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The MartianAndy Weir
HC: 978-0-8041-3902-1eBook: 978-0-8041-3903-8Crown | 60,000
February 11, 2014
Apollo 13 meets Castawayin thisgrippingly detailed, brilliantly
ingenious man-vs-nature survivalthrillerset on the surface of Mars.
The Divorce PapersSusan Rieger
HC: 978-0-8041-3744-7eBook: 978-0-8041-3745-4
CD: 978-0-8041-6635-5AD: 978-0-8041-6636-2
Crown | 70,000March 18, 2014
A sparkling, laugh-out-loud debutromantic comedy, told via e-mails,
letters, transcripts, and articles, with asharp and charming take on divorcethrough the eyes of an endearingly
cynical young law associate.
The Harlem HellfightersMax Brooks
Illustrated by Caanan WhiteTR: 978-0-307-46497-2
Broadway Books | 150,000Apr il 1, 2014
From the bestselling author of WorldWar Z, a fictionalized retelling of theriveting story of the highly decorated,barrier-breaking, historic WWI black
regimentthe Harlem Hellfighters.
New Life, No InstructioGail Caldwell
HC: 978-1-4000-6954-5eBook: 978-0-6796-0442-6
CD: 978-0-804-19087-9AD: 978-0-804-19088-6Random House | 35,000
Apr il 1, 2014
For readers of Anne Lamott, KeCorrigan and Mary Karr, a movi
exquisitely written memoir aboutlife can begin again when we leexpect it, by theNew York Timbestselling author of the beloveLet's Take the Long Way Hom
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Prayers for the StolenJennifer Clement
HC: 978-0-8041-3878-9eBook: 978-0-8041-3879-6Hogarth | 40,000
February 11, 2014
The dazzling and tremendouslymoving American debut novel about ayoung girl's life in rural Mexico, in the
shadow of the drug wars.
The AccidentChris Pavone
HC: 978-0-385-34845-4
eBook: 978-0-385-34846-1CD: 978-0-804-16599-0AD: 978-0-804-16600-3
Crown | 100,000March 4, 2014
From the author of theNew YorkTimesbestselling and Edgar Award-winning The Expats, an elegant and
riveting espionage thriller about spies,secrets, and the devastating power of
the truth.
The Lost SisterhoodAnne Fortier
HC: 978-0-345-53622-8
eBook: 978-0-345-53623-5CD: 978-0-385-35995-5AD: 978-0-385-35996-2Ballantine Books | 35,000
March 11, 2014
New York Timesbestselling authAnne Fortier (Juliet) returns wit
thrilling novel that will forever alteidea of one of mankind's oldest my
the Amazonsand a young modeday scholar who thinks they might
be such a myth after all.
The Weight of BloodLaura McHugh
HC: 978-0-8129-9520-6eBook: 978-0-812-99521-3AD: 978-0-804-19152-4Spiegel & Grau | 100,000
March 11, 2014
For fans of Gillian Flynn and DanielWoodrell, a dark, gripping debut
novel of literary suspense about twomysterious disappearances, a
generation apart, and the meaning offamilythe sacrifices we make, thesecrets we keep, and the lengths wewill go to protect the ones we love.
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The Word ExchangeAlena Graedon
HC: 978-0-385-53765-0eBook: 978-0-385-53766-7Doubleday | 50,000
Apr il 8, 2014
A fiendishly clever dystopian novel forthe digital age, The Word Exchange is
a fresh, stylized, and decidedlyoriginal debut about the dangers of
technology and the power of theprinted word.
The Shadow QueenSandra Gulland
HC: 978-0-385-53752-0eBook: 978-0-385-53753-7Doubleday | 40,000
Apr il 8, 2014
A spellbinding historical novel about ayoung woman who rises to becomethe confidante to the most powerful,
provocative, and dangerous woman inthe 17th-century French Court: the
mistress of the charismatic Sun King.
Astonish MeMaggie Shipstead
HC: 978-0-307-96290-4eBook: 978-0-307-96291-1
CD: 978-0-804-16561-7AD: 978-0-804-16562-4
Knopf | 75,000Apr il 8, 2014
From the author of the widelyacclaimed debut novelSeating
Arrangements, a gorgeously written,fiercely compelling glimpse into the
passionate, political world ofprofessional ballet and its magnetic
hold over two generations.
RubyCynthia Bond
HC: 978-0-8041-3909-0eBook: 978-0-8041-3910-6CD: 978-0-8041-6591-4AD: 978-0-8041-6592-1
Hogarth | 60,000Apr il 29, 2014
The unforgettable story of a madetermined to protect the woman
loves from the town desperate destroy herthis beautiful an
devastating debut heralds the arrof a major new voice in fiction
Let's Just SayIt Wasn't Pretty
Diane KeatonHC: 978-0-8129-9426-1
eBook: 978-0-8129-9427-8CD: 978-0-8041-6587-7AD: 978-0-8041-6588-4Random House | 200,000
Apr il 29, 2014
From Academy Award winner andbestselling author Diane Keaton, a
candid, hilarious, and deeply affectingook at beauty, aging, that old frenemy
the mirror, and how in the end youjust have to do it your own way.
Place, Not RaceSheryll Cashin
HC: 978-0-8070-8614-8eBook: 978-0-8070-8615-5
Beacon Press | 25,000May 6, 2014
From a nationally recognized expert, afresh and original argument for
bettering affirmative action.
The PainterPeter Heller
HC: 978-0-385-35209-3eBook: 978-0-385-35208-6
CD: 978-0-8041-9045-9AD: 978-0-8041-9046-6
Knopf | 75,000May 6, 2014
The celebrated author of the breabestseller The Dog Starsreturns
an achingly beautiful, wildlysuspenseful second novel about
artist trying to outrun his past
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The Garden ofBurning SandCorban Addison
HC: 978-1-623-65129-9eBook: 978-1-623-65130-5
Quercus | 100,000May, 6, 2014
The exotic appeal and emotionalpower ofA Thousand Splendid Sunscrossed with the narrative drive of a
riveting thriller.
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Delicious!Ruth Reichl
HC: 978-1-4000-6962-0eBook: 978-0-679-60461-7CD: 978-0-385-39346-1AD: 978-0-385-39347-8Random House | 150,000
May 6, 2014
The bestselling author of Tender atthe Bone and Comfort Me with Applescelebrates how food defines us in her
dazzling fiction debuta novel ofsisters, family ties, and embracing
your true gifts.
Afterlife with ArchieRoberto Aguirre-Sacasa - Author,
Francesco Francavilla - IllustratorTR: 978-1-61988-908-8
Archie Comics | 120,000May 13, 2014
Afterlife with Archie takes the Archieuniverse in a new and exciting direction,
placing the iconic Archie cast ofcharacters in a dark and wickedly twisted
horror comic book setting! Written byAguirre-Sacasa (Stephen King's The Stand
[Marvel], Glee, Carrie[2013], and theforthcoming live-actionArchiemovie).
Sergeant StubbyAnn Bausum
HC: 978-1-4262-1310-6
eBook: 978-1-4262-1311-3National Geographic | 25,000
May 13, 2014
For those who loved theNew YorkTimesbestsellerRin Tin Tin comes
the memorable story of SergeantStubbyWorld War I dog veteran,decorated war hero, American icon,and above all, man's best friend
never before told and timed tocoincide with the 100th anniversary of
World War I.
BittersweetMiranda Beverly-Whittemo
HC: 978-0-8041-3856-7eBook: 978-0-8041-3857-4AD: 978-0-8041-9200-2
Crown | 50,000May 13, 2013
Cinematic, gothic, and with literechoes of Donna Tartt, Kate Morand J. Courtney Sullivan,Bitters
is a suspenseful and atmosphernovel that will keep readers rivete
the very end.
The OrendaJoseph Boyden
HC: 978-0-385-35073-0eBook: 978-0-385-35074-7
Knopf | 50,000May 13, 2014
History reveals itself when, in theseventeenth century, a Jesuitmissionary ventures into the
Canadian wilderness in search ofconvertsthe defining moment of
first contact between radicallydifferent worlds. What unfolds overthe next several years is truly epic.
Jack of SpiesDavid Downing
HC: 978-1-61695-268-6eBook: 978-1-61695-269-3
Soho Crime | 60,000May 13, 2014
Jack McColl, a Scottish car salesmanwho moonlights as a spy for His
Majesty's Navy in 1913, takes readerson an epic adventure across the
worldChina, San Francisco, NewYork, Mexico, England, Ireland, and
beyondon the eve ofWorld War I.
The Secret World of OilKen Silverstein
HC: 978-1-78168-137-4eBook: 978-1-78168-193-0
Verso | 60,000May 13, 2014
Investigative expos of the corrupt,violent, and shadowy industry thatdelivers 2 billion metric tons of the
world's vital fluid.
The Good SpyKai Bird
HC: 978-0-307-88975-1eBook: 978-0-307-88977-5
CD: 978-0-8041-6649-2AD: 978-0-8041-6650-8
Crown | 100,000May 20, 2014
Pulitzer Prize-winning biographKai Bird's compelling portrait of
remarkable life and death of Amemost important spy in the
Middle East.
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China DollsLisa See
HC: 978-0-8129-9289-2eBook: 978-0-6796-4416-3CD: 978-0-3853-9417-8AD: 978-0-3853-9418-5Random House | 75,000
June 3, 2014
An exciting new novel set in the "ChopSuey Circuit" of San Francisco right
before World War II, from the belovedbestselling author ofSnowflower and
the Secret Fan andShanghai Girls.
The QuickLauren Owen
HC: 978-0-8129-9327-1eBook: 978-0-6796-4505-4CD: 978-0-804-16549-5
AD: 978-0-804-16550-1Random House | 100,000
June 17, 2014
An astonishing debut, a novel of epicscope and suspense that conjures up
the magic and menace ofVictorian London.
Close Your Eyes, HoldHands
Chris BohjalianHC: 978-0-385-53483-3
eBook: 978-0-385-53484-0CD: 978-0-307-91748-5AD: 978-0-307-91749-2
Doubleday | 150,000July 8, 2014
A heartbreaking, wildly inventive,moving novel narrated by a teena
runaway, from the bestselling authMidwivesand The Sandcastle Gi
The Ugly RenaissanceAlexander Lee
HC: 978-0-385-53659-2eBook: 978-0-385-53660-8
CD: 978-0-8041-9114-2AD: 978-0-8041-9115-9
Doubleday | 40,000July 10, 2014
A fascinating and counterintuitiveportrait of the sordid, hidden world
behind the amazing culturalinnovations of the Italian
Renaissance.
Life DrawingRobin Black
HC: 978-1-4000-6856-2eBook: 978-0-8129-9603-6AD: 978-0-8041-9102-9Random House | 25,000
July 15, 2014
A "heart-stopping, jaw dropping,magnificent" (Karen Russell),
"riveting" (Alice Sebold) first novelabout marriage, adultery, art, and the
underlying violence and desires of life,for readers of Lorrie Moore and
Alice Munro.
World of TroubleBen H. Winters
TR: 978-1-59474-685-7eBook: 978-1-59474-686-4
Quirk Books | 50,000July 15, 2014
The third and final installmentthe Edgar Award-winning "pre
apocalyptic"Last Policeman serfeaturing detective Hank Palac
With the doomsday asteroidlooming, it's clear that there's m
than one earth-shatteringrevelation on the horizon, and i
up to Hank to solve the puzzlebefore time runs outfor everyo
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The Black HourLori Rader-Day
TR: 978-1-61614-885-0eBook: 978-1-61614-886-7
Seventh Street Books | 45,000July 8, 2014
For Chicago sociology professorAmelia Emmet, violence was a
esearch topicuntil a student she'dnever met shot her. He also shot
imself. Now he's dead and she's backn campus, trying to keep up with herclass schedule, a growing problem
with painkillers, and a question shecan't let go: Why?
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The Book of UnknownAmericans
Cristina HenrquezHC: 978-0-385-35084-6
eBook: 978-0-385-35085-3CD: 978-0-804-19144-9AD: 978-0-804-19145-6
Knopf | 75,000June 3, 2014
A heartbreaking page-turner thatgives voice to millions of Americans asit tells the story of the love between aPanamanian boy and a Mexican girl:
teenagers of immigrant families.
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The Winter PeopleJennifer McMahonHC: 978-0-385-53849-7
eBook: 978-0-385-53850-3CD: 978-0-804-16517-4AD: 978-0-804-16518-1
Doubleday | 75,000February 11, 2014
TheNew York Timesbestselling author ofPromise Not to Tell returns with a
simmering literary thriller about ghostlysecrets, dark choices, and the unbreakablebond between mothers and daughters . . .
sometimes too unbreakable.
And the Dark Sacred NightJulia Glass
HC: 978-0-307-37793-7
eBook: 978-0-307-90863-6CD: 978-0-449-01135-5AD: 978-0-449-01136-2
Pantheon | 75,000Apr il 1, 2014
The award-winning author on her bestsubjectfamily secretsin the story ofa middle-aged man who searches for
his father, upending relationshipsbeyond his own and changing forever
the way he fits into the world hethought he knew so well.
The Noble HustleColson Whitehead
HC: 978-0-385-53705-6eBook: 978-0-385-53706-3AD: 978-0-804-19112-8
Doubleday | 50,000May 6, 2014
In The Noble Hustle ColsonWhitehead does for participato
journalism what he did for zomnovels inZone One: Take one litegenius, add $10,000 and a seat a
World Series of Poker, and sti
The SonJo Nesb
HC: 978-0-385-35137-9eBook: 978-0-385-35138-6
CD: 978-0-553-39784-0AD: 978-0-553-39785-7
Knopf | 150,000May 13, 2014
The author of the internationallybestselling Harry Hole series now givesus an electrifying stand-alone novel set
amid Oslo's hierarchy of corruption,om which one very unusual young manabout to propel himself into a mission
of brutal revenge.
The ArsonistSue Miller
HC: 978-0-307-59479-2eBook: 978-0-385-35170-6
CD: 978-0-307-87603-4AD: 978-0-307-87604-1
Knopf | 100,000June 24, 2014
From the bestselling author of While IWas Gone and The Senator's Wife, a
superb new novel about a family and acommunity tested when an arsonist
begins setting fire to the homes of thesummer people in a small New
England town.
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Glitter and GlueKelly Corrigan
HC: 978-0-345-53283-1eBook: 978-0-345-53284-8
CD: 978-0-385-39288-4AD: 978-0-385-39289-1
Ballantine Books | 150,000February 11, 2014
From the author of the bestsellinmemoirs The Middle Place andL
comes a compelling new memoir. Tis a story about growing up and
stepping up, but most of all, it's abthe great adventure of motherhoo
A perfect book club selection.
The Deepest SecretCarla Buckley
HC: 978-0-345-53524-5eBook: 978-0-345-53966-3
CD: 978-0-804-19203-3AD: 978-0-804-19204-0
Bantam | 100,000February 4, 2014
A riveting family drama perfect forreaders ofDefending Jacob and TheMemory Keeper's Daughter, which
explores the power of the secretspeople keepthe darker, hidden
facets of our lives.
One More ThingB. J. Novak
HC: 978-0-385-35183-6
eBook: 978-0-385-35184-3CD: 978-0-804-16475-7AD: 978-0-804-16476-4
Knopf | 150,000February 4, 2014
An entertaining, surprisinglysensitive, and startlingly originaldebut collection that signals the
arrival of a welcome new voice inAmerican fiction. For fans for
George Saunders andDavid Sedaris.
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The One & OnlyEmily Giffin
HC: 978-0-345-54688-3eBook: 978-0-345-54689-0CD: 978-0-804-12758-5AD: 978-0-804-12759-2
Ballantine Books | 400,000May 20, 2014
TheNew York Timesbestsellingauthor of Where We Belong,
Something Borrowed, andBabyProof makes her debut with an
extraordinary new novel about love,loss, and the ties that bind.
McCarthyismsJenny McCarthy
HC: 978-0-553-39086-5
eBook: 978-0-553-39087-2CD: 978-0-553-39861-8AD: 978-0-553-39862-5
Ballantine Books | 100,000May 6, 2014
The ingredients to and instructions forgetting the most out of lifecomplete
with outrageously funny personalstories and sisterly advice by the
lovably goofy and outspoken author ofmultipleNew York Timesbestsellers
and co-host of ABC's The View.
Written in My OwnHeart's Blood
Diana GabaldonHC: 978-0-385-34443-2
eBook: 978-0-440-24644-2Delacorte Press | 500,000
May 10,2014Continuing the Outlandersaga,
readers follow Gabaldon's belovedcharacters through revolutionaryPhiladelphiaas Jamie makes a
dramatic return to Claire's side, a newarmy sweeps the city, and romance
and violence brew.
Cop TownKarin Slaughter
HC: 978-0-345-54749-1eBook: 978-0-345-54751-4Delacorte Press | 200,000
June 24,2014
The critically acclaimed andNew Timesbestselling master of suspdelivers her first stand alone novthrilling tale of crime and struggl
in Atlanta in the mid-1970s.
How to Succeed inBusiness Without
Really CryingCarol Leifer
HC: 978-1-59474-677-2eBook: 978-1-59474-682-6
Quirk Books | 50,000Apr il 1, 2014
A book of stories and advice forwomen on getting ahead in the
entertainment business and beyondfrom comedienne Carol Leifer, former
"Seinfeld" writer and veteranstand-up comic.
Hinterkind Vol. 1Ian Edginton
TR: 978-1-4012-4518-4Vertigo | 40,000Apr il 8,2014
A sweeping epic of a post-apocalypticworld in which humans have beenpushed to the edge of extinction bythe creatures of fantasy and fable.
Songs Only You KnowSean Madigan HoenHC: 978-1-61695-336-2
eBook: 978-1-61695-337-9Soho Press | 40,000
Apr il 15, 2014
Reminiscent of Tobias Wolff's ThBoy's Lifeand Darin Strauss'sHa
Life,Songs Only You Knowis astaggering memoir about a onc
"normal" Irish Catholic family fallipieces amidst drug addiction an
suicide. A family destroyed, and asaved by sheer will and
determinationand by the musicplays in his hardcore band.
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The Spinning HeartDonal RyanHC: 978-1-58642-224-0
eBook: 978-1-586-42225-7Steerforth | 20,000
March 4, 2014
A stunning debut novel that capturesthe madness and anguish of Ireland'srecent economic boom, bubble and
collapse. Shortlisted for the ManBooker Award.
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The Last Time I Saw YouEleanor Moran
TR: 978-1-62365-133-6eBook: 978-1-62365-134-3Quercus | 35,000Apr il 22,2014
A touching story of lost friendship,intense rivalry, and dark secrets.
When Olivia Berrington gets the callto tell her that her best friend fromuniversity has been killed in a car
crash in New York, her life is turnedupside down.
BorderlineLawrence Block
TR: 978-1-78329-057-4eBook: 978-1-78116-778-6Hard Case Crime | 5,000
May 20, 2014
Available for the first time in 50 years,Borderlineis a brutal south-of-the-
border crime story by the bestsellingauthor of A Walk Among the
Tombstones.
Under MagnoliaFrances Mayes
HC: 978-0-307-88591-3eBook: 978-0-307-88593-7CD: 978-0-8041-4860-3AD: 978-0-8041-4861-0
Crown | 80,000Apr il 1, 2014
The bestselling author whosememoirs of her life in Tuscany h
become cherished classics turnsattention to the place that first sh
her: the American South of hechildhood.
UntitledTimothy F. GeithnerHC: 978-0-8041-3859-8
eBook: 978-0-8041-3860-4CD: 978-0-8041-6553-2AD: 978-0-8041-6554-9
Crown | 250,000May 6, 2014
Former U.S. Treasury SecretaryTimothy Geithner's behind-the-scenesaccount of the American response to
the global financial crisis.
Brunette AmbitionLea Michele
HC: 978-0-8041-3907-6eBook: 978-0-8041-3908-3
CD: 978-0-8041-9391-7Crown Archetype | 150,000
May 13, 2014
The star of the hit show Glee sharesher experiences and insider tips on
beauty, fashion, self-esteem, career,and more in an i llustrated book that's
part memoir, part how-to, and partstyle-guide.
Summer House withSwimming Pool
Herman KochHC: 978-0-8041-3882-6
eBook: 978-0-8041-3882-6Hogarth | 150,000
June 3, 2014
The blistering and addictive newnovel from Herman Koch, author of
the instantNew York TimesbestsellerThe Dinner. When a medical mistakegoes horribly wrong and Ralph Meier,
a famous actor, winds up dead, Dr.Marc Schlosser is forced to conceal
the error from his patients and family.
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2 a.m. at The Cat's PajaMarie-Helene BertinoHC: 978-0-8041-4023-2
eBook: 978-0-804-14024-9CD: 978-0-804-19215-6
AD: 978-0-804-19216-3Crown | 70,000
August 5, 2014
A sparkling, enchanting, and modebut novel featuring three lost s
search for love, music, and hope osnow-covered streets of Philadel
HRCJonathan Allen and Amie Parnes
HC: 978-0-8041-3675-4eBook: 978-0-804-13676-1
CD: 978-0-804-14927-3AD: 978-0-804-14928-0
Crown | 100,000February 18, 2014
Six years after her surprising defeat inthe 2008 Democratic primary, Hillary
Clinton has reemerged as a morepowerful and influential figure, aformidable stateswoman and the
presumed front-runner for the 2016presidential nomination, marking one ofthe great political comebacks in history.
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