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Publisher: Ballantine(US)/Transworld(UK)–May28,2019Editor: KaraCesare/SarahAdamsAgent: DavidGernertMaterial: 2ndpasspages

Karen’sdebutNeedToKnowwaspre-emptedbyBallantineforseven-figureswithfilmrightstoUniversal(withCharlizeTheronattached)•31foreigndeals•Top10UKbestsellerandhit

bestsellerlistsinSpain,GermanyandFranceStephanieMaddoxworksherdreamjobpolicingpowerandexposingcorruptionwithintheFBI.Gettingherehastakenhernearlytwodecadesofhardwork,laser-focus,andpersonalsacrifices—themostimportant,shefears,beingacloserelationshipwithherteenageson,Zachary.Asingleparent,Steph’smissedalotofschoolevents,birthdays,andvacationswithherboy—butthetruthis,shewouldmoveheavenandearthforhim,includingprotectinghimfromanexplosivesecretinherpast.ItjustneveroccurredtoherthatZacharywouldkeepsecretsofhisown.Onedaywhilestraighteningherson’sroom,Stephisshakentodiscoveraloadedgunhiddeninhiscloset.Thencomesaknockatherfrontdoor—acolleagueonthedomesticterrorismsquad,whouttersthreedevastatingwords:“It’saboutZachary.”Packedwithshockingtwistsandintensefamilydrama,KeepYouCloseisanelectrifyingexplorationoftheshatteringconsequencesofthelovethatbinds—andsometimesblinds—amotherandherchild.KarenClevelandisaformerCIAanalystandtheNewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorofNeedtoKnow.Shehasmaster'sdegreesfromTrinityCollegeDublinandHarvardUniversity.ClevelandlivesinnorthernVirginiawithherhusbandandchildren.

• Optionpublishers:Columna(Catalan),Hr.Ferdinand(Denmark),Obsidian(Bulgaria),Vulkan(Serbia),AgaveKonyvek(Hungary),Foksal(Poland),Modan(Israel),Ranok(Ukraine),Albatros(Czech),Albatros(Slovak),SharpPoint(Taiwan),Profil(Croatia),Ucila(Slovenia),RAO(Romania),EestiRaamat(Estonia),Kontinents(Latvia),ArsLamina(Macedonia),DarAlMuna(Arabic)

• Soldto:Transworld(UK&BC),BTB(Germany),DeAPlanetaLibri(Italy),Planeta(WorldSpanish),Laffont(France),Bruna(Netherlands),Norstedts(Sweden),GyldendalNorsk(Norway),Gummerus(Finland),Planeta(Portugal),Planeta(Brazil),ChinaSouthBooky(China),Epsilon(Turkey),Hayakawa(Japan)

KarenCleveland,KEEPYOUCLOSEFromNYTbestsellingauthorKarenClevelandcomesanewthrilleraboutanFBIagentfightingtoclearherson’snameSuspense


Publisher: Ecco(US)/Hodder(UK&BC)–May7,2019Editor: MeganLynchAgent: SarahBurnesMaterial: 2ndpasspages

SoldinamajordealintheUStoEccoatauction•HarperLeadReadPickforSummer2019•AuctionsintheUK,Germany,Italy,Netherlands,PolandandRussia

• “ThisquintessentialAmericanimmigrantstoryfeelsimportantrightnow,andIhighlyrecommendit.”—LisaSee,authorofSnowFlowerandtheSecretFan

• “JulietGrameshaswrittenamagnificentdebut,creatingadeeplyfelt,richlyimaginedworldnbaseduponherfamilyhistory.ThedarkbeautyofCalabriaandthepromiseofAmericasetsthestageforStella’svolatilelife....Moody,originalandprofound.”—AdrianaTrigiani,bestsellingauthorofTony’sWife

• “ReadingTheSevenorEightDeathsofStellaFortunaislikelisteningtotherollickingstoriesofyourItaliangrandmother—fullofmemorablecharactersandspeckledwithfascinatingbitsofhistory.Thisisafantasticandtimelyfamilystory.”—JessicaShattuck,bestsellingauthorofTheWomenintheCastle

MariastellaFortuna,knownasStella,wasbornintoruralpovertyinaCalabrianvillageintheearly20thcentury.Afterbeingabandonedbytheirfather,StellagrewupwithherbelovedmotherAssunta,herbrothersGiuseppeandLuigiandhersisterTina.Tough,vivacious,andfiercelyloyal,thesisterswereinseparable.Beginningwiththetimeshewasburnedbyfryingoil,Assuntabecameconvincedthathereldestdaughterwascursed,butafterStellawokeupfrom'TheAccident',aneighthbrushwithdeath,itwasTinawhosherefusedtospeakto.Nowthesistershavenotspokeninthirtyyears.Determinedtosolvethemysteryofthisfallingout,it'suptothefamilyhistoriantoconnecttheinexplicabledotsinStella'sdramaticstory,andtosuggest,redemptionofthebattle-scarredandmisunderstoodwomanwhohaslivedherlifewithafireinsideherwhichcouldnotbeputout.

JulietGramesisAssociatePublisheratSohoPress,whereshealsoacquiresandeditsthecriticallyacclaimedSohoCrimeimprint.ShehaswrittenforWordsWithoutBordersandAnderbro,whichpublishedherstory“Monologue,”winneroftheGlassWomanPrize,runner-upfortheOpenCityTrophy,andtheSouthMillionWritersNotableStory.

• Soldto:Hodder(UK&BC),Droemer(Germany),Luitingh-Sijthoff(Netherlands),Eksmo(Russia),HarperCollins(Italy),Otwarte(Poland),AlianzadeNovelas(WorldSpanish),AlmaLittera(Lithuania),PressesdelaCité(France)

JulietGrames,THESEVENOREIGHTDEATHSOFSTELLAFORTUNAAwarm-heartedepicnovelthatlaysbarethecostsofmigrationandtheironfistofthepatriarchy—butalsooftheloveanddevotionthatcansustainafamilythroughitsgenerations.Upmarketwomen’sfiction


LindaHolmes,EVVIEDRAKESTARTSOVER

Women’sfiction

Publisher: Ballantine(US)-25June2019|Hodder(UK&BC)-27June2019Editor: SaraWeissAgent: SarahBurnesMaterials: Finalpages

SoldinamajordealtoBallantine•UKrightssoldtoHodder

• “Charming,hopeful,andgentlyromantic…EvvieDrakeisgreatcompany.”—RainbowRowell,#1NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorofEleanor&Park

• “Aquirky,sweet,andsplendidstoryofawomancomingintoherown…anabsolutedelight.”—TaylorJenkinsReid,authorofTheSevenHusbandsofEvelynHugo

• “Deeplymovingwhilesimultaneouslyhilarious,EvvieDrakeStartsOveriswhathappenswhengreatwriting,complexandcharmingcharacters,andanot-quite-what-you-expectendingcollide.”—KarenWhite,NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorofDreamsofFalling

InasleepyseasidetowninMaine,recentlywidowedEveleth“Evvie”Drakerarelyleavesherlarge,painfullyemptyhousenearlyayearafterherhusband’sdeathinacarcrash.Everyoneintown,evenherbestfriendAndy,thinksgriefkeepsherlockedinside,andEvviedoesn’tcorrectthem.Meanwhile,inNewYorkCity,DeanTenney,formerMajorLeaguepitcherandAndy’schildhoodbestfriend,iswrestlingwithwhatmiserableathleteslivingouttheirworstnightmarescallthe“yips”:hecan’tthrowstraightanymore,and,evenworse,hecan’tfigureoutwhy.Asthemediastormheatsup,aninvitationfromAndytostayinMaineseemsliketheperfectchancetohittheresetbuttononhisfuture.Ajoyful,witty,andhope-filleddebut,EvvieDrakeStartsOverwillhaveyoucheeringforthetwomostunlikelycomebacksoftheyear—andwillleaveyouwantingmorefromLindaHolmes.LindaHolmesisapopculturecorrespondentforNationalPublicRadioandthehostofthepodcastPopCultureHappyHour,whichhasalsoheldsold-outliveshowsinNewYork,LosAngeles,Washington,andelsewhere.EvvieDrakeStartsOverisherfirstnovel.

• Soldto:Hodder(UK&BC)

Aheartfeltdebutaboutanunlikelyrelationshipbetweenayoungwomanwho’slostherhusbandandaprofessionalathletewho’slosthisgame.


AnnLeckie,THERAVENTOWERThefirstfantasynovelfromtheacclaimedNYTbestsellingauthoroftheImperialRadchtrilogyandPROVENANCEandtheonlyauthortowintheHugo,Nebula,ArthurC.ClarkeandLocusAwardsinasingleyear.Fantasy

Publisher: Orbit–February26,2019Editor: PriyankaKrishnanAgent: SethFishmanMaterials: Finishedbooks

Morethan500,000copiessoldworldwideofAnnLeckie’snovels•

24publishersoftheImperialRadchtrilogy

• “[TheRavenTower]isabsolutelywonderful…utterlybrilliant.”--TheNewYorkTimes• “Leckie’staletakesonamythic,metafictionalquality...andthestory’selementsweaveintoastunning

conclusion.ThisimpressivepieceofcraftsmanshipcementsLeckie’splaceasapowerfulvoiceinbothSFandfantasy."--PublishersWeekly(starredreview)

• "I'vebeenreadingfantasymywholelife.Afteralltheseyears,it'sadelighttoreadsomethingsodifferent,sowonderfulandstrange."--PatrickRothfuss

• "Apowerhouseepicofhumansandgodsatwar,deeplyimaginedandprofoundlythrilling.ThereareechoesofShakespeareandLeGuininTheRavenTowerbutitsstrangedarkbrilliancecouldonlyhavecomefromAnnLeckie."--LevGrossman

Forcenturies,thekingdomofIradenhasbeenprotectedbythegodknownastheRaven.HewatchesoverhisterritoryfromatopatowerinthepowerfulportofVastai.HiswillisenactedthroughtheRaven'sLease,ahumanrulerchosenbythegodhimself.HismagicissustainedviathebloodsacrificethateveryLeasemustoffer.AndundertheRaven'swatch,thecityflourishes—butthepoweroftheRavenisweakening.Ausurperhasclaimedthethrone.ThekingdombordersaretestedbyinvaderswholongfortheprosperitythatVastaiboasts.Andtheyhavemadetheirownallianceswithothergods.IntothisunrestarrivesthewarriorEolo--aidetoMawat,thetrueLease.AndinseekingtohelpMawatreclaimhiscity,EolodiscoversthattheRaven'sTower’sfoundationsconcealadarkhistorythathasbeenwaitingtorevealitself...andtosetinmotionachainofeventsthatcoulddestroyIradenforever.

AnnLeckieisaNewYorkTimesbestsellerandwinneroftheHugo,Nebula,ArthurC.Clarke,LocusAwardandtheBritishScienceFictionAward.HernovelsincludetheImperialRadchtrilogy–AncillaryJustice,AncillarySwordandAncillaryMercy–aswellasthestandalonenovelProvenance.www.annleckie.com

• Optionpublishers:Orbit(UK&BC),Heyne(Germany),Mondadori(Italy),EditionsJ'aiLu(France),IthakiYayinlari(Turkey),TokyoSogensha(Japan),Muza(Poland),EdicionesB(Spain),LuitinghSijthoff(Netherlands),SiAl(Israel),Gabo(Hungary),Fantastika(Russia),AlbatrosMedia(Czech),EditoraAleph(Brazil),Varrak(Estonia),ArtGrup(Romania),BARD(Bulgaria),BooksinBatumi(Georgia),Mahtoota5229(Arabic),DesignComma(Korea),WeLearn(Thailand),Aiolos(Greece),Znanje(Croatia)

• Soldto:ShanghaiDook(China)


LizMoore,LONGBRIGHTRIVER

Publisher: Riverhead(US)–January7,2020/Hutchinson(UK)–January2020Editor: SarahMcGrathAgent: SethFishmanMaterial: 1stpasspages

NArightssoldtoRiverheadin13-wayauctionresultinginaseven-figuredeal•

FilmdealwithproducersAmyPascal(ThePost)andNealMoritz(FastandFurious)•Moorewonthe2014RomePrizeinLiterature

• “Asuperlativebook.Thisisnotjustagrippingmysterybutathoughtful,powerfulnovelbyawriterwhodisplaysenormouscompassionforhercharacters.LongBrightRiverisanoutstandingcrimenovel,bringingtomindthebestofDennisLehaneorDavidSimon.”–PaulaHawkins,#1NewYorkTimes-bestsellingauthorofTheGirlontheTrain

• “Arivetingcrimenovelandacharacter-richstudyofacityanditsbatteredheart.Nottobemissed.”–MeganAbbott,authorofYouWillKnowMe

InaPhiladelphianeighborhoodrockedbytheopioidcrisis,twoonce-inseparablesistersfindthemselvesatodds.One,Kacey,livesonthestreetsintheviseofaddiction.Theother,Mickey,walksthosesameblocksonherpolicebeat.Theydon’tspeakanymore,butMickeyneverstopsworryingabouthersibling.ThenKaceydisappears,suddenly,atthesametimethatamysteriousstringofmurdersbeginsinMickey’sdistrict,andMickeybecomesdangerouslyobsessedwithfindingtheculprit—andhersister—beforeit’stoolate.Alternatingitspresent-daymysterywiththestoryofthesisters'childhoodandadolescence,LongBrightRiverisatonceheart-poundingandheart-wrenching:agrippingsuspensenovelthatisalsoamovingstoryofsisters,addiction,andtheformidabletiesthatpersistbetweenplace,family,andfate.LizMoore'sshortfictionandcreativenonfictionhaveappearedinvenuessuchasTinHouse,TheNewYorkTimes,andNarrativeMagazine.Sheisthewinnerofthe2014RomePrizeinLiteratureandistheauthorofHeftandTheUnseenWorld,bothrecipientsofhighacclaim.

• Soldto:Hutchinson(UK&BC),C.H.Beck(Germany),NNEditore(Italy),Buchet-Chastel(France),Hayakawa(Japan),Eksmo(Russia)

Bothagrippingsuspensenovelandanunflinching,emotionalstoryaboutsistersandtheformidabletiesbetweenplace,history,family,andfate.Upmarketfiction


Publisher: RandomHouseUS/Weidenfeld&NicolsonUK–August13,2019Editor: AndreaWalkerAgent: SethFishmanMaterial: 2ndpasspages

PraiseforTheTiger’sWife:“Brilliant”—SundayTimes;“Astonishing”—NewYorkTimes;“Prodigious”—Guardian;

“Formidable”—FinancialTimes;“Extraordinary”—Vogue

LeadFictionforRandomHouseandWeidenfeld&NicolsonAmansearchingforahomehecan’tfind;awomanboundtoahomeshecan’tleave…Inthelawless,drought-riddenlandsoftheArizonaTerritoryin1893,twoextraordinarylivescollide.Noraisanunflinchingfrontierswomanawaitingthereturnofthemeninherlife---herhusband,anewspaperman,whohasgoneinsearchofwaterfortheparchedhousehold,andhereldersonswhohavevanishedafteranexplosiveargument.Noraisbidinghertimewithheryoungestson,whoisconvincedthatamysteriousbeastisstalkingthelandaroundtheirhome,andherhusband'sseventeen-year-oldcousin,whocommuneswithspirits.Lurieisaformeroutlawandamanhauntedbyghosts.Heseeslostsoulswhowantsomethingfromhim,andhefindsreprievefromtheirlonginginanunexpectedrelationshipthatinspiresamomentousexpeditionacrosstheWest.ThewayinwhichNoraandLurie'sstoriesintertwineisthesurpriseandsuspenseofthisbrilliantnovel.Mythical,lyrical,andsweepinginscope,Inlandisgroundedintruebutlittle-knownhistory.Obreht’swritingdazzlesthereaderasshesubvertsandreimaginesthemythsoftheAmericanWest,makingthementirely--andunforgettably--herown.TéaObrehtistheauthorofTheTiger'sWife,winneroftheOrangePrizeandafinalistfortheNationalBookAward.ShewasborninBelgrade,intheformerYugoslavia,in1985andhaslivedintheUnitedStatessincetheageoftwelve.ShecurrentlylivesinNewYorkCityandteachesatHunterCollege.

• Soldto:Weidenfeld&Nicolson(UK&BC),Rowohlt(Germany),Signatuur(TheNetherlands),Rizzoli(Italy),CalmannLevy(France),WSOY(Finland),Laguna(Serbia)

TéaObreht,INLANDTheNewYorkTimesbestsellingandOrangePrize-winningauthorofTheTiger'sWifereturnswithastunningtaleofperseverancethatfollowsanepicjourneyacrossanunforgettablelandscapeofmagicandmyth.LiteraryFiction


StewartO’Nan,HENRY,HIMSELFAstand-aloneprequeltothebelovednovelEMILY,ALONE,amemberofthegreatestgenerationlooksbackonthelovesandlossesofhispastandcomestotreasurethepresentanewinthispoignantandthoughtfulnovelfromamodernmasterstorytellerLiteraryfiction

Publisher: Viking–April9,2019Editor: PaulSlovakAgent: DavidGernertMaterials: AdvanceReadersCopiesPraiseforEmily,Alone:

• "O'Nan'sbestnovelyet...It'sheartbreakingstuff—IwillconfessIfoundmyselfsobbingatcertain,oftenunexpectedpoints...andyetthenovel'sbrillianceliesjustasmuchwithO'Nan'sinnatecomictiming."—TheNewYorkTimesBookReview

• "Emilyisasauthenticacharacterasanywhoeverwalkedthepagesofanovel...filledwithjoyandrue...anordinarylifemade,byitsquietrendering,extraordinary."—TheBostonGlobe

• “Bracinglyunsentimental,ruefullyhumorous.…[an]unsparinglycandidnovelabouttheemotionalandphysicaltravailsofoldage.”—PublishersWeeklystarredreview

Soldier,son,lover,husband,breadwinner,churchgoer,HenryMaxwellhasspenthiswholelifetryingtolivewithhonor.AnativePittsburgherandengineer,he'salwaysbelievedinlogic,sacrifice,andhardwork.Now,seventy-fiveandretired,hefeelstheworldhaspassedhimby.It's1998,theAmericancenturyisending,andnothingissimpleanymore.Hischildrenaredistant,theirunhappinessamystery.OnlyhiswifeEmilyanddogRufusstandbyhim.Oncesoconfident,asHenry'sstrengthandmemorydeserthim,heweighshisdreamsagainsthisregretsandisleftwithquestionshecan'tanswer:Isheagoodman?Hashedonerightbythepeopleheloves?Andwithtimerunningout,what,realistically,canhehopefor?LikeEmily,Alone,Henry,Himselfisawry,warmheartedportraitofanAmericanoriginalwhobelieveshe'sreachedadeadendonlytodiscoverlifeisfullofsurprises.StewartO'Nanistheauthorofsixteenpreviousnovels,includingCityofSecrets;WestofSunset;TheOdds;Emily,Alone;SongsfortheMissing;WishYouWereHere;APrayerfortheDying;andSnowAngels.HisnovelLastNightattheLobsterwasanationalbestsellerandafinalistfortheLosAngelesTimesBookPrize.Hewasborn,raised,andlivesinPittsburgh.

• Soldto:Allen&Unwin(UK&BC),Rowohlt(Germany)


ChrisPavone,THEPARISDIVERSIONAnon-stopthrillerfeaturingKateMoore–theunforgettableheroineoftheEdgarAward-winningnovelTheExpats.Thriller

Publisher: CrownUS/FaberUK–May7,2019Editor: KaraCesareAgent: DavidGernertMaterials: AdvancedReadersCopies

• "ChrisPavone'sTheParisDiversionisthebestespionagenovelI'vereadthisyear.Smart,sophisticatedandsuspenseful,thisisPavone'sfinestnoveltodate--andthat'ssayingsomething."—HarlanCoben,#1NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorofFoolMeOnce

• "ItorethroughTheParisDiversion,completelycaughtupinthethrillingstoryofoneremarkabledayinParis.Withitstwisting,high-stakesplot,all-too-humancharacters,andunrelentingtension,Icouldn’treaditfastenough!Iabsolutelylovedit—highlyrecommended!"—ShariLapena,NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorofTheCoupleNextDoor

• "Thrillerwritingatitsabsolutebest.WithechoesofGrahamGreeneandJohnleCarré,Pavone’snovelaccomplishesthatrarefeatofbeingbothanonstopadventurerideandasmart,stylishandcompellingmeditationonfamily,courage,responsibilities,andtherelationshipswecreate,forgoodandbad,throughoutourlives.”—JefferyDeaver,NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorofTheCuttingEdge

• “Sleek,cunningandbreakneck,TheParisDiversionsweepsyouintoitsfreneticrhythmsfromitsfirstpages.Withasprawlingcastofcharacters,withitsscissoringplottwists,andespeciallywithKate—asrichandcomplicatedaheroasyoucouldhopefor—itkeepsyoureturningformoreandmore.Aknockout.”—MeganAbbott,authorofGiveMeYourHandandYouWillKnowMe

• “MyheadisstillswimmingafterreadingTheParisDiversion.ChrisPavonehasconstructedtheperfectpage-turnerforourfraughttimes,awhite-knucklerideofinternationalproportionswherenothingiseverwhatitseems.”—OlenSteinhauer,NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorofTheMiddleMan

• “SinceheexplodedontothescenewithTheExpats,ChrisPavonehasquicklybecomeoneoftheelitemust-readcan’t-missthrillerwritersworkingtoday.GrabTheParisDiversionandholdonfortheride.”—CJBox,#1NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorofTheDisappeared

Americanexpat,motherandCIAoperativeKateMooreisbackinahigh-stakesthrillerinwhichshediscoversthatamassiveterrorattackunfoldingacrossParisisnotwhatitseems.Evenmoreterrifying,itinvolvesherownfamily…ChrisPavoneisauthorofthreenational-bestsellingthrillers:TheExpats,whichwonboththeEdgarandAnthonyawardsforbestfirstnovelandwastranslatedinto20languages;TheNYTbestsellingTheAccident;andmostrecentlyTheTravelers,anIndieNextbestsellerthat'sbeingdevelopedforfilm.

• Soldto:Faber&Faber(UK&BC),PenguinVerlag(Germany)


Publisher: Knopf(US)–July9,2019/Serpent’sTail(UK)–July2019Editor: RobinDesserAgent: ChrisParris-LambMaterial: 3rdpasspages

NArightspre-emptedbyRobinDesserofKnopfforsixfigures•UKrightstoSerpent’sTailat

auction•LilaSavageisaWallaceStegnerfellowandagraduateoftheIowaWriters’Workshop

Ellaisnearingthirty,andnotyetlivingthelifesheimagined.HerartisticambitionsasastudentinMinnesotahavegivenwaytoanunintendedcareerincaregiving.Onespring,Bryn--aretiredcarpenter--hireshertohelphimcareforJill,hiswifeofmanyyears.AcaraccidentcausedabraininjurythathasleftJillverballydiminished;shemovesaboutthehouselikeaghostofherformerself,oftenabletoutter,likeanincantation,onlythewordsthatcomprisethisnovel'stitle.AsEllaisdrawneverdeeperintothecouple'shousehold,herpresenceunwantedbutwhollynecessary,sheisprofoundlymovedbythetendernessBrynshowstowardthewifehestillfiercelyloves.Ellaisstartledbytheyearningthisawakensinher,onethatcomplicatesherfeelingsforhergirlfriend,Alix,andcauseshertolookatrelationshipsofallkinds--betweenpartners,betweenemployerandemployee,andaboveallbetweenmenandwomen--innewways.Tightlywoven,humaneandinsightful,tracingthemostintimatereachesofayoungwoman'sheartandmind,SaySaySayisarivetingstoryaboutwhatitmeanstolove,inaworldwheretimeisalwaysrunningout.LilaSavageisoriginallyfromMinneapolis.Priortowritingfiction,shespentnearlyadecadeworkingasacaregiver.HerworkhasappearedinTheThreepennyReview.SheistherecipientofaWallaceStegnerfellowshipandgraduatedfromtheIowaWriters'Workshopin2018.ShelivesinSanFrancisco.

• Soldto:Serpent’sTail(UK&BC)

LilaSavage,SAYSAYSAYAbeautiful,bracinglyhonestdebutnovelaboutthetriangleformedbetweenayoungwomanandthecouplewhoselifesheentersonetransformativeyear:astoryaboutloveandcompassion,thefluidityofdesire,andthemyriadwaysofdevotion.Literaryfiction


Publisher: Little,Brown–April2,2019Editor: AsyaMuchnickAgent: SarahBurnesMaterials: Finalpasspages

• "Engrossing,hilarious,andtender,thisnoveltellsthestoryofhowafamilybreaksapartandcomestogetherdespiteyearsofmistakesandmishaps.Icouldn'tputitdown."―GretchenRubin,#1NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorofTheHappinessProject

• "Thishigh-stakes,hilariousnovelismanythingsatonce:atongue-in-cheektaleofwarning,acelebrationofprivacyinourall-accessworld,andaheart-warmingstoryabouttwofamiliesinsearchofsalvation…Ilaughedloudly,andoften."―LucyTan,authorofWhatWeWerePromised

• "AbigjuicybeachreadfulloffamilydysfunctionandSouthernCaliforniasunshine,There'saWordforThatjoyouslyknitstogetherthemostfrayedcharactersintoastoryyouwon'twanttoputdown,evenafterthelastpage.”―AmyScheibe,authorofAFireproofHomefortheBride

IntroducingtheKesslers:Marty,aretiredLAfilmproducerwhoseself-worthhasbeenerodedbyageandalate-in-lifepassionforopioids;hisdaughterJanine,formerchildstarsufferingtheaftereffectsofalifeinthepubliceye;andgranddaughterHailey,the"less-than"twinsister,whoseinferioritycomplextakesamostunexpectedturn.Nearlysixthousandmilesaway,inLondon,celebratedauthorBunnySmall,Marty'slong-forgottenfirstwife,hasherownproblems:a"preposterous"caseofwriter'sblock,amonstrousdrinkinghabit,andasonwhohasfledhalfwayaroundtheworldtoescapeher.WhenMarty'spill-poppinggetsoutofhandandBunny'sboozingreachescrisisproportions,aperfectstormofdysfunctionbringsthemalltogetheratDirections,Malibu'smostexclusiveandabsurdrehabcenter.Butforalltheirfailings,themembersofthisestranged--andstrange--familyloveeachother.Richwithwarmth,humor,andinsight,There'sAWordForThatisacomicodetosurvivingthepeopleclosesttous,navigatingtheperilsofsuccess,andtakingonelastlookintherearviewmirrorbeforemappingouttheroadahead.SloaneTanenistheauthorofnineillustratedandYAbooks,includingthebestsellerBitterWithBaggageSeeksSame:TheLifeandTimeofSomeChickensandHatched:TheBigPushfromPregnancytoMotherhood.Thisisherfirstadultnovel.TanengraduatedfromSarahLawrenceCollegeandholdsMastersdegreesfrombothNYUandColumbiaUniversity.ShelivesintheBayAreawithherhusband,thewriterGaryTaubes,andtheirtwosons.

SloanTanen,THERE’SAWORDFORTHATAhilariousandmovingchronicleofawildlyflawedfamilythatcomestogether—inrehab,ofallplaces—evenaseachmemberisonthevergeoffallingapartUpmarketwomen’sfiction


non-fiction

Publisher: LittleBrown,September3,2019Editor: VanessaMobleyAgent: ChrisParris-LambMaterial: Awaitingmanuscript

AcquiredatauctionintheUSandUKwithpre-emptselsewhere

Beforethe1960s,professionaleconomistsplayedlittleroleinpolitics.AsBinyaminAppelbaumshowsinthismasterfulworkofhistory,asthepost-WorldWarIIboombegantosputter,economistsroseininfluenceandpower.Overthepasthalf-century,theyhavemovedtocenterstage,runningtheUSFederalReserveandTreasury,overseeingfederalregulation,advisingpresidentstocuttaxesandtorestraingovernmentspending.Betweenthemid-1950sandthemid-1970s,thenumberofeconomistsonthefederalpayrollroughlytripled.Theirfundamentalbelief?Thatgovernmentshouldstoptryingtomanagetheeconomy.Theirguidingprinciple?Thatunfetteredmarketsaretheonlywaytodeliversteadygrowth,andtoensurethatallshareinthebenefits.Theresult?Thoseeconomists,andtheirideas,havereshapedthemodernworld,curbinggovernment,unleashingcorporationsandclearingthewayforglobalization.ButtheEconomists'Hourfailedtodeliverprosperityforallandtherelentlessfocusonefficiencythreatensthefutureofliberaldemocracy.BinyaminAppelbaumwritesabouteconomicsandbusinessfortheeditorialpageofTheNewYorkTimes.From2010to2019,hewasaWashingtoncorrespondentfortheTimes,coveringeconomicpolicyintheaftermathofthe2008crisis.HepreviouslyworkedforTheCharlotteObserver,wherehisreportingonsubprimelendingwonaGeorgePolkAwardandwasafinalistforthe2008PulitzerPrize.

• Soldto:Picador(UK&BC);S.Fischer(Germany),Sextante(Brazil),ThomasRap(TheNetherlands),BookiePublishing(Korea)

BinyaminAppelbaum,THEECONOMIST’SHOUR:HowtheFalseProphetsofFreeMarketsUnderminedDemocracyAnoriginalhistoryofideas,andanunforgettableportraitofpower,NewYorkTimeseditorialwriterBinyaminAppelbaumtellsthestoryofthepeoplewhofueledfourdecadesofeconomicrevolutionPoliticalscience


Publisher: AvidPress/S&SfutureEditor: BenLoehnenAgent: ChrisParris-LambMaterial: Proposal

NorthAmericanrightstoAvidPress/S&Satauctioninasix-figuredealInthesocialsciences,“thedeadlineeffect”hasapejorativeconnotation:itdescribesthetendencyofpeopletowaituntilthelastminutetogetsomethingdone,withoutcomesthattendtobeworsethantheymighthavebeenhadworkbegunearlier.Afterspending15yearsasamagazineeditorholdinghisownauthorstodeadlines,andbeingheldtothembyhisbossesinturn,ChrisCoxcametorealizethatitdoesn’thavetobethatway:deadlinescanmakeusmorefocused,productive,andcreative,iftheirpowerisharnessedcorrectly.They’reagamewecanplay—andwin.Chriswillobserveanarrayofdifferentworkplacesfacinghigh-stakesdeadlinesoftheirown.He’llembedwithanewproductionatThePublicTheatergettingreadyforopeningnight;aBestBuyontheeveofBlackFriday;withfarmerspreparingfortheannualEasterLilyharvest;andaskiresortdeterminedtoopenonThanksgivingDay—withinsightsfromtheacademicliteratureondeadlinessprinkledthroughout.Thekeytoreclaimingthepowerofthedeadlineeffect,itturnsout,istobuildinwaystogetourselvesworkinglikeit’sthelastminute—beforethelastminute.Withnearlytwentyyearsofexperienceatthecountry’smostprominentmagazines,ChristopherCoxisaformereditorofHarper’s,executiveeditorofGQ,andsenioreditorofTheParisReview.WorkthathehaseditedhaswonthePulitzerPrize,thePENLiteraryAwardforJournalism,multipleNationalMagazineAwards,andhasbeenincludedinseveralBestAmericancollections.HisownwritinghasappearedinGQ,Harper’s,TheParisReview,Vogue,Slate,TheOxfordAmerican,andBookforum.CoxisagraduateofHarvard,withamaster’sinhistoryfromCambridge.AnativeofAtlanta,henowlivesinBrooklynwithhiswifeandtwodaughters.

ChristopherCox,THEDEADLINEEFFECT:WhatHigh-PressureWorkplacesCanTeachUsAboutWorkingLikeIt’stheLastMinute—BeforetheLastMinute

Ahighlyreadableandsurprisingworkabouthowweshouldusedeadlinestothriveintheworkplaceandbecomemorecreativeandproductive,intheveinofThePowerofHabit.

SocialPsychology


Publisher: RiverheadUS/MacmillanUK–May28,2019Editor: CourtneyYoungAgent: ChrisParris-LambMaterial: 3rdpasspages

• "IwanttogiveRangetoanykidwhoisbeingforcedtotakeviolinlessons—butreallywantstolearnthedrums;toanyprogrammerwhosecretlydreamsofbecomingapsychologist;toeveryonewhowantshumanstothriveinanageofrobots.Rangeisfullofsurprisesandhope,a21stcenturysurvivalguide."–AmandaRipley

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• Soldto:Macmillan(UK&BritishCommonwealth),Gingko(China),EditoraGlobo(Brazil),OpenBooks(Korea),Urano(Spain)

DavidEpstein,RANGE:WhyGeneralistsTriumphinaSpecializedWorldWhat’sthemosteffectivepathtosuccessinanydomain?It’snotwhatyouthink.Psychology/business/sports


Publisher: RandomHouse–June11,2019Editor: AndyWardAgent: SarahBurnesMaterial: Galleys

• “TheGreenlandicesheetisoneofthemostforbidding,spectacular,and,intheageofclimatechange,significantplacesonearth.JonGertnertakesreaderstospotsfewjournalistsorevenexplorershavevisited.Theresultisagrippingandimportantbook.”—ElizabethKolbert,PulitzerPrize–winningauthorofTheSixthExtinction

• “Penetratingandengrossing...Acaptivating,essentialbooktoaddtothenecessarilyburgeoningliteratureonglobalwarming.”—KirkusReviews(starredreview)

Greenland:aremote,mysterious,ice-coveredrockwithapopulationofjust56,000,hasevolvedfromoneoftheearth'slastphysicalfrontierstotheearth'slargestscientificlaboratory.Whydowecaresomuchaboutit?Becauselockedwithinthatvastandfrozen"whitedesert"--thenicknameearlyexplorersgaveit--aresomeofthemostprofoundsecretsofourplanet:cluesaboutwherewe'vebeen,andwherewemightbeheaded.Now,astheArcticclimatewarms,andasGreenland'sicebeginstomeltatanacceleratingrate,theislandisevolvingintosomethingelseentirely:aneconomicandclimatologicalhubonwhichthefuturecourseoftheworldmayturn.

JonGertnerreconstructsinvivid,thrillingdetailtheheroiceffortsofthescientistsandexplorerswhohavevisitedGreenlandoverthepast150years--firstonskis,thenonsleds,andnow,withplanesandsatellites,utilizingeverytechnologicaltoolavailabletouncoverthesecretsintheicebeforeit'stoolate.Thisisastoryfullofepicadventures,populatedbyacolorfulcastofscientistsracingtogetahandleonwhatwillbecomeoftheicesheets,andultimately,whatwillbecomeoftheworld.JonGertnerisajournalistandhistorianwhosestoriesonscience,technology,andnaturehaveappearedinahostofnationalmagazines.Since2003hehasworkedmainlyasafeaturewriterforTheNewYorkTimesMagazine.Hisfirstbook,TheIdeaFactory:BellLabsandtheGreatAgeofAmericanInnovation,wasaNewYorkTimesbestseller.Afrequentlecturerontechnologyandsciencehistory,GertnerliveswithhisfamilyinMaplewood,NewJersey.

• Previouspublishers:CITIC(China),Bungeishunju(Japan),SallimPublishingCo.(Korea),ModaOfset(Turkey)

• Soldto:IconBooks(UK&BC)

JonGertner,THEICEATTHEENDOFTHEWORLD:AnEpicJourneyIntoGreenland’sBuriedPastandOurPerilousFutureArivetingaccountoftheexplorersandscientistsracingtounderstandtherapidlymeltingicesheetinGreenland,adramaticharbingerofclimatechange–urgentreportinginthetraditionofElizabethKolbert,HamptonSides,andDavidGrannScience/history/adventure


Publisher: Portfolio–June4,2019Editor: KaushikViswanath Agent: ChrisParris-LambMaterial: 1stpasspages

Soldinamajordeal,atauction,toPortfolio•ForeigndealsinUKandChinaWhatareventurecapitalistssayingaboutyourstartupbehindcloseddoors?Andwhatcanyoudotoinfluencethatconversation?IfSiliconValleyisthegreatestwealth-generatingmachineintheworld,SandHillRoadisitshummingengine.That'swhereyou'llfindthebiggestnamesinventurecapital,includingfamedVCfirmAndreessenHorowitz,wherelawyer-turned-entrepreneur-turned-VCScottKuporservesasmanagingpartner.Whetheryou'retryingtogetanewcompanyoffthegroundorscaleanexistingbusinesstothenextlevel,youneedtounderstandhowVCsthink.InSecretsofSandHillRoad,KuporexplainsexactlyhowVCsdecidewhereandhowmuchtoinvest,andhowentrepreneurscangetthebestpossibledealandmakethemostoftheirrelationshipswithVCs.Kuporexplains,forinstance:*WhymostVCstypicallyinvestinonlyonestartupinagivenbusinesscategory.*Whytheskillyouneedmostwhenraisingventurecapitalistheabilitytotellacompellingstory.*Howtohandlea"downround,"whenstartupshavetoraisefundsatalowervaluation.*WhattodowhenVCsgettooentangledintheday-to-dayoperationsofthebusiness.*Whyyouneedtobuildrelationshipswithpotentialacquirerslongbeforeyoudecidetosell.FilledwithKupor'sfirsthandexperiences,insideradvice,andpracticaltakeaways,SecretsofSandHillRoadistheguideeveryentrepreneurneedstoturntheirstartupintothenextunicorn.ScottKuporisthemanagingpartnerofAndreessenHorowitz.Hehasoverseenthefirm'srapidgrowthtoonehundredfiftyemployeesandmorethan$7billioninassetsundermanagement.HeisalsoacofounderandcodirectoroftheStanfordVentureCapitalDirector'sCollegeandteachesventurecapitalandcorporategovernancecoursesatStanfordLawSchool.

• Soldto:W.H.Allen(UK&BritishCommonwealth),BeijingXiron(China)

ScottKupor,SECRETSOFSANDHILLROAD:VentureCapitalandHowtoGetItAcomprehensive,step-by-stepguideforentrepreneursonhowtosecureventurecapitalfundingandbuildsuccessfulstart-upsfromthemanagingpartneratAndreessenHorowitz.Business/technology


Publisher: Riverhead(US)/JohnMurray(UK)–September3,2019Editor: CourtneyYoungAgent: SethFishmanMaterial: Awaitingmanuscript

Thefirsttitleinamajornew3-bookdealwithRiverhead•HOWTOwillbeasuperleadtitleintheUS,UK,Germanyandelsewhere•

RandallMunroe’sbookshavesoldmillionsofcopiesworldwideForanytaskyoumightwanttodo,there'sarightway,awrongway,andawaysomonumentallybadthatnoonewouldevertryit.HowToisaguidetothethirdkindofapproach.It'sfullofhighlyimpracticaladviceforeverythingfromlandingaplanetodiggingahole.BestsellingauthorandcartoonistRandallMunroeexplainshowtopredicttheweatherbyanalyzingthepixelsofyourFacebookphotos.Heteachesyouhowtotellifyou'reababyboomerora90'skidbymeasuringtheradioactivityofyourteeth.Heofferstipsfortakingaselfiewithatelescope,crossingariverbyboilingit,andgettingtoyourappointmentsontimebydestroyingtheMoon.Andifyouwanttogetridofthebookonceyou'redonewithit,hewalksyouthroughyouroptionsforproperdisposal,includingdissolvingitintheocean,convertingittoavapor,usingtectonicplatestosubductitintotheEarth'smantle,orlaunchingitintotheSun.Byexploringthemostcomplicatedwaystodosimpletasks,Munroedoesn'tjustmakethingsdifficultforhimselfandhisreaders.AshedidsobrilliantlyinWhatIf?,Munroeinvitesustoexplorethemostabsurdreachesofthepossible.Fullofcleverinfographicsandamusingillustrations,HowToisadelightfullymind-bendingwaytobetterunderstandthescienceandtechnologyunderlyingthethingswedoeveryday.RandallMunroeistheauthorofthe#1NewYorkTimesbestsellersWhatIf?andThingExplainer,andthepopularwebcomicxkcd.AformerNASAroboticist,henowdrawscomicsontheinternetfulltime.

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RandallMunroe,HOWTO:AbsurdScientificAdviceforCommonReal-WorldProblemsTheworld'smostentertaininganduselessself-helpguide,fromthebrilliantmindbehindthewildlypopularwebcomicxkcdandthe#1NYTbestsellersWhatIf?andThingExplainer.PopularScience


Publisher: HoughtonMifflinHarcourt–Spring2020Editor: StephanieFletcherAgent: JuliaEagletonMaterial: Proposal

Thefirstzerowastebooktoprovidebothtangiblestep-by-stepguidelinesandcomprehensive,easyrecipes(thatyourgrandmotherwouldhavegivenyou)foreveryday

Juliaeats,breathes,andsleepszerowaste.FromhertimeinGuineaworkingforPeaceCorps,tostrivingtobringupherownchildreninachemicalfreeandlowwasteenvironment—asimplehealthyhome—Juliasharesthebasicstotransformwhathavebecomenormalenvironmentallyandbodilyharmfulhabits.AfterstartingherownInstagramaccount"SimplyLivingWell"in2017,sharingrecipesandmethodsinspiredbybothwisdomrootedintraditionalculturesandherowngrandparents,shewasfloodedwithrequestsforhertipsandmethods,heraccountgrowingby500+followersperday.SIMPLYLIVINGWELLisacomprehensivelistofherrecipesforbothhomeandbodilyhealth,alongsideaccessibledailyadvicetomakethischange,completewithherowninvitingaesthetic.SIMPLYLIVINGWELLisaboutre-educating,returningtotheoldways,andreducingourfootprintforthegenerationstocome,foreveryparent,millennial,oranyoneelsewhocaresaboutthehealthoftheplanetweliveon.JuliaWatkinsisacreativeandconservationspecialistwhorunsthefast-growingInstagramaccountknownasSimply.Living.Wellthatgrew100,000followersinitsfirstyearandchroniclesJulia'sexperiencelivingsimply,slowly,andnaturallywhilestrivingforzero-waste.Shealsomanagesasmallnon-profitcalledLookfarConservationthathelpsfoundations,non-profits,localcommunities,andsocialentrepreneursconserveandrestorebiodiverselandinAfricaandLatinAmerica.Shewritesaboutsustainabilityandzero-wasteformagazines,includingarecentpieceonsustainablecraftingforkidsforHouseofHuckleberryandzero-waste,plant-basedrecipesforPlantsareMagic.

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JuliaWatkins,SIMPLYLIVINGWELLForreadersofZeroWasteHomeandTheLife-ChangingMagicofTidyingUpcomesacomprehensiveguidetosimple,zero-wastelivingLifestyle


Publisher: Crown–June4,2019Editor: AmandaCookAgent: SethFishmanMaterial: Finalpages

• “Inthislandmarkbook,JamilZakigivesusarevolutionaryperspectiveonempathy:Empathycanbedeveloped,and,whenitis,people,relationships,organizations,andculturesarechanged.Scientific,gripping,groundbreaking,andhopeful.”—CarolDweck,StanfordUniversity,authorofMindset

• “Inatimewhenitseemsempathyisalostcauseandcompassionisadyingart,itmaynotbetoolatetorevivethebetterangelsofournature.JamilZakiisoneofthebrightestlightsinpsychology,andinthisgrippingbookheshowsthatkindnessisnotasignofweaknessbutasourceofstrength.”—AdamGrant,authorofOptionB(withSherylSandberg)

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• Soldto:Little,Brown(UK&BC),Cheers(China),Prunsoop(Korea)

JamilZaki,THEWARFORKINDNESS:BuildingEmpathyinaFracturedWorldAStanfordpsychologistoffersaboldnewunderstandingofempathy,andshowshowwecanexpandourcircleofcare,eveninthesedivisivetimesPsychology


moreopportunitiesin…literaryfiction

GarthRiskHallberg,CITYONFIRE

Publisher:Knopf,October2015 Agent:ChrisParris-Lamb

InternationalBestsellerinFrance,Germany,Denmark,Greece&Italy•NewYorkTimesBestseller•18foreignsales•

DramaticrightsoptionedbyScottRudininasix-figurepre-empt

• “Anovelofhead-snappingambitionandheart-stoppingpower.”—MichikoKakutani,NewYorkTimes • “Aremarkablyassured,multivalenttale…Attimesthenovelfeelslikeameta-fictionaltributetoAmerica’s

finestdoorstopmanufacturers,circa1970tothepresent:Price(street-wisecops),Wolfe(top-tierwealth),Franzen(bustedfamilies),Wallace(theseductionsofdrugsandpopculture),andDeLillo(theunseenforcesbehindeverything).”—Kirkus(starredreview)

• “Thekindofexuberant,zeitgeistyNewYorknovel,likeBonfireoftheVanitiesorTheGoldfinch,thatyou’lleitherlove,hate,orpretendtohaveread.”—Vogue

• “Asoaringdebut.…[a]magisterialepic.”—VanityFair • “GarthRiskHallberghaswrittenthekindofdebutnovelthatonlycomesaroundonceevery20yearsor

so—onethateveryonewho’sreaditrootsfor.”—Ellemagazine• “Dickensian,massivelyentertaining,asclosetoagreatAmericannovelasthiscenturyhasproduced.”—

StephenKing

GarthRiskHallbergwasborninLouisianaandgrewupinNorthCarolina.HiswritinghasappearedinPrairieSchooner,TheNewYorkTimes,BestNewAmericanVoices2008,and,mostfrequently,TheMillions;anovella,AFieldGuidetotheNorthAmericanFamily,waspublishedin2007.HelivesinNewYorkwithhiswifeandchildren.

• Soldto:JonathanCape(UK&BC),S.FischerVerlag(Germany),Mondadori(Italy),FeuxCroises(France),LiteraturaRandomHouse(WorldSpanish),AtlasContact(Netherlands),Lindhardt&Ringhof(Denmark),CappelenDamm(Norway),CompanhiadasLetras(Brazil),Modan(Israel),DomQuixote(Portugal),Kedros(Greece),NakladatelstviPrah(CzechRepublic),BrombergsBokforlag(Sweden),EuropaKiado(Hungary),PegasusYayinlari(Turkey),Znak(Poland),UnitedSky(China)


LisaHalliday,ASYMMETRY

Publisher:Simon&Schuster,February2018 Agent:ChrisParris-Lamb

UK&BCrightstoGrantaatauction•2017WhitingAwardwinner•ChosenbyTheObserverasa“newfaceoffictionfor2018”•MajorNYTauthorprofile

starredreviewsinPublishersWeekly,Kirkus,andBooklist•DerSpiegelbestseller•ChosenasoneofVulture’s100BestBooksofthe21stCentury

• “Halliday’sproseissostrangeandstartlinglysmartthatitsmereexistenceseemslikecommentaryonthe

stateoffiction...Hallidayhaswritten,somehowallatonce,atransgressiveromanàclef,anovelofideasandapoliticallyengagedworkofmetafiction.”—TheNewYorkTimesBookReview

• "Exquisite...Themoment“Asymmetry”reachesitsperfectending,it’sallthereadercandotoreturntothebeginninginawe,todiscoverhowHallidayupturnedthestoryagainandagain."—WashingtonPost

• “Abrilliantandcomplexexaminationofpowerdynamicsinloveandwar.”—WallStreetJournal

Toldinthreedistinctanduniquelycompellingsections,Asymmetryexplorestheimbalancesthatsparkandsustainmanyofourmostdramatichumanrelations:inequitiesinage,power,talent,wealth,fame,geography,andjustice.“Folly,”tellsthestoryofAlice,ayoungAmericaneditor,andherrelationshipwiththefamousandmucholderwriterEzraBlazer.Bycontrast,“Madness”isnarratedbyAmar,anIraqi-Americanmanwho,onhiswaytovisithisbrotherinKurdistan,isdetainedbyimmigrationofficersandspendsthelastweekendof2008inaholdingroominHeathrow.Thesetwoseeminglydisparatestoriesgainresonanceastheirperspectivesinteractandoverlap,withyetnewimplicationsfortheirrelationshiprevealedinanunexpectedcoda.Astunningdebutfromarisingliterarystar,Asymmetryistrulyoriginalworkthatposesarrestingquestionsabouttheverynatureoffictionitself.LisaHallidayhasworkedasafreelanceeditorandtranslatorinMilan,wheresheliveswithherhusband.Hershortstory'StumpLouie'appearedinTheParisReviewin2005,andshereceivedaWhitingAwardforFictionin2017.Asymmetryisherfirstnovel.

• Soldto:Granta(UK&BC),Gallimard(France),Atlas-Contact(Netherlands),Hanser(Germany),Feltrinelli(Italy),Alfaguara(Spain),PolitikensForlag(Denmark),Domingo(Turkey),Norstedts(Sweden),Literackie(Poland),Relógiod’Agua(Portugal),CurteaVeche(Romania),TheCommercialPress(Taiwan),StrikPublishing(Serbia),Hyundae(Korea),VukovicandRunjic(Croatia),BeijingImaginist(China),AchuzatBayit(Israel)

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ChadHarbach,THEARTOFFIELDINGPublisher:Little,Brown,September2011 Agent:ChrisParris-Lamb

**INTERNATIONALBESTSELLER**AfterweeksontheNewYorkTimesBestsellerList,morethan500,000UScopiessold•

Amazon’s#1pickof2011•UKandDutchbestseller•Chosenfor30BestOflists•TelevisionrightsunderdevelopmentwithSundanceTVandToddField(IntheBedroom)producing

• "Amagical,melancholystoryaboutfriendshipandcomingofagethatmarksthedebutofanimmensely

talentedwriter."—MichikoKakutani,TheNewYorkTimes• “TheNoveloftheYear”—GQ• RavereviewsinTheNewYorkTimes,Booklist,NPR,TheChicagoTribune,Vogue,TheNewYorker,The

SundayTimes,TheDailyTelegraphandmanymore.• QuotesfromJonathanFranzen,JohnIrving,JayMcInerney,BenjaminKunkel,TeaObrehtandmore.

AtWestishCollege,baseballstarHenrySkrimshanderseemsdestinedforbigleaguestardom.Butwhenaroutinethrowgoesdisastrouslyoffcourse,thefatesoffivepeopleareupended.Writtenwithboundlessintelligenceandfilledwiththetendernessofyouth,thisisanunforgettabledebut.ChadHarbachgrewupinWisconsinandwaseducatedatHarvardandtheUniversityofVirginia.Heisacofounderandcoeditorofn+1.

• Soldto:FourthEstate(UK&BC),DeBezigeBij(theNetherlands),Hayakawa(Japan),Dumont(Germany),Rizzoli(Italy),Lattes(France),Salamandra(WorldSpanish),ColumnaEdicions(Catalan),Sigongsa(Korean),CivilizaçãoEditora(Portugal),Intrinseca(Brazil),Norstedts(Sweden),Cartaphilus(Hungary),Gyldendal(Norway),Mozaik(Croatia),ChinaTimes(Taiwan),Politikens(Denmark),Otava(Finland),MladinskaKnjigaZalozba(Slovene),Kinneret(Israel)


TéaObreht,THETIGER’SWIFEPublisher:RandomHouse,March2011 Agent:SethFishman

InternationalBestsellerMorethan1.5millioncopiesinprint

TheyoungestofNewYorker’sTop20Under40•ANationalBookFoundation’s5Under35•

OneofWaterstones’11bestdebutnovelsof2011•CoveroftheNewYorkTimesBookReview•#1IndieBestseller•NewYorkTimesHardcover&PaperbackBestseller•2011OrangePrizeWinner

SetinpresentdayinaBalkancountryravagedbyyearsofconflict,Natalia,ayoungdoctor,receiveswordofherbelovedgrandfather’sdeathunderstrangecircumstances.Asshesearchesforthetruthbehindhisdeath,shestumblesacrosstheextraordinarystoryofthetiger’swife.Aninvolvingmystery,anemotionallyrivetingfamilystory,andawondrousevocationofanunfamiliarworld,THETIGER’SWIFEisabrilliantnovel.TéaObrehtwasborninBelgradeintheformerYugoslaviain1985andhaslivedintheUnitedStatessincetheageoftwelve.HerwritinghasappearedinTheNewYorkerandTheAtlantic,andisforthcominginTheBestAmericanShortStoriesandTheBestAmericanNonrequiredReading.

• Soldto:Weidenfeld&Nicholson(UK&BC),RHM(Spanish),Kinneret(Israel),Presença(Portugal)Signatuur(theNetherlands),Leya(Brazil),HyundaeMunhak(Korea),Rowohlt(Germany),Rizzoli(Italy),Bonniers(Sweden),CalmannLevy(France),Gyldendal(Denmark),Angle(Catalan),Schibsted(Norway),Siren(Turkey),Algoritam(Croatia),Yilin(China),ChinaTimes(Taiwan),Eksmo(Russia),WSOY(Finland),Cartaphilus(Hungary),Laguna(Serbia),Pergament(Bulgaria),Patakis(Greece),ArabScientificPublishers(Arabic–World),Argo(CzechRepublic),Forlagid(Iceland),BaltosLankos(Lithuania),DrzewoBabel(Poland),Erein(Basque),Mladinska(Slovene),RAO(Romania),Buybook(Bosnia),Matica(Macedonia),Shinchosha(Japan),Fortuna(Slovak),Morava(Albania)


AliceMcDermott,THENINTHHOURPublisher:FSG,September2017 Agent:SarahBurnesOneofPublishersWeeklyTop10LiteraryFictionPicksforFall2017•Starredreviewsfrom

Booklist,KirkusandPublishersWeekly•FilmrightssoldtoScottRudinProductions

• “LikeAliceMunro,McDermottisprofoundlyobservantandmischievouslywitty,asensitiveandconsummateilluminatoroftherealizationoftheself,theravagesofillnessandloss,andtheradianceofgenerosity."―DonnaSeaman,Booklist,starredreview

• “Everythingthatherreaders,theNationalBookAwardcommittee,andthePulitzerPrizejudgesloveaboutMcDermottt’sstoriesofIrish-CatholicAmericanlifeisback.”―KirkusReviews,starredreview

• “NationalBookAwardwinnerMcDermott(Someone)deliversanimmense,brilliantnovelaboutthelimitsoffaith,thepowerofsacrifice,andthecostofforgiveness.”―PublishersWeekly,starredreview

• “NationalBookAwardwinnerMcDermottissimplyoneofthefinestlivingCatholicwriters.AgenerationalnovelsuretoappealtolongtimeMcDermottfans,andtobringinnewreadersaswell.”―TheMillions’MostAnticipated:TheGreatSecondHalf2017BookPreview

Onadimwinterafternoon,ayoungIrishimmigrantopensthegastapsinhisBrooklyntenement.Heisdeterminedtoprove—tothesubwaybosseswhohaverecentlyfiredhim,tohisbadgeringpregnantwife—“thatthehoursofhislifebelongtohimselfalone.”Intheaftermathofthefirethatfollows,SisterSt.Savior,anagingnunandLittleSisteroftheSickPoor,appears,unbidden,todirectthewayforwardforhiswidowandhisunbornchild.InCatholicBrooklynintheearlypartofthetwentiethcentury,decorum,superstition,andshamecolludetoerasetheman’sbriefexistence,andyethissuicide,althoughneverspokenof,reverberatesthroughmanylives—testingthelimitsandthedemandsofloveandsacrifice,offorgivenessandforgetfulness,eventhroughmultiplegenerations.AliceMcDermottistheauthorofsixpreviousnovels,includingAfterThis;ChildofMyHeart;CharmingBilly,winnerofthe1998NationalBookAward;AtWeddingsandWakes;ThatNight;andSomeone.ThatNight,AtWeddingsandWakes,andAfterThiswereallfinalistsforthePulitzerPrize.SheistheRichardA.MackseyProfessoroftheHumanitiesatJohnsHopkinsUniversity.

• Soldto:Bloomsbury(UK&BC),LaTableRonde(France),LibrosdelAsteroide(Spain),EditorialMinuscula(Catalan),StileLibero(Italy),ZhejiangLiterature&Art(China),EKSMO(Russia)


moreopportunitiesin…commercialfiction

KarenCleveland,NEEDTOKNOW

Publisher:Ballantine/Transworld,January2018 Agent:DavidGernert

NorthAmericanrightstoBallantineinaseven-figurepre-emptfortwobooks•FilmrightstoUniversal(withCharlizeTheronattached)forsevenfigures•

30foreigndealswithauctionsandpre-emptsaroundtheglobe•Superleadtitle

• “Perhapstherewillbetwoorthreereadersouttherewhomanagetofinishthefirstchapterofthisterrificdebutandputitdownformorethananhour.Butthey’llbeback.Andthey’lldevourNeedtoKnowliketherestofus,skippinglunch,losingsleep,turningpagesuntiltheend,wherewe’reallleftwaitingformore.”—JohnGrisham

• “[A]pulse-hammeringfirstnovel…ThissuspensefulespionagetaleisarousingAct2totheexcitementofTV’sTheAmericansandthenovelsofChrisPavone.”—LibraryJournalstarredreview

• “TheRussiapage-turnerthatshouldbeoneveryone’slist.”—NewYorkPost• “PerfectforfansofShariLapena’sthrillersandChrisPavone’sTheExpats(2012),andforjustabouteveryonewho

lovesthethrilloffindingthemselvesinabookthatcan’tbeputdown.”—Bookliststarredreview • “Prediction:Ifyoureadchapterone,you’llreadchaptertwo.Ifyoureadchaptertwo,you’llmissdinner,stayupfar

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Cornwell,#1NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthor

Perfecthusband.Perfectfather.Perfectliar?Adebutnovelthat’simpossibletodescribewithoutspoilers.#NeedtoKnowBook.www.karen-cleveland.com.KarenClevelandspenteightyearsasaCIAanalyst,thelastsixincounterterrorism.Shehasmaster’sdegreesfromTrinityCollegeDublin,whereshestudiedasaFulbrightScholar,andfromHarvardUniversity.ShelivesinnorthernVirginiawithherhusbandandtwoyoungkids.

• Soldto:Transworld(UK&BC),BTB(Germany),DeAPlanetaLibri(Italy),Planeta(WorldSpanish),Columna(Catalan),Laffont(France),Bruna(Netherlands),Norstedts(Sweden),Hr.Ferdinand(Denmark),GyldendalNorsk(Norway),Gummerus(Finland),Planeta(Portugal),Planeta(Brazil),Obsidian(Bulgaria),Vulkan(Serbia),AgaveKonyvek(Hungary),ChinaSouthBooky(China),Foksal(Poland),Modan(Israel),Epsilon(Turkey),Ranok(Ukraine),Hayakawa(Japan),Albatros(Czech),Albatros(Slovak),SharpPoint(Taiwan),Profil(Croatia),Ucila(Slovenia),RAO(Romania),EestiRaamat(Estonia),Kontinents(Latvia),ArsLamina(Macedonia)


Publisher:Orion,June2018/HarperCollins,February2019 Agent:StephanieCabot

• “PeterMaylefanswillenjoythisfirstnovelandseriesopener.”–PublishersWeekly• “Penelopesparkles,turningwhatcouldhavebeenalightweightShirleyTempleintochampagne.Although

Kentmakesnopromises,updatesonherheroine’sfurtheradventureswouldbemostwelcome.“–Kirkus• “Charming....Whilethequirkycharactersareenjoyable,it’sthedetailsofthedetailsofProvençallifethat

willattractarmchairtravelers,fansofPeterMayle.”–LibraryJournal

It’sloveatfirstsightwhenPenelopeseesLeChantd’Eau—TheSongofWater—thestonefarmhousetuckedhighinthehillsabovetheLuberonvalley,completewithagarden,swimmingpool,andsweepingmountainvistas.Afteryearsofputtingherex-husband,grownchildren,andsensiblejobfirst,she’sgoingtostartlivingforherself.Thoughherdreamhouseneedsmajorrenovations,PenelopeimpulsivelybuysthepropertyandmovestoSt.Merlot.ButPenelope’sdaydreamsofanadventurouslifeinProvencedidn’tincludefindingacorpsefloatingfacedowninherswimmingpool.ThediscoveryofthedeadmanplungesherheadlongintoaProvençalstewofintrigueandlingeringresentmentssimmeringbeneaththedeceptivelysunnyvillage.Havingworkedintheforensicsoffice,Penelopeknowsathingortwoaboutmurderinvestigations—andshe’llstopatnothingtogettothebottomofthisone.SetagainsttheexquisitebackdropofProvence,steepedinhistory,atmosphere,andsecrets,DeathinProvenceintroducesanirresistibleheroineandadelightfulnewmysteryseries.SerenaKentisthenomdeplumeofDeborahLawrensonandherhusbandRobertRees.TheymetatCambridgeUniversityandpursuedcompletelydifferentcareers,sheinjournalismandfiction;heinbankingandmusic.TheyliveinahousefullofbooksinEngland,andanoldhamletinProvencewhichisalsoindireneedofmorebookshelves.

• Optionpublisher:EditorialPresenca(Portugal)

SerenaKent,DEATHINPROVENCE


Publisher:EmilyBestlerBooks,September2018 Agent:StephanieCabot

• “Atenseandgrippingreadthatplumbsthedepthsofgriefandlonging.LeaveNoTraceisasthrillingasawhitewaterrapidandasdarkastheMinnesotanwildernessitself.”—AmyGentry,internationallybestsellingauthorofGoodAsGone

• “Darkandatmospheric,withpalpablyvividdetailsandcomplexcharactersharboringplentyofsecrets,LeaveNoTraceistheperfectcombinationofgorgeousproseandedge-of-your-seatstorytelling.”—KimberlyBelle,internationallybestsellingauthorofTheMarriageLie

• “Thisnoveldeservesthetop-spotonyourreadinglist!”—HannahMaryMcKinnon,authorofTheNeighbors

ThereisaplaceinMinnesotawithhundredsofmilesofglaciallakesanduntouchedforestscalledtheBoundaryWaters.Tenyearsago,amanandhissontrekkedintothiswildernessandneverreturned.Searchteamsfoundtheircampsiteravagedbywhatlookedlikeabear.Theywerepresumeddeaduntiladecadelater...thesonappeared.Discoveredwhileransackinganoutfitterstore,theboywasviolentanduncommunicativeandsenttoapsychiatricfacility.MayaStark,theassistantlanguagetherapist,ischargedwithmakingaconnectionwiththeirhigh-profilepatient.Nomatterhowshetries,however,herefusestoanswerquestionsabouthisfatherorthelasttenyearsofhislife.ButMaya,whowasabandonedbyherownmother,hassecrets,too.Andasshe’sdrawnclosertothisenigmaticboywhoisnolongeraboy,she’llriskeverythingtoreunitehimwithhisfatherwhohasdisappearedfromtheknownworld. MindyMejiareceivedherMFAfromHamlineUniversityandistheauthorofEverythingYouWantMetoBe.ShelivesinMinneapolis/St.Paulwithherhusbandandtwochildren.

• Soldto:Quercus(UK&BritishCommonwealth),Fayard(France)• Optionpublishers:Fayard(France),Rocco(Brazil),Einaudi(Italy),Maxim(Hungary),GrupoPlaneta(Spain),

Znanje(Croatia),ChinaTimes(Taiwan),Hayakawa(Japan),CappelenDamm(Norway),ChinaCITIC(China),Domino(Czech),WeLearn(Thai),Burda(Poland),PaikeseKirjastus(Estonia),Enthusiast(Bulgaria),Ucila(Slovenia),Bertrand(Portugal)

MindyMejia,LEAVENOTRACE


AmyMeyerson,THEBOOKSHOPOFYESTERDAYSPublisher:ParkRowBooks,June2018 Agent:StephanieCabot

• “Thisdelightful,propulsivedebutispartcozyliterarymystery,partfamilydrama,and100%heart.[A]page-turnerinthebestsense;booklovers…willbedelighted.”—J.RyanStradal,NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorofKitchensoftheGreatMidwest

• “TheBookshopofYesterdayscaptivateswithitsemotionalhonesty,fullyrealizedcharacters,andprecisionofdetail.Thenotionofafamily’sloss,love,andhealinggetsanastuteexploration;thedeftlyhandledplotkeepsthepagesturning.AmyMeyersonisawritertowatch.”—DianeMcKinney-Whetstone,bestsellingauthorofTumblingandLazaretto

• “Awistfulstoryofhowtheworldofbookscanweaveitselfintothetapestryofourlives,Meyerson’sbeautifuldebutisaboutlove,family,andsecrets,andareminderthattheonethingwecanneverescapeisthepast.Heraffectionforallthingsliterarypoursforthoneverypageandthroughacastofcharacterseverybookloverwillembrace.”—CharlieLovett,NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorofTheBookman’sTaleandTheLostBookoftheGrail

MirandaBrooksgrewupinthestacksofhereccentricUncleBilly’sbookstoresolvingthefunscavengerhuntshecreatedjustforher.ButonMiranda’s12thbirthday,Billyhasamysteriousfalling-outwithhermother,andMirandadoesn’thearfromhimagainuntil16yearslaterwhenshereceivesunexpectednews:BillyhasdiedandleftherProsperoBooks,whichisteeteringontheedgeofbankruptcy.WhenMirandareturnshometoLosAngelesandProsperoBooks—nowasitsowner—shefindscluesthatBillyhashiddenforherinsidenovelsonthestore’sshelves,inlockeddrawers,inmailedpackages.MirandafindsherselfdrawnintoonefinalscavengerhuntmeetingpeoplefromBilly’spast,peoplewhosestoriesrevealtheterriblesecretthattoreherfamilyapart.TheBookshopofYesterdaysisalyricalstoryaboutfamily,love,andthehealingpowerofcommunity.It’salovelettertoreadingandbookstores,andatestamenttohowourhistoriesshapewhowebecome.AmyMeyersonlivesinLosAngelesandteacheswritingattheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia,whereshecompletedhergraduatework.Thisisherfirstnovel.

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SylvainNeuvel,THETHEMISFILES

Publisher:DelRey,April2016,2017,2018(respectively) Agent:SethFishman

NorthAmericanrightssoldinastrongsix-figuredeal•Morethan100,000copiessoldof

TheThemisFilesseries•20foreignpublishersfortheseriesPraiseforTheThemisFilesseries:

• “Oneofthemostpromisingserieskickoffsinrecentmemory"—NPR• "Pure,unadulteratedliteraryescapism"—KirkusReviews• “Aluminousconspiracyyarnthatshootsfor(andlandsamong)thestars.”–PierceBrown,#1NewYork

TimesbestsellingauthoroftheRedRisingtrilogy• “[This]bookisasheerblastfromstarttofinish.Ihaven’thadthismuchfunreadinginages.”—Blake

Crouch,authorofDarkMatterandthebestsellingWaywardPinestrilogyInherchildhood,RoseFranklinaccidentallydiscoveredagiantmetalhandburiedbeneaththegroundoutsideDeadwood,SouthDakota.Asanadult,Dr.RoseFranklinledtheteamthatuncoveredtherestofthebodypartswhichtogetherformThemis:apowerfulrobotofmysteriousalienorigin.She,alongwithlinguistVincent,pilotKara,andtheunnamedInterviewer,protectedtheEarthfromgeopoliticalconflictandalieninvasionalike.Now,afternearlytenyearsonanotherworld,Rosereturnstofindheroldalliancesforfeitandtheplanetinshambles.AndshemustpickupthepiecesoftheEarthDefenseCorpsasherownfriendsturnagainsteachother.

SylvainNeuvelistheauthorofSleepingGiants,WakingGods,andOnlyHuman.HeisalinguistandtranslatorbasedinMontreal.HeisatworkonanR2-D2replicaandhisnextnovel.www.neuvel.net.

• Soldto:MichaelJoseph(UK&BC),Heyne(Germany),LeLivredePoche(France),Brombergs(Sweden),Euromedia(Czech),LIKEPublishing(Finland),BeijingHuaxia(China),CompanhiadasLetras(Brazil),TokyoSogensha(Japan)

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GarryKasparov,DEEPTHINKING:WhereMachineIntelligenceEndsandHumanCreativityBegins

Publisher:PublicAffairs/JohnMurray,September2017 Agent:ChrisParris-Lamb

NorthAmericanrightstoPublicAffairsinasix-figuredeal•UKSundayTimesbestseller•May2017markedthe20thanniversaryofKasparov’slosstoIBMsupercomputerDeepBlue

• “Thoughtfulreadingforanyoneinterestedinhumanandmachinecognitionandamustforchessfans."

—KirkusReviewsstarredreview • "ThegreatGarryKasparovtakesonthekeyeconomicissueofourtime:howwecanthriveashumansina

worldofthinkingmachines."―WalterIsaacson,bestsellingauthorofTheInnovators• "GarryKasparov'sperspectivesonartificialintelligenceareborneofpersonalexperience-anddespite

that,areoptimistic,wiseandcompelling."―CharlesDuhigg,bestsellingauthorofSmarterFasterBetterInMay1997,theworldwatchedasGarryKasparov,thegreatestchessplayerintheworld,wasdefeatedforthefirsttimebytheIBMsupercomputerDeepBlue.Machineintelligencehadarrivedatthepointwhereitcouldbesthumanintellect.InDEEPTHINKING,Kasparovtellshissideofthestoryforthefirsttime—butmorethanthat,hemakesauniquecontributiontothestoryofartificialintelligence,takingpartinanurgentdebatewithphilosophersworriedabouthumanvalues,programmerscreatingself-learningneuralnetworks,andengineersofcutting-edgerobotics.HesurveysthequestionsfacingaworldthatisbecomingincreasinglyreliantonAI,makingareasonedandurgentcaseforwhyweshouldembraceit.GarryKasparovisabusinessspeaker,globalhumanrightsactivist,author,andformerworldchesschampion.AfrequentcontributortotheWallStreetJournal,heistheauthoroftwobooks,HowLifeImitatesChessandWinterisComing,eachofwhichhasbeentranslatedintomorethanadozenlanguages.

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DavidLynchandKristineMcKenna,ROOMTODREAMPublisher:RandomHouse,June2018 Agent:ChrisParris-Lamb

NorthAmericanrightstoRandomHouseinamajordeal•UK&BCrightspre-emptedbyCanongateforsixfigures•NewTwinPeaksseriespremieredin2017•20foreigndeals•JacketandtitleletteringdesignedbyDavidLynch

•40black&whitephotographschosenbyDavidLynchfromhispersonalcollection

AnunprecedentedlookintothepersonalandcreativelifeofDavidLynch—thevisionaryfilmmaker,artist,andcreatorofTwinPeaks—throughhiswordsandthoseofhiscolleagues,friends,andfamily.Inthisuniquehybridofbiographyandmemoirthat’sasunusualasthemanhimself,Lynchopensupforthefirsttimeaboutalifelivedinpursuitofhisincrediblysingularvisionandthemanyheartachesandstruggleshe’sfacedtobringhisunorthodoxprojectstofruition—sometimessuccessful,sometimesnot.Lynch’slyrical,intenselyintimate,andwhollyunfilteredpersonalreflectionsriffoffofprecedingbiographicalsections,writtenbyclosecollaboratorKristineMcKennaandbasedonmorethanonehundrednewinterviewswithsurprisinglycandidex-wives,familymembers,actors,agents,musicians,andcolleaguesinvariousfieldswhoallhavetheirowntakeonwhathappened.Thislandmarkbookwillofferaone-time,all-accesspassintothemindofoneofourmostpress-shy,enigmatic,andutterlyoriginallivingartists.DavidLynchistheoneofthemostinfluentialdirectorsofthepast50years.HehasbeennominatedforthreeAcademyAwards,andisthewinnerofthePalmed’OrattheCannesFilmFestivalandtheGoldenLionawardattheVeniceFilmFestival.TheFrenchgovernmentawardedhimtheLegionofHonor.

KristineMcKennaisajournalist,critic,andartcurator,andtheauthoroftwocollectionsofinterviews:TheBookofChangesandTalktoHer.

• Soldto:Canongate(UK&BC),Heyne(Germany),Mondadori(Italy),GadsForlag(Denmark),LIKE(Finland),Paseka(CzechRepublic),Lattes(France),PRHGrupoEditorial(Spain),ROPI(Greece),Record(Brazil),20/20Editora(Portugal),BeijingImaginist(China),OpenHouse(Korea),Eksmo(Russia),ChinaTimes(Taiwan),Polaris(Sweden),Colibri(Bulgaria),Dereta(Serbia),Athenaeum(Hungary),Zhupansky(Ukraine),FilmArt-sha(Japan)


RandallMunroe(creatorofxkcd)WHATIF?SeriousScientificAnswerstoAbsurdHypotheticalQuestions Publisher: HoughtonMifflinHarcourt,September2014 Agent:SethFishman

#1NewYorkTimesBestseller•#1BestselleronAmazon•#1Non-fictionbookintheUK•#2bestselleronDerSpiegellistinGermany•Morethan1,000,000copiesinprintworldwide

Millionsofpeoplevisitxkcd.comeachweektoreadMunroe’siconicwebcomic.Hisstick-figuredrawingsaboutscience,technology,language,andlovehaveanenormous,dedicatedfollowing,asdohisdeeplyresearchedanswerstohisfans’strangestquestions.Responsesaremasterpiecesofclarityandwit,explainingeverythingfromtherelativisticeffectsofabaseballpitchedatnearthespeedoflighttothehorriblewaysyoucoulddiewhilebuildingaperiodictableoutofalltheactualelements.THINGEXPLAINER:ComplicatedStuffinSimpleWords Publisher: HoughtonMifflinHarcourt,November2015 Agent:SethFishman

#1NewYorkTimesbestseller•NorthAmericanrightssoldinaseven-figuredealHaveyouevertriedtolearnmoreaboutsomeincrediblething,onlytobefrustratedbyincomprehensiblejargon?InThingExplainer,Randalluseslinedrawingsandonlythethousand(or,rather,“tenhundred”)mostcommonwordstoprovidesimpleexplanationsforsomeofthemostinterestingstuffbothonearthandbeyond.“Brilliant…awonderfulguideforcuriousminds.”—BillGatesRandallMunroe,aformerNASAroboticist,isthecreatorofthewebcomicxkcdandtheauthorofxkcd:volume0.TheInternationalAstronomicalUnionrecentlynamedanasteroidafterhim;asteroid4942MunroeisbigenoughtocauseamassextinctionifiteverhitsaplanetlikeEarth.

• Xkcdpublishers:JohnMurrayPress(UK&BC),Knaus(Germany),Bompiani(Italy),CompanhiadasLetras(Brazil),Unieboek(Netherlands),Flammarion(France),Aguilar(Spain),Prah(CzechRepublic),AST(Russia),Sigongsa(Korea),Hayakawa(Japan),Klidarithmos(Greece),Athenaeum(Hungary),CzarnaOwca(Poland),UnitedSky(China),Commonwealth(Taiwan),Pegasus(Turkey),SaídadeEmergência(Portugal),WSOY(Finland),WeLearn(Thailand),Heliks(Serbia),Modan(Israel),Volante(Sweden),FontForlag(Norway),Ikar(SlovakRepublic),NhaNam(Vietnam),Loxodonta(Denmark),Aripaev(Estonia),PTGramedia(Indonesia),Publica(Romania),Fokus(Croatia),Vivat(Ukraine),Al-Ahlia(Arabic)


RyanNorth,HOWTOINVENTEVERYTHING:ASurvivalGuidefortheStrandedTimeTraveler

Publisher:Riverhead/Ebury,September2018 Agent:SethFishman

NYTbestsellingauthorofROMEOAND/ORJULIET•

•Six-figureadvancewithRiverhead(NArightsonly)•NPRBestBookof2018•Blurbfrom#1NYTBestsellerRandallMunroe•FilmdealwithColumbiaPictures

• “HowtoInventEverythingissuchacoolbook.It'sessentialreadingforanyonewhoneedstoduplicatean

industrialcivilizationquickly."—xkcdcreatorandWhatIf?authorRandallMunroe• “Afun,thoughtful,andthoroughlyaccessiblereferenceforcuriousreaders,students,andworld-builders,

aswellaswaywardtimetravelers.”—PublishersWeeklystarredreview

Getreadytomakehistory...better.Whatwouldyoudoifyouhadatimemachinethattookyouhundredsorthousandsofyearsintothepast...andthenbroke?Howwouldyousurvive?Couldyouimproveoncivilization'soriginaltimeline?Andhowhardwoulditbetodomesticateagiantwombat?InHowtoInventEverything,bestsellingauthorandtime-travelenthusiastRyanNorthanswersallthesequestionssoyoudon'thaveto.Thisguidecontainsallthescience,engineering,mathematics,art,music,philosophy,facts,andfiguresrequiredforeventhemostcluelessstrandedtimetravelertobuildacivilizationfromthegroundup.www.howtoinventeverything.com.RyanNorthistheNewYorkTimes-bestsellingauthoroftwochooseable-pathShakespearebooks,Romeoand/orJulietandToBeorNottoBe.He'sthecreatorofDinosaurComicsandtheEisnerAward-winningwriterofAdventureTime,Jughead,andTheUnbeatableSquirrelGirlforMarvelComics.www.ryannorth.ca

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PeterThielwithBlakeMasters,ZEROTOONE:NotesonStartups,orHowtoBuildtheFuturePublisher:CrownBusiness,September2014 Agent:ChrisParris-Lamb#1NewYorkTimesbestseller•SoldtoCrownBusinessforsevenfiguresinaheatedauction•

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• “Thisbookdeliverscompletelynewandrefreshingideasonhowtocreatevalueintheworld.”—MarkZuckerberg,CEOofFacebook

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Everymomentinbusinesshappensonlyonce.ThenextBillGateswillnotbuildanoperatingsystem.ThenextMarkZuckerbergwon’tcreateasocialnetwork.Ifyouarecopyingtheseguys,youaren’tlearningfromthem.Progresscomesfrommonopoly,notcompetition.Competitiondestroysprofitsforindividuals,companies,andsocietyasawhole.ZerotoOneisabouthowtobuildcompaniesthatcreatenewthings.Whatvaluablecompanyisnobodybuilding?PeterThiel,anentrepreneurandinvestor,co-foundedPayPalandthedataanalyticsfirmPalantirTechnologies.HemadethefirstoutsideinvestmentinFacebook,fundedcompanieslikeSpaceXandLinkedIn,andstartedtheThielFoundation,whichnurturestomorrow’stechvisionaries.BlakeMastersco-foundedJudicata,atechnologystartupthatbuildstoolsforlegalresearchandanalysis.

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