November 2017 Buyer's Notes - Turnaround Publisher Services

MONTHLY CATALOGUE

NOVEMBER 2017 AND NEWLY ANNOUNCED TITLES JUNE–OCTOBER 2017

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‘A moving, gripping story … twists keep coming till the very last page. I loved it’ Erin Kelly ‘Whip-smart, lushly written and truly page-turning … Sarah Stovell is a thrilling talent’ Holly Seddon ‘A remarkable debut in the crowded psychological thriller field, written with great sureness of touch and tone — it already feels like a summer bestseller’ The Times

‘Slickly claustrophobic, this arch story of obsessive forbidden love taken to the extreme will have you squirming in your seat’ Sarah Pinborough ‘Beautifully written and perfectly twisted’ SJI Holliday

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Editor’s Letter Remember, remember our books for November! You’ll have no trouble recollecting our fantastic titles for this month – we have many treats in store…

In fiction there are some seriously incredible works coming out of the US at the moment. Ross Simonini’s The Book of Formation (p4; Melville House, 9781612196688, p/b, £14.99) is a speculative look at the culture of self-improvement. This novel-ininterviews follows the rise and fall of a controversial figure we can all recognize. UnAmerican Activities (p4; Dodo Ink, 9780993575853, p/b, £8.99) by James Miller is a series of interlinked short stories, making up a timely and razor-sharp satire of American culture in the age of Trump.

Turning to crime and, at long last, here is the final instalment of Ragnar Jonasson’s Dark Iceland series, Whiteout (p6; Orenda, 9781910633892, p/b, £8.99). Dark, chilling and complex, Whiteout is a haunting, atmospheric and stunningly plotted thriller from one of Iceland’s bestselling crime writers. And over in science fiction we have the spectacular Unkindness of Ghosts (p7; Akashic Books, 9781617755880, p/b, £11.99) from Rivers Solomon. A truly phenomenal, breathtaking debut SF novel of the highest order, which tackles race and discrimination aboard the HSS Matilda, a space vessel organised much like the antebellum South.

If you’re graphically inclined then look no further: Best Wishes (p12; Dark Horse, 9781506703749, h/b, £16.99) is a Woody Allen-esque indie love story of New York, full of heartache and clever humour. Or else give I Am Not Okay With This (p14; Fantagraphics, 9781683960621, p/b, £12.99) by Charles Forsman – a graphic novel about sexual repression and super powers in small-town America – a try!

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Over in kids Mokomaki (p22; Pow! 9781576878057, h/b, £12.99) is a beautiful picture book featuring (you guessed it) the Mokomakis, a group of little birds who flit playfully through the pages while teaching the basics of numeracy. Likewise, for older kids looking for education through entertainment, send Saving Hamlet (p23; Disney-Hyperion, 9781484743782, p/b, £8.99) their way. A high school student falls through the stage trapdoor into Elizabethan England, in this fantastic, funny, sweet contemporary/Elizabethan debut by Molly Booth, which reads like Rainbow Rowell’s Landline meets Shakespeare in Love.

In non-fiction we have the crèmede-la-crème of literary memoirs.

Tinderbox (p27; Galley Beggar, 9781910296820, p/b, £9.99) by Megan Dunn looks at the place of literature in the world through the eyes of a former Borders bookseller (as the company crumbles) filtered through the lens of Ray Bradbury’s Farenheit 451. Meanwhile Horse Latitudes (p28; Tangerine Press, 9781910691229, p/b, £9.00) is Chris Wilson’s brave and compelling autobiography of his early years and descent into drug use – which led to criminality, prostitution, prison and psychiatric internment – written in his characteristically stark and uncompromising prose.

Although not vegetarian myself I cannot wait for Naturally Vegetarian (p31; Avery, 9781101983591, h/b, £29.99) – an Italian cookbook focusing on the use of seasonal vegetables to make gorgeous family-style Italian feasts. Replete with stunning photographs by the author – who is also an award-winning photographer. Last, but by absolutely no means least, we have the mesmerising Brollilogy (p25; Melville House, 9781911545071, h/b, £12.99). Marion Rankine looks at umbrellas throughout literature, art and history in this wonderfully quirky and beautifully designed book.

Have a wonderful month. Tune in next time for DECEMBER!

MONTHLY CATALOGUE - November 2017

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Fiction

BOOK OF LOVE AND HATE, THE

Comeau, Joey

Sanders, Lauren

Jennifer Baron is a spectacularly failed speed skater trying to stay sober a couple of decades after her Olympic downfall. She is running her father’s billion-dollar foundation - the clean side of his business - when her father mysteriously disappears, perhaps running from the FBI, perhaps six feet under. Jen’s past and present come to a head as American and Israeli law-enforcement agents close in, pressuring her to turn on Gila and/or her father, and Jen is forced to choose whether her life should be governed by love, hate, or the often more traumatic crime of indifference.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A literary novel with crossover potential for espionage/thriller market, with added eroticism.

• Sanders’s debut novel, Kamikaze Lust, won a Lambda Literary Award, and received glowing reviews.

• Her follow-up, With or Without You, was a finalist for a Lambda award and also received excellent press attention.

• This new novel developed out of a short story Sanders wrote for Wall Street Noir.

ISBN 13: 9781617755828, 350pp p/b, £13.99 Published by AKASHIC BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland & Europe

Fiction

INCEST

Angot, Christine & Lewis, Tess (trans)

The narrator is falling out from a torrential relationship with another woman. Delirious with love and yearning, her thoughts grow increasingly cyclical and wild, until exposing the trauma lying behind her pain. With the intimacy offered by a confession, the narrator embarks on a psychoanalysis of herself, giving the reader entry into her tangled experiences with homosexuality, paranoia, and, at the core of it all, incest. In a masterful translation from the French by Tess Lewis, Christine Angot’s Incest audaciously confronts its readers with one of our greatest taboos.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Christine Angot is a bestselling French novelist, known for her fearless portrayal of taboo subjects.

• Written in a biting, hewn style that breaks the barriers of grammar and is reminiscent of rap.

• A bold account of an incestuous relationship between a father and daughter.

• Translated by Tess Lewis, recipient of numerous grants and awards in translation.

ISBN 13: 9780914671879, 160pp p/b, £10.99 Published by ARCHIPELAGO BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction

UNAMERICAN ACTIVITIES Miller, James

Fiction

MALAGASH

UnAmerican Activities is the brilliantly imaginative and ferociously funny new novel by James Miller, comprised of 10 interlocking short stories which subvert and pay homage to American pop culture and genre fiction, exploring the conspiracy theories and violence the defines the American everyday through a series of deranged and desperate narrators.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Latest book from one of the UK’s most acclaimed young novelists.

• James has received great reviews in The Times, Guardian, Independent, Daily Mail, Telegraph and FT. • Hilarious and highly readable satire of an apocalyptic America, for fans of David Mitchell and China Mieville.

• Endorsements to come from Will Self, China Mieville and Kate Tempest.

ISBN 13: 9780993575853, 288pp p/b, £8.99 Published by DODO INK Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Sunday’s father is dying of cancer. Her mother and her brother are both devastated. But devastated isn’t good enough. Devastated doesn’t fix anything.

Sunday has a plan. She’s started recording everything her father says. His boring stories. His stupid jokes. Everything. It’s all important. Because Sunday is writing a computer virus. A computer virus that will live secretly on the hard drives of millions of people all over the world. A computer virus that will think her father’s thoughts and say her father’s words.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Joey Comeau’s previous work, Overqualified, was a popular bestseller.

• His web comic, A Softer World, has an average daily readership of 70K people worldwide.

• Malagash is a precisely crafted, darkly humorous portrait of a family in mourning.

ISBN 13: 9781770414075, 182pp p/b, £9.99 Published by ECW PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Fiction

A BEAUTIFUL YOUNG WOMAN Lopez, Julian & Rutter, Samuel

As political violence escalates around them, a young boy and his single mother live together in an apartment in Buenos Aires - which has recently been taken over

by Argentina’s military dictatorship. When the boy returns home one day to find his mother missing, the story fractures, and the reader encounters him fully grown, consumed by the burden of his loss, attempting to reconstruct the memory of his mother. By leaping forward in time, the boy - now a man - subtly gives shape to his mother’s activism, and in the process recasts the memories from his childhood.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The English-language debut of one of Argentina’s most promising writers.

• Set during and in the aftermath of Argentina’s infamous military dictatorship, little explored in fiction.

• A fascinating setting; the dictatorship disappeared more than 30,000 people in the 1970s and early 1980s.

• While there are many first-hand accounts of this era, this marks the arrival of collective memory through fiction.

• Despite the novel’s political scaffolding, this is a very moving story about a boy coping with the loss of his mother.

ISBN 13: 9781612196817, 220pp p/b, £14.99 Published by MELVILLE HOUSE PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction

BOOK OF FORMATION, THE Simonini, Ross

In the 1990s, a talk show host leads the ‘personality movement,’ an integrative approach to radical selftransformation. Mayah, the movement’s architect and celebrity advocate, adopts a curious, wild child named Masha Isle. A guinea-pig for the movement, and the key to its future, Isle is the subject of the eight interviews that comprise this book. As the interviewer’s objectivity disintegrates - even as the movement’s legitimacy becomes increasingly suspect - he becomes obsessed with Masha. And all of that is thrown into question when tragedy strikes.

KEY SELLING POINTS • An intelligent take on the cult of personality; about celebrities destroying and recreate themselves to stay relevant.

• Will appeal to anyone interested in the dark side of mass culture and cult-like movements.

• For readers of Augusten Burrough’s Sellevision and Emma Cline’s The Girls.

• Ross Simonini is an editor at The Believer magazine and producer of McSweeney’s Organist podcast.

ISBN 13: 9781612196688, 220pp p/b, £14.99 Published by MELVILLE HOUSE PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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Fiction

HONEYMOON, THE Smith, Dinitia

Dinitia Smith’s spellbinding novel recounts George Eliot’s honeymoon in Venice in June 1880, following her marriage to a handsome young man twenty years her junior. When she agreed to marry John Walter Cross, Eliot was recovering from the death of George Henry Lewes, her beloved companion of twenty-six years.

Eliot was bereft: left at the age of sixty to contemplate profound questions about her physical decline, her fading appeal, and the prospect of loneliness. The Honeymoon explores different kinds of love, and of the possibilities of redemption and happiness even in an imperfect union.

KEY SELLING POINTS • One of the greatest English-language writers, Eliot is a figure of endless fascination.

• Recent interest in Eliot has been peaked by Rebecca Mead’s My Life in Middlemarch (2014).

• The trend for biofiction continues to grow and grow.

• New and existing fans of Eliot, as well as lovers of historical fiction, will be drawn to this novel.

ISBN 13: 9781590518885, 432pp p/b, £14.99 Published by OTHER PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction

CASTLE CROSS THE MAGNET CARTER, THE Corthron, Kia

Sweeping American history from 1941 to the 21st century, this is this story of four men - two white brothers from rural Alabama and two black brothers from small-town Maryland - whose journey culminates in an explosive and devastating encounter between the two families. As the four mature into men, they confront the fierce resistance to the early civil rights movement, and are all ultimately uprooted. America’s past century is brought to life through these marginalised characters, who embrace a quiet beauty in their everyday existences.

KEY SELLING POINTS • An epic, important first novel from lauded American playwright Kia Corthron.

• Winner of the Center for Fiction’s 2016 Fist Novel Award.

• Corthron has won multiple awards for her writing, including an Edgar Award for her work on The Wire.

• Deals with issues that have plagued society for the last century, including racism, civil rights and LGBTQ rights.

• Much like The Wire, this novel is emotionally charged, hard-hitting and incredibly well-executed.

ISBN 13: 9781609808075, 800pp p/b, £14.99 Published by SEVEN STORIES PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland & Europe

Fiction

INFIDELS

Taia, Abdellah & Strayer, Alison (trans.)

Infidels follows the life of Jallal, the son of a prostitute witch doctor. As a ten-year-old sidekick to his mother, Jallal spits in the face of her enemies both real and imagined. The cast of characters that rush into their lives are unforgettable for their dreams of love and belonging that unravel in turn. Built as a series of monologues that are emotionally relentless - a mix of confession, heart’s murmuring, and shouting match - the book follows Jallal out of boyhood on the path to Jihad. It’s a path that surprises even him.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Told through a series of emotionally relentless monologues, a timely novel from an important author.

• Taia is recognised internationally as a civil rights hero for being the first openly gay author in the Arab world.

• He was featured in a major New York Times piece in 2014 upon the release of his film Salvation Army.

• He has written articles in English for the New York Times and the Guardian, among others.

• Highly praised by Colm Toibin, David Ebershoff, The New Yorker, and Publishers Weekly.

ISBN 13: 9781609808068, 144pp p/b, £9.99 Published by SEVEN STORIES PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland & Europe

Fiction

RULES OF BACKYARD CRICKET, THE Serong, Jock

Darren Keefe is in the boot of a car. The gag, the cable ties, the bullet hole in his knee - everything points towards a shallow grave. His story, now unrolling beneath him, starts with a boy wrestling his brother in a suburban backyard - all the fury in his small body poured into the rules of a made-up game. A kid with a pure talent that makes him a sporting star. A young man gorging himself on fame, seasoned with all the usual spices. A bloke who gets away with things, and just keeps getting. Until now...

KEY SELLING POINTS • A wildly energetic mix of sports writing and crime fiction.

• Serong’s award-winning Quota (Text, 2014) is also available.

• Serong examines celebrity and masculinity together in an exhilarating narrative.

ISBN 13: 9781925498707, 304pp p/b, £8.99 Published by TEXT PUBLISHING COMPANY Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe & Middle East

Fiction - Crime & Thriller

EAVES OF DESTRUCTION A Fixer Upper Mystery Carlisle, Kate

Lighthouse Cove’s annual Victorian Home and Garden Tour is only six weeks away, and handywoman Shannon Hammer has been busy with preparations.

The competition is fierce this year, and so Shannon she hires three new crew members to help, including Amanda, an expert carpenter who specialises in delicate decorative woodwork. But Amanda has ulterior motives for coming to Lighthouse Cove that could have deadly consequences. When a snarly building inspector is murdered, Shannon and Amanda must work together to catch a killer.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The fifth book in a New York Times bestselling series starring a sleuthing handywoman.

• Shannon Hammer is a fantastic protagonist who is as good at fixing up houses as she is solving murders.

• Two books in the series - including this one - have been picked up by Hallmark Movies & Mystery!

• The first movie, which aired in Feb 2017, was based on Framed For Murder and starred the singer Jewel!

ISBN 13: 9780399586460, 304pp p/b, £6.99 Published by BERKLEY - US Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction - Crime & Thriller

NOT A CREATURE WAS PURRING A Paws & Claws Mystery Davis, Krista

Inspired by her German heritage, Holly’s grandmother has arranged for the town to have a Christkindl Market for visitors to come from out of town to enjoy the market and howliday festivities. But Holly’s Christmas joy is nearly stolen when she learns that her old flame has brought his fiance home for the holidays, and they’ll be staying at the Sugar Maple Inn! Only, a love triangle is the last thing on Holly’s mind after her nose for trouble leads to the corpse of a beloved, pet-clothing business tycoon. It’s up to Holly and her dedicated cat detectives to snoop for the killer.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The fifth book in a pet-friendly, New York Times bestselling series featuring a holiday village for animal lovers.

• Krista Davis is a respected author of cosies; 3 of her Domestic Diva books have been nominated for Agatha Awards.

• A perfect read for lovers of cats, dogs, or cosy crime - or all three!

• Includes super delicious recipes for both human readers and their hungry pets!

ISBN 13: 9781101988589, TBCpp p/b, £6.99 Published by BERKLEY - US Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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Fiction - Crime & Thriller

Fiction - Crime & Thriller

DESPERATION ROAD

WHITEOUT

After completing an 11 year jail sentence, Russell Gaines believes his debt to society has been paid. But when he returns home, he discovers that revenge lives and breathes all around him.

Meanwhile, a woman named Maben and her young daughter trudge along the side of the interstate.

Desperate and exhausted, the pair spend their last dollar on a room for the night, a night that ends with Maben holding a pistol and a dead deputy. With the dawn, destinies collide, and Russell is forced to decide whose life he will save - his own or those of the woman and child.

Two days before Christmas, a young woman is found dead beneath the cliffs of the deserted village of Kalfshamarvik. Did she jump, or did something more sinister take place beneath the lighthouse and the abandoned old house on the remote rocky outcrop? With winter closing in and the snow falling relentlessly, Ari Thor Arason discovers that the victim’s mother and young sister also lost their lives in this same spot, twenty-five years earlier...

Farris Smith, Michael

KEY SELLING POINTS • Destinies are altered as the three strangers collide in Farris Smith’s latest and highly anticipated novel.

• Michael Farris Smith’s previous novel, Rivers, won the 2014 Mississippi Authors Award for Fiction.

• Rivers was also named a Best Book of 2013 by Esquire, Daily Candy, BookRiot, and Hudson Booksellers.

• Will appeal to fans of Cormac McCarthy, Daniel Woodrell and Annie Proulx.

ISBN 13: 9781843449911, TBCpp p/b, £8.99 Published by NO EXIT PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction - Crime & Thriller

WALDEN OF BERMONDSEY Murphy, Peter

When Charlie Walden took on the job of Resident Judge of the Bermondsey Crown Court, he was hoping for a quiet life. But he soon finds himself struggling to keep the peace between three feisty fellow judges who have very different views about how to do their job. And as if that’s not enough, there’s the endless battle against the ‘Grey Smoothies’, the humourless grey-suited civil servants who seem determined to drown Charlie in paperwork. No hope of a quiet life then for Charlie, and there are times when his real job in the criminal court actually seems like light relief.

KEY SELLING POINTS • If you enjoyed Rumpole of the Bailey, you’ll love Walden of Bermondsey.

• Peter Murphy was a Crown Court Judge and still has the scars to prove it.

• He shines an irreverent, satirical light on the world of wigs, gowns and oldworld courtesies in our criminal Courts.

• Author of the Ben Schroeder historical thriller series and two political thrillers, Removal and Test of Resolve.

ISBN 13: 9780857301222, TBCpp p/b, £8.99 Published by NO EXIT PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction - Crime & Thriller

CWA SHORT STORY ANTHOLOGY, THE Mystery Tour Edwards, Martin

Forty of the finest international crime writers in an exciting new anthology edited by Martin Edwards.

A fabulous collection of short stories from the biggest and most exciting names in crime fiction, with a ‘mystery tour’ or travel theme. Ann Cleeves on Tanzania, Vas Khan on Mumbai, Marnie Riches on Holland, and many more...

KEY SELLING POINTS • Fresh new format in both hardback and paperback; published for the first time by Orenda.

• High-profile and exciting new crime writers.

• Including Elly Griffiths, Steph Broadribb, Ian Rankin, Peter James, Ragnar Jonasson, Ann Cleeves... and many more!

• Previous anthologies have sold 30,000 copies!

ISBN 13: 9781910633915, 276pp h/b, £14.99 ISBN 13: 9781910633922, 276pp p/b, £8.99 Published by ORENDA Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Jonasson, Ragnar & Bates, Quentin (trans)

KEY SELLING POINTS • The fourth and final book in the hugely popular and bestselling Dark Iceland series.

• With a TV series already in production, with On the Corner, Jonasson’s fanbase is set to multiply.

• Ragnar Jonasson is currently a number one bestselling author in 5 countries.

• Christmas theme has additional pull for the seasonal market.

ISBN 13: 9781910633892, 276pp p/b, £8.99 Published by ORENDA Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Fiction - Crime & Thriller

FOOL’S RIVER A Poke Rafferty Thriller Hallinan, Timothy

The two most difficult days in Bangkok writer Poke Rafferty’s life begin with an emergency visit from Edward Dell, the almost-boyfriend of his teenage daughter, Maiow. The boy’s father has disappeared, and money is being siphoned out of his bank and credit card accounts. It soon becomes apparent that he is in the hands of a pair of killers who prey on Bangkok’s ‘sexpats’; when the accounts are empty, he’ll be found, like a dozen others, floating facedown in a Bangkok canal with a weighted cast on his unbroken leg. Unless Poke can find him first...

KEY SELLING POINTS • Next in an edgy and thoroughly compelling crime series set in Thailand.

• Protagonist Poke Rafferty is a flawed but ultimately likeable character, written with authenticity.

• Hallinan’s prose is evocative in bringing to life the exotic Bangkok streets.

• His Junior Bender mystery series has been offered a film deal with Lionsgate.

ISBN 13: 9781616957506, 368pp h/b, £22.99 Published by SOHO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction - Crime & Thriller

WHO WATCHETH

Tursten, Helene & Delargy, Marlaine (trans.)

A woman is found dead in a cemetery, strangled and covered in plastic. Just a few days before her death, the victim had received a flower, an unintelligible note, and a photograph of herself.

Detective Inspector Irene Huss and her colleagues on the Goteborg police force have neither clue nor motive to track in the case, and when similar murders follow, their search for the killer becomes increasingly desperate.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The final instalment in one of Soho Crime’s bestselling series, now in paperback.

• Translated by critically acclaimed literary translator Marlaine Delargy.

• Protagonist Irene Huss is an everywoman - a hard-working wife and mom with grouchy teenage daughters to worry about.

• Will appeal to fans of Scandi noir, especially that which centres on a female character, and readers of literary crime.

ISBN 13: 9781616958657, TBCpp p/b, £8.99 Published by SOHO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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Fiction - Scifi and Fantasy

UNKINDNESS OF GHOSTS, AN Solomon, Rivers

For generations, the Matilda has ferried the last of humanity to a mythical Promised Land. On its way, the ship’s leaders have imposed harsh moral restrictions and deep indignities on dark-skinned sharecroppers like Aster, who they consider to be less than human. When the autopsy of Matilda’s sovereign reveals a surprising link between his death and her mother’s suicide some quartercentury before, Aster retraces her mother’s footsteps. Embroiled in a grudge with a brutal overseer and sowing the seeds of civil war, Aster learns there may be a way off the ship if she’s willing to fight for it.

KEY SELLING POINTS • For fans of Lev Grossman, Erin Morgenstern, Philip Pullman, Colson Whitehead and Emily St. John Mandel.

• A truly important new and groundbreaking voice in science fiction.

• As well as Science Fiction and literary readers, this will appeal to LGBT, African American, and feminist communities.

• Rivers Solomon recently wrote a provocative op-ed piece for the New York Times.

ISBN 13: 9781617755880, 340pp p/b, £11.99 Published by AKASHIC BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland & Europe

Fiction - Scifi and Fantasy

THRONEMAKER OF AMENKOR TRILOGY, THE Palmatier, Joshua

The Throne of Amenkor trilogy is the story of Varis, a young woman who must help protect her city of Amenkor after the White Fire blasted through and trapped everyone in a deteriorated state. She has taught herself the art of survival and has been trained in the ways of the assassin. Venturing deep into the heart of Amenkor, Varis will face her harshest challenges and greatest opportunities.

And it is here that she will either find her destiny - or meet her doom.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A fantasy series with a strong female protagonist, full of action, grittiness, and hard-to-put-down writing.

• Blurbs from top fantasy authors Kate Elliot, Tamora Pierce, Jim C. Hines and Seanan McGuire.

• The trilogy is brought together for the first time in a trade paperback omnibus.

ISBN 13: 9780756413354, 864pp p/b, £14.99 Published by DAW Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction - Romance

DANGEROUSLY DIVINE A Broken Rider Novel Blake, Deborah

Though his physical wounds have healed, Gregori Sun, the eldest of the Riders, remains in spiritual turmoil.

His search for his mother is failing - until he crosses paths with a fascinating librarian who might be the key to his salvation... Ciera Evans has dedicated her life to saving lost teens. She works alone, but when a brooding stranger proposes they team up, she is tempted. After Ciera and Sun’s plans are derailed by dangerous enemies, they find themselves entangled in an ungodly affair - one that will force them to either find new strength together or be forever haunted by their pasts.

KEY SELLING POINTS • An edgy, contemporary paranormal series with fairy-tale flair, based on Russian folklore.

• Set in the same world as Deborah Blake’s massively popular Baba Yaga series and featuring some of the same characters.

• This series focuses on the Broken Riders, a gang of irresistible men who protect the witches in the Baba Yaga series.

• Will captivate readers of both traditional fantasy and urban fantasy.

ISBN 13: 9781101987186, 304pp p/b, £6.99 Published by BERKLEY - US Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction - Romance

DEJA NEW An Insighter Novel Davidson, MaryJanice

It’s been less than two months since her mother was murdered, and already Insighter Leah Nazir is embroiled in more drama. While delighted that her relationship with Archer is going well, this is not how she wanted to meet his family... An unexpected call from Naya, Archer’s cousin and another Insighter, draws the couple to Massachusetts, to investigate Naya’s father’s decadesold murder - by Archer’s father no less! But every step of the way, Leah and Archer face new roadblocks from unpredictable quarters, and they’re starting to think someone doesn’t want them to solve the family murder.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The second book in a paranormal romance series featuring a woman who makes a living looking into past lives.

• Features the same charming, hilarious voice that made MaryJanice Davidson’s Undead series so popular.

• Davidson is a New York Times bestselling author with a large fanbase; she has over 24,000 Facebook followers.

• Ideal for fans of paranormal romance and fantasy novels, especially addictive ones!

ISBN 13: 9780425270417, 304pp p/b, £12.99 Published by BERKLEY - US Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction - Scifi and Fantasy

NEKOMONOGATARI (BLACK) NisiOisiN

In Bakemonogatari, Koyomi Araragi - a third year high school student who has recently survived a vampire attack - finds himself mixed up with all kinds of apparitions: gods, ghosts, myths, and spirits.

However, in this sequel Nisemonogatari, we pick up right where Kizumonogatari left off and follow Koyomi as the psychological twists delve deeper and deeper...

KEY SELLING POINTS • The direct sequel to the Bakemonogatari.

• Nishio Ishin is one of the most popular authors working in Japan today, outselling Haruki Murakami last year.

• Vampires and the supernatural remain popular with young adult readers; this book presents a unique twist on the genre.

• The series has been adapted into several anime series that are available in the UK from MVM. ISBN 13: 9781945054488, 280pp p/b, £12.99 Published by VERTICAL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction - Romance

WAKE A SLEEPING TIGER A Novel of the Breeds Leigh, Lora

Once, he was Judd - Bengal Breed and brother to the notorious fugitive Gideon. After Gideon disappeared, Judd was experimented on until his tortured body knew nothing but agony. Now, he is Cullen Maverick, serving as the commander of a Covert Law Enforcement Agency in Arizona. The genetics of the animal he was created to possess are forever silent. Or so he thought. His tiger is about to be awakened by the one woman destined to be his - Chelsea Martinez. And their world will never be the same.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The latest book in Lora Leigh’s bestselling Breeds series.

• Lora Leigh is a New York Times bestselling author and has a huge fanbase both in the US and UK. • Her Breeds Twitter page has over 2000 followers and there is an annual conference dedicated to her fans!

• Big cat shapeshifting erotica is an ever popular romance/erotica subgenre.

• Many other Lora Leigh titles are also available from Turnaround.

ISBN 13: 9780515154009, 304pp p/b, £6.99 Published by BERKLEY - US Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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Fiction - Historical

DARKER SEA, A Master Commandant Putnam and the War of 1812 Haley, James L

Prowling the South Atlantic in the Tempest, Bliven takes prizes and disrupts British merchant shipping, until he is overhauled, overmatched, and disastrously defeated by the frigate HMS Java. On board he finds his old friend Sam Bandy, one of the Java’s American seamen pressed into British service. Their whispered plans to foment a mutiny among the captives may see them hang, when the Constitution looms over the horizon for one of the most famous battles of the War of 1812 in a gripping, high-wire conclusion.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The second book in the exciting Bliven Putnam series, following The Shores of Tripoli which covered the Barbary War. • Bliven Putnam is an American naval hero to match C. S Forester’s Hornblower and Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey and Maturin.

• Since the final Patrick O’Brien novel, fans of naval historical fiction have been waiting for a new series.

• Written by award-winning historian James L. Haley, and expertly researched, rich historical detail.

ISBN 13: 9780399171116, 464pp h/b, £23.99 Published by PUTNAM Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction - Black Interest

FISTFUL OF BENJAMINS

Swinson, Kiki & Diamond, De’nesha

In Special Delivery by Kiki Swinson a couple’s relationship is put to the ultimate test when the feds come along and bust up their perfect hustle. In Gun Play by De’nesha Diamond, Julian is haunted by dreams of a women after waking up in hospital with amnesia. But someone is trying to take him out and he must figure out his past, fast.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Like Dafina’s other successful anthologies, this combines two of the biggest stars of urban fiction.

• Kiki Swinson’s I m Still Wifey spent seven months on the Essence bestseller list.

• Hard, edgy, and full of suspense and betrayal.

• Will appeal to fans of Wahida Clark and Nikki Turner who similarly deliver shock-filled novels about urban life.

ISBN 13: 9780758280299, 320pp p/b, £6.99 Published by DAFINA BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction - Black Interest

HIS LAST WIFE Octavia, Grace

Since the night Atlanta mayor, self-made millionaire, and womaniser Jamison Jackson plummeted from the top floor of a downtown hotel, everyone seems to have profited, from vicious criminals to corrupt politicians. Everyone except his jilted first wife, Kerry. Once a socialite, she’s now the prime suspect in Jamison’s alleged murder. But she swears she’s no killer - and surprisingly, Jamison’s widow, Val, agrees. Jamison had a murky past and a legion of enemies old and new who will do whatever it takes to cover up the scandalous truth.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Grace Octavia skilfully weaves smart, layered stories with relatable characters and lots of page-turning drama.

• Grace won the Romantic Times’ award for Best African-American Fiction for His First Wife.

• His Third Wife was a Main Selection for Black Expressions book club, which also bought several of her other books.

• This is the latest book in the fiery Southern Scandal series, which already has a large following.

ISBN 13: 9780758288851, 320pp p/b, £6.99 Published by DAFINA BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction - Black Interest

SURVIVING THE CHASE Renee Johnson, Lisa

Abandoned by her mother as a kid, Payton Jones wants no reminders of her past and no commitments.

She’s beautiful, educated, rich, and gets what she wants - even if her favourite friends-with-benefits, Tony Barnes, is a hot complication. But her life of shopping, spa appointments, and mindless sex is interrupted when the most wanted woman in the Bay area starts hunting for Payton’s estranged mother. Curiosity leads Payton into unfamiliar - and risky - territory.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Full of juicy drama and soapy scandal, Lisa Renee Johnson’s novels are perfect for fans of Cydney Rax and Mary B. Morris • This is the second book in a duology.

• Lisa is a co-founder of a book club which made the news after they were kicked off a Napa Valley Wine Train in 2015.

ISBN 13: 9781496707970, 320pp p/b, £8.99 Published by DAFINA BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction - Black Interest

TO LOVE & BETRAY A Chesterton Scandal Novel Ellis, Shelly

Evan, Terrence and Paulette Murdoch try to protect their family from the personal demons they are battling. Will the help of savvy family matriarch, Ella, be enough to keep things in balance? With their vengeful half-brother, Dante Turner, closing in on the family he despises, the Marvellous Murdochs could pay a price that could finish them once and for all...

KEY SELLING POINTS • This is the fourth book in the Chesterton Scandal series, about a powerful, wealthy family in Chesterton, Virginia.

• Darker and edgier than her previous series, the Chesteron Scandal is full of secrets, sex, and impropriety.

• Ellis has been an African American Literary Award finalist and a RT Reviewers’ Choice Award finalist.

ISBN 13: 9781496708816, 352pp p/b, £8.99 Published by DAFINA BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction - Black Interest

BABY MOMMA SAGA PART 2 Genovese, Ni’chelle

Michelle has been broken down, restored, and at the hands of Honey, practically demolished. The woman that has emerged is hell bent on revenge, until an unexpected twist of destiny turns her world completely inside out...

KEY SELLING POINTS • This saga contains two previously published novels: Baby Momma 3, and Baby Momma 4.

• Dramatic twists and turns will keep readers on the edge of their seats.

• Relatable core to the story of a woman struggling to keep her life and relationship together with a young baby.

• The first book in the series, Baby Momma Saga, is also available from Turnaround.

ISBN 13: 9781622865970, 400pp p/b, £12.99 Published by URBAN BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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Fiction - Black Interest

Fiction - Black Interest

HE USED TO LOVE ME

NO PERFECT AFFAIR

Renaissance Collection Brown-Newton, Dorothy

Renaissance Collection Galloway, Charmaine

When 27-year-old Jakiyah left New York she had no plans of returning, but the death of her sister has forced her to come back. Now Jakiyah must help to care for her sister’s child, but she soon finds herself surrounded by drama. German, the man she thought she would be with forever, is still with the woman he left her for. To make matters worse, Jakiyah’s mother is the side-piece’s newest friend. As Jakiyah struggles to come to terms with what has happened to her sister, she must also figure out whom she can trust as she learns that not all smiling faces are friendly.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A twisty and compelling story filled with sex, love and pain.

• Readers will empathise with the drama of the protagonist as she learns that sometimes you can’t trust family.

• In a way, this is a coming-of-age tale as the protagonist discovers hard truths about life and love.

• Saw success as a self-published title before being published by Urban books - Brown-Newton has a built in readership.

ISBN 13: 9781622865482, 288pp p/b, £8.99 Published by URBAN BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction - Black Interest

HOOD TALES, VOLUME 1 Phillips, C.N.

Rising Urban Books star C. N. Phillips delivers modern fairytales with an urban fiction twist. In ‘Cinderella-ish,’ Ava is forced to take a job with a company called Maid For You. Trying to clock as many hours as she can, Ava jumps at the opportunity to do some overtime on the side, only to discover that she s bitten off more than she can chew. In ‘Robin the Hood,’ Robin and her team of outlaws are hired by major hitters in the game to collect debts with either money or souls, plus tax for their own needs.

But what happens when greed gets the best of her?

KEY SELLING POINTS • Modern fairytales are hugely popular right now, with the success of shows like Grimm and Once Upon A Time.

• Powerful, ruthless women are the protagonists in both tales.

• C. N. Phillips is New York Times bestselling author Carl Weber’s new protege.

ISBN 13: 9781622866199, 288pp p/b, £12.99 Published by URBAN BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction - Black Interest

LIFE OF THE RICH AND MOST WANTED Ties to the Hood, Book 2 Monique, Aija

Cousins Shun and Phil have one thing in common: their love of money. They might have different ideas about how to get it, but they both learn the important lesson that the pursuit of riches can lead to flying bullets. The chase is on, and the bodies are piling high. Miami has a tight grip around the necks of Shun and Phil as they plan to make amends with the feds and Tommy T’s gang of Italian thugs.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Aija Monique has already self-published a number of popular works under the name Aija M. Butler.

• The high-stakes themes of disloyalty and murder make for an explosive read.

• Life of the Rich and Most Wanted is the sequel to G-Code, also published by Urban Books (2017).

ISBN 13: 9781622865956, 288pp p/b, £12.99 Published by URBAN BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Melody, Asia, and Sasha are three successful women working in the careers they’ve always wanted. They excel in life, they excel in their chosen professions, but in their relationships, they fail miserably! From scandalous affairs and druginduced sex-capades to secret pregnancies and murder in the first degree, these cousins have the personal drama on lock. But when backstabbing and betrayal infiltrates their relationship with one another, the once tight trio quickly finds that blood is nowhere near as thick as water.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A twisty and compelling story filled with sex, love and pain.

• Readers will enjoy watching the drama unfold as the protagonists go from one failed relationship to another.

• Edgy and fun but with some hard-truths about life and love.

• Saw success as a self-published title before being published by Urban books.

• Charmaine Galloway has a built in readership.

ISBN 13: 9781622866120, 288pp p/b, £8.99 Published by URBAN BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction - Black Interest

TORN LOVE Renaissance Collection Larissa

Bella Rivera never thought she would betray her family and fall head over heels in love with Santana, the son of her father’s enemy. But her heart has a mind of its own, and when the decision between love and loyalty comes flying at her full speed, Bella is at a standstill. Only death can help her heart decide what’s right and what’s not. Santana is up next to take over his father’s empire, but when his eyes meet Bella, he must choose between something that might last forever and a temporary setback. Can this Chicago couple live to have the love their hearts crave?

KEY SELLING POINTS • A compelling tale about star crossed lovers from rival families - an ‘urban’ Romeo & Juliet.

• The characters must make difficult decisions that mirror the kind of difficult decisions people make in life.

• Many will find the story relatable - the ideal of ‘falling for the wrong person.’

• Larissa has had previous success as a self-published author and has developed a growing fanbase.

ISBN 13: 9781622866144, 384pp p/b, £5.99 Published by URBAN BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction - Black Interest

WIFEY STATUS Williams, Racquel

Travel down a twisted path filled with lust, greed, and larceny, as a triangle of sins goes haywire.

Blessed with a body to die for and the gift for gab, it doesn’t take long for Sierra Rogers to snatch up Alijah Jackson, one of Richmond’s hottest drug lords. She secures a place in his life as his ‘bottom bitch’ but soon realises that fairy tales are not real when she comes face to face with Shayna Jackson, the other woman in Alijah’s life.

KEY SELLING POINTS • With twists and betrayal at every turn, this is sure to keep readers glued to the page.

• The ferocious characters and sky-high stakes mean this will not be easily forgotten.

• Williams is the author of several other popular titles.

ISBN 13: 9781622866168, 384pp p/b, £5.99 Published by URBAN BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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Poetry

Graphic Novel

BETTY & VERONICA VOLUME 1

SONNETS, THE

Hughes, Adam

Shakespeare, William & Hollander, John (ed.)

This legendary Shakespeare series features authoritative and meticulously researched texts paired with scholarship by renowned Shakespeareans.

Updated for the 21st-century by editors Stephen Orgel of Stanford University and A. R. Braunmuller of UCLA, each book includes an essay on the theatrical world of Shakespeare’s time, an introduction to the individual play, and a detailed note on the text used. With all new cover designs, these affordable Shakespeares are perfect for students, teachers, scholars and theatre professionals alike.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Designed by illustrator Manuja Waldia, these vibrant new covers offer a modern take on Shakespeare.

• The Pelican Shakespeare series has sold almost 2 million copies since its last update in 2002.

• The new series design will make sure these texts feel up-to-date well into the 21st century.

• The texts in this series have been prepared by an all-star cast of leading Shakespeare scholars.

ISBN 13: 9780143131717, 208pp p/b, £8.99 Published by PENGUIN BOOKS (USA) Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Graphic Novel

ARCHIE 1000 PAGE COMICS FESTIVAL Archie Superstars

This volume collects 1000 pages of iconic Archie comic stories, featuring the same mix of wild humour, awkward charm and genuine relatability that has kept Archie and the gang popular with kids and families for over 75 years.

KEY SELLING POINTS • 1000 pages of content at a fantastic price - Comics Festival features curated stories and quality paper stock.

• Archie is one of the most successful, longest running comics franchises ever, with over 1.5 billion sold worldwide.

• The recent Archie revamps by Fiona Staples and Mark Waid have brought Archie to a new generation of readers.

• The Archie characters have never been more popular thanks to the Riverdale TV show, currently streaming on Netflix.

ISBN 13: 9781682559505, 1000pp p/b, £12.99 Published by ARCHIE COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

It’s Betty vs. Veronica! The most highly anticipated reboot in comics history is here! Betty and Veronica are America’s sweethearts - until they turn on each other! Pops’ Chocklit Shoppe is being taken over by a huge coffee company. When Betty and Veronica go head-to-head over the issue, all bets are off!

Friendships will shatter. Cities will burn. Nails will be broken. Betty and Veronica are back in this all-new collection from comics legend Adam Hughes (Wonder Woman, Catwoman).

KEY SELLING POINTS • A hotly anticipated Archie reboot focusing on beloved characters Betty & Veronica!

• These new stories will appeal to the modern comic book audience with a new spin on Riverdale and its inhabitants.

• Features bonus content including scripts, sketches and variant covers.

• By Adam Hughes, one of the biggest superstars in comics today!

• Over 2 billion Archie comics & books have been sold and over 12 million Archie apps downloaded.

ISBN 13: 9781682559857, 104pp p/b, £11.99 Published by ARCHIE COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Graphic Novel

JUGHEAD VOL. 3

Waid, Mark & North, Ryan

Everyone is after Jughead! What sort of witchcraft has befallen our crowned hero, making him Riverdale’s #1 target? Jughead finds himself in a mosh pit of doom in this collection featuring Sabrina, Josie & the Pussycats, Zombies and so much more! Like a magnificent mecca, Archie Comics combines the talents of super team Ryan North (The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl), Mark Waid (Archie), Ian Flynn (Sonic the Hedgehog) and Derek Charm (Regular Show) on Jughead Vol. 3!

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

• The stories will appeal to a modern comic book audience with a hilarious spin on the New Riverdale and its inhabitants.

• The funniest book in the modern Archie canon.

• Features bonus content, including scripts, sketches and variant covers.

• The Archie universe has never been more popular, with the Riverdale TV show currently streaming on Netflix.

ISBN 13: 9781682559567, 144pp p/b, £14.99 Published by ARCHIE COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Graphic Novel

BEST OF ARCHIE COMICS BOOK 2 DELUXE EDITION, THE Archie Superstars

This edition includes a full book redesign, additional decade by decade content and newly remastered art and colouring on selected stories. Designed to be enjoyed by both kids and adults together, The Best Of Archie Comics Book 2 Deluxe Edition includes a decade by decade overview of Archie Comics in pop culture and introductions to each story by celebrities, Archie artists, writers, staff, and editors sharing why these beloved stories have become such an integral part of the American entertainment landscape.

KEY SELLING POINTS • 416 full-colour, full-size Archie Comics pages in a deluxe hardcover edition fans won’t be able to resist!

• Redesigned with additional decade-by-decade content and newly remastered comic art and colouring.

• Archie s biggest selling graphic novel series - there are over 440,000 copies in print of The Best of Archie series.

• Includes fun exclusive anecdotes and historical highlights for readers wanting to know more about Archie Comics.

• The Archie universe has surged in popularity thanks to the Riverdale TV show currently streaming on Netflix.

ISBN 13: 9781682559383, 416pp h/b, £16.99 Published by ARCHIE COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Graphic Novel

SAIGON CALLING: LONDON 1963-75

Truong, Marcelino & Homel, David

Marcelino Truong’s first book about the early years of the Vietnam war, the graphic memoir Such a Lovely Little War (2016), received starred reviews in Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Reviews and was named ‘one the season’s best graphic novels’ by the New York Times. In this sequel, young Marco and his family move from Saigon to London to order to escape the war following the assassination of South Vietnamese President Diem, for whom Marcelino’s diplomat father was a personal interpreter.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The sequel to Such a Lovely Little War, which was named ‘one of the season’s best graphic novels’ by the New York Times.

• Marcelino deftly combines politics and history with an intimate and intense family story, to great effect.

• Saigon Calling touches on contemporary talking points regarding diversity and otherness, including American imperialism.

• For those interested in the Vietnamese war, history of Southeast Asia, and the politics of the early 1960s.

ISBN 13: 9781551526898, 280pp p/b, £22.99 Published by ARSENAL PULP PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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Graphic Novel

THE SURVIVORS VOL. 5 LEO

Throughout a series of tragic events and temporal distortions, the marooned Humans have scattered, regrouped, lost each others and found each others again. Despite the constant violence and death, Marie and Alex have managed to survive and stay together - and even found themselves accepting a strange blue pill from a mysterious structure in the middle of the ocean. The arrival of an alien, Sven, will present them with a possible escape plan...

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: 9781849183703, 48pp p/b, £6.99 Published by CINEBOOK Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Scandinavia, Greece, Cyprus, Germany, Spain & Portugal

Graphic Novel

WAYNE SHELTON VOL. 5: THE VENGEANCE Cailleteau, Thierry & Denayer, Christian

Graphic Novel

ABE SAPIEN: DARK AND TERRIBLE VOLUME 1 Mignola, Mike; Arcudi, John; Allie, Scott et al.

On the run from the B.P.R.D., a newly mutated Abe Sapien - more inhuman than before - travels across a United States transformed and overrun by monsters.

Abe’s search for the truth about himself - or his race away from his fate - mirrors the quest of an ancient necromancer to seize control of a world literally going to hell. This deluxe hardcover edition collects Abe Sapien volumes 3-5 (the beginning of the Dark and Terrible story), plus an expanded sketchbook section.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The first of two hardcovers collecting Abe Sapien’s complete Dark and Terrible quest!

• From the pages of superstar comic creator Mike Mignola’s Hellboy!

• Hellboy is an extremely successful and wildly popular comic with two smash hit feature films starring Ron Pearlman.

• Includes and expanded sketchbook section.

ISBN 13: 9781506705385, 408pp h/b, £29.50 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Graphic Novel

Thirty years after Hooker’s betrayal and the massacre at Cao-Dinh, Shelton discovered he had the next best thing to a son... and lost him immediately. Filled with hatred and rage, the adventurer methodically tracks down Mrs Yoon, Hooker’s right arm and murderer of Tran. It’s a long and obstacle-strewn quest, but Wayne is a professional. Which does leave the hardest question of all: what will he do once he’s found his old nemesis?

KEY SELLING POINTS • Modern adventures around the world, worthy of James Bond or Jason Bourne.

• A series created by legendary writer Van Hamme, an author who has sold over 41 million books to this day.

• A realistic and highly-detailed style from a veteran of action comics.

ISBN 13: 9781849183680, 56pp p/b, £7.99 Published by CINEBOOK Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Scandinavia, Greece, Cyprus, Germany, Spain & Portugal

Graphic Novel

CASE OF THE MISSING MEN, THE Bertin, Kris & Forbes, Alexander

The Case of the Missing Men follows a gang of young teens who have made it their business to investigate each and every one of their town’s bizarre occurrences as The Teen Detective Club (a registered afterschool program). When Sam Finch comes to town and enlists them in their first real case - the search for his missing father, he and the teens stumble upon a terrifying world of rural secret societies, weird-but-true folk mythology, subterranean lairs, and an occultist who can turn men into dogs.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The Case of The Missing Men is at turns funny, intriguing, eerie and endearing.

• Beautifully illustrated in a style reminiscent of children’s pulp classics like Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys.

• Kris Bertin is the author of the acclaimed short story collection Bad Things Happen (Biblioasis 2016).

• Praise for Kris Bertin’s stories; ‘a revelation, a triumph - the mark of a rising genius’ - David Adams Richards.

ISBN 13: 9781772620160, 224pp p/b, £17.99 Published by CONUNDRUM PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

ALIENS: DEAD ORBIT Stokoe, James

After a horrific accident strikes a space station, an engineering officer must use all available tools - a timer, utility kit, and his wits - to survive an attack from the deadliest creature known to man. Collects issues #1-#4 of the thrilling and claustrophobic Aliens story: Dead Orbit, penned by Orc Stain creator James Stokoe!

KEY SELLING POINTS • A brand new Aliens story written and drawn by superstar creator James Stokoe!

• Stokoe’s intricately detailed art is a perfect fit for the gritty world of the xenomorphs.

• There has never been a better time to publish a new Aliens story with the release of Alien: Covenant in 2017.

• The iconic Alien/Aliens franchise is one of the most successful of the past 50 years!

ISBN 13: 9781506703336, 104pp p/b, £14.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Graphic Novel

BALTIMORE VOLUME 8: THE RED KINGDOM

Mignola, Mike; Golden, Christopher & Berting, Peter

The Red King amasses power on his way to the Vatican coronation while his armies sweep across Europe in an unholy war. Lord Baltimore is missing and his allies are scattered across the continent. Is there any chance left for the resistance to stem the oncoming tide before the world is drowned in blood?

KEY SELLING POINTS • A vampire horror adventure that offers a chilling allegory on the nature of war.

• Supernatural and full of the occult - two hugely popular horror comic book elements!

• This is the final instalment thus is bound to be much coveted by Baltimore fans.

• Mike Mignola is the acclaimed creator of the Hellboy series, and he worked as a consultant on the hit film.

• Christopher Golden is a prolific genre fiction writer specialising in horror and fantasy.

ISBN 13: 9781506701974, 144pp h/b, £20.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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BEST WISHES

Richardson, Mike & Chadwick, Paul

When two strangers cast coins in a Central Park fountain, their dreams and desires become supernaturally intertwined. Cal wants fame and respect and Mary craves true love from her pro quarterback boyfriend, but destiny weaves a tangled fabric. From Mike Richardson (47 Ronin, Echoes) and Eisner Award winner Paul Chadwick (Concrete, The World Below) comes Best Wishes, a Woody Allenesque tale of New York, meme madness, fame’s price, and secrets of the heart.

KEY SELLING POINTS • An original, one-shot graphic novel from Dark Horse Comics that has never before been published.

• An indie love story, in which a romanticised New York is just as much a character as the protagonists.

• Publisher and film producer Mike Richardson is the acclaimed writer of many comics and books on pop culture.

• Paul Chadwick is the award-winning creator of Concrete. Best Wishes is his first comics work since 2013.

ISBN 13: 9781506703749, 160pp h/b, £16.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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MANARA LIBRARY VOLUME 3: TRIP TO TULUM AND OTHER STORIES Manara, Milo; Fellini, Federico & Pisu, Silverio

Together, Manara and Fellini produced the beautiful, surreal stories ‘Trip to Tulum’ and ‘The Voyage of G. Mastorna’! Completing this volume is Manara’s collaboration with Silverio Pisu on the satirical update of a Chinese fable, ‘The Ape,’ as well as a large selection of short stories displaying the maestro’s illustrative versatility!

KEY SELLING POINTS • The next volume in the only comprehensive English collection of Manara’s work, published by Dark Horse.

• Milo Manara is a legendary and acclaimed creator, best-known for his erotic comics.

• Featuring stories written by film legend Federico Fellini!

• Includes introductory material providing historical context to the stories.

ISBN 13: 9781506702643, 268pp p/b, £24.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Graphic Novel

MASSIVE, THE: NINTH WAVE VOLUME 1

Wood, Brian & Brown, Garry (illus)

CONAN THE SLAYER VOLUME 2 The Devil in Iron Bunn, Cullen & Davila, Sergio (illus)

Conan and his people parley with the fierce lord Jehungir Agha, who brings along a beautiful woman, Octavia. As part of a plot to end the barbarian’s life, she lures him out to the once-deserted island of Xapur. There, Jehungir’s murderous plans fall apart the city has been resurrected, and with it, a creature of nightmares! Will Conan escape with his life?

KEY SELLING POINTS • Powerhouse writer Cullen Bunn and artist Sergio Davila team up for a new Conan series!

• The start of an exciting new story arc: The Devil in Iron.

• Heavily rooted in Robert E. Howard’s original tales, this is sure to appeal to devoted Conan fans.

ISBN 13: 9781506701738, 152pp p/b, £16.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Graphic Novel

EC ARCHIVES, THE: ACES HIGH

Werstein, Irv; Wessler, Carl & Olek, Jack

Experience the dangers and thrills of aerial combat with Aces High! This handsome volume collects issues #1-5 of the classic war comic, including unforgettable stories from the all-star artistic lineup of George Evans, Wally Wood, Jack Davis, Bernie Krigstein, Irv Werstein, Carl Wessler, and Jack Oleck.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Dark Horse reprints the infamous Aces High comic series, including all the original ads, text pieces, and letters.

• Collects Aces High issues #1-5, the complete series, in full-colour!

• Features stories drawn by all-star comic artists George Evans, Wally Wood, Jack Davis, and Bernie Krigstein.

• Aces High is a classic war comic that will appeal to anyone with an interest in history as well as comics lovers.

• EC Comics are credited for causing the dissolution of the morals of kids and teens in the 1950s.

ISBN 13: 9781506703084, 150pp h/b, £41.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

In the pages of The Massive, the Ninth Wave was struggling to repair a broken world. But before that, they were the preeminent global environmental-rescue unit, taking on criminals, polluters, politicians, and rogue states. The Massive: Ninth Wave tells these stories in a stylish, highaction, done-in-one format, reuniting the entire creative team from the original series.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A stunning and important political comic.

• A comic that deals with environmental issues in a broken, post-apocalyptic world.

• The Massive series has been widely praised - especially by IGN and Complex.

ISBN 13: 9781506700090, 152pp p/b, £16.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Graphic Novel

MR. HIGGINS COMES HOME Mignola, Mike; Johnson Cadwell, Warwick

Preparations begin at Castle Golga for the annual festival of the undead, as a pair of fearless vampire killers question a man hidden away in a monastery on the Baltic Sea. The mysterious Mr. Higgins wants nothing more than to avoid the scene of his wife’s death, and the truth about what happened to him in that castle. However, these heroic men sworn to rid the world of the vampire scourge, inspire Higgins to venture out and to end the only suffering he really cares about - his own.

KEY SELLING POINTS • An all-new, self-contained vampire story from master of horror comics Mike Mignola!

• As compelling, dark and twisty as Mignola’s popular vamp series Baltimore (also available).

• Mignola is the creator of the Hellboy series, and he worked as a consultant on the film.

• British artist Warwick Johnson Cadwell has worked on Solid State and Tank Girl, among other cult comics.

• Just as outlandish as Mignola’s The Amazing Screw-On Head (Dark Horse, also available).

ISBN 13: 9781506704661, 49pp h/b, £12.50 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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Graphic Novel

Graphic Novel

ONCE AND FUTURE QUEEN, THE

SHAOLIN COWBOY: WHO’LL STOP THE REIGN?

Rani Arturus is a chess prodigy with no plans to be a leader of any sort, let alone QUEEN. After she pulls the legendary sword Excalibur from the stone... well, no backsies. Now she must form a new round table made of friends and family to protect the Earth from an invasion of Fae, who’d like a new planet to call their own. It’s magic, romance, adventure, and excitement as old myths reveal themselves to be fake, and new ones cause trouble for everyone!

The Eisner Award-losing and winning, drawing-room talkfest The Shaolin Cowboy returns: the titular hero of the series finds that his road to hell is paved not with good intentions but old nemeses hellbent on bloody revenge... AGAIN! He fought an army of the shambling dead, but can the Shaolin Cowboy survive a sinister desert town filled with guns, prostitutes, and white supremacists, all run by a crustaceous mafia? Collects Shaolin Cowboy: Who’ll Stop the Reign #1-24.

Knave, Adam; Kirkbride, DJ & Brokenshire, Nickolas

KEY SELLING POINTS • King Arthur is reimagined as a 21st century multi-ethnic teen girl!

• Featuring a diverse team of characters with East-Asian, African, and British heritage, as well as LGBTQI characters.

• Set in both Portland, Oregon, and the UK. • From the team who created Amelia Cole, an all-ages heroine who ran for 6 arcs at Monkeybrain and IDW. ISBN 13: 9781506702506, 120pp p/b, £12.50 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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OVERWATCH: ANTHOLOGY VOLUME 1 Blizzard Entertainment

From Soldier: 76 to Ana, Tracer to Symmetra, discover the history behind Overwatch’s heroes.

How did Bastion become part of the team? Why did Ana Amari disappear? Where did Tracer get her catchphrase? Learn all this and more in this hardcover anthology of the first twelve issues of Blizzard’s Overwatch comics, written and illustrated by an all-star creative team including Matt Burns, Robert Brooks, Micky Neilson, Nesskain, Bengal, and more. Whether you’re an Overwatch novice or a Grandmaster, this is an essential companion!

KEY SELLING POINTS • An essential companion to the internationally bestselling game Overwatch!

• Overwatch has won 100 Game of the Year awards, and is a global phenomenon with 30 million players!

• Includes short stories by World of Warcraft: Chronicle writers Robert Brooks and Matt Burns.

• Reveals backstories and new details about Overwatch’s heroes.

• Collects the first twelve issues of Blizzard’s Overwatch comics.

ISBN 13: 9781506705408, 144pp h/b, £16.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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RASHOMON: A COMMISSIONER HEIGO KOBAYASHI CASE Santos, Victor

Victor Santos (Polar, Violent Love) writes and illustrates a crime and mystery story inspired by Ryunosuke Akutagawa’s tales featuring the heroic commissioner Heigo Kobayashi. When the body of a skilled samurai is found along the road to Yamashina in feudal Japan, the search begins for his killer.

Detective Heigo Kobayashi takes the case but finds only dead-end clues and no first-hand witnesses KEY SELLING POINTS • A homage to classic noir comics inspired by the takes of acclaimed Japanese short story writer

Ryunosuke Akutagawa.

• Part one was originally only published in Spain - this edition collects both parts 1 & 2 together for the first time.

• Noir is a popular genre in the comics medium, and Japan is a popular location having a strong comics culture.

• Writer/illustrator Victor Santos is renowned for his sequential art in the same vein as Frank Miller’s Sin City.

ISBN 13: 9781506703176, 160pp h/b, £16.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Darrow, Geof

KEY SELLING POINTS • Ultra-violence with a tongue-in-cheek approach will remind readers of Johnny Ryan’s Prison Pit series (Fantagraphics).

• Three-time Eisner Award winner Geof Darrow returns to the series.

• Recommended by Paste as ‘Mind blowing’ and io9 as ‘100% amazing.’

ISBN 13: 9781506703657, 136pp h/b, £16.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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TOMB RAIDER ARCHIVES VOLUME 3 Slott, Dan

What drives Lara Croft to risk her life in search of the world’s rarest treasures? Join Lara as she investigates an abandoned gold mine in the Arizona desert, exorcises a haunted castle in Ireland, gets framed for murder at Stonehenge, and sees Chase Carver one last time. Then take a tour of the Croft Museum, 500 years in the future, where her collection of priceless artifacts has attracted likeminded adventurers...

KEY SELLING POINTS • An oversize hardcover format that shows the art of Tomb Raider in its full glory.

• Includes art from an all-star lineup including Michael Turner, Adam Hughes, Marc Silvestri, Greg Land and more.

• Issue #50, written by Dan Slott, shows Lara Croft in the future.

• A must-have collectable edition for the thousands of Tomb Raider fans across the globe!

ISBN 13: 9781506703534, 424pp h/b, £33.50 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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W.B. DUBAY’S THE ROOK ARCHIVES VOLUME 3 DuBay, William B.

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.

• Selected from the pages of Eerie magazine for readers.

• A definitive collection of a classic character with future volumes.

• A good value and high-quality edition for fans.

ISBN 13: 9781506702865, 128pp h/b, £16.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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PORTUGAL Pedrosa, Cyril

Life is far from rosy for comic author Simon Muchat.

He’s lost inspiration in his work and meaning in his life.

But when he’s invited to Portugal for a few days, he accidentally finds something he wasn’t looking for: the smells of childhood, the melody of summer laughter, the radiant warmth of a forgotten - and possibly abandoned - family. As he confronts a past that’s been erased, Simon finally retraces his own path. In a work bordering on personal memoir, using humour and vivacity, bold colours and raw emotions, Cyril Pedrosa creates a seminal tale on the quest for identity.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Over 100,000 copies sold in French.

• Winner Best Graphic Novel at the Angouleme Festival, France.

• Pedrosa’s Three Shadows was published in 14 different languages.

• Perfect for spiritual renewal and for those hungry to reconnect with their past.

ISBN 13: 9781912097036, 264pp h/b, £30.00 Published by FANFARE Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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BATTLE OF CHURUBUSCO, THE American Rebels in the Mexcian-American War Ferraris, Andrea

Crepax, Guido

In the 1960s and ‘70s, Crepax created and chronicled the adventures of Valentina, arguably the strongest and most independent female character in European comics up to that time, and legitimised the erotic genre.

Fantagraphics’s ambitious Complete Crepax series launched in 2016 to international acclaim, and this handsome boxed set contains our first two volumes (Crepax: Dracula, Frankenstein, and Other Horror Stories and The Time Eater and Other Stories).

KEY SELLING POINTS • Italian cartoonist Crepax is one of the most internationally acclaimed in the world.

• Crepax’s work is stylish and French New Wave-influenced.

• There is a dearth of literary erotica in the American graphic novel market.

Crepax helps to fill a gap.

• Until now, only a handful of Crepax’s works have been reprinted in English.

• Published in an over-sized, deluxe coffee table format - the perfect showcase for the lithe and liquid art of Crepax.

ISBN 13: 9781683960737, 864pp h/b, £130.00 Published by FANTAGRAPHICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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FAB 4 MANIA

Today, Churubusco is a residential suburb of Mexico City. In 1847, it was the stronghold of the San Patricios, a motley battalion of soldiers who deserted the United States Army for a just cause. In this graphic novel, Ferraris uses a bold charcoal technique to tell their story through the eyes of Gaetano Rizzo (based on a real U.S. soldier). A 22-year-old Sicilian immigrant, he joins the U.S. Army, who has promised him citizenship if he will fight to take California away from Mexico. Soon, he sees the cruelty he is being ordered to inflict is no different from what he had escaped.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The relationship between Mexico and the U.S. continues to be very much in the news.

• Much more in depth than the average history class - the narrative is based on a true story.

• Stories about conflicted human beings questioning the wars they are forced into have universal appeal.

• Has YA crossover potential: Gaetano’s story is almost coming-of-age as he grapples with the consequences of his actions.

• This is Andrea Ferraris’s U.S. graphic novel debut and marks the introduction of a powerful new voice in comics.

ISBN 13: 9781683960577, 200pp h/b, £25.99 Published by FANTAGRAPHICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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COMPLETE CREPAX VOL.3, THE: EVIL SPELLS Crepax, Guido

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COMPLETE CREPAX VOLS. 1 & 2 GIFT BOX SET, THE

The third volume of Fantagraphics’ monumental collection of Guido Crepax’s comics collects the ‘Baba Yaga’ storyline, which recasts the witch of folklore.

Under Baba Yaga’s influence, a doll, Annette, comes to life; Valentina and her lover, Philip, are forced to act out the fairy tale Bluebeard; and Philip must fight the witch in her lair. Evil Spells also features the famed Italian cartoonist’s sinuous adaptations of several literary masterpieces: Robert Louis Stevenson’s Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Henry James’s The Turn of the Screw, and a giallo genre take on Edgar Allan Poe. KEY SELLING POINTS • Italian cartoonist Crepax is one of the most internationally acclaimed in the world.

• Crepax’s work is stylish and French New Wave-influenced.

• There is a dearth of literary erotica in the American graphic novel market.

Crepax helps to fill a gap.

• Until now, only a handful of Crepax’s works have been reprinted in English.

• Published in an over-sized, deluxe coffee table format - the perfect showcase for the lithe and liquid art of Crepax.

ISBN 13: 9781683960584, 424pp h/b, £65.00 Published by FANTAGRAPHICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Tyler, Carol

Critically acclaimed cartoonist Carol Tyler recreates the exhilaration and excitement of Beatlemania at its height in 1965, her personal obsession with the Beatles, and her odyssey that leads her to the famous Beatles Chicago concert later that year. Told in the voice of its 13-year-old author, Fab 4 Mania is a facsimile of the diary that she kept throughout 1965, and is brimming with rich period details, humour, and insight.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A fresh and unique addition to the wealth of Beatles literature.

• Rather than focusing on the band members themselves, Fab 4 Mania tells the story of the band from a fans perspective.

• It aesthetically explores the universality of teen fandom and the transformative power of music.

• Carol Tyler is 2016’s CXC Master Cartoonist and a Slate Studio Prize winner.

• Other Beatles graphic novels, such as The Fifth Beatle, have proved popular with fans worldwide.

ISBN 13: 9781683960614, 272pp p/b, £25.99 Published by FANTAGRAPHICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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I AM NOT OKAY WITH THIS Forsman, Charles

Sydney seems like a normal 15-year-old freshman but she also has a few secrets she’s only shared in her diary. Like how she’s in love with her best friend Dina, the bizarreness of her father’s death, and those painful telekinetic powers that keep popping up at the most inopportune times. In this collection of the self-published minicomic series, Forsman expertly channels the teenage ethos in a style that evokes classic comic strips while telling a powerful story about the intense, and sometimes violent, tug of war between trauma and control.

KEY SELLING POINTS • From the creator of cult favourite The End of the Fucking World, which is being adapted for TV by Channel Four.

• Features an inviting, Charles Schulz-influenced drawing style that lends a deadpan quality to the work.

• For fans of Jillian Tamaki’s SuperMutant Magic Academy, which also features awkward teenagers with superpowers!

• Addresses issues such as repressed sexuality and asks questions about normality.

• Many readers will relate to and empathise with the teenager-in-a-small-town setting.

ISBN 13: 9781683960621, 160pp p/b, £12.99 Published by FANTAGRAPHICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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POGO VOL. 4: UNDER THE BAMBOOZLE BUSH The Complete Syndicated Comic Strips Kelly, Walt & Gaiman, Neil (foreword)

In addition to presenting all of 1955 and 1956’s daily Pogo strips complete and in order for the first time anywhere, Pogo: The Syndicated Comic Strip Vol. 4 also contains all 104 Sunday strips from these two years, presented in lush full colour for the first time since their original appearance in Sunday sections 60 years ago. Plus the usual in-depth ‘Swamp Talk’ historical annotations by R.C. Harvey, spectacular samples of Kelly’s work scanned from original art and a whole lot more!

KEY SELLING POINTS • Pogo is one of Fantagraphics’ most successful comic strip reprint series, along with Peanuts and Prince Valiant.

• For decades, hundreds of thousands of Americans woke up to Pogo in their morning paper.

• Pogo was ahead of its time on political issues: it went where other newspaper strips feared to tread.

• An important addition into the comic book canon, having great historical significance.

• Ideal for any Pogo fan and any reader with a strong interest in the history of comic books and cartoons.

ISBN 13: 9781606998632, 344pp h/b, £39.99 Published by FANTAGRAPHICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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POGO: VOLS. 3 & 4 GIFT BOX SET

Foster, Hal

Hal Foster’s Prince Valiant is one of the most magnificent adventure comics ever and Fantagraphics’ reprinting is the loveliest treatment of the strip in the history of publishing.

Despite being one of our most popular series, we have never produced a gift box set until now, and this deluxe package includes the first three volumes of the series, collecting the first six years of Foster’s run, from 1937 through to 1942!

KEY SELLING POINTS • Prince Valiant is one of the most beloved comic strips of all time with thousands of enthusiastic fans.

• It has been praised in the New York Times and in Vanity Fair, by the Library Journal, and more.

• Eisner Award-nominated: it features the highest-quality reproduction and design of any previous Foster collection.

• Everyone knows the story of King Arthur and his Round Table. This element gives the strip an enduring appeal.

• Includes tons of bonus materials such as supplementary art, photos and essays.

ISBN 13: 9781683960720, 336pp h/b, £86.99 Published by FANTAGRAPHICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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ZEGAS

Fiffe, Michel

Kelly, Walt & Gaiman, Neil (foreword)

The Pogo Vols. 3 & 4 Gift Box Set presents daily Pogo strips complete and in order for the first time anywhere (many of them once again scanned from original syndicate proofs, for their crispest and most detailed appearance ever)! Vol. 3 presents all of 1953 and 1954’s daily strips complete and in order for the first time anywhere.

Pogo: The Syndicated Comic Strip Vol. 4 also contains all 104 Sunday strips from those two years, presented in lush full colour for the first time since their original appearance in Sunday sections 60 years ago.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Pogo is one of Fantagraphics’ most successful comic strip reprint series, along with Peanuts and Prince Valiant.

• For decades, hundreds of thousands of Americans woke up to Pogo in their morning paper.

• Pogo was ahead of its time on political issues: it went where other newspaper strips feared to tread.

• An important addition into the comic book canon, having great historical significance.

• Ideal for any Pogo fan and any reader with a strong interest in the history of comic books and cartoons.

ISBN 13: 9781606998649, 688pp h/b, £65.00 Published by FANTAGRAPHICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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PRINCE VALIANT VOL. 16: 1967-1968 Foster, Hal

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PRINCE VALIANT VOLS. 1-3 GIFT BOX SET

Hal Foster’s Prince Valiant continues as one of the all-time magnificent adventure comics ever conceived and Fantagraphics’ reprinting is the loveliest treatment of the strip in the history of publishing. In vol. 16, Prince Valiant is sent on a mission to track down a missing, lovesick heir, but when his retrieval is too late, Val becomes a practiced mentor to the reluctant leader.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Prince Valiant is one of the most beloved comic strips of all time with thousands of enthusiastic fans.

• It has been praised in the New York Times and in Vanity Fair, by the Library Journal, and more.

• Eisner Award-nominated: it features the highest-quality reproduction and design of any previous Foster collection.

• Everyone knows the story of King Arthur and his Round Table. This element gives the strip an enduring appeal.

• Includes tons of bonus materials such as supplementary art, photos and essays.

ISBN 13: 9781683960645, 112pp h/b, £30.00 Published by FANTAGRAPHICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Zegas details the surreal urban adventures of the recently orphaned Zegas siblings. The ambitious Emily and her moody brother, Boston, are young adults who confront their new relationship dynamic in the face of a family tragedy that never gets talked about. The world of Zegas is set in a hyperstylised landscape, but the down-to-earth characters and their conflicts are what anchor the story. At its core, Zegas is a collection of interactions that map out Emily and Boston’s most primal concerns: survival, sex, and mortality.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Michel Fiffe is a rising star in the comic book world: his Copa series is well known in the indy scene.

• Sibling bonds are a powerful, universal theme and one that will interest many readers and comic fans.

• Elliptical: the characters in Zegas are reacting to secrets the readers are not necessarily privy to.

• Fiffe has created a gem... every line of dialogue and ink is both refined and bursting with enthusiasm’ - Matt Seneca ISBN 13: 9781683960652, 96pp p/b, £17.99 Published by FANTAGRAPHICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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FANTAGRAPHICS STUDIO EDITION: CHARLES BURNS’ BLACK HOLE Burns, Charles

This Fantagraphics Studio Edition showcases Burns’s original art for the book, featuring exact reproductions of over 150 of Burns’s original pages, at their actual size. While appearing to be in black & white, each page has been scanned in full colour to retain the integrity and fidelity of the actual original art, warts and all. Hypnotically beautiful and horrifying, Black Hole is a genuine American classic and this is the closest most of us will ever get to sitting in the author’s studio.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Charles Burns’ Black Hole is one of the most acclaimed graphic novels of all time.

• Burns is a peer of Daniel Clowes; together they helped pioneer the alternative comics movement.

• This is a limited edition collectors’ item that’s bound to be highly coveted by Burns and comics fans alike!

• Like Foundations in Comic Book Art and Drawn In, it’s an incredible tool for studying the artistic process.

• Fantagraphics Studio Editions are beautifully produced and contain rare art like a museum in a book.

ISBN 13: 9781683960485, 160pp h/b, £130.00 Published by FANTAGRAPHICS STUDIO EDITIONS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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ADRIFT

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SATANIA

Mardon, Gregory

Gregory Mardan pays a heartfelt homage to his grandfather, Adolphe Herault, who left his job as a butcher’s boy in Northern France in the 1930s to enlist in the French Navy and went on countless globe-spanning adventures. A story full of tenderness, humour, and a hint of melancholy, told with keen insight and intimacy.

KEY SELLING POINTS • French cartoonist Gregory Mardon drew Pipo’s Last Show and Mollo & Dinozorro for Spirou magazine.

• Showcases an emotive and engaging family history.

• Perfect for fans of thoughtful, intelligent, books from Fantagraphics, Self Made Hero, Drawn & Quarterly.

• Elegant, lively and dynamic.- du9.org • A beautiful tribute, sensitive and touching... A laudable and indispensable first album.- Planet BD ISBN 13: 9781594658396, 112pp p/b, £12.99 Published by HUMANOIDS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Vehlmann, Fabien & Kerascoet

Charlotte - aka Charlie - a pretty redhead, sets up an expedition to find her brother. The young scientist, who disappeared underground several months ago, claimed - to everyone’s astonishment to be able to prove the existence of Hell by using Darwin’s theory of evolution! The little group, led by Charlie, plunge underground in his pursuit. The deeper they progress into the entrails of our planet, the more they enter another world that hides other forms of life heretofore never experienced. The discovery changes them gradually in a way they cannot perceive...

KEY SELLING POINTS • The discovery of Hell - a mysterious and intense premise for a story.

• Whether heaven or hell exists is a popular concept for many.

• Character growth and discovery over the course of the book makes for an enlightening read.

• From talented creators who worked on the Spirou series and Beautiful Darkness which received a starred review from PW. ISBN 13: 9781681121437, 128pp h/b, £21.99 Published by NBM Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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ORION’S OUTCASTS Slightly Oversized Corbeyran; Verlanger, Julia & Miguel, Jorge

Now, instead of Kolhen’s warrior tattoo, the young man wears the mark of the rejected, the ‘outcasts’ as they are known on the planet Absalon. Determined to prove his innocence and to get revenge on those who framed him, Kolhen escapes captivity with the help of the fiery Tryana, another of society’s pariahs. On his quest, Kolhen meets a mysterious woman with golden hair, who’s armed with strange and powerful weaponry, and who claims to be an envoy from another planet: Earth.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Jorge Miguel is the artist of Balkans Arena and co-artist of The Z Word.

• Corbeyran is the co-writer of The Bombyce Network.

• Set in the same universe as the bestselling Retroworld and Savage Highway.

• The complete story in one volume!

• Perfect for fans of science-fiction and themes of exoplanet colonisation, ecology, heroic adventures and solidarity.

ISBN 13: 9781594656798, 96pp h/b, £24.99 Published by HUMANOIDS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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KERASCOET SET Kerascoet & Hubert

In Beauty, Coddie accidently frees a fairy from a spell, and in return is granted a wish. From being deemed as repulsive, Coddie is suddenly perceived as a thing of beauty. However, soon this becomes more of a curse than a gift... In Miss Don’t Touch Me, the ‘Butcher of the Dances’ is on the prowl for young women. Blanche works as a maid with her sister, Agatha. When Blanche abruptly loses her to suicide that she finds suspicious, she decides to take the investigation into her own hands.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Specially priced set of the two popular books, Beauty and Miss Don’t Touch Me. • For fans of fairy tales, fantasy, crime thrillers and talented artwork.

• Satiric, flamboyant fairy tale. For older teens and adults looking for out-of-theway fantasy.’ - Library Journal.

ISBN 13: 9781681121147, 344pp h/b, £47.99 Published by NBM Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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FRANK

Rankel, Ben

Eve Lee seeks to find out what really happened to her missing lover during the Frank Slide, one of Canada’s deadliest natural disasters. A historical murder mystery.

KEY SELLING POINTS • There is increasing interest in Canadian historical titles, particularly graphic novels where few are being published.

• The lead character adds a much needed contrast to the usually male dominated historical fiction graphic novels.

• The artwork is gorgeous, contemporary and historically accurate at the same time.

• Ben is a gifted graphic novelist, soon to be amongst the most highly regarded.

ISBN 13: 9781987825503, 112pp h/b, £18.99 Published by RENEGADE ARTS ENTERTAINMENT Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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GRAPHIC CANON OF CRIME AND MYSTERY VOL. 1, THE From Poe to Arthur Conan Doyle to Stephen King Kick, Russ

The highly acclaimed Graphic Canon series is back, bringing the same highly varied, unpredictable approach to classic works involving murderers, thieves, victims, private detectives, police, judges and jailors, not to mention con artists, spies and kings. In The Graphic Canon of Crime and Mystery Vol 1, artists retell crime stories by Stephen King, Jo Nesbo, Truman Capote, Patricia Highsmith, Dostoevsky, Kafka and more!

KEY SELLING POINTS • An unprecedented graphic crime and mystery literature anthology spanning several centuries.

• Contributors include Ted Rall, Ariel Schrag, Rick Geary, Roberta Gregory, Ricardo Cortes!

• Builds on the established series success of the first 4 volumes of The Graphic Canon.

• Ideal for crime fiction fans, comic book fans, and literature students and teachers.

ISBN 13: 9781609807856, 352pp p/b, £23.99 Published by SEVEN STORIES PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland & Europe

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GOBLINS 2: FAILING BEYOND THE GRAVE Roulot & Martinage

Our favourite failures are back for more punishment from the world. Once again, they will do their best to invade the neighbouring castle, defeat heroes, swindle merchants, and die, failing miserably, in the process. Sometimes, enough is enough! Follow the adventures of the Goblins as they decide to look for a new place to settle, away from the harsh conditions of their original home. Their endless failings and deaths will demonstrate the grass is always greener on the other side, and soon becomes redder as the accident-prone idiots make their way to their new promised land.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A very accessible comedy spilt into short stories staring the fantasy race.

• For fans of popular table top and video games such as World of Warcraft, Warhammer, Blood Bowl, and Styx.

• Extremely popular with the Cosplay and role play community who will also be able to relate to these creatures.

ISBN 13: 9781908830135, 96pp p/b, £9.99 Published by SLOTH COMICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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SHIELD VOL. 1, THE Daughter of the Revolution Christopher, Adam; Wendig, Chuck & Johnson, Drew

The middle class is dying as the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. Global warming’s effects on the environment are drastic and dramatic, with superstorms and deadly droughts a common occurrence. The government tightens its grip on the lives of ordinary people, controlling information, curtailing freedoms and privacy and becoming an enemy of the people, causing revolution to enter the minds of people all across the States. The Shield returns - but what happens when she’s not sure who the enemy is?

KEY SELLING POINTS • A conspiracy-driven series from sci-fi novelists Adam Christopher and Chuck Wendig.

• Set in a contemporary America on the verge of a revolution.

• Christopher’s debut novel Empire State (Angry Robot, 2012) was a Financial Times book of the year in 2012.

• Action-packed, topical, relevant, jarring and - most importantly - highly entertaining.

• Includes art from cutting-edge and acclaimed artist Drew Johnson.

ISBN 13: 9781619889415, 144pp p/b, £12.99 Published by DARK CIRCLE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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BLACK PANTHER: AVENGERS OF THE NEW WORLD BOOK ONE Coates, Ta-Nehisi & Stelfreeze, Brian

The Wakandan gods have been silent for too long and T’Challa has no answers for his people. T’Challa communes with the spirits of former Black Panthers for insight and all roads lead to a man from T’Challla’s past... but first the Black Panther must deal with the mind-warping Doctor Faustus! Collecting Black Panther Vol. 6 #13-16 (subject to change).

KEY SELLING POINTS • Black Panther is the #1 best-selling comic in the US. • Black Panther made his cinematic debut in the blockbuster Captain America: Civil War. • The Black Panther movie has been announced for release 2018.

• Written by National Book Award winner Ta-Nehisi Coates and illustrated by living legend Brian Stelfreeze.

• Cheaper than the US edition.

ISBN 13: 9781846538339, 136pp p/b, £13.99 Published by PANINI COMICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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DEADPOOL: WORLD’S GREATEST VOL. 10: SECRET EMPIRE Duggan, Gerry & Lolli, Matteo

Deadpool takes on the event storyline of 2017: Secret Empire! But which side will he choose and how will he face down the fallout? Wade Wilson trusts Steve Rogers implicitly how could he not? But that trust is about to be put to the test, big-time! Deadpool has spent his super hero career cracking jokes, but this situation is serious - and big changes are coming for the Merc With A Mouth... Collecting Deadpool #31-35 (subject to change).

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

• Deadpool 2 has been set for release 1st June 2018!

• Deadpool is one of Marvel’s most popular characters and his titles are bestsellers!

• Written by fan favourite Gerry Duggan - Deadpool, Nova, Hulk.

• Illustrated by Matteo Lolli - Deadpool, Deadpool’s Secret Secret Wars.

ISBN 13: 9781846538605, 136pp p/b, £13.99 Published by PANINI COMICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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EDGE OF VENOMVERSE

Rosenberg, Matthew; Hastings, Christopher & Spurrier, Simon

Symbiotes are stirring all across the Web of Life and Destiny. Are they just hungry to find worthy hosts or has something more sinister got them riled? Collecting Edge of Venomverse #1-5 (subject to change).

KEY SELLING POINTS • Venom IS arguably Spider-Man’s deadliest foe and possibly his most popular villain!

• Written by some of Marvel’s best writers, including Matthew Rosenberg, Christopher Hastings and Simon Spurrier.

• Illustrated by fan-favourite artists, Roland Boschi, Irene Strychalski and Tigh Walker.

• Available before / cheaper than the US Edition.

ISBN 13: 9781846538568, 116pp p/b, £11.99 Published by PANINI COMICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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GENERATIONS

Bendis, Brian Michael; Wilson, G. Willow & Aaron, Jason

Marvel’s greatest heroes join forces with their younger counterparts in a breathtaking series of adventures that will have a dramatic impact on the Marvel Universe. Join Iron Man (Tony Stark and Riri Williams), Spider-Man (Peter Parker and Miles Morales), Ms. Marvel (Carol Danvers and Kamala Khan), Thor (Odinson and Jane Foster), Hawkeye (Clint Barton and Kate Bishop), Hulk (Bruce Banner and Amadeus Cho), Jean Grey (young and older), Wolverine (Logan and X23), Captain Marvel (MarVell and Carol Danvers), and Captain America (Steve Rogers and Sam Wilson). Collecting Generations #1-10.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Written by the best writers from the Marvel Bullpen including Brian Michael Bendis, Jason Aaron and Kelly Thompson.

• Illustrated by the cream of Marvel artists.

• Cheaper than the US edition.

ISBN 13: 9781846538575, 328pp p/b, £17.99 Published by PANINI COMICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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I AM GROOT VOL. 1

Hastings, Christopher & Flaviano

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X-MEN: GOLD VOL. 2: SECRET EMPIRE

Groot is back - smaller and better than ever!

When the Guardians of the Galaxy get caught in a wormhole, a pint-sized Groot finds himself out on his own, billions of light-years away from his team, on an entirely alien and unknown world full of strange creatures and societies. Seriously underdeveloped and with nobody who can understand him, Groot will need to make the journey to the centre of this world if he is to find the way back to his family! Collecting I Am Groot #1-5 (subject to change).

KEY SELLING POINTS • Guardians of the Galaxy was one of Marvel’s biggest blockbusters and dominated Summer 2014!

• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 was released April 28th 2017 and has taken global box offices by storm!

• Guardians of the Galaxy Vols. 1, 2 & 3 are bestsellers!

• Written by Christopher Hastings - Deadpool, The Unbelievable Gwenpool.

• Illustrated by Flaviano - Power Man and Iron Fist, Harley Quinn/Power Girl.

ISBN 13: 9781846538599, 116pp p/b, £11.99 Published by PANINI COMICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

What does the Secret Empire event have in store for the X-Men? Find out what the new landscape of the Marvel Universe looks like for Kitty, Storm, Colossus, Nightcrawler, Rachel Grey and Old Man Logan. Will they be able to survive in a world dominated by Hydra? Collecting X-Men: Gold #7-12 (subject to change).

KEY SELLING POINTS • Having dominated silver screen with 10 related movies, X-Men move to the small screen in FX’s new series Legion (2017).

• Legion, based on the Marvel Comics, is the story of David Haller, a troubled young man who may be more than human.

• Written by fan-favourite Marc Guggenheim - Monsters Unleashed, Deadpool, Deadpool and the Mercs for Money.

• Illustrated by Ken Lashley - Excalibur, Deadpool, Black Panther.

• Cheaper than the US edition.

ISBN 13: 9781846538582, 136pp p/b, £13.99 Published by PANINI COMICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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MARVEL PLATINUM: THE DEFINITIVE BLACK PANTHER Various

T’Challa is the king of Wakanda, an African nation that is the most technologically advanced society in the world and sits upon the largest deposit of an extremely rare natural resource called vibranium.

As king, T’Challa bears the ceremonial title that has been born by all his predecessors. He is the spiritual leader of their nation, the defender of Wakanda, the hunter in the dark. T’Challa is... the Black Panther!

Marvel Platinum: The Black Panther brings together the very best tales from the character’s 50-plus years of history, including his first appearance, his origin and his greatest and most pivotal moments.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Black Panther, played by Chadwick Boseman, made his cinematic debut in the blockbuster Captain America: Civil War! • The Black Panther movie hits UK cinemas February 2018, and stars Michael B. Jordan, Forrest Whitaker and Andy Serkis.

• Includes the Marvel Universe entry for Black Panther.

• Includes the true origin of the Black Panther, discussing how the creators came up with the character.

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

ISBN 13: 9781846538469, 312pp p/b, £17.99 Published by PANINI COMICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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ROCKET VOL. 1

Ewing, Al & Gorham, Adam

Get ready for a life of spacecrime with Rocket! It’s a dirty universe out there, even when you’re not regularly mistaken for trash-foraging vermin. And it’s about to get dirtier. He thought his paws were clean, that he was on the up-and-up. But then an old flame swam back into his life, and he was back in the game... the heist game. If you need a safe cracked, a vault busted or a score taken... ask for Rocket. Just don’t call him a raccoon! Collecting Rocket #1-5.

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

• Written by popular comic creator Al Ewing - Mighty Avengers, The Ultimates, U.S.Avengers.

• Illustrated by fan favourite Adam Gorham - TeenageMutant Ninja Turtles/ Ghostbusters.

• Cheaper than the US Edition.

ISBN 13: 9781846538445, 116pp p/b, £11.99 Published by PANINI COMICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Guggenheim, Marc & Lashley, Ken

AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER - NORTH AND SOUTH LIBRARY EDITION

Luen Yang, Gene; Dante DiMartino, Michael & Konietzko, Bryan

When Katara and Sokka return home to the Southern Water Tribe, they are shocked to find that it has gone from a small village to a bustling city! Malina, a Northerner, is behind the change and plans to unify the two groups, but Gilak, a Southerner, leads a fierce rebellion to stop her. In the face of these two opposing tribes, Katara will have to make peace with her nostalgia and distrust to save the home she loves from being permanently torn apart.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The official continuation of Avatar: The Last Airbender from its creators, Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko!

• Features annotations from Gene Luen Yang and behind-the-scenes material.

• Huge existing fan-base from the much lauded television series, and feature film.

ISBN 13: 9781506701950, 240pp h/b, £33.50 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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ANIMAL LAND 13 Makoto, Raiku

Orphaned after her parents were killed by Lynxes, Monoko is the only tanuki (raccoon dog) in her village without a family, until she finds a human baby in a river. Animal Land is a world inhabited solely by animals, so this human child is a mystery. The baby is Monoko’s only chance at having a family and she is determined to raise the human child as her own. Animal Land is a cute and original story about Monoko and the mysterious human baby, with fun artwork and imaginative world environments.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Raiku Makoto is a Japanese manga creator who wrote Zatch Bell, which aired 77 episodes on Cartoon Network’s Toonami!

• A weird and wonderful story with fun artwork and imaginative world environments.

• The pleasing artwork and the fun, heart-warming story will appeal to both fans of the genre as well as new readers.

• Other Animal Land titles are also available from Turnaround.

ISBN 13: 9781632364623, TBCpp p/b, £9.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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CARDCAPTOR SAKURA: CLEAR CARD 1 Clamp

Seventeen years after the original Cardcaptor Sakura manga ended, Clamp returns with more magical clow card adventures! Clear Card picks up right where Cardcaptor Sakura left off, with Sakura and Syaoran starting junior high school. With the Final Judgment passed, Sakura thinks school life will be quiet, but then all her cards suddenly turn blank! The mysterious new power she discovers will change how she thinks about her powers...

KEY SELLING POINTS • A direct sequel to the highly popular Cardcaptor Sakura.

• The Cardcaptor Sakura anime is a classic that aired on CITV and Nickelodeon in the UK. • The anime has recently been re-released on Blu-ray/DVD. • Clamp is a highly regarded group of manga creators.

• Will appeal to fans of Clamp’s other popular series Tsubasa Chronicle (also available from Turnaround).

ISBN 13: 9781632365378, TBCpp p/b, £10.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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FRAU FAUST 2 Yamazaki, Kore

A century after a scholar made a deal with a devil in exchange for eternal life, the story of Faust has passed into legend. But the real Faust is not a stuffy professorial man, but a woman, still on the run with her homunculus servant. When the magnetic, bespectacled woman passes through a provincial town, she adds a young orphan named Marion, looking for an escape, to her group. The next stop: A church basement, where a disembodied demon’s arm lies sealed away, and an officer of the Inquisition name Lorenzo waits to spring a trap for the blasphemer...

KEY SELLING POINTS • Yamazaki’s previous series The Ancient Magus’ Bride has been a bestseller in the New York Times manga list.

• The Ancient Magus Bride has been adapted into a 3 part OVA available on Crunchyroll.

• An anime series of The Ancient Magus’ Bride from Wit Studio (Attack on Titan) is set for release in October 2017.

• Detailed and stylish artwork with bonus colour pages.

• Will appeal to fans of megahit Fullmetal Alchemist (Viz Media).

ISBN 13: 9781632364814, TBCpp p/b, £10.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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DESCENDING STORIES: SHOWA GENROKU RAKUGO SHINJU 4 Kumota, Haruko

A multi-generational human drama set in the world of rakugo, a traditional form of Japanese comedic storytelling, Descending Stories follows an exconvict whose life is changed by his apprenticeship to a famed storyteller, and Konatsu, who yearns to perform rakugo but cannot because women are not permitted in the craft.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Has been adapted into an anime series that is currently streaming on Crunchyroll.

• A second season of the anime was released in 2017.

• Translated by author and academic Matt Alt founder of AltJapan in collaboration with the Japan Rakugo Association.

• Won the Kodansha Manga Award for Best General Manga.

• Won an Excellence Award for manga at the 17th Japan Media Arts Festival.

ISBN 13: 9781632364722, 192pp p/b, £10.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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FAIRY TAIL 63 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: 9781632364760, 200pp p/b, £9.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Graphic Novel - Manga

IN/SPECTRE VOLUME 7

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: 9781632364869, 200pp p/b, £9.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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KIGURUMI GUARDIANS 2 Hoshino, Lily

Hakka’s second year of middle school was dull as it could be, until a suspicious cow mascot (‘kigurumi’) shows up in her room, holding a sign that reads, ‘My Name Is Ginger.’ But this isn’t (just?) a stalker, it’s a magical being that’s come to convince Hakka (and her friends) to become Guardians, and save the world! Hakka is understandably confused, until she’s suddenly attacked, and a beautiful young man leaps in to save her. Can this handsome knight and the weird kigurumi be... one and the same?

KEY SELLING POINTS • A playful, satire of the hit manga Sailor Moon and other ‘magical girl’ manga.

• Blends action, comedy, and an awareness of manga gender stereotypes.

• Hoshino is well known for her work on the hit anime Mawaru Penguindrum which is available on DVD from Kaze.

• Hoshino is a favourite amongst yaoi manga readership with many of her titles translated into English.

ISBN 13: 9781632364913, TBCpp p/b, £10.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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KISS ME AT THE STROKE OF MIDNIGHT 2

SWEETNESS AND LIGHTNING 9

Hinana prizes her reputation as a serious high school student, too focused on getting into college to pay attention to boys. But she’s a secret fairytale romance freak, sneaking away from her studies to see A Roman Holiday and tucking pop idol magazines into her textbooks. When her celebrity crush comes to her school to film a TV episode, she has to pretend to be totally uninterested even as she desperately tries to get close to him. However, she’s not the only one who’s not what she appears... her dreamboat isn’t just a pretty face either!

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.

Mikimoto, Rin

KEY SELLING POINTS • Similar to past dryly-humorous shojo hits like My Little Monster (Kodansha also available from Turnaround).

• A sleeper hit in Japan from the same magazine as Kiss Him, Not Me! (Kodansha - also available from Turnaround).

• A unique art style with expressions and emotions expressed in a more humorous way than most shojo manga.

ISBN 13: 9781632364951, TBCpp p/b, £10.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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LDK 11

Amagakure, Gido

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.

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

ISBN 13: 9781632365125, 200pp p/b, £10.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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THAT TIME I GOT REINCARNATED AS A SLIME 2

Fuse & Kawakami, Taiki

Watanabe, Ayu

Shusei is the most handsome and popular boy at his high school - and he’s turned down almost every girl there, including Aoi’s best friend. But when his apartment catches fire, he has to move in with his neighbour: Aoi! What will these unwilling roommates become to each other when forced to share an LDK? Readers will love watching the funny and touching situations this unlikely couple experience as they slowly begin to warm to each other.

KEY SELLING POINTS • LDK constantly hits the top 10 on the Orion sales charts in Japan.

• The first 12 volumes sold over 2.7 million copies.

• A successful film adaptation was released in Japan in 2014.

• Nominated for the 38th Kodansha Award for shojo manga.

• Aimed at older female readers who are fans of the series Say I Love You (Kodansha Comics).

ISBN 13: 9781632361646, 176pp p/b, £9.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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SEVEN DEADLY SINS 23, 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 an exclusive to Netflix.

ISBN 13: 9781632365149, 200pp p/b, £9.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Mikami’s middle age hasn’t gone as he planned: He never found a girlfriend, he got stuck in a dead-end job, and he was abruptly stabbed to death in the street at 37. So when he wakes up in a new world straight out of a fantasy RPG, he’s disappointed but not exactly surprised to find that he’s not a knight or a wizard but a blind slime demon. But there are chances for even a slime to become a hero.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Based on a popular web novel turned nerd franchise.

• The Dungeons & Dragons game is more popular than ever, having seen a revival in recent years.

• Slime is full of in-jokes and references for players of tabletop RPGs and video games like Monster Hunter.

• A unique satirical addition to the popular ‘sucked into a fantasy game world’ sub-genre.

• For fans of megahit Sword Art Online (Yen Press), Log Horizon (Yen Press) and No Game, No Life (Yen Press).

ISBN 13: 9781632365071, TBCpp p/b, £10.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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UQ HOLDER 12 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.

• An anime adaptation is currently in production.

ISBN 13: 9781632365781, 200pp p/b, £9.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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WAITING FOR SPRING 3 Anashin

A sweet romantic story of a soft-spoken high school freshman and her quest to make friends, Waiting for Spring will delight fans of earnest, fun, and dramatic shojo like Kimi ni Todoke and Say I Love You. Mizuki is a shy girl about to enter high school, and vows to open herself up to new friendships. Of course, the four stars of the boys’ basketball team weren’t exactly the friends she had in mind! Yet, when they drop by the cafe where she works, the five quickly hit it off. Soon she’s been accidentally thrust into the spotlight, targeted by jealous girls.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Probably Kodansha’s most-anticipated shojo romance title and a major candidate for live-action or anime adaptation.

• Runs in Dessert, the same magazine as Say I Love You and My Little Monster (both Kodansha, also available).

• A dramatic romantic shojo title often mentioned in the same breath as hits like Boys Over Flowers and Honey and Clover.

ISBN 13: 9781632365187, 200pp p/b, £9.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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WAKE UP, SLEEPING BEAUTY 1 Morino, Megumi

Satoshi’s father has worked for the rich family in the house on the hill his entire life, so when the teenager needs a part-time job to put himself through school, looking after the mansion’s gardens is a natural fit. Satoshi’s ready to work hard, and he quickly endears himself to the staff. But there’s one ironclad rule even he must obey: Don’t go near the cottage behind the house. When he sees a beautiful, pale girl in one of the windows, Satoshi assumes she is being kept prisoner, and their secret meetings quickly turn romantic, but Satoshi has no idea just how terrible this Sleeping Beauty’s curse really is...

KEY SELLING POINTS • A gender-bending romance that will appeal to fans of Ouran High School Host Club (Viz Media).

• Runs in Dessert, the same magazine as Say I Love You and My Little Monster.

• A great combination of lighthearted romance and dark magic in a modern setting.

ISBN 13: 9781632365194, TBCpp p/b, £10.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Graphic Novel - Manga

YAMADA-KUN AND THE SEVEN WITCHES 15 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...

Yamada-Kun is currently being simul-published on Crunchyroll where it is one of the most popular series on the site.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A popular manga from the author of Flunk Punk Rumble and an assistant on Fairy Tail (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.

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

• An anime adaptation is available on Crunchyroll.

ISBN 13: 9781632365231, TBCpp p/b, £9.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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ARAKAWA UNDER THE BRIDGE, 1 Nakamura, Hikaru

Ichinomiya Kou has always lived according to the creed of his wealthy, successful family: never be in debt to anyone. But one day, after having his pants stolen and hung on the trusses of the Arakawa Bridge by a pack of rogue kids, his life is saved by a homeless girl named Nino. In In order to pay her back, Kou promises to be her boyfriend; and thus begins his new life under the bridge.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Hikaru Nakamura is in the top ten best-selling authors in Japan in the last ten years.

• The first time Nakamura’s work has been made officially available in English.

• Affordable omnibus that collects volume 1 and 2 of the Japanese editions.

• The series has been adapted into an anime which available in the UK from MVM Films on DVD. • The series was also adapted into a live action film in 2012.

ISBN 13: 9781945054419, 400pp p/b, £14.99 Published by VERTICAL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Graphic Novel - Manga

WELCOME TO THE BALLROOM 8 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.

• An anime adaptation is set for release in July 2017.

ISBN 13: 9781632365217, 200pp p/b, £10.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Graphic Novel - Manga

CARDFIGHT!! VANGUARD VOLUME 10 Itou, Akira

From the makers of the YuGiOh trading card game comes Cardfight!! Vanguard, the manga that inspired the hit Vanguard card game. In similar fashion to YuGiOh and Magic the Gathering, the teenage cast of Cardfight!! Vanguard play a high-fantasy themed card game - initially they play for kicks, but eventually the stakes grow much higher.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The manga that started the hit Vanguard card game and amine series.

• From the co-creator of the hugely popular Yu-Gi-Oh card game, currently the top selling card game in the world.

• Each edition comes with an exclusive rare playing card from the Vanguard game.

ISBN 13: 9781945054167, 196pp p/b, £9.99 Published by VERTICAL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM WING 3: THE GLORY OF LOSERS Sumizawa, Katsuyuki & Ogasawara, Tomodumi

Following the actions of five fighter and their mobile suits (large robots made for destruction), Gundam Wing is a heavily political dramatic action work that is centred around a war between Earth and its surrounding colonies in space. A longtime hit of the Cartoon Network, Gundam Wing remains one of the most recognised Japanese titles in recent history spinning off a number of movie, books and model collections.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Since its anime premier in 1979, Mobile Suit Gundam has become one of the most successful sci-fi franchises ever.

• This is a retelling of one of the most popular instalments of the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise.

• The original Mobile Suit Gundam Wing anime series aired on Toonami in the UK. • Includes coloured pages and extras from the Gundam team.

ISBN 13: 9781945054365, 200pp p/b, £10.99 Published by VERTICAL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Graphic Novel - Manga

TO THE ABANDONED SACRED BEASTS 5 Maybe

An action fantasy set in a dystopian future where, to combat monster attacks, monster hunters infuse themselves with monster DNA in order to predict where they might strike next. However, in the process they lose their humanity, resulting in the development of a monster hunter extermination unit. A werewolf named Hank heads up the team; the world is about to be overrun with monster and counter-monster conflict!

KEY SELLING POINTS • New supernatural/dystopia manga series.

• From the editors behind Attack on Titan and Flowers of Evil (both Kodansha; also available).

• For fans of Ajin: Demi Human (Vertical, also available).

ISBN 13: 9781945054204, 200pp p/b, £9.99 Published by VERTICAL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Children’s Picture Books - 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, £12.99 Published by POW! Rep Territories: UK & Ireland & Europe

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BUCKET FILLING FROM A TO Z: THE KEY TO BEING HAPPY McCloud, Carol & Butzke, Caryn

This award-winning book uses the letters of the alphabet to help young and old see the many, simple ways that they can fill buckets and fill their own buckets in return. When you help children become bucket fillers, you give them the key to happiness...for it is in friendship, love, and good will to others that we are truly happy. Yes, bucket filling is the moment by moment choice to be kind and caring. Teaching and encouraging children to be bucket fillers is one of the greatest gifts you can give to them.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Part of a popular and successful collection that teaches children to be better people.

• Written by a successful author who has written and co-authored the series.

• Educational aspect: teaching and encouraging children to be kind towards others.

ISBN 13: 9780997486438, 32pp p/b, £8.99 Published by BUCKET FILLERS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Children’s Picture Books - KS1

FILL A BUCKET: A GUIDE TO DAILY HAPPINESS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN McCloud, Carol; Martin, Katherine; Messing, David

An award-winning prequel to Have You Filled a Bucket Today? that illustrates what it means when children have their buckets filled and learn how they can fill other people’s buckets too by understanding how special, valuable and capable they are. Winner of: Best You Can Be Foundation, Top 10 Children’s Book in 2009 Mom’s Choice Awards, Gold Recipient: Developing Social Skills 2013 Purple Dragonfly Book Awards, Honorable Mention: Picture Books 5 & Younger 2013 Purple Dragonfly Book Awards, Honorable Mention: Family Matters.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Award-winning prequel to Have You Filled a bucket?

• Perfect gift for anyone with young children.

• Educates an understanding that everyone is special in their own way, teaches appreciation of diversity in others.

ISBN 13: 9780996099974, 24pp p/b, £7.99 ISBN 13: 9780996099981, 24pp h/b, £8.99 Published by BUCKET FILLERS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Children’s Picture Books - KS2

MY BUCKETFILLING JOURNAL: 30 DAYS TO A HAPPIER LIFE McCloud, Carol

Do you know you have an invisible bucket which is filled with all of your good thoughts and feelings?

If you’re new to the concepts of bucket filling and bucket dipping, then this award-winning book is for you. This award-winning sequel to Have You Filled a Bucket Today? Features easy-to-read chapters, colourful illustrations, and daily questions to help readers become better bucket fillers and give them the tools to live a life filled with happiness.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Educates and and entertains as eight questions are included to self-reflect and practice the three Happiness Rules.

• Thirty pages available to record your daily thoughts, feelings and experiences.

• Companion to the successful book, Growing up with a Bucket Full of Happiness: Three Rules for a Happier Life.

ISBN 13: 9780997486407, 64pp p/b, £4.99 Published by BUCKET FILLERS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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Children’s Fiction - KS2-3

MICHAEL’S SPEAR Pashley, Hilton

The Universe is coming apart at the seams. As Jonathan and his friends fight to save it, their every move is being watched from the shadows. Lilith, the last Archdemon has plans of her own, and with the legendary Michael’s Spear under her control Jonathan has never faced a more lethal foe. With the odds stacked against him, Jonathan will need all the help he can get if he is to fulfil his destiny. It’s time for Gabriel’s grandson finally to spread his wings...

KEY SELLING POINTS • The third and final novel in the hugely successful Jonathan Crumb series.

• Gabriel’s Clock was longlisted for the Branford Boase.

• The previous titles - Gabriel’s Clock and Sammael’s Wings - have met with high praise from numerous outlets.

ISBN 13: 9780995672352, 256pp p/b, £7.99 Published by DOME PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Children’s Fiction - KS2-3

MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN THE RISE OF DOC OCK Marvel Book Group

An action-packed retelling of an episode from the new Spider-Man animated series with two sheets of stickers.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The Ultimate Spider-Man series was a huge success for Marvel Animation.

• This new series uses heroes in the Marvel Universe who are gaining momentum, not only the comics, but in the films too.

• Marvel Press published titles tied to the Ultimate Spider-Man series in 2012, averaging almost 22,000 copies each!

• Comes with two sheets of stickers to keep a little Super Hero busy for hours and hours.

ISBN 13: 9781368003100, 24pp p/b, £4.99 Published by MARVEL PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Children’s Fiction - KS2-3

WILD BOOK, THE

Villoro, Juan & Schimel, Lawrence

From one of Mexico’s foremost authors comes a wondrous adventure story of a boy who goes to live with his kooky, book-obsessed uncle in a library where books have a supernatural power all their own.

KEY SELLING POINTS • An unforgettable adventure story about books, libraries, and above all the power of reading.

• Includes as many life lessons as introductions to literary classics for young readers.

• From one of Mexico’s foremost authors.

• Translated by highly renowned award-winning writer and translator Lawrence Schimel.

ISBN 13: 9781632061478, 240pp h/b, £12.99 Published by RESTLESS BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland & Europe

Young Adult Fiction - KS3-4

BROKEN CIRCLE

Powers, J.L & Powers, M.A.

Adam wants to be a ‘normal’ teen, but his reality is quickly leaking normal. His mother died when he was four and his eccentric father - who might be an assassin, a voodoo god, the reincarnation of the Buddha, or something even stranger - is never available when Adam really needs him.

Adam is soon headed toward a collision with life, death, and the entities charged with shepherding souls of the newly dead, all competing to control lucrative territories where some nightmares are real and psychopomps of ancient legends walk the streets of North America.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Will appeal to popular, diverse, and literary audiences who are fans of Matt de la Pena, Alex London, and Neil Gaiman.

• J.L. Powers is an award-winning author. This is the first book to be co-written with her younger brother.

• Latest title - and first YA title - from Akashic’s growing children’s imprint, Black Sheep.

• Fast-paced plot with deep questions about the human condition and a diverse approach to understanding death.

ISBN 13: 9781617755804, 320pp p/b, £12.99 Published by AKASHIC BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland & Europe

Young Adult Fiction - KS3-4

SAVING HAMLET Booth, Molly

Emma Allen is assistant stage manager for the drama club’s production of Hamlet, and her crush, Brandon, is directing. Life couldn’t be better. Until one night after rehearsal, Emma accidently falls through the stage’s trapdoor... It’s London, 1601, and with her awesome new pixie cut, everyone thinks Emma’s a boy - even Will Shakespeare himself. Dropped into the middle of the original production of Hamlet, Emma gamely plays her role as backstage assistant. In which reality does she truly belong though? Can she save two epically tragic productions of Hamlet before time runs out?

KEY SELLING POINTS • Protagonist Emma faces issues all teens will understand, making her an easy character to root for.

• Booth handles the transitions between Emma’s high school life and Shakespeare’s London with ease.

• A fun way to learn about Hamlet, perfect for students beginning to study Shakespeare’s plays.

• Readers interested in drama will appreciate the realistic backstage relationships, and Hamlet’s intense opening night.

• High praise for Saving Hamlet from prestigious outlets like Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Review.

ISBN 13: 9781484743782, 368pp p/b, £8.99 Published by DISNEY-HYPERION Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Young Adult Fiction - KS3-4

MARTHA AND THE SLAVE CATCHERS

Alonso, Harriet & Zunon, Elizabeth

Thirteen-year-old Martha Bartlett insists on being a part of the Underground Railroad rescue to bring her brother Jake back home to their abolitionist community in Connecticut. Alonso combines fiction and historical fact to weave a suspenseful story of courage, hope and self-discovery in the aftermath of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, while illuminating the bravery of abolitionists who fought against slavery.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Line drawings throughout by excellent young artist, Elizabeth Zunon.

• Inspiring female protagonist who is capable and clever.

• Jake is on the autistic spectrum and many parents will recognise the issues he and his family must contend with.

• Historically accurate; Alonso is a historian with years of research (and a book) on abolitionist families.

• Hot topic: the 2016 National Book Award went to a book about the Underground Railroad.

ISBN 13: 9781609808006, 220pp h/b, £13.99 Published by SEVEN STORIES PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland & Europe

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Young Adult Fiction - KS3-4

BALLAD FOR A MAD GIRL Wakefield, Vikki

Everyone knows seventeen-year-old Grace Foley is a bit mad. She’s a prankster and a risk-taker, not afraid of anything - except losing. As part of the long-running feud between two local schools in Swanston, Grace accepts a challenge to walk the pipe. That night she experiences something she can’t explain. As she’s drawn deeper into a twentyyear-old mystery surrounding missing girl Hannah Holt, the thin veil between this world and the next begins to slip. She can no longer tell what’s real or imagined - all she knows is the ghosts of Swanston, including that of her own mother, are restless.

KEY SELLING POINTS • New novel from one of Australia’s finest young adult writers, with three award-winning titles.

• A ghost thriller with a literary angle, about survival and the different ways we deal with grief.

• Vikki is best known for her real and gritty portrayal of teenage outsiders and small-town life.

ISBN 13: 9781925355291, 320pp p/b, £6.99 Published by TEXT PUBLISHING COMPANY Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe & Middle East

Children’s Graphic Novel

YAKARI VOL. 15: THE FIRST GALLOP Job & Derib

Yakari learns from the tribe’s elder that the Sioux haven’t always been the magnificent riders they are now - indeed, that there was a time they didn’t even know what a horse was. Shaken, he speaks a little too demandingly to Little Thunder, wounding his four-legged friend who immediately runs away. Devastated, the young boy will have to track down his companion and find a way to earn his forgiveness if he ever wants to share a gallop with him again...

KEY SELLING POINTS • Hugely popular series translated into 17 languages, with 4 million copies sold in France since its creation.

• The easy-to-read text appeals to children, especially reluctant readers.

• A ‘green comic’: The hero is very close to nature, and the series promotes animal and nature awareness.

• Perfect for the school and library markets.

ISBN 13: 9781849183697, 48pp p/b, £6.99 Published by CINEBOOK Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Scandinavia, Greece, Cyprus, Germany, Spain & Portugal

Art & Design

YESTERDAY’S TOMORROW: DISNEY’S MAGICAL MID-CENTURY Hahn, Don

Yesterday’s Tomorrow is a valentine to an era of optimism, relaxed lifestyle, and innovative design; a large-format, general audience book, illustrated with rarely seen art and photography of the mid-20th century reflecting the unique style that Walt Disney and his artists contributed to the era. If you’ve seen Sleeping Beauty, read Dwell Magazine, shopped at Design Within Reach, or watched Mad Men, this book is for you and all those who love this extraordinary era of Disney.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Interest in the mid-20th century is hotter than ever. From design to fashion, retro is in.

• Author Don Hahn has uncovered a host of photos and illustrations from the era that perfectly capture the mood.

• Walt Disney was way ahead of his time where his work influenced choices throughout the century.

ISBN 13: 9781484737644, 176pp h/b, £33.99 Published by DISNEY EDITIONS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Art & Design

ART LOVERS QUOTATION BOOK, THE Brielyn, Jo

What is art? Art is beauty; art is love; art is anything you want it to be. In short, art is creativity in tangible form, something to appreciate and experience. The best kind of art evokes emotions, asks questions, all while speaking to a deeper truth. This book is for anyone who believes that art is a fundamental way of life. Full of great quotes about enduring works of art, from creating it to consuming it and everything in between, The Art Lovers Quotation Book is the perfect gift for the artist in all of us.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Art lovers will go mad for this book of quotes.

• Simple and accessible for all ages, this book is fun to pick up at any spare moment.

• A perfect affordable, personal and simple gift for the art lover.

• Beautifully packaged with eye-catching design.

ISBN 13: 9781578266319, 128pp h/b, £10.99 Published by HATHERLEIGH PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Video Game Art

ART OF OVERWATCH, THE Blizzard Entertainment

Overwatch has taken the world by storm, boasting millions of players and gaining critical acclaim. Now, in this beautiful hardcover, Blizzard Entertainment reveals the creative process behind one of the most popular FPS games of all time! Filled with neverbefore-seen art as well as commentary provided by the game’s development team, this book is sure to please any Overwatch fan.

KEY SELLING POINTS • An essential companion to the internationally bestselling game Overwatch.

• Features an introduction and commentary provided by the game’s development team.

• Overwatch is a global phenomenon with 30 million players.

• Features an intimate, behind-the-scenes look at your favourite characters.

• Includes never-before-seen artwork.

ISBN 13: 9781506703671, 368pp h/b, £41.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Video Game Art

ART OF OVERWATCH, THE: LIMITED EDITION Blizzard Entertainment

Overwatch has taken the world by storm, boasting millions of players and gaining critical acclaim. Now, in this beautiful hardcover, Blizzard Entertainment reveals the creative process behind one of the most popular FPS games of all time! Filled with never-before-seen art as well as commentary provided by the game’s development team, this book is sure to please any Overwatch fan.

KEY SELLING POINTS • This deluxe limited edition comes packaged in a beautiful clamshell box with magnetic closure.

• Includes an acetate slipcover featuring the game’s most popular hero, Tracer.

• Features two portfolios containing a total of three prints chosen by the Overwatch team!

• The essential companion to the best-selling videogame - Overwatch is a global phenomenon with 30 million players!

• Offers an intimate, behind-the-scenes look at your favourite characters.

ISBN 13: 9781506705538, 368pp h/b, £83.50 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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Comic Art

DREW FRIEDMAN’S CHOSEN PEOPLE

Friedman, Drew & Markoe, Merrill (Foreword)

Artists, cartoonists, comedians, musicians, actors, politicians, the famous and the infamous, these chosen people are just that: People chosen to be rendered by the man BoingBoing calls ‘The greatest living portrait artist.’ Subjects include Johnny Cash, Marc Maron, Redd Foxx, Gilbert Gottfried, The Marx Brothers, Hillary Clinton, Anthony Weiner, and of course Friedman favourite Shemp Howard. No one is spared the loving Friedman treatment, including Drew Friedman himself!

KEY SELLING POINTS • A visual who’s who that captures the zeitgeist through portraiture.

• As in The Legends of the Blues, Friedman is using his medium as an appreciation.

• It’s a great gift book for anyone interested in popular culture.

• Features notable figures from the literary, comics, political, music and film worlds!

• Each of his portraits feels so alive, it is like being welcomed into each artist’s private world.’ - The Atlantic ISBN 13: 9781683960591, 136pp h/b, £17.99 Published by FANTAGRAPHICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Film, TV & Popular Culture

THE LION KING: TWENTY YEARS ON BROADWAY AND AROUND THE WORLD Lassell, Michael

In celebration of its 20th anniversary on Broadway, this volume will trace the origins of the show from the blockbuster animated film, feature stories from the creators and actors, and showcase neverbefore-published images both onstage and behind the scenes from the many productions around the world. The Lion King is Broadway’s highest earning production of all time, having grossed more than $1 billion. The show won six 1998 Tony Awards including Best Musical. The Lion King continues to roar on Broadway and to perform to packed houses all around the USA and the world.

KEY SELLING POINTS • In celebration of the The Lion King’s 20th anniversary.

• The Lion King is Broadway’s highest-grossing show of all time, totalling $1 billion.

• The Lion King is a universally beloved musical.

• Jon Favreau will direct a live-action Lion King which is certain to draw even more attention to this stage spectacular!

ISBN 13: 9781484773765, 192pp h/b, £41.99 Published by DISNEY EDITIONS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Film, TV & Popular Culture

AIN’T NO PLACE FOR A HERO: BORDERLANDS pop classics #8 Tremblay, Kaitlin

The Borderlands video game series satirises its own genre, exposing and addressing the ways firstperson shooter video games have tended to exclude women, queer people, and people of colour, as well as contribute to a hostile playing environment. The latest entry in the acclaimed Pop Classics series, Ain’t No Place for a Hero is a fascinating read for Borderlands devotees as well as the uninitiated.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Borderlands has received critical acclaim and commercial success with over 26 million copies sold.

• Latest version of the game is expected to release in 2018. A film based Borderlands is also in production with Lionsgate • Ain’t No Place for a Hero presents a focused case study on how good storytelling can be used in large-scale games.

• Digs into the inclusive design and writing which creates the backbone for the well-designed and written game.

• The 8th book in the popular ECW pop classics series.

ISBN 13: 9781770413641, 136pp p/b, £8.99 Published by ECW PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland & Europe

Film, TV & Popular Culture

CANNABIS GROW BIBLE, THE The Definitive Guide to Growing Marijuana for Recreational and Medicinal Use Green, Greg

The most comprehensive guide to marijuana gardening ever written is back with all new information and updated advice for cannabis enthusiasts. Over 200 additional pages of all new information are included in this book, from all new lighting equipment and techniques, to highly advanced cannabinoid extraction techniques and detailed, step-by-step gardening guides for novice and professional growers alike.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The world’s most popular guide to growing marijuana.

• The first two editions sold in excess of 200,000 copies, with nearly 10K sold in the UK alone.

• Features over 200 additional pages of information on everything you need to know to grow your own.

ISBN 13: 9781937866365, 716pp p/b, £34.99 Published by GREEN CANDY PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Film, TV & Popular Culture

SUBVERSIVE Interviews with radicals Whitney, Brian

Subversive is a book of interviews with fifty-two of the most radical people in the world. From all walks of life, some are famous, while others are almost completely unknown. These are people different to the rest of us. They want the world to change, and they are doing things to change it. Some are activists, some live in such a way that society has to take notice. Subversive doesn’t adopt a sensationalist tone. It approaches its subjects with a curiosity about what they believe in and how they lead their lives.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Timely publication in the current political climate.

• With Trump as US President, and the way the world is leaning, being subversive is more important than ever.

• Author has been a regular contributor to Disinfo.com and Vice, among others.

• Short, sharp interviews can be absorbed on-the-go in easy chunks.

• Will resonate with anyone who is different, wants to be, or just curious about how others live their lives and what they ISBN 13: 9781909394544, 236pp p/b, £13.99 Published by HEADPRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Film, TV & Popular Culture

BROLLIOLOGY A Real and Fictional History of the Umbrella Rankine, Marion

Humans have been making, using, perfecting, and decorating umbrellas for millennia - holding them over the heads of rulers, signalling class distinctions, and exploring their full imaginative potential in folk tales and novels. In the spirit of the best literary gift books, Brolliology is a beautifully designed and illustrated tour through literature and history.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A perfect, quirky Christmas gift uncovering the many facets of the ever-useful brolly.

• Looks into the origin of the umbrella’s design and purpose, and the meanings and symbolism attached to it.

• Takes the reader on a tour of the literary brollies we find adorning the pages of our favourite books.

• Features umbrellas throughout classic and contemporary literature - from Charles Dickens to Harry Potter.

• A beautifully designed book with full-colour illustrations throughout.

ISBN 13: 9781911545071, 176pp h/b, £12.99 Published by MELVILLE HOUSE UK Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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Film, TV & Popular Culture

I LOVED HER IN THE MOVIES Memories of Hollywood’s Legendary Actresses Wagner, Robert J & Eyman, Scott

In a career that has spanned over 60 years Robert Wagner has witnessed the twilight of the Golden Age of Hollywood and the rise of television, becoming a beloved star in both. During that time he became acquainted with the remarkable women who were the greatest screen personalities of their day. I Loved Her in the Movies is his intimate and revealing account of the charisma of these women on film, why they became stars, and how their specific emotional and dramatic chemistries affected the choices they made as actresses as well as the choices they made as women.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A privileged behind-the-scenes look at some of the most beloved Hollywood actresses by movie and TV star Robert Wagner.

• Features icons such as Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Marilyn Monroe and Glenn Close.

• Both of Wagner’s previous books about show business were New York Times bestsellers.

• Will appeal to anyone with an interest in film as well as those people who love the glamour of old Hollywood.

ISBN 13: 9780143107989, 256pp p/b, £14.99 Published by PENGUIN BOOKS (USA) Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Plays & Scripts

HENRY IV, PART 2

Shakespeare, William & McEachern, Claire (ed)

This legendary Shakespeare series features authoritative and meticulously researched texts paired with scholarship by renowned Shakespeareans.

Updated for the 21st-century by editors Stephen Orgel of Stanford University and A. R. Braunmuller of UCLA, each book includes an essay on the theatrical world of Shakespeare’s time, an introduction to the individual play, and a detailed note on the text used.With all new cover designs, these affordable Shakespeares are perfect for students, teachers, scholars and theatre professionals alike.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Designed by illustrator Manuja Waldia, these vibrant new covers offer a modern take on Shakespeare.

• The Pelican Shakespeare series has sold almost 2 million copies since its last update in 2002.

• The new series design will make sure these texts feel up-to-date well into the 21st century.

• The texts in this series have been prepared by an all-star cast of leading Shakespeare scholars.

ISBN 13: 9780143131762, 176pp p/b, £7.99 Published by PENGUIN BOOKS (USA) Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Film, TV & Popular Culture

GIRL GANGS, BIKER BOYS, AND REAL COOL CATS Pulp Fiction and Youth Culture, 1950 to 1980 McIntyre, Iain; Nette, Andrew & Doyle, Peter

Girl Gangs, Biker Boys, and Real Cool Cats is the first comprehensive account of how the rise of postwar youth culture was depicted in mass-market pulp fiction.

As the young created new styles in music, fashion, and culture, pulp fiction shadowed their every move, hyping and exploiting their behaviour, dress, and language for mass consumption and cheap thrills. From the juvenile delinquent gangs of the early 1950s through the beats and hippies, on to bikers, skinheads, and punks, pulp fiction left no trend untouched. With their lurid covers and wild, action-packed plots, these books reveal as much about society’s deepest desires and fears as they do about the subcultures themselves.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The first comprehensive account of how the rise of postwar youth culture was depicted in mass-market pulp fiction.

• With lurid covers and wild plots, these books reveal society’s desires and fears as well as the subcultures’.

• Features approximately 400 full-colour covers, many of them never reprinted before.

• Books by well-known authors are discussed alongside neglected obscurities and former bestsellers ripe for rediscovery.

ISBN 13: 9781629634388, 328pp p/b, £21.99 Published by PM PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Plays & Scripts

ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA

Shakespeare, William; Orgel, Stephen & Braunmuller, A.R.(ed)

This legendary Shakespeare series features authoritative and meticulously researched texts paired with scholarship by renowned Shakespeareans. Updated for the 21stcentury by editors Stephen Orgel of Stanford University and A. R. Braunmuller of UCLA, each book includes an essay on the theatrical world of Shakespeare’s time, an introduction to the individual play, and a detailed note on the text used. With all new cover designs, these affordable Shakespeares are perfect for students, teachers, scholars and theatre professionals alike.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Designed by illustrator Manuja Waldia, these vibrant new covers offer a modern take on Shakespeare.

• The Pelican Shakespeare series has sold almost 2 million copies since its last update in 2002.

• The new series design will make sure these texts feel up-to-date well into the 21st century.

• The texts in this series have been prepared by an all-star cast of leading Shakespeare scholars.

ISBN 13: 9780143131724, 192pp p/b, £7.99 Published by PENGUIN BOOKS (USA) Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Plays & Scripts

TROILUS AND CRESSIDA

Shakespeare, William & Crewe, Jonathan (ed.)

This legendary Shakespeare series features authoritative and meticulously researched texts paired with scholarship by renowned Shakespeareans.

Updated for the 21st-century by editors Stephen Orgel of Stanford University and A. R. Braunmuller of UCLA, each book includes an essay on the theatrical world of Shakespeare’s time, an introduction to the individual play, and a detailed note on the text used. With all new cover designs, these affordable Shakespeares are perfect for students, teachers, scholars and theatre professionals alike.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Designed by illustrator Manuja Waldia, these vibrant new covers offer a modern take on Shakespeare.

• The Pelican Shakespeare series has sold almost 2 million copies since its last update in 2002.

• The new series design will make sure these texts feel up-to-date well into the 21st century.

• The texts in this series have been prepared by an all-star cast of leading Shakespeare scholars.

ISBN 13: 9780143131755, 192pp p/b, £7.99 Published by PENGUIN BOOKS (USA) Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Plays & Scripts

WINTER’S TALE, THE

Shakespeare, William & Dolan, Frances E. (ed)

This legendary Shakespeare series features authoritative and meticulously researched texts paired with scholarship by renowned Shakespeareans.

Updated for the 21st-century by editors Stephen Orgel of Stanford University and A. R. Braunmuller of UCLA, each book includes an essay on the theatrical world of Shakespeare’s time, an introduction to the individual play, and a detailed note on the text used. With all new cover designs, these affordable Shakespeares are perfect for students, teachers, scholars and theatre professionals alike.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Designed by illustrator Manuja Waldia, these vibrant new covers offer a modern take on Shakespeare.

• The Pelican Shakespeare series has sold almost 2 million copies since its last update in 2002.

• The new series design will make sure these texts feel up-to-date well into the 21st century.

• The texts in this series have been prepared by an all-star cast of leading Shakespeare scholars.

ISBN 13: 9780143131748, 160pp p/b, £7.99 Published by PENGUIN BOOKS (USA) Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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Language and Linguistics

TODAY’S TOWERS OF BABEL Schwartz, Lynne Sharon

In Today’s Tower of Babel, Lynne Sharon Schwartz has assembled sixteen stories and essays by prominent fiction writers and translators about the way in which translation operates in our lives.

We come to see that translation lends itself to a wide variety of metaphorical uses, among them misunderstandings in love, war, and other major life events. Ultimately the stories and essays in this collection are about no less than communication itself: its limitations, its rewards, and above all its importance in today’s rapidly shrinking world.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Features pieces by Lydia Davis, Joyce Carol Oates, Primo Levi, among others.

• This is the first anthology about translation that includes fiction.

• Schwartz is an NBA and PEN/Faulkner nominee.

ISBN 13: 9781609807917, 320pp h/b, £22.99 Published by SEVEN STORIES PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland & Europe

Biography & Memoir

MY PRIDE: FINDING JOY ON AND OFF THE STAGE White, Alton Fitzgerald

If you’ve ever wondered how an actor can perform the same role hundreds of times without burning out, in White’s book you’ll meet someone who does it for thousands more with unabated joy and renewal of purpose. From his life experience, White has learned the secret of tapping his inner resources to meet the challenge of routine and repetition in work and relationships.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Timed to publish during the 20th anniversary celebration of The Lion King on Broadway.

• Broadway’s longest running Lion King shares his secret to fulfilment and joy in everyday work and life.

• Alton White has an established fan base. His message resonates across professions, genders, and ages.

• Since leaving the stage after his record-setting run, Alton White spends time as a brand ambassador for Disney.

ISBN 13: 9781484780404, 320pp h/b, £20.99 Published by DISNEY EDITIONS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Biography & Memoir

RESILIENCE Navigating Life, Loss, and the Road to Success Lisson, Lisa

Part leadership guide, part memoir of loss, and part personal empowerment primer on how to achieve your goals no matter what the universe throws at you, Resilience is an inspirational story about how to rise to the top in a man’s world, triumph over adversity, lead a fulfilling life, and live each day with purpose and gratitude.

KEY SELLING POINTS • For fans of Lean In, Persuasion, Our Turn, and Unfinished Business.

• Star of an award-winning Undercover Boss episode, featured on Undercover Boss: Abroad on Channel 4.

• Covers topics such as leadership for women, balancing family and career and dealing with loss.

• Will appeal both to readers of business memoirs and inspirational life stories.

ISBN 13: 9781770413986, 240pp h/b, £19.99 Published by ECW PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Biography & Memoir

TINDERBOX Dunn, Megan

Riffing on Ray Bradbury’s classic novel about the end of reading, Tinderbox is one of the most interesting books in decades about literary culture and its place in the world. More than that, it’s about how every one of us fits into that bigger picture - and the struggle to make sense of life in the twenty-first century.

KEY SELLING POINTS • An important and original take on literary culture and failing high-street capitalism.

• Potential for huge appeal to fans of Ray Bradbury.

• Insider knowledge of the collapse of a global book chain (Borders) - written by a professional bookseller.

ISBN 13: 9781910296820, 200pp p/b, £9.99 Published by GALLEY BEGGAR PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Biography & Memoir

IMMUNOPATIENT A Cancer Patient’s Quest for Healing on Medicine’s New Frontier Rooney, Peter

What started as a pair of small brain tumours quickly became Stage IV kidney cancer, which had already metastasized to Peter Rooney’s arm and leg. Faced with the prognosis of an incurable disease and desperate to find a way to fight back, Immunopatient follows Rooney as he explores the cutting edge of immunology and medical science, looking for an answer... and for hope.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Rooney’s moving memoir and determination to keep going and keep hope alive will inspire readers.

• The personal story, told without medical jargon, is a relatable account of the complexities of cancer research.

• Readers follow every step of the author’s journey, giving a new appreciation of medical science and human endurance.

ISBN 13: 9781578267149, TBCpp h/b, £20.99 Published by HATHERLEIGH PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Biography & Memoir

YEARS, THE

Ernaux, Annie & Strayer, Alison (trans.)

The Years, by bestselling French author Annie Ernaux, is a personal narrative of the period 1941 to 2006 told through the lens of memory, impressions past and present - even projections into the future photos, books, songs, radio, television and decades of advertising, headlines, contrasted with intimate conflicts and writing notes from six decades of diaries.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A fascinating, brilliant memoir that blends genres, styles, voices and narratives.

• Annie Ernaux is a French national treasure who also has many fans in the UK. • The Years won numerous French literary awards when it was first published in France in 2008.

• Prizes include: Winner of the French Language Prize 2008 & Winner of the Marguerite Duras Prize 2008.

• Two of her books have been New York Times Notable Books, and one was an LA Times Book Prize finalist.

ISBN 13: 9781609807870, 256pp p/b, £10.99 Published by SEVEN STORIES PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland & Europe

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Biography & Memoir

HORSE LATITUDES

Wilson, Chris & James, Erwin (fore)

Horse Latitudes portrays Chris Wilson’s descent into drug use, criminality, prostitution and prison.

For the most part, the setting is the Mission district in San Francisco with flashbacks to Los Angeles, Dar es Salaam and other places pertinent to his past. His lifestory is hard hitting, depicting the horror of addiction through to shocking anecdotes about murder, prostitution, the extreme characters that inhabit the Mission, and his experiences of incarceration - from county jail to the San Quentin psychiatric isolation ward.

KEY SELLING POINTS • This new edition of Chris Wilson’s extraordinary first book has been revised extensively by the author.

• A hard-hitting but beautifully written autobiography from the author of Glue Ponys.

• Glue Ponys has been longlisted for both the Republic of Consciousness Award and Edge Hill Short Story Prize.

• With a foreword from Chris Wilson’s friend, the writer and former convict Erwin James.

ISBN 13: 9781910691229, 160pp p/b, £9.00 Published by TANGERINE PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

History

BOHEMIAN LONDON From Thomas De Quincey to Jeffrey Bernard Rennison, Nick

Travis Elborough chronicles de Quincey and Coleridge’s hazy laudanum days in Tyburnia; charts Verlaine and Rimbaud’s progress in Camden Town; toasts Wilde in Kettners and the Cafe Royal; imbibes absinthe with Yeats at the Cheshire Cheese; snorts coke with Aleister Crowley on Chancery Lane; sups best bitter with Dylan Thomas in the Fitzroy Tavern and catches last orders in Soho with Francis Bacon.

While true Bohemians may be long gone, their style, irregular work patterns, love intoxicants and unusual sexual mores shaped the city we know and love today.

KEY SELLING POINTS • For fans of BBC Four’s How to be Bohemian with Victoria Coren Mitchell.

• Large and enduring interest in the gamier side of the capital’s past, and in Oscar Wilde, Francis Bacon, etc.

• Packed full of controversial characters and outrageous behaviour.

• Will appeal to those interested in history and alternative culture.

• Will also appeal to anyone interested in drunks, drug addicts, prostitutes, books, painting or poetry.

ISBN 13: 9781904048305, 160pp h/b, £12.99 Published by POCKET ESSENTIALS Rep Territories: UK Only

Biography & Memoir

FRIENDSHIPS Girouard, Mark

Mark Girouard selects and reproduces 29 letters, ranging from his early childhood during the war to recent years, and uses them to memorialise their diverse authors. In the process a selective autobiography emerges as he discusses his relationship with the diverse crowd, painting a riveting picture of Bohemian cultural life in postwar Britain and Ireland. And the point of it all is to show that friendship has nothing to do with fame or wealth, but entirely with that sudden click of reciprocity, or pleasure in companionship, that makes life worth living.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A selective autobiography of the most successful, celebrated and important architectural historian of his generation.

• Anecdotal memoirs of the lives and misbehaviour of central figures in the cultural life of Britain in the 20th century.

• Elegant and moving reminiscences with significant Irish, catholic and architectural resonance by an established writer.

ISBN 13: 9781908524966, 192pp h/b, £16.99 Published by WILMINGTON SQUARE BOOKS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Folktales & Traditional Tales

OCCULT LONDON

History

WATERMELONS, NOOSES, AND STRAIGHT RAZORS Stories from the Jim Crow Museum Pilgrim, David & Irving, Debby

All groups tell stories, but some groups have the power to impose their stories on others, to label others, stigmatise others, paint others as undesirables - and to have these stories presented as scientific fact, God’s will, or wholesome entertainment. Watermelons, Nooses, and Straight Razors examines the origins and significance of several longstanding anti-black stories and the caricatures and stereotypes that undergird them. Here readers will find representations of the lazy, childlike Sambo, the watermelon-obsessed pickaninny, the buffoonish minstrel, the subhuman savage, the loyal and contented mammy and Tom, and the menacing, razor-toting coon and brute.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Examines origins and significance of longstanding anti-black stories and caricatures/stereotypes that undergird them.

• Uses images from the Jim Crow Museum, the largest publicly accessible collection of racist objects.

• An important contributions to the study of American History.

• From the author of Understanding Jim Crow (PM Press, 2015, also available).

ISBN 13: 9781629634371, 272pp p/b, £19.99 Published by PM PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Social Issues

Coverley, Merlin

London, more than any other city, has a secret history concealed from view. Behind the official facade promoted by the heritage industry, lies a city of esoteric traditions and obscure institutions, of lost knowledge and hidden locations. Occult London rediscovers this hidden history, unearthing the secret city and its forgotten inhabitants.

Encompasses history from the Elizabethan age to today, and covers such varied topics as magic, Kabbalah, occult designs and occult organisations.

Includes four walk routes and an A to Z of occult locations.

KEY SELLING POINTS • An updated, revised and expanded version of a popular history of occult London.

• The first book to offer an accessible and informative guide to the esoteric secrets of London’s occult heritage.

• Spans history from the Elizabethan Age to the present day.

• Includes a historical overview, biographical sketches and a gazatteer of occult locations.

ISBN 13: 9780857301345, 224pp p/b, £8.99 Published by POCKET ESSENTIALS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

REBELLIOUS MOURNING: THE COLLECTED WORKS OF GRIEF Cindy Milstein

With a diverse collection of essays, Rebellious Mourning shows that we can bear almost anything when it’s worked through collectively, because when we publicly share loss and pain, we lessen what debilitates us. Grief is, of course, universal, but - with unprecedented numbers of people made refugees, rapidly increasing effects of global warming, and the electoral rise of authoritarianism across much of the world - we are in a historical moment where many, especially on the left, are feeling a profound sense of loss.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A political take on a universal human experience; will sit alongside titles like Judith Butler’s Frames of War. • Explores grief as a catalyst for resistance and transformation.

• Message of hope and empowerment will also appeal to those with a less political interest in the subject.

ISBN 13: 9781849352840, 220pp p/b, £15.00 Published by AK PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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Politics

ASSATA TAUGHT ME

POLICING A CLASS SOCIETY

State Violence, Mass Incarceration, and the Movement for Black Lives Murch, Donna

The Experience of American Cities, 1865-1915 Harring, Sidney L.

Incisive analysis of the history and politics of Black liberation struggle by radical scholar Donna Murch.

This timely and urgent book shows how a youth-led political movement has emerged since the killing of Trayvon Martin that challenges the bi-partisan consensus on punishment and looks to the future through a re-distributive, queer, and feminist lens.

Murch frames the contemporary Black Lives Matter movement in relation to earlier struggles for Black Liberation, while excavating the origins of mass incarceration and the political economy that drives it.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Incisive analysis of the history and politics of Black liberation struggle by radical scholar Donna Murch.

• Shows emergence of a political movement, since the killing of Trayvon Martin, which challenges consensus on punishment.

• Frames the contemporary Black Lives Matter movement in relation to earlier struggles for Black Liberation.

• Offers a fresh and much-needed historical perspective on the fifty years since the founding of the Black Panther Party.

ISBN 13: 9781608468102, 200pp p/b, £15.99 Published by HAYMARKET BOOKS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Politics

CLARA ZETKIN ON FASCISM The Marxist View, 1923 Zetkin, Clara; Taber, Mike (ed) & Riddell, John (ed)

Presented at a time when fascism was a new and little understood phenomenon, Zetkin’s work proposed a sweeping plan for the unity of all victims of capitalism in an ideological and political campaign against the fascist danger.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A short book containing Clara Zetkin’s 1923 report on fascism.

• Constitutes a piece of basic socialist education, at a time of renewed popular interest in understanding fascism.

• A highly readable supplement to Leon Trotsky’s writings on the subject.

• Published in English for the first time.

ISBN 13: 9781608468522, 86pp p/b, £10.99 Published by HAYMARKET BOOKS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Politics

NO ONE IS ILLEGAL Fighting Racism and State Violence on the U.S.-Mexico Border Akers Chacon, Justin & Davis, Mike

Countering the chorus of anti-immigrant voices that have grown increasingly loud in the current political moment, No One is Illegal exposes the racism of anti-immigration vigilantes and puts a human face on the immigrants who risk their lives to cross the border to work in the United States. This second edition has a new introduction to frame the analysis of the struggle for immigrant rights and the roots of the backlash.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Addresses causes of violence against immigrants - important in the current political period of polarisation and attacks.

• Davis is a respected authority on the history of the Mexico-California border and on immigrant workers.

• Includes powerful photographs, and informative maps and charts.

• The majority of California will soon be non-white; this trend is continuing to reshape politics across the US. ISBN 13: 9781608468492, 246pp p/b, £15.99 Published by HAYMARKET BOOKS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Policing a Class Society is an in-depth critical analysis of how ruling elites use the police institution in order to control communities. It is an urgent history of the creation of the police in the United States, focusing on the recently expanded cities of the industrial heartland.

The book also provides a critical analysis of how ruling elites control communities. ‘Policing a Class Society is a significant contribution to the literature on criminal justice history.’ - Alexander W. Pisciotta, Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology KEY SELLING POINTS • A topic only beginning to receive coverage it deserves: few published works of serious non-fiction have dealt with it.

• Enables readers to identify structural racism, exploitation and other forms of oppression in US policing practices.

• Author has been a finalist for The Donner Prize and has received many prestigious fellowships.

• New introduction by the author.

ISBN 13: 9781608468546, 316pp p/b, £17.99 Published by HAYMARKET BOOKS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Politics

THEIR DEMOCRACY AND OURS A Socialist Alternative to the American Nightmare Katch, Danny

A sharp witted indictment of the US’s broken political system, and a democratic, emancipatory vision for a socialist alternative. The election of Donald Trump has sent the United States and the world into uncharted waters, with a bigoted, petty man-child at the head of the planet’s most powerful empire. Danny Katch indicts the hollowness of the US political system that led to Trump’s rise and puts forward a vision for a real alternative: a democracy that works for the people.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Many are looking for solutions to the rot at the core of America’s political system, which led to the election of Trump.

• The US election result has led to questions about the Electoral College system and influence of money on politics.

• Exposes deep problems with ‘the world’s greatest Democracy’ in a humorous way.

• Katch’s previous book, Socialism... Seriously: A Brief Guide to Human Liberation, was an underground hit.

ISBN 13: 9781608468584, 120pp p/b, £12.99 Published by HAYMARKET BOOKS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Politics

U.S. POLITICS IN AN AGE OF UNCERTAINTY Resisting Trump Selfa, Lance (ed)

U.S. Politics in an Age of Uncertainty takes on the measure of the Democratic Party and mainstream liberal organisations, which have shown themselves to be completely inadequate in addressing the key questions facing working people today. Sharon Smith, Mike Davis, Charlie Post, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, and other prominent socialist thinkers and activists provide concrete strategies for fighting against Trump.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A range of Haymarket authors and collaborators, all socialists, who look the reality of the Trump election in the face.

• Helps understand how we got here in the first place, but more importantly how a resistance can move forward.

• Many are looking for solutions to the rot at the core of America’s political system, which has led to the election of Do ISBN 13: 9781608468539, 150pp p/b, £13.99 Published by HAYMARKET BOOKS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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Science

NOT A CRIME TO BE POOR

WHY TIME FLIES

The Criminalization of Poverty in America Edelman, Peter

A Mostly Scientific Investigation Burdick, Alan

As former staffer to Robert F. Kennedy and current Georgetown law professor Peter Edelman explains in Not a Crime to Be Poor, Ferguson is everywhere in America today. Through money bail systems, fees and fines, strictly enforced laws and regulations against behaviour including trespassing and public urination that largely affect the homeless, and the substitution of prisons and jails for the mental hospitals that have traditionally served the impoverished, in one of the richest countries on Earth we have effectively made it a crime to be poor.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Strong sales track: So Rich, So Poor sold 15,000 in all editions combined, including 8500 hardcover.

• Hot issue: Hits the intersection of criminal justice and inequality.

• Extensive radio and TV attention: Author is a frequent guest on news discussion shows.

ISBN 13: 9781620971635, TBCpp h/b, £21.99 Published by THE NEW PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Politics

CITIZEN’S GUIDE TO IMPEACHMENT, A Radnofsky, Barbara

A detailing of the precise nature of impeachment law, by a respected attorney and legal scholar. The book includes a study of the language of the law and its precise grounds and repercussions; how the founding fathers based US impeachment rules on British law; and a history of the law’s application in American history, including details of the 18 cases of impeachment that have taken place (of judges and legislators as well as several presidents).

KEY SELLING POINTS • A thorough look at the definition and history of US impeachment.

• While there are books about impeaching a particular president, there are none that offer an objective exploration.

• Written by a widely respected legal authority and Texas politician.

• Contains the specifics of impeachment law, its history, and its application throughout US history.

• This is not a ‘guide’ to how one could impeach Donald Trump or any particular politician.

ISBN 13: 9781612197050, 200pp p/b, £10.99 Published by MELVILLE HOUSE PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Politics

ECONOMICS IN WONDERLAND Robert Reich’s Cartoon Guide to a Political World Gone Mad and Mean Reich, Robert

Anyone who watches the former U.S. Secretary of Labor and The Daily Show and CNBC commentator’s podcast, viewed on his Inequality Media website, has seen Reich’s informal lectures on student debt, social security, and gerrymandering, which he accompanies by quickly drawing cartoons to illustrate his major points. Collected here, for the first time, are short essays, edited from his presentations, and Reich’s clean-line, confident illustrations, created with a large sketchpad and magic marker.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Robert Reich is a bestselling author who has appeared in living rooms via The Daily Show and CNCBC. • He is a tireless advocate, and tackles the most volatile issues of our time.

• He speaks out about minimum wage, voting rights, wealth distribution and war.

• Comics have proven a useful and effective tool with which to activate and educate.

• Uses warmth and humour to reach its audience, making it wholly accessible.

ISBN 13: 9781683960607, 120pp h/b, £17.99 Published by FANTAGRAPHICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Why Time Flies is the funny, surprising, often moving, and always insightful story of one man’s effort to master his internal clocks. In form, it is also a mixture of science reportage, essay, and cultural critique.

Make no mistake, you’ll never look at a clock the same way again.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A unique (mostly scientific) investigation into time from New Yorker staff writer Alan Burdick.

• Burdick’s Out of Eden (Farrar Straus Giroux, 2005) was a National Book Award finalist.

• The US edition has already received fantastic press coverage and endorsements.

• Fascinating and perennially popular blend of scientific investigation and personal memoir.

ISBN 13: 9781925603064, 224pp p/b, £12.99 Published by TEXT PUBLISHING COMPANY Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe & Middle East

Psychology

UNFUCK YOUR BRAIN Using Science To Get Over Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Freak-Outs, and Triggers Harper, Faith Dr.

Our brains do their best to help us out, but every so often they can be real assholes - having melt downs, getting addicted to things, or shutting down completely at the worst possible moments. With humour, science, and lots of good-ole swearing, Dr. Faith explains what’s going on in your skull, and talks you through the process of retraining your brain to respond appropriately to the non-emergencies of everyday life, and to deal effectively with trauma (particularly post-traumatic stress disorder).

KEY SELLING POINTS • Ideal for those who suffer from mental health issues who need some helpful advice.

• Relevant to the current period as awareness and acceptance of mental health is growing.

• Author has a doctorate and is a professional counsellor.

ISBN 13: 9781621063049, 192pp p/b, £12.99 Published by MICROCOSM PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Mind, Body & Spirit

ACTS OF KINDNESS 101 Ways to Make the World a Better Place Sciortino, Rhonda

Random or otherwise, acts of kindness and generosity are essential to making our world a better place. Through the simplest act of kindness, all of our lives are improved. Genuine human sentiment is best expressed through helping others, in ways big and small. It enables us to rely on one another for strength and happiness. But in the confusion and chaos of the modern world, even small acts of kindness are often overlooked and ignored. Acts of Kindness shines a spotlight on the best that humanity has to offer, one good deed at a time.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Simple and accessible for all ages, fun to pick up in a spare moment, or read aloud and share with family and friends.

• Gives readers easy ways to see little, everyday acts of love, providing hope and inspiration even in difficult times.

• A great gift for anyone seeking to bring a sense of harmony to a family member, friend or special person in their life.

ISBN 13: 9781578267163, TBCpp h/b, £10.99 Published by HATHERLEIGH PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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CONFESSION ALBUM, THE

Cookery

DUTCH FEAST Wight, Emily

Life’s Indispensable Questions Claxton, Eve & Parry, Emma

The pages of The Confession Album contain 100 questions. Your part is collecting the answers - whether from a loved one, or yourself - in the course of an evening, or over a lifetime. If you’re answering for yourself, The Confession Album offers an opportunity to gain and share the solace of self-expression; store a little data about what matters in the old-fashioned way, by putting pen to paper. If you’re collecting someone else’s answers - whether together in person or by inviting them to respond alone and share with you later The Confession Album is above all an opportunity to bond.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Beautiful, tactile gifting package for creative journal/notebook market.

• To be used solo or with relatives or groups of friends.

• Coverage in design, craft, lifestyle magazines such as Flow, Simple Things.

• Author features and blogs on revival of literary tradition made famous by Proust.

• A tool for life writing skills and nascent writers.

ISBN 13: 9781910463765, 128pp h/b, £12.99 Published by SEPTEMBER PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Sport

In the same way that British, Scandinavian, and German food have undergone a renaissance in recent years, Dutch cuisine is going to be the next big thing, according to writer and blogger Emily Wight. Her new cookbook reimagines traditional Dutch cooking, which has always been known for its thriftiness and practicality, with an emphasis on the ways that simple meals bring joy and comfort to

the people who share them.

KEY SELLING POINTS • In recent years there has been a resurgence in reinterpreting traditional European cuisines in modern ways.

• This is the first new Dutch cookbook to be published in recent years.

• Emily’s first cookbook, Well Fed, Flat Broke, was published in 2015 and was well received critically.

• Presented in a fun and easy-to-read format as meals are divided into categories, including 120 recipes and 40 photos.

• For those interested in modern interpretations of classic recipes and ‘foodies’ looking for fresh European meal ideas.

ISBN 13: 9781551526874, 224pp p/b, £24.99 Published by ARSENAL PULP PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

DRAFT ANIMALS

Cookery

Gaimon, Phil

Like countless other kids, Phil Gaimon grew up dreaming of being a professional athlete. But unlike countless other kids, he actually pulled it off. After years of amateur races and hard training, he finally achieved his goal and signed a contract to race professionally on one of the best teams in the world. Now, Gaimon pulls back the curtain on the WorldTour, cycling’s highest level. He takes readers along for his seasons in Europe, covering everything from water-bottle-stealing fans, to contract renewals, to riding in poisonous smog, to making friends in a sport plagued by doping.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Phil Gaimon is a well-known celebrity in the cycling world whose first memoir, which is self-published, was a cult hit.

• Professional cycling has a hugely dedicated fanbase - many of the sport’s biggest names feature in this account.

• Will appeal to sports lovers in general as a funny, poignant memoir about chasing - and achieving - your dreams.

• Published to coincide with the ‘Malibu Cookie Dough Fondo’ group ride, which is well-known by cycling fans.

ISBN 13: 9780143131243, 352pp p/b, £13.99 Published by PENGUIN BOOKS (USA) Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

NATURALLY VEGETARIAN Recipes and Stories from My Italian Family’s Farm Solfrini, Valentina

Solfrini grew up eating fresh, local, seasonal foods, but when she moved to New York City to study design, she quickly felt the damaging effects that came with eating a new diet filled with processed foods, too much meat, and too few vegetables.

Returning to Italy, she embraced the seasonal, vegetable-friendly foods and, after eliminating meat from her diet, felt better than ever. Naturally Vegetarian is a celebration of Italy’s colours, smells, and flavours and will show readers a new side to the traditional Italian kitchen.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Winner of 2016 Saveur Editor’s Choice awards for Best Food Blog Photography (2016) and the 2014 for Best New Blog.

• Solfrini’s award-winning photography is incredible; this book will be as welcome on coffee tables as in the kitchen.

• Solfrini’s cooking style is unique in the Italian cookbook market, which is usually heavy on meat and dairy.

ISBN 13: 9781101983591, 224pp h/b, £29.99 Published by AVERY Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Hobbies, Games & Crafts

Fitness and Diet

MAMMA MIA! DIET, THE Eat Pasta, Drink Wine and Lose Weight Lovisetti, Paola & Palestini, Paola

The Mamma Mia! Diet is the modern Italian diet program that lets you enjoy the best of what Italian fare has to offer - absolutely guilt-free! Benefits of The Mamma Mia! Diet include weight loss, diabetes management, cardiovascular health and longevity.

The Italian expression ‘Mamma mia!’ denotes surprise, as in ‘Mamma mia! I am eating good food, drinking wine, losing weight and feeling great!’ This diet shows that this is possible.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Based on the Mediterranean diet, with a modern twist.

• Each meal has 3 principles: maximum nutrition, authentic cuisine, and portions that make you feel energised all day.

• Every meal can be made quickly and easily using commonly found foods, requiring no special skills.

• Provides all you need to make lasting lifestyle choices for better health, high energy levels, and increased longevity.

ISBN 13: 9781578267323, TBCpp p/b, £12.99 Published by HATHERLEIGH PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

#FEMINISM

Stark, Lizzie; Boss, Emily Care & Ellingboe, Julia Bond

#Feminism features 34 nano-games for three to five participants, with topics ranging from silly to serious.

All you need to play is a few simple props (or none at all), and a few minutes to an hour of play time.

Each game offers a bite-sized take on contemporary feminist issues: within its pages are games about selfies and rom-coms, reproductive rights and domestic violence. #Feminism features authors from 11 countries, and comes in a beautiful, A4, glossy magazine-style format with a reader-friendly layout and full-colour photographs.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A stylish, accessible design appeals to people who enjoy Game Nights with friends.

• Useful for educators, academics, and activists seeking an engaging way to foster discussions about gender and feminism.

• Gamers will be excited to get their hands on a new book featuring awardwinning game designers.

• 30 brand new games to bring to local gatherings and game conventions.

ISBN 13: 9781908983749, 96pp p/b, £19.95 Published by STONESKIN PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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SEVEN WONDERS

Hardy, Lynne; Lovegrove, Elizabeth & Annison, Becky

Seven Wonders has the answers! It features seven collaborative storytelling games from UKbased games designers, which focus on thoughtful characterisation and inter-character drama, and use improvisational acting techniques to tell innovative, compelling tales. Seven Wonders explores a range of themes and settings, from modern-day group therapy, and nightmare dystopian futures, to fantasy and sci-fi. Requiring only a pen, paper, and friends to play, these games are easy to learn - if you can tell stories, you already know how to play.

KEY SELLING POINTS • An excellent resource for writers, developing world-building, narrative design skills, and characterisation.

• A stylish, accessible design appeals to people who enjoy playing games with friends at home or over a drink in the pub.

• Featuring new, diverse UK-based games designers, with art exclusively by women artists.

ISBN 13: 9781908983275, 288pp h/b, £22.95 Published by STONESKIN PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Hobbies, Games & Crafts

HENRY & GLENN ADULT ACTIVITY & COLORING BOOK Neely, Tom

Love is so metal. Get pumped on inspirational love with the colouring book of the century, celebrating the romance of the millennium: Henry & Glenn Forever. Bust out your rainbow crayons and make your own mark on the on-going story of two tough men learning to express their emotions together.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Tom Neely is a prolific and highly acclaimed

artist and cartoonist.

• Henry & Glenn Forever is a popular comic series that has sold 80,000 copies since 2010.

• The Henry & Glenn Forever & Ever series has collective sold 30,000 copies.

• Approximately 12 million copies of the adult colouring books were sold in the U.S in 2015, and still going strong today.

ISBN 13: 9781621069386, 128pp p/b, £12.99 Published by MICROCOSM PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Humour

LIARTOWN USA: THE FIRST FOUR YEARS Tejaratchi, Sean

Welcome to Liartown! A place where reality is subverted and skewered with a hilarious combination of comedic genius and graphic design wizardry. There’s an Apple Cabin Foods on every corner, and your favourite Corduroy Porn mags are always in stock. Liartown is a convulsively funny compendium of Sean Tejaratchi’s brilliant takedown of popular culture and societal trends.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A brilliant takedown of popular culture and societal trends.

• High praise from various outlets: ‘...highly addictive.’ - Dangerous Minds.

• Challenges the structures of society using a funny and quirky style.

ISBN 13: 9781627310543, 250pp p/b, £20.99 Published by FERAL HOUSE Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Literature and Memoirs

EXPLORING NOTTINGHAMSHIRE WRITERS Edlin-White, Rowena

Exploring Nottinghamshire Writers is a guidebook to the literary landscape of the region - three centuries and more of writers and the places that inspired them. This book celebrates not only the obvious giants like Byron, Lawrence and Sillitoe, but dozens of others who were bestsellers in their day, and others whose stories had been forgotten. Here, then, are more than 100 Nottinghamshire authors who together contribute to the rich literary heritage which makes Nottingham and her environs so special and ripe for further exploration!

KEY SELLING POINTS • A representative selection of Nottingham-based writers past and present.

• Brings many formerly-famous writers back into the public eye.

• Geographic information allows readers to trace literary heritage sites.

• Numbered limited edition hardback.

ISBN 13: 9781910170359, 200pp p/b, £12.99 ISBN 13: 9781910170366, 200pp h/b, £25.00 Published by FIVE LEAVES Rep Territories: UK Only

Fiction - Crime

GOING DOWN SLOW AND OTHER STORIES Harvey, John

Going Down Slow includes seven short stories, two of which feature Charlie Resnick and three feature Jack Kiley - John Harvey’s best-known characters.

This limited edition hardback collection, signed by the author, will be welcomed by John Harvey s worldwide audience.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Harvey’s previous Five Leaves short story collection, Minor Key (2009), sold out almost immediately.

• John Harvey is one of Britain’s best-selling crime writers, and was awarded the 2007 CWA Diamond Dagger.

• Includes stories featuring Harvey’s best-known characters, Charlie Resnick and Jack Kiley.

• Book launch coincides with Five Leaves Bookshop’s 4th birthday, with further launches in London and across the UK. • The author is a regular at crime fiction festivals and conventions.

ISBN 13: 9781910170441, 112pp h/b, £12.99 Published by FIVE LEAVES Rep Territories: UK Only

NEWLY ANNOUNCED TITLES - June -Oct 2017 Poetry

AVAILABLE NOW

THIRD-MILLENNIUM HEART Fiction - Young Adult

SLEEPER

Fennell, J. D.

Sixteen-year-old Will Starling is pulled from the sea with no memory of his past. In his blazer is a strange notebook with a bullet lodged inside it: a bullet means for him. As London prepares for the Blitz, Will soon finds himself pursued by vicious agents and a ruthless killer known as the Pastor. All of them want Will’s notebook and will do anything to get it.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Fast-paced and thrilling debut - the first of a YA adventure trilogy featuring agent Will Starling.

• For fans of Alex Rider and Jason Bourne.

• An exciting tale with pace and surprises. J.D.Fennell can write up a storm.’

- James Patterson.

ISBN 13: 9780995672321, 256pp h/b, £16.99 ISBN 13: 9780995672338, 256pp p/b, £8.99 Published by DOME PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East Available Now

Young Adult Fiction

KEEPING THE BEAT

Olsen, Ursula AndkjÍr & Jensen, Katrine Ogaard (trans)

Third-Millennium Heart is a collection of poetry meticulously interweaving biological systems with architectural annexes, mythological compositions and linguistic logics, while mercilessly turning the most intimate chambers of the body inside out and exposing the heart as a very public and thoroughly political arena.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The book was published in its original Danish title Det 3. artusindes hjerte in 2012 by Gyldendal.

• It won the Montana Literary Award in 2012 and was rewarded by The Danish Arts Council in 2013.

• In 2015, the collection received yet another grant from The Danish Arts Council for its translation into English.

• ’One of the wildest and sharpest intellects in Danish contemporary poetry.’ Judging Committee, Montana Literary Award.

ISBN 13: 9783943196450, 216pp p/b, £15.00 Published by BROKEN DIMANCHE PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East Available Now

JUNE 2017

Powell, Marie & Norton, Jeff

It was supposed to be the best summer of her life. Instead, seventeen-year-old Lucy finds her best friend, Harper, shot dead in an LA swimming pool. How did things ever go so wrong? The story circles back to trace the steps that led to this disaster. This fast-paced story takes unexpected twists, unravelling the mystery of Harper’s murder and exploring the complicated relationships among members of the band. Writing team Marie Powell and Jeff Norton - with many years in the entertainment business between them - deliver one-part wish fulfilment and one-part cautionary tale as they go behind the scenes to reveal what no one sees on ‘reality’ TV. KEY SELLING POINTS • A fast-paced thriller about a British girl band in Hollywood trying to solve the murder of their friend.

• Set amidst the addictive glitz of LA reality TV. • This novel takes unexpected twists, unravelling the murder and exploring complicated relationships between band members.

• One-part wish fulfilment, one-part cautionary tale: goes behind the scenes to reveal what no one sees on ‘reality’ TV. • Norton is based in the UK. ISBN 13: 9781771387309, 368pp h/b, £14.99 Published by KIDS CAN PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland Available Now

Fiction

CHRONICLE OF THE MURDERED HOUSE Cardoso, Lucio; Costa, Margaret Jull & Patterson, Robin

Set in the southeastern state of Minas Gerais, the novel relates the dissolution of a once proud patriarchal family now represented by Timoteo, a gay scion who wanders the ancestral mansion dressed in his mother’s clothes.

This downfall, peppered by stories of decadence, adultery, incest, and madness, is related through a variety of narrative devices, including letters, diaries, memoirs, statements, confessions, and accounts penned by the various characters.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Long considered one of the most important works of twentieth-century Brazilian literature.

• Originally published in 1959 and only now, finally, available in English!

• Translated by award-winning translator Margaret Jull Costa and her protegee Robin Patterson.

• With a foreword by Benjamin Moser.

• Winner of the Best Translated Book Award 2017.

ISBN 13: 9781940953502, 592pp p/b, £12.99 Published by OPEN LETTER Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East Available Now

Fiction - Historical

IN PURSUIT OF BETTERMENT DIASPORA Five Stories from the Indian Diaspora Ali, Khalil Rahman

In Pursuit of Betterment, is a unique collection of five historical fiction stories of families from India, Guyana and the Caribbean, Mauritius, East Africa, and South Africa.

The five families share a compelling desire and drive to achieve betterment through education, hard work, and business, against the backdrop of the histories of the countries they originate from, leave, and, those they reside in. Each story should resonate with readers of the Indian Diaspora and others, who have had to leave their homelands to explore better life chances in other countries.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Readers of the Indian Diaspora will be able to relate and others, who’ve left their homes for better opportunities.

• Inspirational stories from five families.

• Grows awareness of how difficult it can be for families in other countries.

ISBN 13: 9781910553763, 392pp p/b, £11.99 Published by HANSIB PUBLICATIONS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East June 2017

JULY 2017 Calendars

2018 A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE CALENDAR

Martin, George R. R. & Velhagen, Eric (illus.)

George R. R. Martin is the author of A Song of Ice and Fire - one of the most successful and beloved fantasy series ever written. With a dedicated fan base clamouring for new material, this calendar is a ‘timely’ addition to a franchise that has continued to grow with each passing year. Stunning full-colour paintings depict the characters and world of A Song of Ice and Fire.

KEY SELLING POINTS • 2018 calendar featuring new illustrations of George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire novels.

• Game of Thrones is currently one of the most popular television and book series in the world, with millions of fans.

• With clamour for new Martin material at fever pitch, this calendar arrives in timely fashion.

• Featuring 12 full-colour illustrations specially commissioned by fantasy artist Eric Velhagen..

ISBN 13: 9781101965702, 24pp CALENDARS, £12.99 Published by BANTAM - US Rep Territories: UK & Ireland July 2017

MONTHLY CATALOGUE - NEWLY ANNOUNCED TITLES Graphic Novel

GARY GIANNI’S MONSTERMEN AND OTHER SCARY STORIES Gianni, Gary

Gary Gianni created one of the strangest occult detective teams in comics history: millionaire filmmaker Lawrence St. George and his associate, Benedict, of the venerable guild of Corpus Monstrous. They navigate a peculiar and deadly world plagued by squid pirates, zombie cowboys, abominable snowmen, moustachioed skulls, and fat, flying demons. Here, the stories are collected in a haunting, evocative comic quite unlike anything else!

KEY SELLING POINTS • A collection of haunting, evocative and at times hilarious horror story comics from Gary Gianni.

• Gianni’s Lawrence St. George character is one of the strangest and most unique characters in comics!

• Includes classic prose stories by Robert E. Howard, Clark Ashton Smith, and more, illustrated by Gianni.

• These are... my all-time favourite comic book stories.’ - Mike Mignola ISBN 13: 9781506704807, 168pp p/b, £16.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland July 2017

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Cookery and Recipes

BAKED OVER 100 TASTY MARIJUANA TREATS Sativa, Yzabetta

The second edition of the best-selling Baked features more than 40 new recipes for marijuana cooks with discerning palates. Explore more savoury treats or mix up something special from the new drinks section. Easy-to-follow directions enable even the newest of marijuana chefs to create sumptuous dairy-free, gluten-free, sugar-free, and vegan delicacies.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The first edition of this book sold over 10,000 copies; this new edition has even more recipes and extraction processes.

• Edible marijuana is ideal for those wanting to avoid the health risks and prohibitions of smoking marijuana.

• Few cannabis cookbooks address the fact that marijuana’s harsh flavour and texture often don t cook particularly well.

• Baked contains hundreds of beautiful full-colour photographs detailing the culinary process step by step.

• With gluten-free, sugar-free, dairy-free and vegan options, this is the height of all inclusive baking.

ISBN 13: 9781937866389, 301pp p/b, £17.99 Published by GREEN CANDY PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East July 2017

Photography

HUNT, THE

HOW TO BE KNOTTY

Laiz, Alvaro

The Udege people, in eastern Siberia, have lived in the boreal forest for hundreds of years. Due to their close contact with nature, their beliefs are full of references to supernatural forces that they believe should be respected. This animistic belief constitutes the leitmotiv to experience the impact of nature in the Udege communities across one of the last remnants of shamanism: the culture of the hunter.

KEY SELLING POINTS • By an established photographer, widely published and exhibited internationally.

• Designed by the leading international photobook designer Ramon Pez. • Strong press and media coverage anticipated.

• Stunning photographic documentary of a remote and unknown community.

ISBN 13: 9781911306160, 108pp h/b, £35.00 Published by DEWI LEWIS PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East July 2017

Photography

LAMENT, THE Benge, Harvey

Sex Guides

The Lament continues Benge’s investigation into the nature of things through a celebration of the democracy of images. Questions are asked though few answers given. These are places we have all been, if only in the mind. The Lament is partly fiction and partly autobiographical. The pictures mine the unusual and the perverse. They make strange connections and exploit the unexpected. Nothing is as it seems, though we nevertheless sense that there is a truth in everything. Mystery prevails and it is up to the viewer to bring his or her own life experience to the reading of the work.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Benge is a major international photographer with an established reputation worldwide.

• Many of his previous books have been critically acclaimed and selected in ‘Best Photobooks of the Year’ lists.

• Benge has exhibited widely throughout the UK and Europe.

ISBN 13: 9781911306153, 96pp h/b, £25.00 Published by DEWI LEWIS PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East July 2017

The Essential Guide to Modern Rope Bondage Morpheous

How to be Knotty: The Essential Guide to Modern Rope Bondage is intended for those who have a little experience with rope bondage and want to learn more. Whether you’ve been tying for years or have already read one bondage book and want to know more, Morpheous’s easy-to-understand teaching style and phenomenal full-colour photos will show you exactly how to achieve each tie, and how to safely and sexily bring intermediate rope bondage into your sex life.

KEY SELLING POINTS • For those who have mastered the basics of bondage and are ready to tie the next knot.

• This book appeals to a great number of individuals interested in improving the quality of their sex lives.

• There are over a million fetish organisations in the English-speaking world, with bondage ranking among the most common.

ISBN 13: 9781937866372, 231pp p/b, £26.00 Published by GREEN CANDY PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East July 2017

Colouring Book

COLOUR ME GOOD RYAN GOSLING 2 Mel S. Elliott

From his beginnings on Disney Channel, Ryan Gosling has graduated with flying colour to worldfamous heart-throb and, of course, very talented actor. After the huge success of Colour Me Good Ryan Gosling, artist Mel Elliott has decided to publish the follow-up, up to date with irresistible drawings of Ryan Gosling in hugely popular recent films like La La Land, featuring famous co-stars Emma Stone, Carey Mulligan, Michelle Williams and of course his now-wife Eva Mendes - but not too much!

KEY SELLING POINTS • Features drawings inspired from block buster La La Land.

• Ryan Gosling has a huge fan-base and is instantly recognisable.

• Colour Me Good Ryan Gosling sold over 36,000 copies and was featured widely in media outlets.

• Features added fun and games. More than simply colouring-in.

• Suitable practicing drawing as well as straightforward colouring in.

ISBN 13: 9780995573512, 24pp p/b, £8.50 Published by I LOVE MEL Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East July 2017

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Popular Culture

AUGUST 2017

BIZARRISM VOL II Calendars

2018 COCKYBOYS CALENDAR

Jaxson, Jake & Sebastian, RJ

Jake Jaxson & RJ Sebastian’s CockyBoys is an internationally renowned brand, receiving media attention from outlets such as The Village Voice and New York magazine. CockyBoys is art-house erotica with a happy twist. Tayte Hanson, Rick Roman, Colby Keller, and others show what they got. You’ll have lots of fun each month just by looking at this very sexy calendar!

KEY SELLING POINTS • A brand with a wide, gender-fluid fan base: Everybody loves Cockyboys, many heterosexual women included.

• CockyBoys is the preeminent brand of art-house erotica.

• Features fan-favourite Cockyboys stars in exclusive photographs.

• Very sexy and super fun!

ISBN 13: 9783959853231, 14pp CALENDARS, £17.99 Published by BRUNO GMUNDER Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Far East August 2017

Calendars

Mikul, Chris

Bizarrism Vol II collects further tales of high strangeness around the world. The cast includes an eccentric baroness, a murderous comic book artist, an obsessed ichthyologist, a celebrity stigmatic, a cannibalistic writer, a senile surgeon and a woman who tried to make atheism into a religion. Along the way, a light is shone on religious cults, mysterious deaths are pondered, conspiracy theories probed and the fate of Napoleon’s penis tracked. It’s a lively, meticulously researched collection of tales that will amuse, appal and intrigue, and leave you marvelling at the infinite strangeness of humans.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Bizarrism is one of the longest running zines in the world.

• Even in the Internet age, many of these stories are not widely known and fewer still have been properly told.

• Illustrated with photos throughout, plus many amazing line art portraits by artist Glenn Smith.

• The stories have international appeal. British subjects in the book include Richard Lancelyn Green and Raymond Scott.

ISBN 13: 9781909394483, 112pp p/b, £13.99 Published by HEADPRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East August 2017

SEPTEMBER 2017

2018 COCKYBOYS FRIENDS CALENDAR Jaxson, Jake

Jake Jaxson & RJ Sebastian’s CockyBoys is an internationally renowned brand, receiving media attention from outlets such as The Village Voice and New York magazine.

CockyBoys is art-house erotica with a happy twist. Liam Riley, Levi Karter, Jack Rayder, Rick Roman, Colby Keller, and others show what they got. You’ll have lots of fun each month just by looking at this very sexy calendar!

KEY SELLING POINTS • A brand with a wide, gender-fluid fan base: Everybody loves Cockyboys, many heterosexual women included.

• CockyBoys is the preeminent brand of art-house erotica.

• Features fan-favourite Cockyboys stars in exclusive photographs.

• Very sexy and super fun!

• The photographs are safe for work, so an ideal way to spice up your kitchen or bathroom!

ISBN 13: 9783959853224, 14pp CALENDARS, £17.99 Published by BRUNO GMUNDER Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Far East August 2017

Calendars

Graphic Novel

BEST OF JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS, THE Archie Superstars

This fun full-colour collection of Josie and the Pussycats’ all-time favourite stories, hand-picked by Archie creators, editors and historians from thousands of pages of material. It is a must-have for any Archie fan, Pussycats fan and fans of the comics medium.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Features classic Josie and the Pussycats stories from the past 50 years!

• An upgraded and enhanced version of Archie Comics’ bestselling newsstand digests.

• Includes fun exclusive anecdotes and historical highlights for readers wanting to know more about Archie Comics.

• The Archie Universe has never been more popular, with the release of the Riverdale TV show currently on Netflix.

• Josie and the Pussycats are the best, most badass band in comics history!

ISBN 13: 9781682559307, 416pp p/b, £8.99 Published by ARCHIE COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland September 2017

2018 ONLINE BOYS CALENDAR

Graphic Novel

Bel Ami

BelamiOnline.com is one of the hottest sites on the net, and this monthly calendar features the brand’s most successful boys and promising newcomers.

Every fan favourite is featured with an exclusive photo, including Billy Montague, Gino Mosca, Mick Lovell, Dolph Lambert, Jim Kerouac, Andre Boleyn, and many more.

KEY SELLING POINTS • BelamiOnline.com is one of the hottest sites on the net.

• Features fan favourites and exclusive photos.

• Fresh faces and sultry shots.

ISBN 13: 9783959853316, 14pp CALENDARS, £17.99 Published by BRUNO GMUNDER Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Far East August 2017

BLACK BEETLE, THE: KARA BOCEK Francavilla, Francesco

Masked American hero The Black Beetle ventures to the Middle East incognito (as Tom Sawyer) to fight Nazis in pursuit of a mysterious object of terrible power - a weapon of unknown origin, older than the pyramids, which could fuel the Thousand Year Reich of Hitler’s dreams.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The Black Beetle comic made its debut in 2006 after winning a fan-based poll by Francesco Francavilla.

• In the poll, Francavilla offered fans the chance to read comics starring two different heroes - The Black Beetle won!

• A pulpy, noir-ish mystery that takes place in the Middle East.

• A stand-alone Black Beetle story that originally appeared in Dark Horse Presents #28-32.

• Francavilla is the acclaimed writer of The Spirit: The Corpse Makers and Afterlife with Archie.

ISBN 13: 9781506705378, TBCpp h/b, £10.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland September 2017

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Graphic Novel - Manga

PSYCHO-PASS: INSPECTOR SHINYA KOGAMI VOLUME 3

Link, Jon & Bunnage, Mick

Gotu, Midori & Sai, Natsuo

The perfect society and its price... the manga prequel to the acclaimed anime series! In the 22nd century, the Psycho-Pass measures emotional health, making crime not only rare, but strange and dangerous - and the only ‘safe’ job for a person on the borderline is as a cop... kept on a virtual leash as they hunt down the criminals they may soon become themselves! Finally given permission to search and question at will in the Special Sector, Division 3 discovers the underground farm that developed the miracle food that saved Japan from starvation... and the fate of the original patients it was tested upon!

KEY SELLING POINTS • A sci-fi manga prequel to the hit anime series Psycho-Pass.

• Inspired in equal parts by the works of James Ellroy and Philip K. Dick.

• Originally created by Gen Urobuchi, the writer behind the Fate / Zero series (Dark Horse).

• Will appeal to fans of Minority Report, LA Confidential, Gattaca and Blade Runner!

• The Psycho-Pass manga series sold over 380,000 copies in Japan in the first year.

ISBN 13: 9781506705354, 176pp p/b, £9.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland September 2017

Film

BLOOD SUCKING FREAK The Life and Films of the Incredible Joel M. Reed Szpunar, John

New York City, 1976. Newspaper ads dare the denizens of Times Square to see a morbid movie called The Incredible Torture Show. The film is yanked from theatres. Years later it is retitled Blood Sucking Freaks and hits pay dirt, becoming a perverse cult classic. Its writer and director is Joel M. Reed. Like his films, the life of Joel M. Reed is a crazy cocktail of New York satire and sleaze, commencing with cocktail lounges in the 1950s, before hitting the grindhouses of the 1970s.

Using Reed and Blood Sucking Freaks as its cornerstone, this book - 20 years in the making - is a snapshot of the last gasp of Times Square as AIDS, crack, and anti-porn laws strike their final blow.

KEY SELLING POINTS • First (and only) fully authorised biography of the legendary cult film director Joel M. Reed.

• Contains exclusive interviews with Reed and stars of his films.

• Heavily illustrated with photographs from personal archives.

• An important document detailing the last gasp of the notorious Times Square.

ISBN 13: 9781909394520, 300pp p/b, £17.99 Published by HEADPRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East September 2017

Political Activism

ANTIFA The Antifascist Handbook Bray, Mark

Humour

MODERN TOSS #10

Born soon after fascism was invented in the early 20th century, the anti-fascist movement - aka ‘antifa’ - has a long, fascinating history that is surprisingly little known.

As it makes a dramatic and widespread reappearance in Trump’s America, this book is both a riveting history, and an accessible guide to methods used over the years to fight repressive demagogism.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Anti-fascism (or Antifa) is a movement in opposition to fascist ideologies, originating in Europe in the 1920s.

• In the last year, the antifascist movement has grown exponentially and was the first to warn about the ‘alt-right’.

• While there are books advocating the anti-fascist movement, there are no similar books detailing what the movement is.

• Other books about anti-fascism stop at World War II; this one continues to the present.

• Covers antifa groups such as the Black Bloc, known for protesting at Berkeley against Milo Yiannopoulos and Ann Coulter.

ISBN 13: 9781612197036, 200pp p/b, £12.99 Published by MELVILLE HOUSE PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK & Ireland September 2017

Produced by cartoonists Jon Link and Mick Bunnage, the architects behind the satirical and absurd world of Modern Toss, Modern Toss Issue 10 offers a collection of bang-up-to-date cartoons satirising the world of work and modern culture, from the mundane to the ridiculous.

Includes cartoons previously featured in the Guardian and Private Eye Magazine, along with a host of new instant favourites.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The tenth comic from Modern Toss.

• Featuring 64 pages of new and classic cartoons from the cult series including: Work, Cheese & Wine, and Awkward Cunt.

• Plus brand new hilarity from Liberty Taker, Legal Longshots and Pete Peters.

• Delivering cutting edge, laugh-out-loud commentary on what it is to be a modern tosser.

• More Modern Toss comics and books are available from Turnaround.

ISBN 13: 9780992910761, 64pp p/b, £6.99 Published by MODERN TOSS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East September 2017

Graphic Novel

DEADPOOL: WORLD’S GREATEST VOL. 9: DEADPOOL IN SPACE Duggan, Gerry; Hawthorne, Mike & Lolli, Matteo

Deadpool. In. Spaaaaace Wade Wilson is heading off Earth on a personal mission - one that will land him in all manner of cosmic trouble! Plus, a secret story known only to compulsive Deadpool variant cover collectors, as Odin ejects Deadpool from reality - and into the cover-verse!

Can a team-up with UPC-PO, the living embodiment of the UPC code, help Wade return to the world he left behind... or will it just be an excuse for parodies and shenanigans? We’re guessing the latter.

Collecting Deadpool #30, Deadpool Secret Comic Variants (subject to change).

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

• Deadpool 2 has been set for release 1st June 2018!

• Deadpool is one of Marvel’s most popular characters and his titles are bestsellers!

• Written by fan favourite Gerry Duggan - Deadpool, Nova, Hulk.

• Illustrated by Mike Hawthorne - Deadpool, Conan, and Matteo Lolli - Deadpool, Deadpool’s Secret Secret Wars.

ISBN 13: 9781846538490, 116pp p/b, £11.99 Published by PANINI COMICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East September 2017

Poetry

BONE

Daley-Ward, Yrsa

From navigating the oft competing worlds of religion and desire, to balancing society’s expectations with the raw experience of being a woman in the world; from detailing the experiences of growing up as a first generation black British woman, to working through situations of dependence and abuse; from finding solace in the echoing caverns of depression and loss, to exploring the vulnerability and redemption in falling in love, each of the raw and immediate poems in Daley-Ward’s bone resonate to the core of what it means to be human.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The previously self-published version of bone sold more than 21,000 copies on Amazon and through small stores in London.

• While Yrsa’s star rose through Instagram, her intense and gorgeous poetry has a life that resonates beyond the medium.

• Yrsa’s work has broad intersectional appeal, covering race, feminism, and LGBTQ issues.

• Yrsa has an audience of more than 100,000 followers on Instagram and Twitter.

Her posts get incredibly high engagement.

• Includes 40 pages of new material to ensure readers of the self-published edition will want this edition too.

ISBN 13: 9780143132615, 176pp p/b, £10.99 Published by PENGUIN BOOKS (USA) Rep Territories: UK & Ireland September 2017

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ANNOUNCED BY NO STARCH PRESS Fiction - Crime

INSPECTOR ROCCO AND THE NIGHTINGALE

Technology

ARDUINO PROJECT HANDBOOK VOLUME 2

Magson, Adrian

When a minor Paris criminal is found stabbed in the neck on a country lane in Picardie it looks like another case for Inspector Lucas Rocco. But instead he is called off to watch over a Gabonese government minister, hiding out in France following a coup. Meanwhile, Rocco discovers that there is a contract on his head taken out by an Algerian gang leader with a personal grudge against him.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Latest detective thriller in the popular Inspector Rocco series, set in 1960s rural France.

• Adrian Magson has received praise from the Guardian, Books Monthly and the Daily Mail.

• The sixth book featuring Inspector Lucas Rocco.

ISBN 13: 9780995751019, 272pp p/b, £8.99 Published by DOME PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East October 2017

Fiction

25 More Practical Projects to Get You Started Geddes, Mark

Arduino Project Handbook, Volume II provides a crash course to get you set up with the Arduino and to introduce electronics parts and tools, as well as a troubleshooting chapter for solving your hardware problems. This is a perfect guide for kids, parents, educators, and hobbyists getting started with Arduino or just levelling up their hardware skills.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Volume 1 of Mark Gedde’s Arduino projects was a bestseller and featured in Boing Boing & Lifehacker, among others.

• It was named ‘easily the best beginner’s guide out there’ by Make Use Of. • Features clear, full-colour visuals for every project - ideal for kids, parents and hobbyists of all types!

• Includes fun and cool projects such as making an ultrasonic supersoaker and a digital piano.

ISBN 13: 9781593278182, 272pp p/b, £20.99 Published by NO STARCH PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland August 2017

YELLOW ROOM, THE

Computing

Rodger, Shelan

Haunted by a tragic childhood accident, Chala’s whole life has been moulded by guilt and secrets. After the death of the stepfather she adored, Chala is thrown into turmoil once again. Volunteering in Kenya seems to offer an escape, and a way of re-evaluating her adult relationships, although violence and hardship simmer alongside its richness and beauty. The secrets of the Yellow Room are still with her and she can’t run away forever...

KEY SELLING POINTS • A beautiful and affecting drama about the power of secrets to run, and ruin, our lives.

• Perfect for fans of Maggie O’Farrell and Joanne Harris.

• With fantastic endorsements from Amanada Jennings, Aidan Hartley and Mark Goldring of Oxfam UK. ISBN 13: 9780995672376, 256pp p/b, £8.99 Published by DOME PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East October 2017

Film

SWEET & SAVAGE The World Through the Mondo Film Lens Goodall, Mark

Sweet and Savage was the first ever English-language title devoted exclusively to the controversial and influential mondo documentary film cycle. This revised edition remains the first serious study of mondo as a global film phenomenon and includes a highly detailed examination of the key films of this cult genre. The author identifies the principle stylistic aspects of the mondo genre through a fascinating ‘non-linear’ approach that echoes the collage shock effects of the original films.

Sweet and Savage also includes some unique material contributions, and is lavishly illustrated with many rare photographs, stills, posters, record sleeves etc.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Foreword by Jeremy Dyson of The League of Gentlemen.

• Rare interviews with the original mondo filmmakers, plus an interview with J.G. Ballard speaking on mondo films.

• Lavishly illustrated with many rare photographs, stills, posters, and record sleeves.

• Mondo films are overlooked in film history but have influenced modern ‘reality’ film and TV, and publishing phenomena.

• The films are gaining traction with articles in The Guardian and elsewhere, along with BFI screenings.

ISBN 13: 9781909394506, 260pp p/b, £14.99 Published by HEADPRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East October 2017

ATTACKING NETWORK PROTOCOLS Forshaw, James

James Forshaw, Microsoft’s #1 bug hunter in 2015, teaches readers how to find, exploit, and ultimately protect vulnerabilities in network protocols. Attacking Network Protocols offers security professionals and developers a deeper understanding of network protocols, to allow them to better understand networks, protect them against attack, and find new vulnerabilities.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A unique and definitive guide to protecting computer networks by a highly respected author.

• James Forshaw is a high-profile name in the hacking world and was the winner of Microsoft’s $100 Bug Bounty in 2015.

• He gives talks at influential hacker conferences like Black Hat and Chaos Computer Congress.

• Ideal for penetration testers, bug hunters, and developers looking to exploit and secure network vulnerabilities.

ISBN 13: 9781593277505, 408pp p/b, £41.99 Published by NO STARCH PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland August 2017

Computing

COMPUTERS FOR SENIORS Get Stuff Done in 13 Easy Lessons Ewin, Carrie; Ewin, Chris & Ewin, Cheryl

Computers for Seniors is a step-by-step guide that will take you all the way from pressing the ‘On’ button on your new computer to being a confident user who can send email to family and friends, shop online safely, read the latest news, watch funny YouTube videos, share cute pictures of your grandkids, check the weather forecast, and much more.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A simple, step-by-step computing guide for seniors who want to join the computer generation.

• Teaches basic and useful lessons such as how to shop online safely, send emails, and check the weather.

• Features a light-hearted and patient writing style that makes it fun to learn.

• The authors have over 13 years first-hand experience teaching computer skills to seniors.

• The first of a new series that will also include Facebook for Seniors.

ISBN 13: 9781593277925, 332pp p/b, £20.99 Published by NO STARCH PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland August 2017

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LED PROJECT HANDBOOK Baichtal, John

The LED Project Handbook is a collection of 11 interactive, exciting projects from a group of the world’s most famous makers.

Following a quick primer on how LEDs work, readers learn to combine LEDs with the Arduino and Raspberry Pi to build quirky projects like a sea-urchin lamp, an illuminated UFO desktop model, a cheater’s dice-roller for boardgames, an LED music visualizer, and a ‘magic’ wand that uses gesture recognition to turn lights on and off.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Eleven easy-to-follow and complete LED-based projects that use Arduino and Raspberry Pi. • Features contributions from some of the world’s most famous makers.

• Teaches core Maker/DIY concepts through full-colour, step-by-step instructions.

• An ideal book for makers at any level, as well as crafters, hardware enthusiasts and teachers.

• Projects include an illuminated UFO desktop model and a sea-urchin lamp.

ISBN 13: 9781593278250, 312pp p/b, £20.99 Published by NO STARCH PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland August 2017

Computing

MANGA GUIDE TO MICROPROCESSORS, THE

Shibuya, Michio; Tonagi, Takashi & Office Sawa

Hailed as stimulus for the next generation of scientists by Scientific Computing, each volume in the highly acclaimed Manga Guide series teaches complex math and science topics with the aid of authentic Japanese manga comics. The latest in the series, The Manga Guide to Microprocessors, tackles microprocessors (the brain inside all computers), binary, microprocessor architecture, digital operations, even basic, low-level programming. Perfect for beginners, computer science students, or simply the computer-aficionado who wants a deeper understanding of the inner workings of microprocessors.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The Manga Guide series from No Starch Press is designed to help people understand complex topics with manga!

• This is a proven way of learning that uses storytelling to explain difficult subjects.

• The series has sold over 750,000 copies worldwide.

• Ideal for use in classrooms and on universities as a course supplement to difficult classes.

• For computer science students, electrical engineers and anyone aged 14-100 with an interest in this topic!

ISBN 13: 9781593278175, 264pp p/b, £20.99 Published by NO STARCH PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland August 2017

Computer Programming

PRACTICAL SQL A Beginner’s Guide to Storytelling with Data Debarros, Anthony

Practical SQL is a pragmatic guide to analysing data sets using SQL, the programming language that powers the world’s most popular database applications. The book focuses on finding the story that a data set tells and discovering the information in data sets, using the PostgreSQL database as its primary tool. Practical SQL is ideal for those who need a tool to find meaning in data: A marketing department staffer analysing the results of a customer survey; a student analysing a data set as part of a research project; even a journalist building a data set to investigate a government agency.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A detailed and accessible book on using SQL that assumes no prior programming experience.

• Written with a goal-oriented perspective, with targeted chapters that help keep things simple.

• Includes detailed, real-world examples that are immediately applicable.

• SQL is the programming language that powers the world’s most powerful databases.

• An ideal read for researches, journalists and analysts who use SQL to derive meaning from data.

ISBN 13: 9781593278274, 288pp p/b, £33.99 Published by NO STARCH PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland August 2017

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THINK LIKE A PROGRAMMER, PYTHON EDITION A Beginner’s Guide to Programming and Problem Solving Spraul, V. Anton

Programming isn’t just about syntax and assembling code it’s about problem solving, and all good programmers must think creatively to solve problems. Like the best-selling Think Like a Programmer before it (with over 75,000 copies sold worldwide), this Pythonbased edition will help you transition from reading programs to writing them, in, Python. (No prior programming experience required!).

KEY SELLING POINTS • A follow-up book to the original Think Like A Programmer, which sold over 75,000 copies.

• This edition focuses on Python, which is the world’s most popular introductory programming language.

• An ideal supplement to any programming text.

• V. Anton Spraul has taught computer science and programming for more than 15 years.

• The perfect book for computer science students and hobbyists looking to enhance their skill set.

ISBN 13: 9781593278045, 424pp p/b, £29.99 Published by NO STARCH PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland August 2017

Technology

GAME CONSOLE, THE A History in Photographs Amos, Evan

The Game Console is a tour through the evolution of video game hardware, with gorgeous full-colour photos of 86 consoles. You’ll start your journey with legendary consoles like the Magnavox Odyssey, Atari 2600, Nintendo Entertainment System, and the Commodore 64. The visual nostalgia trip continues with systems from the 1990s and 2000s, and ends on modern consoles like the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Wii U. KEY SELLING POINTS • Fascinating, high resolution photos of game consoles and their insides spanning more than 40 years!

• Features systems from Atari, Microsoft, Nintendo, Sega, Sony, and more.

• The author’s photography has been featured on Wired, Slate, and The Colbert Report.

• Direct tie-in with maker movement - photography shows details of hand-wiring and solder connections.

• Retro videogames are enjoying a resurgence in the UK, with bars building game stations and hosting gaming tournaments.

ISBN 13: 9781593277437, 300pp h/b, £20.99 Published by NO STARCH PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland September 2017

Computer Programming

HACKING SECRET CODES WITH PYTHON A Beginner’s Guide to Cryptography and Computer Programming Sweigart, Al

Cracking Secret Codes with Python is a hands-on introduction to Python that teaches readers how to make and hack cipher programs, which are used to encrypt secret messages. It covers ciphers like the Caesar cipher, transposition cipher, and the RSA cipher, and teaches readers how to test and hack them. For every program, Sweigart provides the full source code and then walks readers through it, explaining how every line works. Along the way, readers will learn Python fundamentals - and by the book’s end, they’ll have a solid foundation in Python and some fun programs under their belt.

KEY SELLING POINTS • An ideal book for both adults and kids ages 10 and up who want to learn to create ciphers using Python.

• This is the only introductory Python book with a focus on cryptography out there.

• From the author of bestselling Automate the Boring Stuff with Python, which sold over 50,000 copies.

• Sweigart is a professional software developer who teaches programming to kids and adults.

ISBN 13: 9781593278229, 464pp p/b, £25.50 Published by NO STARCH PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland September 2017

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LEARN JAVA THE EASY WAY

MAKE YOUR OWN VIDEO GAMES!

A Hands-On Introduction to Programming Payne, Bryson

Java is the world’s most popular programming language, but it’s known for having a steep learning curve. The editors at No Starch Press have worked to lower that learning curve with Bryson Payne’s latest book, Learn Java the Easy Way. Finally, a hands-on introduction to learning Java programming that will take you from absolute beginner to building Android and desktop apps. As you build you’ll learn how to use conditions, loops, and variables; create reusable methods; build a graphical user interface (GUI) and animations; even how to debug your code and deal with common mistakes.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A hands-on, project-based approach to learning programming that’s much more fun than many approaches.

• This is squarely targeted at beginner programmers so there is no impenetrable jargon.

• Java is known for being complex and often causing headaches - this guide will help avoid all that!

• Fast-paced and full-colour, making it a pleasure to read.

• Bryson Payne is the author of Teach Your Kids Code, which sold over 30,000 copies.

ISBN 13: 9781593278052, 352pp p/b, £25.50 Published by NO STARCH PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland September 2017

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With PuzzleScript, Scratch, and Twine Anthropy, Anna

Make Your Own Video Games! is a kid-friendly guide to digital game development that shows you how to use Twine, Puzzlescript, and Scratch to create interactive stories, adorable turn-based puzzles, and multi-level games to share with your friends. The author gives you an inside look at games and breaks them down step-by-step, leaving you with a clear understanding of what goes into making a functional and exciting game.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A fantastic, fun and accessible introduction to game development for kids!

• Making games is a fun way for anyone to get acquainted with coding and computer science concepts.

• Author Anna Anthropy is enthusiastic about teaching young people game development and it shows in her writing.

• She is a well-known videogame designer who had success with her previous book Rise of the Videogame Zinesters.

• Features a playful tone and includes games like Interview with a Cat, A Very Haunted House, and Robot City.

ISBN 13: 9781593277949, 292pp p/b, £21.50 Published by NO STARCH PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland September 2017

LEGO ARCHITECTURE IDEAS BOOK, THE Finch, Alice

The LEGO Architecture Idea Book will provide endless inspiration for aspiring builders who want to turn their ordinary models into something extraordinary. In this example-packed guide, Alice Finch (renowned for her massive, detailed models of buildings from Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings) shares her best building secrets for crafting realistic walls, roofs, columns, and decorations using LEGO. KEY SELLING POINTS • The only visual reference guide out there for building various architectural effects with LEGO. • Builds on the huge success of The Lego Architect, which sold over 50,000 copies.

• LEGO books are always strong sellers, with over 300 million LEGO fans worldwide!

• Architecture is a popular LEGO theme this book is like a ‘thesaurus’ for architectural building.

• Alice Finch is a renowned LEGO builder, famous for her huge models of buildings from Game of Thrones and Harry Potter.

ISBN 13: 9781593278212, 200pp h/b, £16.99 Published by NO STARCH PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland September 2017

Hobbies & Games

LEGO TRAINS BOOK, THE Matthes, Holgar

While the LEGO company’s official line of trains is one of their most popular themes, official sets can be limitingand expensive. Many model railroad fans want to build custom creations without the confines of official LEGO sets. For these serious fans, The LEGO Trains Book offers a comprehensive, photographic journey with building instructions that is sure to feed their passion. With full-colour, step-by-step instructions on building specific trains, track layout, and advanced aesthetic techniques among many other things.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Trains have been one of the LEGO company’s most popular, enduring themes for over 50 years.

• Capitalises on the success of The LEGO Architect (over 50,000 copies sold), with a similar look and feel.

• Features inspirational photographs of real trains as well as images of their LEGO counterparts.

• Includes selected full-colour, step-by-step instructions.

• Ideal for more serious LEGO hobbyists who want to elevate their making skills to a whole new level.

ISBN 13: 9781593278199, 248pp h/b, £20.99 Published by NO STARCH PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland September 2017

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