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Forever Beach: A NovelSHELLEY NOBLE

From the New York Times bestselling author of Beach Colors and Breakwater Bay comes this heartwarming story of love, family, and redemption. Two young girls pledged to be best friends forever. Separated by circumstance and hurt, they are reunited years later as they struggle to put their differences aside for the sake of a special little girl.Readalikes: Elin Hilderbrand, Jane Green, and Kristin Hannah

William Morrow Paperbacks: pb • 9780062439062 • $15.99 • 416 pp.

In the Quiet: A NovelELIZA HENRY-JONES

In this moving novel of love, grief, and the heartache of letting go, a recently deceased mother is able to linger on and observe her husband and three young children as they come to terms with their life without her.Readalikes: Of Things Gone Astray by Janina Matthewson and If I Stay by Gayle Forman

HarperCollins: pb • 9781460753392 • $15.99 • 368 pp. • On Sale April 2017

Her Secret: A Novel SHELLEY SHEPARD GRAY

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Shelley Shepard Gray begins a new series—The Amish of Hart County—with this suspenseful tale of a young Amish woman who is forced to move to a new town to escape a threatening stalker.“Her Secret gives the reader an intriguing look into the life and struggles of a very real Amish family and a believable heroine. Beautifully balancing a charming romance with suspense, this story pulls at the

heartstrings.” —Karen Harper, New York Times bestselling author of Fall from PrideAvon Inspire: pb • 9780062469106 • $12.99 • 272 pp. On Sale March 2017

Father’s Day: A NovelSIMON VAN BOOY

The moving story of an orphaned girl named Harvey and the troubled uncle who raises her—an unforgettable tale of loss and redemption from the author of The Illusion of Separateness.“Moving, redemptive new novel.... Van Booy creates refreshing, humorous, yet poignant childhood milestones that the two reach with emotional honesty.”

—Publishers Weekly starred review

Readalikes: Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng and What I Had Before I Had You by Sarah CornwellHarper: hc • 9780062408945 • $24.99 • 304 pp. Paperback available in April 2017 • 9780062408952

Home Field: A NovelHANNAH GERSEN

Transporting you to the heart of small town America, Home Field is an unforgettable, poignant debut novel about the pull of the past and the power of forgiveness.“With elegant, precise prose and a profound understanding of family, love, and loss, Home Field accurately depicts the complicated human heart: flawed but still capable of compassion and forgiveness.” —Edan Lepucki, author of New York Times bestseller California

Readalikes: One Last Thing Before I Go by Jonathan TropperWilliam Morrow Paperbacks: pb • 9780062413741 • $14.99 • 432 pp.

The Girl from the Garden:A Novel PARNAZ FOROUTAN

This stunning literary debut is a suspenseful novel of desire, obsession, power, and vulnerability, in which a crisis of inheritance leads to the downfall of a wealthy family of Persian Jews in early twentieth-century Iran.“The Girl from the Garden is a spectacular novel—a riveting, finely wrought portrait of loss, longing, and passion in the intimate lives of an extended family in Iran.” —Carolina De Robertis, author of The Invisible Mountain

Readalikes: Ghana Must Go by Taiye Selasi and Dreams of Joy by Lisa SeeEcco: pb • 9780062388391 • $14.99 • 288 pp.

Be Frank With Me: A NovelJULIA CLAIBORNE JOHNSON

Full of heart and countless “only-in-Hollywood” moments, Be Frank With Me is a captivating and unconventional story of an unusual mother and son, and the intrepid young woman who finds herself irresistibly pulled into their unforgettable world. “Julia Claiborne Johnson has struck gold in creating Frank Banning—a one-of-a-kind exasperating, witty and endearing nine-year-old genius who functions as the

beating heart of this marvelous book.” —Julie Schumacher, author of Dear Committee MembersReadalikes: Where’d You Go, BernadetteWilliam Morrow Paperbacks: pb • 9780062413727 • $15.99 • 320 pp.

Every Wild Heart: A NovelMEG DONOHUE

From the USA Today bestselling author of Dog Crazy and All the Summer Girls comes a mystery, a love story, and a mother-daughter tale about two women on a precarious journey to uncover their true selves.“Every Wild Heart [is] a heartfelt, funny, poignant and suspenseful story... a celebration of what it means to be a working mother in today’s world.” —Susan Wiggs, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Family Tree

Readalikes: Saving Grace by Jane Green

William Morrow Paperbacks: pb • 9780062429834 • $14.99 • 288 pp. On Sale March 2017

The Art of Crash Landing:A Novel MELISSA DeCARLO

A poignant, darkly funny debut novel about a young woman who travels—penniless, pregnant, and homeless—to her deceased mother’s small southern hometown, and becomes embroiled in a local mystery: what forced her mother to flee that town thirty-five years previously? “The Art of Crash Landing is full of heart and sass.… This is a sparkling, funny, and moving debut.” —Edan Lepucki, author of California

Readalikes: Jojo Moyes, Jessica Anya Blau, Jennifer Weiner, and Liane Moriarty


Conrad & Eleanor: A NovelJANE ROGERS

From the multi-award-winning and critically acclaimed author of The Testament of Jessie Lamb comes this riveting novel about the devastating secrets revealed in the midst of a disintegrating marriage.“A nuanced, pragmatic look at the long-married state…. The novel’s strengths are the author’s intelligence, her avoidance of sentimentality, and the honest scrutiny she brings to bear on how intimate adult relationships age and settle.”

—Kirkus ReviewsReadalikes: Us by David Nicholls, The Newlyweds by Nell Freudenberger and The Beginner’s Goodbye by Anne Tyler Harper Perennial: pb • 9780062423276 • $14.99 • 336 pp.

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The Turning Point: A NovelFREYA NORTH

Two single parents thousands of miles apart are connected by a chance encounter and an undeniable spark in this stunning story of families, hard-earned truths, and the importance of seizing happiness and trusting that love will always find a way.“Rich, romantic, beautifully drawn and utterly compelling.” —Jane Green, New York Times bestselling author of The Beach HouseReadalikes: Jojo Moyes, Liane Moriarty, and Jodi Picoult

Harper: pb • 9780008163297 • $15.99 • 480 pp.

The Space Between Sisters:A Butternut Lake Novel MARY McNEAR

Return to Butternut Lake with Mary McNear, whose heartfelt and powerful stories have made her a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author. Here, the complicated bonds of sisterhood are tested, long-kept secrets are revealed, and love is discovered… all during one unforgettable summer at the lake. “This triumphant story had me reading until the wee hours of the morning.”

—Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times bestselling author

Readalikes: Susan Wiggs and Sherryl WoodsWilliam Morrow Paperbacks: pb • 9780062399359 • $15.99 • 336 pp.

The Runaway Midwife:A Novel PATRICIA HARMAN

From the USA Today bestselling author of the Hope River series comes a new contemporary midwife novel that asks the question, “Have you ever wanted to leave your life behind?”“From the mountains of West Virginia to a remote island in Lake Erie, The Runaway Midwife takes us on a journey from loss, grief and guilt to one of love, forgiveness and redemption.” —Mary McNear, New York Times bestselling author

Readalikes: The Secrets of Midwives by Sally Hepworth and The Midwife’s Confession by Diane Chamberlain


The Waiting Room: A NovelLEAH KAMINSKY

Leah Kaminsky’s powerful fiction debut—a multi-generational novel perfect for fans of The Tiger’s Wife and A Constellation of Vital Phenomena—unfolds over a day in the life of a young physician in contemporary Israel, who must cope with modern threats in the shadow of her parents’ horrific wartime pasts.“The Waiting Room is both haunted, and haunting.” —Geraldine Brooks, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of March

Readalikes: The Beautiful Possible by Amy Gottlieb, Sweet Water by Christina Baker Kline, The Pearl That Broke Its Shell by Nadia HashimiHarper Perennial: pb • 9780062490476 • $15.99 • 320 pp.

The Trouble with Lexie:A Novel JESSICA ANYA BLAU

From the beloved author of The Summer of Naked Swim Parties and The Wonder Bread Summer comes the jaw-dropping story of Lexie James, a counselor at an exclusive New England prep school, whose search for happiness lands her in unexpectedly wild trouble.“[This] is the book you will want to read this summer! Lexie will make you laugh, make you scream, make you grimace—but mostly she will make you fall in love with her.”

—Ann Hood, author of The Book That Matters MostReadalikes: Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Tampa by Alissa Nutting, This One Is Mine by Maria SempleHarper Perennial: pb • 9780062416452 • $14.99 • 336 pp.

The Nest: A NovelCYNTHIA D’APRIX SWEENEY

A warm, funny, and acutely perceptive debut novel about four adult siblings and the fate of the shared inheritance that has shaped their choices and their lives.“In her intoxicating first novel, Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney has written an epic family story that unfolds in a deeply personal way…. I couldn’t stop reading or caring about the juicy and dysfunctional Plumb family.” —Amy Poehler

Readalikes: The Vacationers by Emma Straub and The Interestings by Meg WolitzerEcco: hc • 9780062414212 • $26.99 • 368 pp. Paperback available in April 2017 • 9780062414229

Perfect Little World: A NovelKEVIN WILSON

From the author of the New York Times bestseller The Family Fang comes this warm-hearted and moving story about an aimless, newly pregnant high school graduate who agrees to a bold new social experiment led by a charismatic psychologist where she and nine other couples will raise their children communally. “Stellar…. Compelling…. Realer and wiser and sadder and eventually reassuring about human nature than dozens of other novels.”

—Booklist starred reviewReadalikes: The Hundred-Year House by Rebecca Makkai and Tell the Wolves I’m Home by Carol Rifka BruntEcco: hc • 9780062450326 • $26.99 • 352 pp. Paperback available in November 2017 • 9780062450340

The Odds of You and Me:A Novel CECILIA GALANTE

Cecilia Galante’s second novel about friendship, forgiveness, and growing up delivers the powerful story of one young woman who’s faced with an impossible choice—one that could have her making the biggest mistake of her life.Readalikes: Meg Donohue and Sarah Jio


The Mother: A NovelYVVETTE EDWARDS

From the author of the critically acclaimed A Cupboard Full of Coats comes a provocative and timely novel about an emotionally devastated mother’s struggle to understand her teenage son’s death, and her search for meaning and hope in the wake of incomprehensible loss.“Love, loss, pain, race, poverty, abuse and redemption are all beautifully played out in Edwards’ novel about a mother struggling to not just ‘remain alive, but live.’” —Naseem Rakha, author of The Crying Tree

Readalikes: The Sellout by Paul Beatty and Black River by S.M. HulseAmistad: hc • 9780062440778 • $21.99 • 256 pp. Paperback available in May 2017 • 9780062440815

The Opposite of Everyone:A Novel JOSHILYN JACKSON

A fiercely independent divorce lawyer learns the power of family and connection when she receives a cryptic message from her estranged mother in this bittersweet, witty novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Someone Else’s Love Story and Gods in Alabama.“Jackson delivers another quirky, Southern-based, character-driven novel that combines exquisite writing, vivid personalities, and imaginative storylines

while subtly contemplating race, romance, family, and self.” —Kirkus Reviews starred review

Readalikes: One Plus One by Jojo Moyes


No One Is Coming to Save Us:A Novel STEPHANIE POWELL WATTS

The Great Gatsby brilliantly recast in the contemporary South: a powerful first novel about an extended African-American family and their colliding visions of the American Dream.“[This] inspired reimagining of the novel long regarded as the American masterwork of the twentieth century gives soul, body, and voice to those left out of Scott Fitzgerald’s vision of the American dream…bold, brilliant, and timely.” —Sigrid Nunez,

author of The Last of Her Kind and Sempre SusanReadalikes: We Are Not Ourselves by Matthew Thomas and The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina HenríquezEcco: hc • 9780062472984 • $26.99 • 368 pp. • On Sale April 2017


Crooked Heart: A NovelLISSA EVANS

Additional book club title by this author: Their Finest

Paper Moon meets the Blitz in this original black comedy set in World War II England, chronicling an unlikely alliance between a small-time con artist and a young orphan evacuee.“A charming, slanted counterpoint to Anthony Doerr’s All the Light We Cannot See.” —Library Journal starred review

Readalikes: The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin and The Outcast by Sadie JonesHarper Perennial: pb • 9780062364845 • $15.99 • 304 pp.

A Certain Age: A NovelBEATRIZ WILLIAMS

Additional book club title by this author: The Wicked City

The bestselling author of A Hundred Summers brings the roaring twenties brilliantly to life in an enchanting and compulsively readable tale of intrigue, romance, and scandal in New York society.“An unforeseen love. A decades-old murder left unsolved. Once again Beatriz Williams spins a tantalizing tale of love and murder set against the gilt and glamour of

the Roaring Twenties.” —Cynthia Drews Cinnamon, Browseabout Books, Rehoboth Beach, DEReadalikes: Somewhere in France by Jennifer RobsonWilliam Morrow Paperbacks: pb • 9780062404961 • $15.99 • 352 pp.

The Fire by Night: A NovelTERESA MESSINEO

A powerful and gorgeously written debut about two military nurses working on the front lines of WWII, The Fire by Night shines a light on the American women who were as brave as any band of brothers, but whose heroic roles in World War II have mostly been left unsung. “A luminous once-in-a-lifetime story of war, love, loss and the enduring grace of the human spirit.” —Lauren Willig, author of the Pink Carnation series and The Other Daughter

Readalikes: Circling the Sun by Paula McLain and At the Water’s Edge by Sara GruenWilliam Morrow: hc • 9780062459107 • $26.99 • 320 pp. Paperback available in October 2017 • 9780062459114

The Fifth Avenue Artists Society:A Novel JOY CALLAWAY

An enthralling debut about a family of four artistic sisters on the outskirts of Gilded Age New York high society that centers on the boldest—an aspiring writer caught between the boy next door and a mysterious novelist who inducts her into Manhattan’s most elite artistic salon.“[A] powerful debut…. Callaway paints an all too real portrait of the power of love to both create and destroy….”

—Library JournalReadalikes: A Hundred Summers by Beatriz Williams, When We Were Strangers by Pamela SchoenewaldtHarper Paperbacks: pb • 9780062391612 • $15.99 • 384 pp.

The Bones of Paradise: A NovelJONIS AGEE

The award-winning author of The River Wife returns with a multi-generational family saga, set in the unforgiving Nebraska Sandhills in the years following the massacre at Wounded Knee—an ambitious tale of history, vengeance, race, guilt, betrayal, family, and belonging, filled with a vivid cast of characters shaped by violence, love, and a desperate loyalty to the land.“A deceptively leisurely, intensely heart-rending historical [novel] about greed and

love gone wrong… [in] this sexy, violent, intricate Western.” —Kirkus Reviews starred review

William Morrow: hc • 9780062413475 • $25.99 • 432 pp. Paperback available in July 2017 • 9780062413482

Balm: A NovelDOLEN PERKINS-VALDEZ

The New York Times bestselling author of Wench returns to the Civil War era to explore the next chapter of history—the end of slavery—in this powerful story of love and healing about three people who struggle to overcome the pain of the past and define their own future.“Perkins-Valdez deftly weaves her characters’ longings with the gritty realities of American life after war’s devastations.”

—Library JournalReadalikes: The House Girl by Tara ConklinAmistad: pb • 9780062318664 • $14.99 • 304 pp.

The Dressmaker’s Dowry:A Novel MEREDITH JAEGER

For readers of Lucinda Riley, Sarah Jio, or Susan Meissner, this gripping historical debut novel tells the story of two women: one, an immigrant seamstress who disappears from San Francisco’s gritty streets in 1876, and the other, a young woman in present day who must delve into the secrets of her husband’s wealthy family only to discover that she and the missing dressmaker might be connected in unexpected ways.

“Whether you read romance, mysteries, historical or contemporary fiction, there is something in the novel for everyone.”

—Sally Hepworth, author of The Secrets of MidwivesWilliam Morrow Paperbacks: pb • 9780062469830 • $15.99 • 484 pp.

Dragon Springs Road: A NovelJANIE CHANG

From the author of Three Souls comes a vividly imagined and haunting new novel set in early twentieth-century Shanghai—a story of friendship, heartbreak, and history that follows a young Eurasian orphan’s search for her long-lost mother.“With her lyrical, heartfelt portrait of a vanished world, and her creation of a heroine whose struggles and victories tore at my heart, Janie Chang has created an enchanting and unforgettable book.”

—Jennifer Robson, bestselling author of Moonlight Over ParisReadalikes: Lisa See, Amy Tan, and Alice SeboldWilliam Morrow Paperbacks: pb • 9780062388957 • $15.99 400 pp.

And After the Fire: A NovelLAUREN BELFER

Praised everywhere from NPR’s Fresh Air to The New Yorker, this spellbinding novel from the New York Times bestselling author of A Fierce Radiance and City of Light spans centuries and continents to reveal the secret history of a long-lost musical masterpiece—and the two women bound together by its troubled past.“[A] compelling blend of fact and fiction.… Based on impressive research, this remarkable novel spans centuries and

continents, touching finally on the Holocaust and serving as a paean to Bach’s music.”—Booklist starred reviewReadalikes: A Reunion of Ghosts by Judith Claire Mitchell and The Shoemaker’s Wife by Adriana TrigianiHarper: hc • 9780062428516 • $26.99 • 464 pp. Paperback available in May 2017 • 9780062428523

All the Stars in the Heavens:A Novel ADRIANA TRIGIANI

The New York Times bestselling author returns with her biggest and boldest novel yet. Based on a true story, this mesmerizing epic tale takes readers on a worldwide adventure from Hollywood to the shores of southern Italy, as the unforgettable story of one of cinema’s greatest love affairs unfolds during the golden age of American moviemaking.“Trigiani is a master of palpable and visual detail.” —Washington Post

Harper Paperbacks: pb • 9780062319203 • $15.99 • 480 pp.

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The Royal Nanny: A NovelKAREN HARPER

Based on a seldom-told true story, this novel is perfect for everyone who is fascinated by Britain’s royal family—a behind the scenes look into the nurseries of little princes and the foibles of big princes.“A compulsive, page-turning read that fearlessly reveals both the gilt and the tarnish of the British Royal Crown.” —Sandra Byrd, author of Mist of Midnight

Readalikes: The Chaperone by Laura Moriarty and The Winter Guest by Pam JenoffWilliam Morrow Paperbacks: pb • 9780062420633 • $15.99 • 384 pp.

Rare Objects: A NovelKATHLEEN TESSARO

In Depression-era Boston, two unlikely friends are bound by a dangerous secret in this mesmerizing work of historical fiction from the New York Times bestselling author of The Perfume Collector.“Rare Objects is a delicious novel by the imaginative and deft Kathleen Tessaro, who creates unforgettable worlds, and within them, compelling characters who stay with the reader long after she reaches the end.” —Adriana Trigiani, New York Times

bestselling author of All the Stars in the HeavensReadalikes: A Hundred Summers by Beatriz Williams and The Chaperone by Laura Moriarty Harper: hc • 9780062357540 • $25.99 • 400 pp. Paperback available in April 2017 • 9780062357557

Monticello: A Daughter and Her Father; A Novel SALLY CABOT GUNNING

From the author of Benjamin Franklin’s Bastard comes a captivating new novel that explores the tenuous relationship between one of the founding fathers and his daughter—Thomas Jefferson and Martha Jefferson Randolph—and is filled with little-known facts and well-researched historical detail.Readalikes: The Tide Watchers by Lisa Chaplin

William Morrow: hc • 9780062320438 • $25.99 • 368 pp. Paperback available in June 2017 • 9780062320445

The Midnight Cool: A Novel LYDIA PEELLE

This Whiting Award-winning author delivers an enchanting debut novel set in 1916 Tennessee: a rich and rewarding tale of two flawed yet endearing grifters who pursue women, wealth, and a surprisingly valuable commodity for the troops in Europe: mules. Populated by spirited, memorable characters, this is a startlingly profound tale of aspiration, loyalty, and love—and the eternal search for something lasting in a transitory world.

“Eloquent… [Peelle] is a natural storyteller with a fine sense of town life and characters.” —Kirkus ReviewsReadalikes: Above the Waterfall and The OrchardistHarper: hc • 9780062475466 • $26.99 • 368 pp. Paperback available in January 2018 • 9780062475473

Lazaretto: A NovelDIANE McKINNEY-WHETSTONE

The author of the nationally bestselling novel Tumbling immersed us into Philadelphia’s black community during the Civil Rights era, and she returns to the city in this new historical novel about a cast of nineteenth-century characters whose colorful lives intersect at the legendary Lazaretto—America’s first quarantine hospital. “McKinney-Whetstone’s trademark poetic prose is still as sharp as it has always been…without sacrificing plot and pacing.”

—Washington PostReadalikes: The House Girl by Tara Conklin and Wench by Dolen Perkins-ValdezHarper: hc • 9780062126962 • $26.99 • 352 pp. Paperback available in April 2017 • 9780062126979

The Race for Paris: A NovelMEG WAITE CLAYTON

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Wednesday Sisters comes this moving and powerfully dynamic WWII novel about two American women, a journalist and a photographer, and the British man who changes their lives forever by helping them break the story of Paris’s liberation from Nazi occupation. Readalikes: Paula McLain, Beatriz Williams, and Christina Baker Kline

Harper Paperbacks: pb • 9780062354648 • $15.99 • 336 pp.

A Piece of the World: A NovelCHRISTINA BAKER KLINE

Additional book club title by this author: Orphan Train

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author comes a stunning and atmospheric novel of friendship, passion, art, and how artist and muse come together to make a new legacy, inspired by Andrew Wyeth’s mysterious and iconic painting “Christina’s World.”“[A] wonderful story that seems to have been waiting, all this time, for Christina Baker Kline to come along and tell it.” —Michael Chabon

Readalikes: All the Light We Cannot See and The Light Between OceansWilliam Morrow: hc • 9780062356260 • $27.99 • 320 pp. On Sale February 2017

Goddess: A NovelKELLY GARDINER

A sparkling, witty, and compelling novel based on the tragic rise and fall of the beautiful seventeenth-century swordswoman and opera singer, Julie d’Aubigny (also known as La Maupin), a woman whose story is too remarkable to be true—and yet it is. “Scenes sparkle with period details and sensory impressions: all spectacle and shimmer, all gesture and pose, Baroque mask and mirror and role-play. Gardiner

does this very well. And her goddess fascinates.” —New York Times Book ReviewReadalikes: Year of Wonders by Geraldine BrooksHarperCollins: pb • 9780732298883 • $16.99 • 384 pp.

The Girl in the Castle: A NovelSANTA MONTEFIORE

International sensation Santa Montefiore presents the first book in a trilogy that follows three Irish women through the decades of the twentieth century—a powerful story of love, loyalty, and friendship.“Montefiore’s compelling family saga, the first in a trilogy, is highly recommended, particularly for lovers of Irish fiction and/or stories of World War I and the 1920s, as well as those who enjoy novels about the enduring power of women’s friendships.”

—Library Journal starred reviewReadalikes: Kate Morton and Hazel GaynorWilliam Morrow Paperbacks: pb • 9780062456854 • $14.99 • 576 pp.

The Girl from The Savoy:A Novel HAZEL GAYNOR

The New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of A Memory of Violets and The Girl Who Came Home presents a dazzling historical novel that is as sparkling as champagne and as thrilling as the era itself.“A disarmingly charming story of a young woman determined to make her dreams a reality. The Girl from The Savoy is as sweet as a love song, as energetic as a tap dance and full of dazzling details about life in

London after the disasters of the Great War.” —Jeanne Mackin, author of The Beautiful AmericanReadalikes: Beatriz Williams and Jennifer RobsonWilliam Morrow Paperbacks: pb • 9780062403476 • $15.99 • 448 pp.

News of the World: A NovelPAULETTE JILES

#1 LibraryReads Pick for October 2016 and National Book Award finalist

In the aftermath of the Civil War, an aging itinerant news reader agrees to transport a young captive of the Kiowa Native American tribe back to her remaining family in this exquisitely rendered, morally complex, multilayered novel of historical fiction.“Jiles’ lyrical style and minimal punctuation allow the reader to become immersed in the

dusty Texan landscape, witnessing the anguish, fear, compassion, and joy in the unlikely pair’s journey.” —Booklist starred reviewReadalikes: The Son by Philipp MeyerWilliam Morrow: hc • 9780062409201 • $22.99 • 224 pp. Paperback available in June 2017 • 9780062409218

Orphan Train: A NovelCHRISTINA BAKER KLINE

Additional book club title by this author: A Piece of the World

A #1 New York Times bestselling novel—a captivating story of a 91-year-old woman with a hidden past as an orphan-train rider and the teenage girl whose own troubled adolescence leads her to seek answers to long-buried questions… reissued with an extended scene that addresses the number one question readers ask , as well as an excerpt from Kline’s novel A Piece of the World.

“With compassion and delicacy Kline presents a little-known chapter of American history and draws comparisons with the modern-day foster care system.” —Library JournalReadalikes: Water for Elephants, The Violets of March, and The House at RivertonWilliam Morrow Paperbacks: pb • 9780061950728 • $15.99 • 320 pp.


Their Finest: A NovelLISSA EVANS

Additional book club title by this author: Crooked Heart

It is 1940. France has fallen, and only a narrow strip of sea lies between Great Britain and invasion. The war could go either way, everyone must do their bit, and young copy writer Catrin Cole is drafted into the Ministry of Information to help “write women” into propaganda films—something that the men aren’t very good at.

“This is the truest and most enjoyable novel of home front life I’ve ever read; it’s touching and hilarious.” —The Independent (London)Readalikes: The Red Notebook by Antoine Laurain and The Ship of Brides by Jojo MoyesHarper Perennial: pb • 9780062414915 • $15.99 • 464 pp. On sale February 2017

Terrible Virtue: A NovelELLEN FELDMAN

From the author of Scottsboro comes the provocative and compelling story of one of the most fascinating and influential figures of the twentieth century: Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood.“Ellen Feldman lets us see all these sides of one of America’s most complicated heroines, a woman who knew too well the hard choice between work and family. An irresistible and utterly timely novel.”

—Margot Livesey, author of The Flight of Gemma HardyReadalikes: The Paris Wife by Paula McLain and Loving Frank by Nancy HoranHarper: hc • 9780062407559 • $25.99 • 272 pp. Paperback available in March 2017 • 9780062407566

Yesternight: A NovelCAT WINTERS

From the author of The Uninvited comes a haunting historical novel with a compelling mystery at its core. A young child psychologist steps off a train, her destination a foggy seaside town. There, she begins a journey causing her to question everything she believes about life, death, memories, and reincarnation.“Winters unveils the unspoken complexities of humankind in this well-written tale that is suspenseful in all the right places, and will

keep readers guessing at every page.” —BooklistReadalikes: After the War Is Over by Jennifer RobsonWilliam Morrow Paperbacks: pb • 9780062440860 • $15.99 • 400 pp.

The Women in the Castle:A Novel JESSICA SHATTUCK

Set at the end of World War II, in a crumbling Bavarian castle that once played host to all of German high society, The Women in the Castle is a powerful and propulsive story of three widows whose lives and fates become intertwined.“The writing is magnificent, as is Shattuck’s ability to render unimaginable circumstances with tremendous clarity and compassion. A joy to read, this is a beautiful and important book.” —Cynthia

D’Aprix Sweeney, New York Times bestselling author of The NestReadalikes: The Nightingale by Kristin HannahWilliam Morrow: hc • 9780062563668 • $26.99 • 368 pp. On Sale April 2017

The Summer Guest: A Novel ALISON ANDERSON

What if Anton Chekhov, undisputed master of the short story, actually wrote a novel—and the manuscript still existed? This tantalizing possibility drives The Summer Guest, a spellbinding narrative that draws together, across two centuries, the lives of three women through the discovery of a diary. “Elegant.… This alluring and deceptively ingenuous novel demands close consideration from its readers, contains

an internal mystery, and packs a heartbreakingly lovely emotional punch.” —Booklist starred reviewReadalikes: Vanessa and Her Sister and Darwin’s WinkHarper: hc • 9780062423368 • $27.99 • 400 pp. Paperback available in May 2017 • 9780062423382

The Son: A NovelPHILIPP MEYER

TV tie-in edition to the AMC series available March 2017

The New York Times bestselling multi-generational saga of power, blood, land, and oil—part epic of Texas, part classic coming-of-age story, part unflinching portrait of the bloody price of power.“One of the most solid, unsparing pieces of American historical fiction to come out this century…a brilliant chronicle of Texas…stunning, raw and epic…. The Son is vast, brave and, finally, unstoppable.” —NPR

Readalikes: Serena by Ron Rash and Empire of the Summer Moon by S.C. GwynneEcco: pb • 9780062120403 • $16.99 • 592 pp.

The Woman in the Photo:A Novel MARY HOGAN

From the author of the critically-acclaimed Two Sisters comes the story of two young women—one in America’s Gilded Age, one in scrappy modern-day California—whose lives are linked by a single tragic afternoon in history.“Mary Hogan expertly uses the tragic story of the Johnstown Flood as background for a fascinating tale of two women, generations apart, who defy expectations to find their own paths to happiness and purpose.”

—Melanie Benjamin, New York Times bestselling author of The Swans of Fifth Avenue

Readalikes: The Girl Who Came Home by Hazel GaynorWilliam Morrow Paperbacks: pb • 9780062386939 • $15.99 • 432 pp.

The Wicked City: A NovelBEATRIZ WILLIAMS

Additional book club title by this author: A Certain Age

Bestselling author Beatriz Williams recreates the New York City of A Certain Age in this deliciously spicy adventure that mixes past and present and centers on a Jazz Age love triangle involving a rugged Prohibition agent, a saucy redheaded flapper, and a debonair Princetonian from a wealthy family.Readalikes: Dorothea Benton Frank, Elin Hilderbrand, and Liane Moriarty

William Morrow: hc • 9780062405029 • $26.99 • 384 pp. Paperback available in October 2017 • 9780062405012

Secrets of Nanreath Hall:A Novel ALIX RICKLOFF

This incredible debut historical novel tells the fascinating story of a young mother who flees her home on the rocky cliffs of Cornwall and the daughter who finds her way back, seeking answers.“In this compelling and heartwarming novel, Alix Rickloff shares with us two women, mother and daughter, whose tragic and triumphant lives intertwine through two world wars. The story pulls us into the universal struggle of all women to

find their places in their worlds.” —Karen Harper, New York Times bestselling author of The Royal NannyReadalikes: Beatriz Williams and Jennifer RobsonWilliam Morrow Paperbacks: pb • 9780062433183 • $15.99 • 416 pp.

The Secrets of Flight: A NovelMAGGIE LEFFLER

This captivating, breakout novel—told in alternating viewpoints—brings readers from the skies of World War II to the present day, where a woman is prepared to tell her secrets at last.“Through this heartwarming, one-of-a- kind tale, author Maggie Leffler reminds us that the most improbable friendships can transform us in the most unexpected ways. A must read!” —Pam Jenoff, internationally bestselling author of The Last Summer at Chelsea Beach

Readalikes: Orphan #8 by Kim van Alkemade and The Aviator’s Wife by Melanie BenjaminWilliam Morrow Paperbacks: pb • 9780062427922 • $15.99 • 368 pp.


Dear Amy: A Novel HELEN CALLAGHAN

Fans of Jennifer McMahon, Mary Kubica, and early Gillian Flynn will love this chilling, tightly-spun debut novel of psychological suspense about an abduction that stirs memories of a twenty-year-old cold case.“There is much to draw readers into this ripped-from-the-headlines debut novel…. Callaghan definitely shows plenty of promise, and this debut may attract some attention from fans of the unflinching Jennifer McMahon.” —Booklist

Readalikes: What She Knew, The One I Left Behind, and The Good GirlHarper Paperbacks: pb • 9780062433923 • $15.99 • 352 pp.

The Day I Died: A NovelLORI RADER-DAY

From the Mary Higgins Clark award-winning author of Little Pretty Things comes this gripping, unforgettable tale of a handwriting analyst whose reclusive life is turned upside down when she’s pulled into the desperate search for two lost boys.Readalikes: What She Knew by Gilly Macmillan and Dear Daughter by Elizabeth Little

William Morrow Paperbacks: pb • 9780062560292 • $14.99 • 432 pp. On Sale April 2017

Her Every Fear: A NovelPETER SWANSON

The author of the wildly popular The Kind Worth Killing returns with an electrifying psychological thriller involving a young woman caught in a vise of voyeurism, betrayal, manipulation, and murder.“Psychological thriller devotees should block time to read Swanson’s novel in one sitting, preferably in the daylight. Readers can expect the hairs on their necks to stand straight up as they are consumed with a full-blown case of heebie-jeebies.”

—Library Journal starred reviewReadalikes: In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth WareWilliam Morrow: hc • 9780062427021 • $26.99 • 352 pp. Paperback available in October 2017 • 9780062427038

The Good Liar: A NovelNICHOLAS SEARLE

Spinning a page-turning story of literary suspense that begins in the present and unwinds back more than half a century, this unforgettable debut channels the haunting allure of Atonement as its masterfully woven web of lies, secrets, and betrayals unravels to a shocking conclusion.“As deceiver and deceived move towards each other with hypnotic predestination, the plot unfolds to a payoff as inevitable as it is shocking.” —Ruth Ware, New York Times

bestselling author of In a Dark, Dark WoodReadalikes: The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters and Great House by Nicole Krauss Harper Paperbacks: pb • 9780062407504 • $15.99 • 352 pp.

Brighton: A NovelMICHAEL HARVEY

An extraordinary thriller—gripping, haunting, and marvelously told—about two friends growing up in a rapidly changing Boston, who must face the sins of their past in the midst of a series of brutal murders.“Masterful…. With a gritty atmosphere, extraordinary characters, and several stunning twists…. Strongly recommended for fans of Dennis Lehane.” —Booklist starred review

Readalikes: The Cartel by Don Winslow, The Drop by Dennis Lehane, and Cop Town by Karin SlaughterEcco: pb • 9780062443014 • $15.99 • 368 pp.

A Book of American Martyrs:A Novel JOYCE CAROL OATES

Additional book club title by this author: The Man Without a Shadow

In this powerfully resonant and provocative novel from American master and New York Times bestselling author Joyce Carol Oates, two very different American families are irrevocably linked when an ardent Evangelical who envisions himself as acting out God’s will assassinates an abortion provider in his small Ohio town, leaving the

doctor’s wife and children scarred and embittered by grief. Readalikes: Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver, The Round House by Louise Erdrich, and When She Woke by Hillary JordanEcco: hc • 9780062643049 • $29.99 • 752 pp. Paperback available in October 2017 • 9780062643056

The Ex: A NovelALAFAIR BURKE

In this breakout standalone novel of suspense in the vein of The Luckiest Girl Alive and The Girl on the Train, a woman agrees to help an old boyfriend who has been framed for murder—but begins to suspect that she is the one being manipulated.“Strong characters and a plot that’s handled deftly, despite its complexities, show Burke at the top of her game here. This is a compelling legal thriller with a

strong emotional component grounded in a solid rational base, with a final twist to boot.” —Library Journal starred reviewReadalikes: After I’m Gone and All Day and a NightHarper Paperbacks: pb • 9780062390493 • $15.99 • 304 pp.

The Drifter: A NovelCHRISTINE LENNON

Megan Abbott meets M.O. Walsh in Christine Lennon’s compelling debut novel about a group of friends on the cusp of graduating from college when their lives are irrevocably changed by a brutal act of violence.Readalikes: The Good Girl by Mary Kubica

William Morrow Paperbacks: pb • 9780062457578 • $14.99 • 384 pp. On Sale February 2017

The Bone Tree: A NovelGREG ILES

Additional book club titles by this author: Natchez Burning and Mississippi Blood

#1 New York Times bestselling author Greg Iles continues the electrifying story of Natchez Burning with this second volume in an epic trilogy of blood and race, family and justice. “Absolutely compelling.… A beautifully constructed story [and] some extremely fine writing.” —Booklist starred review

Readalikes: John Grisham, David Baldacci, and Harlan CobenWilliam Morrow Paperbacks: pb • 9780062311122 • $17.99 • 832 pp.

The American Girl: A NovelKATE HORSLEY

A riveting psychological thriller about an American exchange student in France involved in a suspicious accident, and the journalist determined to break the story and uncover the dark secrets a small town is hiding.“With two heroines whispering in our ear, we creep tantalizingly closer to the secrets at the heart of the novel—secrets that both shock us and speak volumes about our preconceptions about teenage girls,

the suspect female.” —Megan Abbott, author of Dare Me and The FeverReadalikes: The Daughter by Jane Shemilt and The Good Girl by Mary KubicaWilliam Morrow Paperbacks: pb • 9780062438515 • $15.99 • 432 pp.

WHODUNIT?


Wilde Lake: A NovelLAURA LIPPMAN

The New York Times bestselling author of the acclaimed standalones After I’m Gone, I’d Know You Anywhere, and What the Dead Know challenges our notions of memory, loyalty, responsibility, and justice in this evocative and psychologically complex story about a long-ago death that still haunts a family.“As shocking secrets are revealed, the reader realizes that nothing and no one can be taken at face value in Lippman’s brainy,

witty, socially conscious, and all-consuming inquiry into human nature and our slowly evolving sense of justice and equality.”

—Booklist starred reviewWilliam Morrow Paperbacks: pb • 9780062083463 • $15.99 • 384 pp.

The Perfect Girl: A NovelGILLY MACMILLAN

From Gilly Macmillan, New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award nominated author of What She Knew, comes this whip-smart, addictive, and harrowing novel of psychological suspense.“As the suspenseful, serpentine tale unreels from the alternating perspectives of several key players, readers will be rooting for the resilient, resourceful Zoe all the way to the perfectly executed final twists.” —Publishers Weekly starred review

Readalikes: Paula Hawkins and Kimberly McCreightWilliam Morrow Paperbacks: pb • 9780062476760 • $15.99 • 464 pp.

The Other Widow: A NovelSUSAN CRAWFORD

The author of The Pocket Wife explores the dark side of love, marriage, and infidelity in this sizzling novel of psychological suspense.“Susan Crawford has a new, total page-turner with The Other Widow. It’s impossible not to relate to these three women, their lives dangerously intertwined. And just when you think you have all the answers, you’ll be shocked by the twist at the end.” —Kate White, New York Times bestselling author

Readalikes: The Good Girl by Mary Kubica and Everything She Forgot by Lisa BallantyneWilliam Morrow Paperbacks: pb • 9780062362896 • $15.99 • 352 pp.

The Widow’s House: A NovelCAROL GOODMAN

This chilling novel from the bestselling, award-winning author of The Lake of Dead Languages blends the gothic allure of Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca and the crazed undertones of Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s The Yellow Wallpaper with the twisty, contemporary edge of A.S.A. Harrison’s The Silent Wife—a harrowing tale of psychological suspense set in New York’s Hudson Valley.Readalikes: Jennifer McMahon

William Morrow Paperbacks: pb • 9780062562623 • $15.99 • 368 pp. On sale March 2017

This Is Not Over: A NovelHOLLY BROWN

Two women are caught in an escalating game of cat-and-mouse that leads to an explosive ending in this breathtaking psychological thriller from the author of A Necessary End and Don’t Try to Find Me.“This Is Not Over is an absolutely riveting novel that starts with a situation that could happen to any of us, and slowly and masterfully escalates it into a crisis of character for two women that is both nail-bitingly suspenseful and full of insight

into our collective humanity.” —Alice LaPlante, New York Times bestselling author of Turn of MindReadalikes: Don’t You Cry by Mary Kubica and Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica KnollWilliam Morrow Paperbacks: pb • 9780062456830 • $15.99 • 384 pp.

Mississippi Blood: A NovelGREG ILES

Additional book club titles by this author: Natchez Burning and The Bone Tree

The endgame is at hand for Penn Cage, his family, and the enemies working to destroy them in this exhilarating final volume in the epic Natchez Burning trilogy set in modern Natchez, Mississippi—Greg Iles’s bold and ambitious story of blood and honor, violence and revenge, that explores how the sins of the past continue to haunt the present.

Readalikes: The Stranger by Harlan Coben and Memory Man by David BaldacciWilliam Morrow: hc • 9780062311153 • $28.99 • 704 pp. On sale March 2017

Miss Treadway and the Field of Stars: A Novel

MIRANDA EMMERSON In this sparkling debut novel imbued with the rich intrigue of Kate Atkinson’s literary mysteries and the spirited heart of Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand, a disparate group of Londoners plunge into a search for a missing American actress.“Fabulous depiction of a London where the ‘Swinging Sixties’ hides a darker more complicated story of prejudice and

struggle. I loved the strong women and evocative writing from an author offering more questions than clues.” —Helen Simonson, author of Major Pettigrew’s Last StandReadalikes: Elizabeth Is Missing and The Perfume Collector Harper: hc • 9780062476722 • $26.99 • 368 pp. • On Sale February 2017

A Simple Favor: A Novel DARCEY BELL

A single mother’s life is turned upside down when her best friend vanishes in this chilling debut thriller in the vein of Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train.“…an edge-of-your seat domestic thriller about a missing wife and mother that relies on a rotating cast of unreliable narrators to ingeniously examine the cost of competitive mom-friends, the toll of ordinary marital discontent and the fallacy of the picture-perfect, suburban family.”

—Kimberly McCreight, New York Times bestselling author of Reconstructing Amelia and The OutliersReadalikes: Pretty Girls, Hush Hush, and Crash & Burn Harper: hc • 9780062497772 • $25.99 • 304 pp. • On Sale March 2017

Pretty Girls: A NovelKARIN SLAUGHTER

#1 internationally bestselling author Karin Slaughter returns with a sophisticated and chilling psychological thriller of dangerous secrets, cold vengeance, and unexpected absolution, in which two estranged sisters must come together to find the truth about two harrowing tragedies, twenty years apart, that devastated their lives.“Slaughter’s eye for detail and truth is unmatched.... I’d follow her anywhere.”

—Gillian FlynnWilliam Morrow Paperbacks: pb • 9780062499554 • $15.99 • 416 pp.

The Lost Girls: A NovelHEATHER YOUNG

A stunning debut novel that examines the price of loyalty, the burden of regret, the meaning of salvation, and the sacrifices we make for those we love, told in the voices of two unforgettable women linked by a decades-old family mystery at a picturesque lake house.“Beautifully written, The Lost Girls will please suspense fans as well as those who love redemptive fiction. This is a big, bold, heart-wrenching book reminiscent of novels

by Jodi Picoult, and is an excellent debut.” —Bookreporter.comReadalikes: Jennifer McMahon, Megan Abbott, and Miranda Beverly-WhittemoreWilliam Morrow: hc • 9780062456601 • $25.99 • 352 pp. Paperback available in April 2017 • 9780062456656

Live by Night: A NovelDENNIS LEHANE

Now a Warner Bros. movie starring Ben Affleck, Elle Fanning, Zoe Saldana, and Sienna Miller

From Dennis Lehane, bestselling author of World Gone By, comes a spellbinding tour de force that brings to life a bygone era when vice was a national virtue.“Crime Noir 101. As taught by the best of its current practitioners… a sentence-by-sentence pleasure. You are in the hands of

an expert. And you’ll know it.” —Janet Maslin, New York TimesWilliam Morrow Paperbacks: pb • 9780062662422 • $16.99 • 432 pp.

Natchez Burning: A NovelGREG ILES

Additional book club titles by this author: The Bone Tree and Mississippi Blood

Raised in the southern splendor of Natchez, Mississippi, Penn Cage learned all he knows of duty from his father, Dr. Tom Cage. But now the beloved family doctor has been accused of murder, and Penn’s quest for the truth sends him deep into his father’s past, where he uncovers a trail of corruption and brutality involving

decades old Civil Rights crimes and a nasty offshoot of the KKK. “Extraordinarily entertaining and fiendishly suspenseful. I defy you to start it and find a way to put it down.” —Stephen KingReadalikes: Harlan Coben and David BaldacciWilliam Morrow Paperbacks: pb • 9780062311085 • $17.99 • 816 pp.


The Finishing School: A NovelJOANNA GOODMAN

In this suspenseful, provocative novel of friendship, secrets, and deceit, a successful writer returns to her elite Swiss boarding school to get to the bottom of a tragic accident that took place while she was a student twenty years earlier.“Every page of this compelling novel resonates with authenticity, and is filled with suspense—The Finishing School will keep readers up late at night.” —Roberta Rich, author of The Midwife of Venice

Readalikes: 300 Days of Sun by Deborah Lawrenson and What She Knew by Gilly MacmillanHarper Paperbacks: pb • 9780062465580 • $15.99 • 352 pp.

The Fifth Letter: A NovelNICOLA MORIARTY

Nicola Moriarty makes her U.S. debut with a stunning new women’s fiction novel in which four women get together for their annual vacation, but what begins as a relaxing trip to the beach turns shocking when decades-old secrets are revealed, long-held grudges surface, and a hate-filled anonymous letter shakes the very foundation of their life-long friendship.Readalikes: Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

William Morrow: hc • 9780062413567 • $26.99 • 288 pp. Paperback available in January 2018 • 9780062413574

Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk: A Novel

BEN FOUNTAINWinner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction; Finalist for the National Book Award; Now a major motion picture

From the PEN/Hemingway Award-winning author of the critically acclaimed short story collection Brief Encounters with Che Guevara comes a razor sharp satire set in Texas during the American war in Iraq

about the gaping disconnect between the war at home and the war abroad. A Catch-22 for our times.“[An] inspired, blistering war novel…” —New York TimesEcco: pb • 9780062644022 • $16.99 • 336 pp.

Another Brooklyn: A NovelJACQUELINE WOODSON

National Book Award Finalist 2016

The National Book Award-winning author of Brown Girl Dreaming delivers a searing tale of the formative time between childhood and becoming an adult and exquisitely renders a powerful, indelible, and fleeting friendship that united four young lives.“Woodson’s unsparing story of a girl becoming a woman recalls some of the genre’s all-time greats: A Tree Grows in

Brooklyn, The Bluest Eye and especially, with its darkly poetic language, The House on Mango Street.” —Sarah Begley, TimeReadalikes: The Turner House by Angela Flournoy, Ruby by Cynthia Bond, and NW by Zadie SmithAmistad: hc • 9780062359988 • $22.99 • 192 pp. Paperback available in May 2017 • 9780062359995

The Comet Seekers: A NovelHELEN SEDGWICK

A magical, intoxicating debut novel that intertwines the past, present, and future of two lovers bound by the passing of great comets overhead and a coterie of remarkable ancestors. “Haunting and beautiful, The Comet Seekers follows a constellation of lives from modern Antarctica to medieval England, all of them connected by an extraordinary mystery hidden deep in the past.”

—Helene Wecker, New York Times bestselling author of The Golem and the Jinni

Readalikes: The Miniaturist, All the Light We Cannot See, and The Orchardist

Harper: hc • 9780062448767 • $25.99 • 304 pp. Paperback available in October 2017 • 9780062448774

The Color of Our Sky: A NovelAMITA TRASI

Moving from a traditional Indian village to the bustling modern metropolis of Mumbai, to Los Angeles and back again, this is a heartbreaking and beautiful portrait of an unlikely friendship—a story of love, betrayal, and, ultimately, redemption.Readalikes: Khaled Hosseini, Nadia Hashimi, and Shilpi Somaya Gowda

William Morrow Paperbacks: pb • 9780062474070 • $15.99 416 pp. • On Sale April 2017

Family Tree: A NovelSUSAN WIGGS

#1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs returns with a powerful, emotionally complex story of love and loss, heartbreak and healing, the pain of the past...and the promise of the future.“Susan Wiggs paints the details of human relationships with the finesse of a master.”

—Jodi PicoultReadalikes: Debbie Macomber

William Morrow: hc • 9780062425430 • $25.99 • 368 pp. Paperback available in April 2017 • 9780062425447.

Commonwealth: A Novel ANN PATCHETT

The acclaimed, bestselling author—winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Orange Prize—tells the enthralling story of how an unexpected romantic encounter irrevocably changes two families’ lives.“…a funny, sad, and ultimately heart-wrenching family portrait…. Patchett elegantly manages a varied cast of characters…. [Patchett is] at her peak in humor, humanity, and understanding people in challenging situations.”

—Publishers Weekly starred reviewReadalikes: Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff and A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne TylerHarper: hc • 9780062491794 • $27.99 • 336 pp. Paperback available in May 2017 • 9780062491831

All Summer Long: A NovelDOROTHEA BENTON FRANK

Filled with her trademark wit, poignant themes, and rich characters, the perennial New York Times bestselling author returns with a sensational novel that follows the travels of one couple through a tumultuous summer.“Dottie Frank’s books are sexy and hilarious. She has staked out the lowcountry of South Carolina as her personal literary property.” —Pat Conroy, author of South of Broad

Readalikes: Anne Rivers Siddons and Elin HilderbrandWilliam Morrow: hc • 9780062390752 • $26.99 • 384 pp. Paperback available in March 2017 • 9780062390769

Above the Waterfall: A NovelRON RASH

Additional book club title by this author: The Risen

Les, a small-town sheriff nearing retirement, battles daily with meth-addicted locals and rural poverty in a tight-knit Appalachian town full of secrets. Becky, a park ranger and recent newcomer who harbors a violent past, finds solace in the sanctuary of poetry and nature. But when someone commits a vicious crime, both Becky and Les must grapple with the

ramifications of an act that turns neighbor against neighbor. Readalikes: A Land More Kind Than Home by Wiley Cash and Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom FranklinEcco: pb • 9780062349323 • $15.99 • 272 pp.

LITERARY GRAB BAG


Inheriting Edith: A NovelZOE FISHMAN

From the author of Driving Lessons, Saving Ruth, and Balancing Acts comes a poignant breakout novel about a single mother who inherits a beautiful beach house with a caveat—she must take care of the ornery elderly woman who lives in it.“A delicious literary chicken soup for the soul.” —Mary Kay Andrews, New York Times bestselling author of The Weekenders

Readalikes: One Plus One by Jojo Moyes and Whisper Beach by Shelley Noble


The Infinite: A NovelNICHOLAS MAINIERI

In this suspenseful, tender, and completely absorbing debut set in a perilous post-Katrina New Orleans and cartel-plagued Mexico, two teenagers discover a temporary haven in each other.“Nick Mainieri is the real deal, and The Infinite is stunning. A compelling, brilliantly-told debut, written with power and clarity.” —Philipp Meyer, New York Times bestselling author of The Son

Readalikes: The Free by Willy Vlautin and Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn WardHarper Perennial: pb • 9780062465566 • $15.99 • 384 pp.

The Hearts of Men: A NovelNICKOLAS BUTLER

From the bestselling author of Shotgun Lovesongs comes this epic novel of intertwining friendships and families set in the Northwoods of Wisconsin at a beloved Boy Scout summer camp.“A wry, tender-hearted novel about men: their families and friendships, their vulnerabilities and foibles, their secrets and lies. Part coming-of-age narrative, part meditation on masculinity, part war story, this novel had me spellbound all the way

to its riveting conclusion.” —Christina Baker Kline, New York Times bestselling author of Orphan TrainReadalikes: Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal and The Interestings by Meg WolitzerEcco: hc • 9780062469687 • $26.99 • 400 pp. • On Sale March 2017

The Golden Son: A NovelSHILPI SOMAYA GOWDA

The New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author of Secret Daughter returns with an unforgettable story of love, honor, tradition, and identity.“I ached and cheered for Leena and Anil, as they struggle to live lives of their own choosing amidst the demands of tradition and the sometimes beautiful, sometimes painful bonds of family.” —Marisa de los Santos, New York Times bestselling author of Belong to Me and The Precious One

Readalikes: The Pearl That Broke Its Shell by Nadia Hashimi William Morrow Paperbacks: pb • 9780062391469 • $15.99 • 432 pp.

I’ll Take You There: A NovelWALLY LAMB

November 2016 LibraryReads pick

New York Times bestselling author Wally Lamb weaves an evocative, deeply affecting tapestry of one Baby Boomer’s life—Felix Funicello, introduced in Wishin’ and Hopin’—and the trio of unforgettable women who have changed it, in this radiant story of the American Century that is an homage to the resiliency, strength, and power of women.

Readalikes: Wishin’ and Hopin’Harper: hc • 9780062656285 • $25.99 • 272pp. Paperback available in November 2017 • 9780062656308

The Hummingbird: A NovelSTEPHEN P. KIERNAN

From the author of the acclaimed debut novel The Curiosity comes an emotionally resonant tale about a woman who must take care of two wounded men—one, her soldier-husband, just home from the war in Iraq; the other, a dying World War II scholar-historian who harbors a long-buried secret. Told with piercing empathy and heartbreaking realism, The Hummingbird is a story of loving commitment, service to country, and

absolution through wisdom and forgiveness.“This many-faceted, thought-provoking story prompts soul-searching about life, war, and death.” —BooklistReadalikes: The Wind Is Not a River by Brian PaytonWilliam Morrow Paperbacks: pb • 9780062369550 • $15.99 • 336 pp.

Go Set a Watchman: A NovelHARPER LEE

Additional book club title by this author: To Kill a Mockingbird

Originally written in the mid-1950s, Go Set a Watchman is Harper Lee’s earliest known novel and acts as a sequel to her classic To Kill a Mockingbird. Jean Louise Finch (known in her childhood as Scout) travels back to Maycomb, Alabama where she confronts the ghosts of her own past. She responds to the town where she was born with a mixture of affection and

sadness as she revisits old friends and tries to come to terms with her complex feelings about her father, Atticus.Harper Perennial: pb • 9780062409867 • $15.99 • 288 pp.

Girl Through Glass: A NovelSARI WILSON

An enthralling literary debut that tells the story of a young girl’s coming of age in the cutthroat world of New York City ballet—a story of obsession and the quest for perfection, trust and betrayal, beauty and lost innocence.“A nimble, nuanced psychological drama that leaps through time and place with an appropriate and assured agility.” —Booklist starred review

Readalikes: The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer Harper Perennial: pb • 9780062326287 • $15.99 • 320 pp.

The Fortunate Ones: A NovelELLEN UMANSKY

One very special work of art will connect the lives and fates of two different women, generations apart, in this enthralling and transporting debut novel that moves from World War II Vienna to contemporary Los Angeles.“On its surface, The Fortunate Ones is a gripping mystery about the fate of one painting and the two very different women who’ve spent their lives mourning its loss. Lucky for us, Ellen Umansky has gone

further, weaving a potent exploration of grief, guilt, desire, and forgiveness.” —Anna Solomon, author of Leaving Lucy PearReadalikes: The Perfume Collector by Kathleen TessaroWilliam Morrow: hc • 9780062382481 • $26.99 • 336 pp. Paperback available in November 2017 • 9780062382498

The Forbidden Garden: A NovelELLEN HERRICK

From the author of The Sparrow Sisters comes a lush, imaginative novel that takes readers into the heart of a mysterious English country garden, waiting to spring to life. When Sorrel Sparrow eagerly accepts an invitation to a small town outside of London to oversee a large garden project, her life changes in unexpected ways.Readalikes: Kate Morton and Sarah Jio

William Morrow Paperbacks: pb • 9780062499950 • $15.99 • 384 pp. On Sale April 2017

Heat and Light: A NovelJENNIFER HAIGH

Acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Haigh returns to the Pennsylvania town at the center of her iconic novel Baker Towers, in this ambitious, achingly human story of modern America and the conflicting forces at its heart.“The novel is not an environmental treatise masked as fiction; rather, it’s a perfectly paced rendering of the intertwined characters’ personal stories.” —Booklist starred review

Readalikes: Lila by Marilynne Robinson, Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver, and State of Wonder by Ann Patchett Ecco: hc • 9780061763298 • $26.99 • 448 pp. Paperback available in February 2017 • 9780061763496

A House Without Windows:A Novel NADIA HASHIMI

By the author of the bestselling The Pearl That Broke Its Shell and When the Moon Is Low comes the vivid, unforgettable story of an Afghan woman accused of murdering her husband, the American lawyer trying to free her, and the many women from all walks of life, who gather around her in prison.Readalikes: Secret Daughter by Shilpi Somaya Gowda

William Morrow: hc • 9780062449689 • $26.99 • 432 pp. Paperback available in May 2017 • 9780062449658


No Other World: A Novel RAHUL MEHTA

From the author of the prize-winning collection Quarantine comes an insightful, compelling debut novel: part coming-of-age story about a gay Indian American boy, part family saga about an immigrant family’s struggles each to find a sense of belonging, identity, and hope.“Rahul Mehta is a writer with astonishing emotional subtlety and generosity; I loved this beautiful book.” —Lauren Groff, author of Fates and Furies

Readalikes: The Story Hour, Family Life, and The Book of Unknown AmericansHarper: hc • 9780062020468 • $25.99 • 304 pp. On Sale February 2017

Night of Fire: A Novel COLIN THUBRON

A house is burning, threatening the existence of its six tenants—including a failed priest, a naturalist, a neurosurgeon, and an invalid dreaming of his anxious boyhood—and their landlord, whose relationship to the tenants is both intimate and shadowy. At times, he shares their preoccupations and memories. He will also share their fate.“An engrossing novel by the celebrated travel writer… Thubron intrigues with his

many resonances and takes the reader on a journey through life’s essential questions.” —Kirkus Reviews starred reviewReadalikes: Andrew’s Brain and In ParadiseHarper: hc • 9780062499745 • $26.99 • 384pp. Paperback available in January 2018 • 9780062499769

Mercury: A Novel MARGOT LIVESEY

The New York Times bestselling author delivers her most gripping novel yet—at once a tense, psychological drama and a taut emotional thriller about love, obsession, and the deceits that pull a family apart.“Livesey has a healthy respect for the mysteries of the human heart.... A sharply sketched supporting cast adds to the depth and cumulative power... yet more evidence of Livesey’s formidable gifts.” —Kirkus Reviews starred review

Readalikes: Fates and Furies and The Flight of Gemma HardyHarper: hc • 9780062437501 • $26.99 • 336 pp. Paperback available in June 2017 • 9780062437518

The Mandibles: A Family, 2029-2047 LIONEL SHRIVER

With dry wit and psychological acuity, this near-future novel explores the aftershocks of an economically devastating U.S. sovereign debt default on four generations of a once-prosperous American family. “This is a sharp, smart, snarky satire of every conspiracy theory and hot button political issue ever spun; one that, at first glance, might induce an absurdist chuckle, until one realizes that it is based on an all-too-plausible reality.” —Booklist starred review

Readalikes: Let Me Be Frank With You and The Harder They ComeHarper: hc • 9780062328243 • $27.99 • 416 pp. Paperback available in May 2017 • 9780062328281

The Muse: A NovelJESSIE BURTON

From the internationally bestselling author of The Miniaturist comes a captivating and brilliantly realized story of two young women—a Caribbean immigrant in 1960s London, and a bohemian woman in 1930s Spain—and the powerful mystery that ties them together.“A complex, vividly drawn tale…. The intricate way in which Burton pulls the two plots together is unexpected and impressive, a most original story about

creative freedom, finding one’s voice, and the quest for artistic redemption.” —Publishers WeeklyReadalikes: The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters and Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932 by Francine ProseEcco: hc • 9780062409928 • $27.99 • 416 pp. Paperback available in May 2017 • 9780062409935

Moonglow: A Novel MICHAEL CHABON

Following on the heels of his New York Times bestselling novel Telegraph Avenue, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Chabon delivers another literary masterpiece: a novel of truth and lies, family legends, and existential adventure—and the forces that work to destroy us.“His most beautifully realized novel to date.... A masterful and resounding novel of the dark and blazing forces that forged our tumultuous, confounding, and precious world.” —Booklist starred review

Readalikes: The Marriage Plot and State of WonderHarper: hc • 9780062225559 • $28.99 • 448 pp. Paperback available in September 2017 • 9780062225566

The Man Without a Shadow:A Novel JOYCE CAROL OATES

Additional book club title by this author: A Book of American Martyrs

The National Book Award-winning author examines the mysteries of human memory and personality, and the most unfathomable phenomenon of all—love—through the eyes of a young research scientist and an attractive, charismatic amnesiac whose short-term memory has been devastated by a brief illness.

“Wonderfully illuminating…one of the most curious and moving love affairs in contemporary fiction.” —Washington PostReadalikes: Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver, The Round House by Louise Erdrich, and When She Woke by Hillary Jordan

Ecco: pb • 9780062416100 • $15.99 • 384 pp.

Lost Along the Way: A NovelERIN DUFFY

A fresh, funny, and insightful novel about what it really means to be “friends forever” from the acclaimed author of Bond Girl and On the Rocks.“Duffy (Bond Girl) effortlessly explores complex issues, especially how much pressure women put on themselves and one another to be perfect and have everything together.” —Library Journal

Readalikes: All Fall Down by Jennifer Weiner and Big Girl Panties by Stephanie EvanovichWilliam Morrow: hc • 9780062405890 • $25.99 • 336 pp. Paperback available in February 2017 • 9780062405906

Mister Monkey: A Novel FRANCINE PROSE

This acclaimed, bestselling author weaves an ingenious, darkly humorous, and brilliantly observant story that follows the exploits and intrigue of a constellation of characters affiliated with an off-off-off-off Broadway children’s musical.“Prose is at her consummate, canny best in this superbly incisive comedy of errors, a cleverly choreographed relay in which each character subtly passes the narrating baton on to the next, and what a beguiling and

bedeviled cast this is!” —Kirkus Reviews starred reviewReadalikes: Beautiful Ruins and The InterestingsHarper: hc • 9780062397836 • $26.99 • 304 pp. Paperback available in October 2017 • 9780062397843

Miss You: A Novel KATE EBERLEN

A wryly romantic and moving debut novel with echoes of One Day that asks, “What if The One just walked right by you, and you didn’t even know it?” “Hugely enjoyable romantic comedy with a great premise…. Thoroughly deserving comparison with David Nicholls’ One Day (and I don’t say that lightly), this is commercial fiction of the very highest order.” —Alice O’Keeffe, The Bookseller (UK)

Readalikes: Us and After You

Harper: hc • 9780062460226 • $25.99 • 448 pp. • On sale April 2017

The Keeper of Lost Things: A Novel RUTH HOGAN

This debut is a charming, clever, and quietly moving novel of endless possibilities and joyful discoveries that explores the promises we make and break, losing and finding ourselves, the objects that hold magic and meaning for our lives, and the surprising connections that bind us.Readalikes: The Lake House by Kate Morton

William Morrow: hc • 9780062473530 • $26.99 • 288 pp. On Sale February 2017

LaRose: A NovelLOUISE ERDRICH

In this literary masterwork, the author wields her breathtaking narrative magic in an emotionally haunting contemporary tale of a tragic accident, a demand for justice, and a profound act of atonement with ancient roots in indigenous culture.“The radiance of this many-faceted novel is generated by Erdrich’s tenderness for her characters…magnificent…a brilliantly imagined and constructed saga of empathy, elegy, spirituality, resilience, wit, wonder,

and hope that will stand as a defining master work of American literature for generations to come.” —Booklist starred reviewReadalikes: The Round House and The Plague of DovesHarper: hc • 9780062277022• $27.99 • 384 pp. Paperback available in April 2017 • 9780062277039


Rich and Pretty: A NovelRUMAAN ALAM

This irresistible debut, set against a backdrop of privileged New York City, provides a sharp, insightful look into how the relationship between two best friends changes when they are no longer coming of age but learning how to live adult lives.“[Alam] displays a robust understanding of and affection for the nuances of female friendships as they evolve over time… captures something truthful and essential about the push-pull of friendship.”

—Kirkus Reviews Readalikes: The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P. by Adelle Waldman and Seating Arrangements by Maggie ShipsteadEcco: hc • 9780062429933 • $25.99 • 304 pp. Paperback available in June 2017 • 9780062429940

Winter JourneyDIANE ARMSTRONG

When forensic dentist Halina Shore arrives in Nowa Kalwaria to take part in a war crimes investigation, she finds herself at the center of a bitter struggle in a community that has been divided by a grim legacy. Inspired by a true incident that took place in Poland in 1941, Diane Armstrong’s powerful novel is part mystery, part forensic investigation, and a moving and thought-provoking story of love, loss, and sacrifice.

Readalikes: Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly and My Mother’s Secret by J.L. Witterick

4th Estate: pb • 9780732276959 • $15.99 • 496 pp.

Under the Influence: A NovelJOYCE MAYNARD

The New York Times bestselling author of Labor Day and After Her returns with a provocative, complex, and relentlessly gripping novel about emotional seduction and betrayal.“Maynard’s latest is illuminating and mesmerizing, highlighting not only differing definitions of friendship, but the shades of gray between right and wrong and the lengths to which some will go to protect their self-interest.”

—Publishers WeeklyReadalikes: Sea Creatures by Susanna Daniel William Morrow Paperbacks: pb • 9780062257680 • $15.99 • 352 pp.

Summerlong: A NovelDEAN BAKOPOULOS

The author of Please Don’t Come Back from the Moon and My American Unhappiness delivers his breakout novel: a deft and hilarious exploration of the simmering tensions beneath the surface of a contented marriage which explode in the bedrooms and backyards of a small town over the course of a long, hot summer.“Summerlong is Dean Bakopoulos at his finest: daringly funny, heartbreakingly sad, and forever on the watch for redemption.”

—Nickolas Butler, author of Shotgun Lovesongs and The Hearts of MenReadalikes: The Vacationers by Emma Straub and This Is Where I Leave You by Jonathan TropperEcco: pb • 9780062321176 • $14.99 • 368 pp.

The Risen: A NovelRON RASH

Additional book club title by this author: Above the Waterfall

Ron Rash demonstrates his superb narrative skills in this suspenseful and evocative tale of two brothers whose lives are altered irrevocably by the events of one long-ago summer and the secrets that could destroy their lives.“The Risen is an important novel—and an intriguing one—from one of our master storytellers. In its pages, the past rises up,

haunting and chiding, demanding answers of us all.” —The News & ObserverReadalikes: Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf and A Land More Kind Than Home by Wiley CashEcco: hc • 9780062436313 • $25.99 • 272 pp. Paperback available in July 2017 • 9780062436320

The Total Package: A NovelSTEPHANIE EVANOVICH

The New York Times bestselling author of Big Girl Panties is back with a funny, sweet, and sizzling novel about love, redemption, and second chances.“Stephanie Evanovich delivers another swoon-worthy romance. Readers will root for the quarterback who deserves a second chance and cheer for the journalist trying to claw her way to the top.”

—Associated Press

Readalikes: All Fall Down by Jennifer WeinerWilliam Morrow Paperbacks: pb • 9780062234865 • $15.99 256 pp.

To Kill a Mockingbird: A NovelHARPER LEE

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction; Additional book club title by this author: Go Set a Watchman

A gripping, heart-wrenching, and wholly remarkable tale of coming-of-age in a South poisoned by virulent prejudice. It views a world of great beauty and savage inequities through the eyes of a young girl, as her father—a crusading local lawyer—risks everything to defend a black man unjustly

accused of a terrible crime. Harper Lee’s masterwork is surely one of the best loved stories of all time, and was voted one of the best novels of the twentieth century by librarians across the country.Harper Perennial Modern Classics: pb • 9780061120084 • $16.99 • 336 pp.

The Ramblers: A NovelAIDAN DONNELLEY ROWLEY

A gorgeous and absorbing novel of a trio of confused souls struggling to find themselves and the way forward in their lives, set against the spectacular backdrop of contemporary New York City.“Rowley’s finely drawn story of love, loss, fear and friendship wound me around its little finger.” —Lee Woodruff, New York Times bestselling author

Readalikes: J. Courtney Sullivan, Meg Wolitzer, Claire Messud, and Emma StraubWilliam Morrow Paperbacks: pb • 9780062413321 • $15.99 • 416 pp.

Sweetgirl: A NovelTRAVIS MULHAUSER

A blistering debut about a fearless sixteen-year-old girl whose search for her missing mother leads to an unexpected discovery and a life or death struggle in the harsh frozen landscape of the Upper Midwest.“If you’re a fan of Charles Portis and Denis Johnson—and if you’re not, then you should be—then this book is exactly what you’ve been wanting, what you’ve been waiting for.” —Brock Clarke, author of The Happiest People in the World

Readalikes: My Sunshine Away by M.O. Walsh and The Humanity Project by Jean ThompsonEcco: pb • 9780062400833 • $15.99 • 256 pp.

The Sun in Your Eyes: A NovelDEBORAH SHAPIRO

The Elena Ferrante novels meet High Fidelity in this debut novel with a rock-and-roll twist, a poignant and funny road-trip adventure about two women—one rich and glamorous, the other ordinary and down-to-earth—and their intense and troubled friendship.“Realistically complex, defined by moments of betrayal, loyalty, and closeness.... This novel unravels the competing nature of affection and jealousy in friendship,

illuminating the stickier facets of emotional dependency between friends.” —Kirkus ReviewsReadalikes: Curtis Sittenfeld, Emma Straub, and J. Courtney SullivanWilliam Morrow: hc • 9780062435583 • $25.99 • 288 pp. Paperback available in March 2017 • 9780062435590

The Past: A NovelTESSA HADLEY

In her most accessible, commercial novel yet, the “supremely perceptive writer of formidable skill and intelligence” (New York Times Book Review) turns her astute eye to a dramatic family reunion, where simmering tensions and secrets come to a head over three long, hot summer weeks. “Masterful…. Captures the gentle tragedies of living, losses, and regrets…. Hadley is the patron saint of ordinary lives; her trademark empathy and sharp insight

are out in force here.” —Kirkus Reviews starred reviewReadalikes: The End of the Point by Elizabeth GraverHarper Perennial: pb • 9780062270429 • $15.99 • 336 pp.

Our Hearts Will Burn Us Down: A Novel ANNE VALENTE

In this powerful debut novel, the lives of four teenagers on the yearbook staff are capsized by a shocking school shooting and its aftermath. A story of grief, community, and family, of the search for understanding and normalcy in the wake of devastating loss, Our Hearts Will Burn Us Down explores profound questions about resiliency, memory, and recovery that brilliantly illuminate the deepest recesses of the human heart.

Readalikes: Station Eleven and Everything I Never Told YouWilliam Morrow: hc • 9780062429117 • $25.99 • 384 pp. Paperback available in October 2017 • 9780062429148


The Mermaid’s Daughter:A Novel ANN CLAYCOMB

A modern-day expansion of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid, this unforgettable debut novel weaves a spellbinding tale of magic and the power of love as a descendent of the original mermaid fights the terrible price of saving herself from a curse that has affected generations of women in her family.Readalikes: Sing You Home by Jodi Picoult and The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen

William Morrow Paperbacks: pb • 9780062560681 • $15.99 • 352 pp. On sale March 2017

Girls on Fire: A NovelROBIN WASSERMAN

By turns a shocking story of love and violence and an addictive portrait of the intoxication of female friendship, Girls on Fire is an unflinching and unforgettable snapshot of girlhood: girls lost and found, girls strong and weak, girls who burn bright and brighter—and some who flicker away.“Like lightning in a bottle, Robin Wasserman’s Girls on Fire captures girlhood friendship in all its shattering intensity. A captivating, terrifying novel, and one you won’t forget.” —Megan Abbott

Readalikes: Dare Me by Megan Abbott and Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreightHarper: hc • 9780062415486 • $25.99 • 368 pp. Paperback available in February 2017 • 9780062417145

The Bookshop on the Corner:A Novel JENNY COLGAN

The New York Times bestselling author of Little Beach Street Bakery returns with a funny, moving new novel—a valentine to readers, librarians, and book-lovers the world over—about Nina Redmond, a librarian with a gift for finding the perfect book for her readers. But can she write her own happy-ever-after? “Losing myself in Jenny Colgan’s beautiful pages is the most delicious, comforting, satisfying treat I have had in ages.”

—Jane Green, New York Times bestselling author of Summer SecretsReadalikes: Meg Donohue, Sophie Kinsella, and Nina George’s The Little Paris Bookshop

William Morrow Paperbacks: pb • 9780062467256 • $14.99 368 pp.

Heartstone: A NovelELLE KATHARINE WHITE

A debut historical fantasy that recasts Jane Austen’s beloved Pride and Prejudice in an imaginative world of wyverns, dragons, and the warriors who fight alongside them against the monsters that threaten the kingdom: gryphons, direwolves, lamias, banshees, and lindworms.Readalikes: A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan and Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal

Harper Voyager: pb • 9780062451941 • $15.99 • 352 pp.

Love May Fail: A NovelMATTHEW QUICK

An aspiring feminist and underappreciated housewife embarks on an odyssey to find human decency and goodness—and her high school English teacher—in New York Times bestselling author Matthew Quick’s offbeat masterpiece, a quirky ode to love, fate, and hair metal.“Inspiring… Matthew Quick has a way with wounded characters.” —Boston Globe

Readalikes: The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion and The Middlesteins by Jami AttenbergHarper Paperbacks: pb • 9780062285577 • $15.99 • 416 pp.

The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules: A Novel

CATHARINA INGELMAN- SUNDBERGThe Best Exotic Marigold Hotel meets The Italian Job in this witty and insightful comedy of errors about a group of delinquent seniors whose desire for a better quality of life leads them to rob and ransom priceless artwork.“Instead of hyperbolic, mustache-twirling villains, Ingelman-Sundberg deftly

orchestrates the twists and turns in the plot through the foibles of real life... in this merry, lighthearted caper.” —Kirkus ReviewsReadalikes: A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman and Where’d You Go, Bernadette by Maria SempleHarper Paperbacks: pb • 9780062447975 • $15.99 • 400 pp.

The Book of Joan: A NovelLIDIA YUKNAVITCH

This bestselling author offers a vision of our near-extinction—and a heroine, a reimagined Joan of Arc, poised to save a world ravaged by war, violence, and greed and forever change history—in this provocative dystopian novel reminiscent of Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel and Edan Lepucki’s California. “A raucous celebration, a searing condemnation, and fiercely imaginative retelling of Joan of Arc’s transcendent life.” —Roxane Gay

Readalikes: The Country of Ice Cream Star and The Small Backs of ChildrenHarper: hc • 9780062383273 • $26.99 • 272 pp. • On Sale April 2017

American Gods: A NovelNEIL GAIMAN

Awarded the Hugo, Nebula, Locus, Bram Stoker, and SFX (Britain) Awards for Best Novel

Made into a TV series starring Gillian Anderson, Ricky Whittle, Ian McShane, Crispin Glover, and Cloris Leachman

First published in 2001, here is the New York Times bestselling novel that became an instant classic and was hailed by USA Today as “a powerful, searing force that makes

readers confront what is real and what is not….”William Morrow Paperbacks: pb • 9780062572233 • $19.99 • 560 pp. On Sale March 2017

OFF THE BEATENPATH

Nicotine: A NovelNELL ZINK

From the author of Mislaid comes a fierce and audaciously funny new story of obsession, idealism, and ownership, centered on a young woman who inherits her bohemian late father’s childhood home only to find it occupied by a group of pro-smoking squatters.“Even while Zink skewers bohemian stereotypes, she cares for her characters, imbuing them with complicated personalities, causes and sexual proclivities.” —Chicago Tribune

Readalikes: The Flamethrowers by Rachel Kushner and The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWittEcco: hc • 9780062441706 • $26.99 • 304 pp. Paperback available in June 2017 • 9780062441713

Night of the Animals: A NovelBILL BROUN

In this imaginative debut, the tale of Noah’s Ark is brilliantly recast as a story of fate and family, set in a tumultuous near-future dystopia threatened by widespread suicide cults and told through the eyes of an aging indigent on a mission to free the animals of the London Zoo.“This highly recommended, original tour de force creates a richly imagined realm that evokes Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale and the Terry Gilliam movie Brazil while

maintaining a sense of wonder.” —Library Journal starred reviewReadalikes: Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer and The Tiger’s Wife by Téa ObrehtEcco: hc • 9780062400796 • $26.99 • 560 pp. Paperback available in April 2017 • 9780062400802


The Queen of Blood:Book One of The Queens of Renthia

SARAH BETH DURSTAn idealistic young student and a banished warrior become allies in a battle to save their realm in this first book of a mesmerizing epic fantasy series, filled with political intrigue, violent magic, malevolent spirits, and thrilling adventure.“Durst, an award-winning YA author (Vessel) and three-time Andre Norton Award finalist, presents a thrilling

beginning to a sweeping series about searching for sovereignty and truth in order to save one’s land.” —Library Journal starred reviewReadalikes: The Warded Man by Peter V. Brett and Uprooted by Naomi NovikHarper Voyager: hc • 9780062413345 • $19.99 • 368 pp. Paperback available in April 2017 • 9780062474094

The Runaway Wife: A NovelELIZABETH BIRKELUND

Three beautiful French sisters entrust an American hiker with the mission of rescuing their mother high in the Alps in this story of adventure, survival, and romance—and of one man’s discovery of a world outside his conventional life and a new vision of himself within it.“Birkelund writes sensuous, myth-ridden prose, intensely alive to the natural world. She spins a tale here that feels both ancient and very new.” —Beth Gutcheon,

author of Death at Breakfast and Gossip Readalikes: The Lantern by Deborah Lawrenson Harper Paperbacks: pb • 9780062431752 • $15.99 • 256 pp.

The Terranauts: A NovelT.C. BOYLE

From the master storyteller and bestselling author of The Harder They Come comes a hilarious, incisive deep-dive into human behavior through the eyes of eight young Terranauts, four men and four women voluntarily sealed inside a glass enclosure designed to serve as a prototype for a possible off-earth colony, who become entangled in much more than the game of survival.“A sprawling tale of achievement, yearning, pride, and human weakness…a multilayered

work that recalls the tragicomic realism of Saul Bellow and John Updike.” —Publishers Weekly starred reviewEcco: hc • 9780062349408 • $26.99 • 528 pp. Paperback available in October 2017 • 9780062349415

The Possessions: A Novel SARA FLANNERY MURPHY

In this electrifying literary debut, a young woman who channels the dead for a living crosses a dangerous line when she falls in love with one of her clients, whose wife died under mysterious circumstances. A tale of desire and obsession, deceit and dark secrets that defies easy categorization, The Possessions is a seductive, absorbing page-turner that builds to a shattering, unforgettable conclusion.“An enthralling meditation on grief and

memory cloaked in suspenseful psychodrama, The Possessions dissolves the boundaries of past and present and artfully, heartbreakingly maps the consequences of transgressive desire.”

—Robin Wasserman, author of Girls on FireReadalikes: The Heart Goes Last, Where They Found Her, and The Water KnifeHarper: hc • 9780062458322 • $26.99 • 368 pp. Paperback available in February 2018 • 9780062458384

Of Things Gone Astray:A Novel JANINA MATTHEWSON

In this magical fable about modern life and values, a seemingly normal London morning leaves a group of people suddenly without something dear to them, but for one young boy still reeling from the death of his mother, there emerges a strange new connection to these lost things.“A brilliant novel that redefines the boundaries of where our lives begin and where they end.” —Simon Van Booy, bestselling author of Father’s Day and The Illusion of Separateness

Readalikes: Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen OyeyemiThe Friday Project: pb • 9780008137557 • $14.99 • 288 pp.

The Stolen Child: A NovelLISA CAREY

From the author of the critically acclaimed The Mermaids Singing comes a haunting, luminous novel set on an enchanted island off the west coast of Ireland where magic, faith, and superstition pervade the inhabitants’ lives and tangled relationships.“Steeped in dark Irish mythology, The Stolen Child is a piercing exploration of regret and desire, longing and love. It is a gorgeously written, inventive, and compelling novel.” —Ayelet Waldman, author of Love and Treasure

Readalikes: Eowyn Ivey, Sarah Waters, and Angela CarterHarper Perennial: pb • 9780062492180 • $15.99 • 400 pp.

American Sniper: The Auto- biography of the Most Lethal Sniper

in U.S. Military HistoryCHRIS KYLE WITH SCOTT McEWAN AND JIM DeFELICEThe premise for the Oscar nominated film

U.S. Navy Seal Chris Kyle tells the story of his legendary ten-year career in the United States military in this multi-million-copy, #1 New York Times bestselling memoir. It is also the story of a husband and father

and the challenges of keeping a marriage and family together under such extreme circumstances. This special new edition features more than 80 pages of material that has not appeared in paperback before.William Morrow Paperbacks: pb • 9780062431646 • $15.99 • 496 pp.

The Bridge Ladies: A MemoirBETSY LERNER

A fifty-year-old bridge game, and the secrets it held, provides an unexpected way to cross the generational divide between the author and her mother.“Through the alchemy of a grand game, Betsy Lerner has woven a universal coming-of-age story for both mother and daughter. A poignant, humorous and often painful struggle through the pageantry of playing cards...” —Patti Smith, author of Just Kids and M Train

Readalikes: The Astronauts Wives Club by Lily Koppel and The End of Your Life Book Club by Will SchwalbeHarper Wave: hc • 9780062354464 • $25.99 • 320 pp. Paperback available in May 2017 • 9780062354471

The Boys in the Bunkhouse:Servitude and Salvation in the

Heartland DAN BARRYNew York Times writer and columnist Dan Barry tells the harrowing yet uplifting story of the exploitation and abuse of a resilient group of men with intellectual disabilities and the heroic efforts of those who helped them to find justice and reclaim their lives. Inspired storytelling and a clarion call for vigilance—an American tale that holds lasting meaning for all of us.“Gently, emphatically, and indelibly,

Barry conveys a tale of unthinkable brutality.” —Kirkus Reviews starred review

Readalikes: Lost Girls and The Immortal Life of Henrietta LacksHarper: hc • 9780062014481 • $26.99 • 352 pp. Paperback available in May 2017 • 9780062372147

All the Gallant Men: An American Sailor’s Firsthand Account of Pearl Harbor

DONALD STRATTON WITH KEN GIREThe first memoir published by a survivor of the USS Arizona and perhaps the most extraordinary account ever to emerge from the Pearl Harbor attack: 93-year old Donald Stratton’s moment-by-moment account of survival on December 7, 1941 and his inspiring return to the fight.

“An intimate account.... A powerful voice.” —Library JournalReadalikes: The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James BrownWilliam Morrow: hc • 9780062645357 • $25.99 • 320 pp. Paperback available in November 2017 • 9780062645364

NOTABLE NONFICTION


Find Me Unafraid: Love, Loss, and Hope in an African Slum

KENNEDY ODEDE AND JESSICA POSNERThis inspiring book shares the uncommon love story between two uncommon people whose collaboration sparked a successful movement to transform the lives of vulnerable girls and the urban poor in Africa.

Readalikes: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William KamkwambaEcco: pb • 9780062292865 • $15.99 • 352 pp.

Forty Autumns: A Family’s Story of Courage and Survival on Both

Sides of the Berlin WallNINA WILLNERA remarkable true story of courage, resilience, and love that traces the dramatic lives of five women who are separated by the Iron Curtain through the Cold War up until the miraculous day when they are reunited as a family.“Willner’s epic memoir traverses three generations of mothers, recounting the

tragedy, estrangement, and overwhelming courage of a family torn apart.” —Publishers WeeklyReadalikes: A Train in Winter by Caroline MooreheadWilliam Morrow: hc • 9780062410313 • $27.99 • 416 pp. Paperback available in August 2017 • 9780062410320

The Fortress: A Love StoryDANIELLE TRUSSONI

The critically acclaimed, bestselling author of Falling Through the Earth and Angelology returns with this much-anticipated memoir of love and transformation in France: a gorgeously written account of one woman’s journey to the other side of the romantic fairytale.“Danielle Trussoni’s clear-eyed examination of how she loved and lost her husband is both a page-turner and a profound meditation on the nature

of desire and freedom in the modern age.” —Cheryl Strayed, bestselling author of WildDey Street Books: hc • 9780062459008 • $27.99 • 336 pp. Paperback available in September 2017 • 9780062459015

Carry On: A Story of Resilience, Redemption, and an Unlikely Family

LISA FENNA tender and profoundly moving memoir about an ESPN producer’s unexpected relationship with two disabled African-American wrestlers from inner-city Cleveland and how these bonds would transform their lives.“… as in real life, the moments of understanding, of healing, of unbounded joy will astonish you with the scope of their power.” —Jeff Hobbs, New York Times

bestselling author of The Short and Tragic Life of Robert PeaceReadalikes: One More Step by Bonner Paddock and Ghettoside by Jill LeovyHarper Wave: hc • 9780062427830 • $25.99 • 320 pp. Paperback available in August 2017 • 9780062427847

Darling Days: A MemoiriO TILLETT WRIGHT

When a group of boys refuse to let six-year-old, female-born iO play ball, iO instantly adopts a new persona, becoming a boy named Ricky—a choice iO’s parents support and celebrate. It is the start of a profound exploration of gender and identity through the tenderest years, and the beginning of a life invented and reinvented at every step.“iO has packed a lot into few years and in this extraordinary memoir has created something brave and true, as devastating

as it is inspiring.” —Jill Soloway, Emmy-award winning creator of TransparentReadalikes: Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl by Carrie BrownsteinEcco: hc • 9780062368201 • $26.99 • 400 pp. Paperback available in September 2017 • 9780062368218

Fast Girl: A Life Spent Running from Madness SUZY FAVOR HAMILTON WITH SARAH TOMLINSONIn this heartbreakingly honest yet hopeful memoir, the former middle distance Olympic runner and high-end escort speaks out for the first time about her battle with mental illness and how mania controlled and compelled her both in competition and in life.

“Favor Hamilton’s story has captured attention because of her work as an escort, but Fast Girl is ultimately more interesting for what it says about the psychological demands of high-level sports.”

—The New YorkerReadalikes: Brain on Fire by Susannah CahalanDey Street Books: pb • 9780062346209 • $15.99 • 304 pp.

Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis

J.D. VANCE From a former Marine and Yale Law School graduate comes a poignant account of growing up in a poor Appalachian town that offers a broader, probing look at the struggles of America’s white working class. “An unusually timely and deeply affecting view of a social class whose health and economic problems are making headlines in this [2016] election year.” —Kirkus Reviews starred review

Readalikes: Men We Reaped and The Triple PackageHarper: hc • 9780062300546 • $27.99 • 272pp. Paperback available in May 2017 • 9780062300553

Jane Doe January: My Twenty- Year Search for Truth and Justice

EMILY WINSLOWA compelling, real-life crime mystery and gripping memoir of the cold case prosecution of a serial rapist, told by one of his victims.“Jane Doe January is an extraordinary memoir, written with the skill of a master novelist in beautiful, haunting prose. This story should prompt serious discussion and is one of the most important memoirs

on sexual assault you will ever read. Her courage in telling it is breathtaking.” —Allison Leotta, author of A Good KillingReadalikes: Lucky by Alice SeboldWilliam Morrow: hc • 9780062434807 • $26.99 • 288 pp. Paperback available in August 2017 • 9780062434821

It’s Okay to Laugh (Crying Is Cool Too): A Memoir

NORA McINERNY PURMORTIn this love letter to life, in all its messy glory, Nora McInerny Purmort reflects on the magical yet tragically brief marriage she shared with her late husband and how she ultimately survived the crushing ordeal: with laughter… and lots of it.“This story will compel you to both laugh and cry, just as the title promises. May we all bring Nora’s honesty, passion and hope to our lives.” —Lena Dunham

Readalikes: Everything Is Perfect When You’re a Liar by Kelly Oxford and Let’s Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny LawsonDey Street Books: hc • 9780062419378 • $25.99 • 288 pp. Paperback available in April 2017 • 9780062419385

Girl in the Woods: A MemoirASPEN MATIS

Not since Alice Sebold’s Lucky and Cheryl Strayed’s Wild has a young woman written such a searing, yet hopeful story of survival in the wake of a horrific trauma and finding acceptance, hope, and healing in nature.“Girl in the Woods is a breathtaking, gorgeous and profoundly wise book. I cried my way through it. Every young woman, old woman, man and boy should read it.” —Bonnie Nadzam, author of Lamb, winner of the Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize


Girl Unbroken: A Sister’s Harrowing Story of Survival from the Streets of Long

Island to the Farms of Idaho

REGINA CALCATERRA AND ROSIE MALONEYIn the highly anticipated sequel to her New York Times bestseller Etched in Sand, Regina Calcaterra pairs with her youngest sister Rosie to tell Rosie’s harrowing, yet ultimately triumphant story of childhood abuse and survival.“This book is a testament to Maloney’s

remarkable resilience and a moving tribute to the unbreakable bond of love she shared with her siblings.” —Kirkus ReviewsReadalikes: Breaking Night by Liz MurrayWilliam Morrow Paperbacks: pb • 9780062412584 • $15.99 • 416 pp.Hidden Figures: The American

Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race

MARGOT LEE SHETTERLYNow a major motion picture starring Taraji P. Henson and Octavia Spencer

Set against the backdrop of the Jim Crow South and the civil rights movement, Hidden Figures is the never-before-told true story of NASA’s African-American

female mathematicians who played a crucial role in America’s space program—and whose contributions have been unheralded, until now.“This is a compulsively accessible work for anyone with an interest in history, science, civil rights, women’s rights, or simply a great story.”

—Bookreporter.comReadalikes: The Astronaut Wives Club by Lily KoppelWilliam Morrow Paperbacks: pb • 9780062363602 • $15.99 • 368 pp.


Marrow: A Love StoryELIZABETH LESSER

The author of the New York Times bestseller Broken Open returns with a visceral and profound memoir of two sisters who, in the face of a bone marrow transplant, begin a quest for acceptance, authenticity, and most of all, love.“The love that Lesser describes for her sister is not always the simple kind of love…but it is real love, powerful and transformative.” —Elizabeth Gilbert, New York Times bestselling author

Readalikes: The End of Your Life Book Club by Will SchwalbeHarper Wave: hc • 9780062367631 • $25.99 • 320 pp. Paperback available in September 2017 • 9780062367655

Midnight in Broad Daylight:A Japanese American Family Caught

Between Two Worlds

PAMELA ROTNER SAKAMOTOMeticulously researched and beautifully written, this is the true story of a Japanese American family that found itself on opposite sides during World War II—an epic tale of family, separation, divided loyalties, love, reconciliation, loss, and redemption.“A beautifully rendered work wrought

with enormous care and sense of compassionate dignity.” —Kirkus Reviews starred review

Readalikes: Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy by Karen Abbott and A Train in Winter by Caroline MooreheadHarper Perennial: pb • 9780062351944 • $16.99 • 480 pp.

The Maximum Security Book Club: Reading Literature in a Men’s

Prison MIKITA BROTTMAN A riveting account of the two years literary scholar Mikita Brottman spent reading literature with criminals in a maximum-security men’s prison outside Baltimore and what she learned from them.“Readers see more than how criminals respond to literary masterpieces. They also see how the author realigns her own college professor thinking about books she

sees anew through the eyes of her tough-minded students. Great literature reassessed in a gritty world far removed from academe’s ivory towers.” —BooklistHarper: hc • 9780062384331 • $26.99 • 272 pp. Paperback available in June 2017 • 9780062384348

The Lovers: Afghanistan’s Romeo and Juliet, the True Story of How They

Defied Their Families and Escaped an Honor Killing

ROD NORDLANDAn astonishingly powerful and profoundly moving story of a young couple willing to risk everything for love that puts a human face on the ongoing debate about women’s rights in the Muslim world.

“A hopeful tale of youthful romance, of passion and perseverance against the backdrop of a war-ravaged Afghanistan.” —New York Times Book ReviewReadalikes: The Underground Girls of Kabul by Jenny Nordberg and I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai with Christina LambEcco: pb • 9780062378835 • $16.99 • 400 pp.

Love Wins: The Lovers and Lawyers Who Fought the Landmark Case for Marriage Equality

DEBBIE CENZIPER AND JIM OBERGEFELLThe inspiring true story of the lovers and lawyers behind one of the most important national civil rights victories in decades: the legalization of same-sex marriage in all fifty states.“Taut, tense, and highly readable.... An excellent choice for book groups looking for exciting nonfiction.”

—Booklist starred reviewReadalikes: Just Mercy by Bryan StevensonWilliam Morrow: hc • 9780062456083 • $27.99 • 304 pp. Paperback available in May 2017 • 9780062456106

A Life Everlasting: The Extraordinary Story of One Boy’s Gift to Medical Science

SARAH GRAYA donor mother’s powerful memoir of grief and rebirth that takes us inside the world of organ, eye, tissue, and blood donation and cutting-edge scientific research.“Sarah Gray’s A Life Everlasting proves that it’s not tragedy that defines us; rather, it’s the way we handle tragedy that leaves an indelible imprint on the future.” —Matthew Logelin, New York Times

bestselling author of Two Kisses for MaddyReadalikes: I’ll See You Again by Jackie HanceHarperOne: hc • 9780062438225 • $27.99 • 288 pp. Paperback available in September 2017 • 9780062438232

Olive Witch: A MemoirABEER Y. HOQUE

A stunning and lyrical memoir from a Nigerian-born, Bangladeshi-American writer on a journey to find herself in a restlessly shifting world.“An unflinching yet luminously beautiful take on family, race, sex, and the treachery of memory. Its razor sharp edges can draw blood.” —Sandip Roy, author of Don’t Let Him KnowReadalikes: Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson and The Good Muslim by Tahmima Anam

4th Estate: pb • 9789351777007 • $15.99 • 254 pp.

Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube: Chasing Fear and Finding

Home in the Great White North BLAIR BRAVERMANWeaving fast-paced adventure writing and ethnographic journalism with elegantly wrought reflections on identity, Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube is a rich and revelatory memoir of a young woman reclaiming her courage in the stark landscapes of the north.“[Blair’s] external experiences are

extraordinary, but it’s what happens internally that both sets this memoir apart and gives it universal resonance.” —Kirkus Reviews starred reviewReadalikes: The Shepherd’s Life by James RebanksEcco: hc • 9780062311566 • $25.99 • 288 pp. Paperback available in March 2017 • 9780062311573

Saving Alex: When I Was Fifteen I Told My Mormon Parents I Was Gay, and That’s When My Nightmare Began

ALEX COOPER WITH JOANNA BROOKSAn inspiring, harrowing, and brave memoir by a young Mormon lesbian woman whose captivity and escape from an unlicensed “residential treatment program” resulted in a groundbreaking battle for LGBTQ rights.“Alex’s horrifying story is one that needs to be heard, and her book is an eloquent testament to that. It is encouraging proof

that, as Alex is told, things do get better.” —Booklist starred reviewReadalikes: Beyond Belief by Jenna Miscavige Hill with Lisa PulitzerHarperOne: hc • 9780062374608 • $24.99 • 256 pp. Paperback available in February 2017 • 9780062374615

Nujeen: One Girl’s Incredible Journey from War-Torn Syria in a Wheelchair

NUJEEN MUSTAFA WITH CHRISTINA LAMBChristina Lamb, co-author of the New York Times bestseller I Am Malala, now tells the inspiring true story of Nujeen Mustafa, a teenager born with cerebral palsy, whose harrowing journey from war-ravaged Syria to Germany in a wheelchair is a breathtaking tale of fortitude, grit, and hope.“Nujeen inspires me to dream without limits.

She is our hero. Everyone must read her story.” —Malala Yousafzai, author of I Am Malala and winner of the Nobel Peace PrizeReadalikes: Farewell Kabul by Christina Lamb and The Lightless Sky by Gulwali PassarlayHarper Wave: hc • 9780062567734 • $26.99 • 304 pp. Paperback available in January 2018 • 9780062567741

The Spider and the Fly: A Reporter, a Serial Killer, and the

Meaning of MurderCLAUDIA ROWEIn this superb work of literary true crime, a female journalist chronicles her unusual connection with a convicted serial killer and her search to understand the darkness inside us.“...crosses boundaries on nearly every page. It is chilling, self-revelatory, and unforgettable.” —Robert Kolker, author of

Lost Girls: An Unsolved American MysteryReadalikes: A Wilderness of Error by Errol MorrisDey Street Books: hc • 9780062416124 • $26.99 • 288 pp. Paperback available in October 2017 • 9780062416131

The Rainbow Comes and Goes: A Mother and Son on Life, Love, and Loss

ANDERSON COOPER AND GLORIA VANDERBILTA charming and intimate collection of correspondence between #1 New York Times bestselling author Anderson Cooper and his mother, Gloria Vanderbilt, offering timeless wisdom and a revealing glimpse into their lives.“Fascinating, forthright, philosophical, and inspiring...at once uniquely personal and deeply human.” —Booklist starred review

Readalikes: Not My Father’s Son by Alan Cumming, Harper Paperbacks: pb • 9780062454959 • $15.99 • 320 pp.

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Complete List of TitlesAbove the Waterfall 9780062349323 Ron Rash 18All Summer Long 9780062390752 Dorothea Benton Frank 18All the Gallant Men 9780062645357 Donald Stratton with Ken Gire 29All the Stars in the Heavens 9780062319203 Adriana Trigiani 8American Girl, The 9780062438515 Kate Horsley 14American Gods 9780062572233 Neil Gaiman 26American Sniper 9780062431646 Chris Kyle 29And After the Fire 9780062428516 Lauren Belfer 8Another Brooklyn 9780062359988 Jacqueline Woodson 18Art of Crash Landing, The 9780062390547 Melissa DeCarlo 4Balm 9780062318664 Dolen Perkins-Valdez 8Be Frank With Me 9780062413727 Julia Claiborne Johnson 4Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk 9780062644022 Ben Fountain 18Bone Tree, The 9780062311122 Greg Iles 14Bones of Paradise, The 9780062413475 Jonis Agee 8Book of American Martyrs, A 9780062643049 Joyce Carol Oates 14Book of Joan, The 9780062383273 Lidia Yuknavitch 26Bookshop on the Corner, The 9780062467256 Jenny Colgan 26Boys in the Bunkhouse, The 9780062372130 Dan Barry 29Bridge Ladies, The 9780062354464 Betsy Lerner 29Brighton 9780062443014 Michael Harvey 14Carry On 9780062427830 Lisa Fenn 30Certain Age, A 9780062404961 Beatriz Williams 9Color of Our Sky, The 9780062474070 Amita Trasi 19Comet Seekers, The 9780062448767 Helen Sedgwick 19Commonwealth 9780062491794 Ann Patchett 19Conrad & Eleanor 9780062423276 Jane Rogers 4Crooked Heart 9780062364845 Lissa Evans 9Darling Days 9780062368201 iO Tillett Wright 30Day I Died, The 9780062560292 Lori Rader-Day 15

Dear Amy 9780062433923 Helen Callaghan 15Dragon Springs Road 9780062388957 Janie Chang 9Dressmaker’s Dowry, The 9780062469830 Meredith Jaeger 9Drifter, The 9780062457578 Christine Lennon 15Every Wild Heart 9780062429834 Meg Donohue 4Ex, The 9780062390493 Alafair Burke 15Family Tree 9780062425447 Susan Wiggs 19Fast Girl 9780062346209 Suzy Favor Hamilton 30Father’s Day 9780062408945 Simon Van Booy 5Fifth Avenue Artists Society, The 9780062391612 Joy Callaway 9Fifth Letter, The 9780062413567 Nicola Moriarty 19Find Me Unafraid 9780062292865 Kennedy Odede and Jessica Posner 30Finishing School, The 9780062465580 Joanna Goodman 19Fire by Night, The 9780062459107 Teresa Messineo 9Forbidden Garden, The 9780062499950 Ellen Herrick 20Forever Beach 9780062439062 Shelley Noble 5Fortress, The 9780062459008 Danielle Trussoni 30Fortunate Ones, The 9780062382481 Ellen Umansky 20Forty Autumns 9780062410313 Nina Willner 30Girl from the Garden, The 9780062388391 Parnaz Foroutan 5Girl from The Savoy, The 9780062403476 Hazel Gaynor 10Girl in the Castle, The 9780062456854 Santa Montefiore 10Girl in the Woods 9780062291073 Aspen Matis 31Girl Through Glass 9780062326270 Sari Wilson 20Girl Unbroken 9780062412584 Regina Calcaterra and Rosie Maloney 31Girls on Fire 9780062415486 Robin Wasserman 26Go Set a Watchman 9780062409867 Harper Lee 20Goddess 9780732298883 Kelly Gardiner 10Golden Son, The 9780062391469 Shilpi Somaya Gowda 20

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Good Liar, The 9780062407504 Nicholas Searle 15Hearts of Men, The 9780062469687 Nickolas Butler 20Heartstone 9780062451941 Elle Katharine White 27Heat and Light 9780061763298 Jennifer Haigh 21Her Every Fear 9780062427021 Peter Swanson 15Her Secret 9780062469106 Shelley Shepard Gray 5Hidden Figures 9780062363602 Margot Lee Shetterly 31Hillbilly Elegy 9780062300546 J. D. Vance 31Home Field 9780062413741 Hannah Gersen 5House Without Windows, A 9780062449689 Nadia Hashimi 21Hummingbird, The 9780062369550 Stephen P. Kiernan 21I’ll Take You There 9780062656285 Wally Lamb 21In the Quiet 9781460753392 Eliza Henry-Jones 5Infinite, The 9780062465566 Nicholas Mainieri 21Inheriting Edith 9780062378743 Zoe Fishman 21It’s Okay to Laugh 9780062419378 Nora McInerny Purmort 31Jane Doe January 9780062434807 Emily Winslow 31Keeper of Lost Things, The 9780062473530 Ruth Hogan 22LaRose 9780062277022 Louise Erdrich 22Lazaretto 9780062126962 Diane McKinney-Whetstone 10Life Everlasting, A 9780062438225 Sarah Gray 32Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules, The 9780062447975 Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg 27Live by Night 9780062662422 Dennis Lehane 16Lost Along the Way 9780062405890 Erin Duffy 22Lost Girls, The 9780062456601 Heather Young 16Love May Fail 9780062285577 Matthew Quick 27Love Wins 9780062456083 Debbie Cenziper and Jim Obergefell 32Lovers, The 9780062378835 Rod Nordland 32Man Without a Shadow, The 9780062416100 Joyce Carol Oates 22Mandibles, The 9780062328243 Lionel Shriver 22Marrow 9780062367631 Elizabeth Lesser 32Maximum Security Book Club, The 9780062384331 Mikita Brottman 32Mercury 9780062437501 Margot Livesey 22Mermaid’s Daughter, The 9780062560681 Ann Claycomb 27Midnight Cool, The 9780062475466 Lydia Peelle 10Midnight in Broad Daylight 9780062351944 Pamela Rotner Sakamoto 32Miss Treadway and the Field of Stars 9780062476722 Miranda Emmerson 16Miss You 9780062460226 Kate Eberlen 23Mississippi Blood 9780062311153 Greg Iles 16Mister Monkey 9780062397836 Francine Prose 23Monticello 9780062320438 Sally Cabot Gunning 10Moonglow 9780062225559 Michael Chabon 23Mother, The 9780062440778 Yvvette Edwards 6Muse, The 9780062409928 Jessie Burton 23Natchez Burning 9780062311085 Greg Iles 16Nest, The 9780062414212 Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney 6News of the World 9780062409201 Paulette Jiles 11Nicotine 9780062441706 Nell Zink 27Night of Fire 9780062499745 Colin Thubron 23Night of the Animals 9780062400796 Bill Broun 27No One Is Coming to Save Us 9780062472984 Stephanie Powell Watts 6No Other World 9780062020468 Rahul Mehta 23

Nujeen 9780062567734 Nujeen Mustafa with Christina Lamb 33Odds of You and Me, The 9780062434852 Cecilia Galante 6Of Things Gone Astray 9780008137557 Janina Matthewson 28Olive Witch 9789351777007 Abeer Y. Hoque 33Opposite of Everyone, The 9780062105691 Joshilyn Jackson 6Orphan Train 9780061950728 Christina Baker Kline 11Other Widow, The 9780062362896 Susan Crawford 16Our Hearts Will Burn Us Down 9780062429117 Anne Valente 24Past, The 9780062270429 Tessa Hadley 24Perfect Girl, The 9780062476760 Gilly Macmillan 17Perfect Little World 9780062450326 Kevin Wilson 6Piece of the World, A 9780062356260 Christina Baker Kline 11Possessions, The 9780062458322 Sara Flannery Murphy 28Pretty Girls 9780062499554 Karin Slaughter 17Queen of Blood, The 9780062413345 Sarah Beth Durst 28Race for Paris, The 9780062354648 Meg Waite Clayton 11Rainbow Comes and Goes, The 9780062454959 Anderson Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt 33Ramblers, The 9780062413321 Aidan Donnelley Rowley 24Rare Objects 9780062357540 Kathleen Tessaro 11Rich and Pretty 9780062429933 Rumaan Alam 24Risen, The 9780062436313 Ron Rash 24Royal Nanny, The 9780062420633 Karen Harper 11Runaway Midwife, The 9780062467300 Patricia Harman 7Runaway Wife, The 9780062431752 Elizabeth Birkelund 28Saving Alex 9780062374608 Alex Cooper with Joanna Brooks 33Secrets of Flight, The 9780062427922 Maggie Leffler 12Secrets of Nanreath Hall 9780062433183 Alix Rickloff 12Simple Favor, A 9780062497772 Darcey Bell 17Son, The 9780062120403 Philipp Meyer 12Space Between Sisters, The 9780062399359 Mary McNear 7Spider and the Fly, The 9780062416124 Claudia Rowe 33Stolen Child, The 9780062492180 Lisa Carey 28Summer Guest, The 9780062423368 Alison Anderson 12Summerlong 9780062321176 Dean Bakopoulos 24Sun in Your Eyes, The 9780062435583 Deborah Shapiro 25Sweetgirl 9780062400833 Travis Mulhauser 25Terranauts, The 9780062349408 T.C. Boyle 28Terrible Virtue 9780062407559 Ellen Feldman 12Their Finest 9780062414915 Lissa Evans 12This Is Not Over 9780062456830 Holly Brown 17To Kill a Mockingbird 9780061120084 Harper Lee 25Total Package, The 9780062234865 Stephanie Evanovich 25Trouble with Lexie, The 9780062416452 Jessica Anya Blau 7Turning Point, The 9780008163297 Freya North 7Under the Influence 9780062257680 Joyce Maynard 25Waiting Room, The 9780062490476 Leah Kaminsky 7Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube 9780062311566 Blair Braverman 33Wicked City, The 9780062405029 Beatriz Williams 13Widow’s House, The 9780062562623 Carol Goodman 17Wilde Lake 9780062083463 Laura Lippman 17Winter Journey 9780732276959 Diane Armstrong 25Woman in the Photo, The 9780062386939 Mary Hogan 13Women in the Castle, The 9780062563668 Jessica Shattuck 13Yesternight 9780062440860 Cat Winters 13

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