Herrmann Loomis

In this third Neapolitan novel, Elena and Lila are women afloat on the great sea of opportunities that opened up during the 1970s.

This memoir is a delightful celebration of French life and the cooks who turn even the simplest meals into an occasion.

• Ferrante is one of Italy’s most compelling and important writers

• Loomis is a well known, award-winning author

• The Neapolitan novels have received rave reviews from critics and readers alike

• Will appeal to readers of David Lebovitz and Mireille Guiliano

• Will appeal to fans of Karl Ove Knausgård, Claire Messud, and Edward St. Aubyn

”Elena Ferrante is one of the great novelists of our time.”

—New York Times Book Review AVAILABLE 6/2/15 FICTION / LITERARY • (bi1s) 13 hours • 10 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4830-8064-2 $105.00 L 978-1-4830-8065-9 $29.95

• This book includes eighty-five receipes

“Where many American writers merely love France, Susan Loomis knows it…She is as natural a writer as she is a chef.”

—Adam Gopnik, author of Paris to the Moon, praise for the author SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/16/15 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / CULINARY • (bhvb) 8 hours • 7 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4815-3184-9 $76.00 L 978-1-4815-3185-6 $29.95 N

Let God Fight Your Battles

The Trouble with Valentine’s Day

Being Peaceful in the Storm

by Joyce Meyer Read by Jodi Carlisle

Joyce Meyer delivers practical advice and biblical wisdom to help you triumph over any obstacle you face. By learning to lean on God’s power, you’ll be able to leave your fear behind and develop a life-changing sense of confidence.

by Rachel Gibson Reader to be announced

Kate Hamilton has returned to Gospel, Idaho, where her first attempted seduction of a hunky stranger is completely rejected. Rob Sutter isn’t looking for a relationship … until he and Kate find themselves in an ultra-compromising position in the M&S Market.

• From a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author

• New York Times bestselling author

• Gibson has a devoted following of loyal fans

• Print run 100,000

• Will appeal to fans of The Return of Brody McBride by Jennifer Ryan and Dash of Peril by Lori Foster

• Joyce Meyer has become a household name, and her magazine, Enjoying Everyday Life, has eight issues a year and a readership of over five hundred thousand SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/2/15 RELIGION / CHRISTIAN LIFE / PERSONAL GROWTH • (bj8q) 3.5 hours • 3 CDs  978-1-4789-3346-5 $49.99

”[A] heartwarming, small-town romance filled with humor, charm, and passion.”—Booklist (starred review) AVAILABLE 6/2/15 FICTION / ROMANCE / CONTEMPORARY • (bi6c) 12 hours • 10 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-5046-0162-7 $105.00 L 978-1-5046-0163-4 $29.95

Hard to Let Go

I’d Walk with My Friends If I Could Find Them

The Hard Ink Series, Book 4

by Laura Kaye Reader to be announced

by Jesse Goolsby Reader to be announced

After an ambush kills half his Special Forces team, Beckett Murda’s army career is over. Now he finds himself at the Hard Ink Tattoo shop facing his biggest complication yet—eductive, feisty Katherine Rixey.

• Print run 100,000

While deployed in Afghanistan, three soldiers together face an impossible choice: risk death or commit a harrowing act of war. The aftershocks echo long after each returns home.

• Fictionalized accounts of wars in the Middle East are gaining popularity

• New York Times bestselling author • Will appeal to fans of J. R. Ward and Suzanne Brockmann

• Goolsby’s air force service and his work at the Defense Department have given him a sharp sense for the sounds, textures, and rhythms of military life

”Kaye has dark romantic suspense nailed!”

• Will appeal to fans of Tim O’Brien, Nathaniel Fick, Eric Greitens, and Aaron Gwyn

—RT Book Reviews, praise for the author

”The publication of I’d Walk with My Friends If I Could Find Them is a major literary event.”—Robert Olen Butler, Pulitzer Prize–winning author

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/30/15 FICTION / ROMANCE / CONTEMPORARY • (bjcs) 13 hours • 10 CDs  978-1-5046-1231-9 $59.99

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/2/15 FICTION / COMING OF AGE • (bhwj) 8.75 hours • 8 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-5046-0178-8 $90.00 L 978-1-5046-0179-5 $29.95

Over 10,000 titles with more added each day at BlackstoneLibrary.com

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JUNE NEW RELEASES The Breaking Point A Body Farm Novel The Body Farm Novels, book 9

By Jefferson Bass Read by Tom Stechschulte Ten years after he created the Body Farm to advance the frontiers of forensic science, Dr. Bill Brockton is at the top of his career—just as a storm is about to hit with cataclysmic force.

• Print run 75,000

Enemies at Home

• Most of the forensic material for this series comes from Dr. Bass’ experiences, making for a great story

A Flavia Albia Novel The Flavia Albia Mysteries, book 2

By Lindsey Davis Reader to be announced

• Will appeal to fans of Patricia Cornwell, Karin Slaughter, and Kathy Reichs

When a couple is found dead in their bedroom, some of their slaves fear they will be accused of the crime and they decide to flee. The authorities, under pressure to find a solution, seek out Flavia Albia to solve the murders.

”Superb…written with more flair and literary sensibility than anything by John Grisham.”

”A solidly plotted traditional whodunit with some nice historical touches.”

—Charlotte Observer on The Devil’s Bones

—Kirkus Reviews

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/1/15 FICTION / THRILLERS / SUSPENSE • (bc9x) 12 hours • 10 CDs

AVAILABLE 6/30/15

 978-1-4830-2854-5 $59.99

(bm67) 10.75 hours • 9 CDs • 1 MP3 CD L 978-1-5046-3789-3 $29.95

FICTION / MYSTERY & DETECTIVE / HISTORICAL

Rapid Russian, Vols. 1 & 2

Rapid Greek, Vols. 1 & 2

By Earworms Learning Presented by Marlon Lodge and Tatyana Homova

By Earworms Learning Presented by Andrew Lodge and Maria Karolidou

Earworms MBT is a revolutionary accelerated language-learning technique. By repeatedly listening to these unique melodies, you will pick up essential words and phrases that will be burned deeply into your longterm memory.

Earworms MBT is a revolutionary accelerated language-learning technique. By repeatedly listening to these unique melodies, you will pick up essential words and phrases that will be burned deeply into your longterm memory.

”So, what’s my verdict on Earworms language lessons? As the Dutch say, ‘heel goed!’ (Very good!)”

”So, what’s my verdict on Earworms language lessons? As the Dutch say, ‘heel goed!’ (Very good!)”

—Wired, praise for the series

—Wired, praise for the series

Him with His Foot in His Mouth, and Other Stories

by Saul Bellow Reader to be announced Him with His Foot in His Mouth, and Other Stories is a collection of short fiction from one of the most influential authors of the twentieth century.

”If the soul is the mind at its purest, best, clearest, busiest, profoundest, then Bellow’s charge has been to restore the soul to American literature.”

—New York Times, praise for the author

AVAILABLE 6/2/15

AVAILABLE 6/9/15

FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / RUSSIAN

FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / GREEK (MODERN)

FICTION / CLASSICS

(bitg) 2 hours • 2 CDs • 1 MP3 CD L 978-1-5046-0406-2 $24.95

(bitk) 2.5 hours • 2 CDs • 1 MP3 CD L 978-1-5046-0398-0 $24.95

(bj03) 10 hours • 8 CDs • 1 MP3 CD L 978-1-5046-0749-0 $29.95

 978-1-5046-0405-5 $30.00

AVAILABLE 6/2/15  978-1-5046-0397-3 $30.00

 978-1-5046-0748-3 $90.00

The Ultimate Betrayal

Altruism

The Aspirational Investor

The Reverend Curtis Black Series, Book 12

by Kimberla Lawson Roby Reader to be announced

The Power of Compassion to Change Yourself and the World

by Matthieu Ricard Read by Dan Waren

Taming the Markets to Achieve Your Life’s Goals

by Ashvin B. Chhabra Reader to be announced

Alicia Black is trying to atone for past sins, but some wrongs refuse to stay behind.

The author of the international bestseller Happiness makes a passionate case for altruism—and why we need it now more than ever.

”Roby writes with high-octane levels of emotion.”

—USA Today on The Prodigal Son

Today all of us bear the burden of investing wisely, but too many of us are preoccupied with the wrong priorities: increasing returns at all costs, finding the next star fund manager, or beating “the market.” The Aspirational Investor is an innovative approach to managing wealth based on key goals and the careful allocation of risks rather than responding to the whims of the markets.

”Fascinating reading [that] provides a useful overview of scientific reasoning and spiritual inquiry.”

—Amazon.com, praise for The Quantum and the Lotus

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/9/15

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/2/15

FICTION / AFRICAN AMERICAN / CONTEMPORARY WOMEN

SELF-HELP / PERSONAL GROWTH / HAPPINESS

(bj90) 9 hours • 8 CDs

(bh43) 25 hours • 7? CDs

 978-1-4789-3361-8 $89.99

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/2/15

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / PERSONAL FINANCE / MONEY MANAGEMENT

 978-1-4789-5802-4 $89.99

(bjc2) 8.5 hours • 7 CDs

The Extraordinary and Tumultuous Life of Svetlana Alliluyeva

By Rosemary Sullivan Reader to be announced

The Chaos Series, Book 3

by Kristen Ashley Reader to be announced Carissa Teodoro believed in happy endings”—until she woke up to the ugly truth about her Prince Charming.

Stranded by a flat tire, she’s pondering her mistakes when a familiar knight rides to her rescue.

The award-winning author of Villa Air-Bel returns with a painstakingly researched, revelatory biography of Svetlana Stalin, a woman fated to live her life in the shadow of one of history’s most monstrous dictators—her father, Josef Stalin.

”Another Ashley winner!”

 978-1-5046-1165-7 $59.99

• Print run 50,000

Stalin’s Daughter

Ride Steady

• Sullivan has access to a formidable amount of never-before-seen material and sources who have, until now, refused to speak on the record • Will appeal to readers of Simon Sebag Montefiore’s Young Stalin and Orlando Figes’ The Whisperers

“A biography of haunting fascination…

The author manages suspense and intrigue at every turn.”

—RT Book Reviews (4½ stars, Top Pick!) on Sweet Dreams

—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/30/15

FICTION / ROMANCE / CONTEMPORARY

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/2/15 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / WOMEN • (blpj) 25 hours • 20 CDs

(bj93) 18 hours • 16 CDs

 978-1-5046-2536-4 $99.99

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 978-1-5046-3788-6 $100.00

 978-1-4789-3373-1 $123.99

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JUNE NEW RELEASES Population Control

Nemesis Games

How Corporate Owners Are Killing Us

By Jim Marrs Reader to be announced

The Expanse Series, Book 5

by James S. A. Corey Read by Jefferson Mays

• Print run 75,000

America, Jim Marrs argues, has been seized by the globalist masters of the GOD Syndicate—guns, oil, and drugs. In Population Control, Marrs takes aim at our deteriorating nation and offers practical steps we can take to fight back, return to true prosperity, and save our nation’s soul.

• New York Times bestselling author • Will appeal to fans of Lost Secrets of the Gods by Michael Pye and Kirsten Dalley and The Money Mafia by Paul T. Hellyer

A thousand worlds have opened, and the greatest land rush in human history has begun. As a new human order is struggling to be born in blood and fire, James Holden and the crew of the Rocinante must struggle to survive and get back to the only home they have left.

”The huge mass of evidence Marrs presents to support his theory is irresistibly intriguing.”

”Corey cements the series as must-read space opera.”

—Booklist on Crossfire

—Library Journal, on Cibola Burn

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/2/15

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/23/15 SOCIAL SCIENCE / CONSPIRACY THEORIES • (bjcp) 11.5 hours • 9 CDs

FICTION / SCIENCE FICTION / SPACE OPERA (bj94) 18 hours • 16 CDs

 978-1-5046-1225-8 $59.99

Happily Ali After

Saint Mazie

And More Fairly True Tales

by Ali Wentworth Reader to be announced

by Jami Attenberg Read by Tavia Gilbert

The actress, comedian, media darling, and New York Times bestselling author picks up where she left off in Ali in Wonderland, dissecting modern life in a series of laugh-outloud comic vignettes.

 978-1-4789-3377-9 $123.99

Johannes Cabal and the Blustery Day And Other Tales of the Necromancer The Johannes Cabal Novels

by Jonathan L. Howard Reader to be announced

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Middlesteins comes a stunning novel about a Prohibitionera bad girl turned good: Saint Mazie, Queen of the Bowery.

Johannes Cabal is a necromancer— and he’s slightly infamous. This collection features seven of Cabal’s most frightening adventures.

”Everything that comes out of Ali Wentworth’s mouth is funny!”

”With Saint Mazie, Jami Attenberg has crafted a tale that is somehow both a love song and a gut punch.”

”Howard’s ear for witty banter and his skill at rendering black comedy bode well for the future.”

—Jerry Seinfeld, praise for the author

—Therese Anne Fowler, New York Times bestselling author

—Publishers Weekly on Johannes Cabal the Necromancer

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/9/15

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/2/15

HUMOR / TOPIC / MARRIAGE & FAMILY

FICTION / HISTORICAL

(bjck) 9 hours • 7 CDs

(bj8o) 9.5 hours • 8 CDs

 978-1-5046-1217-3 $59.99

AVAILABLE 6/23/15

FICTION / OCCULT & SUPERNATURAL  978-1-4789-3344-1 $79.99

(blww) 6 hours • 5 CDs • 1 MP3 CD L 978-1-5046-3457-1 $29.95

 978-1-5046-3456-4 $55.00

The Jim Rohn Legacy Series

The Ultimate Success Series

Tracking Trisha

Timeless Wisdom on Success and Achievement Made for Success Produced by Made for Success Featuring Chris Widener

7 Powerful Programs on Wealth, Leadership, and Time Management Made for Success Produced by Made for Success Featuring Chris Widener

The Dragon Lords of Valdier Series, Book 3

by S. E. Smith Reader to be announced

Chris Widener imparts wisdom and knowledge gained through the seven years he was personally mentored by Jim Rohn. Chris shares his insight on what made Rohn tick and provides an intimate look at the ideas that shaped the career of this motivational legend. This audio program offers a rare glimpse into the greatness of the man who was hailed as America’s number one business philosopher.

This is one of the most comprehensive programs designed to train you to achieve your personal best, develop key success traits, and get in touch with your big dreams.

”Chris Widener is one of the best speakers in America today. He is extremely motivational, funny, sharp, and quick.”—Brian Tracy, praise for the author

Kelan Reykill prides himself on his skill at handling any challenge. That is until he meets Trisha Grove, a stubborn human female from the primitive planet Earth. Now all he can think about is how to get her into his bed and under his control while staying in one piece. But when Trisha is taken from him, Kelan must track her to the ends of the universe and beyond.

AVAILABLE 6/16/15

AVAILABLE 6/16/15

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / LEADERSHIP

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / LEADERSHIP

FICTION / EROTICA / SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY & HORROR

(blib) 2.5 hours • 2 CDs • 1 MP3 CD L 978-1-5046-2292-9 $29.95

(blia) 11 hours • 9 CDs • 1 MP3 CD L 978-1-5046-2222-6 $29.95

(bli3) 12.5 hours • 10 CDs • 1 MP3 CD L 978-1-5046-2166-3 $29.95

 978-1-5046-2291-2 $55.00

AVAILABLE 6/9/15  978-1-5046-2221-9 $100.00

The Fly Trap

The Cake Therapist

by Fredrik Sjöberg Translated by Thomas Teal Read by Robert Fass

By Judith Fertig Reader to be announced

“The minute observations from nature reveal sudden insights into one’s life. Sometimes I almost think that [Sjöberg] wrote it for me.”

SCIENCE / LIFE SCIENCES / ZOOLOGY / ENTOMOLOGY (bg9b) 5 hours • 8 CDs • 1 MP3 CD L 978-1-5046-0147-4 $19.95

 978-1-5046-0146-7 $49.00

• Will appeal to fans of Sarah Addison Allen’s Garden Spells, Joanne Harris’ Chocolat, and Linda Francis Lee’s The Glass Kitchen • Extensive book club outreach

”A true treat for the senses.”

—Jill Shalvis, New York Times bestselling author

—Tomas Tranströmer, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/2/15

• The fiction debut of an award-winning cookbook author

Claire “Neely” O’Neil is a brilliant pastry chef who can “taste” feelings, thereby helping her patrons celebrate love, overcome fear, even mourn a loss.

When she moves back home to Millcreek Valley, a flavor of alarming intensity signals to her a long-ago story that must be told.

A rare memoir of extraordinary, mesmerizing brilliance—and a Swedish bestseller—by an entomologist fascinated with the natural world and the hidden wonders of life

 978-1-5046-2165-6 $105.00

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/2/15 FICTION / CONTEMPORARY WOMEN • (bd7m) 10 hours • 8 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-5046-0106-1 $90.00

L 978-1-5046-0107-8 $29.95

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JUNE NEW RELEASES Bad Girlz

Full Circle The Wives Association Series, Book 2

by Evelyn Lozada, with Amaleka McCall Produced by Buck 50 Productions Reader to be announced

The Bad Girlz Series, Book 1

by Shannon Holmes Read by Erica Love

• The first book in the series has been optioned for film

This next installment in the hit Wives Association series rejoins Evelyn Lozada’s alter ego, Eve Inez, just as she’s walked out on her football superstar husband. Evelyn artfully weaves reality and fiction, so fans will be dying to determine where Evelyn’s drama ends and Eve’s begins.

Shannon Holmes, the bestselling author of B-More Careful, delivers a wild adventure on the streets of the Badlands, one of the toughest and poorest communities in Philadelphia.

• Evelyn Lozada is the breakout star of VH1’s hit reality show Basketball Wives • Will appeal to fans of urban fiction, Wahida Clark, and Nikki Turner

“I love how Evelyn used her own experiences to make the book and characters so ‘real.’ Inner Circle is intoxicating!”

”This no-holds-barred tale of mistrust and secrecy is full of energy that rivals even the best action films.

Holmes’ latest is thoroughly engrossing.”

—RT Book Reviews (4 stars) on Dirty Game

—Rihanna

AVAILABLE 6/1/15

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/16/15 FICTION / URBAN LIFE • (9711) 10 hours • 8 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4830-1340-4 $90.00

FICTION / AFRICAN AMERICAN / URBAN LIFE (biil) 7 hours • 6 CDs • 1 MP3 CD L 978-1-4830-9781-7 $29.95

L 978-1-4830-1341-1 $29.95

 978-1-4830-9780-0 $69.00 N 978-1-5046-0654-7 $69.99

Moving Weight

The Circle: The Beginning

The Circle: Autumn’s Story

A Short Story by Ashley & JaQuavis

by Ashley & JaQuavis Produced by Buck 50 Productions Reader to be announced

The Circle Series, book 1

By Ashley & JaQuavis Produced by Buck 50 Productions Reader to be announced

The Circle Series, Book 2

by Keisha Ervin Produced by Buck 50 Productions Reader to be announced

Thrown into a web of lies, drugs, and deceit, Dysha has had money put on her head by the most powerful man in the city. Now, with the entire city gunning for her, she can only trust one man.

Meet the Porters—a family of criminals at the highest level. On the eve of their exile from a life of crime, it all goes bad, and they must make a dash to the border to escape capture.

”Their work has been regarded as some of the premiere titles that have led the way for this growing phenomenon of gritty tales.”

”Their work has been regarded as some of the premiere titles that have led the way for this growing phenomenon of gritty tales.”

—Urban Book Source, praise for the authors

—Urban Book Source, praise for the authors

AVAILABLE 6/1/15

AVAILABLE 6/15/15

FICTION / URBAN LIFE

FICTION / URBAN LIFE

(bjn0) 1.5 hours • 2 CDs • 1 MP3 CD L 978-1-5046-1948-6 $19.95

 978-1-5046-1947-9 $28.00

AVAILABLE 6/15/15

FICTION / URBAN LIFE

(bjn2) 1 hour • 1 CD • 1 MP3 CD L 978-1-5046-2081-9 $19.95

The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B and Back Again)

by Andy Warhol Reader to be announced The Philosophy of Andy Warhol is less a memoir than a collection of riffs and reflections. Andy Warhol talks about many aspects of his life, his childhood, his career, and his life among celebrities.

Autumn is a sister in the infamous Porter family, first introduced in the gripping short The Circle: The Beginning by Ashley & JaQuavis.

This fast-paced follow-up starts back at the beginning, highlighting young Autumn as she tries to get to the border and escape the feds. In this short, sexy tale, Keisha Ervin delivers a surefire classic.

 978-1-5046-2080-2 $20.00

(bjn3) 5 hours • 4 CDs • 1 MP3 CD L 978-1-5046-2065-9 $19.95

 978-1-5046-2064-2 $49.00

The Age of Voltaire

Trusting Liam

A History of Civlization in Western Europe from 1715 to 1756 The Story of Civilization, Book 9

by Will Durant and Ariel Durant Read by Grover Gardner

A Taking Chances and Forgiving Lies Novel The Taking Chances Series, Book 2

by Molly McAdams Reader to be announced

An engrossing volume on European civilization by Pulitzer Prize–winning historians Will and Ariel Durant

When Kennedy Ryan moves to California, she never expects to come face-to-face with Liam Taylor. And now that Kennedy is within reach, Liam is determined to never let her go.

”A constant entertainment and enlightenment.”

”A fine work of popularization…The Durants show an acute appreciation of the quality of this particular period.”

—Truman Capote, New York Times bestselling author

—New Yorker

”You’ll be enthralled, romanced by the wonderfully spun tale of love and acceptance.”

—Jennifer L. Armentrout, USA Today bestselling author, on From Ashes

AVAILABLE 6/9/15

AVAILABLE 6/1/15

BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / ARTISTS, ARCHITECTS, PHOTOGRAPHERS  978-1-5046-0628-8 $69.00

HISTORY / MODERN / 18TH CENTURY

FICTION / ROMANCE / NEW ADULT

(8522) 40 hours • 31 CDs • 3 MP3 CDs L 978-1-5046-0040-8 $59.95

(bjcg) 9 hours • 7 CDs

(biyv) 6.5 hours • 7 CDs • 1 MP3 CD

L 978-1-5046-0629-5 $29.95

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/9/15  978-1-5046-0039-2 $160.00

Paradise Sky

In a Dark Wood

• Print run 100,000

by Joe R. Lansdale Reader to be announced

What Dante Taught Me about Grief, Healing, and the Mysteries of Love

by Joseph Luzzi Reader to be announced

• National media, radio, and print campaign

After winning a famous shooting match, Buffalo Soldier Nat Love has earned the nickname Deadwood Dick, as well as a beautiful woman. But the hellhounds are still on his trail.

In a Dark Wood opens the door into the mysteries of Dante’s epic poem and shows how Dante helped the author rebuild his life, raise his daughter, and rediscover love after a terrible tragedy.

”Paradise Sky is a rowdy, funny, suspenseful, and often quite moving yarn.”

• Will appeal to fans of Let’s Take the Long Way Home by Gail Caldwell and Making Toast by Roger Rosenblatt

“Powerfully poignant…a memoir that balances thoughtful observation with feelings that, one senses, still remain quite raw.”

—Booklist (starred review)

—Booklist on My Two Italies

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/16/15

FICTION / MYSTERY & DETECTIVE / HISTORICAL (bj8z) 10.5 hours • 10 CDs

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 978-1-5046-1209-8 $59.99

 978-1-4789-3358-8 $99.99

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/2/15 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / PERSONAL MEMOIRS • (bjbw) 7 hours • 6 CDs  978-1-5046-1152-7 $49.99

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JUNE NEW RELEASES The Hunter Killers

The Spiral Notebook

In this provocative, eye-opening book, New York Times bestselling author Stephen Singular teams with his wife, Joyce, for their most important work yet—one that investigates why America keeps producing twentysomething mass killers.

“The best writing about the Colorado murder case.”

”One of the most decorated pilots in Air Force history.”

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/2/15

 978-1-5046-3468-7 $69.00

(bjc5) 11.5 hours • 9 CDs

The Springtime of Commissario Ricciardi

by Maurizio de Giovanni Translated by Antony Shugaar Read by Grover Gardner Naples, 1931. Carmela Calise, a fortune-teller and moneylender, has been beaten to death. Commissario Ricciardi will have his work cut out for him.

“A well-crafted, ultimately moving crime novel set in 1931 Naples.”

—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) on The Crocodile

AVAILABLE 6/23/15

HISTORY / MILITARY / AVIATION

SOCIAL SCIENCE / VIOLENCE IN SOCIETY (blxr) 10 hours • 8 CDs • 1 MP3 CD L 978-1-5046-3469-4 $29.95

A gripping chronicle of the band of maverick fighter pilots who signed on for the suicidally dangerous topsecret “Iron Hand” program during the Vietnam War

—New York Post, praise for the author

—USA Today on Presumed Guilty

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/9/15

Blood Curse

The Extraordinary Story of the First Wild Weasels, the Band of Maverick Aviators Who Flew the Most Dangerous Missions of the Vietnam War

by Dan Hampton Reader to be announced

The Aurora Theater Shooter and the Epidemic of Mass Violence Committed by American Youth

by Stephen and Joyce Singular Reader to be announced

 978-1-5046-1188-6 $59.99

FICTION / MYSTERY & DETECTIVE / POLICE PROCEDURAL (biin) 11 hours • 10 CDs • 1 MP3 CD L 978-1-4830-9801-2 $29.95

 978-1-4830-9800-5 $105.00

Miss Match

A Dog’s Gift

Vixen

by Laurelin McGee Reader to be announced

The Inspirational Story of Veterans and Children Healed by Man’s Best Friend

by Bob Drury Reader to be announced

A Nameless Detective Novel The Nameless Detective Novels, Book 44

by Bill Pronzini Read by Nick Sullivan

The first book in a sexy and fun contemporary romance series featuring sassy matchmaker, Andréa Grayson, and her rich, successful employer, Blake Donovan. Has Blake finally found his match?

”This book blew me away…It’s not often you get a debut as good as this book.”

—Emma Hart, New York Times bestselling author

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/30/15

A Dog’s Gift captures a year in the life of Paws4people and the broken bodies and souls the organization mends, told through the lives of service dogs and their owners.

”A dramatic, can’t-put-it-down real-life adventure.”

—Booklist on The Rescue Season

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/2/15

FICTION / ROMANCE / ROMANTIC COMEDY

PETS / DOGS / BREEDS

(bhsl) 9 hours • 9 CDs • 1 MP3 CD L 978-1-5046-0054-5 $29.95

(bi7p) 9 hours • 7 CDs • 1 MP3 CD L 978-1-5046-0155-9 $29.95

 978-1-5046-0053-8 $76.00

Blood of Elves The Witcher Series, Book 2

by Andrzej Sapkowski Translated by Danusia Stok Read by Peter Kenny

In 1975 Paul and Roz Mellow wrote a Joy of Sex–type book that mortified their children. Thirty years later we follow each of the grown children and their conflicts in love, marriage, and sex.

Geralt of Rivia has been waiting for the birth of a prophesied child with the power to change the world. And as the threat of war looms, it will become Geralt’s responsibility to protect it.

”A breath of fresh air in a well-worn genre.”

—SFX magazine

AVAILABLE 6/16/15

AVAILABLE 6/2/15

FICTION / FAMILY LIFE

FICTION / FANTASY / EPIC

(biqh) 10.5 hours • 9 CDs • 1 MP3 CD L 978-1-5046-0315-7 $29.95

 978-1-5046-0314-0 $100.00

—Booklist (starred review), praise for the series

FICTION / MYSTERY & DETECTIVE / GENERAL  978-1-5046-0154-2 $76.00 N 978-1-5046-3160-0 $64.99

A Novel

by Meg Wolitzer Read by Xe Sands

—New Yorker

”The Nameless series continues to be a wonder of great plotting, long-term character development, and insight into the chilling banality of evil.”

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/23/15

The Position

”Wolitzer’s comic timing never wavers, and she has an astute grasp of the way one generation’s liberation inspires the next generation’s pity.”

Bill Pronzini’s Vixen is the latest in the award-winning Nameless Detective series, the longest-running PI series currently in print.

(biiw) 5 hours • 6 CDs • 1 MP3 CD L 978-1-4830-9939-2 $19.95

 978-1-4830-9938-5 $49.00

Rebbe The Life and Teachings of Menachem M. Schneerson, the Most Influential Rabbi in Modern History

by Joseph Telushkin Reader to be announced The inspiring story of the prominent yet deeply modest Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the late leader who rebuilt a dwindling postholocaust community into the most influential Jewish organization in the world

”Highly readable…Fascinating.”

—Booklist (starred review)

AVAILABLE 6/23/15

BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / RELIGIOUS

(bj95) 11 hours • 10 CDs

 978-1-4789-3381-6 $105.99

(bjcq) 21.5 hours • 17 CDs

 978-1-5046-1227-2 $89.99

Which Way to Die?

Where Is Bianca?

Who Spies, Who Kills?

The Tim Corrigan Mysteries, Book 1

by Ellery Queen Read by Traber Burns

The Tim Corrigan Mysteries, Book 2

by Ellery Queen Read by Traber Burns

The Tim Corrigan Mysteries, Book 5

by Ellery Queen Read by Traber Burns

Is the lovely young heiress hiding somewhere? Or is she the horribly mutilated corpse hauled up from the sewers of the Manhattan? Captain Timothy Corrigan sets out to solve the puzzle.

The crushed body has at least two names, several passports, and an address book full of important friends. But no one is talking, so it is up to Captain Corrigan to solve the violent puzzle.

They are two brilliant madmen who think killing is fun. A freak of the law has set them free, and now a hidden killer threatens them both. Enter Tim Corrigan, assigned to protect the pair.

”Ellery Queen clearly is, after Poe, the most important American in mystery fiction.”

”Ellery Queen clearly is, after Poe, the most important American in mystery fiction.”

”Ellery Queen clearly is, after Poe, the most important American in mystery fiction.”

—Otto Penzler, editor of Best American Mystery Stories, praise for the author

—Otto Penzler, editor of Best American Mystery Stories, praise for the author

—Otto Penzler, editor of Best American Mystery Stories, praise for the author

AVAILABLE 6/1/15

AVAILABLE 6/1/15

AVAILABLE 6/1/15

FICTION / MYSTERY & DETECTIVE / GENERAL

FICTION / MYSTERY & DETECTIVE / GENERAL

FICTION / MYSTERY & DETECTIVE / GENERAL

(b4cd) 4 hours • 4 CDs • 1 MP3 CD L 978-1-5046-0022-4 $19.95

(b4cf) 4.5 hours • 4 CDs • 1 MP3 CD L 978-1-5046-0032-3 $19.95

(b4ce) 4 hours • 4 CDs • 1 MP3 CD L 978-1-5046-0027-9 $19.95

 978-1-62460-465-2 $49.00

 978-1-62460-469-0 $49.00

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 978-1-62460-467-6 $49.00

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JUNE NEW RELEASES A Higher Standard

Magic Words

Barefoot to Billionaire

Leadership Strategies from America’s First Female Four-Star General

by Gen. Ann Dunwoody, US Army, (ret.), with Tomago Collins Foreword by Sheryl Sandberg Reader to be announced

The Science and Secrets behind Seven Words that Motivate, Engage, and Influence

by Tim David Read by Walter Dixon

Reflections on a Life’s Work and a Promise to Cure Cancer

by Jon M. Huntsman Sr. Read by Don Hagen

In June 2008, Ann Dunwoody was nominated as the first female four-star general in the US Army. A Higher Standard reveals the core leadership principles that helped her achieve her historic appointment.

Words can inspire, influence, and sell—but why? Full of startling scientific research, humorous anecdotes, and word-for-word scripts, Magic Words reveals the secrets of exactly what to say so our words have the effect we desire.

“An amazing, uplifting story.”

“An elegant and concise book.”

—General Stanley McChrystal

—New York Times

AVAILABLE 6/16/15

AVAILABLE 6/16/15

BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / MILITARY

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / SKILLS

(bmc0) 6 hours • 5 CDs • 1 MP3 CD L 978-1-4690-6134-4 $29.99

(bimi) 3.5 hours • 3 CDs • 1 MP3 CDs L 978-1-4690-6144-3 $29.99

 978-1-4690-6133-7 $69.99

The Coolness of Josh

by Marc Swift Produced by Made for Success Read by Marc Swift

(bi7l) 18.5 hours • 15 CDs • 2 MP3 CDs L 978-1-4690-6146-7 $44.99

”It really is powerful. There are times I laughed, there are times I cried. It is life-changing.”

AVAILABLE 6/2/15

AVAILABLE 6/9/15

RELIGION / CHRISTIAN LIFE / WOMEN’S ISSUES

BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / PERSONAL MEMOIRS

(bje9) 3.5 hours • 3 CDs • 1 MP3 CD L 978-1-5046-1414-6 $19.95

(blsk) 4 hours • 4 CDs • 1 MP3 CD L 978-1-5046-3129-7 $19.95

Advanced Sales Survival Training

Further Selected Essays on Productivity, Creativity, Parenting, and Politics in the 21st Century

by Cory Doctorow Read by Paul Michael Garcia Discussing complex topics in an accessible manner, Cory Doctorow returns with this second collection of essays and polemics on technology and the creativity it fuels.

“Doctorow makes the complicated accessible throughout this great little guidebook, a GPS for the digital age.”—Publishers Weekly AVAILABLE 6/2/15

 978-1-5046-3128-0 $49.00

TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / SOCIAL ASPECTS (bi1p) 5.5 hours • 6 CDs • 1 MP3 CD L 978-1-5046-0171-9 $29.95

The Questions to Empower Your Life

by Michael Jenet Foreword by Justin Sachs Read by Michael Jenet Why do some people live happier, successful, and more fulfilling lives, while others are miserable? Ask gives you the answer. In an easy-to-read, humorous, conversational style, peppered with logical explanations, simple steps, and real-life examples, Michael Jenet shows you how to immediately get more out of life.

 978-1-5046-0170-2 $69.00

What Does the Bible Really Teach about Homosexuality?

Ask

Made for Success Produced by Made for Success Featuring Tom Hopkins

 978-1-4690-6111-5 $123.99

Context

Marc Swift takes us on a tender journey that ends in a celebration of life, even after the death of his son.

—Benita Louise, author of How I Survived Single Parenting and Lived to Tell about It

For most sales professionals, stress is the number one enemy. Here, Tom Hopkins pinpoints the “Dirty Dozen”—twelve daily stressors that can drag you and your profits into the mud.

—Stephen R. Covey, praise for the author

BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / BUSINESS  978-1-4690-6110-8 $30.99

How to Study the Bible with Both Our Hearts and Our Minds

by Jen Wilkin Foreword by Matt Chandler Reader to be announced

 978-1-5046-1413-9 $30.00

“One of the finest human beings, industrial leaders, and philanthropists on the planet.”

AVAILABLE 6/16/15

Women of the Word

Offering a clear and concise plan to help women go deeper in their study of scripture, Women of the Word will equip you to engage God’s Word in a way that trains your mind and transforms your heart.

In Barefoot to Billionaire, Jon M. Huntsman revisits the key moments in his life that shaped his view of faith, family, service, and the responsibility that comes with wealth.

by Kevin DeYoung Read by Lee DeYoung In this timely book, award-winning author Kevin DeYoung offers readers an indispensable resource for thinking through one of the most pressing issues of our day.

”This book provides a short, accessible, and pastoral toolbox for all Christians to navigate the shifting cultural landscape of sexuality.”

—Rosaria Butterfield, author of The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert

AVAILABLE 6/2/15

AVAILABLE 6/2/15

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / SALES & SELLING

SELF-HELP / PERSONAL GROWTH / SUCCESS

RELIGION / CHRISTIAN LIFE / SOCIAL ISSUES

(bizb) 3.5 hours • 3 CDs • 1 MP3 CD L 978-1-5046-0789-6 $19.95

(bit8) 4 hours • 3 CDs • 1 MP3 CD L 978-1-5046-0365-2 $19.95

(bje8) 3.5 hours • 3 CDs • 1 MP3 CD L 978-1-5046-1412-2 $19.95

 978-1-5046-0788-9 $30.00

Classic Radio’s Greatest Christmas Shows, Vol. 1 A Hollywood 360 collection Featuring Lucille Ball, Eve Arden, and others This collection contains twelve of the greatest Christmas radio shows ever broadcast during the golden age of radio! From The Amos n’ Andy Show and My Favorite Husband to The Great Gildersleeve, Our Miss Brooks, and Miracle on 34th Street, these classic Christmas radio shows from yesteryear are sure to entertain the whole family.

AVAILABLE 6/2/15  978-1-5046-0364-5 $30.00

 978-1-5046-1411-5 $30.00

X Minus One, Vol. 1

Chatting Up a Storm, Vol. 1

The Classic Radio Sci-Fi Series A Hollywood 360 collection NBC Radio productions Featuring various performers

Interviews with Claudia Cragg Featuring Claudia Cragg Produced by Joe Bevilacqua

This collection includes twelve episodes of X Minus One, one of the finest science fiction dramas ever produced for radio.

“Probably the best old-time radio program of his genre…and generally remained faithful to the originals.”

Chatting Up a Storm, Vol. 1 is a distillation of the best broadcast interviews by journalist Claudia Cragg, with thinkers, authors, and change-makers from the United States and around the world. This volume features twelve interviews, personally chosen by Claudia Cragg and Joe Bevilacqua.

—Old Time Radio Review.com

AVAILABLE 6/1/15

AVAILABLE 6/1/15

PERFORMING ARTS / RADIO / GENERAL

FICTION / SCIENCE FICTION / GENERAL

LITERARY COLLECTIONS / GENERAL

(bgae) 6 hours • 5 CDs • 1 MP3 CD L 978-1-5046-3056-6 $29.95

(bgag) 6 hours • 5 CDs • 1 MP3 CD L 978-1-5046-3064-1 $29.95

(blsm) 5 hours • 4 CDs • 1 MP3 CD L 978-1-5046-3174-7 $19.95

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AVAILABLE 6/23/15  978-1-5046-3063-4 $55.00

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 978-1-5046-3173-0 $49.00

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THE WILD GIRL

by Chevy Stevens Reader to be announced

A Novel

by Mary Kubica Reader to be announced

by Kate Forsyth Read by Kate Reading

Sisters Jess, Courtney, and Dani are forced to go on the run after a fight gets out of hand and events begin to spiral out of control. Eighteen years later, when one of the sisters goes missing, they are pulled back into their past. But this time there’s nowhere left to run.

Heidi Wood’s husband and daughter are horrified when Heidi returns home one day with a young homeless woman named Willow and her fourmonth-old baby in tow. But what begins as an act of kindness quickly spirals into a story far more twisted than anyone could have anticipated.

G row in g up in th e small German kingdom of HessenCassel in the early nineteenth centur y, Dor tchen Wild is irresistibly drawn to the boy nex t door, the young and handsome fairy-tale scholar Wilhelm Grimm. As war rages around them, the two bond over the beautiful stories of old.

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 7/7/15

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 7/28/15

AVAILABLE 7/7/15

FICTION / THRILLERS

FICTION / THRILLERS / SUSPENSE

FICTION / GENERAL

(8756) 12.5 hours • 10 CDs • 1 MP3 CD L 978-1-5046-0872-5  978-1-5046-0871-8 $105.00 $79.99 N 978-1-5046-3720-6

(bfyv) 12.5 hours • 10 CDs • 1 MP3 CD $105.00 L 978-1-5046-0985-2  978-1-5046-0984-5 $79.99 (Available 8/2/15) N 978-1-5046-3719-0

(bgcj) 17.5 hours • 13 CDs • 2 MP3 CDs $118.00 L 978-1-4815-1587-0  978-1-4815-1586-3 $99.99 N 978-1-4830-8415-2

$29.95

THE GIRL WHO WROTE IN SILK

by Kelli Estes Reader to be announced Inara Erickson discovers a relic of the past in her family’s estate, and with it, a shameful secret that could destroy her family.

She faces a terrible choice: bring dishonor to her family, or dishonor the memory of Mei Lien, lone survivor of a cruel purge of the Chinese from Seattle.

$29.95

TWICE IN A LIFETIME

AURORA

by Dorothy Garlock Reader to be announced

by Kim Stanley Robinson Reader to be announced

Sundown, Missouri, 1954. Clara Sinclair’s husband died years ago fighting in World War II, leaving her to raise their son Tommy alone. Clara needs help keeping Tommy in line … she just never expected that help would come from a handsome stranger.

Our voyage from Earth began generations ago. Now we approach our destination—a new home: Aurora. Brilliantly imagined and beautifully told, Aurora is the work of a writer at the height of his powers.

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 7/7/15

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 7/7/15

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 7/7/15

FICTION / ASIAN AMERICAN

FICTION / ROMANCE / GENERAL

(biph) 13 hours • 10 CDs • 1 MP3 CD L 978-1-5046-0603-5  978-1-5046-0602-8 $105.00 $74.99 N 978-1-5046-3721-3

(bj9j) 9.5 hours • 8 CDs $89.99  978-1-4789-3399-1 $59.99 (Available 9/6/2015) N 978-1-4789-3401-1

FICTION / SCIENCE FICTION / SPACE OPERA

$29.95

(bj9n) 15 hours • 13 CDs $123.99  978-1-4789-3326-7 $69.99 (Available 9/6/2015) N 978-1-4789-3328-1

THE LAND OF STORIES, BOOK 4

ORPHAN NUMBER EIGHT

THE HIGHLANDER TAKES A BRIDE

by Chris Colfer Read by the author

A Novel

by Kim van Alkemade Reader to be announced

by Lynsay Sands Reader to be announced

After the emotional cliffhanger of The Land of Stories: A Grimm Warning, shocking secrets are revealed about Conner and Alex’s past, and they once again find themselves fighting to save the fairy tale world—this time from a villain neither could have ever imagined.

In 1919 four-year-old Rachel Rabinowitz is subjected to X-ray exp eriment s by Dr. Mildred Solomon that leave her disfigured. Years later she becomes a nurse, and her patient is none other than the cancerstricken Dr. Solomon. Rachel realizes that a person’s fate is not always set in stone.

Raised alongside seven boisterous brothers, Saidh Buchanan has little interest in a husband—until she glimpses the new Laird MacDonnell. But Saidh is the target of a hidden enemy, and Greer faces the battle of his life to safeguard the woman he wants above all others.

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 7/7/15

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 7/7/15

JUVENILE FICTION / FAIRY TALES & FOLKLORE

FICTION / HISTORICAL

FICTION / ROMANCE / HISTORICAL

(bje4) 14 hours • 11 CDs $59.99  978-1-5046-1401-6

(bjeh) 13 hours • 10 CDs $59.99  978-1-5046-1446-7

(bj98) 11 hours • 9 CDs $99.99  978-1-4789-3391-5

$44.95

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 7/28/15

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Season of Fear

The Cab Bolton Series, Book 2

by Brian Freeman Read by Joe Barrett

Brian Freeman is an internationally bestselling

author of psychological suspense novels, including Immoral, Stripped, Stalked, In the Dark, The Burying Place, The Bone House, and Spilled Blood, which won the 2013 ITW Thriller Award for Best Hardcover Novel. His books have been sold in forty-six countries and twenty languages and have appeared as main selections in the Literary Guild and the Book of the Month Club.

June 27th at 1:00pm Hilton-Grand BR A Multivoice "Radio Play" Mystery Drama

Joe Barrett has appeared both on and off

Broadway as well as in hundreds of radio and television commercials. He has earned multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards and has been nominated for the prestigious Audie Award. He has narrated books by such authors as Trevanian, Brian Freeman, Don Winslow, and James W. Huston.

June 27th at 1:00pm Hilton-Grand BR A Multivoice "Radio Play" Mystery Drama

Michael Koryta’s first novel, the Edgar-

nominated Tonight I Said Goodbye, was published when he was just twenty-one. His work has been translated into more than ten languages. He lives in Bloomington, Indiana, where he has worked as a newspaper reporter and private investigator.

AVAILABLE NOW FICTION / CRIME • (9479) 12.5 hours • 10 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4830-4833-8 $118.00 L 978-1-4830-4836-9 $29.95 N 978-1-4830-9823-4 $84.99

The Cold Nowhere

The Jonathan Stride Series, Book 6

by Brian Freeman Read by Joe Barret

AVAILABLE NOW FICTION / THRILLERS / SUSPENSE • (7474) 11.5 hours • 9 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4708-8011-8 $105.00 L 978-1-4708-8014-9 $29.95 N 978-1-4708-8015-6 $79.99

Those Who Wish Me Dead

by Michael Koryta Read by Robert Petkoff

AVAILABLE NOW FICTION / THRILLERS • (9653) 10.5 hours • 9 CDs  978-1-4789-0143-3 $84.99 N 978-1-4789-0145-7 $99.99

Last Words

by Michael Koryta Reader to be announced

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Grover Gardner is an award-winning narrator with over eight hundred titles to his credit. Named one of the “Best Voices of the Century” and a Golden Voice

by AudioFile magazine, he has won three prestigious Audie Awards, was chosen Narrator of the Year for 2005

by Publishers Weekly, and has earned more than thirty Earphones Awards.

June 28th at 2:00pm Pop Top Stage Reading from Game of Mirrors, The Inspector Montalbano Mysteries, Book 18

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 8/18/15 FICTION / THRILLERS • (bj9x) 12.5 hours • 11 CDs  978-1-4789-3436-3 $109.99

Game of Mirrors

The Inspector Montalbano Mysteries, Book 18

by Andrea Camilleri Translated by Stephen Sartarelli Read by Grover Gardner AVAILABLE NOW FICTION / MYSTERY & DETECTIVE / POLICE PROCEDURAL (bd46) 5.5 hours • 5 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4815-2044-7 $55.00 L 978-1-4815-2045-4 $29.95 N 978-1-5046-0640-0 $64.99

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Dead Man’s Chest

The Junior Novelization The Pirates of the Caribbean Series, Book 2

By Disney Press Read by Simon Vance

• A New York Times bestseller • The first three Pirates of the Caribbean films have grossed over $2.6 billion

Jack Sparrow and his friends are back and ready for another adventure. But this time, it looks like they might be in over their heads. In this junior novelization of the swashbuckling live-action film, aspiring pirates will get a chance to re-live the action and see stills from the movie.

AVAILABLE 6/2/15 • FOR AGES 8-12 JUVENILE FICTION / ACTION & ADVENTURE / PIRATES • (bh9o) 3 hours • 3 CDs • 1 MP3 CD î˜? 978-1-5046-2469-5 $30.00 L 978-1-5046-2470-1 $19.95 N 978-1-5046-3258-4 $49.99 (Available 7/23/15)

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End

The Junior Novelization The Pirates of the Caribbean Series, Book 3

By Disney Press Read by Simon Vance

• A New York Times bestselling series • Extensive social media promotion, including Facebook and Twitter

Pirate afficionados old and young alike will dive into this entertaining retelling of the continuing, bone-chilling adventures of Captain Jack Sparrow, Will Turner, and Elizabeth Swann as the battle for control of the seas heats up in the third Pirates of the Caribbean film.

AVAILABLE 6/16/15 • FOR AGES 8-12 JUVENILE FICTION / ACTION & ADVENTURE / PIRATES • (bh9t) 2.5 hours • 2 CDs • 1 MP3 CD î˜? 978-1-5046-3033-7 $28.00 L 978-1-5046-3034-4 $19.95

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

The Junior Novelization The Pirates of the Caribbean Series, Book 4

By Disney Press Read by Simon Vance The return of Jack Sparrow, Captain Barbossa, and other familiar faces brings about an all-new adventure in Pirate of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, as Jack confronts a past love and finds himself aboard Blackbeard’s ship, on a doomed adventure to the Fountain of Youth.

• A New York Times bestselling series • Numerous other Disney titles are available, including the junior novelizations of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Maleficent, Big Hero 6, and Finding Nemo

AVAILABLE 6/30/15 • FOR AGES 8-12 JUVENILE FICTION / ACTION & ADVENTURE / PIRATES • (bh9w) 2.5 hours • 2 CDs • 1 MP3 CD î˜? 978-1-5046-3040-5 $28.00 L 978-1-5046-3041-2 $19.95

A Princess Collection

Ariel: The Shimmering Star Necklace, Belle: The Mysterious Message, Rapunzel: A Day to Remember, and Cinderella: The Lost Tiara

By Disney Press Reader to be announced

• Disney Princess is a multibillion-dollar global franchise • Will appeal to fans of Brave, Tangled, Beauty and the Beast, and The Little Mermaid

This collection features tales of four Disney • Numerous other Disney titles are also available, princesses all in one volume! Stories included including the junior novelizations of Brave, Frozen, are Ariel: The Shimmering Star Necklace, Belle: The Mysterious Message, Rapunzel: A Day to Remember, and Tangled and Cinderella: The Lost Tiara.

AVAILABLE 6/23/15 • FOR AGES 4-7 JUVENILE FICTION / FAIRY TALES & FOLKLORE / GENERAL • (bh9n) 4 hours • 4 CDs • 1 MP3 CD î˜? 978-1-5046-2455-8 $49.00 L 978-1-5046-2454-1 $19.95 N 978-1-5046-3259-1 $49.99 đ?–˘đ?–˘ 2015 DISNEY

Marvel’s Ant-Man

The Junior Novel

By Marvel Press Reader to be announced

Armed with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, master thief Scott Lang must embrace his inner-hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym, protect the secret behind his spectacular Ant-Man suit from a new generation of towering threats.

• Print run 75,000 • Will appeal to fans of the junior novelizations of Marvel’s The Avengers: Age of Ultron, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, and Marvel’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/19/15 • FOR AGES 8-12 JUVENILE FICTION / ACTION & ADVENTURE / GENERAL • (bd76) 3.5 hours • 2 CDs • 1 MP3 CD î˜? 978-1-4815-0162-0 $35.00 L 978-1-4815-0163-7 $19.95 N 978-1-5046-3257-7 $49.99 (Available 7/23/15)

Marvel’s Avengers Phase One: Thor Marvel Cinematic Universe, Book #

By Marvel Press Read by Ray Chase Once just a powerful and arrogant royal from another realm, Thor became one of Earth’s finest defenders. Join the action as this Super Hero battles for mankind in this complete origin story as told in Marvel’s Thor.

• A new series based on Marvel’s hugely successful blockbuster Super Hero film franchise • Marvel’s The Avengers is the third biggest movie of all time and grossed $1.5 billion at the worldwide box office • The Marvel Universe’s expanse continues to grow with Marvel’s Avengers Assemble, Marvel’s Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H., and Marvel’s Ultimate Spider-Man

AVAILABLE 5/12/15 • FOR AGES 8-12 JUVENILE FICTION / ACTION & ADVENTURE • (blor) TK hours • 3 CDs • 1 MP3 CD î˜? 978-1-5046-2508-1 $30.00 L 978-1-5046-2509-8 $19.95

The Iron Man Collection

Marvel’s Iron Man, Marvel’s Iron Man 2, and Marvel’s Iron Man 3; The Junior Novelizations

By Marvel Press Reader to be announced

• Jam-packed with action, villains, and, of course, Super Heroes, The Iron Man Collection has everything young readers could want

This collection includes all three Iron Man junior novelizations. Join the edge-of-your-seat action as billionaire Tony Stark invents a high-tech suit of armor that he hopes will save the world, takes on such vile villains as Whiplash and Justin Hammer, and more!

• Will appeal to fans of the junior novelizations of Marvel’s The Avengers, Marvel’s Thor: The Dark World, and Marvel’s The Avengers: Age of Ultron

• The Iron Man film franchise grossed over $2 billion in theaters worldwide

AVAILABLE 6/23/15 • FOR AGES 8-12 JUVENILE FICTION / MEDIA TIE-IN • (bh9y) 7 hours • 6 CDs • 1 MP3 CD î˜? 978-1-5046-2462-6 $69.00 L 978-1-5046-2463-3 $29.95 N 978-1-5046-3260-7

$49.99 (Available 7/23/15)

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YOUNG ADULT & CHILDREN’S June Just My Rotten Luck

To Hold the Bridge

The Middle School Series, Book 7

by James Patterson and Chris Tebbetts Read by Bryan Kennedy

by Garth Nix Reader to be announced

Garth Nix is renowned for his legendary fantasy works, but To Hold the Bridge showcases his versatility as the collection offers nineteen short stories from every genre of literature. Whether writing about vampires, detectives, ancient spirits, or odd jobs, Garth Nix’s ability to pull his readers into new worlds is extraordinary.

In this seventh Middle School episode, Rafe heads back to the place his misadventures began: the dreaded Hills Village Middle School, where he’s now being forced to take “special” classes.

He also finds himself joining the school’s football team—alongside his main tormentor, Miller the Killer! But Rafe might have to deal with something completely new: popularity!

• Garth Nix is a New York Times bestselling author

• Print run 350,000

• Title has received extensive blogger outreach and cross-promotion through author’s website and social media profiles

• James Patterson is one of the most popular writers of all time

• Also available: Abhorsen, Clariel, Lirael, and more

”Rich, complex, involving, hard to put down.”

—Publishers Weekly on Sabriel

• Will appeal to fans of the Big Nate series by Lincoln Peirce and the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series by Jeff Kinney

“Patterson artfully weaves a deeper and… thought-provoking tale of childhood coping mechanisms and everyday school and family realities.”

—School Library Journal (starred review ) on The Worst Years of My Life

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/9/15 • FOR AGES 12-17 JUVENILE FICTION / FANTASY & MAGIC • (bjcf) 14 hours • 11 CDs  978-1-5046-1207-4 $59.99

The Good Girls

The Perfectionists Series, Book 2

by Sara Shepard Reader to be announced Mackenzie, Ava, Caitlin, Julie, and Parker have done some not-so-perfect things.

But even though they all talked about killing rich bully Nolan Hotchkiss, they didn’t actually go through with it. It’s just a coincidence that Nolan died … right?

But when someone else they named dies, the girls wonder if they’re being framed. Or are they about to become the killer’s next targets?

• Print run 100,000

The Survival Guide to Bullying Written by a Kid for a Kid

by Aija Mayrock Read by Aija Mayrock

In The Survival Guide to Bullying, Aija Mayrock offers support, guidance, and direction to readers. She shares with her reader the different approaches and strategies that helped her survive her own experience with bullying. She speaks the same language as her peers, making the book very relatable for kids and teens.

• Will appeal to fans of Bullying at School by Jenny River and Stick Up for Yourself by Kaufman, Raphael, and Espeland

• #1 New York Times bestselling author • Will appeal to fans of Trust Me, I’m Lying by Mary Elizabeth Summer and Get Even (Don’t Get Mad) by Gretchen McNeil

“Fans of the author’s Pretty Little Liars series and the Lying Game series won’t be disappointed.”

—Booklist on The Perfectionists

• Makes a great gift for teens and kids • Author has been highly reviewed by readers

”Essential reading for parents and young people alike…

An eye-opening hymn to the power of positivity.”

—Michael Goi, cinematographer of American Horror Story

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/2/15 • FOR AGES 12-17 JUVENILE FICTION / GIRLS & WOMEN • (bjc3) 11.5 hours • 9 CDs  978-1-5046-1167-1 $59.99

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SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/22/15 • FOR AGES 8-12 JUVENILE FICTION / HUMOROUS STORIES • (bj8x) 4.5 hours • 4 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-4789-3350-2 $49.99 L 978-1-4789-3472-1 $29.99

AVAILABLE 6/30/15 • FOR AGES 12-17 JUVENILE NONFICTION / SOCIAL ISSUES / BULLYING (bit3) 5 hours • 4 CDs • 1 MP3 CD  978-1-5046-1175-6 $49.00 L 978-1-5046-1176-3 $19.95

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YOUNG ADULT & CHILDREN’S June Joyride

Deadfall

by Anna Banks Read by Kyla Garcia and Andrew Eiden

The Sequel to Blackbird

by Anna Carey Reader to be announced

• New York Times bestselling author

Carly Vega works hard to bring her deported parents back from Mexico. A regular prankster, Arden Moss needs a new accomplice. When their paths cross, they realize they’ve been living according to the wishes of others. Just like real life, their journey is funny, romantic, and sometimes harsh.

• National advertising campaign

In the compelling sequel to Blackbird, Anna Carey delivers a gritty and adrenaline-filled story of a girl desperate to escape her mysterious and terrifying assailants.

• Will appeal to fans of Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins and The Goddess Test

by Aimee Carter

“A book brimming with original humor…Both a heart-stopper and heart-tugger.”

“Tense, taut, and deliciously disorienting, Blackbird kept me guessing at every turn.”

—Kass Morgan, New York Times bestselling author of The 100

—Kirkus Reviews

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/2/15 • FOR AGES 12-17

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/16/15 • FOR AGES 12-17

JUVENILE FICTION / LOVE & ROMANCE • (9243) 9.5 hours • 8 CDs • 1 MP3 CD

JUVENILE FICTION / ACTION & ADVENTURE / GENERAL

 978-1-5046-0586-1 $90.00

(bjci) 8.5 hours • 7 CDs

L 978-1-5046-0587-8 $29.95

N 978-1-5046-3151-8 $64.99

 978-1-5046-1213-5 $59.99

Emmy & Oliver

Get Dirty

Proof of Forever

by Robin Benway Reader to be announced

The Don’t Get Mad Series, Book 2

by Gretchen McNeil Reader to be announced

by Lexa Hillyer Reader to be announced

Emmy and Oliver were going to be best friends forever, or maybe even more, before their futures were ripped apart. In Emmy’s soul, despite the space and time between them, their connection has never been severed.

But is their story still written in the stars?

“Filled with intrigue and suspense…The reader will hang onto its every word.”

Proof of Forever is the lyrical story of four seventeen-year-old friends who receive an unlikely chance to relive the perfect summer … and the devastating secret that could unravel it all.

in Gretchen McNeil’s sequel to Get Even, it’s up to Olivia and Kitty to try to catch their deadly tormentor. The killer could be anyone, and this time he—or she—is out for more than just revenge.

”A compelling contemporary thriller” —Kirkus Reviews on Get Even

— Library Media Connection on Going Rogue

“A beautifully written testament to the power of friendship and the possibility of second chances, told with humor, heart, and a little bit of magic.”

— Jennifer E. Smith, author of The Geography of You and Me

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/23/15 • FOR AGES 12-17

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/16/15 • FOR AGES 12-17

JUVENILE FICTION / FAMILY / MARRIAGE & DIVORCE

JUVENILE FICTION / MYSTERIES & DETECTIVE STORIES

JUVENILE FICTION / SOCIAL ISSUES / GENERAL

(bjcn) 11.5 hours • 9 CDs

(bjcj) 13 hours • 10 CDs

(bjc6) 11.5 hours • 9 CDs

 978-1-5046-1221-0 $59.99

Guts & Glory: The Vikings

The Copernicus Archives: Becca and the Prisoner’s Cross

The Guts & Glory Series, Book 2

by Ben Thompson Reader to be announced

—Kirkus Reviews on Guts & Glory: The American Civil War

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/9/15 • FOR AGES 8-12

Becca and the Prisoner’s Cross is studious language expert Becca’s thrilling first-person account of the next stop in the Kaplan family’s perilous journey.

”This fast-paced adventure features vivid settings, difficult brainteasers, and likable characters.”

—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) on The Copernicus Archives: Wade and the Scorpion’s Claw

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/16/15 • FOR AGES 8-12

JUVENILE NONFICTION / HISTORY / EUROPE

JUVENILE FICTION / ACTION & ADVENTURE / GENERAL

(bj96) 9 hours • 8 CDs

(bjch) 5 hours • 4 CDs

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 978-1-5046-1211-1 $49.99

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Stranded The Jennie McGrady Mysteries, Book 14

by Patricia H. Rushford Read by Rebecca Gibel

The Copernicus Legacy Series, Book 2

by Tony Abbott Reader to be announced

This invigorating overview of Viking history for kids uses colorful facts to entertain listeners with true stories of the most feared—and misunderstood —figures in European history.

”Thompson’s passion for his subject is infectious.”

 978-1-5046-1215-9 $59.99

SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/2/15 • FOR AGES 12-17

Jennie McGrady is thrilled to be taking another flying lesson from Gram, but a crash landing puts a damper on things. With Gram unconscious, Jennie leaves the plane in search of help and stumbles upon a suspicious commune.

“Suspense, good characterization, and cliff-hanger chapter endings move the narrative along at a fast clip.”

—Childrens Literature on Forgotten

AVAILABLE 6/15/15 • FOR AGES 12-17 JUVENILE FICTION / RELIGIOUS / CHRISTIAN / MYSTERIES & (8278) 5 hours • 4 CDs • 1 MP3 CD DETECTIVE STORIES  978-1-5046-3156-3 $49.00

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