March 2017 Buyer's Notes - Turnaround

MONTHLY CATALOGUE

MARCH 2017

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Contents: New Fiction & Crime Fiction...... pg. 4-11 Graphic Novels.......................... pg. 12-20 Children’s & Young Adult........... pg. 21-22 Non-Fiction Titles....................... pg. 23-33

He’s back, and he won’t let her out of his sight…

The terrifying new psychological thriller from the bestselling author of Into the Darkest Corner

Published October 2016 RRP £8.99 pbk ISBN 9781908434968

Editor’s Letter Welcome to Turnaround’s March 2017 buyer’s notes! With the spring 2017 season in full swing, we have a delightfully diverse set of exciting fiction, graphic novels, children’s books and non-fiction on offer. Here are some of our favourites this month: Winner of the Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant writing, Temporary People (p. 6; Restless Books, 9781632061423, £12.99) addresses the humanitarian crisis of ‘guest workers’ in the Persian Gulf region – more specifically, the UAE, where the majority of the population consists of foreign construction workers. Brought in to construct the towering monuments to wealth that punctuate the skylines of Abu Dhabi and Dubai, this labour force works without the rights of citizenship, endures miserable living conditions, and is ultimately forced to leave the country. Combining the irrepressible linguistic invention of Salman Rushdie and the satirical vision of George Saunders, Unnikrishnan presents 28 linked stories. Deepak Unnikrishnan’s debut novel highlights the disturbing ways in which ‘progress’ on a global scale is bound up with dehumanization.

For more seedy behaviour, check out one of No Exit’s ‘Ace Double’ titles: featuring two books in one with striking covers and sprayed edges.

Headbanger / Sad Bastard (p. 7; No Exit Press, 9781843449010, £12.99) are groundbreaking novels from one of Ireland’s finest contemporary writers, Hugo Hamilton. Featuring Dublin cop Pat Coyne, these are funny and unpredictable crime stories from a master of the genre. Just take a moment to let those covers hit you like a punch in the face!

Moving into illustrated territory, The Cartoon Utopia (p. 15; Fantagraphics, 9781606999936, £18.99) is Ron Regé Jr.’s magnum opus. Called “unquestionably one of the greats” by fellow comics artist Chris Ware, Regé is a highly unusual yet astonishingly accomplished storyteller whose work exudes a passionate moral, idealistic core that sets him apart from his peers. This thoughtful and delightful depiction of Utopia, in the words of the author, “focuses on ideas that I’ve become intrigued by that stem from magical, alchemical, ancient ideas and mystery schools.” So if you like your Utopian fantasies infused with sci-fi, philosophy and psychedelic imagery, this will be pure cartoonish joy for you!

Next up, we have a story for 5-7 year olds, in which a little girl learns to love her hair. Boonoonoonous Hair (p. 22; Tradewind, 9781926890074, £10.95) is a dream for anyone shouting #WeNeedDiverseBooks! Featuring a young girl of colour who feels frustrated by her difficult-to-manage, voluminous hair, this vibrant and beautifully illustrated picture book follows her journey to accepting and loving herself as she is. Written by Commonwealth Prize-winning Jamaican-Canadian Olive Senior, and with pictures by the acclaimed artist Laura James – the team behind Tradewind’s Anna Carries Water (also available) – Boonoonoonous Hair is a fun way for children to learn about and celebrate their identities.

Sticking with absolutely gorgeous children’s books, we have My Valley (p. 21; Elsewhere Editions, 9780914671626, £18.99) by one of France’s most celebrated children’s authors, Claude Ponti. This is the inaugural title from Elsewhere Editions, a children’s imprint launched by Archipelago Books, and we expect the same care and quality in the production of this title as we are used to from the publisher’s stunning adult range. The largeformat hardcover is brought to life with highlydetailed maps and illustrations by illustrator Alyson Waters. My Valley is a journey through an enchanted, fairy-tale world.

Back to books for the grown-ups: Janette Sadik-Khan’s Streetfight: Handbook for an Urban Revolution (p. 25; Penguin Books, 9780143128977, £15.99) is a radical approach to city planning. Sadik-Khan is the woman who managed the seemingly-impossible task of transforming NYC into a dynamic space that is safe for cyclists and pedestrians. Next up in her sights: London! Streetfight covers the struggles she faced while making her approach work, as well as how it is being implemented. Perfect for city cyclists or anyone with in interest in city planning, architecture and urban spaces.

Finally, we’re exploding with excitement for this “Exploded View of the Life of Leonardo Da Vinci”: Becoming Leonardo (p. 27; Melville House, 9781612195957, £20). This is a refreshingly new and admiring look at one of history’s most fascinating but little-known characters, and it boldly discusses areas of speculation such as Da Vinci’s sexuality, personal relations and mysterious final days. Eminently readable, this is for all who are curious about this exceedingly famous, yet still mysterious, man.

Don’t Miss…

Never Alone

By Elizabeth Haynes 9781908434968 p/b £8.99 Published by Myriad Editions on 6 October 2016 A chilling psychological thriller that returns to the themes in Haynes’ acclaimed first novel, Into the Darkest Corner (Myriad, 2011, also available from Turnaround).

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DANCE OF THE JAKARANDA Kimani, Peter

Set in the shadow of Kenya’s independence from Britain, Dance of the Jakaranda re-imagines the rise and fall of colonialism, and the circumstances that brought races together to lay the railroad that heralded the nation’s birth. The novel traces the lives of three men: preacher Richard Turnbull, colonial administrator Ian McDonald and Indian technician Babu Salim, whose lives intersect when they are implicated in the controversial birth of a child. The novel is anchored in the African storytelling tradition, its language a dreamy, exalted and earthy mix that creates new thresholds of identity.

Fiction

HOW TO WIN AT LIFE BY CHEATING AT EVERYTHING Perez, Mark; Shaw, Scott & Goldberg, Annastasia

KEY SELLING POINTS • Re-imagines the rise and fall of colonialism in the context of 1960s Kenya.

• Examines circumstances that brought black, brown and white men together to lay the railroad that heralded Kenya’s birth.

• Firmly anchored in the African storytelling tradition, its language a dreamy, exalted and earthy mix.

ISBN 13: 9781617754968, 320pp p/b, £12.99 Published by AKASHIC BOOKS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe

A lot of how-to books assume that the reader is a good and wholesome person who wants to follow the law and not rip other people off. This is foolish!

Let John D’Hough (not his real name) tell you all about the glorious world of grift, the science of scam and the craft of criminality as he explains how he was able to fleece the entire town of Honest, Indiana. A bitingly comedic satire, this debut novel from Hollywood screenwriter Mark Perez pulls no punches, and everybody gets his fair share.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A darkly comedic debut novel by screenwriter Mark Perez.

• Includes over one hundred cartoons by Hanna-Barbera designer and animator, Scott Shaw.

• This how-to guide for grifters and scam artists tells the story of the rise and fall of a hilariously snarky con man.

ISBN 13: 9781506701943, 168pp p/b, £12.50 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction

Fiction

MAN OF GENIUS, A

BREAKING OF A WAVE, THE

Todd, Janet

Set in bustling Regency England and decaying Venice, A Man of Genius portrays a psychological journey from safety into secrecy and obsession. After a troubled childhood, Ann achieves independence earning her living as an author of Gothic novels.

Within a group of male writers, she meets and is enthralled by the supposed poetic genius, Robert James. Ann and Robert travel from London through a Europe exhausted by the Napoleonic Wars. They arrive in a Venice of spies and intrigue, where their relationship becomes torturous and Robert descends into near madness.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The TLS have called Todd a ‘foremost feminist literary historian.’

• A former President of Cambridge’s Cavendish College, Todd’s interpretation of the period is considered definitive.

• Todd’s well-known work of non-fiction, Mary Woolstencraft: A Revolutionary Life (Orion, 2000) was praised widely.

• Outlets that have previously praised Todd include The Sunday Times, The Times and The Independent.

ISBN 13: 9781908524829, 352pp p/b, £8.99 Published by BITTER LEMON PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Fiction

MY BROTHER AND HIS BROTHER A Novel Lindquist, Hakan

My Brother and His Brother tells the story of 18 year-old Jonas, who throughout his teenage years has been trying to find out about Paul, the brother who died before he was born. Eventually, Jonas discovers that Paul had an intense love affair with another boy during the last year of his life. His search for truth is related like a mystery where there are loose ends, clues and cliff hangers, resulting in an unforgettavle love story. Hakan Lindquist’s debut novel received critical acclaim when it first appeared in Sweden in 1993.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The touching story of a young man searching for the traces of his dead brother.

• A compelling and unforgettable love story.

• Highly acclaimed when it was first published in 1993, the novel has since been translated into 12 languages.

• Original, intimate and very emotional.

ISBN 13: 9783959852524, 176pp p/b, £10.99 Published by BRUNO GMUNDER Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Far East

Genovesi, Fabio

13-year-old Luna lives in a small town on the coast of Tuscany. She is smart and funny. And she is albino. When her brother Luca drowns in a surfing accident, Luna’s mother retreats into herself. At school, stricken by her loss, Luna makes a new friend, the eccentric Zot, a boy from Chernobyl.

Luna believes that Luca still speaks to her through a whale bone washed up on the shore. In truth, this is a ruse by Luca’s former teacher, as a misguided way to assuage the guilt he carries with him. Luna’s fantasies clash with the lies of the adult world in this touching, novel.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A touching story about loss and determination set in a small town on the coast of Tuscany.

• Luna is an unforgettable character, high-spirited and highly imaginative.

• YA-Adult fiction crossover potential; will appeal to readers of R.J. Palacio, John Green and Matthew Quick.

• Winner of 2015 Strega Prize for Young Writers.

ISBN 13: 9781609453879, 432pp p/b, £12.99 Published by EUROPA EDITIONS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, & Europe (except Spain, Portugal & Italy)

Fiction

MIKHAIL AND MARGARITA Lekstrom Himes, Julie

It is 1933 and Mikhail Bulgakov’s enviable career is on the brink of being dismantled. His friend and mentor, the poet Osip Mandelstam, has been arrested, tortured, and sent into exile. Meanwhile, a mysterious agent of the secret police has developed a growing obsession with exposing Bulgakov as an enemy of the state. To make matters worse, Bulgakov has fallen in love with the dangerously outspoken Margarita. Facing imminent arrest, infatuated with Margarita, he is inspired to write his masterpiece.

A novel about the consequences of love for one of history’s most enigmatic literary figures.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A brilliant novel about love, betrayal and censorship that uses Mikhail Bulgavok as its protagonist.

• A rousing defence of art and the artist during a time of systematic deception.

• Bulgakov is one of history’s most enigmatic literary figures.

• His novel The Master and Margarita remains a bestseller and a favourite for thousands of UK readers.

ISBN 13: 9781609453756, 336pp p/b, £11.99 Published by EUROPA EDITIONS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, & Europe (except Spain, Portugal & Italy)

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TIES

Starnone, Domenico & Lahiri, Jhumpa (trans.)

They married young. They were in love and desired independence. But as middle-age and family obligations set in, their marital vows lost meaning.

When he left, she felt gripped by rage. He moved to Rome and met a younger woman. She stayed with the kids in Naples, a city from which she felt a growing estrangement. But the inescapable ties that bind us can be tenacious, stronger even than both the wounds inflicted by abandonment and the desire for freedom. Can betrayal ever be swept under the carpet? A powerful short novel about the ties that bind, and mark us indelibly.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A powerful short novel from one of Italy’s most popular contemporary authors.

• Translated by bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri.

• This is Lahiri s first translation work Italian and is sure to thrill her many UK fans.

• Will appeal to readers of Elena Ferrante, Ian McEwan and John Updike.

ISBN 13: 9781609453855, 144pp p/b, £9.99 Published by EUROPA EDITIONS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, & Europe (except Spain, Portugal & Italy)

Fiction

ATTRIB. and other stories Williams, Eley

This debut collection from Eley Williams centres upon the difficulties of communication and the way one’s thoughts may never be fully communicable and yet can overwhelm you. Attrib. celebrates the tricksiness of language just as it confronts its limits. Correspondingly, the stories are littered with the physical ephemera of language: dictionaries, dog-eared pages, bookmarks and old coffee stains on older books. This is writing that centres on the weird, tender intricacies of the everyday. A bold new collection from one of Britain’s most original new writers.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A bold new female voice in British fiction.

• Innovative and experimental but also accessible.

• Will appeal to readers of high-quality literary fiction and anyone looking to discover something new.

ISBN 13: 9781910312162, TBCpp p/b, £9.99 Published by INFLUX PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Fiction

MIRROR THIEF, THE Seay, Martin

Fiction

FRONTIER

One of the most audacious and confident debuts in years, The Mirror Thief is a masterful puzzle: a genre-hopping novel that combines a layered, rewarding mystery with serious literary ambition.

Set in three cities in three eras, The Mirror Thief calls to mind David Mitchell and Umberto Eco in its serendipitous mix of entertainment and literary merit.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The arrival of an enormously talented new novelist, for fans of David Mitchell and Eleanor Catton.

• Very much a book in the tradition of big, ambitious fiction; a style that has caught the eye of award judges recently.

• Martin Seay is ready to promote The Mirror Thief; he spent years as a bookseller.

ISBN 13: 9780993414985, 592pp p/b, £9.99 Published by MELVILLE HOUSE PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Xue, Can; Gernant, Karen & Zepig, Chen (trans.)

Frontier opens with the story of Liujin, a young woman heading out on her own to create her own life in Pebble Town, a somewhat surreal place at the base of Snow Mountain, where wolves roam the streets and certain enlightened individuals can enter a paradisiacal garden. Exploring life in this city through the viewpoint of a dozen different characters, Can Xue’s latest novel attempts to unify the grand opposites of life - barbarism and civilization, the spiritual and the material, the mundane and the sublime, beauty and death, Eastern and Western cultures.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A fantastical, poetic novel about a young Chinese woman who creates her own life in a surreal town.

• Author Can Xue is fast becoming a raved-about author amongt readers of translated fiction.

• Her novel The Last Lover (Yale University Press, 2014) won the 2015 Best Translated Book Award for Fiction.

• With similarities to the bestselling Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi (Riverhead, 2014).

• Women in Translation was immensely popular with readers in 2016 and we can expect this to continue.

ISBN 13: 9781940953540, 470pp p/b, £12.99 Published by OPEN LETTER Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Fiction

WHO YOU THINK I AM Laurens, Camille

This is the story of Claire Millecam, a 48-yearold teacher and divorcee, who creates a fake social media profile to try to keep tabs on Jo, her occasional, elusive, and inconstant lover. Under the false identity of Claire Antunes, a beautiful 24 year-old, she starts a correspondence with Chris (pseudonym KissChris) which soon turns into an Internet love affair. Who You Think I Am is a true novel of our times that brilliantly exposes the disconnect between desire and fantasy.

KEY SELLING POINTS • An emotionally complex and riveting novel centred around catfishing.

• Laurens’ Dans ces bras-la won the Prix Femina in 2000 and was published by Random House in 2004.

• With the rise of internet dating now a global phenomenon, this novel tackles this issue of emotional identity head-on.

ISBN 13: 9781590518328, 208pp p/b, £11.99 Published by OTHER PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction

NIGHTINGALE WON’T LET YOU SLEEP, THE Heighton, Steven

Elias Trifannis is desperate to belong somewhere.

To make his dying ex-cop father happy, he joins the military - but by the time he realises it was a terrible mistake, it’s too late and a tragedy has occurred.

In the aftermath, exhausted by nightmares, Elias is sent to Cyprus to recover, where he attempts to find comfort in the arms of Eylul, a beautiful Turkish journalist. But the lovers’ reprieve end, driving Elias into Varosha, once a popular Greek-Cypriot resort town, abandoned since 1974. Hidden in the ruins is a community of exiles and refugees...

KEY SELLING POINTS • Acclaimed author has drawn frequent comparisons to Michael Ondaatje.

• Stories of post-war trauma are becoming more prominent - see Willy Vlautin’s The Free (Faber, 2015).

• Hopes are high for award nominations for this assured and well-crafted novel.

ISBN 13: 9780735232563, 336pp p/b, £13.99 Published by PENGUIN CANADA Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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TEMPORARY PEOPLE

Fiction

COLLAPSE OF HORSES, A

Unnikrishnan, Deepak

In the UAE, the majority of the population consists of foreigners brought in to construct the skylines of Abu Dhabi and Dubai. This labour force works miserably without the rights of citizenship and, after enforced retirement, is required to leave. Until now, the humanitarian crisis of the so-called ‘guest workers’ of the Gulf has not been addressed in fiction. With his stunning, mind-altering book Temporary People Deepak Unnikrishnan delves into their histories, myths, struggles and triumphs, and illuminates the ways in which temporary status affects psyches,

families, stories and more.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Winner of the Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing.

• The linguistic invention of Salman Rushdie meets the satirical vision of George Saunders.

• Addresses a humanitarian crisis rarely discussed in fiction.

• The conditions faced by guest workers building for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar is frequently covered in the media.

• A compelling debut novel from an important new voice in international fiction.

ISBN 13: 9781632061423, 240pp h/b, £12.99 Published by RESTLESS BOOKS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe

Fiction

FAR FROM PHOENIX Seksik, Laurent

Phoenix, Arizona. 1962. JFK has been elected and the Cuban Missile Crisis shakes the United States. Fond of vast spaces, Scott Hatford is a young dreamer who treasures short moments of grace with a loving mother, and tries to escape the violence of a broken father returned from the war. One October night, exacerbated by jealousy, the father’s fury transforms into wild intoxication. Mother and son decide to flee to New Mexico. Their fates are sealed on Route 66. Far From Phoenix is the odyssey of a teenager in the American West in the ‘60s. A story of hope, redemption and the power of dreams.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A new novel by the bestselling author of The Last Days of Stefan Zweig (Salammbo, 2014, also available).

• A universal story set in 1960s America.

• Will attract adults and adolescents alike.

ISBN 13: 9780993234422, 188pp p/b, £7.99 Published by SALAMMBO PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe

Fiction

JEWS QUEERS GERMANS Duberman, Martin

Set in a time when many men in the upper classes in Europe were closeted gay, Jews Queers Germans revolves around three men: Prince Philipp von Eulenburg, Kaiser Wilhelm II’s closest friend who becomes the subject of a 1907 trial for homosexuality; Magnus Hirschfeld, a famed Jewish sexologist; and Harry Kessler, a leading proponent of modernism, whose famous diaries allude to his own homosexuality. The central theme is the gay life of a very upper crust intellectual milieu that had a real impact on the major political upheavals that would shape the modern world.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A fascinating book that is as much about gay history as it is a work of fiction.

• Martin Duberman is a celebrated historian and the founder of Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies at CUNY. • The novel tells the relatively unknown story of three infamous historical characters.

• Will appeal to anyone with an interest in this period in history as well as gay readers.

ISBN 13: 9781609807382, 384pp p/b, £12.99 Published by SEVEN STORIES PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe

Evenson, Brian

A stuffed bear beats with the rhythm of a dead baby’s heart; a crew on a space mission are dying of exposure to alien dust and at the hands of a killer among them; and a town keeps receding to the east as a man travels back to the father who drove him away. In these stories, Brian Evenson unsettles us with the everyday and the extraordinary the terror of living with the knowledge of all we cannot know.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Darkly playful and quietly disconcerting, A Collapse of Horses offers a chilling blend of the macabre and the mundane.

• Has received rave reviews in the New York Times, Publishers Weekly, Vice and the Los Angeles Review of Books.

• Evenson’s writing has been compared to Kafka, Cormac McCarthy and Edgar Allan Poe. ISBN 13: 9781925355796, 240pp p/b, £8.99 Published by TEXT PUBLISHING COMPANY Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe & Middle East

Fiction

WHEN THE SKY FELL APART Lea, Caroline

Jersey, June 1940: it starts with the burning man on the beach just after the bombs land, obliterating the last shred of hope that Hitler will avert his attention from the Channel Islands. Within weeks, 12,000 German troops land on the Jersey beaches, heralding a new era of occupation. When The Sky Fell Apart is a heartbreaking chorus of the resilience of the human spirit. These memorable characters take you on a journey through the war and linger with you long after the last page.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Set in Jersey, 1940, this novel centres on four different people and their vastly unique experiences.

• For fans of ML Stedman, Annie Barrows and Louis de Bernieres.

• A gripping and brilliantly evocative novel introducing an exciting new voice in literary fiction.

ISBN 13: 9781911231073, 360pp p/b, £8.99 Published by TEXT PUBLISHING COMPANY Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe & Middle East

Fiction - Classics

LOST WEEKEND, THE Jackson, Charles

Based on the author’s own experience, The Lost Weekend is an unflinching and gripping insight into an alcoholic’s life, vividly set against the 1936 Manhattan skyline. Jackson’s first novel, it was rapturously received, and its author hailed as a major new voice on the American literary scene.

Billy Wilder immediately adapted it for the screen, and it instantly became a Hollywood classic, winning four Oscars, among them best picture and best director. The Lost Weekend was by far Jackson’s most successful novel, and sold over a million copies on publication.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Book has always had a good, and growing - including cult - following, providing good word-of-mouth.

• Renewed interest in author through recent major biography.

• Film adaptation still regarded as a classic from one of Hollywood’s great directors.

• Addiction literature increasingly appears on university syllabuses and reading lists.

• Significant interest to a gay readership. Jackson’s fiction bristles with undercurrents of suppressed sexuality.

ISBN 13: 9780948238499, 224pp p/b, £9.99 Published by BLACK SPRING Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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Fiction - Classics

SUNNIER SIDE, THE Twelve Arcadian Tales Jackson, Charles

Life in small-town America has always been fertile territory for writers, and Jackson mines his own childhood in these sharply observed stories of upstate New York in the 1920s, exposing the seamy reality behind the ideal of the white picket fence. Published first in 1950, the subjects were controversial and provocative, and in some cases read shockingly to us even now, and this may explain why the collection has never before been published in the UK. Jackson is best known for The Lost Weekend, and it is the childhood of that novel’s protagonist, Don Birnam, that Jackson presents here.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Renewed interest in author through recent major biography.

• First time publication in the UK. • Links in to the much better known The Lost Weekend through having the same protagonist.

• Those fascinated by The Lost Weekend - and its following is growing - will want to know more about Don Birnam.

• Significant interest to a gay readership. Jackson’s fiction bristles with undercurrents of suppressed sexuality.

ISBN 13: 9780948238505, 240pp p/b, £9.99 Published by BLACK SPRING Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Fiction - Crime & Thriller

ROAD TO ITHACA, THE Pastor, Ben

The fifth in the Martin Bora WWII mystery series.

In May 1941,Wehrmacht officer Bora is sent to Crete, recently occupied by the German army, and must investigate the brutal murder of a Red Cross representative befriended by SS-Chief Himmler. All the clues lead to a platoon of trigger-happy German paratroopers but the truth may be more complex.

Bora takes to the mountains of Crete to solve the case, navigating his way between the lcal bandits and foreign resistance fighters. Carrying Joyce’s Ulysses in his pocket, Bora starts a perilous odyssey of his own.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Fifth in the Martin Bora series.

• Spellbinding multi-layered crime novel set in Crete after the Germans take control of the island in the early 1940s.

• For fans of Phillip Kerr and Alan Furst.

• The hero, Major Martin Bora, is an aristocratic German officer torn between his duty and his integrity as a human being.

ISBN 13: 9781908524805, 400pp p/b, £8.99 Published by BITTER LEMON PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Fiction - Crime & Thriller

FOLLOW ME INTO THE DARK Sullivan, Felicia C.

Kate and Gillian are stepsiblings, each bearing two generations’ worth of mental illness and cruelty.

One is an obsessive-compulsive baker, the other an oversexed hyper-intellectual. Emotionally stunted adults, they live separate, brittle lives. But they converge when Jonah, Gillian’s beloved brother and a murder suspect, introduces himself to Kate. As Jonah continues his unannounced visits, and a string of murders plagues the county, Kate can’t seem to stop wondering which sibling her mother loved most.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A creepy psychological thriller that goes against the genre by focusing in on female psyches.

• Explores the violence wrought by women, which is rare in both fiction and reality.

• The violence in the book is a result of inter-generational abuse for women, a pressing issue today.

• Felicia C. Sullivan’s previous book, a memoir entitled The Sky isn’t Visible from Here, was critically acclaimed.

ISBN 13: 9781558619456, 320pp p/b, £12.99 Published by THE FEMINIST PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Fiction - Crime & Thriller

REMEMBER NO MORE Newton, Jan

DS Julie Kite’s husband’s new job takes her away from urban Manchester to a new life in tranquil midWales. On her first day, Julie is thrust unexpectedly into the centre of a murder investigation in a remote farming community. At the same time, Stephen Collins is set free from HMP Strangeways. He immediately makes his way back to mid-Wales, the scene of his heinous crime, in order to confront those who had a hand in his incarceration. The twists and turns of the investigation into the death of a solicitor force DS Kite to confront her own demons alongside those of her community.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Debut novel set in mid-Wales, the first in a proposed crime series which will appeal to the audience of Hinterland (S4C).

• Series character in the tradition of Ann Cleeves’ Vera Stanhope and Peter Robinson’s Inspector Banks.

• Vivid depiction of the landscape and geography of the Epynt and Brecon Beacons.

ISBN 13: 9781909983564, 302pp p/b, £8.99 Published by HONNO Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Fiction - Crime & Thriller

BOUNDARY

Michaud, Andree

It’s the Summer of 1967. The sun shines brightly over Boundary Pond, a lake on the US-Canadian border. Holiday makers enjoy the summer, happy and carefree. Zaza Mulligan and Sissy Morgan play in the hot sand. Children run along the beach as the hours tick away to the sound of the radio blaring out the latest hits and the smell of barbecues. Life seems idyllic. But then Zaza disappears, and the skies begin to cloud over...

KEY SELLING POINTS • An atmospheric, tense mystery novel for fans of Broadchurch.

• Winner of the prestigious 2014 Canadian Governor General’s Literary Award for Fiction.

• Winner of the 2014 Prix Saint-Pacéme du roman policier and the Arthur Ellis Award (Best Book in French).

• Andree Michaud’s novel Mirror Lake won the 2006 Prix Ringuet and was made into a film in 2013.

ISBN 13: 9781843449980, TBCpp h/b, £16.99 Published by NO EXIT PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Fiction - Crime & Thriller

HEADBANGER/ SAD BASTARD Hamilton, Hugo

In Headbanger, Dublin cop Pat Coyne decides to take on the city’s most notorious gang leader, resulting in a personal feud with the underworld.

In Sad Bastard, Coyne is back, out of work after an injury. But when his own son becomes a suspect in a murder case, he finds himself meddling in the Dublin underworld once again. Two brilliant, funny and unpredictable crime stories from a master of the genre.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Brilliant groundbreaking novels from one of Ireland’s finest contemporary writers.

• Author is the winner of the 1992 Rooney Prize for Irish Literature amongst other international prizes.

• Part of the noeXit2 ‘Ace Double’ series of two books in one, with striking new covers and sprayed edges.

ISBN 13: 9781843449010, TBCpp p/b, £12.99 Published by NO EXIT PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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Fiction - Crime & Thriller

ROBERT B. PARKER’S SLOW BURN Atkins, Ace

Fiction - Crime & Thriller

GOLD OF OUR FATHERS Quartey, Kwei

Darko Dawson returns in Kewi Quartey’s atmospheric crime series. Gold of Our Fathers sees him promoted to Chief Inspector in the Ghana Police Service. But he doesn’t have long to celebrate, because his new boss is transferring him from Accra, Ghana’s capital, out to remote Obuasi in the Ashanti region, an area now notorious for the illegal exploitation of its gold mines. On his second day, he finds the body of a Chinese mine owner in his own gold quarry. Dawson quickly learns that the offenders here have more money than fear of the law.

The fire at a boarded-up Catholic church raged hot and fast killing three firefighters. A year later, as the city prepares to honour their sacrifice, there are still no answers about how the deadly fire started. Most at the department believe it was just a simple accident. But Boston firefighter Jack McGee suspects arson. McGee is convinced department investigators aren’t sufficiently connected to the city’s lowlifes to get a handle on who’s behind the blaze - so he takes the case to Spenser who quickly learns that McGee might be right.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The latest instalment in Ace Atkins critically acclaimed continuation of Robert B. Parker’s Spenser series.

• Robert B. Parker wrote over 60 books in 37 years.

• He was among the top 10 bestselling authors in the world with over 15 million copies sold.

• Ace Atkins is a Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist as well as an author.

• He was selected by the estate of Robert B. Parker in 2011 to continue his legacy.

ISBN 13: 9781843448730, TBCpp p/b, £7.99 Published by NO EXIT PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

KEY SELLING POINTS • A gripping crime novel in a series drawing positive comparisons to No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency (Abacus).

• This critically acclaimed series already has a cult following of fans, booksellers and librarians.

• Showcases the unique and picturesque setting of Ghana in rich and vibrant detail.

• Quartey has made appearances on UK radio, including Dotun Adebayo’s BBC London show.

ISBN 13: 9781616958046, TBCpp p/b, £8.99 Published by SOHO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction - Crime & Thriller

Fiction - Crime & Thriller

DEADLY GAME Johnson, Matt

Reeling from the attempts on his life and that of his family, Police Inspector Robert Finlay returns to work to discover that any hope of a peaceful existence has been dashed. Assigned to investigate the Eastern European sex-slave industry just as a key witness is murdered. Finlay, along with his new partner Nina Brasov, finds himself facing a ruthless criminal gang, determined to keep control of the traffic of people into the UK. KEY SELLING POINTS • New pulsating thriller from Matt Johnson, author of the best-selling Wicked Game (Orenda, 2015).

• Johnson served in The Met for 25 years, lending real-life experience to his crime novels.

• High-profile jacket quotes and media coverage are expected for this rising literary star.

ISBN 13: 9781910633663, 300pp p/b, £8.99 Published by ORENDA Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Fiction - Crime & Thriller

KING MAYBE

Hallinan, Timothy

Los Angeles burglar Junior Bender is in the middle of burgling a house when the job goes terribly wrong.

After barely escaping, he sets off a chain reaction of blackmail, strong-arming and escalating crime.

To pay off his underworld debts, Junior is forced to break into the house of the most powerful man in Hollywood; the shadowy, widely feared studio mogul known as King Maybe. This is the fifth in Timothy Hallinan’s Junior Bender Mystery series.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Laugh-out-loud investigations starring heart-ofgold thief Junior Bender.

• The film rights for the series have been sold to Lionsgate.

• A highly anticipated and entirely new story for Junior Bender fans.

• The first four in the series are already favourites after Hallinan released them as ebook originals.

• The series comes from the Edgar-nominated author of The Fear Artist (Soho Press, 2012).

ISBN 13: 9781616958022, TBCpp p/b, £8.99 Published by SOHO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

SIX STORIES

Wesolowski, Matt

1997. Scarclaw Fell. The body of teenager Tom Jeffries is found at an outward bound centre.

Verdict? Misadventure. But not everyone is convinced. And the truth of what happened in the beautiful but eerie fell is locked in the memories of the tight-knit group of friends who took that fateful trip, and the flimsy testimony of those living nearby.

2017. Enter elusive investigative journalist Scott King, whose podcast examinations of complicated cases have rivalled the success of Serial, with his concealed identity making him a cult internet figure.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Highly original collection of crime stories written in the style of podcasts.

• Each story relates to the same crime told from a different perspective.

• Will appeal to fans of Serial and Making a Murderer.

ISBN 13: 9781910633625, 320pp p/b, £8.99 Published by ORENDA Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Fiction - Crime & Thriller

LUCKY

Chang, Henry

Chinatown gang leader ‘Lucky’ Louie was shot on the 13th of January, and lay in a coma for 88 days, waking on Easter Sunday; the Chinese believe 88 is a lucky number. But Detective Jack Yu, Lucky’s boyhood blood brother, fears his luck is about to run out. Looking into Lucky’s activities leads to his most dangerous and complicated investigation yet...

KEY SELLING POINTS • Henry Chang’s gritty, atmospheric debut was greeted by powerhouse praise from national review venues.

• Chang, who still resides in NYC’s Chinatown, is a familiar face at crime fiction conferences.

• Other titles in the Jack Yu series are also available from Turnaround.

ISBN 13: 9781616957841, TBCpp h/b, £19.99 Published by SOHO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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Fiction - Scifi and Fantasy

Fiction - Black Interest

JOIN

LUST & LOYALTY

Literary sci-fi about revolutionary technology Join, which allows minds to unite their consciousness but may be blinding the world to its horrific reality.

Chance and Leap are confronted by a remorseless killer who manipulates the networks that regulate life in the post-Join world. Join’s promise of living multiple lives, perfect companionship and immortality has hidden the reality of an environmentally-ravaged North America and an underground community of ‘ferals’ left behind by the rush of technology. Steve Toutonghi’s writing warns us of a dark future.

Evan Murdoch hoped things had finally settled down in his life. But now he’s caught between two feuding women: his pregnant fiancee, and his recovering alcoholic wife who’s fighting their divorce with every dirty, seductive trick she’s got. But even that doesn’t compare to the dangerous secret Evan’s harbouring - one that could send a Murdoch to jail for a very long time. Party boy brother Terrence Murdoch is recovering from his devastating car accident, but his relationship with his journalist girlfriend may not survive, especially when she reconnects with her family, her church - and her ex.

Toutonghi, Steve

KEY SELLING POINTS • Literary sci-fi that poses major philosophical questions while remaining as propulsive as Philip K. Dick.

• An unconventional narrative flow shifts between the conciousness of each character.

• For fans of classic speculative fiction writers such as Margaret Atwood, David Mitchell and Michael Chabon.

ISBN 13: 9781616958039, TBCpp p/b, £12.99 Published by SOHO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction - Scifi and Fantasy

LAST DAYS OF MAGIC, THE A Novel Tompkins, Mark

Aisling, a goddess in human form, and her twin Anya, unite the Celts and the powerful faeries of the Middle Kingdom. But medieval Ireland is deeply divided. Jordan, the Vatican commander, is tasked with vanquishing otherworldly creatures from a disenchanted Europe. But increasingly he finds himself torn between duty and a desire to learn about this magic. As Kings and armies gather, Aisling and Jordan must come together to try and save the deeply divided county. Loyalties are tested, betrays sown; the coming war will have repercussions even into today’s world.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The first volume in a series of magical, historical tales that blend fantasy with history.

• Fantasy as a genre already has an enormous and receptive audience who will absolutely love this book!

• The novel’s epic sweep and world-building is similar to the hugely popular Game of Thrones (HBO).

• Faeries are a fast-growing trend that has been written about in the Observer and across social media.

• For readers of George R.R. Martin, J. R.R.Toilken, and Jasper Fforde.

ISBN 13: 9780143110019, 400pp p/b, £12.99 Published by PENGUIN BOOKS (USA) Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction - Black Interest

HOPE BLOOMS Pope, Jamie

In one shattering instant, schoolteacher Cassandra Miller lost everything that mattered to her. Stricken with guilt and sorrow, she has no reason to care about tomorrow. The last person she wants help from is the man she wants to forget. In childhood, Wylie Everett was her cherished best friend. In adulthood, he was the secret lover who left her without explanation. Now he’s the person who won’t let her go down without a fight. And as he renews her joy in small things, and challenges her to take a fresh perspective, the desire they once shared burns more fiercely than ever.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The book deals sensitively with events we’ve seen in shocking headlines recently - a shooter enters a school.

• A sensual and deeply moving story of survival, forgiveness and second chances.

• Perfect for readers of Brenda Jackson, Rochella Alers and Lindsay McKenna.

ISBN 13: 9781496708687, 320pp p/b, £6.99 Published by DAFINA BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Ellis, Shelly

KEY SELLING POINTS • Ellis’ The Best She Ever Had was nominated for a 2015 RT Reviewers’ Choice Award for Best Multicultural Romance.

• Ellis’ Another Woman’s Man was nominated for a NAACP Image Award in 2014.

• Includes a reading group guide.

ISBN 13: 9781496708786, 352pp p/b, £7.99 Published by DAFINA BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction - Black Interest

NEVER TRUST A STRANGER Monroe, Mary

Best friends Lola Poole and Joan Proctor-Riley have finally found the love and excitement they’ve always longed for. Online dating and an endless line of wealthy, no-strings-attached lovers is the perfect escape from their unfulfilling lives. And between Joan’s selfish husband and Lola’s hateful, demanding relatives, the hotter these ladies’ secret activities get, the more they crave.When rugged trucker Calvin Ramsey comes into Lola’s sights, he’s a surprising answer to all her prayers. What Lola doesn’t know is that Calvin loves women to death - literally.

KEY SELLING POINTS • This is the second book in Monroe’s brand new Lonely Heart, Deadly Heart series.

• The Lonely Heart, Deadly Heart series is her first since the successful God series (Dafina, also available).

• The perfect juicy summer read for fans of dramatic tales with a soapy feel.

• Monroe is the winner of the PEN/Oakland Josephine Miles Award.

• There are more than one million Mary Monroe books in print.

ISBN 13: 9781617738043, 384pp h/b, £19.99 Published by DAFINA BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction - Black Interest

UPTOWN THIEF de Leon, Aya

Marisol Rivera barely survived being abused with nowhere to turn. So there’s nothing she won’t do to keep her Lower East Side women’s health clinic open and give disadvantaged women new lives.

Running an exclusive escort service for New York City’s rich and powerful one percent is the perfect way to bankroll her business - not to mention the perfect cover for robbing corrupt CEOs. And when times get even tougher, pulling a heist on a megabillionaire will secure the clinic’s future for good.

Marisol’s a smoking hot, modern-day Robin Hood.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Features a Latina main character and a wellrounded multicultural cast of secondary characters.

• Like Kiki Swinson’s successful Heist novels, Uptown Thief centres around a sexy heroine pulling off the ultimate heist.

• In an unusually heartwarming twist, this heroine robs to bankroll her much needed women’s clinic.

• De Leon has been featured on Def Poetry, Essence, xojane, Writers Digest, Women’s Day, Bitch Magazine, and HuffPostLive.

• Features smart, likeable main and secondary characters that are on the wrong side of the law, perfect for fans of OITNB. ISBN 13: 9781496704726, 352pp p/b, £6.99 Published by DAFINA BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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Fiction - Black Interest

2 TIMERS

Fiction - Black Interest

BI-SENSUAL Nikki-Michelle

Love Sisters Series McCall, Amaleka

Sista Love was a chart-topping girl group that had it all: fame, fortune and failure. After three years apart, Harmony, Melody, and Lyric are forced back together after the death of their mother. Their forced reunion rekindled past hurt, lies, and deceit, but it is new lies, backstabbing, and jealousy that will bring the sisters to the brink of destruction.Harmony is piecing her life back together after her husband’s relapse back into addiction and his affair with her sister Melody. Now Harmony must decide if she will walk away or stand and fight.

Bestselling author Shelby Nix had no idea her latest book, Pleasured-Bi-You, would catapult her into the big leagues amongst the who’s who of the literary world. Her identical twin sister, Colby, craves the limelight, and so she becomes the public face for her sister’s success. Nobody knows who Shelby Nix really is. Colby is okay with Shelby doing all the hard work, as long as she can keep reaping the rewards of fame. The only problem Colby has is that she must conceal her blatant homophobia. That’s not easy to do considering her sister’s book appeals to the B side of the LGBT community.

KEY SELLING POINTS • McCall is an established name in the urban lit scene and has contributed to the Girls From Da Hood series (Urban).

• Sequel to McCall’s 1 Night Stand (Urban, also available), part of the Love Sisters Series.

• Contrasts past hurt, lies, and deceit with new lies, backstabbing, and jealousy ISBN 13: 9781622868957, 304pp p/b, £5.99 Published by URBAN BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

KEY SELLING POINTS • Focus on bisexual identities in the media is unfortunately low; this novel will be welcomed by those seeking diversity.

• Mixes the fantasy of being a bestselling author with lust-filled sexual adventure.

• Features a relationship formed online leading to a nervous IRL meeting, perfect for the Tinder/Twitter generation.

ISBN 13: 9781622868742, 288pp p/b, £11.99 Published by URBAN BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction - Black Interest

Fiction - Black Interest

ARMY OF ONE Henderson, A.K.

Shamar Jackson, a sergeant in the US Army, struggles to maintain a long distance relationship, while his wife Jelisa fights to escape the past she never told him about. Lies and deceit stand to ruin this young couple’s family, but will the truth make things better or worse? Still tied to the streets, Shamar is determined to keep his family intact by any means necessary. After returning home from war, he is now faced with the fact that the battlefield has been at home the whole time. He is forced to become an Army of One. KEY SELLING POINTS • Henderson is a budding young writer with a vision to help more minorities see themselves in the pages of creative and innovative books.

• Henderson is motivated by the desire to help paint a more positive portrayal of Black men in literature.

• A unique slant on military fiction, examining a young military couple’s longdistance relationship.

• Fiction on long-distance relationships will appeal to huge amounts of readers who’ve experienced the same challenges.

ISBN 13: 9781622868582, 288pp p/b, £11.99 Published by URBAN BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction - Black Interest

BIG GIRLS DRAMA 2 Carl Weber Presents Henderson, Tresser

When Vivan catches her husband in a compromising position with her sister, she doesn’t know who to believe. She will be forced to choose between her blood and her soul mate. Kellie, worried about her husband’s AIDS test, must decide whether to be by her husband’s side or continue with the divorce so she can move on with her new guy. Sonya is seeing Kegan again, but she’s also seeing Officer Damon Ward. Kegan threatens to inform Damon of her antics, and now she has to convince him otherwise.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Tackles the obstacles curvy women face in their everyday relationships.

• Fat activism and plus-size fashion is gaining visibility in the UK every day.

• Featuring a wide and diverse range of characters, all facing individual problems.

ISBN 13: 9781622869411, 288pp p/b, £11.99 Published by URBAN BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

CARL WEBER’S KINGPINS: ATL Brick & Storm

Gang lords Blanket and Guerilla are beefing. Caught in the middle of this battle from different sides of the track are London and Saint. When London visits the downtrodden Jonesboro neighbourhood of Goodman with her best friends, her privileged world changes drastically with one party and later, a tow-truck pickup by bad boy Santana Black. Santana ‘Saint’ Black is anything but a saint. Saint’s caught up in the drug game and from the wrong side of the tracks to have his sights set on London. Can they find love in the middle of a kingpin war, or will both fall to the game of the streets?

KEY SELLING POINTS • Brick & Storm are well known for their Hood Misfits books (Urban).

• Romeo and Juliet-style love stories are always tantalising, especially when they’re brought into contemporary settings.

• Weber’s Kingpin series is an established mainstay in the urban lit scene.

ISBN 13: 9781622864812, 304pp p/b, £5.99 Published by URBAN BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction - Black Interest

CARTEL 2, THE Ashley & JaQuavis

The Cartel runs Miami, and loyalty to their organisation runs deep, but when someone breaks the rules, things may be beyond repair. A snitch in the crew has dismantled the notorious Cartel, and now disloyalty threatens to tear the family apart.

Young Carter is fighting for his life, as he faces drug kingpin charges due to the treachery of his best friend, Ace. Will Zyir find out that Breeze is still alive? Will Mecca be exposed as his brother’s killer? Is Miamor dead or alive? This twisted tale of deceit will have you on the edge of your seat, trying to figure out what happens next.

KEY SELLING POINTS • New York Times bestselling authors Ashley & JaQuavis are bringing back the Cartel series, repackaged and reissued.

• Kidnapping, murder, deception, and seduction fill this highly anticipated sequel.

• Will be hugely anticipated as a tie-up to many cliffhangers left open at the end of The Cartel (Urban).

• Each book in The Cartel series made the New York Times bestsellers list when it was released in trade paperback.

ISBN 13: 9781622865031, 288pp p/b, £7.99 Published by URBAN BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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Fiction - Black Interest

Fiction - Black Interest

DEEP

SHEISTY SAGA, THE

Ronnie and Ahli have been raised to do the unthinkable in order to survive. With their father setting up all of their dangerous hits, the two have easily stolen over two hundred thousand dollars over the years. But now they want to live normal lives while they still can. Before they can perform their last job, a prior hit comes back to haunt them.

It leaves their father with his throat slit and the girls in fear for their lives. With no money and no safe place to go, the girls have no choice but to agree to do one last hit.

Epiphany, Keisha, and Shana were once best friends in the hood of south side Jamaica, Queens, but envy, built-up animosity, and the bad boys in their lives have come between them. Drastic situations have left their friendship on the edge of destruction.

Epiphany, Keisha, and Shana are still trickin’ for dough, still running off at the mouth, and still being sheisty. However, as they will soon see, you can’t stay wrapped up in drama forever, because what goes around comes around. Everything will all come to a head, one way or another.

Phillips, C.N.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Explores the complexities of inter-generational crime setups.

• The plot of two sisters trying to get out of the game with one last hit will appeal to the huge fanbase of OITNB. • Just when you think you know what’s going to happen next, this twisted tale takes a deep dive for the worst.

ISBN 13: 9781622864799, 288pp p/b, £11.99 Published by URBAN BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction - Black Interest

KISMET

Pittman, Raynesha

Kismet is a predetermined or unavoidable destiny.

With Karma, you get back what you dish out. Fate is not that friendly. Savannah is a successful entrepreneur who hasn’t forgotten the feeling of growing up poor, or all the drama and hurt that came along with it. She plans the perfect plot to avenge her past, fueled by the theory known as Karma. But what happens when you take Karma into your own hands and seek revenge by methods of sex, lies, and seduction? Fate steps in, knocks you off your high horse, and drags you back to the reality that you are not in control! Is it Karma or Kismet?

KEY SELLING POINTS • More and more laypeople are exploring ideas of fate and spirituality.

• Featuring a successful businesswoman coming to terms with her impoverished upbringing.

• Kismet was originally a self-publishing hit - a tried and tested success.

ISBN 13: 9781622868940, 304pp p/b, £5.99 Published by URBAN BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction - Black Interest

RETURN TO FLINT Hernandez, Treasure

Tiphani Fuller is on the run for her life. This former district attorney, wife of a Baltimore detective, and mother of two has burnt bridges and left dead bodies across the country. Now she has nowhere to turn but to the home she ran from in her youth. As a child, Tiphani did everything to put the bullet-infested and crime-laden streets of Flint in her rearview mirror.

Now she finds herself back in the community with people she swore she would never deal with again.

Will Tiphani’s past misdeeds, coupled with her present circumstances, be the death of her?

KEY SELLING POINTS • Brings together characters from two outstanding and fan favourite series: Baltimore Chronicles and the Flint Series.

• Unforgettable story of a woman who’d left the hood behind forced back to her roots.

• Sex, lies and betrayal will keep readers on the edge of their seats.

ISBN 13: 9781622864775, 288pp p/b, £11.99 Published by URBAN BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Baker, T.N.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The Sheisty Saga is a compilation of Sheisty and Still Sheisty (Urban).

• Baker is an Essence Magazine bestseller.

• Full of twists, turns, and sheistiness.

ISBN 13: 9781622864751, 400pp p/b, £11.99 Published by URBAN BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction - Black Interest

WORKING GIRLS Carl Weber Presents Katt

19-year-old Jewels is one of the Midwest’s most wanted. The daughter of one of the baddest prostitutes to ever work the streets of St. Louis and a high-end call girl herself, she attracts nothing but the elite. She has caught the eye of 22-year-old Rome, a dope boy who quickly makes a name for himself. One uneventful night, their worlds collide when Jewels is caught with a violent and deranged client, while Rome is laying low at the same hotel because of a drug beef. After that evening, life for Jewels and Rome will never be the same.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Mainstream interest in the realities of sex work is growing by the day.

• Working Girls is written by a former prostitute turned bookworm.

• Mixes high-end sex work with high-octane drug dealing.

ISBN 13: 9781622864980, 304pp p/b, £5.99 Published by URBAN BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction - Black Interest

YOUR MAN CHOSE ME Williams, Racquel

Tiana Caldwell lives by the code that if your man wanted you, he would not stray. She doesn’t care if the guy she’s in love with turns out to be her best friend’s man. Ayana Beasley has it all wrong. She thinks that good sex and babies will help her hold on to the man she loves. That is, until she realises that he is in love with another woman. Broken and hurt, Ayana turns to the one person she thinks she can trust: her best friend, Tiana Caldwell. Watch the drama unfold between these two women who share the same bed, share clothes, and eat out of the same pot, as they compete for one man.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Huge amounts of readers will know the feeling of going after the same love interest your friend is chasing.

• One friend chases lust, the other prizes family values - readers will love to align with one of these two opposites.

• Williams is already a self-publishing sensation; Urban Books will bring her to new heights.

ISBN 13: 9781622868964, 304pp p/b, £5.99 Published by URBAN BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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Graphic Novel

JUGHEAD VOL. 2

Zdarsky, Chip; Charm, Derek & North, Ryan

Featuring the talents of comics superstars Chip Zdarsky, Ryan North and Derek Charm, this series is true to the spirit and characters that all Jughead and Archie fans know and love while reinvigorating its essence and humour through the talents of some of the most popular creators in the comic book industry.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Features some of the most acclaimed creators in comic books today.

• The funniest book in the modern Archie canon.

• Volume one also available from Turnaround.

ISBN 13: 9781682559987, 168pp p/b, £15.99 Published by ARCHIE COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Graphic Novel

LAST TEMPLAR VOL.3, THE: THE SUNKEN CHURCH Khoury, Raymond & Lalor, Miguel

After being kidnapped by Vance and subsequently escaping, Tess is now officially part of the investigative team alongside Agent Reilly. But despite the constant danger of the lurking assassins who have already nearly killed her once, the young woman refuses to play a passive role. Her research will take her far from New York, under the protection of Sean Reilly - who is about to face a terrible crisis of faith.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Originally an bestselling novel that was on the New York Times bestseller list for 22 months.

• The novel was adapted into comic format by the author himself.

• A thriller with roots in medieval history reminiscent of The Da Vinci Code.

• Published in English for the first time.

ISBN 13: 9781849183215, 48pp p/b, £6.99 Published by CINEBOOK Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Scandinavia, Greece, Cyprus, Germany, Spain & Portugal

Graphic Novel

SURVIVORS VOL. 4: EPISODE 4, THE Leo

Marie, Alex, Antac and Selkert have gone through another temporal disturbance after Djamila was captured by bizarre sentient cephalopods. The terrible news comes soon after: they’ve jumped forward almost a century! Horrified, devastated, they nonetheless launch an assault against the cephalopods’ floating village, hoping that the temporal disturbance struck there too. But even if they find Djamila, what of their other companions not to mention Earth and Aldebaran?

KEY SELLING POINTS • Published in English for the first time.

• More than 100,000 copies sold of each title in the series.

• The fourth cycle of an epic interstellar saga.

• Features an extremely imaginative script enhanced by expressive and realistic drawings.

ISBN 13: 9781849183468, 48pp p/b, £6.99 Published by CINEBOOK Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Scandinavia, Greece, Cyprus, Germany, Spain & Portugal

Graphic Novel

DREAMS IN THIN AIR

Nybrandt, Michael; Mikkelson, Thomas & Dalai Lama (intr)

When a young Dane was cycling across Tibet, a storm forced him to seek shelter in a monastery, where he discovered the Tibetan people’s passion for football. He also learned about the treatment the Tibetans received by the Chinese Government.

He helped create a national football team to create awareness of the plight of the Tibetans and a way to enable them to showcase their culture. This is the story of how the Tibetan national football team came to be, and a parable that shows how commitment and determination can makeeven the most unrealistic dreams come true. Preface by The Dalai Lama.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The story of how the Tibetan national football team came to be.

• Illustrates the treatment of the Tibetan people at the hands of the Chinese government.

• Preface by His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

ISBN 13: 9781772620108, 180pp h/b, £19.99 Published by CONUNDRUM PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Graphic Novel

DURAN DURAN, IMELDA MARCOS, AND ME Mapa, Lorina

A graphic memoir about growing up in the Philippines in the 1980s with Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, Imelda Marcos and the EDSA Revolution.

After moving to Canada as a teen, Mapa returned to Manilla as an adult for the funeral of her father, sparking a need to come to terms with her past. She includes themes of religion, culture, politics, class and experience of the 1986 People Power Revolution that made headlines around the world. The story weaves between adolescence in Manilla and present in Montreal. It is a love letter to her parents, family, friends, country of birth and perhaps even to self.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A graphic memoir about growing up in the Philippines in the 1980s.

• Mapa came of age with Depeche Mode and Duran Duran, as well as Imelda Marcos and the EDSA Revolution.

• Features themes of religion, culture, politics, social class and personal experience of the 1986 People Power Revolution.

• A lovingly-crafted story about returning to one’s roots.

ISBN 13: 9781772620115, 140pp p/b, £13.99 Published by CONUNDRUM PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Graphic Novel

BEANWORLD VOLUME 4 Hoka Hoka Burb’l Burb’l Marder, Larry

The most peculiar comic book experience returns in an all-new volume - Beanworld Volume 4: Hoka Hoka Burb’l Burb’l! The Boom’r Band coaxes a new healing power out of Chow, leading to a visit from Dreamishness’s relatives - the Windy Songsterinos - who bring their gift of rain. The storm causes great changes to Mr. Spook, Beanish and the Pod’l’pool Cuties. Marder’s deceptively simple artwork illustrates a self-contained ecological fantasy realm with its own unique rules and lingo. Beanworld has delighted readers from grade school to grad school for more than a generation.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Beanworld has an affectionate reputation as one of the most peculiar comics ever created.

• Will bring long-time readers back to Beanworld.

• Scott McCloud: ‘challenging and inventive and downright fun’.

ISBN 13: 9781506702186, 152pp h/b, £14.50 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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Graphic Novel

BRIGGS LAND VOLUME 1 State of Grace Wood, Brian & Fuso, Antonio

Briggs Land, nearly a hundred square miles of rural wilderness, contains the largest anti-government secessionist movement in the United States.

When matriarch Grace Briggs wrests control of the operation from her incarcerated husband, she sparks a war within the community and her immediate family that threatens to bring the full power of the federal government down on their heads. From acclaimed writer Brian Wood (The Massive, DMZ, Channel Zero) and artist Antonio Fuso (G.I. Joe, Judge Dredd) comes an electrifying crime saga unique to the post-9/11 world.

KEY SELLING POINTS • New series from established comics artist Brian Wood (The Massive).

• An unusual setting: within the confines of a warring anti-establishment commune.

• Wood has also worked on Star Wars, The X-Men, Conan The Barbarian and Aliens.

ISBN 13: 9781506700595, 160pp p/b, £16.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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CHRONICLES OF CONAN VOLUME 34, THE Betrayal in Zamora and Other Stories Thomas, Roy & Various

One step ahead of a vengeful Kothian army, Conan leads a fleeing mercenary band into the dreaded Dark Valley, a necropolis once throned by a demon slain by Conan himself. But while the demon may be dead, waiting silently in the darkness is an empty suit of armour, waiting only for an unwary host to bring back into the world the armour’s owner - the malefic Devourer of Souls!

KEY SELLING POINTS • Newly republished Conan stories available for the first time in 25 years.

• Conan is an iconic series, with millions of worldwide fans.

• Barack Obama has professed a love for Conan, and was featured in a tribute comic in 2009.

ISBN 13: 9781616558680, 232pp p/b, £16.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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DARK HORSE COMICS/ DC COMICS: JUSTICE LEAGUE Marz, Ron; David, Peter & Ostrander, John

In this collection of DC Comics crossovers, Dark Horse brings never republished material featuring a host of heroes back to fans in a single volume.

The JLA take on the most frightening hunters in the universe the Predators in adaptive superhero form!

Batman teams up with Tarzan to resist the claws of the Catwoman as two orphan heroes protect their own jungles. Kyle Rayner must don the mantle of Green Lantern to turn back the tide of Aliens that Hal Jordan once permitted to live. Super-teens join forces as Spyboy and his friends work alongside Young Justice to defeat nightmarish foes.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Over 300 pages of DC action in an affordable trade paperback format.

• Features Batman, Green Lantern, Robin, Superman, Tarzan and more!

• Follows the adventures of many DC heroes as they try to save the universe from Aliens and Predators.

• More titles in Dark Horse’s DC crossover series are also available from Turnaround.

ISBN 13: 9781506702735, 328pp p/b, £20.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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EC ARCHIVES: VALOR, THE

Wessler, Carl; Binder, Otto; Krigstein, Bernie & Ingels, G.

Timeless tales of daring combat and deeds of honour set in many different periods in world history!

Collecting the complete run of Valor from the heroic and legendary artistic talents of Carl Wessler, Bernie Krigstein, Graham Ingels, Wally Wood, Al Williamson, Joe Orlando, Reed Crandall and George Evans. Featuring a foreword by acclaimed comics writer, P. Craig Russell!

KEY SELLING POINTS • Collecting Valor issues #1-#5 in full colour.

• Featuring a foreword from acclaimed comics artist, P. Craig Russell.

• Full reprint including all the original ads, text pieces and letters.

ISBN 13: 9781506701592, 216pp h/b, £41.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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EERIE PRESENTS WILLIAM B. DUBAY’S THE ROOK ARCHIVES VOLUME 1 Dubay, Bill

From the pages of Warren Publishing’s Eerie magazine, The Rook returns in new archival editions, bringing you the best of the time-travelling swashbuckler. Written by William B. Dubay and drawn by Jim Stenstrum, with covers by Paul Gulacy, The Rook follows scientist and adventurer Restin Dane as he travels through history righting wrongs and saving those in need, while investigating the mysteries of his own family history. Joined by robots he created, and travelling via his invention The Time Castle, the Rook takes readers on a journey through time they’ll never forget.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The Rook has never been collected in archival editions before.

• A definitive collection of a classic character with other new volumes scheduled.

• A value-priced, high-quality edition for Eerie and Creepy collectors.

ISBN 13: 9781506702841, 128pp h/b, £20.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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GROO: FRAY OF THE GODS VOLUME 1 Aragones, Sergio; Evanier, Mark & Luth, Tom

Groo who becomes the pawn (unwitting, of course) in the gods’ war. If the future of humanity depends on the wanderer - who barely qualifies - we’re all in a lot of trouble.This volume collects Groo: Fray of the Gods #1-#4, from the Harvey and Eisner Award winning team of Sergio Aragones and Mark Evanier, with Tom Luth colouring and Stan Sakai on the lettering pen.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The original creative team behind Groo the Wanderer reunite for this new series.

• Groo is a comics legend who commands enormous affection from his fans.

• The entire Groo series is also available from Turnaround.

ISBN 13: 9781506702414, 112pp p/b, £14.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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HARD BOILED (SECOND EDITION)

Miller, Frank & Darrow, Geof

Carl Seltz is a suburban insurance investigator, a loving husband, and devoted father. Nixon is a berserk, homicidal tax collector racking up mind-boggling body counts in a diseased urban slaughterhouse. Unit Four is the ultimate robot killing machine and the last hope of the future’s enslaved mechanical servants. And they’re all the same psychotic entity.

KEY SELLING POINTS • New hardcover edition of this classic graphic novel, with a new introduction from Frank Miller.

• Frank Miller is one of the world’s most respected comic artists whose work includes the Sin City series.

• Art by Geof Darrow, whose Shaolin Cowboy (Dark Horse) is also available from Turnaround.

ISBN 13: 9781506701073, 136pp h/b, £16.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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PREDATOR VERSUS JUDGE DREDD VERSUS ALIENS Splice and Dice Layman, John; Mooneyham, Chris; Fabry, Glenn & Atiyeh, M.

The ultimate science-fiction crossover pits the legendary lawman, Judge Dredd, against the universe’s supreme hunters, the Predators, as they both try to survive an onslaught by the galaxy’s ultimate killing machines, the Aliens! Judge Dredd and Judge Anderson have tracked a criminal cult across the Cursed Earth and into the Alabama morass, where a mad genetic scientist with destructive designs has acquired the best genes that evolution has to offer a xenomorph skull!

KEY SELLING POINTS • Written by Eisner-Award winning, NYT-bestselling Chew creator John Layman.

• A crossover story that brings together three iconic franchises in one puslating volume.

• Described as ‘exactly as awesome as it sounds’ by Comics Alliance.

ISBN 13: 9781506701523, 104pp p/b, £14.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

KINGSWAY WEST

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Pak, Greg; Colak, Mirko & Quintana, Wil

After 13 years in prison, a Chinese gunslinger named Kingsway Law just wants to find his wife.

But in a fantastical Old West crackling with magic, monsters and racist vigilantes, trouble just won’t leave him be. And in this case, trouble is a woman with a magical sword who won’t leave him alone.

Collects Kingsway West issues #1 - #4; the full first arc of this epic series.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A new series of high adventure set in a supernatural Old West.

• Greg Pak’s first creator-owned venture; he previously worked on Planet Hulk for Marvel among many others.

• Lively art from Mirko Colak, whose previous work includes the Green Lantern series for DC Comics.

ISBN 13: 9781616559762, 112pp p/b, £12.50 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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MANARA LIBRARY VOLUME 1: INDIAN SUMMER AND OTHER STORIES Manara, Milo

Showcasing some of the art form’s most beautiful comics, this premier volume includes two of Manara’s seminal works: the sweeping epic Indian Summer, a collaboration with celebrated creator Hugo Pratt, and Manara’s The Paper Man, both painstakingly translated by Euro comics expert Kim Thompson.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A comprehensive collection of Manara’s erotic short stories, available in paperback for the first time.

• Includes introductory material providing historical context for new readers.

• With a new introduction from comics legend Frank Miller.

ISBN 13: 9781506702629, 208pp p/b, £24.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

TARZAN: THE JESSE MARSH YEARS OMNIBUS VOLUME 1 DuBois, Gaylord; Marsh, Jesse & Burroughs, Edgar Rice

The legendary Tarzan work of artist Jesse Marsh remains an enduring, singular vision, captivating generations of comics readers and earning the acclaim of artists from Russ Manning to Alex Toth to Los Bros Hernandez. Marsh’s 19-year collaboration with writer Gaylord DuBois defined Edgar Rice Burroughs’ jungle lord, and these iconic adventures live again in the pages of Tarzan: The Jesse Marsh Years Omnibus, meticulously restored and value priced.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Tarzan is one of the world’s best-known adventure characters, spanning novels, film, animation and comics.

• A new Tarzan feature film, The Legend of Tarzan, debuted in July 2016.

• Over 700 beatifully coloured and restored pages, at a bargain price.

ISBN 13: 9781506702247, 720pp p/b, £24.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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WORLD OF WARCRAFT CHRONICLE VOLUME 2 Blizzard Entertainment

Blizzard Entertainment and Dark Horse Books are thrilled to present the next instalment of the wildly popular World of Warcraft Chronicle series. Volume 2 will reveal more sought-after details about the game universe’s history and mythology. Showcasing lush, all-new artwork from fan favourites such as Peter Lee, Joseph Lacroix and Alex Horley, this tome is sure to please all fans casual and collector alike.

KEY SELLING POINTS • World of Warcraft Chronicle Vol. 1 enjoyed sales of over 74,000 copies.

• Features newly commissioned artwork by artists Peter Lee, Joseph Lacroix, Alex Horley and more.

• Produced in close partnership with the game’s developer Blizzard Entertainment.

ISBN 13: 9781616558468, 184pp h/b, £33.50 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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CARTOON UTOPIA, THE Rege, Ron & D’Aoust, Maja

Ron Rege, Jr. is a highly unusual yet astonishingly accomplished storyteller whose work exudes a passionate moral, idealistic core that sets him apart from his peers. The Cartoon Utopia is his Magnum Opus, a unique work of comic art that, in the words of its author, ‘focuses on ideas that I’ve become intrigued by that stem from magical, alchemical, ancient ideas and mystery schools.’ The result is part sci-fi, part philosophy with elements of the psychedelic and pure cartoonish joy.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Acclaimed illustrator Ron Rege, Jr. has produced a thoughtful and delightful depiction of Utopia.

• He has been praised by such luminaries as comic book artist Chris Ware, who called him one of the greats.

• Maintains a popular online presence at ronrege.blogspot.com.

ISBN 13: 9781606999936, 144pp p/b, £18.99 Published by FANTAGRAPHICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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EARTHA

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WHAT PARSIFAL SAW Rege, Ron

What Parsifal Saw collects work produced by artist Ron Rege, Jr., whose interest in esoteric ideas and spirituality has permeated into all aspects of his comics, as highlighted by ‘Cosmogenesis,’ which concerns magical, alchemical, ancient and mysterious ideas; cosmic consciousness, psychedelia, outsider rawness and pure cartoonish joy.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Rege’s has appeared in publications such as McSweeney’s, the New York Times and Vice.

• Part philosophy, part visual poetry and part social manifesto.

• Described by Chris Ware as ‘unquestionably one of the greats’.

ISBN 13: 9781606999929, 80pp p/b, £10.99 Published by FANTAGRAPHICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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METABARON, THE: BOOK 2, THE TECHNO-CARDINAL & THE TRANSHUMAN Jodorowsky, Alexandro

Malkasian, Cathy

For a thousand years the unfinished dreams from the City Across the Sea came to Echo Fjord to live out their lives. Sex fantasies, murder plots, wishful thinking and all manner of secrets once found sanctuary in Echo Fjord.

Emerging from the soil, they took bodily form and wandered the land, gently guided by the fjord folk who treasured their brief and wondrous lives. But recently, city dreams have stopped coming to Echo Fjord, and without their ethereal tourists the fjord folk suddenly feel lost. Has their ancient way of life ended for good?

KEY SELLING POINTS • Eartha is a metaphorical fable that resonates with contemporary themes.

• Will appeal to fans of the similarly ambitious dystopian graphic novel Leaf (Fantagrpahics, 2015).

• Malkasian’s previous grpahic novels are also available from Turnaround.

ISBN 13: 9781606999912, 256pp h/b, £22.99 Published by FANTAGRAPHICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

The Metabaron, returning to the land of his ancestors, Marmola, is convinced that the Epyphite, the precious resource sheltered in the heart of his home planet is trying to tell him something urgent.

But the anti-gravitation properties of the liquid are not the only surprises now threatening the substance, or the Metabaron... With the New Golden Planet growing increasingly concerned over its shortage, and the continued threat of The Metabaron, the Techno-Pope entrusts his loyal Techno-Cardinal, Orne-8, to find the ultimate solution.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Written by cult writer and film director Alejandro Jodorowsky.

• Acclaimed artist Niko Henrichon has drawn Darren Aronofsky’s Noah and Pride of Bagdad (Vertigo) with Brian K. Vaughn.

• Part 2 of a 4-volume brand new epic in the Metabarons saga that has sold more than 1.5M copies worldwide!

ISBN 13: 9781594656804, 112pp h/b, £20.99 Published by HUMANOIDS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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JOHN STANLEY: GIVING LIFE TO LITTLE LULU Schelly, Bill

This is a deluxe, full-colour, coffee table book biography; the first of one of America’s greatest storytellers. It’s filled with beautifully reproduced artwork from the comic books Little Lulu and his creations Melvin Monster and Thirteen (Going on Eighteen); rare drawings and cartoons; and neverbefore-seen photographs. Bill Schelly tells Stanley’s life story through interviews with his family, friends and colleagues

KEY SELLING POINTS • Little Lulu is an iconic, proto-feminist figure in American popular culture.

• This is the first biography of Stanley - by an award-nominated biographer.

• Follows on with Fantagraphics’ tradition of full-colour, coffee table-sized biographies.

ISBN 13: 9781606999905, 160pp h/b, £30.00 Published by FANTAGRAPHICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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SANCTUM

Dorison, Xavier & Bec, Christophe

After receiving a distress call from another submarine off the Syrian coast, the crew of the USS Nebraska search a series of massive caverns, where they discover a 70-year-old shipwrecked Soviet sub, whose crew died under mysterious circumstances. While investigating this enigma, the Nebraska’s away team discover a massive underground sanctum dedicated to Mot, the ancient Ugarit god of death.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Christophe Bec is the creator and author of several Humanoids titles including Pandemonium and Shadows of Salamanca.

• Sanctum has sold over 340,000 copies worldwide and was named Comic Book of the Year at 2004’s Jules Verne Film Festival.

• Collects the entire 3-volume series in a reasonably priced paperback for the first time.

ISBN 13: 9781594658105, 200pp p/b, £13.99 Published by HUMANOIDS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: DEAD NO MORE

Slott, Dan; Gage, Christos; Ryan, Sean; Cammuncoli, Giuseppe

Death is no more, and Doctor Octopus has returned!

How is he back? And what does he have to do with The Jackal? Plus, someone in the Amazing SpiderMan’s orbit dies! Peter, once again, has to choose between being Spider-Man and his personal life and it doesn’t go well for him. Collecting Amazing SpiderMan #19-20, The Clone Conspiracy #1-5, Prowler #1 (subject to change).

KEY SELLING POINTS • Spider-Man is Marvel’s most popular character!

• Spidey made his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in Captain America: Civil War (2016), played by rising star Tom Holland.

• Written by acclaimed comic writer Dan Slott Amazing Spider-Man, Superior Spider-Man, Arkham Asylum: Living.

ISBN 13: 9781846537813, 216pp p/b, £16.99 Published by PANINI UK / MARVEL Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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CAPTAIN AMERICA: STEVE ROGERS VOL. 2 Spencer, Nick & Saiz, Jesus

With the Marvel Universe at war, Steve Rogers fights for peace. Guest starring Captain Marvel! Plus, the Red Skull marches across Europe and S.H.I.E.L.D. comes apart at the seams! Meanwhile, Cap opens a door and the secret behind it will shake the Marvel Universe to its core! Collecting Captain America: Steve Rogers #6-10.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Captain America: Civil War has smashed box offices worldwide!

• Written by fan-favourite comic writer Nick Spencer Iron Man, Ultimate Comics: X-Men, Avengers.

• Cheaper than the US Edition.

ISBN 13: 9781846537868, 116pp p/b, £11.99 Published by PANINI UK / MARVEL Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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DEADPOOL: BACK IN BLACK Duggan, Gerry & Hawthorne, Mike

During 1984’s Marvel Super Heroes: Secret Wars, Deadpool was introduced to an alien symbiote who went on to become Spider-Man’s black costume and, eventually, Venom. Okay, okay, maybe that really happened in Deadpool’s Secret Secret Wars.

Point is, did you know that after Spider-Man rejected the costume... it went slinking back to Deadpool on the rebound? And they went on adventures together? You didn’t? Well, you will now! Collecting Deadpool: Back in Black #1-5 (subject to change).

KEY SELLING POINTS • The Deadpool movie was released 12th February 2016 and has been hugely successful.

• Deadpool 2 has been confirmed and is set for 12th January 2018 release.

• All our Deadpool graphic novels are best-sellers!

ISBN 13: 9781846537844, 116pp p/b, £11.99 Published by PANINI UK / MARVEL Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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DEADPOOL: TOO SOON? Corin, Joshua & Nauck, Todd

Someone has murdered Forbush Man! Could someone be targeting all of Marvel’s funniest characters for death? That’s what Deadpool thinks, and now he s gotta act before someone bumps off Squirrel Girl, Rocket raccoon, Groot, Ant-Man, Howard the Duck and The Punisher! (Like we said, the funny characters.) Good thing Deadpool is renowned for his investigative skills! Collecting Deadpool: Too Soon? #1-4 (subject to change).

KEY SELLING POINTS • The Deadpool movie was released 12th February 2016 and has been hugely successful!

• Deadpool 2 has been confirmed and is set for 12th January 2018 release!

• Cheaper than the US Edition.

ISBN 13: 9781846537851, 116pp p/b, £11.99 Published by PANINI UK / MARVEL Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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DOCTOR STRANGE AND THE SORCERERS SUPREME VOL. 1

Thompson, Robbie & Rodriguez, Javier

An ancient evil threatens to unravel the fabric of reality, and one Sorcerer Supreme may not be enough. Doctor Strange must unite past, present and future Sorcerers Supremes to stem the coming darkness - Merlin, the Ancient One, Wiccan and more! But Strange should watch his back, not all of these Sorcerers have his best interests in mind... Collecting Doctor Strange and the Sorcerers Supreme #1-5 (subject to change).

KEY SELLING POINTS • Doctor Strange movie is due for release 28th October 2016!

• Starring Benedict Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game; The Hobbit; Star Trek: Into Darkness; Sherlock).

• Written by fan-favourite Robbie Thompson Silk, Spidey.

• Cheaper than the US edition.

ISBN 13: 9781846537837, 116pp p/b, £11.99 Published by PANINI UK / MARVEL Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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MARVEL PLATINUM: DEFINITVE GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY RELOADED Abnett, Dan; Lanning, Amy; Colan, Gene & Valentino, Jim

Star-Lord, Rocket Raccoon, Gamora, Drax the Destroyer and Groot, together they are the Guardians of the Galaxy, a rag-tag team of spacefaring superheroes defending the galaxy from any and all threats since their debut in 1969. This summer Guardians return to the silver screen in their second Marvel movie - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2!

Marvel Platinum: The Definitive Guardians of the Galaxy Reloaded brings together the very best tales from the team’s 45 year history, including their greatest and most pivotal moments.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 movie is due for release 28th April 2017.

• The first Guardians of the Galaxy movie was the smash-hit of 2014!

• Includes Marvel Universe entries for the all the key foes of the Guardians of the Galaxy, as well as Guardians 3,000.

• Not available as a US import. UK-specific book!

ISBN 13: 9781846537806, 296pp p/b, £16.99 Published by PANINI UK / MARVEL Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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RG VEDA OMNIBUS VOLUME 3 Clamp

The lush, sprawling epic follows Yasha, once a mighty warrior king, but now the lord of a slaughtered people he could not save. Yasha journeys the land as the companion and protector of the genderless Ashura, even knowing Ashura’s fate is wound with doom for many. Together they seek the other four of the ‘Six Stars’, whose prophesied gathering will at least defeat Taishukuten, the evil usurper of Heaven’s throne. But all prophecies are open to interpretation.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Omnibus edition of the first series by the all-female CLAMP collective of manga artists.

• The Tsubasa series has sold over a million copies in the US alone.

• The manga was adapted into a highly popular anime series that ran for 57 episodes.

ISBN 13: 9781506701547, 656pp p/b, £20.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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FAIRY TAIL 59 Mashima, Hiro

17-year-old Lucy is an attractive mage-in-training who wants to join a magician’s guild so that she can become a full-fledged magician. The guild she dreams about joining is the most famous in the world and it is known as the Fairy Tail. One day she meets Natsu, a boy raised by a Dragon who mysteriously left him when he was young. Natsu has devoted his life to finding his Dragon father. When Natsu helps Lucy out of a tricky situation, she discovers that he is a member of the Fairy Tail magician’s guild and the heroes’ adventure together begins.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Since its first volume in 2008, Fairy Tail has been a popular series and is now an institution among comic fans.

• The anime adaptation is available on DVD in the UK from Manga UK. • New episodes of the anime are streamed every week on Crunchyroll.

ISBN 13: 9781632363350, TBCpp p/b, £8.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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VAMPIRE HUNTER D VOLUME 25: ISLAND OF IMMORTALITY

Kikuchi, Hideyuki & Amano, Yoshitaka

12,090 A.D. It is a dark time for the world. Humanity is just crawling out from over 300 years of domination by the race of vampires known as the Nobility.

The war against the vampires has taken its toll; cities lie in ruin, the countryside is fragmented into small villages and fiefdoms that still struggle against nightly raids by the fallen vampires - and the remnants of their genetically manufactured demons and werewolves.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Available for the first time in English anywhere, this continues an immensely successful series.

• More than 17 million Vampire Hunter D titles are in print worldwide.

• Creator Hideyuki Kikuchi is one of Japan’s leading horror authors.

• The Vampire Hunter D stories have spawned two feature-length movies, a comic book adaption and a manga series.

ISBN 13: 9781506701639, 180pp p/b, £9.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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COMPLEX AGE 4 Sakuma, Yui

Twentysomething temp worker Nagisa Kataura lives like an average young woman but she has a secret life. When she’s not sitting at her day job, she spends most of her time transforming into her favourite anime and manga characters through the art of cosplay. Worried about being thought childish and nerdy, Nagisa struggles to keep her hobby a secret.

KEY SELLING POINTS • One of the few Japanese manga series to be told from the point of view of a female otaku (superfan).

• Dramatic storyline that gives readers a real impression of what life as a cosplayer is really like.

• For fans of Manga Dogs (Kodansha; also available from Turnaround).

ISBN 13: 9781632363282, TBCpp p/b, £9.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

FAIRY TAIL MASTER’S EDITION VOL. 4 Mashima, Hiro

Fairy Tail: Master’s Edition is an oversized collection of volumes 16-20 of the Fairy Tail manga series. With a huge page count and a bigger trim than the original paperbacks, the Master’s Edition contains the same material as the original volumes, but larger and on high-end paper.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The original Fairy Tail series is a New York Times bestseller and fan favourite series.

• This is a value-priced omnibus edition of five volumes of Fairy Tail.

• Reproduces the original stories on high-end paper and includes colour pages.

ISBN 13: 9781632363374, TBCpp p/b, £30.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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FORGET ME NOT VOLUME 7 Emoto, Nao & Hsu, Mag

Serizawa is a 20-something working at a divorce attorney’s office. Walking home from work one day, he gets into an accident, and a woman carries him to an ambulance. Later, at the hospital, still bleary, he receives a phone call from the woman who saved his life. This person knows intimate details about him, but he’s not sure who it is. Serizawa’s gentle personality has drawn lots of girls to him since his childhood, but he’s far from perfect. Was it someone he loved and lost? Or perhaps someone he wronged, to whom he failed to make amends?

KEY SELLING POINTS • A touching collection of stories for fans of the anime classic Five Centimeters Per Second (Vertical).

• The series ran in a well-known shonen magazine; it is based on a novel by a leading Taiwanese TV screenwriter.

• No anime adaptation as yet, but is ‘anime ready’ and looks likely to receive this soon.

ISBN 13: 9781632363398, TBCpp p/b, £8.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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GENSHIKEN: SECOND SEASON 10

INTERVIEWS WITH MONSTER GIRLS 3

Welcome to the world of Genshiken, home of the true otaku - the Japanese term for ubergeek. This is the story of a group of friends who are all members of the most hardcore anime and manga club in Tokyo - and the boys and girls who love them. This sequel series to the original Genshiken introduces a wide range of female characters, updating the series to correspond to the ever- changing demographics of manga and anime fandom.

They were once feared and forced to live in the shadows. But as modern society grew more enlightened, human beings began to realise that monsters like succubi, dullahans and vampires deserve public services as much as anyone. Still, a girls’ high school for monsters? It sounds like a nightmare, but for one man it’s a dream job. Tetsuo has always been fascinated by ‘demi-humans,’ and a job opening for a biology teacher at this school is his chance to see them first-hand!

Kio, Shimoku

KEY SELLING POINTS • An in depth and knowingly humorous look at Japanese manga and anime fandom.

• The original series was adapted into a popular anime series that was broadcast in 2004 and 2007.

• The original series is currently being released in omnibus editions, which are also available from Turnaround.

• Described as ‘Friends for the otaku generation’ by UK Anime Network.

• The second season was adapted into an anime in 2013 and is available on Crunchyroll.

ISBN 13: 9781632363411, TBCpp p/b, £8.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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ICHI-F A Worker’s Graphic Memoir of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Tatsuta, Kazuto

The strongest earthquake in Japanese history hit the Tohoku region on March 11, 2011, in the aftermath, Japan experienced its worst nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Dai-ichi (Fukushima #1, or ‘Ichi-F’) nuclear plant. One of the workers in the cleanup effort gives an insider’s look in this unique graphic memoir.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A unique graphic memoir from one of the workers in the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant.

• Five years after the quake that caused the catastrophe, the effects of Fukushima are still being felt.

• Has sold over 200,000 copies in Japan, where it is considered an instant classic.

ISBN 13: 9781632363558, TBCpp p/b, £19.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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IN/SPECTRE VOLUME 3

Shirodaira, Kyou & Katase, Chasiba

Both touched by spirits called yokai, Kotoko and Kuro have gained unique superhuman powers. But to gain her powers Kotoko has given up an eye and a leg, and Kuro’s personal life is a shambles. So when Kotoko suggests they team up to deal with renegades from the spirit world, Kuro doesn’t have many other choices, but Kotoko might just have a few ulterior motives.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A fantastical mystery series for lovers of Noragami (Kodansha, also available).

• Episodic mysteries play out against an all-too-real teen love triangle.

• From the creator of Spiral (Yen Press) and The Record of a Fallen Vampire (Kodansha USA).

• For ages 13.

ISBN 13: 9781632363947, TBCpp p/b, £8.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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KEY SELLING POINTS • For fans of the new ‘monster manga’ wave, including series like Ajin: DemiHuman (Vertical, also available).

• A rambunctious vampire, a headless girl and a demon co-worker are the three main characters in this series.

• The re-discovery of key manga series Parasyte (Kodansha, also available) has sparked this new trend.

ISBN 13: 9781632363886, TBCpp p/b, £9.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Graphic Novel - Manga

PRINCE IN HIS DARK DAYS 4, THE Yamanaka, Hiko

Atsuko’s father is a drunk, and she’s shunned by her classmates as ‘the poor kid.’ Walking the streets in a dark fog of despair, Atsuko cons perverts out of their money to survive. Then, one day, she meets Itaru, the heir to a wealthy family, who happens to look exactly like her. Itaru hatches a plan: Atsuko will live his tedious public life for him, and she will get a taste of the luxuries enjoyed by the 1%. Everybody’s finally happy. Right?

KEY SELLING POINTS • With lovely art by a yaoi/BL artist, this series will appeal both to mainstream romance manga readers and yaoi fans.

• A page-turning melodrama with a no-nonsense, relatable female lead.

• Ran in Aria, the same ‘alt-shojo’ magazine that brought us No. 6 (Kodansha, also available from Turnaround).

ISBN 13: 9781632363992, TBCpp p/b, £9.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Graphic Novel - Manga

REAL ACCOUNT VOLUME 6 Okushou

It’s a simple premise: if you reach zero followers, you die. After the death of their parents, Ataru Kashiwagi and his younger sister, Yuri, depend on each other.

Ataru works hard at high school and his job, and spends his leisure time on a social media site: Real Account. Eventually, he hits 1,500 followers, but he sometimes wonders how much they really care about him. One night, the screen ominously begins to glitch, only displaying: The Game Will Now Begin KEY SELLING POINTS • A new series set in the world of social media which is already being compared to Battle Royale (Haikasoru, 2014).

• Social media is a universally appealing subject; this series cleverly satirises the modern world’s preoccupation with it.

• Will be heavily promoted on Kodansha’s website and social media outlets.

• For ages 16.

ISBN 13: 9781632363473, TBCpp p/b, £8.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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Graphic Novel - Manga

SEVEN DEADLY SINS 19, THE Suzuki, Nabaka

This manga series takes readers to the land of Britannia, a picturesque country ruled by the benevolent King Lyonnesse - or at least it was, until the king’s guard assassinated him and started a full-blown Holy War! Now the king’s only daughter Elizabeth must seek the aid of the dreaded warriors, the Seven Deadly Sins. Wrongly framed and sent into exile, they’re now the princess’s only hope to free the kingdom from the grip of the villainous Holy Knights!

KEY SELLING POINTS • Kodansha’s next big action hit, running in Shonen Magazine, home of Fairy Tail and Attack on Titan (also available).

• Has charted in the New York Times Manga Best Seller list.

• Winner of Best Shonen Manga Award at 39th Kodansha Manga Awards.

• Nominated for the Best Youth Comic Award at 42nd Angouleme International Comics Festival.

• Has been adapted into a hit anime series which is currently a Netflix exclusive.

ISBN 13: 9781632363497, TBCpp p/b, £8.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Graphic Novel - Manga

SWEETNESS AND LIGHTNING 5 Amagakure, Gido

Teacher Kouhei is a single father who is terrible at cooking. His adorable little daughter Tsumugi barely remembers the cooking of her mother, who’s passed away. But, then, the pair comes across a teenage girl eating rice balls and crying (in joy?) at the park.

She takes Kouhei and Tsumugi to her mother’s restaurant, where they taste their first home-cooked meal in ages. A tribute to the power of food to bind people together.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A cute, inventive new food-based manga.

• For fans of What Did You Eat Yesterday? (Vertical, also available from Turnaround).

• The series has sold over 200,000 copies in Japan.

ISBN 13: 9781632364012, TBCpp p/b, £9.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Graphic Novel - Manga

Graphic Novel - Manga

WELCOME TO THE BALLROOM 4 Takeuchi, Tomo

Fujita has drifted through middle school aimlessly, unable to find friends or anything that can hold his attention. Then, one day, he’s attacked by a gang and saved by a mysterious man. But this isn’t a karate master. Fujita’s Mr. Miyagi is a ballroom dance instructor! Reluctantly, Fujita takes a few beginner classes, only to find his inspiration: an entrancing teenage dance prodigy named Shizuku.

It’s Fujita’s first step into the high-octane world of competitive dance!

KEY SELLING POINTS • Intriguing premise, frenetic action and badass characters will make this a must-read for shonen and shojo readers.

• One of the leading series in Monthly Shonen Magazine.

• The popularity of ballroom dancing in the UK has never been higher.

• The BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing attracts millions of viewers each year.

ISBN 13: 9781632364067, TBCpp p/b, £9.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Graphic Novel - Manga

YAMADA-KUN & THE SEVEN WITCHES 13 Yoshikawa, Miki

Class troublemaker Ryu Yamada is already having a bad day when he stumbles down a staircase along with star student Urara Shiraishi. When he wakes up, he realises they have switched bodies - and that Ryu has the power to trade places with anyone with only a kiss! Plus, it turns out he’s not the only kid at school with a few magic tricks up his sleeve. Also receiving a simul-pub on Crunchyroll, Yamada-Kun is sure to be one of the biggest manga hits of the year.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A new manga from the author of Flunk Punk Rumble and an assistant on Fairy Tail (both Kodansha, also available).

• A fresh take on the high-school genre featuring supernatural elements.

• Also receiving a digital simul-pub on Crunchyroll and is one of the most popular manga series on the site.

• Has been adapted into a hit anime series that is streaming on Crunchyroll.

• Included in Anime News Network’s Best and Most Memorable Manga of 2015 list.

ISBN 13: 9781632361424, TBCpp p/b, £8.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

UQ HOLDER 10 Akamatsu, Ken

Negi Springfield, the boy wizard of the hit manga Negima! fought and won many battles. Now, decades later, his grandson, a little boy called Touta, dreams of leaving his quiet village and heading to the City. But before he can head off on an adventure, he must battle and defeat his evil teacher, the immortal vampire Evangeline!

KEY SELLING POINTS • From the creator of Love Hina and Negima! (both Kodansha, also available).

• Ken Akamatsu’s manga series have sold tens of thousands of copies in the UK - Negima! continues to be a top series.

• Set in the far future of the world of Negima!, it will draw in current fans but with an entirely new story.

• An action adventure story showing the importance of friendship and filled with light humour.

ISBN 13: 9781632363534, TBCpp p/b, £8.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Graphic Novel - Manga

BLAME! 3

Nihei, Tsutomu

One of the manga world’s most intriguing artists returns to the English language world with a rerelease of his breakthrough work, BLAME! In a dystopian future, a complex network of machines has pushed humanity to the brink. Robots known as the Builders continued to build a meaningless civilisation with no one to reside in it. Soon these cities reach out to the outer planets, and another breed of life form emerges.

KEY SELLING POINTS • One of the most popular recent manga series receives a hardcover treatment from Vertical.

• BLAME! was the series that brought Tsutomu Nihei’s art and storytelling to a wider audience.

• Hardcover editions will be similar in style to Vertical’s library editions of Mobile Suit Gundam (also available).

• For fans of hard sci-fi manga series such as Planetes (Dark Horse, also available).

• Volume one also available from Turnaround in September 2016.

ISBN 13: 9781942993797, 400pp p/b, £26.99 Published by VERTICAL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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Graphic Novel - Manga

FLYING WITCH 1 Ichizuka, Chihiro

A surreal comedy in the vein of Yotsuba! and Nichijou with a magical theme combines humour, slice of life and traditional Japanese culture in this debut work from Chihiro Ishizuka.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A new surreal, slice-of-life comedy for fans of Nichijou (Kodansha, also available).

• English anime series has been a hit on Crunchyroll, streaming since May 2016.

• At the forefront of the new comedy manga scene, an emerging genre which is gaining popularity.

ISBN 13: 9781945054099, 160pp p/b, £8.99 Published by VERTICAL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Graphic Novel - Manga

MYSTERIOUS GIRLFRIEND X VOLUME 5 Ueshiba, Riichi

Akira Tsubaki happens to fall hard for Mikoto Urabe, who just transferred into his class. This obsession eventually leads to Akira building up an extremely high fever. Urabe claims the cause is lovesickness which only she can cure! As Akira frantically tries to work out the antidote, he begins to suspect that Urabe may not be entirely who she seems. This series is currently outperforming Vertical’s other sleeper hit Ajin on Crunchyroll, and looks set to be the next hit manga series.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Already a hit on Crunchyroll, Mysterious Girlfriend X now arrives as a manga series.

• Currently outperforming Vertical’s other sleeper hit of the year, Ajin (also available from Turnaround).

• Riichi Ueshiba is already well-known for his Discommunication series for Kodansha.

ISBN 13: 9781942993728, 400pp p/b, £12.99 Published by VERTICAL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Graphic Novel - Manga

NICHIJOU VOLUME 7

Graphic Novel - Non-Fiction

DRAW OF SPORT, THE Olderman, Murray

The sports cartoon flourished as an art form during the mid-20th century. Many metropolitan newspapers had their own cartoonists to decorate their sports sections, and feature syndicates employed the biggest stars. Murray Olderman is one of the last survivors of this vanished media species.

But he was also different than most of his peers, in that he was trained as a journalist, and over the past 70 years, he wrote as often as he drew. The Draw of Sport compiles, in art and text, over 150 of Olderman’s favourite personalities (of an estimated 6,000 potential subjects) from the sporting world.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The sports cartoon flourished as an art form during the middle of the 20th century.

• Action and sports lend themselves to cartooning, like in Batter Up, Charlie Brown (Fantagraphics, 2014).

• Featuring some of the biggest sports stars in the US, including Muhammad Ali and Yogi Berra.

ISBN 13: 9781606999950, 200pp h/b, £18.99 Published by FANTAGRAPHICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Graphic Novel - Non-Fiction

TO LAUGH THAT WE MAY NOT WEEP: THE LIFE AND ART OF ART YOUNG Bray, Glenn; Young, Frank & Spiegelman, Art

To Laugh That We May Not Weep is a sweeping career retrospective, reprinting often for the first time in 60 or 70 years over 800 of Art Young’s timeless, charming, and devastating cartoons and illustrations, many reproduced from original artwork, to create a fresh new portrait of this towering figure in the worlds of cartooning and politics.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Long-awaited tribute to one of the most renowned and incendiary political cartoonists in the first half of the 20th century.

• Art Spiegelman, Justin Green and many more, have contributed essays.

• Frank Young was a Socialist, farther left than contemporary cartoonists like Garry Trudeau.

ISBN 13: 9781606999943, 320pp h/b, £38.99 Published by FANTAGRAPHICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Arawi, Keiichi

Following the surreal adventures of the young inhabitants of Tokisadame city, Nichijou is already making waves with its blend of strange situations and bubbly cast of characters. Set in a strange school where you may see the principal wrestle a deer, or a robot hide the school lunches, the days that unfold in Nichijou are curious and hilarious, if not downright bizarre. However amidst all the chaos and comedy, Arawi still takes time to share everyday slice-of-life stories giving readers an insight to modern Japanese youth culture.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A witty and surreal all-ages manga that also provides a glimpse into Japanese youth culture.

• Selected by Guillermo del Toro as one of today’s top Japanese comics for Asahi News.

• Keiichi has already drawn for Kodansha’s My Neighbor Seki series (also available from Turnaround).

ISBN 13: 9781942993667, 160pp p/b, £8.99 Published by VERTICAL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Graphic Novel - Non-Fiction

TREASURY OF XX CENTURY MURDER COMPENDIUM 1 Geary, Rick

Witness the most controversial and famous true crime cases that shook the 20th century! These 240 pages retell the love affair that ended the life of prominent architect Stanford White - then dubbed the crime of the century, the New Orleans’ Axe-Man and his gruesome killing spree, and the abduction (and resulting media circus) of aviator Charles Lindbergh’s son - all collected in a handsome quarter-bound omnibus. These carefully researched presentations of true crime stories, each including bibliographies of research sources, present true facts about famous murders in an entertaining fashion.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Continues Rick Geary’s long-running true crime series.

• Includes the story of New Orleans’ notorious Axe Man murders.

• Includes bibliographies and research sources collated by Geary.

ISBN 13: 9781681120638, 240pp h/b, £23.99 Published by NBM Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

MONTHLY CATALOGUE - March 2017 Children’s Picture Book - KS0

MOKOMAKI Let’s Count Kontinen, Satu & Mott, Benjamin

Meet the Mokomakis, a group of little birds who flit playfully through these pages while teaching the basics of numeracy. A mummy fox is searching for her lost baby and asks the Mokomakis for help as she looks. The little birds cheerfully mount a search through the forest, where they meet lots of other creatures, who helpfully join in - and kids can, too!

As they search, readers practice sequencing, sorting and classifying, comparing and grouping while looking for the missing fox.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Teaches the building blocks of numeracy in a fun way.

• Numbers are presented so young readers can begin connecting numerals correctly with the groups of objects represented.

• A funny and active read-aloud title, perfect for making reading a fun event.

ISBN 13: 9781576878057, 32pp h/b, £11.99 Published by POW! Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe

Children’s Picture Book - KS0

ON MY BIKE

Winters, Kari-lynn & Leist, Christina (ills)

An enchanting collaboration between Christina Leist and Kari-Lynn Winters, this picture book will delight young children and parents alike as they read and watch the protagonist learn to cycle. The perfect title to go along with the gift of a first bike.

KEY SELLING POINTS • This follow-up to the successful On My Walk (Tradewind, 2010, also available).

• An enchanting collaboration between Christina Leist and Kari-Lynn Winters.

• The perfect book to gift before a child receives their first bike.

ISBN 13: 9781926890135, 24pp board book, £6.95 Published by TRADEWIND Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Children’s Picture Book - KS0

IF YOU HAPPEN TO HAVE A DINOSAUR Bailey, Linda & Jack, Colin

If you happen to have a dinosaur lying around your living room, and you don’t know what to do with it... why don’t you use it as a can opener?

There are oodles of uses for a dinosaur - from a fine umbrella to an excellent kite, not to mention a reliable burglar alarm and the perfect excuse to forget your homework. This delightfully absurd exploration of the domestic uses of dinosaurs - and the things dinos just aren’t good for at all - is guaranteed to tickle funny bones and spark imaginations. If you read carefully, you’ll learn how to make your dinosaur last a very long time.

KEY SELLING POINTS • An oversized board book for the younger dinosaur-loving crowd.

• A new format of a hugely popular picture book that has sold almost 15,000 copies in its first year of publication.

• Linda Bailey is one of Canada’s most beloved children’s authors and has won many awards.

• The look and feel of the art evokes cartoons from the ‘50s and perfectly suits the ad-announcer voice of this story.

• Encourages creative thinking and will serve as a springboard for the imagination.

ISBN 13: 9781101918913, 30pp board book, £7.99 Published by TUNDRA Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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Children’s Picture Book - KS1

MY VALLEY

Ponti, Claude & Waters, Alyson

In My Valley, Claude Ponti leads us on a journey through an enchanted world inhabited by Touims (tiny, adorable, monkey-like creatures), secret tree dwellings, flying buildings, and sad giants. Clever language and beautifully detailed maps of imaginary landscapes will delight children and adults alike.

Ponti himself has said, ‘My stories are like fairytales, always situated in the marvelous, speaking to the interior life and emotions of children. That way each child can get what they want out of the images: the characters and dreams are their own.’ A new imprint from Archipelago Books.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Claude Ponti is one of France’s most celebrated children’s book authors.

• Ponti was awarded the Prix Sorcieres Special in 2006 for lifetime achievement.

• Large hardcover format makes highly detailed maps and illustrations come to life.

• Ponti has created approximately 40 titles in this theme, each one with a mesmerising world of its own.

• My Valley is the first of many of these titles of Ponti’s to be translated into English, all in oversized formats.

ISBN 13: 9780914671626, 42pp h/b, £18.99 Published by ELSEWHERE EDITIONS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Children’s Picture Book - KS1

ON MY SKIIS

Winters, Kari-lynn & Leist, Christina (ills)

Another delightful collaboration between Kari-Lynn Winters and Christina Leist, On My Skis takes very young children on a little journey around snowy mountains while our protagonist learns to ski. Whimsical and strikingly original illustrations are set to Winter’s irresistibly rhythmic story.

KEY SELLING POINTS • An under-five follow-up to the hugely popular On My Walk (Tradewind, 2010, also available).

• Another delightful collaboration between Kari-Lynn Winters and Christina Leist.

• Whimsical and strikingly original illustrations are set to Winter’s irresistibly rhythmic story.

• Takes very young children on a little journey around snowy mountains while our protagonist learns to ski.

ISBN 13: 9781926890036, 24pp board book, £6.95 Published by TRADEWIND Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Children’s Picture Book - KS1

NANCY KNOWS Young, Cybele

Nancy knows she’s forgotten something.

Something important. When she tries to remember, she thinks of all kinds of other things instead. She remembers things she knows and things she doesn’t quite know. She remembers things one way, then another. Sometimes she remembers with her ears or her stomach or even her heart. But Nancy knows she’s still forgetting something. It’s only when Nancy stops thinking altogether that she finally remembers the very important thing she’s forgotten.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Featuring beautiful artwork, Nancy Knows is a certainly a book that is coffeetable worthy.

• Cybele Young is one of Canada’s most talented and acclaimed picture book creators.

• Offers both and educational and enjoyable read as Young explores memory whilst covering visual arts and maths.

ISBN 13: 9781101918920, 32pp h/b, £7.99 Published by TUNDRA Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

MONTHLY CATALOGUE - March 2017 Children’s Picture Book - KS1

BOONOONOONOUS HAIR

Senior, Olive & James, Laura (ills)

In this vibrant and exquisitely illustrated picture book, written by Commonwealth Prize-winning Jamaican-Canadian Olive Senior, and with pictures by the acclaimed artist Laura James (the team that created Anna Carries Water), a young girl learns to love her difficult-to-manage, voluminous and boonoonoonous hair.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The British book world is clamouring for diverse children’s books that feature kids of colour.

• Black Girl Magic and positivity around natural hair is at an all-time high in the UK. • A much-needed, unfortunately rare title that goes against white-supremacist beauty standards for a crucial age group.

• Written by a Commonwealth Prize-wining author and much-acclaimed artist.

ISBN 13: 9781926890074, 32pp h/b, £10.95 Published by TRADEWIND Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Children’s Fiction - KS2

SHU-LI AND THE MAGIC PEAR TREE Yee, Paul & Wang, Shaoli (ills)

In this prequel to the popular Shu-Li chapter books, Shu-Li and Tamara and Shu-Li and Diego (Tradewind), celebrated author Paul Yee brings young readers further adventures of Shu-Li, just as she moves into her new home. She has trouble adjusting to her new neighbourhood but finds surprising help from a magic pear tree in the back garden.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A prequel to the popular Shu-Li chapter books (Tradewind, also available).

• Huge numbers of children will relate to being unsure about a new neighbourhood.

• Beautiful art from Shaoli Wang.

ISBN 13: 9781926890159, 72pp p/b, £5.95 Published by TRADEWIND Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Children’s Fiction - KS2

MILLHOUSE Ghent, Natale

Millhouse is a faint-hearted, hairless guinea pig. A great lover of all things theatrical, most especially the work of William Shakespeare, Milly longs for the limelight and someone to love. However, after the death of his beloved owner, the great actor Sir Roderick Lord Kingswagger, Millhouse is abandoned to a neglected and dusty pet shop filled with other rodents - some rude, some odd, some cute and some downright frightening. Finding himself a reviled outcast and a target of the nasty Pepper Brown ferret, Millhouse sets about trying to find a way back to the theatre and a happy home.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A lighthearted look at bullying, this is a story with a universal and timely theme.

• Gentle humour and winning cast of quirky characters in the vein of Stuart Little and The Cricket in Times Square.

• With black and white spot illustrations brimming with humour and reminiscent of the line drawings in Charlotte’s Web. • With his fondness for Shakespeare, Millhouse is the most literary anthropomorphic character since Charlotte’s Web. • School Library Journal calls it ‘exciting and entertaining.’

ISBN 13: 9781101918951, 192pp p/b, £7.99 Published by TUNDRA Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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Young Adult Non-Fiction - KS3

SOLDIER’S SKETCHBOOK, A The Illustrated First World War Diary of R.H. Rabjohn Wilson, John

Private Rabjohn was a trained artist, and as such he was assigned to draw dugouts, map newly captured trenches. This allowed him to carry an artist’s sketchbook on the battlefield - a freedom he put to good use, drawing everything he saw. Here, in vivid detail, are images of the captured pilot of a downed German biplane; the horrific Flanders mud; a German observation balloon exploding in midair. Award-winning author John Wilson brings his skills as a historian and researcher to bear, carefully curating the diary to provide context and tell the story of Private Rabjohn’s war.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Published to coincide with the hundredth anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge (9-12 April 1917).

• For anyone - young or old - with an interest in the First World War, especially visual learners.

• A unique diary drawing on a rich combination of words and images to vividly portray this tragic time in history.

• Wilson has been a finalist for many children’s non-fiction awards.

ISBN 13: 9781770498549, 112pp h/b, £13.99 Published by TUNDRA Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Young Adult Non-Fiction - KS4

HOW TO BE HAPPY A Memoir of Sex, Love and Teenage Confusion Burton, David

A funny, sad and serious memoir, How to Be Happy is David Burton’s story of his turbulent life at high school and beyond. He longs to have a girlfriend, but his first date is a disaster. There’s the catastrophe of the school swimming carnival David is not sporty and friendships that take devastating turns. Then he finds some solace in drama classes with the creation of ‘Crazy Dave’, and he builds a life where everything is fine. But everything is not fine. And, at the centre of it all, trying desperately to work it all out, is the real David.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A passionate, funny and incredibly engaging memoir of growing up and figuring out where you fit.

• How to Be Happy will resonate with a broad range of readers aged 14 and up.

• A YA-equivalent for those who loved Diary of a Wimpy Kid. ISBN 13: 9781925240344, 288pp p/b, £8.99 Published by TEXT PUBLISHING COMPANY Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe & Middle East

Children’s Graphic Novel

SONIC / MEGA MAN: WORLDS UNITE 3 Allied Forces Sonic / Mega Man Scribes

Heroes from across the SEGA and Capcom universes unite to battle the monstrous Sigma and stop his relentless assault across multiple universes! Featuring the worlds of Street Fighter, Golden Axe, Monster Hunter, Nights Into Dreams and many more! It’s the dream team mash-up of iconic gaming heroes and villains you always hoped for in this frantic, bombastic finale.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A sequel to the hugely successful Sonic/Mega Man crossover, following the Worlds Collide! Series (Archie Comics).

• Features guest appearances by some of SEGA and CAPCOM’s biggest video game star characters.

• A new Sonic Boom animated series on Cartoon Network has proven wildly successful.

• The Worlds Collide! series is Archie’s highest-selling video game comic.

• Previous two volumes also available from Turnaround.

ISBN 13: 9781627388924, 136pp p/b, £11.99 Published by ARCHIE COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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Children’s Graphic Novel

THORGAL VOL.18: THE KINGDOM BENEATH THE SAND Van Hamme, Jean & Rosinski, Grzegorz

It’s been two years now since Thorgal and his family left the north to look for some hypothetical country where men might live in peace and harmony. They are sailing along a deserted and inhospitable stretch of land when Aaricia and the children convince Thorgal that enough is enough. But before they have a chance to turn around, they come across two strange characters who seem fascinated with Thorgal, and that night their boat is mysteriously torched KEY SELLING POINTS • More than 13 million Thorgal volumes have been sold worldwide in over 16 languages.

• The series is suitable for both teens and adults.

• Thorgal is a great role model: He fights for freedom and against injustice.

ISBN 13: 9781849183451, 48pp p/b, £6.99 Published by CINEBOOK Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Scandinavia, Greece, Cyprus, Germany, Spain & Portugal

Photography

LAND INC.

TerraProject; Cazenave, Cecile & Bove, Jose (preface)

Land Inc. is a travel documentary through Brazil, Dubai, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Indonesia, the Philippines and Ukraine to document a crucial phenomenon: land grabbing. Neocolonialism or development opportunities? Seven internationally renowned experts give us an overall view of the matter. Land Inc. is above all the result of two years of work of four photographers from the Italian collective TerraProject who, from 2012 to 2013, travelled the seven countries to understand the issues, depict the actors and analyse the balance of powers of this global phenomenon.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A travel documentary that draws attention to the important issue of landgrabbing.

• The authors travelled through Brazil, Dubai, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Indonesia, the Philippines and Ukraine.

• Asks the crucial question: is land-grabbing a form of neo-colonialism or a development opportunity?

• With beautiful full-colour photographs by renowned Italian collective TerraProject.

• Features text by acclaimed journalist Cecile Cazenave, whose work has appeared in GEO and Lonely Planet amongst others.

ISBN 13: 9782369560470, 160pp h/b, £24.90 Published by EDITIONS INTERVALLES Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Photography

TRIBES OF THE WORLD de Vandiere, Anne

Tribes of the World depicts the faces, the hands, restores the voice and the immense cultural heritage that we own to tribes worldwide, undervalued, hidden if not threatened by the greed of men and what we sometimes quickly call ‘Progress’. From Australia to Senegal, from Peru to Quebec, from Laos to Ethiopia, from Greenland to Ladakh, from Lapland to Malaysia, Anne de Vandiere documents skills, philosophies, harmonious and altruistic lifestyles, all of which are based on an affinity between men and the Earth, and lead to the future as much as others.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A breath-taking collection of black-and-white photographs that gives a voice to undervalued tribes.

• Features tribes from Australia to Senegal, from Peru to Quebec, from Laos to Ethiopia, from Greenland to Lapland.

• The photographs show the skills and philosophies of different tribes, and how they are invaluable to the planet.

• Anne de Vandiere is an anthropologist and photographer who aims to capture history before it disappears.

ISBN 13: 9782369560449, 592pp h/b, £69.00 Published by EDITIONS INTERVALLES Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Photography

TRIBES OF THE WORLD (LUX EDITION) de Vandiere, Anne

Tribes of the World depicts the faces, the hands, restores the voice and the immense cultural heritage that we own to tribes worldwide, undervalued, hidden if not threatened by the greed of men and what we sometimes quickly call ‘Progress’. From Australia to Senegal, from Peru to Quebec, from Laos to Ethiopia, from Greenland to Ladakh, from Lapland to Malaysia, Anne de Vandiere documents skills, philosophies, harmonious and altruistic lifestyles, all of which are based on an affinity between men and the Earth, and lead to the future as much as others.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A breath-taking collection of black-and-white photographs that gives a voice to undervalued tribes.

• Features tribes from Australia to Senegal, from Peru to Quebec, from Laos to Ethiopia, from Greenland to Lapland.

• The photographs show the skills and philosophies of different tribes, and how they are invaluable to the planet.

• Anne de Vandiere is an anthropologist and photographer who aims to capture history before it disappears.

• This deluxe edition features a decorative Saint-Armand black 225gsm cover paper and has a print run of just 100.

ISBN 13: 9782369560456, 592pp h/b, £109.00 Published by EDITIONS INTERVALLES Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Photography

DALSTON IN THE 1980S Holligan, Andrew

In 1984, Andrew Holligan moved from New York where he worked as a fashion and lived a 24-hour life, to Dalston, East London where there wasn’t even a tube line and he had little work. Dalston in the 1980s is the personal story of how he adjusted to life back in London and began a career as a street photographer at a time when Dalston was an entirely different place to how it is now.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Book 13 in Hoxton Mini Press’s criticallyacclaimed collectable series on East London.

• Perfect gift for those interested in photography and/or East London.

• An interesting look at one of London’s trendiest neighbourhoods at a time before gentrification.

ISBN 13: 9781910566183, 96pp h/b, £14.95 Published by HOXTON MINI PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Photography

BROS & BROSEPHINES Mogutin, Slava

Over the past two decades, the exiled Russian artist Slava Mogutin has gained international acclaim for his gritty, candid portrayal of disaffected youth and documentation of alternative urban subcultures, as well as his writings, multimedia work and political activism. Bros & Brosephines is a survey of Mogutin’s studio and fashion photography, commissioned portraits and previously unpublished outtakes and behind-the-scenes shots.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A collection of the high-profile Russian artist’s works, from early sketches to conceptual pieces.

• Presents Mogutin’s signature explosive blend of art, fashion and fetish.

• Also features Mogutin’s collaborations with fellow artists, including Brian Kenny and Steven Klein.

ISBN 13: 9781576878248, 176pp h/b, £35.00 Published by POWERHOUSE BOOKS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe

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Photography

Photography - Gay Interest

MIDNIGHT MODERN

EMOTION

Palm Springs Under the Full Moon Blachford, Tom & Moruzzi, Peter

Photographs by David Vance Vance, David

Midnight Modern brings into focus a view of Palm Springs and its internationallyrenowned modernist houses as they’ve never been shown before, entirely by the light of the full moon. Shot over the course of three years by Australian photographer Tom Blachford, the surreal images function as portals in time, with the homes, cars and beautiful scenery appearing almost exactly as it all did 60 years ago.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Long-renowned for its modernist architecture, this book is full of Palm Springs masterpieces • Shooting using only the illumination of the moon, Tom Blachford presents these houses, literally, in a new light.

• Takes in dozens of world-famous Alexander Tract houses along the way.

ISBN 13: 9781576878347, 136pp h/b, £57.99 Published by POWERHOUSE BOOKS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe

Photography

PLATO’S DOGS Roma, Thomas & Roma, Giancarlo

For over two years, photographer Thomas Roma mounted his camera on an eight-foot pole and projected it out and over the dogs at a dusty Brooklyn dog run in order to photograph their shadows. Plato’s Dogs is simultaneously foreign and familiar in its depiction of its subjects. On one hand, the dogs look little like themselves in the pictures, distorted and featureless in their silhouettes. But on the other, they appear truer to their essential self, their primitive substance and oddly given the misleading nature of the shadow in Plato’s cave allegory closer to their Platonic form.

KEY SELLING POINTS • An unusual angle for a dog photography book - their shadows are photographed from above.

• Thomas Roma aims to get to the heart of each dog by depiction its ‘Platonic self’.

• Sumptuous hardcover edition makes the perfect gift for both cynophiles and photography lovers.

ISBN 13: 9781576878286, 144pp h/b, £30.00 Published by POWERHOUSE BOOKS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe

Photography

SPANISH HARLEM

Rodriguez, Joseph & Morales, Ed

To live in Spanish Harlem, New York’s oldest barrio, is to confront some of the city’s most endemic problems: crime, drugs, AIDS and chronic unemployment. Yet the mecca where Puerto Ricans first established themselves in the 1940s is now the ‘capital of Hispanic America’ home to 120,000 people, half of whom are Latino. Shot in the mid-to-late ‘80s, Joseph Rodriguez’s superb photographs bring us into the heart of Spanish Harlem, capturing a spirit and a time that survives despite the ravages of poverty.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Joseph Rodriguez’s pictures of Spanish Harlem reflect an area ravaged by poverty but still proud.

• Spanish Harlem is one of America’s oldest, and now biggest, Latino communities.

• For fans of both beautiful photography and hard-hitting social commentary.

ISBN 13: 9781576878255, 200pp h/b, £31.99 Published by POWERHOUSE BOOKS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe

Beautiful, sensual, and emotional: David Vance’s newest large-scale photography book Emotion Photographs by David Vance pays homage to the male physique in all its beauty and sensitivity.

KEY SELLING POINTS • David Vance is an internationally renowned fashion and male physique photographer.

• This is his fifth book, following the huge success of Masculine Beauty.

• Emotion - Photographs by David Vance shows tasteful, aesthetic male physique photography.

• Vance draws on his Italian heritage to produce classic images of beauty.

ISBN 13: 9783959852517, 128pp h/b, £39.99 Published by BRUNO GMUNDER Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Far East

Photographic Technique

CRUSH THE BOX Shooting and Postproduction Techniques for Conceptual Photography Sturdevant, Richard

Richard Sturdevant has won awards for his masterful composite images of gods and goddesses, sports stars, superheroes, and even beasts of the jungle. In this book, he educates readers on the steps they can take to break out of the box that constrains too many photographers and shows them how to achieve unparalleled results that allow them to stand out from the competition. Sturdevant takes readers step-by-step through his creative process for making 60 vividly imaginative final portraits, and gives tips for incorporating his approaches into your work.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Learn how to light, pose, and compose for the initial image capture.

• Learn how to create interesting digital backgrounds and add other elements to enrich their images.

• Readers will be inspired to develop their own concepts and apply these techniques to their own images.

• Filled with full-colour examples of Richard Sturdevant’s own vividly imaginative work.

ISBN 13: 9781682031568, 128pp p/b, £29.99 Published by AMHERST MEDIA Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Photographic Technique

PHOTOGRAPHING BAT & BAR MITZVAHS How to Document the Ceremony and Celebration Perry, Booray

Because of the religious and societal import of the event, the photographer will be essential to a smoothly-run bar/bat mitzvah. In order to successfully capture images for clients, photographers must be familiar with the key components of the ceremony, and know what the family expects to see in the images. Here, awardwinning photographer Booray Perry offers technical and artistic insights and key ceremonial information to prepare readers to create stunning images which capture the story of this special day.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Booray Perry is an expert in photographing bar and bat mitzvahs with many years of experience to share with the reader.

• The reader will learn how to capture great images of ceremony and celebration to be cherished for generations.

• Demonstrates both traditional and innovative appraoches to capturing the bar/bat mitzvah.

ISBN 13: 9781682031605, 128pp p/b, £29.99 Published by AMHERST MEDIA Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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Art & Popular Culture

HEADLIGHT HONEYS The’Perfect Pair’ in Vintage Paperbacks, Pulps and Comics Beauchamp, Monte & Heller, Steve

It’s a boom time for bazooms in 21st century America - and it isn’t just males who are breast-obsessed - the fairer sex is too. The insatiable quest for the ‘perfect pair’ has jettisoned the procedure to the second most popular form of plastic surgery in the world. There was a time, however, when their lowbudget portrayal in comic books, paperbacks and pulps came under fervid assault, and effectively squelched, by the media censors. Headlight Honeys assembles dozens of rare, salacious cover examples and delivers the scoop on this harrowing, pre-code era in American publishing.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Exploring the idea of the ‘perfect pair’ in vintage paperbacks, pulps and comics.

• Billions of pounds are generated annually by the objectification of breasts.

• Rare examples from publishing in the pre-Comics Code era.

• Monte Beauchamp is well known as an artist and for his annuals BLAB! and Blab World (also available).

ISBN 13: 9782374950402, 176pp h/b, £38.99 Published by CERNUNNOS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe

Art & Popular Culture

PIN-UPS: 30 DELUXE POSTCARDS Siri, Maly

Imagined by Maly Siri, these postcards are a reminder of vintage magazines and an invitation to enter the spellbinding world of pin-ups. Featuring 15 ‘Good Girls’ and 15 ‘Bad Girls’. These postcards are a rich and delicious homage inspired by the iconography of the 1930s to ‘50s - a celebration of pure glamour.

KEY SELLING POINTS • 30 collectible postcards featuring luscious pin-up models.

• Features two themes: the ‘good girls’ and the ‘bad girls’!

• Siri has created artwork for Vivienne Westwood, Playboy and many French publishing houses.

• Also available: Pin-Ups: The Coloring Book (Cernunnos, 2017) and Pin-Up: Good Girls and Bad Girls (Cernunnos, 2016).

ISBN 13: 9782374950396, 30pp postcards, £18.99 Published by CERNUNNOS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe

Art & Popular Culture

PIN-UPS: THE COLORING BOOK Siri, Maly

Colour in all of your fantasies! Imagined by Maly Siri, these drawings are a reminder of vintage magazines and an invitation to enter the spellbinding world of pin-ups. Featuring 15 ‘Good Girls’ and 15 ‘Bad Girls’.

This colouring books is a rich and delicious homage inspired by the iconography of the 1930s to ‘50s - a celebration of pure glamour.

KEY SELLING POINTS • 64 drawings featuring luscious pin-up models, ready to be coloured in!

• Features two themes: the ‘good girls’ and the ‘bad girls’!

• Siri has created artwork for Vivienne Westwood, Playboy and many French publishing houses.

• Also available: Pin-Ups: 30 Deluxe Postcards (Cernunnos, 2017) and Pin-Up: Good Girls and Bad Girls (Cernunnos, 2016).

ISBN 13: 9782374950389, 128pp p/b, £18.99 Published by CERNUNNOS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe

Video Game Art

ART OF MASS EFFECT: ANDROMEDA, THE Bioware

Dark Horse presents a comprehensive guide to the Mass Effect: Andromeda game, featuring concept sketches, poster art, interviews with the creators and much much more!

KEY SELLING POINTS • Mass Effect: Andromeda is one of 2017’s most eagerly-awaited games, due in March.

• Other Mass Effect titles from Dark Horse, including a graphic novel series and ‘Art Of’ volumes, are also available.

• Includes concept sketches, poster art, interviews with the game’s creators and much more.

ISBN 13: 9781506700755, 184pp h/b, £33.50 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Illustration & Commercial Art

WELCOME TO VENICE Clayton, Ric

Artist and musician Ric Clayton has been at the flashpoint of several cultural movements originating in Venice, California. His illustrations for thrash punk band Suicidal Tendencies are instantly recognizable around the world. Clayton was in the mix just as punk and metal cross-pollinated in the early 80s, but he also stood at the crossroads of the Dogtown skating scene and cholo culture in Los Angeles.

Impossibly, Clayton embodied and portrayed all of these movements simultaneously in his artwork. In Welcome to Venice you’ll enjoy a generous serving of this riveting artist s output.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Essential reading for anyone interested in metal, punk or skate subcultures.

• 200 illustrations demonstrating the breadth of Clayton s output.

• Includes fliers and album artwork for popular bands such as Neighborhood Watch, Excel, Against, Beowulf, No Mercy and naturally, Suicidal Tendencies.

ISBN 13: 9781584236320, 192pp h/b, £36.99 Published by GINGKO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

City & Town Planning

STREETFIGHT Handbook for an Urban Revolution Sadik-Khan, Janette & Solomonow, Seth

As NYC’s Transportation Commissioner, Janette Sadik-Khan managed the seemingly impossible and transformed the streets of one of the world s greatest, toughest cities into dynamic spaces safe for pedestrians and bikers. Her approach was dramatic and effective: she rewrote the rule book and involved local artists in a radical approach to city planning. In Streetfight, Sadik-Khan writes about the struggles she faced while making her approach work, and how it is now being implemented.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Janette Sadik-Khan transformed New York City’s streets to make room for pedestrians, bikers, buses, and green spaces.

• Sadik-Khan has over 12K followers on Twitter and her TEDCity talk has been viewed over 860K times.

• She has been profiled in Slate, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, The Atlantic, the Guardian and more.

• Includes ideas for how to make your own neighbourhood safer, greener and livelier.

• Will appeal to city cyclists and anyone with an interest in city planning, architecture and urban spaces.

ISBN 13: 9780143128977, 368pp p/b, £15.99 Published by PENGUIN BOOKS (USA) Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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Film

TWENTY FIRST CENTURY HORROR FILMS

Music

OF POTATO HEADS AND POLAROIDS

Keesey, Douglas

From the vengeful ghosts of J-horror to the walking dead in 28 Days Later and World War Z, from the creepiness of Spain’s haunted houses to the graphic gore of the New French extremism, horror is everywhere in the twenty-first century.

This lively and illuminating book explores over 100 contemporary horror films, providing insightful and provocative readings of what they mean while including numerous quotes from their creators.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Has a global reach, covering popular Hollywood films and indies as well as horror films made worldwide.

• Explores the latest trends, including 3D, body horror, eco-horror, found footage, parodies and torture porn.

• Covers over 100 truly contemporary films, all released in the 21st century.

• Includes candid quotes from filmmakers revealing their intended meaning.

ISBN 13: 9781843449058, TBCpp p/b, £16.99 Published by KAMERA Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Music

SPOKE: IMAGES AND STORIES FROM THE 1980S WASHINGTON, DC PUNK SCENE Crawford, Scott

The Washington, DC, punk scene of the 1980s gave birth to bands like Bad Brains, Minor Threat and Fugazi. Here that scene is portrayed in its purest form: an oral history by the creators themselves, including nearly 200 photographs capturing the power and spirit of this politically progressive corner of American underground music. Features rare images from Jim Saah, Cynthia Connolly, Lucian Perkins and other talented photographers of bands including Bad Brains, Teen Idles, Minor Threat, Faith, Fugazi, Soulside, Shudder to Think, Nation of Ulysses, Dag Nasty, Jawbox, Swiz, King Face and more.

KEY SELLING POINTS • An oral and photographic history of the Washington, DC punk rock scene, including Minor Threat, Bad Brains, Fugazi and more.

• Featuring rare and some never-before-seen images by Jim Saah, Cynthia Connolly, Lucian Perkins, and more.

• By the maker of film Salad Days (MVD Entertainment, 2014), which was praised by the New York Times and Rolling Stone.

ISBN 13: 9781617755002, 128pp h/b, £19.99 Published by AKASHIC BOOKS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe

Music

My Life Inside and Out of Pearl Jam McCready, Mike

Ever since the legendary band, Pearl Jam, was first created, its lead guitarist, Mike McCready, could always be counted on to have his trusty Polaroid camera at his side and would go on to document years of touring. Not one to take things too seriously, Mike often brought along his pal, Mr. Potato Head, and would ask celebrities, friends and strangers alike to take a Polaroid photo with him. Of Potato Heads and Polaroids makes Mike’s life a little more fun and real in an increasingly digital world. He thinks it’ll do the same for you.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready presents a stunning collection of his Polaroid images, amassed over years of touring.

• Huge appeal to Pearl Jam fans, and of ‘80s and ‘90s culture.

• Includes photos of McCready’s Mr. Potato Head posing with, among others, Venus Williams and Jimmy Fallon.

• Pearl Jam have sold an estimated 60 million albums worldwide.

ISBN 13: 9781576878354, 240pp h/b, £26.99 Published by POWERHOUSE BOOKS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe

Biography & Memoir

TOMBOY SURVIVAL GUIDE Coyote, Ivan

Ivan Coyote is a celebrated storyteller and the author of ten previous books, including Gender Failure (with Rae Spoon) and One in Every Crowd, a collection for LGBT youth. Tomboy Survival Guide is a funny and moving memoir told in stories, about how they learned to embrace their tomboy past while carving out a space for those of us who don’t fit neatly into boxes or identities or labels. Tomboy Survival Guide is a funny and moving memoir told in stories, about how they learned to embrace their tomboy past while carving out a space for those of us who don’t

fit neatly into boxes or labels.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Ivan Coyote is the author of 11 previous books, most recently the acclaimed Gender Failure.

• A memoir told in stories and pictures, in which Ivan recounts the pleasures of growing up a tomboy in Canada’s Yukon.

• Ivan performed a well-received TEDx talk in 2015 talking about trans people’s experiences with public washrooms.

ISBN 13: 9781551526560, 244pp p/b, £14.99 Published by ARSENAL PULP PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

OUT OF THE BASEMENT From Cheap Trick to DIY Punk in Rockford, Illinois, 1973-2005 Ensminger, David

Out of the Basement tells the story of underground music in post-industrial Rockford, Illinois. This is a bracing, candid, democratic and cutting edge portrayal of a rust belt city full of rebel kids making DIY music despite the odds. It combines oral history, brutally honest memoir, music history, and a sense of blunt poetics to capture the ethos of life in the 1970s-2000s, long before the Internet made punk accessible to small towners.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The third book in Microcosm’s popular Scene History series.

• Features previously unpublished stories about bands such as Cheap Trick and Green Day. • Features stories, photos, and flyers highlight the DIY nature of building a cultural movement.

• Will be of interest to music lovers everywhere, especially those interested in the punk/DIY scenes.

ISBN 13: 9781621067665, 96pp p/b, £5.99 Published by MICROCOSM PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Biography & Memoir

MORGAN FREEMAN: A BIOGRAPHY Tracy, Kathleen

Morgan Freeman is a reluctant American treasure.

Dignified and wry, humble yet confident, he’s a journeyman actor who suddenly found himself an overnight success at 50, an age when many actors, especially those of colour, are forced into retirement for lack of opportunity. He has built a cinematic legacy in a diverse range of films, including his Academy Award-winning performance in Million Dollar Baby (2005), Street Smart (1987), Amistad (1997), Glory (1989), Unforgiven (1992), Se7en (1995), Driving Miss Daisy (1989), The Shawshank Redemption (1994) and dozens more.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A biography of celebrated actor Morgan Freeman.

• Freeman has over 100 acting credits to his name. He won an Academy Award and received two further nominations.

• Covers Freeman’s acting career, as well as his childhood and adolescence growing up in the segregated South.

ISBN 13: 9780934878524, 194pp p/b, £13.99 Published by BARRICADE BOOKS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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Biography & Memoir

True Crime

DREAMSELLER

SHARKS

An Addiction Memoir Novak, Brandon; Frantz, Joe; Hawk, Tony & Magera, Bam

Investigating the Criminal Heart of the Global City Woodman, Conor

At seven, Brandon was a skateboard prodigy. By the time he was 14, he was living the dream: Discovered by skate legends Bucky Lasek and Tony Hawk. Touring the U.S. with the elite Powell-Peralta team. Signing autographs and appearing in films and magazines.

Then he got hooked on heroin. He stole from his family and friends. He pushed the fantasy that everything was okay, that he was going to rehab, getting help and getting better. But it was all a lie. This is the story of an addict a dreamseller who stopped believing the lies he was selling and started believing in himself.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Skateboarder and Jackass star Brandon Novak comes clean about his crazy rise to fame and subsequent tailspin into addiction.

• Brandon Novak was one of the brightest stars of the ‘90s skateboarding scene.

• With an introduction by skate legend Tony Hawk.

• Bam Margera and his company CKY are currently developing a movie based on Dreamseller, with Margera starring as Novak.

ISBN 13: 9780806538280, 280pp p/b, £11.99 Published by CITADEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Over the past two years, Conor Woodman has travelled the globe on the trail of the world’s most profitable, most unpleasant criminals. In In Bloody Money, Conor leads us through the underworlds of cities such as Bogota and Jerusalem, unravelling the stories and uncovering the characters behind them. Action-packed adrenaline journalism is Conor’s signature, and it’s exactly what he delivers here.

Bloody Money is his most daring reportage to date, reliving how he put aside his safety in the course of one breathtaking encounter after another, assembling a picture of a world you never knew existed.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Known author and presenter in financial & crime area.

• Global adventure meets crime, politics and money.

• Strong PR campaign, with More 4 series on Nazi art crime in April.

• Woodman is presenter for BBC s Watchdog, Channel 4 s Around the World in 80 Trades and others.

• He is author of Orwell Prize longlisted Unfair Trade (Random House Business, 2012).

ISBN 13: 9781910463451, 320pp p/b, £14.99 Published by SEPTEMBER PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Biography & Memoir

BECOMING LEONARDO An Exploded View of the Life of Leonardo Da Vinci Lankford, Mike

While Leonardo Da Vinci is one of the most discussed artists of all time, it’s shocking how little is actually known about him at least, according to most of his biographies. Why did he leave his small hometown?

Why didn’t he complete so many projects? Why did a seeming peace-lover volunteer to create war machines? Why did he always take the Mona Lisa with him, wherever he went? Was he gay? Enter passionate Da Vinci fan Mike Lankford, who has written the first biography openly and thoroughly discussing the questions which previous modern scholars and biographers have avoided.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A refreshingly new and admiring look at one of history’s most fascinating but little-known characters.

• A book that boldly discusses areas of speculation scholars have been reticent about, such as Da Vinci’s sexuality.

• The first openly thorough and discursive biography, presenting the artist’s life in a compelling and eminently readable • Contains a colour plate section.

ISBN 13: 9781612195957, 320pp h/b, £20.00 Published by MELVILLE HOUSE PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Plays and Scripts

LAST DAYS OF CHEZ NOUS & TWO FRIENDS

Garner, Helen & Jones, Laura (intro.)

These screenplays - The Last Days of Chez Nous was directed by Gillian Armstrong in 1992, and Two Friends by Jane Campion in 1986 - are sharp observations of relationships and friendships, home and family life, cut with Helen Garner’s trademark humour. As intimate and engrossing as Garner’s widely acclaimed novels and non-fiction (including 2015’s critically-acclaimed This House of Grief), they show the range of one of Australia’s greatest writers.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Two exceptional early screenplays from Helen Garner, showcasing the diversity of her work.

• Garner shot to worldwide fame in 2015 with her extraordinary true-crime account This House of Grief.

• This edition features a new afterword by the internationally renowned screenwriter Laura Jones.

ISBN 13: 9781925355635, 272pp p/b, £8.99 Published by TEXT PUBLISHING COMPANY Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe & Middle East

Literary Criticism

MORE ALIVE AND LESS LONELY Biography & Memoir

MICHEL FOUCAULT: THE LAST INTERVIEW Foucault, Michel

Few philosophers have had as powerful an influence on the 20th century as Michel Foucault. This volume collects his most significant interviews and addresses the themes that made his voice so urgent: ethics, sexuality, power, and the politics of identity. It is an essential companion for Foucault aficionados and an accessible introduction for anyone new to his work.

KEY SELLING POINTS • An ideal companion for those familiar with Foucault’s work, but also accessible for first-time readers.

• Reflects Foucault’s vast scope by touching on everything from the gay rights movement to the politics of identity.

• Slim, inexpensive, and stylish, this is perfect for students of philosophy, sociology, gender studies, psychology, and history.

ISBN 13: 9781612195995, 144pp p/b, £12.99 Published by MELVILLE HOUSE PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

On Books and Writers Lethem, Jonathan

With impassioned appeals for forgotten writers and overlooked books, razor-sharp essays, and personal accounts of extraordinary literary encounters, Jonathan Lethem’s More Alive and Less Lonely is an essential celebration of literature, from one of America’s finest and most acclaimed working writers. Only Lethem, with his love of cult favourites and the canon alike, can write with equal insight about the stories of modern masters like Lorrie Moore and Salman Rushdie, graphic novelist Chester Brown, science fiction outlier Philip K. Dick, and classics icons like Moby-Dick.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Prize-winning, bestselling author - this is a follow-up to the critically acclaimed The Ecstasy of Influence.

• Addresses everyone from Charles Dickens and Herman Melville to Thomas Pynchon, David Foster Wallace and Lorrie Moore.

• Intimate interviews, essays, introductions to both monumental and overlooked writers, transcripts and anecdotes.

ISBN 13: 9781612196039, 288pp h/b, £20.00 Published by MELVILLE HOUSE PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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Literary Criticism

History

QUICKSILVER

ST GEORGE (NEW EDITION)

Quicksilver begins on a quiet day in contemplation of a lizard deep in the heart of the outback but quickly moves to the Russia of Tolstoy and Gorky, bringing into play universal questions about the essential nature of the human condition. The mystic Kurangara cult that flourished in the Kimberley; the story of the Western Desert artists, their works and their eventual fate; the tracks across the wilderness of Colonel Warburton and George Grey; the bush dreams and intuitions of D. H. Lawrence and the landscape word-portraits by the great biographer of nature Eric Rolls.

St George is a figure that bridges many worlds. At the heart of the myths and legends surrounding this English icon lies the story of an Early Christian Martyr persecuted by the Roman Empire. But England is only one country to have adopted this legendary soldier saint as their patron. Other countries including Germany, Armenia, Hungary, Portugal and Malta have all claimed him as their own. In St George, Giles Morgan explores the history and relevance of this most popular icon across the globe.

Rothwell, Nicholas

KEY SELLING POINTS • Six reveries from acclaimed writer Nicolas Rothwell ranging between subjects near and far, worlds old and new.

• The author’s previous book, Belomor (Text, 2013, also available), was shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s Literary Award and longlisted for the Miles Franklin Award.

• Presented in a handsome hardback edition, Quicksilver is Rothwell at his entrancing, masterly best.

ISBN 13: 9781925355574, 200pp h/b, £12.99 Published by TEXT PUBLISHING COMPANY Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe & Middle East

History

LEFT AMERICANA

Morgan, Giles

KEY SELLING POINTS • St George is a highly celebrated Saint in both Western and Eastern Christian churches.

• He is the patron saint of not just England, but other countries including Georgia, Portugal and Malta.

• His iconography can be found on the flags and coats of arms of a number of cities and countries across the globe.

• St George occupies a similar position between history and legend as King Arthur.

• There are increasing calls to officially celebrate St George’s day.

ISBN 13: 9781843449652, 144pp p/b, £6.99 Published by POCKET ESSENTIALS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Feminism and Women’s Studies

NONONSENSE FEMINISM

Le Blanc, Paul

From the Marxist-tinged anarchism of the Haymarket martyrs to the Occupy Wall Street movement, these essays give a vibrant sense of the central role of the Left in social movements and struggles of the past and present, and highlights some of the amazing individuals, whose unstoppable energies generated remarkable transformations.

Left Americana considers both the limitations and successes of Christian socialists, Communists, Maoists, Trotskyists and the ‘New Left’ activists of the ‘60s and ‘70s in creating profound social and political change.

Alive and Kicking van der Gaag, Nikki

KEY SELLING POINTS • A valuable discussion of trends in US historiography, helping provide insights into the ways history is written.

• Discussion of political ideologies, with reference to ‘left/right’ political spectrum and its impact on shaping history.

• Incorporates many left-wing influences on US history, drawing together materials not presented in most other sources.

ISBN 13: 9781608466825, 350pp p/b, £16.99 Published by HAYMARKET BOOKS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

We were supposed to be in a ‘post-feminist’ age.

But recently we’ve seen a resurgence of feminist campaigning among women (and some men). There’s a new brand of feminism: young, social media savvy, militant. But there’s a new kind of backlash, driven by so-called fundamentalists and by increasingly overt misogyny. This book takes an international perspective on the new feminist movements.

KEY SELLING POINTS • An international perspective on the new feminist movements.

• Explores the advances and the setbacks, the challenges and the contradictions.

• There are many books on feminism but few take an international view.

• Explores the idea of ‘many feminisms, not one’ and brings together the work and words of many different activists.

• Combines statistics and analysis with direct commentary, experience and discussion.

ISBN 13: 9781780263274, 144pp p/b, £7.99 Published by NEW INTERNATIONALIST Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

History

Conspiracy Theories

VIMY: THE BATTLE AND THE LEGEND Cook, Tim

Why does Vimy matter? Tim Cook, Canada’s foremost military historian and a Charles Taylor Prize winner, examines the battle of Vimy Ridge in April 1917 and the way the memory of it has evolved over 100 years. Vimy is unlike any other battle in Canadian history: it has been described as the birth of the nation. But the meaning of that phrase has never been explored, nor has any writer explained why the battle continues to resonate with Canadians.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Published to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge during The Great War. • First major work on Vimy since Pierre Berton’s book in the 1980s.

• Tim Cook is best known as a Great War historian and his books on World War I have been his most popular.

ISBN 13: 9780735233164, 488pp h/b, £22.99 Published by PENGUIN CANADA Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

ANCIENT GODS Lost Histories, Hidden Truths, and the Conspiracy of Silence Willis, Jim

Sifting through the historical and archaeological evidence, Ancient Gods: Lost Histories, Hidden Truths, and the Conspiracy of Silence by Jim Wills probes the myths, stories, history and facts of ancient civilisations, lost technologies, past catastrophes, archetypical astronauts and bygone religions to tease out the truth of our distant past and modern existence.

KEY SELLING POINTS • An in-depth examination of more than 60 ancient and modern mysteries of the origins of civilisation.

• Logical organisation makes finding information quick and easy.

• Written to appeal to anyone interested in ancient civilisations, alternative histories and extraterrestrials.

ISBN 13: 9781578596140, 400pp p/b, £16.99 Published by VISIBLE INK Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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Social Issues

Politics

CONFLICT IS NOT ABUSE

HEGEMONY HOW-TO

Overstating Harm, Community Responsibility and the Duty of Repair Schulman, Sarah

A Roadmap for Radicals Smucker, Jonathan Matthew

KEY SELLING POINTS • In addition to her literary work, Sarah is also a playwright and a filmmaker.

• In recent years, Sarah has lectured widely on the themes expressed in Conflict Is Not Abuse.

• The book also looks at its subject through the lens of technology and social media in particular.

ISBN 13: 9781551526430, 302pp p/b, £16.99 Published by ARSENAL PULP PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

What is an activist? What do ‘activists’ do that makes them take on that label, and what use do they glean from it? If the label itself is putting people off from taking political action, does it not become selfdefeating? It’s time to come in from the margins. This book is your roadmap to relevance. A conceptual guide to political struggle for a social movement and generation that is deeply ambivalent about power, Hegemony How-To makes a moral and strategic case for the intentional cultivation of collective power, organisation and leadership.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A fierce entry into current political debates stirred in the wake of recent social movements, from a participant.

• The tone of the book strikes a balance between theoretical concepts, practical lessons and intimate storytelling.

• Unique in its straddling the line between academic treatise and grounded partisan ‘how-to’ primer.

ISBN 13: 9781849352543, 300pp p/b, £14.00 Published by AK PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Social Issues

Politics

From intimate relationships to global politics, Sarah Schulman observes a continuum: that inflated accusations of harm are used to avoid accountability. Illuminating the difference between Conflict and Abuse, Schulman directly addresses our contemporary culture of scapegoating. This deep, brave, and bold work reveals how punishment replaces personal and collective self-criticism, and shows why difference is so often used to justify cruelty and shunning.

WORSHIPING POWER

REMEDY, THE Queer and Trans Voices on Health and Health Care Sharman, Zena

The Remedy invites writers and readers to imagine what we need to create healthy, resilient, and thriving LGBTQ communities. This anthology is a diverse collection of real-life stories from queer and trans people on their own health-care experiences and challenges, from gay men living with HIV who remember the systemic resistance to their healthcare needs, to a lesbian couple dealing with the experience of cancer, to young trans people who struggle to find health-care providers who treat them with dignity and respect.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Health care issues have long been a bane for the LGBTQ community.

• Editor Zena Sharman is a health researcher and advocate and was co-editor of the anthology Persistence.

• Contributors include Sinclair Sexsmith, Amber Dawn and Vivek Shraya.

ISBN 13: 9781551526584, 272pp p/b, £15.99 Published by ARSENAL PULP PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Social Issues

SECRET SOCIETIES The Complete Guide to Histories, Rites, and Rituals Redfern, Nick

Shedding light onto sometimes sinister and coercive groups, Secret Societies: The Complete Guide to Histories, Rites, and Rituals is packed with details on nearly 200 organisations, their histories, found members, backgrounds and suspected conspiracies. It uncovers and examines the hidden, overlooked, and buried history of some of the most notorious groups, including the Illuminati, the Freemasons, Skull and Bones, World Bankers, the Secret Government and extraterrestrial invaders, to name a few.

KEY SELLING POINTS • From an established author and expert on conspiracies, the unexplained and paranormal.

• Conspiracies have become integral to modern pop-culture and politics.

• Sure to appeal to politics enthusiasts, conspiracy buffs, history readers, paranormal devotees and true-crime aficionados.

ISBN 13: 9781578594832, 400pp p/b, £16.99 Published by VISIBLE INK Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

An Anarchist View of Early State Formation Gelderloos, Peter

In a new study of politogenesis state formation that will shake up the status quo, Peter Gelderloos cuts through inadequate theories of state-formation on both the right and the left to offer a new and innovative analysis that is as useful to academic theorists as it is to anarchists seeking to dismantle the institution.

Where did the state come from? Where is it going?

Worshiping Power discusses the answers given by historical materialism, geographical determinism and primitivism, showing that there are major problems with all of them.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A book that is designed to appeal to both academics and radical activists.

• Overview and a critique of standard and political theories of state-formation in a layperson-friendly language.

• Takes a very contentious position in the field, which is bound to generate conversation.

ISBN 13: 9781849352642, 200pp p/b, £12.00 Published by AK PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Politics

ELECTION 2016: DEMOCRACY IN DISARRAY A Campaign Bloated with Bombastry, Bigotry, and Blatant Lies Stuart, Sandra Lee & Jaffe, Aaron

When people look back at the 2016 Election, they will use many words to describe it. Among them will not be ‘decorous’, ‘thoughtful’, ‘reasoned’ or ‘civil’. The campaign, at times, has seemed as if it was waged in an alternate cartoon universe. This has been all part of the craziness and unseemliness that has the rest of the world wondering if America has collectively lost their sanity. Election 2016: Democracy in Disarray will examine the nitty-gritty of the campaign. It will also skewer those that need skewering and puncture pomposity where it needs puncturing.

KEY SELLING POINTS • An in-depth look at the 2016 US election, which has been one of the most volatile in recent history.

• Entertaining and blunt, this book skewers those who need skewering and punctures pomposity where it needs puncturing.

• Outlets in the UK have been reporting heavily about the candidates and what their policies might mean for Britain.

ISBN 13: 9781569808108, 250pp p/b, £15.99 Published by BARRICADE BOOKS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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Politics

Legal Reference

DECLARATION OF THE RIGHTS OF HUMAN BEINGS, A

COPYRIGHT AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW

On the Sovereignty of Life as Surpassing the Rights of Man Vaneigem, Raoul

The Easyway Lowe, Calvin

A declaration of rights is indispensable in order to halt the ravages of despotism.’ So wrote the revolutionary Antoine Barnave in support of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (1789). Sometimes playful or poetic, always provocative, Vaneigem reviews the history of bills of rights before offering his own call, with commentary, for 57 rights yet to be won in a world where the ‘freedoms accorded to Man’ are no longer merely ‘the freedoms accorded by man to the economy’.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Renowned revolutionary thinker Raoul Vaneigem calls for 57 basic rights for all human beings.

• Vaneigem is a key theorist in the worldwide Occupy movement and a former member of the Situationist International.

• He is best known for The Revolution of Everyday Life (PM Press, 2012, also available), a harbinger of May 1968 in France.

ISBN 13: 9781629631554, 192pp p/b, £15.99 Published by PM PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Politics

This latest publication in the Easyway Guides Series, Guide to Copyright and Intellectual Property Law, is a concise guide to the legal framework governing intellectual property. The book is comprehensive and covers all areas relating to copyright, patents, etc. It will prove invaluable to all those who seek to understand more about this complex area, whether it be layperson or student.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A guide to copyright and intellectual property law.

• Comprehensive, clear and concise - suitable for layreaders.

• Lowe is a legal practitioner specializing in copyright and intellectual property.

ISBN 13: 9781847166821, 144pp p/b, £8.99 Published by EASYWAY GUIDE Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Legal Reference

HEALTH & SAFETY LAW & PRACTICE FOR SMALL TO MEDIUM ENTERPRISES Walker, Samantha

ROMANTIC RATIONALIST

Godwin, William & Marshall, Peter (ed)

William Godwin (1756-1836) was one of the first exponents of utilitarianism and the first modern proponent of anarchism. He was not only a radical philosopher but a pioneer in libertarian education, a founder of communist economics and a powerful novelist whose literary family included his partner, Mary Wollstonecraft, and his daughter Mary Godwin (later Mary Shelley). This work offers for the first time a collection of Godwin’s key writings in a clear and concise form, together with an assessment of his influence, a biographical sketch and an analysis of his contribution to anarchism.

KEY SELLING POINTS • An introduction and summary to William Godwin, bringing together the best of his writings.

• A collection of Godwin’s key writings in a clear and concise form.

• Provides an assessment of his influence, biographical sketch and analysis of his contribution to anarchism.

• Godwin was one of the first exponents of utilitarianism and the first modern proponent of anarchism.

ISBN 13: 9781629632285, 192pp p/b, £13.99 Published by PM PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Politics

REQUIEM FOR THE AMERICAN DREAM The Principles of Concentrated Weath and Power Chomsky, Noam; Hutchinson, Peter; Nyks, Kelly & Scott, Jared

Requiem for the American Dream is a work of some 70,000 words based on four years of interviews with Noam Chomsky on the subject of income equality. Chomsky considers these to be his final, long-form documentary interviews. It is a book that makes Chomsky’s breadth and depth accessible, and at the same gives us his most powerful political ideas with unprecedented, directness. It will go down as one of his greatest and most lasting contributions. To be released in tandem with the film of the same name that was recently released in selected cinemas to rave reviews.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The first book by Noam Chomsky to be devoted to a single subject: income equality.

• Income inequality is one of the most pressing issues of today, both in America and the UK. • Chomsky is one of the most influential thinkers of our time and considers this to be his final long-form interview.

• To be published in tandem with a film of the same name that has been shown in US cinemas to standing ovations.

• The film will be shown on Netflix prior to the book’s publication.

ISBN 13: 9781609807368, 192pp p/b, £14.99 Published by SEVEN STORIES PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe

Health and Safety Law and Practice for Small to Medium Enterprises, Revised Edition, by Samantha Walker is the first book of its kind targeting small to medium businesses. This book will prove invaluable as a complete handbook for existing and developing business and will guide managers in those businesses and assist them in ensuring that a comprehensive health and safety strategy is in place.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A comprehensive health and safety reference work for businesses.

• Includes changes to the law for 2017.

• Walker is a former health and safety inspector for the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

ISBN 13: 9781847166838, 160pp p/b, £9.99 Published by EMERALD PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Popular Medicine

LIFE ON THE GROUND FLOOR Maskalyk, Dr. James

In this deeply personal book, humanitarian doctor and activist James Maskalyk, author of the highly acclaimed Six Months in Sudan (Canongate, 2009), draws upon his experience treating patients in the world’s emergency rooms. From Toronto to Addis Ababa, Cambodia to Bolivia, he discovers that although the cultures, resources and medical challenges of each hospital may differ, they are linked indelibly by the ground floor: the location of their emergency rooms. Here is where Dr. Maskalyk witnesses mourning and laughter, tragedies and hopes, the frailty of being and the resilience of the human spirit.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Maskalyk is a doctor, journalist and public speaker who has travelled the world training doctors and treating patients.

• Six Months in Sudan was a break-out success, embraced by a wide audience eager to hear his unique story.

• Maskalyk deftly and lyrically writes about medicine in a way few others can.

ISBN 13: 9780385665971, 304pp h/b, £23.99 Published by DOUBLEDAY CANADA Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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Environmental & Green Studies

YOU CAN SAVE THE EARTH ADULT COLORING BOOK Hellstrom, Travis & Hoyle, Leighanna

Health & Counselling

UNDERSTANDING AND MANAGING DEPRESSION AND STRESS Spire, Josephine

You Can Save the Earth takes a thoughtful approach to the challenges of environmentally responsible lifestyles and encourages readers to acknowledge their own personal reasons for wanting to act on behalf of the planet. Outlined are seven reasons why it is urgent and essential to curb environmental damage with seven simple ways which will empower and motivate individuals to make changes in their own lives that will help the Earth. This colouring book version features key passages from the original, alongside illustrations from acclaimed artist Leighanna Hoyle.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Fully updated from 2010 to reflect current environmental concerns.

• Empowers readers with seven helpful ways in which they can save the Earth.

• Features key passages from the original alongside illustrations from acclaimed artist Leighanna Hoyle.

ISBN 13: 9781578266722, 96pp p/b, £5.99 Published by HATHERLEIGH PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Depression affects over 150 million people worldwide. It can affect anyone regardless of their age, gender, race or status. However, depression is like any other illness, it has to be dealt with and not ignored. In addition, stress affects our minds, bodies and relationships. Some people are better at dealing with their stress whereas other people find it a struggle to navigate through it. Throughout this book the reader will learn various mind-techniques and coping skills that can be practised as part of a self-help strategy to overcome depression and stress.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A comprehensive and concise guide to depression and stress.

• Offers mind-techniques and coping skills that can be practiced as part of a self-help strategy.

• Spire a qualified Hypnotherapist with a degree in Health Studies and a Diploma in Hypnotherapy and Counseling plus a Higher Certificate in nursing.

ISBN 13: 9781847166852, 160pp p/b, £9.99 Published by EMERALD PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Environmental & Green Studies

Popular Psychology

YOU CAN SAVE THE EARTH, REVISED EDITION 7 Reasons Why & 7 Simple Ways Smith, Sean K.

Green living has become a huge global trend and necessity as people become increasingly aware that the planet is desperately struggling to cope with the strains that modern living, industry and technology impose upon its resources. You Can Save the Earth takes a thoughtful approach to the challenges of environmentally responsible lifestyles and encourages readers to acknowledge their own personal reasons for wanting to act on behalf of the planet.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Fully updated from 2010 to reflect current environmental concerns.

• Empowers readers with seven helpful ways in which they can save the Earth.

• Embraces the philosophy that each person can make a difference.

• Environmental damage and the importance of green living is a major global news topic.

ISBN 13: 9781578266708, 144pp h/b, £9.99 Published by HATHERLEIGH PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Health & Counselling

EXPLAINING AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER Lawrence, Clare

What is autism? With perhaps one in a hundred of our population now receiving a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder, this is a question that more and more people are asking. Explaining Autism Spectrum Disorder is the Second Edition of this highly successful book and provides a clear and concise introduction to this fascinating and perplexing subject. Written in accessible, nonspecialist language it provides an ideal introduction for parents, carers, teachers and employers - for anyone coming across this intriguing condition - on ways to understand what is the Autistic Spectrum.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A guide to Autism spectrum disorder for patients and carers.

• Comprehensive advice on managing autism in school and careers.

• Plenty of advice about pathways to help and support.

ISBN 13: 9781847166814, 160pp p/b, £9.99 Published by EMERALD PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID A Guide to Handling and Recognizing Mental Health Emergencies Benas, Nick

One in three people will deal with some kind of mental health concern during their lifetime and odds of knowing a loved one dealing with problems in mental health is even greater. Mental Health First Aid is a comprehensive guide that provides an overview of the most common mental health problems as well as provide expert guidance on more serious problems such as self-injury, eating disorders, substance abuse, psychosis and attempted suicides.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Covers all the topics most important to those looking for help with mental health difficulties.

• Provides simple, concrete examples to help you provide exactly the right kind of support.

• Geared towards self-help as well as helping others.

ISBN 13: 9781578266746, 144pp p/b, £11.99 Published by HATHERLEIGH PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Health & Counselling

CAREFRONTATION Breaking Free From Childhood Trauma Drake, Arlene

When confronted with an abused child, our first impulse is to drop everything and provide comfort and get him or her out of danger. But what if the child is you? Active and directive, Carefrontation is filled with exercises and the simple, effective tools Dr Drake has used successfully with her own clients for more than three decades. It lays out a powerful way to repair the damage of childhood abuse and its lasting effects, by teaching you what your parents couldn’t: an invaluable set of skills and practices that will give you the resources to live as a healthy, happy adult.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A guide for those seeking a way to break free from the pain of childhood abuse and reclaim their lives.

• A unique approach that offers abuse survivors the tools they need to access hidden emotions and repair damage.

• A sensitive, reassuring and comforting book for abuse survivors, which also offers practical, step-by-step advice.

• Dr Drake is a pioneer in her field with more than 30 years’ experience.

ISBN 13: 9781942872818, 272pp h/b, £20.99 Published by REGAN ARTS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe

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Health & Counselling

Cookery and Recipes

LIFE REIMAGINED

CLARA CAKES

The Science, Art, and Opportunity of Midlife Hagerty, Barbara Bradley

Batter Up Polito, Clara

There’s no such thing as an inevitable midlife crisis’, Barbara Bradley Hagerty writes in this provocative, hopeful book. New scientific research explodes the fable that midlife is a time when things start to go downhill for everybody. In fact, midlife can be a great new adventure, when you can embrace fresh possibilities, purposes and pleasures. In Life Reimagined, Hagerty explains that midlife is about renewal: It’s the time to renegotiate your purpose, refocus your relationships, and transform the way you think about the world and yourself.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A refreshing and positive look at mid-life full of brand new research that is both unexpected and encouraging.

• The cutting-edge science Hagerty writes about is persuasive, and fascinating when combined with her personal narrative.

• The readership potential for the book is enormous; there are thousands of mid-life aged people in the UK. • Barbara Bradley Hagerty is a New York Times bestselling author and a natural storyteller.

ISBN 13: 9780399573323, 464pp p/b, £12.99 Published by RIVERHEAD Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Cookery and Recipes

FEAST Recipes and Stories from a Canadian Road Trip Anderson, Lindsay & VanVeller, Dana

In the midst of a camping trip in British Columbia, Lindsay Anderson and Dana VanVeller decided that the summer of 2013 might be the right time for an adventure. And they knew what they wanted that adventure to be: a road trip across the entire country, with the purpose of writing about Canada’s food, culture, and wealth of compelling characters and their stories. More than 80 contributors including farmers, grandmothers, First Nations elders and acclaimed chefs have shared over 90 of their most beloved regional recipes, with Lindsay and Dana contributing some of their own favourites too.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Lindsay and Dana have obtained recipe contributions from some of Canada’s best chefs and food writers.

• A travel narrative as well as a recipe collection; Dana and Lindsay are funny, smart and instantly likeable on the page.

• They have also contributed articles to The Guardian, Huffington Post Canada and Hootsuite, among others.

ISBN 13: 9780147529718, 304pp h/b, £22.99 Published by APPETITE BY RANDOM HOUSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Cookery and Recipes

FARM TO TABLE VOLUME II Seguret, Susi

Farm to Table captures the spirit of the local food movement, world-wide. From markets in the United States to Europe and beyond, more and more people are choosing to shop at farmers markets and farm stands to access healthy, organic foods while supporting their local growers, producers, and farmers. Farm to Table captures this movement in every volume with stories of farmers, foods, and recipes to bring to the table and provides great ideas for entertaining and eating.

KEY SELLING POINTS • From farm stand to farmers markets, local food is finding its way into homes worldwide.

• Health-related concerns about our modern food supply mean more and more people are choosing local and organic foods.

• With vibrant photography and engaging content, this is a great way for locavores to keep up with local food culture.

ISBN 13: 9781578266739, 96pp p/b, £7.99 Published by HATHERLEIGH PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Clara Cakes features seven years worth of tried and true vegan dessert recipes created by Clara Cakes’ teenage founder and CEO, Clara Polito. With an early start in her family’s kitchen, Clara was just 12 years old when she started baking and created her namesake company. Clara hand-sold her first sweets at music and art shows throughout Los Angeles, turning the show-goers into taste-testers,

then forever customers.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Inventive vegan baking from a successful LA-based baker who started in her own kitchen.

• Suitable for vegans; a growing market, and one that is always looking for interesting recipes.

• Beautfiful hardcover edition with full-colour photography throughout.

ISBN 13: 9781576878231, 144pp h/b, £20.00 Published by POWERHOUSE BOOKS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe

Cookery and Recipes

EVERY LAST BITE Angell, Brittany

Brittany Angell presents an all-encompassing cookbook that carries over her distinct brand of nutrition and the ‘have your cake and eat it too’ philosophy for which she is loved. Every Last Bite draws upon Angell’s many years of experience and proven success in creating recipes tailored to those with food allergies and other dietary restrictions with a customisable approach. It is packed with over 400 mouth-watering recipes, many of which are grainfree, egg-free, nut-free, dairy-free and/or yeast-free. Contains breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert, snack and holiday recipes.

KEY SELLING POINTS • An all-encompassing cookbook that embodies the ‘have your cake and eat it too’ philosophy.

• Helps new Paleo dieters avoid the ‘dietary dent’ they face when having to give up some of their favourite foods.

• Angell’s Every Last Crumb: Paleo Bread and Beyond (Victory Belt, 2014, also available), brought baking back to Paleo.

• Angell is a worldwide leader in food allergen awareness, and she is a soughtafter corporate speaker.

ISBN 13: 9781628601022, 432pp p/b, £30.99 Published by VICTORY BELT Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe

Lifestyle

COMPLETE WEDDING PLAN, THE Rees, Charlotte

This latest publication in the Straightforward Guides Series, Guide to The Complete Wedding Plan, is a comprehensive guide to all aspects of planning a wedding and covers all areas relating to the institution of marriage. It will prove invaluable to all those who are on the verge of getting married, or who are in any way involved in a forthcoming wedding.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A comprehensive guide to all aspects of planning a wedding.

• Includes information about the law, etiquette, budgeting, types of ceremonies, etc.

• Rees owns her own successful wedding planning company.

ISBN 13: 9781847166845, 144pp p/b, £8.99 Published by STRAIGHTFORWARD PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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Sport

Fiction

IRON COWBOY

HEAT

How I Redefined Human Limits So You Can Redefine Yours: 50 Ironman Triathlons/50 States/50 Days Lawrence, James & Fitzgerald, Matt

When James Lawrence (aka the Iron Cowboy) announced his plan to complete 50 Ironmans in 50 consecutive days in all 50 US states, the only person who believed that he could pull it off was James himself. But with the support of his wife, Sunny, and their children, and with grassroots support conjured at the last minute via Facebook, Lawrence accomplished exactly what he set out to do. Iron Cowboy is the story of Lawrence’s herculean 50-day journey and all the wonderful, miserable, and life-threatening events that happened along the way, as well as a glance at his life leading up to the mission.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The story of how The Iron Cowboy completed 50 Ironmans in 50 days in 50 states.

• Co-written by one of America’s best sports narrative writers, Matt Fitzgerald.

• A lifetime’s worth of intensely lived experience packed into 20 riveting chapters • Readers will discover the secret to redefin�ing their own goals and achieving great success.

ISBN 13: 9781682450710, 320pp h/b, £20.00 Published by REGAN ARTS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe

Emerson, Sally

Passionate, tense and menacing, Sally Emerson’s classic tale of obsession in a claustrophobic city is an emotional thriller from start to finish. This is a gripping story of obsession and love - and the difference between the two - by a formidable novelist. Newly re-issued as part of a series of six titles.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A highly acclaimed and award winning novelist with a track record for success in commercial fiction.

• The second of six titles reissued in a newly designed series, published throughout 2017 by Quartet.

• Heat was originally published to much acclaim in 1998.

• Having worked in media and the arts for many years, Sally’s networks lead us to expect significant press coverage.

• Perfect for readers of Paula Hawkins, Lucie Whitehouse and Clare Mackintosh.

ISBN 13: 9780704374270, TBCpp p/b, £9.99 Published by QUARTET Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

NEWLY ANNOUNCED COMMISSION Fiction

MOTHER OF DARKNESS Welby, Venetia

Set in the squalid backstreets of present day Soho, this is a tale of drug abuse and delusion. A must read for fans of Bret Easton Ellis, Jay McInerney and Donna Tartt. Mother of Darkness is a surreal and startling debut about what it means to lose everything.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A remarkable and witty debut novel about loss, addiction and delusion.

• Vividly brings to life the seedy backstreets and the changing face of one of London’s best-loved

neighbourhoods.

• A remarkable and witty debut novel about loss, addiction and delusion.

• Ends with a sudden and unexpected twist.

• Perfect for fans of the ‘Brat Pack’, Paul Auster and Edward St Aubyn’s Patrick Melrose novels.

ISBN 13: 9780704374294, TBCpp h/b, £15.00 Published by QUARTET Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction

FIRE CHILD

Emerson, Sally

Hypnotic, vivid and unputdownable, Sally Emerson’s novel about two erratic adolescents pulsates with lust and black humour. Unfurling in a series of compelling diary entries, Fire Child masterfully examines the nature of evil and what it means to be human. Newly re-issued as part of a series of six titles.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A highly acclaimed and award winning novelist with a track record for success in commercial fiction.

• The first of six titles reissued in a newly designed series, published throughout 2017 by Quartet.

• 2017 marks the 30th anniversary of when Fire Child was first published to much critical acclaim.

• Having worked in media and the arts for many years, Sally’s networks lead us to expect significant press coverage.

• Perfect for readers of Paula Hawkins, Lucie Whitehouse and Clare Mackintosh.

ISBN 13: 9780704374287, TBCpp p/b, £9.99 Published by QUARTET Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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Introducing two new titles

Dung Beetle Ltd Miriam Elia 2016

The Dung Beetle Learning Scheme

The Dung Beetle Learning Scheme

We learn at home ISBN: 9780992834999 We go out ISBN: 9780992834982 Published: September 2016

Bic code: WH Binding: Cloth By: Miriam Elia and Ezra Elia RRP: £7.99

Following the bestselling success of the first title ‘We go to the Gallery’ (see left), Dung Beetle books are proud to announce the publication of two new titles in the scheme. Both will further the child’s progress by undermining everything that he understands to be true, valuable or just. This demonstrates Dung Beetles core principle of development through total annihilation of self worth, and will help to create the next generation of the kind, loving and utterly brainless intellectual elites.

In book 1b of the Dung Beetle Learning series, Mummy grounds all learning in a feelings-based outlook, free of any actual facts or skills, re-evaluating core subjects such as mathematics, religion, philosophy and art.

In book 1c a simple stroll down the local high street is magically illuminated by Mummy’s insights into the nature of society, religion, art and the various other forms of hierarchical or patriarchal oppression.

M.Elia and E.Elia are highly successful reclusives, who live in a cave and have no contact with the outside world. They maintain a strict policy of no contact with anyone they disagree with.

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