February 2018 Buyer's Notes - Turnaround Publisher Services

MONTHLY CATALOGUE

FEBRUARY 2018 AND NEWLY ANNOUNCED TITLES

SEPTEMBER 2017–JANUARY 2018

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Contents: New Fiction & Crime Fiction...... pg. 4-10 Graphic Novels.......................... pg. 10-19 Children’s & Young Adult........... pg. 19-21 Non-Fiction Titles....................... pg. 21-28 Newly Announced...................... pg. 29-38 Commission Titles..................... pg. 38-39

“Wonderful, touching, and terrifying writing.” – Sebastian Barry

“Bodrožić has a knack for noticing. Seamlessly, she taps into the perceptiveness of the child’s-eye-view and casts it on the page in crystalline form. To shape these minute details into a smooth and compelling read is a testament to Bodrožić’s talent, a facility mirrored by the capable hands of Elias-Bursac.”

– Sara Nović, author of Girl at War (Little Brown, 2015) “Ivana Bodrožić’s Hotel Tito is powerful tale of human resilience. Dripping with authenticity. Heartbreaking, horrific, but ultimately redemptive. An instant classic. Not just an anti-war novel but a human novel. Wonderful writing and personal insight make Hotel Tito a unique kind masterpiece. A must-read testimony to the human spirit.”

– Eoin Colfer, bestselling author of the Artemis Fowl series

Editor’s Letter Welcome to March at Turnaround. We have a flurry of truly excellent titles (as always) to put the spring in your step!

We’re convinced ‘the cult’ is the next big trend in fiction and here to support that theory is the sensational Tarry This Night (p4, Arsenal Pulp Press, 9781551527055, p/b, £12.99) by Kristyn Dunnion. A powerful dystopian novel set during a new American civil war, about a polygamist cult leader and his followers, this is an unsettling modern take on the Lilith tale in which spirited women resist their violent, racist culture and, in so doing, become outlaws. From a dystopian future to the recent past, Khary Lazarre-White’s Passage (p5, Seven Stories Press, 9781609807832, h/b, £14.99) tells the story of Warrior, a young black man navigating the snowy winter streets of Harlem and Brooklyn in 1993. Though the story takes place in the 90s, there is a striking parallel between Warrior’s experience and the experiences of black male youth today: it is a novel for both then and now.

In crime fiction we are truly delighted to be bringing you the second in the Rachel Getty and Esa Khattak series, by Ausma Zehanat Khan: The Language of Secrets (p6, No Exit Press, 9780857301444, p/b, £7.99). The Unquiet Dead author once again dazzles with a brilliant mystery woven into a profound and intimate story of humanity, set within Canada’s community policing

network – which handles minority-sensitive cases. Sticking with a Canadian setting, our next crime pick cannot fail to wow.

We Were the Salt of the Sea (p6, Orenda, 9781912374038, p/b, £8.99) by Roxanne Bouchard, is an award-winning n set in a small Quebec fishing village – a dark and consuming page-turner as well as a lyrical, poetic ode to the sea.

Meanwhile in graphic novels, prize-winning French graphic novelist Blutch brings us Total Jazz (p15, Fantagraphics, 9781683960867, h/b, £17.99), an absolutely stunning collection marrying the two quintessential American artforms – jazz and comics – in a longoverdue translation. Sticking with classic US comics we have

Michael Chabon’s The Escapists: Amazing Adventures (p13, Dark Horse, 9781506704050, p/b, £20.99). Based on Chabon’s utterly phenomenal Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay (one of my all-time favourite novels), this anthology is written by an all-star cast of comic artists.

Into children’s books now and we just adore Tilly and Tank (p20, Tundra, 9781101917862, h/b, £14.99) – a sweet and funny picture book that looks at the blossoming friendship between an elephant and a tank, encouraging kids to make friends, not war. For teens, check out Stephen Wallenfels Bad Call (p21, Disney-Hyperion, 9781484768136, h/b, £14.99), a grown-up YA novel that reads like a cross between In a Dark, Dark Wood and Hatchet! A riveting, witty, and truly unforgettable psychological thriller that reveals how one small mistake can have chilling consequences.

Over in non-fiction we have a wonderfully diverse selection… starting with Anaesthesia (p26, Text Publishing Company, 9781925498202, p/b, £12.99). Author Kate Cole-Adams has combined her own experiences and the personal stories of others with extensive scientific research to create an astonishing work about the enigma at the heart of modern medicine, and the mystery of the interrupted self.

Moving on, skateboarding’s unique attitude and style have captured the imagination of millions over the decade, and Skateboarding is Not a Fashion (p24, Gingko Press, 9781584236306, h/b, £59.99) is the culture’s magnum opus lookbook. Finally a brilliant title from one of our newest publishers Mission Python (p27, No Starch Press, 9781593278571, p/b, £24.99). No Starch are an American publishing company, specialising in technical literature geared towards the geek, hacker, and DIY subcultures. This title teaches you to program a graphical adventure game in this hands-on, beginner-friendly introduction to coding in the Python language, something we should all be learning more about.

And there we have it – what a cracking month! Enjoy our books and we will see you next time.

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MONTHLY CATALOGUE - February 2018

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Fiction

Fiction

MOUTHS DON’T SPEAK

LAST DAY, THE

No one was prepared for the massive earthquake that struck Haiti in 2010, taking over a quartermillion lives, and leaving millions more homeless.

Three thousand miles away, Jacqueline Florestant mourns the presumed death of her parents, while her husband, a former US Marine and combat veteran, cares for their three-year-old daughter as he fights his own battles with acute PTSD. Horrified and guiltridden, Jacqueline returns to Haiti in search of the proverbial ‘closure.’

Every ending starts with a beginning; every beginning, an end. Boyd and Vita have been separated for six years when Boyd asks if he can move back into the house they still own, bringing with him his twenty-seven-year-old girlfriend, Honey. Of course Vita agrees: enough water has travelled under enough bridges since her marriage to Boyd ended and she is totally over him; nothing can touch her now. Boyd and Honey move in and everyone is happy, or so it seems. However, all three are keeping secrets.

Ulysse, Katia D.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Katia D. Ulysse is well known in Caribbean/Haitian literary circles. Edwidge Danticat is a big supporter of her.

• Ulysse’s poetry has been Pushcart Prize-nominated and her short story collection Drifting (2014) was widely acclaimed.

• Already garnering praise from authors such as Edwidge Dandicat, M. J. Fievre, Madison Smartt Bell and Amina Gautier.

ISBN 13: 9781617755927, 224pp p/b, £13.99 Published by AKASHIC BOOKS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe

Fiction

LOVE

Orstavik, Hanne & Aitken, Martin

Love is the story of Vibeke and Jon, a mother and son who have just moved to a small place in the north of Norway. It’s the day before Jon’s birthday, and a travelling carnival has come to the village.

Jon goes out to sell lottery tickets for his sports club, and Vibeke is going to the library. From here on we follow the two individuals on their separate journeys through a cold winter’s night - while a sense of uneasiness grows.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Love was voted the 6th best Norwegian book of the last 25 years.

• Illustrates how language builds its own reality, and thus how mother and son can live in completely separate worlds.

• Hanne Orstavik has written several acclaimed and much discussed novels and received a host of literary prizes.

ISBN 13: 9780914671947, 180pp p/b, £14.99 Published by ARCHIPELAGO BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction

TARRY THIS NIGHT Dunnion, Kristyn

In this eerily relevant, cautionary novel, a civil war is brewing in America. Below ground, a cult led by the deluded and narcissistic Father Ernst is ensconced in an underground bunker, waiting out the conflict. In this unsettling modern take on the Lilith tale, spirited women resist their violent, racist culture and, in so doing, become outlaws. Family members navigate a secretive and deadly arena where faith eschews autonomy and righteousness precludes mercy.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Kristyn Dunnion’s last novel, The Dirt Chronicles, was a Lambda Literary Award finalist for lesbian fiction.

• A book about female subjugation, the question of obedience, and the offering up of self in order to survive.

• A timely and politically engaged book which touches on a number of politically and socially relevant concepts.

ISBN 13: 9781551527055, 260pp p/b, £12.99 Published by ARSENAL PULP PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Dyer, Claire

KEY SELLING POINTS • With the compassion of Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and the tension of Girl on a Train.

• For fans of Deborah Moggach, Louise Candlish and David Nicholls.

• With early praise from Louise Candlish, Hilary Boyd and Julie Cohen.

ISBN 13: 9780995751064, 256pp p/b, £8.99 Published by DOME PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Fiction

CREED

Evans, Margiad & Asbee, Sue (intro)

Creed was published in 1936 and was Margiad Evans’s fourth and final novel. Set in Chepsford, a fictional industrial Border town characterised by drunkenness and brawls, it takes suffering as its subject matter. Domestic life is unsettled by strong opinions on love and sin, while notions of religion and fate are debated with passionate intensity.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The 27th title in the Honno’s Welsh Women’s Classics series.

• Interest in Evans’ work has revived, especially in Wales, with new editions of many of her novels brought out recently.

• Evans’s fiction has been compared to that of the Bronte sisters, her poetry to W.H. Davies and de la Mare.

ISBN 13: 9781909983724, 400pp p/b, £10.99 Published by HONNO Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Fiction

KENNEDY MOMENT, THE Adamson, Peter

Moving between Oxford, New York, Washington, Geneva and Burkina Faso, The Kennedy Moment is story of ordinary people from different countries drawn into a global conspiracy. Out of their forgotten ideals and mid-life frustrations comes the audacious idea. Suggested in the first instance as a joke, it is a joke that none of them can forget. At a second get-together, this time in New York, they devise their plan. The aim is a great humanitarian advance; but the method is fraught with risk. A gripping thriller about ordinary people caught up in an extraordinary turn of events.

KEY SELLING POINTS • For fans of Robert Harris, Charles Cumming, William Boyd, Sarah Waters, Ian McEwan and Donna Tartt.

• A highly charged and gripping political thriller, from RSL prize winning author and international affairs expert.

• Endorsements to come from William Nicolson and others.

• Adamson was Senior Adviser to the Executive Director of UNICEF for 16 years and founded New Internationalist in 1973.

• His short story ‘Sahel’ was awarded the Royal Society of Literature V.S. Pritchett Memorial Prize in 2013.

ISBN 13: 9780995590045, 384pp h/b, £14.99 Published by MYRIAD EDITIONS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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Fiction

AMONG THE LIVING Rabb, Jonathan

In late summer 1947, thirty-one-year-old Yitzhak Goldah, a camp survivor, arrives in Savannah to live with his only remaining relatives. There, Yitzhak discovers a fractured world, where Reform and Conservative Jews live separate lives - distinctions, to him, that are meaningless given what he has been through. When a woman from Yitzhak’s past suddenly appears - one who is even more shattered than he is - Yitzhak must choose between a dark and tortured familiarity and the promise of a bright new life.

KEY SELLING POINTS • An acclaimed thriller writer makes his debut in literary fiction.

• Rabb’s focus on Jewish and black experiences in the pre-civil rights era will resonate with audiences today.

• Rabb’s Rosa (Halban, 2007) won the Dashiell Hammett Prize, and earned Rabb comparisons with Raymond Chandler.

ISBN 13: 9781590519240, 352pp p/b, £14.99 Published by OTHER PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction

WORD FOR LOVE, A A Novel Robbins, Emily

Bea, an American exchange student, travels to Syria to find the ancient text of a famous Arabic love story that is said to move its best readers to tears. But once in this foreign country, Bea finds that instead of reading Arabic she is entwined in her host family’s complicated lives - as they lock the doors and whisper anxiously about impending revolution. Suddenly, instead of the ancient love story she sought, it is her daily witness of a contemporary romance - between a housemaid and policeman - that astonishes her, changes her, and makes her weep.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A poetic, Romeo-and-Juliet love story about a pair of doomed lovers in a Syria on the cusp of war.

• This book does for Syria what The Kite Runner did for Afghanistan in the years following September 11.

• Robbins shows how exposure to a different culture can change our understanding of ourselves.

• Robbins’ writing is masterful and perfectly paced. She writes with spare, precise sentences full of wisdom.

ISBN 13: 9780399185854, 304pp p/b, £13.99 Published by RIVERHEAD Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction

WHERE THE DEAD SIT TALKING Hobson, Brandon

With his single mother in jail, Sequoyah, a 15-yearold Cherokee boy, is placed in foster care with the Troutt family. Literally and figuratively scarred by his unstable upbringing, Sequoyah has spent years mostly keeping to himself, living with his emotions pressed deep below the surface - that is, until he meets 17-year-old Rosemary, another youth staying with the Troutts. Sequoyah and Rosemary bond over their shared Native American background and tumultuous paths through the foster care system, but as Sequoyah’s feelings towards Rosemary deepen, the precariousness of their lives and the scars of their pasts threaten to undo them both.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A literary coming-of-age story that will appeal to adults as well as YA audiences.

• Steps into the void of fiction about Native Americans with a unique, authentic voice.

• Focuses on the disenfranchised population living in rural places.

• Author has been published in the Paris Review Daily, and has a Pushcart Prize to his credit.

ISBN 13: 9781616958879, 288pp h/b, £20.99 Published by SOHO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction

SHADOW LAND, THE Kostova, Elizabeth

Soon after arriving in Bulgaria a young American helps an elderly couple into a taxi - and realises too late that she has accidentally kept one of their bags. Inside she finds an ornately carved wooden box engraved with a name: Stoyan Lazarov. Raising the hinged lid, she discovers an urn filled with human ashes. As Alexandra sets out to locate the family and return this precious item, she gradually uncovers the secrets of a talented musician shattered by oppression - and she will find out all too quickly that this knowledge is fraught with its own danger.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Kostova’s passion for Bulgaria and its history is tangible on every page of her novel.

• Kostova is the number one New York Times bestselling author of The Historian.

• Kostova unearths the dark secrets of Bulgaria, a beautiful and haunted country.

ISBN 13: 9781911231172, 504pp p/b, £8.99 Published by TEXT PUBLISHING COMPANY Rep Territories: UK Only

Fiction

PASSAGE A Novel Lazarre-White, Khary

Warrior is surrounded by deep family love and a sustaining connection to his history, bonds that arm him as he confronts the urban forces that surround him - both supernatural and human - including some that seek his very destruction. Warrior isn’t even safe in his own mind. He’s haunted by the spirits of ancestors and of the demons of the system of oppression. Every memory in the novel is the memory of thousands of black families. Every conversation is a message both to those still in their youth and those who left their youth behind long ago. Passage is a novel for then and now.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Passage could be a rallying cry for the #BlackLivesMatter movement.

• Narrator is a young adult and although this is an adult novel, it will appeal to younger readers.

• Though set in 1993, there is a parallel between Warrior’s experience and those of black male youth today.

• Few novels have had a narrator of this perspective.

• High profile blurbs - including from Susan Taylor, Michelle Alexander - to come.

ISBN 13: 9781609807832, 192pp h/b, £14.99 Published by SEVEN STORIES PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe

Fiction - Crime & Thrillers

DEVIL’S SONG, THE Stahl, Lauren

Kate Magda, an up-and-coming prosecutor and the daughter of the well-connected Judge Tommy Magda, has been given the assignment of a lifetime - lead prosecutor on a string of murders rocking Mission County, Pennsylvania. She is determined to show her boss, her family, and the public that she is more than her father’s shadow. As Kate delves into the case, she becomes convinced that she shares a personal link with the killer, who seems to know intimate details about a tragic childhood event Kate suffered - an event she thought she’d left in the past.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The 15th title in the impressive and successful Kaylie Jones imprint of Akashic.

• A very strong crime-fiction title, rooted in the author’s own work as a prosecutor.

• Skilfully combines the hunt for a serial killer narrative with one of legal politics and power-play.

ISBN 13: 9781617755965, 288pp p/b, £13.99 Published by AKASHIC BOOKS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe

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Fiction - Crime & Thrillers

FAST AND THE FURRIEST, THE A Second Chance Cat Mystery Ryan, Sofie

Sarah Grayson owns Second Chance, a shop that sells lovingly refurbished items, in the charming town of North Harbor, Maine. But she couldn’t run the store without the help of her right-hand man, Mac - or her dashing rescue cat, Elvis. Mac’s life before North Harbor has always been a little bit mysterious, but it becomes a lot more intriguing when a woman from his past shows up in town, and then turns up dead. Suspicion falls on Mac, but Sarah - and Elvis - know he can’t be the killer, and they hope they can prove his innocence quick as a whisker.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The fifth instalment of a New York Times bestselling cosy crime series that has a huge - and growing - fanbase.

• The series is full of small town charm, wonderful friendships and a lively cat; together they offer perfect escapism.

• Cosy crime books that feature cats always sell well and are popular with fans of the genre - the two work well together!

• Many UK readers are choosing to read cosy crime novels as a lighthearted break from more grisly crime fiction.

ISBN 13: 9781101991220, 304pp p/b, £6.99 Published by BERKLEY Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction - Crime & Thrillers

LANGUAGE OF SECRETS, THE Khan, Ausma Zehanat

Detective Esa Khattak heads up Canada’s Community Policing Section, which handles minority-sensitive cases across all levels of law enforcement. For months, INSET has been investigating a local terrorist cell which is planning an attack on New Year’s Day but their undercover informant, Mohsin Dar, has been murdered. Khattak can’t let Mohsin’s murder slide, so he sends his partner, Detective Rachel Getty, undercover into the unsuspecting mosque.

As Rachel tentatively reaches out into the unfamiliar world of Islam, the potential reasons for Mohsin’s murder only seem to multiply...

KEY SELLING POINTS • The second Rachel Getty and Esa Khattak Mystery, following The Unquiet Dead.

• TV series adaptation underway by Lionsgate, with Allison Shearmur Productions (The Hunger Games) set to produce.

• Based on the true story of the 2006 foiled terrorist attacks plotted by the ‘Toronto 18’ in Ontario, Canada.

• Deftly weaves highly topical themes of terrorism, Islam and being Muslim in the West today into a compelling tale.

• Ausma appeared on Women’s Hour for her first book, The Unquiet Dead.

ISBN 13: 9780857301444, 352pp p/b, £7.99 Published by NO EXIT PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction - Crime & Thrillers

FRENCH GIRL, THE Elliott, Lexie

They were six friends (and sometimes more than friends) spending an idyllic week together in a French farmhouse. It was supposed to be the perfect summer getaway... until they met Severine, the girl next door. For Kate Channing, Severine was an unwelcome presence, her inscrutable beauty undermining the close-knit group’s loyalties. After a huge altercation on the last night of the holiday, Severine was never seen again. Now, a decade later, the case is reopened when Severine’s body is found in the well behind the farmhouse and Kate finds herself buried under layers of deception.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A fast-paced, engrossing thriller that pulls you in from the very first page and keeps you hooked.

• The dynamics and shifting alliances among a group of formerly close-knit friends will keep you guessing until the end.

• Film rights to The French Girl have already been picked up by Character Seven, the company behind The Night Manager.

• The protagonists are Oxford students and the book is set in the UK and France, which will appeal to a UK audience.

ISBN 13: 9780451491480,TBCpp p/b, £12.99 Published by BERKLEY Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction - Crime & Thrillers

FROZEN WOMAN, THE

Michelet, Jon & Bartlett, Don

A frozen body, a murdered biker and a lawyer with nothing left to lose. In the depths of the Norwegian winter, a woman’s frozen corpse is discovered in the garden of a notorious exlawyer, Vilhelm Thygesen. She has been stabbed to death.

A young biker, a member of a gang once represented by the lawyer, is found dead in suspicious circumstances.

Thygesen starts receiving anonymous threats, and becomes ensnared in a web of violence, crime and blackmail that spreads across Northern Europe. Does the frozen woman hold the key?

KEY SELLING POINTS • Winner of the Riverton Prize for Norway’s best crime novel (the second time Michelet has won this prestigious award).

• The first English translation of this overwhelmingly successful Scandinavian crime novel and series.

• One of the genre’s original proponents, Michelet is often considered the ‘Godfather of Nordic Noir’.

• Other novels in the series such as, White as Snow, was voted best Norwegian crime novel EVER. • Michelet’s A Hero at Sea series topped the Norwegian bestseller list in hardback and sold over 5000,000 copies!

ISBN 13: 9781843447740, 256pp p/b, £7.99 Published by NO EXIT PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction - Crime & Thrillers

KILLED A Henning Juul Novel Enger, Thomas & Dickson, Kari (trans)

Henning Juul sits in a boat on a dark lake. A man with a gun sits opposite him. At the man’s feet is a body that will be soon be dumped into the water. Henning knows that the same fate awaits him. And he knows that it’s his own fault. Who started the fire that killed Henning’s young son? How is his sister, Trine, involved? Most importantly, who can be trusted?

KEY SELLING POINTS • The unputdownable finale of the bestselling, award-winning Henning Juul series.

• A Henning Juul TV series is in production; air date TBC. • The Henning Juul series has been widely praised by the Sunday Times, Independent and other leading crime authors.

ISBN 13: 9781910633991, 276pp p/b, £8.99 Published by ORENDA Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Fiction - Crime & Thrillers

WE WERE THE SALT OF THE SEA Bouchard, Roxanne & Warriner, David (trans)

As Montrealer Catherine Day sets foot in a remote fishing village and starts asking around about her birth mother, the body of a woman dredges up in a fisherman’s nets. Not just any woman, though: Marie Garant, an elusive, nomadic sailor and unbridled beauty who once tied many a man’s heart in knots.

Detective Sergeant Joaquin Morales, newly drafted to the area from the suburbs of Montreal, barely has time to unpack his suitcase before he’s thrown into the deep end of the investigation. On Quebec’s outlying Gaspe Peninsula, the truth can be slippery, especially down on the fishermen’s wharves.

KEY SELLING POINTS • French Canadian author who has won literary and crime prizes for this novel.

• One of the few French Canadian authors to be published in the UK (and even in English).

• Guardian featured planned.

ISBN 13: 9781912374038, 300pp p/b, £8.99 Published by ORENDA Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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Fiction - Crime & Thrillers

DECEIVERS, THE A John Wells Novel Berenson, Alex

Fiction - Crime & Thrillers

MY NAME IS NATHAN LUCIUS Winkler, Mark

It was supposed to be a terrorist sting. The guns were supposed to be disabled. Then why was there so much blood? The target was the American Airlines Center, the home of the Dallas Mavericks.

The FBI had told Ahmed Shakir that his drug bust would go away if he helped them, and they’d supply all the weaponry, carefully removing the firing pins before the main event. It never occurred to Ahmed to doubt them, until it was too late. When John Wells is called to Washington, he’s sure it’s to investigate the carnage in Dallas, but it isn’t.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Interest in the controversy about Russia and the presidential election is intense.

• Alex Berenson is known for geopolitical plots that could happen tomorrow.

• The Prisoner was a #8 New York Times Bestseller.

• Berenson is hailed everywhere for his smart geopolitical thrillers.

• John Wells is one of the most distinctive heroes in suspense fiction.

ISBN 13: 9780399176166, 432pp h/b, £23.99 Published by PUTNAM Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

KEY SELLING POINTS • My Name Is Nathan Lucius was long-listed for the 2016 Sunday Times Fiction Prize.

• A glittering noir gem that will appeal to readers of Irvine Welsh and Chuck Palahniuk, Thomas Harris and Dennis Lehane.

• With a mind-blowing twist ending: read it and be in for the shock of your reading life!

ISBN 13: 9781616959258,TBCpp p/b, £11.99 Published by SOHO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction - Crime & Thrillers

Fiction - Crime & Thrillers

FAR EMPTY, THE Scott, J. Todd

17 year-old Caleb Ross is adrift in the wake of the sudden disappearance of his mother a year ago, and is struggling to find his way out of the small Texas border town of Murfee. Chris Cherry is a newly minted Sheriff’s Deputy, a high school football hero who’s reluctantly returned to his hometown. When skeletal remains are discovered in the surrounding badlands, the two are inexorably drawn together as their efforts to uncover Murfee’s darkest secrets lead them to the same terrifying suspect: Caleb’s father and Chris’s boss, the charismatic and feared Sheriff Ross.

KEY SELLING POINTS • J Todd Scott has a background of over 20 years in drug and law enforcement, lending a cracking authenticity here.

• His background will make a great publicity hook.

• The first of a projected series available in paperback for the first time, with the second due in late 2017.

• A modern western for the True Detective (HBO) generation.

ISBN 13: 9780735218857, 480pp p/b, £8.99 Published by PUTNAM Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction - Crime & Thrillers

POLICEMAN’S DAUGHTER, THE Boyce, Trudy Nan

From author Trudy Nan Boyce, whose police procedural debut was hailed as ‘authentic’ (NYTBR) and ‘exceptional’ (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel), returns with a stunning prequel to the Detective Salt series, the story behind the case that earned Salt her promotion to homicide.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Boyce’s debut Out of the Blues published to great attention and praise from the New York Times Book Review.

• The follow-up, Old Bones, has received strong trade reviews including a starred Booklist, with more coverage to come.

• Boyce’s thirty years of experience working for the Atlanta PD in various capacities informs every page.

• Boyce writes about the real, relevant issues faced by the community.

ISBN 13: 9780399167287, 352pp h/b, £18.99 Published by PUTNAM Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Nathan Lucius, 31, is an ad salesman at a Cape Town newspaper. Disaffected, hard-drinking and plagued by blackouts, Nathan lives alone and has only one true friend, a woman named Madge. But Madge is dying slowly of cancer, and when she asks Nathan to end her pain, she sets off a shocking string of events.

A modern-day answer to Crime and Punishment, My Name Is Nathan Lucius is a taut and unforgiving exploration of the intersection of violence, trauma, social responsibility, and memory.

SLAUGHTER PARK The Belltree Trilogy III Maitland, Barry

In this, the final book of the Belltree Trilogy, DS Harry Belltree’s obsessive pursuit of justice has cost him everything - his job, his marriage and his newborn child - but then his estranged wife disappears, leaving their baby daughter behind.

The police think Jenny has murdered a man. Harry thinks she’s in danger. When body parts are found maimed and strewn around a suburban park, his former colleagues are distracted by this apparently unrelated case. Harry is left to track Jenny down on his own - and to lay bare, at last, the extraordinary conspiracy that led to his parents’ murder.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The third and final instalment of the internationally acclaimed Belltree trilogy.

• Crucifixion Creek, Ash Island and Slaughter Park combine to form a powerful and jaw-dropping series.

• ’One of the top five crime writers in the world.’ - The Australian ISBN 13: 9781925498905, 320pp p/b, £8.99 Published by TEXT PUBLISHING COMPANY Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle East

Fiction - Crime & Thrillers

STRANGULATION: KUBISHIME ROMANTICIST NisiOisiN

College is a whole new adventure, rife with challenges, opportunities, and cold-blooded killers.

Fresh from unmasking an assassin on a posh island paradise, Ii-chan is finally an ultra-cool college student jaded, sarcastic, and not exactly consumed by academic ambition. Now more interested in angst and anomie than in catching killers, Ii-chan figures that danger is a thing of the past. Wrong! There’s a homicidal maniac loose in Kyoto, a perp with the soul of an artist whose talent is apparent in the inspired way he festoons his crime scenes with body parts.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The debut work from an experienced author full of unique wordplay and mystery.

• Zategoto is NisiOisiN’s first light novel series and it launched his legend in Japan and beyond.

• With intriguing young characters and action-filled drama, this will appeal to readers of Monogatari.

• The series was adapted into an 8 part anime OVA series in 2017 by Studio Shaft.

ISBN 13: 9781945054839, 280pp p/b, £12.99 Published by VERTICAL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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Fiction - Scifi and Fantasy

ETCHED IN BONE

Fiction - Black Interest

HIS LAST NAME Poole, Daaimah

A Novel of the Others Bishop, Anne

After the Elders reclaimed many human towns, Lakeside Courtyard emerged relatively unscathed.

Simon Wolfgard, its wolf shifter leader, and prophet Meg Corbyn must still work with the human pack to maintain the peace. But their efforts are threatened when Lieutenant Montgomery’s shady brother arrives. With the humans on guard against one of their own, tensions rise, drawing the attention of the Elders. But Meg knows the dangers, for she has seen in the cards how it will all end - with her standing beside a grave...

KEY SELLING POINTS • The fifth book in a New York Times bestselling series set in an alternate North America.

• Bishop’s world is populated with fantastical creatures, from vampires to werewolves - plenty for fantasy fans to love!

• Will appeal to romance fans as well as readers of both sci-fi and fantasy.

• Author Anne Bishop is a winner of the William L. Crawford Memorial Fantasy Award.

ISBN 13: 9780451474506, 528pp p/b, £7.99 Published by ROC Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

When her husband Damien’s lucrative NFL career ends, Tiffany Holcomb targets hubby number two: Hollywood leading man Warren Michael Joseph. Trouble is, Damien’s not giving up that easily... Monique Hall is thrilled when her baby boy, Kadir, gets a multimillion-dollar NBA contract.

But Monique’s romance with her son’s teammate is a costly foul... Zakiya Lee’s church community considers her a role model for a successful marriage. Too bad she’ll have to play dirty to get rid of her NBA star husband Jabril’s side chickagain... What’s in a name? For these ladies, just about everything.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Daaimah S. Poole has great name recognition and a strong following among young, urban, female readers.

• Daaimah S. Poole has been both an Essence and Blackboard bestseller.

• Daaimah knows how to write novels that appeal to young twenty somethings who appreciate Amber Rose and Kim Kardashian.

ISBN 13: 9781496701602, 352pp p/b, £6.99 Published by DAFINA BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction - Black Interest Fiction - Gay Erotica

DADDY OBSESSION Gay Erotic Stories Lemieux, Jonathan

Why are daddies so exciting? Is it their big belly covered with grey fur or their chiseled bodies marked with experience? Is it their penetrating gaze, or maybe the power they have in the bedroom while abusing a boy’s sundry cavities? It’s difficult to put a finger on what makes them so attractive, so seductive, so intriguing. This book is a collection of gay erotic short stories that explore the visceral need to have sweaty sex with daddies of all kinds, from muscled to bigboned, and of all ages and backgrounds.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A collection of short stories exploring the desire to have sex with sweaty daddies.

• Breathtakingly sexy and sophisticated gay erotic fiction - unlike many things already on the market.

• There is a gap in the market for erotica centered in the daddy subculture that this collection more than fills!

• Based on the author’s own personal experience, which makes each story even sexier.

ISBN 13: 9783959853408, 208pp p/b, £11.99 Published by BRUNO GMUNDER Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Far East

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BAD BLOOD Monroe, Mary

From New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe comes riveting tale of family loyalty, betrayal, and sweet revenge. Seth Garrett wants nothing less than the best, and he thinks Rachel McNeal fits the bill... until he meets her relatives and discovers they’re far from perfect. Luckily he has a replacement lined up! But Rachel doesn’t plan on just walking away from him...

KEY SELLING POINTS • The perfect juicy summer read for fans of fastpaced, dramatic tales with a soapy feel.

• Mary Monroe writes poignant, page-turning stories that blend humour and drama with dynamic characters.

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

ISBN 13: 9780758274779, 336pp p/b, £6.99 Published by DAFINA BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

SISTER’S SECRET, A Rax, Cydney

In the wake of a major loss, five sisters agree to meet on the regular to keep it real. But secrets they never saw coming will challenge them and everything they counted on. Will putting the pieces back together could make the sisters stronger together than ever - or pull them apart for good?

KEY SELLING POINTS • This is the explosive first book in Cydney Rax’s series centred on a group of sisters.

• Similar to Niobia Bryant’s books, these make for a very juicy and scandalous read.

• Cydney knows how to keep viewers hooked by creating fast-paced, sexy and suspenseful storylines, with sky-high stakes.

ISBN 13: 9781496715395, 352pp p/b, £10.99 Published by DAFINA BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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STILETTO JUSTICE King, Camryn

Lifestyle-wise, the three women this title focuses on couldn’t be more different. One is a successful businesswoman used to life rewarding her for playing by the rules. One is a struggling single mother who life has never rewarded, no matter how hard she’s tried. The other is a rebel, totally unconcerned with whether deserved signs of success are handed to her or not. The three do have something in common though: all are seeing a man who has been given an unjust prison sentence by Hammond Grey, and none of them can stand by and watch Hammond continue to climb the legal ladder.

KEY SELLING POINTS • An exciting, fast-paced and sexy debut.

• The three protagonists are so different from one another that any reader will relate to at least one of them.

• Stiletto Justice has a diverse cast of believable, relatable characters straight from middle America.

• For fans of strong female characters like Cookie Lyons (Empire) and Annelise Keeting (How to Get Away With Murder).

ISBN 13: 9781496702166, 320pp p/b, £8.99 Published by DAFINA BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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AROUND THE WAY GIRLS 11 Hernandez, Treasure; Johnson, Clifford Spud & Johnson, India

’Doing Hard Time’ by Treasure Hernandez: Drugs, alcohol, sexual abuse, and petty crimes were all part of the childhood of Tameka Davis. Now she is determined to get out of the hood. ‘Party Girls’ by Clifford ‘Spud’ Johnson: Tammy and Debbie grew up in the projects. Feeling hopeless, they chose to use their bodies to get what they wanted - until a frightening encounter inspires them to focus on schooling instead of the streets. ‘Do or Die’ by India Johnson-Williams: After a big indictment on Detroit’s major drug players, the women are left behind to keep the hustle afloat.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The eleventh instalment of the popular urban lit series.

• With new stories from Treasure Hernandez, Clifford ‘Spud’ Johnson and India Johnson-Williams.

• A hard-hitting series that deals with the lowdown, dirty streets of Detroit and Richmond, Virginia.

ISBN 13: 9781622866373, 288pp p/b, £12.99 Published by URBAN BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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Fiction - Black Interest

IN LOVE WITH A RUDE BOY Renaissance Collection Michelle, Nika & Williams, Racquel

When Yankee gyal Kadijah visits the beautiful island of Jamaica with her friends, she does not expect the events that follow. After a nasty breakup with her two-timing ex and her graduation from culinary arts school, all she wants to do is unwind. However, when she meets Omari, the sexy rude boy turned DJ, things heat up quickly. Once Omari locks eyes with Kadijah, his life will never be the same and he knows it. He is feeling the feisty American beauty, but his wife, the beautiful but fiery Angela, is having no part of it. She will stop at nothing to make sure that no woman takes her husband away - especially not some Yankee.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A steamy romance set on the island paradise of Jamaica.

• The authors were both originally self-published, but their massive success has seen them picked up by Urban Books.

• Both authors’ self-published titles have hundreds of four and five-star reviews on Amazon.

• Will appeal to the UK’s large Jamaican diaspora.

ISBN 13: 9781622866793, 288pp p/b, £12.99 Published by URBAN BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

CHARISMA: BALLER’S WIFE Turner, Nikki

Against her better judgment, Charisma Canton has a one-night stand that changes her life forever.

Turning over the family business to her cousin, she leaves behind her past. Charisma moves to Miami, where she meets Mr. Manny Manifesto aka Mr. Baseball. Manny is coming off his best season ever, bringing with him a freshly inked $250 million-plus contract. After a chance meeting, Charisma sees an opportunity to start anew, and she and Manny attempt to build a relationship. The sex might be good, but will their omissions and the deeds of their past come back to haunt them?

KEY SELLING POINTS • A compelling novel about two people trying to build a relationship amidst the baggage from turbulent pasts.

• Fiction featuring sports is always popular, with baseball forming the basis for many bestselling books.

• Nikki Turner is one of the most popular and acclaimed names in urban fiction.

• Her books consistently make the New York Times bestseller lists.

ISBN 13: 9781622866427, 304pp p/b, £5.99 Published by URBAN BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction - Black Interest

DIARY OF A MAD FIRST LADY 2 Washington, DiShan

Lisa, the mother of two, has gotten lost in the lives of her children and her role as first lady. She’s given up on obtaining happiness or success of her own, but now she feels something stirring in her soul.

Her husband Charles is so focused on climbing the ministerial ladder that he fails to acknowledge his wife’s frustration. He doesn’t think twice when Alex Walker enters his church. Lisa, on the other hand, is charmed by Alex, and they soon begin a whirlwind affair. Plus, Alex has secrets of his own, and he is threatening to expose them all. Will Lisa be able to deny her love for Alex, or will her actions bring down her husband, her family, and the church?

KEY SELLING POINTS • DiShan Washington’s books are church-themed, but focus on dramatic relationships between the characters, not religion.

• For fans of Victoria Christopher Murray and Kimberla Lawson Roby.

• A separate storyline from the first Diary of a Mad First Lady (Urban, 2010).

ISBN 13: 9781622866397, 288pp p/b, £12.99 Published by URBAN BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction - Black Interest

IT’S WRONG FOR ME TO LOVE YOU, PART 3 Renaissance Collection Armstead, Krystal

Charlene and Ne’Vaeh have been rivals ever since they were students at Howard University, both vying for the love of the same man. When the dust finally settled, Ne’Vaeh was brokenhearted, and Charlene was pregnant by Aaron - or so she said. In spite of Charlene’s attempts to make her life miserable, Ne’Vaeh managed to move on and rekindle a relationship with Jamie, her first love. Unfortunately, this is not the end of her problems.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The continuing story of what can go wrong when you’re stuck in a love triangle with your best friend.

• Full of heartbreak and longing which makes the story universally relatable.

Everyone experiences this at some point.

• The characters are incredibly well realised and authentic. Their motives and moves are very human.

• Parts 1 and 2 of the series are being released in August and November 2017.

ISBN 13: 9781622866830, 288pp p/b, £12.99 Published by URBAN BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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KISS THE GIRLS AND MAKE THEM CRY Williams, Brittani

Welcome to Club Chances, Philly’s #1 male exotic strip club, where you can fulfil all your fantasies and desires. Owner/operator Nancy Robinson gained full control of the club when her husband was murdered during a robbery. Now she rules with an iron first, and her toughness is the reason her business has been so successful. But in this business, you should always expect the unexpected...

KEY SELLING POINTS • A steamy erotic thriller set in a male strip club.

• Features a lust-driven relationship that sets the stage for an explosive ending that readers will never see coming!

• Williams is one of Urban’s most prolific and popular authors - many of her titles are also available from Turnaround.

ISBN 13: 9781622866342, 288pp p/b, £12.99 Published by URBAN BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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MAGIC TOUCH A Brooklyn Girls Story Hernandez, Treasure

Simone ‘Simmy’ James never had it easy. When her father’s drug operation, one of the biggest on the East Coast, was dismantled, Simone lost both of her parents to the system. Gone were the days of luxury cars, high-end clothes, and jewellery.

Forced to live in her grandmother’s house, Simmy has to learn how to make money any way she can, and her cousin Jayla is happy to show her the art of high-end boosting. Things run smoothly for a while, until Jayla is arrested. In Jayla’s absence, Simmy is forced to go out on her own...

KEY SELLING POINTS • The daughter of a drug baron is forced to fend for herself when her parents are thrown in prison.

• Street savvy story of high-level boosting, counterfeit checks, credit card scams, identity theft, and drug trafficking.

• Treasure Hernandez has been a consistent seller for Urban Books since she debuted with the Flint series in 2008.

ISBN 13: 9781622866410, 304pp p/b, £5.99 Published by URBAN BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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NIGHT’S BABY, THE A Black Vampire Story Stina

When she entered school at a recently integrated college, Adirah Messa was looking forward to a bright future. Then she met a man of another race who turned her world upside down. Now she is carrying his child, and since the father is a powerful figure in the world of Vampirism, this child will be part of a dark legacy. Adirah created some enemies when she first became involved in Vampirism, and now she finds herself facing new enemies as her circle is questioning where her commitment lies.

When a new vampire comes into the picture, her web of love and lies finally starts to unravel...

KEY SELLING POINTS • Next in a sexy vampire series featuring POC characters that fills a huge gap in the market!

• Follows Love by Night (Urban, 2017) that brought readers a fresh new voice in the fantasy genre.

• Vampire stories remain hugely on-trend with fantasy readers.

• With plenty of steamy scenes and dark pleasures.

ISBN 13: 9781622866779, 288pp p/b, £12.99 Published by URBAN BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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WHAT BAE WON’T DO SAGA Woods, Genesis

Poetry

TAKE ME WITH YOU

What happens when the boy next door doesn’t want to be your homeboy anymore? That’s the question twenty-five-year-old JaNair Livingston has to ask herself when the sexy and charming Semaj Jones wants to become more than just her neighbour. Any woman in her right mind would be attracted to the tall, dark, talented, and sexy Mr. Jones. So what was JaNair’s problem?

KEY SELLING POINTS • Genesis Woods’ books on interracial love and plus-sized women have gained her a loyal fanbase.

• A sexy tale of infidelity, betrayal and shifting affections.

• Originally published as a 3-part series but brought together into one dazzling volume.

ISBN 13: 9781622866854, 400pp p/b, £5.99 Published by URBAN BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Gibson, Andrea

Take Me With You is small enough to fit in your pocket, with poems that are powerful enough to wake even the sleepiest heart. Divided into three sections (love, the world, and becoming) of one-liners, couplets, greatesthits phrases, and longer-form poems - 50 percent never before published - it has something for everyone and will be placed in stockings, lockers, and the hands of anyone who could use its wisdom. Gibson explores themes of love, gender, politics, sexuality, family, forgiveness, and what it means to be different in this strange age.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Andrea Gibson is a YouTube sensation with a huge fanbase; many of their videos have hit more than 100,000 views.

• Gibson, who is genderqueer, is one of the most vibrant voices of the gendernon-conforming community.

• In our current political climate, the conversation on gender and trans issues has never been more vital.

• Gibson’s fans include Tig Notaro and Margaret Cho - two well-known heroes of the queer community.

• The poems in the collection are on universal themes of identity, love, comingof-age, sex and politics.

ISBN 13: 9780735219519, 224pp p/b, £12.99 Published by PLUME Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Poetry

INNER LONDON BUDDHA Guffan, Mick

Inner London Buddha is the definitive collection by poet/ builder Mick Guffan. Over a hundred poems, gleaned from numerous long out-of-print chapbooks and obscure literary magazines, consider such diverse and troublesome subjects as unemployment, melancholia, The Wild Bunch, alcohol, heroin, crystal meth, sex, pornography, Tramadol, buddhism, James Joyce, the family, the construction industry, perverted landlords and yes, some love for good measure.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Definitive collection, compiled from a variety of out-of-print chapbooks and literary magazines.

• Over 100 gritty poems on subjects ranging from alcohol and heroin to James Joyce and the construction industry.

• Guffan’s poems have been praised in The Skinny and South Ocean Review.

ISBN 13: 9781910691243, 160pp p/b, £9.00 Published by TANGERINE PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Graphic Novel

AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE: BETTY R.I.P. Aguirre-Sacasa, Roberto & Francavilla, Francesco

The dark plague of the undead has swallowed Riverdale whole, forcing the survivors led by Archie, Betty and Veronica to flee the formerly idyllic town in search of safe haven. The rag-tag group’s once-light-hearted romantic rivalries, power struggles and family feuds are now cast in a desperate light, as tensions and emotions are heightened by the fact that any decision, no matter how trivial it may seem, could now be a choice between life and death. And more and more frequently, death is the winner.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Two massive names in the entertainment world reimagine Archie like never before!

• Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa has worked on everything from Glee (Fox) to SpiderMan (Marvel).

• Francesco Francavilla is a renowned comic artist known for The Black Beetle and his work for Marvel and DC comics.

• This is a genuine horror graphic novel that will appeal far beyond the traditional Archie demographic.

• The first of a new series of horror graphic novels from Archie Comics.

ISBN 13: 9781619889484, 160pp p/b, £16.99 Published by ARCHIE COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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Graphic Novel

ARCHIE GIANT COMICS ROLL Archie Superstars

Archie Giant Comics Roll collects 480 pages of iconic Archie tales in this one amazing volume! Follow America’s favourite red-head as he navigates the pressures of the American teenager in the awkward, charming, and hilarious way you’ve come to know and love.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Celebrating 75 years of Archie comics.

• Archie comics have seen an enthusiastic revival with the success of Riverdale (Netflix, 2017).

• Archie digests are the best-selling line of kids’ magazines in North America.

• Fantastic value for a great impulse-buy item.

ISBN 13: 9781682559154, 480pp p/b, £6.99 Published by ARCHIE COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Graphic Novel

ARCHIE’S BIG BOOK VOL. 2 Fantasy Archie Superstars

This comic-trim-sized collection is the best place to discover the origins of these characters right in time for their appearances on Netflix’s Riverdale. With additional content and newly remastered comic art and colouring on selected stories, we expect this new value softcover should do very well on holiday displays and wherever books are sold. Good things come in threes, and this is a trip down Archie’s Fantasyland of tales! This collection of classic stories features the best of medieval, swashbuckling and overall fantastical stories starring our favourite teens from Riverdale.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Featuring the early years of Archie’s most popular: Josie & the Pussycats, Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Little Archie.

• Loyal Archie fans will love the additional content and newly remastered art in this deluxe book edition.

• Includes fun anecdotes and historical highlights for readers wanting to know more about these comic book characters.

• Designed for children and adults to enjoy together.

ISBN 13: 9781682559079, 304pp p/b, £16.99 Published by ARCHIE COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Graphic Novel

JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS VOL. 2 Bennett, Marguerite; DeOrdio, Cameron & Mok, Audrey

Friends, countrymen, lend me your long tails and ears for hats - the Pussycats are back! Josie and the Pussycats are on a roll like never before, racking up award wins and climbing the charts! But are the ‘and the Pussycats’ living their dreams, or just Josie’s?

Are Melody and Valerie ready to try their hand at succeeding on their own terms? Don’t miss comics’ supreme songstresses’ return to the limelight in this exciting second volume!

KEY SELLING POINTS • The second volume in an exciting new Josie and the Pussycats series from Archie comics!

• Written by Marguerite Bennett, one of the most acclaimed female creators in comics today.

• The stories appeal to a modern comic book audience - and give a hilarious take on the famous band!

• Josie and the Pussycats have played in comics, cartoons, TV and a film starring Rachael Leigh Cook and Tara Reid.

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

ISBN 13: 9781682559178, 104pp p/b, £10.99 Published by ARCHIE COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Graphic Novel

KEVIN KELLER: TOP OF THE WORLD Parent, Dan

The most popular addition to the Riverdale crowd in years, Kevin Keller is Archie’s first gay character. Fan-favourite writer/artist Dan Parent (Betty and Veronica: Storybook) helms this heartfelt and humorous fourth trade paperback collection of the ongoing Kevin Keller comic book series, including Kevin’s turn as a superhero known as... The Equalizer!

KEY SELLING POINTS • A GLAAD media award winner for outstanding comic book series for its portrayal of LGBTQ role model Kevin Keller!

• Kevin was selected by GLAAD as the first fictional character to serve as an ambassador to promote anti-bullying.

• The It Gets Better campaign declared July 9 ‘Kevin Keller day’ and posted a video interview with creator Dan Parent!

• Kevin’s historic first kiss is contained in this title - the kiss was featured in hundreds of media outlets worldwide.

• Kevin Keller and the Archie universe have surged in popularity with Netflix’s recent Riverdale TV show.

ISBN 13: 9781619889705, 104pp p/b, £9.99 Published by ARCHIE COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Graphic Novel

INCOGNEGRO A Graphic Mystery (New Edition) Pleece, Warren & Johnson, Mat

Zane Pinchback, a reporter for the New York-based New Holland Herald, is sent to investigate the arrest of his own brother, charged with the brutal murder of a white woman in Mississippi. With a lynch mob already swarming, Zane must stay ‘incognegro’ long enough to uncover the truth behind the murder in order to save his brother - and himself.

Suspenseful, unsettling and relevant, Incognegro is a tense graphic novel of shifting identities, forbidden passions, and secrets that run far deeper than skin colour.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A tenth anniversary edition of this important, acclaimed and fearless graphic novel by Mat Johnson and Warren Pleece.

• Includes a new afterword by Mat Johnson, character sketches, and other additional bonus material.

• The artwork has been fully enhanced and toned to make it really stand out from previous editions.

• Incongnegro has been completely out-of-print for several years - comics fans will be thrilled to have it back.

• Particularly relevant in light of the Black Lives Matter Movement and current political climate in both the US and UK. ISBN 13: 9781506705644, 136pp h/b, £16.99 Published by BERGER BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Graphic Novel

THE ADDAMS FAMILY, 30 DELUXE POSTCARDS Addams, Charles

The Addamses are a satirical inversion of the ideal twentieth-century American family: an eccentric wealthy aristocratic clan who delight in the macabre and are seemingly unaware, or do not care, that other people find them bizarre or frightening. They originally appeared as an unrelated group of 150 single-panel cartoons, about half of which were originally published in The New Yorker between their debut in 1938 and Charles Addams’ death in 1988. This is a beautiful boxed set of the 30 most hilarious original drawings of the famous family by its creator, Chas Addams.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The Addams Family has been adapted into several successful film and TV features.

• The Addams Family films, starring Christina Ricci & Angelica Houston, are considered cult classics across the globe.

• Celebrates the original creator, Chas Addams, with 30 of his most hilarious original drawings.

• The Addams Family has been lauded by national outlets like the LA Times and the Wall Street Journal.

ISBN 13: 9782374950914, 30pp Postcards, £19.99 Published by CERNUNNOS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe

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INSIDERS VOL. 7: THE RED PRINCE

Graphic Novel

BUFFY SEASON 11 VOLUME 2: ONE GIRL IN ALL THE WORLD

Bartoll, Jean-Claude & Garreta, Renaud

Sam Nachez, boss of bosses of the global mafia, and the man that Najah is both supposed to protect and betray to the authorities, is on the run after a coup by one of his rivals. Hunted by killers from the Russian, Chinese and American intelligence services, the two of them are rapidly running out of allies. Will Najah be able to reconcile her various loyalties? In order to survive, she will have to take the biggest gamble of her life...

KEY SELLING POINTS • The series reflects what could potentially be happening in the world right now.

• Jessica Alba (Fantastic Four, Sin City) has bought the film rights to Insiders.

• Scriptwriter Bartoll used to be an investigative journalist, lending authenticity and credibility to his stories.

ISBN 13: 9781849183871, 52pp p/b, £7.99 Published by CINEBOOK Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Scandinavia, Greece, Cyprus, Germany, Spain & Portugal

Graphic Novel

TRENT VOL. 2: THE KID Leo & Rodolphe

After a botched robbery that claimed the life of his lover, an American outlaw crosses the border into Canada. As he’s already left nearly a dozen dead bodies behind, Sergeant Trent is sent to intercept him. But instead of the expected bloodthirsty murderer, it’s a sensitive young man that the Mountie finds, a free spirit with a deep love of French poetry. How is Trent going to reconcile doing his duty with his nascent liking for the kid?

KEY SELLING POINTS • A story set in the other, too often ignored country of the American frontier: Canada.

• The expressive and realistic art from the creator of the multi-series saga, The Worlds of Aldebaran.

• With its solitary, dogged lawman, Trent is a true Western in the purest tradition.

ISBN 13: 9781849183741, 48pp p/b, £6.99 Published by CINEBOOK Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Scandinavia, Greece, Cyprus, Germany, Spain & Portugal

Graphic Novel

VALERIAN VOL. 22: MEMORIES FROM THE FUTURES Christin, Pierre & Mezieres, Jean-Claude

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Even though Valerian and Laureline’s adventures have come to an end, there are still many chapters that haven’t been told yet. Simple episodes, postscriptums to their main stories, moments of their lives seen through the eyes of their friends, their allies, or even their enemies. Here’s a collection of vignettes that will cast a new light - sometimes funny, sometimes touching - on the saga of our heroes.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Now a major motion picture directed by legendary director Luc Besson!

• Valerian has had a strong influence on major science fiction movies such as, Star Wars and The Fifth Element.

• An imaginative and colourful series, with lovable and complex characters.

ISBN 13: 9781849183383, 56pp p/b, £7.99 Published by CINEBOOK Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Scandinavia, Greece, Cyprus, Germany, Spain & Portugal

Whedon, Joss; Gage, Christos & Isaacs, Rebekah

As residents, it didn’t take long for Buffy, Willow, and Spike to find that there was something more behind the internment of the magical population in the government’s ‘Safe Zone’ camp in the Grand Canyon.

When Buffy reveals to the crew that the true purpose of the camp is to bring about the elimination of all supernatural powers worldwide, the Scoobies begin their mission. They will manufacture a great escape from the camp and follow the obscure trail of the Big Bad to its end. Extraordinarily, the trail seems to lead higher and higher in the ranks of the US government...

KEY SELLING POINTS • A brand new collection of Buffy stories by writer/artist dream team Christos Gage and Rebekah Isaacs.

• Buffy the Vampire Slayer is one of the biggest cult hits of the last fifty years with fans across the globe.

• Joss Whedon is hands-down one of the most iconic cult creators of the last 50 years.

• Whedon chose Dark Horse to continue the Buffy run in comic format after the TV show ended.

• Features every kind of character fans have come to know and love - both supernatural and mortal!

ISBN 13: 9781506702926, 160pp p/b, £16.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Graphic Novel

EC ARCHIVES, THE: THE VAULT OF HORROR VOLUME 1 The Vault of Horror Volume 1 Feldstein, Al & Craig, Johnny

The terrifying opening of the Vault of Horror! This ghastly grimoire collects issues #12-#17 of the classic horror series, including unforgettable stories from the all-star artistic lineup of Al Feldstein, Johnny Craig, Bill Gaines, Johnny Craig, Harry Harrison, Wally Wood, Harvey Kurtzman, Graham Ingels, and Jack Kamen. Featuring a foreword by legendary horror writer R.L. Stine.

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

• Features stories by all-star comic artists Johnny Craig, Harry Harrison, Wally Wood, Harvey Kurtzman, and Jack Kamen!

• Includes a foreword by legendary horror writer, R.L. Stine.

ISBN 13: 9781616559946, 200pp h/b, £41.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Graphic Novel

GROO: PLAY OF THE GODS Aragones, Sergio; Evanier, Mark & Ercek, John

We had the Fray of the Gods. Now we have the Play of the Gods - a tale of lust for gold, lust for power, and lust for cheese dip. The Gods themselves watch this story from the above so it must be good enough for you. This handsome paperback volume collects all four issues of the series: in one package, you get a lot of Groo doing real stupid things and causing mass destruction. Just what you wanted!

KEY SELLING POINTS • The eagerly anticipated next-instalment of Groo.

• From Eisner and Harvey Award-winning creators.

• Groo: Play of the Gods collects comics issues #1-4 of the same name, and is the sequel to Groo: Fray of the Gods.

ISBN 13: 9781506702384, 116pp p/b, £14.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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LEGEND OF KORRA, THE: TURF WARS PART TWO

DiMartino, Michael Dante & Koh, Irene Recovering from the fight and furious for revenge, Triple Threats member Tokuga solidifies his ties with the duplicitous Wonyong. Meanwhile, when Republic City’s housing crisis reaches its peak, Zhu Li sets her sights on the biggest public figure in the city - President Raiko - in a bid for the presidency!

With her friend’s success, the future of the spirit portal, and the wellbeing of Republic City’s citizens at stake, can Korra remain neutral and fulfill her duties as the Avatar?

KEY SELLING POINTS • A stand-alone comic linked to the popular animated TV series The Legend of Korra.

• The official continuation of The Legend of Korra!

• Written by Legend of Korra series co-creator Michael Dante.

• With art by Irene Koh (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Wonder Woman).

ISBN 13: 9781506700403, 80pp p/b, £9.50 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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MASS EFFECT: DISCOVERY

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MICHAEL CHABON’S THE ESCAPISTS: AMAZING ADVENTURES

Chabon, Michael; Vaughn, Brian K et al.

In the fictional world of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, the Escapist - the epitome of Golden Age superhero - was conceived. This anthology is a collection of the hero’s history and his exploits, created by an all-star cast of comic book luminaries. The stories and art within are by amazing talent like Will Eisner, Kevin McCarthy, Brian K. Vaughn, Matt Kindt, Kyle Baker, Eddie Campbell, and, of course, Michael Chabon.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Winner of the 2005 Eisner Award for Best Anthology and the 2005 Harvey Award for Best Anthology and Best New Series.

• Imparts the publishing history of The Escapist, as well as collecting The Escapist’s fiction within fiction adventures.

• Truly a companion book to The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, which has a huge fanbase.

• Features a crossover story between the Escapist and Will Eisner’s WWII-era hero, the Spirit.

ISBN 13: 9781506704050, 396pp p/b, £20.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Bioware & Barlow, Jeremy

A young Turian military recruit goes undercover in order to infiltrate the mysterious Andromeda Initiative - and ultimately retrieve a scientist who’s made a potentially devastating discovery. Tying in to the highly anticipated release of Mass Effect: Andromeda, writer Jeremy Barlow and artist Gabriel Guzman team up to create the next exciting chapter of the Mass Effect comics series!

KEY SELLING POINTS • This canonical entry in the Mass Effect comic book series is a must-have for fans of the franchise.

• From Eisner Award nominated comic book writer Jeremy Barlow.

• Mass Effect 3 was winner of ‘Best RPG’ in 2012 Spike VGAs. • Direct tie-in with Mass Effect Andromeda for Playstation 4 & Xbox One which was released in Spring 2017.

• Other Mass Effect comics are also available from Turnaround.

ISBN 13: 9781506700748, 104pp p/b, £14.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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MATT WAGNER’S GRENDEL TALES OMNIBUS VOLUME 2 Wagner, Matt

In this dystopian futuristic tale, Grendel, the spirit of vengeance, has become the focus of a world wide religion, with thousands of people worshipping the spirit of vengeance and hoping to host it. From the imaginative mind of Matt Wagner, the world of Grendel returns in this second of two value-priced volumes collecting all Grendel Tales stories! With over 400 pages of story and art to enjoy and all cover work reproduced, Dark Horse is proud to present some early work by Steve Lieber, Dave Cooper, Peter Doherty and Matt Hollingsworth in this Grendel Tales Omnibus collection.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Over 400 pages of story and art, reproducing all covers and stories!

• An exciting anthology series - finally collected!

• The complete Grendel Tales stories collected for the first time.

• Tales of anger and revenge from some industry greats.

• This year sees the 25th anniversary of Grendel - a variety of projects to commemorate this milestone are planned.

ISBN 13: 9781506703299, 408pp p/b, £20.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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MOEBIUS LIBRARY: INSIDE MOEBIUS PART 1 Moebius

Working closely with Moebius Production in France, Dark Horse presents Inside Moebius, A six-part study with Inside Moebius Part 1 collecting the first two chapters in this fantastic exploration of a creator meeting his own creations. Dark Horse will release all parts to this exceptional, intimate series in 2018!

This is the third volume in the Moebius Library hardcover series and the beginning of Moebius’s most intensely personal project.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Moebius’s final long-form work - now available in English.

• Timeless science fiction, fantasy, and personal musings from a celebrated master.

• The third volume in Dark Horse’s Moebius Library series.

• A perfect companion volume to Moebius’s World of Edena graphic novel.

ISBN 13: 9781506703206, 216pp h/b, £33.50 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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PLANTS VS. ZOMBIES VOLUME 9 The Greatest Show Unearthed Tobin, Paul; Chabot, Jacob & Rainwater, Matt J.

Dr. Zomboss erroneously believes that all humans hold a secret desire to run away and join the circus, so he aims to use his newly created ‘Big Z’s Adequately Amazing Flytrap Circus’ to lure Neighborville’s citizens to their doom! Not only does starting a zombie circus prove difficult, though, but once plant-friendly neighborhood defenders Nate and Patrice infiltrate his show, Ringmaster Zomboss and his hapless zombies are in for a garden-ful of trouble! Paul Tobin and Jacob Chabot join forces to deliver Plants vs. Zombies: The Greatest Show Unearthed, another standalone graphic novel.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The official comic of the addictive video games!

• Written by multiple Eisner Award winner Paul Tobin!

• These durable, value-priced hardcovers are perfect for readers of all ages.

ISBN 13: 9781506702988, 80pp h/b, £8.50 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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PREDATOR: HUNTERS Warner, Chris & Ruiz Velasco, Francisco

A disparate group of human protagonists from Dark Horse’s past thirty years of Predator are set on a collision course with their most hated enemy rendered in frenetic, violent detail by artist Francisco Ruiz Velasco! When Enoch Nakai is recruited by a privately funded group of former soldiers, drug runners, and FBI agents to investigate the killers from beyond the stars, he sees it as a chance to strike back at the creatures who derailed his life.

But the team’s destination - a South Pacific island paradise - hides a terror no one expects!

KEY SELLING POINTS • Shane Black’s The Predator is expected to debut in theatres in 2018!

• Chris Warner is a firm fan-favourite, having worked extensively for Marvel and DC Comics, and on Dark Horse Heroes.

• Rendered in frenetic, violent detail by artist Francisco Ruiz Velasco.

ISBN 13: 9781506703923, 120pp p/b, £16.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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SECRET LOVES OF GEEKS, THE

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ZODIAC STARFORCE VOL. 2 Cries of the Fire Prince Panetta, Kevin; Ganucheau, Paulina & Stern, Sarah

After defeating a former Zodiac Member and her meangirl minions, the girls thought they’d catch a break! But once a mean magical girl, always a mean magical girl and Libra’s former best friend wants that power back!

Determined to bring the goddess Cimmeria into our dimension, her coven opens a portal to the dark dimension Nephos, only they don t get what they bargained for. A new big-bad has come out to play and demons begin to overrun the town! Now two rival Zodiac gangs must form a tenuous alliance to find out who’s behind the demon infestation.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A highly-anticipated follow-up to the popular series from Panetta (Bravest Warriors) and Ganucheau (Adventure Time).

• Includes even more laughs, crushes and monsters than the original series everything fans love about it!

• Features a cast of badass girls who are average teenagers who also happen to be demon-fighting superheroes!

• Perfect for fans of sailor Moon, Buffy, and Lumberjanes.

ISBN 13: 9781506703107, 144pp p/b, £12.50 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Graphic Novel

Atwood, Margaret & Various

In 2016 Dark Horse released The Secret Loves of Geek Girls, a wonderfully intimate experience from some of the industry’s best female creators discussing love, heartbreak and sex. The stories in Secret Loves of Geek Girls gave readers a cathartic experience, allowing them to know that we all share similar experiences. Now Dark Horse is happy to announce the follow up, The Secret Loves of Geeks.

Not limited to female creators, this book is for the geek in all of us who at one point or another have experienced awkwardness, heartbreak, and frustration in the pursuit of love and self-acceptance.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The follow-up anthology to the 2016 super-hit The Secret Loves of Geek Girls!

• Featuring original comics written by legendary writer Margaret Atwood.

• Cover by Becky Cloonan, who is the first female illustrator of Batman!

• Contains themes of love, dating, and sex, as well as LGBTQ themes - suitable for a huge readership!

• Will appeal to any geek; comics fans, film fans, fans of Margaret Atwood, anyone with a grasp on geek culture!

ISBN 13: 9781506704739, 136pp p/b, £12.50 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

BLAZING COMBAT

Goodwin, Archie; Wood, Wallace & Williamson, Al

Blazing Combat is the controversial comic book from the Vietnam War era. Its legend and influence have only grown throughout the years - and have far outlasted the people who tried to suppress it. Enshrined in the annals of comics history as a hard-hitting series produced by some of the top talents of the 20th century, it was excoriated for daring to present a politically incorrect point of view at a time before the anti-war movement had gained any traction. The stories in Blazing Combat are among the best comics stories about war ever published.

KEY SELLING POINTS • This collection of war stories is now back in print after several years absence.

• An expanded edition, with a cover gallery and exclusive interviews with Goodwin and publisher James Warren.

• The stories were so controversial at the time they were banned, making for a fascinating piece of history.

• Thousands of readers have an unwavering interest in the history of war - it’s a human-interest topic.

• With beautiful production values, this is a perennial classic that belongs on the shelf of any comic fan.

ISBN 13: 9781683960843, 228pp h/b, £25.99 Published by FANTAGRAPHICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Graphic Novel

TOMB RAIDER ARCHIVES VOLUME 4

Avery, Fiona; Jurgens, Dan; Bonny, James & Ching, Brian

Inside this oversized hardcover, find the art of superstars Adam Hughes, Billy Tan, Tony Daniel, Andy Park, Keu Cha, David Finch, Joe Jusko, Scott Benefiel, Brian Ching, and more! This volume collects issues #0 and #1/2 of the 1999 Top Cow Tomb Raider series, issues #1-#12 of the 2001 Tomb Raider: Journeys series, and five one-shot stories: Origins, Epiphany, Takeover, Arabian Nights, and The Greatest Treasure of All.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Collects the full Tomb Raider: Journeys series and one-shot stories that have been hard-to-find for many years.

• Includes art from an all-star lineup: David Finch, Billy Tan, Tony Daniel, Andy Park, Keu Cha, Jue Jusko, and more!

• Fan-favourite stories Arabian Nights and The Greatest Treasure of All show Lara like you’ve never seen her before.

ISBN 13: 9781506703541, 488pp h/b, £33.50 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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COMPULSIVE COMICS Haven, Eric

Compulsive Comics collects the very best of Eric Haven’s singular brand of inverted-comic-book-consciousness and genre-bending short stories. ‘The Glacier’ is about a lone scientist making a startling discovery. The volume’s most controversial story, ‘I Killed Dan Clowes,’ is an epic conflation of autobio and fantasy. While driving around Oakland, ruminating on the history of underground comics in the Bay Area, the main character fatally hits acclaimed graphic novelist Daniel Clowes, and the absurdity only escalates from there.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Review attention: Haven’s art has been seen by millions on the show Mythbusters.

• Eisner Award-nominated cartoonist.

• Deadpan humour paired with a touch of the fantastic, like Megg and Mogg in Amsterdam (Fantagraphics, also available).

• Classic art style that pays homage to Golden Age cartoonists like Fletcher Hanks.

• Genre bending: like Davis, Haven plays with genre to get at something meaningful.

ISBN 13: 9781683960850, 124pp p/b, £17.99 Published by FANTAGRAPHICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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GODHEAD

Graphic Novel

WHY ART?

Anderson, Ho Che

A sprawling contemporary saga with a science-fiction edge, Godhead explores a collision course between science and religion when a corporation creates a device that can talk to God. Is this humanity’s salvation or the equivalent of a Doomsday machine? Godhead is Ho Che Anderson’s most conceptually and thematically ambitious graphic novel to date. Visually, he employs a variety of drawing techniques from tonal images to stark black-and-white to full colour painting in order to convey a thriller that ranges from intimate domestic drama to globalist corporate intrigue.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A hugely ambitious comic in both style and story that explores a collision course between science and religion.

• Will appeal to comics fans for its mix of stark black-and-white art and fullcolour paintings - a real visual treat!

• Genre-bending: readers will love the way it hops from scifi to noir to monster to mystery - it’s never dull.

• This is Ho Che Anderson’s first graphic novel in over ten years - his fans will be thrilled with this new work.

ISBN 13: 9781683960805, 192pp p/b, £21.99 Published by FANTAGRAPHICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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TOTAL JAZZ

Davis, Eleanor

What is Art? It’s widely accepted that art serves an important function in society. But the concept falls under such an absurdly large umbrella and can manifest in so many different ways. Art can be self-indulgent, goofy, serious, altruistic, evil, or expressive, or any number of other things. But how can it truly make lasting, positive change? In Why Art?, acclaimed graphic novelist Eleanor Davis (How To Be Happy) unpacks some of these concepts in ways both critical and positive, in an attempt to illuminate the highest possible potential an artwork might hope to achieve.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Eleanor Davis is a renowned, bestseller creator who is highly respected in the comic world for her artistic skills.

• Why Art? is sure to become an educational staple for art classes of all types and all ages.

• Davis explores oft-complex theories in a fun and accessible way that could make anyone fall in love with art.

• Many authors and artists, like Tolstoy, have grappled with the ideas of art and life Davis explores here.

• Being a politically active, practicing artist, Davis offers fresh ideas for navigating these turbulent times through art ISBN 13: 9781683960829, 200pp p/b, £12.99 Published by FANTAGRAPHICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Blutch

In this freewheeling collection of short stories and vignettes, the famed French cartoonist examines not only the music, but the nature of the jazz sub-culture.

The grumpy festival goer, the curmudgeonly collector, and many other fan ‘types’ are the targets of his unerring gimlet eye. Drawn in a range of styles as improvisational as Coltrane and Mingus - everything from loose linework to tight pen and ink to gestural pencils - Blutch captures the excitement of live performance, the lovelorn, and the Great Jazz Detective, who is out but not down.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Much like Moebius, Blutch is a celebrated creator with a strong fine art background.

• Music and comics are two subjects that work incredibly well together and have proved very popular.

• Other music comics - such as Hip Hop Family Tree and The Fifth Beetle - have become bestsellers.

• Would make a great gift for anyone who enjoys jazz, irrespective of whether they are a comic fan.

• Jazz has many diehard fans, as does Blutch - giving this huge readership potential.

ISBN 13: 9781683960867, 96pp h/b, £17.99 Published by FANTAGRAPHICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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TRUMP’S ABC Telnaes, Ann

The election of Donald Trump has inspired Pulitzerwinning cartoonist Ann Telnaes to chronicle the high points (or low points, if there’s a difference) of Donald Trump’s first six months in office. Written in a singsongy rhyme and drawn in her beguilingly impeccable ink line, each page is a miniature critique and expose of Donald Trump, illustrating his public policies, his personal defects, his ethical dysfunction, and the consequences of his Presidency on the lives of Americans.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A collection of scathing cartoons about Donald Trump by Pulitzer Prize-winner Ann Telnaes.

• Presented in children’s board book form but for adults - an ideal humour title for the satirically minded!

• Parodying Donald Trump has become something of an international pastime since his election.

• Trump is forever in the headlines - even those readers who aren’t politicallyminded follow (and ridicule) him.

• Ann Telnaes is a Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist whose work regularly appears in serveal major US news outlets.

ISBN 13: 9781683960782, 32pp h/b, £12.99 Published by FANTAGRAPHICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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BREAKING THE TEN VOL.2 Michael Wilson, Sean & Morikawa, Michiru

David becomes increasingly more desperate, and his extreme behaviour is causing fights with everyone who cares for him: with the devilish Mr. Black, the saintly Mr. White, and even with his loving parents. But his quest goes on, driving him to break the rest of the ten commandments in order to draw out the elusive divinity to face a grief stricken man. Until, finally, he is faced with the most serious commandment of all: ‘Thou shalt not kill.’ Will he do it? Or will God stop him?

KEY SELLING POINTS • Exploring religious beliefs and what is right and wrong.

• Illustrated by a multi award-winning artist.

• Superbly engaging... both hilariously acerbic and potently thought-provoking.’

- Now Read This!

ISBN 13: 9781681121178, 112pp p/b, £10.99 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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SUGAR

Baeken, Serge

Sugar is the Baekens’ cat. Sugar is a lyric, engaging, enthralling graphic observation of the cats that have lived with Serge and his family over the years. In learning about the life of Sugar, we learn about the life of Serge Baeken.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Sugar has won The Saint Michiels prize for the best Dutch-language album of 2014.

• The French version of Sugar won the Prix des Jeunes at the Roubaix comic strip and graphics festival.

• Suagr is a compelling story with bold, expressive design and artwork.

ISBN 13: 9781908030283, 92pp p/b, £14.99 Published by SOARING PENGUIN PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Graphic Novel - Superheroes

ASTONISHING X-MEN VOL. 1 Soule, Charles; Cheung, Jim; Deodato, Mike et al

An ancient evil is attacking the world’s most powerful minds. It will have by the time you finish this sentence, and a moment later, it will have us all! A band of X-Men discovers the truth behind the threat, but there is no time left. Psylocke, Old Man Logan, Bishop, Archangel, Fontomex, Rogue and Gambit will attempt to save a world that hates and fears them! Why? Because they are X-MEN! Collecting Astonishing X-Men 1-6.

KEY SELLING POINTS • After dominating the silver screen since 2000, the merry mutants move to the small screen for new FX TV series, Legion.

• Written by fan favourite Charles Soule (Civil War 11, Inhumans Vs X-Men, Death of X).

• Cheaper than the US edition.

ISBN 13: 9781846538735, 144pp p/b, £13.99 Published by PANINI COMICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Graphic Novel - Superheroes

AVENGERS UNLEASHED VOL. 3 Waid, Mark; Del Mundo, Mike & Ramos, Humberto

It starts here - the long-promised clash between the Avengers and the Champions! The countdown has started as the High Evolutionary sets the Earth on a collision course with destruction! Since they were old enough to say the word ‘Avengers,’ the Champions have idolised Earth’s Mightiest Heroes.

Now the two teams are on equal footing and the Champs are having to walk the walk alongside their former mentors! Will their experiences in Generations help them - or tear the two teams apart? Collecting Avengers 672-674, Champions 13-15.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The Avengers will return to the silver screen in 2018’s Avengers: Infinity War, out 4th May 2018.

• The Avengers Assemble and Avengers: Age of Ultron movies were the box office blockbusters of 2012 and 2015!

• Written by fan-favourite comic writer Mark Waid (Amazing Spiderman, Black Widow, Daredevil, Captain America).

• Cheaper than the US edition.

ISBN 13: 9781846538728, 136pp p/b, £13.99 Published by PANINI COMICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Graphic Novel - Superheroes

THE DESPICABLE DEADPOOL VOL. 1 Duggan, Gerry & Koblish, Scott

DEADPOOL KILLS CABLE! You heard that right. No more being a hero - Deadpool is a wanted man, and he’s back to doing what he does best: killing people.

What better way to show you’re serious about going bad than killing your best friend? Get ready for a brutal fight. Collecting Despicable Deadpool 287-291.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The Deadpool movie released in 2016 was hugely successful - the fans are hungry for more!

• Deadpool 2 has been set for release June 2018.

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

• Cheaper than the US edition.

ISBN 13: 9781846538742, 136pp p/b, £13.99 Published by PANINI COMICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Graphic Novel - Manga

HATSUNE MIKU: FUTURE DELIVERY VOLUME 2 Satoshi, Oshio & Hugin, Miyama

Asumi and Asimov have met the many future incarnations not only of Hatsune Miku, but Kagamine Len and Rin as well. But where is the original Miku who inspired so many others, and will finding her be the key to unlocking the memories of who Asumi really is? Or has that truth been close by her all along...?

KEY SELLING POINTS • Hatsune Miku is an international pop phenomenon!

• She has performed on David Letterman and was the opening performer for Lady Gaga’s ArtRave world tour.

• Hatsune Miku: Future Delivery is the first science fiction manga about Miku!

• By the creators of the popular manga series Overlord (Yen press).

• Includes four pages in full colour.

ISBN 13: 9781506703626, 168pp p/b, £9.50 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Graphic Novel - Manga

AHO-GIRL: A CLUELESS GIRL 5 Hiroyuki

Yoshiko is a hopefully clueless high school girl. Her rock-paper-scissors strategy is rock. She somehow gets zeroes on multiple-choice tests. And she has an often-nearly-fatal weakness for bananas. Her devoted friends have no choice but to hang around and make sure nobody takes advantage of her.

(Of course, the entertainment value might have something to do with it, too.) Cute characters, weird gags, and lots and lots of bananas!

KEY SELLING POINTS • Will appeal to fans of Azumanga Daioh (Yen Press) and Nichijou (also available from Turnaround).

• A surprise hit in Japan, Ahogaru’s run was extended because of its popularity.

• An anime adaptation is currently streaming on Crunchyroll.

• Hiroyuki also created hit mangas Doujin Work (Media Blasters) and The Comic Artist and His Assistants (Square Enix).

• Both Doujin Work and The Comic Artist and His Assistants have been adapted into anime series.

ISBN 13: 9781632365330,TBCpp p/b, £10.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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CELLS AT WORK! 6 Shimizu, Akane

The average human body contains about 60 trillion cells, and each of them has work to do! But when you get injured, viruses or bacteria invade, or when an allergic reaction flares up, everyone from the silent but deadly white blood cells to the brainy neurons has to work together to get through the crisis! Strep throat! Hay fever! Influenza! The world is a dangerous place for a red blood cell just trying to get her deliveries finished. Fortunately, she’s not alone... she’s got a whole human body’s worth of cells ready to help out!

KEY SELLING POINTS • A fun and fast-paced manga that has some education elements.

• Unique setting and appealing characters will draw readers of upbeat shonen manga like Fairy Tail (Kodansha).

• The one-shot that was the basis for the series won the Sirius New Age Award for excellent manga from a new author.

• Is highly popular in Japan having already sold 20,000 copies.

• Considered a title with franchise potential by Kodansha.

ISBN 13: 9781632364272, 200pp p/b, £10.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Graphic Novel - Manga

FIRE FORCE 8 Ohkubo, Atsushi

The city of Tokyo is in the grip of a reign of terror!

Possessed by demons, people have begun to burst into flame, leading to the establishment of a special firefighting team: the Fire Force, ready to roll on a moment’s notice to fight spontaneous combustion anywhere it might break out. But the team is about to get a very unique addition: Shinra, a boy who possesses the unique power to run at the speed of a rocket, leaving behind the famous devil’s footprints. Can the Fire Force discover the source of this strange phenomenon and put a stop to it? Or will the city burn to ashes first?

KEY SELLING POINTS • The new flagship series from Weekly Shonen Magazine, the original home of Fairy Tail (also available).

• The new series from the best-selling creator behind Soul Eater (Yen Press).

• Ohkubo’s previous series Soul Eater has been adapted into two anime series that are available on DVD from Manga UK. • For fans of magical adventures like Tokyo ESP (Vertical) and Ajin: Demi-Human (Vertical).

ISBN 13: 9781632365477,TBCpp p/b, £9.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Graphic Novel - Manga

CLOCKWORK PLANET 7 Kamiya, Yuu

Naoto’s a high school dropout and brilliant amateur tinkerer. He lives in a world that has been so overexploited that the entire surface has become one vast machine. When a box crashes into his home containing a female automaton, it’s a harbinger of change that will rock the entire globe, and give Naoto his chance to be a hero.

KEY SELLING POINTS • An anime adaptation of Clockwork Planet is set for release in 2017.

• Kamiya’s previous series No Game, No Life has been a huge hit.

• Art style, plot and pedigree will appeal to gamers in addition to regular manga readers.

ISBN 13: 9781632365422, 208pp p/b, £10.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Graphic Novel - Manga

DESCENDING STORIES: SHOWA GENROKU RAKUGO SHINJU 5 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: 9781632365439, 192pp p/b, £10.99 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

Graphic Novel - Manga

KIGURUMI GUARDIANS 4 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: 9781632365552,TBCpp p/b, £10.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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Graphic Novel - Manga

LOVE AND LIES 4 Tsumugi, Musao

Yukari is dull. He doesn’t even stand out enough to be bullied - he’s just a generally lower-middle-class kid. He’s in love with Misaki, the most popular girl in school. There’s just one problem: He’s 15, one year away from receiving his government-assigned marriage partner. He normally wouldn’t have the courage to defy the law, but his sickly classmate Ririna still believes in love, and won’t stop goading him into confessing his feelings!

KEY SELLING POINTS • The top-rated comedy on the Mangabox app, in

English and Japanese.

• An anime adaptation is currently streaming on Amazon.

• High-quality art will appeal to the same crossover audience as shounen romances like Nisekoi and Love Hina.

ISBN 13: 9781632365606,TBCpp p/b, £10.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Graphic Novel - Manga

NEKOGAHARA: STRAY CAT SAMURAI 4 Takei, Hiroyuki

In medieval Japan, a bell hanging on the collar is a sign that a cat has a master. Norachiyo’s bell hangs from his katana sheath, but he is nonetheless a stray - a ronin. This one-eyed cat samurai travels across a dishonest world, cutting through pretence and deception with his blade. A gritty historical action story, starring samurai cats, Nekogahara will appeal to fans of everything from Japaneseflavoured fantasy like Naruto (Viz Media) to more adult historical action like Lone Wolf and Cub (Dark Horse).

KEY SELLING POINTS • An all-new series from the creator of the bestselling series Shaman King, Hiroyuki Takei.

• Shaman King was adapted into a hit anime series that aired on Fox Kids/Jetix in the UK. • Takei has previously collaborated with US comic legend Stan Lee on the series Ultimo (Viz Media).

• Uses an art style that blends Japanese ink painting and street art, a la the anime classic Samurai Champloo.

• Flagship series in the brand-new Magazine Edge, already a big hit among readers.

ISBN 13: 9781632364388, 200pp p/b, £10.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Graphic Novel - Manga

NINJA SLAYER KILLS 5

Sekine, Kotaro; Bond, Bradley & Morzez, Phillip N.

In the cyberpunk metropolis of Neo Saitama, Kenji Fujikido is an average salaryman whose wife and children are suddenly assassinated. Tracking the murder back to a ninja, Fujikido trains to seek vengeance initially on those who murdered his family, but ultimately on every ninja on the planet...

KEY SELLING POINTS • A spin-off from the new manga series that has already been hugely successful in its native Japan.

• Described as a revenge drama where cyberpunk meets ninja action.

• The anime is streaming in the UK on Viewster and will be released on DVD in 2016.

• An anime made by TRIGGER studios, the company behind the Kill la Kill series, was released in 2015.

ISBN 13: 9781632365620,TBCpp p/b, £9.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Graphic Novel - Manga

NORAGAMI: STRAY GOD 19 Adachitoka

Yato is a homeless god. He doesn’t even have a shrine, let alone any worshippers! So, to achieve his ambitious goals, he’s set up a service to help those in need (for a small fee of course). He hopes that one day he’ll be able to build the temple he feels he deserves, but for now he can’t be picky about the jobs that he chooses to accept. From finding lost kittens to overcoming school bullies, Yato is divinely intervening all over the place!

KEY SELLING POINTS • A homeless god looks to build followers by doing small deeds in this supernatural manga series.

• The series focuses on gods in the real world reminiscent of Miyazaki’s Spirited Away (Studio Ghibli, 2001).

• The anime adaptation is well-received on the Funimation streaming site, with an average user rating of 4 out of 5 stars.

• The anime adaptation is available in the UK from Manga UK and Anime Limited.

ISBN 13: 9781632364395, 200pp p/b, £9.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Graphic Novel - Manga

REAL ACCOUNT 9 Okushou

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

Ataru works hard at high school and his job, and spends his leisure time on a social media site: Real Account. Eventually, he hits 1,500 followers, but he sometimes wonders how much they really care about him. One night, the screen ominously begins to glitch, only displaying: The Game Will Now Begin!

KEY SELLING POINTS • A new series set in the world of social media which is already being compared to Battle Royale (Haikasoru, 2014).

• Social media is a universally appealing subject; this series cleverly satirises the modern world’s preoccupation with it • Will be heavily promoted on Kodansha’s website and social media outlets.

• For ages 16.

ISBN 13: 9781632365651,TBCpp p/b, £9.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Graphic Novel - Manga

TO YOUR ETERNITY 1 Oima, Yoshitoki

A new manga from the creator of the acclaimed A Silent Voice (Kodansha Comics), featuring intimate, emotional drama and an epic story spanning time and space A lonely boy wandering the Arctic regions of North America meets a wolf, and the two become fast friends, depending on each other to survive the harsh environment. But the boy has a history, and the wolf is more than meets the eye as well TO YOUR ETERNITY is a totally unique and moving manga about death, life, reincarnation, and the nature of love.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Yoshitoki Oima s previous series A Silent Voice was a huge hit and best-seller.

• A Silent Voice was nominated for an Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material-Asia.

• A Silent Voice has been adapted into an anime film by Kyoto Animation that had a run in UK cinemas in March 2017.

• The film version of A Silent Voice will be released on Blu-ray/DVD in December 2017 by Anime Limited.

• Oima has also worked on the manga version of the hit Mardock Scramble series of novels.

ISBN 13: 9781632365712,TBCpp p/b, £10.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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ARAKAWA UNDER THE BRIDGE, 2 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 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: 9781945054426, 400pp p/b, £14.99 Published by VERTICAL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Graphic Novel - Manga

CARDFIGHT!!

VANGUARD VOLUME 11 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 highfantasy 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: 9781945054297, 180pp p/b, £9.99 Published by VERTICAL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Graphic Novel - Manga

FLOWERS OF EVIL COMPLETE 2, THE Oshimi, Shuzo

Following the adventures of a lonely bookish teen struggling to find his identity through Baudelaire’s poetry, until two girls - a beauty and a bully - help him find true love and friendship. Edgy, intense, and romantic, The Flowers of Evil has been a reader favourite. This new edition will give fans a chance to reconnect with Kasuga, Saeki, and Nakamura as it explores the issues of bullying, loneliness, individuality, and identity.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The Flowers of Evil was a two-time New York Times bestseller.

• Has been adapted into an anime series that is available on DVD in the UK from MVM Films.

• Tackles the subjects of bullying, loneliness, individuality, and identity.

• Author won Japan’s prestigious Tetsuya Chiba Award and is a major player in the Japanese comics community.

• Extensive review coverage including the Smithsonian’s BookDragon, Otaku USA Magazine, and The Manga Critic.

ISBN 13: 9781945054723, 600pp p/b, £19.50 Published by VERTICAL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Graphic Novel - Manga

VOICES OF A DISTANT STAR Shinkai, Makoto & Sahara, Mizu

Vertical presents the manga adaptation of Awardwinning director and author Makoto Shinkai’s acclaimed 2002 short film. Schoolgirl Mikako has been recruited into the UN Space Army to fight in a war against an alien race known as the Tarsians.

Mikako’s close friend Noboru remains on Earth.

The two continue to communicate across space using text messages. But as the distance between them increases, the wait between messages gets longer and longer.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Makoto Shinkai is often labelled the next Hayao Miyazaki and is revered as one of the world’s great animation director.

• The original film won the Animation Kobe award for packaged work in 2002 and the 2003 Seiun Award for best media.

• Shinkai is best known as the director of the cult hit 5 Centimeters Per Second (CoMix Wave, 2007).

• Shinkai’s most recent film Your Name was a huge hit and is now the fourth highest grossing film of all time in Japan.

• Your Name is returning to UK cinemas in August after becoming the highest grossing anime film in UK history.

ISBN 13: 9781945054662,TBCpp p/b, £10.99 Published by VERTICAL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Children’s Picture Books - KS0-1

PERFECT PILLOW, THE Pinder, Eric & Sheban, Chris

In his strange new room on his big new bed, Brody tosses and turns, holding his stuffed dragon named Horst. His parents can’t help him fall asleep, so he has no choice to go out and search for a better bed. Is it a squirrel’s nest? A cloud? A rowboat on a pond? No, the moon is too bright, and the croaking frogs are too loud, so there’s nothing for it but to go back home and jump into his big new bed, where a friendly dragon makes a perfect pillow.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Dreamy bedtime book with lots of fluffy and floating images that will soothe readers to sleep.

• Rich and moody night-time paintings make the book an immersive experience.

• Strong theme of independence as Brody ventures away from home before discovering that his own bed is the best of all.

• Promotes the beauty and importance of nature by encounters with squirrels, owls, frogs, and more!

ISBN 13: 9781484746462, 32pp h/b, £14.99 Published by DISNEY-HYPERION Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Children’s Picture Books - KS0-1

COUNTING WITH BAREFOOT CRITTERS White, Teagan

What is a day of counting with Barefoot Critters?

Reading, Making pancakes, Helping friends, Exploring, Swimming, Playing pirates, Learning about numbers!

KEY SELLING POINTS • Newly available as a board book for younger readers.

• Teagan White’s anthropomorphic animals are just delightful with sweater vests and elbow patches!

• Funny and quirky, tongue-in-cheek humour.

• With an additional eye-spy element: a mouse and a frog appear in every spread.

• Helps teach kids counting and numeracy.

ISBN 13: 9780735263239, 30pp Board, £6.99 Published by TUNDRA Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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HOW MAMAS LOVE THEIR BABIES Fitzgerald, Juniper & Peterson, Elise (illus)

Illustrating the myriad ways that mothers provide for their children - piloting airplanes, washing floors, or dancing at a strip club this book is the first to depict a sex-worker parent in a positive light by introducing the idea of bodily labour. We’re reminded that, while every mama’s work looks different, every mama works to make their baby’s world better.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Furthers the conversation about working mothers and non-traditional family arrangements.

• An essential addition to progressive parenting collections, with distinctive artwork and an accessible story.

• Illustrator Elise Peterson’s work has been featured in publications such as New York Magazine, Nylon and Elle.

• Both contributors are former sex workers who have created a book that addresses the stigma of sex work and motherhood.

ISBN 13: 9781936932009, 36pp Board, £13.99 Published by THE FEMINIST PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Children’s Fiction - KS2

WOLFIE AND FLY Fagan, Cary & Si, Zoe

Wolfie and Fly is an early chapter book at its simplest and best. Our heroine, Renata Wolfman (Wolfie) does everything by herself. Friends just get in the way, and she only has time for facts and reading. But friendship finds her in the form of Livingston Flott (Fly), the slightly weird and wordy boy from next door. Before she knows it, Wolfie is motoring through deep water with Fly as her second-in-command in a submarine made from a cardboard box.

KEY SELLING POINTS • For fans of Ivy & Bean, Judy Moody or Nate the Great.

• With unique oddball characters: Wolfie, a smart, aloof tomboy and weird and wonderful Fly. • Cary Fagan is a well-known and award-winning author, creator of the Kaspar Snit series.

• First book in a series: more adventures to come with Wolfie and Fly. • Up-and-coming comic illustrator Zoe Si’s work is hilarious and sweet and perfectly captures these two little characters.

ISBN 13: 9781101919392, 96pp p/b, £7.99 Published by TUNDRA Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Children’s Picture Books - KS0-1

SAKURA’S CHERRY BLOSSOMS Weston, Robert Paul

Sakura’s dad gets a new job in America, so she and her parents make the move from their home in Japan. When she arrives in the States, most of all she misses her grandmother and the cherry blossom trees they used to picnic under. One day, she meets her neighbour, a boy named Luke, and begins to feel a little more settled. When spring comes, Luke takes her to see the cherry blossom trees flowering right there in her new neighbourhood.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Weston’s Zorgamazoo (Razorbill, 2008) won the California Young Reader Medal, the Children’s Choice Award.

• Explores how it feels to move to a new place and not quite feel like you understand where you are, and miss home.

• The intergenerational story: Sakura’s bond with her grandmother is at the heart of this story.

• Rising star Misa Saburi’s sweet and stunning illustrations capture the emotion of the story along with its action.

ISBN 13: 9781101918746, 40pp h/b, £14.99 Published by TUNDRA Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Children’s Picture Books - KS0-1

TILLY AND TANK Fleck, Jay

Tilly and Tank is a story about making friends, not war. When Tank is alarmed by Tilly he goes BOOM, scaring Tilly off. However, Tilly then returns with a flower, showing that they are not enemies after all. Jay Fleck is a designer and illustrator, and Tilly and Tank is the first book he’s written too. This story is filled with colourful artwork to reinforce the friendly message at the heart of it, making it a wonderful read.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A timely story that promotes peace and acceptance.

• Jay Fleck’s art has appeared on products in GAP, and his prints can be found for sale across a number of platforms.

• Jay’s art is sweet and stylish with bold colours and shapes.

• The shifting points of view in this story emphasises the importance of seeing things from different perspectives.

ISBN 13: 9781101917862, 48pp h/b, £14.99 Published by TUNDRA Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Children’s Fiction - KS3-4

A WRINKLE IN TIME Loter, Inc.

Get the chance to experience the fantastical world of the upcoming Walt Disney Studios film, A Wrinkle in Time. From the alien Aunt Beast to the skies of the planet Uriel, from the celestial beings known as Mrs. Which, Mrs. Whatsit, and Mrs. Who to the mysterious Happy Medium, this book brings the characters and places from A Wrinkle in Time to life, with stunning full-colour illustrations throughout.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The film, A Wrinkle in Time, will include stars such as, Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, and many more!

• The film is directed by the Academy Award-nominated Ava DuVernay, and written by Academy Award-winning Jennifer Lee. • Based on the Newbery Medal winning book by Madeline L’Engle, which sold over 15 million copies in the US alone.

• Countless people have grown up with the story of A Wrinkle in Time.

• The ultimate collection of the characters and settings from A Wrinkle in Time.

ISBN 13: 9781368022965, 192pp h/b, £11.99 Published by DISNEY PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Children’s Fiction - KS3-4

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: DRAGONVINE

DeBlois, Dean; Hamilton, Richard & Fuente, Francisco de la

Hiccup, Toothless, and the rest of the dragon riders encounter two deadly yet mysteriously linked threats: One is an island consumed by Dragonvine, an uncontrollable force of nature that’s poisonous to humans and deadly to dragons. The other is an all-new, all-terrifying dragon species - the webspitting Silkspanners!

KEY SELLING POINTS • A new series of graphic novels from Dark Horse based on the best-selling How to Train Your Dragon series.

• These stories will bridge the gap between How to Train Your Dragon 2 and the upcoming (2018) third film.

• Based on the bestselling series of books by Cressida Cowell (Hodder), now into its twelfth instalment.

ISBN 13: 9781616559533, 80pp p/b, £9.50 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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LUCKY LUKE VOL. 67: BELLE STARR Fauche, Xavier & Morris

Arriving at the town of Fort Smith with a prisoner, Lucky Luke is surprised to find a place in turmoil and a thoroughly annoyed sheriff. Belle Starr, a rich ranch owner, keeps posting bail for every bandit arrested in town, with the complicity of a corrupt judge, before recruiting them in her own gang and carrying out various attacks and robberies.

Unfortunately, she is also such a pillar of the community that no one believes she could possibly be guilty...

KEY SELLING POINTS • Lucky Luke is one of the most famous cartoon characters in the world, alongside Asterix and Tintin.

• Bestselling European comics series ever, with more than 300 million copies sold worldwide in more than 30 languages.

• The 67th adventure of Lucky Luke, and the Old West at its funniest!

ISBN 13: 9781849183888, 48pp p/b, £6.99 Published by CINEBOOK Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Scandinavia, Greece, Cyprus, Germany, Spain & Portugal

Art & Design

THE DOORWAY TO JOE: THE ART OF JOE COLEMAN Coleman, Joe

The visions of Joe Coleman; monstre sacre of the New York City art scene, infamous for his explosive performances and the eschatological sentiments of his icon-like paintings; have often been described as subtended by binary oppositions - the sacred and the profane, sinfulness and morality, the hero and the outcast, the artist within and/or against the rest of the world. These contradictory forces coexist, dividing us all, and Coleman’s paintings, like obsidian mirrors, reflect them in their perpetual and often disquieting negotiation.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Joe Coleman is a world-renowned painter, writer and performer who has exhibited in major museums throughout the world.

• This lavishly produced tome collects four decades of Joe’s work.

• Joe has been praised by The New York Times, The Financial Times and Charles Manson.

ISBN 13: 9782374950815, 400pp h/b, £41.99 Published by CERNUNNOS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe

Young Adult Fiction

BAD CALL

Art & Design

HEADLIGHT HONEYS

Wallenfels, Stephen

During a late-night poker game, tennis teammates Colin, Ceo, Grahame, and Rhody make a pact to go on a camping trip in Yosemite National Park. And poker vows can’t be broken. So the first sign that they should ditch the plan is when Rhody backs out. The next is when Ceo replaces him with Ellie, a girl Grahame and Colin have never even heard of. And then there’s the forest fire at their intended campsite. But instead of bailing, they decide to take the treacherous Snow Creek Falls Trail to the top of Yosemite Valley. From there, the bad decisions really pile up...

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

KEY SELLING POINTS • A perfectly paced thriller, making Bad Call impossible to put down.

• Wallenfel’s uses pitch-perfect dialogue to create distinctive, relatable voices for each of his characters.

• With a cinematic feel, a gritty setting, and plenty of action, Bad Call had wide appeal.

• Steve has plenty of first-hand experience to back up the events in Bad Call including a run-in with a stray axe!

ISBN 13: 9781484768136, 320pp h/b, £14.99 Published by DISNEY-HYPERION Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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

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

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

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

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

ISBN 13: 9782374950402, 176pp h/b, £16.99 Published by CERNUNNOS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe

Fiction - Young Adult

Art & Design

CURIOSITY MACHINE, THE: THE BILLIONAIRE SERIES BOOK VI Newsome, Richard

A luxury yacht in the Pacific Ocean, his 3 best friends, jet skis, clay pigeon shooting and pool volleyball - Gerald is set for a 14th birthday fit for the world’s youngest billionaire. But Felicity is pestering him about a 200-year-old coded note and a longdead shipwrecked sailor. And Ruby is still cross with him for asking her to be his girlfriend. Thank goodness Sam is happy just to have some fun. When a high-powered speedboat arrives and masked gunmen ambush the party, Gerald knows there can be only one man pulling the strings. His old enemy Sir Mason Green. Or is it?

KEY SELLING POINTS • The last instalment in the exciting mystery series from Richard Newsome.

• This series has seen great success in Australia and the USA, where it is published by Walden Pond Press.

• From the winner of Text’s inaugural Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing.

• Best described as Enid Blyton meets Indiana Jones, the Aussie kid goes to Britain set-up will appeal to UK readers.

ISBN 13: 9781925355246, 368pp p/b, £6.99 Published by TEXT PUBLISHING COMPANY Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle East

ROBOTIC EXISTENTIALISM: THE ART OF ERIC JOYNER Joyner, Eric

In this follow-up to the 2008 art book Robots and Donuts, vintage toys are paired with pastries to create fascinatingly bizarre paintings. This volume showcases San Francisco-based artist Eric Joyner’s newest and most impressive pieces - including The Horseshoe Bend, Daybreak, Movers and Shakers, and more. Much like the subjects of his paintings, Joyner’s artistic style is subtly nostalgic yet imaginatively unique. By juxtaposing familiar items with every day foods, he creates whimsical masterpieces that have the power to both comfort and inspire.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The follow-up to Joyner’s 2008 book, Robots and Donuts.

• Features dozens of new pieces, all of which juxtapose vintage toys and sweet confections.

• Joyner’s work has appeared on the popular sitcom The Big Bang Theory and as the album cover art for Ben Folds Five.

ISBN 13: 9781506704548, 152pp h/b, £24.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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Art & Design

DELICIOUS: BRANDING AND DESIGN FOR CAFES, PATISSERIES AND CHOCOLATE BOUTIQUES Shaoqiang, Wang

Delicious focuses on the visual identity of the sweetest places in the world: chocolate boutiques, bakeries and confectionaries, and coffee shops.

Even though it would seem easy for these kinds of businesses to establish a connection with customers, the fiercely growing competition in this field makes it essential for shop owners and designers to shape a unique and unforgettable impression so as to create fidelity and brand awareness. This book presents brand strategies designed by international designers to catch the eye of hungry consumers.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Not only an excellent source for designers and shop owners, but also for readers who enjoy an exquisite bite.

• Delicious presents brand strategies designed by international designers to catch the eye of hungry consumers.

• Readers will learn that the establishments showcased here entice their clients through cohesive identity design.

ISBN 13: 9788417084042, 240pp h/b, £39.99 Published by FLAMANT Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Scandinavia

Photography

I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU Harris, Alice

A breathtaking collection of iconic photographs and stunning artwork by best-selling author Alice Harris. A collection that capture all the magnetism of the eye - the sensuality and sophistication we see in a flash of lashes.

KEY SELLING POINTS • powerHouse’s fourth topical, visual pop culture book with Alice Harris and her fifth overall.

• Iconic and stylish coffee-table book.

• Breathtaking collection of iconic photographs and artwork by some of the world’s most celebrated visual artists.

ISBN 13: 9781576878194, 112pp h/b, £25.00 Published by POWERHOUSE BOOKS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe

Film

CROWDFUNDING FOR FILMMAKERS

Music

WONDROUS STORIES Ewing, Jerry

Author Jerry Ewing (Editor of ‘Prog’ magazine and the founder of ‘Classic Rock’ magazine) tells the in-depth history of Prog, from the origins of the genre to the highs of the 60’s and 70’s, to its contemporary resurgence with artists such as Steven Wilson and Opeth, not to mention the prog influences on art-rock bands such as Muse and Radiohead. Highlights include the story of the ‘big six’ of Progressive Rock - Pink Floyd, Yes, King Crimson, Jethro Tull, Emerson Lake and Palmer and Genesis.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Extensively researched by author Jerry Ewing, widely regarded as one of the leading authorities on Progressive Rock.

• Jerry is the editor of Prog magazine, which has a monthly readership of over 25k.

• Focused on both the big names of the genre and the wider prog scene, so will appeal to casual and die-hard fans alike.

• Many of the bands featured have very large and active social media communities.

ISBN 13: 9780992836665, 240pp h/b, £30.00 Published by FLOOD GALLERY PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Biography & Memoir

FOOD EXPLORER, THE The True Adventures of the Globe-Trotting Botanist Who Transformed What America Eats Stone, Daniel

David Fairchild, a young botanist with an insatiable lust to explore and experience the world, set out in search of foods that would enrich the American farmer and enchant the American eater. Fairchild’s finds weren’t just limited to food: From Egypt he sent back a variety of cotton that revolutionised an industry, and via Japan he introduced the cherry blossom tree, forever brightening America’s capital.

Along the way, he was arrested, caught diseases, and bargained with island tribes.

Through him, America transformed into the most diverse food system ever created.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A foodie and science hero readers can cheer for.

• A narrative adventure for fans of Michael Pollan.

• Dan Stone has travelled far and wide, from Nova Scotia to Japan, to research the life of David Fairchild.

• Includes sixteen pages of rare photographic images taken by Fairchild on his travels.

ISBN 13: 9781101990582, 416pp h/b, £25.00 Published by DUTTON Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Follows, Stephen

Crowdfunding is a major source of funding for independent films and over $250 million has been raised or films just on Kickstarter alone. This book will guide you through every stage of planning, creating and running your film crowdfunding campaign.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The most up to date and comprehensive resource on crowdfunding films.

• Author featured in the New York Times, Times, Telegraph and Guardian.

• Appeared as a guest on BBC Radio 4 series ‘The Business of Film’, which topped the iTunes podcast chart.

• Winner of Virgin Media Shorts, the Reed Film Competition and ICVA awards, including multiple nominations.

ISBN 13: 9780857301833, 224pp p/b, £16.99 Published by CREATIVE ESSENTIALS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Biography & Memoir

ONE WOMAN WALKS WALES Martin, Ursula

A routine trip to the doctor left seasoned traveller Ursula with a diagnosis of Stage 1A Ovarian Cancer.

Determined not to sink into self-pity, she continued her travels by walking between her Welsh home and hospital appointments in Bristol, leading to her decision to walk across Wales to publicise the need for early detection of the disease, which kills many patients due to ignorance of symptoms. Taking 17 months Ursula’s story is one of determination, tears and laughter, joy and pain; a fascinating insight into one woman’s journey and also a country, its landscape and its people.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Based on popular blog One Woman Walks Wales.

• The author raised over £11,000 for her 2 chosen charities, who will help with cross-promotion.

• Ursula will be declared cancer free in March 2017 and plans to walk across Europe in June 2017.

ISBN 13: 9781909983601, 304pp p/b, £9.99 Published by HONNO Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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I’VE GOT THIS ROUND More Tales of Debauchery Hart, Mamrie

When Mamrie simultaneously enters her thirties and finds herself single for the first time since college, the world is suddenly full of possibilities. Emboldened by a maturing, cool confidence plus the newfound independence of an attachment-free lifestyle, Mamrie commits herself to living life as fully as possible. She seeks out once-in-a-lifetime experiences (like meeting the Dixie Chicks), bucket-list goals (like visiting the Moulin Rouge), and madcap adventures (like going anchors-away on a Backstreet Boys cruise) - all while diving back into the dating world for the first time in a decade.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Mamrie’s substantial fanbase includes 1.2 million YouTube subscribers, 601k Twitter followers and 943k on Instagram.

• As Mamrie ascends to new heights, she experiences the same quandaries of ‘adulting’ that face every other millennial.

• Mamrie’s adventures include some famous faces from the YouTube community, such as pals Grace Helbig and Hannah Hart.

• Mamrie hilariously navigates modern dating, where sleazy apps and unsolicited dick pics are all too relatable.

ISBN 13: 9780525533603, 304pp h/b, £19.99 Published by PLUME Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Biography & Memoir

ART OF VANISHING, THE A Memoir of Wanderlust Smith, Laura

The Art of Vanishing is a riveting mystery and a piercing exploration of marriage and convention that asks deep and uncomfortable questions: Why do we give up on our childhood dreams? Does marriage have to be a golden noose? Must we find ourselves in the same row houses with Pottery Barn lamps telling our kids to behave? Searingly honest and written with a raw intensity, it will challenge you to rethink your most intimate decisions and may just upend your life.

KEY SELLING POINTS • An amazing new voice in literary non-fiction.

• Explores the provocative question, ‘Does family and marriage have to be a prison?’

• Laura tells her own story through the prism of her hunt for Barbara Follet.

• Many of us fantasize about giving up our jobs and answering the call of the wild, but few ever act on our secret dreams.

• The book begins with the lure of the wild, but as Laura’s investigation deepens it becomes darker and more ominous...

ISBN 13: 9780399563584, 272pp h/b, £20.99 Published by VIKING PRESS USA Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Literary Criticism

HUNTER S. THOMPSON: THE LAST INTERVIEW Thompson, Hunter S & Streitfeld, David

More than a decade after his death, Hunter S. Thompson is as popular - and as relevant - as ever.

Vigorously political, he both anticipated the situation in Washington now and here, in a collection that ranges from an early conversation with Studs Terkel, to a decade-long exchange with editor David Streitfeld, to his last public interview (no longer available online), his prescience is both exhilarating and profound.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A carefully selected volume of rare conversations with the iconic writer, thinker, and rabble-rouser Hunter S. Thompson.

• Includes some never-before-published material.

• The latest in the much-loved and enduring Last Interview series.

ISBN 13: 9781612196930,TBCpp p/b, £12.99 Published by MELVILLE HOUSE PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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Literary Criticism

ESSAYS ON WORLD LITERATURE Shakespeare, Aeschylus, Dante Kadare, Ismail

The Man Booker International-winning author of Broken April and The Siege, Albania’s most renowned novelist, and perennial Nobel Prize contender Ismail Kadare explores three giants of world literature Aeschylus, Dante, and Shakespeare - through the lens of resisting totalitarianism.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Renews our readings of the classics and lends them a distinctly Albanian tint.

• Ismail Kadare is Albania’s most renowned novelist, a Man Booker International winner and frequent Nobel Prize contender.

• Ismail has garnered praised from the Wall Street Journal, New York Times and Huffington Post.

ISBN 13: 9781632061744, 304pp p/b, £16.99 Published by RESTLESS BOOKS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe

Writer’s Guide

READER OVER YOUR SHOULDER, THE A Handbook for Writers of English Prose Graves, Robert & Hodge, Alan

First published in 1947, The Reader Over Your Shoulder remains required reading for anyone who wants to write more clearly and artfully. Here editor Alan Hodge and author Robert Graves tells the reader to write as if ‘a crowd of prospective readers were looking over their shoulder’, anticipating possible questions and criticisms. They identifies the most common blunders writers make and lay out 41 principles showing how to avoid them. Their insights are as fresh as they were 70 years ago, and indispensable to writers of English prose.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A long awaited reprint of a classic and relevant guide for writers by lauded author Robert Graves.

• Identifies the common mistakes writers make and offers 41 principles showing how they can be avoided.

• Indispensable to every kind of writer, from fiction writers to journalists to essayists to students.

• More people than ever before are writing blogs or Internet content, making this guide incredibly relevant today.

ISBN 13: 9781609807337, 290pp p/b, £13.99 Published by SEVEN STORIES PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe

Popular Culture

MORTUARY CONFIDENTIAL Undertakers Spill the Dirt McKenzie, Kenneth & Harra, Todd

In this macabre and moving compilation of the most embarrassing, jaw-dropping, irreverent and deeply poignant stories of life at death’s door, readers are given a behind-the-scenes look at the lives of morticians and funeral directors. Morticians have plenty of unusual stories to tell, from shoot-outs at funerals to dead men screaming and corpses gone missing. Some are frightening, others will move readers to tears. But one thing is certain: death drives people crazy!

KEY SELLING POINTS • Does for undertakers what Mary Roach’s Stiff (Penguin, 2004) did for cadavers.

• 20% of the proceeds from this book will be donated to KAMM Cares, a nonprofit organisation for breast cancer sufferers.

• From the team that created ‘Men of Mortuaries’ calendar (2008), which received press and international interest.

ISBN 13: 9780806538686, 256pp p/b, £13.99 Published by CITADEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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Fashion & Style

SKATEBOARDING IS NOT A FASHION The Illustrated History of Skateboard Apparel Blumlein, Jurgen; Vogel, Dirk & Cap10

The way apparel has been worn and created by skateboarders has had a tremendous impact on popular culture at large. Skateboarding Is Not A Fashion documents all aspects of this aesthetic movement; from its roots in the 1950s as an offshoot of surfing culture, to the 1980s. Nearly every area of garment design was touched by skate wear’s aesthetic - influencing the design and fashion of innumerable media from printed T-shirts to board shorts and denim to track suits along the way.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Features commentary from designers, company founders, and pro skateboarders who have defined skateboarding’s look.

• Skate personalities we meet include Stacy Peralta, Lance Mountain, Tony Alva, Brad Bowman, Steve Olson and many more.

• Telling the inside story of skate couture in the words of those who lived it.

• A gloriously produced and thoroughly documented history of skateboarding, with over 2000 illustrations and photos.

ISBN 13: 9781584236306, 628pp h/b, £59.99 Published by GINGKO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Feminism & Women’s Studies

TEXT ME WHEN YOU GET HOME The Evolution and Triumph of Modern Female Friendship Schaefer, Kayleen

’Text me when you get home.’ After joyful nights out together, female friends say this to one another as a way of cementing their love. It’s about safety but, more than that, it’s about solidarity. A validation of female friendship unlike any that’s ever existed before, Text Me When You Get Home is a mix of historical research, the author’s own personal experience, and conversations about friendships with women across the country. Everything Schaefer uncovers reveals that these ties are making us, both as individuals and as society as a whole, stronger than ever before.

KEY SELLING POINTS • With popular shows Parks and Recreation, Broad City and Girls - this is the golden age of female friendships.

• Kayleen has written popular essays on this subject that have appeared in The New Yorker, Lenny and Self.

• Kayleen has numerous contacts from her journalist career, at outlets including Elle, Cosmopolitan, Vogue and Buzzfeed.

• While there has been a rush of books about female power, there has not been a book addressing this particular topic.

• Published to coincide with Galentine’s Day, the unofficial female friendship holiday.

ISBN 13: 9781101986127, 224pp h/b, £20.00 Published by DUTTON Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Social Issues

Social Issues

FIGHTING FOR SPACE How a Group of Drug Users Transformed One City’s Struggle with Addiction Lupick, Travis

Telling the story of a grassroots group of addicts in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside who waged a political street fight for two decades to transform how the city treats its most marginalised citizens. Over the past 25 years, this group of residents from Canada’s poorest neighbourhood organised themselves in response to the growing number of overdose deaths and demanded that addicts be given the same rights as any other citizen; against all odds, they eventually won. But just as their battle came to an end, fentanyl arrived and opioid deaths across North America reached an all-time high.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The approach documented in Fighting for Space is now being emulated in cities across North America.

• Tells the stories of addicts and explains harm reduction for communities that are struggling.

• Travis Lupick is a journalist with the Georgia Straight and a long-time Downtown Eastside Vancouver advocate.

• Includes chapter-long case studies of experience on the frontlines of addiction and its treatment in several states.

• A reminder of the work being done by activists and medical and legal professionals to contain drug addiction.

ISBN 13: 9781551527123, 432pp p/b, £18.99 Published by ARSENAL PULP PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

True Crime

WITH ONE SHOT Family Murder and a Search for Justice Marcic, Dorothy

The brutal murder of LaVerne Stordock, a respected family man and former police detective, shocked the residents of his rural Wisconsin community. On the surface, the case seemed closed with the confession of Stordock’s second wife, Suzanne. But the trail of secrets and lies that began with his death did not end with his widow’s conviction. In With One Shot, Stordock’s niece Dorothy Marcic embarks on a two-year mission to uncover the truth about what happened to her beloved uncle.

A spellbinding tale of unmet justice and the truth behind a shocking family tragedy.

KEY SELLING POINTS • In the tradition of Ann Rule, this nonfiction book combines both memoir and true crime in a compelling narrative.

• Readers will experience a real-life murder mystery as the author shows how her doubts led to a new conclusion.

• Like in Making a Murderer, this crime took place in Wisconsin, and the case featured a potentially innocent suspect.

• Literary True Crime is growing in popularity with books by Maggie Nelson (The Red Parts) and Helen Garner.

ISBN 13: 9780806538556, 384pp p/b, £13.99 Published by CITADEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

FOOD FIGHT GMOs and the Future of the American Diet Jenkins, Mckay

Advocates hail GMOs as the future of food, an enhanced method of crop breeding that can help feed an everincreasing global population and adapt to a rapidly changing environment. Critics call for their banishment.

Where can we turn for the truth? Are GMOs an astounding scientific breakthrough destined to end world hunger? Or are they simply a way for giant companies to control a problematic food system? Environmental writer McKay Jenkins travelled across the US to form a comprehensive, nuanced examination of the state of our food system and a much-needed guide for consumers to help them make more informed choices about what to eat for their next meal.

KEY SELLING POINTS • GMOs have been the subject of much debate and coverage in the past few years.

• The hardcover received extensive coverage in the Washington Post, on Wisconsin Public Radio, and in Baltimore Magazine.

• Most books about GMOs highlight their downsides, Jenkins argues that they may have a place in a sustainable food system.

ISBN 13: 9781101982204, 336pp p/b, £14.99 Published by AVERY Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

True Crime

HARD ROAD Bernie Guindon and the Reign of the Satan’s Choice Motorcycle Club Edwards, Peter

The founder of Satan’s Choice, Guindon led what was in the 1960s the second-largest biker club in the world (after the Hells Angels) to national prominence and international infamy.

His life wasn’t all bikes and crime. He was also a medallist in boxing for Canada at the Pan Am Games. That tension between the very rough life he was born into and the possibility for success in the straight world layer Guindon’s story, one of the great untold stories in biker history.

KEY SELLING POINTS • This is the first time Bernie Guindon has shared his incredible story.

• The hardback version was a national bestseller.

• Bikers are a perennial favourite subject among true-crime readers.

• Peter Edwards is one of Canada’s most respected and accomplished crime journalists and a bestselling true crime author.

ISBN 13: 9780345816092, 352pp p/b, £12.99 Published by RANDOM HOUSE CANADA Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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History

Politics & Activism

BOOK THIEVES, THE

JOYFUL MILITANCY

The Nazi Looting of Europe’s Libraries and the Race to Return a Literary Inheritance Rydell, Anders

Building Thriving Resistance in Toxic Times Bergman, Carla & Montgomery, Nick

By turns fascinating, harrowing, yet ultimately uplifting, this is the story of the Nazis’ systematic pillaging of Europe’s libraries, and the heroic efforts of the few librarians now working to return the stolen books to their owners. In the wake of one of History’s most expansive cultural crimes, Anders Rydell shows just how much a single book can mean to those who own it.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Exposes significant new research on the Nazis’ systematic appropriation of Jewish and Leftist literature.

• Rydell’s stories of reuniting families with a lost relatives’ surviving possession - a book - will resonate deeply.

• Much like The Hare with Amber Eyes and The Lady in Gold, this is a history that appeals to bibliophiles.

• Interest in WWII and the Holocaust remains strong, and stories set during the time always prove popular with readers.

ISBN 13: 9780735221239, 368pp p/b, £14.99 Published by PENGUIN BOOKS - USA Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

History

MY FELLOW SOLDIERS General John Pershing and the Americans Who Helped Win the Great War Carroll, Andrew

Andrew Carroll’s intimate portrait of General Pershing, who led all of the American troops in Europe during World War I, is a revelation. The general surmounted enormous obstacles to build an army and ultimately command millions of U.S. soldiers. But Pershing himself - often perceived as a harsh, humourless, and wooden leader - concealed inner agony from those around him: almost two years before the United States entered the war, Pershing suffered a personal tragedy so catastrophic that he almost went insane with grief.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Bestselling author Andrew Carroll is considered an authority on American military history.

• Includes new research into private and previously unknown letters and diaries from World War I. • A new vision of General Pershing emerges, with groundbreaking insight into his experience of personal family tragedy.

• Features a cast of historical characters that readers will recognise and discover new facts about.

ISBN 13: 9780143110811, 416pp p/b, £14.99 Published by PENGUIN BOOKS - USA Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Politics & Activism

ANARCHISM IN LATIN AMERICA

Cappelletti, Angel J. & Palmer-Fernandez, Gabriel (trans)

Anarchism in Latin America is a the first English translation of Angel Cappelletti’s wide-ranging, countryby-country historical overview of anarchism’s social and political achievements in fourteen Latin American nations, from Mexico to Argentina. It is the first booklength regional history ever published in English, covering anarchist movements’ social achievements, popular writings, and literary and artistic contributions.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Will appeal to academics and to general readers interested in Latin American or anarchist history.

• Provides some historical background for understanding some of the current unrest in Brazil Venezuela.

• Angel J. Cappelletti was a celebrated Argentinian philosopher who authored over twenty works.

ISBN 13: 9781849352826, 440pp p/b, £17.00 Published by AK PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

In a radical re-framing of traditional conservative takes on ‘political correctness’, Joyful Militancy tackles ‘rigid radicalism’, the congealed and toxic practices that suck life and inspiration from the fight for a better world. In dialogue with organisers and theorists, the authors explore how oppression is smuggled into radical spaces via fear, self-righteousness and moralism, and what to do about it - how tenderness and vulnerability can thrive alongside fierce militant commitment.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Timely intervention radical organising practises and analysis of current strands of left-wing culture.

• Will be of interest to both theorists and on-the-ground organisers.

• A bold left-wing perspective on what is traditionally an issue of the conservative right.

ISBN 13: 9781849352888, 220pp p/b, £13.00 Published by AK PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Politics & Activism

GLOBAL IMAGINATION OF 1968, THE Revolution and Counterrevolution Katsiaficas, George; Cleaver, Kathleen & Munoz, Carlos

Millions of people went into the streets in the 1960s and their aspirations were remarkably similar. With discussions of more than 50 countries, Katsiaficas articulates an understanding of the 1960s’ social struggles not bound by national or continental divides nor focused on famous individuals.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Discusses historical movements in more than 50 countries.

• A significant work in light of recent protests and uprisings.

• Looks at French general strike, worker’s wildcat and national women’s strike along with Black Panther and Chicano.

• The influence of 1968 on politics, culture and social movements continues to be felt today.

ISBN 13: 9781629634395, 352pp p/b, £20.99 Published by PM PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Politics & Activism

D.I.Y RESISTANCE Alvarado, Anthony

D.I.Y. Resistance celebrates the power of the individual and shows how the reader can take inspiration from the actions and words of leaders, activists, and historical heroes, how we can learn to take care of ourselves physically and emotionally in troubled times, and do our part to look after the larger community around us. Our fight is not a new one. It has been going on continuously for thousands of years, as individuals and movements have stood up to despots and demagogues.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Author’s first book - D.I.Y Magic - was a successful self-publishing phenomenon that was picked up by a big house.

• Reader friendly, Alvarado doesn’t guilt-trip or point his finger, but reminds us that we the people have the power.

• A hands-on book, much needed in the post-Trump era.

ISBN 13: 9781609808129, 192pp p/b, £11.99 Published by SEVEN STORIES PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe

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Reference

EASYWAY GUIDE TO BOOKKEEPING AND ACCOUNTS

Reference

A STRAIGHTFORWARD GUIDE TO THE STOCK MARKET Croft, Liam

Tollman, Robert

Many businesses, usually small, sole traders or small limited companies, often find the task of keeping books and accounts daunting. The process of keeping accurate records which are acceptable to Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, without the use of an accountant can and does often lead to problems. This latest edition of the concise guide which now includes the management of taxation, will prove invaluable for all those in business. The reader should find the process of bookkeeping and preparation of accounts made that much easier.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A concise reference guide to bookkeeping and accounts for small business.

• Fully comprehensive and updated to 2018.

• This new edition includes the management of taxation.

ISBN 13: 9781847167767, 144pp p/b, £8.99 Published by EASYWAY GUIDE Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Reference

AN EASYWAY GUIDE TO PROBATE WILLS AND THE LAW Samuels, David

A Guide to Probate, Wills and The Law, Revised Edition, is a concise and informative guide to all the processes that underpin the practice of formulating a last will and testament and to the law and practice of probate and applying for probate in the event of a death. The book is designed for those people who wish to manage their own affairs in advance of the event of their death.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A concise and informative guide to all aspects of formulating a last will and testament.

• Also includes information about the law and practice of probate and applying for probate in the event of death.

• The author is a lawyer specialising in probate and family law.

ISBN 13: 9781847167774, 144pp p/b, £8.99 Published by EASYWAY GUIDE Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Reference

A STRAIGHTFORWARD GUIDE TO LETTING PROPERTY FOR PROFIT Andrews, Sean

This latest Revised edition of Letting Property for Profit is written against the backdrop of a falling housing market, but also rising rents as buyers find it difficult to obtain finance. It will be particularly suited to new entrants to the buy-to-let investment market, providing a detailed analysis of the current situation and the availability of capital plus legal considerations and tax advice.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A concise guide for new entrants to the buy-to-let investment market.

• Covers issues like obtaining finance, setting rent prices, returns on investment, finding tenants, agencies and more.

• Written by a surveyor who specialises in property investment.

ISBN 13: 9781847167798, 176pp p/b, £9.99 Published by STRAIGHTFORWARD PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

A Guide to the Stock Market: How the Stock Market Works is a practical guide to the UK stock market, how it operates and what its purpose is. The book explains the different types of stocks in the market and looks at the short and long term benefits of share ownership. The book is comprehensive and detailed, and is ideal for the small investor.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A comprehensive guide to the UK stock market, aimed at small investors who are new to the market.

• Liam Croft is a lecturer in economics.

• Croft has contributed articles to a number of trade magazines on the world economy.

ISBN 13: 9781847167750, 176pp p/b, £8.99 Published by STRAIGHTFORWARD PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Science

UNDER AN IONIZED SKY: FROM CHEMTRAILS TO SPACE FENCE LOCKDOWN Freeland, Elana

Under an Ionized Sky probes the saga of global agendas hiding behind ‘climate change’ misinformation. Freeland explores the nefarious motivations and terrifying implications of collusive international cabals who champion the modern methods of human enslavement. From chemical ionization to anti-matter to the Internet of Things, a future of full spectrum dominance is imminent.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Elana Freeland is a relentless prosletyzer, with thousands of followers on social media.

• Elana’s work has positioned her as the leading expert on counter-vailing theories of climate change.

• The election of Trump has caused outsider perspectives to be more relevant to those seeking non-mainstream expertise.

• Her previous book, Chemtrails, is a highly-rated seller and those readers will be energised by Under an Ionized Sky. ISBN 13: 9781627310536, 176pp p/b, £16.99 Published by FERAL HOUSE Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Science

ANAESTHESIA The Gift of Oblivion Cole-Adams, Kate

A hundred and seventy years ago many people would have chosen to die rather than undergo the ordeal of surgery. Today, even major operations are routine. Anaesthesia has made them possible. But how much do we really know about what happens when we go under? Can we hear what’s going on around us? Is pain still pain if we are not awake to feel it, or don’t remember it afterwards? How does the unconscious mind deal with the body’s experience of being cut open and ransacked? And what happens to those rare patients who wake up under the knife?

KEY SELLING POINTS • Combines the author’s own experiences, personal stories of others and extensive scientific research.

• Will appeal to fans of Oliver Sacks and books like H is for Hawk.

• Explores and answers questions about consciousness, pain and experience.

• With an endorsement from Helen Garner.

ISBN 13: 9781925498202, 405pp p/b, £12.99 Published by TEXT PUBLISHING COMPANY Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle East

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Computing

AUTOMATE THE MINECRAFT STUFF

Computing

PRACTICAL SQL A Beginner’s Guide to Storytelling with Data Debarros, Anthony

Mine, Farm, and Build with Code Sweigart, Al

Using ComputerCraft, a free Minecraft mod, and the Lua programming language (used by professional game developers), you’ll write programs to make your bots dig mines, chop wood, craft items, and build anything you can imagine. Sit back, relax, and make your turtle army do the work! The book provides the full code needed to write each program and walks you through it line by line, explaining how things work along the way. By book’s end, you’ll have a handle on computer science basics, a taste of how fun and powerful coding can be, and plenty of turtle robots at your command.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Combines a classic teaching method with the popular Minecraft game to get more kids excited about programming.

• Minecraft has over 100 million registered users worldwide - it’s the #1 PC game.

• Al Sweigart’s Automate the Boring Stuff with Python has sold over 50,000 copies.

• Offers a primer on Lua, a language used by professional game developers to make games like World of Warcraft.

• More and more kids are learning how to code - books like this will be popular with coding clubs in schools.

ISBN 13: 9781593278533, 260pp p/b, £24.99 Published by NO STARCH PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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

Computing

Computing

MISSION PYTHON A Programming Adventure in Space McManus, Sean

RASPBERRY PI ELECTRONICS HANDBOOK Santos, Rui & Santos, Sara

Launch into coding with Mission: Python, a space-themed guide to building a complete computer game in Python.

As you work through the book, you’ll build exercises and mini-projects, like making a spacewalk simulator and creating an astronaut’s safety checklist that will put your new Python skills to the test. Before you know it, you’ll have a working, awesome game to stump your friends with (and some nifty coding skills, too!). You can follow this book using a Raspberry Pi or a Microsoft Windows PC, and the 3D graphics and sound effects you need are provided as a download.

KEY SELLING POINTS • An excellent motivator for first-time programmers. Kids have something to show at the end of every chapter.

• Readers explore Python through mini-games and exercises that immediately put their new skills into practice.

• A space-themed approach to learning programming that’s sure to entice any geeky kid who loves Star Wars!

• More and more kids are learning how to code in coding clubs in school - it’s becoming cool!

ISBN 13: 9781593278571, 280pp p/b, £24.99 Published by NO STARCH PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

After a crash course to get you set up with your Raspberry Pi, you’ll learn how to build interactive projects like a digital drum set; a WiFi controlled robot; a Pong game; an intruder alarm and more. Along the way, you’ll work with core components like LCD screens, cameras, sensors, and even learn how to set up your own server. Each project provides step-by-step instructions, full-colour photos and circuit diagrams, and the complete code to bring your build to life. If you re ready to hit the ground running and make something interesting, let Raspberry Pi Project Handbook be your guide.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A beginner-friendly collection of projects that use the tiny, affordable Raspberry Pi computer.

• Capitalises on the critical success of Arduino Project Handbook, which is similar in tone and acessibility.

• Authors Rui and Sara Santos have a built-in fanbase of 100,000 readers.

• Over 10 million Raspberry Pis have been sold since 2012.

• More and more people are learning how to code as a matter of course - soon it will no longer a specialist skill.

ISBN 13: 9781593278434, 250pp p/b, £21.99 Published by NO STARCH PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Computing

Computing

PENTESTING AZURE A Penetration Tester’s Guide Burrough, Matt

A comprehensive guide to penetration testing cloud services deployed in Microsoft Azure, the popular cloud computing service provider used by numerous companies large and small. Packed with real-world examples from the author’s experience as a corporate penetration tester, sample scripts from pen-tests and ‘Defenders Tips’ that explain how companies can reduce risk, Pentesting Azure provides a clear overview of how to effectively perform security tests so that you can provide the most accurate assessments possible.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The penetration testing market is estimated to grow to $170 billion by 2021.

• The use of cloud-based services is growing exponentially, but no book on attacking these services currently exists.

• Microsoft Azure is used by major companies like Warner Brothers, Apple, and Heineken.

• Matt Burrough is a real expert in the field and uses real examples from his own experience.

ISBN 13: 9781593278632, 224pp p/b, £33.99 Published by NO STARCH PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

REAL-WORLD WEB HACKING A Field Guide to Bug Hunting Yaworkski, Peter

Real-World Web Hacking is a field guide to finding software bugs. Ethical hacker Peter Yaworski breaks down common types of bugs, then contextualises them with real bug bounty reports released by hackers on companies like Twitter, Facebook, Google, Uber, and Starbucks. As you read each report, you’ll gain deeper insight into how the vulnerabilities work and how you might find similar ones.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The computer security market is estimated to be worth over $170 billion by 2020 so a book like this will be in demand!

• This is a beginner-friendly guide that assumes only very basic programming skills.

• Real-life examples and real-world bug reports give readers an accurate sense of the playing field.

• Author Peter Yaworkski embodies the hacker ethic that readers respect and has gained a following because of it.

• He is a self-taught developer who has over 10k subscribers and 100 web development tutorials on his YouTube channel.

ISBN 13: 9781593278618, 300pp p/b, £33.99 Published by NO STARCH PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

MONTHLY CATALOGUE - February 2018 Fitness and Diet

JUMP ROPE WORKOUT HANDBOOK, THE Over 100 Routines for Fitness and Cross-Training Lee, Buddy

A jump rope is the most effective fitness equipment you can own. It is versatile, portable, and efficient. Buddy Lee, recognised internationally as the world’s expert at jump rope fitness, provides 100 challenging, dynamic and varied workouts in this unique collection. Simple and effective, these jump rope workouts can be done anywhere and anytime. Whether looking for a fun way to increase your fitness results or overcome a fitness plateau and reach new heights, The Jump Rope Workout Handbook shows you how. The Jump Rope Workout Handbook compiles a collection of more than 100 jump rope workouts optimised for effective weight loss, increased cardiovascular health, and improved athletic ability.

KEY SELLING POINTS • With little to no equipment investment, jump ropes are one of the most affordable items to get you exercising.

• Gyms are so expensive that more and more people are looking for different, cheaper ways to exercise.

• Features 100 different workouts that are perfect for both beginners and experts.

• Helps people break through personal fitness barriers and set new goals.

• Jump rope gets you fit quickly while also minimising stress-based injury like other forms of exercise.

ISBN 13: 9781578267361,TBCpp p/b, £12.99 Published by HATHERLEIGH PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Cookery and Recipes

HAPPY VEGAN, THE A Guide to Living a Long, Healthy, and Successful Life Simmons, Russell & Morrow, Chris

In The Happy Vegan, Russell Simmons shares how once he started practising yoga and meditation, he became more conscious of his choices, particularly regarding his diet. Simmons first adopted a vegetarian and then a vegan diet, and almost immediately began to experience the physical, mental, and emotional benefits of eating green and clean. He delves into research about mindful eating, the links between stress and poor eating habits, the importance of listening to your body, the well-documented problems associated with eating animal products and processed foods, along with tips on how to transition to a vegan diet.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Hardback receieved fantastic coverage.

• Simmons is a superstar with a massive platform, known as the ‘original hip hop mogul’.

• Many famous people - including Bill Clinton, Ellen DeGeneres, Russell Brand - are passionate about being vegan.

• The number of vegans in the UK has risen nearly 400% in 10 years, with 2017 being called ‘The Year of the Vegan’.

ISBN 13: 9781592409587, 240pp p/b, £13.99 Published by AVERY Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Cookery and Recipes

EAT RICH, LIVE LONG Mastering the Low-Carb & Keto Spectrum for Weight Loss and Longevity Cummins, Ivor

Millions of people have gotten healthy through lowcarb plans over the years - and a growing number have discovered the wonderful benefits of ketogenic (Keto) nutrition. Many are confused, though, about how low-carb they should go. Now, Eat Rich, Live Long reveals how mastering the low-carb/Keto spectrum can maximise your weight loss and optimise your health for the long term.

The unique nutritional program outlined in Eat Rich, Live Long is designed by experts to help you feel great while you eat delicious and satisfying foods.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The unique nutritional program is designed by experts to help you feel great while eating delicious and satisfying food.

• Ivor Cummins and Dr Jeff Gerber drew this plan from extensive clinical, medical, and scientific/research experience.

• Distils confusing, and often conflicting, advice from nutrition ‘experts’ into a concise, easy to follow regime.

ISBN 13: 9781628602739, 304pp p/b, £22.99 Published by VICTORY BELT Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe

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Cookery and Recipes

KETO HAPPY HOUR 50 Low-Carb Craft Cocktails to Quench Your Thirst Holley, Kyndra

Kyndra knows that navigating alcohol can be tricky on a low-carb diet, so she takes all the guesswork out of it for you, showing you how to indulge while sticking to a healthy ketogenic lifestyle. Whether you are craving a cocktail after a long day at work or looking to entertain guests, this book has you covered. From mixers to drinks and even some pub grub, it’s all here! Mixing up cocktails should be fun, and it shouldn’t come at the cost of your health and weight-loss goals. Keto Happy Hour bridges the gap between feeling deprived and feeling mighty fine.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Helps you to indulge while following a healthy ketogenic lifestyle.

• Now mixing up cocktails won’t come at the cost of your health and weightloss goals.

• Recipes range from Dill Pickle Martinis to Frosted Rum Cakes!

ISBN 13: 9781628602814, 128pp p/b, £16.99 Published by VICTORY BELT Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe

Self-Help

JOURNEY THROUGH TRAUMA A Trail Guide to the 5-Phase Cycle of Healing Repeated Trauma Schmelzer, Gretchen

As a therapist, Gretchen Schmelzer has watched far too many people quit during treatment for trauma recovery.

They find it too difficult or frightening or they decide that it’s just too late for them. So she wrote Journey Through Trauma specifically for survivors - to help them understand the terrain of the healing process and stay on the path. Ultimately, the healing journey is one of trust as survivors come to trust their capacity to rely on help from others and to trust themselves and the work they have done.

KEY SELLING POINTS • From 1994 to 2016, 84 million children were treated for abuse - and this number is conservative.

• Gretchen’s site dedicated to trauma has had over 2.3 million hits, averaging about 25,000 visitors a month.

• This 5-phase, cyclic structure can be applied to both group and single therapy.

ISBN 13: 9780735216839, 352pp h/b, £22.99 Published by AVERY Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Self-Help

THE ENCHANTED LIFE Unlocking the Magic of the Every Day Blackie, Sharon

The enchanted life is possible for anyone, no matter where they live. It is creative, intuitive, imaginative.

It thrives on work that has heart and meaning. It respects the instinctive knowledge and playfulness of children, and relishes story, poetry and art. Sharon Blackie speaks to those who feel an emptiness at the heart of modern life - who long for a more authentic, harmonious and connected lifestyle. An inspiring new book for the intelligent, creative self-development arena with insight, wisdom, interviews, case studies and exercises.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Charismatic guru with expert background in psychology, storytelling and mythology.

• Sharon has wide followings across Facebook, Twitter and through workshops and seminars on women and environment.

• Author of international, word-of-mouth, Amazon and Goodreads 5* success, If Women Rose Rooted.

• A manifesto for bringing enchantment into ordinary life through physical and sensual connection with our environments.

• Topical self-development title in an era of isolation and digital reliance.

ISBN 13: 9781910463888, 356pp p/b, £14.99 Published by SEPTEMBER PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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AVAILABLE NOW

IN BETWEEN DAYS The Cure in Photographs 1982 - 2005 Sheehan, Tom

Music

AIM HIGH Paul Weller in photographs 1978-2015 Sheehan, Tom

The Flood Gallery is proud to announce the second book from the archives of celebrated music photographer Tom Sheehan. Having worked with The Cure for over 20 sessions across 3 decades, the book offers a stunning photographic journey, shown in chronological order, of one of the most important and successful UK bands of the last 40 years. The book features an introduction by Robert Smith and includes many photographs never seen before, all carefully scanned and retouched to show Tom’s work at its glorious best.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The Cure is one of the most important and successful UK bands of the last 40 years.

• This is the second book from the archives of celebrated music photographer Tom Sheehan.

• As Tom worked with The Cure for over 20 sessions across 3 decades, the book offers a stunning photographic journey.

• The book features an introduction by Robert Smith and includes many photographs never seen before.

ISBN 13: 9780992836689, 240pp h/b, £48.00 Published by FLOOD GALLERY PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East Available Now

Tom Sheehan has photographed some of the biggest names in music and with Aim High he is releasing for the very first time a comprehensive collection of his photographic work with Paul Weller. With many never before seen images this is an incredible body of work that shows the brilliant talent of Tom via a fantastic visual journey from the Jam, through the Style Council and the Solo years. Every photograph has been carefully scanned and re-touched to produce the images in their glorious best and every element of this Deluxe book will be produced to the highest specification.

KEY SELLING POINTS • First ever photographic collection of acclaimed musician Paul Weller (The Jam).

• Tom Sheehan has been photographing musicians for 67 years and is renowned for his iconic images.

• Deluxe art book produced to the highest specification.

ISBN 13: 9780992836641, 240pp h/b, £48.00 Published by FLOOD GALLERY PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East Available Now

Music

INDEX

Hoile, Lasse & Glover, Carl

Cookery and Recipes

Index is a deluxe hardback collection illustrating the visual language of Steven Wilson by his long-term collaborators Lasse Hoile and Carl Glover. The book covers the period from Porcupine Tree’s 2002 album In Absentia up to Steven’s fourth solo album Hand. Cannot.

Erase from early 2015. The book features an introduction from Steven and an interview in the form of an extended conversation between Lasse and Carl with 240 pages, 340 pictures, (including 178 previously unseen images).

KEY SELLING POINTS • Steven Wilson has become one of the world’s most eclectic and prolific artists in rock music.

• He is a four-time Grammy nominee, multi-instrumentalist, producer and worldwide acclaimed solo artist.

• Compiled and written by Steven’s long term collaborators Lasse Hoile and Carl Glover.

ISBN 13: 9780992836634, 240pp h/b, £25.00 Published by FLOOD GALLERY PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East Available Now

BAKE IN BLACK Music Inspired Baking O’Sullivan, Eve & O’Sullivan, Dave

Bake In Black draws influence from the world of rock and heavy metal to create awe-inspiring edible tributes in the kitchen. The lovingly created cookbook is a music-themed collection of 58 sweet indulgences. All are as unique in presentation as they are in favour. From cakes to brownies, biscuits and cookies, through to doughnuts, pies, tarts and desserts, Bake In Black features contemporary recipes alongside time-honoured classics. Written with a twist of humour, and a generous pinch of musical reference, with titles such as Sex Pistols ‘God Save the Cream’, Led Zeppelin ‘Glazed and Infused’ and Meatloaf ‘Battenburg out of Hell’, Bake In Black will take you on a journey through baking and music, inspiring fans of bands and bakers alike.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A humorous baking cookbook that draws influence from the world of rock and heavy metal.

• Best cakes I’ve ever tasted, the puns are godlike and the metal credentials are unquestionable!’ - Metal Hammer • Not just a novelty cookbook - these recipes are varied and delicious!

ISBN 13: 9781911374022, 160pp p/b, £9.99 Published by FLOOD GALLERY PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East Available Now

Music

THE ART OF GODMACHINE Godmachine

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This lavishly produced art book is the first ever collection of the unique and ground breaking work of one of the UK s leading cult artists, Godmachine.

Twisted dark fantasy, modern heavy metal, new school tattoo, horror... Godmachine has blazed the trail and although many artists have followed his path, he is the original and he remains unique. His illustrative style stands alone. He is simply the best at what he does. As well as showcasing many of his best art pieces and sketches, the book includes many quotes taken from interviews and gives an insight into the mind and humour of the man himself.

In The Art of Godmachine you will see an artist who is at the peak of his powers.

KEY SELLING POINTS • First ever collection of the unique and ground breaking work of one of the UK’s leading cult artists, Godmachine.

• Godmachine’s iconic style has graced numerous album covers, skateboards, t-shirts and more.

• ’I truly believe that Godmachine is one of the most underrated illustrators around.’ - OMG Posters ISBN 13: 9780992836603, 192pp h/b, £30.00 Published by FLOOD GALLERY PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East Available Now

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Arts

THE ROCK POSTER ART OF TODD SLATER

Poetry

WELSH WOMEN’S POETRY 1450-2001

Slater, Todd

Gramich, Katie & Catherine Brennan

Todd Slater is one of the world’s leading contemporary artists for rock poster art, with every new release selling out in a matter of minutes. He has created hundreds of dazzling posters featuring the music industry’s hottest acts, including The White Stripes, The Foo Fighters, Radiohead and The Killers, to mention just a few. The Rock Poster Art Of Todd Slater showcases a varied menagerie of his best work, cataloguing it by year as his style and influences have evolved, bound together within this beautiful 288 page hardback book.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Todd Slater is one of the world’s leading contemporary artists for rock poster art.

• Featuring art for the industry’s hottest acts, including The White Stripes, The Foo Fighters, Radiohead and The Killers.

• Showcases a varied menagerie of Todd’s best work, cataloguing it by year as his style and influences have evolved.

ISBN 13: 9780332836627, 288pp h/b, £20.00 Published by FLOOD GALLERY PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East Available Now

The definitive collection of Welsh women’s poetry through the ages, this book includes classic poetry from the 15th century right up to contemporary works by living poets such as Menna Elfyn, Sheenagh Pugh, Glenda Beagan, Gillian Clarke and Elin ap Hywel. With poetry printed in both its original language and in English, the reader is able to discover the depths and extent of Welsh women’s writings. With an extensive introduction, this collection is essential for schools, colleges, universities and all those with an interest in Welsh women’s poetry.

KEY SELLING POINTS • First published in 2003, and kept print for over 10 years; now reprinted due to popular demand.

• The first ever comprehensive anthology of Welsh women’s poetry.

• Will appeal to students and academics and anyone interested in Welsh/Celtic literature and culture, and gender studies.

ISBN 13: 9781909983649, 464pp p/b, £14.99 Published by HONNO WELSH WOMEN’S PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East Available Now

Music

Photography

VAGUELY LOST IN SHANGRI-LA Photos from the Glastonbury Festival Lewis, Barry

Award winning Photographer Barry Lewis has, for more than a decade, captured the very essence of the Glastonbury experience. From Lost Vagueness, to Shangri-La, Barry’s photography is a celebration of the more eccentric, colourful, weird and wonderful side of the iconic festival.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A glorious artbook featuring photos of Glastonbury festival.

• Follows Barry’s encounters with the free spirits, outsiders and outrageous at play in a dreamworld of their own making.

• Barry Lewis has been a photojournalist for over 40 years working on stories from all over the world.

ISBN 13: 9781911374039, 176pp h/b, £30.00 Published by FLOOD GALLERY PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East Available Now

Music

YOU LOVE US Manic Street Preachers in photographs 1991 - 2001 Sheehan, Tom

The latest in our series of books from the archives of legendary rock photographer, Tom Sheehan, features his work with the iconic welsh rock band, Manic Street Preachers. Covering a 10 year period between 1991-2001, the book covers the early days of the band, through to the world-wide success of subsequent albums Everything Must Go (1996), This is My Truth, Tell Me Yours (1998) and Know Your Enemy (2001). Tom’s photographs have been lovingly scanned and retouched to show his work at it’s glorious best in celebration of one of the most important and successful UK rock bands of the past 25 years.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Manic Street Preachers is one of the most important and successful UK rock bands of the past 25 years.

• You Love Us covers a 10 year period from 1991-2001, from the early days of the band, through their world-wide success.

• Tom Sheehan’s photographs have been lovingly scanned and retouched to show his work at it’s glorious best.

ISBN 13: 9781911374053, 240pp h/b, £48.00 Published by FLOOD GALLERY PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East Available Now

ISLAND OF THE COLORBLIND, THE De Wilde, Sanne

In Pingelap and Pohnpei, islands in Micronesia, an extraordinarily high percentage of the inhabitants suffer from the rare genetic condition achromatopsia: complete colour-blindness. Portraying the mythical island and the achromatopic islanders resulted in a selection of images that mask their eyes, their face, and empower their ‘vision’, inviting the viewer to enter a dreamful world of colourful possibilities. Sanne De Wilde experimented with black and white and infrared photography, in a metaphorical attempt to envision how people with achromatopsia see the world.

KEY SELLING POINTS • This phenomenon on Pingelap and Pohnpei, was first described by neurologist and writer Oliver Sacks.

• Features unusual and stunning photographs, envisioning how the islanders see their world.

• This book is UV-sensitive and changes colour in sunlight!

ISBN 13: 9783868288261, 160pp p/b, £44.00 Published by KEHRER VERLAG Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Middle East & Far East Available Now

Politics

MY ROLE IN THE FOUNDATION OF THE SOMALI NATION-STATE, A POLITICAL MEMOIR My Role in the Foundation of the Somali Nation-State, A Political Memoir Haji Hussein, Abdirazak & Issa-Salwe, Abdisalam (ed.)

Abdirazak Haji Hussein’s Memoir, My Role in the Foundation of Somali Nation-State constitutes a major, new contribution to knowledge on the modern history of Somalia and Africa by extension. The book not only presents, Abdirazak’s role in the foundation of the Somali nation-state, as indicated in the title, but it is an unparalleled chronicle of modern Somali history, the making of which Abdirazak was one of the most prominent figures.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Abdirazak Haji Hussein is one of very few Somali political leaders to write an autobiography.

• A critical text for those studying the political and social history of Somalia and Africa.

• Abdisalam Issa-Salwe has already authored several successful academic texts.

ISBN 13: 9781569025314, 412pp p/b, £34.99 Published by AFRICA WORLD PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle East Available Now

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Graphic Design

SEPTEMBER 2017

E-COMMERCE BRANDING Poetry

DEPRESSION & OTHER MAGIC TRICKS Benaim, Sabrina

Depression & Other Magic Tricks is the debut book by Sabrina Benaim, one of the most-viewed performance poets of all time, whose poem ‘Explaining My Depression to My Mother’ has become a cultural phenomenon with over 50,000,000 views. Depression & Other Magic Tricks explores themes of mental health, love, and family. It is a documentation of struggle and triumph, a celebration of daily life and of living.

Benaim’s wit, empathy, and gift for language produce

a work of endless wonder.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A debut collection from slam poetry sensation.

• Includes the poem ‘Explaining My Depression to My Mother’ - a cultural phenomenon with almost 50,000,000 views online.

• Pre-release orders have already made this title a #1 bestseller in Family Poetry.

ISBN 13: 9781943735204, 96pp p/b, £13.99 Published by SCB DISTRIBUTED PUBLISHERS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East September 2017

Popular Culture

SendPoints

Combining a cohesive visual identity with ease of use to create a space that consumers respond to. E-Commerce Branding provides an essential guideline from webpage design to brand image in both digital and print media. With page-bypage examples of wireframing for both classic and innovative layouts, theme discussions with international design studios and numerous case studies where both traditional elements such as logos, product photography and packaging, and special effects such as 3D, stop motion, video and audio have effectively been employed to augment user experience.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Includes page-by-page examples of wireframing for both classic and innovative layouts.

• Also includes theme discussions with international design studios and numerous case studies.

• Am inportant books for the incredibly competitive e-commerce arena.

ISBN 13: 9789887757337, 240pp h/b, £47.99 Published by SENDPOINTS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland September 2017

Design

FLEXIBLE PACKAGING SendPoints

KATAMARI DAMACY Boss Fight Books #17 Hall, L. E.

The 2004 release of Katamari Damacy almost didn’t get the ball rolling. Reviewers worldwide weren’t sure how to classify it and initial sales were low. Those who actually played it, though, were won over by its novel gameplay, goofy surrealism, and catchy soundtrack.

Pushed into the mainstream by its fans, Katamari remains one of the best video game examples of pure anarchic fun.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Explores the sleeper 2004 Playstation 2 game.

• Contains interviews with the creative staff and creator Keita Takahashi.

• The latest instalment of the hugely successful Boss Fight Books series.

ISBN 13: 9781940535173, 192pp p/b, £12.99 Published by SCB DISTRIBUTED PUBLISHERS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East September 2017

Design

BRANDING ELEMENT LOGOS Volume 4 SendPoints

Just one single element of a company s brand identity, a logo is rarely changed when established.

For this reason a good design must balance current trends with classic appeal all the while reflecting the values of the client for whom its expression becomes synonymous. Branding Element Logos illuminates the art of logo creation in the hands of skilled designers who rarely get it wrong.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The fourth volume of a successful series, looking at more fantastic logo concepts.

• Includes interviews with eight design studios from around the world, concept sketches and renderings.

• Covers fields as disparate as food and beverage, fashion, information technology and culture.

ISBN 13: 9789887757207, 280pp h/b, £47.99 Published by SENDPOINTS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland September 2017

Flexible Packaging investigates the use of pliable materials to create unique packaging solutions for a variety of consumer goods. Easily modified materials such as fabric, paper, plastic and aluminium can readily be applied to products with unusual shapes or properties where a traditional rigid template or box format would only hinder its merchandising.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The products featured in Flexible Packaging allow more graceful forms and creative concepts to be explored.

• Focuses on innovation to retain freshness, address environmental issues and explore renewable/biodegradable materials.

• Designers marry functionality with aesthetics and sustainability to respond to market desires.

ISBN 13: 9789887757276, 256pp p/b, £43.99 Published by SENDPOINTS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland September 2017

Design

MEET YOU AT THE CAFE Beautiful Coffee Brands & Shops SendPoints

Meet You at the Cafe presents some of the best cafe brands around the world with an illuminating history of both coffee and coffee shops. Today’s cafes are the ultimate multi use facility, part social gathering place, part home office and study hall, they each have unique requirements based on the needs of their clientele. Perhaps first and foremost, a cafe must be a space that reflects customers’ tastes and comfort level, but also quality goods and amenities.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Coffee is a highly competitive environment and it takes a strong identity to stand out and capture market share.

• From interiors, logos and packaging design, branding must be cohesive and distinctive from competitors.

• A stunning book, including over 400 colour photographs of worldwide coffee shops and their branding.

ISBN 13: 9789887757221, 256pp p/b, £47.99 Published by SENDPOINTS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland September 2017

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SMART PRODUCT DESIGN SendPoints

Smart Product Design looks at the latest innovations in smart home, health and wellbeing, sports and fitness, business, travel and more. Featuring almost 100 products with details and concept sketches as well as interviews with some of today’s leading designers on their inspiration, concept design and philosophy, and how they balance aesthetics with functionality.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Smart technology is rapidly changing the way we interact with the world through products.

• Features almost 100 products with details and concept sketches as well as interviews with leading designers.

• A fascinating and beautifully produced book with over 500 colour photographs and illustrations.

ISBN 13: 9789887757283, 272pp h/b, £47.99 Published by SENDPOINTS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland September 2017

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Photography

PHOTOGRAPHIC TREATMENT VOL 4 Aegerter, Laurence

ISBN 13: 9781911306290,TBCpp h/b, £12.99 Published by DEWI LEWIS PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East September 2017

Photography

PHOTOGRAPHIC TREATMENT VOL 5 Aegerter, Laurence

ISBN 13: 9781911306306,TBCpp h/b, £12.99 Published by DEWI LEWIS PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East September 2017

Photography

PHOTOGRAPHIC TREATMENT VOL 1 Aegerter, Laurence

Photographic Treatment consists of a series of five books, Daily Photo Dose 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, each with thirty black and white photographic diptychs collected and edited by Laurence Aegerter.

Conducted in collaboration with neurologists, gerontologists and psychologists, the project aims to provide an image-based therapeutic tool to improve the well-being of senile dementia patients.

KEY SELLING POINTS • An innovative, award-winning book project providing practical support for people with Dementia.

• Developed with a team of leading neurologists, gerontologists and psychologists.

• The series is an art project, but it was also a finalist for an innovation care award in the Netherlands.

ISBN 13: 9781911306269,TBCpp h/b, £12.99 Published by DEWI LEWIS PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East September 2017

Photography

PHOTOGRAPHIC TREATMENT VOL 2 Aegerter, Laurence

ISBN 13: 9781911306276,TBCpp h/b, £12.99 Published by DEWI LEWIS PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East September 2017

Photography

PHOTOGRAPHIC TREATMENT VOL 3 Aegerter, Laurence

ISBN 13: 9781911306283,TBCpp h/b, £12.99 Published by DEWI LEWIS PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East September 2017

Graphic Novel

ZOO IN WINTER, A Taniguchi, Jiro

Kyoto, 1966. The young Hamaguchi is working for a textile manufacturer whilst dreaming of becoming an artist, when an incident at the zoo forces his hand. He moves to Tokyo at the invitation of an old school friend who also arranges an ‘interview’ at the studios of the famous mangaka, Shiro Kondo.

Here he discovers both the long hours of meeting studio deadlines along with the nightlife and artistic haunts of the capital. For the first time ever, Taniguchi recalls his beginnings in manga and his youth spent in Tokyo in the ‘60s. It is a magnificent account of his apprenticeship where all the finesse and elegance of the creator are united to illustrate those first emotions of adulthood.

These reflections are made all the more poignant since his sad death on February 11th 2017 aged just 69.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Beautifully illustrated, with storytelling never taking a back seat to the art.

• Six times Eisner Award nominee.

• Twice winner at the Angouleme Festival.

• Multi award winner in his native Japan.

ISBN 13: 9781912097319, 232pp h/b, £18.99 Published by FANFARE Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East September 2017

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Fashion & Style

GOING FOR A SONG

TRUE FIT

A Chronicle of the UK Record Shop Cartwright, Garth

A Collected History of Denim Fredback, Viktor; Ottoson, Fredrik & Eklund, Rickard

Garth Cartwright has travelled the length and breadth of the country, conducting more than 100 interviews with some of the icons of the record shop trade and the wider music industry, including Martin Mills (Beggars Banquet), Geoff Travis (Rough Trade), Andy Gray (Andy’s Records), Ralph McTell, Chris Barber, The Specials and many more. Featuring a foreword by the renowned comedian and writer, Stewart Lee. From the UK’s first record shop, Garth traces the history through more than a century of unprecedented social, cultural and political change.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Comparative titles include Last Store Standing - on the independent retail sector - which sold over 18,000 copies.

• Extensively researched, featuring interviews with many of the key figures in the independent record shop trade.

• Garth Cartwright is an award winning and highly respected music writer and journalist.

• Will appeal to record shop aficionados, and those interested in contemporary UK social and cultural history.

ISBN 13: 9781911374046, 292pp p/b, £14.99 Published by FLOOD GALLERY PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East September 2017

Music

THE MINISTRY OF POP The Stock Aitken Waterman Story Elliott, Mark

Pop Journalist Mark Elliott has written the ultimate guide to one of the greatest independent success stories in music history, with extensive source material and a foreword written by Mike Stock. The Ministry of Pop is a lavish, fullcolour book which tells the amazing story of 10 sensational years of the label, including a year by year ‘hit list’, 846 images including every single & album release and many magazine covers & spreads from the period.

KEY SELLING POINTS • This deluxe book is the definitive story behind some of the greatest British pop music ever produced.

• Lavish, full-colour book produced to the highest specification, with nearly 900 colour images.

• The trio behind the label dominated the charts for more than a decade with a catalogue of smash-hit songs.

ISBN 13: 9781911374008, 192pp h/b, £30.00 Published by FLOOD GALLERY PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East September 2017

Design

FLIPPING PAGES Details in Editorial and Page Layout Design Weiming, Huang

Exploring layout design from the inside out, Flipping Pages offers an insightful look at what makes book design really sing. This useful book opens with its most practical chapter - Laid Out for all to See. Herein, the elements of an optimal layout design; from symmetry to composition, the use of grids, paragraph rules, and best practices for production-ready files are explained in great detail. The book then moves on to provide ample material designers can draw on for inspiration. These showcase sections of top-notch layout examples are offered both with and without overlaying grid systems.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Practical chapters with ample material to inspire designers.

• Includes a glossary of terms followed by binding, folding and paper sizing resources.

• A highly useful yet beautiful book.

ISBN 13: 9781584236795, 320pp h/b, £47.99 Published by GINGKO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland September 2017

Denim jeans, perhaps the most ubiquitous article of clothing to be found in the world today, did not always enjoy such widespread appeal. Prior to the 1950’s, denim was largely worn by the working classes, be it farmers, construction or factory workers as a durable, utilitarian fabric that held up well to the elements.

This book pieces together finds from all eras and brands to stitch together a picture not only of the history of denim, but also often the histories of their wearers.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Pieces together finds from all eras and brands - not only of the denim’s history, but also the histories of its wearers.

• With beautiful fashion photography and details, vintage ads and photos.

• This book is a must for any serious jean collector or afficianado.

ISBN 13: 9789198137514, 268pp h/b, £42.99 Published by GINGKO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland September 2017

Design

CHINESE MOTIFS IN CONTEMPORARY DESIGN Sendpoints

The influence of traditional motifs in China’s visual identity continues to be a source of inspiration for today’s designers who incorporate updated versions into their finished designs to reflect cultural continuity and an awareness of the past. Chinese Motifs in Contemporary Design collects numerous examples of these ancient decorative elements and combines them with modern examples of their use in branding, packaging, promotion, fashion and more.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Includes interviews with a select few designers and design studios.

• Includes makeup for Chinese Opera to paper cutting, New Year paintings, auspicious patterns, animal and plant motifs.

• The variety is staggering with over 700 individual graphics.

ISBN 13: 9789887757344, 256pp h/b, £47.99 Published by SENDPOINTS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland September 2017

Arts

CHAOS THEORY Helnwein, Mercedes

Sourced from anonymous photos or the carefully staged sets she builds, Mercedes Helnwein’s subject matter appears innocent, with scenes of suburban American adolescence and family life, but contain a tension that borders on menace. With a limited palette, she brings certain elements to the fore, buffing out some faces and connecting others with streaks of colour, to emphasize potential actors or connections among those assembled.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A new book from Merces Helnwein, following No Way Home (Gingko, 2014).

• A born storyteller, Helnwein looks for hidden meanings in otherwise innocuous settings through the medium of oil pastel.

• Unusual and striking artwork made of found photographs.

ISBN 13: 9781937222468, 75pp h/b, £57.99 Published by ZERO Rep Territories: UK & Ireland September 2017

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Fiction - Crime

OCTOBER 2017 Graphic Novel

I LOVE THIS PART Walden, Tillie

Two girls in a small town in the USA kill time together as they try to get through their days at school. They watch videos, share earbuds as they play each other songs and exchange their stories. In the process they form a deep connection and an unexpected relationship begins to develop. In her follow up to the critically acclaimed The End of Summer, Tillie Walden tells the story of a small love that can make you feel like the biggest thing around, and how it’s possible to find another person who understands you when you thought no-one could.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Creator has a new hit book out (Spinning) from major US publisher First Second.

• This book includes LGBTQ themes (a relatively rare and sought-after attribute within YA books).

• Creator is multi-award winning/nominated.

• This book won ‘Promising New Talent’ at the 2016 Ignatz Awards and was nominated at the 2016 Eisner Awards.

ISBN 13: 9781910395325, 68pp h/b, £12.99 Published by AVERY HILL PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East October 2017

Colouring Book

HALO COLORING BOOK Based off the game Halo from Microsoft and 343 Microsoft Studios

Bring to life these 45 ready-to-colour pages filled with your favourite characters, transports, and worlds in your own way in this Halo colouring book.

45 original black and white illustrations give you the Master Chief, Cortana, and others all battling away with signature weapons and tech pulled directly from the Halo video games.

KEY SELLING POINTS • UNSC, Covenant, and Forerunner factions fill this volume of original illustrations based on Halo’s expansive universe.

• Includes 45 pieces of highly detailed black and white artwork to colour.

• All artwork is original and created explicitly for this official adult colouring book.

ISBN 13: 9781506705705, 96pp p/b, £14.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland October 2017

Photography

WELL HEELED Wallace, Dougie

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Dougie Wallace has turned his camera on man’s best friend and the strange world of ‘pet parents’.

Dogs, and his pursuit of them, have taken him to London, Milan, New York and Tokyo. Their owners, often described as ‘extreme pet humanisers’ can spend as much on accessorising and grooming their ‘offspring’ as they would on themselves. Dougie Wallace has used his observation and wit to portray this phenomenon in his new series Well Heeled.

Wallace’s dogs have human expressions and are strong characters, who, with their knowing looks, can even appear to play to camera.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Massively popular subject - research shows that 25% of UK households have a dog.

• Wallace is a major International photographer with established reputation worldwide.

• Wallace has been critically acclaimed and featured in ‘Best Photobooks of the Year’ lists both in Europe and the US. ISBN 13: 9781911306184, 200pp h/b, £25.00 Published by DEWI LEWIS PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East October 2017

ROCCO AND THE NIGHTINGALE 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: 9780995751057, 272pp h/b, £18.99 Published by DOME PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East October 2017

Children’s Picture Books - KS1

FEATHER

Wenxaun, Cao; GarciaRoberts, Chloe & Mello, Roger

Cao Wenxuan’s Feather tells the story of a single feather that is helplessly swept away on a journey of self discovery and belonging. Encountering a variety of birds, from a kingfisher to a magpie, the feather is hopeful of meeting the bird it belongs to. Again and again, the feather is ignored.

Only when it calmly accepts that perhaps it is simply a feather with no bird to call its own does fate offer a reunion... Feather’s appeal to young children is derived from a plot that is at once compelling, meditative, and full of adventure, aided by the dynamic, colourful illustrations of Roger Mello.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A children’s book that explores the philosophical complexities of identity and belonging.

• Written by Cao Wenxuan, a professor of literature at Peking University.

• Wenxuan is the recipient of many literary awards including the Hans Christian Andersen.

• Translated by Chloe Garcia-Roberts, a preeminent translator of Chinese poetry.

• Illustrated by 2014 Hans Christian Anderson Award-winner Roger Mello.

ISBN 13: 9780914671855, 48pp h/b, £14.99 Published by ELSEWHERE EDITIONS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland October 2017

Music

BACK TO THE LAB Hip Hop Home Studios Rashid, Raph

Independent producers and DJs have been busy creating world class music in bedrooms, kitchens and garages for years. Meanwhile, photographer Raph Rashid has travelled the globe, gaining access to these inner sanctums, one by one. The tremendous variety of set-ups and layouts used by in-home producers is artfully documented in the pages of Back to the Lab. KEY SELLING POINTS • Intimate photos of the creators amongst their instruments, gear, record collections and ephemera.

• Notes about the producers, their environment and essential releases round out this love-letter to the underground.

• Raph Rashid’s previous book, Behind the Beat, was a sell-out hit.

• Featured artists and producers include: Alchemist, Babu, EL-P, Jazzy Jeff, Kenny Dope, Lord Finesse, Oh No and many more.

ISBN 13: 9781584236849, 224pp h/b, £33.99 Published by GINGKO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland October 2017

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Illustration

BOOK OF IMPRUDENT FLORA, THE

Media Studies

MEDIUM IS THE MASSAGE, THE

Romo, Claudio

With stunning illustrations throughout, the book is written as a travel diary by Lazaro de Sahagun, eminent naturalist and explorer and concerns his voyage to a mysterious isle and subsequent cataloguing of the astonishing life forms, each with a unique history and mode of existence. Perhaps, as Lazaro muses, if the earth is a living organism as he believes, places like this island are necessary for the planet to safeguard these marvellous species from ‘future periods of global decadence.’

KEY SELLING POINTS • Claudio Romo is the most exciting discovery to come out of Chile since Roberto Bolano, Alejandro Zambra or Lina Meruane.

• Romo creates a form all his own: part graphic novel, part imaginary bestiary.

• A magical combination of literature and illustration, with hints of Italo Calvino and a nod to Jules Verne.

• One of two Claudio Romo titles published this year.

ISBN 13: 9781584236948, 64pp h/b, £23.99 Published by GINGKO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland October 2017

Illustration

JOURNEY IN THE PHANTASMAGORICAL GARDEN OF APPARITIO ALBINUS, A Romo, Claudio

Claudio Romo is equally talented as both writer and illustrator - he believes that the ‘two forms of narrations’ combine to create ‘a single fabric: ourselves.’ In A Journey in the Phantasmagorical Garden of Apparitio Albinus, we explore the flora and fauna and other wondrous phenomena of a miraculous garden filled with denizens as small as symbiotic insects, made up of both plant and animal life forms, and as large as a planet, Atanasius Uterinus, that contains a sun within its very core.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Influenced and inspired by the likes of Jorge Luis Borges, Adolfo Bioy Casares and Francisco Coloane.

• One of two books of Claudio Romo being published this year, along with The Book of Imprudent Flora.

• A beautifully designed hardback book of surreal and unusual artwork.

ISBN 13: 9781584236931, 64pp h/b, £23.99 Published by GINGKO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland October 2017

50th Anniversary Hardcover Facsimilie Edition McLuhan, Marshall; Fiore, Quentin & Agel, Jerome

The Medium is the Massage remains Marshall McLuhan’s most popular book, perhaps as influential as Understanding Media. With every technological and social advance, McLuhan’s theories reveal how prescient his insights actually proved to be.

McLuhan’s proclamation that ‘the media work us over completely’ becomes more evident every day. In his words, ‘so pervasive are they in their personal, political, economic, aesthetic, psychological, moral, ethical and social consequences that they leave no part of us untouched, unaffected, or unaltered.’

KEY SELLING POINTS • A 50th anniversary edition, in its original hardcover format.

• McLuhan’s remarkable observations are undoubtedly more relevant today than ever before.

• Stunning fascimilie edition, including over 100 original illustrations and photos.

ISBN 13: 9781584234418, 160pp h/b, £23.99 Published by GINGKO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland October 2017

Graphic Novel - Manga

FAIRY TAIL S VOLUME 1 Tales from Fairy Tail Mashima, Hiro

The world of Fairy Tail is too big to be contained by one manga! From the pen of creator Hiro Mashima, this two-volume series contains the lost tales of Fairy Tail, where wizards Natsu, Lucy, and Erza get into crazy situations, and your favourite supporting characters get a chance to shine. An onslaught of cute, funny, intense, and downright weird Fairy Tail stories, many never seen before!

KEY SELLING POINTS • As the series draws to a close, fans will want to complete their collections with these shorts from the series creator.

• One of the top brands in shonen manga, alongside Naruto, Bleach, and One Piece.

• One of two Fairy Tail spinoffs by Mashima along with Fairy Tail Zero.

• Part of a universe of Fairy Tail manga, including Fairy Tail Blue Mistral, Fairy Tail Ice Trail, Fairy Girls and more.

ISBN 13: 9781632366092, 192pp p/b, £9.50 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland October 2017

Illustration

KALEIDOSCOPE The Art of Illustrative Storytelling Sandu Publications

Derived from magazines, posters, books, blogs and personal projects, Kaleidoscope includes interviews with six talented and enthusiastic masters of their art. Similar to a kaleidoscope, a good story also employs reflection on the different elements to create a narrative or pattern that is captivating to the reader. The result relies heavily on the artist’s ability to turn the lens just right and capture the essentials of setting characterisation, mood, detail, motion and more to convey the intended meaning.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A stunning collection of art, with each page telling a beautiful and complex story.

• Includes interviews with six talented and enthusiastic masters of their art.

• The works use traditional illustration techniques along with embroidery, paper cutting, carving and collage.

ISBN 13: 9781584236894, 240pp h/b, £38.50 Published by GINGKO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland October 2017

Arts

ART OF TIKI, THE

Stroheim, Otto von & Kirsten, Sven

The Art of Tiki is a passionate study of the Tiki idol as an art form. For the first time, contemporary Tiki art is united and presented equally with what inspired it, original mid-century Polynesian pop. Author Sven Kirsten combines his first-hand experiences in exploring the birth of Tiki style with his intimate knowledge of the Tiki Revival, painting a vivid, visually arresting portrait of a unique, always new art genre. The Art of Tiki is published in conjunction with the 20th Anniversary Tiki Art Exhibition at La luz de Jesus Gallery in Los Angeles.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Tiki never goes out of style and continues to grow in popularity.

• Published in conjunction with the 20th Anniversary Tiki Art Exhibition at La luz de Jesus Gallery, LA (October 2017).

• An authoritative and historical perspective from two passionate experts.

• With over 200 colour photographs and illustrations.

ISBN 13: 9780867198676, 176pp h/b, £29.99 Published by LAST GASP Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East October 2017

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Photography

FINAL FANTASY V

MERRIE ALBION

Boss Fight Books #18 Kohler, Chris

Landscape Studies of a Small Island Robert, Simon

Revisits the classic 1992 RPG based on original interviews with the game’s creator. When Final Fantasy V was released for the Japanese Super Famicom in 1992, the game was an instant hit, selling two million copies in the first two months. But the game was dubbed ‘too hardcore’ for a Western audience and was swapped with the more simplistic Final Fantasy Mystic Quest. That didn’t stop teenager Chris Kohler from tracking down a Japanese copy, using it to teach himself Japanese, and, with the help of some internet companions, created the first-ever comprehensive English-language FAQ of the game.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Based on new interviews with FFV’s director, Hironobu Sakaguchi.

• Also contains previously untranslated interviews with the game’s development team.

• Now author of bestselling Power-Up and longtime editor at Wired, Kohler is revisiting the game that started his career.

• The latest instalment of the hugely successful Boss Fight Books series.

ISBN 13: 9781940535180, 176pp p/b, £12.99 Published by SCB DISTRIBUTED PUBLISHERS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East October 2017

For over a decade, Simon Roberts has documented events and places across Britain that have drawn people together in public, communal experiences.

This has often been an implicit theme of his work, the apparent desire for common presence and participation and the need to share a sense of belonging, suggesting something distinctive about our national character and identity. Merrie Albion ranges across several of his projects from the last decade, projects that have explored not only our leisure landscape but also our social and political landscape.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Simon Roberts continues his survey of Britain first featured in his book We English.

• Major British photographer with an established reputation worldwide.

• Includes texts by well-known writers, poets and cultural commentators, including Nikesh Shukla and Carol Ann Duffy.

• Exhibition at Flowers Gallery, in London and New York early 2018.

ISBN 13: 9781911306191, 152pp h/b, £45.00 Published by DEWI LEWIS PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East November 2017

Design

NOVEMBER 2017

CREATIVITY Video Game Art

ART OF SEA OF THIEVES, THE Rare

With Rare’s new high seas multiplayer adventure Sea of Thieves, friends can team up or go head-to-head in search of fortune and glory with legendary pirate action. Now, with The Art of Sea of Thieves, Dark Horse Books is pleased to offer an unprecedented look at the ships, characters, and loot of this revolutionary online gaming experience! Featuring hundreds of pieces of art with commentary from the game’s creators, this gorgeous volume is a must-have treat for salty seafarers and land lubbers of all stripes!

KEY SELLING POINTS • Gorgeous art in the unique style of the highly anticipated multiplayer pirate adventure!

• Sea of Thieves is Rare’s most ambitious outing yet!

• Rare’s new adventure epic is one of the Xbox One’s key titles for 2017!

• Rare has produced some of the most beloved games of the last 30 years!

ISBN 13: 9781506702551, 200pp h/b, £33.50 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland November 2017

Video Game Art

ART OF WOLFENSTEIN II, THE The New Colossus MahineGames & Bethesda Softworks

Immerse yourself in a world brought to life by unforgettable characters in a 1960s America flipped upside down by Nazi occupation! Overflowing with concept art, production material, and exclusive commentary from the creators of the newest entry in the epochal action franchise, this beautiful hardcover belongs in the collection of freedom fighters, gamers, and art fans everywhere! Dark Horse Books, Machine Games, and Bethesda Softworks are proud to present the perfect companion to Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Official companion art book for the video game Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus by Machine Games and Bethesda Softworks.

• Brutal and beautiful art chronicling the development of the hotly anticipated sequel to Wolfenstein: The New Order!

• Featuring exclusive commentary from the creative team at Machine Games!

ISBN 13: 9781506705279, 184pp h/b, £33.50 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland November 2017

Delectable Culinary Branding Mista, Louis

CrEATivity examines how forty-seven designers and firms tackle design challenges for diverse culinary applications. Restaurants from around the world demand great design not only for carry-out packaging, menu design and other print collateral, but also for their interior design and wayfinding.

Labels for packaged food, shopping bags, and digital apps must all synch up in their design mission; making sure that we don’t go hungry.

KEY SELLING POINTS • From ramen to donuts to pizza to sushi, the way we consume food today is a branding intensive exercise.

• CrEATivity has collected some of the best examples to satisfy your hunger for tasty design solutions.

• A practical and beautiful book, with over 1000 colour photos and illustrations.

ISBN 13: 9789811102295, 356pp h/b, £47.99 Published by GINGKO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland November 2017

Design

EVENTFUL From Branding to Spatial Experiment Nasser, Abdul

Eventful features the best of recent promotion design as seen in print, on T-shirts, tote bags, balloons, temporary tattoos, and even fireworks.

These campaigns met the goal of creating a cohesive, immersive brand experience for exhibitors and attendees alike. Projects include street fairs, film and music festivals, art, communication, design and architecture conferences, as well as kids and food events that are all highly eventful!

KEY SELLING POINTS • From preliminary posters and advertising to badges to catalogues the opportunity for creativity is boundless.

• Eventful features the best of recent promotion design.

• Includes work in print, on T-shirts, tote bags, balloons, temporary tattoos, and even fireworks.

ISBN 13: 9789811138812, 256pp h/b, £43.99 Published by GINGKO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland November 2017

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HANG IT Wall Decor from Around the World Subramanian, Nandini

Walls are more than the vertical elements that contain a space, they are an opportunity. With just the right wall decor, a space can be transformed, adding a new element of interest and functionality.

Unlike paint or wallpaper, pictures or photographs, the products featured in Hang it all offer three dimensional depth that interacts with a space in unusual ways. Hung from or on the wall, some designs provide storage for books, clothing and even bikes. Others offer unique lighting solutions or the framework for vertical indoor gardens. All are imbued with an aesthetic and playful charm.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Product chapters are based on use and include Shelf it, Dangle it, Book it, Light it, Plant it and Miscellaneous.

• One of the few books that looks at wall decor from around the world.

• A beautifully produced book with over 500 colour photographs and illustrations.

ISBN 13: 9789811138829, 256pp h/b, £38.99 Published by GINGKO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland November 2017

Tattooing & Body Art

SKIN & INK Illustrating the Modern Tattoo Sandu Publications

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Fiction - Short Stories

KURT VONNEGUT COMPLETE STORIES

Vonnegut, Kurt; Klinkowitz, Jerome; Wakefield, Dan & Eggers

Here for the first time is the complete short fiction of one of the 20th century’s greatest writers. More than half of Vonnegut’s output was short fiction, and never before has the world had occasion to wrestle with it all together. These 97 stories were written over a lifetime, from 1941 to 2007, and include those published during Vonnegut’s lifetime in magazines and story collections; those published posthumously; and, here for the first time, five previously unpublished stories as well as a handful of others that were published online only and read by few.

KEY SELLING POINTS • With five newly discovered and never-before-published stories.

• Collects all 97 of Vonnegut’s short stories together for the first time in a stunning hardback edition.

• An extraordinary new work for readers, Vonnegut fans, and scholars alike.

• Editors are highly respected Vonnegutians - a writer and friend and a scholar, both with great knowledge of his work.

• Stories organised thematically with headnotes to each section by the editors.

ISBN 13: 9781609808082, 944pp h/b, £29.99 Published by SEVEN STORIES PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe November 2017

DECEMBER 2017

Traditional tattoo art is rapidly changing, moving away from time worn or played out motifs and experimenting with new styles, icons and subject matter. Driven both by the artists themselves and their clients’ needs, the work is original and surprising and runs the gamut from fine line illustration and pointillism to blackout tattoos that take the place of clothing. The themes are varied from personal mantras or interests to meaningful portraits and memorials. Others are simply fantastic art, whether wholly created by the tattooist or as homage to a favourite artist.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Combines pages of beautiful tattoos on skin, flash art and stories from the artists.

• A snapshot of the evolution of a new iconography.

• A beautiful book, with over 1000 black and white and colour illustrations and photographs.

ISBN 13: 9781584236887, 256pp p/b, £38.99 Published by GINGKO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland November 2017

Photography

STORE FRONT II (MINI EDITION)

Murray, James T. & Murray, Karla L.

With Store Front II the Murrays continued their documentation of an important cross-section of New York’s ‘Mom and Pop’ economy. The Murray’s penetrating photographs are only half the story though. Their copious background texts, gleaned largely from interviews with the stores’ owners and employees, bring wonderful colour and nuance to the importance of these unique one-off establishments. The Murrays have rendered the out of the way bodegas, candy shops and record stores just as faithfully as the historically important institutions and well known restaurants, bars and cafes.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Reveals how New York’s long-standing businesses stand in sharp contrast to the city’s rapidly evolving corporate facade.

• Their last book, New York Nights (2012), won the New York Society Library’s prestigious New York City book award.

• The authors’ landmark 2008 book, Store Front, was recently cited in Bookforum’s 20th Anniversary issue.

• Features locations from the Stonewall Inn to the Brownsville Bike Shop and The Pink Pussycat to Smith and Wolensky.

ISBN 13: 9781584236771, 346pp h/b, £28.99 Published by GINGKO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland November 2017

Gardening

AESTHETICA BOTANICA A Life with Plants Sandu Publications

Many have discovered the joys of living with indoor plants. They contribute not only to a healthier environment, but with proper styling, add a nice element to interior design schemes. For some living in more urban settings it is a matter of necessity, as home gardens are rare. For others living in more rural or suburban surroundings it is a matter of choice.

Aesthetica Botanica visits the homes of artists, florists, gardeners and other plant enthusiasts who exemplify green living and are happy to share their stories and tips on caring for and decorating with plants.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A beautiful book of how to make the most of your indoor plants - both aesthetically and for health and well-being.

• With handy chapters on green plants, cacti and succulents, and flowers, this book caters to any inclination.

• Provides practical information alongside stunning photographs.

ISBN 13: 9781584236863, 240pp h/b, £38.99 Published by GINGKO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland December 2017

Arts

JUXTAPOZ BLACK & WHITE Pricco, Evan

The immutable black line; its effect is primal and direct with a lineage to prehistoric cave drawings first rendered in charcoal eons ago. Within the pages of Juxtapoz Black & White an impressive list of artists expound upon the role monochromatic treatments play in their practice, with fascinating results. The paintings and drawings used to buttress this dialogue are lavishly presented in an oversize format.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A new addition to the Juxtapoz collection, lavishly presented in an oversize format.

• Fascinating list of contributors including David Shrigley, Shantell Martin, Matt Leines, Carl Krull, and many more.

• The Juxtapoz book series has been re-designed in a new oversized paperback format for maximum viewing pleasure.

ISBN 13: 9781584236825, 220pp p/b, £33.50 Published by GINGKO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland December 2017

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Political Activism

BLACK AND WHITE

Stouffer, Hannah

Lust for Light selects works by artists who have used light as a primary or catalysing agent in the featured pieces. Taking a dynamic approach in its curation, the book features the use of illumination in more traditional gallery forms as well as in three dimensional and large scale installation pieces.

Many of the featured artists are skilled fabricators who have been honing their light-inspired works for years, while others have made stunning pieces through collaborations and daring forays, cross-pollinating their artistic visions with new technologies in the process.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Selects works by artists who have used light as a primary or catalysing agent in the featured pieces.

• Featured artists include Yayoi Kusama, Ivan Navarro, Jennifer Steinkamp, Laddie John Dill, Massimo Uberti, Liz West.

• Features illumination in more traditional gallery forms as well as in 3D and large scale installation pieces.

ISBN 13: 9781584236818, 336pp h/b, £38.50 Published by GINGKO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland December 2017

Gardening

VERTICAL GARDEN DESIGN A Comprehensive How-to Guide Aihong, Li (ed)

The spread of vertical gardens in recent years is a welcome addition to our visual environment with businesses, homeowners and public institutions alike incorporating green walls into their landscape design strategies. This book presents the ultimate guide for anyone interested in this burgeoning field.

Through an in-depth interview with the renowned inventor, Patrick Leblanc, readers gain insight into his research in the field, noteworthy projects and the future of this exciting industry.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Provides detailed illustrations on how to design and build these amazing structures.

• With information on climate, construction and safety concerns, rigid versus flexible systems and frequently used plants.

• The final section acts as a gallery of outstanding vertical garden designs from around the world.

ISBN 13: 9781584236917, 288pp h/b, £52.99 Published by GINGKO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland December 2017

Cookery and Recipes

THE JUST BENTO COOKBOOK 2 Make-Ahead, Easy, Healthy Lunches To Go Itoh, Makiko

Successor to the massively popular The Just Bento Cookbook - Everyday Lunches To Go, the emphasis in Makiko Itoh’s new book is on healthier options and speedier prep. It will appeal to newcomers seeking practical guidance; busy adults and college students who want quick, easy, healthy, and convenient lunch alternatives; parents who want to make nutritious and appealing school lunches for their kids.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Emphasises healthy dishes including many vegetarian, vegan, low-carb, lowfat and low-salt options.

• Ingredients are all readily available in the West - the book also includes a resource section.

• Proves that bentos are perfect for busy adults and college students - they’re not just cute lunches for kids!

• Will appeal to the many readers of the first book, as well as followers of Makiko Itoh’s hugely popular blogs.

ISBN 13: 9781568365794, 128pp p/b, £16.99 Published by KODANSHA USA Rep Territories: UK & Ireland December 2017

Images from the Achives of Liberation News Service Photographer Howard Epstein, 1968-1974 Epstein, Howard; Light, Ken & Lofkvist, Grendl

Black and White is a book of 32 evocative images of political conflict and confrontations in the streets taken

by Howard Epstein when he was a photographer for Liberation News Service. The collection of images is a visceral flashback to the political turmoil of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Epstein’s photographs will resonate both for people who lived through those struggles and those organising and protesting today.

KEY SELLING POINTS • An extraordinary collection of important political photography.

• Ideal for those with an interest in history and politics as well as photography.

• These confrontations and demonstrations are a vital part of both American and international political history.

ISBN 13: 9781629635033, 72pp p/b, £17.99 Published by PM PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East December 2017

Arts

HANDMADE ART Sandu Publications

In an age where most everything is mass-produced and technology has become the filter through which we experience much of life, there is a growing appreciation of the handmade. From scented soaps to designer jeans, leather wallets to jewellery, furniture to bicycles, we place more value in goods that were crafted by hand, feeling a human connection. Handmade Art explores the art and artists who exemplify the movement through the skill of their craftsmanship and their creative vision.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Forty material experts provide helpful tips and techniques as they share the inspiration for their work.

• Includes work with embroidery and felt, paper cutting or folding, linocut stamps, clay and wood.

• There is a growing appreciation of the handmade - goods crafted by hand, with a human connection.

ISBN 13: 9781584236870, 240pp h/b, £38.99 Published by SANDU CULTURAL MEDIA Rep Territories: UK & Ireland December 2017

Newly Announced Commission Fiction

SAPPHO

Daudet, Alphonse & Anderson, Graham (trans)

Nothing is more shocking to Jean Gaussin, a serious young student, than the moral swamp his mistress was living in before they met. Sculptor’s model, poet’s muse, Fanny Legrand has seen and done it all in the years since her first lover cast her in bronze and named her Sappho. But revulsion is no match for lust; and Jean find himself able to live with Fanny’s past and even feel a degree of pride in his connections with famous men. The arrival of a marriageable girl seems to offer Jean the escape he needs: but can he bring himself to deal his ageing mistress a potentially fatal blow?

KEY SELLING POINTS • Fanny Legrand is one of the great female characters in literature.

• Alphonse Daudet’s waspishly good-humoured but chilling novel was originally published in 1884.

• Daudet’s final novel In the Land of Pain, translated by Julian Barnes, has recently been republished by Vintage.

ISBN 13: 9781910213704, 280pp p/b, £9.99 Published by DEDALUS (Distribution Central) Rep Territories: UK Only December 2017

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Literature and Memoirs

JANUARY 2018

DYNASTY Fiction

PREPPER ROOM, THE

Duve, Karen & Mitchell, Mike (trans)

The year is 2031 and all the dire predictions of environmentalists are coming true: extreme weather bringing storms, floods and intense heat; and the genetically modified ‘killer rape’ is rampant everywhere.

A rejuvenation pill has been developed but no one is going to enjoy eternal youth for long: the experts forecast that the world’s ecosystems will collapse in five years’ time.

Women have taken power to try and save the world from the mess men have got it into. But there is opposition in the form of the MASCULO movement that is aiming to reassert male power by violent means if necessary.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A novel about feminism, masculinity and the battle between the sexes for domination.

• The Prepper Room shows us the near future and the price we will have to pay for degrading the planet.

• A hugely entertaining novel full of grotesque humour and highly-charged eroticism.

• A prize-winning German novel, published on the 100 year anniversary of women getting the vote.

ISBN 13: 9781910213728, 256pp p/b, £9.99 Published by DEDALUS (Distribution Central) Rep Territories: UK Only January 2018

Fiction Anthologies

SLAV SISTERS The Dedalus Book of Russian Women’s Literature Perova, Natasha (ed)

Women were producing literary texts as early as the Middle Ages, but it was only in the 1900s that women authors finally made a notable breakthrough on the Russian literary scene. Despite a brilliant start further development of women’s writing in Russia was crudely interrupted by Soviet censorship and only resumed after the downfall of the USSR. Mid-century, women were almost invisible in Russian literature, but they were still writing, and in later decades women were increasingly dominating publishing programmes.

KEY SELLING POINTS • An anthology illustrates the evolution of Russian women’s writing during the 20th century.

• One of the first several titles Dedalus is publishing to celebrate the centenary of women getting the vote in 1918.

• Includes writing by Olga Slavnikova, Ludmila Ulitskaya, Irina Muravyova, and Margarita Khemlin.

ISBN 13: 9781910213759, 320pp p/b, £12.99 Published by DEDALUS (Distribution Central) Rep Territories: UK Only January 2018

Fiction Anthologies

A True Story Oxenberg, Christina

Part memoir, part royal history - this is the intimate and enchanting true story of Christina Oxenberg’s discovery of her remarkable and illustrious Serbian heritage. In 2014 Christina Oxenberg visited Serbia for the first time on the trail of her family history. What she discovered was not only the astonishing story of her origins - a descendant of the Karadjordjevic dynasty who rose from shepherds to kings - but also the hair-raising history of Europe and its royals from the 18th century to the present day.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Dynasty is a must for anyone interested in the royal families of Europe - and Serbia in particular.

• A true and at times controversial story that is likely to make waves.

• Oxenberg has an extensive network of contacts, from royalty to media, across America and Europe.

• Includes 8 pages of beautifully produced photos from Christina’s family’s private collection.

• Ideal for fans of Simon Sebag Montefiore, Anne Applebaum and Tim Judah.

ISBN 13: 9780704374485,TBCpp h/b, £20.00 Published by QUARTET (distributed by NBN) Rep Territories: UK & Ireland January 2018

Literature and Memoirs

MOTHER ANGUISH Briggs, Basia

Following a bucolic childhood in Surrey among her large Polish family, Basia moved to London, living with her glamorous mother Camilla and a string of surrogate fathers. She quickly rose to become a teenage ‘it girl’ until unplanned pregnancy and a fall from grace. Trapped in an unhappy marriage in Australia, her mother soon followed her and the situation deteriorated, leaving Basia surrounded by alcoholism, abuse and death while trying to protect her two young children. Basia’s story is one of redemption, as she has reclaimed the life that misfortune dispossessed.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Basia’s society connecting, including the royal family, mean high levels of interest and press coverage.

• With amusing and revealing anecdotes relating to members of the royal family, including The Queen.

• Contains 8 pages of illustrations documenting Basia’s life and its central characters.

• The cover will feature an original image of Basia painted by renowned artist Alexander Newley.

ISBN 13: 9780704374492,TBCpp h/b, £20.00 Published by QUARTET (distributed by NBN) Rep Territories: UK & Ireland January 2018

FEBRUARY 2018

TAKE SIX Six Portuguese Women Writers Costa, Margaret Jull

The stories and styles in this anthology are all very different, but what the writers have in common is their ability to take everyday life and look at it afresh, so that even a trip on a ferry, an encounter with a stranger or a child’s attempt to please her father become imbued with mystery and humour and sometimes tragedy. Relatively few women writers are translated into English, and this anthology is an attempt to rectify that imbalance and to introduce readers to some truly captivating tales from Portugal.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A celebration of six remarkable Portuguese women writers.

• one of the several titles Dedalus is publishing to celebrate the centenary of women getting the vote in 1918 in the UK. • Translated by the award-winning Margaret Jull Costa.

ISBN 13: 9781910213698, 280pp p/b, £9.99 Published by DEDALUS (Distribution Central) Rep Territories: UK Only January 2018

Literature and Memoirs

LITTLE ENGLAND Jack, Ian

A timely selection of Ian Jack’s incisive and thoughtprovoking journalism that gets to grips with the mess we’re in. In this anthology of his recent articles about England, Englishness and our place in the world, Ian Jack sheds light on a country riven by discord.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Comes at a crucial time, as the debate surrounding Brexit and the place of Britain in the wider world intensifies.

• Jack has a significant pre-existing readership for his Guardian columns.

• Substantial press coverage expected for this book by a high-profile journalist and author with media connections.

• Published by Charles Glass Books, a specialist non-fiction imprint of Quartet Books.

• Illustrated throughout.

ISBN 13: 9780704374430,TBCpp p/b, £12.99 Published by QUARTET (distributed by NBN) Rep Territories: UK & Ireland February 2018

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