Pan Macmillan Asia Monthly Catalogue - September 2013 US

SEPTEMBER 2013 US TITLE HIGHLIGHTS

Orders should be received by 1st August 2013 to receive titles by on-sale-date.

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The New York Times bestselling authors of Reverse Innovation SUPERLEAD and How Stella Saved the Farm distill more than a decade of exclusive research into one short, powerful, action-oriented book. All companies, whether small or global, need to innovate in order to survive.

But innovation often falters at the idea stage, because companies are focused on efficient performance and are unwilling or unable to devote resources to new ideas. Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble are recognized as the world’s leading researchers and teachers of innovation. In Beyond the Idea, they distill more than a decade of research and insight into one practical, hands-on book designed for executives, managers, consultants, project leaders, and teams charged with making innovation work.

Beyond the Idea is an essential book for any business reader or company: a short, accessible, read-at-one-sitting guide that offers invaluable advice from the two leading experts in the field.

Beyond the Idea Vijay Govindarajan & 9781250040176 Hardback $19.99 24th Sep 192 PP St. Martin’s Press Chris Trimble The third book in O’Reilly’s bestselling history series, Killing Jesus SUPERLEAD delivers the story of Jesus’s crucifixion as it’s never been told before. Millions of readers have thrilled to author Bill O’Reilly and historian Martin Dugard’s Killing Kennedy and Killing Lincoln, page-turning works of nonfiction that have changed the way we read history.

Now the anchor of The O’Reilly Factor details the events leading up to the murder of the most influential man in history: Jesus of Nazareth. Nearly two thousand years after this beloved and controversial young revolutionary was brutally killed by Roman soldiers, more than 2.2 billion people attempt to follow his teachings and believe he is God. Killing Jesus will take readers inside Jesus’s life, recounting the seismic political and historical events that made his death inevitable - and changed the world forever.

Killing Jesus Bill O’Reilly & Martin Dugard

9780805098549

Hardback

$28.00

24th Sep

304 PP

Henry Holt

The Hugo and Nebula Award–winning classic is now a major motion picture releasing November 1, 2013

SUPERLEAD

Orson Scott Card is one of the most popular SF writers alive today. Ender’s Game is the first book in the saga of Ender Wiggin, and is one of the most popular and highly honored series in the history of SF. The Earth is under attack from a hostile race of aliens known as “buggers.”

A general is needed to mount a counterattack. He must be brilliant, ruthless, and cunning. A tactical and strategic master. The leading candidate: Ender Wiggin. The problem? Ender is only a child.

Ender’s Game (Movie Tie-In) Orson Scott Card

9780765370624

Paperback

$7.99

1st Oct

352 PP

Tor

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From the New York Times bestselling writing duo, comes the story of an heiress longing to marry for love or not at all.

Caroline Maxwell would like nothing more than to join her brother, Eddie, and his friend, Jack Culhane, on their adventures. While Jack and Eddie are off seeing the world, buying up businesses and building wildly successful careers, Caroline’s stuck at home frightening off the men her mother hopes will ask for her hand in marriage. When her mother sets her sights on the questionable Lord Bremerton as a possible suitor, Caroline struggles with her instincts and the true nature of her heart. She longs for adventure, passion, love, and most of all... Jack Culhane, an unconventional Irish-American bachelor with new money and no title. A completely unacceptable suitor in the eyes of Caroline’s mother. But Caroline’s dark hair, brilliant eyes and quick The Husband List wit have Jack understanding just why it is people fall in love and get married.

Janet Evanovich & Dorien Kelly 9780312651343

Paperback

$8.99

27th Aug

336 PP

St. Martin’s Press

China, 1957. Chairman Mao has declared a new openness in society: “Let a hundred flowers bloom; let a hundred schools of thought contend.” Many intellectuals fear it is only a trick, and Kai Ying’s husband, Sheng, a teacher, has promised not to jeopardize their safety or that of their young son, Tao. But one July morning, just before his sixth birthday, Tao watches helplessly as Sheng is dragged away for writing a letter criticizing the Communist Party and sent to a labor camp for “reeducation.” A year later, still missing his father desperately, Tao climbs to the top of the hundred-year-old kapok tree in front of their home, wanting to see the mountain peaks in the distance. But Tao slips and tumbles thirty feet to the courtyard below, badly breaking his leg.

FICTION

As Kai Ying struggles to hold her small family together in the face of this shattering reminder of her husband’s absence, other members of the A Hundred Flowers household must face their own guilty secrets and strive to find peace in a world where the old sense of order is falling.

Gail Tsukiyama 9781250022547

Trade Paperback

$15.99

27th Aug

320 PP

St. Martin’s Griffin

To honor the magnificent career of Jack Vance, one unparalleled in achievement and impact, George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois, with the full cooperation of Vance, his family, and his agents, have created a Jack Vance tribute anthology: Songs of the Dying Earth.

Half a century ago, Jack Vance created the world of the Dying Earth, and fantasy has never been the same. Now, for the first time ever, Jack has agreed to open this bizarre and darkly beautiful world to other fantasists, to play in as their very own. To say that other fantasy writers are excited by this prospect is a gross understatement; one has told us that he’d crawl through broken glass for the chance to write for the anthology, another that he’d gladly give up his right arm for the privilege. That’s the kind of regard in which Jack Vance and The Dying Earth are held by generations of his peers. This book contains original stories from George R. R. Martin, Neil Gaiman, Dan Simmons, Elizabeth Moon, Tanith Lee, Songs of the Tad Williams, Kage Baker, and Robert Silverberg, along with fifteen others - as well Dying Earth George R.R. Martin as an introduction by Dean Koontz. & Gardner Dozois 9780765360618 Paperback $9.99 27th Aug 816 PP Tor

Father Night Eric Van Lustbader 2

Jack McClure is no stranger to trouble. From his street-savvy education on the mean streets of Washington, DC to his military service and operations with ATF and DoD, danger has never been too far away. But ever since Jack McClure saved the life of Alli Carson, the first daughter, he’s discovered a whole new breed of enemy. These heartless wielders of power do not make headlines. They strike fast and silent, and leave no trace, manipulating foreign affairs from the shadows. And now Jack McClure has become their number one target. In Father Night, a tidal wave of reform is sweeping across the Middle East. Up for grabs are major seats of political power, and at the center of it all are two men, giants of the vast criminal underworld. Their power knows no bounds. Their war knows no end. One is known as Dadya Gourdiev, the other is an underworld mystery, known only as the Syrian. But hiding in the shadows is a man history might have forsaken, but whose evil is still very much.

9780765369482

Paperback

$9.99

27th Aug

464 PP

Forge

Coordinated for release with one of 2013’s biggest game properties, Total War is a hybrid that brings the gaming and book worlds together. The Total War PC game franchise has sold more than 12 million copies worldwide to date, with seven million downloads of additional game content. Now, New York Times bestselling author David Gibbins collaborates with game developers The Creative Assembly to create original novels set in the Total War: Rome II world. The first book will follow the rise of Fabius Petronius Secundus, a fictional Roman legionary and centurion whose life closely shadows that of Scipio Africanus the Younger, conqueror of Carthage in 146 BC. It ranges from his first battle against the Macedonians, that seals the fate of Alexander the Great’s empire, to the Siege of Carthage. Fabius’s success brings him admiration and respect, but also attracts greed and jealousy - the closest allies can become the bitterest of enemies. And then there is Julia, of the Caesar family - a dark beauty in love Total War Rome: with both Fabius and his rival Paullus - who causes a vicious feud. Ultimately Destroy Carthage for Fabius, it will come down to one question: how much is he prepared to sacrifice for his vision of Rome?

David Gibbins 9781250038647

Someone Alice McDermott

$25.99

3rd Sep

352 PP

Thomas Dunne Books

An ordinary life lived by an ordinary woman: this is the subject of Someone, Alice McDermott’s extraordinary return, seven years after the publication of After This. Our first glimpse of Marie is as a child: a girl in glasses waiting on a Brooklyn stoop for her beloved father to come home from work. A seemingly innocuous encounter with a young woman named Pegeen sets the bittersweet tone of this remarkable novel. Pegeen describes herself as an “amadan,” a fool; indeed, soon after her chat with Marie, Pegeen tumbles down her own basement stairs. The magic of McDermott’s novel lies in how it reveals us all as fools for this or that, in one way or another. Marie’s first heartbreak and her eventual marriage; her brother’s brief stint as a Catholic priest, subsequent loss of faith, and eventual breakdown; the Second World War; her parents’ deaths; the births and lives of Marie’s children; the changing world of her Irish-American enclave in Brooklyn - McDermott sketches all of it with sympathy and insight. This is a novel that speaks of life as it is daily lived; a crowning achievement by one of the finest American writers at work today.

Hardback

$25.00

10th Sep

240 PP

Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Centuries ago Acheron saved the human race by imprisoning an ancient evil bent on absolute destruction. Now that evil has been unleashed and it is out for revenge. As the twin to Acheron, Styxx hasn’t always been on his brother’s side. They’ve spent more centuries going at each other’s throats than protecting their backs. Now Styxx has a chance to prove his loyalty to his brother, but only if he’s willing to trade his life and future for Acheron’s.

The Atlantean goddess of Wrath and Misery, Bethany was born to right wrongs.

But it was never a task she relished. Until now. She owes Acheron a debt that she vows to repay, no matter what it takes. He will join their fellow gods in hell and nothing is going to stop her. But things are never what they seem, and Acheron is no longer the last of his line. Styxx and Acheron must put aside their past and learn to trust each other or more will suffer. Yet it’s hard to risk your own life for someone who once tried to take yours, even when it’s your own twin, and when loyalties are skewed and no one can be trusted, not even yourself, how do you find a way back from the darkness that wants to consume the entire world? One that wants to start by devouring your very soul?

9781250029881

Hardback

$27.99

3rd Sep

848 PP

St. Martin’s Press

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FICTION

9780374281090

Styxx Sherrilyn Kenyon

Hardback

“Thoroughly readable… Essential reading for everyone who is interested in the processes of change that have led to the emergence of today’s Asia.”

Amitav Ghosh, The Wall Street Journal

From the Ruins of Empire Pankaj Mishra

A little more than a century ago, independent thinkers across Asia sought to frame a distinct intellectual tradition that would inspire the continent’s rise to dominance. Yet this did not come to pass, and those thinkers Tagore, Gandhi, and later Nehru in India; Liang Qichao and Sun Yat-sen in China; Jamal al-Din al-Afghani and Abdurreshi al Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire - are seen as outriders from the main anticolonial tradition. But as Pankaj Mishra demonstrates in this enthralling portrait of like minds, Asia’s revolt against the West is not the one led by faith-fired terrorists and thwarted peasants; rather, it is rooted in the ideas of these once renowned thinkers. Now, when the ascendency of Asia seems possible as never before, is as necessary as it is timely - a book essential to our understanding of the world and our place in it.

9781250037718

Trade Paperback

$17.00

27th Aug

368 PP

Picador

“An engaging and informative account of the building’s construction and its lasting place in New York’s lore.”

The Washington Post Critics hated it. The public feared it would topple over. Passersby were knocked down by the winds. But even before it was completed, the Flatiron Building had become an unforgettable part of New York City.

NON-FICTION

The Flatiron Alice Sparberg Alexiou

Our Harsh Logic Breaking the Silence

Fortress Israel Patrick Tyler 4

This marvelously written book chronicles not just the construction of the building, but the changing technology and culture that characterized New York at the dawn of the twentieth century: Madison Square Park shifted from a promenade for rich women to gay prostitutes, photography became an art, motion pictures came into existence; jazz came to the forefront of popular music - and all within steps of one of the city’s best loved buildings.

9781250032041

Trade Paperback

$15.99

3rd Sep

320 PP

St. Martin’s Griffin

The very name of the Israel Defense Forces suggests that its primary mission is the defense of the country’s territory. Indeed, both internationally and within Israel, support for the occupation of Palestinian territory rests on the belief that the army’s actions and presence in the West Bank and Gaza are essentially defensive and responsive, aimed at protecting the country from terror. But Israeli soldiers themselves tell a profoundly different story. In this landmark work, which includes more than a hundred soldiers’ testimonies collected over a decade, what emerges is a broad policy that is as much offensive as defensive. In their own words, the soldiers reveal in human and vivid detail how the key planks of the army’s ostensibly protective program have in fact served to accelerate acquisition of Palestinian land, cripple all normal political and social life, and ultimately thwart the possibility of independence. The many soldiers who have spoken out have taken aim at a silence of complicity that perpetuates the justification for occupation. In the process, they have created a gripping and immediate record of oppression. Powerful and incontrovertible, Our Harsh Logic is a supremely significant contribution to one of the world’s most vexed conflicts.

9781250037732

Trade Paperback

$20.00

3rd Sep

400 PP

Picador

From Israel’s founding in 1948, we see a leadership class engaged in an ideological struggle over whether to become the “light unto nations,” as envisioned by the early Zionists, or to embrace an ideology of state militarism. In his first decade as prime minister, David Ben-Gurion conceived of a militarized society, dominated by a powerful defense establishment and capable of defeating the Arabs in serial warfare. Bound by self-reliance and a stern resolve never to forget the Holocaust, Israel’s military elite has prevailed in war but has at times overpowered Israel’s democracy. Fortress Israel shows us how the nation’s martial culture envelops every family. Israeli youth go through three years of compulsory military service after high school, and acceptance into elite commando units or air force squadrons brings lasting prestige and a network for life. So ingrained is the martial outlook and identity, Tyler argues, that Israelis are missing opportunities to make peace even when it is possible to do so. Based on a vast array of sources, declassified documents, personal archives, and interviews across the spectrum of Israel’s ruling class, Fortress Israel is a remarkable story of character, rivalry, conflict, and the competing impulses for war and for peace in the Middle East.

9780374534004

Trade Paperback

$17.00

24th Sep

576 PP

Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Still Foolin’ ‘Em Billy Crystal

Billy Crystal is turning 65, and he’s not happy about it. With his trademark wit and heart, he outlines the absurdities and challenges that come with growing old, from insomnia to memory loss to leaving dinners with half your meal on your shirt. In humorous chapters like “Nodding Off,” Crystal not only catalogues his physical gripes, but offers a road map to his 77 million fellow baby boomers who are arriving at this milestone age with him. He also looks back at the most powerful and memorable moments of his long and storied life, from entertaining his relatives as a kid in Long Beach, Long Island, his years doing stand-up in the Village, up through his legendary stint at Saturday Night Live, When Harry Met Sally, and his long run as host of the Academy Awards. Readers get a front-row seat to his one-day career with the New York Yankees, his love affair with Sophia Loren, and his enduring friendships with several of his idols, including Mickey Mantle and Muhammad Ali. He lends a light touch to more serious topics like religion, grandparenting, and, of course, dentistry. As wise and poignant as they are funny, Crystal’s reflections are an unforgettable look at an extraordinary life well lived.

9780805098204

Hardback

$28.00

10th Sep

288 PP

Henry Holt

President Barack Obama’s sister’s moving memoir of her life in Africa and Europe, and her relationship with her brother.

Hanging Man Barnaby Martin

9781250031327

Trade Paperback

$16.99

17th Sep

352 PP

St. Martin’s Griffin

In October 2010, Ai Weiwei’s Sunflower Seeds appeared in the Tate Modern.

In April 2011, he was arrested and held for more than two months in terrible conditions. The most famous living Chinese artist and activist, Weiwei is a figure of extraordinary talent, courage, and integrity. From the beginning of his career, he has spoken out against the world’s most powerful totalitarian regime, in part by creating some of the most beautiful and mysterious artworks of our age, works which have touched millions around the world. Just after Ai Weiwei’s release from illegal detention, Barnaby Martin flew to Beijing to interview him about his imprisonment and to learn more about what is really going on behind the scenes in the upper echelons of the Chinese Communist Party. Based on these interviews and Martin’s own intimate connections with China, Hanging Man is an exploration of Weiwei’s life, art, and activism and a meditation on the creative process, and on the history of art in modern China. It is a rich picture of the man and his milieu, of what he is trying to communicate with his art, and of the growing campaign for democracy and accountability in China. It is a book about courage and hope found in the absence of freedom and justice.

9780374167752

Hardback

$27.00

17th Sep

256 PP

Farrar, Straus and Giroux

After the fall of Qaddafi, Benghazi in Libya was transformed into a hotbed of fundamentalist fervor and a den of spies for the northern half of the African continent. Moreover, it became the center of gravity for terrorist groups strategically situated in the violent whirlwinds of the Arab Spring. On the eleventh anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, a group of heavily armed Islamic terrorists had their sights set on the U.S. presence in the city. Based on the exclusive cooperation of eyewitnesses and confidential sources within the intelligence, diplomatic, and military communities, Fred Burton and Samuel M. Katz reveal for the first time the terrifying twelve-hour ordeal confronted

by Ambassador Christopher Stevens, Sean Smith, his Diplomatic Security (DS) contingent, and the CIA security specialists who raced to rescue them.

Under Fire Fred Burton & Samuel M. Katz

More than just the minute-by-minute narrative of a desperate last stand in the midst of an anarchic rebellion, Under Fire is an inspiring testament to the bravery and selflessness of the men and women who put their country first while serving in one of the most dangerous regions in the world.

9781250041104

Hardback

$26.99

3rd Sep

320 PP

St. Martin’s Press

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NON-FICTION

And Then Life Happens Auma Obama & Ross Benjamin

While her younger brother Barack grew up in the U.S. and Indonesia, Auma Obama’s childhood played out at the other end of the world in a remote village in Kenya, the birthplace of the siblings’ shared father. Barack and Auma met for the first time in the 1980s, and they built a lasting relationship which led to travels together in Kenya, research into their family history, and Auma’s support for her brother’s political career and eventual bid for the U.S. presidency. Auma spent sixteen years studying and living in Germany, moved to England for love, and gave birth to a daughter there. The tension between her original and chosen worlds and cultures was a constant challenge, and eventually Auma returned to Africa and worked to support young men and women in shaping their futures. In this candid and emotional memoir, Auma shares her own story as well as recollections of and experiences with her famous brother.

Bill McKibben is not a person you’d expect to find handcuffed and behind bars, but that’s where he found himself in the summer of 2011 after leading the largest civil disobedience in thirty years, protesting the Keystone XL pipeline in front of the White House. With the Arctic melting, the Midwest in drought, and Irene scouring the Atlantic, McKibben recognized that action was needed if solutions were to be found. Some of those would come at the local level, where McKibben joins forces with a Vermont beekeeper raising his hives as part of the growing trend toward local food. Other solutions would come from a much larger fight against the fossil-fuel industry as a whole.

Oil and Honey Bill McKibben

Oil and Honey is McKibben’s account of these two necessary and mutually reinforcing sides of the global climate fight - from the center of the maelstrom and from the growing hive of small-scale local answers. With empathy and passion he makes the case for a renewed commitment on both levels, telling the story of raising one year’s honey crop and building a social movement that’s still cresting.

9780805092844

Hardback

$26.00

17th Sep

272 PP

Times Books

Millions of people have improved their lives with the help of Richie Frieman, the hilariously insightful columnist known as the Modern Manners Guy on the Quick and Dirty Tips network. In his new guide to fixing workplace faux pas, he interviews dozens of celebrities, sports stars, designers, musicians, CEOs, and everyone in between to get the pros’ take on manners challenges of every flavor, including: - How to make a great first impression and land the job - How to deal with the Cubicle Invader - How to navigate the office party - What to do if you encounter your boss at the gym, naked - Relationships on the job - fact or fiction?

NON-FICTION

REPLY ALL...

And Other Ways to Tank Your Career Richie Frieman

With his signature wit and unique insight, Richie reveals the best ways to handle every sticky situation with aplomb and class. Case studies, chapter quizzes, and even cartoons all help to deliver actionable, easy-to-use tips to help young professionals navigate the minefield of their workplace and come out on top.

9781250037268

Trade Paperback

$15.99

17th Sep

272 PP

St. Martin’s Griffin

How people perceive you has always been critical to a successful career. Now add in the internet, social media, and the unrelenting hum of 24/7 business, and the ability to brand and promote yourself effectively becomes absolutely essential for young professionals to land the job, earn the raise, or get that much deserved promotion. Drawing on proprietary research and countless interviews with the most dynamic professionals in business today, career guru and founder of Millennial Branding Dan Schawbel takes readers through his step-by-step process of creating unique personal brands and leveraging them to maximum advantage. By basing these brands on the rock-solid foundation of hard, soft, and online skills that are essential to get the job done right and by knowing exactly what managers value, Schawbel provides every reader with the unique skills and message that they’ll need to get ahead today and for the rest of their careers. The subtle and amazingly effective art of Promote Yourself self-promotion is the razor-thin difference between success and failure.

Dan Schawbel & Dan Schawbel’s Promote Yourself: The New Art of Getting Ahead is the Marcus Buckingham definitive book on the new rules for building an outstanding career.

9781250044556

Hardback

$24.99

3rd Sep

272 PP

St. Martin’s Press

This remarkable step-by-step guide to finding your soul mate brings a fresh perspective to love. According to author Sue Frederick, an intuitive since childhood, we’ve all come here to accomplish a great mission. Honoring who we came here to be opens the door to allow our soul mate to stand beside us. Frederick teaches how to use intuitive recognition to guide you flawlessly to love through your own powerful reinvention. In this book, you’ll find ways to:

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I See Your Soul Mate Sue Frederick

- Uncover psychic blocks that keep you from finding true love - Identify the qualities, energy patterns, and careers that will put you in the path of “the one” - Understand why your relationships never last longer than a few months - Learn intuitive dating techniques - Hone your intuition to make better choices for your love life in the future - See your future soul mate by accessing powerful dream guidance - Find true love!

9781250038425

Trade paperback

$14.99

17th Sep

272 PP

St. Martin’s Griffin

Gravity’s Engines Caleb Scharf

We’ve long understood black holes to be the points at which the universe as we know it comes to an end. Often billions of times more massive than the sun, they lurk in the inner sanctum of almost every galaxy of stars. They’re mysterious chasms so destructive and unforgiving that not even light can escape their deadly wrath. Recent research, however, has led to a cascade of new discoveries that have revealed an entirely different side to black holes. As the astrophysicist Caleb Scharf reveals in Gravity’s Engines, these chasms in space-time don’t just vacuum up everything that comes near them; they also spit out huge beams and clouds of matter. Black holes blow bubbles. With clarity and keen intellect, Scharf masterfully explains how these bubbles profoundly rearrange the cosmos around them. Engaging with our deepest questions about the universe, he takes us on an intimate journey through the endlessly colorful place we call our galaxy and reminds us that the Milky Way sits in a special place in the cosmic zoo - a “sweet spot” of properties.

Is it coincidental that we find ourselves here at this place and time? Could there be a deeper connection between the nature of black holes and their role in the universe and the phenomenon of life? We are, after all, made of the stuff of stars.

9780374533977

Trade Paperback

$16.00

3rd Sep

272 PP

Farrar, Straus and Giroux

A “grand and passionate” story of the transcendent power of music in our time

Reinventing Bach tells of the ways extraordinary musicians have used the art of recording to make the music of Bach new in our time.

9780374534042

First Cameraman Arun Chaudhary

$17.00

17th Sep 512 PP

Farrar, Straus and Giroux

The first official White House videographer chronicles his time capturing behindthe-scenes moments of the president and his administration. From the 2008 campaign and through the first two and a half years of the Obama administration, Arun Chaudhary had a unique perspective on the president of the United States.

Some of the moments Chaudhary captures are small, like the president throwing warm-up pitches deep inside Busch Stadium in St. Louis before the All-Star game.

Some are intensely emotional, as when Obama comforts a grieving teenager whose father had died in a devastating tornado. And some are just plain bizarre like being trapped in a White House bathroom while Obama conducts a YouTube town hall on the other side of the door. With the advent of new technologies and a new public that is hungry for images of their leaders, Chaudhary has been in the right place at the right time to participate in the interplay of film and politics at the very highest level. His entertaining and eye-opening book - which includes stories and images of key players such as Barack and Michelle Obama, Joe Biden, and Hillary Clinton, among others - gives readers a unique view of their government and their president in these historic and challenging times.

9781250037336

Modern Calligraphy Molly Suber Thorpe

Trade Paperback

Trade Paperback

$15.99

24th Sep

320 PP

St. Martin’s Griffin

Molly Suber Thorpe, an award-winning designer and calligrapher based in Los Angeles, works closely with her international clients to give them the distinctive products they’re looking for. The first book to teach this bold new style breaks the calligraphy process down into simple steps so anyone can learn to create their own stunning wedding invitations, thank you cards, gift tags, and more.

Starting with an overview of the supplies you will learn how to form letters, words, and then phrases by following Molly’s clear step-by-step instructions, and by practicing with the provided templates. After mastering letter forms using a pointed pen and ink you can take it to the next level by learning how to use watercolor and gouache, or how to digitize your calligraphy. The twenty projects in the book provide lots of inspiration for making your own and are grouped into three sections: weddings, entertainment, and personal stationery.

With loads of ideas, practice exercises, and helpful tips, soon you will be turning out gorgeous script calligraphy pieces like the ones featured in wedding magazines and popular websites like Pinterest!

9781250016324

Trade Paperback

$24.99

24th Sep

192 PP

St. Martin’s Griffin

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NON-FICTION

Johann Sebastian Bach is a beloved composer and an elusive one. A pipe organist, court composer, and master of sacred music, Bach is often seen as a throwback, but he was a pioneer in his own time. Bach’s life and work inspire modern musicians of genius to reinvent his music to thrilling effect through the art of recordings. We see Albert Schweitzer cutting 78s in a London church via a mobile rig, Pablo Casals alone with a cello and microphone at Abbey Road Studios, and Leopold Stokowski persuading Walt Disney to feature Stoki’s own grand orchestrations of Bach in Fantasia. With the brilliant, odd pianist Reinventing Bach Glenn Gould, the reinvention of Bach is in full swing - through the Beatles and Switched-On Bach and Gödel, Escher, Bach, up to Yo-Yo Ma, the cellist who Paul Elie has cleared space for Bach in the digital realm.

In a handsome, four-color 250-recipe volume, here is a complete compendium of Weight Watchers® best-ever recipes for America’s favorite chicken dinner.

Everyone loves chicken - it’s delicious, versatile, economical, and perfect for everything from quick weekday dinners to leisurely weekend meals. It’s also a go-to ingredient for anyone trying to lose weight. These chicken recipes are loved by Weight Watchers members and anyone interested in cooking delicious, satisfying dishes. The best are all here, in easy-to-use categories, including:

Weight Watchers Ultimate Chicken Cookbook Weight Watchers

- Tasty small bites, from Chicken Skewers with Spicy Peanut Dipping Sauce to Chicken and Cheddar Quesadillas - Grilled main dishes, like Chicken Under a Brick and Tequila-Citrus Chicken - Dishes ready in 20 minutes, like Chicken and Edamame Stir-Fry and Chicken Caesar Pitas Each of the 250 recipes includes complete nutritional information. Plus countless substitution suggestions, cooking and portioning tips, and much, much more.

9781250038203

Hardback

$29.99

3rd Sep

384 PP

St. Martin’s Griffin

Celebrate the variety of apples from the orchard to the kitchen with recipes for both sweet and savory dishes. Apples: From Harvest to Table is a wonderful collection of over 50 seasonal, easy-to-follow recipes for all kinds of delicious apple-based treats. The recipes run the spectrum from breakfast and brunch, salads, starters and mains, to pies, crumbles and cakes, and relishes and chutneys.

NON-FICTION

Apples Amy Pennington

In addition to the recipes, there is information on apple varieties, both heirloom and modern, apple lore and history, and even some fun family-friendly activities and recipes to make with the kids. A handy illustrated chart organizes the apple varieties so it’s easy to choose which is the right one for any recipe you make. With full-color photographs and charming botanical illustrations throughout, this beautiful book is both entertaining to read and practical to follow. So whether you are new to cooking with apples or a seasoned pro, it is sure to be a sweet and savory addition to your cookbook shelf.

9781250039064

Hardback

$21.99

10th Sep

144 PP

St. Martin’s Griffin

Ali Larter is well-known for her starring roles in the hit NBC show Heroes and movies like Varsity Blues, Legally Blonde, Resident Evil, and Obsessed. What Hollywood-insiders also know about Larter is her talent in the kitchen and her famous parties for Tinseltown friends. From her humble New Jersey roots through her travels around the world, Larter has been cooking and entertaining all her life, and now she’s eager to share her passion. In Kitchen Revelry, Larter brings us more than one hundred of her favorite recipes, including her jalapeño cheddar skillet cornbread, crab pots with lemon caper dip, lambchop lollipops, strawberry mint cake, and for thirsty revelers, her eucalyptus gin martinis. Larter’s mouthwatering recipes and inspiring party ideas are broken down by month so you can take her lead through the seasons with celebrations like an October Harvest Party, a January Detox, and a July BBQ.

Kitchen Revelry Ali Larter

Brimming with personality, beautiful and intimate photos, and Larter’s personal touch as a perfectly disheveled, sassy, classy, effortless host, Kitchen Revelry makes for a fun, refreshing cookbook and guide to entertaining.

9781250036353

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Hardback

$32.50

10th Sep

272 PP

St. Martin’s Press

In The Hunger Fix, Dr. Pam Peeke uses the latest neuroscience to explain how unhealthy food and behavioral “fixes” have gotten us ensnared in a vicious cycle of overeating and addiction. She even shows that dopamine rushes in the body work exactly the same way with food as with cocaine. Luckily, we are all capable of rewiring, and the very same dopamine-driven system can be used to reward us for healthful, exciting, and fulfilling activities. This book lays out a science-based, three-stage plan to break the addiction to false fixes and replace them with healthier actions. Fitness guides, meal plans, and recipes are constructed to bolster the growth of new neurons and stimulate the body’s reward system. Gradually, healthy fixes like meditating, going for a run, laughing, and learning a new language will replace the junk food, couch time, and other bad habits that leave us unhappy and overweight. Packed with practical tips, useful advice, and plenty of wit, wisdom, and inspiring The Hunger Fix stories of those who have successfully transformed their bodies, The Hunger Pamela Peeke & Fix is a life-changing program for anyone (of any size) trapped by food Mariska van Aalst obsession and the urge to overeat.

9781623361587

Paperback

$16.99

17th Sep

368 PP

Rodale

KewlBites(TM) Reed Alexander

Several years ago, as he juggled career commitments and school, Reed Alexander lost sight of how to eat right, became overweight, and as a result, was exhausted and lethargic. Unable to find any recipes suited to a teenager’s tastes, he rolled up his sleeves and set to work in his kitchen, developing healthy versions of the foods he loves. Along the way, he became a dedicated cook, sharing his culinary discoveries with his fans and friends on his Web site, KewlBites.com. Since then, Alexander has gained a cultlike following of both teen cooks and their parents.

Inspired by the number of lives he has touched, Alexander has created 100 slimmed down, kid-tested, mother-approved alternatives for the foods teens love.

Not only has he improved the health profile of such standard teen fare as sliders, chips, chicken fingers, tacos and fries, but he aims to expand the dinner menu to include such dishes as a Margherita Frittata, Oriental Chop Slaw, and Kewl and Breezy Shrimp Rolls. Throughout, he shares the tips, tricks, and methods he used to strip his favorite dishes of their unhealthy ingredients and replace them with flavorful, nourishing ones. He also offers up advice on how to make a shopping list, navigate the grocery store, and choose the freshest ingredients.

9781609615109

Paperback

$21.99

3rd Sep

224 PP

Rodale

The Flat Belly Diet! series has inspired over 1 million readers to change the way they think about food and banish belly fat for good. Now the latest installment in the series, Flat Belly Yoga!, shows readers how to fire up their fat-burning engines even further with a unique combination of yoga, weight training, and cardio that’s fun, easy, and effective.

An innovative weight loss plan featuring an all-new yoga-plus-weights routine, Flat Belly Yoga! blasts belly fat, tones abdominal muscles, and speeds weight loss. Including a Four-Day Jump Start and a Four-Week Workout designed to boost metabolism and build muscle, the book features tips on how to maximize weight loss, advice on how to avoid common injuries, and testimonials from people who have participated in the program.

Flat Belly Yoga!

Kimberly Fowler

9781609619442

Paperback

$22.99

17th Sep

288 PP

Rodale

A comprehensive book on treating and preventing common injuries associated with running - newly revised.

Running Injury-Free uses anecdotal examples from Ellis’s own patients and experiences in order to discuss injury-prevention, treatment, and recovery.

He implements a clinical approach toward treating the most common running-related injuries, as well as providing detailed background situations to describe how each injury can happen, so the reader can recognize poor habits or compare training and running practices in his or her own experience.

Running Injury-Free (Revised Edition) Joseph Ellis, DPM

In this updated version, content relating to shoes and shoe selection, “over the counter” treatments, orthotic techniques and materials, Piriformis Syndrome, chiropractic medicine and acupuncture, stretching techniques, nutrition and supplements, injuries related to minimalist runners, as well as running issues for women, children, and endurance runners will be updated to reflect timely practices and research.

9781623361259

Paperback

$18.99

3rd Sep

288 PP

Rodale

From the editors of Women’s Health, the ultimate guide to getting the body you want - in the time you have.

Most women have enough “to-do’s” on their list, and trying to be perfect about exercise and healthy eating isn’t the answer to a rocking body. In fact, if a diet and fitness routine feels too strict or time-consuming, readers won’t stick to them long term. The solution? Shape-Up Shortcuts, the ultimate collection of fitness and diet tips from Jen Ator, CSCS, and the editors of Women’s Health. This must-have manual offers hundreds of smart, effective tips and troubleshooting techniques that help readers reveal their most amazing selves, even if they only have 5 minutes to spare!

Shape Up Shortcuts Jen Ator

Shape-Up Shortcuts unlocks the key to a healthier, hotter body: it’s all about doing a little bit better every day. Readers won’t have to wait another minute to get into the best shape of their lives - fast!

9781623362034

Paperback

$18.99

3rd Sep

368 PP

Rodale

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NON-FICTION

Whether in conjunction with the Flat Belly Diet! meal plan (which is included for easy reference) or on its own, following the Flat Belly Yoga! workout will trim tummies fast - and take the “work” out of the workout.

The Social Code Sadie Hayes

Eighteen-year-old twins Adam and Amelia Dory have been bounced around foster homes for ages, relying only on each other. But their lives change dramatically when they start out as freshmen at Stanford University. Amelia is pretty and smart. She has always been a genius with computers and would happily spend all day in the lab if she could, making her ideas come to life. But Adam has plans for her skills that will thrust her into the spotlight. He sees the beautiful and entitled children of wealthy executives and wants to run in their circles... especially Lisa Bristol’s, the stunningly gorgeous daughter of one of the biggest names in town. And then there’s Amelia’s roommate, Patty Hawkins.

She may have a glitzy Silicon Valley background, but she has her own carefully concealed problems - including the one secret that could tear apart her family if it ever came out. As Adam and a reluctant Amelia begin to hatch their new company, they find themselves going from nothing to the verge of everything seemingly overnight. But no amount of money or prestige can prepare them for the envy and back-stabbing of their powerful competitors...

9781250035653

Paperback

$9.99

3rd Sep

320 PP

St. Martin’s Griffin

BOOKS FOR CHILDREN & YOUNG READERS

Cath is a Simon Snow fan. Okay, the whole world is a Simon Snow fan, but for Cath, being a fan is her life - and she’s really good at it. She and her twin sister, Wren, ensconced themselves in the Simon Snow series when they were just kids; it’s what got them through their mother leaving. Reading.

Rereading. Hanging out in Simon Snow forums, writing Simon Snow fan fiction, dressing up like the characters for every movie premiere.

Fangirl Rainbow Rowell

Cath’s sister has mostly grown away from fandom, but Cath can’t let go. She doesn’t want to. Now that they’re going to college, Wren has told Cath she doesn’t want to be roommates. Cath is on her own, completely outside of her comfort zone. She’s got a surly roommate with a charming, always-around boyfriend, a fiction-writing professor who thinks fan fiction is the end of the civilized world, a handsome classmate who only wants to talk about words...

And she can’t stop worrying about her dad, who’s loving and fragile and has never really been alone.

9781250030955

Hardback

$18.99

10th Sep

448 PP

St. Martin’s Griffin

In the darkly comic, fearlessly smart style of HBO’s “Girls,” this is the story of a girl’s rise from social outcast to DJ sensation.

Making friends has never been Elise Dembowski’s strong suit. All throughout her life, she’s been the butt of every joke and the outsider in every conversation. When a final attempt at popularity fails, Elise nearly gives up.

Then she stumbles upon a warehouse party where she meets Vicky, a girl in a band who accepts her; Char, a cute, yet mysterious disc jockey; Pippa, a carefree spirit from England; and most importantly, a love for DJing.

This Song Will Save Your Life Leila Sales

Told in a refreshingly genuine and laugh-out-loud funny voice, This Song Will Save Your Life is an exuberant novel about identity, friendship, and the power of music to bring people together.

9780374351380

Hardback

$17.99

17th Sep

288 PP

Farrar, Straus and Giroux

The beloved, bestselling science fiction classic Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card comes to the screen at last in a major motion picture event in November 2013. Starring Hugo’s Asa Butterfield, Harrison Ford, and Ben Kingsley, the movie is sure to inspire a new audience of fans to read the book that started it all. Once again, Earth is under attack. An alien species is poised for a final assault. The survival of humanity depends on a military genius who can defeat the aliens. But who? Ender Wiggin. Brilliant. Ruthless.

Cunning. A tactical and strategic master. And a child.

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Ender’s Game (Movie Tie-In) Orson Scott Card

Recruited for military training by the world government, Ender’s childhood ends the moment he enters his new home: Battle School. Among the elite recruits Ender proves himself to be a genius among geniuses. He excels in simulated war games. But is the pressure and loneliness taking its toll on Ender? Simulations are one thing. How will Ender perform in real combat conditions? After all, Battle School is just a game. Isn’t it?

9780765337320

Trade Paperback

$12.99

1st Oct

384 PP

Tor Teen

For Gene and the remaining humans, death is just a heartbeat away. On the run and hunted by society, they must find a way to survive in The Vast... and avoid the hungry predators tracking them in the dark. But they’re not the only things following Gene. He’s haunted by the girl he left behind and his burgeoning feelings for Sissy, the human girl at his side.

The Prey Andrew Fukuda

When they discover a refuge of exiled humans living high in the mountains, Gene and his friends think they’re finally safe. Led by a group of intensely secretive elders, the civilization begins to raise more questions than answers.

A strict code of behavior is the rule, harsh punishments are meted out, young men are no where to be found - and Gene begins to wonder if the world they’ve entered is just as evil as the one they left behind. As life at the refuge grows more perilous, he and Sissy only grow closer. In an increasingly violent world, all they have is each other... if they can stay alive.

9781250005304

Paperback

$9.99

3rd Sep

336 PP

St. Martin’s Griffin

Book three in the thrilling YA dystopian adventure, following Birthmarked and Prized, where the world is divided between those who live inside the wall and those who live outside.

Promised Caragh M. O’Brien 9781250034281

Paperback

$9.99

3rd Sep

336 PP

Square Fish

In a thrilling sequel to All These Things I’ve Done, Anya Balanchine, a reluctant mobster, tries to shatter the ties that bind - with deadly consequences.

Because It Is My Blood Gabrielle Zevin

Since her release from Liberty, Anya Balanchine is determined to follow the straight and narrow. Unfortunately, her criminal record is making it hard for her to do that. Plus, all the people in her life have moved on: Natty has skipped two grades at Holy Trinity, Scarlet and Gable seem closer than ever, and even Win is in a new relationship. But when old friends return demanding that certain debts be paid, Anya is thrown right back into the criminal world that she had been determined to escape. It’s a journey that will take her across the ocean and straight into the heart of the birthplace of chocolate where her resolve - and her heart - will be tested as never before.

9781250034229

Paperback

$9.99

10th Sep

384 PP

BOOKS FOR CHILDREN & YOUNG READERS

After defying the ruthless Enclave, surviving the wasteland, and upending the rigid matriarchy of Sylum, Gaia Stone now faces her biggest challenge ever.

She must lead the people of Sylum back to the Enclave and persuade the Protectorat to grant them refuge from the wasteland. In Gaia’s absence, the Enclave has grown more cruel, more desperate to experiment on mothers from outside the wall, and now the stakes of cooperating or rebelling have never been higher. Is Gaia ready, as a leader, to sacrifice what - or whom she loves most?

Square Fish

A third case for teen Sherlock involves a heinous crime... and a brother with blood on his hands.

When Sherlock and Amyus Crowe, his American tutor, visit Sherlock’s brother, Mycroft, in London, all they are expecting is lunch and some polite conversation. What they find shocks both of them to the core: a locked room, a dead body, and Mycroft holding a knife. The police are convinced Mycroft is a vicious murderer, but Sherlock is just as convinced he is innocent. Threatened with the gallows, Mycroft needs Sherlock to save him.

The search for the truth necessitates an incredible journey, from a railway station for dead bodies in London all the way to the frozen city of Moscow - where Sherlock is afoot in a world of secrets and danger.

Black Ice Andrew Lane 9781250036544

Paperback

$9.99

17th Sep

304 PP

Square Fish

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A New York Times Editors’ Choice Enter the new Ice Age. The oceans stopped working before Willo was born, so the world of ice and snow is all he’s ever known. He lives with his family deep in the wilderness, far from the government’s controlling grasp.

Willo’s survival skills are put to the test when he arrives home one day to find his family gone. It could be the government; it could be scavengers all Willo knows is he has to find refuge and his family. It is a journey that will take him into the city he’s always avoided, with a girl who needs his help more than he knows. This story, and especially the narrative voice, are among the most distinctive and memorable we’ve ever read.

After the Snow S. D. Crockett

BOOKS FOR CHILDREN & YOUNG READERS

9781250016768

Paperback

$9.99

3rd Sep

320 PP

Square Fish

For Miriam Fisher, a budding poet who reads the Oxford English Dictionary for fun, seventh grade is a year etched in memory “clear as pain.” That’s the year her older sister, Deborah, once her best buddy and fellow “alien,” bloomed like a beautiful flower and joined the high school “in” crowd. That’s the year high school senior Artie Rosenberg, the “hottest guy in the drama club” and, Miriam thinks, her soul mate, comes to live with Miriam’s family.

And that’s the year the popular “watermelon girls” turn up the heat in their cruel harassment of Miriam - ripping her life wide open in shocking, unexpected ways. Teased and taunted in school, Miriam is pushed toward breaking, until, in a gripping climax, she finds the inner strength to prove she’s a force to be reckoned with.

“An expertly - and lovingly narrated story about girls and bullying... Stunning.”

Kirkus, starred review

Freak Marcella Pixley 9781250027429

Paperback

$9.99

17th Sep

160 PP

Square Fish

This rocket-paced follow-up to the Newbery Medal–winning novel Dead End in Norvelt opens deep in the shadow of the Cuban missile crisis. But instead of Russian warheads, other kinds of trouble are raining down on young Jack Gantos and his utopian town of Norvelt in western Pennsylvania. After an explosion, a new crime by an old murderer, and the sad passing of the town’s founder, twelve-year-old Jack will soon find himself launched on a mission that takes him hundreds of miles away, escorting his slightly mental elderly mentor, Miss Volker, on her relentless pursuit of the oddest of outlaws. But as their trip turns south in more ways than one, it’s increasingly clear that the farther from home they travel, the more off-the-wall Jack and Miss Volker’s adventure becomes, in this raucous road novel about roots and revenge, a last chance at love, and the power of a remarkable friendship.

From Norvelt to Nowhere Jack Gantos 9780374379940

Hardback

$16.99

24th Sep

288 PP

Farrar, Straus and Giroux

The third spine-tingling installment in James Preller’s new horror series aimed directly at the chapter book crowd.

Welcome. Have a seat. Ignore the shambling undead outside. Let us tell you a story. But be warned. Good Night, Zombie isn’t just any tale. This is a Scary Tale.

Meet Carter, Esme, and Arnold, three students accidentally locked together inside an almost-deserted school. They are not friends. They scarcely know each other. But in the basement, a mysterious night janitor waits. And outside, moving in the mist, dark shapes shuffle closer...

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Scary Tales Book 3 Good Night, Zombie James Preller & Iacopo Bruno

9781250018915

Paperback

$5.99

24th Sep

112 PP

Feiwel & Friends

Third grade is full of surprises! Whether it’s touring outer space or getting stuck in an airplane bathroom, Stuey Lewis is always ready!

Stuey Lewis has conquered second grade, but third grade’s no piece of cake, either. Can he figure out how to transport his whole class to outer space, navigate a first airplane trip disaster, celebrate the best Mother’s Day ever, and find a cool enough pet for the class’s pet show? With a little help from his best friend, Will, and his awesome teacher, Ginger, of course he can!

Stuey Lewis Against All Odds Jane Schoenberg

9781250034045

Paperback

$5.99

17th Sep

160 PP

Square Fish

Celebrated author-illustrator and master explainer David Macaulay brings his unique voice and style to high-interest nonfiction books for newly independent readers.

Everyone knows what a toilet is for, right? But what exactly happens after you flush? Where does our waste go, and how is it made safe? With his unique blend of informative text and illustration, David Macaulay takes readers on a tour of the bathroom and the sewer system, from the familiar family toilet to the mysterious municipal water treatment plant.

9781596437807

Paperback

$3.99

10th Sep

32 PP

David Macaulay Studio

How can you see that your shirt is on inside out? How do you see the soccer ball coming right at you? How do you know which players are on your team? It all starts with light - and with the amazing human eye. With his unique blend of informative text and illustration, David Macaulay shows how this extraordinary organ works to capture light and send signals to our brains.

Joining Castle, Jet Plane, and Toilet, here’s another illuminating nonfiction story for newly independent readers.

Toilet: How It Works David Macaulay & Sheila Keenan

9781596437821

Paperback

$3.99

10th Sep

32 PP

BOOKS FOR CHILDREN & YOUNG READERS

Toilet: How It Works David Macaulay & Sheila Keenan

David Macaulay Studio

Meet Ruby. She’s a little bird in a big world and she’s looking for a friend.

Join Ruby, a plucky little bird, as she ventures through life, making new friends, learning new skills and asking questions which may have some very suprising results.

Fearless Ruby’s search for adventure, friendship and her place in the world comes to life through acclaimed author/illustrator Philip C. Stead’s whimsical illustrations and succinct, charming text.

Hello, My Name Is Ruby Philip C. Stead 9781596438095

Hardback

$16.99

3rd Sep

40 PP

Roaring Brook Press

13

The complete set of classics in one boxed set - Baby Bear, Brown Bear, Polar Bear, and Panda Bear!

Bill Martin Jr and Eric Carle’s classic Bear books have been a hit with children, parents, and teachers for many generations and have sold millions of copies throughout the world. With a 6” x 9” trim and a classic beginning reader layout, these books give children a more “grown up” version to read by themselves.

This boxed set of all four beloved bear books in paperback invites readers to enjoy Bill Martin Jr’s rhythmic text and Eric Carle’s iconic illustrations in a brand-new way!

Bear Book Readers (PB) Boxed Set Bill Martin, Jr. & Eric Carle

9780805097665

Paperback

$15.99

10th Sep

128 PP

Henry Holt

A brilliant companion to the best-selling Snow - ideal for the holidays - from a Caldecott Medal winner.

BOOKS FOR CHILDREN & YOUNG READERS

One December afternoon, boy with dog and grandfather with beard take a walk to watch the sun begin to set over the river.

When the sun drops low in the sky, they start home. Buildings grow dimmer. People are rushing.

As nature’s lights go out, one by one, city’s lights turn on, revealing brilliant Hanukkah, Kwanza, and Christmas displays in streets, homes, and stores.

Dusk Uri Shulevitz 9780374319038

Hardback

$17.99

17th Sep

32 PP

Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Love that Kitty! The most adorable picture book of the year invites the very youngest cat lovers to find Kitty in the world around them.

Chloe loves kitties. She wants a cat so much that she sees Kitty everywhere she goes: at the bus stop, in her backyard, in the starry night sky, even in her dreams.

From debut children’s book illustrator Yasmine Surovec comes a story so adorable that if you don’t already love cats you will by the time you’re done reading it. In the tradition of iconic preschool books like Where’s Spot?, I See Kitty uses bright, bold artwork to appeal to very young readers and charm them for generations to come.

I See Kitty Yasmine Surovec 9781596438620

Hardback

$15.99

24th Sep

40 PP

Roaring Brook Press

A little boy and his friends celebrate fall by taking in the sights, smells, and sounds of the season – and by playing backyard football.

Bobby and his friends wait all day for school to end and for their chance to play outdoors in the fall weather. Flying leaves, swirling colors, and crisp air make the perfect setting for a game of football with Sparky the dog.

The kids are surprised by how quickly it gets dark, and even more surprised when it begins to snow. But there’s no need to worry - the chilly nights ahead will mean watching football on the couch with family, tucked under a cozy blanket.

Fall Ball Peter McCarty 14

9780805092530

Hardback

$16.99

3rd Sep

40 PP

Henry Holt

With over five million books sold, Nancy Tillman again proves that celebrating the love in families strikes a chord with parents and children everywhere. There are things about you quite unlike any other.

Things always known by your father or mother.

So if you decide to be different one day, no worries… I’d know you anyway.

Every child is special and unique, but every child also loves to dream of being something different. Bestselling author and artist Nancy Tillman has created another heartfelt masterpiece celebrating the joys of imagination, and the comfort of always knowing that “you are loved.”

I’d Know You Anywhere, My Love Nancy Tillman 9780312553685

Hardback

$17.99

27th Aug

32 PP

Feiwel & Friends

LEGO Certified Professional Sean Kenney gives us three books in one with twenty-one pages of *NEW* material!

Includes Cool Cars and Trucks, Cool Robots, and Cool City.

Totally Cool Creations Sean Kenney 9781250031105

Paperback

$19.99

10th Sep

128 PP

Square Fish

Using the same 35 bricks, LEGO artist Sean Kenney creates more than 60 amazing models that kids can build at home.

Creativity knows no bounds! LEGO artist Sean Kenney reuses the same thirty-five LEGO bricks to create a variety of images in all categories: vehicles, spaceships, home accessories, animals, nature, robots, and many other subjects.

This new LEGO offering is sure to spark imagination and encourage kids to think outside the box, which is the message that Sean strongly promotes about creativity, imagination, and building with LEGO.

BOOKS FOR CHILDREN & YOUNG READERS

Three books in one! This is the ultimate Sean Kenney collection that includes the classic LEGO model building books: Cool Cars and Trucks, Cool Robots, and Cool City.

And as an added bonus there are twenty-one NEW instructions and model tips included. So whether you want to build a SUV, a skyscraper, or a transformer this is the must-have collection for all LEGO enthusiasts to let their imaginations run wild!

Cool Creations in 35 Pieces Sean Kenney 9780805096927

Hardback

$12.99

10th Sep

32 PP

Henry Holt

Your favorite tales - from Snow White to Rapunzel - retold in comics format.

From classics like Puss in Boots and Goldilocks to obscure gems like The Boy Who Drew Cats, Fairy Tale Comics has something to offer every reader. Seventeen fairy tales are wonderfully adapted and illustrated in comics format by seventeen different cartoonists. Edited by Nursery Rhyme Comics’ Chris Duffy, this jacketed hardcover is a beautiful gift and an instant classic.

Fairy Tale Comics Various Authors & Chris Duffy

9781596438231

Hardback

$19.99

24th Sep

128 PP

First Second

15

An innovative look at China’s Boxer Rebellion told from two points of view, in two companion volumes.

Boxers tells the story of Little Bao joins a violent uprising against the Western interlopers.

Boxers Gene Luen Yang

China, 1898. Bands of foreign missionaries and soldiers roam the countryside, bullying and robbing Chinese peasants. Little Bao has had enough. Harnessing the powers of ancient Chinese gods, he recruits an army of Boxers - commoners trained in kung fu who fight to free China from “foreign devils.” But nothing is simple. Little Bao is fighting for the glory of China, but at what cost? So many are dying, including thousands of Chinese citizens who have converted to Christianity.

9781596433595

Paperback

$18.99

10th Sep

336 PP

First Second

From American Born Chinese author Gene Luen Yang: an innovative look at China’s Boxer Rebellion told from two points of view, in two companion volumes.

BOOKS FOR CHILDREN & YOUNG READERS

Saints, tells the story of Vibiana, a Chinese girl who converts to Christianity.

Saints Gene Luen Yang

9781596436893

Paperback

$15.99

10th Sep

176 PP

First Second

Both volumes of the groundbreaking new diptych Boxers & Saints in a gorgeous, slipcased box set.

In two volumes, Boxers & Saints is a groundbreaking novel, presenting two parallel tales about young people caught up on opposite sides of a violent rift.

Boxers follows Little Bao, whose village is plundered by Western missionaries. Inspired by visions of the Chinese gods, he joins a violent uprising against the Western interlopers.

Boxers & Saints Boxed Set Gene Luen Yang

Showa 1926-1939 Shigeru Mizuki 16

China, 1898. An unwanted fourth daughter, Four-Girl isn’t even given a proper name by her family. She finds friendship - and a name, Vibiana in the most unlikely of places: Christianity. But China is a dangerous place for Christians. The Boxer Rebellion is murdering Westerners and Chinese Christians alike. Torn between her nation and her Christian friends, Vibiana will have to decide where her true loyalties lie... and whether she is willing to die for her faith.

In Saints, Yang lays out the opposite side of the conflict. A girl whose village has no place for her is taken in by Christian missionaries and finds a home with them. As the Boxer Rebellion gains momentum, Vibiana must choose between her country and her faith.

9781596439245

Paperback

$34.99

10th Sep

512 PP

First Second

This is the first volume of Shigeru Mizuki’s meticulously researched historical portrait of twentieth-century Japan. This volume deals with the period leading up to World War II, a time of high unemployment and other economic hardships caused by the Great Depression. Mizuki’s photo-realist style effortlessly brings to life the Japan of the 1920s and 1930s, depicting bustling city streets and abandoned graveyards with equal ease. When the Showa era began, Mizuki himself was just a few years old, so his earliest memories coincide with the earliest events of the time. With his trusty narrator Rat Man, Mizuki brings history into the realm of the personal, making it palatable, and indeed compelling, for young audiences as well as more mature readers. As he describes the militarization that leads up to World War II, Mizuki’s stance toward war is thoughtful and often downright critical - his portrayal of the Nanjing Massacre clearly paints the incident as an atrocity. Mizuki’s Showa 1926–1939 is a beautifully told history that tracks how technological developments and the country’s shifting economic stability had a role in shaping Japan’s foreign policy in the early twentieth century.

9781770461352

Paperback

$24.95

3rd Sep

560 PP

Drawn and Quarterly

The prestigious High School of Fashion and Design attracts the best and brightest future fashion stars in Los Angeles; to stand even a chance of making it, you can’t go it alone. Best friends Claire, Ashley, Sue-Ni, Ruby and Kaya are there for each other and they’re ready to take the fashion world by storm. Whether it’s fashion design, interiors, or new technologies, these four have the unique skills and the passion they’ll need to change the game... ... and to save the world!

As the girls uncover a sinister plot to rob the earth of its most precious resource they’ll have to marshall strange abilities they once thought were confined to myths and legends - and more importantly, they’ll have to watch each other’s backs.

Stardoll #1: Secrets & Dreams JayJay Jackson

9781597074186

Paperback

$7.99

17th Sep

64 PP

Papercutz

When Sheriff Mick Grimey wakes up in a hospital bed, he finds that the zombie apocalypse has begun! Together with Deputy Shame, Old Man Wail, Gnarl, Gory, San Andreas, Merle, No-see-im, and T-Bagg, this ragtag crew must figure out a way to survive. They’re going to need batteries, corn dogs, and especially pork rinds, but will even those nutritious supplies help them against a horde of the stupidest, and most flatulent, zombies in history?

Papercutz Slices #5: The Farting Dead Stefan Petrucha & 9781597074537 Paperback $7.99 10th Sep 64 PP Papercutz Rick Parker A magical collection of Christmas tales to light up the coldest winter nights, from one of the greatest storytellers of our time.

There’s no peace on Earth when Christmas comes to the Smurfs Village, at least not while Gargamel is lurking about! In this special collection of frosty fun and frolic, before The Smurfs can stuff their stockings and open their presents, they have to deal with dragons, talking snowmen, grumpy bears, a kidnapped Santa Claus, and a reindeer chase through the starry night sky! It’s a race to save Christmas in this Smurfy Holiday treasure for the whole family.

The Smurfs Christmas Peyo

9781597074513

Paperback

$5.99

10th Sep

56 PP

BOOKS FOR CHILDREN & YOUNG READERS

The brain-addled team who brought you the smash hit Diary of a Stinky Dead Kid and Harry Potty and the Deathly Boring have been thawed out and revived to bring you this gas of a tale!

Papercutz

Granny-gone-nuts! Why is Benny’s sweet old neighbor tearing up the town, and can he find a way to stop her?

Madame Adolphine is a kind, gentle old lady, and a good friend of the super-strong Benny Breakiron. So why is she robbing a bank, banging a man on the head with a mallet, and being thrown in the trunk of a car, with no memory of what happened? It’s up to Benny to get to the bottom of it... and stop it if he can.

Benny Breakiron’s super-heroic adventures continue in this charming graphic novel series from the creator of The Smurfs!

Benny Breakiron #2: Madame Adolphine Peyo & Will Maltaite 9781597074360

Hardback

$11.99

24th Sep

64 PP

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