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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Americanah

A powerul new novelher rst in seven

yearsby the award-winning author ofHalf of

a Yellow Sun, a story of love and race span-

ning three continents and numerous lives, and

centered around a young man and a woman

from Nigeria who face difcult choices and

challenges in the countries they come to call

home. United States and Nigeria

978-0-307-27108-2 | $26.95 | Knopf | HC | Fiction

978-0-307-39791-1 | $29.95C | Knopf Canada | HC978-0-307-45592-5 | $15.95C | Anchor | TR | March 2014

E 978-0-307-96212-6

Themes: IDENTITY

Melanie Benjamin

The Aviators Wife:A Novel

In the spirit ofLoving Frankand The Paris

Wife, novelist Melanie Benjamin pulls back t

curtain on the marriage of one of Americas

most extraordinary couples: Charles Lindbe

and Anne Morrow Lindbergh. Will fascinate

history buffs and surprise those who know

of her only as the aviators wife. People

Chicago, IL

978-0-345-52867-4 | $26.00/$31.00C | Delacorte PreHC | Fiction

978-0-345-52868-1 | $15.00/$17.00C | Bantam | TR | November 2013

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Themes: COURAGE IDENTITY LOVE

James Agee;Photographed by Walker Evans;

Edited by John Summers;Introduction by Adam Haslett

Cotton Tenants:Three Families

Published here or the rst time, Agees

original reportaccompanied by thirty of

Walker Evans historic photosis an un-

sparing record of place and of three fami-

lies who worked the land at a desperate

time. It remains relevant today as one the

most honest explorations of poverty in America ever attempted, and

as a foundational document of long-form reporting. It is, according to

novelist Adam Haslett, a poets brief for the prosecution of economic

and social injustice.Alabama

978-1-61219-212-3 | $24.95/$24.95 | Melville House | HC | Nonfiction

E 978-1-61219-213-0Themes: IDENTITY LOSS

Shani Boianjiu

The People of Forever Are

Not Afraid

The searing, riveting debut novel about you

women coming of age in the military. Yael,

Avishag, and Lea grow up together in a tin

dusty Israeli village, attending high school a

passing notes to each other to alleviate the

universal boredom of teenage life. When th

are conscripted into the army, their lives cha

in unpredictable ways. Shani Boianjiu creat

a heightened reality that recalls our most celebrated chroniclers of

and the military, while capturing that unique time in a young woman

life when a single moment can change everything. Israel

978-0-307-95597-5 | $14.00 | Hogarth | TR | Fiction

978-0-385-67691-5 | $17.95C | Anchor Canada | TR

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Themes: COMING OF AGE IDENTITY COURAGE


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New Recommendations

Jessica Brockmole

Letters from Skye:A Novel

For readers ofThe Guernsey Literary and Potato

Peel Pie Societyand Sarah Blakes The Postmis-

tress comes a sweeping story told in letters, span-

ning two continents and two world wars. Jessica

Brockmoles atmospheric debut novel captures

the indelible ways that people fall in love, and cel-ebrates the power of the written word to stir the

heart. Northern Indiana

978-0-345-54260-1 | $25.00/$28.00C | Ballantine Books | HCFiction

978-0-3455-4262-5 | $15.00/$17.00C | Ballantine Books | TR | June 2014

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Themes: COURAGE LOSS LOVE

Rhidian Brook

The Aftermath:A Novel

Hamburg, 1946. While thousands wander the

rubble, lost and homeless, Colonel Lewis Morgan,

charged with overseeing the rebuilding of this dev-

astated city, is stationed in a grand house on the

River Elbe. He is waiting for the arrival of his wife

Rachaelstill grieving for their eldest sonand their

only surviving son, Edmund. But rather than force

the owners of the house, a German widower and

his rebellious daughter, out onto the streets, Lewis

insists that the two families live together. In this charged atmosphere, both

parents and children will be forced to confront their true selves as enmity

and grief give way to passion and betrayal, to their deepest desires, their

ercest loyalties, and the transforming power of forgiveness. London, UK

978-0-307-95826-6 | $25.95 | Knopf | HC | Fiction | September 2013

978-0-307-36104-2 | $22.95C | RH Canada | TR

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Themes: LOSS LOVE COURAGE

Bill Bryson

One Summer:America, 1927

One of the most admired nonction writers o our

time retells the story of one truly fabulous year in

the life of his native countrya fascinating and

gripping narrative featuring such outsized Ameri-

can heroes as Charles Lindbergh, Babe Ruth, and

yes Herbert Hoover, and a gallery of criminals (Al

Capone), eccentrics (Shipwreck Kelly), and close-

mouthed politicians (Calvin Coolidge). It was the

year Americans attempted and accomplished out-

sized things and came of age in a big, brawling manner. What a country.

What a summer. Norfolk, England

978-0-7679-1940-1 | $28.95 | Doubleday | HC | Nonfiction | October 2013

978-0-385-66165-2 | $37.95C | Doubleday Canada | HC

978-0-7679-1941-8 | $15.95C | Anchor | TR | July 2014

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Themes: IDENTITY

Edwidge Danticat

Claire of the Sea Light

Claire Limy LanmClaire of the Sea Ligh

an enchanting child born into love and trag

in a seaside town in Haiti. Claires mother d

childbirth, and her father, Nozias, wonders

should give away his young daughter to a lo

shopkeeper who lost a child of her own, sogive her a better life. But on the night of Cla

seventh birthday, when he makes the wren

ing decision to do so, she disappears. As N

and others look for her, painful secrets and startling truths are unea

among a host of men and women whose stories connect to Claire

parents, and the town itself. Miami, FL

978-0-307-27179-2 | $24.95/$28.95C | Knopf | HC | Fiction

978-0-307-47227-4 | $15.00/$17.00C | Vintage | TR | June 2014

E 978-0-385-34968-0

Themes: IDENTITY LOSS

Sampson Davis and Lisa Frazier Page

Living and Dying in Brick City:

An E.R. Doctor Returns Home

Davis is best known as one of three friends

inner-city Newark who made a pact in high

to become doctors. Their bookThe Pactan

work have inspired countless young men a

women. Now Dr. Davis looks at the healthc

crisis in the inner city from a rare perspectiv

doctor who works on the front line of emerg

medical care in the community where he gr

Newark, NJ

978-1-4000-6994-1 | $25.00/$29.95C | Spiegel & Grau | HC | Nonfiction

978-0-8129-8234-3 | $15.00/$17.00C | Spiegel & Grau | TR | February 2014

E 978-0-679-60518-8

Themes: COURAGE INTEGRITY

Sheri Fink

Five Days at Memorial: Life andDeath in a Storm-Ravaged Hospita

Waters unleashed by Hurricane Katrina swe

Orleans into a spiral of chaos and fear. As s

rang out and backup generators failed, bot

tients and staff at Memorial Medical Center

for their lives. Five days later, eighteen patie

had died after being injected with powerful Pulitzer Prize winner Sheri Fink unfolds the

the investigation, and what it means when d

collides with human nature.

978-0-307-71896-9 | $26.00/$30.00C | Crown | HC | Nonfiction | August 2013

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Themes: INTEGRITY


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Jamie Ford

Songs of Willow Frost:A Novel

From the bestselling author ofHotel on the Corner

of Bitter and Sweetcomes a novel set against

the backdrop of Depression-era Seattle. When

William Eng, a Chinese American orphan, catches

a glimpse of movie actress Willow Frost, he is

convinced that the movie star is his mother. A

powerful tale of two souls seeking love, hope, and

forgiveness. Great Falls, MT

978-0-345-52202-3 | $26.00/$28.00C | Ballantine Books | HCFiction | September 2013

978-0-345-52203-0 | $15.00/$18.95C | Ballantine Books | TR | September 2014

E 978-0-345-52204-7 | ] CD: 978-0-307-87623-2 | ] AD: 978-0-307-87624-9

Themes: LOSS LOVE IDENTITY

Matthew Goodman

Eighty Days: Nellie Bly andElizabeth Bislands History-Making

Race Around the WorldOn November 14, 1889, Nellie Bly, a young re-

porter for Worldnewspaper, left New York City

on a quest to break the record for the fastest trip

around the world. Also departing from New York

that dayheading in the opposite directionwas

The Cosmopolitan journalist, Elizabeth Bisland.

The dramatic race that ensued would captivate the

nation. Brooklyn, NY

978-0-345-52726-4 | $28.00/$30.00C | Ballantine Books | HC | Nonfiction

978-0-345-52727-1 | $16.00/$18.00C | Ballantine Books | TR | December 2013

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Themes: COURAGE IDENTITY INTEGRITY

Winston Groom

The Aviators: Eddie Rickenbacker,Jimmy Doolittle, Charles Lindbergh,and the Epic Age of Flight

Tells the saga of three extraordinary aviators

Charles Lindbergh, Eddie Rickenbacker, and

Jimmy Doolittleand how they redened hero-

ism through their genius, daring, and uncommon

courage. These cleverly interwoven tales of their

heart-stopping adventures take us from the feats

of World War I through the heroism of World War

II and beyond, including daring military raids and survival at sea. With the

world in peril in World War II, each man set aside great success and com-fort to return to the skies for his most daring mission yet.

978-1-42621-156-0 | $30.00/$35.00C | National Geographic | HC | Nonfiction

E 978-1-4262-1157-7


Naoki Higashida; Translated byKA Yoshida and David Mitchell

The Reason I Jump:

The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism

A remarkable journey into the mind of Naok

Higashida, a 13-year-old boy with severe a

Using an alphabet grid Naoki painstakingly

out answers to the questions he imagines o

most often wonder: why do you talk so loud

it true you hate being touched? The result i

inspiring, attitude-transforming book.Japan

978-0-8129-9486-5 | $22.00 | Random House | HC | Nonfiction | August 2013

978-0-345-80780-9 | $25.00C | Knopf Canada | HC

E 978-0-8129-9487-2

Themes: IDENTITY

Nancy Horan

Under the Wide and Starry Sky

A NovelThe bestselling author ofLoving Frankretur

the incredible story of the passionate, turbu

relationship between Scottish literary giant,

Louis Stevenson, and his wild-tempered Am

wife, Fanny. This masterful new novel recre

a love story that is unique, passionate, and

whelmingly powerful. Whidbey Island, WA

978-0-345-51653-4 | $26.00/$30.00C | Ballantine BoFiction | January 2014

978-0-345-51654-1 | $16.00/$19.95C | Ballantine Books | TR | November 2014

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Themes: LOVE

Herman Koch

The Dinner:A Novel

An internationally bestselling phenomenon:

darkly suspenseful, highly controversial tale

families struggling to make the hardest dec

of their livesall over the course of one me

a summers evening in Amsterdam, two cou

meet at a fashionable restaurant for dinner.

the conversation is a gentle hum of small ta

banality of work, the latest movies theyve s

But behind the empty words, terrible things

to be said, and with every forced smile and every new course, the

are being sharpened.Amsterdam

978-0-770-43785-5 | $24.00/$28.00C | Hogarth | HC | Fiction

978-0-385-34685-6 | $14.00/$16.00C | TR | Hogarth | November 2013

E 978-0-385-34684-9

Themes: CRIME AND JUSTICE


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Paul Kurtz

The Turbulent Universe

In a work that blends realism and optimism Kurtz

lays out the basic principles of an ethical approach

that he calls humanist eupraxsophythe applica-

tion of practical moral choices inspired by scientic

wisdom. Emphasizing the dramatic character of

the biosphere, human affairs, and the physicaluniverse itself, Kurtz has structured the book in

terms of an operatic scenario, with an overture,

intermezzo, nine acts, and a grand nale. Citing

the emergence of a new planetary civilization, he proposes the develop-

ment of a planetary ethics based on universal human rights.Amherst, NY

978-1-6161-4735-8 | $20.00/$21.00C | Prometheus Books | TR | Nonfiction

E 978-1-61614-736-5

Themes: IDENTITY

Jhumpa Lahiri

The Lowland:A Novel

Two brothers bound by tragedy; a ercely brilliantwoman haunted by her past; a country torn by

revolution: the Pulitzer Prize winner and #1 New

York Times bestselling author gives us a powerful

new novelset in both India and Americathat

explores the price of idealism and a love that can

last long past death. Brooklyn, NY

978-0-307-26574-6 | $27.95 | Knopf | HC | FictionSeptember 2013

978-0-676-97936-7 | $29.95C | Knopf Canada | HC

978-0-307-27826-5 | $15.00 | Vintage | TR | July 2014

978-0-676-97937-4 | $21.00C | Vintage Canada | TR

E 978-0-385-35040-2 | ] CD: 978-0-385-36742-4 | ] AD: 978-0-385-36743-1

Themes: IDENTITY LOSS LOVE

Vincent Lam

The Headmasters Wager:A Novel

Percival Chen is the headmaster of the most re-

spected English academy in 1960s Saigon and

is well accustomed to bribing a forever-changing

list of government ofcials in order to maintain the

elite status of his school. But as the complexities

of war encroach further into his world, he must

confront the tragedy of all he has refused to see.

A masterfully paced exploration of a world con-

vulsed by war, wherein faith and reason no longer

hold sway...Lam marshals his characters with humor, suspense, and

tenderness as the fall of Saigon looms...[and] depicts a world caught in

an implacable cycle of violence, leavened only by the grace of a fathers

love. Publishers Weekly(starred review) Toronto, Canada


978-0-385-66146-1 | $21.00C | Anchor Canada

E 978-0-307-98647-4 | ] CD: 978-0-449-80829-0 | ] AD: 978-0-449-80830-6

Themes: IDENTITY LOVE

Mardi Jo Link

Bootstrapper: From Broke to Badon a Northern Michigan Farm

Poignant, irreverent, and hilarious: the mem

of a woman who, after ending her nineteen

marriage, staves off a perpetually empty ba

count, saves her century-old farmhouse fro

closure with the help of her three young sonreclaims her life. Traverse City, MI

978-0-307-59691-8 | $24.95/$28.95C | Knopf | HC | N978-0-307-74358-9 | $15.00/$18.00C | Anchor | TR | Ma

E 978-0-385-34967-3 | ] CD: 978-0-8041-2073-9 | ] AD: 978-0-8041-2074-6

Themes: COURAGE IDENTITY

Anthony Marra

A Constellation of Vital

Phenomena: A Novel

Two doctors risk everything to save the life

hunted child in this majestic debut about lo

loss, and the unexpected ties that bind us t

gether. In the nal days o December 2004,

a small rural village in Chechnya, eight-year

Havaa fees with her neighbor Akhmed, a a

physician-to the bombed-out hospital. Ove

course o ve dramatic days, Akhmed and

reach back into their pasts to unravel the intricate mystery of coinc

betrayal, and forgiveness that unexpectedly binds them and decide

fate. With The English Patients dramatic sweep and The Tigers W

expert sense of place, Marra delivers a searing debut about the tra

scendent power of love in wartime, and how it can cause us to be

greater than we ever thought possible. Oakland, CA

978-0-770-43640-7 | $26.00 | Hogarth | HC | Fiction

978-0-770-43642-1 | $15.00 | Hogarth | TR | February 2014

E 978-0-770-43641-4 | ] AD: 978-0-385-36357-0

Themes: COURAGE LOSS

Ayana Mathis

The Twelve Tribes of Hattie: A

A debut of extraordinary distinction: Ayana

tells the story of the children of the Great M

tion through the trials of one unforgettable f

An emotionally transxing page-turner, a se

portrait of striving in the face of insurmount

adversity, an indelible encounter with the re

of the human spirit and the driving force of

American dream.

978-0-385-35028-0 | $24.95 | Knopf | HC | Fiction

978-0-307-94970-7 | $15.00 | Vintage | TR | October 2013

E 978-0-385-35030-3 | Oprahs Book Club 2.0 Digital Edition: 978-0-385-35029-7

] CD: 978-0-8041-2727-1 | ] AD: 978-0-8041-2728-8

Themes: COURAGE IDENTITY LOSS

New Recommendations


5/8

Dennis McFarland

Nostalgia:A Novel

From bestselling author Dennis McFarland, an

extraordinary Civil War novel: the journey of a nine-

teen-year-old private abandoned by his comrades

in the wilderness, struggling to regain his voice, his

identity, and his place in a world utterly changed

by what he has experienced on the battleeld.

Westminster, VT

978-0-307-90834-6 | $25.95/$28.95C | Pantheon | HC | FictionOctober 2013978-0-345-80460-0 | $15.00/$17.00C | Vintage | TR | July 2014

E 978-0-307-90835-3

Themes: COURAGE

Jerry McGill

Dear Marcus:A Letter to theMan Who Shot Me

Jerry McGill was thirteen years old, walking home

through the projects of Manhattans Lower East

Side, when he was shot in the back by a stranger.

Jerry survived, wheelchair-bound for life; his as-

sailant was never caught. Thirty years later, Jerry

wants to say something to the man who shot him.

Violence, hope, despair, forgiveness, anger, and

living with a disability are explored both lightly and

deeply, humorously and profoundly, and always honestly.

Library Journal(starred review) Portland, OR

978-0-8129-8316-6 | $14.00/$17.00C | Spiegel & Grau | TR | Nonfiction

E 978-0-679-64460-6

Themes: COURAGE IDENTITY LOSS

Edward Kelsey MooreThe Supremes at Earls

All-You-Can-Eat: A Novel

When Odette, Clarice, and Barbara Jean meet

as teenagers in the mid-sixties, the Civil Rights

movement is moving along and so are their ev-

eryday lives. Their regular gathering place is Earls

All-You-Can-Eat diner, the rst black-owned busi-

ness in downtown Plainview, Indiana. Dubbed the

Supremes by their friends, the inseparable trio

is watched over by big-hearted Earl during their

complicated high school days, and then every Sunday after church as

they marry, and have children and grandchildren. Chicago, IL

978-0-307-95992-8 | $25.95/$30.00C | Knopf | HC | Fiction978-0-307-795043-7 | $15.00/$17.00C | Vintage | TR | January 2014

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Themes: COMING OF AGE COURAGE LOVE

Chris Pavone

The Expats:A Novel

An incredibly twisty and sophisticated thrille

a woman and her family living abroad. In th

blestoned streets of Luxembourg, Kate Moo

days are lled with playdates and cofee mo

her weekends spent in Paris and skiing in t

But Kate is also guarding a tremendous, lie

ing secretone thats become so unbearab

it begins to unravel her newly established e

life. As Kate begins to dig, to uncover the s

of the people around her, she nds hersel buried in layers o decei

thick they threaten her family, her marriage, and her life. New York

978-0-7704-3572-1 | $15.00/$17.00C | Broadway | TR | Fiction

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Tom Reiss

The Black Count: Glory,

Revolution, Betrayal, and theReal Count of Monte Cristo

Winner of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize, this stunn

feat of historical sleuthing brings to life the f

ten hero who inspired such classics as The

of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers

magazine called The Black Countone of th

quintessentially human stories of strength a

courage that sheds light on the historical m

that made it possible. It is also a heartbreaking story of the enduri

bonds of love between a father and son. New York, NY

978-0-307-38247-4 | $16.00/$18.00C | Broadway | TR | Nonfiction

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Themes: COURAGE LOVE

Joydeep Roy-Bhattacharya

The Watch:A Novel

Following a desperate night-long battle, a g

of beleaguered soldiers in an isolated base

Kandahar is faced with a lone woman dem

the return of her brothers body. As she per

single-minded in her mission, the camps te

claustrophobic atmosphere comes to a boi

the men argue about what to do next. Like

works of Tim OBrien and Robert Stone, Ro

Bhattacharyas novel is one that raises que

and exposes truth about a war experience that is unlike those of thIt is also our most powerful expression to date of the nature and fu

this very contemporary confict. Rhinebeck, NY


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Gretchen Rubin

Happier at Home: Kiss More,Jump More, Abandon Self-Control,and My Other Experiments inEveryday Life

In Happier at Home, New York Times bestselling

author Gretchen Rubin builds on what she learned

in The Happiness Projectby concentrating onthe factors that matter for homepossessions,

marriage, time, parenthood, body, neighborhood.

With her signature blend of memoir, research, and

experimentation, Gretchens passion jumps off the page and will inspire

readers to nd more happiness in their own lives. Her message: you dont

have to get a new life in order to be happier. Happiness is right here, right

now. New York, NY

978-0-307-88679-8 | $15.00 | TR | Three Rivers Press | Nonfiction

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James Salter

All That Is:A Novel

A literary eventa major new novel, his rst work

o ction in seven years, rom the universally ac-

claimed master and PEN/Faulkner winner: a

sweeping, seductive love story set in post-World

War II America that tells of one mans great pas-

sions and regrets over the course of his lifetime.

New York and Colorado

978-1-4000-4313-2 | $26.95/$32.00C | Knopf | HC | Fiction978-1-4000-7842-4 | $15.95/$17.95C | Vintage | TRJanuary 2014

E 978-0-307-96109-9


Lee Sandlin

The Distancers:An American Memoir

In The Distancers, seven generations worth of

joy and heartache is artfully forged into a family

portrait that is at once universally American yet

singularly Lee Sandlins own. From the nineteenth

century German immigrants who settled on a small

Midwestern farm, to the proud and upright aunts

and uncles with whom Sandlin spent the summers

of his youth. Touching on The Great Depression,

WWII, the American immigrant experience, the

uses of proper manners, how to ride the rails in the Dust Bowl years, and

home brewing during prohibition, The Distancers is a beautiful and stark

Midwestern drama. Chicago, IL

978-0-345-80676-5 | $14.95/$16.95C | Vintage | TR | Nonfiction

E 978-0-345-80677-2

Themes: COMING OF AGE INTEGRITY

Jeanne Theoharis

The Rebellious Life of

Mrs. Rosa Parks

Examines six decades of activism, challeng

perceptions of her bus arrest and the Civil R

movement. Presenting a corrective to the p

notion of Rosa Parks as the quiet seamstre

who with a single act birthed the modern crights movement, Theoharis provides a reve

window into Parks politics and years of ac

She shows readers how this civil rights mov

radical soughtfor more than a half a centuryto expose and era

the American racial caste system in jobs, schools, public services,

criminal justice. Brooklyn, NY

978-08070-5047-7 l $27.95 /$33.00C | Beacon Press | HC | Nonfiction

978-0-807-03332-6 | $17.50/$20.50C | Beacon Press | TR | January 2014

E 978-0-8070-5048-4


Lt. Col. Mark Weber

Tell My Sons:

A Fathers Last Letters

At the pinnacle of a soaring Army career, Lt

Mark M. Weber learned that he had stage I

tinal cancer. When this 38-year-old father o

realized that he was not going to survive, h

a letter to his boys, so that they would know

courage and fear, challenge and comfort, p

and humility, seriousness and humor. This b

that letter. Rosemount, MN

978-0-345-54944-0 | $25.00/$28.00C | Ballantine Books | HC | Nonfiction

978-0-345-54946-4 | $16.00/$18.00C | Ballantine Books | TR | March 2013

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Themes: COURAGE LOSS LOVE

Hannah Weyer

On the Come Up:

A Novel, Based on a True Story

Willful, outspoken, and precariously naive, t

year-old AnnMarie Walker dreams of a world

yond Far Rockaway. Then one day, while at

a high school for pregnant girls, she comes

a fyer advertising movie auditions in Manha

Astonishingly, improbably, and four months

shes due to give birthshe lands a lead ro

a time, AnnMarie soars, fying to the SundanFestival, seeing her face on screen. But when the movie closes an

realities of her life set in, AnnMaries grit and determination are the on

left to keep her moving forward. Strong YA crossover title. Brookly

978-0-385-53732-2 | $24.95/$28.95C | Nan A. Talese | HC | Fiction978-0-385-80486-0 | $14.95/$16.95C | Anchor | TR | April 2014

E 978-0-385-53733-9

Themes: COMING OF AGE IDENTITY

New Recommendations


7/8

NOW IN PAPERBACK

Peggielene Bartelsand Eleanor Herman

King Peggy:

An AmericanSecretary, HerRoyal Destiny,and the InspiringStory of HowShe Changed an

African Village978-0-307-74281-0

$15.00 $18.00C | Anchor | TR | Nonfiction

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Themes: IDENTITY INTEGRITY

Selected By: One Maryland, One Book

Chris Bohjalian

The Sandcastle

Girls:A Novel

978-0-307-74391-6

$15.95/$18.95C | VintageTR | Fiction

E 978-0-385-53480-2] CD: 978-0-307-91739-3] AD: 978-0-307-91740-9

Themes: LOSS LOVE

Selected By: Baltimore Sun Book Club

Peter Heller

The Dog Sta

A Novel

978-0-307-95047-5

$15.00/$18.00C | VintTR | Fiction

E 978-0-307-96093-] CD: 978-0-449-01] AD: 978-0-449-013

Themes: COURAGE L

Selected By: Gulf Coa

Joshua Henkin

The World

Without You:

A Novel

978-0-307-27718-3 $15.00/$18.00C | VintageTR | Fiction

E 978-0-307-90756-1

Themes: LOSS

Rachel Joyce

The Unlikely

Pilgrimage of

Harold Fry:

A Novel

978-0-8129-8345-6 $15.00 | RH Trade PaperbacksTR | Fiction

978-0-385-67771-4 $19.95C | Anchor Canada | TR

E 978-0-679-64511-5] CD: 978-0-449-01277-2] AD: 978-0-449-01278-9

Themes: LOSS LOVE

William Landay

Defending Ja

A Novel

978-0-4402-4613-8 $7.99/$9.99C | Dell Boo| Fiction

978-0-3455-3366-1 $15.00/$17.00C | BantaFiction | September 201

E 978-0-3455-2759-2

Themes:IDENTITY CRIME & JU

Selected By: Sharon Public Library, One Town, One

Will Schwalbe

The End of Your

Life Book Club

978-0-307-73978-0 $15.00 | Vintage | TRNonfiction

978-0-307-39967-0 $19.95C | Vintage Canada | TR

E 978-0-307-39968-7] CD: 978-0-449-80665-4] AD: 978-0-449-80666-1

Themes: LOSS LOVE

Selected By: Cincinnati Library On the Same Page

Cheryl Strayed

Wild: FromLost to Foundon the PacifcCrest Trail

978-0-307-47607-4 $15.95/$18.95C | VintageTR | Nonfiction

E 978-0-307-95765-8

Oprahs Book Club 2.0 DigitalEdition: 978-0-307-96281-2

]CD: 978-0-307-97031-2] AD: 978-0-307-97032-9


Karen ThompsoWalker

The Age of

Miracles:

A Novel

978-0-8129-8294-7 $15.00 | RH Trade PapTR | Fiction

978-0-385-67665-6 $19.95C | Anchor Cana

E 978-0-679-64438-] CD: 978-0-307-97

] AD: 978-0-307-970

Themes: COMING OF A

IDENTITY LOSS

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