ALA Annual 2014 RHLibrary Book Buzz Handout

Dataclysm Christian Rudder

HC: 978-0-385-34737-2

eBook: 978-0-385-34738-9

CD: 978-0-553-39751-2

AD: 978-0-553-39752-9

Crown | 125,000

September 9, 2014

An irreverent, provocative, and visually fascinating look at what our

online lives reveal about who we really areand how this deluge of data will

transform the science of human behavior.

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In the Kingdom of Ice Hampton Sides

HC: 978-0-385-53537-3

eBook: 978-0-385-53538-0

CD: 978-0-307-96656-8

AD: 978-0-307-96657-5

Doubleday | 150,000

August 5, 2014

New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides returns with a white-knuckle tale of polar exploration and

survival in the Gilded Age.

The Bone Clocks David Mitchell

HC: 978-1-4000-6567-7

eBook: 978-0-8129-9473-5

Random House | 200,000

September 2, 2014

The bestselling author of Cloud Atlas returns with The Bone Clocks, a vast,

hypnotic novel that weaves six narratives and spans from

1984 to the 2030s.

How We Learn Benedict Carey

HC: 978-0-8129-9388-2

eBook: 978-0-8129-9389-9

CD: 978-0-4498-0779-8

AD: 978-0-4498-0780-4


September 2, 2014

From the lead neuroscience reporter at The New York Times comes a

fascinating, playful exploration of what we really know about learning

and memory todayand how we can use it to become smarter.

Station Eleven Emily St. John Mandel HC: 978-0-385-35330-4

eBook: 978-0-385-35331-1

CD: 978-0-553-54558-6

AD: 978-0-553-39798-7

Knopf | 50,000

September 9, 2014

An audacious, darkly glittering novel about art, fame, and ambition set in

the eerie days of civilization's collapse. Perfect for fans of The Age of Miracles

and The Dog Stars.

The Distance Helen Giltrow

HC: 978-0-385-53699-8

eBook: 978-0-385-53700-1

CD: 978-0-553-54559-3

AD: 978-0-553-39977-6

Doubleday | 50,000

September 9, 2014

A dark, ultra-contemporary, and relentlessly paced debut thriller about a London society woman trying to put her secret criminal past behind her, and the

hit man who comes to her with an impossible job she can't refuse.

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Off the Sidelines Kirsten Gillibrand

HC: 978-0-8041-7907-2

eBook: 978-0-8041-7908-9

CD: 978-0-5533-9737-6

AD: 978-0-5533-9738-3

Ballantine Books | 100,000

September 9, 2014 From New York Senator and rising

political star, an inspirational memoir and call-to-action for all women to get

involved politically and raise their voices to make a difference in their communities and for their families.

Love Me Back Merritt Tierce

HC: 978-0-385-53807-7

eBook: 978-0-385-53808-4

Doubleday | 40,000

September 16, 2014

From "5 Under 35" honoree and Rona Jaffe Award-winner comes an urgent, intensely visceral debut novel about a

young waitress whose downward spiral is narrated in electric prose.

Here Richard McGuire

HC: 978-0-375-40650-8

Pantheon | 75,000

October 7, 2014

From one of the great comic innovators, the long-awaited

fulfillment of his pioneering comic vision. Perfect for readers of David

Mitchell's Cloud Atlas, Chris Ware's Building Stories, David Mazzucchelli's

Asterios Polyp, Charles Burns's Black Hole.




Horrorstr Grady Hendrix

HC: 978-1-59474-526-3

eBook: 978-1-59474-727-4

Quirk Books | 30,000

September 23, 2014

It's a classic old-fashioned haunted house storyset in a big box Swedish furniture superstore. Designed like a

retail catalog, Horrorstr offers a creepy read with mass appealperfect for Halloween tables and young adult

readers.

A Path Appears Nicholas D. Kristof

and Sheryl WuDunn HC: 978-0-385-34991-8

eBook: 978-0-385-34992-5

Knopf | 200,000

September 23, 2014

From the authors of the #1 New York Times bestselling Half the Sky, a

unique and essential narrative about making a difference in the world.

Soon to be the basis of a PBS four-hour series.

Superman/ Wonder Woman Vol. 1:

Power Couple (The New 52)

Charles Soule HC: 978-1-4012-4898-7

DC Comics | 75,000

September 23, 2014

Spinning out of Justice League, the greatest superhero couple in the

universe sets off on their own adventures.

Not That Kind of Girl Lena Dunham

HC: 978-0-8129-9499-5

eBook: 978-0-8129-9500-8


September 30, 2014

From the acclaimed creator, producer, and star of HBO's Girls comes a

hilarious, wise, and extremely frank series of essays, confirming Lena

Dunham as one of the brightest and most original writers working today.

The Invisible Front Yochi Dreazen

HC: 978-0-385-34783-9

eBook: 978-0-385-34784-6

Crown | 20,000

October 7, 2014

The unforgettable and sensitively reported story of a military family that lost two sonsone to suicide and one in combatand channeled their grief into fighting the armed forces' suicide

epidemic.

Some Luck Jane Smiley

HC: 978-0-307-70031-5

eBook: 978-0-385-35039-6

AD: 978-0-804-19413-6

Knopf | 75,000

October 7, 2014

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Thousand Acres: a

heartwarming, deeply engaging new novelthe life and times of an

American farm family over three transformative decades.

The American Vice Presidency Jules Witcover

HC: 978-1-58834-471-7

eBook: 978-1-58834-472-4

Smithsonian Books | 20,000

October 7, 2014

The definitive chronicle of American Vice Presidentsthe men a heartbeat

away from the presidency and the eventual evolution of their roles in the

governing of the nation.


The Life We Bury Allen Eskens

TR: 978-1-61614-998-7

eBook: 978-1-61614-999-4

Seventh Street Books | 45,000

October 14, 2014

A young man finds himself caught in the dark maze of circumstances

surrounding a crime that occurred thirty years ago, and must confront several ugly truths as well as direct

threats to his own life.

The Jane Austen Rules Sinead Murphy

TR: 978-1-61219-382-3

eBook: 978-1-61219-383-0

Melville House | 40,000

October 14, 2014

A whip-smart young critic and feminist makes a sharp critique of modern dating guides, presenting

Jane Austen's books as the antidote.




Leaving Time Jodi Picoult

HC: 978-0-345-54492-6

eBook: 978-0-345-54493-3

CD: 978-0-804-12903-9

AD: 978-0-804-14765-1


October 14, 2014

From the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling author comes the gripping story of a daughter searching for her

missing mothera deeply moving and intelligent page turner.

Just Mercy Bryan Stevenson

HC: 978-0-8129-9452-0

eBook: 978-0-8129-9453-7

Spiegel & Grau | 30,000

October 21, 2014

From one of the country's most visionary legal thinkers, social justice advocates, and MacArthur "genius," this is an intimate and unforgettable

narrative journey into the broken American criminal justice system.

The Book of Strange New Things Michel Faber

HC: 978-0-553-41884-2

eBook: 978-0-553-41885-9

CD: 978-0-553-54623-1

AD: 978-0-553-54624-8

Hogarth | 200,000

October 28, 2014

A monumental, genre-defying novel over ten years in the making, from the internationally bestselling author of The Crimson Petal and the White.

Food: A Love Story Jim Gaffigan

HC: 978-0-8041-4041-6

eBook: 978-0-8041-4042-3

Crown Archetype | 200,000

October 28, 2014

Choking on bacon is like getting murdered by your lover.

In the follow-up to his New York Times bestseller Dad Is Fat, comedian

Jim Gaffigan takes on his favorite topic: food.

Cover Not Final

Empire of Sin Gary Krist

HC: 978-0-7704-3706-0

eBook: 978-0-7704-3707-7

Crown | 30,000

October 28, 2014

A vibrant and immersive account of New Orleans' other civil war, at a time when commercialized vice, jazz music

culture, and endemic crime defined the battlegrounds of the Crescent City.

The Secret History

of Wonder Woman

Jill Lepore HC: 978-0-385-35404-2

eBook: 978-0-385-35405-9

AD: 978-0-553-55135-8

Knopf | 75,000

October 28, 2014

A riveting work that reveals the origin of one of Americas pop culture icons

a story that hides within it not only a fascinating family saga but a crucial

history of 20thCentury feminism. From the author of the National Book Award

finalist Book of Ages.


Hacker, Hoaxer, Whistleblower, Spy

Gabriella Coleman

HC: 978-1-78168-583-9

eBook: 978-1-78168-584-6

Verso | 25,000

November 4, 2014

An engrossing, fascinating account from inside Anonymous becomes a

page-turning tale of political intrigue, spies and surveillance.

Serenity: Leaves on the Wind

Zack Whedon HC: 978-1-61655-489-7

eBook: 978-1-62115-937-7

Dark Horse Books | 60,000

November 18, 2014

Television/comic writer Zack Wheldon (Deadwood, Southland)

continues the saga of Joss Whedon's space cowboys!

The Bishop's Wife Mette Ivie Harrison HC: 978-1-61695-476-5

eBook: 978-1-61695-478-9

Soho Crime | 50,000

December 30, 2014

In this eye-opening mystery set in the heart of Mormon Utah, a bishop's wife

investigates two deaths within her community.

It Was Me All Along Andie Mitchell

HC: 978-0-7704-3324-6

eBook: 978-0-7704-3326-0

CD: 978-0-5535-4627-9

AD: 978-0-5535-4628-6

Clarkson Potter | 75,000

January 6, 2015

A young food blogger shares her inspiring story of incredible weight

lossa journey from nearly 300 pounds to losing more than half her sizeand establishing a healthy and

confident relationship with food.

Vanessa and Her Sister Priya Parmar

HC: 978-0-8041-7637-8

eBook: 978-0-8041-7638-5

CD: 978-0-5535-4562-3

AD: 978-0-5533-9846-5


January 13, 2015

For readers of The Paris Wife and Loving Frank, this novel offers a

fascinating glimpse into the adult lives of sisters Virginia Woolf and

Vanessa Bell.

The Marauders Tom Cooper

HC: 978-0-8041-4056-0

eBook: 978-0-8041-4057-7

AD: 978-0-5535-4634-7

Crown | 30,000

February 3, 2015

A masterfully written, darkly hilarious crime novel from a debut novelist, set

in a small bayou town that has recently been devastated by

the BP oil spill.

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

February 3, 2015

Brilliantly executed, hilarious, and driven by the irrepressible voice of its

unforgettable heroine, this page-turning debut showcases one of the most engaging commercial voices

since Helen Fielding's Bridget Joness Diary.




A Small Indiscretion Jan Ellison

HC: 978-0-8129-9544-2

eBook: 978-0-8129-9545-9


January 27, 2015

A gripping debut novel about a womans struggle to piece together the mystery of her past, when the legacy of a youthful indiscretion threatens to destroy her family

and marriage.


Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage

Haruki Murakami HC: 978-0-385-35210-9

eBook: 978-03-853-5211-6

CD: 978-0-804-16675-1

AD: 978-0-804-16676-8

Knopf | 250,000

August 12, 2014

The new novela book that sold more than a million copies the first week it

went on sale in Japanfrom the internationally acclaimed author, his

first since 1Q84.

Personal Lee Child

HC: 978-0-8041-7874-7

eBook: 978-0-8041-7876-1

CD: 978-0-8041-9283-5

AD: 978-0-8041-9284-2

Delacorte Press | 800,000

September 2, 2014

After the game-changing twist Child offered readers in Never Go Back, comes a breathtaking new thriller featuring the world's most beloved

vigilante hero Jack Reacher.

The Children Act Ian McEwan

HC: 978-0-385-53970-8

eBook: 978-0-385-53971-5

Nan A. Talese | 150,000

September 9, 2014

A brilliant, emotionally wrenching new novel from the author of Atonement and Amsterdam.

The Roosevelts Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns

HC: 978-0-307-70023-0

eBook: 978-0-385-35306-9

Knopf | 250,000

September 9, 2014

An extraordinarily vivid and personal portrait of America's greatest political

family and its enormous impact on our nationthe tie-in volume to the PBS documentary to air in the fall of

2014.

Bones Never Lie Kathy Reichs

HC: 978-0-345-54401-8

eBook: 978-0-345-54402-5

CD: 978-0-804-14780-4

AD: 978-0-804-14781-1

LP: 978-0-804-19447-1

Bantam | 200,000

September 23, 2014

The biggest and best suspense novel yet in the Temperance Brennan

seriesfrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author and forensic

anthropologist.

An English Ghost Story Kim Newman

TR: 978-1-78116-558-4

eBook: 978-1-78116-559-1

Titan Books | 30,000

October 7, 2014

An English Ghost Story is the new novel by the critically acclaimed

author of Anno Dracula, Kim Newman. A British family move into a

new home away from the city with horrific consequences.




Non-Presentation Titles So Many Books, So Little Time

World of Trouble Ben H. Winters

TR: 978-1-59474-685-7

eBook: 978-1-59474-686-4

Quirk Books | 50,000

July 15, 2014

The third and final installment in the Edgar Award-winning "pre-

apocalyptic" Last Policeman series. With the doomsday asteroid looming,

it's clear that there's more than one earth-shattering revelation on the

horizon.

The Thing About December Donal Ryan

HC: 978-1-58642-228-8

eBook: 978-1-58642-229-5

Steerforth | 25,000

August 26, 2014

Ryan's award-winning debut, The Spinning Heart, garnered

unprecedented acclaimincluding the Guardian First Book Award and Irish Book Awards Book of The Year. His

follow-up offers a window into today's Ireland.

Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own

Autobiography Neil Patrick Harris

HC: 978-0-385-34699-3

eBook: 978-0-385-34700-6

CD: 978-0-385-36796-7

AD: 978-0-385-36797-4


October 14, 2014

Neil Patrick Harris, beloved star of How I Met Your Mother, takes readers on an

entertaining and original adventure through his life and career.

Make Up Your Life Michelle Phan

HC: 978-0-8041-3734-8

eBook: 978-0-8041-3735-5

Harmony | 80,000

October 14, 2014

The YouTube sensations inspiring self-help guide of her trademark beauty and style tips as well as stories from her life

and advice on the topics her fans ask about most, including exercise, diet,

career, entrepreneurship, and creativity. For readers of Lea Michele, Lauren Conrad, and Maria Menounos.

YouTube.com/MichellePhan

Shopaholic to the Stars Sophie Kinsella

HC: 978-0-8129-9386-8

eBook: 978-0-8129-9387-5

CD: 978-0-3853-6172-9

AD: 978-0-3853-6173-6

The Dial Press | 200,000

October 21, 2014

In the first new Shopaholic in four years, Becky Bloomwood is now in LAhilariously challenged by the

culture, the celebrity, and the fleeting nature of fame.

At Home in the Whole Food Kitchen

Amy Chaplin HC: 978-1-61180-085-2

Roost Books | 20,000

October 21, 2014

A sophisticated vegetarian cookbook with all the tools you need to be at

home in your kitchen, cooking in the most nourishing and delicious way

from the foundations of stocking a pantry and understanding your

ingredients, to preparing elaborate seasonal feasts.

Prince Lestat Anne Rice

HC: 978-0-307-96252-2

eBook: 978-0-307-96253-9

CD: 978-0-385-36180-4

AD: 978-0-385-36181-1

Knopf | 300,000

October 28, 2014

From Anne Rice, reinventor of the vampire universe beginning with the

now iconic Interview with a Vampirea surprising and

compelling return that deepens Rice's vampire mythology with a chillingly

hypnotic, rich mystery-thriller.

A Letter to My Cat Lisa Erspamer

HC: 978-0-8041-3965-6

eBook: 978-0-8041-3966-3


October 28, 2014

The follow-up to A Letter to My Dog takes on cats, with celebrities writing letters of love and gratitude to their

beloved pet felines. Contributors include Dr. Oz, Kat Von D, Mariel Hemingway, Gina Gershon, Joe Perry (Aerosmith), Stacy London, and Dita Von Teese, a

soldier returned from Iraq, and a fourth-grader, among others.

So Anyway... John Cleese

HC: 978-0-385-34824-9

eBook: 978-0-385-34825-6

CD: 978-0-804-12799-8

AD: 978-0-804-12800-1


November 4, 2014

The autobiography of John Cleese, legendary cofounder of the comedy

troupe "Monty Python," creator of the award-winning British sitcom Fawlty Towers and featured performer in the

James Bond, Harry Potter, and Shrek films.




Golden Son Pierce Brown

HC: 978-0-345-53981-6

eBook: 978-0-345-53982-3

Del Rey | 50,000

January 6, 2015

The much anticipated sequel to Pierce Browns New York

Times bestselling debut and #1 LibraryReads pick, Red Rising. This

series is sure to thrill fans of Suzanne Collins, George R. R. Martin, and

William Golding.

Non-Presentation Titles So Many Books, So Little Time

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