Library Bulletin - Summer 2011

8/6/2019 Library Bulletin - Summer 2011

1/20

ALLWORTH ANCHOR ARCHIE COMICS BALLANTINE BANTAM BEACON PRESS BELL TOWER BROADWAY CLARKSON POTTER CROWN DEL REYDELACORTE DELL DELTA DIAL PRESS DC COMICS DTP DOUBLEDAY EGMONT EVERYMANS LIBRARY FAWCETT FLYING DOLPHIN PRESS

FODORS HARLEM MOON HARMONY HATHERLEIGH PRESS IVY KNOPF KUPERARD LIVING LANGUAGE LUCASBOOKS MARK BATTY MELVILLE HOUSEMODERN LIBRARY MONACELLI MORGAN ROAD BOOKS MULTNOMAH NAN A. TALESE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC NY REVIEW BOOKS NORTH ATLANTIC

BOOKS ONE WORLD OSPREY PUBLISHING OTHER PRESS PANTHEON PRESIDIO PRESS PRIMA PUBLISHING THE PRINCETON REVIEW QUIRKRADICAL RANDOM HOUSE RH AUDIO RH INFORMATION GROUP RH LARGE PRINT RH REFERENCE RH TRADE PAPERBACKS RIZZOLI SCHOCKEN

SEVEN STORIES SHAMBHALA SHAW SMITHSONIAN SPECTRA SOHO PRESS SPIEGEL & GRAU STEERFORTH STRIVERS ROW TEN SPEED PRESSTHREE RIVERS PRESS TITAN BOOKS VERTICAL VILLARD VINTAGE ESPAOL WATERBROOK WATSON GUPTIL WELCOME BOOKS

WELLSPRING WIZARDS OF THE COAST


2/20

BESTSELLER CHECKLIST

RANDOM HOUSE, INC.

Aaron Allston

STAR WARS: FATE OF

THE JEDI: CONVICTION978-0-345-50910-9 | $27.00/$31.00C | 75,000LucasBooks | HC | May | ]E

SCIENCE FICTION

Dr. Pierre DukanTHE DUKAN DIET:2 Steps to Lose the Weight, 2 Steps to

Keep It Off Forever

978-0-307-88796-2 | $26.00 | 250,000 | CrownArchetype | HC | May | Health & Fitness; Diets

Erik Larson

IN THE GARDEN OF

BEASTS: Love, Terror, and an

American Family in Hitlers Berlin

978-0-307-40884-6 | $26.00/$30.00C | 250,000Crown Trade | HC | May | History Modern

20th Century,

TRUE CRIME

Jo Nesbo

THE SNOWMAN: A NOVEL978-0-307-59586-7 | $25.95 | 150,000 | KnopfHC | May

978-0-307-35866-0 | $19.95C | Vintage Canada

] E

MYSTERY

Karin Slaughter

FALLEN: A NOVEL978-0-345-52820-9 | $26.00/$30.00C | 125,000Delacorte | HC | May | E

MYSTERY/SUSPENSE

Ann Coulter

THE NEW ANN COULTER978-0-307-35348-1 | $28.99/$33.99C | 500,000 |Crown Forum | HC | June

CURRENT AFFAIRS

Janet Evanovich

SMOKIN' SEVENTEEN:

A Stephanie Plum Novel

978-0-345-52768-4 | $28.00/$33.00C | 750,000Bantam | HC | June |] E

MYSTERY/SUSPENSE

Mary Balogh

THE SECRET MISTRESS978-0-385-34331-2 | $24.00/$27.00C | 100,000Delacorte | HC | July | E

ROMANCE

Barbara Delinsky

ESCAPE: A NOVEL978-0-385-53272-3 | $25.95/$29.00C | 225,000Doubleday | HC | July | ]E

GENERAL FICTION

Tess Gerritsen

THE SILENT GIRL: A Rizzoli &Isles Novel

978-0-345-51550-6 | $26.00/$30.00C | 200,000Ballantine | HC | July |E

MYSTERY/SUSPENSE

Alexander McCall Smith

THE DOG WHO CAME IN

FROM THE COLD: A Corduroy

Mansions Novel

978-0-307-37973-3 | $24.95/NCR | 75,000Pantheon | HC | July |E

GENERAL FICTION

Danielle Steel

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: A Novel978-0-385-34030-4 | $28.00/$33.00C | 500,000Delacorte | HC | July | E

FIRST FICTIONSarah Gardner Borden

GAMES TO PLAY

AFTER DARK

Kate knows from the moment shemeets him that Colin will fall in lovewith her if she will let him. She does.He does. They marry quickly and havethe perfect marriage complete witha house in the suburbs and children.Why then, is Kate seemingly bent on

ruining everything? A disquieting lookat a marriage. Brooklyn, NY

978-0-307-74090-8 | $14.95/$16.95C | 25,000 |Vintage | TR | May | E

GENERAL FICTION

Meg Moseley

WHEN SPARROWS FALL:

A Novel

A heartbreakingly beautiful debutnovel from a remarkable new voice infaith fiction, asking the question, whatdemons must a mother fight to pro-tect her children?

978-1-60142-355-9 | $13.99/$15.99C | 25,000Multnomah Books | TR | May | ]E

FICTION CHRISTIAN CONTEMPORARY

KEY ] Audio Large PrintE e-Book


3/20

Visit us at our website: www.randomhouse.com 3

FIRST FICTIONHaley Tanner

VACLAV AND LENA:

A Novel

Both the children of Russian migrs, Vaclavs burgeoning love of perform-ing magic is indulged by hardwork-ing parents pursuing the Americandream, while troubled orphan Lenais caught in a domestic situation nochild should suffer through. Taken inas one of her own by Vaclavs big-hearted mother, Lena might finally beable to blossom; in the naive young

magicians eyes, she is destined to be his faithful assistant...butafter a horrific discovery, the two are ripped apart without evena goodbye. Years later, they meet again. But will their past oncemore conspire to keep them apart? Brooklyn, NY

978-1-4000-6931-6 | $25.00 | 50,000 | The Dial Press | HC | May

978-0-307-39935-9 | $29.95C | Knopf Canada | HC |]E

GENERAL FICTION

Christie Watson

TINY SUNBIRDS,

FAR AWAY

12-year-old Blessing is a charac-ter whose authenticity and charmwill remind you of Francie Nolanfrom A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.Watson writes about some of themost pressing issues in Africa to-day, including the horrors of genitalmutilation and the environmental de-struction wrought by oil companies,

all without the ubiquitous cynicism ofso many modern writers. Modern Africa through nave eyes/Poten-tial YA crossover. London, England

978-1-59051-466-5 | $15.95/$17.95C | 50,000 | Other Press | TR | May | E

GENERAL FICTION

David Abbott

THE UPRIGHT PIANO

PLAYER:A Novel

Henry Cage seems to have it all: asuccessful career, money, a beautifulhome, and a reputation for being a

just and principled man and thenit all begins to unravel. Most shock-ingly, he is the victim of a seeming actof random violence which escalatesinto a prolonged harassment. Who isdoing this? And why? An acutely ob-served novel about the myriad ways in

which life tests us. London

978-0-385-53442-0 | $21.95/$24.95C | 15,000 | Nan A. Talese | HC | June | E

GENERAL FICTION

Carolyn Cooke

DAUGHTERS OF THE

REVOLUTION:A Novel

1968. The prestigious but cash-strapped Goode School is engulfed bythe social and political storms of inte-gration, coeducation, and the sexualrevolution. Due to a clerical error theSchool admits its first female student:Carol Faust, a brilliant, intractablefifteen-year-old black girl. A ferocious-ly intelligent, richly sensual novel aboutthe awkward collision of privilege,

tradition, and the possibility of radical social change. San Francisco

978-0-307-59473-0 | $23.95/$26.95C | 30,000 | Knopf | HC | June | E

FICTION

Lorna Graham

THE GHOST OF

GREENWICH VILLAGE:A Novel

In the tradition of Sophie Kinsellaand Lauren Weisberger comes thischarming debut about a young wom-an who moves to Manhattan in searchof romance and excitement, only tofind that her apartment is haunted bythe cantankerous ghost of an old BeatGeneration writer, who needs her helpin finishing his lifes work. New York, NY

978-0-345-52621-2 | $15.00/$17.00C | 50,000 | Ballantine | TR | June |E

GENERAL FICTION

Cary Groner

EXILES:A Novel

Opening a door to little-known Nepal,this is a gripping debut novel aboutPeter, an American volunteer doctorand his teenage daughter, Alex, whoselives are changed when they move toKathmandu and find themselves in themidst of civil war. When Peter is sum-moned to aid a pair of Western climb-ers who have been seriously injured onMount Everest, Peter and Alexs livesare suddenly turned into a nightmare

of fear and violence. El Sobrante, CA

978-1-4000-6978-1 | $25.00/$28.95C | 20,000 | Spiegel & Grau | HC | June | E

GENERAL FICTION


4/20

RANDOM HOUSE, INC.4

FIRST FICTIONJoe Henry

LIME CREEK: Fiction

Spencer Davis and his sons spend long,unforgiving hours on the range, cuttinghay and driving cattle through blindingWyoming blizzards. The family bearswitness to the cycle of life, bringing foalsinto the world and deciding when itstime to let a mare pass on to the next.As Luke grows older, falls in love, andbegins to assert his independence,Spencer strives to impart the wisdomof this way of life to his headstrong son,

whatever the cost. Woody Creek, CO & Nashville, TN

978-1-4000-6941-5 | $20.00/$23.00C | 30,000 | Random House | HC | June | E

GENERAL FICTION

Johan Harstad; Translated by

Deborah Dawkin

BUZZ ALDRIN, WHAT

HAPPENED TO YOU IN ALL

THE CONFUSION?

Tells the story of Mattias, a thirty-something gardener living in Stavan-ger, Norway whose idol is Buzz Al-drin, second man on the moon: theman who was willing to stand in NeilArmstrongs shadow. Matthias life is apop-saturated odyssey and a world ofunconventional psychiatry, maybe asremote as the trip to the moon itself. Oslo

978-1-60980-135-9 | $30.00/$36.00 C | Seven Stories Press l HC l June | E

GENERAL FICTION

Josh Ritter

BRIGHTS PASSAGE:

A Novel

Henry Bright, a sweet, rough-hewnfarmer newly returned to his nativeWest Virginia from the trenches ofFrance, is grief-struck at the death ofhis young wife, and unsure of how tocare for the infant son she left behind.But Bright believes he has broughtback from the war an angel, and his

angel has a plan for all of them.New York

978-1-4000-6950-7 | $22.00/$25.00C | 30,000 | The Dial Press | HC | June| E

GENERAL FICTION

Claire Holden Rothman

THE HEART SPECIALIST

An acclaimed bestseller in Canada,The Heart Specialist is sure to be abookclub favorite. Set in Quebec at theturn of the 19th to 20th century, this isthe epic story of a womans lifelongquest for recognition and fulfillment. I

can pay a book no higher complimentthan to say I didnt want it to end.With The Heart Specialist, I rationedmy reading, permitting myself onlya few chapters at a sitting so as to sa-vour the writing and the story.Montreal Gazette Montreal, Canada

978-1-56947-945-2 | $25.00/NCR | 12,500 | Soho Press | HC | June | E

GENERAL FICTION

Rosamund Lupton

SISTER:A Novel

As one woman risks everything touncover the truth about her sisterslast moments, this debut novel with aknockout twist shows that nothing isas durableand as exceptionalasthe bond between sisters.

978-0-307-71651-4 | $24.00/$27.00C | 50,000 |Crown Trade | HC | June | E

GENERAL FICTION

John Milliken Thompson

THE RESERVOIR: A Novel

Mystery with a twist: Disguised as aclassic mystery, The Reservoir playswith its genre, revealing very earlyon the man responsible for the crime

and drawing suspense from ques-tions of the exact nature of guilt andinnocence, and whether the char-acters themselves can tell the differ-ence. Book lovers from around thecountry with a soft spot for South-ern fiction will flock to this book.Charlottesville , VA

978-1-59051-444-3 | $15.95/$17.95C | 35,000 | Other Press | TR | June | E

GENERAL FICTION

Jenny Wingfield

THE HOMECOMING OF

SAMUEL LAKE: A Novel

Samuel Lake is a preacher with apowerful relationship to God and rigidrules about right and wrong. His fixedmoral code comes strongly into playwhen Swan Lake, Samuels twelve-year-old-daughter, befriends and hideseight-year-old Blade Ballenger, a boyfrom down the road who is beingphysically brutalized by his father, RasBallenger. Texas

978-0-385-34408-1 | $25.00/$28.95C | 30,000 | Random House | HC | July | ]E

GENERAL FICTION

Daniel Polansky

LOW TOWN: A Novel

Set in an original world of stunningimagination is Low Town, the back al-leys and flophouses in the shadowsof Rigus, the finest city of the ThirteenLands. It is run by a disgraced intel-ligence agent, forgotten war hero, in-dependent drug dealer called theWarden. He leads a life of crime, ad-dicted to cheap violence and expen-sive drugs, and then he discovers a

murdered child in a dead-end street and his life takes an unexpected turn. Washington, D.C.

978-0-385-53446-8 | $25.95/$29.00 | 40,000 | Doubleday | HC | August | E

GENERAL FICTION


5/20


FICTIONDarien Gee

FRIENDSHIP BREAD:

A Novel

For fans of Kate Jacobs The FridayNight Knitting Club and Lolly WinstonsGood Grief, this is a deeply felt, utterly

charming novel about how twoestranged sisters, three newfoundfriends, and, ultimately, a whole Mid-western town, are brought togetherby a loaf of Friendship Bread.

Kamuela, HI

978-0-345-52534-5 | $25.00/$28.95C | 60,000 |Ballantine | HC | April | ]E

GENERAL FICTION

Mary Gordon

THE LOVE OF MY YOUTH:

A Novel

Miranda and Adam, high schoolsweethearts, now in their late fifties,both find themselves by chance, foran extended period of time in Rome.At an awkward reunion, the two dis-cover that they may still have some-thing to talk about and so arrangeto take a daily walk. New York City

978-0-307-37742-5 | $25.95/$29.00C | 50,000 |Pantheon | HC | April | E

LITERARY FICTION

Arthur Phillips

THE TRAGEDY OFARTHUR: A Novel

When Arthurs father, imprisoned fordecadesand nearing the end of hislifeinforms Arthur of a secret familylegacy awaiting them in a bank vault,Arthur and his twin sister become theowners of an undiscovered play byWilliam Shakespeare, titled The Trage-dy of Arthur. He wants Arthur to bringit to Random House to be published.It is either a great gift to literature and

the worldor their fathers last great con. New York, NY

978-1-4000-6647-6 | $26.00/$30.00C | 30,000 | Random House | HC | April |E

GENERAL FICTION

Pearl Cleage

JUST WANNA TESTIFY: A

Novel

When five strange women come totown with an outrageous request,Blue Hamilton must risk everything.The Too Fine Five are a group of mys-terious models who have descendedon the West End, where Blues theunofficial godfather. Somethings not

right with these women, and when hefinds out why the Five are really in histown he is prepared to do anything tostop them.Atlanta, GA

978-0-345-50636-8 | $25.00/$28.95C | 25,000 | One World | HC | May | ]E

GENERAL FICTION

Keith Donohue

CENTURIES OF JUNE:

A Novel

For fans of David Mitchell, a whollyoriginal novel from the bestsellingauthor ofThe Stolen Child. Set in the

bathroom of an old house just beforedawn on a night in June, this is ablack comedy about a man attempt-ing to tell the story of how he endedup on the floor with a hole in his head.Wheaton, MD

978-0-307-45028-9 | $24.00/$27.00C | 40,000 |Crown Trade | HC | May | ]E

LITERARY FICTION

Franz Kafka and Cook Coleridge

THE MEOWMORPHOSIS

One morning, as Gregor Samsa was

waking up from anxious dreams, hediscovered that he had been changedinto an adorable kitten. Thus beginsThe Meowmorphosisa bold, star-tling, and fuzzy-wuzzy new edition ofKafkas classic nightmare tale, fromthe publishers ofPride and Prejudice and Zombies! Poignant, moving,wicked, and horrifyingly funny. Maine

978-1-59474-503-4 | $12.95/$14.95C | 75,000 | TRQuirk Books | May |E

HUMOR

China Miville

EMBASSYTOWN

On a distant planet in the far future,humans and an alien race coexist ina nonviolent but nonetheless uncom-fortable arrangement. It is a marriageof convenience, arranged for eco-nomic reasons. But when a new groupof humans arrives on the planet, onecurrent citizena young womanbe-gins to realize that things are about tochange for the worse. London

978-0-345-52449-2 | $25.00/$28.95C | 30,000 |Del Rey | HC | May | ]E

SCIENCE FICTION

Lisa See

DREAMS OF JOY: A NovelMore than a sequelliterally a con-tinuationDreams of Joyfulfills thespellbinding story begun in ShanghaiGirls, launching its engrossingnarrative from the last cliffhangingscene in that book. Devastated afterdiscovering the shocking truth abouther mother and father, Joy flees toChina to find a new life (and her real

father)and Pearl, realizing what hashappened, sets out for Maos China,resolved to find her daughter. Los Angeles, CA978-1-4000-6712-1 | $26.00/$30.00C | 225,000 | Random House | HC | May | ] E

GENERAL FICTION

Visit www. LisaSee.com for author videos, exclusive online content, and a ReadingGroup Guide.


6/20

RANDOM HOUSE, INC.6

FICTIONJeff Shaara

THE FINAL STORM:A Novel of World War II in

the Pacific

With the war in Europe winding down,Hitlers defeat imminent, and Japansempire slowly contracting, the Ameri-

cans push toward the last great step-ping stone to an assault on Japanitself, the island of Okinawa. And on August 6, 1945, Col. Paul Tibbetspilots a B-29 named after his mother,Enola Gay, and forever changes the

way mankind considers war. Sarasota, FL

978-0-345-49794-9 | $28.00/$33.00C | 125,000 | Ballantine | HC | May | ] E

HISTORICAL FICTION

Banana Yoshimoto

THE LAKE

A major literary sensation is backwith a quietly stunning novel abouta young woman who moves toTokyo in an attempt to get over thedeath of her mother, only to fall for aman with an even more painful past.Visiting friends who live on a beauti-ful lake, she begins to piece togetherclues that lead her to suspect that hemay have had something to do with abizarre religious cult. Tokyo, Japan

978-1-933633-77-0 | $23.95/$26.95C | 25,000 | Melville House | HC | May | E

GENERAL FICTION

Carol Birch

JAMRACHS

MENAGERIE:A Novel

Many themes from the classics unitein the story of nineteenth-centurystreet urchin Jaffy Brown. Followingan extremely unusual incident with anescaped tiger, he goes to work for Mr.Charles Jamrach, famed importer ofexotic animals. A long sea voyage, afabled dragon, whale hunting resultin a haunting novel about friendship,sacrifice, and survival. Lancaster, UK

978-0-385-53440-6 | $25.95/NCR | 50,000 | Doubleday | HC | June | ]E

LITERARY FICTION

Stefan Merrill Block

THE STORM AT THE DOOR:

A Novel

A powerful book about a 1960scouple whose lives unravel whenKatharine, exasperated by her hus-bands eccentricities, commits him toMayflower Hospital, Americas leadingpsychiatric facility. There Frederick en-

dures a place he calls Terrorland, real-izing the longer he stays the less likelyhe will be released. Brooklyn, NY

978-1-4000-6945-3 | $25.00/$28.95C | 25,000Random House | HC | June |E

GENERAL FICTION

Ann Brashares

SISTERHOOD

EVERLASTING:A Novel

Carmen, Tibby, Bridget, and Lenahave been friends their whole lives.Now their story continues, years after

we saw them last in Forever in Blue.In their late twenties, and struggling tofigure out their adult identities, theyvesettled far apart. In a much-neededattempt to reconnect, they meet inSantorini. But when the trip takes anunexpected turn, the sisters must

cling together to discover if friendship really can last forever.

New York, NY

978-0-385-52122-2 | $25.00/$28.95C | 300,000 | Random House | HC | June | ]E

GENERAL FICTION

Helen Grant

THE GLASS DEMON:A Novel

Lin Fox didnt plan on moving toGermany, but her father is in a single-minded quest to find the Allerheiligenglass, a priceless artifact believed tobe lost, believed to be destroyed, be-lieved to be haunted. But someoneelse is equally determined to keepthe glass hidden forever and is nowmenacing Lins family, with lethalresults. Belgium

978-0-385-34420-3 | $15.00/NCR | 25,000 | Delacorte | TR | June | E

GENERAL FICTION

Karleen Koen

BEFORE VERSAILLES:

A Novel of Louis XIV

Louis XIV is perhaps one of the best-known monarchs ever to grace theFrench throne. But what was he likeas a young manthe man before Ver-sailles? The bestselling author ofDarkAngels takes us back to a place andtime where the decisive king was justbeginning to establish the strength

and wealth of his kingdom. Houston, TX978-0-307-71657-6 | $26.00/$31.00C | 50,000

Crown Trade | HC | June | E

HISTORICAL FICTION

Lee Martin

BREAK THE SKIN: A Novel

The next work of taut, dark, and beau-tifully crafted literary fiction by the au-thor of the Pulitzer Prize finalist TheBright Forever. Action, speculation,and contradiction play off one anotheras the story is told through first-per-

son voices, which keep you nervouslyguessing all the way to the shocking,tragic climax. Columbus, OH

978-0-307-71675-0 | $24.00/$27.00C | 30,000

Crown Trade | HC | June | E

LITERARY FICTION

COVER ART NOT

YET AVAILABLE

COVER ART NOT

YET AVAILABLE


7/20


FICTIONBobbie Ann Mason

THE GIRL IN THE

BLUE BERET: A Novel

After Marshall Stones B-17 bomberwas shot down, people in the FrenchResistance helped him to safety. One

of them was a lively girl in Parisagirl identified by her blue beret. Afterthe war Marshall returned to America,raised a family, and became a suc-cessful airline pilot. Now, in 1980, hereturns to France and finds himselfdrawn back in time. Kentucky

978-1-4000-6718-3 | $26.00/$30.00C | 35,000 | Random House | HC | June | E

GENERAL FICTION

Anne McCaffrey and

Todd J. McCaffrey

DRAGONS TIME:A Dragonriders of Pern Novel

The plague that was killing the drag-ons is cured, but if something dras-tic isnt done, it could still be too latefor Pern: Thread is falling, and therearent nearly enough dragons to fightit off. Only Lorana, who cured thedragons of the plague, can coordinatethe complicated time travel that is theworlds only hope. Los Angeles, CA

978-0-345-50089-2 | $26.00/$30.00C | 40,000 | Del Rey | HC | June | E

SCIENCE FICTION

Steven Pressfield

THE PROFESSION: A Thriller

The bestselling author ofKilling Rom-melthe master storyteller (Publish-ers Weekly) and finest military writeralive, bar none (Stephen Coonts)returns with a stunning, chillingly plau-sible near-future thriller about the riseof a privately financed and global mili-tary industrial complex. Los Angeles, CA

978-0-385-52873-3 | $25.00/$28.95C | 70,000 |Crown Trade | HC | June | E

GENERAL FICTION

Nancy Thayer

HEAT WAVE: A Novel

Set against a beautiful Nantucketsummer, this page-turning new novelfrom the New York Times bestsellingauthor ofSummer House and Beach-combers dramatically explores thecorrosive consequences of secrets,and the undeniable power of love.Nantucket, MA

978-0-345-51831-6 | $25.00/$28.95C | 75,000 |Ballantine | HC | June | ]E

GENERAL FICTION

J. Michael Straczynski

WONDER WOMAN: Odyssey

Wonder Woman gets a new costumein this start to best-selling writer J.Michael Straczynskis run on the iconiccharacters series! Facing a new, mys-terious origin, Wonder Woman fightsto track down the truth behind recentchanges to reality including whokilled her people Straczzynski is theaward-winning creator of the cult hitTV series Babylon 5.

978-1-4012-3077-7 | $22.99/$25.99C | 75,000 | HC| DC Comics | June

GRAPHIC NOVEL

J. Michael Straczynski

SUPERMAN: Grounded Vol. 1

Superman on a journey across theU.S. from top comics writer J. MichaelStraczynski. Perhaps most known asthe creator and show-runner of theBabylon 5 TV series, and its spin-offCrusade. He was also the creator ofJeremiah for Showtime and has writ-ten numerous film scripts, includingChangeling starring Angelina Jolie.

978-1-4012-3075-3 | $22.99/$25.99C | 75,000 | HC| DC Comics | August

GRAPHIC NOVEL

Daniel H. Wilson

ROBOPOCALYPSE:A Novel

THE thriller for the summer of 2011.Twenty years from now Archos comeson line, kills the man who created it,and takes control over the global net-work of machines and technology thatregulated everything from transporta-tion to utilities, defense, and commu-nications. A few unrelated humansnotice the early warnings and it isthrough their voices that we hear ofZero Hour, in which every computer-

ized device in our world rebels, setting off the Robot War that both

decimates and unites humankind. Portland, OR978-0-385-53385-0 | $25.00?$28.95C | 150,000 | Doubleday | HC | June |]E

GENERAL FICTION

Melanie Benjamin

THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF

MRS. TOM THUMB: A Novel

She was born in 1841 and namedMercy Lavinia Warren Bump, butshe became known the worldover as Mrs. Tom Thumb. Thirty-two inches tall, Vinnie refused tolet her stature cost her opportu-

nity. When she was invited into thecircus of P. T. Barnum, however, sheused her limited height to her limit-less advantage. Chicago, IL

978-0-385-34415-9 | $25.00/$28.95C | 50,000 | Delacorte | HC | July | ]E

HISTORICAL FICTION

COVER ART NOT

YET AVAILABLE


8/20

RANDOM HOUSE, INC.8

FICTIONJodi Compton

THIEVES GET RICH,

SAINTS GET SHOT: A Novel

The next gripping crime novelfeaturing Hailey Cain from the criticallyacclaimed author ofHaileys Warand

The 37th Hour. At the heart of thisthrilling sequel is a complex case ofstolen identity, ruthless motives, andviolent crime that sends Hailey fourhundred miles into the desert to re-claim her name and chase down themurderer who has taken it. Northern CA

978-0-307-58808-1 | $23.00/$25.95C | 30,000 | Crown Trade | HC | July | E

MYSTERY & DETECTIVE

Glen Duncan

THE LAST WEREWOLF:

A Novel

Jake is 201 in March. The nonstop sex,exercise, and diet of flesh/blood keephim in shape. He is a werewolf, andwith the death of his colleague, the last.Suicide is contemplated but thereare forces who want to keep Jake alive.A powerful new version of the legend,so elegantly written that the readerfeels sympathy for a monster. London

978-0-307-59508-9 | $24.95/$27.95 | 100,000 |Knopf | HC | July | ]E

HORROR

Kim HarrisonBLOOD WORK: An OriginalHollows Graphic Novel

Kim Harrisons urban paranormalsstarring sexy young witch RachelMorganthe Hollows serieshavesold more than a million copies inNorth America alone. Now comes anoriginal story in full-color graphic-novelform,scripted by Harrison herself, thatreveals never-before-told backstorybetween Rachel and Ivy. Michigan

978-0-345-52101-9 | $23.00/$25.95C | 75,000Del Rey | HC | July

GRAPHIC NOVEL

Alex Kava

HOTWIRE:A Maggie ODell Novel

In western Nebraska a group of kidsfilming their drug-fueled party die inan explosive light show, leaving thevictims apparently electrocuted. ThenMaggie realizes the surviving teens arebeing systematically eliminated. Onthe East Coast, her partner, R.J. Tully,is investigating the scene of a deadly

viral outbreak at a Virginia elementaryschool. Despite the distances, the twocases collide as secrets are uncovered that were meant to stayhidden in the remote Midwest landscape. Omaha/Pensacola

978-0-385-53201-3 | $24.95/$27.95C | 85,000 | Doubleday | HC | July | E

THRILLER

Roland Merullo

THE TALK-FUNNY GIRL:

A Novel

Marjorie Richardsnow a wife andmothertells the story of her rescuefrom a bizarre, abusive childhood. She

was raised by parents so intentionallyisolated from normal human societythat they develop their own dialect,a kind of mountain hybrid of Englishthat displays both their ignoranceof and disdain for the wider world.Massachusetts

978-0-307-45292-4 | $23.00/$25.95C | 20,000 | Crown Trade | HC | July | E

GENERAL FICTION

Esmeralda Santiago

CONQUISTADORA: A Novel

The author of the classics When I Was

Puerto Rican and Almost a Womanreturns with a sweeping historicalnovel. Ana Cubillas grew up in nine-teenth century Spain, drawn to PuertoRico by diaries of an ancestor whotraveled there with Ponce de Leon.Twin brothers love her she marriesRamon and convinces both that theirdestiny is in a remote sugar plantationtheyve inherited. But nothing has pre-pared her for the reality of unrelenting hard work, heat, slave labor.A thrilling history told through the story of an indomitable womanwho loved Puerto Rico with all her being. New York

978-0-307-26832-7 | $26.95/$31.00C | 75,000 | Knopf | HC | July | E

GENERAL FICTION

Amanda Eyre Ward

CLOSE YOUR EYES:

A Novel

The haunting, page-turning new nov-el from award-winning author Aman-da Eyre Ward centers on the unfor-gettable character Lauren Mahdian: awoman coming to terms with hermothers murder at the hands of herfather when she was a child. As Lau-

ren begins to peek under the floor-boards, she will question the versionof her familys past she has so fiercely

clung to all along.Austin, TX

978-0-345-49448-1 | $25.00/$28.95C | 30,000 | Random House | HC | July | ]E

GENERAL FICTION


9/20


10/20

RANDOM HOUSE, INC.10

NON-FICTIONBarbara Eden with Wendy Leigh

JEANNIE OUT OF

THE BOTTLE

An enchanting, poignant memoirand thrilling insiders look at a glit-tery life in showbiz, which takes

us behind the scenes of I Dreamof Jeannie. But it is also a deeplyintimate memoir of personal tragedy,from a stillborn child and a verballyabusive, drug-addicted husband tothe accidental heroin induced deathof her adult son. With candor and poi-

gnancy, Barbara reflects on the challenges she has faced and howshe has maintained her humor, optimism, and inimitable Jeanniemagic throughout the roller-coaster ride of a truly memorable life.

978-0-307-88694-1 | $25.00/$28.95C | 100,000 | Crown Archetype | HC | April | ]E

AUTOBIOGRAPHY ENTERTAINMENT & PERFORMING ARTS

Martin Jane Gross

A BITTERSWEET

SEASON: Caring for OurAging Parents and Ourselves

Based on her own story, Jane Grosshas provided us with indispensableadvice on virtually every aspect ofelder care. Packed with information,this is a comprehensive resource foreffectively managing the lives of yourparents while keeping your sanityintact and your family strong. An es-sential guide for anyone navigatingthis all-too-common area of life. Hastings-on-Hudson, NY

978-0-307-27182-2 | $26.95/$31.00C | 75,000 | Knopf | HC | April | E

FAMILY

Martin Kihn

BAD DOG: A Love Story

A charming and edgy memoir abouta totally out-of-control, ninety-five-pound Bernese mountain dog namedHola; her human, Marty, a high-func-tioning alcoholic who tries to tameher; and Gloria, the long-suffering wifewho just couldnt take it anymore. Ahilarious, acerbic and unleashed storyabout recovery, and about winningback years of squandered trust. Oh,its also about a dog who really loves

cheesecake. Minneapolis

978-0-307-37915-3 | $23.95/$26.95C | 40,000 | Pantheon | HC | April | E

BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

Shajen Joy Aziz and

Demian Lichtenstein

DISCOVER THE GIFT

Discover the Gift is a companion bookto an upcoming feature film of thesame name which introduces the Gift,a compelling and broadly appealingconcept that encapsulates the wisdomone needs to unlock ones fullest po-tential. The insight and the life plan thatDiscover the Gift presents will be ofdefinite appeal to the market for TheSecret and The Last Lecture. This

magnificent program, presented here for the first time, is explainedby familiar transformational teachers, such as Michael BernardBeckwith, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Jack Canfield, MarkVictor Hansen, and Marianne Williamson, who explain the stepsone takes in uncovering this life-changing source of strengthand wisdom.

978-0-307-88711-5 | $24.00/$26.00C | 150,000 | Harmony | HC | May | ]E

BODY, MIND & SPIRIT

Michael Feeney Callan

ROBERT REDFORD

The first detailed biography of thehigh-profile actor, written in close co-operation over the course of thirteenyears and touching on the death of hisbaby son; on his image; on indepen-dence; on Sundance. A fascinatingexploration of one of the most cel-ebrated and least understood publicfigures. Dublin

978-0-679-45055-9 | $27.95/$32.00C | 100,000 |Knopf | HC | May | ]E

BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

David Eagleman

INCOGNITO:

The Brains Behind the Mind

If the conscious mind the part youconsider you accounts for only atiny fraction of the brains function,what is all the rest doing? This ques-tion is examined in an entertaining andinformative work which makes use of

startling, up-to-the-minute research.Why do strippers make more moneyat certain times of the month? Why isit so difficult to keep a secret? Houston

978-0-307-37733-3 | $25.95/NYC | 60,000 | Pantheon | HC | May | ]E

SCIENCE

COVER ART NOT

YET AVAILABLE


11/20


NON-FICTIONEmma Forest

YOUR VOICE IN MY HEAD:A Memoir

A dazzling and devastating memoirGirl Interrupted for the Juno genera-tion. Talented, prolific, and charming,Emma Forrest was settled in Manhat-tan at twenty-two when she realizedthat her quirks had gone beyond ec-centricity. Lonely, in a dangerous cy-cle of cutting and bulimia, she foundherself in the chair of an effortlesslyoptimistic psychiatrista man whose

wisdom and humanity would help her to recover when she tried toend her life. Los Angeles, CA

978-1-59051-446-7 | $22.95/NCR | HC | Other Press | May | E

BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

Robert Gorter, MD, PhD and

Erik Peper, PhD

FIGHTING CANCER :A Nontoxic Approach to Treatment

A user-friendly guide for cancer treat-ment that focuses on the bodys in-trinsic capacity for healing. FightingCancer describes the Gorter Model,an integrative, nontoxic approach tocancer treatment that mobilizes theimmune system. Included are power-ful testimonials from patients-most ofwhom have outlived their prognosis.Oakland, CA

978-1-58394-248-2 | $22.95 /$22.95C | TR l North Atlantic Books l May | E

HEALTH AND FITNESS

Jon-Jon Goulian

THE MAN IN THE GRAY

FLANNEL SKIRT

On the surface, this is a book about aboy, and then a man, who dresses inskirts and espadrilles. But even more,it is a witty and poignant coming-of-age narrative about someone whofeels out of place wherever he turns.New York, NY and Vermont

978-1-4000-6811-1 | $25.00/$28.95C | 30,000Random House | HC | May |]E

BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

Jennifer Grant

GOOD STUFF:A Reminiscence of My Father,Cary Grant

When Cary Grant was sixty-threehe became a father for the firsttime and promptly retired from thescreen to devote himself to hislonged-for child. Here that childpays loving tribute to the father

who was with her until she wasnineteen. The magic of a fathersdevotion and a daughters specialodyssey of loving, and being loved, by a dad who just happenedto be Cary Grant. Beverly Hills, CA

978-0-307-26710-8 | $24.00/$27.00C | 75,000 | Knopf | HC | May | E

BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

Christina Haag

COME TO THE EDGE:

A Memoir

A beautiful and moving love storyabout the authors fifteen-year friend-ship and eventual love affair with John

F. Kennedy Jr. This is a passionate,beautifully crafted story about firstlove that will feel universalexceptthat it happens to be about the mostadored American figure of a genera-tion, our American Prince. Los Angeles,CA, and New York, NY

978-0-385-52317-2 | $25.00/$28.95C | 100,000 | Spiegel & Grau | HC | May | E

BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

Carol Ross Joynt

INNOCENT SPOUSE:

A Memoir

What would you do if, just weeksafter your spouses sudden death, youfound out he was keeping secrets?Secrets that could cost you millions ofdollarsand brand you as a criminal.Innocent Spouse is an eye-openingmemoir that asks a provocative anddisturbing question: is it ever possibleto really know and trust someone,even your spouse? Washington, DC

978-0-307-59209-5 | $25.00/$28.95C | 50,000 | Crown Trade | HC | May | E

BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

Jeff MadrickAGE OF GREED: The Triumph ofFinance and the Decline of America,

1970 to the Present

A vivid history of greed and its great-est practitioners in the last forty years,and how it gave rise to our currenteconomic ills. Intense economic ineq-uity and instability is the story of ourage, and the creation of this state ofaffairs is told with style and clarity.

978-1-4000-4171-8 | $30.00/$34.00C | KnopfHC | May |E

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS

Roger Penrose

CYCLES OF TIME:An Extraordinary New View ofthe Universe

What, if anything, came before the BigBang? What is the source of order inour universe? What is the universesultimate future? These BIG ques-tions are tackled in a new analysisof the cosmos. Intellectually thrillingand accessible, Penrose presents aremarkable cosmological picture.

Oxford, England

978-0-307-26590-6 | $28.95 | 75,000 | Knopf | HC | May | ]E

978-0-224-08036-1 | $37.95 | Bodley Head Canada

SCIENCE


12/20


13/20


NON-FICTIONJohn A. Farrell

CLARENCE DARROW:Attorney for the Damned

Darrow is the lawyer every law schoolstudent dreams of being: on the sideof right, loved by many, played bySpencer Tracy, winning reprieves formen doomed to hang. But theresmore to the story after winning oneheadline case after the other, he wasalmost crushed by an indictment forbribing a jury, but redeemed himself inthe Scopes Monkey Trial. Here are

the candid factsand theyre not all pretty. Washington, D.C.

978-0-385-52258-8 | $29.95/$34.00C | 40,000 | Doubleday | HC | June | E

BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

Seamus McGraw

THE END OF COUNTRY

A deeply researched, character-drivenstory of a small town in Pennsylvaniathat in 2007 becomes the site of amodern-day gold rush. Its a tale ofgreed, hubris, and envy, but also ofhope and familyand the land thatbinds them together. Middle SmithfieldTownship, PA

978-1-4000-6853-1 | $26.00/$30.00C | 15,000Random House | HC | June |E

SOCIOLOGY

Robert Rodi

SEVEN SEASONS INSIENA: My Quixotic Quest forAcceptance Among Tuscanys

Proudest People

Siena: home of the world-famousPalio horse race; medieval Italiantown par excellence; and home toseventeen contrada, or parishes.Into all this stumbles Robert Rodi, agay Chicagoan writersurely hes outof place. But something about thisplace has intrigued Rodi since he saw

his first Palio, and so begins a quest to wheedle his way into theotherwise closed world of Sienese town life. Chicago, IL

978-0-345-52105-7 | $25.00/$28.95C | 25,000 | Ballantine | HC | June | E

TRAVEL

Tali Sharot

THE OPTIMISM BIAS:A Tour of the Irrationally

Positive Brain

Humans are hot-wired to be optimis-tic this may be crucial to our exis-tence. A look at how the brain gener-

ates hope and what happens when itfails; how the brains of optimists andpessimists differ; how anticipation anddread affect us; and how optimisminfluences our financial, professional,and emotional decisions. London

978-0-307-37848-4 | $24.95 | 75,000 | Pantheon | HC | June

978-0-307-39818-5 | $32.00 | Knopf Canada | ]E

SCIENCE

Juan Williams

MUZZLED

A fiery, hardhitting polemic about thetopics and concerns we cant talkabout without suffering retaliation,and in the case of Juan Williams,being summarily fired at the hands ofthe politically correct police. Freedomof speech, he argues, only applies ifyou toe the party line.

978-0-307-95201-1 | $24.00/$27.00C | 100,000Crown | HC | June |E

HISTORY/POLITICAL SCIENCE

Sandra Beasley

DONT KILL THE

BIRTHDAY GIRL:Tales from an Allergic Life

In this often humorous but alwaysenlightening memoir, Sandra Beasley,an award-winning poet and former American Scholar editor, intertwinesher personal experience as AllergyGirl with the cultural history of foodallergies. Washington, DC

978-0-307-58811-1 | $23.00/$25.95C | 50,000Crown Trade | HC | July |E

BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

Robert Frank

RICHES TO RAGS: The Riseand Fall of Americas Rich

A joyride through the schaden-freude of the greatest one-timedestruction of wealth since the1930s, told with humor, anthro-pological close-ups, and a subtletone. Robert Frank chronicled con-spicuous consumption in Richistanand returns with a second colorfulstory of the other side of the coin.

New York

978-0-307-58989-7 | $26.00C/$30.00C | 60,000 | Crown Business | HC | July |E


COVER ART NOT

YET AVAILABLE

COVER ART NOT

YET AVAILABLE


14/20


NON-FICTIONBen Mezrich

SEX ON THE MOON:The Amazing Story Behind the Most

Audacious Heist in History

Thad Roberts, a fellow in a presti-gious NASA program was in loveand wanted to give his girlfriend

the moon. Literally. He convinced hisNASA intern girlfriend and anotherNASA intern to help him break into animpregnable laboratory, past securitycheckpoints, an electronically lockeddoor with cipher security codes, and

camera-lined hallways and steal the moon rocks. Boston

978-0-385-53392-8 | $26.95/$31.00C | 150,000 | Doubleday | HC | July | ]E

TRUE CRIME

Grant Morrison

SUPERGODS

From the most acclaimed and oracu-lar writer in the comics world, here isa mind-jolting look at one of the mostubiquitous, beloved, and misunder-stood of American creations: oursuperheroes. Supergods is a poly-mathic, intellectually exhilarating bookabout us: our culture, our history, ourfuture, and the heroic power of thestories we tell. Los Angeles, CA

978-1-4000-6912-5 | $26.00/$30.00C | 40,000 |Spiegel & Grau | HC | July | E

SOCIOLOGY

David Roberts;foreword by Jon Krakauer

FINDING EVERETT RUESS:The Life and Unsolved Disappear-

ance of a Legendary Wilderness

Explorer

The unsolved 1934 disappearance inthe American Southwest of 20-year-old solo explorer, writer, and artistEverett Ruess, is among the greatestmysteries in the history of explora-tion. In this definitive account DavidRoberts eloquently captures Ruesss

tragic genius and ongoing fascination. Cambridge, MA978-0-307-59176-0 | $25.00/$28.95C | 60,000 | Broadway | HC | July | ]E

HISTORY US

Richard Rumelt

GOOD STRATEGY,

BAD STRATEGY:The Difference and Why It Matters

This witty and opinionated book is filledwith new ideas and fascinating storiesabout the central task of managersin business, government, education,charitable organizations, and the arts:

creating and implementing a strategy.Demystifies and debunks the visions,motivational schemes, and financialgoals touted as strategy, while awak-ening an appreciation of the power of real strategies.

978-0-307-88623-1 | $28.00/$33.00C | 50,000 | Crown Business | HC | July | E


Rod Stryker

THE FOUR DESIRES:Creating a Life of Purpose, Happiness,

Prosperity, and Freedom

From one of the Western worlds mostpreeminent and respected yoga andmeditation teachers, an inspiring, in-

structional guide to finding enduringhappiness in both the spiritual andmaterial sense. Filled with inspirationalreal-life stories of people who haveused these techniques, this powerfulbook shows readers that the life of

your dreams is within reach. Carbondale, CO

978-0-553-80398-3 | $25.00/$28.95C | 35,000 | Delacorte Press| HC | July |E

SELF-HELP

Alison Thompson

THE THIRD WAVE:

A Volunteer Story

A moving memoir of volunteerismthat will inspire readers to take action.Centering on her time in Sri Lankaafter the tsunami, but also drawingon her experience at Ground Zeroand the recent Haitian earthquake, Thompsons memoir is an inspiringstory of how everyone can changethe world for the better by doing whatthey can. New York, NY, and Haiti

978-0-385-52916-7 | $24.00/$27.00C | 20,000 | Spiegel & Grau | HC | July | E

BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

Joby Warrick

THE TRIPLE AGENT:The al-Qaeda MoleWho Infiltrated the CIA

December, 2009. A group of theCIAs top terrorist hunters gatherat a base in Khost, Afghanistan, togreet superspy, Khalil al-Balawi, aJordanian double agent who had in-filtrated the inner circle of al-Qaeda.He steps from his car detonatesa thirty-pound bomb strapped tohis chest and instantly kills him-

self and seven CIA operatives, the agencys worst lossof life in decades. This is the full story and the resulting fall-out.Washington, D.C.

978-0-385-53418-5 | $27.95/$32.00C | 125,000 | Doubleday | HC | July |]E

CURRENT AFFAIRS

COVER ART NOT

YET AVAILABLE

COVER ART NOT

YET AVAILABLE


15/20


NON-FICTIONRonald Kessler

THE SECRETS OF

THE FBI

Crack reporter, Washington insider,and New York Times bestsellingauthor Ronald Kessler is back with

an explosive new book on the innerworkings and deeply held secretsof the FBI. Readers who enjoyedIn the Presidents Secret Servicewill delight in the on- and off the-record interviews with agents,unpublished details of famous

cases, and stunning revelations. Potomac, MD

978-0-307-71969-0 | $26.00/$30.00C | 100,000 | Crown Trade | HC | August | ]E

CURRENT AFFAIRS; POLITICAL SCIENCE SECURITY

Charles C. Mann

1493: Uncovering the New WorldColumbus Created

The author of1491 returns with anew history that explores the effecton the world of Columbuss voyages the beginning of an extraordinaryexchange of flora and fauna betweenEurasia and the Americas. This ex-change fostered the rise of Europe,devastated imperial China, convulsed Africa, and for two centuries madeManila and Mexico City the center ofthe world. History at its most fascinating.Amherst, MA

978-0-307-26572-2 | $29.95/$34.00C | 150,000 | Knopf | HC | August | ]E

HISTORY

James Peterson

KITCHEN SIMPLE:Essential Recipes for EverydayCooking

From award-winning authorand renowned cooking instruc-tor James Peterson, a full-colorcookbook of more than 200time-efficient recipes that putdinner on the table with minimalprep, while delivering maximumflavor. His books have earned six

James Beard awards.978-1-58008-318-8 | $30.00/$34.00C | 50,000 | Ten Speed Press | HC | August | E

COOKING

Nancy Silverton with Matt

Molina and Carolynn Carreno

THE MOZZA COOK-

BOOK: Recipes from LosAngeless Favorite Italian

Restaurant and Pizzeria

Silverton has one of the mostbrilliant culinary resumes in theworld and shares here the de-

licious, wildly popular dishesfrom Osteria Mozza and Pizze-ria Mozza. Recipes range fromthe familiar and simple to theintricate and complex. Los Angeles

978-0-307-27284-3 | $35.00/$40.00C | 50,000 | Knopf | HC | August | E

COOKING

Amanda Blake Soule

THE RHYTHM

OF FAMILY:Discovering a Sense ofWonder through the Seasons

The author ofThe Creative Fami-lypresents a new parenting bookon living a slower and simpler lifewith your family, featuring essaysand projects on living in tune withthe seasons. Portland, ME

978-1-59030-777-9 | $19.95/$22.95C |25,000 | Trumpeter | August

PARENTING

Max Brockman, Editor

FUTURE SCIENCE:Essays from the Cutting Edge

Nineteen young scientists pres-ent their innovative work and ideas science on the cutting edge: thebiology of antiviral immunity; how so-cial rejection affects us physically; whatmassive datasets can teach us aboutsociety and ourselves; and a tantalizingglimpse of infinity. New York City

978-0-307-74191-2 | $15.95/$17.95C | 17,500Vintage | TR | August |]E

SCIENCE

Alice Waters

FORTY YEARS AT

CHEZ PANISSE:The Power of Gathering

Before The Art of Simple Food,before the White House garden,and before farmers markets andsustainable food were en vogue,there was Chez Panisse. When sheopened Chez Panisse in Berkeleyin 1971, Alice Waters thought ofthe restaurant as a modest place,where her friends from the neigh-

borhood could gather. Now, forty years later, Chez Panisse is anational treasure, where the food revolution was born and wherenew ideas continue to emerge.

978-0-307-71826-6 | $50.00/$57.00C | 50,000 | Clarkson Potter | HC | AugustCOOKING

COVER ART NOT

YET AVAILABLE


16/20


BOOK CLUB INTERESTRebecca Skloot

THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF

HENRIETTA LACKS

Now in paperback, this phenomenalNew York Times bestseller tells a riv-eting story of ethics, race, and medi-

cine colliding; of scientific discoveryand faith healing; and of a daughterspersistent desire to know her mother.

978-1-4000-5218-9 | $16.00/$18.00C | 350,000Broadway | TR | March | ]E

SCIENCE HISTORY; BIOGRAPHY

Alison Weir

CAPTIVE QUEEN:A Novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine

In this latest offering, Weir imaginesthe world of Eleanor of Aquitaine, thebeautiful twelfth-century woman who

was Queen of France until she aban-doned her royal husband for a youngermanwho would become King ofEngland. In a relationship based onlust and a mutual desire for great pow-er, Henry II and Eleanor had one of themost influential reigns and tumultuousroyal marriages in all of history. England

978-0-345-51188-1 | $15.00 | 60,000 | Ballantine | TR | April | E

978-0-385-66709-8 | $19.95 | Anchor Canada

HISTORICAL FICTION

John Prendergast and

Michael Mattocks

UNLIKELY BROTHERS:Our Story of Adventure, Loss,

and Redemption

Back when he was twenty yearsold, human rights activist and peacenegotiator Prendergast took on a Lit-tle Brother, 7-year-old Michael Mat-tocks, who was living out of plasticbags in Washington D.C. They formeda bond that would continue for over25 yearsfrom Johns life in Washing-

tons policy battles, to Michael selling crack on the streets untilgetting a job and starting a family. Washington, DC

978-0-307-46484-2 | $24.00/$27.00C | 40,000 | Crown Trade | HC | May | E

BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Darin Strauss

HALF A LIFE: A Memoir

The true story of how one outing inhis fathers Oldsmobile resulted in thedeath of a classmate and the begin-ning of a different, darker life for theauthor. We follow Strauss as he ex-plores his startling pastcollision,funeral, the high stakes court caseand what starts as a personal tale of

a tragic event opens into the story ofhow to live with a very hard fact: wecan try our human best in the crucialmoment, and it might not be good enough. Brooklyn, NY

978-0-8129-8253-4 | $13.00/$15.00C | 60,000 | Random House | TR | May | E

BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

Sharyn Wolf

LOVE SHRINKS: A Memoir of aMarriage Counselors Divorce

Marriage counselor to the stars,frequent Oprah guest and bestsellingself-help author confesses the star-tling truth of her own failed marriage.Ranging from serious to salacious,often poignant, occasionally laugh-out-loud funny, and replete withanecdotes both from Sharyns mar-riage and her psychotherapy patients,this is a gorgeously written addition to

the memoir shelf. Should appeal to the book club demographicexactly. New York

978-1-56947-936-0 l $20.00 /$23.00C l TR | Soho Press l May | E

BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

Lisa Brackmann

ROCK PAPER TIGER

Sohos Summer 2010 surprise hit, thecritically acclaimed wild ride throughcontemporary China. A contemporarydepiction of China thats rarely seen infiction, showing young, urban life, theart scene, The parts about the pro-tagonists experiences in the Iraq War,which deal with prisoner abuse/tor-ture, private military companies simi-lar to Blackwater, and post-traumaticstress disorder, make the novel timely.Venice, CA

978-1-56947-951-3 | $14.00/$16.00C | 50,000 | Soho Press | June |E

GENERAL FICTION

Fannie Flagg

I STILL DREAM ABOUT

YOU: A Novel

Though her friends think Maggie hasthe perfect life, shes actually perfectlymiserableshes given up on herdream of living in a beautiful home likeCrestview, and instead is a real estateagent in Birmingham. But just whenMaggie begins to wonder if theresmuch point in going on, her life takesa wild turn, and she finds herself cata-pulted into one surprising discovery

after the next. Montecito, CA, and Fairhope, AL

978-0-8129-7716-5 | $15.00/$17.00C | 200,000 | Ballantine | TR | June | ] E

GENERAL FICTION

Richard Harvell

THE BELLS: A Novel

The Bells is the confession of a thief,kidnapper, and unlikely loveranutterly original historical novel, and adazzling debut. A poignant and

acutely told story of the human spirit.Library Journal starred review

978-0-307-59053-4 | $14.00 | 40,000Broadway | TR | June |E

GENERAL FICTION

COVER ART NOT

YET AVAILABLE


17/20


BOOK CLUB INTERESTJ. Courtney Sullivan

MAINE:A Novel

The author ofCommencement pres-ents a wickedly funny, emotionallyresonant story of love and dysfunc-tion as three generations of womenconverge on the family beach house.Each woman brings her own bag-gage a secret pregnancy, a terriblecrush, and a deeply held resentmentfor misdeeds of the past. By turnsuproarious and achingly sad, Maineunveils all the foibles of one family

along with the abiding, often irrational love that keeps them com-ing back. Brooklyn

978-0-307-59512-6 | $25.95/$29.00C | 100,000 | Knopf | HC | June | ]E

FICTION

Sarah Bird

THE GAP YEAR: A Novel

Cam Lightsey is a single mom, a sub-urban misfit whos given up her rebeldreams to set her only child on anupward path. Aubrey Lightsey is a shy,pretty girl, ready to explode from wantingher real life to begin. And then a boyenters the picture a football idol thattransforms the daughter into the momsworst teen nightmare. AND the long-gone husband also re-appears in thedaughters life. Emotional fireworks andhumor abound as the dreams of daughter, mother, and fatherchart an inevitable, but perhaps not fatal, collision. Austin

A featured author at TLA

978-0-307-59279-8 | $24.95/$27.95C | 40,000 | Knopf | HC | July | E

FICTION

Anne Fortier

JULIET:A Novel

Compared by reviewers to both TheBirth of Venus and The DaVinci Code,this is a sweeping, beautifully writtennovel of intrigue and identity, of loveand legacy, as a young woman discov-ers that her own fate is irrevocablytiedfor better of worseto litera-tures greatest star-crossed lovers.North America and Europe

978-0-345-51611-4 | $15.00C/NCR | 75,000Ballantine | TR | July | ]E

GENERAL FICTION

Allegra Goodman

THE COOKBOOK

COLLECTOR: A Novel

Two sisters, opposites in every way. Twenty-eight-year-old Emily is thepragmatic CEO of a Silicon Valley

startup, and twenty-three-year-oldJessamine is a grad student in phi-losophy and a part-timer at YoricksUsed and Rare Books in Berkeley. Butlife tests the sisters and their theories.Emilys success in the dot-com bubblehas its costs, while Jesss work on a

cache of rare cookbooks pulls her closer to her charming, arrogantemployer. Cambridge, MA

978-0-385-34086-1 | $15.00/$17.00C | 60,000 | Dial Press | TR | July | ] E

GENERAL FICTION

Pam Jenoff

THE THINGS WECHERISHED: A Novel

Charlotte Gold and Jack Harrington,two fiercely independent attorneys,find themselves falling in love whileworking to defend the brother of aHolocaust hero against allegations ofWWII-era crimes. The defendant mys-teriously refuses to help in his owndefense, revealing only that proof ofhis innocence lies within an intricatetimepiece last seen in Nazi Germany.As the narrative progresses we see testament to true love underthe worst of circumstances. Philadelphia

978-0-385-53420-8 | $24.95/$27.95C | 40,000 | Doubleday | HC | July | E

GENERAL FICTION

Lucia Greenhouse

FATHERMOTHERGOD: MyJourney Out of Christian Science

A poignant, beautifully written memoirabout growing up in a faith whose fol-lowers dont believe in doctorsandhow those religious values shattered afamily. At once an essentially Americancoming-of-age story and a glimpseinto the practices of the ChristianScience religion, Fathermothergod ispersonal memoir at its heartbreakingbest. Westchester County, NY

978-0-307-72092-4 | $25.00/$28.95C | 30,000 | Crown Trade | HC | August | E

AUTOBIOGRAPHY

THE RANDOM HOUSE L IBRARY BOOK CLUB

Newly updated with a great selection of hand-picked titles,sample discussion questions, and readers advisory notes.www.randomhouse.biz/libraries/download

or write to [email protected]

COVER ART NOT

YET AVAILABLE


18/20


PAPERBACK ORIGINALSDavid Downie

PARIS, PARIS:Journey into the City of Light

A longtime American expatriate inParis explores its places, people,and phenomena in this collec-tion of thirty lyrical essays that hasalready been accclaimed as perhapsthe most evocative American bookabout Paris since A Moveable FeastJan Morris.

978-0-307-88608-8 | $15.00/$17.00C | 20,000Broadway | TR | April |E

TRAVEL EUROPE / ESSAYS & TRAVELOGUES

Laura Furman, Editor

THE PEN/O. HENRY PRIZE

STORIES 2011:The Best Stories of the Year

The Prize Jury of A.M. Homes, ManuelMunoz and Christine Schutt have se-lected unforgettable stories from thethousands published in literary maga-zines. Selections by great writers andnew emerging voices with essays fromthe Jury.

978-0-307-47237-3 | $15.00/$17.00C15,000 | Anchor | TR | April

FICTION ANTHOLOGY

Nick Krieger

NINA HERE NOR THERE:My Journey Beyond Gender

Shortly after moving to San Francisco,Nina Krieger, whod meant to be acapital L lesbian, finds herself amonga whole new crowdpeople she seesas weirdos, blurring the line betweenman and woman. Before long, all hernotions about gender are thrown outthe window as she forges a truer pathtoward self-discovery. San Francisco, CA

978-0-8070-0092-2 | $15.00/$17.00C | 15,000 |Beacon Press | TR | May |E

BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

Eric Lane and Nina Shengold,Editors

SHORTER, FASTER,

FUNNIER: Comic Plays and

Monologues

Forty-four brief plays and monologuesby both major playwrights and emerg-ing young writers, with casts of allsizes featuring diverse and challengingroles for actors of every age and type.Perfect for actors, students, theaterlovers, and comedy fans.

New York City & New York State

978-0-307-47664-7 | $16.95/$18.95C | 15,000 | Vintage | TR | May | E

DRAMA

Otto Penzler, Editor

THE BIG BOOK OF

ADVENTURE STORIES

A daring, death-defying collec-tion of hair-raising adventure sto-ries thats so big and enthralling

that if you open it you may neverbe seen again: enter at your ownrisk. Featuring, among others: TheCisco Kid; Sheena, Queen of theJungle; The Scarlet Pimpernel; andConan the Barbarian. Irresistible!New York City

978-0-307-47450-6 | $25.00/$28.95C | 25,000Vintage | TR | May

FICTION ANTHOLOGY

Tony Perrottet

THE SINNERS GRAND

TOUR:A Journey Through theHistorical Underbelly of Europe

This sharp and funny new travel narra-tive, which combines a present-day journey with a whimsical trek through18th century history, will appeal to thereaders of Bill Bryson, J. MaartenTroost, and Paul Theroux.

978-0-307-59218-7 | $15.00/$17.00C | 30,000 |Broadway | TR | May |E

TRAVEL WESTERN EUROPE

Jesse Ball

THE CURFEWThe author ofThe Way Through Doorsand Samedi the Deafness presentsa spellbinding novel of a father anddaughter living in a city ruled by fearand war. An old friend reports that heknows what has happened to the wife/mother and the father then risks all toventure into the streets to find her. Anastounding portrait of fierce love withina world of random violence. Chicago

978-0-307-73985-8 | $14.95/$16.95C | 25,000Vintage | TR | June |E

GENERAL FICTION

Alethea Black

I KNEW YOUD BE LOVELY:Stories

Commanding, piercing, and emotion-ally multidimensional, I Knew Youd BeLovely is a debut story collection thatheralds the arrival of a major new tal-ent. An inventive addition to the bookwill be an album notes type featurein which Alethea offers the backstoryand genesis of each of the storiesaunique and interesting glimpse into the

creative process and a chance for theauthor to get personal.

978-0-307-88603-3 | $14.00/$16.00C | 15,000 | Broadway | TR | June |E

FICTION SHORT STORIES


19/20


SECTION

19

SECTION

19

PAPERBACK ORIGINALS

Visit us at our website: www.randomhouse.com

H.W. Brands

THE MURDER OF JIM FISK

FOR THE LOVE OF JOSIE

MANSFIELD:A Tragedy of theGilded Age

First in the American Portraits Series

focusing on forgotten chapters of American history a scandal fromGilded Age New York feels as familiaras todays headlines. Diamond Jim isshot dead by a rival lover in 1872 inthe lobby of the Grand Central Hotel.Other legendary New Yorkers such

as Boss Tweed, Cornelius Vanderbilt and Jay Gould make larger-than-life appearances.Austin

978-0-307-74325-1 | $14.95/$16.95C | 30,000 | Anchor | TR | June | E

HISTORY

Kwei Quartey

CHILDREN OF THE STREET:An Inspector Darko Dawson Mystery

When the street children of Ghana be-gin falling victim to a chain of murders,Inspector Darko Dawson is once againcalled upon to investigate. One by one,teenage kids are showing up dead, allof them bearing evidence of a chillingsignature, one that Inspector Daw-son has never seen before. Are theseheinous acts a form of ritual killing orpurely the work of a cold-blooded seri-al murderer? As time runs out, Dawson finds himself pitted againsta cunning killer who always seems to be a step ahead.

Los Angeles, CA

978-0-8129-8167-4 | $15.00/$17.00C | 15,000 | Random House | TR | July | E

MYSTERY/SUSPENSE

Ellen Sussman

FRENCH LESSONS

How much can your life change in just twenty-four hours? Three Amer-icansa heartbroken and pregnantyoung woman, a neglected ex-pathousewife, and the handsome, mid-

dle-aged husband of a powerhousefilm stareach spend a stormy daycrisscrossing the city with three sepa-rate French tutors in this charmingstory of love and yearning. As theywander the avenues of Paris, explor-

ing the language and rediscovering the pieces of themselves thathave been missing, the city begins to work its magic on each ofthem, and at the end of the day, none will be left untouched. Los

Altos Hills, CA

978-0-345-52277-1 | $15.00/$17.00C | 100,000 | Ballantine | TR | July |]E

GENERAL FICTION

Visit the authors website for a further info, reading group guide and more:www.EllenSussman.com

Linda Urbach

MADAME BOVARYS

DAUGHTER:A Novel

In an epic tale of perseverance andpluck, Linda Urbach picks up whereFlaubert left off, at Charles Bovarys

funeral. Cast off by society and haunt-ed by her mothers reputation, twelve-year-old Berthe is sent to live with herimpoverished grandmother, whereshe meets the painter Jean-FranoisMillet, begins work in a cotton mill, andfinally makes her way to Paris, where,

through a combination of luck and talent, she rises through theranks of Charles Worths famed fashion empire. Ripe with historicaldetail and gorgeous description, Berthes journey is an unforget-table coming-of-age story. Bridgeport, CT

978-0-385-34387-9 | $15.00/$17.00C | 25,000 | Bantam | TR | July | E

HISTORICAL FICTION

Chris Wooding

THE BLACK LUNG

CAPTAIN

The crew of the airship Ketty Jay havefinally coalesced into a cohesive unitfollowing their success at Retribu-tion Falls (in other words, they sur-vived), but with a group such as this,its all Captain Frey can do to keepthat camaraderie from exploding inhis face. The fact that hes a liar andscoundrel isnt really helping mattersmuch. And when another job that

seems too good to be true comes his way, of course he signs upthe Ketty Jay. London

978-0-345-52250-4 | $16.00/NCR | 30,000 | Spectra | TR | July | E

SCIENCE FICTION

Ella March Chase

THREE MAIDS FOR A

CROWN:A Novel of the Grey Sisters

In an age in which begetting sons wasall that mattered and queens rose andfell on the sex of their child, three girls

with royal Tudor blood were born tothe Duke and Duchess of Suffolk, par-ents with a passion for gambling. Thestakes they would wager: their daugh-ters lives against rampant ambition.East Moline, IL

978-0-307-58898-2 | $15.00/$17.00C | 20,000 | Broadway | TR | August |E

HISTORICAL FICTION

COVER ART NOT

YET AVAILABLE


20/20

Kelly

ON OUR RADAR

The blockbuster The Passage(978-0-345-50497-5) from last yearnamed one ofLibrary Journals BestBooks of 2010will soon be available in

a trade paperback edition. And the TRwill include an excerpt of the next bookin the trilogyThe Twelve. Cant wait!

Im looking forward to reading thememoir Half a Life (978-0-8129-8253-4) which has been getting a lot ofin-house buzz and has been comparedto Gail Caldwells Lets Take the LongWay Home and Joan DidionsA Year ofMagical Thinking.

I truly loved French Lessons(978-0-345-52277-1), the story of threevery different people who are takenaround Paris by French tutors and how

the days events change each of them.A lot more depth here than I first thoughtand you will find yourself searching travelsites for cheap flights to Paris before youare done!

I was a big fan ofAlice I Have Been,so I immediately picked up MelanieBenjamins The Autobiography of Mrs.Tom Thumb (978-0-385-34415-9) withhigh expectations. Happily, I wasntdisappointed; I thought it was evenbetter than Alice

Sister (Crown Trade, 978-0-307-71651-4) combines a Jodi Picoultesque medicaldrama and search for justice with thedark, surreal narrative ofThe LovelyBones. I could not, would not put it downand the final pages left me in awe. Formore, see page 4.

Major publicity is likely to swirl aroundInnocent Spouse (Crown Trade,978-0-307-59209-5) when its released.Carol Ross Joynt has interviewed andestablished relationships with countlesscelebrities, from Arianna Huffington toGeorge Stephanopoulos to BobWoodward. Many have already endorsedher powerful memoir. See page 11 formore info.

Jon Krakauer is a passionate EverettRuess enthusiast and has written aforeword for Finding Everett Ruess(Broadway, 978-0-307-59176-0) abouthis significance in the annals of Americanexploration. More info on page 14.

An intimate glimpse into a closedcommunity never fails to fascinate andthe buzz is building in the office. Ivealready heard comparisons of the readingexperience offathermothergod (Crown

Trade, 978-0-307-72092-4) asreminiscent of Krakauers Under theBanner of Heaven. See page 17 for moreinfo.

Serendipity strikes with two Krakauerreferences for two very different books!

I am not sure what is more beautiful thestory or the cover of this book. Banana

Yoshimoto, a major literary sensation, isback with a quietly stunning tour deforce about a young woman who fallsfor a cult escapee. The Lake(9781933633770) is filled with a cast ofvivid and quirky characters and a tightplot. One of the most darkly mysteriousbooks shes ever written. Translated by

Michael Emmerich

Just in time to plan for keeping the kidsbusy this summer is, Its a Jungle OutThere! 52 Nature Adventures for City

Kids. (9781590309087) Jennifer Wardoffers a compact guide with 52 outdoorexplorations, adventures, and games

that remind us the road to nature isntpaved at all. A great way to help yourkids, and yourself connect to natureeven if you do live in a city.

We read and obsess about Hollywoodbreak-ups and tabloid stories, but dowe ever stop to consider there areactual people tied to these headlines?

Your Voice In My Head, (978-1-590-

514467) a memoir by screenwriterEmma Forrest, gives an incrediblyintimate look at love, loss and dealingwith the battles we all have inside.Giving us beautiful reminders of how wecan find love and support when we leastexpect it. Love can be beautiful andheartbreaking all at once.

Irresistible North: From Venice to

Greenland on the Trail of the Zen

Brothers (978-0-307-26985-0) isinspired by a travel narrative/nauticalmap published in 1558 and recreatesthe travels of brothers who exploredthe N. Atlantic in the 1380s and 90s.In the 19th Century their narrative

came under attack as the worldsgreatest geographical fraud! The truth,please!

In spite of what you may have heard,sharks do NOT think fish are friends.

They are objects of reverence, fear,fascination and misperceptions thatmay lead to their extinction. Youllenjoy Shark Week even more after

reading Demon Fish (978-0-375-42512-7) with its up-close andin-depth picture that gets you about asclose as youll ever want to be.

Mr. Peanut both entranced andannoyed readers! Ross follows up withLadies and Gentlemen (978-0-307-27071-9), a collection about brothers,

loners, lovers, and young peoplenavigating lives full of good intentions,misunderstandings, and obscuredmotives. Gosh, this sounds like mostof the people I know. Most plans rarelygo the way you expect. Prepare to beentranced and annoyed yet again.

Calling all fans of FBI Agent Ana Grey!White Shotgun (978-0-307-27013-9)is a road trip first to London andthen to glorious Siena where Ana isinvestigating the half-sister she neverknew about. Siena is gearing up forthe Palio and suddenly her nephew isstabbed and her sister goes missing.

Theres obviously a lot going on hereand there will be hard choices betweenduty and family.

Marcia

Erica

Jen

Documents

Library Bulletin - Summer 2011