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THEGUARDIANSJohnGrisham
Thenewestlegalthrillerfromthe#1NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthor.
Doubleday–October15,2019
InthesmallnorthFloridatownofSeabrook,ayounglawyernamedKeithRussowasshotdeadathisdeskasheworkedlateonenight.Thekillerleftnocluesbehind.Therewerenowitnesses,norealsuspects,noonewithamotive.ThepolicesoonsettledonQuincyMiller,ayoungblackmanwhowasonceaclientofRusso’s.Quincywasframed,convicted,andsenttoprisonforlife.Fortwenty-twoyearshelanguishedinprisonwithnolawyer,noadvocateontheoutside.ThenhewrotealettertoGuardianMinistries,asmallinnocencegroupfoundedbyalawyer/ministernamedCullenPost.Guardianhandlesonlyafewinnocencecasesatatime,andPostisitsonlyinvestigator.HetravelstheSouthfightingwrongfulconvictionsandtakingcasesnooneelsewilltouch.WithQuincyMiller,though,hegetsfarmorethanhebargainedfor.Powerful,ruthlesspeoplemurderedKeithRusso,andtheydonotwantQuincyexonerated.Theykilledonelawyertwenty-twoyearsago,andtheywillkillanotheronewithoutasecondthought.JohnGrishamistheauthorofthirtynovels,oneworkofnonfiction,acollectionofstoriesandsevennovelsforyoungreaders.
• “TheGuardiansarelawyerswhobelievethattheguiltyshouldgotoprisonandthattheinnocentshouldnot.Itistheirmissiontoexoneratetheirclientswhohavebeenwrongfullyconvicted,regardlessofhowdangerousthecasesmightbe.”–JohnGrisham
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SINEATER
MeganCampisi
TheHandmaid’sTalemeetsAliceinWonderlandinthisgrippingandimaginativehistoricalnovelaboutashunnedorphangirlin16th-centuryEnglandwhoisensnaredinadeadlyroyalplotandmustturnhersubjugationintoherpower.
Atria–April7,2020
literary,historical,feminist,horror,dystopian
Forthecrimeofstealingbread,fourteen-year-oldMayreceivesalifesentence:shemustbecomeaSinEater—ashunnedwoman,brutallymarked,whosefateistohearthefinalconfessionsofthedying, eat ritual foods symbolizing their sins as a funeral rite, and thereby shoulder theirtransgressionstogranttheirsoulsaccesstoheaven.Orphanedandfriendless,apprenticedtoanolderSinEaterwhocannotspeaktoher,Maymustmakeherwayinadangerousandcruelworldshebarelyunderstands.Whenadeerheartappearsonthecoffinofaroyalgovernesswhodidnotconfesstothedreadfulsinitrepresents,theolderSinEaterrefusestoeatit.Sheistakentoprison,tortured,andkilled.Toavengeherdeath,Maymustfindoutwhoplacedthedeerheartonthecoffinandwhy.MeganCampisiisaplaywright,novelist,andteacher.HerplayshavebeenperformedinChina,France,andtheUnitedStates.SheattendedYaleUniversityandtheL’ÉcoleInternationaldeThéâtreJacquesLecoq.ShelivesinBrooklyn,NewYorkwithherfamily.
Rights sold: UK & BC (Macmillan), Czech Republic (Host Sydavatelstvi), Hungary (Libri), Italy(Nord),Poland(SwiatKsiazki),Romania(Litera),Russia(AST),WorldSpanish(Duomo)
Editor:TrishTodd Agent:StephanieCabot Material:ARCs
• “SinEaterisadarkandthrillingpageturnerthatturnsadystopianeyeonthepastinanunnervinglycontemporaryway.AllhailMeganCampisiandhersmashingnovel.”–EmmaDonoghue,NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorofRoomandAkin
• “Anin-depth,lyricalexplorationoftheforcedreinventionofateenagegirl,rippedfromhernormalexistenceintoalifeofshiftingpublicsinsintofeminineflesh,literally.SinEaterisathrillingsurprise-MeganCampisiusesthehistoryofpatriarchalinjusticetocreateakeenlyresearchedfeministarcofunexpectedabundance,reckoning,intellect,andferocioussurvival.”–MariaDahvanaHeadley,NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorofTheMereWife
• “TheNameoftheRosemeetsWolfHallinthisbrilliant,bewitchingnovel.MeganCampisiconjuresadeliciouslywarpedversionofsixteenth-centuryBritain:TudorEnglandinafunhousemirror.Herheroine,ayounggirlcruellyrenderedpariah,isingeniouslysketchedandachinglyreal.Ms.Campisihascreatedadark,richstoryrepletewithhumor,unforgettablecharacters,andarcanemysteries.Itcastsaspellonyourheartandminduntilthefinalpage.”–JennieMelamed,authorofGathertheDaughters
• “Richwithimaginativeandhistoricaldetails,SinEaterispartmystery,parthorror,and—ultimately—atimelessstoryofonewomanregainingherpower.Ilovedthisfrombeginningtoend.”–ChristinaDalcher,authorofVox
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THENIGHTSWIMMeganGoldin
FromtheauthorofTHEESCAPEROOM,atruecrimepodcasthostcoveringacontroversialrapetrialbecomesobsessedwithsolvingabrutalmurderthathappenedinthesametown.
St.Martin’sPress–August,2020
suspense,murder,coldcase,legalthriller
NArightssoldinasix-figuredealtoSt.Martin’sPress
Afterthefirstseasonofhertruecrimepodcastbecameanovernightsensationandsetaninnocentmanfree,RachelKrallisnowahouseholdname—andthelasthopeforthousandsofpeopleseekingjustice.Butshe’susedtobeingrecognizedforhervoice,notherface.Whichmakesitallthemoreunsettlingwhenshefindsanoteonhercarwindshield,addressedtoher,beggingforhelp.ThesmallseasidetownofNeapolisisbeingtornapartbyadevastatingrapetrial.Thetown’sgoldenboy,aswimmerdestinedforOlympicgreatness,hasbeenaccusedofrapingahighschoolstudent,thebelovedgranddaughterofthetown'slegendarypolicechief.UnderhugepressuretomakeSeasonThreeofherpodcastasuccess,Rachelthrowsherselfintocoveringtherapetrial—butthemysteriousletterskeepshowingupinunexpectedplaces.Someoneisfollowingher,andshewon’tstopuntilRachelfindsoutwhathappenedtohersistertwenty-fiveyearsago.MeganGoldinistheacclaimedauthorofTheEscapeRoom.SheworkedasacorrespondentforReutersandothermediaoutletswhereshecoveredwar,peace,internationalterrorismandfinancialmeltdownsintheMiddleEastandAsia.SheisnowbasedinMelbourne,AustraliawheresheraisesthreesonsandisafostermumtoLabradorpuppieslearningtobeguidedogs.
Rightssold:Australia/NewZealand(PenguinAustralia)Optionpublishers:Germany(Piper),Spain(PenguinRandomHouseGrupoEditorial),CzechRepublic(MladaFronta),TheNetherlands(AmboAnthos),Poland(BukowyLas),Israel(Yedioth)
Editor:CharlieSpicer Agent:DavidGernert Material:Editedmanuscript
PraiseforMeganGoldin’sTHEESCAPEROOM:• “Oneofmyfavoritebooksoftheyear.”―LeeChild• “Cancelallyourplansandcallinsick;onceyoustartreading,you'llbecaughtinyourown
escaperoom―theonlykeytofreedomisturningthelastpage!”―KirkusReviews(starred)• “Asleek,well-craftedride.”―TheNewYorkTimes• “THEESCAPEROOMworksastheultimatelocked-roommystery.”—AssociatedPress• “Addicting.”–TimeMagazine
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EVVIEDRAKESTARTSOVER
LindaHolmes
Aheartfeltdebutaboutanunlikelyrelationshipbetweenayoungwomanwho’slostherhusbandandaprofessionalathletewho’slosthisgame.
Ballantine-June25,2019
women’s,romance,friendship,humor,baseball
NewYorkTimesbestseller•
JennaBushHagerBookClubPickfortheTodayShow•NArightssoldinamajordealtoBallantine•13foreigndeals
InasleepyseasidetowninMaine,recentlywidowedEveleth“Evvie”Drakerarelyleavesherlarge,painfullyemptyhousenearlyayearafterherhusband’sdeathinacarcrash.Everyoneintown,evenherbestfriendAndy,thinksgriefkeepsherlockedinsideandEvviedoesn’tcorrectthem,even if secretly, that’s not necessarily the case.Meanwhile, in New York City, Dean Tenney,formerMajorLeaguepitcherandAndy’schildhoodbestfriend,iswrestlingwithwhatathleteslivingouttheirworstnightmarescallthe“yips”:hecan’tthrowstraightanymore,andevenworse,hecan’tfigureoutwhy.Asthemediastormheatsup,aninvitationfromAndytostayinMaineseemsliketheperfectchancetohittheresetbuttononhisfuture.LindaHolmes isapopculturecorrespondent forNationalPublicRadioand thehostof thepodcastPopCulture Happy Hour, which has held sold-out live shows in New York, Los Angeles, Washington, andelsewhere.EvvieDrakeStartsOverisherfirstnovel.Rightssold:UK&BC(Hodder),Brazil(Intrinseca),Croatia(Znanje),Germany(BasteiLuebbe),Hungary(CentralPublishing),Israel(Tchelet),Italy(Sperling),Lithuania(BaltosLankos),TheNetherlands(LuitinghSitjhoff),Romania(Nemira),Russia(AST),Sweden(LavenderLit),Poland(Znak)Editor:SaraWeiss Agent:SarahBurnes Material:Finishedbooks
• “Awarmandlovelyromance,perfectforreadersofRainbowRowellandLouiseMiller.”–KirkusReviews(starredreview)
• “Charming,hopeful,andgentlyromantic…EvvieDrakeisgreatcompany.”–RainbowRowell,#1NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorofEleanor&Park
• “Aquirky,sweet,andsplendidstoryofawomancomingintoherown…anabsolutedelight.”–TaylorJenkinsReid,authorofTheSevenHusbandsofEvelynHugo
• “Deeplymovingwhile simultaneouslyhilarious,EvvieDrakeStartsOver iswhathappenswhengreatwriting,complexandcharmingcharacters,andanot-quite-what-you-expectendingcollide.”–KarenWhite,NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorofDreamsofFalling
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LONGBRIGHTRIVERLizMoore
Twosisterstravelthesamestreets,thoughtheirlivescouldn’tbemoredifferent.
Thenoneofthemgoesmissing.
RiverheadBooks–January7,2020
thriller,mystery,suspense,family,addiction
NArightssoldin13-wayauctionresultingin7-figuredeal•FilmdealwithproducersAmyPascal(ThePost)andNealMoritz
(FastandFuriousfranchise)
In a Philadelphia neighborhood rocked by the opioid crisis, two once-inseparable sisters findthemselvesatodds.One,Kacey,livesonthestreetsintheviseofaddiction.Theother,Mickey,walksthosesameblocksonherpolicebeat.Theydon'tspeakanymore,butMickeyneverstopsworryingabouthersibling.ThenKaceydisappears,suddenly,atthesametimethatamysteriousstringofmurdersbegins inMickey'sdistrict,andMickeybecomesdangerouslyobsessedwithfindingtheculprit--andhersister--beforeit'stoolate.Alternatingitspresent-daymysterywiththestoryofthesisters'childhoodandadolescence,LongBrightRiverisatonceheart-poundingandheart-wrenching:agrippingsuspensenovelthatisalsoamovingstoryofsisters,addiction,andtheformidabletiesthatpersistbetweenplace,family,andfate.
LizMoore’sshortfictionandcreativenonfictionhaveappearedinvenuessuchasTinHouse,TheNewYorkTimes,andNarrativeMagazine.Sheisthewinnerofthe2014RomePrizeinLiteratureandistheauthorofthenovelsHeftandTheUnseenWorld,bothrecipientsofhighacclaim.Rights sold: UK & BC (Hutchinson), France (Buchet-Chastel), Germany (C.H. Beck), Italy (NNEditore),World Spanish (Alianza deNovelas), Japan (Hayakawa), Korea (Golden Time), Russia(Eksmo)Editor:SarahMcGrath Agent:SethFishman Material:ARCs
• "Asuperlativecrimenovel.SetagainstthebackdropofPhiladelphia’sopioidcrisis,thisisnotjustagrippingmysterybutathoughtful,powerfulnovelbyawriterwhodisplaysenormouscompassionforhercharacters.[This]isanoutstandingcrimenovel,bringingtomindthebestofDennisLehaneorDavidSimon.IfoundmyselfekingoutthefinalpagesbecauseIdidn’twantittoend.”–PaulaHawkins,#1NYT-bestsellingauthorofTheGirlontheTrain
• "LongBrightRiverisaremarkable,profoundlymovingnovelaboutthetiesthatbindandtheirrevocablewoundsofchildhood.It’salsoarivetingmystery,perfectlypaced.Ilovedeverypageofit."–DennisLehane,bestsellingauthorofSinceWeFell
• "Deeplymoving,absolutelypage-turningnovel-givethistoreaderswholikecharacter-drivencrimenovelswithastrongsenseofplace.”–Booklist,starredreview
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INLANDTéaObreht
TheNewYorkTimesbestsellingandOrangePrize-winningauthorofTheTiger’sWifereturnswithastunningtaleofperseverancethatfollows
anepicjourneyacrossanunforgettablelandscapeofmagicandmyth.
RandomHouse–August13,2019
literary,historical,ghosts,family,AmericanWest
NewYorkTimes&TimesUKbestseller•BarackObama’sSummer2019ReadingListselection•Barnes&NobleAugust2019NationalBookClubselection•AmazonBestoftheMonth&IndieNextpickforAugust2019•
Named“BestBookofSummer”bymorethan15publications•Kirkus,PW,Booklist,LibraryJournalstarredreviews
In the lawless, drought-ridden lands of the Arizona Territory in 1893, two extraordinary livescollide.Noraisanunflinchingfrontierswomanawaitingthereturnofherhusband,gonesearchingforwateramidstadrought,andhereldersons,vanishedafteranargument,whileheryoungestson believes a mysterious beast is stalking their home, and her husband’s young cousincommuneswithspirits.Lurie,aformeroutlawhauntedbyghosts,findsreprieveinanunexpectedrelationshipinspiringamomentousexpeditionacrosstheWest.TheintertwiningofNora’sandLurie’sstoriesisthesurpriseandsuspenseofthisbrilliantnovel.
TéaObreht isauthorofTheTiger’sWife,winnerof theOrangePrizeand finalist for theNationalBookAward.BorninBelgrade(formerYugoslavia),shehaslivedintheU.S.sinceage12.ShelivesinNewYork,NewYorkandteachesatHunterCollege.
Rightssold:UK&BC(Weidenfeld&Nicolson),France (CalmannLevy), Italy (Rizzoli),Germany(Rowohlt),TheNetherlands(Signatuur),Finland(WSOY),Serbia(Laguna),Taiwan(ChinaTimes)Editor:AndreaWalker Agent:SethFishman Material:Finishedbooks
• "AbracinglyepicandimaginativelymythicjourneyacrosstheAmericanWest…WhatObrehtpullsoffhereispurepoetry.Itdoesn’tfeelwrittensomuchasextractedfromthemindinitspurest,clearest,truestform.”–EntertainmentWeekly
• “Inlandisaclassicstory,toldinaclassicway—andyetitfeelswhollyandunmistakablynew…AtonceanewWesternmythandafarrealerstorythanmanywehavepreviouslyreceived—andthat’sevenwithalltheghosts.”–NPR
• “Exquisite…Thehistoricaldetailisimmaculate,thelandscapeexquisitelydrawn;theproseishard,muscular,moreconvincinglyCormacMcCarthythanMcCarthyhimself.”–TheGuardian
• “RiversofbloodandinkhavebeenspilledmythologizingtheAmericanSouthwest,butrarelyifeverwiththesortofgiddybeautyTéaObrehtbringstothepage…[She]displaysdazzlingdexterityandwitwiththeEnglishlanguage,transportingthereadertoafantasticallate19thcenturythatbordersonoutrightfantasy,wheredescriptionswaxdecadentandghostsaretreatedasamatteroffact.”–USAToday
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THENOBODYPEOPLEBobProehl
Whenagroupofoutcastswithextraordinaryabilitiescomesoutofhiding,theirclashwitha
violentsocietywillsparkarevolution—oranapocalypse.
DelRey–September3,2019
literary,scifi,fantasy,superheroes,futuristic
ADelReyleadtitleforFall2019•Soldinatwo-book,six-figuredealforNArights•UKdealwithTitanFilmrightssoldto20thCenturyFoxwithMarcWebbproducing
Avi Hirsch has always known his daughter was different. But when others with incredible,otherworldly gifts reveal themselves to theworld, Avi realizes that her oddness is somethingmore—thatsheissomethingmore.Emmelinesoonmeetsothersjustlikeher:CarrieNorris,ateenagegirlwhocanturninvisible,butjustwantstobeseen.FahimaDeeb,awomanwithanuncanny knack for machinery, but it’s her Muslim faith that makes the U.S. governmentsuspiciousofher.Theyarethenobodypeople—ordinaryindividualswithextraordinarygiftswhowantoneonlything:toliveasequalsinanAmericathatisgrippedbyfearandhatred.Butthegovernment ispassingdiscriminatory laws.Violentmobsaretakingtothestreets.Andoneoftheirown—anangryyoungmanseethingwithself-loathing—hasusedhispowerinanactofmassviolence that has put a new target on the community. The nobody peoplemust now standtogetherandfightfortheirfuture,orriskfallingapart.
BobProehlistheauthorofAHundredThousandWorlds,aBooklistBestBookoftheYear.HewasaNewYorkFoundationfortheArtsFellowinFictionandaresidentattheSaltonstallArtsColony.HisworkhasappearedonSalon,aspartofthe33⅓bookseries,andinAmericanShortFiction.
Rightssold:UK&BC(Titan)Editor:SarahPeed Agent:SethFishman Material:Finishedbooks
• "MuchliketheX-Mencomics,Proehlmasterfullyusessciencefictionasalenstoexaminesocialinequalityandhumanevil.Readerswillfindithardtobelievethatthey’renotactuallylookingintothenearfuture.”–Booklist
• “Smart,exciting,lyrical,andfun.ThisastonishingbookbringsthesuperherouniverseofMarvelorDCintoourown,withallitsroughedgesandugliness.Onceyoustartreading,youwon'tbeabletostop.”–SamJ.Miller,NebulaAward-winningauthorofBlackfishCity
• “Thoughtful,nuanced,kinetic,and,aboveall,human,thisisthesuperherostorywe'vebeenwaitingfor.”–SeananMcGuire,NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthoroftheOctoberDayeseries
• “BobProehlbringsstrikingrealismtothisextraordinarystory,delvingintothenotionofothernesswithnuanceandcomplexity.Withanensemblecastofbadass,cool-as-hell,anddeeplyhumancharacters,TheNobodyPeopleisasuper-funrideandatimelytaleoflove,hate,andeverythinginbetween.”–SylvainNeuvel,authorofTheThemisFiles
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ANYONECharlesSoule
CharlesSoulebringshissignatureknowledge—andwariness—oftechnologytohissophomorenovelsetinarealisticfutureaboutabrilliantfemalescientistwhocreatesatechnologythatallowsforthetransferofhumanconsciousnessbetweenbodies,andthe
transformationsthisprocesswreaksupontheworld.
HarperPerennial-December3,2019
suspense,thriller,supernatural,futuristic,action
Inside a barn in Ann Arbor,Michigan, a scientist searching for an Alzheimer’s cure throws aswitch—andfindsherselfmysteriouslytransportedintoherhusband’sbody.Whatbeginsasabotchedexperimentwillchangeherlife—andtheworld—forever…Overtwodecadeslater,allacrosstheplanet,“flash”technologyallowsindividualstheabilitytotransfertheirconsciousnessinto other bodies for specified periods, paid, registered and legal. Society has been utterlytransformedbytheprocess,fromtraveltowarfaretoentertainment;“BeanyonewithAnyone”thetaglineofthecompanyofferingthisultimateout-of-bodyexperience.Butbeyondthereachof the law and government regulators is a sordid black market called the darkshare, wheredesperate“vessels”anonymouslyrentouttheirbodies,noquestionsaskedforanypurpose-sex,drugs,crime...orworse.
LikeBladeRunnercrossedwithGetOut,CharlesSoule’sthought-provokingworkofspeculativefictiontakesustoaworldwhereidentity,morality,andtechnologycollide.
BasedinBrooklyn,NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorCharlesSouleisawriterofnovels(previously:TheOracle Year), comics, screenplays and stories of all types. He is best known forwritingDaredevil, She-Hulk,DeathofWolverineandvariousStarWarscomicsfromMarvelComics,aswellashiscreator-ownedseriesCurseWordsfromImageComicsandtheaward-winningpoliticalsci-fiepicLetter44fromOniPress.Rightssold:UK&BC(Hodder)Editor:SarahNelson Agent:SethFishman Material:Finishedbooks
• "[Anyone]isfast-pacedandsuspenseful.Soule’suncomfortablevisionofthefuturewillpleasereadersofcutting-edgespeculativefiction.”–PublishersWeekly
• “Withhissecondnovel,Anyone,CharlesSouleestablisheshimselfasanauthorthatreadersofspeculativefictionwillloveforyearstocome.Thebookwillleaveyouthinkingaboutgender,power,andwhatitmeanstobehumanforlongafterthefinalchapter.”–JenniferWright,authorofGetWellSoon:History’sWorstPlaguesandtheHeroesThatFoughtThem
• “Thisbookcapturestheimaginationanddouble-edgedswordofourgreatestscientificleaps.Thesametechnologythatcancuretheworld’sillsmightalsocauseustospiralintoourowngreed,selfishness,andvanity.CharlesSoule’sAnyoneisaremarkable,consequentialnovelandaterrifyingwake-upcall.”–SusanHenderson,authorofTheFlickerofOldDreams
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THECOLDESTWARRIOR
PaulVidich
ThenewnovelbyacclaimedespionageauthorPaulVidichexploresthedarksideofintelligence,whenaCIAofficerdelvesintoacoldcasefrom
the1950s―withfatalconsequences.
PegasusBooks–February4,2020
thriller,espionage,ColdWar,conspiracy
In1953,Dr.CharlesWilson,agovernmentscientist,diedwhenhe“jumpedorfell”fromtheninthfloorofaWashingtonhotel.Ashiswifeandchildrengrieve,thedetailsoftheincidentremainburiedfortwenty-twoyears.WiththereleaseoftheRockefellerCommissionreportonillegalCIAactivitiesin1975,theWilsoncasesuddenlybecomesnewsagain.Wilson’sfamilyandthepublicaredemandinganswers,especiallyassomecometosuspecttheCIAoffoulplay,andagentsintheCIA,FBI,andWhiteHousewilldoanythingtomakesurethetruthdoesn’tgetout. EnteragentJackGabriel,anoldfriendoftheWilsonfamilywhoisinstructedbytheCIAdirectortofindoutwhatreallyhappenedtoWilson.It’sGabriel’slastmissionbeforeheretiresfromtheagency,andhismostperilous-thecloserhegetstothetruth,themorehisentirefamilyisatrisk.
FollowinginthefootstepsofspyfictiongreatslikeGrahamGreen,JohnLeCarré,andAlanFurst,Paul Vidich presents a tale―based on the unbelievable true story told inNetflix’sWormwood―thatdoesn’tshyawayfromthetruedarknessintheshadowsofespionage.Paul Vidich is the acclaimed author ofAnHonorableMan and The Good Assassin, and his fiction andnonfiction have appeared in theWall Street Journal, LitHub, CrimeReads, Fugue, TheNation,NarrativeMagazine,Wordriot,andothers.HelivesinNewYork.Rightssold:UK&BC(NoExitPress)Editor:KatieMcGuire Agent:WillRoberts Material:Finalpages
“Ifwe’regoingtochoosea21stcenturyGrahamGreene,InominatePaulVidich.”–MitchSilver,authorofTheBookworm“ThetalePaulVidichtellsinTheColdestWarrior―basedontrueevents―couldnotbemorechilling.Thoughtheactionofthebooktakesplacenearlyhalfacenturyago,itreadsasanallegoryandareminderforourtime,astoryaboutwhatispossibleforbadpeopletoaccomplishifgoodpeoplelookaway.”–S.J.Rozan,bestsellingauthorofPaperSon“TheColdestWarriortakesatruestoryofpolitical/espionageintrigueandfictionalizesitinsuchawaythatitreadslikeadeadlyseriousspynovelfromtheColdWarera.Taut,tense,andfascinating.”–RaymondBenson,authorof'BluesintheDark'andthefive-book'TheBlackStiletto'serial“Filledwithaction,hauntingdetailsandcompellingcharacters.Highlyrecommended.”–BrendanDuBois,award-winningandNewYorkTimesbestsellingauthor
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AUGUSTCallanWink
Aboycomingofageinapartofthecountrythat'sbeingleftbehindisattheheartofthisdazzlingnovel–thefirstbyanaward-winning
authorofshortstoriesthatevoketheAmericanWest.
RandomHouse–March31,2020
literary,comingofage,Montana,smalltown
Augustisanaveragetwelve-year-old.Helikesdogsandfishinganddoesn'tmindearly-morningchoresonhisfamily'sMichigandairyfarm.Butfollowingamessydivorce,hismotherdecidesthatsheandAugustneedtostartoverinanewtown.There,hetriestobeanaverageteen--footballandhomework--butwhenhisroleinashockingactofviolencethrowshimoff-courseoncemore,hefleestoaranchinruralMontanawherehelearnsthateventhesmallestofcommunitieshavedarksecrets.CoveringAugust'sadolescence,fromagetwelvetonineteen,thisgorgeouslywrittennovelbearswitnesstothejoysandtraumasthatirrevocablyshapeusall.Filledwithunforgettablecharactersandstunningnaturallandscapes,thisbookisamovingandprovocativelookatgrowingupintheAmericanheartland.CallanWinkhasbeenawardedfellowshipsbytheNationalEndowmentfortheArtsandStanfordUniversity,where he was a Wallace Stegner Fellow. His stories and essays appear widely, including in The NewYorker,Granta,Zoetrope,Playboy,Men'sJournalandTheBestAmericanShortStories.Hisfirstbook,DogRunMoon,wasshortlistedfortheDylanThomasPrizeandreceivedaPEN/HemingwayAwardHonorableMention. In the warm months he lives in Livingston, Montana where he is a fly fishing guide on theYellowstoneRiver.InthewinterhesurfsinSantaCruz,California.Rightssold:UK&BC(Granta),France(AlbinMichel),Germany(Suhrkamp)Editor:CaitlinMcKenna Agent:ChrisParris-Lamb Material:2ndpasspages
• “TheunsentimentaleducationofafarmboyfromMichigan,Augustwastesnowords.ItreadslikeearlyHemingway,retooledforthepresent.Work,pain,weather,violence,thebitten-offcurseofAmericanmasculinity—you’llfindyourselfprayingfortheredemptionofitslaconic,damaged,wonderful,stillveryyounghero.”–WilliamFinnegan,PulitzerPrize–winningauthorofBarbarianDays
• “Augustisanexceptionalcoming-of-agestory.CallanWinkistoowiseandempatheticawritertoeverallowhisreaderseasyjudgmentsaswefollowhismemorableyoungprotagonistonhisprecariouswaythroughadolescence.Anoutstandingdebutnovelandworthyfollow-uptoWink’swidelypraisedcollectionofstories.”–RonRash,NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorofTheRisenandSerena
• “CallanWink’scharactersareasrealandvividasifthey’dsteppedintoyourlivingroom,uninvited,totelltheirstories.Hisstyleisasclear,precise,andstarklypoeticastheyoungHemingway’s,butwithamoredrollsenseofhumor.Thisbookissimplysuper—adeft,beautiful,deeplyengagingread.”–BradWatson,authorofMissJane
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THEECONOMISTS’HOUR:FalseProphets,FreeMarkets,andtheFractureofSociety
BinyaminAppelbaum
Inthisfascinatingcharacter-drivenhistory,aNewYorkTimeseditorialwriterandPulitzerPrize
finalistspotlightstheeconomistswhochampionedtheriseofmarketsand
fundamentallyreshapedthemodernworld.
Little,Brown–September3,2019
economics,business,government,publicpolicy
OneofOMagazine’sTopBookstoReadBeforethe2020Election•AmazonBestoftheMonth
Beforethe1960s,politicianshadneverpaidmuchattentiontoeconomists.Butasthepost-WorldWarIIboombegantosputter,economistsgainedinfluenceandpower--firstintheUnitedStatesand then around the world as their ideas inspired nations to curb government, unleashcorporations, and hasten globalization. Milton Friedman's libertarian ideals, Arthur Laffer'ssupply-side economics andPaul Volcker's austere campaign against inflation all left profoundmarks. So did lesser-known figures like Walter Oi, a blind economist whose calculationsinfluencedPresidentNixon'sdecisiontoendmilitaryconscription;AlfredKahn,whoderegulatedairtravel;andThomasSchelling,whoputadollarvalueonhumanlife.
Theeconomistspromisedsteadygrowthandbroadly-sharedprosperity,buttheyfailedtodeliver.Instead,thesingle-mindedembraceofmarketshascomeattheexpenseofsoaringeconomicinequality,thefalteringhealthofliberaldemocracy,andtheprospectsoffuturegenerations.
BinyaminAppelbaumwritesabouteconomicsandbusinessforTheNewYorkTimes,andwasaWashingtoncorrespondent covering economic policy in the aftermath of the 2008 crisis. His reporting on subprimelendingforTheCharlotteObserverwonaGeorgePolkAwardandwasafinalistforthe2008PulitzerPrize.Rightssold:UK&BC(Picador),Brazil(Sextante),China(CITIC),Germany(S.Fischer),Italy(Hoepli),Japan(Hayakawa),Korea(BookiePublishing),TheNetherlands(ThomasRap),Taiwan(GoodMorningPress)
Editor:VanessaMobley Agent:ChrisParris-Lamb Material:Finishedbooks
• “Thisthoroughlyresearched,comprehensive,andcriticalaccountoftheeconomicphilosophiesthathavereignedforthepasthalfcenturypowerfullyindictsthem.”–PublishersWeekly(starred)
• “A powerful must-read for all those interested in reinvigorating the credibility of economics,especiallyinpolicymakingcircles.”–MohamedA.El-Erian,authorofNewYorkTimesbestsellersWhenMarketsCollideandTheOnlyGameinTown
• “Thewiderstoryofthemarket-centricworldviewprovidesthemeatofAppelbaum’snarrative.Itis a tricky tale to tell, because many of the myths of the era fall apart on closeinspection. Appelbaum’s strength is that he generally acknowledges these complexities andmakesithismissiontohighlightinstanceswherethemarketmind-setwentawry.Inequalityhasgrown to unacceptable extremes in highly developed economies.” – Sebastian Mallaby, TheAtlantic
• “Livelyandentertaining…TheEconomists’Hourisareminderofthepowerofideastoshapethecourseofhistory."–LiaquatAhamed,TheNewYorker
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RANGE:WhyGeneralistsTriumphinaSpecializedWorld
DavidEpstein
What’sthemosteffectivepathtosuccessinanydomain?It’snotwhatyouthink.
Riverhead–May28,2019
socialpsychology,business,creativity,experts
#1NewYorkTimesbestseller•SundayTimesbestsellerintheUK•ShortlistedfortheFTBusinessBookoftheYear
•20foreigndeals
Plentyofexpertsarguethatanyonewhowantstodevelopaskill,playaninstrument,orleadtheirfield should start early, focus intensely, and rack up asmany hours of deliberate practice aspossible.Butacloser lookattheworld’stopperformersshowsthatearlyspecialization istheexception, not the rule.David Epstein examined theworld’smost successful athletes, artists,musicians,inventors,forecastersandscientists.Hediscoveredthatinmostfields,generalists,notspecialists, are primed to excel. While generalists often find their path late, they are morecreative,moreagile,andabletomakeconnectionstheirmorespecializedpeerscan’tsee.Rangeexplainshowtomaintainthebenefitsofbreadth,diverseexperience,interdisciplinarythinking,anddelayedconcentrationinaworldthatdemandshyperspecialization,andexploreshowpeoplewhothinkbroadlyandembracediverseexperiencesandperspectiveswillincreasinglythrive.
DavidEpsteinistheauthoroftheNewYorkTimesbestsellerTheSportsGene.Hehasmaster'sdegreesinenvironmentalscienceandjournalism,andhasworkedasan investigativereporterforProPublicaandaseniorwriterforSportsIllustrated.HelivesinWashington,DC.
Rightssold:UK&BC(Macmillan),Brazil(EditoraGlobo),China(Gingko),Germany(RedlineVerlag),Indonesia(PTGramedia),Italy(LuissUniversityPress),Japan(NikkeiBusiness),Korea(OpenBooks),TheNetherlands(Prometheus),Poland(Zysk),Portugal(LuadePapel),Russia(Eksmo),Slovakia(Premedia),Spain(Urano),Sweden(Volante),Taiwan(Acme),Ukraine(Vivat),Israel(Yediot),Thailand(Salt),Slovenia(UMco)
Editor:CourtneyYoung Agent:ChrisParris-Lamb Material:Finishedbooks
• "Extraordinary.”–TheGuardian• "Themostimportantbusiness–andparenting–bookoftheyear.”–Forbes• “Range is anurgentand importantbook, an essential read for bosses, parents, coaches, and
anyonewhocaresaboutimprovingperformance.”–DanielH.Pink,authorofWhenandDrive• Thestorytellingissodramatic,thewieldingofdatasodeftandthelessonssostrikinglyframed
thatit’sneverlessthanapleasuretoread.”–NewYorkTimesBookReview• “For reasons I cannot explain, David Epstein manages to make me thoroughly enjoy the
experienceofbeingtoldthateverythingIthoughtaboutsomethingwaswrong.IlovedRange.”–MalcolmGladwell,authorofOutliersandTheTippingPoint
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DICTIONARYOFTHEUNDOINGJohnFreeman
Apowerful,polemicessaycollectionindefenseofwords,languageandprinciple,deliveredinJohn
Freeman'svisceral,poeticvoice.
MCDxFSG–November12,2019
essays,language,politics,culturalanthropology
ForJohnFreeman―literarycritic,essayist,editor,poet–itistheraremomentwhenwordsarenotenough.Butinthewakeoftheelectionof2016,wordsfeltuseless,evenindulgent.Actionwastheonlyreasonableresponse.Hetooktothestreetsinprotest,andthesenseofcommunityandcollectiveconvictionfeltright.Buttheassaultscontinued―oncitizens’rightsandlong-heldcompacts,onthecoreprinciplesofourcultureandcivilization,andonourlanguageitself.WordsseemedtobelosingthemeaningstheyoncehadandFreemanwascompelledtoreturntotheirdefense.TheresultishisDictionaryoftheUndoing.
FromAtoZ,“Agitate”to“Zygote,”Freemanassembledthewordsthatfeltmostessential,mostpotent,andbegantobuildacasefortheirrenewedpowerandauthority,eachwordbuildingonthelast.Themessagethatemergedwasnottoretreatbehindbooks,buttoemphaticallyengageinthepublicsphere,toredefinewhatitmeanstobealiterarycitizen.WithanafterwordbyValeriaLuiselli(authorofLostChildrenArchive),DictionaryoftheUndoingis a necessary, resounding cri de coeur in defense of language, meaning, and our ability toimagine,describe,andbuildabetterworld.JohnFreemanistheeditorofFreeman's,executiveeditoroftheLiteraryHub,andformereditorofGranta.HisbooksincludeHowtoReadaNovelistandTheTyrannyofE-mail;TalesofTwoAmericas,ananthologyofnewwritingaboutinequalityintheU.S.today;andMaps,hisdebutpoetrycollection.Hisworkhasbeentranslatedintomorethantwentylanguages.
Rightssold:UK&BC(Constable&Robinson),Bosnia(BuyBook),Italy(EdizioniBlackCoffee)
Editor:SeanMcDonald Agent:SarahBurnes Material:ARCs
• "Oneofthemostpreeminentbookpeopleofourtime.”–DaveEggers• “A protest, a poem, and a plea, Freeman’s utterly original manifesto is a pocketmanual for
informedpoliticaldissentandamust-readforallthinkingcitizens.”–PublishersWeekly(starred)• "Exuberantandinspiringclarioncallsforactivism."–Kirkus• “Poetandeditor,JohnFreeman,hascreatedaworkofbothartistryandactivisminDictionaryof
theUndoing,alexiconofwhatshouldmatterfromAtoZ–acomplexandnuancedrebirthingofwordsthathavebeenwornawaybythestrifeandnoiseofthisera.”–WalterMosely
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HIDDENVALLEYROAD:InsidetheMindofanAmericanFamily
RobertKolker
TheheartrendingstoryofamidcenturyAmericanfamilywithtwelvechildren,sixofthem
diagnosedwithschizophrenia,thatbecamescience'sgreathopeinthequesttounderstand
thedisease.
Doubleday–April7,2020
schizophrenia,mentalillness,genetics,family
UK/BCrightssoldatauction•Germanrightspreempted•newbookbyanaward-winningandNewYorkTimes-bestsellingauthor
DonandMimiGalvinseemedtobelivingtheAmericandream.AfterWorldWarII,Don'sworkwiththeAirForcebroughtthemtoColorado,wheretheirtwelvechildrenperfectlyspannedthebabyboom,from1945to1965.Inthoseyears,therewasanestablishedscriptforafamilyliketheGalvins--aspiration,hardwork,upwardmobility,domesticharmony--andtheyworkedhardtoplaytheirparts.Butbehindthesceneswasadifferentstory:psychologicalbreakdown,suddenshockingviolence,hiddenabuse.Bythemid-1970s,sixofthetenGalvinboys,oneafteranother,werediagnosedasschizophrenic.Howcouldallthishappentoonefamily?
WhattookplaceinsidethehouseonHiddenValleyRoadwassoextraordinarythattheGalvinsbecameoneofthefirstfamiliestobestudiedbytheNationalInstituteofMentalHealth.Theirstoryoffersashadowhistoryofthescienceofschizophrenia,fromtheeraofinstitutionalization,lobotomy,andtheschizophrenogenicmothertothesearchforgeneticmarkersforthedisease,alwaysamidprofounddisagreementsaboutthenatureoftheillnessitself.SamplesoftheirDNAinformed decades of genetic research that continues today, offering paths to treatment,prediction,andeveneradicationofthediseaseforfuturegenerations.
RobertKolkeristheNewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorofLostGirls.Asajournalist,hisworkhasappearedinNewYorkmagazine,BloombergBusinessweek,TheNewYorkTimesMagazine,Wired,GQ,Omagazine,andMen's Journal. He is a NationalMagazine Award finalist and a recipient of the 2011 Harry FrankGuggenheimAwardforExcellenceinCriminalJusticeReportingfromtheJohnJayCollegeofCriminalJustice.
Rightssold:UK&BC(Quercus),Germany(BTB)Editor:KrisPuopoloAgent:DavidGernert&ChrisParris-LambMaterial:1stpasspages
AdvancepraiseforHiddenValleyRoad:• "Thisbroad-ranging,highlyreadable,anddeeplyunsettlingbooktellsthestoryofafamilybeset
withschizophrenia,andindoingsoprovidesmeaningfulinsightsintothedevastationcausedbythedisease.Itis,equally,astudyofthemultiplewaysinwhichfamilialdenialcanexacerbatetheinherentpainofmentalillness,andofthecouragerequiredbothofthosewhoarethemselvesdiagnosedwith it and of thosewho choose to help and support them." – Andrew Solomon,NationalBookAward-winningauthorofTheNoondayDemon
• “Anextraordinarycasestudyandtourdeforceofreporting.”–SylviaNasar,authorofABeautifulMind
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HOWTO:AbsurdScientificAdvicefor
CommonReal-WorldProblems
RandallMunroe
Theworld'smostentertaininganduselessself-helpguide,fromthebrilliantmindbehindwildlypopularwebcomicxkcdandthe#1NewYorkTimesbestsellersWhatIf?andThingExplainer
Riverhead–September3,2019
popularscience,physics,trivia,humor,comics
#1NewYorkTimes,SundayTimesUKandDerSpiegelbestseller•SuperleadtitleintheUS,UK,Germany,andelsewhere•MillionsofcopiesofRandallMunroe’sbookssoldworldwide•Multi-citybooktourinUSandEurope•EntertainmentWeekly10BestNonfictionBooksoftheYear
Foranytaskyoumightwanttodo,there'sarightway,awrongway,andawaysomonumentallycomplex,excessive,andinadvisablethatnoonewouldevertryit.HowToisaguidetothethirdkind of approach. It's full of highly impractical advice for everything from landing a plane todigging ahole. Bestselling author and cartoonist RandallMunroeexplainshow topredict theweatherbyanalyzingthepixelsofyourFacebookphotos.Heteachesyouhowtotellifyou'reababyboomerora90'skidbymeasuringtheradioactivityofyourteeth.Heofferstipsfortakingaselfiewithatelescope,crossingariverbyboilingit,andpoweringyourhousebydestroyingthefabricofspace-time.Andifyouwanttogetridofthebookonceyou'redonewithit,hewalksyouthroughyouroptionsforproperdisposal,includingdissolvingitintheocean,convertingittoavapor,usingtectonicplatestosubductitintotheEarth'smantle,orlaunchingitintotheSun.
RandallMunroeistheauthorofthe#1NewYorkTimesbestsellersWhatIf?andThingExplainer,thesciencequestion-and-answerblogWhatIf,andthepopularwebcomicxkcd.AformerNASAroboticist,helefttheagencyin2006todrawcomicsontheinternetfull-time.HelivesinMassachusetts.Rightssold:UK&BC(JohnMurray),Brazil(CompanhiadasLetras),China(UnitedSky),CzechRepublic(Prah),Germany(PenguinVerlag),Hungary(Athenaeum),Italy(Bompiani),Japan(Hayakawa),Korea(Sigongsa),TheNetherlands(Spectrum),France(Flammarion),Poland(CzarnaOwca),Sweden(Volante),Taiwan(Commonwealth),Romania(Publica),Russia(AST),Slovak(Ikar)
Editor:CourtneyYoung Agent:SethFishman Material:Finishedbooks
• “Awitty,educationalexaminationof‘unusualapproachestocommontasks’…generouslylacedwithdryhumor…Munroe’scomicstick-figureartisanaddedbonus.…Apartfromgeneratinglaughter,thebookalsomanagestoachievehisseriousobjective:togethisaudiencethinking.”–PublishersWeekly(starred)
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STRANGEPLANETNathanPyle
Ifeelmoreattractive.Honestly,youare.
It’sthestardamage.ICRAVESTARDAMAGE.
MorrowGift-November19,2019
comics,humor,aliens,absurd,scifi
ThegraphicnovelbasedontheInstagramsensationwithmorethan3.8millionfollowers!•Asix-figuredealwithWilliam
MorrowforNArights•UKrightssoldatauction•9foreigndeals•Strongpre-ordersand1stprinting
StraightfromthemindofNewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorNathanW.Pylecomesanadorableand profound universe in pink, blue, green, and purple. Based on the phenomenally popularInstagramofthesamename,StrangePlanetcoversafulllifecycleofaplanet’sinhabitantsfromthealienperspective,includingmilestonessuchas:The EmergenceDay •BeingGains a Sibling • TheBeing FamilyAttains aBeast • The FormalEducationofaBeing•CelebrationofSpecialDays•BeingBeginsaVocation•TheBeingsatHome•HealthStatusofaBeing•TheHobbiesofaBeing•TheExtendedFamilyoftheBeing•TheBeingReflectsonLifeWhileWatchingthePlanetRotate
Withdozensofnever-before-seenillustrationsinadditiontosomeoldfavorites,thisbookoffersasweetandhilariouslookatadistantworldnotallthatunlikeourown.
NathanW.PyleistheNewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorofNYCBasicTipsandEtiquetteand99StoriesICouldTell.HeisaformerstaffwriterandillustratorforBuzzFeed.HeisbasedinNYCbuttravelsthecountryspeakingaboutcreativityandstorytelling.
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Editor:EmmaBrodie Agent:SethFishman Material:Finalpages
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SIMPLYLIVINGWELL:AGuidetoCreatingaNatural,
Low-WasteHome
JuliaWatkins
Recipes,DIYprojects,andinspirationforabeautifulandlow-wastelife,fromthecreatorof
@simply.living.wellonInstagram
HoughtonMifflinHarcourt–April7,2020
healthyliving,recipes,lifestyle,DIY,sustainability
NArightssoldatauction•UK/BC,Dutch,GermanandRussianrightssoldonproposal•@simply.living.well'sInstagramfollowing
continuestogrowbyleapsandbounds
Inthistimelyandmotivationalguide,authorJuliaWatkinssharesrituals,recipes,andprojectsforlivingsimplyandsustainablyathome.Foreveryareaofyourhousehold—kitchen,cleaning,wellness,bath,andgarden—Juliashowsyouhowtoeliminatewastefulpackaging,harmfulingredients,anddisposableitems.Practicalchecklistsoutlineeasyswaps(insteadofdisposablesponges,optforbiodegradablespongesorSwedishdishcloths;chooseabambootoothbrushoveraplasticone)andsustainableupgradesforcommonhouseholdtoolsandproducts.Projectsincludescrapapplecidervinegar,wooldryerballs,kitchenbowlcoversandclothproducebags,non-toxicdryersheets,all-purposecitruscleaner,herbaltincturesandbalms,andmore,plusrecipesforpackage-freeessentialslikehomemadenutmilk,hummus,ketchup,saladdressings,andveggiestock.
JuliaWatkinsisamotherandmakerwhocreatesandwritesfromherhomeinChicago.Alifelongloverofthe natural world, Julia has a graduate degree in conservation science and policy. She's worked inenvironmental and natural resource management for most of her life, and co-founded LookfarConservation,anonprofitthatsupportsconservationandrestorationprojectsinAfricaandLatinAmerica.JuliaalsohoststhepopularInstagramaccount@simply.living.well,whereshesharesaboutlivingsimplyandsustainablyathomeandwithchildren.
Rightssold:UK&BC(HardieGrant),Germany(MosaikVerlag),TheNetherlands(Fontaine),Russia(Atticus-Azbooka)
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UNCANNYVALLEY:AMemoir
AnnaWiener
Theprescient,page-turningaccountofajourneyinSiliconValley:adefiningmemoirofourdigital
agebyadazzlingdebutauthor
MCDxFSG–January14,2020
memoir,comingofage,SiliconValley,startups
In hermid-twenties, at the height of tech industry idealism, AnnaWiener left a job in bookpublishing for the promise of the new digital economy. She moved from New York to SanFrancisco,whereshelandedatabig-datastartupintheheartoftheSiliconValleybubble:aworldof surreal extravagance, dubious success, and fresh-faced entrepreneurs hell-bent ondomination,glory,and,ofcourse,progress.Annaarrivedduringamassiveculturalshift,asthetechindustryrapidlytransformedintoalocusofwealthandpowerrivalingWallStreet.ButanewSiliconValleybegantoemerge:oneinfaroveritshead,onethatenricheditselfattheexpenseoftheidyllicfutureitclaimedtobebuilding.Partcoming-of-age-story,partportraitofanalreadybygoneera,thisisararefirst-personglimpseintohigh-flying,recklessstartupcultureatatimeofuncheckedambition,unregulatedsurveillance,wildfortune,andacceleratingpoliticalpower.
AnnaWienerisacontributingwritertoTheNewYorkeronline,whereshewritesaboutSiliconValley,startupculture,andtechnology.HerworkhasappearedinTheAtlantic,NewYorkmagazine,TheNewRepublic,andn+1,aswellasinBestAmericanNonrequiredReading2017.ShelivesinSanFrancisco.
Rightssold:UK&BC(FourthEstate),Brazil(CompanhiadasLetras),China(ChinaRenminUniversityPress),CzechRepublic(Dobrovsky),Germany(Droemer),Italy(Adelphi),Russia(Eksmo)Editor:EmilyBell Agent:ChrisParris-Lamb Material:ARCs
• "Araremixofacute,funny,up-to-the-minutesocialobservation,dead-seriouscontemplationofthetechindustry’sannexationofourlives,andasincerefirst-personsearchformeaningfulworkandconnection.Howdoesanunwornpairofplainsneakers'becomeamonumenttotheendofsensuousness?Readon."–WilliamFinnegan,authorofBarbarianDays
• "I'veneverreadanythinglikeUncannyValley,whichisbothasearchingbird's-eyestudyofanindustryandagenerationaswellasanintimate,microscopicportraitofambitionandhopeanddread.AnnaWienerwritesaboutthepromiseandthedecayofSiliconValleywiththeimpossiblypleasurable combination of a precise, razored intellect and a soft, incandescent heart. Hermemoirisdiagnosticandexhilarating,adefinitivedocumentofaworldintransition:Iwon'tbealoneinreturningtoitforclarityandconsolationformanyyearstocome."–JiaTolentino,NewYorkTimes-bestellingauthorofTrickMirror
• "JoanDidionatastart-up."–RebeccaSolnit,bestsellingauthorofMenExplainThingsToMe
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AGAINSTWHITEFEMINISM:NotesonDisruptionRafiaZakaria
Ablisteringcritiqueofcontemporarymainstreamfeminismandablueprintforaradicallyinclusive
newmovementbyahumanrightslawyer.
Norton–2021
feminism,theory,civilrights,race
NArightssoldtoNortoninapre-empt•UKrightssoldtoHamishHamiltonatauction
Whitefeminism,asRafiaZakariadefinesit,isfeminismthatimaginesitselfaswhollyseparatefromissuesofclass,race,andability.Itpervadesfeministactivismandglobalaidoutreach,dominatesconversation,andworks,consciouslyornot,tocompoundinjusticesagainstlessprivilegedwomen.AGAINSTWHITEFEMINISMisaninvitationtoexpandthefeministimagination,whichhas—throughoutprolongedandfailingeffortstobuildaneffectiveuniversalistfeminism—largelydefaultedtoaddressingtheconcernsofwhite,middle-andupper-classwomentothedetrimentandexclusionofwomenofcolor,poorwomen,queerwomen,andotherwomenlivingattheintersectionsofmarginalizedidentities.BuildingontheintersectionalfeministstandardsetbyKimberléCrenshaw,AdrienneRich,andAudreLorde—anddrawingonZakaria’sownexperiencesasaMuslimPakistaniwomaninAmerica,aswellasanattorneyworkingonbehalfofimmigrantwomenandformerboardmemberofAmnestyInternational—AGAINSTWHITEFEMINISMchampionsaradicallyinclusive,transnationalapproachtothefightforwomen’srights.Thefateofthemovement,Zakariaargues,dependsonit.RafiaZakariaisanattorney,politicalphilosopher,humanrightsactivist,andauthoroftwobooks:TheUpstairsWife:AnIntimateHistoryofPakistan(BeaconPress,2015)—selectedasoneoftheMostImportantNonfictionBooksoftheYearbyNewsweek—andVeil,publishedbyBloomsburyAcademicin2017aspartoftheirObjectLessonsseries.HerwritingonglobalfeministandimmigrantissueshasappearedinTheBafflerandDAWN(Pakistan’slargestEnglish-languagedaily),whereshewritesregularcolumns,aswellasintheNewYorkTimes,Guardian,TheNewRepublic,TheNation,CNNOpinion,andmore.ZakariaiscurrentlyaResearchScholarattheColinPowellCenterforCivicLeadershipatCityCollegeNewYork.BornandraisedinKarachi,shenowlivesinIndiana.
Rightssold:UK&BC(HamishHamilton)Editor:AlaneMason Agent:SarahBolling Material:Proposal
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