Wi3 Rep Picks: The Titles They Were Talking About
Last week's Winter Institute included four Rep Picks sessions, which were repeated three times over the course of the two days. At each, representatives from six of Wi3's 24 Publisher Partners presented titles that independent booksellers can look forward to selling this spring. Here's a look at the lists of titles as provided by the publishers prior to the event.
BEACON PRESS
Red Bird By Mary Oliver. 978-080706892-2, $23 , on sale April 2008
Sundays in America: A Yearlong Road Trip in Search of Christian Faith By Suzanne Strempek Shea. 978-080707224-0, $24.95, on sale April 2008
Without a Map: A Memoir By Meredith Hall. 978-080707274-5, $14, on sale April 2008
Uncertain Peril: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Seeds By Claire Hope Cummings. 978-0-8070-8580-6, $24.95, on sale March 2008
CHOOSECO
The Golden Path, Volume 1: Into the Hollow Earth By Anson Montgomery. 978-1-933390-81-9, 1-933390-81-6, $9.99, on sale April 2008
GROVE ATLANTIC
So Brave, Young, and Handsome By Leif Enger. 978-0-87113-985-6, $24, on sale May 2008, Atlantic Monthly Press
How the Soldier Repairs the Gramophone By Sasa Stanisic. 978-0-8021-1866-0, $24, on sale June 2008, Grove Press
We Are Now Beginning Our Descent By James Meek. 978-1-84767-176-9, $24, on sale May 2008, Canongate
World Made by Hand By James Howard Kunstler. 978-0-87113-978-8, $22, on sale March 2008, Atlantic Monthly Press
Night Train to Lisbon By Pascal Mercier. 978-0-8021-1858-5, $25, available, Grove Press
HACHETTE BOOK GROUP
The Host By Stephanie Meyer. 0-316-06804-7, 978-0-316-06804-8, $25.99, on sale May 2008, Little Brown
Black Ships By Jo Graham. 0-316-06800-4, 978-0-316-06800-0, $14.99, on sale March 2008, Orbit
Matter By Iain M. Banks. 0-316-00536-3, 978-0-316-00536-4, $25.99, on sale February 2008, Orbit
Shoulder a Coffin, Vol. 1 Written and illustrated by Satoko Kyuduki. 0-759-52897-7, 978-0-759-52897-0, $10.99, on sale May 2008, Yen Press
The Blue Stone Written and illustrated by Jimmy Liao. 0-316-11383-2, 978-0-316-11383-0, $16.99, on sale April 2008, Little Brown Books for Young Readers
Sweethearts By Sara Zarr. 0-316-01455-9, 978-0-316-01455-7, $16.99, on sale February 2008, Little Brown Books for Young Readers
It's All About Us By Shelley Adina. 0-446-17798-9, 978-0-446-17798-6, $9.99, on sale May 2008, FaithWords
The Film Club By David Gilmour. 0-446-19929-X, 978-0-446-19929-2, $21.99, on sale May 2008, Grand Central
Things I've Learned From Women Who've Dumped Me Edited by Ben Karlin. 0-446-58069-4, 978-0-446-58069-4, $23.99, on sale February 2008, Grand Central
Willie Nelson: An Epic Life By Joe Nick Patoski. 0-316-01778-7, 978-0-316-01778-7, $27.99, on sale April 2008, Little, Brown
The Blue Star By Tony Earley. 0-316-19907-9, 978-0-316-19907-0, $23.99, on sale March 2008, Little, Brown
Then We Came to the End By Joshua Ferris. 0-316-01639-X, 978-0-316-01639-1, $13.99, on sale April 2008, Little, Brown
Child 44 By Tom Rob Smith. 0-446-40238-9, 978-0-446-40238-5, $24.99, on sale May 2008, Grand Central
The Girl Who Stopped Swimming By Joshilyn Jackson. 0-446-57965-3, 978-0-446-57965-0, $23.99, on sale March 2008, Grand Central
Girls in Trucks By Katie Crouch. 0-316-00211-9, 978-0-316-00211-0, $21.99, on sale April 2008, Little, Brown
Blood of Flowers By Anita Amirrezvani. 0-316-06577-3, 978-0-316-06577-1, $13.99, on sale May 2008, Little, Brown
HARPERCOLLINS
Now You See Him: A Novel By Eli Gottlieb. 9780061284649, 0061284645, $22.95, available, Morrow
The Reserve: A Novel By Russell Banks. 9780061430251, 0061230250, $24.95, available, Harper
The Outcast: A Novel By Sadie Jones. 9780061374036, 0061374032, $24.05, on sale 3/11/08, Harper
The Outlander: A Novel By Gil Adamson. 9780061491252, 006149125X, $25.95, on sale 4/15/08, Ecco
Smiles to Go By Jerry Spinelli. 9780060281335, 0060281332, $16.99, on sale 4/29/08, Joanna Cotler Books
The Art of Racing in the Rain: A Novel By Garth Stein. 9780061537936, 0061537934, $23.95, on sale 5/13/08, Harper
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
We Might As Well Win: An inside tour of what it takes to win from the strategist, coach, and director behind Lance Armstrong's amazing 7 Tour de France victories By Johann Bruyneel with Bill Strickland. 0-618-87937-4, 978-0-618-87937-3, $25, on sale June 2008, Houghton Mifflin
Pravda: A Novel By Edward Docx. 0-618-53440-7, 978-0-61853440-1, $13.95 paperback original, March 2008, Mariner Books
Finding Nouf: A Novel By Zoe Ferraris. 0-618-87388-0, 978-0-618-87388-3, $24.00, June 2008, Houghton Mifflin
Madness; A Bipolar Life By Marya Hornbacher. 0-618-75445-8, 978-0-618-75445-8, $25.00, April 2008, Houghton Mifflin
The Seamstress of Hollywood Boulevard: ANovel By Erin McGraw. 0-618-38628-9, 978-0-618-38628-4, $24, August 2008, Houghton Mifflin
Dear American Airlines: A Novel By Jonathan Miles. 0-547-05401-7, 978-0-547-05401-8, $22, June 2008, Houghton Mifflin
Princess Ben By Catherine Murdock. 0-618-95971-8, 978-0-618-95971-6, $16, May 2008, Houghton Mifflin Books for Children (YA)
Trouble By Gary Schmidt. 0-618-92766-2, 978-0-618-92766-1, $16.00, April 2008, Clarion Books (YA)
Tupelo Rides the Rails By Melissa Sweet. 0-618-71714-5, 978-0-61871714-9, $17, April 2008, Houghton Mifflin Books for Children (chapter book)
Curious George Curious You: On Your Way! By H.A. Rey. 0-618-91975-9, 978-0-618-91975-8, $12.95, April 2008, Houghton Mifflin Books for Children (all ages)
HYPERION
Hope's Boy By Andrew Bridge. 9781401303228, 1401303226, $22.95, on sale February 2008
High Crimes: The Fate of Everest in an Age of Greed By Michael Kodas. 9781401302733, 1401302734, $24.95, on sale February 2008
The Monsters of Templeton By Lauren Groff. 9781401322250, 1401322255, $24.95, on sale February 2008, Voice
Home By Julie Andrews. 9780786865659, 0786865652, $26.95, on sale April 2008
The Last Lecture By Randy Pausch with Jeffrey Zaslow. 9781401323257, 1401323251, $21.95, on sale 4/10/08
Everything They Had: Sportswriting From David Halberstam 9781401323127, 140132312X, $24.95, on sale May 2008
The Snake Charmer: A Life and Death in Pursuit of Knowledge By Jamie James. 9781401302139, 1401302130, $24.95, on sale April 2008
The Second Journey: The Road Back to Yourself By Joan Anderson. 9781401303396, 1401303390, $23.95, on sale June 2008, Voice
The Wall Street Diet: The Surprisingly Simple Weight Loss Plan for Hardworking People Who Don't Have Time to Diet By Heather Bauer, RD, CDN and Kathy Matthew. 9781401322588, 1401322581, $23.95, on sale April 2008
HYPERION BOOKS FOR CHILDREN/DISNEY PRESS
The Debutante By Kathryn Williams. 1-4231-0045-X, 978-1-4231-0045-4, $15.99, on sale 5/20/08
Airman By Eoin Colfer. 1-4231-0750-0, 978-1-4231-0750-7, $17.99, available
The Pigeon Wants... By Mo Willems. 1-4231-0960-0, 978-1-4231-0960-0, $14.99, on sale 4/1/08
We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball By Kadir Nelson. 0-7868-0832-2, 978-0-7868-0832-8, $18.99, available
LITERARY VENTURES FUND
The Big Eddy Club By David Rose. 1565849108, 978-1-56584-910-5, $25.95, available, The New Press
The Leper Compound By Paula Nangle. 1934137065, 978-1-934137-06-2, $14.95, available, Bellevue Literary Press
The Fires By Alan Cheuse. 0977679918, 978-0-9776799-1-1, $10, available, Santa Fe Writers Workshop
Monique and the Mango Rains By Kris Holloway. 1577664353, 978-1577664352, $17.95, available, Waveland Press
MACMILLAN
Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism By Ha-Joon Chang. 1596913991, 9781596913998, $26.95, available, Bloomsbury Press
Vermeer's Hat: The Seventeenth Century and the Dawn of the Global World By Timothy Brook. 1596914440, 9781596914445, $27.95, available, Bloomsbury Press
Lush Life By Richard Price. 0374299250, 9780374299255, $26, on sale 3/4/08, Farrar, Straus & Giroux
The Boys in The Trees: A Novel By Mary Swan. 0805086706, 9780805086706, $14, available, Holt
The Man Who Turned Into Himself: A Novel By David Ambrose. 0312427689, 9780312427689, $13, on sale 4/1/08, Picador
The Path to Survival By Al Gore. 1594867348, 9781594867347, $23.95, on sale 5/13/08, Rodale Books
The Ancient By R.A. Salvatore. 0765317893, 9780765317896, $25.95, on sale 3/4/08, Tor Books
I Will Make Miracles By Susie Morgenstern. 1599901897, 9781599901893, $18.95, on sale 3/4/08, Bloomsbury USA Children's Books
Exodus By Julie Bertagna. 0802797458, 9780802797452, $16.95, on sale 4/1/08, Walker Books for Young Readers
Rosa By Nikki Giovanni and Brian Collier. 0312376022, 9780312376024, $7.99, available, Square Fish
MIRA
Snowfall at Willow Lake By Susan Wiggs. 978-0-7783-2493-5, 0-7783-2493-1, $7.99, on sale February 2008
The Guilty By Jason Pinter. 978-0-7783-2463-8, 0-7783-2463-X, $7.99, on sale March 2008
Seaview Inn By Sherryl Woods. 978-0-7783-2529-1, 0-7783-2529-6, $7.99, on sale March 2008
The Death Dealer By Heather Graham. 978-0-7783-2532-1, 0-7783-2532-6, $24.95, on sale April 2008
The Angel By Carla Neggers. 978-0-7783-2483-6, 0-7783-2483-4, $24.95, on sale May 2008
Twenty Wishes By Debbie Macomber. 978-0-7783-2550-5, 0-7783-2550-4, $24.95, on sale May 2008
W. W. NORTON
Age of Shiva By Manil Suri. 978-0-393-065695, $24.95, on sale January 2008
Johnny One-Eye By Jerome Charyn. 978-0-393-06497-1, $25.95, on sale February 2008
Painter From Shanghai By Jennifer Cody Epstein. 978-0-393-06528-2, $24.95, on sale March 2008
Earth: The Sequel By Fred Krupp and Miriam Horn. 978-0-393-06690-6, $24.95, on sale March 2008
Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex By Mary Roach. 978-0-393-06464-3, $24.95, on sale April 2008
Comfort: A Journey Through Grief By Ann Hood. 978-0-393-06456-8, $21.95, on sale May 2008
The Post-American World By Fareed Zakaria. 978-0-393-06235-9, $25.95, on sale May 2008
The Garden of Last Days By Andre Dubus III. 978-0-393-04165-1, $24.95, on sale June 2008
The Saucier's Apprentice By Bob Spitz. 978-0-393-06059-1, $24.95, on sale May 2008
OVERLOOK PRESS
The Wentworths By Katie Arnoldi. 1585679992, 9781585679997, $23.95 on sale March 2008
How to Fish By Chris Yates. 1590200039, 9781590200032, $19.95, on sale April 2008
Sunflowers: The Secret History By Joe Pappalardo. 1585679911, 9781585679911, $22.95 on sale March 2008
Enlightenment By Maureen Freely. 1590200748, 9781590200742, $24.95, on sale May 2008
The Better Angels By Charles McCarry. 1590200047, 9781590200049, $25.95, on sale March 2008
The Lolita Effect: Media Sexualization of Young Girls and What We Can Do About It By M. Gigi Durham, Ph.D. 1590200632, 9781590200636, $24.95, on sale May 2008
PENGUIN BOOKS
Winter in Madrid By C.J. Sansom. 9780670018482, $25.95, available, Viking
Song Yet Sung By James McBride. 9781594489723, $25.95, on sale 2/05/08, Riverhead
Chasing the Flame By Samantha Power. 9781594201288, $32.95, on sale 2/14/08, Penguin Press
Dreams and Shadows By Robin Wright. 9781594201110, $27.95, on sale 2/28/08, Penguin Press
Love & Consequences By Margaret B. Jones. 9781594489778, $24.95, on sale 3/27/08, Riverhead
Twenty Chickens By Robyn Scott. 9781594201592, $24.95, on sale 3/27/08, Penguin Press
City of Thieves By David Benioff. 9780670018703, $24.95, on sale 5/15/08, Viking
The Bastard of Istanbul By Elif Shafak. 9780143112716, 0-14-311271-6, $14, available
The Testament of Gideon Mack By James Robertson. 9780143113195, 0-14-311319-4, $15, on sale 2/26/08
Luncheon of the Boating Party By Susan Vreeland. 9780143113522, 0-14-311352-6, $15, on sale 2/26/08
Mistress of the Art of Death By Ariana Franklin. 9780425219256, 0-425-21925-9, $14, available
The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears By Dinaw Mengestu. 9781594482854, 1-59448-285-3, $14, on sale 2/5/08
God's Spy By Juan Gomez-Jurado. 9780452289123, 0-452-28912-2, $14.00, on sale 2/26/08
Road Map to Holland By Jennifer Graf Groneberg. 9780451222954, 0-451-22295-4, $14.00, on sale 4/1/08
Wolves of the Crescent Moon By Yousef Al-Mohaimeed. 9780143113218, 0-14-311321-6, $14.00, available
PENGUIN YOUNG READERS GROUP
My Most Excellent Year: A Novel of Love, Mary Poppins, and Fenway Park By Steve Kluger. 978-0-8037-3227-8, $16.99, on-sale 3/13/08
Ladybug Girl (A Picture Book) By Jacky Davis and David Soman. Illustrated by David Soman. 978-0-8037-3195-0, $16.99, on- sale 3/13/08
Return to Fairyopolis: The Search for the Flower Fairies By Cicely Mary Barker. 978-0-7232-5996-1, $19.99, on-sale 3/13/08
Audrey, Wait! (A Novel) By Robin Benway. 978-1-59514-191-0, $16.99, on-sale 4/10/08
Lock and Key (A Novel) By Sarah Dessen. 978-0-670-01088-2, $18.99, on-sale 4/22/08
Savvy (A Novel) By Ingrid Law. 978-0-8037-3306-0, $16.99, on-sale 5/1/08
PERSEUS
The Zoo on the Road to Nablus: A Story of Survival From the West Bank By Amelia Thomas. 978-1-58648-489-7, 1-58648-489-3, $24.95, on sale 4/21/08, PublicAffairs
Who's Your City?: The Clustering Force, the Rise of Mega-Regions, and How to Find Your Ideal Place in Our Spiky World By Richard Florida. 978-0-465-00352-5, 0465003524, $26, on sale 3/10/08, Basic Books
America at Home: A Close-Up Look at How We Live By Rick Smolan and Jennifer Erwitt. 978-0-7624-3415-2, 0762434155, $40, on sale 3/24/08, Running Press
Title: Cathy's Book: If found call (650) 266-8233 By Sean Stewart and Jordan Weisman, illustrated by Cathy Brigg. 978-0-7624-3346-9, 0762433469, $9.95, on sale 2/25/08, Running Press
Escape From the Deep: The Epic Story of a Legendary Submarine and Her Courageous Crew By Alex Kershaw. 978-0-306-81519-5, 0306815192, $26, on sale 4/28/08, Da Capo Press
Quiet, Please: Dispatches from a Public Librarian By Scott Douglas. 978-0-78672-091-0, 0786720913, $25, on sale 3/24/08, Da Capo Press
RANDOM HOUSE
Peony in Love By Lisa See. 9780812975222, $14, on sale 2/19/08, Random House Trade Paperbacks
Our Story Begins By Tobias Wolff. 9781400044597, $26.95, on sale 3/25/08, Knopf
The Penderwicks on Gardam Street By Jeanne Birdsall. 9780375840906, $15.99, on sale 4/8/08, Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Little Heathens By Mildred Armstrong Kalish. 9780553384246, $12, on sale 4/29/08, Bantam
The Billionaire's Vinegar By Benjamin Wallace. 9780307338778, $24.95, on sale 5/13/08, Crown
Local Flavors By Deborah Madison. 9780767929493, $24.95, on sale 5/13/08, Broadway
SCHOLASTIC
I Lost My Kisses Written by Trudie Trewin, illustrated by Nick Bland. 978-0-545-05557-4, 0-545-05557-1, $14.99, available
Maybe a Bear Ate It! Written by Robbie H. Harris, illustrated by Michael Emberley. 978-0-439-92961-5, 0-439- 92961-X, $15.99, available
LaRue for Mayor: Letters From the Campaign Trail By Mark Teague. 978-0-439-78315-6, 0-439-78315-1, $16.99, on sale March 2008
What to Do About Alice? Written by Barbara Kerley, illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham. 978-0-439-92231-9, 0-439- 92231-3, $16.99, on sale March 2008
Zen Ties By John J Muth. 978-0-439-63425-0, 0-439-63425-3, $17.99, available
Deep Down Popular By Phoebe Stone. 978-0-439-80245-1, 0-439-80245-8, $16.99, on sale March 2008
Tunnels By Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams. 978-0-439-87177-8, 0-439-87177-8, $17.99, available
Reincarnation By Suzanne Weyn. 978-0-545-01323-9, 0-545-01323-2, $17.99, available
Elvis & Olive By Stephanie Watson. 978-0-545-03183-7, 0-545-03183-4, $15.99, on sale April 2008
Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls By Meg Cabot. 978-0-545-03947-5, 0-545-03947-9, $15.99, on sale March 2008
SOURCEBOOKS
1858 By Bruce Chadwick, Ph.D. 9781402209413, 140220941X, $24.95, on sale April 2008
Green Chic By Christie Matheson. 9781402210822, 1402210825, $12.95, on sale March 2008
Confessions of a Political Hitman By Stephen Marks. 9781402208546, 1402208545, available, $23.95
The Poem I Turn To With Audio CD By Jason Shinder. 9781402205026, 1402205023, $24.95, on sale April 2008, Sourcebooks MediaFusion
The Entitled By Frank Deford. 9781402212550, 1402212550, $14.95, on sale March 2008, Sourcebooks Landmark
Cuddle Sutra By Rob Grader. 9781402207679, 1402207670, $12.95, available, Sourcebooks Casablanca
1001 Ways to Be Romantic By Gregory J.P. Godek. 9781402210044, 1402210043, $16.95, available, Sourcebooks Casablanca
I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye (Updated Edition) By Brook Noel and Pamela D. Blair PhD. 9781402212215, 1402212216, $14.95, on sale May 2008
Fairy Foals By Suzanah. 9781402211669, 140221166X, $19.95, on sale May 2008, Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
I Love You More Written by Laura Duksta, illustrated by Karen Keesler. 9781402211263, 1402211260, $16.99, available, Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Adventures of Isabel With Audio CD Written by Ogden Nash, illustrated by Bridget Starr Taylor. 9781402210273, 1402210272, $16.95, on sale April 2008, Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
The Fairy Chronicles By J.H. Sweet. Series with multiple titles, $6.99, available, Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Lucky Foot Stable By JoAnn Dawson. Series with multiple titles, $6.99, available, Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Historical Fiction by Georgette Heyer By Georgette Heyer. Series with multiple titles, $14.95, available, Sourcebooks Landmark
Romance Fiction by Georgette Heyer By Georgette Heyer. Series with multiple titles, $12.95, available, Sourcebooks Casablanca
SIMON & SCHUSTER
The Cure for Modern Life: A Novel By Lisa Tucker. 0-7434-9279-X, 978-0-7434-9279-9, $24.95, on sale 3/25/08, Atria Books
The House at Riverton By Kate Morton. 1-4165-5051-8, 978-1-4165-5051-8, $24.95, on sale 4/22/08, Atria Books
The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Obsession, Commerce, and Adventure By Adam Leith Gollner. 0-7432-9694-X, 978-0-7432-9694-6, $25, on sale 5/20/08, Scribner
Sun Going Down: A Novel By Jack Todd. 1-4165-5048-8, 978-1-4165-5048-8, $26, on sale 5/6/08, Touchstone
The White Tiger: A Novel By Aravind Adiga. 1-4165-6259-1, 978-1-4165-6259-7, $24, on sale 4/22/08, Free Press
The God of War: A Novel By Marisa Silver. 1-4165-6316-4, 978-1-4165-6316-7, $23, on sale 4/29/08, Simon & Schuster
UNBRIDLED
The Pirate's Daughter By Margaret Cezair-Thompson. 978-1-932961-40-9, $24.95, available
The Marriage of True Minds By Stephen Evans. 978-1-932961-46-1, $14.95, on sale 5/27/08
After Hours at the Almost Home By Tara Yellen. 978-1-932961-48-5, $14.95, on sale 4/15/08
Hallam's War By Elisabeth Payne Rosen. 1-932961-49-6, $25.95, on sale 5/27/08
Abbeville By Jack Fuller. 978-1-932961-47-8, $24.95, on sale 6/17/08
Hunger By Elise Blackwell. 978-1-932961-50-8, $11.95, on sale 4/15/08
The Unnatural History of Cypress Parish By Elise Blackwell. 978-1-932961-51-5, $11.95, on sale 4/15/08
Lost Son By M. Allen Cunningham. 978-1-932961-52-2, $15.95, on sale 4/15/08
WEINSTEIN BOOKS
The Gift of Rain: A Novel By Tan Twan Eng. 1-60286-024-6, 978-1-60286-024-7, $23.95, on sale 5/6/2008
WILEY
The Dummies Series, promoting "March Is Dummies Month," available
WORKMAN
Mudbound By Hillary Jordan. 978-1-56512-569-8, $22.95, on sale 3/4/08, Algonquin
The Resurrectionist By Jack O'Connell. 978-1-56512-576-6, $24.95, on sale 4/8/08, Algonquin
Gossip of the Starlings By Nina de Gramont. 978-1-56512-565-0, $22.95, on sale 6/6/08, Algonquin
Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder By Richard Louv. 978-1-56512-605-3, $14.95, on sale 4/22/08, Algonquin
Official Filthy Rich Handbook By Christopher Tennant. 978-0-7611-4703-9, $10.95, on sale 3/24/08, Artisan
Best of Stuntology By Sam Bartlett. 978-0-7611-4978-1, $12.95, on sale 2/15/08, Artisan
The Potty Caddy By Rachel Gordon. 978-0-7611-4972-9, $13.95, on sale 4/15/08, Artisan
Flower By Christopher Beane. 978-1-57965-352-1, $35, on sale May 2008, Artisan
This is Who I Am By Rosanne Olson. 978-1-57965-363-7, $25.95, on sale 4/15/08, Artisan