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Editors Buzz Adult Titles Editors Buzz Adult Titles Editors: Katie Adams, editor, Liveright / W.W. Norton Reagan Arthur, senior vice president, publisher, Little, Brown & Company Susan Kamil, executive vice president, publisher, Random House Carrie Thornton, editorial director, Dey Street Books/HarperCollins Moderator: Stephanie Valdez, co-owner, Community Bookstore Daphne: A Novel By Will Boast ISBN: 978-1-63149-303-4 List Price: $25.95 Pub Date: 2/6/2018 The classic myth of Daphne and Apollo is mesmerizingly reimagined in this much-anticipated debut novel by best-selling and Rome Prize-winning author Will Boast. Praise for Will Boast: “So essential, so alive, so immediate” –Jesmyn Ward “Remarkable.” —Phillip Lopate “[Boast] can really write.” –Ann Beattie How to be Safe: A Novel By Tom McAllister ISBN: 978-1-63149-413-0 List Price: $25.95 Pub Date: 4/3/2018 "Tom McAllister is an exceptionally talented novelist: funny, biting, and bold. I'd be inclined to call him a satirist if not for the fact that every word in this novel is true." –Wiley Cash, author of The Last Ballad "It's so wonderful - so furious and so funny and urgent and needed in this mad ugly space we're sharing with each other. I can't believe this book was written by a man - but I'm so happy Tom McAllister wrote it." –Amber Sparks, author of The Unfinished World The Honey Farm: A Novel By Harriet Alida Lye ISBN: 978-1-63149-434-5 List Price: $25.95 Pub Date: 5/29/2018 "Mysterious, suspenseful, and unnerving, The Honey Farm offers a thrilling narrative that examines the distorted realities and conflicting perceptions that often exist in the quietest places.” –Iain Reid, author of I’m Thinking of Ending Things "I loved this book. The way Harriet Alida Lye captures and registers moments of encounter with gentleness and specificity, like bees bumping against flowers - there’s magic afoot here." –Lauren Elkin, author of Flaneuse: Women Walk the City in Paris, New York, Tokyo, Venice, and London CIRCE by Madeline Miller 978-0-316-55634-7 $27.00 This daring, dazzling and highly anticipated follow-up to the New York Times bestseller The Song of Achilles brilliantly reimagines the life of Circe, formidable sorceress of The Odyssey. With unforgettably vivid characters, mesmerizing language and page-turning suspense, Circe is an intoxicating epic of family rivalry, palace intrigue, love and loss, as well as a celebration of indomitable female strength in a man's world. THE RECOVERING by Leslie Jamison 978-0-316-25961-3 $30.00 With its deeply personal and seamless blend of memoir, cultural history, literary criticism, and journalistic reportage, The Recovering turns our understanding of the traditional addiction narrative on its head, demonstrating that the story of recovery can be every bit as electrifying as the train wreck itself. Leslie Jamison deftly excavates the stories we tell about addiction--both her own and others'--and examines what we want these stories to do, and what happens when they fail us. YOU WERE MADE FOR THIS by Michelle Sacks 978-0-316-47540-2 $27.00 A young American family is living a fairy- tale life in idyllic Sweden. But an old friend's visit reveals the dark and ultimately deadly truth behind their lies. You Were Made For This is a gripping page-turner as well as a provocative exploration of the darker sides of friendship, marriage, and motherhood. Educated Author: Tara Westover Pub Date: 2/20/18 ISBN: 978-0-399-59050-4 Price: $28.00 An unforgettable memoir in the tradition of The Glass Castle about a girl who, kept out of school, leaves her survivalist family and goes on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, she prepared for the end of the world by stockpiling home-canned peaches and sleeping with her “head-for-the-hills bag.” In the summer she stewed herbs for her mother, a midwife and healer, and in the winter she salvaged metal in her father’s junkyard. Her father forbade hospitals, so Tara never saw a doctor or nurse. Gashes and concussions, even burns from explosions, were all treated at home with herbalism. The family was so isolated from mainstream society that there was no one to ensure the children received an education and no one to intervene when an older brother became violent. Then, lacking any formal education, Tara began to educate herself. She taught herself enough mathematics and grammar to be admitted to Brigham Young University, where she studied history, learning for the first time about events such as the Holocaust and the civil rights movement. Her quest for knowledge transformed her, taking her over oceans and across continents, to Harvard and to Cambridge. Only then would she wonder if she’d traveled too far, if there was still a way home. Educated is an account of the struggle for self-invention. It is a tale of fierce family loyalty, and of the grief that comes with severing the closest of ties. With the acute insight that distinguishes all great writers, Westover has crafted a universal coming-of-age story that gets to the heart of what an education is and what it offers: the perspective to see one’s life through new eyes, and the will to change it. The Largesse of the Sea Maiden Author: Denis Johnson Pub Date: 1/16/18 ISBN: 978-0-8129-8863-5 Price: $27.00 Twenty-five years after Jesus’ Son, a haunting new collection of short stories on aging, mortality, and transcendence, from National Book Award winner and two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Denis Johnson The Largesse of the Sea Maiden is the long-awaited new story collection from Denis Johnson. It follows the groundbreaking, highly acclaimed Jesus’ Son. Written in the same luminous prose, this collection finds Johnson in new territory, contemplating old age, mortality, the ghosts of the past, and the elusive and unexpected ways the mysteries of the universe assert themselves. Finished shortly before Johnson’s death in May 2017, this collection is the last word from a writer whose work will live on for many years to come. Tough Mothers: Amazing Stories of History’s Mightiest Matriarchs by Jason Porath Cover art TK (cover art for first book Rejected Princesses attached) 9780062796097 $24.99 On Sale: 4/10/2018 Trim: 7 1/2 x 9 | PP: 256 | Illustration: 45 illustrations From the creator of the Tumblr website and the successful Dey Street Books title Rejected Princesses, comes a new fully illustrated guide to the toughest mothers in history—both the literal and figurative matriarchs who gave everything to protect who and what they loved. Home Sweet Maison: The French Art of Making a Home by Danielle Postel-Vinay Cover art attached 9780062741691 $22.99 On Sale: 3/6/2018 Trim: 5 1/2 x 7 1/4 | PP: 320 A lively, lovely and insightful book about the French home, a place focused on beauty, family, and accessible elegance. In the spirit of Bringing Up Bébé and French Women Don't Get Fat, this is a narrative meets lifestyle guide that will inspire readers to model their own living spaces in the French style, using French concepts and routines to change our homes (and thus our relationships and our lives) for the better. THIS IS ME: How to Love the Person You are Today by Chrissy Metz Cover art TK 9780062837875 $26.99 On Sale: 4/3/2018 Trim: 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 | PP: 256 A prescriptive and inspirational book from actress Chrissy Metz, the breakout star from the hottest show on television, NBC’s This Is Us. Editors Buzz Children’s Editors Book Buzz Editors: Jessica Echeverria, senior editor, Lee & Low Books Steve Geck, editorial director, Sourcebooks David Levithan, vice president and editorial director, Scholastic Andrew Eliopulos, senior editor, HarperCollins Moderator: Stephanie Valdez, co-owner, Community Bookstore REBEL SEOUL by Axie Oh ISBN 9781620142998 $19.95 (400 pages) K-dramas meet Pacific Rim in this sci-fi thriller set in futuristic Seoul. When Jaewon is assigned to partner with Tera, a human supersoldier, he must decide where he stands: with the rebels, or with a government that claims it will end all war. THE PEOPLE SHALL CONTINUE By Simon J. Ortiz Illustrated by Sharol Graves ISBN 978-0-89239-125-7 $9.95 (32 pages) Originally published in 1977, this is a 40th anniversary special edition. Told in the rhythms of traditional oral narrative, this powerful telling of the history of the Native/Indigenous peoples of North America recounts their story from Creation to the invasion and usurpation of Native lands. EVERY MONTH IS A NEW YEAR: CELEBRATIONS AROUND THE WORLD poems by Marilyn Singer collage illustrations by Susan L. Roth ISBN: 978-1-62014-162-5 $19.95 (48 pages) In many places around the globe, the new year starts on January 1. But not everywhere! This original poetry collection takes readers to the heart of sixteen fascinating holidays from around the world. Every month of the year, people somewhere celebrate with joy and good wishes for a happy new year. Electromagnetism for Babies, Quantum Information for Babies, and Statistical Physics for Babies By Chris Ferrie January 2018 $9.99 Board Book ISBN: 9781492656296, 9781492656302, 9781492656272 It only takes a small spark to ignite a child’s mind. Written by professional physicist, mathematician, and father Chris Ferrie, the Baby University series provides simple explanations of complex, scientific ideas. The perfect gift for a budding young Einstein or for nerdy adults! The Secret Mountain and The Story Tree By Tom Percival April 2018 $5.99 Trade Paperback ISBN: 9781492665700, 9781492665731 Little Legends is a lively, highly illustrated chapter book series that brings the fractured fairy tale trend to a younger audience.
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