Spring 2023 International Highlights Guide

INTERNATIONAL Highlights Guide

juvenile fiction

Blue Baboon Finds Her Tune

Helen Docherty, by Thomas Docherty

Fans of Grumpy Monkey and Llama Llama will fall in love with Blue Baboon (and with every word that rhymes with her name)! With delightfully silly text and gorgeous illustrations, Blue Baboon Finds Her Tune is destined to become the most talked-about picture book of the year!

• Creative powerhouse: Helen and Thomas Docherty are the creators of the #1 Indie Next pick The Snatchabook and The Storybook Knight

• A goofy new favorite: A delightfully silly picture book for readers of Dragons Love Tacos and Grumpy Monkey

• The perfect combination: Fun, bright illustrations and expertly rhymed text will make this a book both parents and children will love

Orange moon, blue baboon. Blue baboon spies bassoon.

Blue Baboon is eager to play the bassoon with her new friends. But a monsoon threatens to spoil the fun. Fortunately, a big balloon arrives in time to carry them to a dune where they can all play in tune. A perfect picture book young readers will want to pick up again and again.

Playtime for Restless Rascals

Nikki by Elizabeth Zunon

ELIZABETH ZUNON grew up in West Africa and now lives in Albany, New York, where she draws, paints, collages, sews, silkscreens, makes jewelry, and ponders the endless possibilities of chocolate. Her work is largely influenced by the people, places, and things from her childhood in the Ivory Coast as the product of two cultures.

• A proven author and illustrator duo: A spirited playtime story from the award-winning creative team of Coretta Scott King Award winner Nikki Grimes and Elizabeth Zunon about the imagination-fueled day parents share with their child

• Proven track record: The first two books in this series (Bedtime for Sweet Creatures and Off to See the Sea) have earned rave reviews in the New York Times and Washington Post, as well as starred reviews and universal praise from librarians and booksellers

• Something for everyone: This story is told from the mom’s point of view, so parents will relate to trying to keep up with all the antics of a child wanting to play all day

• Author/story location: Nikki Grimes lives in California and Elizabeth Zunon lives in New York

A child’s job is to play—Mom knows this and makes sure they’re up and ready to get to work! When it comes to play, this kid is an expert. Mom watches as they dance in puddles, swing high, jump into piles of leaves, and make snow angels. They’re hard at work, and when Daddy comes home, they play even more!

New York Times bestselling author NIKKI GRIMES is the recipient of the Coretta Scott King Award, the 2017 Children’s Literature Legacy Award, the 2016 Virginia Hamilton Literary Award, and the 2006 NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children, among many others. Ms. Grimes lives in Corona, California.

I Believe in Me

Marianne Richmond

• Prolific bestselling author: With over 2.7 million books sold, including more than 150,000 units of Be Brave Little One, Marianne brings the expertise and brand recognition that will make this journal stand out in the space

• High consumer interest: Demand for kids’ activity books and journals has greatly increased in the past year and remains high

• Giftable combination: This journal is the perfect gifting companion for Be Brave Little One

• Cherished topics for childhood development: Bravery, self-reliance, and resilience are evergreen topics in the kids’ space

Believe you are here for a reason! Recognize the voice of your heart. Accept that fear is part of the process. Vow to do your BEST. Expect the ups and downs!

From the bestselling author of Be Brave Little One comes a brand-new guided journal to foster bravery and selfesteem in kids! Based on in-person workshops Marianne Richmond has conducted with kids of all ages, this book is full of inspiring prompts, fun activities, and plenty of space to doodle and draw. Kids will grow in courage and confidence with each engaging page. Sure to become a new Marianne Richmond tradition!

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MARIANNE RICHMOND is the creative soul behind more than 100 published works, including gift books, journals, board books, and mini books. She lives in Nashville.

Little Bird Finds Christmas Richmond, illustrated by Janet Samuel

Beloved author and illustrator MARIANNE RICHMOND has touched the lives of millions for two decades through her award-winning books, greeting cards, and other gift products that offer people the most heartfelt way to connect with one another. She lives in the Nashville area. Visitmariannerichmond.com.

JANET SAMUEL is an illustrator living in a small town in the south of Wales with her daughter, Alice, and scruffy terrier, Tilly. She is at her happiest with a pencil or paint brush in hand.

• Six million readers: Marianne Richmond’s heartwarming classics have touched the lives of six million readers for more than two decades

• Warm and inviting: Trademark Marianne sentiment and adorable animal illustrations from a new illustrator partner create a story that families will cherish

• Proven combination: Marianne’s last Christmas title, You Are My Merry, has sold more than 100,000 copies

• Author location: Marianne Richmond is based in Nashville, Tennessee

Back in their warm and cozy nest, Mama and Little Bird cuddled against the December chill.

“Want to know my favorite place to find Christmas?” said Mama.

“I do,” said Little Bird.

“With you,” Mama said.

An adorably sweet holiday book from a beloved bestselling author, Little Bird Finds Christmas is a delightful journey about finding Christmas wherever you are—and in your heart.

Beloved author Marianne delivers a future Christmas classic! Little Bird wonders, Christmas is coming, but where is now?

• Focuses on a beloved butterfly species: Scientifically accurate details bring the famous Painted Lady to life

• Topical for school curriculums: The subject, vocabulary, and scientific content align perfectly with kindergarten and first-grade curriculums

• Beautiful illustration and lovable characters: Unbelievably cute art depicts the sweet story and diverse cast of children

• Lends itself to hands-on activities at home: This will be the favorite book for any kid with a butterfly garden or growing kit! Story of a Butterfly

Did you ever raise a Painted Lady butterfly at home or in school? You’re not alone! This stunning insect has wowed kindergarten and first-grade classes for generations for its beauty and scientific intricacies. Join a class field trip in The Story of a Butterfly for a study on this popular butterfly, encouraging children toward curiosity and exploration and ending with a call to make the earth more accessible for everyone from humans to the tiniest bug.

MANU MONTOYA studied graphic design and advertising in Colombia and art direction in Barcelona. She spent most of her childhood drawing, playing with plants and animals, and exploring the woods. She lives in Barcelona.

Mamá Me Alimenta Con Todos Los Colores

Un Libro Sobre La Lactancia Materna duopress labs, illustrated by Nathalie Beauvois

DUOPRESS LABS is the creative team, led by Mauricio Velazquez de Leon, responsible for developing dozens of books and games. Recent titles include the TummyTime®, Terra Babies, SmartFlash™, and High-Contrast series; The Belly Sticker Book; 100 Pablo Picassos; My Fridge; Mix & Match Puzzle: Silly Trucks; and many more.

NATHALIE BEAUVOIS was born in Venezuela, and after traveling through and living in many other Latin American countries, she and her family settled in small but beautiful Uruguay. She spent her childhood among books and coloring pencils; reading and drawing have been her passions as long as she can remember. She studied industrial design, together with attending art classes with known private artists. She built a solid graphic design background while working in advertising. After several years, she decided to pursue her childhood dream of being an illustrator. At present she works from home, way down in South America.

• Unequivocal evidence: The American Academy of Pediatrics maintains that breastfeeding protects against a variety of diseases and conditions, from type 1 and type 2 diabetes to childhood obesity; breastfeeding is also of great benefit to the mom’s health, to the environment, and to society

• A primer on colors and natural foods: Each page shows a variety of natural foods in a specific color: yellow is for bananas and pineapples, red is for strawberries and tomatoes, and green is for avocados and peas that to the

Baby is hungry. What can she eat? Red strawberries, a yellow banana, a green avocado, or an orange peach? Not quite yet. But she will taste these wonderful fruits and vegetables every day when Mom feeds her with her milk. This board book celebrates the magic of breastfeeding while presenting babies with other delicious natural foods and introducing them by color. On one page baby will learn all about red foods, and on the next, they will discover delicious green foods, all culminating in learning about the most important food of all! With simple text and beautiful illustrations, Mamá Me Alimenta Con Todos Los Colores: Un Libro Sobre La Lactancia Materna is an appreciation of breastfeeding mothers everywhere and an important step in normalizing such a vital tradition. A great resource for nursing babies and expectant parents, the book includes two pages of basic information about breastfeeding in the back. This is a Spanish-language version of Mama Feeds Me All the Colors: A Book of Breastfeeding

Me and the Family Tree

Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Ashleigh Corrin

Poet and author CAROLE BOSTON WEATHERFORD has written more than forty books and has earned many awards, including the NAACP Image Award, a Coretta Scott King Award, and a Caldecott Honor. She often writes about African American history, families and traditions, and jazz. Weatherford is the winner of a Ragan-Rubin Award for Literary Achievement from the North Carolina English Teachers Association and the North Carolina Award for Literature. She lives in North Carolina and teaches at Fayetteville State University.

• Celebrated author: Carole Boston Weatherford is an established and beloved author, receiving accolades such as the Caldecott Honor, a Coretta Scott King Award Honor, and the NAACP’s Image Award

• Inclusive content: Many parents and families are looking for sweet, joyful board books that feature BIPOC families and Black joy

• Universal theme: Parents and children are always in need of an adorable book celebrating the love and security of family

• Author location: Carole Boston Weatherford lives in North Carolina

As a young girl reflects on her family, she notices how her own characteristics are similar to the people around her. She discovers these shared traits create incredible family connections, and they also give each person the opportunity to contribute to the family tree.

This heartfelt book celebrates the diversity of the people who love us and the joys of being connected to family!

I’ve got my father’s mouth And my mother’s thick brown waves. I’ve got my uncle’s chin Though you can’t tell ’til he shaves. I’ve got my brother’s ears And my sister’s big bright eyes. I’ve got my grandpa’s hands Though mine are a smaller size.

Carole Boston Weatherford, a Caldecott Honor winner, creates a celebration of family roots in this uplifting tale about how one young girl sees her family history by looking into a mirror. 9781728242491

Juvenile Fiction/Board Book Jabberwocky World with translation U.S. Book Pages Ages: 0–3 2022

Sugar Pie Lullaby

CAROLE BOSTON WEATHERFORD is a poet and author who has written more than forty books and has earned many awards, including the NAACP Image Award, a Coretta Scott King Award, and a Caldecott. She often writes about African American history, families and traditions, and jazz. Weatherford is the winner of a Ragan-Rubin Award for Literary Achievement from the North Carolina English Teachers Association and the North Carolina Award for Literature. She lives in North Carolina and teaches at Fayetteville State University.

• Beloved author: Carole Boston Weatherford is an established and beloved author of many awardwinning children’s titles; her books have received such accolades as the Newbery medal, a Caldecott Honor, a Coretta Scott King Award Honor, and the NAACP Image Award

• Beloved musical genre: Sugar Pie Lullaby is a celebration of Motown singers and songwriters, a beloved and revered genre of music

• Educational back matter: Book can be read simply as a bedtime story or perused for more information and history

Are you a lover of rhythm and blues? Shoo-be-doo-wop along with your little ones as you introduce them to the legendary music of the Motown era. Enjoy a jazzy drift into dreamland, filled with sentiment and heart, as together, child and caring adult can share their musical love in this bedtime lullaby—along with interesting background information about Motown legends!

Baby love, Little bitty precious one, I was born to love you. What else is there to do? You are the sunshine of my life. Morning, noon, and night All I do is thank God for you.

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Celebrate the love between a child and a caring adult with this soulful poetic lullaby.

A Christmas Gift for Little One

Welcome Little One Baby Gift Collection Sandra Magsamen

SANDRA MAGSAMEN is World-renowned

• Welcome Little One is the #1 baby book in the United States: With nearly 1 million copies sold, Sandra Magsamen’s Welcome Little One has become the gift for each and every baby shower

• Holiday extension of Welcome Little One: A Christmas Gift for Little One is perfect for the holidays by continuing Sandra’s message of love with favorite holiday pasttimes, super-sweet illustrations, and all the holiday wishes you have for Little One

• Bestselling author: Sandra Magsamen has sold more than 3 million copies of her books

Love and joy are the greatest Christmas gifts of all!

Snuggle up with your little one this winter to discover the heartwarming messages of love, joy, and Christmas spirit. Filled with sweet illustrations and heartwarming rhymes, A Christmas Gift for Little One is a sweet holiday story to cherish for years to come. Perfect for stocking stuffers, celebrating baby’s first Christmas, winter baby showers, or for simply celebrating the love you have for your little one!

Christmas is a time of wonder where wishes do come true. Little one, I have so many wishes I want to wish for you.

Unicorn Christmas

DIANA MURRAY is the bestselling author of Unicorn Day—of which Publishers Weekly wrote “Readers are sure to wish for their own Unicorn Day”—as well as the book One Snowy Day. Her poems have appeared in magazines, including Highlights for Children. She grew up in New York City and still lives nearby with her firefighter husband and two daughters. Visit her at dianamurray.com.

LUKE FLOWERS is the illustrator of Unicorn Day and the New York Times bestseller A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: The Poetry of Mister Rogers. He also wrote and illustrated Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: The ABC Storybook and illustrated That Monster on the Block. Luke lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado. You can find him online at lukeflowerscreative.com.

• Bestselling illustrator: Luke Flowers illustrated the New York Times bestseller A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: The Poetry of Mister Rogers, and he loves to engage with kids at school events

• Author to watch: Diana Murray is an acclaimed author who has garnered starred reviews and awards for her previous books

There’s so much for unicorns to do to get ready for Christmas!

They send out cards by shooting stars, they trim their trees with rainbow flowers, and they sing the Unicorn Christmas Song. But when Santa and his weary reindeer arrive, it’s up to the unicorns to help deliver the gifts in this celebratory companion to the bestselling Unicorn Day and Unicorn Night.

It’s Christmas Eve! A magic night when forests glow with twinkling light. Unicorns this time of year are busy spreading Christmas cheer!

• Best of both Worlds: Unicorns are everyone’s favorite magical creature right now, and Christmas is everyone’s favorite holiday! 9781492667223

Mermaid Day

DIANA MURRAY is the bestselling author of Unicorn Day—of which Publishers Weekly wrote “Readers are sure to wish for their own Unicorn Day”—as well as the book One Snowy Day. Her poems have appeared in magazines, including Highlights for Children. She grew up in New York City and still lives nearby with her firefighter husband and two daughters. Visit her at dianamurray.com.

LUKE FLOWERS is the illustrator of Unicorn Day and the New York Times bestseller A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: The Poetry of Mister Rogers. He also wrote and illustrated Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: The ABC Storybook and illustrated That Monster on the Block. Luke lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado. You can find him online at lukeflowerscreative.com.

• Delightful storytelling: A story that celebrates friendship and fun with spectacular illustrations packaged in a glittering jacket treatment

• Strong sales history: The companion to Unicorn Day, which has sold more than 100,000 copies.

• Mermaid excitement: Disney’s live-action film The Little Mermaid will release during the summer of 2023, so there will be tremendous interest in all things mermaid

• Author/story location: Diana Murray lives in New York and Luke Flowers lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado

Hooray Hooray! It’s Mermaid Day! Shake your tailfin! Splash and play! Bubbles popping, One, two, three, Mermaid magic Fills the sea!

On Mermaid Day, the mer-queen throws a big bash. She decorates with seashell garlands and seaweed bows. Creatures of all kinds arrive. Dolphins dance, narwhals play ring toss. But who’s that lurking in the dark—is that a shark? But mermaids know this shark won’t bite. He’s just shy. As night falls, the guests say goodbye to a mer-mazing day.

From the bestselling creators of Unicorn Day comes a mer-tastic celebration as all sorts of sea creatures celebrate Mermaid Day 9781728277349 / 9781728271323 Fiction/Picture / $18.99 U.S.

ABC God Loves Me

• Growing market: Inspiration and religion light are growing areas in children’s books with new bestsellers and requests from buyers for more

• Blue ocean positioning: Brand-new combination of the evergreen ABCs and the religion light spaces

• One-of-a-kind gift: Unique, wide-appeal format and inspiring content provide a perfect gift opportunity for Easter, baby showers, and beyond

Bringing the evergreen ABCs to the light religious inspiration space for the first time, ABC God Loves Me taps into the growing bestselling children’s inspirational space. With heartwarming text and beautiful animal illustrations, this alphabet board book proves the endless blessing of God’s love, a sweet read-aloud perfect for babies and toddlers all year-round!

Rose by

ROSE ROSSNER is a writer and children’s book author who lives with her son and her husky named Dino.

100 Disasters That Shaped World History

Joanne Mattern

100 Series

JOANNE MATTERN became the author of numerous nonfiction books for kids after working as an editor for several major children’s book publishers. She especially loves writing about animals, sports, and interesting people and places.

In this brand-new, action-packed addition to the 100 Series, kids can discover how 100 disastrous explosions, earthquakes, crashes, and accidents have shaped world history!

• Makes history fun and accessible: Simple, easy-to-read text will engage and educate readers of all levels

From the Great Fire of London to the Challenger explosion, earthquakes, crashes, floods, and accidents have been major turning points throughout history. In 100 Disasters That Shaped World History, young readers will be introduced to some of the most notorious disasters known to mankind, discovering how these fateful events unfolded—and how they changed the world as we know it.

OCTOBER 2022

9781728260778 / 9781728261485

Juvenile Nonfiction/History

Sourcebooks Explore World with translation

100 American Women Who Shaped American History

Deborah G. Felder

100 Series

$7.99 / $12.99 U.S.

TP / HC 128 Pages Ages: 8–15

DEBORAH G. FELDER is a graduate of Bard College, where she studied drama and literature. She worked as an editor at Scholastic, Inc., and has been a freelance writer and editor for more than thirty years. She resides with her husband in South Chatham, Massachusetts.

Learn all about the fascinating lives and tremendous impact of 100 extraordinary American women in this fact-filled biography collection for kids!

• Cutting-edge, never-before-seen content: The updated interiors include 45 brand new biographies, including Tammy Duckworth, Janet Mock, and Simone Biles

From Betsy Ross to Florence Price, Georgia O’Keeffe to Katherine Johnson, Ruth Bader Ginsburg to Kamala Harris and many more, readers will meet artists, activists, scientists, and icons throughout history. Organized chronologically, 100 American Women Who Shaped American History offers a look at the prominent role women have played and how their talents, ideas, and expertise have influenced the country from its very beginning, all the way to today.

100 Immigrants Who Shaped American History

Joanne Mattern

100 Series

NOVEMBER 2022

9781728260570 / 9781728261522

Juvenile Nonfiction/Biography Sourcebooks Explore World with translation

$7.99 / $12.99 U.S.

TP / HC 128 Pages Ages: 8–15

JOANNE MATTERN became the author of numerous nonfiction books for kids after working as an editor for several major children’s book publishers. She especially loves writing about animals, sports, and interesting people and places.

Learn all about the fascinating lives and tremendous impact of 100 immigrants to America with this fact-filled biography collection for kids!

• Champion the impact of immigrants: America wouldn’t be the country it is today without the incredible contributions of people who came from other countries

From Alexander Graham Bell to Helena Rubinstein, Elizabeth Arden to Alfred Hitchcock, Hannah Arendt to Isaac Asimov and many more, readers will meet artists, activists, scientists, and icons throughout history. Organized chronologically, 100 Immigrants Who Shaped American History offers a look at the prominent role immigrants have always played in America and how their talents, ideas, and expertise have guided the country from its very beginning all the way through the present day.

FEBRUARY 2023

9781728260747 / 9781728261478

Juvenile Nonfiction/Biography

Sourcebooks Explore World with translation

$7.99 / $12.99 U.S.

TP / HC 128 Pages Ages: 8–15

Don’t Push the Button! A Christmas Adventure

Bill Cotter

Larry the lovable monster from Don’t Push the Button! is back for the holidays with another hilarious, interactive adventure. Now in a beautiful trade paperback format!

• Popular series: Don’t Push the Button! has sold more than 265,000 copies and is a USA Today bestseller

• Interactive read: The playful interactivity encourages kids to actively engage with the story for a fun-filled reading experience

Larry isn’t supposed to open his present until Christmas. But he REALLY wants to know what it is…

Maybe you can help him figure out what’s inside. Just shake the box, and take peek and a tug… But be careful!

Uh-oh…

In past lives, BILL COTTER has been a gallant knight, a mean ol’ bear, a ninja with a secret, a slug, a majestic eagle, a slug again, and now a renowned children’s book author and illustrator. Bill is a former art and music teacher. He lives in Cleveland, Ohio, but hopes to spread humor, art, and love throughout the universe. Visit cotterillustration.com for more.

9781728261959

Juvenile Fiction/Picture Book Sourcebooks Jabberwocky World English

$7.99 U.S. TP 24 Pages Ages: 4–8 OCTOBER 2022

Five Little Monsters Jumping on the Bed

Bill Cotter

In past lives, BILL COTTER has been a gallant knight, a mean ol’ bear, a ninja with a secret, a slug, a majestic eagle, a slug again, and now a renowned children’s book author and illustrator. Bill is a former art and music teacher. He lives in Cleveland, Ohio, but hopes to spread humor, art, and love throughout the universe. Visit cotterillustration.com for more.

Larry the monster is up to his usual monkey business, but this time, he brought his monster friends along for this new lovable story from USA Today bestselling author Bill Cotter. Now in a beautiful trade paperback edition!

• Proven sales track record: Bill Cotter is a USA Today bestselling author who has sold more than 500,000 copies of his Sourcebooks titles

• Well-known and beloved character returns: Everyone’s favorite monster Larry returns, but this time, readers can fall in love with some new monster characters too

A new take on the classic rhyme “Five Little Monkeys,” Larry is back, but this time, he has enlisted his monster friends to engage in some hilarious hijinks with him. Five little monsters jumping on the bed. One fell off and bumped his head. Mama called the doctor and the doctor said, “No more monsters jumping on the bed.”

OCTOBER 2022

9781728262628

Juvenile Fiction/Picture Book Sourcebooks Jabberwocky World with translation

$7.99 U.S. TP 24 Pages Ages: 0–3

An Holiday Book

Tons of Palabras: Casa y Familia

An English & Spanish Book for the Real World duopress labs, illustrated by Esteli Meza

A new series of bilingual books (English-Spanish) featuring words used in the real world.

• Tons of Palabras Spoken at Home: 41 million people aged five or older speak Spanish at home, making Spanish the second most spoken language in the United States; these are people eating rosca de reyes to celebrate Día de Reyes (Three Kings Day) and getting ready for the next quinceañera

• Crafted by language professionals who are aware of the differences and similarities of a global Spanish population; all books in the series feature various ways to say specific terms based on regional and national nuances—for example, the popular caramelized milk sauce known as dulce de leche in Argentina is also called cajeta in Mexico, manjar in Chile, and arequipe in Colombia, Venezuela, and Guatemala

In this title in the Tons of Palabras series, tots will learn words about the home and family that are used as the building blocks of their daily lives. Casa y Familia introduces more than 100 words in both English and Spanish alongside beautiful and simple images. In the home pages, kids will learn that “baskets” in Spanish are “canastas,” “flowers” are “flores,” and “chair” is “silla,” while the family pages will show them that “baby” is “bebé,” “grandma” is “abuela,” “aunt” is “tía,” and “mom” is “mamá.”

DUOPRESS UNIVERSAL publishes multilingual books for a global and contemporary audience. Our books are crafted by language professionals and native speakers tasked with creating distinctive books for the real world.

OCTOBER 2022

9781955834193

Juvenile Nonfiction/Board Book duopress World with translation

Tons of Palabras: Comida

$9.95 U.S. Board Book 22 Pages Ages: 0–4

A new series of bilingual books (English-Spanish) featuring words used in the real world.

• Tons of Palabras Spoken at Home: 41 million people aged five or older speak Spanish at home, making Spanish the second most spoken language in the United States; these are people eating pan dulce (pastries) and drinking aguas frescas

• Crafted by language professionals who are aware of the differences and similarities of a global Spanish population; all books in the series feature various ways to say specific terms based on regional and national nuances— for example, the popular caramelized milk sauce known as dulce de leche in Argentina is also called cajeta in Mexico, manjar in Chile, and arequipe in Colombia, Venezuela and Guatemala

Introduce little ones to the English and Spanish words used by kids in their daily lives with Tons of Palabras (Tons of Words), a new series of bilingual books made for Hispanics by Hispanics.

OCTOBER 2022

9781955834186

Juvenile Nonfiction/Board Book duopress World with translation

$9.95 U.S. Board Book 22 Pages Ages: 0–4

DUOPRESS UNIVERSAL publishes multilingual books for a global and contemporary audience. Our books are crafted by language professionals and native speakers tasked with creating distinctive books for the real world.

My First Book of Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle duopress labs, illustrated by Åsa Gilland

DUOPRESS LABS is the creative team, led by Mauricio Velazquez de Leon, responsible for developing dozens of books and games. Recent titles include the TummyTime®, Terra Babies, SmartFlash™, and High-Contrast series; The Belly Sticker Book; 100 Pablo Picassos; My Fridge; Mix & Match Puzzle: Silly Trucks; and many more.

ÅSA GILLAND’s dad was a mapmaker who’d spend summers outdoors detailing aerial photos, while she would pass time in the car, drawing creatures and folks entangled in perplexing drama. That is why Åsa is still pretty good at drawing in a moving car. Åsa is the author of The Perfect Shelter (starred review from Kirkus).

• A primer for kids interested in the environment: Kids up to four years old will learn simple steps to reduce, reuse, and recycle from the intimacy of their home while being introduced to basic concepts on how to take care of the environment

• The third title in a successful series: My First Book of Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle continues the success of the two previous titles of Terra Babies at Home: My First Book of Houseplants and My First Book of Growing Food, all illustrated with beautiful art by Åsa Gilland

• An earth-friendly collection: All books in the Terra Babies at Home series are made with FSC materials and nontoxic inks; all books are 100% recyclable

Introducing the third title in the Terra Babies at Home series, a board book series that presents plants, animals, and the environment to early readers from the intimacy of their home and helps them connect to the natural world.

My First Book of Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle is a beautiful introduction for babies and toddlers to the simple steps we can all take to help the environment while helping them to develop a connection with the natural world. Like other titles in the earth-friendly series, this book is made with FSC materials and nontoxic inks, and it is 100% recyclable. Simple and quirky text pairs with charming art by Åsa Gilland in this book where future nature lovers will learn how to reduce water and energy use, how to reuse plastic containers and paper, and how to recycle. And that’s not all: the book shows readers how to make their own recycling bins in a few simple steps.

ABCs of Geography

Chris Ferrie, illustrated by Adam Mathews Baby University

The bestselling series expands! With scientific information from experts, this is the perfect book for enlightening the next generation of geographers

• #1 STEM/STEAM author for kids: Chris Ferrie’s Baby University and other books have sold more than 1 million copies

CHRIS FERRIE is an award-winning physicist and Senior Lecturer for Quantum Software and Information at the University of Technology Sydney. He has a Masters in Applied Mathematics, BMath in mathematical physics and a PhD in Applied Mathematics. He lives in Australia with his wife and children. Visit him at csferrie.com.

It only takes a small spark to ignite a child’s mind! ABCs of Geography introduces babies (and grownups!) to a new geographic concept for each letter of the alphabet, from altitude, beach, and continent, all the way to zoning. With a tongue-in-cheek approach that adults will love, this installment of the Baby University board book series is the perfect way to introduce basic concepts to even the youngest geographers.

NOVEMBER 2022

9781728232584

Juvenile Nonfiction/Board Book

Sourcebooks Explore World with translation

Brainy Science Readers: Do You Know Quantum Physics?

Chris Ferrie

Level 1 Beginner Reader

$9.99 U.S. BB 26 Pages Ages: 0–3

CHRIS FERRIE is the #1 science author for kids. He’s an award-winning physicist, mathematician, author, and the father of four budding scientists. Chris has written over 30 books for children that have sold millions of copies, starting them on a lifelong journey of loving and learning science!

Make science fun with this new series of early readers perfect for little scientists!

• Brainy Science is STEM for kids: Ferrie continues to provide simple explanations of complex subjects in this new format that’s perfect for kids who are ready to read

Chris Ferrie has delighted children and families around the world with his unique take on science. And now it’s time for beginning readers to learn this information for themselves! From general relativity to quantum physics, from astrophysics to rocket science and from robotics to climate change, Brainy Science will intrigue and teach young scientists a variety of subjects with simple, easy-to-read text.

NOVEMBER 2022

9781728261539

Juvenile Nonfiction

Sourcebooks Explore World with translation

Brainy Science Readers: Do You Know Rocket Science?

Chris Ferrie

Level 1 Beginner Reader

$4.99 U.S. TP 32 Pages Ages: 4–6

CHRIS FERRIE is the #1 science author for kids. He’s an award-winning physicist, mathematician, author, and the father of four budding scientists. Chris has written over 30 books for children that have sold millions of copies, starting them on a lifelong journey of loving and learning science!

Chris Ferrie, the #1 science author for kids, shows early readers how much fun science can be with the Brainy Science series!

• A growing market: Leveled readers are a growing category and Ferrie has a huge built-in fanbase

Chris Ferrie has delighted children and families around the world with his unique take on science. And now it’s time for beginning readers to learn this information for themselves! From general relativity to quantum physics, from astrophysics to rocket science and from robotics to climate change, Brainy Science will intrigue and teach young scientists a variety of subjects with simple, easy-to-read text.

NOVEMBER 2022

9781728261560

Juvenile Nonfiction

Sourcebooks Explore World with translation

$4.99 U.S. TP 32 Pages Ages: 4–6

So Much Snow Hyunmin Park

HYUNMIN PARK is a debut author/illustrator. He majored and studied building structural engineering. He was inspired by Remy Charlip and Bruno Munari. Hyunmin Park currently lives in South Korea.

• Innovative: Unique design and layout utilizes negative space on each page in playful ways, and it will appeal to children and adults

• Recognized and recommended: Received special mention from the Bologna Ragazzi Award

• Perfect for winter: Winter theme is universal and does not center around a particular holiday

The magic and wonder of deep winter snow will delight and entertain readers of this beautiful and intriguing, largely wordless picture book from debut author/illustrator Hyunmin Park.

Fans of Mac Barnett will love this unique, beautiful, and clever picture book that delights in the surprises of a snowy winter day! Fiction/Picture English

I Am Deaf, 2E

Jennifer Moore-Mallinos, illustrated by Marta Fabrega

Live and Learn

JENNIFER MOORE-MALLINOS is a social worker and children’s author of several nonfiction books. Her books focus on family situations, life skills, childhood disorders and everyday situations.

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be deaf? This sweet, empowering story will inspire you to reach out and help bridge the gap between our differences!

• Perfect fo anyone looking for an educational book about kids with special needs and/or disabilities.

• Inclusive children’s books are great for the classroom and home

This attractively illustrated picture storybook encourages hearing-impaired kids to better understand themselves and their preferred method for communicating in the world.

DECEMBER 2022

9781438089935

Juvenile Nonfiction/Picture Book Sourcebooks Explore World with translation

It’s Called Dyslexia, 2E

Jennifer Moore-Mallinos, illustrated by Nuria Roca

Live and Learn

$8.99 U.S. TP 36 Pages Ages: 4–7

JENNIFER MOORE-MALLINOS is a social worker and children’s author of several nonfiction books. Her books focus on family situations, life skills, childhood disorders and everyday situations.

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be dyslexic? This sweet story will help you earn about some of the tools that can help with overcoming dyslexia.

• Perfect fo anyone looking for an educational book about kids with special needs and/or disabilities.

• Inclusive children’s books are great for the classroom and home

This attractively illustrated picture storybook encourages dyslexic kids to better understand themselves and their preferred method for communicating in the world.

DECEMBER 2022

9781438089942

Juvenile Nonfiction/Picture Book Sourcebooks Explore World with translation

$8.99 U.S. TP 36 Pages Ages: 4–7

My First Learn-to-Talk Book: Things That Go

Stephanie Cohen MA, CCC-SLP, CLC, illustrated by Lindsay Dale-Scott

STEPHANIE COHEN (MA, CCC-SLP, CLC) is a licensed and certified speechlanguage pathologist, lactation counselor, and mother who has been working with infants and toddlers for nearly twenty years. Her mission is to empower each parent to be his or her child’s best teacher by supporting emotional connection and early language learning. Stephanie maintains a private practice in Northbrook, Illinois, where she lives with her husband, three children, and two dogs.

• Expert author: Stephanie Cohen is a speech-language pathologist and has been working with infants and toddlers for more than twenty years

• Blue ocean opportunity: There are no other board books available that combine “things that go” and age-appropriate text with SLP-approved language modeling—this will be the early speech book that parents, teachers, and clinicians reach for

• Backm atter: Includes useful tips and information to guide caregivers on how to use the book as effectively as possible

• Series: Follow-up and companion to My First Learnto-Talk Book

My First Learn-to-Talk Book: Things That Go is a joyful book that encourages speech development in every car-andplane-loving little one! By using adorable rhythmic rhyming text, simple exclamatory words and sounds, and engaging photographs of babies and toddlers, this book gives parents, grandparents, teachers, and therapists a new tool that does more than just entertain and engage babies and toddlers—it uses proven therapeutic techniques to help little ones think, repeat, react, and babble: the vital skills they need to talk!

“Vroom” into the building blocks of speech for your little one with this adorable, fun-to-read rhyming board book, written by an early speech expert!

What Little Girls Are Made Of A Modern Nursery Rhyme Susanna Leonard Hill, illustrated by Talitha Shipman

What are little girls made of? Inspire a new generation of empowered girls in this modern retelling of the classic nursery rhyme!

• Modern twist on a well-known classic: This modern adaptation of the classic nursery rhyme encourages girls to embrace what makes them unique because they are so much more than sugar and spice!

• Inspirational message: Focuses on important topics parents and guardians want to teach little girls such as self-love, empowerment, and acceptance; plus, a list of empowering affirmations in the back to turn to every day!

Celebrate all the things that make girls special! Elaborating on the well-known nursery rhyme, this special story moves beyond stereotypes and encourages readers to inspire a new generation of unique, wonderful girls! Every child is filled with boundless potential, and this empowering book encourages every little girl to feel confident in who she is and what she loves to do, loving herself inside and out.

Book #1 9781728222059 | TP October 2021 World with translation

Juvenile Fiction/

What Little Boys Are Made Of

A Modern Nursery Rhyme

DECEMBER 2022

9781728251424

Juvenile Fiction/Picture Book Sourcebooks Wonderland World with translation

Juvenile Nonfiction

Susanna Leonard Hill, illustrated by Natalie Vasilica

SUSANNA LEONARD HILL is the New York Times bestselling author of Moon’s First Friends, as well as many other award-winning books for children. She does frequent school and library visits, teaches picture book writing, and offers picture book critiques. She lives in New York’s Mid-Hudson Valley with her children and two rescue dogs.

Book #2 9781728222080

$5.99 | TP January 2022 World with translation Juvenile Fiction/ Chapter Book

$10.99 U.S. HC 40 Pages Ages: 4–7

What are little boys made of? Discover and inspire a new generation of loving, unique boys in this modern retelling of the classic nursery rhyme!

• Modern twist on a well-known classic: This modern adaptation of the classic nursery rhyme encourages boys to embrace what makes them unique

• Inspirational message: Focuses on important topics parents and guardians want to teach little boys such as self-love, empowerment, and acceptance; plus, a list of empowering affirmations in the back to turn to every day!

Celebrate all the things that make boys special! Elaborating on the well-known nursery rhyme, this special story moves beyond stereotypes and encourages readers to inspire a new generation of wonderful boys! Every child is filled with boundless potential, and this empowering book encourages every little boy to feel confident in who he is and what he loves to do, loving himself inside and out.

9781728206592 | HC World with translation Juvenile Nonfiction Word Travelers Mexican Molé

Juvenile Fiction/Picture Book Sourcebooks Wonderland World with translation U.S. HC 2022

9781728251455

SUSANNA LEONARD HILL is the New York Times bestselling author of Moon’s First Friends, as well as many other award-winning books for children. She does frequent school and library visits, teaches picture book writing, and offers picture book critiques. She lives in New York’s Mid-Hudson Valley with her children and two rescue dogs.

Why the World Needs Love

Gregory E. Lang, illustrated by Lisa Alderson

Why We Need

GREGORY E. LANG is the New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty books, including Why a Daughter Needs a Dad, Why a Daughter Needs a Mom, Why a Son Needs a Dad, Why a Son Needs a Mom, and Why I Love You. He lives in Georgia.

Discover the power of love in this heartwarming picture book from New York Times bestselling author Greg Lang!

• Bestselling series: Why the World Needs Love is part of the New York Timesbestselling picture book series by author Greg Lang

• Author location: Greg Lang lives in Georgia

No matter what hurdles we encounter in life, love sees us through! Filled with heartfelt sentiment and sweet illustrations, this new picture book from Greg Lang’s bestselling series is the perfect way to share the timeless and universal message of love.

What makes a life full, and happy, and bright?

A feeling that warms you like summer’s sunlight?

What makes your heart feel like a bird in midflight?

The answer is easy: It’s love!

When we hear “I love you,” it makes us feel warm, Like we’re always protected, and safe from the storm.

Love can take many shapes, sizes, and forms, But it’s always right there by your side.

JANUARY 2023

9781728258881

Juvenile Fiction/Picture Book Sourcebooks Wonderland World with translation

$10.99 U.S. HC 40 Pages Ages: 4–7

Celebrate teachers everywhere in this inspirational picture book from New York Times bestselling author Greg Lang!

• Bestselling series: From the New York Times bestselling picture book series by author Greg Lang

• Perfect year-round gift: Filled with beautiful illustrations and a timeless message, this special story is a meaningful gift for back to school, teacher appreciation week, Christmas, and beyond!

We NEED teachers! In this special celebration of the coaches, mentors, caregivers, and teachers in our lives comes a heartfelt message of gratitude for their effort, support, and encouragement. Rhyming verse pairs with adorable art to embrace all teachers do for their students and shows them our gratitude for each effort. The newest addition to Greg Lang’s bestselling Why We Need picture book series, Why We Need Teachers is filled with the same warmth and sentiment that captured the hearts of readers everywhere.

MAY 2023

9781728260518

Juvenile Fiction/Picture Book

Sourcebooks Wonderland World with translation

$10.99 U.S. HC 40 Pages Ages: 4–7

Why We Need Teachers E. Lang, illustrated by Lisa Alderson We Need

GREGORY E. LANG is the New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty books, including Why a Daughter Needs a Dad, Why a Daughter Needs a Mom, Why a Son Needs a Dad, Why a Son Needs a Mom, and Why I Love You. He lives in Georgia.

Baby’s First Zodiac

Kerry Pieri, illustrated by Maria Mola

KERRY PIERI is a Virgo, editor, writer, artist, stylist, mom, wife, and astrology devotee. Her full-time job is the fashion director of Harper’s BAZAAR digital. She also regularly updates her 58,000 Instagram followers on all things fashion, motherhood, spirituality, and, of course, what’s in the stars. She believes mindful parenting comes with giving your children the freedom to explore, create, and just be and that astrological signs can be indicators of personality traits early on.

• Popular topic: Astrology is a booming business; many astrology Instagram pages and apps have “astronomically” huge followings

• Highly giftable: Designed intentionally for millennial and Gen Z parents and gift givers, Baby’s First Zodiac is the ultimate baby shower or birthday gift

• Self-esteem message: Baby’s First Zodiac speaks loving messages to every sign, teaching us that no matter when we were born, we all matter

Introduce children to the world of astrology with these bouncy rhyming poems, highlighting the positive aspects of each sign! Young readers will explore and discover their own unique personalities, interests, and talents and dive into the zodiac traits of those closest to them. No matter your sign, Baby’s First Zodiac inspires conversation and creates awareness of all the wonderful ways there are to be you.

Because perhaps part of who you are Is written in the stars See what your birth sign has to say about you… Does any of it ring true?

This is the perfect gift for the newest little in your

SmartContrast Montessori Cards® Hello, My Food

duopress labs, illustrated by Jannie Ho

DUOPRESS LABS is the creative team, led by Mauricio Velazquez de Leon, responsible for developing dozens of books and games. Recent titles include the TummyTime®, Terra Babies, SmartFlash™, and High-Contrast series; The Belly Sticker Book; 100 Pablo Picassos; My Fridge; Mix & Match Puzzle: Silly Trucks; and many more.

Born in Hong Kong and raised in Philadelphia, JANNIE HO received her BFA in illustration from Parsons School of Design in New York. After graduating, she worked as an in-house graphic designer at Nickelodeon and Scholastic and as an art director at TIME for Kids. Jannie has illustrated numerous board and novelty books, including Hello, My World and TummyTime: Animal Parade for duopress, and is the author/illustrator of the picture book Bear and Chicken. Her artwork also appears in toys, stationery, and digital media. Jannie lives with her family near Boston, MA. Visit her at www.JannieHo.com.

• A proven concept: Our high-contrast art cards have been developed by the same creative team and artists behind our best-selling series of high-contrast books, which have more than 200,000 copies in print and thousands of five-star reviews from parents who purchased online and in brick-and-mortar stores.

• The benefits of high-contrast materials are scientifically proven: Studies show that babies see high-contrast shapes and patterns from the very first days of life. Large, bold, contrasting art aids in the development of visual-spatial intelligence and recognition of object borders. Focusing on contrasting images has a positive impact on developing brains. Our cards are based on the principles developed by the educator Dr. Maria Montessori.

SmartContrast Montessori Cards®: Hello, My Food, a box set of 20 large-size high-contrast art cards perfect for your child’s development.

Studies show that babies see high-contrast shapes and patterns from the very first days of life, and our large (6” x 8”), contrasting art cards will aid your baby in the development of visual-spatial skills and in recognizing new objects.

Featuring:

20 double-sided high-contrast cards Based on the principles developed by the educator Dr. Maria Montessori Guide for parents included Great quality and baby safe

Printed with eco ink on sturdy, 100% recycled card stock Round corners for extra safety A great baby shower gift

The second box set of our SmartContrast Montessori Cards® based on our best-selling series of high-contrast books, which have more than 200,000 copies in print! 9781955834162 translation U.S.

Slide and Smile: We Bee-long Together!

Natalie Marshall 9781728273143

Juvenile Fiction/Board Book

Sourcebooks Wonderland

$10.99 U.S. / Board Book

10 Pages / Ages: 0–3

MARCH 2023

Slide and Smile: Waddle I Do Without You?

Natalie Marshall 9781728273167

Juvenile Fiction/Board Book

Sourcebooks Wonderland

$10.99 U.S. / Board Book

10 Pages / Ages: 0–3

MARCH 2023

Slide and Smile: Baby, You’re Magic!

Natalie Marshall 9781728273150

Juvenile Fiction/Board Book

Sourcebooks Wonderland $10.99 U.S. / Board Book

10 Pages / Ages: 0–3 MARCH 2023

Slide and Smile: You Are My Sunshine

Natalie Marshall 9781728273174

Juvenile Fiction/Board Book

Sourcebooks Wonderland $10.99 U.S. / Board Book 10 Pages / Ages: 0–3

MARCH 2023

Cooler Than Lemonade

• Empowering growth mindset message: A great story about perseverance, creative thinking, and being willing to experiment and fail

• Appealing read-aloud: Lively, lyrical, and fun-to-read storytelling

• Inclusive: South Asian protagonist brings representation to a universal experience; features recipe for Kulfi

Eva’s always full of ideas—her latest one is to start a lemonade stand. She can brainstorm fun flavors and find the freshest ingredients, but when competition from Jake’s stand across the street creates one tough challenge after another, Eva runs out of ideas. But just when she’s about to close down her stand for good, she makes her little brother their favorite Indian dessert, Kulfi, and she realizes the coolest idea yet was where she hadn’t expected to find it, and that giving up is the only obstacle to her success.

HARSHITA the author of the recent picture book The Leaping Laddoo was born and raised in India, where she spent much of her childhood scribbling in her journal. She now lives in Scottsdale, Arizona.

The Girl Who Heard the Music

Mahani Teave & Marni Fogelson, illustrated by Marta Álvarez Miguéns

• Biography of an inspiring woman: Mahani Teave is renowned for both her music and her humanitarian efforts and has been featured in the New York Times, NPR, the BBC, CBS Sunday Morning, and is the subject of the 2020 documentary The Song of Rapa Nui

• Great nonfiction with multifaceted appeal: Entry points include music, the environment, Pacific Island culture, and making a difference

• Brings awareness to ecological matters like sustainability issues and ocean plastic—along with innovative solutions to these problems

• Author/story location: The story takes place on Rapa Nui (Easter Island), where Mahani Teave lives; Marni Fogelson lives in Philadelphia

MAHANI TEAVE is an award-winning concert pianist from Rapa Nui (Easter Island). Her debut album, Rapa Nui Odyssey, launched as number one on the Billboard classical charts. She is one of the founders of Toki Rapa Nui, a nonprofit dedicated to the island’s ecological and cultural preservation. She lives with her family on Rapa Nui, where she leads the Rapa Nui School for Music and the Arts.

MARNI FOGELSON is a children’s book author, lifestyle writer, and community volunteer. She has an insatiable love for reading and believes that books have a tremendous power to make us better humans. Marni lives with her husband, two children, and a very loud and affectionate hound in Philadelphia.

MARTA ÁLVAREZ MIGUÉNS is a self-taught children’s illustrator. She was born in a small town in Galicia, Spain, and currently lives in La Coruña, Spain. She is the illustrator of Shark Lady (written by Jess Keating), which was named a 2018 Best STEM Book by the Children’s Book Council as well as a Best STEM Book by the National Science Teachers Association.

Mahani Teave grew up on Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, one of the most remote islands in the world, where moʻai statues stand and music is everywhere. When she began taking lessons on the island’s only piano, she proved to be a great talent. She left Rapa Nui when she was just nine to continue her music education, wishing she didn’t have to leave such a beautiful place to pursue her dreams. She became an internationally acclaimed classical pianist, playing around the world for all kinds of audiences.

The Glow Show

A Picture Book about Knowing When to Share the Spotlight

Susi Schaefer

Born and raised in the Austrian Alps, SUSI SCHAEFER trained as a glass painter in the medieval town of Rattenberg. After moving to Southern California, for sun and adventure, Susi studied graphic design. She’s the illustrator of Zoo Zen by Kristen Fischer. Cat Ladies is her author-illustrator debut. Susi volunteers for a cat rescue group and lives in North Tustin, California, with her family. She resides in North Tustin, California, with family.

• Delightfully adorable artwork and character-driven story helps make this social-emotional learning book easily accessible to readers

• Social-emotional learning (SEL) is consistently growing as a hot topic in education, and with an entire generation of kids aspiring to become the next social media star, this content is timely

• Oceans and ocean creatures are perennial popular subjects for children

Meet Glow! Glow is a squid, he is bioluminescent, and he knows how to TWIRL! And the faster he twirls, the brighter he GLOWS!

Glow is a bioluminescent squid who loves to dance and twirl. He loves to show off his skills…and becomes quite a showoff with a bad attitude. He doesn’t like sharing the spotlight. And when he ditches his friends in search of fans, he loses his glow! Can Glow find his way home—and if he does, will his friends take him back?

In this delightful and funny picture book, a bioluminescent squid learns lessons of cooperation and humility and the importance of friendship while readers get an added layer of nonfiction information about sea creatures! U.S.

young readers

Heroes Jen Calonita

Royal Academy Rebels, Book #3

JEN CALONITA is the award-winning author of the Royal Academy Rebels and Fairy Tale Reform School series. Jen lives in Merrick, New York, with her husband, two sons, and their two Chihuahuas, Captain Jack Sparrow and Ben Kenobi. Visit jencalonitaonline.com for more.

Cursed Jen Calonita

Fairy Tale Reform School, Book #6

JEN CALONITA has interviewed everyone from Reese Witherspoon to Justin Timberlake, but the only person she’s ever wanted to trade places with is Disney’s Cinderella. She’s the award-winning author of the Royal Academy Rebels and Fairy Tale Reform School series. Jen lives in Merrick, New York, with her husband, two sons, and their two Chihuahuas, Captain Jack Sparrow and Ben Kenobi.

• Bestselling author: Jen Calonita’s novels have sold a combined 475,000 copies!

• Incorporates the popular topic of fractured fairytales: Heroes puts fun twists on popular characters like Little Red Riding Hood, Snow White, and Beauty’s Beast

Princess Devin didn’t come to Royal Academy for fame, glory, or a crown. All she’s ever wanted is to be a magical creature caretaker. Just when Devin gets up the courage to ask about following her passion, disaster strikes. The evil Rumpelstiltskin and Alva cast a curse that nearly destroys Enchantasia, a new villain is on the rise, and the students of Royal Academy find they now have to share their castle with the delinquents from the notorious Fairy Tale Reform School. Devin feels stuck—how can she think about going her own way when her kingdom clearly needs her now more than ever?

The crowning conclusion to the Royal Academy Rebels series from bestselling author Jen Calonita…with a crossover to the beloved Fairy Tale Reform School series 9781728260037 Juvenile Fiction/Independent Reader Sourcebooks Young Readers World English $7.99 U.S. TP 336 Pages Ages: 10–13 SEPTEMBER 2022

The thrilling conclusion to the award-winning Fairy Tale Reform School series, which has sold more than 400,000 copies!

• Conclusion of the series: Book six will provide an enthralling and satisfying conclusion to the Fairy Tale Reform School series

• Strong seller: The award-winning FTRS series has sold more than 400,000 copies and continues to backlist well

Rumpelstiltskin is planning to cast a curse that will erase Enchantasia, and a fairy prophecy declares that Gilly Cobbler will play a key role. Never one to shy away from adventure, Gilly and her friends embark on an epic journey to stop Stiltskin.

Gilly can’t help but wonder if it’s already too late for her beloved sister, Anna, a member of the villainous Stiltskin Squad who will stop at nothing to thwart Gilly and her crew. Only by harnessing the skills she inherited from her fairy grandmother can Gilly stop Stiltskin and reunite her family. Does Gilly have what it takes to prevent the curse and ensure a happily ever after for the Cobblers? Or will she lose Enchantasia and her friends forever?

MARCH 2023

9781728271583

Juvenile Fiction/Independent Reader Sourcebooks Young Readers World English

$7.99 U.S. TP 304 Pages Ages: 10–14

The Hayley Mysteries: The Missing Jewels

Hayley LeBlanc

The Hayley Mysteries, Book #2

HAYLEY LEBLANC is a thirteen-year-old actress and artist based in Los Angeles, California, with 5.2 million followers across Instagram and YouTube. She currently stars as Harmony on the Brat TV show Chicken Girls. In her personal life, she loves watching horror and mystery films, listening to new music, and her lovable dogs.

From YouTube sensation Hayley LeBlanc comes the second installment in an exciting middle-grade mystery series about a haunted LA TV studio, a vengeful ghost, and an intrepid young actress who becomes a real-life sleuth.

• Well-known author with more than 5 million fans: Hayley has 3.9 million Instagram followers and 1.56 million YouTube subscribers and is currently the star of Chicken Girls, a highly watched scripted YouTube series

• Exciting setting: Readers will love the glamorous Hollywood TV studio backdrop

Things are going great for Hayley LeBlanc on the set of mystery show Sadie Solves It. But one day, things start disappearing from the studio—expensive things. Is there a thief involved? Hayley tries not to get drawn in, but when one of the missing items is found in her trailer and her favorite makeup artist is blamed, she realizes she needs to do something. With the help of her two best friends, Hayley starts an investigation of her own. Can they find the real culprit before things get worse?

SEPTEMBER 2022

9781728252018 Juvenile Fiction/Independent Reader Sourcebooks Young Readers World with translation

The Hayley Mysteries: The Secret on Set Hayley LeBlanc

The Hayley Mysteries, Book

$7.99 U.S. TP 176 Pages Ages: 8–12

YouTube sensation Hayley LeBlanc is back with the third installment in an exciting middle-grade mystery series!

• Standalone mysteries: Each twisty mystery in the series can be read on its own

• Exciting setting: Readers will love the glamorous Hollywood TV studio backdrop

Hayley LeBlanc is on the set of Sadie Solves It, the mystery TV show she stars in, when she comes across a strange and spooky discovery: a dead body! It sure looks like one at least, with feet sticking out from under a sheet. She races to get a security guard for help, but by the time they get back, the body is gone! The security guard thinks she was just seeing things, but Hayley knows there was something there—and it’s really fishy that it disappeared. With the help of her friends, Hayley investigates. Can they figure out the mystery of the disappearing “corpse”?

NOVEMBER 2022

9781728252049

Juvenile Fiction/Independent Reader Sourcebooks Young Readers World with translation

$7.99 U.S. TP 176 Pages Ages: 8–12

HAYLEY LEBLANC is a thirteen-year-old actress and artist based in Los Angeles, California, with 5.2 million followers across Instagram and YouTube. She currently stars as Harmony on the Brat TV show Chicken Girls. In her personal life, she loves watching horror and mystery films, listening to new music, and her lovable dogs.

The Town with No Mirrors

Christina

• Unique exploration of body image: An examination of our looks-obsessed culture through the lens of a community seemingly free from negative influences

• Compelling, voice-driven, contemporary story: Perfect for fans of Counting by 7s and Extraordinary Birds

• Perfect for age-appropriate discussions: Content provides conversation starters with readers about self-image, societal beauty standards, “mirror fasting,” and censorship

Zailey has never seen her own face. She’s never seen her reflection or a photo of herself or even a drawing. Here at Gladder Hill, cameras and mirrors are banned, words like “beautiful” and “ugly” aren’t in the dictionaries, and it’s wrong to talk—or even think—about anyone’s appearance, including one’s own. People are happier at Gladder Hill—or so Zailey’s been taught—so her fascination with her classmates’ faces is a guilty secret. She starts to wonder about the world outside the community, the past she can’t quite remember, and, most of all, what she looks like. When a fateful event leads Zailey beyond the gates of Gladder Hill, she finally has a chance to have her questions answered. But is she prepared for the truth?

CHRISTINA castle Belfast and an George in Her debut a Book in the Language Arts. Visit at christinacollinsbooks.com.

A middle grade that asks: Can you know who you are if you don’t know what you look like?

A Breath of Mischief

• Powerhouse author: MarcyKate is a wonderful author partner who designs her own discussion guides, loves to do school visits, and is a tireless promoter

• Great concept: We have a great concept here, and it’s MarcyKate’s fist solo standalone title, which we know works well in this space

• Proven sales: The author’s first book with us, Shadow Weaver, netted over 27,000 in hardcover and over 33,000 in paperback; it was also a Texas Blue Bonnet nominee Connolly as Aria the

Aria is raised by the Wind. She grew up in a castle, floating among the clouds with creatures of the air. She spends her days racing and soaring through the sky with her best friend, Gwyn, a young gryphling. At night, she falls asleep to the music of the Wind.

One morning, Aria is woken by a frantic Gwyn. The chimes are silent, there is not a breath of breeze, and their castle has settled on the ground. The Wind has vanished.

Aria and Gwyn go on a desperate search only to discover the Wind is being held captive by a sinister alchemist named Worton. To free the Wind, Aria and Gwyn must complete a series of trials to find and retrieve three magical talismans for Worton.

Nothing will keep Aria from rescuing the element who raised her—not a riddle, not a quest, not a race against time. Except Worton can’t be trusted, and it’s not just the Wind that needs saving…

MARCYKATE CONNOLLY is a New York Times bestselling children’s book author and nonprofit administrator who lives in New England with her family and a grumble of pugs. She is the author of the Shadow Weaver and Hollow Doll series and The Star Shepherd. You can visit her online at marcykate.com.

juvenile fiction limited rights available

Joy to the World

25 Days of Christmas on Sesame Street

Sesame Workshop

Sesame Street Scribbles

SESAME WORKSHOP is the nonprofit educational organization behind the world-renowned children’s program Sesame Street

With the mission of helping kids grow smarter, stronger, and kinder, Sesame Workshop has worked with educators to develop programs tailored to the unique needs of children all over the world. Sesame Workshop works to teach the whole child, providing lessons on topics from ABCs and 123s to health, emotional well-being, and respect.

• New approach to evergreen space: This is a new countdown-toChristmas approach to the evergreen holiday picture book space and includes fun and thoughtful activity ideas in the back

• Important messaging: Themes of love, joy, togetherness, peace, and giving are topics readers and the world need right now

• Brand star-power: Sesame Street is a world-renowned brand in children’s education, and the successful Scribbles series has sold more than 1.2 million copies

It’s the most wonderful time of the year to share love and joy in the world! This all-new holiday picture book from the world-renowned Sesame Street brand offers a heartwarming take on what joy means and how to share it as we celebrate and count down to Christmas. Join Elmo and all of his friends in this wonderfully sweet Christmas book that readers will treasure for years to come!

Joy is love, peace, and Christmas! Celebrate with your favorite Sesame Street friends in this sweet and heartfelt holiday book! 9781728250359 Juvenile Fiction/Picture Book Sourcebooks Wonderland US & Canada only $10.99 U.S. HC 40 Pages Ages: 4–7 SEPTEMBER 2022

Meet Your Neighbors on Sesame Street

Sesame Workshop

Sesame Street Scribbles

SESAME WORKSHOP is the nonprofit educational organization behind the world-renowned children’s program Sesame Street

With the mission of helping kids grow smarter, stronger, and kinder, Sesame Workshop has worked with educators to develop programs tailored to the unique needs of children all over the World. Sesame Workshop works to teach the whole child, providing lessons on topics from ABCs and 123s to health, emotional well-being, and respect.

Get to know all your friends on Sesame Street with this unique and entertaining “meet the cast” book for fans of all ages!

• Important themes: This book taps into themes of welcoming, community, identity, and self-acceptance, all important topics in Sesame’s latest content and curriculum and which are in demand for children’s books

• Brand star power: Sesame Street is a world-renowned brand in children’s education, and our successful Scribbles series has sold over 1.5 million copies

Get to know your Sesame Street friends like never before! This all-new picture book taps into popular “meet the crew” kids books in licensing, perfect for Sesame fans young and old. Packed with fascinating facts and stunning illustrations of beloved characters, this collection welcomes readers to the neighborhood and reminds them of the importance of friendship, community, identity, and love!

OCTOBER 2022

9781728262079

Juvenile Fiction/Picture Book Sourcebooks Wonderland US & Canada only

$10.99 U.S. HC 40 Pages Ages: 3–7

The Girl in White Lindsay Currie

A spooky new middlegrade novel from the author of Scritch Scratch and What Lives in the Woods. A twelve-year-old girl must face down a notorious ghost in order to stop a centuries-old curse that threatens to destroy everything.

• Lindsay Currie is a powerhouse author filled with dynamic ideas and an incredible work ethic who loves school visits and events

The Other Side of the River

Alda P. Dobbs

From the author of highly acclaimed Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna comes a compelling new novel about a twelve-yearold girl who builds a new life in America.

• A gripping story about escaping war and conflict for a better life in America that resonates with presentday immigrant narratives

SEPTEMBER 2022

9781728236544

Juvenile Fiction/Independent Reader

Sourcebooks Young Readers US, CA, PH, PR, GU, S, VI, MP

$16.99 U.S. HC 320 Pages Ages 8–11

Crime and Carpetbags

Julie Berry

Wishes and Wellingtons, Book #2

The second book of the bestselling Wishes and Wellingtons series. Three friends embark on an adventure full of magic and danger to rescue Tommy’s father and the djinni they’ve grown to love.

• Follow-up to the acclaimed first book in the series: Wishes and Wellingtons is a highly rated Audible Original, as well as a Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the year selection

SEPTEMBER 2022

SEPTEMBER 2022

9781728258638

Juvenile Fiction/Independent Reader

Sourcebooks Young Readers US, CA, PH, PR, VI, GU, MP, AS $8.99 U.S. TP 352 Pages Ages 8–11

9781728238449

Juvenile Fiction/Independent Reader

Sourcebooks Young Readers US, CA, PR, GU, MP, AS $17.99 U.S. HC 368 Pages Ages 8–11

Burglars and Bluestockings

Julie Berry

Wishes and Wellingtons, Book #3

• The Wishes and Wellingtons series has a commercial concept with strong, critically celebrated writing

MARCH 2023

9781728231525

Juvenile Fiction/Independent Reader

Sourcebooks Young Readers US, CA, PH, PR, VI, GU, MP, AS

$16.99 U.S. HC 368 Pages Ages 8–11

My First Dot to Dot Activity Book: Baby Animals

Hazel Quintanilla

My First Dot to Dot

Toddlers will have fun and build essential preschool skills as they complete the pictures in this colorful dot to dot activity book!

Christmas at My Grandma’s House

Hazel Quintanilla

My Grandma’s House

Get ready for a funpacked Christmas at Grandma’s house in this special holiday activity book for kids!

• Join-the-dots and coloring activities let little ones have fun while developing essential counting and fine motor skills

SEPTEMBER 2022

9781728260662

Juvenile Nonfiction/Activity Book

Sourcebooks Wonderland US, CA, PH, PR, GU

$8.99 U.S. TP 64 Pages Ages 3–6

My First Sticker by Numbers: Magical Creatures

Hazel Quintanilla

My First Sticker by Numbers

Toddlers will have fun and build essential preschool skills with this sticker-by-number activity book featuring unicorns, mermaids, and other magical creatures!

• Magical and fun activities: Contains 11 sticker-by-number activities that encourages development of essential number/letter recognition and fine motor skills

OCTOBER 2022

9781728260655

Juvenile Nonfiction/Activity Book Hometown World US, CA, PH, PR, GU

• Contains more than 500 stickers and 23 fun holidaythemed activities that Grandma and grandchild can complete together, including activities where Grandma and grandchild can share stories and create meaningful Christmas memories

$9.99 U.S. TP 48 Pages Ages 3–8

My First Sticker by Numbers: Dinosaurs and Dragons

Hazel Quintanilla

My First Sticker by Numbers

• Made for little hands: Activities are specifically designed for toddlers, with easy-to-follow steps and large easy-to-peel reusable stickers

DECEMBER 2022

9781728260679

Juvenile Nonfiction/Activity Book

Sourcebooks Wonderland US, CA, PH, PR, GU

$9.99 U.S. TP 34 Pages Ages 3–6

DECEMBER 2022

9781728260686

Juvenile Nonfiction/Activity Book

Sourcebooks Wonderland US, CA, PH, PR, GU

$9.99 U.S. TP 34 Pages Ages 3–6

LEGO® Harry Potter™ 5-Minute Builds

AMEET Sp. z o.o.

Spark imagination and discover great build ideas and creative challenges in this ultimate five-minute activity book featuring the World of LEGO® Harry Potter™!

• Features creations and challenges that can be built in five minutes and includes a 65-piece basic LEGO® brick kit

OCTOBER 2022

9781728258942

Juvenile Nonfiction/Activity Book

Sourcebooks Wonderland US & Canada only

$15.99 U.S. HC 96 Pages Ages 7+

Become an Antiracist Changemaker

The Official Companion Journal of Me and White Supremacy Young Readers’ Edition

Layla F. Saad

DECEMBER 2022

Awareness leads to action, and action leads to change.

LEGO® Jurassic World™ Activity Landscape Box

AMEET Sp. z o.o.

A new VS. format combines interactive play with exciting adventures for the ultimate LEGO® Jurassic World™ showdown!

• Format includes a 3D doublesided gatefold panorama play scene, two LEGO® Jurassic World™ minifigures with accessories, and two interactive books for hours of imaginative play

OCTOBER 2022

9781728258959

Juvenile Nonfiction/Activity Book

Sourcebooks Wonderland US & Canada only

My Spanish Sticker Dictionary

$17.99 U.S. HC 40 Pages Ages 6+

• Companion to the young readers’ edition of an instant New York Times bestseller: Me and White Supremacy shot to the bestseller list when it debuted in February 2020

Over 200 Everyday Words In Colorful Sticker Scenes

Catherine Bruzzone, illustrated by Vicky Barker

Sticker Dictionaries

JANUARY 2023

It’s never too soon to start teaching kids a new language!

• This dictionary is divided into over 50 themes, and includes more than 700 words and 80 phrases

9781728268934

Juvenile Nonfiction Sourcebooks Explore US, CA, PH, PR, GU, MP, AS, VI $14.99 U.S. TP 176 Pages Ages 10–16

9781438089669

Juvenile Nonfiction/Activity Book

Sourcebooks Explore US, CA, PR, AS

$9.99 U.S. TP 32 Pages Ages 7–9

I Can Draw Kawaii Animals

Calver Paul, illustrated by Ksenya Savva

I Can Draw Kawaii

9781438089959

Juvenile Nonfiction/Picture Book

Sourcebooks Wonderland $7.99 U.S. / TP

TBD Pages / Ages: 7–13 US, CA FEBRUARY 2023

I Can Draw Kawaii People

Calver Paul, illustrated by Ksenya Savva

I Can Draw Kawaii 9781438089966

Juvenile Nonfiction/Picture Book

Sourcebooks Wonderland $7.99 U.S. / TP

TBD Pages / Ages: 7–13 US, CA FEBRUARY 2023

Don’t Touch That Flower

Alice Hemming, illustrated by Nicola Slater

A Squirrel & Bird Book 9781728271361

Juvenile Fiction

Sourcebooks Jabberwocky $17.99 U.S. / HC 32 Pages / Ages: 4–8 US, CA, PH, PR, MX

MARCH 2023

Global Eoin Colfer & Andrew Donkin, illustrated by Giovanni Rigano 9781728262192 / 9781728257235

Graphic Novel / Juvenile Fiction/Independent Reader Sourcebooks Young Readers $14.99 / $24.99 U.S. TP / HC

144 Pages / Ages: 10–14 US, CA, PH, PR

APRIL 2023

First Sticker Art: Dinosaur Pals Paul Calver & Toby Reynolds, illustrated by Ksenya Savva 9781728278865

Juvenile Nonfiction/Activity Book

Sourcebooks Wonderland $8.99 U.S.

TP 64 Pages / Ages: 2–6 US, CA, GU, PH

MARCH 2023

young adult fiction

Monsters Born and Made

Tanvi Berwah

• Fantastic writing: Absolutely fantastic writing with incredible pacing and worldbuilding that transports you into this lush South Asian–inspired setting

• Tropes YA readers love: Classic fantasy tropes feel fresh, interesting, and perfect for the teen fantasy audience

• Well-connected author: Melissa Albert had this to say about a previous short story: “A mesmerizing account of love, loss, and revenge, entwined with a mythic family history. It’s all spikes and rising oddity, a sharp-toothed thing that nods to Helen Oyeyemi and Kelly Link, but does its own thing.”

Sixteen-year-old Koral and her older brother, Emrik, risk their lives each day to capture the monstrous maristags that live in the black seas around their island. They have to or else their family will starve.

In an oceanic world swarming with vicious beasts, the Landers, the ruling elite, have indentured Koral’s family to provide the maristags for the Glory Race, a deadly chariot tournament reserved for the upper class. The winning contender receives gold and glory. The others—if they’re lucky—survive.

When the last maristag of the year escapes and Koral has no new maristag to sell, her family’s financial situation takes a turn for the worse and they can’t afford medicine for her chronically ill little sister. Koral’s only choice is to do what no one in the world has ever dared: cheat her way into the Glory Race.

But every step of the way is unpredictable as Koral races against contenders who have trained for this their whole lives and who have no intention of letting a low-caste girl steal their glory. When riots break out and rogues attack Koral to try to force her to drop out, she must choose: her life or her sister’s—before the whole island burns.

TANVI BERWAH is a South Asian writer who grew up wanting to touch the stars and reach back in time. She graduated from the University of Delhi with a bachelor’s and master’s in English literature and lives in India. Monsters Born and Made is her debut novel.

She grew up battling the monsters that live in the black seas, but it couldn’t prepare her to face the cunning cruelty of the ruling elite.

Don’t Let in the Cold

Keely Parrack

When a solar storm leaves Lottie and her new stepsister, Jade, alone without power or cell service in a cabin in Tahoe, the arrival of a seemingly lost stranger begins a chain of harrowing events. A debut thriller with escalating stakes.

• Constantly escalating stakes: No one is safe in this page-turner where the main characters must face power failure, home invasion, blizzard, fire, and dangerous pursuers

• Snowbound thriller: A hostile winter environment provides an atmospheric backdrop for suspense

• Author/story location: The author lives in the Bay Area of California; the story is set in the Lake Tahoe region of California

They were only supposed to be on their own for one night. When her mother remarries after an all-too-short courtship, Lottie and her new stepsister must house-sit for a night while their parents honeymoon in Reno. Lottie feels out of place at her new stepdad’s fancy ski cabin in Tahoe, especially since her lone companion is her new smart and sullen stepsister, Jade, who she’s only met briefly once before. And when a solar flare causes a massive blackout—no cell signal or power—Lottie knows they’ve got a long night ahead of them.

Then, in the dark, someone else shows up at the cabin—a cute, fast-talking stranger named Alex with his dog, claiming to be lost and needing shelter from the developing snowstorm. Lottie’s suspicions about him grow throughout the night, but when a fireplace malfunction causes a fire, the three of them are forced out into the blizzard and must rely on one another to find shelter and safety.

In the remote, freezing woods with no way to call for help, the wary trio encounters the perils of the wilderness, as well as two mysterious young men who seem to know Alex. Now Lottie must decide who she should trust in order to survive.

KEELY PARRACK was born in the UK but moved to the U.S. twenty years ago, where she works as a teacher and bookseller. She lives with her family in the Bay Area. This is her YA debut. Find her online at keelyparrack.com.

The Sacrifice Rin Chupeco

Despite uncanny resemblances to Japanese revenants, RIN CHUPECO has always maintained their sense of humor. Raised in Manila, Philippines, they keep four pets: a dog, two birds, and a husband. They are the author of The Girl from the Well, The Suffering, the Bone Witch trilogy, and the A Hundred Names for Magic trilogy. Connect with Rin at rinchupeco.com.

• Horror is trending: Horror is hot, and a terrific genre for Rin; their first horror with Sourcebooks, The Girl from the Well, netted more than 60,000 copies and earned starred reviews and was on TLA and ALA reading lists

• Perfect hook: A horror that combines a terrifying legend with a thrilling survival story will keep readers on the edge of their seats

• Prolific, talented author: Rin writes across genres and is a wonderful seller who consistently earns starred reviews

Alon, a local teenager, watches a production crew of an American documentary-style reality show set up on Kisapmata (called the “Godseye” by the Americans), an island off the coast of the Philippines rumored to be cursed. Two producers offer to pay them to be the crew’s tour guide since other locals have refused to set foot on the island.

Within minutes of their arrival, a sinkhole appears, revealing a mummified corpse entwined within a balete tree growing underground. Rattled, the showrunner explains to Alon the purpose of the show: to investigate the island’s legend of a Dreamer god that supposedly grants believers unspeakable powers in exchange for eight sacrifices.

A mysterious journal they find lends credit to the curse and poses a sinister riddle: He who sleeps in the mouth is He who sleeps in the eye. The first to eat, the second to seed, the third to wear, the fourth to birth, the fifth to serve, the sixth to lure, the seventh to consume, the last to wake. The roles of each seem to align with the known sacrifices.

As the crew falls victim to the island’s curse one by one, Alon must figure out a way to stop the Dreamer before it destroys more than just the island.

From a a to

An Unreliable Magic Rin Chupeco

RIN CHUPECO in Manila, Philippines, they have been a technical writer and a travel blogger but now makes things up for a living. They are also the author of The Girl from the Well, The Suffering, and the Bone Witch trilogy. with Rin at rinchupeco.com.

This second book in the A Hundred Names for Magic trilogy is not your average fairytale. Join Alex, Tala, and their friends on their next adventure in this unputdownable series about modern-day magic, found family, and standing up for what’s right.

• Compelling mashup: The A Hundred Names for Magic trilogy combines our contemporary world with fairytale figures and high-fantasy magic, and the second book has even more action, fairytale characters, and heart

• Superstar author: Rin Chupeco is the author of the successful Bone Witch trilogy and has sold more than 200,000 copies of her previous titles

• Author/story location: Rin Chupeco lives in the Philippines, and the A Hundred Names for Magic trilogy takes place in an alternate-history Arizona and fantasy world

It’s been six months since the lost city of Avalon was retaken. Alex is doing his best to be a good leader, but he needs all the help he can get, which is why his best friend, Tala, is right by his side. Unfortunately, when the Nameless Sword in the stone appears suddenly in the castle courtyard, it brings a new set of problems. Avalon custom dictates that anyone is free to try to pull it out, attracting people from all walks of life and leaving the kingdom vulnerable to attack.

Not to mention that mysterious portals have started popping up, bringing nightwalkers, ice maidens, and even a surly dragon right to Avalon’s doorstep.

When Avalon’s sworn enemy, the Snow Queen, emerges with an unlikely ally and attempts to open a portal to a longlost country whose life-giving waters could make her even more powerful, Alex, Tala, and their friends will have to work together to stop her, even after their biggest betrayal leaves them broken.

The Wicked Remain

• Hot series: When the first book in the series was announced, there was immediate film/TV interest

• Commercial appeal: The story combines a boarding school mystery with a fairy-tale twist and has diverse LGBTQ+ representation

• Appeals to a younger YA audience: Perfect for readers aging out of the Descendants series

Nani, Yuki, Ella, and Rory have discovered the truth about the curse that’s left a trail of dead bodies at Grimrose. But the four still know nothing of its origins, or how to stop the cycle of doomed fates.

Each girl harbors her own secret. One is learning why she was brought to the school. One struggles to keep her new and deadly power under control. One knows exactly how much time she has left. And one, trying to escape her dark destiny, will come even closer to fulfilling it.

Can the girls change their own stories and break the curse? Or must one of them die to end it forever?

The

LAURA POHL is a Brazilian writer who lives in São Paulo, Brazil. When not taking pictures of her dog, she can be found discussing alien conspiracy theories. She is the author of The Grimrose Girls and the Last 8 duology. Visit her at onlybylaura.com.

She’s Gone

David Bell

• Fantastic author: David Bell is a USA Today bestselling author with a great track record in the adult space; She’s Gone is his breakout into YA

• Crosses two popular genres: She’s Gone blends two of the most popular genres right now—thriller and true crime

• Author/story location: David Bell lives in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and the story takes place in a small, fictionalized city in Kentucky Gifford town best a docuseries condemning him and the police closing in, Hunter will have to uncover the he

While still recovering from the death of his mother, Hunter Gifford and his girlfriend, Chloe Summers, get into a single-car accident on a remote country road after leaving homecoming. Hunter wakes in the hospital but has no memory of how he got there—or the accident. He’s horrified to learn that Chloe has disappeared from the scene of the crash, leaving behind her purse, shoes, and phone.

When Hunter returns to school, his friends aren’t sure how to treat him. At a candlelight vigil, Chloe’s mother stands in front of the entire town and accuses him of killing Chloe. To make matters worse, Hunter’s former best friend, Daniel, is an aspiring filmmaker who sees Chloe’s disappearance as a golden opportunity to make a true-crime documentary about the case—one that points the finger directly at Hunter.

In order to clear his name and, more importantly, try to figure out what happened to Chloe, Hunter takes matters into his own hands. But the deeper Hunter’s search goes, the more treacherous it becomes, putting his freedom, his family, and even his life in danger.

DAVID BELL is a USA Today bestselling and award-winning author whose work has been translated into multiple foreign languages. He’s currently a professor of English at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky, where he directs the MFA program. His books have sold more than 500,000 copies. She’s Gone is his YA debut.

They’re Watching You

From the author of Little Creeping Things, a twisty YA thriller about a boarding school secret society that opens unheard-of doors of privilege for some of its initiates, while it leads others to a sinister fate.

• Dark academia: This secret society story and atmospheric elite school setting make the most of popular YA tropes

• Compelling read: Twisty plot and breathless pacing will appeal to fans of Jennifer Lynn Barnes and Jessica Goodman

• One to watch in this category: Chelsea Ichaso’s debut Little Creeping Things was called “a riveting whodunnit…a psychological thriller worthy of mystery aficionados” by School Library Journal

Maren Montgomery is certain her best friend, Polly, didn’t run away from their elite boarding academy, no matter what the school administration or the authorities say. The two girls were inseparable…until Polly started wearing clothes she couldn’t possibly afford, staying out after curfew, and growing increasingly anxious. When Maren finds an invitation to a meeting of the Gamemaster’s Society hidden in Polly’s belongings, she knows there’s something more at play.

To find the truth about Polly’s whereabouts, Maren makes it through a risky initiation, joining her longtime crush, Remington, in the high-stakes world Maren never knew existed within their school, competing to move up in the ranks for Ivy League connections and gilded futures. Maren, however, gets sucked into an entirely different game. For every win, she’ll receive a clue to get her closer to Polly; if she refuses to play, Polly dies.

With no one to trust as those around her—even the school administration—are seemingly under the Gamemaster’s control, Maren advances in the games, only to discover that the Society’s game is bigger and deadlier than she ever imagined. Now Maren must choose between her friendship and her own life.

9781728251066 Young Adult Fiction Sourcebooks Fire World English $10.99 U.S. 14–18 2023

CHELSEA ICHASO writes twisty thrillers for young adults. A former high school English teacher, she currently resides in southern California with her husband and children.

Missing Dead Girls

Sara

SARA WALTERS works as an advocate for victims and survivors of domestic and sexual violence in central Pennsylvania. Previously, she worked as a reproductive rights advocate and a college instructor. She earned her MFA in creative writing at the University of South Florida and studied children’s and young adult literature while earning her doctorate in education at the University of Tennessee. She believes in the power of storytelling as a voice for survivors and aims to give space to the stories too often silenced. She is also the author of The Violent Season

• Great hook: This has a hook that’s tailor-made for going viral on social media

• Fantastic reviews: The reader reviews for the author’s first book have been off the charts; readers are telling us this is a voice to watch

• Classic thriller: This novel fits in perfectly with other Sourcebooks successes, such as Little Creeping Things, 14 Ways to Die, and The Murder Game

• Author/story location: The author lives in Pennsylvania, and the story takes place in Pennsylvania

It wasn’t Tillie’s choice to leave Philadelphia. But after everything that happened junior year, her mom insisted the quiet suburb of Willow Creek was the perfect place to get a fresh start, to put the trauma and rumors behind them. If only Tillie could distance herself from the darkness that follows her.

Madison Frank is the perfect distraction. Beautiful, carefree, and from the wealthy side of town, Madison is the kind of girl who has a pull stronger than gravity. She commands attention, even inspires infatuation. And by the end of summer, Tillie’s forgotten everything—everyone—she left in Philadelphia. Almost.

Then Madison goes missing. A photo of her bloody body is texted to the whole student body…from an account bearing Tillie’s name. Tillie’s caught in a tangled web of secrets that will destroy her if they surface…and will destroy everyone she loves if they don’t.

Tell Me What Really Happened

• Exciting, fresh hook: The “who is telling the truth?” angle to a missing girl story feels cinematic in scope

• Page-turning read: Four characters share their stories through police interviews, which keep the reader guessing until the very end

• Acclaimed author: Chelsea Sedoti’s previous YA books have garnered great reviews, and this new mystery pivots her into a bestselling category

An influencer, an overachiever, a heartthrob, an outcast, and a conspiracy theorist all go into the woods.

Sometime around midnight, one of them vanishes.

The four teens who came back sit at the police station, and they each have a very different story to tell about the events of the night.

Who is telling the truth? Who is lying? And what truths will their lies reveal? The clock is ticking. Will the real story come out before one of them is gone for good?

The Breakfast Club meets The Usual Suspects in this riveting YA mystery told entirely through the first-person police interviews of four teens over the course of several hours that asks: How far will you go to be remembered? Fiction Fire

CHELSEA SEDOTI writes about flawed teenagers who are also afraid of growing up, like in her novels The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett and As You Wish. She lives in Las Vegas, Nevada. Visit her at chelseasedoti.com.

We Don’t Swim Here

Vincent Tirado

• Timely and important: The writing is commercial and creepy but also takes a deep dive into America’s racist past and how the echo of that trauma impacts today

• Satisfyingly scary: Tirado weaves a fast-paced narrative between the two cousins, which brings out the heart-stopping tension on every page

• Exciting new voice: Vincent Tirado is poised to be a genre-defining star in YA

When Bronwyn moves to Hillwoods with her parents, it’s supposed to be for one year. Her grandmother is in hospice, and they’re all meant to make some final memories together. Except the kids at school are standoffish, mysterious about certain places and town rituals, and they follow her. It was bad enough Bronwyn left her friends in Illinois; she also left behind competitive swimming. Because no one goes near the water in Hillwoods, even though there’s a gorgeous lake. And a pool at the abandoned rec center. And another in the school basement.

Anais tries her hardest to protect her cousin Bronwyn from the shadows of Hillwoods. The less Bronwyn pays attention to Hillwoods, the less Hillwoods will pay attention to Bronwyn. She doesn’t get that the town’s dark lore is, well, truth. History. Pain. People aren’t the only ones who seek retribution when they’re wronged. But when Bronwyn does a little more exploring than she should, everyone is in more danger than they could’ve expected.

There are rules for living in Hillwoods, rules and rituals that keep people safe. But Bronwyn is asking questions. The answers may get them all killed. A chilling new novel from the author of Burn Down, Rise Up. 9781728250809 / 9781728280103 Young Adult Fiction Sourcebooks Fire World English $18.99 / $11.99 U.S. TP 12–18 2023

VINCENT TIRADO is a nonbinary Afro-Latine Bronx native. They ventured out to Pennsylvania and Ohio to get their bachelor’s degree in biology and master’s degree in bioethics. They have had short stories published in Desert Rose Lit Mag and FIYAH! Magazine

This Delicious Death Kayla Cottingham

From the bestselling author of My Dearest Darkest comes a story of four best friends with a hunger for human flesh who attend a music festival in the desert where they discover a murderous plot to expose and vilify the girls and everyone like them.

• True Blood meets Pretty Little Liars meets Coachella Gone Wrong: Great hook that takes the setting of Coachella, mixed with the secretive girls of PLL, and the paranormal future of True Blood; it has something for everyone!

• Poised for Success: My Dearest Darkest, the author’s debut, is a bestselling book, and this will build on the brand she created

• Great author: The author is super plugged int o the YA community; she is a youth services librarian and a former book reviewer

Five years ago, the melting of arctic permafrost released a pathogen of unknown origin into the atmosphere, causing a small percentage of people to undergo a transformation that became known as the Hollowing. Those impacted slowly became intolerant to normal food and were only able to gain sustenance by consuming the flesh of other human beings. Those who went without flesh quickly became feral, turning on their friends and family. However, scientists were able to create a synthetic version of human meat that would satisfy the hunger of those impacted by the Hollowing. As a result, humanity slowly began to return to normal, albeit with lasting fear and distrust for the people they’d pejoratively dubbed ghouls.

Zoey, Celeste, Valeria, and Jasmine are all ghouls living in Southern California. As a last hurrah before their graduation, they decided to attend a musical festival in the desert. They have a cooler filled with hard seltzers and syn-flesh and are ready to party.

But on the first night of the festival, Val goes feral and ends up killing and eating a boy. As other festival guests start disappearing around them, the girls soon discover someone is drugging ghouls and making them feral. And if they can’t figure out how to stop it, and soon, no one at the festival is safe.

KAYLA COTTINGHAM is a YA author and librarian. Originally from Salt Lake City, Utah, Kayla lives just outside of Boston, where she loves to go hiking in the woods, pet any and all dogs, and play RPGs. She is passionate about connecting young people with books featuring diverse voices so they can see themselves and their communities represented on the page. She is also the author of My Dearest Darkest

Four Found Dead

Lifelong Ohioan NATALIE D. RICHARDS writes books that will keep you up way past your bedtime. A champion of literacy and aspiring authors, Richards is a frequent speaker at schools, libraries, and writing groups. In addition to writing, she spends her days working at a local public library. Richards lives with her wonderful family in Columbus, Ohio. When she’s not writing or reading, you can probably find her wrangling Wookiee, her enormous dustmop of a dog.

The The Broken Hearts Club Susan Bishop Crispell

Jo and her friends are working the last shift at Tempest Theaters before it closes its doors forever, but when the power is cut and they’re locked in, bodies start showing up and their manager is the clear culprit. Can they find a way to escape him before he kills them all? A shocking new thriller from New York Times bestselling suspense author Natalie D. Richards!

• Great reviews: School Library Journal called Five Total Strangers a “page-turning thriller that will keep readers guessing until the very end”

• Classic thriller hook: Between the nostalgic setting and the setup of the murderer, the book calls back to fun ‘90s teen thriller/horror tropes in a way that will delight fans and have them looking for genre Easter eggs

It’s the closing night at the Tempest Theaters, the only remaining business in a shuttered shopping complex. The last moviegoers have left, and Jo Edwards and her seven coworkers just want to get through their final shift and be done with this job. But as the work winds down, the tension builds. One of them has the keys to the locked lobby doors and isn’t letting them leave. And when the lights go out, it becomes clear why—his rage has driven him to kill someone in the crew.

Now it’s up to Jo and her coworkers to escape, and their only way out is through the dark, sprawling complex, with boarded-up exits and dead security alarms. But it’s also a perfect hunting ground for the one who wants them all dead, and who will kill again and again before the night is over.

9781728215815 Young Adult Fiction Sourcebooks Fire World English $11.99 U.S. TP 336 Pages Ages: 14–18 MAY 2023

SUSAN BISHOP CRISPELL earned a BFA in creative writing from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Born and raised in the mountains of Tennessee, she now lives twenty minutes from the beach in North Carolina with her husband and their two cats, Whisky and Bourbon. She is very fond of baked goods and is always on the lookout for hints of magic in the real world. She is also the author of The Holloway Girls. Visit her online at susanbishopcrispell.com.

When the perpetually single daughter of a magical matchmaker meets the boy she’s pretended to be in a relationship with for more than a year, she may finally be the one who falls in love.

• Building a brand: The author’s YA debut, The Holloway Girls, was also a high-concept romance with a speculative twist

• Multiple character dynamics to love: This is a family story about a mother and daughter but also has a swoony romance

Seventeen-year-old Imogen Finch has never been in love. Despite being the daughter of a matchmaker. Her only relationship to date was a fake one with a near stranger named August Tate that she made up to stop people from asking about her love life. To fill the void, she’s channeled her obsession with love into her passion for photography, using her ability to literally see the rose-gold glow of a person in love to capture stunning portraits she’s sure will land her a coveted spot in the prestigious summer arts program at her dream college.

But when her adviser says her photography portfolio is “one note,” she’s desperate to diversify. And her recently dumped crush gives her the nudge she needs to go after everything she wants in one fell swoop. Imogen decides to add portraits of the brokenhearted—their auras tinged the rusty teal of patinaed copper—to her portfolio. Starting with her crush. The last thing she expects is to fall for the real-life version of her fake ex-boyfriend when he shows up to find out why they broke up.

The Chaperone Hendrix

MOLLY McCAFFREY (writing as M HENDRIX) received her PhD in creative writing from the University of Cincinnati and has been nominated five times for the Pushcart Prize. She is the author of two books for adults—How to Survive Graduate School & Other Disasters (stories) and You Belong to Us (memoir). Most recently, her work has appeared in Psychology Today, The Independent, USA Today, The Haven, The Satirist, and Medium. She lives with her spouse, bestselling suspense author David Bell, in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Visit her online at mollymccaffrey.com.

A coming-of-age story about revolution, identity, and dismantling systematic oppression, perfect for fans of The Grace and The Handmaid’s Tale

• Dystopian with a message: Like The Grace Year and The Handmaid’s Tale, this novel dives into a nearfuture world where women are oppressed

• Blue ocean opportunity: There aren’t that many new dystopian books out there, and we have a chance to really capitalize on an underserved genre

• Author message: “I wanted to write a young adult novel that serves both as a warning about these potential threats—especially to the rights of women and girls—and an affirmation of our collective power. Stella’s journey is one of liberation, but also empowerment.”

In New America, where adolescent girls are not allowed to go out in public alone, there are three rules to remember:

Embrace purity Navigate the World with care Trust your chaperone

But when seventeen-year-old Stella’s beloved chaperone dies under mysterious circumstances, her sheltered reality comes crashing down. Before Stella even has time to process Sister Helen’s death, the new chaperone arrives. Sister Laura is everything Sister Helen wasn’t. Irreverent. Unprofessional. She even leaves Stella alone (isn’t that illegal?) and helps her attend those “Hush Hush” parties where you can do whatever you want.

Once Stella experiences real freedom—and learns the dark secrets at the heart of the chaperone program, including what really happened to Sister Helen—she has no choice but to fight back against the world she knows, embarking on a harrowing journey across what was once the United States and putting both her life and freedom at risk.

Prelude for Lost Souls

Helene Dunbar

A spellbinding tale about choosing your own path, the families we create for ourselves, and facing the ghosts that attempt to hold us back. Now in paperback!

• Based on a real town: The fictitious town of St. Hilaire is the home of many mediums and is based on the real town of Lily Dale, New York, one of the oldest spiritualist communities in the country

• Complex and fascinating storytelling: Told from three distinct points of view, which will keep readers on their toes

In the town of St. Hilaire, most make their living by talking to the dead. And, in the summer, the gates open to tourists, those who are desperate, those who are curious, those who are skeptical, while all activity is controlled by The Guild, a sinister ruling body that sees everything.

Dec Hampton has lived there his entire life, but ever since his parents died, he’s been done with it. Done with séances, done with summer tourists, done with St. Hilaire. He knows he has to leave town before The Guild has a chance to stop him.

His best friend, Russ, won’t be surprised when Dec leaves—but he will be heartbroken. Russ is a good medium, maybe even a great one. He’s made sacrifices for his gift and will do whatever he can to gain entry to The Guild, even embracing dark forces and contacting the most elusive ghost in town.

But when the train carrying Annie Krylova, the piano prodigy whose music has been Dec’s main source of solace, breaks down outside the gates, it sets off an unexpected chain of events. In St. Hilaire, there are no such things as coincidences, and both boys know their lives will never be the same.

OCTOBER 2022

9781728259352 Young Adult Fiction Sourcebooks Fire World English $10.99 U.S. TP 400 Pages Ages: 14–18

Survive the Dome

Kosoko Jackson

Born and raised in the DC Metro Area, KOSOKO JACKSON has spent six-plus years working in digital communications, which enables his Twitter obsession. When not searching for an extra hour in the day, he can be found obsessing over movies or drinking his (umpteenth) iced London Fog. He is the author of Survive the Dome and Yesterday Is History. Visit him at kosokojackson.com.

The Hate U Give meets Internment in this pulse-pounding thriller about an impenetrable dome around Baltimore that is keeping the residents in and information from going out during a city-wide protest—now in paperback!

• Thrilling read: An action-packed survival narrative that will keep readers on the edge of their seats

• Kosoko’s unique voice and compelling storytelling will appeal to readers who are in search of diverse protagonists that band together in order to overcome injustice

Jamal Lawson just wanted to be a part of something. As an aspiring journalist, he packs up his camera and heads to Baltimore to document a rally protesting police brutality after another Black man is murdered.

But before the protest even really begins, the city implements a new safety protocol—the Dome. The Dome surrounds the city, forcing those within to subscribe to a total militarized shutdown. No one can get in, and no one can get out.

Alone in a strange place, Jamal doesn’t know where to turn…until he meets hacker Marco, who knows more than he lets on, and Catherine, an AWOL basic-training graduate whose parents helped build the initial plans for the Dome.

As unrest inside of Baltimore grows throughout the days-long lockdown, Marco, Catherine, and Jamal take the fight directly to the chief of police. But the city is corrupt from the inside out, and it’s going to take everything they have to survive.

FEBRUARY 2023

9781728257921

Young Adult Fiction Sourcebooks Fire World with translation

$11.99 U.S. TP 352 Pages Ages: 14–18

HELENE DUNBAR is the author of several novels for young adults, including We Are Lost and Found. She currently lives in Nashville, Tennessee, with her family. Visit her at helenedunbar.com.

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The Christmas Clash

Suzanne Park

9781728248011

Young Adult Fiction

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The Midnight Girls

Alicia Jasinska 9781728257938

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Come Out, Come Out, Whatever You Are Kathryn Foxfield

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No Accident Laura Bates

9781728206769

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The Stranded Sarah Daniels 9781728258126

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The Assassin Game

Kirsty McKay

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The Night and Its Moon

PIPER C.J., author of the bisexual fantasy series The Night and Its Moon, is a photographer, hobby linguist, and french fry enthusiast. She has an M.A. in Folklore, and a B.A. in Broadcasting, which she used in her former life as a morning show weather girl, hockey podcaster, and in audio documentary work. Now when she isn’t playing with her dogs, Arrow and Applesauce, she’s making tiktoks, studying Vietnamese, or writing fantasy very, very quickly.

The Sun and Its Shade

Piper CJ Its Moon, Book #2

PIPER C.J., author of the bisexual fantasy series The Night and Its Moon, is a photographer, hobby linguist, and french fry enthusiast. She has an M.A. in Folklore, and a B.A. in Broadcasting, which she used in her former life as a morning show weather girl, hockey podcaster, and in audio documentary work. Now when she isn’t playing with her dogs, Arrow and Applesauce, she’s making tiktoks, studying Vietnamese, or writing fantasy very, very quickly.

An addictive fantasy romance from TikTok sensation Piper CJ. Two orphans grow into powerful young women as they face countless threats to find their way back to each other.

• Author is a viral TikTok sensation: Piper CJ is a TikTok sensation with over 250k followers and over a million views on #tnaim and #thenightanditsmoon

• Proven success: Piper CJ sold more than 4k copies of her self-published version within two weeks of publication, and now fans will be able to find her books at their favorite brick-and-mortar stores and libraries

Farleigh is just an orphanage. At least, that’s what the church would have the people believe, but beautiful orphans Nox and fae-touched Amaris know better. They are commodities for sale, available for purchase by the highest bidder. So when the madame of a notorious brothel in a far-off city offers a king’s ransom to purchase Amaris, Nox ends up taking her place—while Amaris is drawn away to the mountains, home of mysterious assassins.

Even as they take up new lives and identities, Nox and Amaris never forget one thing: they will stop at nothing to reunite. But the threat of war looms overhead, and the two are inevitably swept into a conflict between human and fae, magic and mundane. With strange new alliances, untested powers, and a bond that neither time nor distance could possibly break, the fate of the realms lies in the hands of two orphans—and the love they hold for each other.

9781728270678 Fiction Bloom Books World with translation $18.99 U.S. TP 2022

• Perfect for fans of: Jennifer Armentrout, Scarlett St. Clair, and Sarah J Maas; Piper’s books include incredible world-building and an LGBTQIA+ element that fans have been thrilled about

• Author/story location: Piper is based in Sawyer, North Dakota; her books are based in a fantasy world

I love you.

Nox’s tear-filled words echoed across the sand, stitching them together as they escaped the royal city, both a declaration and a promise... Nox and Amaris. Two young women connected in their youth, torn apart by forces neither of them could control, fighting tooth and nail to find each other again. But their reunion is sliced apart by a death sentence as Amaris is taken by the queen’s dragon, leaving her injured and at the queen’s mercy. With few options, Nox forms a partnership with the reevers—the continent’s league of peacekeeping assassins—on a mission to find Amaris and achieve stability between kingdoms.

Newfound relationships are navigated as wounds begin to heal. Pushed to grow through impossible obstacles, stretching their magical powers to the limit, and overcoming harrowing odds to establish lasting peace, Nox and Amaris seek to create a world that might reunite them. With more at stake than ever, one question remains: Is it fate, love, or something else entirely that binds these two women together?

In the enthralling follow-up to The Night and Its Moon, bestselling author Piper CJ redefines love and trust through an authentic fantastical portrayal of queer experiences, found family, and the gray areas that define us all. Bloom Books World with translation

Hooked After, Book

EMILY MCINTIRE is an Amazon top 20 author of painful, messy, beautiful romance. She doesn’t like to box herself into one subgenre, but at the core of all her stories is soul deep love. A long time songwriter and an avid reader, Emily has always had a passion for the written word, and when she’s not writing you can find her waiting on her long lost Hogwarts letter, chasing her crazy toddler, or lost between the pages of a good book.

Scarred

EMILY MCINTIRE is an Amazon top 20 author of painful, messy, beautiful romance. She doesn’t like to box herself into one subgenre, but at the core of all her stories is soul deep love. A long time songwriter and an avid reader, Emily has always had a passion for the written word, and when she’s not writing you can find her waiting on her long lost Hogwarts letter, chasing her crazy toddler, or lost between the pages of a good book.

Wretched

EMILY MCINTIRE is an Amazon top 20 author of painful, messy, beautiful romance. She doesn’t like to box herself into one subgenre, but at the core of all her stories is soul deep love. A long time songwriter and an avid reader, Emily has always had a passion for the written word, and when she’s not writing you can find her waiting on her long lost Hogwarts letter, chasing her crazy toddler, or lost between the pages of a good book.

• Book 1 of the Never After series has been in the Amazon top 100 books for the past eight months

James has always had one agenda: destroy his enemy, Peter Michaels. When Peter’s twenty-year-old daughter Wendy shows up in James’s bar, he sees his way in. Seduce the girl and use her for his revenge. It’s the perfect plan, until things in James’s organization begin to crumble. Suddenly, he has to find the traitor in his midst, and his plan for revenge gets murkier as James starts to see Wendy as more than just a pawn in his game.

Wendy has been cloistered away most of her life by her wealthy cold father, but a spontaneous night out with friends turns into an intense and addictive love affair with the dark and brooding James. As much as she knows James is dangerous, Wendy can’t seem to shake her desire for him. But as their relationship grows more heated and she learns more about the world he moves in, she finds herself unsure if she’s falling for the man known as James or the monster known as Hook.

SEPTEMBER 2022

A dark contemporary fractured fairy tale reimagining of Peter Pan from BookTok sensation Emily McIntire. 9781737508373 Romance Bloom Books World with translation $17.99 U.S. TP 416 Pages

A dark contemporary fractured fairy tale reimagining based on the African folklore story that inspired The Lion King by BookTok sensation Emily McIntire.

• BookTok loves Emily McIntire with #emilymcintire 8.9M views, #neverafterseries 3.6M views

Prince Tristan Faasa was never destined for the throne. That was always his brother, Michael. The same brother responsible for both Tristan’s tormented childhood and the scar that mars his face. When their father dies, Michael is set to assume the throne, and Tristan is set to steal it. The leader of a secret rebellion, Tristan will stop at nothing to end his brother’s reign. But when Michael’s new betrothed, Lady Sara Beatreaux arrives, Tristan finds himself in the middle of a new kind of war. The kind that begs the question of what’s more important, the crown or the woman about to wear it.

Sara has one plan. Marry the King and eradicate the Faasa line, even at the risk of her own peril. But she never expects the Scarred Prince. He’s dangerous. Forbidden. And one of the men she’s been sent to kill. But the line between hatred and passion has never seemed so thin, and as secrets come to light, Sara grows unsure of whom she can trust—torn between vengeance and the villain she was never supposed to love.

OCTOBER 2022

9798985138023 Romance Bloom Books World with translation $17.99 U.S. TP 416 Pages

High heat erotic retellings are very much in the zeitgeist and these fractured fairy tales play with familiar stories in a unique and compelling way.

• High heat erotic retellings are very much in the zeitgeist and these fractured fairy tales play with familiar stories in a unique and compelling way

Once Upon A Time, there was a wicked girl. She lost everything that mattered, causing darkness to unfurl. Impulsive and intelligent, she helped her family name grow strong. But then one day a man without a heart came along. An undercover agent, meant to spy and bring back tips. Following down her hidden path of faded yellow bricks. She hated him, he wanted her; she was too good to be true. But a woman can be great... and terrible too.

NOVEMBER 2022

9798985138061 Bloom Books World with translation U.S. TP 384 Pages

Emily McIntire

Emily

Priest Sierra Simone

SIERRA SIMONE is a USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling former librarian (who spent too much time reading romance novels at the information desk). Her notable works include Priest American Queen, and Misadventures of a Curvy Girl, and her books have been featured in Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan Entertainment Weekly, and Buzzfeed. Sierra lives with her husband and family in Kansas City.

Sinner

Priest, Book

Saint

Sierra Simone

Priest, Book

From USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Sierra Simone comes her steamy, TikTok-famous Priest series, in which sinners and saints alike test the bonds of religion, love, and lust.

• Sierra Simone is a USA Today bestselling author writing steamy taboo romance that readers cannot get enough of

There are many rules a priest can’t break. A priest cannot marry. A priest cannot abandon his flock. A priest cannot forsake his God. Tyler Bell has had no problem playing by the rules for the last three years after a family tragedy set him on the path to priesthood. That all changes when the delicious, sultry voice of Poppy Danforth sinks its claws in him through the screen of his confessional booth, and he can’t get her sins out of his head.

It should be easy to put his impure thoughts of her to rest, considering the vows Tyler has taken. It should be nothing to overcome what the sight and sound of her does to him, when his life with the Church means everything. But once he has his first forbidden taste of those red lips, Tyler can’t help but break all his rules for Poppy—no matter what it might cost them both.

OCTOBER 2022

9781949364248

Romance Bloom Books World with translation $17.99 U.S. TP 320 Pages

“I’m not a good man, and I’ve never pretended to be. I don’t believe in goodness or God or any happy ending that isn’t paid for in advance. of religion, love, and lust.”

• Her Priest series has gone viral on TikTok with #SierraSimone at 19.7M views and #PriestSierraSimone at 22.3M views

Sean Bell is not a good man. There are words for men like him: playboy. Womanizer. Skirt-chaser. Sinner. When he meets a gorgeous college girl at a fundraiser, he has no problem telling her exactly what filthy things he wants to do to her—until he realizes she’s his best friend’s little sister, Zenobia “Zenny” Iverson, all grown up. Worse than that…she’s also about to become a nun.

Zenny, though, isn’t looking to play it safe during her final month of freedom. She wants to make sure choosing God is the right path, and to do that, she propositions Sean to show her every carnal temptation she’s leaving behind. Unable to refuse, Sean finds himself falling for her, body and soul, and questioning not just the morals he’s dodged for years, but his relationship with the God Zenny has pledged herself to. The only problem is…what if Sean wants Zenny to choose him instead of Him?

OCTOBER 2022

9781949364262 Romance Bloom Books World with translation U.S. TP 384 Pages

A taboo erotic romance about the intersections of faith, duty, sex

• Sierra Simone has sold over 60k of her self-published books this year

• Sierra Simone lives in Kansas City, Kansas

Aiden was the last person in the world anyone expected to become a monk. But the decision to become a monk saved his life, and he’s determined to do it right, even if it’s taken him from his millionaire party-boy lifestyle…and the love of his life, Elijah Iverson. Four-plus years haven’t made letting Elijah go any easier, but at least Aiden hasn’t had to come face-to-face with those whiskey eyes and soft mouth since he left. That is, until Elijah shows up on his doorstep, assigned to accompany Aiden on a European monastery road trip for an article he’s writing.

The pull is still there between them, but Aiden knows he can’t have Elijah back. He broke his heart when he left, and now Elijah’s engaged to someone else. Aiden chose God. He chose his vows. Except, between whispered confessions and stolen kisses and moments bent over an ancient altar, those vows are feeling flimsier by the day. Vows or not, it would take a saint to resist Elijah…and Aiden’s sure as hell no saint.

SIERRA SIMONE is a USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling former librarian (who spent too much time reading romance novels at the information desk). Her notable works include Priest American Queen, and Misadventures of a Curvy Girl, and her books have been featured in Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan Entertainment Weekly, and Buzzfeed. Sierra lives with her husband and family in Kansas City.

SIERRA SIMONE is a USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling former librarian (who spent too much time reading romance novels at the information desk). Her notable works include Priest American Queen, and Misadventures of a Curvy Girl, and her books have been featured in Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, Entertainment Weekly, and Buzzfeed. Sierra lives with her husband and family in Kansas City.

Sierra Simone

Underneath the Sycamore Tree

B. Celeste

B. CELESTE was born and raised in Upstate New York, where she still resides with her four-legged feline sidekick Oliver “Ollie” Queen. Her love for writing began with poetry, which she learned to write after watching her father write poetry for her mother, before she found interest in short stories, novellas, and novels.

After getting two degrees in English and creative writing, B has written more than twelve full-length novels, been invited to many signings around the world, and hopes to begin traveling to see readers worldwide.

• B. Celeste’s Underneath the Sycamore Tree has a 4.35 rating on Goodreads with more than 6,000 reviews and a 4.6 rating on Amazon with 790 reviews

• B. Celeste is frequently found on lists of “books that wreck you” and “books that make you ugly-cry” with Colleen Hoover in the BookTok world

• B. Celeste is growing her social media platform with 10,000 Instagram followers and 4,800 TikTok followers

• B. Celeste lives in Upstate New York

Emery Matterson’s life has been broken for a while. First, she lost her twin sister to an incurable autoimmune disease, then her father left, then her mother fell apart when Emery herself was diagnosed with the same disease that killed her sister.

The only option for Emery seems to be to move in with the father she hasn’t seen in ten years and start over.

Enter Kaiden Monroe, the brooding athlete who has baggage of his own. Kaiden makes Emery feel normal. Hated. Cared for. Loathed. And…loved. Somewhere along the way, Emery finds solace in the guy with the sad eyes.

But everything happens in stages. And nothing good ever lasts.

From fan-favorite author B. Celeste comes a raw, real, and unforgettable story of love and loss between two young people grappling with the harsh reality of invisible disease. Books with translation U.S. TP

Gallows Hill Darcy Coates

DARCY COATES is the USA Today bestselling author of Hunted, The Haunting of Ashburn House, Craven Manor, and more than a dozen horror and suspense titles. She lives on the Central Coast of Australia with her family, cats, and a garden full of herbs and vegetables.

The Twisted Dead Darcy Coates

Gravekeeper, Book #3

• Beloved, bestselling author: Darcy Coates is an established USA Today bestselling author with a strong digital fanbase primed to break into print. Craven Manor was a 2018 Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Best Horror Novel

The Hull family has owned the Gallows Hill Winery for generations, living and working on the beautiful grounds where they grow their famous grapes. However, there’s something at play on the property, and the locals whisper that the site of the old prison yard, located on what is now winery property, is cursed.

Margot, daughter of the winery owners, has not seen her childhood home in years, but when Margot’s parents die unexpectedly, she inherits the house, the winery, and all of her family’s secrets. Now that she’s alone on the sprawling, dilapidated property, she begins to believe the curse is more than real... and that she may be the next victim of the house that never rests...

USA Today bestseller and acclaimed atmospheric horror author Darcy Coates crafts a chilling tale of family secrets set against the eerie backdrop of a haunted winery 9781728220246 Horror Poisoned Pen Press World with translation $15.99 U.S. TP 384 Pages SEPTEMBER 2022

• Darcy Coates is a USA Today bestselling author with more than a dozen horror and suspense titles. She has cultivated a strong digital fanbase, and Craven Manor was a 2018 Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Best Horror Novel

• New perspective in the genre: Coates often appears on media roundups of fresh new voices

Keira is ready for a normal life. Though, to be fair, normal is a tall ask when your ability to see ghosts has landed you the job of groundskeeper in a small-town cemetery. Still, she has her new friends and is finally beginning to feel like she belongs.

And then Keira receives an invitation to dinner at Dane Crispin’s crumbling ancestral estate. The mansion is steeped in history that is equal parts complicated and bloody—and at its center is the man who once tried to kill her, now begging for her help.

Dane believes his home is haunted—and that the unquiet dead clawing through the ancient house are after him. Unnerved but intrigued, Keira opens her second sight and discovers he’s right: resentful spectres cling to him, draining his energy…and if she can’t find a way to stop them, they threaten to overwhelm everything in their path. There’s something dark happening in the world beyond most peoples’ vision, and if Keira isn’t able to sever the ties between the living and the dead, the darkness may be more than the chained spirits that become twisted beyond saving.

In the third installment of the Gravekeeper series by USA Today bestselling author Darcy Coates, Keira must decide if she should use her ability to contact ghosts to help the man who once tried to kill her. Poisoned Pen

DARCY COATES is the USA Today bestselling author of Hunted, The Haunting of Ashburn House, Craven Manor, and more than a dozen horror and suspense titles. She lives on the Central Coast of Australia with her family, cats, and a garden full of herbs and vegetables.

The Ways We Hide

Kristina McMorris

KRISTINA McMORRIS is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling of Sold on a Monday Her novels have garnered more than twenty national literary include Letters from Home Bridge of Scarlet Leaves The Pieces We Keep and The Edge of Lost, novellas A Winter Wonderland Grand Central and two sons

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• Powerhouse author: Kristina is the A+ author of Sold on a Monday, a New York Times and USA Today bestseller that has sold more than a million copies

• Proven category: Combining book-club-ready discussion topics with the proven popularity of WWII fiction yields an unputdownable, uber-pitchable follow-up with a huge potential audience

• Stand-out hook: One woman uses her skills for illusion to help Allied prisoners escape from the hands of the enemy, based on incredible true accounts

Fenna Vos has learned to focus on her own survival—even now, with the Second World War raging in faraway countries. She works onstage as the assistant to an unruly escape artist, behind the curtain as the mastermind of their act. After all, her honed ability to control her surroundings and elude entrapments, physical or otherwise, reliably suppresses the trauma and tragedy of her youth.

For all her calculations, however, Fenna neglects to foresee being called upon by British Intelligence. Tasked with creating escape tools to thwart the Germans, MI9 seeks those with specialized skills for a war nearing its breaking point. Fenna reluctantly joins an unconventional group of inventors—but delving deeper into the fray means a confrontation with her past and stakes more treacherous than she ever imagined.

The Holiday Trap

Roan Parrish

• Growing, underserved audience: Books like Red, White & Royal Blue and Boyfriend Material have proven there’s an audience hungry for LGBTQIA+ romance

• Beloved, award-winning author: Roan Parrish has written nearly a dozen romances and is a recognized name in the category

• Popular subgenre: Holiday romances are incredibly popular across all mediums, including the Hallmark Channel and Netflix; Sourcebooks has experienced incredible success with our Christmas romance novels

Greta Russakoff loves her tight-knit family and tiny Maine hometown, even if they don’t always understand what it’s like to be a lesbian living in such a small World. She desperately needs space to figure out who she is.

Truman Belvedere has just had his heart crushed into a million pieces when he learned that his boyfriend of almost a year has a secret life that includes a husband and a daughter. Reeling from this discovery, all he wants is a place to lick his wounds far, far away from New Orleans.

Enter Greta and Truman’s mutual friend, Ramona, who facilitates a monthlong house swap. Over Christmas, each of them will have a chance to try on a new life…and maybe fall in love with the partner of their dreams. But all holidays must come to an end, and eventually Greta and Truman will have to decide whether the love they each found so far from home is worth fighting for.

ROAN PARRISH lives in Philadelphia, where she is gradually attempting to write love stories in every genre. You can find her at roanparrish.com.

The meets White & Royal in this charming LGBTQIA+ Christmas rom-com following two separate couples as they navigate the holidays far away from home.

There’s Something about Merry Hall

CODI HALL loves writing small-town romances with big feels. She enjoys movie marathons with her family, cuddling with her furb abies, creating funny TikToks to share with the world, and snuggling under a blanket with a good book. She also writes contemporary and paranormal romance under the pen name Codi Gary. Learn more at authorcodihall.com.

• High ratings on Audible: An Audible Original and the first in series Nick and Noel’s Christmas Playlist has a 4.5 star average with 2,171 ratings

• Fun and festive read: The story features wonderful holiday escapism and a friends-to-lovers trope that readers love

• Beloved author: Author Codi Hall has a 3.88 star average on Goodreads with 9,800+ ratings and 1,300+ reviews

Clark Griffin is a single dad raising his five-year-old son alone. He has given up his fledgling business and returned to Mistletoe, Idaho, to take a job at the Winters Christmas Tree Farm so he’ll have the flexible hours and small-town ambiance he believes is best for his boy. Merry Winters has come home to soothe her soul after a bad breakup and wants nothing more to do with men. But she and Clark knew each other in high school (okay, shy Clark had a huge crush on the lively Merry) and both are badly in need of a friend.

One thing leads to another as they try to put their lives back together. Blame it on the magic of a small-town Christmas as they start to see that those lives are meant to include a friend who can be so much more.

Root for friends to lovers to happily ever after in this charming, heartfelt holiday rom-com, in print for the first time!

Always the First to Die

R. J. Jacobs Novel

• Tireless self-promoter: R.J. Jacobs actively promotes his own work, garnering blurbs from Brad Thor, Angie Kim, and Karen Harper on his previous titles

• ‘90s nostalgia is a huge trend: Always the First to Die offers a fascinating and immersive look at what it would be like to be on the set of a classic ‘90s slasher; perfect for fans of Riley Sager and Lucy Foley

• Author/story location: The author lives in Nashville, Tennessee, and the story takes place in the Florida Keys

After her husband’s death, Lexi has refused to return to the Pinecrest Estate on the Florida Keys. There are too many hard memories on the tiny strip of land. Memories of meeting her husband as a teenager on the set of an iconic horror movie shot at the dilapidated manor house. Of being cast as an extra, of watching herself get killed on screen. And of scoffing at the rumors of the Pinecrest Estate “curse”—until she witnessed a cast member die that very summer. But when her daughter insists on visiting her grandfather, legendary horror movie director Rick Plummer, Lexi reluctantly agrees. That’s when a Category 4 hurricane changes course and hits the southern coast.

Unable to get through to her daughter, Lexi drives to the Keys in the wake of the storm. What she finds is a desolate strip of land, an island without cell service, without power, with limited police presence, and with only a few people remaining behind: the horror director, the starlet once cast as the final girl, the young teenager searching for clues of her father, the mother determined to get off the island, and…the person picking them off one by one.

Soon, Lexi’s life begins to resemble Rick’s most famous horror film, and she must risk her life to save her daughter before someone, or something, destroys them all.

R.J. JACOBS has practiced as a psychologist since 2003. He maintains a private practice in Nashville, and he’s the author of And Then You Were Gone and Somewhere in the Dark. Find out more at rjjacobsauthor.com.

The Guest List with a ‘90s slasher edge that begs the question: Who will survive when your most famous horror movie comes to life?

A Very Typical Family

Sierra Godfrey

• Perfect for millennial readers: The story is an upmarket, darkly funny family saga with a commercial hook

• Reader favorite tropes: Readers will enjoy the return to a small town, reunited with estranged family, ticking clock to inherit family home, and strong romcom crossover appeal

• Author/story location: The author lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, and the story takes place in Santa Cruz, California

Natalie Walker is the reason her brother and sister went to jail more than fifteen years ago. As a result, she hasn’t spoken to her family since. On the same day she expects to be promoted at her job (until her boyfriend, Paul, swoops in and takes the position), Natalie receives a letter from a lawyer in Santa Cruz saying her mother has died and the only way for her children to inherit their family’s large, historical home is for all three adult children to come back and claim it.

Natalie drives to Santa Cruz, expecting to sign some documents, see siblings Lynn and Jake, and get back to her life in Boston. But Jake, now an award-winning scientist, is missing. And Lynn, working as an undertaker in New York City, shows up with her teenaged son. While Natalie and her nephew look for Jake—meeting a very handsome Spanish scientist in the process—Natalie takes stock of her life and the guilt she has held dear for so many years. Though no one can change the past, every day is an opportunity to change how you want to live in the future.

SIERRA GODFREY the the with

A woman must return to her hometown of Santa Cruz, California, and reunite with the estranged brother and sister she sent to prison fifteen years earlier.

A Curse of Queens

AMANDA BOUCHET is a USA Today bestselling author of fantasy romance and sci-fi romance. She was a Goodreads Choice Awards top 10 finalist for Best Debut in 2016 with her first novel, A Promise of Fire. For more about Amanda’s books with equal parts adventure and kissing, connect with her atamandabouchet.com.

• Epic continuation of beloved series: A Curse of Queens marks the author’s much-anticipated return to fantasy with a direct sequel to her bestselling series

• Bestselling author: The Kingmaker Chronicles hit the USA Today list, received ten starred reviews, and made it onto multiple best books of the year lists

• Series information: This is a brand-new sequel to the bestselling Kingmaker Chronicles

THE WAR OF GODS IS JUST BEGINNING

After centuries of conflict, the three kingdoms of Thalyria have finally been reunited. But now the queen has been cursed, the royal lineage has been broken, and no one knows who’s behind the plot to threaten the once-fractured realm’s fragile new peace.

Desperate to help, Jocasta—the king’s younger sister and a gifted healer—hatches a daring plan to find Circe’s Garden, a fabled island where she hopes to discover an antidote. But she can’t do it alone. She needs the strong arm and unflinching bravery of the warrior she’s loved since childhood—her brother’s right-hand-man and captain of the guard, Flynn of Sinta.

Flynn has spent years fighting to deny the desperate longing burning between them, but he cannot allow Jocasta to face this danger alone. He swears he will be her shield, and together they will do the impossible. Yet with old feelings blazing bright and treachery brewing on Mount Olympus, one thing is clear: Thalyria and its new royals are still pawns in an epic game of power—one that might end in a War of Gods.

You’re a Mean One, Matthew Prince

TIMOTHY JANOVSKY is a queer, multidisciplinary storyteller from New Jersey. He holds a degree in theater and dance from Muhlenberg College. His work as a humor writer has been featured on Points in Case, The Broadway Beat, and Well Mannered Grump, and his fiction short story debut was published by Voyage YA Journal. When he’s not daydreaming about a young Hugh Grant, he’s writing the queer rom-coms he wished he had as a teenager.

• Fantastic hook: Schitt’s Creek meets Home for the Holidays when a young and spoiled man is shipped off to stay with his grandmother in this hilarious and heartwarming LGBTQIA+ rom-com in the vein of Alexis Hall

• Perfect YA fiction crossover: Features younger characters, lower heat level, and includes fun rom-com tropes like enemies to lovers and forced proximity (at the holidays!)

• Author/story location: Timothy Janovsky lives in New Jersey, and You’re a Mean One, Matthew Prince takes place in Massachusetts

Matthew Prince is young, rich, and thoroughly spoiled. But now he’s been cut off and shipped away to stay with his grandparents for the holidays. While there, Matthew meets Hector Martinez, a student at the local college who’s fallen on hard times. Neither is happy about the cramped quarters or the unavoidable sexual tension. But when the town’s charity gala loses its coordinator, each of them (separately) volunteers to lend a hand. And Grandma gets the bright idea to pair them up and send them on their not-so-merry way…

In the end, the forced proximity might turn out to be the greatest Christmas gift of all.

Schitt’s the Holidays a holiday romance

The Storyteller’s Death A Novel

ANN DÁVILA CARDINAL is a novelist and director of recruitment for Vermont College of Fine Arts (VCFA). She also helped create VCFA’s winter MFA in Writing residency in Puerto Rico. She comes from a long line of Puerto Rican writers, including father and son poets Virgilio and José Antonio Dávila and her cousin, award-winning fiction writer Tere Dávila. Dávila Cardinal’s first novel, Sister Chicas, was co-written with Jane Alberdeston Coralin and Lisa Alvarado. One of her two YA horror novels was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award. She lives in Vermont.

Even untold stories have consequences in this enthralling Puerto Rican saga steeped in equal parts magical realism and mystery and brimming with dark family secrets.

• Captivating storytelling: A mix of family saga and magical realism with elements of mystery and historical fiction appeal to a wide variety of readers

• Well-connected author writing from her own experience: Vivid descriptions of Puerto Rico from a Puerto Rican award-winning author with deep connections in the writing community through her work with VCFA

• Timely inclusion of social justice tropes: Addresses issues of colorism, classism, Puerto Rican statehood, and other compelling social commentary that are still relevant today

There was always an old woman dying in the back room of her grandmother’s house when Isla was a child…

Isla Larsen Sanchez’s life begins to unravel when her father passes away. Instead of being comforted at home in New Jersey, her mother starts leaving her in Puerto Rico with her great-aunt each summer, like a piece of forgotten luggage.

It is only when Isla turns eighteen and her grandmother, a great storyteller, dies that Isla discovers she has a gift. The tales of dead family storytellers are brought back to life, replaying themselves over and over in front of her.

When Isla has a vision of an old murder mystery, she realizes that if she can’t solve it to make the loop end, these seemingly harmless stories could cost Isla her life.

Book of Knives A Novel

A past finalist for the PEN Nelson Algren Fiction Award, LISE HAINES is a senior writer-in-residence at Emerson College and a former Briggs-Copeland lecturer at Harvard University. On a free afternoon, you will find her writing, curled up with a novel, lost in a museum, at the movies, out in nature, or exploring the city. Her favorite travels have taken her to Kyoto, Paris, and Venice. She is the author of several novels.

• Strong category: This story is perfect for fans of place-based thrillers like The Hunting Party and The Woman in Cabin 10

• Meaningful read: A cast of complicated and unreliable characters and the resurfacing of family secrets add depth and nuance to the read

• Strong author: Author Lise Haines’s writing has been widely praised, receiving blurbs from authors such as Tom Perrotta, Margot Livesey, and Jill McCorkle

When Nora’s new husband, Paul, receives some distressing news from his family, the couple agrees to drive to Hidden Lake, Paul’s parents’ summer campsite, to fix up the rundown cabins. Nora has never met Paul’s family.

Deep in the woods, surrounded by buried family secrets, Nora detects a different kind of hostility and unease at the camp. When the knives they use for cooking, fishing, and butchering the camp’s chickens begin to disappear, one by one, tensions rise. As the atmosphere at the camp becomes more unnerving and the family members begin to turn against one another, the only thing Nora can do is look for a way out.

First, she met the in-laws. Then the knives began to disappear…

When Life Gives You Vampires

Gloria Duke

Dumplin’ meets True Blood in this paranormal romantic comedy how important body when discover that your body will never age, never die, never

• Fantastic hook: While fresh, snarky, and fun, this romcom also manages to deal with heavy and relatable topics such as body insecurity and acceptance, elevating it for a readership looking for more varied representation

• Author to build: Gloria Duke is an award-winning debut author with more than a decade of experience in media; she is a WGA Award–winning radio writer, TV sitcom writer, and brand advertising copywriter with incredible experience and connections

• A fresh take on a popular subgenre: Rom-coms continue to perform well in the romance space; this thoughtful paranormal twist will stand out amongst the competition

A paranormal Dumplin’ for adults, When Life Gives You Vampires is part journey of body positivity, part story about learning how to accept love at face value, and part hysterical rom-com told through a paranormal lens.

Twenty-five-year-old Lily Baines is used to waking up hungover, overweight, and underemployed. Waking up with fangs? Not so much. When it turns out a little light necking has more serious consequences than she ever imagined, Lily’s determined to get to the bottom of it.

Tristan hadn’t meant to turn Lily—it’s against vampire law—but now that she’s here, they need to team up to save their hides. They strike a truce, fending off other vampires, Lily’s work rival turned slayer, and her mother’s tone-deaf romance and diet advice—all while Lily faces down her insecurities and the fact that she still lives in a diet-obsessed world with a body that will never age, never die, and never change. Can she learn to love the (plus-size) woman she’ll be forever more?

GLORIA DUKE is a pen name for Gloria Ketterer, a WGA Award–winning radio writer, TV sitcom writer, and brand advertising copywriter. When Life Gives You Vampires is her first novel.

The Invincible Miss Cust

• Feminist fiction and an untold story: Readers love books about remarkable women from history who shaped their career field

• Many entry points with wide appeal: Historical fiction, royalty/aristocracy, animals, unlikely romance, and a WWI setting give this story wide reader appeal

• Elevated and engaging writing: The author is a highly competent writer whose prose sweeps readers into the story

Drawn to animals at a very young age, Aleen Cust (1868–1937) was an English aristocrat who battled the odds to become Britain’s and Ireland’s first female veterinary surgeon. She was shunned by her family, who was mortified by her ambitions to be educated and work for a living. Despite having successfully trained in Scotland, she was prohibited from qualifying by the Royal Society of Veterinary Surgeons (RSVS) based solely on her gender. Nonetheless, Aleen practiced as a vet without a license for twenty-two years before receiving her diploma in 1922. During this time, she worked in Ireland with a vanguard Irish vet, Willie Byrne. Despite their differences—he was Irish Catholic, working class, and a nationalist, and she was a noblewoman and Protestant—they had a passionate love affair. After his tragic death, Aleen defied the RSVS yet again and took herself to the Western front to work with the military horses during World War I.

For readers of Marie Benedict, Tracey Enerson Wood, and James Herriot comes an engaging tale of ambition, inspiration, and love, based on the true story of a woman ahead of her time who defied the patriarchy, society, and her family’s wishes to pursue a career in a science-based field, paving the way for other women in veterinary science.

PENNY HAW is a long-time journalist and columnist and latter-day author. She has written for many leading South African newspapers and magazines for more than three decades. The Wilderness Between Us was her debut contemporary novel for adults. Haw lives in Cape Town, South Africa.

Everyone kept telling her no, but Aleen stopped at nothing to become first female veterinary surgeon.

Extra Witchy Ann Aguirre

ANN AGUIRRE is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author. Before she began writing, she was a clown, a voice actress, and a savior of stray kittens. Ann writes genre fiction, with more than forty novels to date. She grew up in a yellow house across from a cornfield but now lives in Mexico with her family

• Major praise for first book in the series: Booksellers are calling Witch Please “fresh and unique” (Caitlin Vanorder, Bookmarks, NC), and Booklist gave it a starred review, calling it “a delightful, laugh-out-loud, small-town tale”

• Bestselling author: Ann Aguirre is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author with more than half a million copies sold

• Trending genre: Rom-coms are experiencing incredible popularity across various media— literature, movies, TV, and online

Leanne Vanderpol loves getting married. It’s staying married that she has trouble with. These days, she hooks up with whomever she wants, however she wants, and when the honeymoon glow fades, she’s the first—and fastest—to hit the bricks.

Trevor Montgomery is living the “no responsibilities” dream. His college girlfriend broke up with him, fed up with his lack of ambition. Five years later, he still has no life plan, and even his own parents have given up on him. While he pretends to be fine, inwardly, he’s a ball of stress and misery, wallowing in rejection and failure.

She’s a witch who can’t let down her guard. He’s a slacker who doesn’t even dare to dream. Then these two lost souls meet each other at a party, and their lives change forever.

Gilmore Girls meets Practical Magic in this witchy, feminist rom-com, where a modern witch and a slacker afraid to dream thought they would never find love…until they found each other. 9781728262468

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Room to Swing Lacy

ED LACY (1911–1968 ), born Leonard “Len” S. Zinberg, was an American writer of crime and detective fiction. Lacy, who was white, is credited with creating “the first credible African-American PI” character in fiction, Toussaint “Touie” Marcus Moore. Room to Swing, his 1957 novel that introduced Touie Moore, received the 1958 Edgar Award for Best Novel.

The Master of Mysteries

Toussaint Moore is a college-educated, decorated war veteran. Because he’s also a Black man, his employment options are limited, so he ekes out a living as a private eye serving Black clients in and around Harlem, where he lives.

When he’s hired by producers of a television reality show called “You—Detective!” to keep tabs on the whereabouts of an accused child molester until the episode airs, the gig goes south quickly; Touie finds the man murdered, and himself framed for the deed.

Needing to flee, he goes to the small Ohio town where the deceased was wanted for his crime, thinking the key to the murder may lie there.

As Virgil Tibbs would experience years later in John Ball’s In The Heat Of The Night, Touie encounters a whole new level of resistance and racism as a Black man asking questions in a small-minded, predominantly white town.

FRANK GELETT BURGESS was an artist, art critic, poet, humorist, and author. An important figure in the San Francisco Bay Area literary renaissance of the 1890s, particularly through his magazine, The Lark, he is best known as a writer of nonsense verse such as “The Purple Cow” and for introducing French modern art to the United States in an essay titled “The Wild Men of Paris.” He was the author of the popular Goops books, and he coined the term “blurb.”

A Gentle Murderer

• Historical and cultural appeal: Collection offers a delightful glimpse of life in New York City in the early twentieth century

Astro, the Seer of Secrets, and his lovely assistant, Valeska, sound more like a magic act than a private detection team. Astro, in fact, hides his powers of observation and reasoning beneath a turban and a cape, pretending to read palms and consult crystals while in fact keenly observing details that most people—police included—miss. Valeska, his beautiful blond protégé, assists Astro with his investigations, all the while honing her own skills. Called upon by believers and skeptics both, they adeptly recover what is missing—a rare Shakespeare folio, a missing husband, a kidnapped child—while also solving actual murders. But it is their burgeoning romance, and their mutual zeal to work pro bono where matters of the heart are at stake, that set this crime-solving duo apart.

JANUARY 2023

“From the inspired mystic to the man of practical analytic mind, the transition was instantaneous…” 9781728264011

Mystery Poisoned Pen Press World with translation $14.99 U.S. TP 496 Pages

Father Duffy has heard many confessions through the years but none quite so disturbing as the one he’s heard tonight. A young man enters the confessional just as the priest is readying to leave for the evening; he’s distraught that he has killed a woman in a paroxysm of uncontrollable rage—¬and he’s still wielding the hammer he used to do the deed. Father Duffy tries to convince the young man to turn himself in to the police, but he flees just as suddenly as he had appeared.

When the priest learns the next day that an escort was found bludgeoned to death on the East Side, he sets out to search for the troubled confessor. Meanwhile, Sergeant Ben Goldsmith of the NYPD is drawn deep into the official investigation. Neither is aware that the other is searching for the murderer, and both hope against hope that they’re able to find the killer before he strikes again.

• Part of the acclaimed Library of Congress Crime Classics series: Introducing a” new generation of readers to classic American crime fiction Touissant Moore, considered the “first truly credible African-American private eye in fiction.” Pen Press with translation 2022

DOROTHY SALISBURY DAVIS (1916–2014) was born in Chicago, and worked there in advertising, as a research librarian and as an editor of The Merchandiser before she began writing crime fiction. Her novels explore psychological suspense, and she was nominated for the Edgar Award eight times. She also served of the of in and was declared by the in She was on the

• This tale of psychological will to of Golden Age and modern crime fiction “one the modern times.”

Library of Congress Crime Classics

Gelett Burgess

Library of Congress Crime Classics

Dorothy Salisbury

Cradles of the Reich

• Fresh hook: Based on the real Lebensborn society (believed to have produced nearly 20,000 children), which has never before been fully explored in novel form—a new hook on the everpopular WWII novel

• Historically accurate: This novel was meticulously researched and vividly brought to life by an author passionate about the discussion of social and political environments that allow women’s bodies to be commoditized

• Well-connected author: Coburn’s previous memoir sold nearly 50,000, units and several bestselling authors are lined up to blurb this exciting new title

At Heim Hochland, a Nazi sanctioned maternity home in Bavaria, three women’s fates are irrevocably intertwined. Gundi is a pregnant student from Berlin—an Aryan beauty, she’s secretly a member of a resistance group. Hilde, only eighteen, is a true believer in the cause and is thrilled to carry a Nazi official’s child. And Irma, a forty-four-year-old nurse, is desperate to build a new life for herself after personal devastation. All three have everything to lose.

Based on untold historical events, this novel brings us intimately inside the women’s homes that actually existed in several countries during World War II, when thousands of babies were taken from their mothers to be raised as part of the new Germany. But it proves that in a dark period of history, the connections women forge can carry us through, even driving us to heroism we didn’t know we had within us.

JENNIFER COBURN is a USA Today bestselling author of six novels and contributor to four literary anthologies. Over the past two decades, Coburn has received numerous awards from the Press Club and Society for Professional Journalists.

The story of three women, a nation on the brink of disaster, and the countless lives that hang in the balance.

Secret Lives Mark de Castrique

MARK DE CASTRIQUE grew up in the mountains of western North Carolina, where many of his novels are set. He’s a veteran of the television and film production industry, has served as an adjunct professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte teaching the American Mystery, and is a frequent speaker and workshop leader. He and his wife, Linda, live in Charlotte, North Carolina. Learn more about De Castrique at markdecastrique.com.

Seventy-five-year-old Ethel Crestwater isn’t a threat to anyone. Until a murderer targets her government agent boarding house.

• Unexpected heroine: Ethel is an underestimated woman of a certain age who will have readers cheering as they discover her unlikely skill set and her FBI background

• Family ties: The developing camaraderie and love between Ethel and her young cousin, Jesse, further invests readers in the book’s outcome and will have them looking forward to the next investigation

• Compelling topics: Crypto-currency, corrupt government agents, and a life-threatening childhood illness amp up the suspense in this “trust no one” mystery

At seventy-five years old, Ethel Fiona Crestwater is used to being underestimated. She looks like someone’s grandma, though she’s never married or had children; petite and a bit frail, she’s not a threat to anyone. Or is she? Ethel runs a boarding house for government agents, and when someone murders one of her boarders, she springs into action—much to the surprise of her distant cousin, Jesse, who has recently come to stay with her while he attends university. As he watches her photograph the crime scene, conceal evidence, and speed-dial the Secret Service director, Jesse realizes there’s much more to Ethel than appearances suggest.

But when Jesse is assaulted and the gym bag full of cash Ethel had hidden is stolen from the basement, the pair decides it’s time to launch their own unofficial investigation. With no one to trust but each other, these double-firstcousins-twice-removed form an unlikely bond and learn that the only thing truly worth risking your life for is family.

When Franny Stands Up

EDEN ROBINS loves novels best, but they take forever so she also writes short stories and self-absorbed essays. She cohosts a science podcast called No Such Thing as Boring with an actual scientist and produces a monthly live lit show in Chicago called Tuesday Funk. She lives in Chicago, Illinois; has been to the bottom of the ocean; and will never go to space. This is her first novel.

• Wide readership appeal: This story is a charming mix of historical fiction, a coming-of-age premise, and has a light fantastical spec fic element

• Incorporating the author’s own experience: Author Eden Robins is a Jewish spec fic writer from Chicago who taps into her own lived experience and is a Clarion West grad who is deeply connected in the science-fiction/fantasy writing community

• Discussion of timely topics: When Franny Stands Up addresses issues of race, anti-Semitism, misogyny, gender fluidity, and PTSD in a way that is thoughtful and relevant, yet still hopeful and inspiring

While men were fighting WWII, comedy clubs opened their doors to female comedians and female-only audiences. At Chicago’s Blue Moon, something truly magical was invented: the Showstopper.

A Showstopper is the magic sparked when an audience laughs so hard they are momentarily transformed. Every comedian’s Showstopper is different: one makes you feel like you can fly, another makes you feel like a Hollywood starlet. Showstoppers are shrouded in mystery, passed along by word of mouth, and only work on women.

Franny Steinberg experiences her first Showstopper in 1944, after sneaking into a famous Black comedian’s show. Seven years later, after making a scene at her friend’s wedding, Franny runs away in a torn bridesmaid dress and ends up onstage. But when Franny finally conjures a Showstopper, there’s a huge problem: it only works on men.

Laws of Depravity

Eriq La Salle Maker, Book

ERIQ Peter Benton the Hartford,

• Gripping read: James Patterson called this series “all thriller; no filler—a white-knuckled treat”

• Well-known and well-connected author: Actor and director Eriq La Salle is best known for his role as Dr. Peter Benton on ER

• Reader-favorite trope: Serial killer stories continue to kill in crime fiction

New York City. Fall 2011. A priest is found murdered in the most gruesome of crime scenes. The brutal slaying is the work of the Martyr Maker, a serial killer who for the past thirty years has left behind a legacy of torture and fear around the U.S. Every ten years, he butchers twelve clergymen in twisted scenes reflecting the martyrdom of Jesus and his disciples.

NYPD detectives Quincy Cavanaugh and Phee Freeman, along with FBI agent Janet Maclin, know that they have very little time to catch this monster before he completes his final cycle of killing and disappears forever. But the investigation is made even more difficult when they discover that the seemingly unrelated clergymen are anything but the symbols of godliness they would have their community believe.

Chasing Your Tail

Kate McMurray Cat

KATE McMURRAY writes smart, savvy romantic fiction. She likes creating stories that are brainy, funny, and, of course, sexy. She advocates for romance stories by and for everyone. When she’s not writing, Kate edits textbooks, watches baseball, plays violin, crafts things out of yarn, and wears a lot of cute dresses. Kate lives in Brooklyn, New York, with two cats and too many books.

• Author receives fantastic reviews: McMurray’s previous titles were reviewed by Entertainment Weekly, which said “Her loves scenes are crackling”

• Fresh voice: The author’s authentic Brooklyn voice and setting are captivating, and introducing a cat café is a fresh angle in the rom-com space

• Broad appeal: Funny and fresh, this new series has crossover appeal to younger readers looking for light, humorous reads

• Small-town charm, big-city setting: Brings small-town romance to New York; Brooklyn has the small-town feel that contemporary romance readers love

Pastry chef Brad Marks is the new hot thing at the Whitman Street Cat Café—he makes tasty desserts for both the human and feline guests at the café. All the patrons love him, and freelance writer Lindsay Somers understands why. Five years ago, she was smitten by his charms too—until Brad broke her heart. Lindsay is happy with her new gig at a trendy weekly magazine, so when her boss assigns her to do a story on the cat café, she grudgingly agrees.

But Brad hasn’t stopped thinking about Lindsay in the years since they broke up. He’s anxious to prove he’s changed; the man he was all those years ago wasn’t worthy of a woman like Lindsay, but the man he is now might be.

Then things with Lindsay’s job begin to unravel, a wave of layoffs making it clear her job is likely in jeopardy. She needs to cook up a clever story idea quickly—and Brad is just the person who can help her.

Hilarious for a

Glitterland Alexis Hall

Spires, Book

ALEXIS HALL writes books in the southeast of England, where he lives entirely on a diet of tea and Jaffa Cakes. You can find him at quicunquevult.com, on Twitter @quicunquevult, on Instagram @quicunquevult, and on Facebook at facebook.com/ quicunquevult.

• Author on the rise: Hall’s Boyfriend Material has appeared on the Indiebound romance bestseller list, received two starred reviews (Publishers Weekly and Booklist), and is beloved by booksellers, librarians, and readers

• Award-winning author: Alexis Hall is a two-time Lambda Literary Award finalist and was one of the first LGBTQIA+ RITA winners

• Heavy-hitting topics handled with grace and humor: Hall tackles mental illness, fractures within the queer community, and entrenched British classism in this beautiful but hard-hitting book

Once the golden boy of the English literary scene, now a clinically depressed writer of pulp crime fiction, Ash Winters has given up on hope, happiness, and—most of all—himself. He lives his life between the cycles of his illness, haunted by the ghosts of other people’s expectations.

Then a chance encounter throws him into the path of Essex-born Darian Taylor. By his own admission, Darian isn’t the crispest lettuce in the fridge, but he makes Ash laugh, reminding him of what it’s like to step beyond the boundaries of anxiety. But Ash has been living in his own shadow for so long that he can’t see past the glitter to the light. Can a man who doesn’t trust himself ever trust in happiness? And how can a man who doesn’t believe in happiness ever fight for his own?

ANASTASIA RYAN writes about what she loves best: humor, coffee, and cats. She has several useless degrees and fills her time listening to true-crime podcasts. You Should Smile More is her first novel, focusing on what happens when your resting bitch face is wide awake…at work.

When Vanessa Blair is fired because of her “resting bitch face,” her friends her launch a revenge plan that’ll bring down the whole company.

• A millennial take on 9 to 5: The author’s hilarious, pitch-perfect voice paired with a concept many women are familiar with—resting bitch face—is sure to resonate with romance and women’s fiction readers

• Perfect book club read: Readers of fiction, women’s fiction, and romance will be drawn in as the author explores close female friendships, finding unexpected love, and searching for meaning in the workplace

• For fans of: Jenn McKinlay, Beth O’Leary, Abbi Waxman

Telemarketer Vanessa Blair isn’t in love with her job. It pays the bills and feeds her foster kittens but offers only one other perk: her friendships with Jane Delaney and Trisha Lam. But, as mind-numbing as her job is, things are about to get worse. Xavier Adams, her self-absorbed boss, calls Vanessa into the conference room and fires her. The reason? Her facial expressions. Apparently, her resting bitch face is awake, and it doesn’t matter that her sales numbers are stellar or that she organizes office events.

After a girls’ night of schnapps and imagining revenge, Vanessa awakens to find that Trisha is more literal than she thought and has implemented a twelve-step plan to sabotage the company. Vanessa wants nothing to do with it. She wants to file for unemployment and move on with her life, possibly with Carter Beckett, the cute cat-loving unemployment rep assigned to her case. But when Xavier contests her unemployment and ruins her shot at her dream job, Vanessa is all in. She soon discovers that something is rotten at the company, and it’s more than Xavier’s bare feet.

The Sisters We Were A Novel Willis Baldwin

A native Texan, former journalist WENDY WILLIS BALDWIN graduated from Texas Tech University. She’s an empty nester who lives in the Washington, DC, area. Her professional background includes broadcasting and marketing, and she hosts a podcast called Life After Fat Pants with her sister.

• Popular category: Sister stories drive sales!

• Author platform: Willis Baldwin hosts a podcast called Life After Fat Pants, inspired by her sister’s dramatic weight loss, and she is very well connected

• Immersive setting: Willis Baldwin is a native Texan, and the rich setting of Austin shines here, giving this novel Southern flavor and flair

The weight of their family secrets could not have shaped Pearl and Ruby Crenshaw any differently. Ruby’s a runner, living in Dallas and only reluctantly talking to their mother, Birdie, when she calls from prison. Pearl is still living in her mother’s fixer-upper and finds herself facing a line in the sand: her weight is threatening to kill her. She’s hundreds of pounds beyond the point where she can celebrate her curves or benefit from the body positivity movement, and unless she takes drastic action, the future looks dire.

But when Ruby’s buried rage explodes in a hilariously viral way, the mistake has life-altering consequences that throw the sisters back into living under the same roof as they try to put back together the pieces of their lives. Funny, cinematic, and bursting with heart, this is a story of hope and redemption that celebrates the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.

Two sisters will have to find their way back to each other in this heartwarming and hilarious story about family and redemption.

Shadows of Berlin A Novel

DAVID R. GILLHAM is the New York Times bestselling author of City of Women and Annelies. He studied screenwriting at the University of Southern California before transitioning into fiction. After moving to New York City, Gillham spent more than a decade in the book business, and he now lives with his family in western Massachusetts.

• Bestselling author: The author’s previous title, City of Women, was a New York Times bestseller and sold 90,000 copies

• Acclaimed writing: Gillham’s lyrical writing has been compared to Ann Patchett in addition to receiving multiple starred reviews

• Fresh take on a beloved category: Shadows of Berlin incorporates a WWII story and builds on its aftermath

1955 New York City, the city of progress. But in the Perlman residence, the past is as close as the present. Rachel Perlman, a child of Berlin and an artist bearing her mother’s legacy, arrives in New York as part of the wave of Jewish displaced persons who managed to survive the brutalities of the war.

But despite her efforts, Rachel is unable to live the “normal” life of an American housewife until she can shake the ghosts of her past and the tremendous guilt that weighs down on her: the “crime” of survival.

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A Legacy of Bones

Doug

DOUG BURGESS grew up in a small town just across the bay from Little Compton, where his family has lived for more than 350 years. He has authored numerous books on maritime history, including Engines of Empire: Steamships and the Victorian Imagination (Stanford University Press, 2016) and The Politics of Piracy (University Press of New England, 2015). His first mystery was originally published as Fogland Point and reissued as Dark Currents by Poisoned Pen Press. He has also published short fiction in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine and other periodicals. Burgess is a professor of history in Manhattan.

• Perfect for armchair travelers: The lush Hawaiian island setting is itself a character in the story with its beautiful and imposing presence

• Authentic period and cultural detail: The author is a professor of history and spent a good amount of time in Hawaii researching the history and religious lore of the island and its natives

• Lyrical prose and evocative storytelling: The nuanced family drama and finely drawn characters will keep readers turning pages secrets the Bone House? The Girl Wrote Silk abandoned temple, legacy shame

Ogden Lathrop hates Kaumaha (Hawaiian for “misery”) Island. As a trustee of his late father’s estate, he first let the sugar plantation fail, then his attempt to convert the crumbling manor house to a hotel met a similar fate. He is beyond thrilled when he closes a deal to sell the decaying hellhole to a local developer for twenty million dollars.

Ogden’s mother, meanwhile, loves the place and the villagers, as does her half-Hawaiian granddaughter who becomes embroiled in a bitter feud with Ogden when she sides with activist islanders seeking to block the sale. With historical reference provided by journal entries from the island’s founder and his wife as they struggle to maintain their congregation of converted islanders in the late 1800s, this tale of a family’s failed dreams, good intentions, and human frailty shows that redemption comes in many forms— but none so meaningful as the act of forgiving the past.

And There He Kept Her A Novel

• Commercial setting: Atmospheric small-town Minnesota setting plays into the plot and provides the worldbuilding beloved by readers of Louise Penny and William Kent Krueger

• Fresh voice: Debut author brings a fresh voice and unputdownable writing to a category with a broad readership

• Author/story location: Joshua Moehling lives in Minnesota, and the story takes place in Minnesota

When two teenagers break into a house on a remote lake, what starts as a simple burglary turns into a nightmare for all involved. Emmett Burr has secrets he’s been keeping in his basement for more than two decades, and he’ll do anything to keep his past from being revealed. As he gets the upper hand on his tormentors, the lines blur between victim, abuser, and protector.

Personal tragedy has sent former police officer Ben Packard back to the small Minnesota town of Sandy Lake in search of a fresh start. Now a sheriff’s deputy, Packard is leading the investigation into the missing teens. As clues dry up and time runs out to save them, Packard is forced to reveal his own secrets and dig deep to uncover the dark past of the place he now calls home.

And There He Kept Her is a thrilling page-turner that introduces readers to a complicated new hero and forces us to consider the true nature of evil.

JOSHUA MOEHLING is a project manager and technical writer who lives in Minneapolis. And There He Kept Her is his debut novel.

When broke into his house, they thought he was only a helpless old man. They had no idea how wrong they were… Now in Paperback!

The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen

KJ Charles

KJ CHARLES than twenty-five novels since then, and have been languages. She lives in London.

• Inclusive historical romance: Authors like KJ Charles, Courtney Milan, Cat Sebastian, and Olivia Waite have been making waves with their LGBTQIA+ historical romances; this will reach a growing audience of readers hungry for inclusive fiction

• Award-winning author: KJ Charles is a well-known award-winning author with a strong digital fanb ase poised to break into print

• Series information: The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen is the first book in the Doomsday Books series but can be read as a standalone

Abandoned by his father as a small child, Sir Gareth Inglis has grown up prickly, cold, and well-used to disappointment. Even so, he longs for a connection, falling headfirst into a passionate anonymous affair that’s over almost as quickly as it began. Bitter at the sudden rejection, Gareth has little time to lick his wounds: his father has died, leaving him the family title, a rambling manor on the remote Romney Marsh… and the den of cutthroats and thieves that make its intricate waterways their home.

Joss Doomsday has run the Doomsday smuggling clan since he was a boy. His family is his life…which is why when the all-too-familiar new baronet testifies against Joss’s sister for a hanging offense, Joss acts fast, blackmailing Gareth with the secret of their relationship to force him to recant. Their reunion is anything but happy and the path forward everything but smooth, yet after the dust settles, neither can stay away. It’s a long road from there—full of danger and mysteries to be solved—yet somehow, along the way, this well-mannered gentleman may at last find true love with the least likely of scoundrels.

Bridgerton meets Poldark in this sweeping LGBTQIA+ Regency romance from award-winning author KJ Charles.

The Last Carolina Girl A Novel

After receiving a degree in English with a focus on creative writing from Indiana University, MEAGAN CHURCH built a career as a storyteller and freelance writer for brands, blogs, and organizations. Her fiction focuses on overlooked and oppressed women’s voices from the past. A Midwesterner by birth, she now lives in North Carolina with her high school sweetheart, three children, and a plethora of pets.

• Perfect for book clubs: The Last Carolina Girl is an emotional and engaging read that touches on body autonomy, found family, motherhood, and our history of regulating women’s bodies, perfect for book club discussions

• A visceral Southern setting: For fans of If the Creek Don’t Rise and Where the Crawdads Sing, this story takes place in a lush North Carolina coastal town with vivid descriptions of the landscape and people

• Inspired by true history: Set in 1935 against the very real backdrop of a recently formed state eugenics board and inspired by the author’s own family history, this is a moving and authentic historical novel

For fourteen-year-old Leah Payne, life in her beloved coastal Carolina town is worlds away from the harsh realities of the day. Loyal to her lumberjack father, she knows only of the familiarity of her small community, the magic of the natural world, and the creative intuition that prompts her to march to the beat of her own drum.

But when an accident takes her father’s life, leaving her an orphan, Leah finds herself cast into a family of strangers whose welcoming facade hides a terrible secret. That’s when a moment of violence thrusts Leah into the very center of the state’s shameful darkness, forcing her to risk a past she holds dear to protect a future she fears she may never have.

Set against the very real backdrop of 1935 North Carolina where a state eugenics board was mandating forced sterilizations, this novel sheds light on a horrific era of injustice and one young woman’s fight to control her future, discover her family, and find her own way forward.

Right Girl, Wrong Side

Ginny Baird

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author GINNY BAIRD writes wholesome contemporary stories with a little bit of humor and a whole lot of heart. She’s fond of including family dynamics in her work and creating lovable and memorable characters in worlds where romance is a given and happily ever afters are guaranteed. Ginny lives in North Carolina.

• Trending genre: Rom-coms are experiencing incredible popularity across various media, including literature, movies, TV, and the internet

• Multicultural story: Diverse author selling multicultural romance, which readers have been demanding through hashtags like #WeNeedDiverseRomance

• Bestselling author: Ginny Baird is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author with a strong platform and good social media engagement

Evita Machado can’t wait to get to Nantucket for the vacation fun to begin. With a bad breakup behind her, relaxing at the shore with her family sounds like the perfect cure for heartache. But when they arrive at the quaint rose-covered cottage on the beach, they find another group has already put down stakes. Ryan Hatfield is her former crush from high school. He crushed on her too, but their business rival moms refused to let them date.

Now history professor Ryan is here for a week with his parents and closed-off teenage sister with instructions to bond from his mom, who won them this oceanfront rental in a society silent auction. Once it’s clear there’s been a double-booking due to a bidding mistake, Ryan’s mom digs in her heels, meaning to stay. When Evita’s mom won’t back down either, both sides tepidly agree to share the luxury accommodations by dividing the cozy space.

With the boisterous Machados livening things up and the straight-laced Hatfields tamping them down, can Evita and Ryan keep the peace between the warring factions without losing their hearts?

Fools Rush In meets Summer Rental in this Puerto Rican rom-com about two rival families forced to share the same vacation cottage for a week.

The Last Housewife Novel

From the author of the acclaimed In My Dreams I Hold a Knife comes a dark thriller about a woman determined to take down a patriarchal cult and avenge the women in her life—but to do so, she might lose everything.

• Strong early buzz: Starred review from Library Journal: “explosive…will captivate fans of psychological suspense”

• Dark academia is a hot topic: Fans of the campus setting of her first novel will have plenty to chew on here, this time in a women-only school in the elite Hudson Valley

• Fascinating hook: Cult novels pique the consumer, and this is loosely inspired by the Sarah Lawrence sex cult but full of revenge energy of women triumphing

During their senior year of college, Shay Evans and her best friend, Laurel, escaped from a violent, magnetic man and his equally violent views about women and society. Eight years later, Shay has built a new life for herself. But the horrifying news of Laurel’s death shatters her world and makes her suspect that the people from her past are back and more dangerous than ever.

Recruiting the help of a true-crime podcast host, Shay is determined to find out the truth. When clues lead her to a secret cult devoted to male superiority, she discovers what happened to her eight years ago was only the beginning. When Shay’s search for answers turns into an obsession, forcing her to confront her own complicity and conditioning, she’ll have to make a life-changing decision: How much would she give up to take down the men who’ve ruled her life?

ASHLEY WINSTEAD is an academic turned novelist with a PhD in contemporary American literature. She lives in Houston with her husband, two cats, and beloved wine fridge. You can find her atashleywinstead.com.

Lost in Paris A Novel Webb

As a journalist, BETTY WEBB interviewed U.S. presidents, astronauts, and Nobel Prize winners, as well as the homeless, dying, and polygamy runaways. A book reviewer at Mystery Scene Magazine, Betty is a member of National Federation of Press Women, Mystery Writers of America, and the National Organization of Zoo Keepers.

• Popular setting: Paris is a perennial draw for readers, as witnessed by recent successes like The Paris Bookseller and The Paris Library

• Intriguing era: The Jazz Age is a fascinating period of tremendous social and political change, rich with groundbreaking works of art, music, and literature

• Formidable female sleuth: Emma is a heroine readers will cheer for—a steel magnolia who learns how to bloom where she’s planted

Four years after being exiled to Paris for disgracing the family name, Alabama debutante Zoe Barlow is still reeling from the horror of her ejection. Still, she’s managed to create a new family among fellow expats and artists, including Hadley and Ernest Hemingway. When a valise containing all of Ernest’s writings goes missing, Zoe volunteers to help Hadley track it down. Unfortunately, the valise leads to two murders—the train porter who stole the bag and a young woman rumored to be Anastasia Romanov, shot to death on the edge of a small village.

With much more at stake than the missing manuscripts, Zoe risks everything she holds dear to find out who among her adopted family is a murderer.

A valise of stolen manuscripts and a double murder are just the beginning of this twisty Jazz Age mystery.

The Lonely Hearts Book Club

Lucy

The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend meets The Bookish Life of Nina Hill in this charming, hilarious, and moving novel about the way books bring lonely souls

• Fantastic hook: The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend meets The Bookish Life of Nina Hill when an unlikely friendship blossoms between a young librarian and a cantankerous (but well-read) patron, sure to appeal to uplit fiction readers

• Perfect bibliophile uplit: Uplifting, sweet, and romantic books about books continue to appeal to a wide commercial audience

• Fresh new voice: Warm, funny writing and strong characters make this an unforgettable read with a fresh millennial voice

Librarian Sloane Parker never thinks of herself as lonely, but she looks forward to that time every day when old curmudgeon Arthur McLachlan comes to browse the shelves and cheerfully insults her. The gentle sparring is such a highlight of Sloane’s day that when Arthur doesn’t show up one morning, she’s instantly concerned.

Anxious, Sloane tracks the old man down and discovers him bedridden…and desperately happy to see her. Daily house calls become a regular habit, and soon the Lonely Hearts Book Club is born, drawing misfits and outcasts from all across their sleepy town. Because, as it turns out, everyone has a special book in their heart—and a reason to get lost (and eventually found) within the pages.

LUCY a in a fiction, contemporary romance, and cozy mystery. She lives in Spokane, with her family and far more pets than any Visit

Said No One Ever Stephanie Eding

• Fits right into the millennial fiction category: For readers of Evvie Drake Starts Over (Holmes, 2020), The Switch (O’Leary, 2020), and Adult Assembly Required (Waxman, 2022)

• A fresh hook: Found/created family, strong romantic element, young fresh voice; a Montana farm setting is the perfect place to unplug and to escape to

• Positive praise from early readers and trade reviewers on Eding’s first book, The Unplanned Life of Josie Hale

For readers of Sally Thorne and Beth O’Leary, a fun millennial story about found family, rediscovery, and being right where you belong. Ellie Reed visits a farm in Montana to get away from life’s pressures. There, she makes an unlikely connection with a spunky elderly widow who puts her in charge of the farm and thereby changes her destiny.

STEPHANIE EDING specializes in humorous women’s fiction about the struggles of adulthood in the twenty-first century. She works as a freelance editor and lives with her family in Ohio.

A fun millennial story about found family, rediscovery, and being right where you belong.

Wings Once Cursed & Bound Piper J. Drake

• Bestselling author: Piper J. Drake is an NPD bestselling author with more than 45,000 copies sold

• Trending subgenre that readers love: Trade paper fantasy romance is on the rise, with reissues of sexy New Adult fantasy (such as Sarah J. Maas) hitting outside the young adult shelf

• A fresh take on contemporary fantasy: Strong worldbuilding blends Thai mythology with a modernday Seattle and familiar paranormal elements

Bennet Andrews represents a secret organization dedicated to locating and acquiring objects of myth and magic, tucking them safely away where they can do no harm. But when he meets Peeraphan Rahttana, it’s too late—she has already stepped into the Red Shoes, trapped by their curse to dance to her death.

Yet Peeraphan isn’t what she seems. Wings unbound, she is the Thai bird princess of legend, and together, she and Bennet will break the curse or be lost in darkness forever.

PIPER J. DRAKE is a bestselling author of romantic suspense, paranormal romance, science fiction, and fantasy. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and small corgi.

Contemporary modern magic with Thai for fans of

The Time of Your Life

Sandra Kitt

SANDRA KITT is the author of more than twenty novels, including the acclaimed and bestselling The Color of Love. Her work has been nominated for the NAACP Image Award and has appeared on the Essence and Blackboard bestseller lists. She is the recipient of the Romantic Times Lifetime Achievement Award and the Zora Neale Hurston Literary Award. She lives in New York.

• Award-winning and bestselling author: Sandra Kitt has sold more than 2.4 million copies and is the recipient of the Romantic Times Lifetime Achievement Award and the Zora Neale Hurston Literary Award

• Trailblazer for Black romance: She was the first African-American author to write romances for Harlequin, and this new series features interracial couples

• Dazzling hook: What would you do with $1 million?

When Everett Nicholls dies, he leaves his millions to the two people he cared about most—the young law student he was mentoring, and his beloved stepson. Beck Dennison and Eden Marsh are instantly suspicious of each other, never having met before, nor had Everett ever told them about each other. Each has family difficulties to overcome as well—Beck and his mother have had a strained relationship since a tragedy befell the family when he was a young teen, and Eden is determined to forge a new relationship with her overdependent and demanding younger sister. As they begin to confide in each other, and to have fun together, their friendship is an anchor. With all this money suddenly at their fingertips, Beck and Eden begin to discover that working together is the best way to navigate all the new challenges and responsibilities in their lives.

Sandra is back with a sparkling romantic story in which a sudden inheritance changes the lives of two people forever.

Sugar, Spice, and Can’t Play Nice

Annika Sharma

• Diverse, critically acclaimed author: This is a diverse romance written by an Indian American author with universal themes and smart writing that appeals to a broad audience; author’s first novel garnered multiple starred reviews and was a Library Journal Best Romance of the Year for 2021

• Fresh hook: Sonali Dev meets Friends in this fresh series about a group of friends finding love in New York City

• Connected author: Author Annika Sharma is the founding cohost of the podcast The Woke Desi, which aims to discuss issues surrounding South Asian multicultural experiences arranged marriage is an accident waiting to happen…or maybe the recipe for a perfect love

When Payal Mehra’s detached parents insist she marry fellow Londoner and serial dater Ayaan Malhotra in order to save their own company, she has a choice: get disowned from the luxurious life they’ve funded and put her dreams on hold while she works a soul-sucking day job…or get engaged to save her family’s fortune and maybe rescue her own vision of a dream come true.

Ayaan Malhotra has always been the spare to his brother, the golden child heir to his parent’s company. A little wild, a little broken, and desperate to prove himself, he agrees to get engaged to Payal—on the condition that he gets 50 percent of his parents’ company. He has no interest in Payal but would give anything for his parents’ respect.

As the two race toward an impending engagement ceremony date and actually start to “play nice” as a couple, they realize that maybe they aren’t just in this for business…and love might be in their future after all.

Born in Delhi and raised in central Pennsylvania, ANNIKA SHARMA attended Penn State, graduating with two bachelor’s degrees in biobehavioral health and neuropsychology. Annika currently lives in New York City. Visit annikasharma.com.

A Crown of Ivy and Glass

Claire Legrand

The Middlemist Trilogy, Book #1

• New York Times bestseller: Claire Legrand’s YA series, the Empirium Trilogy, has sold more than 350,000 P+E to date

• Strong hook: High concept fantasy + strong,s exy romantic elements + the elegance and drama inspired from the world of Brid, erton = a bingeable story that readers won’t be able to stop taking about

• Romantic fantasy is HOT: Readers can’t get enough of romantic fantasy; Claire Legrand’s adult fantasy stories will sit right next to Sarah J. Maas, Scarlett St. Clair, and Jennifer Armentrout

Lady Gemma Ashbourne’s family may be Anointed by the gods—but her charming smile and deft wit mask a wrenching sadness. Years ago, her sister Mara was taken to the Middlemist to guard against the treacherous magic of the Old Country. Her mother long ago abandoned the family. Her father and eldest sister, Farrin, embroiled in a deadly blood feud with the powerful Bask family, often forget Gemma exists. Worst of all, Gemma is the only Ashbourne to possess no magic. Instead, her body fights it like poison. Aching with loneliness, Gemma craves love and yearns to belong.

Then she meets the devastatingly handsome Talan d’Astier. Seduced by a demon, his family dabbled in forbidden magic and destroyed themselves. Talan, the only survivor, is determined to redeem his family’s name. Thus, Gemma proposes a bargain: she’ll help Talan navigate high society if he helps her destroy the Basks. According to popular legend, the feud will end if they kill its source—a demon called the Man with the Three-Eyed Crown.

But attacks on the Middlemist are increasing. The plot against the Basks quickly spirals out of control. And something immense and terrifying is awakening in Gemma, drawing her inexorably toward Talan and an all-consuming passion that could destroy her—or show her the true strength of her power at last.

New York Times bestselling author Claire Legrand makes her debut in adult fantasy with an enchanting romantic story perfect for readers of Sarah J. Maas and Jennifer Armentrout. Casablanca U.S.

CLAIRE LEGRAND is the New York Times bestselling author of several novels for children and young adults, most notably the Empirium Trilogy, Sawkill Girls, and Some Kind of Happiness. She lives in New Jersey. A Crown of Ivy & Glass is her first novel for adults.

Graveyard of Lost Children

Katrina Monroe

Part modern gothic, part ghost story, Graveyard of Lost Children explores the sometimes fragile connection between a woman’s sense of self and what it means to be a “good” mother.

• Exciting new author: Katrina Monroe is a fresh new voice, writing a lived experience story that breathes new life to the genre

• Haunting prose: Monroe writes compelling feminist horror that fits well with what’s working in the horror space

• Author/story location: Katrina Monroe lives with her family in Minnesota; Graveyard of Lost Children takes place in Minnesota

At four months old, Olivia Dahl was almost murdered. Family legend claims her mother believed Olivia was a changeling and that the only way to get her real daughter back was to throw Olivia down the old well in an exchange with the mysterious “dead women” who lived there. Olivia was barely saved in time.

Now she’s all grown up and ready to give birth to her own daughter, and she finally understands what her mother felt all those years ago.

Everyone tells Olivia she should be happy. She should be thriving. She should love her new baby more than anything in the world. But as weeks pass and she realizes she feels nothing for this small, demanding creature who depends so much on her, Olivia begins to worry she inherited her mother’s demons. Worry turns to fear when her body starts giving out, slowly deteriorating as the baby eats and eats and eats. Soon, images of a black-haired woman plague Olivia’s nightmares, planting thoughts that resonate too closely with the past…tying mother and daughter together in a desperate cycle of fear and violence that must be broken if Olivia has any hope of saving her baby—or herself.

KATRINA MONROE lives in Minnesota with her wife, two children, and Eddie, the ghost that haunts their bedroom closets. Follow her on Twitter @authorkatm.

The Comeback Lily Chu

From rising star Lily Chu comes a hilarious and thoughtful story of fame, family, and love for fans of Beach Read and Crazy Rich Asians

• Book club ready: A breezy read full of delicately handled, challenging topics ranging from biracial identity to generational pressure to excel from a Chinese Canadian author

• Fresh new voice: Fantastic, engaging writing sure to appeal to the same audience as Beach Read and Crazy Rich Asians

• Crossover audience: Readers of both quirky romcoms and book club uplit will love this highly escapist read with tons of poignant emotion

Ariadne Hui thrives on routine. So what if everything in her life is planned down to the minute: that’s the way she likes it. If she’s going to make partner in Toronto’s most prestigious law firm, she needs to stay focused at all times. But when she comes home after yet another soul-sucking day to find an unfamiliar, gorgeous man camped out in her living room, focus is the last thing on her mind. Especially when her roommate explains this is Choi Jihoon, her cousin freshly arrived from Seoul to mend a broken heart. He just needs a few weeks to rest and heal; Ari will barely even know he’s there. (Yeah, right.)

Jihoon is kindness and chaos personified, and it isn’t long before she’s falling, hard. But when one wrong step leads to a shocking truth, Ari finds herself thrust onto the world stage: not as the competent, steely lawyer she’s fought so hard to become, but as the mystery woman on the arm of a man the entire world claims to know. Now with her heart, her future, and her sense of self on the line, Ari will have to cut through all the pretty lies to find the truth of her relationship…and discover the Ariadne Hui she’s finally ready to be.

LILY CHU loves ordering the second-cheapest wine, wearing perfume all the time, and staying up far too late reading a good book. She writes uplit fiction set in Toronto with strong Asian characters.

Adrift

• Disaster stories are having a moment, including the film Don’t Look Up, and this weaves extreme weather, climate, immigration, and the question of what we owe one another into a thrilling, suspenseful race to figure out what really makes us who we are

• Really fresh hook: Suspense set in a future that’s just a few steps ahead of our own, where characters are dealing with consequences that are easy to imagine

• Infused with an amazing sense of place driven by the debut author’s Canadian background

Ess wakes up alone on a sailboat off British Columbian shores, with no memory of who she is or how she got there. She finds a note, but it’s more warning than comfort: Start over. Don’t make yourself known. Don’t look back. She decides to defy the note. She finds she can sail, and from there her journey begins, a vibrant solo voyage to a town that might have a few answers for her. The chilling clues she uncovers seem to be a desperate attempt to start over as the earth as we know it is rapidly vanishing. All the while, someone may be watching her. Someone who knows her better than she does. And they don’t want her to know the truth.

A LISA BRIDEAU has a master’s in urban planning from the University of British Columbia and works at the intersection of municipal climate change policy and equity as a sustainability specialist. Recipient of a Canada Council for the Arts grant, Brideau lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

What it you

The Book Proposal

KJ MICCICHE is a novelist who writes (mostly) romantic comedy. She hails from Queens, New York, where she spent countless hours as a kid curled up under the covers, reading The Babysitters Club by flashlight way past her bedtime. Now all grown up, KJ runs a nonprofit organization that teaches kids with dyslexia how to read, and she pens her own stories as well. Proud mom of two little girls, she and her family live on Long Island and summer in Cape Cod.

• Successful subgenre: Bookish rom-coms continue to perform very well due in large part to the popularity they’re seeing across all media: movies, TV, internet

• Fresh new voice: Readers of quirky rom-coms will love this author’s fresh new voice, which is irreverent and laugh-out-loud funny; it’s not just bookish—it’s a send-up of book publishing, a favorite theme with reviewers, librarians, and readers

• Winning tropes: Second-chance romance, high school crush, opposites attract, secret/mistaken identity, love at first sight, all grown up, drunken mistake, revenge

A hilarious debut bookish rom-com. After one too many in the wake of a breakup, romance writer Gracie Landing emails her long ago high school crush, Colin Yarmouth, receiving a surprising response. The two forge an unlikely friendship as Colin’s tales of his own breakup become an unexpected source of material for Gracie’s current work in progress, a project with the potential for a hefty advance that could launch her out of near poverty. With the deadline looming and her checking account dwindling, Gracie hastily uses Colin’s stories without considering whether there could be any personal overlap with other “characters” in his life. In the mayhem that ensues, she risks her entire career, along with the chance at her own (long-awaited) happily ever after.

The Radcliffe Ladies’ Reading Club

• Fresh setting: Postwar 1950s Boston isa compelling but not overcrowded setting for historical fiction

• Acclaimed writing: Julia’s first book was dubbed “A poignant and compelling read” (Leah Weiss) and “Captivating and complex” (Kelly Mustian)

• Book about books: Historical novels about books continue to resonate with the market and are especially popular with modern book club readers

• Author/story location: Julia Bryan Thomas lives in Oklahoma, and the story is set in Boston

Boston, 1954. Escaping her old life half-way across the country, Alice Campbell transforms a derelict building into a bookshop, not far from Radcliffe College and its bright young women. Alice is on a mission to help other women reconsider their traditional roles. With a spoiled debutante, a tomboy, and an ambitious scholarship winner as her founding members, she creates a book club with the simple goal of changing all their lives.

Reading the classics for their monthly meetings, the four women forge friendships that will prove essential when everything they know about themselves—and one another— is called into question.

JULIA BRYAN THOMAS is a graduate of Northeastern State University and the Yale Writers’ Workshop. She is married to mystery novelist Will Thomas.

Never underestimate the power of a woman and a shop full of books.

The Traitor Beside Her A Novel Anna

MARY ANNA EVANS is the author the Faye Longchamp archaeological mysteries, have Benjamin Mississippi Florida is an assistant the of she fiction nonfiction

For readers of The Alice Network and Code Name Helene comes the story of a young woman who spends every day locked in a room of people working on the most sensitive secrets of WWII—but can she catch the liar among them before it’s too late?

• Terrific read: This is WWII fiction based on real historical events at its finest, with an added element of suspense

• Broad appeal: Perfect for historical fiction fans, book club readers, and mystery afficionados

• Author: Mary Anna Evans is the award-winning and highly praised author of the Faye Longchamp archaeological mysteries

Justine kneels on the deck of a half-finished ship, welding. Like many women during World War II, she does what she can to fight for her country. Justine works two jobs: she builds warships at the Washington Naval Yard and she’s a spy. Her role at the Naval Yard is the perfect cover for her surveillance role—someone working the floor is a traitor, and she must figure out who it is. But Justine soon realizes she’s met her match. With the clock ticking, she’ll have to catch the conspirator before immeasurable damage is done.

Shadows of the Lost

Maxym M. Martineau

• Compelling and epic story: This trilogy is compelling, epic, and unputdownable with the higher heat and angst readers are hungry for

• Major buzz: The original trilogy included a Publishers Weekly Best Book of Summer 2019, Publishers Weekly starred reviews, a LibraryReads pick, a Bookish staff pick, and was called “lush and sweeping” by the New York Times

• Hot subgenre: TP fantasy romance is on the rise, with reissues of sexy New Adult fantasy (such as Sarah J. Maas) hitting outside the young adult shelf

Gaige is a Charmer, able to form lasting bonds with the magical beasts of his world. At least, he used to be a Charmer…until he died and was brought back something darker.

He knows he shouldn’t blame Kost for raising him from death, but he’s not sure he can ever forgive him. Yet when Gaige is lost to the shadow realm, Kost is the only one with any chance of bringing him back: if they can learn to trust (and perhaps love) each other again.

MAXYM M. MARTINEAU is an article and social media writer by day and a fantasy romance author by night. She earned her bachelor’s degree in English literature from Arizona State University and lives with her husband and fur babies in Arizona. Connect with her at maxymmartineau.com or through Twitter and Instagram @maxymmckay.

The Gay Best Friend

Nicolas DiDomizio

NICOLAS DiDOMIZIO holds a bachelor’s degree from Western Connecticut State University and a master’s degree from NYU. His debut novel, Burn It All Down, was published in 2021 and praised as “unforgettable” by James Patterson. He lives in upstate New York with his partner, Graig, and their shmooshy bulldog Rocco. The Gay Best Friend is his second novel.

• Book club ready: A breezy read full of deftly handled, complicated topics told in a tongue-in-cheek way, ranging from code-switching to outgrowing friendships to forced outing, from a queer author

• Fresh millennial voice: Fantastic, engaging writing that does for the modern genre what Helen Fielding did for romantic women’s fiction years ago

• Crossover audience: Readers of both quirky rom-coms and humorous uplit will love this highly escapist read with tons of poignant emotion and a bit of Bridesmaids-style romp

As a people-pleasing gay man, thirty-year-old music lawyer Domenic Marino is an expert at code-switching between the hypermasculine and ultrafeminine worlds of his two soonto-be-wed best friends: handsome sports attorney Patrick Cooper and glamorous beauty editor Kate Wallace. But this summer—reeling from his own failed engagement and tasked with attending both their bachelor and bachelorette parties at the Cooper family’s idyllic shoreline estate in Mystic, Connecticut—Dom is anxious about having to play both sides.

Kate has been pressuring him to keep the bachelor party clean and report back to her when it’s over, so Best Man Dom accordingly develops a G-rated itinerary. But once Patrick’s rowdy groomsmen show up—including a surprise visit from Patrick’s old frat brother, handsome and definitelynot-out PGA star Bucky Graham—chaos quickly ensues. By the time Dom returns to the Mystic house for the bachelorette party, he has accumulated a laundry list of secrets that threaten to destroy everything—from the Cooper-Wallace wedding to Bucky’s golf career to the one thing he hasn’t been paying nearly enough attention to lately: his own life.

Bridesmaids meets The Guncle in this clever LGBTQIA+ romantic story by the author Steven Rowley calls “unforgettable.”

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Murder by the Book

Edited by Martin Edwards

British Library Crime Classics

There is no better hiding place for clues—or red herrings—than inside the pages of a book…

The Guest House

A Novel

Robin Morgan-Bentley

• Proven success: Books about books appeal to a wide range of readers, and anthologies are some of the best performers in the British Library Crime Classics series

SEPTEMBER 2022

SEPTEMBER 2022

The baby is coming. There’s no way to call for help. And there’s no way out.

• A must for genre readers: Thriller fans will love the fast and furious beginning and the massive, unforeseeable twist

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Drive, 2E

A Novel

James Sallis

Until now, he’s only needed to drive. But when it all goes wrong, he’ll do anything to survive.

Murder after Christmas

Rupert Latimer

British Library Crime Classics

$26.99 U.S. HC 320 Pages

• Cinematic read: Previously published editions of this book have been hailed as fast-paced, absorbing, and thrilling

SEPTEMBER 2022

OCTOBER 2022

Stockings: hung with care. Mince pies: poisoned?

• Highly acclaimed series: The British Library Crime Classics, with reviews by the New York Times and Washington Post, have received twenty-nine starred reviews to date

Mystery Poisoned Pen Press US, CA $14.99 U.S. TP 160 Pages

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$14.99 U.S. TP 352 Pages

Twisted Love

Twisted, Book 1 Ana Huang

A diverse new adult steamy romance from BookTok sensation Ana Huang. Ava Chen is determined to escape the nightmares of her past with a sunshine attitude and free spirit, but when her brother’s brooding best friend Alex is tasked with watching over her, she can’t help falling hard.

• Ana Huang is a diverse writer with a large social media platform and a growing fanbase who can’t get enough of her books

Twisted Games

Twisted, Book #2 Ana Huang

A steamy contemporary royal romance from BookTok sensation Ana Huang. Unexpected and forbidden, theirs is a love that could destroy a kingdom…and doom them both.

• The Twisted series is seeing significant week over week growth through self-pubbed POD with the first three books in the series selling over 50k units in the past year

SEPTEMBER 2022

9781728274867

Romance Bloom Books US, CA, PH, PR

$17.99 U.S. TP 352 Pages

SEPTEMBER 2022

9781728274874

Romance Bloom Books US, CA, PH, PR

Twisted Hate

Twisted, Book #3 Ana Huang

A diverse steamy enemies to lovers romance from BookTok sensation Ana Huang. Josh Chen is a hotshot med student able to charm just about anyone…except fiery Jules Ambrose.

• BookTok loves Ana Huang with #anahuang at 78.6M views, #twistedseries at 65.4M views

SEPTEMBER 2022

$17.99 U.S. TP 448 Pages

Twisted Lies

Twisted, Book #4 Ana Huang

A diverse New Adult steamy romance from BookTok sensation Ana Huang. The final book in the Twisted series featuring fan favorites Christian and Stella.

• U.S author: Ana Huang lives in New York City

SEPTEMBER 2022

9781728274881

Romance Bloom Books US, CA, PH, PR $17.99 U.S. TP 512 Pages

9781728274898

Romance Bloom Books US, CA, PH, PR

$17.99 U.S. TP 560 Pages

Her Hidden Genius

A Novel

Marie Benedict

From New York Times bestselling author Marie Benedict comes the story of a woman who succeeded in advancing our understanding of humankind, despite men trying to hold her back. Now in paperback!

• A beloved, bestselling author: Marie Benedict’s novels have debuted on the New York Times bestseller list, and they have been Indie Next, LibraryReads, and Junior Library Guild selections

The Mitford Affair

A Novel

Marie Benedict

From New York Times bestselling author Marie Benedict—an explosive novel of history’s most notorious sisters, one of whom will have to choose: her country or her sisters?

• Devoted fan base: Benedict’s first novel, The Other Einstein, has sold more than 150,000 copies, and her readers are always anxiously awaiting her next novel

OCTOBER 2022

JANUARY 2023

9781728260105

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Fifty Shades Freed 10th Anniversary Edition

E L James

Fifty Shades of Grey Series, Book #3

A special tenth anniversary hardcover edition.

• Bestselling books worldwide: E L James’s books have been published in fifty languages and have sold more than 165 million copies worldwide

OCTOBER 2022

Romance Bloom Books US, CA, PH, PR $31.99 U.S. HC 528 Pages

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Fifty Shades Freed 10th Anniversary Signed Edition

Fifty Shades of Grey Series, Book #3 E L James

OCTOBER 2022

9781728270104

Romance Bloom Books US, CA, PH, PR

An exclusive signed tenth anniversary hardcover edition.

• Fifty Shades of Grey stayed on the New York Times bestseller list for 133 consecutive weeks

$31.99 U.S. HC 528 Pages

Something from Tiffany’s

A Novel

Melissa Hill

A charming holiday story, soon to be a Hello Sunshine/Prime feature film

Something from Tiffany’s

Melissa Hill (Movie Tie-In Edition)

• Upon release, Something from Tiffany’s was translated into twenty-five different languages—the new edition coincides with the release of the feature film

OCTOBER 2022

NOVEMBER 2022

A charming holiday story, soon to be a Hello Sunshine/Prime feature film

• Beloved author: Strong international sales track with major potential in the U.S. market

Fiction Sourcebooks Landmark US, CA, PH, PR, GU, AS, VI, MP $16.99 U.S. TP 384 Pages

9781728268910

The Christmas Murder Game

Alexandra Benedict

OCTOBER 2022

9781728263038

Mystery Poisoned Pen Press

US, CA, PH, PR, GU, AS, VI, MP

Twelve clues. Twelve keys. Twelve days of Christmas. But how many will die before the twelfth night?

• Seasonal appeal: Christmasthemed mysteries are a booming subcategory with strong readership

9781728267517

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$16.99 U.S. TP 384 Pages

The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks

Shauna Robinson

$16.99 U.S.

TP 288 Pages

NOVEMBER 2022

9781728246444

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• The Storied Life of AJ Fikry meets the snark of Nina Hill following a small-town bookseller and the power the stories we celebrate have to change our lives; perfect for any booklover

$16.99 U.S. TP 336 Pages

These Names Make Clues

E. C. R. Lorac

British Library Crime Classics

NOVEMBER 2022

9781728261188

Mystery Poisoned Pen Press US Territories Only

It’s all fun and games (and fake names) until someone ends up dead…

The Last Party

• A lost classic: This is the first reprint of this title since its original publication in 1937

$14.99 U.S. TP 272 Pages

Murder in the Basement

Anthony Berkeley

British Library Crime Classics

DECEMBER 2022

9781728261249

Mystery Poisoned Pen Press US Territories Only

When the pieces of the puzzle fall into place, the victim’s identity will take shape…but what about the murderer?

• Historical significance: This novel was penned by one of the most important figures in British crime fiction and the founder of the prestigious Detection Club

$14.99 U.S. TP 272 Pages

Clare Mackintosh

NOVEMBER 2022

A Novel 9781728250960

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By midnight, one of them is dead. By morning, all of them are suspects…

• Incredible sales: Clare Mackintosh books have sold more than 2 million copies worldwide, have spent more than 50 weeks on the Sunday Times bestseller list, and hit the New York Times bestseller list; Hostage has sold 20,000 units

$27.99 U.S. HC 432 Pages

You Never Said Goodbye

A Novel

Luca Veste

The day she died was only the beginning…

DECEMBER 2022

9781728261294

Fiction Sourcebooks Landmark US Territories Only

• Commercial writing: Veste balances emotional investigation with riveting action for a fast-paced, cinematic read

$16.99 U.S. TP 400 Pages

Just Murdered

Katherine Kovacic

JANUARY 2023

9781728260136

Mystery Poisoned Pen Press US, CA, PH, PR, GU, AS, VI, MP

An unexpected inheritance brings her to Australia—and the scene of a crime.

One Month of You

• Accomplished author: Katherine Kovacic has written short stories, true crime, and crime fiction; her debut novel was shortlisted for the 2019 Ned Kelly Award for Best First Fiction

$16.99 U.S. TP 288 Pages

It Ends at Midnight

A Novel

Harriet Tyce

New Year, New Murder

FEBRUARY 2023

9781728263847

Fiction Sourcebooks Landmark US, CA, PH, PR, GU, AS, VI, MP

• Exciting second book from a writer to watch: Harriet Tyce is the acclaimed author of Blood Orange, which has sold 300,000 copies in the UK

$27.99 U.S. HC 320 Pages

Suzanne Ewart

A Walk to Remember meets Jojo Moyes in an emotionally resonant love story following one woman who has already seen how her story will end and one man determined to rewrite it.

• Huge audience potential: Perfect for fans of Jill Santopolo, Katherine Center, and Marianne Cronin, this is an emotionally resonant love story poised to captivate readers

FEBRUARY 2023

A Novel 9781728257129

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$16.99 U.S. TP 400 Pages

The Lies I Tell

Julie Clark

From the instant New York Times bestselling author of The Last Flight comes a riveting new novel of two women, multiple identities, and one last con. Now in paperback!

• Media, critical, and reader reviews of The Last Flight were stellar, praising Julie’s plot twists and craft; The Lies I Tell delivers more of the same

MARCH 2023

A Novel 9781728260129

Fiction Sourcebooks Landmark US, CA, PH, PR, GU, AS, VI, MP

$16.99 U.S. TP 320 Pages

Clytemnestra

A Novel

Costanza Casati

MARCH 2023

9781728268231

Fiction

Sourcebooks Landmark US, CA, PH, PR, GU, AS, VI, MP

Meet Clytemnestra, the most notorious heroine of the Ancient world

Frederica Georgette Heyer

Arabella

Georgette Heyer

• Greek retellings are trending: With titles like Circe and Ariadne garnering huge audiences and mythology reads booming across social media, Clytemnestra is the perfect addition to a space readers are ravenous for

$26.99 U.S. HC 448 Pages

MARCH 2023

9781728272214

Romance

Sourcebooks Casablanca PH, PR, GU, VI

With updates for the modern reader, the Queen of Regency romance is poised to capture the hearts of a new generation.

• Georgette Heyer has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide; Sourcebooks has sold 1,610,358 total copies of our Heyer editions, and Frederica has sold 81,207 copies P+E

$16.99 U.S. TP 448 Pages

The Grand Sophy

Georgette Heyer

With updates for the modern reader, the Queen of Regency romance is poised to capture the hearts of a new generation.

• These new editions are designed to capture the younger Bridgerton audience; the Bridgerton series is swelling sales of Regency romance across the board

APRIL 2023

With updates for the modern reader, the Queen of Regency romance is poised to capture the hearts of a new generation.

• This edition features an original foreword by New York Times bestselling Regency romance author Eloisa James, along with an afterword about repairing historical writing

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Romance

Sourcebooks Casablanca PH, PR, GU, VI $16.99 U.S. TP 320 Pages

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Romance

$16.99 U.S. TP 448 Pages MAY 2023

Sourcebooks Casablanca US, PH, PR, GU, VI

Death and Croissants

A Novel

Ian Moore

MARCH 2023

9781728270555

Mystery Poisoned Pen Press

US, CA, PH, PR, GU, AS, VI, MP

The most hilarious murder mystery since Richard Osman’s The Thursday Murder Club

The House of Lincoln

• A quirky, hilarious mystery: Perfect for fans of The Thursday Murder Club, set in France, and featuring a delightful cast of oddball characters

$16.99 U.S. TP 256 Pages

Death Comes to Marlow

A Novel

Robert Thorogood

JUNE 2023

9781728250540

Mystery Poisoned Pen Press

US, CA, PH, PR, GU, AS, VI, MP

From the creator of the BBC’s Death in Paradise series comes a wholly original new mystery.

• “Quirky old people mysteries” are a trend on the rise, and readers will fall in love with Judith and her delightful sleuthing friends

$16.99 U.S.

TP 288 Pages

Nancy Horan A Novel 9781728260549

An unprecedented view of Lincoln’s Springfield from the acclaimed and bestselling author of Loving Frank

• Nancy Horan’s two previous books have sold more than 750,000 copies in print and 200,000 in ebook, kicked off the historical fiction resurgence, and became perennial New York Times bestsellers

MAY 2023

Fiction Sourcebooks Landmark US, CA, PR, GU, AS, VI, MP $27.99 U.S. HC 352 Pages

Five First Chances Sarah Jost

A Novel

APRIL 2023

9781728262703

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An unforgettable love story for fans of In Five Years with a Groundhog Day time loop following one woman who is about to realize the best love stories can have the most unexpected endings.

• Upmarket fiction with a speculative slant is very on trend—readers are looking for uplifting reads to unpack the world around them, and these books are delivering strong sales in the space

$16.99 U.S.

TP 400 Pages

The Marlow Murder Club, Book #2

The Red Widow

Daily Creative

• Hot category: Historical biography is a strong category in the market, and Red Widow delivers a fascinating read tailor-made for that audience

Society hostess and wife of an award-winning painter, Marguerite Steinheil, broke every rule in the bourgeois book—and got away with it. Known for sleeping with many elite Frenchmen, Meg was thrown into infamy when her lover, President Félix Faure, died of a stroke during one of their encounters. But Meg had ambitions far beyond becoming one of the most sought-after bodies in Paris. At her core, she was a woman determined to conquer French high society.

A real-life femme fatale who left a trail of death and destruction in her wake, Meg became known as the Red Widow for mysteriously surviving a home invasion that left both her husband and mother dead. More than just a rollicking and entertaining tale of sex and murder, Meg’s life is a window into the dazzling glamour, art, and romanticism of bourgeois Paris, perfect for readers of The Radium Girls and Sin in the Second City

SEPTEMBER 2022

• Unputdownable: A “stranger-than-fiction” story that will garner intense word-of-mouth activity with the possibility of TikTok virality scandal, and the real-life femme fatale of Paris. Biography Sourcebooks World English

$26.99 U.S. HC 336 Pages

Bestselling author Todd Henry (The Accidental Creative) stops burnout in its tracks with a daily dose of creativity!

• Multiple successes: Todd Henry is a productivity expert, and he has penned other successful titles about this topic

• Current issue: Workers are experiencing burnout in post-pandemic life, and this formula that encourages daily creativity will bust boredom and resonate with readers

From the bestselling author of The Accidental Creative and Die Empty comes an inspirational guide that helps professionals spark creativity day in and day out. Avoid burnout and inspire your creativity with this daily reader that pushes you to feel energized and ready for innovation!

Daily Creative is a daily reader for professionals no matter their creativity level. Each reading is designed to improve focus and achieve their goals. Every reading cecnters around a specific theme. Takes less than five minutes to complete.

Includes an inspirational quote from great thinkers and creatives throughout history. Includes a challenge that inspires personal reflection and guides you to apply a principle. Wraps up with a daily action step to help achieve goals and see results.

SEPTEMBER 2022

9781728256641 Self-Help Simple Truths World English

$17.99 U.S. TP 400 Pages

SARAH HOROWITZ has a PhD in modern European history from Berkeley and is core faculty in women’s, gender, and sexuality studies at Washington and Lee University.

TODD HENRY is the founder of Accidental Creative, a company that works with teams to foster creativity. He speaks frequently on productivity and leadership.

The Scandal That Shook Paris and the Woman Behind It All Sarah Horowitz

A Practical Guide for Staying Prolific, Brilliant, and Healthy Todd Henry

Black Hollywood Reimagining Iconic Movie Moments

• Insightful: Premise of the book poses a power question that is sure to start conversations in the media and with readers: What if Black actors had always been valued in Hollywood?

• Star power: Carell has already photographed celebrities such as Vanessa L. Williams, Dulé Hill, and Karamo Brown and has enlisted more A-listers to contribute to and promote the project

• Beautiful art: Incredible photography that reinterprets some of the most famous scenes from iconic movies and TV shows throughout media history—a true visual feast for film buffs

In Black Hollywood, photographer Carell Augustus has enlisted Black celebrities and performers from all areas of entertainment to re-create iconic scenes from classic Hollywood movies, television, and other media. The images illuminate the role of race in Hollywood history by reimagining classic films with Black actors, renewing readers’ appreciation of the past while celebrating the hottest Black stars of today and inspiring the artists of the future.

More than a book about pop culture, film history, or race, Black Hollywood is truly an inspirational artistic homage to our greatest blockbuster movies and the actors who brought them to life.

CARELL AUGUSTUS is a Los Angeles–based photographer whose career has taken him around the world to shoot some of the biggest stars on the planet. His celebrity clients have included Viola Davis, Beverly Johnson, Mariah Carey, Elizabeth Banks, Pierce Bronson, Meghan Markle, Serena Williams, Snoop Dogg, and more.

Read These Banned Books

A Journal and 52-Week Reading Challenge from the American Library Association

American Library Association (ALA)

From the American Library Association comes a must-read challenge for book lovers and literary activists to explore!

• Authoritative partner: The American Library Association is the oldest and most recognizable library organization, both nationally and internationally

Too F*cking Cute

A Collection of Unnecessarily Adorable Animals

Sourcebooks & Olive Michaels

How can an animal even be this d*mn cute?

• Making the big bigger: Huge opportunity to build out a blue ocean program with what we know works in both the animal humor market and swearing market

SEPTEMBER 2022

OCTOBER 2022

9781728268811

Gift Sourcebooks World with translation $12.99 U.S. TP 240 Pages

Make Space for Happiness

How to Stop Attracting Clutter and Start Magnetizing the Life You Want

Tracy McCubbin

Declutter, de-stress, and be happy, from the author of the highly acclaimed Making Space, Clutter Free

9781728260198 Humor Sourcebooks World with translation

$16.99 U.S. TP 224 Pages

The Ultimate Dictionary of All Things Digital duopress labs, illustrated by Annika Brandow

A timely book that introduces important concepts of digital literacy to elementaryschool children.

• Author expertise: Tracy McCubbin is an up-and-coming voice in the clutter-clearing space

OCTOBER 2022

OCTOBER 2022

• A timely resource for the changing technological world: As kids’ use of technology increases every day, so does the need to understand the new vocabulary entering their lives

Home Reference Sourcebooks World English $16.99 U.S. TP 224 Pages

9781728263816

9781955834155

Juvenile Nonfiction duopress

World with translation

$14.95 U.S. HC 64 Pages

I Love You a Latte

A Celebration of Coffee

Marina Oliveira

OCTOBER 2022

An illustrated gift book for coffee lovers.

Fight Cancer Undated Planner

• A gifty package for an extremely giftable subject: The subject of many holiday roundups, “gifts for coffee lovers” is a ubiquitous category for every occasion

Sourcebooks

For caregivers and patients, the Fight Cancer Planner is the perfect medical log and organizer to remind you that this battle is yours to win!

• Completely unique product with no comps: There are no all-in-one organizers to help cancer patients and caregivers keep track of appointments, medication, and treatment plans

NOVEMBER 2022

9781955834209

Gift duopress

World with translation $12.95 U.S. HC 128 Pages

Time for Me

Self-Care and Simple Pleasures for Women Who Do Too Much

Helene Lerner

Summon the courage to do things differently, by making time for yourself.

A 52-Week Organizer to Fight Hard and Live Well 9781728260181 Calendar Sourcebooks World with translation $18.99 U.S. Engmt Calendar 240 Pages

• Self-care that lasts: Taps into the growing space for solutions that fix the root of the issue for women

DECEMBER 2022

9781728265926 Self-Help Sourcebooks World with translation $12.99 U.S. TP 128 Pages

NOVEMBER 2022

Don’t forget a f*cking thing!

• Bringing our bestselling calendar line to a new journal market

Shit to Remember Calendars & Gifts to Swear By Sourcebooks 9781728265957 Gift Sourcebooks World with translation $8.99 U.S. TP 96 Pages

2023 My Body My Choice Wall Calendar

A 12-Month Calendar of Badass Protest Signs to Fight for Reproductive Rights & Women’s Rights

Sourcebooks

A Good Deck: Spread Joy

150 Simple Acts of Kindness duopress

• Hot topic: Women’s rights/empowerment topics on trend and projected to skyrocket as political climate evolves Resist, persist, and fight for women’s rights with this empowering wall art calendar!

NOVEMBER 2022

9781728279145 Calendar Sourcebooks World with translation

$15.99 U.S. Wall Calendar 24 Pages

A deck of 150 cards with simple prompts to inspire readers to engage in small acts of kindness.

• Connection and joy are needed: Even without a global pandemic raging, people are becoming more socially isolated—a 2019 survey found that 3 in 5 Americans of all generations are lonely. (Just imagine what that statistic is now!) Spreading joy and goodness can be a good antidote to feelings of powerlessness and isolation.

Choose joy with every card.

Why relegate random acts of kindness and goodness to one day, or one week, of the year? It is ever more important to cherish the small moments where delight reigns on a regular basis. Spread Joy: 150 Simple Acts of Kindness is a stepping-stone to connection, inspiration, and happiness—one card at a time.

Perfect for a nightstand or desk, this card deck is full of simple suggestions for spreading joy and kindness everywhere, to everyone (including yourself)!

Powered by pure feminist rage, the 2023 My Body My Choice Wall Calendar is an unapologetic rejection of SCOTUS’s overturning of Roe v. Wade. All 12 months of this boldly designed calendar feature dynamic art and phrases perfect for cutting out and doubling as protest signs. Each month is a catalyst for change, featuring practical action items regarding women’s rights, diversity and inclusion, LGBTQIA+ rights, mental health, voting and more so consumers can actually FIGHT BACK. The perfect gift for feminists, this calendar is inspirational, rallying, and most importantly, a significant portion of the profits will benefit organizations that support women’s rights and pro choice causes. Because, disrespectfully, we dissent. Got This Sticky Notes

DECEMBER 2022

9781955834179 duopress translation

• Trending content: Morning affirmations and daily mindful mantras are on the rise with the extreme growth in the wellness space—and the bestselling Sweary line stands out!

• Proven format: The original Instant Happy Sticky Notes has sold over 180,000 units, and users love to keep the notes for themselves or share them with others affirmations to empower life!

Own your f*cking power and pass it on! This funny and motivational affirmation collection combines the bestselling swearing line with the evergreen affirmation space in a popular tear-and-share format! Filled with hilarious swears and affirmations to make users feel like a bad*ss, these 101 empowering notes remind you that you can do f*cking anything!

DUOPRESS LABS Leon, responsible for and include the TummyTime®, SmartFlash™, and High-Contrast series; Pablo Picassos; My Silly and

The Joy of Cannabis

75 Ways to Amplify Your Life Through the Science and Magic of Cannabis

Melanie Abrams & Larry Smith

• Marijuana is mainstream: Books/cookbooks, podcasts, online classes, and TV shows all highlight the benefits of using cannabis

• Hot topic: Currently trending, there exists a high online search volume (in the thousands) for cannabis/ marijuana books

• As states legalize its usage, cannabis use soars: The use of cannabis for recreational purposes continues to skyrocket

• Authors live in a legalized usage location: Both authors live in the San Francisco Bay Area

As marijuana becomes ever more optimized, safe, and legal, millions of new users are discovering its benefits. Written in a sophisticated, humorous tone and backed by science, The Joy of Cannabis is a curated set of seventy-five life-enhancing experiences to expand your mind, move your body, spark your creativity, widen your world, and make the ordinary extraordinary.

MELANIE ABRAMS is the author of the novels Playing and Meadowlark. She is an editor and photographer who currently teaches writing at the University of California, Berkeley. She lives in Oakland, California, with her husband, writer Vikram Chandra, and their daughters.

LARRY SMITH is founder and editor of the personal storytelling community SMITH Magazine and the creator of the Six-Word Memoir project. Larry lives in Berkeley, California, with his wife, writer Piper Kerman, and their son.

Seventy-five life-enhancing experiences to make the ordinary extraordinary through the science and magic of cannabis.

Quantum Bullsh*t

How to Ruin Your Life with Advice from Quantum Physics

Chris Ferrie

• Original: The first sweary science book on the market combines two popular trends in books and actually teaches you quantum physics without tu,rning you into a pocket-protector-wearing nerd

• Rockstar author: Chris Ferrie has sold more than 1 million copies of his Baby University books and is the world’s bestselling science author for children

• Broad appeal: Truly hilarious and witty content elevates this book from merely a joke or gift item to a truly useful and enjoyable book to keep on your shelf long-term

• Author location: Australia

Quantum physics is weird and spooky and mystical and if you only understood it, you’d be rich and beautiful and have great sex, right? Wrong. Quantum physics is a wellunderstood science that professional bullshitters use to dupe unsuspecting victims with get-rich-quick scams and bogus Self-Help advice. This book is a no-nonsense explanation of what quantum physics is and is not, told in an accessible, humorous style with just the right amount of curse words. If you f*cking love science and want to be slightly less dumb than you were when you woke up this morning, this is the goddamn book for you.

CHRIS FERRIE is an award-winning physicist and senior lecturer for quantum software and information at the University of Technology Sydney. He has a master’s in applied mathematics, a BMath in mathematical physics, and a PhD in applied mathematics. He lives in Australia with his wife and children.

From bestselling author and physicist Chris Ferrie comes a book perfect for people with a sense of humor who f*cking love science.

Ray of F*cking Sunshine Sticky Notes

101 Happiness Notes to Swear and Share!

Sourcebooks

Calendars & Gifts to Swear By

JANUARY 2023

Create your own d*mn sunshine with notes to brighten your day!

Everyday Calm

A 52-Week Inspiration and Mindfulness Journal to Reset, Refresh, and Live Better

Sourcebooks

• Trending content: Reveling in “the little things” is a huge trend in the Self-Help and wellness space, and happiness is evergreen!

JANUARY 2023

Inspire calm bliss with easy meditations, mindfulness techniques, and reflective prompts.

• Stress is at an all-time high: Consumer insights show readers turning to meditation and Self-Help to safeguard mental health in troubling times

9781728260310

Self-Help / Gift

Sourcebooks

World with translation $9.99 U.S. TP 208 Pages

Windfall

9781728265964

Self-Help

Sourcebooks

World with translation

Woman, Captain, Rebel

$12.99 U.S. TP 224 Pages

The Extraordinary True Story of a Daring Icelandic Sea Captain

Erika Bolstad

After receiving a mysterious inheritance, journalist Erika Bolstad sets out on a tumultuous journey through her family’s buried past and its dark connection to the Promised Land of the American West.

• Dual narratives: Combines the story of a remarkable historical woman with the modern-day journey of her great-granddaughter seeking to uncover her family’s history

Margaret Willson

A notorious crime, a lone woman fighting for equality, and the thrills of the wide-open sea.

• Cross-genre appeal: Appeals to readers interested in inspirational sheroes, true crime, maritime adventures, and the many people fascinated with Iceland

JANUARY 2023

The Prairie Woman Who Lost Her Way and the GreatGranddaughter Who Found Her 9781728246932

JANUARY 2023

9781728240053

Memoir

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History

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$16.99 U.S. TP 432 Pages

The Long Grief Journey

Providing actionable advice on learning to live without a loved one and working through grief, this book challenges the idea that the grieving need to just “get over” their loss.

• Much-needed resource: With enduring occurrence of COVID deaths and other devastating world and national events that have disrupted the natural grief cycle, this book becomes even more critical

• Connects grief with mental health: Content not only leverages high-volume online search keywords around grief but also high-value keywords around mental health

• Expert advice: The authors are professionals in psychotherapy and Blair has written successful books on grief before

• Author location: The authors both live in Shelburne, Vermont

There is an idea in Western society that grieving for a loved one should only last six months to a year. But those who have felt this loss know that the grieving process continues silently for much longer. This book is for the people who have experienced loss and who by all appearances seem to have “moved on”—but internally they bear the sometimes-crippling weight of sadness and longing for their loved one.

Written by grief experts, The Long Grief Journey is a muchneeded resource that includes exercises, journal prompts, and introduces rituals that aid the bereaved as they learn to live with loss.

PAMELA D. BLAIR, Ph.D. is the co-author of I Wasn’t Ready to Say Goodbye, which has sold over 200,000 copies, the author of The Next Fifty Years and Getting Older Better, and a psychotherapist.

BRADIE M.A. is a clinical psychologist.

Pamela

How Unresolved Grief Can Affect Your Mental Health and What to Do about It

Great Quotes from Great Women Journal

An Inspirational Journal

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Elevate Your Team

Push Beyond Your Leadership Limits to Unlock Success in Yourself and Others

Robert Glazer

From bestselling author Robert Glazer comes a must-read leadership title for you and your team.

• Journal expansion of our Great Quotes From Great Women giftbook which has sold 85K to date through gift channels.

MARCH 2023

9781728230580 Self-Help Sourcebooks World with translation $12.99 U.S. TP 176 Pages

365 Affirmations from Women Who Changed the World

A Daily Affirmation Collection Inspired by Great Quotes from Great Women

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MARCH 2023

• Current topic: Affirmations are a growing trend, making Google’s Year in Search list for 2021

MARCH 2023

9781728238784 Business Simple Truths World English

The New Academic

• New title from a bestselling author: Follow up to the USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestseller Elevate

$14.99 U.S. TP 168 Pages

A Researcher’s Guide to Writing and Presenting Content in a Modern World

Simon Clews

MARCH 2023

A practical and accessible guide for academics to grow their audiences and share their research with the world.

• A hot new take: This book provides a modern and fresh look at how to be an academic in a world where communication and media are constantly evolving

9781728269009

Self-Help / Gift Sourcebooks

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BILL HAMMACK is a professor of engineering the University of Illinois and the host of the engineerguy YouTube work received nine national from a diverse group of In 2019, he was the recipient of the prestigious Carl Sagan He lives in Chicago with his family.

• Great read: Commercial, accessible writing that entertains as it informs on a topic that has newer been explored in a mainstream title

• Author location: Chicago, Illinois

In this book, Bill Hammack, better known as the Engineer Guy, takes us on a whirlwind tour of how humans built the World we know today. From the grand stone arches of medieval cathedrals to the mundane modern soda can, Hammack explains the golden rule of thumb that underlies every new building technique, every technological advancement, and every creative solution that leads us one step closer to a better, more functional world. Perfect for readers of Adam Grant and Jared Diamond, this fascinating examination of the method that keeps pushing humanity forward is a spotlight on the achievements of the past and a celebration of the potential of our future.

From Stonehenge to microchips, discover the one simple method used to engineer the world as we know it.

The Things We Make History of Invention from Cathedrals to Soda Cans

The Greatest Summer in Baseball History, 2E

How the ’73 Season Changed Us Forever

John Rosengren

The summer that changed baseball: A reissue of the awe-inspiring tale of Summer ’73, the season that redefined baseball with new rules, big money, and a reckoning with race.

• America’s pastime: Baseball history books continue to trend with readers—there’s a high online search volume for related keywords

APRIL 2023

9781728271897

Sports Sourcebooks World with translation $16.99 U.S. TP 352 Pages

Where Should We Camp Next?

National Parks

The Best Campgrounds and Unique Outdoor Accommodations in and Around National Parks, Seashores, Monuments, and More

Stephanie Puglisi & Jeremy Puglisi

The perennial summer adventure question: Where should we camp next? National parks edition!

• Even people who have never been camping are looking for new ways to connect with nature and their local national parks, which are experiencing a recordbreaking number of new visitors

APRIL 2023

9781728262598

Travel Sourcebooks

World with translation $18.99 U.S. TP 400 Pages

A 52-Week Self-Care Journal for Slowing Down and Reconnecting with Your Goals

Be You Amy Knapp

Be authentic, be empowered—be YOU!

APRIL 2023

9781728271736

Self-Help / Gift / Inspiration

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Goodbye, Perfect

• Self-care is trending: Selfcare journaling is very on trend right now, particularly with beautifully designed internals

$16.99 U.S. TP 144 Pages

How to Stop Pleasing, Proving, and Pushing for Others… and Live for Yourself

Homaira Kabir, MAPPCP

APRIL 2023

9781728247496 Self-Help Simple Truths World English

Why are so many competent women afraid to take risks or speak up in the workplace?

• Trending topic: Women want help advocating for themselves, and they need advice to help battle burnout and unrealistic expectations in the workplace

$17.99 U.S. TP 320 Pages

Everyone Wants to Work Here

Maura Thomas

Empowered Productivity

MAURA THOMAS is an award-winning international speaker and a trainer on individual and corporate productivity and work-life balance. She is a TEDx speaker and the founder of Regain Your Time.

A Table Set for Sisterhood

• Accredited author: Maura Thomas is a TEDx speaker and the bestselling author of Attention Management and From To-Do to Done Award-winning corporate trainer Maura Thomas empowers workers to create a culture of productivity.

From productivity expert Maura Thomas, Everyone Wants to Work Here is a leader’s guide to building a culture of productivity for their team’s shared success. Maura helps managers break down bad habits within their team and build lasting strategies for success. Productive cultures don’t just happen. The culture at your organization is created by the behaviors of everyone who works at the organization, including you! You can be empowered to define what productivity means in the context of your work and to create conditions that support your own productivity.

APRIL 2023

35 Recipes Inspired by 35 Female Icons Ashley Schütz & Ashly Jernigan

ASHLEY SCHÜTZ is a private chef, recipe developer, culinary educator, and food stylist. A native of California, she has spent most of her time following culinary school in various kitchens around the globe.

ASHLY JERNIGAN works as a freelance illustrator and graphic designer. While she grew up in Sedona, Arizona, she currently lives and works in Zürich, Switzerland, with her husband and their two children.

For fans of good food and beautiful feminist packages such as Great Quotes for Great Women comes a unique title that celebrates trailblazing women of our time... This cookbook focuses not just on spectacular food to share between friends but on the amazing icons that inspired each dish.

A Table Set for Sisterhood is a fully illustrated, wholly original feminist cookbook featuring more than thirty recipes, each linked to a significant woman throughout history and from around the globe. By introducing these women through the medium of food—a dish related to their work, where they hail from (both in our history and geographically), and what they fought for—A Table Set for Sisterhood fuses the arts of storytelling and cooking, while also celebrating feminist icons.

Unlikeable Female Characters

The Women Pop Culture Wants You to Hate

Anna Bogutskaya

9781728234892

Business / Leadership Simple Truths

World with translation $12.99 U.S. TP 288 Pages

• Perfect for gifting: A compelling package of feminist icons, this title is sure to find unique success within gift markets and as a highly giftable/unique cookbook product Delicious dishes are paired with feminist icons in this beautifully illustrated cookbook…

MAY 2023

9781728256672 Cookbooks Sourcebooks US, UM $27.99 U.S. HC 224 Pages

An incisive and entertaining look at how bitches, trainwrecks, shrews, and crazy women came to rule the screen and liberated women everywhere from having to be nice.

• This is the first book to look at unlikeable female characters as a whole cultural phenomenon and to investigate the rippling effects of pop culture on modern-day society

Female characters throughout history have been burdened by the moral trap that is likeability. Any woman who dares to reveal her messy side has been treated as a cautionary tale. Today, unlikeable female characters are everywhere in film, TV, and wider pop culture. For the first time ever, they are being accepted by audiences and even showered with industry awards. We are finally accepting that women are—gasp—fully fledged human beings. How did we get to this point?

MAY 2023

9781728274744

Social Sciences Sourcebooks World English

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Attract the Best Talent, Energize Your Team, and Be the Leader in Your Market

ANNA BOGUTSKAYA is a London-based freelance film programmer, broadcaster, writer, and creative producer, connected in both the worlds of U.S. and UK film. She is also the cofounder of the horror film collective and podcast The Final Girls and Festival Director of Underwire Festival.

In Pursuit of Jefferson

Traveling through Europe with the Most Perplexing Founding Father

Derek Baxter

Now in Paperback!

A controversial Founding Father. A modern man in need of change. A once-in-a-lifetime trip through Europe. Now in paperback!

• Popular topic: This is a fresh, well-rounded examination of Thomas Jefferson, and Founding Fathers are a perennial favorite for American history buffs

Secrets of the Sprakkar

Iceland’s Extraordinary Women and How They Are Changing the World

Eliza Reid

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Michelle Obama’s Becoming meets Hygge in this insightful, paperback exploration of gender equity, written by the sitting First Lady of Iceland.

• Nordic trend: Perfect for fans of The Little Book of Hygge and other readers interested in the culture of Nordic nations

JANUARY 2023

MARCH 2023

9781728259406

History Sourcebooks World English $18.99 U.S. TP 512 Pages

How Do I Un-Remember This?

Unfortunately True Stories

Danny Pellegrino

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From the host of Everything Iconic with Danny Pellegrino comes a collection of stories you’ll be glad didn’t happen to you.

9781728259413

Social Sciences

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Helltown

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• Danny has a massive online following and hosts one of the most downloaded podcasts, and his live shows consistently sell out at arenas

The Untold Story of a Serial Killer on Cape Cod

Casey Sherman

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The untold true story of the serial killer who terrorized Cape Cod and captivated a nation.

• Author: A gripping new true-crime narrative from New York Times bestselling author Casey Sherman

APRIL 2023

9781728267784

Memoir / Humor

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True Crime Sourcebooks World English $18.99 U.S. TP 496 Pages MAY 2023

9781728271934

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Forgive Your Damn Self

Rewire Your Negative Relationship with Yourself for More Positive Outcomes Georgia Murch

• Wide-ranging audience: Ideal for CEOs and assistants, Georgia Murch’s feedback bible is perfect for workers in all stages of their careers Conquer criticism, boost your confidence, and live your goals with leading feedback expert Georgia Murch.

As Australia’s leading expert in designing feedback cultures, GEORGIA MURCH is obsessed with helping savvy, fast-paced companies build cultures people can’t stop talking about—for all the right reasons.

What the Ear Hears (and Doesn’t)

Inside the Extraordinary Everyday World of Frequency

Richard Mainwaring

RICHARD MAINWARING is a performing musician, composer, TV presenter, and educator. He has composed music for Netflix, the BBC, and the International Space Station. He is a classically trained multi-instrumentalist and has worked with artists as diverse as Hugh Laurie, Larry Adler, Eartha Kitt, Hayley Westenra, and Tom Odell. He has also presented more than fifty short films for the BBC.

9781728245324

Self-Help Simple Truths

SEPTEMBER 2022From feedback expert Georgia Murch comes a confidenceboosting guide to help you accept feedback happily—good, bad, or neutral—as ALL paths can lead to growth! After all, the feedback we give ourselves has a direct impact on how we speak to ourselves, believe in ourselves, and treat both ourselves and those around us. In Forgive Your Damn Self, Georgia teaches you that accepting criticism is not just about accepting your flaws, your inadequacies, the things you hide— it’s understanding where they come from and rewriting how you see yourself, so you can live your goals.

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$12.99 U.S. TP 128 Pages

• Science for everyday people: Presents a complex scientific principle through fascinating human-centered stories and the universality of music look into the world of frequency CA, PH, AS, MP, VI

In 2011, without warning, a skyscraper in South Korea began to shake uncontrollably and was immediately evacuated. Was it an earthquake? A terrorist attack? No one seemed quite sure. The actual cause emerged later: twenty-three middle-aged Koreans were having a Tae Bo fitness class in the office gym on the twelfth floor. Their beats had inadvertently matched the building’s natural frequency, and this coincidence caused the building to shake at an alarming rate for ten minutes.

The Hebridean Baker: My Scottish Island Kitchen

Coinneach MacLeod

An absolutely delightful TikTok sensation: you won’t be able to get enough of the Hebridean Baker and his cozy Scottish kitchen

• Social media stardom: Coinneach MacLeod’s cheerful Scottish demeanor and rustic baking recipes went viral on TikTok, with two-thirds of his audience being U.S. viewers

Cozy up with a hot toddy bundt cake or a cullen skink tart and enjoy a dose of Hebridean hygge. Putting a modern twist on classic recipes and showing us all that Scotland’s larder has to offer, the Hebridean Baker uses fresh and local produce to transform well-known dishes into rustic modern fare. Alongside his signature recipes like beef cheek with dumplings, cock-aleekie soup, and treacle toffee banoffee, there are opportunities to impress your family and friends with bradan rost paste on blinis, hogmanay whiskey espresso martinis, and a spectacular queen of puddings.

JANUARY 2023

9781728276304

Cookbooks

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COINNEACH MacLEOD was born and raised on the Isle of Lewis, the most northerly of the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. Inspired by traditional family recipes and homegrown produce, Coinneach rose to fame as the Hebridean Baker on TikTok.

When Broadway Was Black

A powerful and captivating story of the men and women who brought Blackness to Broadway.

• Stellar research: Author Caseen Gaines has direct contact with the families and has obtained personal photographs

For readers of Hidden Figures and Something Wonderful, When Broadway Was Black is the story of New York in the Roaring Twenties and the first Broadway show with an all-Black cast and creative team to achieve success—and its impact on our popular culture.

Amidst a culture actively whitewashing, controlling, or trying to prevent their stories from being told, these artists changed the course of American entertainment. This groundbreaking group of performers and the creators (including composer Eubie Blake and lyricist Noble Sissle) sowed the seeds of the Harlem jazz scene and paved the way for people of color on stage and screen, ultimately leading to productions such as West Side Story, Black Panther, and Hamilton

FEBRUARY 2023

9781728259390

History / African American / Biography

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Me and White Supremacy

Layla F. Saad

$18.99 U.S. TP 496 Pages

The numbers show that readers are ready to do this work—let’s give it to them.

• New York Times and USA Today bestseller: Me and White Supremacy has sold more than 175,000 hardcovers and 125,000+ ebooks in the U.S. alone and is a global phenomenon

“When Layla F. Saad began an Instagram challenge called #meandwhitesupremacy, she never predicted it would become a cultural movement. She encouraged people to own up and share their racist behaviors, big and small. She was looking for truth, and she got it…

Thousands of people participated in the challenge, and more than 95,000 people downloaded the supporting work The Me and White Supremacy Workbook

FEBRUARY 2023

9781728232430

Social Sciences Sourcebooks US, CA, PH, PR, GU, AS, MP, VI

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Author and journalist CASEEN GAINES has written for Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, and New York Magazine. He holds an MA from Rutgers in American studies, focusing on racial representations in popular culture.

LAYLA F. SAAD is a globally respected writer, speaker and podcast host on the topics of race, identity, leadership, personal transformation and social change.

The Triumphant Story of the All-Black Musical That Changed the World Caseen Gaines

Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor

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