ALA Midwinter 2015

Book Buzz

Life From Scratch

At the Water's Edge

House of Echoes

Spinster

Sasha Martin

Sara Gruen

Brendan Duffy

Kate Bolick

HC: 978-1-4262-1374-8
eBook: 978-1-426-21375-5
National Geographic | 75,000
March 3, 2015

HC: 978-0-385-52323-3
eBook: 978-0-801-99789-7
CD: 978-1-101-88938-1
AD: 978-1-101-88939-8
LP: 978-0-804-19481-5
Spiegel & Grau | 150,000
March 31, 2015

HC: 978-0-8041-7811-2
eBook: 978-0-804-17812-9
AD: 978-1-101-91375-8
Ballantine Books | 40,000
April 14, 2015
This unsettling, atmospheric tale
is right up the alley of those who
enjoyed Jennifer McMahons
Winter People; and the shared
appeal with Stephen Kings The
Shining is undeniable.
Booklist (starred review)

HC: 978-0-385-34713-6
eBook 978-0-385-34714-3
CD: 978-0-553-39747-5
AD: 978-0-553-39748-2
Crown | 100,000
April 21, 2015

For fans of Julie and Julia and

Tender at the Bone.

From the author of Water for Elephants

comes a gripping story about a
privileged young womans awakening
during the devastations of WWII in a
Scottish Highlands village.

Liar's Bench

A Bone to Pick

Kim Michele Richardson

Mark Bittman

TR: 978-1-61773-733-6
eBook: 978-1-617-73734-3
Kensington | 25,000
April 28, 2015

HC: 978-0-8041-8654-4
eBook: 978-0-804-18655-1
CD: 978-1-101-88979-4
AD: 978-1-101-88980-0
Pam Krauss Books | 100,000
May 5, 2015

In the bestselling tradition of

The Secret Life of Bees, Liar's
Bench explores civil rights and
family secrets.

Burning Down George

Orwell's House
Andrew Ervin
HC: 978-1-61695-494-9
eBook: 978-1-616-95495-6
Soho Press | 30,000
May 5, 2015
One of the years most memorable
books of fiction.
The Huffington Post

The New York Times opinion

columnist helping us make sense
of the tangled webs of food, health,
environment, politics, and culture.

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A sexy, eloquent, well-written

study/memoir. Kirkus Reviews
(starred review)

I Take You
Eliza Kennedy
HC: 978-0-553-41782-1
eBook: 978-0-553-41783-8
CD: 978-0-553-54548-7
AD: 978-0-553-39953-0
Crown | 100,000
May 5, 2015
For readers of Whered You Go,
Bernadette, The Engagements,
and Bridget Joness Diary.

ALA Midwinter 2015

Book Buzz

The Book of Aron

Jim Shepard
HC: 978-1-101-87431-8
eBook: 978-1-101-87432-5
AD: 978-1-101-91296-6
Knopf | 50,000
May 12, 2015
From a National Book Award
finalist, a novel that will join the
shortlist of classics about the
Holocaust and the children caught
up in it.

The Fangirl's Guide to the

Galaxy
Sam Maggs
HC: 978-1-59474-789-2
eBook: 978-1-594-74790-8
AD: 978-1-101-92645-1
Quirk Books | 50,000
May 12, 2015
Gives Lady Nerds the lowdown on
everything from fanfic to attending
your first con.

Girl at War

Boo

Sara Novi

Neil Smith

HC: 978-0-8129-9634-0
eBook: 978-0-812-99635-7
AD: 978-1-101-91413-7
Random House | 40,000
May 12, 2015

TR: 978-0-8041-7136-6
eBook: 978-0-804-17137-3
Vintage | 30,000
May 12, 2015

An unforgettable debut novel for

readers of The Tigers Wife and
A Constellation of Vital
Phenomena.

For readers of The Lovely Bones,

The Curious Incident of the Dog in
the Night-Time, and Lord of the
Flies.

The Gracekeepers

Uprooted

The Knockoff

The Water Knife

Kirsty Logan

Naomi Novik

Lucy Sykes and Jo Piazza

Paolo Bacigalupi

HC: 978-0-553-44661-6
eBook: 978-0-553-44663-0
AD: 978-1-101-89059-2
Crown | 50,000
May 19, 2015

HC: 978-0-8041-7903-4
eBook: 978-0-804-17904-1
AD: 978-0-553-41009-9
Del Rey | 50,000
May 19, 2015

HC: 978-0-385-53958-6
eBook: 978-0-385-53959-3
CD: 978-0-553-55101-3
AD: 978-0-553-55102-0
Doubleday | 75,000
May 19, 2015

HC: 978-0-385-35287-1
eBook: 978-0-385-35289-5
Knopf | 150,000
May 26, 2015

For fans of literary fiction that

features magical realism, fantasy,
and folklore like The Night Circus,
The Snow Child, and Boy, Snow,
Bird.

From the author of the critically

acclaimed Temeraire series comes For readers of Bergdorf Blondes,
a new novel perfect or fans of Once Shopaholic to the Stars, Something
Upon a Time, Maleficent, The Night
Borrowed, and The Devil Wears
Circus, A Discovery of Witches,
Prada.
and readers of Gregory Maguire.

From the National Book Award

Finalist and Hugo and Nebula
Award-winning author of
The Windup Girl.

ALA Midwinter 2015

Book Buzz

Our Souls at Night

In the Unlikely Event

Freedom's Child

Kent Haruf

Judy Blume

Jax Miller

Annie Barrows

HC: 978-1-101-87589-6
eBook: 978-1-101-87590-2
CD: 978-1-101-92347-4
AD: 978-1-101-92348-1
Knopf | 50,000
May 26, 2015

HC: 978-1-101-87504-9
eBook: 978-1-101-87505-6
CD: 978-1-101-91406-9
AD: 978-1-101-91407-6
LP: 978-0-804-19476-1
Knopf | 350,000
June 2, 2015

HC: 978-0-8041-8680-3
eBook: 978-0-804-18681-0
AD: 978-1-101-89055-4
Crown | 75,000
June 2, 2015

HC: 978-0-385-34294-0
eBook: 978-0-812-99784-2
CD: 978-1-101-88994-7
AD: 978-1-101-88995-4
The Dial Press | 100,000
June 9, 2015

For readers of All the Light We

Cannot See, Orphan Train,
TransAtlantic, and The Invention of
Wings.

Doctor Who:
The Twelfth Doctor Vol.1

The new adult novel from the

beloved and best-selling author.

Grayson Vol. 1: Agents of

Spyral (The New 52)

Robbie Morrison

Tim Seeley

HC: 978-1-78276-177-8
Titan Comics | 50,000
June 9, 2015

HC: 978-1-4012-5234-2
DC Comics | 50,000
June 9, 2015

The world would be a poorer

place without Doctor Who.
Steven Spielberg

For fans of Harlan Coben, Laura

Lippman, and Lee Child.

The Truth According to Us

A wise, witty, and exuberant novel,

perfect for fans of Lee Smith and
Fannie Flagg.

Pirate Hunters

The Little Paris Bookshop

Robert Kurson

Nina George

HC: 978-1-4000-6336-9
eBook: 978-0-812-99652-4
CD: 978-0-553-55087-0
AD: 978-0-553-55088-7
LP: 978-0-804-19466-2
Random House | 100,000
June 16, 2015

HC: 978-0-553-41877-4
eBook: 978-0-553-41878-1
CD: 978-1-101-88983-1
AD: 978-1-101-88984-8
Crown | 150,000
June 23, 2015

Takes the place of the New York

Times bestselling series,
From the author of Shadow Divers
Nightwing, in the DC Comics The comes a real-life Treasure Island,
New 52.
complete with swashbuckling, halfcrazy treasure hunters and vivid
Caribbean settingsa story for the
ages. Douglas Preston

For fans of The Guernsey Literary

and Potato Peel Pie Society and
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of
Harold Fry.

ALA Midwinter 2015

Book Buzz

Patience and Fortitude

Bradstreet Gate

Circling the Sun

Scott Sherman

Robin Kirman

Paula McLain

Lori Rader-Day

HC: 978-1-61219-429-5
eBook: 978-1-612-19430-1
Melville House | 50,000
June 23, 2015

HC: 978-0-8041-3931-1
eBook: 978-0-804-13932-8
CD: 978-0-553-39966-0
AD: 978-0-553-39968-4
Crown | 100,000
July 7, 2015

HC: 978-0-345-53418-7
eBook: 978-0-345-53419-4
CD: 978-0-307-98992-5
AD: 978-0-307-98993-2
LP: 978-0-804-19492-1
Ballantine Books | 250,000
July 7, 2015

TR: 978-1-63388-005-4
eBook: 978-1-633-88005-4
Seventh Street Books | 45,000
July 7, 2015

For fans of Donna Tartt,

Claire Messud, Meg Wolitzer, and
Philip Roth.

From the author of The Paris Wife

comes a novel about the
glamorous and decadent circle of
British expats living in Kenya in the
1920s. For fans of Out of Africa.

An award winning reports

investigation of the NYPLs
controversial renovation plan.

The Ambassador's Wife

Jennifer Steil
HC: 978-0-385-53902-9
eBook: 978-0-385-53903-6
AD: 978-1-101-89011-0
Doubleday | 40,000
July 28, 2015
For readers of State of Wonder,
The Sandcastle Girls, And the
Mountains Echoed; and fans of the
film Argo.

We Never Asked for

Wings
Vanessa Diffenbaugh
HC: 978-0-553-39231-9
eBook: 978-0-553-39232-6
CD: 978-1-101-88863-6
AD: 978-1-101-88864-3
Ballantine Books
August 18, 2015
From the author of The Language
of Flowers comes a powerful new
novel about young love, hard
choices, and second chances.

City on Fire
Garth Risk Hallberg

Little Pretty Things

Old rivalries never die, but

some rivals do.

The Tsar of Love and

Techno
Anthony Marra

HC: 978-0-385-35377-9
eBook: 978-0-385-5378-6
CD: 978-1-101-88879-7
AD: 978-1-101-88880-3
Knopf | 200,000
September 8, 2015

HC: 978-0-7704-3643-8
eBook: 978-0-770-43644-5
Hogarth | 75,000
September 15, 2015

For readers of Jonathan Franzen,

Donna Tartt, Tom Wolfe, and
Jennifer Egan.

For readers of The Orphan

Masters Son, Cutting for Stone,
State of Wonder, and City of
Thieves.

Non-Presentation Titles
So Many Books, So Little Time

Murder on the Champ de

Mars
Cara Black
HC: 978-1-61695-286-0
eBook: 978-1-616-95287-7
Soho Crime
March 3, 2015

The Buried Giant

Dead Wake

Better Than Before

Kazuo Ishiguro

Erik Larson

Gretchen Rubin

HC: 978-0-307-27103-7
eBook: 978-0-385-35322-9
CD: 978-0-804-19188-3
AD: 978-0-804-19189-0
LP: 978-0-804-19477-8
Knopf | 200,00
March 3, 2015

HC: 978-0-307-40886-0
eBook: 978-0-553-44675-3
CD: 978-0-553-55164-8
AD: 978-0-553-33165-5
LP: 978-0-804-19461-7
Crown | 350,000
March 10, 2015

HC: 978-0-385-34861-4
eBook: 978-0-385-34862-1
CD: 978-0-553-33172-3
AD: 978-0-553-55173-0
Crown | 150,000
March 17, 2015

Soho Press is sending one winner

on a trip to Paris with bestselling
mystery author Cara Black! Entry
forms are available in every print An extraordinary new novel from From master of narrative nonfiction
and digital copy of Murder on the the author of Never Let Me Go and comes the enthralling story of the
sinking of the Lusitania.
the Booker Prize-winning The
Champ de Mars, and at
Remains of the Day.
participating bookstore/library
locations.

From the author of New York Times

bestseller The Happiness Project
comes a book that tackles the
question: How do we make good
habits that are easy, effortless, and
automatic?

The Blue Zones Solution

Dan Buettner
HC: 978-1-4262-1193-5
eBook: 978-1-426-21193-5
National Geographic | 150,000
April 7, 2015
From the New York Times
bestselling author of The Blue
Zones, Dan Buettner for the first
time lays out a proven plan to
maximize your health based on the
practices of the worlds
healthiest people.

William Shakespeare's
The Phantom of Menace

Going Off Script

Giuliana Rancic

Peter Slevin

Ian Doescher

HC: 978-0-553-44665-4
eBook: 978-0-553-44667-8
AD: 978-1-101-88970-1
Crown Archetype | 150,000
April 7, 2015

HC: 978-0-307-95882-2
eBook 978-0-307-95883-9
Knopf | 75,000
April 7, 2015

HC: 978-1-59474-806-6
eBook: 978-1-594-74819-6
Quirk Books | 250,000
April 7, 2015
The popular, New York Times bestselling Elizabethan/sci-fi mashup
series continues, with a
Shakespearean take on the first
Star Wars prequel, The Phantom
Menace.

A funny, warm, and inspiring

memoir from the E! News host,
Fashion Police panelist, red-carpet
correspondent, author, and reality
show star.

Michelle Obama

Richly detailed and written with

lan, a powerfully inspiring story:
the first comprehensive account of
the life and times of arguably the
most unlikely first lady in the
nation's history.

The Dream Lover

Elizabeth Berg
HC: 978-0-8129-9315-8
eBook: 978-0-679-64470-5
Random House | 75,000
April, 14, 2015

Perfect Match

Early Warning

The Daemon Knows

Fern Michaels

Jane Smiley

Harold Bloom

HC: 978-1-61773-458-8
eBook: 978-1-617-73459-5
Kensington | 75,000
April 28, 2015

HC: 978-0-307-70032-2
eBook: 978-0-385-35243-7
CD: 978-1-101-88907-7
AD: 978-1-101-88908-4
Knopf | 75,000
April 28, 2015

HC: 978-0-8129-9782-8
eBook: 978-0-812-99783-5
Spiegel & Grau | 25,000
May 12, 2015

A lush historical novel based on USA Today and #1 New York Times
the sensuous Parisian life of the
bestselling author Fern Michaels
nineteenth-century writer George
"never disappoints" (RT Book
Sandwhich is perfect for readers
Reviews). In a heartfelt and
of Nancy Horan and Elizabeth
engaging new novel, she weaves a
Gilbert.
story of second chances and
determination, as an injured exathlete becomes the owner of a
matchmaking business.

From the Pulitzer Prize winner: a

journey through mid-century
America, as lived by the
extraordinary Langdon family
whom we first met in Some Luck,
an October LibraryReads pick.

Renowned American literary critic

Harold Bloom discusses the great
authors of American literature.

The Cartel

Let Me Tell You

Don Winslow

Shirley Jackson

Karin Slaughter

Ernest Cline

HC: 978-1-101-87499-8
eBook: 978-1-101-87500-1
Knopf | 50,000
June 23, 2015

HC: 978-0-8129-9766-8
eBook: 978-0-812-99767-5
Random House | 75,000
July 21, 2015

HC: 978-0-345-54752-1
eBook: 978-0-345-54754-5
Delacorte Press | 200,000
July 21, 2015

From the acclaimed author of The

Power of the Dog--and continuing
the gripping, harrowing story of the
Mexican-American drug wars that
fueled it--an electrifying new novel
that spans a deadly decade and
brings this tale of greed and
corruption, revenge and justice,
heroism and deceit into the present
moment.

From the renowned author of The

Haunting of Hill House, a
spectacular new volume of
unpublished and uncollected
stories, essays, lectures, letters
and drawings.

From the critically acclaimed and

New York Times bestselling master
of suspense, a stand-alone novel
about family and belonging, justice
and retribution, the decisions we
makeand the choices that
haunt us.

HC: 978-0-8041-3725-6
eBook: 978-0-804-13726-3
CD: 978-0-804-14913-6
AD: 978-0-804-14914-3
Crown | 150,000
September 29, 2015

Pretty Girls

Armada

A cinematic, inventive,
heartwarming, and completely
nerdtastic adventure from the
bestselling author of Ready
Player One.

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