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MONTHLY CATALOGUE

JULY 2019 AND NEWLY ANNOUNCED TITLES FEBRUARY – JUNE 2019

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EDITOR’S LETTER With summer in full swing, July is the ideal time to hide inside with a book – or, yes, take one out into the sunshine if you are more that way inclined. Here at Turnaround our July list really does have something for all tastes, so no matter where you’ll be doing your reading this month, we’ve got you covered.

First off in fiction we have Whiskey When We’re Dry (p4, No Exit Press, 9780857303189, p/b, £9.99), a lyrical western about a young woman who disguises herself as a boy and sets off to bring her gun-slinging fugitive brother home. The familial theme is continued in both The Golden State (p6, Text Publishing Company, 9781911231318, p/b, £10.99),

Lydia Kiesling’s debut novel following a young mother on the verge of mental breakdown, and Ducks, Newburyport (p4, Galley Beggar Press, 9781910296967, p/b, £14.99), in which an Ohio housewife tries to bridge the gaps between her reality and the stream of information and advertisements being pushed from all sides.

In graphic novels this month, Tonta (p16, Fantagraphics, 9781683962052, h/b, £17.99) sheds a little light on the family background of one of Jaime Hernandez’ most memorable characters, while Sensible Footwear (p17, Myriad Editions, 9780993563348, p/b, £17.99) rifles through close to 70 years of Lesbian culture in a blend of personal and political history. Laguardia (p13, Berger Books, 9781506710754, p/b, £16.99), on the other hand, turns its attention to the years to come in an Afrofuturist vision of a world where African and shape-shifting alien immigrants battle discrimination and travel bans.

Last but not least, July’s nonfiction features the revised bigger-than-ever iconic skateboarding book Dogtown (p30, Akashic Books, 9781617756993, h/b, £34.99), as well as Lydia Lunch’s So Real It Hurts (p32, Seven Stories Press, 9781609809430, p/b, £12.99), featuring a foreword from the late Anthony Bourdain. Finally, The Baby

(p31, Text Publishing Company, 9781911231264, p/b, £12.99) explores the infant’s place in literature, and the conflict and interplay between motherhood and writing.

Our crime offering includes The Fragility of Bodies (p7, Bitter Lemon Press, 9781912242191, p/b, £8.99), the first in an Argentinian noir series starring journalist Veronica Rosenthal, and The Fault (p8, Honno Welsh Women’s Press, 9781909983991, p/b, £8.99), a chilling, Gibraltar-set thriller which follows a civil engineering prodigy whose unravelling mental health endangers the lives of his family.

July also brings a gripping thriller for young adults; Blood Will Out (p29, Penguin Teen, 9780735262973, p/b, £9.99) has been described as Silence of the Lambs for teenagers, told in alternating perspectives of predator and prey.

Elsewhere in YA we have The Dark Missions of Edgar Brim: Monster (p30, Penguin Teen, 9780735262737, p/b, £8.99), the second book in a gripping gothic trilogy featuring monsters from classic literary tales.

And that’s a wrap on July!

Don’t Miss…

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By Navie & Carole Maurel p42, Korero Press 9781912740017 h/b, £16.99, June 2019

This poignant, female-centred graphic novel explores the taboo of ‘sleeping with the enemy’ in France during WW2.

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FICTION Fiction

FLOATING FELDMANS, THE Friedland, Elyssa

Fiction

PLASTIC EMOTIONS Pinto, Shiromi

Sink or swim; that’s what Annette Feldman tells herself when she books a cruise for her entire family. It’s been over a decade since the Feldman clan has spent more than twenty-four hours under the same roof, but Annette is determined to celebrate her seventieth birthday the right way. Just this once, they are going to behave like an actual family. Too bad her kids didn’t get the memo. Between the troublesome family secrets, old sibling rivalries, and her two teenage grandkids, Annette’s birthday vacation is looking more and more like the perfect storm. Adrift together on the open seas, the Feldmans will each face the truths they’ve been ignoring - and learn that the people they once thought most likely to sink them are actually the ones who help them stay afloat.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Friedland’s The Intermission was highly acclaimed with praise from the Wall Street Journal, Booklist and Kirkus.

• A humorous and relatable family drama - perfect for fans of Modern Family and Arrested Development.

• Cruising remains one of the most popular holiday choices for people of all ages.

• Friedland has a growing fanbase who love her uniquely sharp, witty and insightful women’s fiction ISBN 13: 9780399586897, 368pp p/b, £12.99 Published by BERKLEY - US Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Plastic Emotions is a novel based on the true life story of Minnette de Silva, the first female Sri Lankan architect.

In a gripping and lyrical novel, Shiromi Pinto charts Minnette’s affair with famed modernist Le Corbusier and her efforts to build a post-independence Sri Lanka. Set in London, Chandigarth, Colombo, Paris and Kandy, Plastic Emotions explores the life of a young, trailblazing south Asian woman at a time of great political turbulence across the globe. From communal violence in Sri Lanka, forewarning the rise of the civil war, to troubles with building a brand new city in north India, de Silva’s life is pinned to several key moments in subcontinental history.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Groundbreaking story about a forgotten south Asian feminist icon.

• Based on the letters between de Silva and Le Corbusier which Pinto unearthed at the Fondacion le Corbusier in Paris.

• Merging architecture, post-colonialism and romance into a genre-crossing novel.

ISBN 13: 9781910312315, 320pp p/b, £9.99 Published by INFLUX PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle and Far East

Fiction

An ambitious portrait of an unnamed woman who craves love and a fantastic life, but finds life is mocking her instead. We witness the woman being scolded at her local gym, having sex after vomiting expensive tuna, witnessing a seizure in a movie theatre. Set in the American heartland that feels at once sprawling and claustrophobic, the woman carves through the years with wavering deliberation, unable to escape the fate of an ordinary life. Throughout this narrative, she forces us to contend with the imagined spaces that so often breed discomfort in our daily lives.

MASTERPIECE, THE Davis, Fiona

Enter the glamorous lost art school within Grand Central Terminal, where two very different women strive to make their mark on a world set against them. In 1928 25 year-old Clara is a talented illustrator, with dreams of creating cover art for Vogue. But she and her friends have no idea that they’ll soon be blindsided by the Great Depression. Nearly fifty years later, in 1974, the terminal has declined almost as sharply as Virginia’s life. Recently divorced, she accepts a job in the information booth and stumbles upon an abandoned art school within the terminal and discovers a striking watercolour hidden under the dust.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Davis’s previous novels The Dollhouse and The Address were bestsellers.

• Features the iconic setting of Grand Central Station and a historical cameo from Jackie O. • Rich with historical detail from the 1920s and 1970 - both popular eras in fiction.

• Davis’ previous novels were highly praised by People, Us Weekly, New York Post and others.

ISBN 13: 9781524742973, 368pp p/b, £12.99 Published by DUTTON Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Fiction

DUCKS, NEWBURYPORT Ellmann, Lucy

Latticing one cherry pie after another, an Ohio housewife tries to bridge the gaps between reality and the torrent of meaningless info that is the United States of America. She worries about her children, her dead parents, African elephants, the bedroom rituals of ‘happy couples’, Weapons of Mass Destruction, and how to hatch an abandoned wood pigeon egg.

Is there some trick to surviving survivalists? School shootings? Medical debts? Franks ‘n’ beans? A scorching indictment of America’s barbarity, past and present, and a lament for the way we are sleepwalking into environmental disaster, Ducks, Newburyport is a heresy, a wonder - and a revolution in the novel.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Published to coincide with Independence Day 2019, this novel takes on the US in a scorching indictment.

• Lucy Ellmann’s first novel, Sweet Desserts, won the Guardian Fiction Prize.

• Ducks, Newburyport is a Guardian top fiction pick for 2019.

• This is a novel that is sure to attract a lot of attention, with confirmed interest from TLS, Guardian, and Times.

ISBN 13: 9781910296967, 900pp p/b, £14.99 Published by GALLEY BEGGAR PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle and Far East

Fiction

BALLAD OF BIG FEELING, THE Braverman, Ali

KEY SELLING POINTS • A memorable portrait of feminine individuality arrested in disillusionment with the modern world.

• Darkly humorous and timely, the novel taps into current thought on feminism, anxiety, privilege and expectation.

• Braverman is winner of the 2012 James Knudsen Prize in Fiction and finalist for the 2017 White Review Short Story Prize.

• For fans of Miranda July, Sheila Heti and Rachel Cusk.

ISBN 13: 9781612197678, 192pp p/b, £14.99 Published by MELVILLE HOUSE PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Fiction

WHISKEY WHEN WE’RE DRY Larison, John

In the spring of 1885, seventeen-year-old Jessilyn Harney finds herself orphaned and alone on her family’s homestead. Desperate to fend off starvation and predatory neighbours, she cuts her hair, binds her chest, saddles her beloved mare, and sets off across the mountains to find her gun-slinging fugitive brother Noah and bring him home. A talented sharpshooter herself, Jess’s quest lands her in the employ of the territory’s violent, capricious governor, whose militia is also hunting Noah – dead or alive.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Film and TV rights already acquired by the team behind the Planet of the Apes remake.

• For fans of Cormac McCarthy, Larry McMurty, Cold Mountain and True Grit.

• Has been named a Best Book by Goodreads, Entertainment Weekly, O Magazine and many others.

• Larison explores questions of gender identity, sexuality, power and family.

ISBN 13: 9780857303189, 448pp p/b, £9.99 Published by NO EXIT PRESS Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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FICTION Fiction

LAGER QUEEN OF MINNESOTA, THE

Fiction

LINE THAT HELD US, THE Joy, David

A Novel Stradal, J Ryan

Edith Magnusson’s rhubarb pies are famous in the Twin Cities. Still, she lays awake wondering how her life might have been different if her father hadn’t left their family farm to her sister Helen. With the proceeds from the farm Helen built her husband’s soda business into the top selling brewery in Minnesota. But when the fortune begins its inevitable decline, Diana Winter earns a shot at learning the beer business from the ground up. When the unthinkable happens, it’s up to Grandma Edith to secure the next generation’s chances for a better future. Can Grandma Edith’s Rhubarb Pie In A Bottle Ale save Diana’s fledgling brewery?

KEY SELLING POINTS • Author’s debut novel won the 2016 American Booksellers Association Indie’s Choice Award for Adult Debut Book of the Year.

• For fans of Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine (Penguin Books, 2017).

• J Ryan Stradal is a contributing editor at TASTE magazine.

• Beer is more popular than ever, as proven by the craft beer and microbrewery craze.

• A great upmarket family story based on the author’s own history, told with warmth and humour.

ISBN 13: 9780399563058, 368pp h/b, £21.99 Published by PAMELA DORMAN BOOKS Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Fiction

RAISED IN CAPTIVITY Fictional Nonfiction Klosterman, Chuck

When Darl Moody went hunting after a monster buck he’s chased for years, he never expected he’d accidentally shoot a man digging ginseng. Worse yet, he’s killed a Brewer, a family notorious for vengeance and violence. With nowhere to turn, Darl calls on the help of the only man he knows will answer; his best friend, Calvin Hooper. But when Dwayne Brewer comes looking for his missing brother and stumbles onto a blood trail leading straight back to Darl and Calvin, a nightmare of revenge rips apart their world.

KEY SELLING POINTS • From the acclaimed author of Where All Light Tends to Go and The Weight of This World.

• David Joy’s novels have been widely praised - by the New York Times and Huffington Post amongst others.

• For fans of Hillbilly Elegy (Harper, 2016) and White Trash (Atlantic Books, 2016).

• Set in Appalachia, Joy’s work is part of the cultural conversation about class division.

• Recent op ed pieces by Joy, such as ‘Digging in the Trash’ for Bitter Southerner, have been widely discussed.

ISBN 13: 9780425280287, 272pp p/b, £13.99 Published by PUTNAM Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Fiction

GLORY AND ITS LITANY OF HORRORS

Torres, Fernanda & Becker, Eric M B (trans)

If Saul Steinberg and Italo Calvino had adopted a child from a Romanian orphanage and raised him on Gary Larsen and Thomas Bernhard, he would still be nothing like Chuck Klosterman. They might be good company, though. Funny, wise and weird in equal measure, Raised in Captivity bids fair to be one of the most original and exciting story collections in recent memory. Ceaselessly inventive, hostile to corniness in all its forms, and mean only to the things that really deserve it, it marks a cosmic leap forward for one of our most consistently interesting writers.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A beloved essayist turns to short fiction in this remarkable volume.

• A new Klosterman book is always celebrated by his legions of fans - this is a razorsharp, hilarious, utter joy to read.

• This collection of super-short, tantalising stories are perfect for both new readers of literary fiction and old.

• Klosterman has written many works of non-fiction, as well as for The Washington Post, GQ, Esquire, and many others.

ISBN 13: 9780735217928, 320pp h/b, £21.99 Published by PENGUIN PRESS Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Fiction

IF YOU WANT TO MAKE GOD LAUGH Marais, Bianca

In a squatter camp on the outskirts of Johannesburg, 17-year-old Zodwa lives in desperate poverty, eight months pregnant. Across the country, wealthy socialite Ruth suffers a breakdown. In Zaire, disgraced former nun Delilah grapples with a past that refuses to stay buried.

When these personal crises send both middle-aged women back to their rural hometown to lick their wounds, the discovery of an abandoned newborn baby upends everything, challenging their lifelong beliefs about race, motherhood, and the power of the past.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Marais’ first novel, Hum If You Don’t Know the Words was reviewed in O Magazine and Good Housekeeping, among others.

• She has proved popular with booksellers in the US - Hum was selected and promoted as an ‘Indies Introduce’ title.

• Packed full of emotionally rich characters in an authentic historical setting.

• Marais’ descriptions of life in the slums in Johannesburg create a remarkable sense of place.

ISBN 13: 9780593085820, 448pp p/b, £12.99 Published by PUTNAM Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

The apex of actor Mario Cardoso’s career will be staging a production of King Lear. Everything is going brilliantly, until - seeing his co-star dressed as a chicken with a diaper - he breaks down in hysterical laughter, and does so again in each subsequent performance. Mario’s troubles worsen when he receives a call reporting that his mother has been found unconscious on a beach in Rio. He abandons Lear and returns to her, entering a swirl of family drama he’d determined to leave behind.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Torres has an insider’s view into the wonder (and horror) of the world of acting.

• Nuanced depiction of Brazil and Brazilian culture.

• Perfect for fans of Shakespeare and/or contemporary theatre.

• Torres’ debut novel, The End (Restless, 2017) was much praised.

• Translated by Words Without Borders’ editor, Eric M. B. Becker.

ISBN 13: 9781632061126, 224pp p/b, £12.99 Published by RESTLESS BOOKS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe

Fiction

PRAYER FOR TRAVELERS, A Tomar, Ruchika

Cale, a bookish loner of mysterious parentage, was abandoned by her mother and raised by her grandfather in a loving, if co-dependent, household.

One pivotal summer, her life is upended by the discovery of a devastating secret. Set adrift for the first time, Cale starts waitressing at the local diner, where she reconnects with Penelope Reyes, a charismatic former classmate and all-around hustler. Penny exposes Cale to the reality that exists beyond their small town, and the girls become inseparable - until one terrifying act of violence shatters their world.

KEY SELLING POINTS • An arresting and electric portrait of girlhood.

• Ruchika Tomar is a Stegner Fellow at Stanford, following in the footsteps of Otessa Moshfegh and Justin Torres.

• For fans of Rachel Kushner, Emily Ruskovich and Otessa Moshfegh’s Eileen (Penguin Books, 2015).

• Inpsired by the real-life disappearances of Mexican-American girls.

ISBN 13: 9780525537014, 320pp h/b, £22.99 Published by RIVERHEAD Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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FICTION Fiction

NIGHT SOIL

Fiction - Classics

NIGHT AND DAY

Peck, Dale

The art world falls in love with Dixie Stammers when it is discovered that not only are her pots mechanically perfect spheres, they are also identical, despite the fact that they are made entirely by hand. Her teenage son, Judas, is pathologically shy, and retreats into a world of anonymous sexual encounters at a roadside rest area. What he really longs for though is a relationship with one of the boys at the private school he attends. Driven by his mother’s secretive nature, Judas begins digging into his family’s history, until he unearths a series of secrets that cause him to question everything he thought he knew about his world.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Dale Peck is critically adored for his genre-defying storytelling and scathing honesty.

• The scope of this novel is vast, touching on topics from family to art to environmental destruction to racism to sex.

• Peck has always been lauded as a voice of his generation, especially with LGBTQ topics.

• Peck is the winner of a Lambda Literary Award, two O. Henry Awards, and a Pushcart Prize.

ISBN 13: 9781641290654, TBCpp p/b, £12.99 Published by SOHO PRESS Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Woolf, Virginia; Groff, Lauren & Radtke, Kristen (illus)

On its surface, Night and Day reads like a Shakespearean comedy: we follow the romantic endeavours of two friends, Katharine Hilbery and Mary Datchet, as love is confessed and rebuffed, weddings planned and cancelled, until we finally arrive at two engagements.

But these dramas play out against the women’s movement for voting rights and equal wages, and just as Woolf makes use of the tropes of romantic comedy, she pushes back against them with an undercurrent of doubt about the institution of marriage and the civic imbalance between the sexes.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A re-issue of Woolf’s overlooked second novel.

• Celebrates the 100 years since Night and Day was originally published.

• Introduced by bestselling Lauren Groff, author of Fates and Furies (2015) and Florida (2018; both William Heinemann).

• With beautiful illustrations by The Believer’s deputy publisher Kristen Radtke.

ISBN 13: 9781632060327, 448pp p/b, £18.99 Published by RESTLESS BOOKS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe

Fiction

GOLDEN STATE, THE

Fiction - Crime

BEWITCHED AND BETROTHED

Kiesling, Lydia

Daphne is a young mother on the edge of a breakdown, as she flees her sensible but strained life in San Francisco for the high desert of Altavista with her toddler, Honey. Bucking under the weight of being a single parent - her Turkish husband is unable to return to the United States because of a ‘processing error’ - Daphne takes refuge in a mobile home left to her by her grandparents in hopes that the quiet will bring clarity. But clarity proves elusive. Daphne wanders the town looking for anyone and anything to punctuate the long hours alone with the baby.

Among others, she meets Cindy, a neighbour who is active in a secessionist movement, and befriends the elderly Alice, who has travelled to Altavista as she approaches the end of her life. When her relationships with these women culminate in a dangerous standoff, Daphne must reconcile her inner narrative with the reality of a deeply divided world.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Debut novel by Lydia Kiesling - editor of The Millions.

• The US edition has already been included on several best-of lists including Bustle, Buzzfeed, Nylon, Elle and Vanity Fair.

• Keenly observed, bristling with humour, and set against the beauty of a littleknown part of California.

• Focusing on issues of class and cultural breakdown.

• Explores motherhood: its voracious worry, frequent tedium, and enthralling love.

ISBN 13: 9781911231318, 304pp p/b, £10.99 Published by TEXT PUBLISHING COMPANY Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle and Far East

Fiction

ON THE JAVA RIDGE Serong, Jock

The Java Ridge is a traditional-style Indonesian boat fitted out for surfing tours. Skippered by Isi Natoli, her passengers are a mixed group of Australian surfers keen to track down the perfect wave. The Takalar is filled with fleeing refugees and it is having engine trouble. In Canberra, the Minister for Border Integrity, Cassius Calvert, is facing a Federal election. He has just announced a hardline new policy which will stop maritime assistance to asylum-seeking vessels in distress. The storm closing in on the Takalar and the Java Ridge will mean catastrophe for them all.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Latest novel by Jock Serong, bestselling author of The Rules of Backyard Cricket.

• Winner of Ned Kelly Award for Quota; shortlisted for Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Rules of Backyard Cricket.

• A literary novel which turns its eye on the refugee policies in Australia and worldworld.

• Serong has written feature articles for publications such as The Guardian and Slow Living.

• On the Java Ridge won the inaugural Staunch Prize in 2018 - for thrillers in which there is no violence against women.

ISBN 13: 9781925603804, 320pp p/b, £8.99 Published by TEXT PUBLISHING COMPANY Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle and Far East

A Witchcraft Mystery #10 Blackwell, Juliet

Lily Ivory’s beloved San Francisco is under siege and not just from the paranormal - her relatives are coming to town. Tensions run high as Lily and Sailor’s big day approaches, especially when a magical menace threatens the safety of the city she loves. It’s up to Lily to sleuth out the culprit, resolve any family conflicts, and make it to that altar.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The tenth book in a New York Times bestselling cosy crime series about a witch who owns a vintage shop in California.

• Juliet Blackwell is an Agatha Award winning author known for her eccentric, fun, and unique cosy crime stories.

• She is also the author of the Haunted Home Renovation Mysteries and the Art Lover’s Mysteries.

• Cosy paranormal mysteries are a popular sub-genre in the cosy crime world and Blackwell has a growing fanbase.

• The Witchcraft Mysteries series has pulled in praise from Library Journal and Publishers Weekly, amongst others.

ISBN 13: 9780451490612, 352pp p/b, £6.99 Published by BERKLEY - US Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Fiction - Crime

BOOKING THE CROOK A Bookmobile Cat Mystery #7 Cass, Laurie

Minnie Hamilton and her rescue cat, Eddie, cruise around lovely Chilson, Michigan delivering happiness and good reads in their bookmobile. But the bookmobile’s future could be uncertain when a new library board chair arrives and doesn’t seem too friendly towards Minnie’s pet project. Still, she has to put her personal worries aside when a favourite customer doesn’t turn up to collect her books. Minnie, at Eddie’s prodding, checks on the woman and finds her lying dead in her snow-covered driveway. Now it’s up to Minnie and her friends - feline and otherwise - to find the perpetrator and give them their due.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The seventh in the bestselling Bookmobile Cat Mystery series (Berkley).

• Perfect for fans of Lilian Jackson Braun, Sofie Kelly and Miranda James.

• Focuses on two perenially popular cozy crime themes - books and cats.

• Readers will love Laurie Cass’ multidimensional small-town characters and feisty heroine.

ISBN 13: 9780440000983, 352pp p/b, £6.99 Published by BERKLEY - US Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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FICTION Fiction - Crime

DEATH IN A BUDAPEST BUTTERFLY A Hungarian Tea House Mystery #1 Buckley, Julia

Hanna Keller and her family run Maggie’s Tea House, an establishment heavily influenced by the family’s Hungarian descent and specialising in a Europeanstyle traditional tea service. But truthfully, one of the shop’s largest draws is Hanna’s eccentric grandmother, who’s known for her remarkable ability to read the future in the leaves at the bottom of their customers’ cups. When the shop becomes the centre of a murder investigation after a guest is poisoned, Hanna’s determined to find the true killer and exonerate her family.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The first in a new cosy crime series from Julia Buckley.

• Readers will love the enjoyably eccentric Hungarian-American characters.

• For fans of Kate Carlisle and Bailey Cates.

ISBN 13: 9781984804822, TBCpp p/b, £6.99 Published by BERKLEY - US Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Fiction - Crime

FOUR FUNERALS AND MAYBE A WEDDING Bowen, Rhys

In the days leading up to her wedding to Darcy O’Mara, Lady Georgiana Rannoch takes on the responsibilities of a grand estate. But proving she can run a household just may be the death of her in the new Royal Spyness Mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of On Her Majesty’s Frightfully Secret Service.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Multiple award-winning author Rhys Bowen is among the most beloved Berkley Prime Crime authors.

• Royal but penniless British sleuth Georgie Rannoch continues to delight her fans.

• Bowen has won multiple major mystery awards, including the Agatha and Anthony awards.

• Will delight fans of Downton Abbey and Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries.

ISBN 13: 9780425283530, 304pp p/b, £12.99 Published by BERKLEY - US Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Fiction - Thriller

LAYOVER Bell, David

Joshua Fields’ life is a series of departures, arrivals, and airports. But during yet another layover, he meets Morgan, with whom he feels an immediate connection. When it’s time for their flights, Morgan kisses him and laments that she’ll never see him again. Joshua makes the impulsive decision to follow her, and buys a ticket for her flight. He’s surprised to discover that she has been reported as missing. On the plane, Morgan is a completely different person, their connection seemingly gone. Once they’re back on the ground, she slips away. Joshua sets out to discover the truth about why Morgan is on the run, but with every mystery solved, another rears its head.

KEY SELLING POINTS • David Bell’s Somebody I Used To Know (Berkley, 2018) was a USA Today bestseller.

• There are more than half a million copies of Bell’s novels in print, with consistent sales.

• Bell’s novels have been praised by the Washington Post, the New York Times Book Review, and many others.

ISBN 13: 9780440000877, 432pp p/b, £13.99 Published by BERKLEY - US Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Fiction - Crime

PAWFUL TRUTH, THE A Cat in the Stacks Mystery #11 James, Miranda

Charlie Harris has enrolled in an early medieval history course offered by young, charismatic professor Carey Warriner. His fellow classmates are half his age - except for Dixie Bell Compton, another ‘mature’ student. When Charlie hears an angry exchange between her and their professor, his interest in piqued. The, just days later, he is saddened to learn that Dixie has been killed. Does Professor Warriner have anything to do with Dixie’s death? Was Dixie involved in a lover’s triangle gone bad?

Was it a crime of passion, or is there another more sinister motive?

KEY SELLING POINTS • Miranda James is a beloved cosy crime author who has hit the New York Times list with the Cat in the Stacks series.

• Her books have been called the ‘the literary equivalent of a cat’ by Marilyn Stasio in the New York Times.

• Cats and books are two of the most popular elements of cosy crime - this features both!

• Ideal for cosy crime fans young and old - especially those who like cats and a good puzzle.

ISBN 13: 9780451491121, 288pp h/b, £21.99 Published by BERKLEY - US Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Fiction - Crime

FRAGILITY OF BODIES, THE Olguin, Sergio & France, Miranda

When she hears about the suicide of a local train driver who has jumped off the roof of a block of flats, leaving a suicide note confessing to four mortal ‘accidents’ on the train tracks, Veronica decides to investigate. With bodies of children crushed under tons of steel, those of adults yielding to relentless desire, the resolution of the investigation reveals the deep bonds which unite desire and death.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Set in Buenos Aires, the series has been adapted for TV and is currently airing in Argentina.

• Stars journalist Veronica, a fascinating, complicated heroine, driven by a sense of justice - but also lust and ambition • Fiercely critical of a system that tolerates the powerful and wealthy putting the lives of the poor at risk.

• Olguin has won numerous awards, among them the Permio Tusquets 2009 for Oscura Monotona Sangre.

ISBN 13: 9781912242191, 248pp p/b, £8.99 Published by BITTER LEMON PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle and Far East

Fiction - Crime

ROCCO AND THE PRICE OF LIES

(An Inspector Rocco Mystery) Magson, Adrian

Murder by suicide? Three senior government officials - a judge, a politician, and an ex-police chief - are all dead by their own hands. Inspector Lucas Rocco finds himself once more working for the Interior Ministry: undertaking an investigation meant to avoid a government scandal and ignoring unpalatable truths. He’s soon convinced that a common denominator must be at play... Rocco uncovers top-level fraud, theft and deception. And when he narrowly survives an attempt on his life, he realises that he has nothing to lose by bringing the truth out into the open - whatever the risks.

KEY SELLING POINTS • New novel in classic, atmospheric detective series • Set in 1960s Picardie, northern France, and Paris.

• For fans of George Simenon’s Maigret novels and Lee Child’s Jack Reacher.

• High-level corruption has a contemporary relevance.

ISBN 13: 9781912534203, 320pp p/b, £8.99 Published by DOME PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle and Far East

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FICTION Fiction - Crime

FAULT, THE Sewell, Kitty

Sebastian is a civil engineering prodigy and his latest project is his most ambitious to date: to build a new city on the sheerest face of The Rock. His fiancee, Eva, a diver, is entranced by the penisula’s hidden depths and concerned that her lover doesn’t push himself beyond human limits in his desire to see his dream realised.

Mimi, still in her teens, is desperate to spread her wings and chafing at the limits placed on her movements by her overprotective older brother. When Mimi gets into a relationship with a neighbour intent on fighting the new development, Sebastian’s precarious mental health spirals out of control putting them all in danger. When Mimi is lost amidst their twists and turns the race is on to find her before the water rises.

KEY SELLING POINTS • By international bestselling author Kitty Sewell (Ice Trap, Bloodprint).

• Will appeal to the readers of Karin Slaughter, Peter May and Belinda Bauer.

• Set on Gibraltar an offshoot of GB with some surprising historical secrets used to good effect.

ISBN 13: 9781909983991, 304pp p/b, £8.99 Published by HONNO WELSH WOMEN’S PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle and Far East

Fiction - Crime

Fiction - Crime

MURDER OF HARRIET MONCKTON, THE Haynes, Elizabeth

On 7th November 1843 Harriet Monckton, 23 years old and a woman of respectable parentage and religious habits, was found murdered behind the chapel she had regularly attended in Bromley, Kent. The community was appalled by her death, apparently as a result of swallowing a fatal dose of prussic acid, and even more so when the autopsy revealed that Harriet was six months pregnant. Drawing on coroner’s reports and witness testimonies, the novel unfolds from the viewpoints of each of the main characters, each of whom have a reason to want her dead. Based on a true story that shocked and fascinated the nation.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Zoe Heller’s Notes on a Scandal meets The Suspicions of Mr Whicher.

• Endorsements to come from Sarry Perry (The Essex Serpent) and Graeme Mcrae Burnet (His Bloody Project).

• From the award-winning and bestselling author of Into the Darkest Corner (2011).

• Established crime author’s move into historical literary crime fiction.

ISBN 13: 9781912408238, 448pp p/b, £8.99 Published by MYRIAD EDITIONS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle and Far East

FOOLS’ GOLD

Fiction - Crime

Hitchens, Dolores & Swierczynski, Duane (fore)

Dolores Hitchens wrote crime novels that were both tough and compassionate, with a sharp eye for the emotional scars that violence leaves. The basis for JeanLuc Godard’s film Band of Outsiders, Fools’ Gold is a swift and unadorned tale of three young people - two boys just released after being incarcerated for a juvenile offense, and an orphaned girl living in a house full of secrets whose lives are rapidly torn apart by what starts as a simple plan of robbery. It echoes other classic American narratives of youth astray and on the run, and with its headlong pace catches the rhythm of adolescent crisis, as Hitchens’s protagonists find themselves caught up in a situation spiraling beyond their control.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A new Library of America edition of a classic thriller, originally published in 1958.

• Fools’ Gold was the basis for Jean-Luc Goddard’s film Band of Outsiders.

• This edition comes with an introduction from Canary author and prolific comic book writer Duane Swierczynski.

ISBN 13: 9781598536348, 185pp p/b, £12.99 Published by LIBRARY OF AMERICA Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Fiction - Crime

HORIZONTAL MAN, THE

Eustis, Helen & Finch, Charles (fore)

The Horizontal Man was Helen Eustis’s only crime novel, and she won an Edgar Award for it, combining a wildly disparate set of elements into an enduringly fascinating work. In its way it is a classical whodunit that stands comparison with old-school practitioners such as Agatha Christie or Dorothy Sayers. This mystery transpires in the rarefied precincts of the English department of a venerable college, an English department very much of the restless postwar moment, echoing with references to Freud and Kafka. Eustis finds comedy high and low in a cavalcade of characters bursting at the seams with repressed sexual longings and simmering malice. Beyond the satire, she stirs up - with a narrative whose multiple viewpoints give the book a deliberately modernistic edge - a troubling sense of the mental chaos lurking just beneath the civilized surfaces of her academic setting.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The Horizontal Man (1946) was loosely based on Eustis’ experiences at Smith College, Massachusetts.

• The only crime thriller by renowned author Helen Eustis, for which she won an Edgar Award in 1947.

• Marries the golden age style of Dorothy Sayers and Agatha Christie with a modernist multiple narrative.

• A film adaptation of Eustis’ 1954 novel The Fool Killer starred Anthony Perkins.

ISBN 13: 9781598536317, 230pp p/b, £12.99 Published by LIBRARY OF AMERICA Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

JUDGE WALDEN: CALL THE NEXT CASE Murphy, Peter

Charlie Walden, the irrepressible Resident Judge (RJ) of Bermondsey Crown Court is back to preside over five new cases.

KEY SELLING POINTS • For fans of Rumpole of the Bailey.

• Peter Murphy is a high profile commentator on the British judicial system.

• TV adaptation rights have already been sold.

ISBN 13: 9780857302977, 416pp p/b, £9.99 Published by NO EXIT PRESS Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Fiction - Crime

PARIS IN THE DARK Butler, Robert Olen

Autumn 1915. The First World War is raging across Europe. Christopher Marlowe ‘Kit’ Cobb, a Chicago reporter and undercover agent for the US government, is in Paris when he meets an enigmatic nurse called Louise. Officially in the city for a story about American ambulance drivers, Cobb is grateful for the opportunity to get to know her. Soon his intelligence handler, James Polk Trask, extends his mission and he is active again. Parisians are meeting ‘death by dynamite’ in a new campaign of bombings, and the German-speaking Kit seems just the man to discover who is behind this.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Rave reviews in national press, from the Sunday Times, Mail on Sunday, Times and Daily Express among others.

• Included in the Mail on Sunday’s round-up of top books of 2018.

• For fans of David Downing, Pat Barker, Sebastian Faulks and William Boyd.

• Fourth novel in the Christopher Marlowe series.

ISBN 13: 9781843448938, TBCpp p/b, £8.99 Published by NO EXIT PRESS Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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FICTION Fiction - Crime

GIRLS LIKE US

Fiction - Thriller

THIS SIDE OF NIGHT

Alger, Cristina

When Martin Flynn dies in a motorcycle accident, his FBI agent daughter Nell returns to the house she grew up in for the first time in 12 years. At the behest of her father’s partner, Nell becomes involved in an investigation into the murders of two young Hispanic women in Suffolk County. The further Nell digs, the more likely it seems to her that her father should be the prime suspect - and that his friends on the police force are covering his tracks. Plagued by doubts about her mother’s murder - and her own role in exonerating her father in that case - Nell can’t help but ask questions about who killed Ria Ruiz and Adriana Marques, and why.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Alger’s debut, The Darlings, garnered rave reviews from Good Housekeeping and Booklist, among many others.

• The Banker’s Wife was endorsed by Lee Child, Nelson DeMille, Mary Kubica, Alafair Burke, and Chris Pavone.

• The Banker’s Wife is being adapted for TV, produced by the team behind Homeland and starring Rosamund Pike.

• Alger is creating a name for herself as a thriller writer in the tradition of John Grisham.

ISBN 13: 9780593085813, 384pp p/b, £12.99 Published by PUTNAM Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Fiction - Crime

SHAMELESS, THE Quinn Colson #9 Atkins, Ace

Twenty years ago, teenager Brandon Taylor walked into the Big Woods north of Tibbehah County, Mississippi, and never returned. As a 10-year-old, Quinn Colson had been lost in those same woods, so the case has particular meaning for him. When a child’s bones are found in the woods, and the case reopens, some point fingers to Quinn’s uncle, the former sheriff, who took his own life in a cloud of corruption and shame. Quinn’s wife Maggie, a childhood friend of Brandon, thinks there’s a darker conspiracy at work. Letters she receives from a mysterious inmate at a Tennessee state pen may hold the answers.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The 9th novel in the Quinn Colson series.

• Atkins has earned widespread acclaim for the Quinn Colson books from the likes of Lee Child and Michael Connelly.

• Ace Atkins also writes in the Robert B. Parker Spenser series, all of which have been New York Times-bestsellers.

ISBN 13: 9780525539469, 384pp h/b, £22.99 Published by PUTNAM Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Fiction - Thriller

SWIFT VENGEANCE Parker, T. Jefferson

Roland Ford is on the trail of a mysterious killer who is beheading CIA drone operators and leaving puzzling clues at each crime scene. His troubled friend Lindsay Rakes is afraid for her own life and the life of her son after a fellow flight crew member is killed in brutal fashion. Even more terrifying is the note the killer left behind: ‘Welcome to Caliphornia. This is not the last.’ Ford strikes an uneasy alliance with FBI agent Joan Taucher, who is haunted by what she sees as the Bureau’s failure to catch the 9/11 terrorists. As the killer strikes again, Ford and Taucher dash into the fray - each ready to risk it all to stop the killer.

KEY SELLING POINTS • T. Jefferson Parker is a three-time Edgar Award-winning writer.

• Swift Vengeance is the second novel to feature fan-favourite PI Roland Ford.

• Released to coincide with the next Roland Ford hardcover The Last Good Guy (Putnam, 2019).

• For fans of bestsellers such as Lee Child and C.J Box. • Swift Vengeance deals with a timely and unsettling topic; domestic terror.

ISBN 13: 9780735212701, 416pp p/b, £8.99 Published by PUTNAM Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Scott, J. Todd

In the Mexican borderlands, a busload of student protesters is gunned down in broad daylight, a violent act blamed on the Nemesio cartel. But its aging leader, Fox Uno, sees the attack for what it is: another salvo in the long-running battle for control of Nemesio itself; perhaps by a rival cartel, or maybe someone closer to home...

KEY SELLING POINTS • Scott’s previous works have achieved oustanding acclaim from The Wall Street Journal and more.

• Scott’s The Far Empty was named an iBooks Best Book of June 2016.

• Author has over 20 years experience as a drug and law enforcement special agent.

• Part of a raw and gritty on-going series set in the badlands of West Texas.

• Teaser to be published in J. Todd Scott’s most recent installment, High White Sun. ISBN 13: 9780735212916, 464pp h/b, £21.99 Published by PUTNAM Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Fiction - Crime

DON’T EAT ME

A Dr. Siri Paiboun Mystery #13 Cotterill, Colin

Dr. Siri Paiboun, the ex-national coroner of Laos, may have more experience dissecting bodies than making art, but when he manages to smuggle a fancy movie camera into the country he devises a plan to shoot a Lao adaptation of War and Peace with his friend Civilai. The only problem? The Ministry of Culture must approve the script before they can get rolling.

That and they can’t figure out how to turn on the camera.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Colin Cotterill is a crime fan-favourite and consistently reviewed in major outlets including The New York Times.

• A major plot point focuses on the smuggling of exotic animals a unique theme in a crime novel.

• The publisher will be partnering with an animal rights foundation and donating money for every book sold.

• Cotterill’s series is known for being humorous yet challenging, and this entry will not disappoint.

• Other books in the Dr. Siri Paiboun series are also available from Turnaround.

ISBN 13: 9781641290647, 304pp p/b, £8.99 Published by SOHO PRESS Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Fiction - Crime

FALL OF ANGELS Cleverly, Barbara

At the annual St. Barnabas College Christmas concert Detective Inspector Redfyre witnesses a minor scandal: the trumpeter of the headlining musical duo is a woman, and a young one at that - practically unheard of in conservative circles. When she suffers a near-fatal fall after the close of the show, Redfyre must consider whether someone was trying to kill her. Has her musical talent, her beauty, or perhaps most importantly, her gender, provoked a dangerous criminal to act? Redfyre must both seek advice from and keep an eye on old friends to catch his man before more innocents fall victim.

KEY SELLING POINTS • First in a brand new series from critically acclaimed author Barbara Cleverly.

• Cleverly immerses us in pre-war Britain, where gender politics still ring true.

Feminist themes run through the novel.

• For fans of Downton Abbey and other BBC war-time society dramas - Cleverly is a master at this setting and world.

• Author has garnered success and critical acclaim with her previous series. Her fan base will delight in new characters.

ISBN 13: 9781641290227, 368pp p/b, £8.99 Published by SOHO PRESS Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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FICTION Fiction - Historical

MILADY

MARRY IN SECRET

Sullivan, Laura L.

I’ve gone by many names though you know me as Milady de Winter: Villainess, seductress, a secondary player in The Three Musketeers story. But we all know history was written by men, and they so often get things wrong. So before you cast judgment, let me tell you of how a girl from the countryside became the most feared woman in all of Europe. A target for antipathy, a name whispered in fear or loathing. I don’t need you to like me. I just need to be free. It’s finally time I tell my own story. The truth isn’t tidy or convenient, but it’s certainly more interesting.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A highly addictive novel that puts a twist on Dumas’ classic tale by reimagining the story of Milady de Winter.

• Imagines a backstory before Milady appeared in The Three Musketeers and an alternate ending with plenty of plot twists.

• Laura Sullivan’s love of history is apparent - she brings the story alive in a fastpaced, page-turning style.

• Will appeal to any lover of historical fiction, especially readers familiar with the original character of Milady.

• Ideal for book clubs with plenty of discussion points, not least the idea of women reclaiming their own stories.

ISBN 13: 9780451489982, 384pp p/b, £13.99 Published by BERKLEY - US Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Fiction

CHELSEA GIRLS, THE A Novel Davis, Fiona

The Chelsea Hotel has long been New York’s creative oasis for the many artists who have called it home something playwright Hazel Riley and actress Magnolia Mead are determined to use to their advantage. Yet they soon discover the greatest obstacle to putting a show on Broadway isn’t art but politics. Senator Joseph McCarthy has started a witch hunt, with those in entertainment being blacklisted. With the pressure building to name names, it is more than Hazel and Magnolia’s Broadway dreams that may suffer as they grapple with the terrible consequences of McCarthyism.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Fiona Davis has won over fans by reimagining lives within some of New York’s most iconic, real-life buildings.

• The Chelsea Hotel is legendary, known for famous residents such as Jack Kerouac, Andy Warhol, Bob Dylan, & Patti Smith.

• A timely story focusing on female friendship and the political pressures of McCarthyism, relevant to today’s feminism.

• An ideal choice for book clubs - this is a compelling, fascinating history packed with discussion topics.

• Fiona Davis has been widely and favourably reviewed everywhere from People to Ms Magazine.

ISBN 13: 9781524744588, 368pp h/b, £22.99 Published by DUTTON Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Fiction - Romance

DEVOTED TO LOVE A Devoted Lovers Novel Black, Shayla

Fiction - Romance

He was sent to guard her body... but he’s determined to steal it and her heart for his own. An all-new sizzling contemporary romance about an alpha bodyguard protecting his small-town Texas siren from lethal danger, from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Shayla Black.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The second instalment in an all new The Bodyguardesque love story from reader-favourite Shayla Black.

• Ties in to Black’s bestselling Wicked Lover series.

• Black had made the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists many times over.

• Shayla Black is a well-known name in romance writing with a huge audience who love her books.

• She has 70,000 Facebook fans, 13,000 Twitter followers and 2,200 followers on Instagram.

ISBN 13: 9780399587382, 336pp p/b, £13.99 Published by BERKLEY - US Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

A Marriage of Convenience Romance Gracie, Anne

Lady Rose Rutherford has a plan to grant her the freedom she so desperately desires: she will enter into a union of convenience with the biggest prize on the London marriage mart. There’s just one problem: the swarthy and fierce-looking man who claims to already be her husband. When Thomas crashes her wedding to the Duke of Everingham, Rose fears for her sanity.

The young naval officer she’d fallen in love with and married in secret had disappeared, gone like the ship he was thought to have died on four years ago, and in his place remains a cold, hard stranger with one driving purpose - revenge.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Anne Gracie’s books have received rave reviews from Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, Library Journal and more.

• She has won several Romance awards, including a HOLT Medallion and an Australian Romance Readers Award.

• Gracie’s books have also been nominated for a RITA Award and named a Library Journal Best Book in 2013.

• Each book in this series features a different ‘marriage of convenience’ - a hugely popular trope in the romance genre.

ISBN 13: 9781984802040, 336pp p/b, £6.99 Published by BERKLEY - US Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Fiction Anthologies

CAINE PRIZE FOR AFRICAN WRITING 2019, THE Caine Prize & Brazier, Chris (eds)

Now in its twentieth year the Caine Prize for African Writing is Africa’s leading literary prize, and is awarded to a short story by an African writer published in English, whether in Africa or elsewhere. This collection will bring together the five stories on the 2019 shortlist, which will be announced in May. The book will be published to coinicide with the announcement of the winner in early July. The book will also include 12 stories written at the Caine Prize Writers’ Workshop, which will take place in April 2019.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The leading African literary award celebrating its twentieth year in 2019.

• The Prize is known as the African Booker (and is named after the Booker Prize founder, Michael Caine).

• The collection will be released to coincide with the announcement of the award on 1 July 2018 at SOAS, London.

• Showcases writers who go on to achieve great success, such as such as Leila Aboulela and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

ISBN 13: 9781780265209, 284pp p/b, £8.99 Published by NEW INTERNATIONALIST Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle and Far East

Fiction

CITY MADE OF WORDS, A Outspoken Authors Park, Paul

Paul Park is one of modern fiction’s major innovators. With characters truly alien and disturbingly normal, his work explores the shifting interface between traditional narrative and luminous dream, all in the service of a deeper humanism.

‘Climate Change,’ original to this volume, is an intimate and erotic take on a global environmental crisis. ‘A Resistance to Theory’ chronicles the passionate (and bloody) competition between the armed adherents of postmodern literary schools. ‘A Conversation with the Author’ gives readers a harrowing look behind the curtains of an MFA program. In ‘A Brief History of SF’ a fan encounters the ruined man who first glimpsed the ruined cities of Mars. ‘Creative Nonfiction’ showcases a professor’s eager collaboration with a student intent on wrecking his career. The only nonfiction piece, ‘A Homily for Good Friday,’ was delivered to a stunned congregation at a New England church.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The latest addition to PM Press’s Outspoke Author series.

• Includes bibliography and a candid Outspoken Interview with one of today’s most accomplished and least conventional auth • Features ‘Climate Change,’ original to this volume: an intimate and erotic take on a global environmental crisis.

• Others stories and one non-fiction piece cover a huge range of issues .

ISBN 13: 9781629636429, 128pp p/b, £12.99 Published by PM PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle and Far East

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FICTION Fiction - Black Interest

Fiction - Black Interest

I DO LOVE YOU STILL

TO SWEET TO BE GOOD

Xena Trinity and Memphis Brown seem to be the perfect potential power couple. Sure, they break up constantly - their love and sexual chemistry is unbalanced, yet undeniable. Until Xena gets a once-in-a-lifetime chance to take her fashion brand global - just as track star Memphis is this close to an Olympic slot... Feeling neglected by Xena, Memphis crosses a new line: he looks elsewhere to fill the void of her abandonment and betrayal. And getting real enough to manage the damage to their career and love-life could cost Xena and Memphis more than they ever imagined.

Alexandrea Gale put her acting career on hold to help keep her family’s bakery in business - and gave it a few eye-catching updates while she was at it. To earn money to return to New York, she puts her designs skills to work with a job renovating a once thriving local vintage theatre. But Alexandrea didn’t bargain on the owner’s business-minded grandson fighting her every step of the way - or proving so unexpectedly irresistible... As troubling decisions threaten to tear them apart, can they create a way to turn their dreams into the sweetest of futures together?

Morrison, Mary B.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A romantic thriller including catfishing, a love triangle, and scandalous fall-outs.

• Stars successful, inspirational female characters trying to get ahead.

• Like Eric Jerome Dickey and Zane, Mary B. Morrison writes juicy, fast-paced reads.

• Morrison’s novels have been Essence and New York Times best-sellers.

ISBN 13: 9781496710871, 304pp h/b, £21.99 Published by DAFINA BOOKS Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Fiction - Black Interest

NOSTRAND AVENUE Jasper, Kenji

Jamison ‘Kango’ Watts was once known as an invisible man, a quiet ‘fixer’ who always got the job done with clean hands and cash in his pocket. Now he’s living the quiet life in DC, running a soul food restaurant. When he learns about an old friend’s death, Kango returns to Brooklyn for the wake...and barely survives after a masked gunman puts two slugs in him. Someone has a score to settle, a beef Kango can’t afford to bring back to his new life in DC. Caught between a crew of arsonists who go after historical landmarks, an old lover who is now married with children, and confronting the moment that led to his self-imposed exile from New York, Kango doesn’t realise there is one enemy at the centre of it all...

KEY SELLING POINTS • Nostrand Avenue will appeal to thriller and mystery readers.

• The richly nuanced characters will appeal to book clubs and readers with more literary tastes.

• Kenji Jasper writes street lit that will appeal to fans of Kiki Swinson, Wahida Clark, and Ashley & JaQuavis.

• His work has also appeared in NPR, VIBE, Essence and The Atlantic Tribune, among many others.

ISBN 13: 9781496715708, 304pp p/b, £6.99 Published by DAFINA BOOKS Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Fiction - Black Interest

REDESIGNING HAPPINESS Brooks, Nita

It wasn’t easy for Yvonne Cable to get over a heartbreaking relationship and revamp her life. But now the once-broke single mom is Atlanta s most sought-after interior designer - and one-half of the media’s hottest power couple. She and her celebrity fiance Nathan’s new home improvement reality show is the object of a fierce network bidding war, there’s no limit to how far they can go. But Yvonne is stunned when her ex, mogul Richard Barrington III unexpectedly makes an offer for their program. Now Yvonne will have to come to terms with who she is, and what she truly wants.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Inspired by real-life couples on home improvement shows, and will appeal to fans of lifestyle programs.

• A witty, sharply-observed debut from Nita Brooks.

• For fans of Shelly Stratton and Paige Roberts.

ISBN 13: 9781496721921, 320pp p/b, £13.99 Published by DAFINA BOOKS Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Sugar Lake 2 Jackson, K.M.

KEY SELLING POINTS • K.M. Jackson is an award-winning romance author, and her Sugar Lake novels offer sweeter, more wholesome stories.

• The author is a huge proponent of the #WeNeedDiverseRomance movement, and regularly speaks on panels addressing activism • Jackson’s 2017 Unconventional Brides trilogy received much acclaim for its unique approach to genre tropes.

• Perfectly captures the charm and enchantment of a small Southern town - the reader will be transported.

ISBN 13: 9781496717115, 384pp p/b, £6.99 Published by DAFINA BOOKS Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Fiction - Black Interest

VOWS WE BREAK, THE Cole, Briana

Kimera Davis had a plan to jump start her life and land on easy street. But a disastrous marriage has her making amends and picking up the pieces.

It’s a struggle to balance her new responsibilities and her ex, who keeps pressuring her for another chance. But as Kimera’s bad luck piles up, she senses there’s something more than faulty decisions at play.

Someone’s playing a desperate, dangerous game with her life...and she’ll have to win if she wants to survive.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Features non-monogamous relationships, which have recently seen a surge in media coverage.

• Briana’s self-published novels have earned her a loyal following.

• Will appeal to readers who enjoy psychological and domestic suspense novels about secrets and jealousy in relationships.

• For fans of Kiki Swinson and Mary B. Morrison.

ISBN 13: 9781496721976, 320pp p/b, £13.99 Published by DAFINA BOOKS Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Fiction - Black Interest

BACK TO LIFE AGAIN Love After Heartbreak Shantae

In Giannis and Rio, cousins Dakota and Breelyn have found the loyal men they always longed for and so much more. Sadly, just as their lives seem to be moving in the right direction, tragedy strikes, and for one of the women, the happily ever after that they’ve always dreamed of is snatched away without warning.

A life now hangs in the balance.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The follow-up to Back to Life (Urban Books, 2018).

• Both Back to Life titles were previously successfully published as ebooks.

• Shantae is a new voice in urban fiction who has already made a name for herself online.

ISBN 13: 9781601629210, 288pp p/b, £13.99 Published by URBAN BOOKS Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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FICTION • GRAPHIC NOVELS Fiction - Black Interest

CARL WEBER’S KINGPINS: DETROIT Kingpins Moore, Ms Michel

Kalif is everything his adoptive family wanted him not to be: treacherous, conniving, and coldhearted.

As much as he wishes to please them, he can’t deny who and what he is destined to be. The hot-tempered young man is indeed his father’s son. While off his meds, Kalif discovers the circumstances surrounding the brutal murder of his birth parents. In a matter of seconds, he totally snaps, ignoring the possible consequences. His rage and thirst for power increases.

Deep off into the zone, Kalif develops zero tolerance for nonsense. Quickly, he rises through the ranks of the Motor City crime underworld, proving to everyone, including himself, he deserves the hard-earned title of kingpin of Detroit.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The latest instalment of the Kingpin series of gritty hometown tales by Urban Book’s stars.

• Car Weber’s Kingpins series is one of the hottest in urban lit.

• Ms. Michel Moore has a proven track-record as a top selling author.

ISBN 13: 9781601629241, 288pp p/b, £13.99 Published by URBAN BOOKS Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Fiction - Black Interest

FULL CIRCLE Skyy

It’s been two years since Lena decided to take time away from all her drama to find herself and focus on her child. But the present finds her staring at images of Denise, the one who got away. With her child away, Lena now has time to play. Will she finally move on to someone new, or truly go after the one she’s wanted all along? Meanwhile, the dark side of celebrity rears its ugly head as Denise’s star grows brighter and Farih’s starts to dim. All eyes are on this ‘It’ couple, Lena’s. Full Circle is the thrilling conclusion to Skyy’s Choices series.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The final instalment of Skyy’s highly-praised Choices series (Urban).

• A realistic and unique exploration of the lives and loves of lesbian women today.

• Consequences was one of the top 10 lesbian bestsellers on Amazon.com following its release in 2009.

• The entire Choices series is available from Turnaround.

ISBN 13: 9781601629234, 360pp p/b, £6.99 Published by URBAN BOOKS Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Fiction - Black Interest

GRAND OPENING 2 Weber, Carl & Hunt, La Jill

Travel back to a small Southern town where, before there was Duncan Motors, there were the Duncan brothers and their tough-as-nails women. After a hard fought battle, they’ve taken their place as the leaders of the town’s criminal enterprises. But their rise to the top is not without problems, and soon the Duncans are rocked by the murder of one of their own. No one knows who the killer is, but their secret adversary won’t be happy until all the Duncans are dead and gone. Luckily, the Duncan brothers aren’t alone, and when friends are called in to help, an allout war ensues.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The next instalment in the massively popular Family Business saga.

• By two of the best-known, bestselling authors in the urban lit industry: Carl Weber and Treasure Hernandez.

• Set in a small southern town in Georgia where rival families fight to be leaders of criminal enterprises.

• The other books in the Family Business series have been on the New York Times bestsellers list.

ISBN 13: 9781601629449, 288pp p/b, £14.99 Published by URBAN BOOKS Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Fiction - Black Interest

I WAS MADE TO LOVE YOU Wren, Jessica

Let it burn! Ceanna is forced to bury her best friend Tonya after a sudden illness. Now she’s guardian to her best friend’s daughter, and Ceanna wonders if she can raise Jalisa and deal with the newly discovered betrayal by Tonya and her husband Jaceyon. Fighting for a divorce while carrying Jaceyon’s twin daughters, Ceanna tries to mask her emotions and deal with her situation.

KEY SELLING POINTS • An incandescent debut from Jessica Wren.

• The juicy twists, scandals and popping characters leap off of the page.

• Perfect for fans of Brenda Hampton and Blake Karrington.

• Wren has previously self-published five books, including a collaboration that included Nako.

ISBN 13: 9781601629227, 384pp p/b, £6.99 Published by URBAN BOOKS Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Fiction - Black Interest

IMITATION OF WIFE Loyalty Series Hunt, La Jill

Dealing with the aftermath of her husband’s affair has not been easy for Sylvia Blackwell. Now Sylvia is facing a new dilemma that could not only be the final straw that breaks her fragile marriage, but could also shatter her already strained relationship with her sister, Janelle. Janelle was warned by her sister about the sting of karma and the futility of dating a married man, and she has come face to face with the reality of her actions. Janelle is now in the centre of a battle between the man she loves and the family she’s trying to hold on to.

KEY SELLING POINTS • La Jill Hunt’s first novel Drama Queen (Urban Renaissance, 2016) was a Black Expressions Book Club pick.

• Drama Queen (Urban Renaissancem 2016) debuted on the Essence bestseller list at #4.

• La Jill Hunt writes in a similar style to Kimberla Lawson Roby, and has co-authored a book with Carl Weber.

• The second book in the Loyalty series after Midlife Crisis (Urban Books, 2019).

ISBN 13: 9781601629289, 288pp p/b, £13.99 Published by URBAN BOOKS Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Fiction - Black Interest

VIRTUOUS DECEPTION 2 Loyalty Series Wrytes, Leiann B.

Michelle, Sophie and Brianna learn that even a lie is stitched with a pocket of truth, as their lives continue to unravel in ways they never imagined; cementing in their minds, above all else, that life isn’t a game you venture to play...unless you’re playing for keeps.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Virtuous Deception (Urban Renaissance, 2018) saw Wrytes nominated for AAMBC author of the year.

• For fans of Brenda Hampton and Johnna B. • Leiann B. Wrytes is an exciting new voice for Urban Renaissance.

ISBN 13: 9781601629197, 288pp p/b, £13.99 Published by URBAN BOOKS Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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FICTION • GRAPHIC NOVELS Fiction - Black Interest

WATCH OUT FOR THE BIG GIRLS 3 Benjamin, J.M.

Starrshma is officially back on the scene, with the intent of returning to the head of the Double Gs organisation with a new game plan. Diamond has been handling business, running the Double Gs in Starr’s absence. She has managed to repair the damage caused by some of Starr’s recent decisions by making some better and stronger ones of her own, but she is not sure if some things are beyond repair.

But the show must go on, and the Double Gs must make new alliances and keep their grip on the city.

Graphic Novel

BETTY & VERONICA SPECTACULAR VOL. 2 Archie Superstars

KEY SELLING POINTS • The latest in a series featuring a group of bold, powerful plus-sized characters.

• Inspirational and thrilling, this novel will keep you capitivated with its twists and turns.

• J.M. Benjamin is an award-winning author for his novels Ride or Die Chick and Down in the Dirty.

• For fans of Ashley & JaQuavis, Treasure Hernandez, and J.M. Benjamin’s other work.

ISBN 13: 9781622861293, 304pp p/b, £6.99 Published by URBAN BOOKS Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Betty & Veronica take on the world. See how they tackle the world of fashion, prep for the red carpets of Hollywood and still have time to finish their homework!

KEY SELLING POINTS • Archie comics have never been more popular interest thanks to the massive success of Netflix’s Riverdale.

• Archie Comics is one of the most successful and longest running comics franchises of all time.

• Written and illustrated by the impressive Archie Superstars, who have brought Betty and Veronica to life for 70 years.

• Continues the popular collections of Betty and Veronica stories, starring Archie’s two best-loved female characters.

ISBN 13: 9781682558256, 224pp p/b, £9.99 Published by ARCHIE COMICS Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Poetry

Graphic Novel

HERMAN MELVILLE: COMPLETE POEMS

Library of America #320 Melville, Herman & Parker, Hershel (ed)

Ranging from Civil War battlefields to the haunted byways of the Holy Land, from close observation of nature to deep philosophical mediation, Melville’s poetry was central to his life and art and he justly ranks with Whitman and Dickinson as one of America’s three greatest 19th-century poets. Complete here for the first time are all four books of poetry he published in his lifetime plus uncollected poems and the poems from two projected volumes left unfinished at the time of his death, allowing readers to appreciate for themselves the extraordinary range of his poetic achievement.

KEY SELLING POINTS • 2019 marks Herman Melville’s bicentennial, and interest in the author is likely to be high.

• A beautifully produced collectors’ edition for both Melville fans and lovers of literature in general.

• Completes the Library of America’s Melville Edition, which was begun in 1982.

• An unprecedented collection of all four books of poetry Melville published in his lifetime plus uncollected works.

• Includes notes and an updated biographical chronology undertaken by Melville scholar and biographer Hershel Parker.

ISBN 13: 9781598536188, 1200pp h/b, £41.99 Published by LIBRARY OF AMERICA Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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ARCHIE: 1941

Waid, Mark; Augustyn, Brian & Krause, Peter

Written by comics legend Mark Waid (Archie, Captain America) with longtime collaborators co-writer Brian Augustyn (The Flash, JLA) and artist Peter Krause (Superman), Archie: 1941 finds Riverdale dealing with the impact of the impending conflict on the small town and in the personal lives of Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead, and Reggie. The story will allow fans a chance to see the realworld consequences and drama of the war through the eyes of some familiar faces, but with the humour, heart, milkshakes, and dates that come with any Riverdale tale.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The Archie universe has never been more popular thanks to the smash-hit Riverdale TV show streaming on Netflix.

• Now readers can see Archie and the gang go back to the 1940s - the same era the characters first appeared!

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

• Although set in the past, legendary comics writer Mark Waid has put a modern twist on these classic characters.

• Features bonus content including scripts, sketches, a variant cover gallery and a special bonus issue.

ISBN 13: 9781682558232, 144pp p/b, £14.99 Published by ARCHIE COMICS Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

BETTY & VERONICA: FRIENDS FOREVER Archie Superstars

Betty & Veronica: Friends Forever is classic B&V at its finest - loaded with friendship and fun. It will feature the return of the classic Archie style, known across the world for its family-friendly stories and rich history. Classic Betty and Veronica stories are back with this collection of tales that see the two iconic BFFs travel the world and get into all kinds of international adventures!

KEY SELLING POINTS • Archie Comics is one of the most successful and longest running comics franchises of all time.

• Written and illustrated by the impressive Archie Superstars, who have brought Betty and Veronica to life for 70 years.

• Continues the popular collections of Betty and Veronica stories, starring Archie’s two best-loved female characters.

• Archie comics have seen renewed interest thanks to the success of Netflix’s Riverdale.

ISBN 13: 9781682558218, 120pp p/b, £10.99 Published by ARCHIE COMICS Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Graphic Novel

LAGUARDIA

Okorafor, Nnedi & Ford, Tana

Set in an alternative world where aliens have come to Earth and integrated with society, LaGuardia revolves around a pregnant Nigerian-American doctor, Future Nwafor Chukwuebuka who has just returned to NYC under mysterious conditions, and who smuggles an illegal alien plant named ‘Letme Live’ through customs and security. There, she and Letme become part of a growing population of mostly African and shape-shifting alien immigrants, battling against interrogation, discrimination and travel bans, as they try to make it in a new land.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Nnedi Okarafor is a Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award winner for her fiction.

• Uniting the team behind Marvel’s Black Panther: Long Live the King graphic novel.

• Recent African-based sci-fi, fantasy & magical realism have experienced phenomenal success on the page and screen.

• A futuristic A Contract with God focusing on African and ‘Alien’ immigrants.

• Deals with timely modern issues of immigration and race in a futuristic setting.

ISBN 13: 9781506710754, 128pp p/b, £16.99 Published by BERGER BOOKS Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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BUCK DANNY VOL. 10: DEFCON ONE

Zumbiehl, Frederic & Formosa, Gil

Despite the assistance of Japanese Counter Intelligence Agent Suki Nishiwa, Buck and his friends were unable to gather solid proof of tycoon Yamasaki and Lady X’s plans to trigger a war between China and the United States. The only option they have now is to intercept the stealth jets during their attack run on the Chinese carrier - and theirs. But with Lady X flying the Spectres, and a typhoon coming, can they do it?

KEY SELLING POINTS • Buck Danny is one of the most important and influential Franco-Belgian comic strips.

• Central characters based on popular heroes of the Second World War lend a particular authenticity.

• Featuring stunning, historically-accurate illustration of military planes and other vehicles.

• For fans of The Grand Duke, Two-Fisted Tales, and historical fiction/comics in general.

ISBN 13: 9781849184564, 48pp p/b, £6.99 Published by CINEBOOK Rep Territories: UK and Ireland, Scandinavia, Greece, Cyprus, Germany, Spain & Portugal

Graphic Novel

DISTANT WORLDS VOL. 2: EPISODE 2 LEO & Icar

Abandoned amidst a hostile wilderness, Paul has been rescued by a biologist, Mr Amid. The scientist is studying the pearls that are Altair’s true wealth and more particularly the plants that produce them and that appear to be dying off. Amid offers to take on Paul as his assistant, but the young man is still looking for his father. As he follows the trail, Paul becomes tougher and more inured to life on his new planet - and to human nature.

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

• From the fertile, interplanetary imagination of the creator of Aldebaran.

• A traditional coming-of-age quest packed with adventure, action and emotion.

• A story that asks important questions on otherness, as well as humanity’s place in nature.

ISBN 13: 9781849183796, 48pp p/b, £6.99 Published by CINEBOOK Rep Territories: UK and Ireland, Scandinavia, Greece, Cyprus, Germany, Spain & Portugal

Graphic Novel

B.P.R.D.: THE DEVIL YOU KNOW VOLUME 3 - RAGNA ROK Mignola, Mike; Allie, Scott; Campbell, Laurence & Stewart, D

In the finale to B.P.R.D., Hellboy, Abe Sapien, Liz Sherman, and the rest of the bureau face off against one of their oldest enemies in the last battle to save the world. One enemy leads to another as the B.P.R.D. finds themselves up against something - and someone - even more sinister than they believed, and Christopher Mitten draws the origin story of one of the B.P.R.D.’s most mysterious foes.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The latest Hellboy adventure from Mike Mignola’s iconic universe.

• The critically acclaimed Hellboy saga is hugely popular and retains a legion following of diehard fans.

• The Hellboy reboot starring Stranger Things’ David Harbour is set to hit theatres in April 2019.

• Written Hellboy creator, Mike Mignola, one of the biggest names in the comics book world.

• Perfect collection for existing fans wanting to revist the series or new readers looking for an entry into the Hellboy.

ISBN 13: 9781506708140, 144pp p/b, £16.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Graphic Novel

COMPLETE ELFQUEST VOLUME 6, THE Pini, Wendy & Pini, Richard

This new treasury of the classic fantasy series by Wendy and Richard Pini collects deeper cuts of canonical backstories and Wolfrider essentials.

Discover how humans, looking to escape their own barren lands, invade Bearclaw’s forest and cause unseen disaster for the elves. This sixth volume of the New York Times best-selling series weighs in at over 500 pages. It collects short stories and full series including Wolfrider, Homespun,Troll Games and Soul Names, The Heart’s Way, Jury, Wolfshadow, Full Circle, Searcher and The Sword, and The Discovery.

KEY SELLING POINTS • One of the longest-running fantasy epics collected for the first time, ElfQuest is considered to be a cult classic.

• Over 3 million copies of the collected volumes have been sold to date.

• This 760-page epic it sure to satisfy fans at such an affordable price.

• The series has an enormous fanbase across the world that will be thrilled with this latest collected edition.

• Broad appeal for anyone who enjoys epic fantasy, and classic tales of adventure.

ISBN 13: 9781506706078, 760pp p/b, £20.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Graphic Novel

CREEPY ARCHIVES VOLUME 29 Various

From 1964 to 1983, Creepy magazine set the standard for horror in graphic fiction. Featuring the work of Roger McKenzie, Alex Nino, Don McGregor, Victor de la Fuente and many more, and with hair-raising tales of bloodthirsty vampires, ruthless grave robbers, invisible men, alien creatures, and homicidal maniacs, these are still the comics that give you the creeps!

Collects Creepy magazines #140 to #145.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Widely regarded as the finest series in horror comics history.

• Set the standard for all things ‘creepy’ as we know it today, this is a must have for horror buffs.

• Will appeal to fans of pulpy horror fiction and vintage 60s comics.

• Features stunning artwork from a slew of acclaimed comics creators.

• A New York Times bestseller, this series won an Eisner-award for Best Archival Project.

ISBN 13: 9781506712406, 248pp h/b, £41.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Graphic Novel

CRIMSON LOTUS

Mignola, Mike; Arcudi, John; Lee, Mindy & Madsen, Michelle

The Crimson Lotus, Lobster Johnson’s greatest adversary, has her origins revealed in this heartpounding story of intrigue and magic! The Crimson Lotus began life as a young girl whose family was caught up in the Russo-Japanese war. Thirty years later, she exacts her revenge against those who wronged her with terrifying results! Two spies in China must try to chase her down before they become just another pair of flies in her web.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Written by Hellboy creator, Mike Mignola, widely regarded as one of the best comics creators living.

• The 2019 Hellboy reboot starring Stranger Things’ David Harbour debuts in theatres April 2019.

• Starring fan favourite character Crimson Lotus from Mignola’s popular Lobster Johnson series.

• Combines the mystical and occult with spy drama and intrigue.

ISBN 13: 9781506708225, 144pp p/b, £16.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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JOE GOLEM: OCCULT DETECTIVE VOL. 3 - THE DROWNING CITY Mignola, Mike; Golden, Christopher; Bergting, Peter

A chilling new adventure unfolds as Joe Golem investigates the kidnapping of a Conjurer and the strange men who took him. Aided by the victim’s ward, a spunky teenage girl, the detective soon finds that otherworldly forces are at work. The only way to stop the madman behind the kidnapping and occult activities is to locate a strange object known as Lector’s Pentajulum. But how can they locate it, who else is trying to track it down, and how can it save both them and the city?

Collects Joe Golem: Occult Detective - The Drowning City #1-#5 and bonus material.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Written by Hellboy creator, Mike Mignola, widely regarded as one of the best comics creators living.

• Starring supernatural detective Joe Golem, a Frankenstein mix of pulp detective and supernatural horror.

• Is sure to appeal to fans of the original paranormal investigator, Hellboy!

• Sees the return of the creative team behind Mignola’s hit Baltimore series.

ISBN 13: 9781506709451, 144pp h/b, £20.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Graphic Novel

Graphic Novel

TOM CLANCY’S THE DIVISION: EXTREMIS MALIS Emgard, Christofer & Baldo, Fernando

A must-have for fans of intrigue and tales of survival, this comics series is the perfect introduction to the post-pandemic world of Tom Clancy’s The Division 2, the sequel to Ubisoft’s record-breaking videogame Tom Clancy’s The Division. Division agents Caleb Dunne and Heather Ward have hunted the woman known as Mantis all the way from New York to Maryland. Enlisting the help of agent Brian Johnson, they take the fight to her but find themselves at the heart of a much larger scheme than they had anticipated. One that leads them toward Washington D.C. KEY SELLING POINTS • Tying in to Ubisoft’s bestselling action RPG series.

• The Division was one of the best-selling games of 2015, currently boasting over 20 million players worldwide.

• The hotly anticipated sequel, The Division 2, is set to release in March 2019.

• Emgard has written for several big budget games including Mirror’s Edge, Star Wars: Battlefront II & Battlefield 1.

• This prequel story serves as a perfect introduction to the game’s post-apocalyptic setting.

ISBN 13: 9781506710426, 72pp h/b, £12.5 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

LIGHTSTEP

Graphic Novel

Slavkovic, Milos

January Lee is of royal descent, part of the ruling class that lives out their lives on accelerated, ‘Lightstepped’ worlds, where a single day is a lifetime on a normal planet. But her ‘holy ailment,’ which allows her to see the truth behind the Primogenitor’s lies, marks her for banishment to the outer worlds. But an unexpected rescue sets January on a course to overthrow the empire her family founded and change the galaxy forever.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Milos Slavkovic presents a brand new operatic space adventure for readers to explore.

• Lightstep has established itself as a transmedia universe with a videogame and novel in development.

• For fans of new aliens, new worlds, and a universe rich with empires, rebellion and intrigue.

• Intial issues of Lightstep have been recieved to significant acclaim from comic book fans.

• Has been acclaimed as a successor Brian K. Vaughan’s breakout comicbook spaceopera Saga.

ISBN 13: 9781506710846, 128pp p/b, £16.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Graphic Novel

MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000

Hodgson, John; Buchholz, Harold; McGinnis; Matt & et al

From its humble beginnings on a tiny mid-west TV station in 1988, through its years as a mainstay on The Comedy Channel/Comedy Central and the SciFi Channel all through the ‘90s, to its spectacular resurrection on Netflix in 2017, Mystery Science Theater 3000 has had a transformative effect on television, comedy, and the way old, cheesy movies are viewed. Now creator Joel Hodgson has set his sights on the comics medium, and the four-colour pamphlets will never be the same!

KEY SELLING POINTS • Based on the hit Emmy Award nominated TV show that was recently revived for Netflix.

• Mystery Science Theater was launched onto Netflix via the biggest crowd-funded TV project in internet history.

• The show’s massive and dedicated fanbase are sure to clamour for this official tie-in comic.

• MST3k gained popularity by riffing on trashy B-movies and continues to draw geek and cult enthusiasts today.

• Written by the original creator of the show, Joel Hodgson.

ISBN 13: 9781506709475, 160pp p/b, £16.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

UMBRELLA ACADEMY VOLUME 3: HOTEL OBLIVION, THE

Way, Gerard; Ba, Gabriel & Moon, Fabio

With a new Netflix series, the best-selling graphic novels return - with the original creators! Gerard Way (My Chemical Romance, Doom Patrol) and Gabriel Ba (Two Brothers, Casanova) have earned awards and accolades on their separate projects, and finally return to their breakout 2007 hit, for the latest chapter in the bizarre lives of their former teen superhero team.

KEY SELLING POINTS • To be adapted into a major Netflix series debuting in February 2019.

• Hotel Oblivion sees the return of this best-selling series after nearly a decade from the original creative team.

• Umbrella Academy won the 2008 Eisner Award for Best Limited Series.

• Tim Burton meets Fantastic Four in this dark and theatrical story of a dysfunctional family of superheroes.

ISBN 13: 9781506711423, 216pp p/b, £16.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Graphic Novel

USAGI YOJIMBO: THE HIDDEN Sakai, Stan

The daring duo, desperate to solve the mystery and restore peace, are forced to undertake unusual measures and enlist the help of a few surprising sources to get the information they require. Will Usagi and Ishida come out victorious or will this mystery prove too much for them to solve? Collecting a complete story arc in one place, this is the perfect jumping-off point for any fans - new or old! Collects Usagi Yojimbo: The Hidden issues #1-#7.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Collecting a stand alone Usagi Yojimbo story relaunching the series from the legendary Stan Sakai.

• The perfect jumping-on point for new fans to experience one of comics’ all time greatest epics.

• Stan Sakai is widely regarded as one of the best comics creators in the business.

• Usagi Yojimbo is to receive a TV series for the first time, in an upcoming cartoon in collaboration with Sakai himself.

• Also available in limited edition hardcovers signed by Stan Sakai himself!

ISBN 13: 9781506708522, 216pp h/b, £14.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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USAGI YOJIMBO: THE HIDDEN LIMITED EDITION Sakai, Stan

The daring duo, desperate to solve the mystery and restore peace, are forced to undertake unusual measures and enlist the help of a few surprising sources to get the information they require. Will Usagi and Ishida come out victorious or will this mystery prove too much for them to solve? Collecting a complete story arc in one place, this is the perfect jumping-off point for any fans - new or old!

Collects Usagi Yojimbo: The Hidden issues #1-#7.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Collecting a stand alone Usagi Yojimbo story relaunching the series from the legendary Stan Stakai.

• The perfect jumping-off point for new fans to experience one of comics’ all time greatest epics.

• Stan Stakai is widely regarded as one of the best comics creators in the business.

• Usagi Yojimbo is to receive a TV series for the first time, in an upcoming cartoon in collaboration with Stakai himself.

• Stan Sakai superfans are guaranteed to clamour for this exclusive signed edition of the book.

ISBN 13: 9781506708515, 216pp h/b, £49.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Graphic Novel

WITCHER VOLUME 4, THE: OF FLESH AND FLAME

Motyka, Aleksandra & Strychowska, Marianna

Geralt is summoned by an old acquaintance to help solve a mystery involving his daughter. Upon arriving to investigate the situation, however, Geralt is surprised to find Dandelion, and the duo unexpectedly find themselves transported to regions beyond. Featuring the debut of creative team Aleksandra Motyka and Marianna Strychowska, and created in close collaboration with the studio behind the games! Collects issues #1-#4 of Dark Horse Comics series The Witcher: Of Flesh and Flame.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The Witcher games are some of the biggest RPGs in the industry, having sold over 25 million copies and won 250 awards.

• The Polish fantasy series on which The Witcher is based has become a Sunday Times Bestseller in the UK. • A Witcher TV series starring Superman actor Henry Cavill will make its Netflix debut in 2019.

• This next installment in the official Witcher comics series continues the story beyond the games!

• Made in close collaboration with the video game studio themselves.

ISBN 13: 9781506711096, 104pp p/b, £14.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Graphic Novel

BAD GATEWAY Hanselmann, Simon

Owl is gone, Werewolf Jones has moved in, and everything as Megg and Mogg know it begins to fall apart.

Hanselmann’s comic premise of his previous graphic novels - eternally stoned, slacker roommates - stretches at the seams as his characters reflect the psychological toll that their years of unsustainable, determined insouciance and self-medication has inflicted.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Simon Hanselmann’s previous three Megg & Mogg books have been international bestsellers.

• Hanselmann is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning graphic novelist; his books set a new standard for the genre.

• Like the acclaimed Zonzo, the adventures of Megg & Mogg started out as a viral internet sensation.

• This is the magnum opus that all three Megg & Mogg books have been building towards - fans will be thrilled!

• The Megg & Mogg comics have been praised in the New York Times, the Paris Review, and Vulture, among many others.

ISBN 13: 9781683962076, 176pp h/b, £25.99 Published by FANTAGRAPHICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle and Far East

Graphic Novel

MARIA M.

Hernandez, Gilbert

This brutal, original crime thriller tells the story of femme fatale Maria M., whose life south of the border is a sordid tale of sex, drugs, violence, and power. When she comes to America for a better life, she marries a drug kingpin, whose son learns Maria’s darkest secret, leading to the most violent gangland bloodbath in organised crime history. Maria M. collects 2013’s Maria M. Book One (now out of print), and the never-beforepublished Book Two, presenting the complete graphic novel for the first time.

KEY SELLING POINTS • At once a pulpy graphic novel anyone can pick up, and a treasure trove of deep layers for long-time Hernandez fans.

• A sexy hardboiled tale that any reader with a taste for crime-noir will love.

• As the co-creator of long-running comic Love and Rockets, Gilbert Hernandez needs no introduction!

• Featuring as yet unreleased material: Maria M. Book One is now out of print and Book Two hasn’t been published yet!

• A postmodern delight, with different layers of ‘reality,’ characters playing other characters, and stories within stories.

ISBN 13: 9781683960164, 270pp h/b, £26.99 Published by FANTAGRAPHICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle and Far East

Graphic Novel

TONTA

Hernandez, Jaime

Tonta is staying for the weekend with her halfsister, the self-absorbed Vivian. At home, Tonta’s stepfather is shot during a botched burglary, which leads to the discovery of family secrets that require Tonta to confront some unpleasant truths that she previously managed to suppress or remain ignorant of. Meanwhile, back at school, Tonta and Gomez discover that Coach Angel harbours a secret of her own (can you say, ‘lucha libre?’) while local punk band Ooot provides the soundtrack for a summer not soon to be forgotten.

KEY SELLING POINTS • From acclaimed Love and Rockets co-creator comes a new story focussing on one of the series’ most memorable characters.

• Showcases Hernandez’s brilliant talent for character and his economic, expressive art style.

• Follows the story of a self-styled loner teenager as she uncovers and confronts some unpleasant truths.

• Hernandez has a strong and loyal following, with over 11k followers on Twitter and over 7k on Instagram.

ISBN 13: 9781683962052, 104pp h/b, £17.99 Published by FANTAGRAPHICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle and Far East

Graphic Novel

VIVISECTIONARY

A Convocation of Biological Art Lacour, Kate

What if lactating snakes gestated inside foetuses? What if factory-farmed pigs were bred as giant, insentient cubes? What if the human spine generated methamphetamine capsules? A collection of single page sequential images illustrate these, and many other, marvellous, hideous, enigmatic physiological mysteries. Each comics sequence is stitched together (pun intended) by a narrative thread that forms a strange and mesmerising voyage through the body.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A fantastical, weird and often-grotesque comic that blurs the line between comics and fine art.

• A perfect example of high-class body horror for fans of Charles Burns and David Cronenberg.

• Lacour’s work is already pulling in advance praise from outlets such as the A.V. Club, BoingBoing, and Hi Fructose.

• Will appeal to fans of After Man by Dougal Dixon and Mudbite by Dave Cooper.

ISBN 13: 9781683962120, 144pp h/b, £21.99 Published by FANTAGRAPHICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle and Far East

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SHANGHAI DREAM

Thirault, Philippe & Miguel, Jorge

In 1938 Berlin, aspiring filmmaker Bernard Hersch works at the UFA studios and dreams of one day directing the screenplay he and his wife are writing.

But as a Jew in Hitler’s Germany, Bernard faces increasing danger and discrimination, and is soon forced to accept deportation to Japan as his only hope. At the last minute, Bernard’s wife is killed by the Nazis and he is rerouted to China. Heartbroken, he struggles through grief and vows to bring his wife’s screenplay to life. A distinctive and humanistic take on World War Two from the largely undocumented Chinese perspective.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A new perspective on the Jewish WWII experience.

• For fans of The Best We Could Do and Maus.

• Part of Humanoids Life Drawn line.

• A war drama about loss and love.

• For Historical Fiction readers.

ISBN 13: 9781643378510, 122pp p/b, £12.99 Published by LIFE DRAWN Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle and Far East

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SENSIBLE FOOTWEAR A Girl’s Guide Charlesworth, Kate

ZOMBILLENIUM VOLS. 1-2

Vol. 1: Gretchen & Vol. 2: Human Resources de Pins, Arthur

Francis von Bloodt, vampire, manages the theme park Zombillenium. They don’t just hire anyone: the park works only with genuine werewolves, vampires and zombies. This is what Aurelian gets to discover as, burnt out, deceived by his wife, he finally gets ‘hired’ in spite of himself in this strange business.

In the second chapter, Tempers are flaring around Zombillenium. When one hires only the dead (or witches!) in a region where unemployment is in the double digits, one must expect some friction. Gretchen and Aurelian do their best to help save a precarious explosive situation!

KEY SELLING POINTS • The first two stories in a fun series about a theme park staffed by creatures of the night!

• Arthur De Pins was awarded the Fauve Award for best youth comic in France in 2012 for this series.

• Will appeal to fans of The Addams Family and other examples of horror-comedy.

• Presented in de Pins’ trademark tongue-in-cheek jubilant black humour and stunning art.

ISBN 13: 9781681122236, 96pp h/b, £17.99 Published by NBM Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle and Far East

Graphic Novel - Manga

The curtains of lesbian history from the 1950s to the present day are opened by celebrated cartoonist Kate Charlesworth, with a little help from Gilbert and Sullivan and a side of Nancy Spain. Sensible Footwear is a glorious political and personal history that gives Pride a run for its money; and, like Pride, it wears its heart at the centre, making the invisible visible, and celebrating lesbian lives from the domestic to the diva.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Charts the arc of Lesbian and Gay history in the UK from 1950 to the present - with the emphasis on women.

• Autobiographical storyline set in South Yorkshire, Manchester, London, Edinburgh is interspersed with L&G history.

• A valuable addition to the growing work on LGBTQI history; will help promote visibility of Lesbians and their contributi • Feature significant moments in L & G history - Pride, Section 28, as well as pages on icons of Lesbian culture.

ISBN 13: 9780993563348, 272pp p/b, £17.99 Published by MYRIAD EDITIONS (GRAPHIC NOVELS) Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle and Far East

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ZOMBILLENIUM VOL. 4 Air Girl de Pins, Arthur

Graphic Novel

Zombillenium Park has never been better: its popularity has peaked following demonic reforms

by Behemoth, who then decides to play his property in a very special competition ... A witches’ Sabbath!

Gretchen, Aurelian and Von Bloodt, meanwhile, have set up an underground escape network in order to offer the damned the chance for reconversion. But what are Gretchen’s true intentions? Will the undead succeed in asserting their rights? Who will be the future happy owner of the Zombillenium Park?

KEY SELLING POINTS • The next in a fun series about a theme park staffed by creatures of the night!

• Arthur De Pins was awarded the Fauve Award for best youth comic in France in 2012 for this series.

• Will appeal to fans of The Addams Family and other examples of horror-comedy.

• This is a limited print run - the series will be published in 2-volume sets after this.

ISBN 13: 9781681122199, 48pp h/b, £14.99 Published by NBM Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle and Far East

EROMANGA SENSEI VOLUME 3

Fushimi, Tsukasa; Kanzakihiro & rin

Elf Yamada seeks political asylum - from her editor at the Izumi residence, offering in return to spill the secrets of how to turn one’s light novel into an anime TV series, an offer certainly of great appeal to the much-less selling Masamune! Meanwhile, Megumi’s vow to make friends with the one girl in her class she hasn’t yet, Sagiri, leads her into an embarrassing yet artistically insightful gesture with Eromanga Sensei...

KEY SELLING POINTS • Based on a popular series of light novels.

• Contains exclusive bonus material.

• Light novels are growing increasingly popular amongst English-language fans • Has been adapted into an anime that streamed on Crunchyroll.

ISBN 13: 9781506709864, 200pp p/b, £9.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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SKY HAWK Taniguchi, Jiro

Exiled from Japan during the Boshin War in 1868 as the new Meiji government took hold, defeated samurais Hikosaburo and Manzo eventually settle in Crow territory in North America. One day out hunting, Hikosaburo encounters a young native female who has just given birth hidden in the scrub, and who is on the run from white traders! Saved from the traders by the chief of the Oglalas, they soon form a profound friendship and respect for each other’s cultures, fighting alongside their new brothers in their struggle against the invaders.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Historically-accurate portrayal of the Indian Wars of the period, including the infamous Little Big Horn encounter.

• Reveals a fascinating view of the daily lives and relationships of the Oglalas and Samurai.

• Taniguchi is a multi-Eisner Award nominated creator who died in 2017 aged 69.

• Features a foreword by Jean ‘Moebius’ Giraud.

ISBN 13: 9781912097340, 288pp p/b, £18.99 Published by FANFARE Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle and Far East

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GLEIPNIR 3 Takeda, Sun

Shuichi Kagaya is an ordinary high school kid in a boring little town. But when a beautiful classmate is caught in a warehouse fire, he discovers a mysterious power: He can transform into a furry dog with an oversized revolver and a zipper down his back. He saves the girl’s life, sharing his secret with her. But she’s searching for the sister who killed her family, and she doesn’t care how degrading it gets: She will use Shuichi to accomplish her mission...

KEY SELLING POINTS • A dark twist on the adventure manga genre.

• Art style and storytelling will appeal to fans of horror franchises like Five Nights at Freddy’s (2014, Scott Cawthon).

• Sun Takeda has built up a strong following in Japan.

ISBN 13: 9781632367914, TBCpp p/b, £10.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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GRAND BLUE DREAMING 7 Yoshioka, Kimitake & Inoue, Kenji

The hit comedy manga comes to print by popular demand! Swimsuits! Ramen! Dumb jokes! Beer!

Uncomfortable nudity! A boy heads off to college in a seaside town, and stumbles into the Grand Blue Dive Shop - a place full of beautiful female divers, noodleobsessed jocks and various other lovable bastards. A tale of coming of age surrounded by beer, bums and the Grand Blue!

KEY SELLING POINTS • There has been huge demand for a print edition following the success of the digital release.

• Kenji Inoue is the original creator of Baka and Test which was adapted into two popular anime series.

• Kimitake Yoshioka illustrated the manga adaptation of the hit light novel and anime series Amagi Brilliant Park.

• An anime adaptation is set for release in July 2018.

ISBN 13: 9781632367921, TBCpp p/b, £10.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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HITORIJIME MY HERO 4 Arii, Memeko

A yaoi romance between a good boy who didn’t know he was waiting for a hero, and a bad boy who comes to his rescue! Now a hit anime on Amazon Prime!

Masahiro Setagawa doesn’t believe in heroes, but wishes he could: he’s found himself in a gang of smalltime street bullies who use him to run errands. But when high school teacher (and scourge of the streets) Kousuke Ohshiba comes to his rescue, he finds he may need to start believing after all... and as their relationship deepens, he realises a hero might be just what he was looking for this whole time.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Will appeal to the large yaoi fanbase amongst manga and anime fans.

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

• Was ranked one of the best yaoi manga titles in a 2014 survey by Honya Club’s ‘Nationwide Bookstore Employees.’

ISBN 13: 9781632367952, TBCpp p/b, £10.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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I’M STANDING ON A MILLION LIVES 2 Yamakawa, Naoki & Nao, Akinari

Ninth grader Yusuke Yotsuya is a loner and he likes it that way. But one day, he and two female classmates are suddenly sent to another world, where they must work together to battle for their lives. But he’s been reincarnated as a farmer! How is someone who’s only ever wanted to be left alone supposed to be a hero?!

A one-of-a-kind original manga that will challenge everything you thought you knew about fantasy!

KEY SELLING POINTS • Will appeal to fans of the hit series That Time I Got Reincarnated as A Slime (Kodansha, 2015).

• Has already built a following since its early release under Kodansha’s digital imprint.

• Akinari Nao has a strong following from his work on the manga Trinity Seven (Yen Press, 2010).

ISBN 13: 9781632368225, TBCpp p/b, £9.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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LOVE IN FOCUS 3 Nogiri, Yoko

Mako’s always had a passion for photography. When she loses someone dear to her, she clings onto her art as a relic of the close relationship she once had...

Luckily, her childhood best friend Kei encourages her to come to his high school and join their prestigious photo club. With nothing to lose, Mako grabs her camera and a fresh take on life - and a mysterious new muse - begin to come into focus!

KEY SELLING POINTS • From the creator of the popular shojo series That Wolf Boy is Mine!

• That Wolf Boy is Mine has charted in the New York Times Bestselling Manga list.

• The American Library Association included That Wolf Boy is Mine in its 2017 list of Great Graphic Novels for Teens.

ISBN 13: 9781632367969, TBCpp p/b, £9.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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MAGUS OF THE LIBRARY 1 Izumi, Mitsu

In a lushly-detailed fantasy world reminiscent of Arabian Nights, the Great Library is the center of learning in the world, and its librarians are capable of magnificent feats of magic! In a small village far from the Library, a poor little elf boy struggles against bullies who call him ‘knife-ears.’ His only solace: the books he sneaks out of the village’s tiny branch library, which he’s not allowed in. When a librarian from the Great Library arrives, he’s dazzled by her knowledge and glamour. Their meeting will change his life and begin the adventure he s always dreamed of having!

KEY SELLING POINTS • A new manga series suitable for all ages.

• Will appeal to fans of the classic Arabian Nights tales.

• Has already built a following in Japan.

• Fans of Fullmetal Alchemist will find plenty to enjoy.

• Mitsu Izumi already has an English language following from her previous series 7th Garden.

ISBN 13: 9781632368232, TBCpp p/b, £10.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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TO YOUR ETERNITY 10 Oima, Yoshitoki

Futaro Uesugi is a second-year in high school, scraping to get by and pay off his family’s debt. The only thing he can do is study, so when Futaro receives a parttime job offer to tutor the five daughters of a wealthy businessman, he can’t pass it up. Little does he know, these five beautiful sisters are quintuplets, but the only thing they have in common is that they’re all terrible at studying! At this rate, the sisters can’t graduate, and Futaro must think of a plan that suits each of them - which feels hopeless when five-outof-five of these girls think he’s a loser!

KEY SELLING POINTS • A classic manga harem comedy in the style of Love Hina (1998, Kodansha).

• The series has built up a following from its digital release.

• An anime adaptation is scheduled for release in January 2019.

ISBN 13: 9781632368539, TBCpp p/b, £9.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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 • Oima’s previous work, A Silent Voice, was a hit, with 140,000 copies sold through so far.

• Oima has been Eisner Award nominated and has two consecutive placements on YALSA’s Great Graphic Novels for Teens list.

• 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 is available on Blu-ray/DVD in the UK from Anime Limited.

ISBN 13: 9781632367334, 200pp p/b, £10.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Graphic Novel - Manga

Graphic Novel - Manga

Haruba, Negi

SAILOR MOON ETERNAL EDITION 5 Takeuchi, Naoko

Teenager Usagi is not the best athlete, she’s never gotten good grades, and, well, she’s a bit of a crybaby.

But when she meets a talking cat, she begins a journey that will teach her she has a well of great strength just beneath the surface and the heart to inspire and stand up for her friends as Sailor Moon! Experience the Sailor Moon manga as never before in these extralong editions (about 300 pages each).

KEY SELLING POINTS • Sailor Moon was the phenomenal manga series which helped expose the massive market for manga in the west.

• Sailor Moon was the #1 bestselling manga in the US in 2012!

• The original anime series has recently been re-released alongside the new series Sailor Moon Crystal.

• Includes an entirely new, incredibly accurate translation and brand new covers.

• Has featured in the New York Times Best Seller Manga List several times, including the #1 spot, since its rerelease.

ISBN 13: 9781632361561, 300pp p/b, £24.00 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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SEVEN DEADLY SINS 33, THE Suzuki, Nabaka

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

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

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

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

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

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

ISBN 13: 9781632367976, TBCpp p/b, £9.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

UQ HOLDER 17 Akamatsu, Ken

Negi Springfield, the boy wizard of the hit manga Negima! fought and won many battles. Now, decades later, his grandson, a little boy called Touta, dreams of leaving his quiet village and heading to the City.

But before he can head off on an adventure, he must battle and defeat his evil teacher, the immortal vampire Evangeline!

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

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

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

• The anime adaptation is set for a UK release from MVM Films.

ISBN 13: 9781632368027, TBCpp p/b, £9.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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WAITING FOR SPRING 11 Anashin

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

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

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

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

• A live action film adaptation is set for release in Japan at the end of 2018.

ISBN 13: 9781632367389, 200pp p/b, £9.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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YAMADA-KUN AND THE SEVEN WITCHES 19-20

WITCHCRAFT WORKS VOLUME 12

Class troublemaker Ryu Yamada is already having a bad day when he stumbles down a staircase along with star student Urara Shiraishi. When he wakes up, he realises they have switched bodies - and that Ryu has the power to trade places with anyone with only a kiss! Plus, it turns out he’s not the only kid at school with a few magic tricks up his sleeve... Yamada-Kun is currently being simul-published on Crunchyroll where it is one of the most popular series on the site.

Takamiya Honoka is a regular student whose only problem seems to be that he sits next to Kagari Ayaka, the school’s ‘Princess’. They have never spoken to each other before and any small interaction between them immediately results in her fan club beating him.

Yet when a falling part of the school’s building is about to send him to the afterlife, it’s Kagari that comes to his rescue. Only she’s dressed as a witch, carrying him in her arms and floating on a broom!

Yoshikawa , Miki

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

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

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

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

• An anime adaptation is available on Crunchyroll.

ISBN 13: 9781632366320, TBCpp p/b, £14.5 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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YURI IS MY JOB! 4 Miman

Hime is a picture-perfect high school princess - she’s admired by all and never trips up! So when she accidentally injures a cafe manager named Mai, she’s willing to cover some shifts to keep her facade intact.

To Hime’s surprise, the cafe is themed after a private school where the all-female staff always puts on their best act for their loyal customers. However, under the guidance of the most graceful girl there, Hime can’t help but blush and blunder! Beneath all the frills and laughter, Hime feels tension brewing as she finds out more about her new job and her budding feelings...

KEY SELLING POINTS • Kodansha’s first title in the rapidly growing yuri genre of lesbian romance manga.

• Launching alongside Kodansha’s first two yaoi titles, 10 Dance and Hitorijime My Hero.

• Miman has a strong following in Japan for her work in manga anthologies.

ISBN 13: 9781632368065, TBCpp p/b, £10.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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KNIGHTS OF SIDONIA, MASTER EDITION 2 Nihei, Tsutomu

Nagate Tanikaze was a homeless teen living in the depths of a space colony with a passion for simulation games and stealing rice. Now he is the lead fighter pilot, protecting said space colony from a race of shape-shifting space giants! One of the manga world’s most intriguing artists returns here with a science-fiction tour-de-force which combines postapocalyptic action, modern sci-fi video game tropes and a traditional Japanese aesthetic.

KEY SELLING POINTS • From the artist of Marvel Comics’ Wolverine.

• Nihei is an award-winning manga-artist who will already have a substantial UK fan-base.

• Has been adapted into two anime series that are streaming on Netflix.

• A new deluxe edition featuring larger pages and coloured inserts.

• A homage to critically acclaimed sci-fi dramas such as Macross, the Fifth Element and No Need for Tenchi.

ISBN 13: 9781947194434, TBCpp p/b, £29.99 Published by VERTICAL Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Mizunagi, Ryu

KEY SELLING POINTS • A new series of supernatural high-school adventures featuring teenage wizards and witches.

• High-school setting has led to comparisons with Scott Pilgrim (Fourth Estate) and Negima! (Kodansha).

• New series began in 2014 and is currently streaming on popular anime streaming site Crunchyroll.

ISBN 13: 9781947194670, TBCpp p/b, £10.99 Published by VERTICAL Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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MARVEL PLATINUM: THE DEFINITIVE NEW MUTANTS

Claremont, Chris; Mcleod, Bob; Simonson, Walt et al

Mutants. Humans born with the mysterious X-gene that causes ordinary teenagers to develop extraordinary powers. Sam Guthrie, Rahne Sinclair, Illyana Rasputin, Danielle Moonstar and Roberto da Costa have been born into a world that hates and fears them. Will they have the courage to become heroes?

They are... the New Mutants! Marvel Platinum: The New Mutants brings together the very best tales from the team’s 35 year of history, including their first appearance, their origin and their greatest and most pivotal moments.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The X-Men have been one of the most successful superhero franchises since their cinematic debut in 2000.

• There have been 10 X-Men and X-Men related movies so far!

• Includes the Marvel Universe entry for the New Mutants team.

• Includes the true origin of the New Mutants, discussing how the creators came up with the team.

• An essential guide to the New Mutants!

ISBN 13: 9781846538896, 300pp p/b, £17.99 Published by PANINI UK LTD / MARVEL Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle and Far East

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ADVENTURES OF THE X-MEN Macchio, Ralph; Yomtov, Nel & Herrera, Ben

Animated-style adventures from one of the X-Men’s greatest eras! Wolverine takes on the savage Hulk - but whose side are Havok and X-Factor on? And what does the gamma-powered Leader have to do with it all? Meanwhile, Beast and Gambit face the evil machinations of Mister Sinister... with a little help from Spider-Man! Things take an occult turn for Cyclops, courtesy of the demonic N’Garai and the Dweller-in-Darkness! And when Magneto and his Brotherhood commit an act of war, the X-Men must respond - but as the situation explodes out of control, it just might bring about the Apocalypse... that’s with a capital A! Who will be left standing in the ultimate survival of the fittest battle?

ISBN 13: 9781302917968, 176pp p/b, £10.99 Published by MARVEL - US Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN BY NICK SPENCER VOL. 4 Spencer, Nick & Ottley, Ryan

Finally, learn more about the mysterious villain that’s been on the fringe since the beginning of Nick Spencer’s run! If you thought this villain was scary already, you ain’t seen nothing yet! Collecting: Amazing Spider-Man 16-20 ISBN 13: 9781302914349, 112pp p/b, £13.5 Published by MARVEL - US Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN EPIC COLLECTION: THE GOBLIN LIVES

Lee, Stan; Friedrich, Gary & Drake, Arnold

It’s horror on the home front when Peter Parker becomes the third wheel to comics’ odd couple. Yes, Aunt May’s found a new special friend - in the person of Dr. Otto Octavius! While a klonk on the head may help Spidey forget that one, teaming up with Doc Ock isn’t going to improve his image as public enemy #1!

Next, Spidey battles his way through Ka-Zar, Vulture and Mysterio, before facing his true nemesis. Norman Osborn’s memory has returned and with it - the Green Goblin. The only villain to uncover that Peter Parker is Spider-Man knows and these two icons meet in a gigantic 58-page magazine masterpiece that will truly captivate you. Also featuring the first appearance of Captain Stacy. Collecting: Amazing SpiderMan (1963) 54-67, Spectacular Spider-Man (1968) 1-2, Marvel Super-Heroes (1967) 14 and material from Not Brand Echh (1967) 6, 11 ISBN 13: 9781302917807, 496pp p/b, £33.5 Published by MARVEL - US Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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BLACK WIDOW: SEEING RED Soska, Jen; Soska, Sylvia & Flaviano

Natasha Romanoff was trained to kill. For years now she’s tried to overcome that programming, to side with the angels... to be a hero. And where’d that get her? Killed. By one of the few true friends she allowed herself to have. Now she’s back from the dead, angry as hell, and finding those better angels harder and harder to hear. Jen and Sylvia Soska - The Twisted Twins of horror - join with rising artist Flaviano to weave a web of vice, violence, and vengeance that will net Natasha the biggest bad men she’s ever faced... or put her back in the ground for good. Collecting: Black Widow (2018) 1-5 ISBN 13: 9781302916732, 112pp p/b, £13.5 Published by MARVEL - US Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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CABLE & X-FORCE OMNIBUS Marvel Comics

When the villainous Upstarts target X-Force and the New Warriors, the teen teams must join forces to survive! Meanwhile, Cable forges an uneasy alliance with Magneto’s Acolytes when Omega Red strikes - but can he save Lee Forrester from D’Spayre and Belasco? X-Force faces both past and future when the Nimrod Sentinel is born and the Externals come calling... but why is former teammate Dani Moonstar serving with the MLF? And when the alien Phalanx kidnap the X-Men, can X-Force, X-Factor and Excalibur stop the spread of their techno-organic terror? Plus, Cable and Storm take on Apocalypse’s Dark Riders - but who is Genesis? Gruesome secrets about Feral’s family come to light! And Reignfire’s identity is revealed at last! Collecting: X-Force (1991) 32-43, Annual 3; Cable (1993) 9-20; New Warriors (1990) 45-46; X-Factor (1986) 106; Excalibur (1988) 82; Wolverine (1988) 85 ISBN 13: 9781302917777, 864pp h/b, £83.5 Published by MARVEL - US Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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CHAMPIONS BY JIM ZUB VOL. 1: BEAT THE DEVIL Zub, Jim & Cummings, Steven

The world still needs heroes - and there are heroes all over the world! The Champions have gone global! The team has seen explosive growth under Ms. Marvel’s leadership, with super-powered members ready to answer the call in a dozen different countries.

They’re saving people and improving lives across the planet while they inspire the next generation...

But something sinister lurks beneath the surface of their expanded mission. It’s a dark secret that could destroy the team and everything they stand for! Jim Zub (Avengers: No Surrender, Uncanny Avengers) and Steven Cummings (Wayward, Legends of the Dark Knight) ignite a new era of Champions, filled to the brim with action, adventure and drama in the Mighty Marvel Manner! Collecting: Champions (2019) 1-5 ISBN 13: 9781302916718, 112pp p/b, £13.5 Published by MARVEL - US Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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CONAN THE BARBARIAN VOL. 1 Aaron, Jason & Asrar, Mahmud

By Crom, the greatest sword-and-sorcery hero returns to Marvel! From an age undreamed... hither came Conan the Cimmerian, black-haired, sullen-eyed, sword in hand, a thief, a reaver, a slayer, with gigantic melancholies and gigantic mirth, to tread the jeweled thrones of the Earth under his sandaled feet... Robert E. Howard’s creation returns to comics, in an epic tale as only Marvel could bring you! Conan’s travels have brought him to the far reaches of the unkown, from his birthplace in Cimmeria to the kingdom of Aquilonia and all in between. As his fighting prowess allows him to carve his way through life, so too does it attract the forces of death! This all-new ages-spanning saga forever changes Conan’s destiny! Collecting: Conan The Barbarian 1-6 ISBN 13: 9781302915025, 144pp p/b, £16.99 Published by MARVEL - US Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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CONAN: THE JEWELS OF GWAHLUR AND OTHER STORIES Marvel Comics

Conan the Barbarian hunts one of the world’s greatest treasures in an action-packed adaptation by P. Craig Russell! As Conan seeks the prized Teeth of Gwahlur, he discovers that a former dancing girl is being compelled to pose as a long-dead oracle. Can he use this knowledge to outfox his opponents on the hunt for the jewels? Plus, in more action-packed tales by top-flight talent, a king’s daughter is kidnapped by a sorcerer - and only Conan and the girl’s sister can save her! And, intrigued by a leader known as the ‘Mad King of Gaul,’ Conan joins his army - but when tragedy strikes, will Conan be worthy to wear the crown? Collecting: Conan and The Jewels Of Gwahlur 1-3, Conan and The Daughters Of Midora, Conan and The Mad King of Gaul, Conan: The Weight of The Crown ISBN 13: 9781302918125, 176pp p/b, £16.99 Published by MARVEL - US Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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DAREDEVIL BY CHIP ZDARSKY VOL. 1

Zdarsky, Chip & Checchetto, Marco

Matt Murdock has clawed his way through physical therapy, but his near death experience that nearly left him crippled has left its mark on him. Reacquainted with pain and fear, the devil is back in Hell’s Kitchen, but is the man who returned to the rooftops the same man who fell off them? Find out, in Chip Zdarsky’s new era of Daredevil! Collecting: Daredevil 1-6

ISBN 13: 9781302914981, 136pp p/b, £14.99 Published by MARVEL - US Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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DEADPOOL

BY SKOTTIE YOUNG VOL. 2 Young, Skottie

Deadpool finds himself in the middle of a twisted rivalry between two competing amusement parks!

But it’s not all fun and games when one pernicious porker procures a plethora of... dang it, I can’t think of a synonym for ‘big honkin’ weapons’ that starts with ‘P.’ It’s a carnival of carnage! Buy the ticket, take the ride! Collecting: Deadpool (2018) 7-12 ISBN 13: 9781302911737, 136pp p/b, £14.99 Published by MARVEL - US Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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DECADES: MARVEL IN THE 00S - HITTING THE HEADLINES Marvel Comics

Celebrate 80 years of Marvel Comics, decade by decade - with high-profile stories that sparked a media frenzy in the Tumultuous 2000s! The House of Ideas garnered mainstream attention like never before as they shook things up, introducing a brand new Ultimate universe for a new generation of readers! Telling the story they said could never be told... the origin of Wolverine! And revealing hidden secrets of the program that produced Captain America! Red-hot creator Joss Whedon revamped the X-Men, while Civil War led to Spider-Man’s secret identity going public - and Captain America’s shocking death!

Plus, living legends meet when Spider-Man teams up with President Barack Obama!

Collecting: Ultimate Spider-Man (2000) 1; Origin 2; Ultimates (2002) 1; Truth: Red, White & Black 1; Astonishing X-Men (2004) 1; Civil War (2006) 2; Captain America (2004) 25; material from Amazing Spider-Man (1999) 583 ISBN 13: 9781302917913, 248pp p/b, £20.99 Published by MARVEL - US Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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FANTASTIC FOUR: FANTASTIC ORIGINS

Aguirre-Sacasa, Roberto; Slott, Dan & Marquez, David

In Manhattan’s most famous skyscraper, the Baxter Building, scientific genius Reed Richards hatches a plan that will change the lives of those he loves most - and the very course of human history - in a way no one could have ever imagined! Revisit the story that irrevocably altered comics and pop culture, retold in modern style! Join Reed Richards, Susan Storm, Johnny Storm and Ben Grimm as they travel to the stars - and return with fantastic, devastating results!

And witness the FF’s cataclysmic first battles with the Mole Man, Dr. Doom and Prince Namor, the mysterious Sub-Mariner, in a way you’ve never seen before. You only think you know the story! Plus, experience the first chapter of the Fantastic Four’s recent returns by Dan Slott and Sara Pichelli.

ISBN 13: 9780785156420, 136pp p/b, £13.5 Published by MARVEL - US Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN VOL. 1 Taylor, Tom & Cabal, Juann

Spider-Man is the worst neighbour ever! There are always crazy villains and property damage and drama and... and he catches the villains. And he tries to fix the damage and he helps carry your groceries and actually that property damage keeps the rents down.

You know what? Spider-Man is the best neighbour ever and this book will give you a closer look at Spider-Man’s (and Peter Parker’s) neighbourhood than any book ever. Also, it wouldn’t be a Spider-Man adventure without a threat that could destroy not only Spider-Man, but all his neighbours. Superstar writer Tom Taylor (X-Men Red, All-New Wolverine, Injustice) and rising art star Juann Cabal (All-New Wolverine, X-23) give you the most local Spider-Man ever! Collecting: Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (2019) 1-6 ISBN 13: 9781302916909, 144pp p/b, £14.99 Published by MARVEL - US Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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HAVOK & WOLVERINE: MELTDOWN

Simonson, Walter; Simonson, Louise & Williams, Kent

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IRONHEART VOL. 1: THOSE WITH COURAGE Ewing, Eve & Libranda, Kevin

Two friends. Two mutants. Two X-Men! Havok, gifted with the ability to project devastating plasma bursts and Wolverine, a feral warrior with an uncanny healing ability, an unbreakable Adamantium skeleton and razor-sharp claws. When the two are ambushed by Russian terrorists while on leave in Mexico, they find themselves caught in a deadly web of international intrigue and betrayal! Can Alex Summers and Logan thwart a plot to bring the western world to its knees?

Beautifully painted artwork combines with fast-paced prose to create a milestone among graphic albums, as Havok and Wolverine star in a landmark X-Men story like no other! Collecting: Havok & Wolverine: Meltdown 1-4 ISBN 13: 9781302918958, TBCpp p/b, £20.99 Published by MARVEL - US Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Riri Williams, the armoured hero called Ironheart who took the comics world by storm, takes centre stage!

When a group of world leaders is held hostage by one of Spider-Man’s old foes, Riri must step up her game.

But she’s thrown for a loop when an old acquaintance from back in Chicago re-enters her life! Now, Ironheart is caught between her need for independence and her obligations at M.I.T. - and when an old friend is kidnapped, she needs to make some tough decisions!

Luckily, Riri has a will of steel, a heart of iron... and a brand-new A.I. system on her side! Champions artist Kevin Libranda joins awardwinning poet Eve L. Ewing, as Ironheart steps boldly out of Tony Stark’s shadow to forge her own future! Collecting: Ironheart 1-5 ISBN 13: 9781302915087, 136pp p/b, £13.50 Published by MARVEL - US Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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HEROES REBORN OMNIBUS Marvel Comics

KIRBY IS... MIGHTY! KING-SIZE HARDCOVER

Marvel’s greatest heroes, revamped and reborn!

Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, the FF and more have awakened on a whole new world, boldly reimagined by the hottest creators of the 1990s!

Steve Rogers takes on the mantle of the Sentinel of Liberty, gains a brand new sidekick and faces down the Red Skull! Cap, Hawkeye, Vision, Swordsman, Hellcat and more form the Avengers, but can they awaken Thor and defeat the devious Loki? The Fantastic Four face old threats for the first time, from Mole Man to Doctor Doom! The newly-forged Iron Man takes on Hydra and the incredible Hulk! But can these reborn heroes save the Earth from the hunger of Galactus? Collecting: Heroes Reborn 1/2, Captain America (1996) 1-12, Avengers (1996) 1-12, Fantastic Four (1996) 1-12, Iron Man (1996) 1-12, material from Incredible Hulk (1968) 450 ISBN 13: 9781302918040, TBCpp h/b, £104.50 Published by MARVEL - US Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Kirby imagined modern mythologies that spanned the cosmos and remade gods. Kirby created action sequences so powerful galaxies shook. Kirby’s Thor is the most epic comic book saga ever told. Kirby Is... Mighty! brings together a host of the greatest Thor tales drawn

by Jack ‘The King’ Kirby. They’re stories so exciting, so massive in scope, so utterly epic that even Marvel’s KingSize format struggles to contain them. Featuring Thor’s first appearance; a bruising battle between Thor and Hercules; the mind-bending first appearance of Ego the Living Planet; the invasion of Asgard by Ulik and his horrifying troll army; and concluding with multi-part saga where Thor faces the immeasurable power of the world-devourer Galactus that reveals Galactus’ origin. Collecting: Thor (1966) #160-162, 167-170 and material from Journey Into Mystery (1952) #83 & 125 and Thor (1966) 126, 131-133 & 137-139 ISBN 13: 9781302918248, 320pp h/b, £83.50 Published by MARVEL - US Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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INVADERS VOL. 1: WAR GHOST

Zdarsky, Chip; Magno, Carlos & Guice, Butch

The greatest generation of Marvel heroes is back - to stop one of their own! In commemoration of Marvel’s 80th anniversary and springing from events in the pages of Avengers and Defenders: The Best Defense, the Marvel Universe’s first super-team is back! Captain America. The Human Torch. The Winter Soldier. Namor. They fought in World War II together as The Invaders. But now Namor is the enemy, a global threat more powerful than ever. His deadly plans are as deep and far-reaching as the ocean, and revelations about his past could threaten the Marvel Universe! It’s up to his old teammates to stop him, but what chance do they have against the man who knows their every move? Collecting: Invaders 1-5 ISBN 13: 9781302917494, 112pp p/b, £13.50 Published by MARVEL - US Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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MARVEL MASTERWORKS: CAPTAIN AMERICA VOL. 11 Kirby, Jack

Jack Kirby concludes his ‘70s Captain America tenure with adventures that only the King of the Marvel Age of Comics could create! It begins when the Falcon goes missing in an other-dimensional asylum - that’s run by the inmates! The tale of the Night People and Agron the Unburied One is a tense sci-fi horror thriller unlike any other. Then comes ‘The Swine,’ a storyline packed with iconic moments: the debut of Arnim Zola; the return of the Red Skull; and Nazi X, the android with Hitler’s brain! Also featuring an Annual exploit with Cap vs. Magneto and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants! When it’s all wrapped up in the incomparable power of Kirby’s art, you know these are Marvel Masterworks!

Collecting: Captain America (1968) 201-214 & Annual 4 ISBN 13: 9781302917029, 304pp h/b, £62.50 Published by MARVEL - US Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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MARVEL MONOGRAPH: THE ART OF J. SCOTT CAMPBELL Campbell, J. Scott

The latest entry in the Marvel Monograph collection focuses on the work of acclaimed Marvel cover artist J Scott Campbell. Includes his work on series such as Amazing Spider-Man and many more.

ISBN 13: 9781302917586, 112pp p/b, £16.99 Published by MARVEL - US Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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MARVEL VISIONARIES: ROY THOMAS

Thomas, Roy; Goldberg, Stan & Heck, Don

Celebrate the career of a true Marvel Visionary!

Relive some of Rascally Roy Thomas’ greatest stories as, under his pen, the Fantastic Four confront racism, social injustice and... the Impossible Man?! Plus, the Vision joins the Avengers! The Hulk finds his way to ‘Heaven!’ The Sub-Mariner fights Dragon Man! Captain Marvel escapes the Murder Maze! The origin of the Invaders! Doctor Strange’s secrets revealed!

Dracula in Salem and the X-Men in Japan! And who is Starr the Slayer? Plus rarely seen stories of humour and romance from Marvel’s Silver Age! Collecting: Modeling With Millie 44; Tales Of Suspense 73; Avengers 35, 57-58, 100; Sub-Mariner 8, 14; Not Brand Echh 12; Captain Marvel 19; X-Men 64; Chamber Of Darkness 4; Amazing Adventures 8; Incredible Hulk 147; Fantastic Four 119, 176; Dracula Lives 1; Giant-Size Invaders 1; Doctor Strange 9 ISBN 13: 9781302918408, 352pp p/b, £29.50 Published by MARVEL - US Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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MARVELS: EYE OF THE CAMERA

Busiek, Kurt; Stern, Roger & Anacleto, Jay

At last! A new printing of the long-awaited sequel to the award-winning publishing sensation that made Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross into stars! News photographer Phil Sheldon’s back, with the manon-the-street’s perspective on the big events of the Marvel Universe, from the Avengers, the all-new X-Men and the Secret Wars to Dracula and the Werewolf By Night. But this time, Phil’s world is going to be rocked not just by super-heroes and super-villains - but by something far more personal, as well. Featuring the Marvel debut of artist Jay Anacleto, whose gorgeous, photo-realistic pencil renderings give a new look at the Marvel Universe, and what it would be like to actually be there. Collecting: Marvels: Eye of the Camera #1-6 ISBN 13: 9781302917340, 160pp p/b, £16.99 Published by MARVEL - US Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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MASTER OF KUNG FU EPIC COLLECTION: FIGHT WITHOUT PITY Marvel Comics

Master Of Kung Fu easily ranks as one of the most iconic series in Marvel history. Doug Moench and Paul Gulacy’s blend of kung fu action and globetrotting espionage reached beyond the already high standard for the title and pushed to new horizons of action and adventure! The thriller, ‘Crystal Connection’; the debuts of the whip-cracking Pavane, the savage Razor-Fist and the lovely Leiko Wu; the showdown on Mordillo’s Island; the cinematic Hong Kong fight with the Cat; the tense intrigue of ‘Oriental Expediters’; the mystery of MI-6’s mole; and the sweeping scale of ‘The Return of Fu Manchu.’ Each adventure will have you on the edge of your seat, so don’t hold back. Enter the world of Shang-Chi! Collecting: Master of Kung Fu (1974) 29-53 & Annual 1 ISBN 13: 9781302901363, 496pp p/b, £33.50 Published by MARVEL - US Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN

Bendis, Brian Michael; Pichelli, Sara & Samnee, Chris

When Peter Parker falls, the world needs a SpiderMan - and young Miles Morales takes up the mantle!

Before Peter died, Miles was poised to start the next chapter in his life in a new school. Then, a spider’s bite granted the teenager incredible arachnid-like powers. Now, Miles has been thrust into a world he doesn’t understand, with only gut instinct, his well-intentioned best friend Ganke and a little thing called responsibility as his guides. But what was the story behind the spider that bit him? How is Miles going to get his hands on a cool new costume? And is there any way he can be ready to face the deadly sting of the Scorpion? Find out if Miles Morales can live up to the legacy of Spider-Man! ISBN 13: 9781302918071, 248pp p/b, £10.99 Published by MARVEL - US Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN VOL. 1

Ahmed, Saladin & Garron, Javier

Miles Morales swings back into the spotlight!

Balancing a normal life, school, friends, family and super-heroing has never been easy for Miles, but when the rampaging Rhino and a cadre of mysterious criminals start plaguing Brooklyn, things take a dark turn for the young Spider-Man! And Miles doesn’t even know the half of it yet. What mystery lurks under the surface of this newest villainous uprising? Eisner Award-winner Saladin Ahmed (Black Bolt) and Young Gun Javier Garron (Ant-Man & The Wasp) bring you the latest and greatest adventures of the coolest character in the Marvel Universe!

Collecting: Miles Morales: Spider-Man 1-6 ISBN 13: 9781302914783, 136pp p/b, £14.99 Published by MARVEL - US Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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MOON GIRL AND DEVIL DINOSAUR VOL. 7

Montclare, Brandon; Bustos, Natacha & Duarte, Gustavo

We all know that Santa Claus is making a list and checking it twice... but you won’t find precocious provocateur Moon Girl on the nice list this year!

So when the children of Yancy Street need some holiday cheer, why is it up to notorious grinch Lunella Lafayette and jolly red Devil Dinosaur to fill in for Saint Nick? Then, eight hours of sleep usually means a full night’s rest - but for Lunella and Devil, it means a fierce fight to stay out of the Dream Dimension! Welcome to a place at the edge of our subconscious minds, where all manner of monsters dwell - but who is the Dream Dimension’s newest resident? And what does their appearance mean for the nocturnal adventures of Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur?

Collecting: Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur 37-41 ISBN 13: 9781302914363, 120pp p/b, £13.50 Published by MARVEL - US Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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NEW MUTANTS EPIC COLLECTION: THE DEMON BEAR SAGA Marvel Comics

Don’t call them X-babies anymore! Visionary artist Bill Sienkiewicz transforms the New Mutants - and the young heroes’ lives will never be the same! New recruits Magma and Magik find their footing at the school - but when the team tries to rescue Kitty Pryde from Emma Frost, will they all end up members of rival mutant team the Hellions? Then, the Demon Bear that haunts Dani Moonstar bares his teeth, Sienkiewicz-style! Will the New Mutants survive the Bear’s ferocious attack - and if so, can they make a new friend in the alien called Warlock? Plus, a cosmic caper introduces intergalactic rock star Lila Cheney! When Sunspot and Wolfsbane are in danger, only Cloak and Dagger can help! The mindbending debut of Professor X’s son, Legion! And the shocking return of an old friend/ foe... Collecting: vol. 2: New Mutants (1983) 13-31, Annual 1 ISBN 13: 9781302918422, 512pp p/b, £33.50 Published by MARVEL - US Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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NEW X-MEN: THE QUEST FOR MAGIK - THE COMPLETE COLLECTION Kyle, Craig; Yost, Chris & Cebulski, C.B.

X-23’s past has returned to haunt the New X-Men! Can she and Hellion rescue Mercury before the horrifying, mutant-eating Predator X is unleashed?

Then, the demonic Belasco pulls the X-Mansion into Limbo - and he’s looking for Magik! Illyana Rasputin has returned to life, and Belasco will put the New X-Men through a literal hell until he finds her! With the team scattered, wounded and terrified, all hope seems lost. But Illyana has arrived, mad as hell... and she wants her soul back! Can Pixie, of all people, help save the day? And when Magik’s quest catches the attention of the other demon lords, the X-Men must help Illyana find herself before an ancient evil is unleashed! Collecting: New X-Men (2004) 33-39, 40-42 (A Stories), 43; X-Infernus 1-4, Saga; material from X-Men Unlimited (2004) 14; X-Men: Divided We Stand 2 ISBN 13: 9781302918378, 392pp p/b, £33.50 Published by MARVEL - US Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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PETER PORKER: THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-HAM - THE COMPLETE COLLECTION VOL. 1 DeFalco, Tom; Mellor, Steve & Skeates, Steve

Go whole hog with the animal antics of the Spectacular Spider-Ham! What started as a porcine parody oneshot soon became a hilarious ongoing series full of anthropomorphised adventurers! Peter Porker is a photographer for J. Jonah Jackal’s Daily Beagle - but when danger strikes, he fights crime alongside hirsute heroes like Hulk Bunny, Captain Americat and the Fantastic Fur! Can Spider-Ham triumph over fearsome foes like Ducktor Doom, BullFrog, the King-Pig and the Bee-yonder... while keeping the young Beagle Brigadiers out of trouble, and still managing to bring home the bacon? Plus: Thrr, Dog of Thunder stars in Tails of Arfgard! Here comes Deerdevil, Mammal Without Fear! Nick Furry, Agent of S.H.E.E.P.! Goose Rider! The invincible Iron Mouse! Croak and Badger! The astonishing Ant-Ant! And many more zoological puns! Collecting: Marvel Tails 1; Peter Porker, The Spectacular Spiderham 1-17 ISBN 13: 9781302918439, 424pp p/b, £33.50 Published by MARVEL - US Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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An astonishing array of A-list talents unleash their unlimited imaginations on the mutants of Grant Morrison’s New X-Men! Phoenix, Wolverine, Beast, Storm, Psylocke, Cyclops, Rogue, Nightcrawler, Professor X and more take center stage in insightful and exciting solo stories - while foes take the focus in tales of Magneto, Sabretooth and Juggernaut! But which camp does Emma Frost, the newest teacher at the Xavier Institute, belong to? Shadowcat grieves for her best friend, Illyana Rasputin - and the love of her life, Colossus! Storm battles Magneto and lets loose with Yukio! Two sinister sisters adopt Lockheed! Nightcrawler undertakes a swashbuckling rescue mission! Wolverine must protect a mystical sword! And are the X-Men ready for a movie about their lives? Collecting: X-Men Unlimited (1993) 35, 37-39, 46-47, 49-50; X-Men Unlimited (2004) 1; material from X-Men Unlimited (1993) 34, 36, 40-43, 48 ISBN 13: 9781302918415, 432pp p/b, £33.50 Published by MARVEL - US Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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SILVER SURFER: PARABLE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OVERSIZED EDITION Lee, Stan & Moebius

One of the all-time great stories of the Silver Surfer, by the legendary Stan ‘The Man’ Lee and visionary French artist Jean Giraud, aka Moebius - as stunning now as it was 30 years ago! A star falls to earth. Panic grips the planet as mankind prepares for its inevitable end. But the star is a ship, and inside is a god. All he asks is adoration. Overcome with relief, man rushes to obey. There is only one voice of dissent that will not be silenced: the Silver Surfer, who recognizes the ‘god’ as his former master! But why has Galactus encouraged mankind to live down to his darkest nature? The Sentinel of the Spaceways stars in a bewitching tale of man’s folly and nobility. Collecting: Silver Surfer (1988) 1-2 ISBN 13: 9781302918743, 88pp h/b, £33.50 Published by MARVEL - US Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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SPIDER-MAN/DEADPOOL VOL. 9: EVENTPOOL Thompson, Robbie & Horak, Matt

The ‘Infinite House of Civil yet Secret Crisis War Invasions’ begins here! The biggest arc of SPIDERMAN/DEADPOOL will shake the foundations of the Marvel Universe! Nothing will ever be the same after this! Nothing! Spider-Man and Deadpool just barely make it back from the Negative Zone in the middle of an Event that the Marvel U’s heroes have already lost.

Collecting: Spider-Man/Deadpool 46-50

ISBN 13: 9781302914639, 112pp p/b, £14.99 Published by MARVEL - US Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME THE ART OF THE MOVIE

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STAR WARS LEGENDS EPIC COLLECTION: THE NEWSPAPER STRIPS VOL. 2 Goodwin, Archie & Williamson, Al

More classic tales of Star Wars torn from the newspapers of a long time ago! Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, Chewbacca, C-3PO and R2D2 continue to take the fight to the Empire, but it’s a dangerous galaxy out there! As Luke is enslaved by the Serpent Masters, Doctor Arakkus prepares a death trap, and the rebels’ base is besieged! There are dangers in the depths of Aquaris, and an ancient threat lurking in the heart of Yavin’s moon! But who is that claiming to be Ben Kenobi?! As the Rebel Alliance prepares to relocate to the ice planet of Hoth, Luke gears up for a climactic showdown with Darth Vader - and Han Solo faces down a rogues’ gallery of bounty hunters including the mysterious Boba Fett! Collecting: Classic Star Wars 5-20, material from Classic Star Wars ISBN 13: 9781302917371, 504pp p/b, £33.50 Published by MARVEL - US Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Roussos, Eleni

Featuring exclusive concept art and interviews from cast and crew.

ISBN 13: 9781302917524, 240pp h/b, £41.99 Published by MARVEL - US Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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SPIDER-MAN: THE GAUNTLET - THE COMPLETE COLLECTION VOL. 1 Marvel Comics

Spider-Man runs the gauntlet in a saga that redefines his classic arch-enemies one by one! The violent tension between Spidey and Norman Osborn builds to a boil! Electro becomes the voice of the common man against the brutal injustice of a system overloaded by greed! When one of Peter Parker’s closest friends is on the brink of ruin, all clues point to the sinister Sandman! The Rhino charges in for a heartbreaking story of love, loss and lust for power! Mysterio is back from the dead... and he’s not alone! Peter Parker meets the new Vulture - but who is he, and why does he prey on the city’s criminals? And Morbius the Living Vampire is out for blood! Collecting: Dark Reign: The List - Amazing Spider-Man 1; Amazing Spider-Man (1999) 612-626, Annual 37; material from Web Of Spider-Man (2009) 2-5 ISBN 13: 9781302918453, 520pp p/b, £33.50 Published by MARVEL - US Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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THANOS BY DONNY CATES Cates, Donny; Shaw, Geoff & Burnett, Dylan

Ask the most powerful beings in the galaxy how they fear the universe will end, and in their most honest moment, they will answer with two words: ‘Thanos wins.’ Now, that disturbing thought becomes a horrific reality! See what happens when the Mad Titan achieves his ultimate victory. Will he cause the cosmos to spiral downward into chaos and death... or will something very different happen? Plus, in the far future, an iconic and unexpected Marvel character has become - the Cosmic Ghost Rider! But following his experiences at the Titan’s hands, what are his vengeful plans for... baby Thanos?! Donny Cates explores Thanos’ full legacy in a thrill ride that spans all the way from the end of time to the stunning events of Infinity Wars!

Collecting: Thanos (2016) 13-18, Annual; Cosmic Ghost Rider 1-5, Thanos Legacy 1 ISBN 13: 9781302918033, 296pp h/b, £29.50 Published by MARVEL - US Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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THOR VOL. 2

Aaron, Jason; Moore, Tony & Del Mundo, Mike

Jason Aaron’s epic Thor run continues! Part the mists of time and peer into the distant past - for a tale of a young Odinson from the Viking age! Every time Thor travels to the mortal land of Midgard, he finds all the mead, battle and romance that a young god could possibly want. But he still can’t figure out how to prove himself worthy of the mighty hammer Mjolnir.

Now Odin is determined to keep his son away from Midgard for good - and young Loki knows just the way to do it! Then, in the modern day, Thor is held prisoner by the fearsome warriors of the Tenth Realm: Heven! Can even the intervention of Valkyrie and Thor’s deadly sister Angela help Thor escape the inescapable prison of angels? Collecting: Thor (2018) 7-11 ISBN 13: 9781302912901, 120pp p/b, £13.50 Published by MARVEL - US Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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TOMB OF DRACULA: DAY OF BLOOD, NIGHT OF REDEMPTION Wolfman, Marv; Colan, Gene & Williamson, Al

Supernatural dream team Marv Wolfman, Gene Colan and Al Williamson reopen the Tomb of Dracula in this prestige-format series for Marvel’s Epic imprint - collected for the first time! Dracula is dead... but his last living descendant, Frank Drake, is being manipulated by a shadowy occult investigator - who plans to revive the lord of the vampires! But when Dracula comes roaring back to life, can Blade the Vampire Hunter be far behind? The vampire king is once again free to stalk the earth, but the world has changed much in his absence. As Dracula targets Frank’s wife Marlene and concocts a gruesome scheme to obtain power via human sacrifice, can Drake, Blade and their ragtag band return him to his eternal grave? Experience Dracula’s terrifying return in this lavishly illustrated tale of horror! Collecting: Tomb of Dracula (1991) 1-4 ISBN 13: 9781302918675, 200pp p/b, £20.99 Published by MARVEL - US Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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UNCANNY X-MEN: CYCLOPS AND WOLVERINE

Rosenberg, Matthew & Larroca, Salvador

Cyclops and Wolverine have drawn together a new team of X-Men from the ashes of ‘X-Men Disassembled,’ and now they turn their eyes to setting their agenda. Cyclops has a list... a list of things the X-Men have to take care of... if it’s the last thing they ever do.

ISBN 13: 9781302915827, 136pp p/b, £14.99 Published by MARVEL - US Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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WEIRDWORLD: THE DRAGONMASTER OF KLARN Marvel Comics

There’s nowhere weirder than Weirdworld - just ask elves Tyndall and Velanna, and their dwarf ally, Mud-Butt! They’ve already had several adventures in this magical land, but when a powerful wizard turns the trio’s lives upside down once again, the troubled troupe are forced to undertake another deadly quest - in search of the magic blade known as the Glorywand! Goblins, dragons and the undead lie in wait as their epic journey across Weirdworld begins - but who is the Dragonmaster of Klarn? Plus, relive Weirdworld’s debut and Tyndall’s fateful first meeting with Velanna, when the out-worlder elf reluctantly undertakes a deadly mission to track down - and eliminate - the very heart of evil! Collecting: material from Epic Illustrated 9, 11-13; Marvel Super Action (1976) 1 ISBN 13: 9781302918705, 112pp p/b, £13.50 Published by MARVEL - US Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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WOLVERINE: THE LONG NIGHT

Percy, Benjamin & Takara, Marcio

Following a string of mysterious deaths in Burns, Alaska, Special Agents Sally Pierce and Tad Marshall arrive to investigate. They soon find there’s more going on than meets the eye... Marvel’s hit scripted podcast ‘Wolverine: The Long Night,’ comes to life on the page! Chilling twists and turns, brought to you by the original author of the podcast, Benjamin Percy, and the art talents of Marcio Takara! Collecting: Wolverine: The Long Night Adaptation 1-5

ISBN 13: 9781302916893, 112pp p/b, £13.50 Published by MARVEL - US Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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X-23 VOL. 2: X-ASSASSIN Tamaki, Mariko & Olortegui, Diego

A series of gruesome murders. A killer who disappears without a trace. Laura and Gabby are on the hunt. But when Laura comes face-to-face with the mysterious X-Assassin, nothing is as it seems... Laura and Gabby face the creators of the X-Assassin...and find they might not agree on what to do about this barely human killer. Collecting: X-23 7-12 ISBN 13: 9781302916862, 136pp p/b, £14.99 Published by MARVEL - US Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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X-MEN EPIC COLLECTION: IT’S ALWAYS DARKEST BEFORE THE DAWN Englehart, Steve; Wein, Len & Conway, Gerry

Continuing the saga of Marvel’s original mutant team, we bring you the most unusual X-Men adventures ever! Pushed undercover by anti-mutant paranoia, Hank McCoy sets off on his own, taking a research job.

But his scientific curiosity will curse him forever when an experiment gone wrong turns him into a fanged, furry, blue Beast. Meanwhile, the other X-Men find themselves pursued by a secret adversary that seeks to pick them off one by one. They must join forces with Captain America to save the nation and rescue their mutant comrades. Also featuring the first appearances of Wolverine, the top-secret Weapon X program and Madrox the Multiple Man, an X-Men/Avengers battle against Magneto, and a host of x-tra rare X-Men covers!

Collecting: vol. 4; X-Men (1963) 67-93, Annual (1970) 1-2; Amazing Adventures (1970) 11-17; Amazing Spider-Man (1963) 92; Incredible Hulk (1968) 150, 161, 172, 180-182; Marvel Team-Up (1972) 4, 23; Avengers (1963) 110-111; Captain America (1968) 172-175; Defenders (1972) 15-16; Giant-Size Fantastic Four (1974) 4 ISBN 13: 9781302916039, 512pp p/b, £33.50 Published by MARVEL - US Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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GRAPHIC NOVELS • CHILDREN’S & YOUNG ADULT Graphic Novel

X-MEN MILESTONES: DARK PHOENIX SAGA Claremont, Chris & Byrne, John

The biggest and best adventures of Marvel’s merry mutants - these are the X-Men Epix! And it doesn’t get any more epic than the tale of triumph and tragedy that is the Dark Phoenix Saga! The X-Men have fought many battles, been on galaxy-spanning adventures and defeated enemies of limitless might, but none of it prepared them for the most shocking struggle they would ever face. One of their own, Jean Grey, has gained cosmic power beyond all comprehension - and that power has corrupted her absolutely! Now the X-Men must decide between the life of the friend they cherish... or the possible destruction of the entire universe! This touching tale of ultimate power and the triumph of the human spirit has been a cornerstone of the X-Men mythos for decades.

Relive the saga that changed everything! Collecting: X-Men (1963) 129-137 ISBN 13: 9781302918521, 200pp p/b, £20.99 Published by MARVEL - US Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Graphic Novel

X-MEN MILESTONES: FALL OF THE MUTANTS

Claremont, Chris; Simonson, Louise & Silvestri, Marc

The biggest and best adventures of Marvel’s merry mutants - these are the X-Men Epix! Three teams of mutants. Three tales of tragedy. The event that changed the X-Men’s lives forever! Witness the transformation of the carefree, high-flying Angel into the dark and brooding iron-winged Archangel, as Apocalypse’s shadow falls over X-Factor. Relive the tragedy of the New Mutants, as their innocence is lost along with the life of a teammate. And watch as the legendary X-Men make the ultimate sacrifice, charging headlong into death itself to protect a world that hates and fears them! ‘The Fall of the Mutants’ is a classic tale of changes so significant, and losses so bitter, that the aftermath is still felt in the pages of X-Men titles today. Collecting: Uncanny X-Men (1981) 225-227, New Mutants (1983) 59-61, X-Factor (1986) 24-26 ISBN 13: 9781302918514, 272pp p/b, £29.50 Published by MARVEL - US Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Children’s Fiction

PEEK-A-BRUCE Higgins, Ryan T.

This original board book in the best-selling Mother Bruce series will delight young fans of seek-andfind activities as they hunt for Bruce on every spread. Just right for our littlest readers, this book is sure to bring a smile to even the grumpiest face.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Young readers will love this twist on the familiar peek-a-boo and hide-and-seek games as they search for Bruce.

• His unsuccessful hiding attempts will keep readers laughing all the way through.

• Beloved characters return - fans will love this new adventure, and newcomers are in for a treat!

• Higgins’s Bruce books are big hits, and his deadpan, multi-level visual comedy has charmed readers everywhere.

ISBN 13: 9781368028578, 24pp Board Book, 6.99 Published by DISNEY-HYPERION Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Children’s Picture Books Gener

UNICORN IS MAYBE NOT SO GREAT AFTER ALL Shea, Bob

You remember Unicorn. You know, Goat’s friend?

The one who can fly, make it rain cupcakes, and turn things into gold? On the first day of school, Unicorn expects to make his usual big splash. But no one pays him much attention - the other kids are much more interested in the latest trend in toys: rubber bands that look like other things. Unicorn comes up with a plan to get his mojo back, but his efforts turn out to be more annoying than impressive. Can Goat help him recover his magic, or is Unicorn destined to a life of mediocrity?

KEY SELLING POINTS • The unforgettable duo of Unicorn and Goat from Bob’s most successful book, Unicorn Thinks He’s Pretty Great, are back!

• Unicorn struggles with relatable worries about his popularity at school and his desire to be noticed.

• Features strong themes of the importance of friendship and being yourself.

• Unicorn Thinks He’s Pretty Great has been optioned by Dreamworks for a television series.

ISBN 13: 9781368009447, 40pp h/b, £14.99 Published by DISNEY-HYPERION Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Graphic Novel

X-MEN: EVE OF DESTRUCTION Nicieza, Fabian; Lobdell, Scott & Avery, Fiona

Magneto rules Genosha! And he’ll cross any line to forge it into the mutant utopia he craves - including taking on the Avengers! Meanwhile, Phoenix and Iceman are recruited into a time-hopping mission through the X-Men’s history - and Beast finally discovers a cure for the Legacy virus! But saving millions requires one final sacrifice, and soon the team will mourn the loss of a beloved friend.

Elsewhere, Cyclops has resurfaced, still conjoined with Apocalypse! Can Phoenix and Cable save his soul? And when Magneto finally decides to strike, can the X-Men - scattered by recent events - somehow scrape together an all-new team powerful enough to defeat their greatest foe? Collecting: Magneto: Dark Seduction 1-4; Uncanny X-Men (1981) 390-393, Annual 2000; X-Men (1991) 110-113; X-Men Forever (2001) 1-6; X-Men: Declassified 1; X-Men Unlimited (1993) 30-33; X-Men: The Search For Cyclops 1-4 ISBN 13: 9781302918255, 808pp h/b, £83.50 Published by MARVEL - US Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Children’s Fiction

SERAPHIN

Fix, Philippe & Nicholson-Smith, Donald

Seraphin, dreaming of gardens full of birdsongs, sunny avenues, and flowers, works as a ticket seller in a metro station underground. One day, after being scolded by the stationmaster for trying to save a butterfly that had flown into the station by accident, he learns that he has inherited an old, dilapidated house. Overjoyed by the possibilities, he and his friend Plume set about building the house of their dreams, and much more besides! In a fresh translation, Seraphin now allows a new generation to experience the wonder and inventive spectacle of the original.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A fresh translation of a classic tale by Hans Christian Anderson Award-winning French author Philippe Fix. • Recieved the Prix du meilleur livre loisirs jeunes.

• Seraphin also received an honourable mention for the Premio Critici in Erba for the 1970 Bologna Children’s Book Fair.

• Features beautiful, full-colour illustrations throughout by Philippe Fix. • Nicholson-Smith received the 2015 French-American Foundation Translation Prize.

ISBN 13: 9781939810250, 28pp h/b, £15.00 Published by ELSEWHERE EDITIONS Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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CHILDREN’S & YOUNG ADULT Children’s Non-Fiction

SPOT THE DIFFERENCE: AROUND THE WORLD 50 Totally Engaging Puzzles PBS Kids

Fifty irresistable puzzles challenge children to focus, count, and compare pictures to find subtle (and hilarious) differences between them. With a fantastic international focus, kids will be thoroughly engaged - and they’ll hone important skills while they play!

KEY SELLING POINTS • Spot-the-difference books are hugely popular but there are very few for pre-schoolers.

• Winning combination of great fun and puzzle challenges.

• Hours of entertainment with added educational value.

• Teaches important skills.

• PBS Kids is the leading educational brand in the US. ISBN 13: 9781941367865, 64pp h/b, £9.99 Published by DOWNTOWN BOOKWORKS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe

Children’s Fiction

BLASTAWAY Landers, Melissa

Kyler isn’t your typical runaway. All he wanted was a quick trip to the legendary Fasti Sun Festival. When an accidental launch sequence ends with Kyler hurtling through space on the family cruiser, the thrill of freedom is cut short by two space pirates determined to steal his ship. Luckily, Kyler bumps into Fig, a savvy young Wanderer who makes a living by blowing up asteroids. But when Kyler learns the truth about Fig’s mission, the two must put aside their differences long enough to stop the threat of astronomical proportions racing towards Earth.

KEY SELLING POINTS • This high-concept middle-grade sci-fi couldn’t be more entertaining, with nonstop action and excitement.

• An engaging, inspiring story of family and friendship paired with the perennial appeal of space adventure.

• The incredible scope of the storytelling will fascinate readers and keep them on the edge of their seats.

• A fresh new direction for an established author, whose YA books have garnered many fans.

ISBN 13: 9781484750230, 304pp h/b, £14.99 Published by DISNEY-HYPERION Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Children’s Graphic Novel

BILLY & BUDDY VOL. 7: BEWARE OF (FUNNY) DOG! Chric; Corbeyran; Ferri; Veys & Verron, Laurent

Life with Buddy is always full of adventures and the unexpected. Daily life and special occasions, summer or winter, at home or on holidays... The little devil always finds a way to spice up his humans’ lives starting with Billy’s. But take a cocker spaniel to the mountains and add an old Saint Bernard friend, and better hold on to your seat - especially if you’re the long-suffering dad!

KEY SELLING POINTS • Cult series in France; whole generations have grown up laughing with Billy and Buddy.

• Over 25 million copies have been sold since the series began in 1959.

• The author based his characters on his own son and dog, adding to the feel-good element.

• The stories are short (a few pages each), making them easy for younger readers to follow.

• Suitable for all ages.

ISBN 13: 9781849184571, 48pp p/b, £6.99 Published by CINEBOOK Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Scandinavia, Greece, Cyprus, Germany, Spain and Portugal

Children’s Graphic Novel

STEPHEN MCCRANIE’S SPACE BOY VOLUME 4 McCranie, Stephen

To Amy, everyone has a flavor. For instance, Doctor Kim is like chamomile tea with lemon. Amy is finally feeling that she’s made a true connection with the mysterious, flavourless Oliver, but their entire relationship is rattled - possibly forever. Amy struggles to come to terms with that friendship ending and reaches out to an old friend. She’ll discover that the help of friends from all points of her life makes everything better.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A zany, fun, heartfelt comic that will appeal to fans of Cartoon Network’s Steven Universe.

• Adapted in to graphic novel form from a hit webcomic, Space Boy already has 50,000 unique readers online.

• Stephen Mccranie’s Mal and Chad: Belly Flop! (Turtleback Books) was named one of the best books of 2012.

• A high-school drama mixed up with contemporary sci-fi this has instant appeal for young adult readers.

• Previous volumes of Space Boy have already been well received to rave reviews.

ISBN 13: 9781506708430, 224pp p/b, £9.50 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Young Adult Fiction

#MURDERTRENDING McNeil, Gretchen

When seventeen-year-old Dee Guerrera wakes up in a haze, lying on the ground of a dimly lit warehouse, she realises she’s about to be the next victim of the app.

Knowing hardened criminals are getting a taste of their own medicine in this place is one thing, but Dee refuses to roll over and die for a heinous crime she didn’t commit.

Can Dee and her newly formed posse, the Death Row Breakfast Club, prove she’s innocent before she ends up wrongfully murdered for the world to see? Or will The Postman’s cast of executioners kill them off one by one?

KEY SELLING POINTS • Optioned for development by television studio partners at ABC Signature.

• Comments on the horrors of social media, which fits alongside other popular series like Pretty Little Liars.

• Draws upon the fascination with today’s trend of murder being used as entertainment like The Hunger Games.

• Gretchen McNeil finely balances the scare factor with fun, sarcastic humour that makes for a thrilling YA read.

• Has the potential to expand into a series of books as Dee and her friends face all-new horrific social media trends.

ISBN 13: 9781368013703, 352pp p/b, £8.99 Published by FREEFORM Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Young Adult Fiction

BLOOD WILL OUT Treggiari, Jo

Ari Sullivan is alive - for now. She wakes at the bottom of a cistern, confused, injured and alone, with only the shadowy recollection of a low-pitched voice and a gloved hand. The killer is planning a gruesome masterpiece, a fairytale tableau of innocence and blood.

Until now, Ari was happy to spend her days pining for handsome, recent-arrival Stroud Bellows, fantasising about their two-point-four-kids future together. Safe in her small hometown of Dempsey Hollow. But now her community has turned very dangerous - and Ari may not be the only intended victim.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Treggiari’s work has been shortlisted for two teen choice awards and was an ABA Best Books of 2011 pick.

• Grabs you from the start with alternating perspectives between predator and prey.

• Starring a kickass female character who refuses to be the victim.

• This YA thriller is a perfect summer read for Penguin Teen’s loyal readership.

ISBN 13: 9780735262973, 256pp p/b, £9.99 Published by PENGUIN TEEN Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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CHILDREN’S & YOUNG ADULT • NON-FICTION Young Adult Fiction

DARK MISSIONS OF EDGAR BRIM: MONSTER, THE Peacock, Shane

After vanquishing the terrible creature that stalked the aisles of the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edgar Brim and his unusual crew of friends return to their mentor only to discover that he has been brutally murdered by an unknown assailant. The group go into hiding, Edgar desperate to protect his friends and family from what may be a second horrific creature torn from the pages of literature. Can Edgar Brim once again defy the horrors that pursue him, and protect those dearest to his heart?

KEY SELLING POINTS • Strong reviews are already flooding in for Book 1 in the series.

• Shane Peacock has won numerous awards for his Boy Sherlock Holmes books, which have netted nearly 100,000 copies altogether.

• Book 2 features characters from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and H.G. Wells’ The Island of Doctor Moreau.

• Story that will appeal to fans of gothic fiction and HBO’s Penny Dreadful series about Victorian monster-hunters.

• Adventure, romance and thrills make for a book that both male and female readers will devour.

ISBN 13: 9780735262737, 256pp p/b, £8.99 Published by PENGUIN TEEN Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Photography

DOGTOWN

The Legend of the Z-Boys Stecyk III, C R & Friedman, Glen E

These are the stories and images of a time that not only inspired a generation but changed the face of the sport forever. This volume has been described as ‘the DogTown textbook’ and an indispensable companion piece to the Sony Pictures Classics film Dogtown and Z-Boys. Now spanning 1975 1985 and beyond, the first section of the book includes the best of the DogTown articles written and photographed by C.R. Stecyk III as they originally appeared in SkateBoarder Magazine. The second half compiles hundreds of skate images from the archives of Glen E. Friedman - many of which appear in the movie. (Stecyk and Friedman acted as executive producers and advisors for the film.)

KEY SELLING POINTS • Updated edition in larger format with never-before-seen photos and a new postscript by Stecyk.

• For the first time, skateboarding will be included in the 2020 Olympics.

• Sony released an award-winning documentary about Z-Boys, narrated by Sean Penn.

• Friedman is one of the most important photographers of his generation and was inducted as an icon into the Skateboarding Hall of Fame.

ISBN 13: 9781617756993, 256pp h/b, £34.99 Published by AKASHIC BOOKS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe

Photography

WHO RESCUED WHOM Dog Portraits & Rescue Stories Bryant, Margaret

More than 6.5 million unwanted pets enter animal shelters each year, greatly overwhelming available resources. In this book, author and award-winning photographer Margaret Bryant tells the story of some of those dogs who were lucky enough to be rescued and find their forever homes. With its evocative portraits and poignant stories, this book will delight dog lovers and animal rescue advocates of all ages.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Heartwarming stories that are perfect for readers young and old.

• Powerful portraits that underscore the importance of the dog-human bond.

• Includes information about how to join the dog rescue movement and make a difference.

• Contains over 150 colour and black and white portraits of rescue dogs and their owners.

ISBN 13: 9781682033845, 128pp p/b, £21.99 Published by AMHERST MEDIA Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle and Far East

Photography

WOODSTOCK: 3 DAYS OF PEACE & MUSIC Lang, Michael

This large coffee table edition is the official 50th anniversary celebration of Woodstock with the festival’s creator and founder Michael Lang. It includes hundreds of photographs and documents accompanied by Lang’s fascinating memories and insights into the most famous and successful festival of all time, with images of Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Crosby, Stills Nash & Young, Richie Havens, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Santana, Janis Joplin, Joan Baez, Sha-Na-Na, Country Joe McDonald and the Grateful Dead.

KEY SELLING POINTS • An official Woodstock 50th anniversary festival from the original organisers was announced this year.

• The 1969 event attracted almost half a million people and hosted iconic artists like Jimi Hendrix and The Who. • Featuring hundreds of photographs from the event including from the archive of its only official photographer.

• Plus a wealth of largerly unseen documents from the archives of Woodstock’s founder.

• Captures what is widely considered as the defining moment of the 60s countercultural movement.

ISBN 13: 9781909526624, 288pp h/b, £44.95 Published by REEL ART PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle and Far East

Photographic Techniques

LIGHTING FOR PRODUCT PHOTOGRAPHY

The Digital Photographer’s Step-by-Step Guide to Sculpting with Light (2nd Edition) Earnest, Allison

In the Internet age, shoppers often don’t have the advantage of touching or feeling an item in order to make a decision. The same is true on menus; we have to decide whether or not to order based on a photograph. Allison Earnest shows you how to design images containing information about colour, depth, shape, and texture - and how to set the right mood or match the needs of a specific publication, website, or advertising campaign.

Comprehensive text and detailed setup shots make it easy to follow along and master the principles of photographing any product beautifully!

KEY SELLING POINTS • Learn to photograph all types of products from clothing and accessories, to housewares and food.

• Master the balance between accuracy in portrayal, and allure to entice.

• Get master styling, lighting, and setup tips for maximum visual impact.

• Allison Earnest began her career as a photographer for NASA, and has since been published in numerous publications.

ISBN 13: 9781682034064, 128pp p/b, £25.99 Published by AMHERST MEDIA Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle and Far East

Comic Art

BRAIN BATS OF VENUS

The Life and Comics of Basil Wolverton Volume 2 (1942-1952)

Sadowski, Greg & Wolverton, Basil

This volume continues Sadowski’s biography of the famed Mad cartoonist. It includes scores of letters between Wolverton and his editors and publishers, and excerpts from his personal diaries, providing documentary insight not only into Wolverton’s day-to-day life and career, but also the inner workings of the early comic book industry. It is also chock full of Wolverton’s comics stories from this period, including 17 science-fiction and horror tales fully restored and never-before collected in a single volume.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Basil Wolverton’s work refuses to die. His Mad cartooning has thrilled generations of readers, and continues to do so.

• His art was exhibited recently in New York’s Gladstone Gallery and called ‘exuberantly grotesque’ by the New York Times.

• Wolverton was elected to the Will Eisner Hall of Fame in 2000, and the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1991.

• Greg Sadowski is creating a renaissance in vintage comic art by exposing modern audiences to masters of the medium.

ISBN 13: 9781683962144, 432pp h/b, £39.99 Published by FANTAGRAPHICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle and Far East

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NON-FICTION Music

KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN

The Fugazi Photographs of Glen E. Friedman Friedman, Glen E & Svenonius, Ian F

Fugazi, one of music’s most revolutionary and gloriously indefinable bands, played their first concert on September 3, 1987. Keep Your Eyes Open presents the best of Friedman’s unparalleled photographic documentation of Fugazi’s members in almost 200 colour and blackand-white images captured onstage and off between 1986 and Fugazi’s last US concert in 2002. Fugazi evolved from Washington, DC’s, hardcore punk scene of the late 1970s and early 1980s. While it would be impossible to fully capture Fugazi in any one medium, Friedman’s book effectively complements the band’s Dischord Records catalog, which includes seven studio albums, one soundtrack, three EPs, and hundreds of live concert CDs produced from Fugazi’s own soundboard recordings.

KEY SELLING POINTS • This updated edition features nearly 200 colour and black-and-white photos, including some never-seen-before.

• Fugazi are one of the most influential bands to come out of the punk rock scene.

• The book features an introduction by iconic musician Ian F. Svenonius.

• Fugazi never marketed or licensed merchandise, making this book a unique and essential fan must-have.

ISBN 13: 9781617757006, 120pp h/b, £30.99 Published by AKASHIC BOOKS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe

Music

I PUT A SPELL ON YOU

The Bizarre Life of Screamin’ Jay Hawkins Bergsman, Steve

In the annals of rock ‘n’ roll there have been a lot of strange characters, but there probably hasn’t been anyone as bizarre as Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, and this is his story. Known mostly for a single record, ‘I Put A Spell On You’, and emerging from a coffin to perform on stage, Screamin’ Jay was a whirlwind performer, lusty singer, prolific songwriter and a man who was a total stranger to the truth.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Annotates where exactly the truth is in a life story full of exaggeration.

• Screamin’ Jay Hawkins was a revered musician, known for the song ‘I Put A Spell On You’.

• For fans of music biography and cultural history.

• Steve Bergman has contributed to more than 100 magazines.

ISBN 13: 9781627310758, 192pp p/b, £15.99 Published by FERAL HOUSE Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle and Far East

Biography

BILLIE HOLIDAY: THE LAST INTERVIEW Holiday, Billie

The first-ever collection of interviews with the tortured but ground breaking singer, part of the increasingly beloved series. A collection of interviews with the legendary singer, including interviews from throughout her career about her singing, the musicians she played with, and her memoir, gathered from newspapers, music magazines, and radio interviews in the US and Canada.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The first interview collection with the iconic singer.

• Another reliably fascinating entry in an increasingly popular series.

• A unique angle on some important jazz history - a great gift for jazz aficionados.

• Far from the befuddled addict she’s often portrayed as, Billie is remarkably articulate, intelligent, and interesting.

ISBN 13: 9781612196749, TBCpp p/b, £12.99 Published by MELVILLE HOUSE PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Literature and Memoirs

BABY, THE

Darrieussecq, Marie & Hueston, Penny (trans)

The Baby is a mother’s project and a writer’s project - how to reconcile these two demanding roles?

What is a baby? And why are there so few of them in literature? Through notes taken in the months after her first child was born, Darrieussecq, in her characteristically ingenious style, makes observations that will bring smiles and grimaces of recognition, and raise important questions. Along with the banal drudgery of childcare, there is the euphoria, the obsession, the terror and the visceral focus on the body. Arguing with ‘Saint de Beauvoir’, Darrieussecq examines how women as mothers are targeted from all angles. How, she asks, can a woman be more and other than a mother?

KEY SELLING POINTS • A must read for fans of Rachel Cusk, Sheila Heti, Jenny Offill and Maggie Nelson.

• A renowned French author asks fundamental questions about motherhood, gender roles and identity.

• Darrieussecq has previously won the Prix Medicis and the Prix des Prix.

ISBN 13: 9781911231264, 208pp p/b, £12.99 Published by TEXT PUBLISHING COMPANY Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle and Far East

Literature and Memoirs

KNITTING THE FOG Hernandez, Claudia D

A young Guatemalan immigrant’s adolescence is shaped by her journey to the US, as she grapples with Chapina tradition and American culture.Weaving together narrative essay and bilingual poetry, Knitting the Fog is the complex self-portrait of a young Chapina girl who wakes up to find her mother gone. When her mother returns three years later, they begin a monthlong journey to El Norte. Once settled in California, Claudia has trouble assimilating - she doesn’t speak English, and her Spanish is ‘weird’ - but when back in Guatemala, she is startled to find she no longer belongs there either. A harrowing story told with the candid innocence of childhood, Hernandez’s memoir depicts the struggle and resilience inherent to immigration today.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A coming-of-age memoir that tackles timely issues of immigration, identity, and belonging.

• Includes bilingual poetry (including a Pushcart nominated poem) interspersed within the prose text.

• Knitting the Fog the second winner of the Louise Meriwether First Book Prize.

ISBN 13: 9781936932542, 224pp p/b, £14.99 Published by THE FEMINIST PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle and Far East

True Crime

CARMINE THE SNAKE

Dimatteo, Frank & Benson, Michael

In the golden age of organised crime, Carmine ‘The Snake’ Persico was the King of the Streets. The defacto boss of the Colombo Mafia family since the 1970s, he oversaw gang wars, murders, and major rackets, even from prison. In this blistering street-level account, ‘Mafia survivor’ Frank Dimatteo teams up with truecrime master Michael Benson to take down one of the most notorious figures in the American La Cosa Nostra. This is the real inside story of Carmine Persico.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The first biography of Carmine Persico, one of the most powerful, ruthless, and dangerous Mafia Bosses in America.

• He has been the defacto boss of the Colombo crime family since the early 1970s, overseeing gang wars and murders.

• Mafia stories such as Goodfellas, The Godfather and The Sopranos remain hugely popular.

• True crime is growing in popularity, as seen through Podcasts like Serial and various Netflix documentaries.

• Frank Dimatteo is a genuine mob expert and the publisher of Mob Candy magazine.

ISBN 13: 9780806538822, 320pp p/b, £12.99 Published by CITADEL Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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NON-FICTION True Crime

TRUFFLE UNDERGROUND, THE

A Tale of Mystery, Mayhem and Manipulation in the Shadowy Market of the World’s Most Expensive Fungus Jacobs, Ryan

The Truffle Underground is a deeply researched dive into the dark origins of the world’s most valuable fungus - from the scientific mysteries of their growth, to the story of the hapless French farmer who discovered their secret, to brutal crimes in the forests and the white-collar crimes that surround this secretive industry. Through it all, a question lingers: What, other than money, draws people to these dirt-covered knobs?

KEY SELLING POINTS • An extraordinary tale of intrigue and dark dealings underpinning the profit-rich truffle trade.

• Explores the unusual and shocking truths behind how this treasured fungus reaches our plates.

• Filled with first-hand anecdotes, stories and research, it reads like a novel, exposing wave after wave of revelation.

• A must read for all foodies and true-crime aficionados.

• For readers of books like The Orchid Thief, The Secret Life of Cows, The Hidden Life of Trees, Nathaniel’s Nutmeg.

ISBN 13: 9781911545385, 288pp p/b, £12.99 Published by MELVILLE HOUSE UK Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe

Essays

SO REAL IT HURTS

Lunch, Lydia & Bourdain, Anthony (intro)

Through personal essays, interviews, and poetic verse, punk musician and cultural icon Lydia Lunch claws and rakes at the reader’s conscience in this powerful, uninhibited feminist collection. Inserted between these biting personal essays, Lunch thoughtful cultural insights convey a widely-shared desire to forestall inevitable cultural amnesia and solidify a legacy for her predecessors and peers.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Introduction written by the late Anthony Bourdain.

• Lunch is a widely known icon of the New York No Wave and punk music and art scenes.

• Within the past 5 years, Lunch has been profiled by high-readership outlets such as NY Times, The Guardian, Vice and Jezebel.

• Lunch has long been an outspoken critic of authoritarianism, most recently of Donald Trump’s administration.

ISBN 13: 9781609809430, 112pp p/b, £12.99 Published by SEVEN STORIES PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe

Poetry

EDWARD THOMAS: A MISCELLANY Stenning, Anna (ed)

Edward Thomas (1878-1917) was a British poet, essayist, and novelist. He is commonly considered a war poet, although few of his poems deal directly with his war experiences, and his career in poetry only came after he had already been a successful writer and literary critic. Edward Thomas compiled a number of anthologies on nature, literature and poetry. One of them is an inspiration for this book, the collection A Pocket Book of Poems and Songs For the Open Air. This miscellany gathers some of the greatest moments of his writing, both in poetry and prose.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Edward Thomas’s reputation continues to grow.

• This is a key entry into his work for anyone who wants to become acquainted with both the prose and the poetry.

• Reissued in a new, larger format with index.

ISBN 13: 9781912916085, 256pp p/b, £9.99 Published by GALILEO PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle and Far East

Essays

JOHN MUIR: A MISCELLANY Battle, Laurie (ed) & Killion, Tom (illus)

John Muir: A Miscellany is a gathering together of a rich and hugely entertaining collection of Muir’s writings. Although he is famed in the USA for both his writing and his accomplishments in helping establish the US National Parks system, he is still relatively unknown this side of the Atlantic. This book may well change this.

KEY SELLING POINTS • John Muir is without any doubt the father of environmentalism, and one of the world’s greatest nature writers.

• This is a collection of his most important - and accessible - work.

• A new edition in a larger format with added index and with illustrations by Tom Killion.

ISBN 13: 9781912916092, 272pp p/b, £9.99 Published by GALILEO PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle and Far East

Essays

RICHARD JEFFERIES: A MISCELLANY Rossabi, Andrew (ed)

John Richard Jefferies was an English nature writer, noted for his depiction of English rural life in essays, books of natural history, and novels. Since his death his books have enjoyed intermittent spells of popularity, but he is still largely unknown. Jefferies, however, has been an inspiration to a number of more prominent writers - W.H. Hudson, Edward Thomas, Henry Williamson and John Fowles are among those who have acknowledged their debt to him. The selection of Jefferies’ work collected in this volume will surely help re-establish Jefferies as one of the greatest writers in this genre.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Newly arranged miscellany of the work of nature writer Richard Jefferies.

• Nature writing continues to grow in popularity.

• Andrew Rossabi is author of a recent three volume biography, A Peculiarly English Genius.

• This volume will re-establish Jefferies as one of the greatest writers in nature writing.

ISBN 13: 9781912916054, 304pp p/b, £9.99 Published by GALILEO PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle and Far East

Literary Essays

JOURNAL I NEVER KEPT, THE New and Selected Writing Segal, Lore

The Journal I Never Kept is the definitive collection of the writing of beloved New Yorker short story writer Lore Segal. Showcasing her newest stories and memoir, it includes all of her important writing and never before collected work. This career retrospective is an important testament to the long and fascinating life and career of the 90-year-old Segal. Actively publishing in the New Yorker and Harper’s Magazine, her recent and uncollected stories will all be included in this collection.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A timely career retrospective for the now 90-year old Segal.

• Lore Segal is a respected writer whose unique background and refugee experiences inform much of her work.

• The reissued edition of Segal’s 1964 classic Other People’s Houses received widespread UK coverage in summer 2018.

• A definitive collection of her all important work, including some new writing.

• Many popular authors consider themselves Segal fans, such as Jennifer Eagan and Joshua Ferris.

ISBN 13: 9781612197470, 320pp h/b, £25.00 Published by MELVILLE HOUSE PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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NON-FICTION Literary Criticism

JOURNEY THROUGH UTOPIA

A Critical Examination of Imagined Worlds in Western Literature Berneri, Marie Louise; Adams, Matthew S. & Woodcock, George

Politics

LIES ACROSS AMERICA What Our Historic Sites Get Wrong Loewen, James W.

Journey through Utopia is a richly detailed and critically compelling examination of utopian literature, beginning with Plato’s Republic and continuing through to Huxley’s Brave New World. Utopias have been penned with diverse intentions: some as pictures of an ideal society, some as blueprints for action, some, especially in times of severe censorship, as covert criticisms of existing conditions. Marie Louise Berneri exposes the dark shadow that lingers above most utopian works by emphasising the intolerant and authoritarian nature of these visions, warning of the doom that awaits those foolish enough to put their trust in an ordered and regimented world. Journey through Utopia is a necessary companion, and in many cases an antidote, to imagined fictions from antiquity to the present.

KEY SELLING POINTS • New edition of this 1950 work, most recently re-published in 1982 and currently out of print.

• Updated with an introduction by Matthew S. Adams that situates Berneri’s work in the context of her life.

• Also includes new foreword which extends Berneri’s analysis into contemporary utopias.

• A historical survey and analysis of utopian thought which exposes authoritarian concepts of freedom.

ISBN 13: 9781629636467, 384pp p/b, £21.99 Published by PM PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle and Far East

From the author of the national bestseller Lies My Teacher Told Me, a completely updated - and more timely than ever - version of the myth-busting history book that focuses on the inaccuracies, myths, and lies on monuments, statues, national landmarks, and historical sites all across America. In Lies Across America, James W. Loewen continues his mission, begun in the award-winning Lies My Teacher Told Me, of overturning the myths and misinformation that too often pass for American history.

KEY SELLING POINTS • From a bestselling, award-winning author who launched his truth-seeking career with Lies My Teacher Told Me. • Lies My Teacher Told Me has sold over two million copies to date and won a slew of prestigious awards.

• More relevant and urgent than ever in the wake of Charlottlesville and other struggles over Confederate monuments.

• Fully revised and updated to account for America’s changing landscape since first published in 1999.

• Attacks directly Eurocentric mistruths, pro-Confederate agendas and a whitewashed history of slavery.

ISBN 13: 9781620974339, 480pp p/b, £17.99 Published by THE NEW PRESS Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Language: History & General

Politics

BECAUSE INTERNET

Understanding the New Rules of Language McCulloch, Gretchen

NOT A CRIME TO BE POOR

The Criminalization of Poverty in America Edelman, Peter

In one of the richest countries on Earth it has effectively become a crime to be poor. For example, in Ferguson, Missouri, the U.S. Department of Justice didn’t just expose racially biased policing; it also exposed exorbitant fines and fees for minor crimes that mainly hit the city’s poor, African American population, resulting in jail by the thousands. As Peter Edelman explains in Not a Crime to Be Poor, in fact Ferguson is everywhere: the debtors’ prisons of the twenty-first century.

The internet isn’t the first technology to alter how we communicate, but it is making our language change faster and in more interesting ways than ever before. The programmers behind the apps and platforms we use decide how our conversations are structured, from the grammar of status updates to the protocols of comments and @ replies. Linguistically inventive niche online communities spread slang and jargon exponentially faster than in the days when new dialects were constrained by physical space. What’s more, social media provides a fascinating laboratory for watching language evolve in real time.

KEY SELLING POINTS • McCulloch is a leading and commerically successful linguist - regularly interviewed in print and on radio.

• She is the go-to voice on popular linguistics, often invited by the New Yorker and Wired to write for them.

• Complex linguistic theory is explained clearly and is accessible for all readers.

• The perfect tool for spotting online trends with language and learning how they influce our own digital speak.

ISBN 13: 9780735210936, 288pp h/b, £19.99 Published by RIVERHEAD Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

KEY SELLING POINTS • A shocking, hard-hitting expose of the mistreatment of those living in poverty in America.

• Winner of the Robert F. Kennedy award and finalist for the ABA Association’s Silver Gavel Award.

• Written by a former aide to Robert F. Kennedy and senior Clinton administration official.

• A Harvard law professor specialising in poverty and welfare he is one of the foremost experts on the subject.

• Essential reading for anyone seeking to understand criminal justice and inequality in America.

ISBN 13: 9781620975480, 320pp p/b, £15.99 Published by THE NEW PRESS Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Social Issues

Military

AMERICA SYNDROME, THE

Apocalypse, War, and Our Call to Greatness Hartmann, Betsy

Has apocalyptic thinking contributed to some of the USA’s biggest problems - inequality, permanent war, and the despoiling of natural resources? From the Puritans to the present, historian and public policy advocate Betsy Hartmann sheds light on a pervasive but - until now - invisible theme shaping the American mindset: apocalyptic thinking, or the belief that the end of the world is nigh. Hartmann makes a compelling case that apocalyptic fears are deeply intertwined with the American ethos, to our detriment. In The America Syndrome, she seeks to reclaim human agency and, in so doing, revise the national narrative. By changing the way we think, we just might change the world.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Timely topics include a focus on climate change, overpopulation, and American empire, cutting across religious and secular lines.

• Course adoption potential for American studies, cultural studies, environmental studies and international affairs.

• Author is well known in reproductive health and environmental justice circles.

• Author delivered a TED talk titled ‘Beyond Apocalypse and Back to Earth.’

ISBN 13: 9781609809454, 288pp p/b, £14.99 Published by SEVEN STORIES PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe

FIRE AND FORTITUDE

The US Army in the Pacific War, 1941-1943 McManus, John C.

John C. McManus, one of the most highly acclaimed historians of World War II, takes readers from Pearl Harbor - a rude awakening for a ragtag militia woefully unprepared for war - to Makin, a sliver of coral reef where the Army was tested against the increasingly desperate Japanese.

In between were nearly two years of punishing combat as the Army transformed, at times unsteadily, from an undertrained garrison force into an unstoppable juggernaut, and America evolved from an inward-looking nation into a global superpower.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The first book to tell the full story of the U.S. Army’s enormous role in the defeat of Japan.

• From an award-winning author with a PhD in American and Military History.

• McManus’ previous book earned him exceptional coverage in USA Today, Wall Street Journal, NPR and more.

• This wide-ranging text goes beyond the battlefield to explore POWs, racial segregation and more.

• The first in a two volume history of the war that will appeal strongly to military history buffs.

ISBN 13: 9780451475046, 640pp h/b, £28.99 Published by DUTTON Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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NON-FICTION Military

GEORGE MARSHALL Defender of the Republic Roll, David L.

Few lives are more worthy of examination than George Marshall and his fifty years of loyal service to his nation. Set against the backdrop of four major conflicts - two world wars, Korea, and the Cold War - Marshall’s education in military, diplomatic, and political power, replete with their nuances and ambiguities, runs parallel with America’s emergence as a global superpower. The result is a defining account of one of our most consequential leaders.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Using new sources, Roll challenges generations of historical assumptions to offer a deeper portrait of George Marshall.

• Roll’s previous book earned rave reviews from The Washington Times and the Wall Street Journal.

• Roll is an expert historian who has given talks on Wold War II and the Cold War. • Will have strong appeal to readers of military history and political titles.

ISBN 13: 9781101990971, 704pp h/b, £28.99 Published by DUTTON Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Legal Reference

BUYING, SELLING AND RENTING OUT YOUR PROPERTY Worth, Frank

A Straightforward Guide to Buying, Selling and Renting Out Your Property is a comprehensive and clear guide for all who are involved in the purchase, sale or renting of property. This book is particularly relevant now taking into account the current property market, the uncertainties of BREXIT and the need to be aware of the fundamental points when buying, selling and renting. The book covers all aspects of the sales and purchase process including auctions, and is up to date to 2019.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Offers an overview of the housing market in 2019, including information about selling and renting out to others.

• Also includes up-to-date information about taxes and The New Ombudsman Scheme.

• Written by property specialist Frank Worth.

• Includes new information pertaining to the uncertanties of Brexit.

ISBN 13: 9781847169358, 200pp p/b, £9.99 Published by STRAIGHTFORWARD PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle and Far East

Legal Reference

UNDERSTANDING AND CONTROLLING INHERITANCE TAX Revised 2019 Marsh, David

This Revised Edition of A Straightforward Guide to Understanding and Controlling Inheritance Tax is a comprehensive introductory text to the complex area of estates and taxation and how it is dealt with in the UK. It points out the various steps that can be taken to reduce an overall inheritance tax bill. The book is sensitively written by an expert in the field, revised to 2019,and is comprehensive covering all the main areas associated with inheritance tax.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A guide to inheritance tax for those who wish to save on death duties.

• Sensitively written by an expert in the field.

• The author has many years of experience in the field of inheritance tax.

• Comprehensive and clear, and fully revised to 2019.

ISBN 13: 9781847169341, 180pp p/b, £9.99 Published by STRAIGHTFORWARD PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle and Far East

Housing & Rights Guides

HELP WITH HOUSING COSTS: VOLUME 1

Guide to Universal Credit & Council Tax Rebates 2019 - 20 Ward, Martin & Lister, Sam

This volume covers the rules across the UK for help with personal housing costs available through the universal credit, mortgage interest loans, council tax rebate schemes in Great Britain and rate rebate scheme in Northern Ireland. This guide is designed to run side by side with volume 2 which covers housing benefit. Together, they provide a comprehensive guide covering all the main schemes for help with housing costs in the UK. Written in a plain English style it is designed for easy use by tenants, homeowners, local councils, social landlords, welfare rights advisers, tribunal members and housing professionals.

KEY SELLING POINTS • An essential reference for those working in local councils, landlords, advisers and housing professionals.

• Designed to run side by side with volume 2 which covers housing benefit.

• Written in plain English.

• Explains new housing rules from April 2019.

ISBN 13: 9781999351007, 410pp p/b, £43.00 Published by SHELTER PUBLICATIONS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle and Far East

Housing & Rights Guides

HELP WITH HOUSING COSTS: VOLUME 2

Guide to Housing Benefit 2019-20 Ward, Martin & Lister, Sam

This volume in the Help with Housing Costs series covers the rules for housing benefit for rent payments across the United Kingdom. It is designed to complement volume 1 which covers universal credit, council tax and rate rebates and certain matters common to housing benefit and universal credit, including appeal tribunals and the rules about migrants and recent arrivals.

KEY SELLING POINTS • An essential reference tool for anyone working in local councils, landlords, advisers and housing professionals.

• Provides answers for some of the most frequent problems and issues.

• Explains new rules starting from April 2019.

• Contains practical examples and 80 reference tables.

ISBN 13: 9781999351014, 380pp p/b, £43.00 Published by SHELTER PUBLICATIONS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle and Far East

Computer Programming

AUTOTOOLS, 2ND EDITION A Practitioner’s Guide to GNU Autoconf, Automake, and Libtool Calcote, John

Autotools is the first book to offer programmers a tutorial-based guide to the GNU build system. The new and improved second edition of Autotools includes five new chapters on PkgConfig, unit testing with Autotest, internationalising with GNU, the portability of gnulib, and using Autotools with Windows. Leave the guesswork behind, and master the Autotools build system with Autotools!

KEY SELLING POINTS • Presents a tutorial-based guide to the Gnu build system - the first book of its kind.

• A significant update to a bestselling, respected title.

• John Calcote has over 20 years of experience in writing and developing portable networking and system-level software.

• Perfect for anyone interested in building applications and source code on Unix and Unix-like systems.

ISBN 13: 9781593279721, 360pp p/b, £37.99 Published by NO STARCH PRESS Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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NON-FICTION Computer Programming

BAYESIAN STATISTICS THE FUN WAY Kurt, Will

Bayesian Statistics the Fun Way gets you understanding the theory behind data analysis without making you slog through a load of dry concepts first - with no programming experience necessary. You’ll learn about probability with LEGO, statistics through Star Wars, distributions with bomb fuses, estimation through precipitation, and come away with some strong mathematical reasoning skills. This is a super approachable book for people who need to do data science and probability work in their lives, but never got a good grip on the underlying theory.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Data science is a hot topic, and this is the first book that makes it fun and approachable for everyone.

• Fun and unusual examples (Star Wars, LEGO) are used to illustrate dry and complex subjects.

• Kurt has been using Bayesian statistics to solve real business problems for over half a decade.

• The author has a popular blog where he writes about all things probability and statistics: www.countbayesie.com ISBN 13: 9781593279561, 268pp p/b, £24.99 Published by NO STARCH PRESS Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Computer Programming

MAKE YOUR OWN PUZZLESCRIPT GAMES Anthropy, Anna

Make Your Own PuzzleScript Games! shows you how to use PuzzleScript, an open source tool for making puzzle games using HTML-like scripting language.

Anthropy walks readers through game development process, covering everything from problem-solving and level design to making winning and losing fun.

Readers will understand what makes designing video games challenging and fun, and they’ll be ready to bring their own game ideas to life.

KEY SELLING POINTS • PuzzleScript is a free, online open source tool that’s easy to learn.

• Will help motivate kids looking to make their own inventive video games fast.

• Walks readers through the entire game development process in an effective, accessible way.

• Anna Anthrophy is a well-known videogame designer and the author of several videogame books.

ISBN 13: 9781593279448, 160pp p/b, £16.99 Published by NO STARCH PRESS Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Computer Programming

MICRO:BIT FOR MAD SCIENTISTS Monk, Simon

The BBC micro:bit is a tiny electronics board developed to teach kids and beginners about coding and hardware. This book will show you how to code in MicroPython and JavaScript Blocks, simplified versions of the popular Python and JavaScript programming languages, through building some dastardly and eccentric electronics projects with the micro:bit.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Original, fun projects with step by step instructions.

• The micro:bit is inexpensive and easily available online.

• The micro:bit Foundation aims to put the device in the hands of 2 million children in North America by 2020.

• One million micro:bits were distributed to 11 and 12 year-olds in the UK in 2016.

ISBN 13: 9781593279745, TBCpp p/b, £20.99 Published by NO STARCH PRESS Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Gardening

HOW TO MAKE A PLANT LOVE YOU Cultivating Your Personal Green Space Oakes, Summer Rayne & Sinek, Simon (fore.)

Summer Rayne Oakes keeps over 750 live houseplants spanning 400 species in her Brooklyn apartment. She is living proof that there’s a strong psychological benefit to keeping plants. Taking care of other living beings is a basic human need. Urban Millennials with weaker community networks don’t have the chance to do that. This book ties together all the obvious benefits of taking care of plants with a much bigger benefit: taking care of plants makes you a more life-giving person. Through colourful vignettes, Oakes shows how our chlorophyllous friends can be a gateway to a greater life.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Summer Rayne has been featured in 180 press outlets in the past 2 years including the WSJ, the NYT and Vanity Fair.

• The houseplant trend is poised to explode, and Summer Rayne is the leading voice at the forefront of the trend.

• 5 million 18-34 year olds took up gardening in 2016, and 37% of millennials own plants.

• Summer Rayne’s book not only demystifies plant care but also explains why it’s ok to love plants so much.

• Published by motivational speaker Simon Sinek’s new imprint. He will write the foreword and promote to his huge fanbase.

ISBN 13: 9780525540281, 208pp h/b, £19.99 Published by PORTFOLIO Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Cookery and Recipes

DAPPLED

Baking Recipes for Fruit Lovers Rucker, Nicole

Nicole Rucker is responsible for some of the most ravedabout and Instagrammed pastries and baked goods.

In her debut cookbook, Rucker shares her obsession and her recipes with readers to help them achieve the same kind of magical alchemy she’s perfected in fruit desserts. To Rucker, fruit is every bit as decadent as chocolate cake and in this unique guide to crafting desserts, she offers up an enthusiastic ode to baking with seasonal ingredients, from summertime peaches to winter citrus. As much a storyteller as she is a baker, Rucker warmly relays her lifelong passion for fruit with charm and humour. With imaginative adaptations of classic dishes like Peach and Ricotta Biscuit Cobbler and Huckleberry Blondies, Rucker’s recipes are for the wide-eyed fruit lover and farmers’ market trawler in all of us.

KEY SELLING POINTS • From stone fruit to citrus, this baking book focuses on recipes where fruit is the star.

• As much a storyteller as she is a baker, Rucker warmly relays her lifelong passion for fruit with charm and humour.

• With imaginative adaptations of classic dishes like Peach and Ricotta Biscuit Cobbler and Huckleberry Blondies.

• Rucker’s recipes are for the wide-eyed fruit lover and farmers’ market trawler in all of us.

ISBN 13: 9780735218017, 256pp h/b, £25.00 Published by AVERY Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Cookery and Recipes

SPROUT RIGHT FAMILY FOOD Good Nutrition and Over 130 Simple Recipes for Baby, Toddler, and the Whole Family Phillipson, Lianne

In Sprout Right Family Food, registered nutritionist Lianne Phillipson clearly explains the simple nutritional steps you can take to maximize the health of your baby, toddler, and the whole family. Learn everything there is to know about starting your baby on solids with ease and confidence, about navigating allergy concerns and food reactions as your little one progresses to family food in the toddler years, and about the importance - for everyone - of eating a rainbow of fruits and vegetables every day.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Includes the latest nutritional info curated by a registered nutrionist for children.

• Offers concrete strategies, solutions and easy to make recipes for busy parents.

• Author has years of experience offering nutritional advice in an accessible way.

• Includes a wide variety of nutritious recipes for kids that the whole family can enjoy as well.

• Packed with vibrant photography that brings the recipes to life.

ISBN 13: 9780735236059, 288pp p/b, £20.99 Published by PENGUIN CANADA Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

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NON-FICTION Cookery and Recipes

HERITAGE COOKBOOK, THE How to Eat for Your Ancestry Crandall, Russ

Featuring over 400 beautifully (and deliciously) crafted recipes organised by region, The Heritage Cookbook presents itself in a way that lets you build a healthy and delicious diet regardless of your unique background. Moreover, these timeless dishes that span the globe - like Traditional English Roast, German Sauerbraten, Pakistani Sindhi Biryani, or Filipino Pochero - reunite us with our recent ancestors, and will fill your home with the aromas of kitchens long past.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Crandall is the established NY Times bestselling author of The Ancestral Table.

• He is known for transitioning that success in paleo to the growing nutritional genomics field.

• This book represents and caters to the next phase in the evolution of the paleo diet.

• Crandall’s success is in the strength of his recipes; this new offering brings over 400 recipes spread around the world.

ISBN 13: 9781628603125, 400pp p/b, £33.99 Published by VICTORY BELT Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe

Cookery and Recipes

KETO MADE EASY 30 DAY GUIDE Barot, Megha & Gaedke, Matt

Keto Made Easy is a meal plan focused guidebook aimed to make healthy eating easy, approachable and sustainable. The guidebook will come complete with all the resources you need to be successful on the keto diet, including a 30-day meal plan, shopping list, FAQ section and recipes that the entire family will love.

The Keto Made Easy guidebook will teach you: how to eat in healthy, sustainable manner during modern times where it can be tough to stay on track; become fat adapted using the 30-day meal plan and no longer be driven by hunger; learn how to prepare healthy, delicious meals that the entire family will love; how to demystify the keto diet.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Follow-up to Megha and Matt’s Keto Made Easy (Victory Belt, 2018).

• The early stages of a diet are the hardest and this guidebook walks the reader through the first 30 days of keto.

• Includes shopping list, FAQ section, diet and food plan, as well as incredible recipes.

• Demystifies the keto diet with approachable, sustainable lifestyle changes and delicious meals.

ISBN 13: 9781628603729, 320pp p/b, £29.99 Published by VICTORY BELT Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe

Cookery and Recipes

NATURALLY KETO Bennett, Brenda

The ketogneic diet is on the rise and for good reason.

It’s one of the fastest ways to not only lose weight and keep it off, but reduce brain fog, increase mental clarity, balance hormones and blood sugar levels, increase energy levels, reduce inflammation, and eliminate sugar and carb cravings. Whether you’re just trying to remove sugar from your life; just learning to eat low carb, or even if you’ve been doing keto for a long time, Naturally Keto will bring you recipes that satisfy and inspire you, that even the novice cook can make with nothing too complicated or fancy or hard to find ingredients. This book provides keto-friendly family meals that everyone will love, even the picky ones!

KEY SELLING POINTS • First book from Brenda Bennett, the creator of the hugely popular Sugar Free Mom blog.

• Includes a wide variety of recipes from breakfast to desserts.

• Contains many dairy- and nut-free options.

• Also includes 4-week meal plan, beginner’s guide to keto, kitchen essentials, and eating out.

ISBN 13: 9781628603736, 320pp p/b, £29.99 Published by VICTORY BELT Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe

Self-Help

WARRIOR’S BOOK OF VIRTUES

A Field Manual for Living a Virtuous Life Benas, Nick; Bloom, Matthew & Bryan, Richard

Virtue, by definition, is the moral excellence of a person held up by belief in good values and principles. It is the building blocks of character. And yet the concept of virtue is one that this most recent generation seemed to have left behind replacing it with self-entitlement, instant gratification, and other vices. This book contains time-tested principles such as perseverance, respect, self-discipline and more importantly how to achieve these in everyday life in easy and practical ways.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A portable source of inspiration and practical guidance, ideal for keeping you on track and on point.

• Simple and accessible, this guide is highly readable for people of all backgrounds.

• Offers wisdom drawn from decades of exemplary service on self-reliance, commitment, and strength of character.

• Ideal for those people in need of support and direction, or those seeking a new path in life to reach their goals.

ISBN 13: 9781578268078, 160pp h/b, £15.00 Published by HATHERLEIGH PRESS Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

Self-Help

GETTING THE BEST OUT OF YOUR RETIREMENT MAXIMISING THE BENEFITS OF YOUR RETIREMENT YEARS Grant, Patrick

A Straightforward Guide to Getting The Best Out of Your Retirement is a companion volume to Planning For Retirement and outlines all of the many possibilities and opportunities open to those people who have reached retirement age and beyond who need a clear picture of what they can obtain and access, including different levels of care, plus possible employment opportunities and also the role of different organisations.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A guide on how to maximise the benefits of one’s retirement years.

• Covers housing, care homes, healthcare, transport and travel, leisure and more.

• Fully updated to 2019.

ISBN 13: 9781847169372, 200pp p/b, £9.99 Published by STRAIGHTFORWARD PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle and Far East

Self-Help

PLANNING FOR RETIREMENT: MANAGING RETIREMENT FINANCES Revised 2019 Grant, Patrick

A Straightforward Guide to Planning for Retirement demonstrates clearly how those of retirement age and beyond can maximise their income and so enjoy their retirement. Whilst it has always been important to plan for retirement, it is now more crucial than ever, to ensure that people understand the opportunities available to them. This book demonstrates clearly the growth areas and also the areas to avoid.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A guide to planning for retirement by managing finances.

• Includes information on crucial changes to pensions and benefits in 2019.

• Demonstrates growth areas and investment areas to avoid.

ISBN 13: 9781847169365, 200pp p/b, £9.99 Published by STRAIGHTFORWARD PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle and Far East

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NON-FICTION • COMMISSION TITLES Sport

HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE: BASKETBALL The Complete Fitness Program for Development and Conditioning Volkmar, Michael

Developed by bestselling fitness author and strength and conditioning expert Mike Volkmar, The High School Athlete: Basketball is the essential programme for any student who wants to train and play basketball in high school. The second book in The High School Athlete series, this unique programme features training fundamentals for all different levels of player development. With over 100 workouts, The High School Athlete: Basketball also contains information geared towards a young athlete’s goals and includes information on player development, motivation, and nutrition.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Accessible to all fitness levels, with workout programmes for anyone from beginners to more seasoned players.

• Allows athletes to start right in at their personal fitness level, making it easy to include in your routine.

• Combines comprehensive exercise information with expertly prepared workout plan progression.

• Volkmar has extensive coaching experience, ensuring clear and proven results.

ISBN 13: 9781578268054, 224pp p/b, £12.99 Published by HATHERLEIGH PRESS Rep Territories: UK and Ireland

NEWLY ANNOUNCED COMMISSION Children’s Fiction

BOOKS THAT DEVOURED MY FATHER, THE Cruz, Afonso & Costa, Margaret Jull (trans)

Vivaldo Bonfim was a bored book-keeper whose main escape from the tedium of his work was provided by novels.

In the office, he tended to read rather than work, and, one day, became so immersed in a book that he got lost and disappeared completely. That, at least, is the version given to Vivaldo’s son, Elias, by his grandmother. One day, Elias sets off, like a modern-day Telemachus, in search of the father he never knew. His journey takes him through the plots of many classic novels, replete with murders, all-consuming passions, wild beasts and other literary perils.

KEY SELLING POINTS • One of four new titles in a new children’s range from world-renowned publishers of translated fiction, Dedalus.

• There are still very few works of translated fiction being published for children.

• Translated by the UK’s finest translator of Portuguese, Margaret Jull Costa.

• Ideal for fans of Cornelia Funke’s Inkheart trilogy.

ISBN 13: 9781912868049, 156pp p/b, £8.99 Published by DEDALUS (Distribution Central) Rep Territories: UK only July 2019

Fiction

CLEOPATRA GOES TO PRISON

Durastanti, Claudia & Donougher, Christine (trans) Every Thursday Caterina visits her boyfriend Aurelio in Rebibbia prison in Rome, where, following a mysterious tipoff to the police, he is being held in custody under suspicion of pimping the strippers in the nightclub he was running.

What would Aurelio say if he knew that she went straight from the prison to meet the policeman who arrested him, and that he is now her lover? Caterina’s life is difficult and her environment challenging but she is a survivor and takes everything life throws at her without complaint. Caterina is very much a heroine for our times.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Durastanti’s debut Un giorno verro a lanciare sassi alla tua finestra won the Premio Mondello Giovani in 2010.

• In Caterina, Claudia Durastanti presents us with a Cleopatra for our times.

• Shows a Rome of the underclass - illegal immigrants, gypsies, and sex shops where life is a struggle.

ISBN 13: 9781910213964, 128pp p/b, £7.99 Published by DEDALUS (Distribution Central) Rep Territories: UK only July 2019

Children’s Fiction

GIRL FROM THE SEA & OTHER STORIES, THE

The Strange and Magical Story of Vivaldo Bonfim De Mello, Sophie; Costa, Margaret Jull & Patterson (trans)

The author is one of Portugal’s greatest poets and, like her poetry, these stories are filled with her delight and pleasure in nature, gardens and the sea, as well as her keen sense of the magical. Among other things, we encounter dwarves, diminutive little girls who live on the sea bed, plants that come alive at night, a tree that lives on long after it has been felled, and a pilgrim who discovers much more than the Holy Land. Her themes are, above all, loyalty and friendship.

KEY SELLING POINTS • One of four new titles in a new children’s range from world-renowned publishers of translated fiction, Dedalus.

• There are still very few works of translated fiction being published for children.

• Translated by the UK’s finest translator of Portuguese, Margaret Jull Costa, and her protegee Robin Patterson.

• The stories included in this collection are classics of children’s literature and have been cherished by generations of • This is the first time these stories have been translated into English.

ISBN 13: 9781912868032, 256pp p/b, £9.99 Published by DEDALUS (Distribution Central) Rep Territories: UK only July 2019

Children’s Fiction

MEMOIRS OF A BASQUE COW

Atxaga, Bernado & Costa, Margaret Jull (trans)

One dark and stormy night, Mo hears her Inner Voice urging her to begin writing her memoirs. Having ignored her Inner Voice’s advice once before, with near-fatal consequences, she decides, this time, to do as she is told. Mo looks back on her life, beginning with the crucial moment when she met another cow, who introduced herself as La Vache qui Rit, and assured Mo that there was nothing more stupid in this world than a stupid cow. Mo spends her life trying to prove to her friend that, despite being a cow, she is not at all stupid. Besides, she has her Inner Voice and a great desire to live! Set in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, in which defeated Republican supporters are still being persecuted by victorious Nationalists.

KEY SELLING POINTS • One of four new titles in a new children’s range from world-renowned publishers of translated fiction, Dedalus.

• There are still very few works of translated fiction being published for children.

• Translated by the UK’s finest translator of Spanish, Margaret Jull Costa.

• Paints a funny, touching portrait of friendship, freedom and the sometimes difficult process of finding oneself.

ISBN 13: 9781912868018, 168pp p/b, £8.99 Published by DEDALUS (Distribution Central) Rep Territories: UK only July 2019

Children’s Fiction

NOBODY CAN STOP DON CARLO Scherz, Oliver & McMahon, Deidre (trans)

Carlo misses his father. His parents are separated and he lives with his mother in Germany while his father has returned to their native Palermo. His father is always about to visit somehow never quite gets to Germany. Carlo gets tired of waiting and decides to do something about it, so he sets off for Palermo but without any money to pay for his fare. He then has a series of adventures, when anything that could go wrong, does. Despite everything, Carlo gets to Palermo and lands up at his Papa’s door. But will reality live up to Carlo’s dreams?

KEY SELLING POINTS • One of four new titles in a new children’s range from world-renowned publishers of translated fiction, Dedalus.

• There are still very few works of translated fiction being published for children.

• Oliver Scherz is one of Germany’s leading children’s authors.

ISBN 13: 9781912868025, 112pp p/b, £8.99 Published by DEDALUS (Distribution Central) Rep Territories: UK only July 2019

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COMMISSION TITLES Fiction

PRICE OF DREAMS, THE Giacobino, Margherita & Donougher, Christine (trans)

The Price of Dreams takes the form of diary entries supposedly written by Patricia Highsmith herself, interspersed with a third-person narrative, and focusing on her psychological and emotional life, with the emphasis on feelings, relationships and aspirations rather than facts, dates and events. A lesbian in an era when to be homosexual was to be reviled and discriminated against, and made to feel guilty and ashamed, Patricia Highsmith struggled with her sexual identity in this social context, and the book fruitfully explores how this might have contributed to her creative output. The title is a reference to Patricia Highsmith’s second novel The Price of Salt, a lesbian romance originally published under a pseudonym after it was rejected by the publisher of her first novel. It was not until 1990 that she agreed to its reissue under her own name, with the new title Carol.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Margherita Giacobino’s book is a fictionalised biography/autobiography of Patricia Highsmith.

• Portrait of a Family with a Fat Daughter was Margaret Drabble’s Book of the Year in the TLS, 2017.

• The film adaptation of Carol, starring Cate Blanchett, brought Highsmith back into the public eye.

ISBN 13: 9781910213957, 304pp p/b, £12.99 Published by DEDALUS (Distribution Central) Rep Territories: UK only July 2019

Travel Writing

VENICE NOIR: THE DARK HISTORY OF THE LAGOONS Panfido, Isabella & Donougher, Christine (trans)

The identity of Venice is inseparable from the waters of the lagoon by which she is surrounded and from which she rises like a mirage. Isabella Panfido takes us on an exploration of those waters that since time immemorial have been Venice’s refuge and defence. She visits some of its many islands (the names of a few - Fisolo, Sant’Arian, Lio Piccolo, San Secondo will be unknown even to the most assiduous visitors to the city), and introducing us to their elusive magic and their well-kept secrets. We learn of haunting illusions created by the peculiar geography of the lagoon under certain climatic conditions; of the devastating plague of 1630 that led to the loss of 47,000 Venetian lives over a period of sixteen months; of the destruction by a bitter north wind of baskets full of carefully harvested soft-shelled crabs and their seemingly miraculous rebirth and metamorphosis from one delicacy into another; of thwarted yearnings and ambitions, of jealous rivalries and revenge.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Isabella Panfido is arts correspondent for Corriere del Veneto, as well as a poet, translator, and literary critic.

• An expert guide and consummate storyteller, the author draws on a deep and extensive knowledge of her native city.

• Weaves together myth and legend, imagination and historical fact, to capture the mystique of the phenomenon that is Venice.

• A unique blend of noir fiction and travel writing.

ISBN 13: 9781910213971, 280pp p/b, £9.99 Published by DEDALUS (Distribution Central) Rep Territories: UK only July 2019

Religion/Theology

UNORTHODOX

LGBT Identity and Faith Richardson, Sean (ed)

In modern Britain, what does it mean to be queer and religious? Unorthodox tells the stories of LGBT people of faith throughout the country. Bringing together artists, activists, religious leaders, community workers and writers, this collection explores how LGBT Christians, Muslims, Jews, Hindus and Sikhs navigate their faith, why they stay and what it means to believe - no matter the cost. These urgent, deeply personal reflections move beyond the idea that LGBT people must choose between being included or excluded, between believing and doubting, and between their faith and their sexuality.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Unorthodox is the only book that covers LGBT perspectives from Britain’s five major faiths.

• Wide range of interviews and essays.

• Includes contact details for faith-based LGBT groups.

• Increased interest - and conflict - about LGBT issues within faith communities.

• Unorthodox is supported by LGBT groups across all five faith groups.

ISBN 13: 9781910170601, 240pp p/b, £9.99 Published by FIVE LEAVES (Distribution Central) Rep Territories: UK only July 2019

Fiction

BITTER HARVEST, A Ellingworth, Charles

A Bitter Harvest explores the experience of the two Richmond sisters and their cousin Ariadne, confronted with the reality that only a fraction of their generation will ever marry and have children. Set predominately in the English countryside, the narrative shifts between Dorset, the Peace Conference in Paris and the scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow, with a cast of characters that includes an aged Thomas Hardy and Lloyd George at the height of his powers. But it is when Julian Belmore, an Irishman who has come through the war unscathed but conflicted, meets the sisters, bringing emotional turmoil in his wake, that events begin their descent towards tragedy.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The first volume in a sequence that will follow events of the inter-war years and the lives of a unique generation of wo • It will confirm Charles Ellingworth as a historical novelist deserving of classic status.

• Publication marks the centenary in 2019 of the Paris Peace Talks, which brought an end to the First World War. • Perfect for admirers of Sebastian Faulks, Irene Nemirovsky or Elizabeth Jane Howard’s Cazalet Chronicles • Follows Ellingworth’s debut Silent Night, which Quartet published to acclaim in 2015.

ISBN 13: 9780704374591, 320pp p/b, £12.00 Published by QUARTET (distributed by NBN) Rep Territories: UK and Ireland April 2019

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NEWLY ANNOUNCED TITLES

Unexplained / Paranormal

NEWLY ANNOUNCED TITLES February - June 2019

I AM HAUNTED

Living Life Through the Dead Bagans, Zak

AVAILABLE Politics

FEARLESS CITIES

Barcelona en Comu; Colau, Ada & Bookchin, Debbie

A guide to winning back our towns and cities from below by municipalist platform Barcelona en Comu. In a world in which fear and insecurity are being twisted into hate, and inequalities, xenophobia and authoritarianism are on the rise, a renewed municipalist movement is standing up to defend human rights, radical democracy and the common good.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Compiled by Barcelona en Comu, which has been governing Barcelona since 2015.

• Written in collaboration with the other municipalist platforms from across the globe.

• A far-reaching insight into new forms of democracy and politics through the emerging municipalist movement.

• Profiles of 40 pioneering municipalist platforms from around the world.

• Examples of real radical policies being implemented in town and cities across the world.

ISBN 13: 9781780265032, 320pp p/b, £9.99 Published by NEW INTERNATIONALIST Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle and Far East January 2019

Photography

ICELAND A Visual Tour Sweet, Tony

Author Tony Sweet shares his stunning images of Iceland’s most scenic vistas, including Mt. Kirkjufell, Glacial Lagoon, Snefflesness National Park, snow-covered mountains, threatening volcanoes, towering waterfalls, crystalline waters, glacial formations, lava fields, black sand beaches, and of course, breathtaking photos of the lauded Northern Lights. Additionally, photographers of all levels of expertise will enjoy quick insights into Tony’s thought processes and technical approach to capturing his heralded images.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A stunning visual tour of one of the most unique landscapes in Europe, from Mt. Kirkjufell to the Northern Lights.

• Perfect for those planning a trip to Iceland, or those who just want to feel like they’re there.

• Contains insights into Tony Sweet’s thought processes behind the images and his technical approach.

• Iceland has become a very popular tourist destination, with direct flights from the UK never cheaper.

ISBN 13: 9781682033906, 128pp p/b, £21.99 Published by AMHERST MEDIA Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle and Far East January 2019

Paranormal investigator Zak Bagans has travelled all over the world, seeking answers to life’s deepest and most terrifying mysteries. What happens when we die? Why do some spirits move on while others remain stuck in some sort of in-between place? What do the spirits really want from us? Zak has dedicated his life to finding out the truth. He has bought a demon house in Indiana that has been described as a ‘portal to hell,’ summoned the devil at the Hellfire Club in Ireland, and been attacked by a possessed doll in Mexico. But sometimes it’s his interactions with the living that rattle him the most, from innocent people harbouring evil spirits to crazed fans to the victims of violent spirit attacks.

Through his investigations of the world’s most haunted places, Zak has learned far more about the living and the dead than anyone should. He’s been to the edge of death and back and come away with a spiritual key that unlocks doors to another world that few have ever seen.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Include ‘behind-the-scenes’ access to Zak’s personal life, which was not part of Dark World.

• Zak’s ‘Demon House’ in Gary, Indiana, that was reportedly possessed, and was featured on the front page of USAToday.

• Zak Bagans is one of the superstar ghosthunters and his unique story will appeal to all fans of paranormal non-fiction.

ISBN 13: 9781628603804, 272pp p/b, £17.99 Published by VICTORY BELT Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe January 2019

FEBRUARY 2019 Graphic Novel - Manga

EROMANGA SENSEI VOLUME 2 Fushimi, Tsukasa; Kanzakihiro & rin

The ‘haunted house’ next door scaring Sagiri has an even scarier truth behind it... namely, the fact Elf Yamada, Masamune’s rival in the light novel game, was able to buy the place with cash! And why not, when she’s sold over two million books and already has an anime based on her work? In fact there’s just one thing Masamune has that she doesn’t - the mysterious illustrator Eromanga Sensei. But Elf is determined to change that!

KEY SELLING POINTS • Based on a popular series of light novels.

• Contains exclusive bonus material.

• Light novels are growing increasingly popular amongst English-language fans • Has been adapted into an anime that streamed on Crunchyroll ISBN 13: 9781506709857, 200pp p/b, £9.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK and Ireland February 2019

Political Activism

SELECTED WORKS OF EUGENE V. DEBS, VOL. 1, THE Building Solidarity on the Tracks, 1877-1892 Davenport, Tim & Walters, David

An extensive compilation of articles, speeches, press statements, and open letters by American socialist Eugene V. Debs, this book is the first in a six volume series that assembles much of Debs’s work for the first time in a single place.

KEY SELLING POINTS • High profile campaigns from the likes of Bernie Sanders & Jeremy Corbyn have ignited a new wave of socialist activism.

• An attractive resource for the those eager to learn about the West’s radical traditions and socialist history.

• Will form one of six volumes assembling Deb’s work in a single place for the first time.

• Essential for any student of socialism, and America’s working-class history.

ISBN 13: 9781608469727, 540pp p/b, £21.99 Published by HAYMARKET BOOKS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle and Far East February 2019

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NEWLY ANNOUNCED TITLES Feminism and Women’s Studies

FREEDOM TO RIDE

LIES MY DOCTOR TOLD ME

Lam, Tiffany

Tiffany Lam fell in love with cycling while living in Washington, DC, revelling in the freedom to get around the city, liberation from street harassment, and connecting with her community and with other cyclists, especially as part of her local advocacy group’s ‘Roll Model’ program.

After writing her masters dissertation on the gender gap in cycling, she was motivated to share her own story and those of other women cyclists in her zine Mind the Gender Cycling Gap (Microcosm, 2018). The second issue, Freedom to Ride is filled with women’s stories of bicycling and empowerment. The theme here is freedom; liberation from the hassles of urban traffic and gender norms.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Sure to motivate, activate, and inspire women to get out there and ride!

• Will reach out to readers and encourage them to build a better bicycle community.

• Appeals to feminists and those interested in the empowerment of women a topical and on-trend subject.

ISBN 13: 9781621067191, 48pp p/b, £4.50 Published by MICROCOSM PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle and Far East February 2019

Fiction

MORE THAN WORDS Santopolo, Jill

Nina Gregory has always been a good daughter. Raised by her father, owner of New York City’s glamorous Gregory Hotels, Nina was taught that family, reputation, and legacy are what matter most. And her devoted boyfriend feels the same. But when Nina’s father dies, he leaves behind a secret that shocks Nina to her core. As her world falls apart, Nina begins to see the men in her life - her father, her boyfriend, and unexpectedly, her boss, Rafael - in a new light. A heartbreaking and romantic novel about grief, loss, love, and self-discovery, and how we choose which life we are meant to live.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The perfect follow-up to an exciting debut by a New York Times and international best-selling author.

• A moving and redemptive story of love and self-discovery for fans of Jojo Moyes, David Nicholls, and Emily Griffin.

• Sure to have universal appeal - The Light We Lost was sold in more than 30 territories, and a bestseller in 5.

• Santopolo herself is adapting the screenplay for a The Light We Lost film, developed

by Southpaw Entertainment.

ISBN 13: 9780593083659, 336pp p/b, £11.99 Published by PUTNAM Rep Territories: UK and Ireland February 2019

MARCH 2019 Children’s Picture Books Gener

YUGEN

Reibstein, Mark & Young, Ed (illus)

Health & Counselling

Yugen is the story of a boy remembering his mother, told in haiku and pictures, a book of longing and remembrance that is unequalled in its beauty and poetic simplicity. Yugen is not just a nickname for the main character, it is also a profound concept in Asian societies that points to the mystery and beauty of the universe and of human suffering. Yugen, the second collaboration between Caldecottwinning illustrator Ed Young and Mark Reibstein, after their award-winning 2008 debut, Wabi Sabi, beautifully captures a boy’s sadness, but also his mindfulness and wonder.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Following Wabi Sabi (2008), this is the second collaboration between Young and writer Mark Reibstein.

• Wabi Sabi was a New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Book.

• Ed Young is a Caldecott Award-winning and Hans Christian Andersen Award nominated illustrator.

• Looks at a profound concept in Asian societies - the mystery and beauty of the universe and of human suffering.

ISBN 13: 9781609808655, 32pp h/b, £12.99 Published by SEVEN STORIES PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe March 2019

Medical Myths That Can Harm Your Health Berry, Ken

Eat low-fat and high-carb, including plenty of ‘healthy’ whole grains - does that sound familiar? Perhaps this is what you were told at your last doctor’s appointment or visit with a nutritionist, or perhaps it is something you read online when searching for a healthy diet. And perhaps you’ve been misled. Dr. Ken Berry is here to dispel the myths and misinformation that have been perpetuated by the medical and food industries for decades. This updated and expanded edition of Dr. Berry’s bestseller Lies My Doctor Told Me exposes the truth behind all kinds of ‘lies’ told by well-meaning but misinformed medical practitioners.

KEY SELLING POINTS • This is an expanded and updated version of Dr. Ken Berry’s previous by the same name.

• Uses updated science and new studies to further highlight misinformation that is so often perpetuated by doctors.

• Doctors often do not have nutritional training so do not use nutritional plans to treat illness.

• New chapters focus on inflammation and how to discuss treating the root cause rather than just the symptoms.

• Demystifies the food pyramid and why it should be changed, dairy, salt, hormone therapy, and the benefits of sunlight.

ISBN 13: 9781628603781, 320pp p/b, £17.99 Published by VICTORY BELT Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe March 2019

APRIL 2019 Graphic Novel

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN VOL. 3 Spencer, Nick & Ottley, Ryan

J. Jonah Jameson, former publisher of the Daily Bugle, former mayor of New York City, has a new job as a shock jock! It’s the perfect job for the outspoken Jonah, but is the world ready for a JJJ who’s... pro-Spider-Man?!

More importantly, is Peter Parker ready? His post-secretidentity relationship with Jonah was already complicated enough, but this very controversial public embrace may put him over the edge! This would be a terrible time for some of Spider-Man’s oldest foes to attack... so sure enough, here come the Enforcers!

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

• The web-slinger made his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in Captain America: Civil War (2016).

• Tom Holland reprised his role in Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017). He and will return in Avengers 4 (20th April 2019).

ISBN 13: 9781846539749, 120pp p/b, £11.99 Published by PANINI UK LTD / MARVEL Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle and Far East April 2019

Children’s Picture Books Gener

ARNO AND THE MINI MACHINE Chwast, Seymour

Two hundred years in the future, Arno’s pre-programmed, machine-controlled day takes an unexpected turn when nature intercedes. Seymour Chwast’s illustrations, including his Seuss-like mechanical inventions, are both charmingly old-fashioned and presciently futuristic. A gentle corrective to our infatuation with electronics, Arno and the Mini-Machine is a sweet reminder of the joy of nature and following one’s own path.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Seymour Chwast is a graphic design legend whose works are in the permanent collections of many museums and galleries.

• Kids (and adults!) will get a kick out of the Seuss-like futuristic inventions.

• A charming reminder that we can’t forget about nature in our device-obsessed world.

ISBN 13: 9781609808792, 32pp h/b, £12.99 Published by SEVEN STORIES PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe April 2019

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LIES ACROSS AMERICA Loewen, James W.

From the author of the national bestseller Lies My Teacher Told Me, a completely updated - and more timely than ever - version of the myth-busting history book that focuses on the inaccuracies, myths, and lies on monuments, statues, national landmarks, and historical sites all across America.

In Lies Across America, James W. Loewen continues his mission, begun in the award-winning Lies My Teacher Told Me, of overturning the myths and misinformation that too often pass for American history.

KEY SELLING POINTS • From a bestselling, award-winning author who launched his truth-seeking career with Lies My Teacher Told Me. • Lies My Teacher Told Me has sold over two million copies to date and won a slew of prestigious awards.

• More relevant and urgent than ever in the wake of Charlottlesville and other struggles over Confederate monuments.

• Fully revised and updated to account for America’s changing landscape since first published in 1999.

• Attacks directly Eurocentric mistruths, pro-Confederate agendas and a whitewashed history of slavery.

ISBN 13: 9781620975060, 480pp h/b, £24.99 Published by THE NEW PRESS Rep Territories: UK and Ireland April 2019

Children’s Picture Books Gener

WIZARD’S TEARS, THE Kumin, Maxine; Sexton, Anne & Katz, Keren (illus)

Everything is going wrong in the town of Drocknock until the new wizard arrives. He is very young, and he is lonely, and very nervous too; but he knows just where to find the right spells to stop the chicken pox epidemic and bring back the twenty cows that had disappeared.

The drought is the town’s most important problem, however. The new wizard needs five of his own tears to bring rain, but he is so happy in Drocknock he cannot cry! ‘Peel an onion,’ the old wizard advises. ‘But,’ he warns, ‘beware, beware... a wizard’s tears are powerful.

They can make strange magic.’

KEY SELLING POINTS • A children’s book collaboration between renowned American poets and friends Anne Sexton and Maxine Kumin.

• Originally published in 1975, this is the first new edition for decades, with stunning artwork from Keren Katz.

• The first of four books by Sexton/Kumin that Seven Stories are re-publishing.

ISBN 13: 9781609808754, 48pp h/b, £12.99 Published by SEVEN STORIES PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe May 2019

JUNE 2019 Fiction

MAY 2019

NOWHERE NEAR HOLLYWOOD Graphic Novel

MOON FACE

Jodorowsky, Alejandro & Boucq, Francois

Known as the ‘wave tamer’, a young boy turns the tiny island of Damanuestra upside down, threatening the oppressive political and religious hierarchies. Comic book legends Alejandro Jodorowsky and Francois Boucq (Bouncer) join forces once more in this uplifting and surreal satirical tale of strange magic and revolutionary freedom.

SaFranko, Mark

This time around Max, after years of struggle to get his writing recognised, decides impulsively to try his hand at acting in order to get his career off the ground.

If anything can bring him attention, it’s recognition as a performer. Shot through with Max’s characteristic black humour, Nowhere Near Hollywood traces his long, wacky journey through the fringes of the film and theatre industries in New York City, to his heartbreaking near-misses as a playwright and screenwriter.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A new edition just in time for Jodorowsky’s 90th birthday.

• New cover art by Francois Boucq.

• From the award-winning creators of Bouncer and The Shadow’s Treasure • Collects the entire 5-volume series in one book.

• Perfect for fans of Boucq’s The Magician’s Wife, Jodorowsky’s Pietrolino and The Madwoman of the Sacred Heart.

ISBN 13: 9781643376608, 248pp h/b, £22.99 Published by HUMANOIDS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle and Far East May 2019

KEY SELLING POINTS • Frequently lauded as the heir of Bukowski, SaFranko has a cult following who will relish this new novel.

• The fifth in a series starring Max Zajack, and shot through with his characteristic black humour.

• SaFranko’s authentic, compelling voice lends authenticity to this tale of a struggling actor.

• Dark, hilarious and relevent to today’s troubled times, this is sure to be a future cult classic.

ISBN 13: 9781916004306, 258pp p/b, £10.99 Published by HONEST PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle and Far East June 2019

Children’s Picture Books Gener

Graphic Novel

VOICES OF THE HEART Young, Ed

In this deeply personal book, artist and author Ed Young explores twenty-six Chinese characters, each describing a feeling or emotion, and each containing somewhere the symbol for the heart. He combines visual symbols of the West in the same manner the ancient Chinese used in composing their characters, focusing on characters that contain the heart symbol. The seal style of Chinese calligraphy that he employs is approximately 2,500 years old. Here it serves as a bridge between our contemporary selves and the most ancient Chinese pictures and symbols.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Ed Young is a Caldecott Award-winning and Hans Christian Andersen Award nominated illustrator.

• Voices of the Heart won the 21st Annual Angel Award and VOYA 3rd Annual NonFiction Honor Book.

• First published in 1997.

• Innovative children’s book using Chinese characters to describe feelings and emotions.

ISBN 13: 9781609808679, 32pp p/b, £7.99 Published by SEVEN STORIES PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe June 2019

JODOROWSKY’S TWISTED TALES

Jodorowsky, Alejandro & Boucq, Francois

An exercise in imagination, Jodorowsky’s Twisted Tales is the product of an artistic challenge born from a mutual love of word and image: Jodorowsky would write dozens of tales of beauty and brutality, wisdom and humour, and Boucq would expound upon and direct them through his illustrations. The resulting dialogue is a truly original piece of work - where art is as entwined in the writing, as lyrics in music.

KEY SELLING POINTS • In honour of Jodorowsky’s 90th birthday.

• A special new edition (previously known as Jodorowky’s Shadow’s Treasure.)

• New Cover by Francois Boucq.

• For fans of old-school fables with a twist.

ISBN 13: 9781643375472, 96pp h/b, £26.99 Published by HUMANOIDS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle and Far East June 2019

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Graphic Novel

Graphic Novel

HORIZONTAL COLLABORATION

NOT BRAND ECHH: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION Marvel Comics

Navie & Maurel, Carole

Horizontal Collaboration’ is a term used to describe the sexual and romantic relationships that some French women had with members of the occupying German forces during World War II. In this poignant, female-centred graphic novel created by writer/ artist duo Carole Maurel and Mademoiselle Navie, the taboo of ‘sleeping with the enemy’ is explored through the story of a passionate, and forbidden, affair. In June 1942, married Rose (whose husband is a prisoner of war) intervenes in the detainment of her Jewish friend and then accidentally embarks on a secret relationship with the investigating German officer, Mark. There is only one step between heroism and treason, and it’s often a dangerous one.

KEY SELLING POINTS • In 2017, artist Carole Maurel was awarded a prize by the Association Artemisia that recognises women in comics.

• A feminine, feminist work that takes on challenging questions around who it is okay to love - and how.

• The World War II setting still holds a great deal of fascination for readers.

• Author Navie specialised in the history of fascism at Paris’ The Sorbonne, and her knowledge lends the book an air of authenticity.

ISBN 13: 9781912740017, 144pp h/b, £16.99 Published by KORERO PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle and Far East June 2019

Graphic Novel

CLOAK AND DAGGER: AGONY AND ECSTASY Marvel Comics

From despair to D’Spayre! With Tyrone Johnson dead and buried, a blind and grief-stricken Dagger deals with the agony of loss - while the villainous Ecstasy wears Cloak’s cloak! But rumours of Ty’s death have been greatly exaggerated - does he have what it takes to reclaim his mantle? He’d better hope so, because when the Acts of Vengeance hit, our reunited duo will encounter the Avengers! Meanwhile, the evil Mr. Jip has been scheming for months - and his multifaceted plans will soon come to fruition! But what does Doctor Doom have to do with it? Plus, Spider-Man and Ghost Rider help Cloak and Dagger take on...Mephisto?

ISBN 13: 9781302918811, 424pp p/b, £33.50 Published by MARVEL - US Rep Territories: UK and Ireland June 2019

Graphic Novel

DAREDEVIL EPIC COLLECTION: PURGATORY & PARADISE Marvel Comics

Taken to the edge! The black costume is no more but who is that running around in the original yellow suit? And the classic red? Is it Matt Murdock? Jack Batlin? Or... someone else?! The Man Without Fear faces an identity crisis - and it won’t be easy to put his broken life back together! If he can, it’ll be a new dawn for Nelson & Murdock - unless the hotshot lawyer Rosalind Sharpe has other ideas!

ISBN 13: 9781302918798, 504pp p/b, £33.50 Published by MARVEL - US Rep Territories: UK and Ireland June 2019

Marvel’s top names from their classic days take a satarical look at the Marvel Universe.

ISBN 13: 9781302918828, TBCpp p/b, £33.50 Published by MARVEL - US Rep Territories: UK and Ireland June 2019

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nEil marshall, starring StrangerS thingS’S david harbour! fEaturEs a nEw forEword by h ellboy crEator m ikE m ignola !

Hellboy is called to England to take part in an ancient ritual of hunting giants, but quickly faces a much more dangerous enemy: Nimue, the Queen of Blood, who has risen with plans to create a monstrous army.

Lauded as “one of the greatest sagas of the modern comic book industry” (IGN), Hellboy’s story has spanned 20+ years and led to multiple spin-off titles, novels, and films.

9781506707488 • $14.99 US /$19.99 CA

THE COMPLETE HELLBOY COLLECTION For the first time, Hellboy’s complete 25-year history is presented in chronological order for the ultimate reading experience.

The graphic novels and longer works are collected in four omnibuses, and the short stories in two volumes. Each of these massive tomes has a US $24.99 cover price.

HELLBOY: THE ART OF THE MOTION PICTURE A gorgeously designed hardcover offering a behind-the-scenes look at the most anticipated paranormal action thriller of 2019!

Explore the dark and marvelous world of Hellboy like never before through nearly one thousand pieces of art and photography across 200 full-color pages. This volume offers an inside look at the creation of the newly reimagined cinematic epic based on the longrunning comic book masterpiece by auteur creator Mike Mignola, starring David Harbour (Stranger Things), Milla Jovovich (Resident Evil), Ian McShane (John Wick), and Daniel Dae Kim (Lost).

9781506711775 HC • $39.99 US /$53.99 CA • On Sale April 9, 2019.

HELLBOY OMNIBUS volumEs 1 – 4 9781506706665 9781506706672 9781506706689 9781506707495

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Volume 1: Seed of Destruction • 368 pages Volume 2: Strange Places • 416 pages Volume 3: The Wild Hunt • 528 pages Volume 4: Hellboy in Hell • 288 pages

THE COMPLETE SHORT STORIES volumEs 1 & 2 9781506706641 • Volume 1 • 368 pages 9781506706658 • Volume 2 • 368 pages

© 2019 Mike Mignola. Hellboy™ and all other prominently featured characters are trademarks of Mike Mignola.

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