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Avenue of Spies Alex Kershaw
HC: 978-0-8041-4003-4
eBook: 978-0-804-14004-1
CD: 978-0-553-55180-8
AD: 978-0-553-55181-5
LP: 978-0-804-19485-3
Crown | 100,000
August 4, 2015
The incredible true story of an
American doctor in Paris, and his
heroic espionage efforts during the
Second World War.
The Night Sister Jennifer McMahon
HC: 978-0-385-53851-0
eBook: 978-0-385-53852-7
CD: 978-0-804-16521-1
AD: 978-0-804-16522-8
Doubleday | 75,000
August 4, 2015
The latest novel from New York
Times bestselling author Jennifer
McMahon is an atmospheric,
gripping, and suspenseful tale that
probes the bond between sisters
and the peril of keeping secrets.
The Lightning Stones Jack Du Brul
HC: 978-0-385-52775-0
eBook: 978-0-385-54037-7
CD: 978-1-101-92419-8
AD: 978-1-101-92420-4
Doubleday | 75,000
August 11, 2015
A propulsive thriller for fans of
Clive Cussler, Robert Ludlum,
and Lee Child.
Rising Strong Bren Brown, PhD, LMSW
HC: 978-0-8129-9582-4
eBook: 978-0-8129-9583-1
CD: 978-1-101-91382-6
AD: 978-1-101-91383-3
Spiegel & Grau | 200,000
August 25, 2015
The next step in the
groundbreaking social research of
thought leader Bren Brown,
author of Daring Greatly.
Life is Good Bert Jacobs and John Jacobs
HC: 978-1-4262-1563-6
eBook: 978-1-4262-1570-4
National Geographic | 100,000
September 1, 2015
Life is Good founders and brothers
Bert and John Jacobs, deliver an
inspiring book of the ten key
"superpowers" readers need to live
their best lives.
The Admissions Meg Mitchell Moore HC: 978-0-385-54004-9
eBook: 978-0-385-54005-6
CD: 978-0-147-52059-3
AD: 978-0-147-52060-9
Doubleday | 40,000
September 1, 2015
For readers of Curtis Sittenfeld,
Emma Straub, and J. Courtney
Sullivan.
Hollow Man Mark Pryor
TR: 978-1-63388-086-3
eBook: 978-1-63388-087-0
Seventh Street Books | 45,000
September 1, 2015
As sharp and slick as a switchbladeAdd Mark Pryor to
your must-read listI have. Lee Child
Black Earth Timothy Snyder
HC: 978-1-101-90345-2
eBook: 978-1-101-90346-9
CD: 978-1-101-92607-9
AD: 978-1-101-92608-6
Tim Duggan Books | 125,000
September 8, 2015
A brilliant, illuminating new history
of the Holocaust, from the
acclaimed author of Bloodlands.
ALA Annual 2015 Book Tasting Buzz
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The Last Season Stuart Stevens
HC: 978-0-385-35302-1
eBook: 978-0-385-35344-1
Knopf | 100,000
September 15, 2015
A son returns to his native South
to spend a special autumn with his
95 year-old dad, sharing the joys,
disappointments, and life lessons
of Saturdays with their Ole Miss
Rebels.
Mycroft Holmes Kareem Abdul-Jabbar HC: 978-1-78329-153-3
eBook: 978-1-78329-156-4
Titan Books | 50,000
September 22, 2015
A new novel inspired by NBA All-
Star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's love of
Sherlock Holmes and desire to
chronicle the adventures of
Mycroft Holmes before he became
a recluse.
My Kitchen Year Ruth Reichl
HC: 978-1-4000-6998-9
eBook: 978-0-679-60522-5
CD: 978-1-101-92409-9
AD: 978-1-101-92410-5
Random House | 100,000
September 29, 2015
Part cookbook, part memoir, My
Kitchen Year reveals a refreshingly
vulnerable side of the world's most
famous food editor as she shares
stories and recipes.
Unfinished Business Anne-Marie Slaughter HC: 978-0-8129-9456-8
eBook: 978-0-812-99457-5
CD: 978-0-385-36792-9
AD: 978-0-385-36793-6
Random House | 75,000
September 29, 2015
The hotly-anticipated book on
work-life balance and gender
equality. For readers of Lean In
and Thrive.
The Wilson Deception David O. Stewart
HC: 978-0-7582-9069-4
eBook: 978-0-7582-9070-0
Kensington | 40,000
September 29, 2015
From historian David O. Stewart,
bestselling author of the acclaimed
The Lincoln Deception, comes a
new presidential mystery that
combines fascinating real-life
figures with deft, innovative
plotting and a gripping premise.
The Witch of Lime Street David Jaher
HC: 978-0-307-45106-4
eBook: 978-0-307-45108-8
CD: 978-1-101-92432-7
AD: 978-1-101-92433-4
Crown | 100,000
October 6, 2015
History comes alive in this textured
account of the rivalry between two
iconic lives that intersected at a
time when science was on the
verge of embracing the
paranormal.
Batman Vol. 7: Endgame (The New 52)
Scott Snyder HC: 978-1-4012-5689-0
DC Comics | 125,000
October 6, 2015
The most epic installment of Scott
Snyder's #1 New York Times
bestselling series is here, as the
The Joker returns to Gotham City
with one goal in mind: to finally kill
Batman.
ALA Annual 2015 Book Tasting Buzz
The Gap of Time Jeanette Winterson
HC: 978-0-804-14135-2
eBook: 978-0-804-14136-9
AD: 978-0-147-52207-8
Hogarth | 75,000
October 6, 2015
The debut title of the Hogarth
Shakespeare seriesan international project that sees the
Bard's most renowned plays retold
by acclaimed, bestselling novelists
for a 21st-century audience.
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City on Fire Garth Risk Hallberg HC: 978-0-385-35377-9
eBook: 978-0-385-35378-6
CD: 978-1-101-88879-7
AD: 978-1-101-88880-3
Knopf | 200,000
October 13, 2015
A big-hearted, boundary-vaulting
novel that heralds a remarkable
new talent: set in 1970s New York,
a story outsized in its generosity,
warmth, and ambition, its deep
feeling for its characters, its
exuberant imagination.
With Schwarzkopf Gus Lee
HC: 978-1-58834-529-5
eBook: 978-1-58834-530-1
Smithsonian Books | 50,000
October 13, 2015
Tuesdays with Morrie for the
military crowd. A tribute to the
General from a former student and
friend.
Find a Way Diana Nyad
HC: 978-0-385-35361-8
eBook: 978-0-385-35362-5
CD: 978-1-101-88903-9
AD: 978-1-101-88904-6
Knopf | 150,000
October 20, 2015
Nyad's inspiring firsthand account
of her record-breaking swim, after
four failed attempts, from Cuba to
Florida, at the age of sixty-fourand of her extraordinary quest to
live life at the highest level, in and
out of the water.
Lights Out Ted Koppel
HC: 978-0-553-41996-2
eBook: 978-0-553-41997-9
CD: 978-1-101-88895-7
AD: 978-1-101-88896-4
LP: 978-0-804-19484-6
Crown | 150,000
October 27, 2015
A major cyberattack on America's
power grid is not only possible but
likely, it would be unimaginably
devastating, and the US is
unprepared.
Devotion Adam Makos
HC: 978-0-8041-7658-3
eBook: 978-0-8041-7659-0
CD: 978-0-553-54545-6
AD: 978-0-553-39843-4
Ballantine Books | 75,000
October 27, 2015
The bestselling author of A Higher
Call returns with another tug-at-
the-heartstrings epic of bravery
and brotherhood, perfect for
readers of Unbroken, In the Garden
of Beasts, and Band of Brothers.
Slade House David Mitchell
HC: 978-0-8129-9868-9
eBook: 978-0-812-99869-6
CD: 978-1-101-92369-6
AD: 978-1-101-92370-2
Random House | 150,000
October 27, 2015
A taut, intricately woven, spine-
chilling, reality-warping novel set
across five decades from the
author of Cloud Atlas and The
Bone Clocks.
The Mare Mary Gaitskill
HC: 978-0-307-37974-0
eBook: 978-1-101-87062-4
Pantheon | 50,000
November 3, 2015
From the author of the National
Book Award-nominated
Veronica, the story of a Dominican
girl, the white woman who
introduces her to riding, and the
horse who changes everything for
her.
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Little Victories Jason Gay
HC: 978-0-385-53946-3
eBook: 978-0-385-53947-0
CD: 978-0-553-55083-2
AD: 978-0-553-55084-9
Doubleday | 150,000
November 3, 2015
The Wall Street Journals popular columnist Jason Gay delivers a
hilarious and heartfelt guide to
modern living.
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Tightrope Simon Mawer
HC: 978-1-59051-723-9
eBook: 978-1-59051-724-6
Other Press | 50,000
November 3, 2015
An historical thriller that brings
back Marian Sutro, ex-Special
Operations agent, and traces her
romantic and political exploits in
post-World War II London, where
the Cold War is about to reshape
old loyalties.
Tough As They Come Travis Mills with
Marcus Brotherton HC: 978-1-101-90478-7
eBook: 978-1-101-90479-4
AD: 978-0-14-752610-6
Convergent Books | 90,000
November 3, 2015
For readers of American Sniper,
Until Tuesday, and I Beat the Odds.
The Visitors Simon Sylvester
HC: 978-1-61219-463-9
eBook: 978-1-61219-464-6
Melville House | 40,000
December 29, 2015
For fans of Neil Gaiman and Iain
Banks, a teenaged girl's coming-of-
age story sees a myth come to life
on a lush Scottish Island.
Morning Star Pierce Brown
HC: 978-0-345-53984-7
eBook: 978-0-345-53985-4
Del Rey | 75,000
January 12, 2016
Red Rising thrilled readers and
announced the presence of a
talented new author.Golden
Son totally changed the game and
took the story of Darrow to the next
level. Now comes the exhilarating
conclusion to the Red Rising
Trilogy: Morning Star.
Eleanor Jason Gurley
HC: 978-1-101-90351-3
eBook: 978-1-101-90352-0
CD: 978-1-101-92394-8
AD: 978-1-101-92395-5
Crown | 75,000
January 12, 2016
For readers of The Age of Miracles,
Station Eleven, and The Dog Stars.
The Longest Night Andria Williams
HC: 978-0-8129-9774-3
eBook: 978-0-8129-9775-0
AD: 978-0-14-752318-1
Random House | 20,000
January 19, 2016
Reminiscent of Revolutionary
Road this engrossing and
suspenseful debut features a
young couple fighting to save both
their marriage, and the town they
live in.
The Swans of Fifth Avenue
Melanie Benjamin HC: 978-0-345-52869-8
eBook: 978-0-345-53975-5
CD: 978-1-101-92277-4
AD: 978-1-101-92278-1
Delacorte Press | 100,000
January 26, 2016
From the bestselling author of The
Aviator's Wife comes an enthralling
new novel about Truman Capote's
scandalous friendship with Babe
Paley and New York's society
"swans" of the 1950s.
ALA Annual 2015 Book Tasting Buzz
Spark Joy Marie Kondo
HC: 978-1-60774-972-1
eBook: 978-1-60774-973-8
Ten Speed Press | 250,000
December 29, 2015
Bestselling author of The Life-
Changing Magic of Tidying Up and
cleaning consultant Marie Kondo
presents a detailed and illustrated
manual to her signature KonMari
Method.
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The Girl in the Spider's Web David Lagercrantz
HC: 978-0-385-35428-8
eBook: 978-0-385-35429-5
CD: 978-0-553-55071-9
AD: 978-0-553-55072-6
LP: 978-0-14-752076-0
Knopf | 500,000
September 1, 2015
Lisbeth Salander and Mikael
Blomkvist return in the highly
anticipated follow-up to Stieg
Larsson's The Girl Who Kicked the
Hornet's Nest.
American Socialist Kshama Sawant
HC: 978-1-78478-184-2
eBook: 978-1-78478-186-6
Verso | 50,000
September 1, 2015
The first-person story of the
socialist who's turned Seattle
politics upside-down and created
the highest minimum-wage in the
world.
Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights
Salman Rushdie HC: 978-0-812-99891-7
eBook: 978-0-812-99892-4
CD: 978-1-101-92670-3
AD: 978-1-101-92671-0
Random House | 100,000
September 8, 2015
A lush, modern fairytale that
blends history, mythology, and a
timeless love story.
Library of Souls Ransom Riggs
HC: 978-1-59474-758-8
eBook: 978-1-59474-778-6
Quirk Books | 500,000
September 22, 2015
The Peculiar Children are back in
the third and final installment in the
bestselling series of YA novels by
Ransom Riggs.
The Heart Goes Last Margaret Atwood
HC: 978-0-385-54035-3
eBook: 978-0-385-54036-0
CD: 978-1-101-92478-5
AD: 978-1-101-92479-2
LP: 978-0-8041-9491-4
Nan A Talese | 100,000
September 29, 2015
Atwood puts the human heart to
the ultimate test in an utterly
brilliant new novel that is as
visionary as The Handmaid's
Tale and as richly imagined as The
Blind Assassin.
Why Not Me? Mindy Kaling
HC: 978-0-8041-3814-7
eBook: 978-0-8041-3815-4
CD: 978-0-553-55176-1
AD: 978-0-553-55177-8
Crown Archetype | 350,000
September 29, 2015
From the bestselling author and
the creator and star of The Mindy
Project comes a collection of
essays that are as hilarious and
insightful as they are deeply
personal.
A House of My Own Sandra Cisneros
HC: 978-0-385-35133-1
eBook: 978-0-385-35134-8
CD: 978-0-399-56457-4
AD: 978-0-399-56458-1
Knopf | 40,000
October 6, 2015
From the beloved author of The
House on Mango Street, an
intimate album of a literary
legend's life and career.
Future Bestsellers
The Oz Family Kitchen Lisa Oz
HC: 978-1-101-90323-0
eBook: 978-1-101-90324-7
Harmony | 120,000
October 6, 2015
Lisa Oz gives readers an exclusive
insider look at the personal recipes
and healthy eating habits of the Oz
family.
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Future Bestsellers
My Journey Donna Karan
HC: 978-1-101-88349-5
eBook: 978-1-101-88350-1
CD: 978-1-101-92281-1
AD: 978-1-101-92282-8
Ballantine Books | 100,000
October 13, 2015
In this definitive, deeply personal,
and often provocative memoir,
designer and female icon Donna
Karan shares her life story.
Golden Age Jane Smiley
HC: 978-0-307-70034-6
eBook: 978-0-385-35244-4
CD: 978-1-101-88911-4
AD: 978-1-101-88912-1
Knopf | 75,000
October 20, 2015
From the Pulitzer Prize-winner: the
much-anticipated final volume,
following of her bestselling
American trilogy, which brings the
beloved Langdon family into our
present times and beyond.
The Generals Winston Groom
HC: 978-1-4262-1549-0
eBook: 978-1-4262-1550-6
National Geographic | 75,000
October 27, 2015
The intertwined and uniquely
American tales of George Patton,
Douglas MacArthur, and George
Marshallfrom the World War I battle that shaped them to their
greatest victory: leading the allies
to victory in World War II.
My Life on the Road Gloria Steinem
HC: 978-0-679-45620-9
eBook: 978-0-812-98835-2
CD: 978-0-147-52242-9
AD: 978-0-147-52243-6
Random House | 75,000
October 27, 2015
Celebrity, journalist, activist, and
international icon Gloria Steinems all-new memoir of a lifetime of
listening and learning from people,
traveling America and the world.
Stoner John Williams, introduction by
John McGahern HC: 978-1-59017-928-4
New York Review of Books | 10,000
November 3, 2015
This commemorative, hardcover
edition of John Williams'
international bestseller, Stoner,
celebrates the 50th anniversary of
the book's first publication in 1965.
Destiny and Power Jon Meacham
HC: 978-1-4000-6765-7
eBook: 978-0-8129-9820-7
CD: 978-1-101-92298-9
AD: 978-1-101-92299-6
LP: 978-0-8041-9494-5
Random House | 400,000
November 10, 2015
From Pulitzer Prize winner and
bestselling author Jon Meacham
comes a sweeping yet intimate
biography of George H. W. Bush.
Testimony Robbie Robertson
HC: 978-0-307-88978-2
eBook: 978-0-307-88980-5
CD: 978-0-8041-6603-4
AD: 978-0-8041-6604-1
Crown Archetype | 150,000
April 19, 2016
A spellbinding memoir from one of
rock's greatest storytellers.
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Happy Cooking Giada De Laurentiis HC: 978-0-8041-8792-3
eBook: 978-0-8041-8793-0
Pam Krauss Books | 400,000
November 3, 2015
Happy Cooking picks up
where Feel Good Food left off.
Filled with even more fresh
recipes, beauty secrets, and day-
to-day living strategies, the Food
Network superstar shares her year-
round approach to living a healthy
and happy lifestyle.