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House of Earth and BloodSarah J. Maas

Bloomsbury

Hardcover

On sale: January 28th, 2020

ISBN-13: 9781635574043

$27.00

#1 New York Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas launches her brand-new CRESCENT CITY series with House of Earth and Blood: the story of half-Fae and half-human Bryce Quinlan as she seeks revenge in a contemporary fantasy world of magic, danger, and searing romance.

The Man Who Saw EverythingDeborah Levy

Bloomsbury

Hardcover

On sale: October 10th, 2019

ISBN-13: 9781632869845

$26.00

An electrifying and audacious novel about beauty, envy, and carelessness by Deborah Levy, two-time Man Booker Prize finalist.

Available on NetGalley

Available on Edelweiss

Women Rowing NorthMary Pipher

Bloomsbury

Paperback

On sale: January 7th, 2020

ISBN-13: 9781632869616

$18.00

The instant New York Times bestseller from the author of Reviving Ophelia—a guide to wisdom, authenticity, and bliss for women as they age.

One Person, No VoteCarol Anderson

Bloomsbury

Paperback

On sale: September 17th, 2019

ISBN-13: 9781635571394

$18.00

From the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of White Rage, the startling--and timely--history of voter suppression in America, with a foreword by Senator Dick Durbin, now with a new afterword by the author.

The Priory of the Orange TreeSamantha Shannon

Bloomsbury

Paperback

On sale: February 18th, 2020

ISBN-13: 9781635570304

$16.00

The instant New York Times bestseller from the author of The Bone Season, an enthralling epic fantasy about a world on the brink of war with dragons--and the women who must lead the fight to save it.

Women TalkingMiriam Toews

Bloomsbury

Paperback

On sale: March 17th, 2020

ISBN-13: 9781635574340

$16.00

Based on real events, Women Talking is the story of eight women in a remote Mennonite colony who face an agonizing decision in the aftermath of a series of unspeakable sexual crimes

A Nearly Normal FamilyM.T. Edvardsson

Celadon Books

Hardcover

On sale: June 25th, 2019

ISBN-13: 9781250204431

Price: $27.00

A gripping psychological thriller that forces the reader to consider: how far would you go to protect the ones you love? Eighteen-year-old Stella stands accused of the brutal murder of a man almost fifteen years her senior. She is an ordinary teenager from an upstanding local family—what reason could she have to know a shady businessman, let alone to kill him? Stella’s father, a pastor, and mother, a criminal defense attorney, find their moral compasses tested as they defend their daughter, while struggling to understand why she is a suspect. In this twisted narrative of love and murder, a horrific crime makes a seemingly normal family question everything they thought they knew about their life—and each other.



We Love Anderson CooperR.L. Maizes

Celadon Books

Hardcover

On sale: July 23rd, 2019

ISBN-13: 9781250304070

Price: $25.00

In We Love Anderson Cooper, characters are treated as outsiders because of their sexual orientation, racial or religious identity, or simply because they look different. A young man courts the publicity that comes from outing himself at his bar mitzvah. When a painter is shunned because of his appearance, he learns to ink tattoos that come to life. A paranoid Jewish actuary suspects his cat of cheating on him—with his Protestant girlfriend. In this quirky, humorous, and deeply human short story collection, Pushcart Prize-nominated author R.L. Maizes reminds us that even in our most isolated moments, we are never truly alone.



The Whisper ManAlex North

Celadon Books

Hardcover

On sale: August 20th, 2019

ISBN-13: 9781250317995

Price: $27.00

A multi-generational tale of horror and suspense—a father, Tom, still grieving after the loss of his wife, moves with his young son, Jake, to a sleepy town, striving for a fresh start. But the town has a dark past. Twenty years ago, a twisted serial killer known as “The Whisper Man,” abducted and murdered five young boys. Just as Tom and Jake settle into their new home, a young boy vanishes. And then Jake begins acting strangely. He hears a whispering at his window...



Permission to FeelMarc Brackett, Ph.D.

Celadon Books

Hardcover

On sale: September 3rd, 2019

ISBN-13: 9781250212849

Price: $28.00

Marc Brackett, professor in Yale University’s Child Study Center and founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, has developed a remarkably effective plan to improve the lives of children and adults – a blueprint for understanding our emotions and using them wisely so that they help, rather than hinder, our success and well-being. His prescription for healthy children (and their parents, teachers, and schools) is a system called RULER, a high-impact and fast-effect approach to understanding and mastering emotions that has already transformed the thousands of schools that have adopted it.



Here We AreAarti Shahani

Celadon Books

Hardcover

On sale: October 1st, 2019

ISBN-13: 9781250204752

Price: $27.00

A heartfelt memoir of the immigrant experience from NPR Silicon Valley correspondent Aarti Shahani—a coming-of-age story, a love letter from an outspoken modern daughter to her soft-spoken Old World father. After arriving in New York City in the 1980s, the Shahanifamily opens a small electronics store. They are well on their way to the American Dream, until their fortunes turn. When they mistakenly sell watches and calculators to the wrong people―members of the Cali drug cartel―the family gets caught in a legal case that destroys them, incrementally, over the course of 15 years. Here We Are is the hearing the Shahani family never had, despite all the time they spent being judged.



Saint XAlexis Schaitkin

Celadon Books

Hardcover


ISBN-13: 9781250219596

Price: $27.00

Saint X is gripping psychological drama straight from the headlines—about a young girl whose older sister vanishes on a luxury Caribbean vacation and, years later, a chance encounter with one of the suspects which spirals into obsession.



Welcome to AmericaLinda Boström Knausgård; translated by Martin Aitken

World Editions

Trade Paperback

On sale: September 3rd, 2019

ISBN-13: 9781642860412

$15.99

A young daughter blames herself for her father’s death and has stopped talking.

Welcome to America is a scintillating portrait of a sensitive, strong-willed child in the throes of trauma, a family on the brink of implosion, and the love that threatens to tear them apart.


The Ticking HeartAndrew Kaufman

Coach House Books

Trade Paperback

On sale: September 10th, 2019

ISBN-13: 9781552453896

$17.95

Tender and brutal, optimistic and despairing, this charming modern fable by the author of the cult hit All My Friends Are Superheroes takes a fresh look at what it means to fall into, and out of, love.



A Tall History of SugarCurdella Forbes

Akashic Books

Hardcover

On sale: October 1st, 2019

ISBN-13: 9781617757518

$28.95

A haunting, epic Caribbean love story, reminiscent of García Márquez's Love in the Time of Cholera.

"A Tall History of Sugar is captivating from the very first page. Mythic in dimension yet movingly human in its details, alive with atmospheric richness, it heralds a fascinating new voice in English-language fiction.“ —Jennifer Egan, author of Manhattan Beach


Holding On to NothingElizabeth Chiles Shelburne

Blair

Hardcover

On sale: October 22nd, 2019

ISBN-13: 9781949467086

$25.95

In rural Tennessee, two young people struggle to make a life in a town rife with poverty, guns, and alcohol.

Debut novelist Elizabeth Chiles Shelburne brings us a present-day Appalachian story in the tradition of Lee Smith and Wiley Cash, with a genuine and profound understanding of the place and its people.


Invented LivesAndrea Goldsmith

Scribe

Trade Paperback

On sale: November 5th, 2019

ISBN-13: 9781947534902

$17.00

A family saga spanning Russia in the twentieth century to Melbourne in the late 1980s. Invented Lives tells a story of exile: exile from country, exile at home, and exile from one’s true self.


The BearAndrew Krivak

Bellevue Literary Press

Trade Paperback


ISBN-13: 9781942658702

$16.99

A gorgeous fable of Earth’s last two human inhabitants, and a girl’s journey home.

“In spare and lovely prose, Andrew Krivak folds the deep past and the far future into a remarkable fable about our inheritance as humanity makes a harmonic return to the spirit and animal worlds. This book follows you, like a river under ice.” —Adam Johnson, author of The Orphan Master’s Son and Fortune Smiles



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