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ANDRYKA DAGMARA, Trąf, trąf misia bela, p. 21 KOŁAKOWSKA AGATA, Pięć minut Raisy, p. 9 CONTENTS BRALCZYK JERZY, 1000 słów, p. 35 KOŁCZEWSKA KATARZYNA, Odzyskać utracone, p. 10 BUDKA SUFLERA, SAWIC JAROSŁAW, Memu miastu KORWIN PIOTROWSKA KAROLINA, Sława, p. 47 FICTION na do widzenia, p. 36 KOWALSKA ALEKSANDRA, Ucieczka, p. 11 LITERARY FICTION, p. 1 BULICZ-KASPRZAK KATARZYNA, Pójdę do jedynej, p. 1 kozioł Marcin, Tajemnica przeklętej harfy, p. 29 CRIME & THRILLER, p. 21 CHAJZER FILIP, CHAJZER ZYGMUNT, Chajzerów dwóch, Krzysztoń Antonina, Przeźroczysty chłopiec, p. 30 poetry, p. 26 p. 37 MAN MATYLDA, Trzeba marzyć, p. 12 CHILDREN AND YOUTH LITERATURE, p. 27 CZAJKOWSKA JADWIGA, Ufać zbyt mocno, p. 2 MISZCZUK JOANNA, Wiara i nadzieja, p. 13 DZIEWULSKI JERZY, PYZIA KRZYSZTOF, MŁYNARSKA PAULINA, Rebel, p. 49 p. 35 NON-FICTION, Jerzy Dziewulski o polskiej policji, p. 38 MORAWSKI IRENEUSZ, PRYZWAN MARIOLA, Tylko FRĄCZYK IZABELLA, Jedną nogą w niebie, p. 3 mnie pogłaszcz…Listy do Heleny Poświatowskiej, p. 48 FRĄCZYK IZABELLA, Koncert cudzych życzeń, p. 3 NIEDŹWIEDZKA MAGDALENA, Maria Skłodowska Curie, FRĄCZYK IZABELLA, Spalone mosty, p. 3 p. 14 GIEDROJĆ MAGDALENA, Księżyc nad Rzymem, p. 4 NIEDŹWIEDZKA MAGDALENA, GORSKY VICTOR, Kameleon, p. 39 Opowieści z angielskiego dworu. Diana, p. 15 GRYGIER MARCIN, Nie myśl, że znikną, p. 22 NIEDŹWIEDZKA MAGDALENA, GRZELA REMIGIUSZ, Bądź moim bogiem, p. 5 Opowieści z angielskiego dworu. Karol, p. 15 GRZELA REMIGIUSZ, Podwójne życie reporterki. Nowak Ewa, Bardzo biała wrona, p. 32 Fallaci. Torańska, p. 40 Nowak Ewa, Dane wrażliwe, p. 31 ABOUT US GUTOWSKA-ADAMCZYK MAŁGORZATA, Cukiernia Nowak Ewa, Wszystko tylko nie mięta, p. 32 Pod Amorem. Ciastko z wróżbą, p. 6 NOWAK-ARCZEWSKI ANDRZEJ, Zmiłuj się nad nami, Prószyński Media is one of the largest book publishing companies in HAYLES MAŁGORZATA, Trzecia osoba, p. 7 p. 50 Poland. It has been operating since 1990 and today it publishes about HOLLENDER BARBARA, Od Munka do Maślony, p. 41 PADOŁ EMILIA, Piosenkarze, p. 51 200 titles a year under Prószyński i S-ka imprint. JANDA KRYSTYNA, Dziennik 2000–2002, p. 42 Pan Poeta, Kaczka co przebrała miarkę, p. 34 We publish Polish and foreign classics, modern fiction and non-fiction, JANDA KRYSTYNA, Dziennik 2003–2006, p. 42 Pan Poeta, Kruk co kracze pokrakanie, p. 34 children`s and young adult titles as well as general interest books. Among our writers there are outstanding Polish authors: Henryk Jerzy JANISZEWSKI BARTOSZ, Grzesiuk. Król życia, p. 43 Pan Poeta, Wróbel co oćwierkał sąsiadów, p. 33 Chmielewski, Maria Czubaszek, Konstanty Ildefons Gałczyński, Marek JAROCKA IRENA, PRYZWAN MARIOLA, Nie wrócą te PUZYŃSKA KATARZYNA, Czarne narcyzy, p. 23 Harny, Grażyna Jeromin-Gałuszka, Stefan Kisielewski, Irena Matuszkie- lata. Autobiografia i listy do męża, p. 44 RAPCZYŃSKA-LUBIEŃSKA KATARZYNA, Jeden diabeł, wicz, Agnieszka Osiecka, Olga Rudnicka, Maria Ulatowska and Tanya JEROMIN-GAŁUSZKA GRAŻYNA, Legenda, p. 8 p. 16 Valko. KACZMARSKI JACEK, Między nami. Wiersze zebrane, RUDNICKA OLGA, Życie na wynos, p. 24 Prószyński Media is constantly expanding its foreign fiction and non- fiction list including such great authors as Virginia C. Andrews, Orson p. 26 SAWICKA WIOLETTA, Wyspy szczęśliwe, p. 17 Scott Card, Diana Chamberlain, Jeffery Deaver, Ursula K. Le Guin, John KAJETANOWICZ KAJETAN, PYZIA KRZYSZTOF, Kajto. SHUKRI LAILA, Byłam kochanką arabskich szejków, p. 18 Irving, Henry James, Stephen King, Dennis Lehane, Liane Moriarty, Jodi Jadę po swoje, p. 45 SHUKRI LAILA, Perska namiętność, p. 18 Picoult, Terry Pratchett, Nora Roberts, John Steinbeck and Amy Tan Kalupa Magdalena, Piratka, p. 27 SŁABUSZEWSKA-KRAUZE IWONA, Portugalka, p. 19 KAROLAK WOJCIECH, PYTLAKOWSKA KRYSTYNA, SZEWCZYKOWSKA KAROLINA, Druga strona miasta, p. 25 Małżeństwo doskonałe, p. 46 VALKO TANYA, Arabski mąż, p. 20 Karwan-Jastrzębska Ewa, Banda Michałka WISŁOCKA MICHALINA, Autobiografia,p. 52 powraca, p. 28 LITERARY FICTION

Kasia bulicz-kasprzak

Kasia Bulicz-Kasprzak – the author of The House on the Edge and Noble Motives has two abiding passions – reading and jogging. She goes to Zamojszczyzna every summer to write, catch up on some reading, and above all, to admire the natural beauty of Roztocze.

Kasia Bulicz-Kasprzak I WILL GO SEE MY ONE AND ONLY

This is a story about two young men who at the start of their adult life make a decision that will dramatically change everything. They have different motives and circumstances, different personalities, but take the same decision– professional career in the military. Can you make the right choice for a lifetime when your personality is still being shaped? How will a military drill influence irreverent and light-hearted Karol? Will Paweł, who comes from a traditional, large peasant family, find his place in barracks in a border town? Can we talk about following one’s own path when every day one must obey orders of others? The life stories of the protagonists intertwine repeatedly, connected by the military service and the desire of promotion, but above all by the unique friendship of brothers in arms, which began at the very start of their military career and despite all the turmoil, lasts for good and bad.

BOOK DETAILS: Pójdę do jedynej, novel Prószyński Media 2017 376 pages ISBN 978-83-8097-162-2 Publication date: 20.06.2017 478 000 characters 1 LITERARY FICTION www.proszynski.pl

JADWIGA CZAJKOWSKA

Jadwiga Czajkowska (1961) – graduate of Sociology at the University of Silesia. The author of studies and articles about the counterculture groups, Satanism, „second life” in youth detention centers and social determinants of professional career. She is a mother of three daughters and a son. For more than twenty years, she has lead, together with her husband, a family-owned company. In 2013, she debuted with a novel Stepmother which was warmly received by readers.

Jadwiga Czajkowska TRUSTING TOO MUCH

All good things come to an end… Blanka worked hard for her success that other can only dream of. But the position of a bank director fells like a trap, as she must require from her employees to implement unrealistic sale plans, which is possible only when they lie to the customers. She also fails in her private life – she attracts only those men who are financial scroungers. With each day Blanka is more and more convinced that other women are the lucky ones – they found men with financial stability, and do not have to work and fight to survive in the jungle of life. One day, however, Marcel appears – and Blanka’s dreams come true. Finally, she can quit her job and live the life of a rich housewife. But is it worth to blindly trust a man and rely on him like on some pillar that should never break? It’s an absorbing story about a woman who will have to face her life after waking up from the lethargy called happiness.

BOOK DETAILS: Ufać zbyt mocno, novel Prószyński Media 2017 472 pages ISBN 978-83-8097-071-7 Publication date: 21.02.2017 472 000 characters 2 LITERARY FICTION

Izabella Frączyk

Izabella Frączyk (b. 1970) is a graduate of the Kraków University of Economics and the Skarbek College of International Trade and Finance in Warsaw. She began writing in 2009. Frączyk has so far published Klara’s Mixed Fortunes (2010), Recycled Women (2011),Today As It Once Was (2013), The End of the World (2014), Like Being At Home (2014), My Sister’s Sister (2015), Third Time Lucky (2016), and Fortune in Misfortune (2016). Every one of her books has been warmly received.

Izabella Frączyk OTHERS’ REQUEST SHOW, BURNED BRIDGES, ONE FOOT IN HEAVEN The stud farm in Pieńki that Magda inherits from her grandmother turns out to be ruined and indebted. But maybe this is the moment when fate gives her a chance to start everything all over again? Life in the countrywide is not easy, and it’s impossible to leave old problems behind new doors. How long can you lie to yourself with a conviction that one day everything will be fine? How long can you cast a spell on the reality and pretend that success is just around the corner? It is not. Nothing in this story goes on its own. Magda, as most of us, has her doubts but now she will just feel powerless. Will she make it?

BOOK DETAILS: Koncert cudzych życzeń, novel Series: Stud Farm in Pieńki. Prószyński Media 2017 320 pages ISBN 978-83-8097-038-0 Publication date: 17.01.2017 462 000 characters BOOK DETAILS: Spalone mosty, novel Series: Stud Farm in Pieńki. Prószyński Media 2017 288 pages ISBN 978-83-8097-179-0 Publication date: 11.07.2017 416 000 characters BOOK DETAILS: Jedną nogą w niebie, novel Series: Stud Farm in Pieńki. Prószyński Media 2017 296 pages ISBN 978-83-8123-057-5 Publication date: 09.11.2017 412 800 characters 3 LITERARY FICTION www.proszynski.pl

Magdalena giedrojć

Magdalena Giedrojć – it was 25 years ago when Magdalena Giedrojć had her first experience with Italy, when she was writing her Master’s thesis about the 19-century memoir of a trip to Italy. Several years later she visited the country, and since then she has been in constant journey to the Italian sun. When she is not on a plane, she surely reads a book about an Italian master or cooks some spaghetti. Her favorite letter in the Italian alphabet is c – as cappuccino, cornetto, caponata, cicerone, Caravaggio.

Magdalena Giedrojć THE MOON OVER ROME

This story, bathed in the sun of Rome, is about how joy and friendship are born, and maybe even love. Thirty something Laura Pszczółka came to Rome for a scholarship to make her dream come true and study history of art. Andrea, a handsome erudite with a sad look, is her guide around the Eternal City full of secrets and mysteries. Together, they will discover the charm of long conversations, not only about art, and over a glass of wine. They will experience many delights, will get lost in such beautiful, it will be difficult to get back to reality. Love is in the hot air… Will the dark past of Andrea and difficult experiences of Laura allow them once again to build a close relationship with another person? Will Rome help them to find a way to each other?

BOOK DETAILS: Księżyc nad Rzymem, novel Prószyński Media 2017 400 pages ISBN 978-83-8097-177-6 Publication date: 04.07.2017 565 600 characters 4 LITERARY FICTION

REMIGIUSZ GRZELA

Remigiusz Grzela – born in Starogard Gdański. Journalist, writer, dramatist. The author of series of interviews More Reasonable, Hotel Europe, Free, Presence, extended interviews Marian Kociniak. Fulfilled, All Gone Now. Joanna Penson – a Gril From Ravensbrück, a Woman of Solidarity, the Doctor of Wałęsa, The most Important. Irena Jun and Stanisław Brudny, books Franz K.’S luggage, a journey that did not happen and Irena’s Choice (about Irena Gelblum, the courier of ŻOB, who became an Italian poet Irena Conti), and novels Be My God and Thieves of Horses. Barbara Krafftówna performed in his play Blue Devil and the comedy The eyes of Brigitte Bardot (with Marian Kociniak).

Remigiusz Grzela BE MY GOD

A new look at the Parisian meetings with Wiera Gran. A young journalist from Warsaw meets the wife of the late poet, Borys, on the metro. The woman disappeared 30 years before and no one heard about her since. To understand what happened, he decides to find her, yet he cannot even imagine that this one meeting will change everything in his life and will lead him to the Jewish singer, Wiera Gran. This literary convention created by Remigiusz Grzela is an attempt to save the testimony of a meeting with Wiera Gran, in the last years of her life. He also reflects on the truth about us in view of biographies of others.

BOOK DETAILS: Bądź moim Bogiem, novel Prószyński Media 2017 208 pages ISBN 978-83-8097-165-3 Publication date: 06.06.2017 338 000 characters 5 LITERARY FICTION www.proszynski.pl

małgorzata gutowska-adamczyk

Małgorzata Gutowska-Adamczyk, one of the most recognized Polish author, a theatre historian by training, she debuted as a screenwriter of a Polish TV show Dad, Marcin said…. She is the author of several dozens of popular novels for teenage and adults readers, of which 13 Transversal was named The Book of The Year 2008. With the three volumes Patisserie under Cupid depicting the fate of Poland and Poles for over more than a century, she won hearts of readers and book sales rankings. Fortune Cookie is one of the three novels of the newest cycle of books Patisserie under Cupid. The first volumes sold four thousands of copies and became bestsellers. Within two timeframes – historic and modern – we will follow the fate of old and new characters from 1945 to present.

Małgorzata Gutowska-Adamczyk PATTISSERIE UNDER CUPID. FORTUNE COOKIE The first part of the second volumes of Patisserie Under Cupid. August 2016. Gutów Days are celebrated. The Patisserie Under Cupid takes part in the competition “Pastry of the Year”. This time it is Zbyszek, son of Waldemar Hrycia, who came up with and created the recipe. Despite his father’s doubts, it is his original fortune cookie that will enter the competition. Waldemar and Helena are worried not only about the professional debut of Zbyszek, but also his relationship with a new girlfriend. They also have a bad feeling about the visit of a lawyer from New York – Monika Grochowska-Adams, hired by the pre-war owners of the patisserie. During the celebrations, Monika Grochowska-Adams surprisingly meets an old friend, Tessa Steinmeyer. Both ladies, today over seventy, are successful but they come back here, to the place of their childhood. This is not a random meeting. Tessa, seriously ill, came to Gutów, to deal with some unfinished business…

BOOK DETAILS: Cukiernia Pod Amorem. Ciastko z wróżbą, novel Prószyński Media 2017 512 pages ISBN 978-83-8097-231-5 Publication date: 12.09.2017 667 200 characters 6 LITERARY FICTION

małgorzata hayles

Małgorzata Hayles – Anglicist, Anglophile, retro fashion enthusiast, she briefly lived in London to eventually settle in Poznań. For some time now, she has been sparing her life between Poznań, where her closest ones live, and Drawskie Lake District she is head over heels in love with. Among the contemporary writers, she is primarily inspired by Anne Tyler, Elizabeth Strout and Jonathan Franzen. In a world where more people talk, and less listen, she writes when she feels that the story is ready to be told. The author of Temporary and Secret Life of Robert.

Małgorzata Hayles THIRD PARTY

Barbara is an experienced reader, a widow of a rich Englishman. She has not left her home for two years. She suffers from many phobias and does all her shopping on-line. She accidently discovers the book Before She Stood in a Window by Jerzy. Jerzy is a writer with a creative crisis. Small children, mortgage, a marriage of two frustrated, unfulfilled artist – she is a photographer, and he experiences a writer’s block after a successful debut. Barbara enters into their life, claiming that Jerzy wrote a book about her. The woman believes that her life was suspended because of the book ending. She makes an offer to Jerzy. The boundaries between fiction and reality blur for him, and the question who Barbara really is remains unanswered.

This is a story about the power of words and responsibility for them. You will also find in it a universal and troubling desire to be the main hero and not a supporting character. Weronika Wawrzkowicz-Nasternak, Radio Zet Chilli

BOOK DETAILS: Trzecia osoba, novel Prószyński Media 2017 320 pages ISBN 978-83-8097-088-5 Publication date: 02.03.2017 423 600 characters 77 LITERARY FICTION www.proszynski.pl

Grażyna Jeromin-Gałuszka

Grażyna Jeromin-Gałuszka holds a degree in library science from the University of Warsaw and in scriptwriting from the Łódź Film School (PWSFTviT). Her poems and short stories were published in magazines and anthologies. She is the winner of a nationwide film topic competition held by the Script Agency and the „Film” weekly. She co-authors the script of one of the popular TV series. Her first novel, Golden bats, won the „Colors of Life” literary competition. She also wrote the novels The Eyes of Marzanna M., The Women of Czerwone Bagna, Don’t Leave Me, Magnolia, If You Loved Me, The Long Summer in Magnolia. She lives in a village near Radom

Grażyna Jeromin-Gałuszka LEGEND

Do you sometimes wonder what would the world look like without bad emotions? And neither the good ones? The legend says that long time ago, when chaos reigned, seventy seven people flew on the wings of a big bird to search for a land that was still not lost. Mara grows up on an island where all the rules have been determined once and for all. Every day she learns to survive in this simple, but difficult and grey world and the only highlight are the stories told by her nanny Legend. When she turns fifteen, she leaves the island together with seventy seven people her age to reach the mainland. From now on, every day, from dusk till dawn, will be filled with hard work. Samila is one of the girls, and as it seems, she was born only with the aim to prove that life is not only about survival. This is a magic story about leaving civilization for the world of spells and legends, and the life in its simplest form.

BOOK DETAILS: Legenda, novel Prószyński Media 2017 440 pages ISBN 978-83-8097-088-5 Publication date: 26.09.2017 549 200 characters 8 LITERARY FICTION

Agata Kołakowska

Agata Kołakowska (b. Wrocław, 1984) has written several novels of manners including Patrycja, Friends, Seventh Year, Unwanted Truth, The Cloth, All that has Passed, The Peaceful Nook, and By Day, by Night.

Agata Kołakowska FIVE MINUTES OF RAIZA

It’s early in the morning when Raisa Hedwig waters her beloved roses in the back yard. She wonders how to spend her day. She does not know yet that everything will take an unexpected turn, not like she planned it. Magda Sajewicz, a popular journalist of the NTV station, heads to Borne Sulinowo to make a great story about Raisa. The reporter hopes to arrive before other teams show up. And it’s not just any event. Raisa Hedwig, according the WHO and Human Resources Institute report, was announced the most unlucky person in the world. All the media want to know how it is to survive a lightning strike, a ferry crush or an attack of a madman in Madrid. The elderly lady is surprised by the visit of the journalist but not so much by the title she has been attributed. Magda manages to get an exclusive interview with Raisa, who hopes to regain lost peace. As it turns out, however, the story gets more attention. Mrs. Hedwig receives a congratulation letter from the president and an invitation to the palace…

BOOK DETAILS: Pięć minut Raizy, novel Prószyński Media 2017 520 pages ISBN 978-83-8097-208-7 Publication date: 24.09.2017 716 400 characters 99 LITERARY FICTION www.proszynski.pl

KATARZYNA KOŁCZEWSKA

Katarzyna Kołczewska (born in 1971) lives in the Warsaw borough of Mokotów with her daughter and her dog. Doctor by education, entrepreneur by choice, writer by passion. She made her debut in 2013 with the novel Who but me?, received very warmly by the readers.

Katarzyna Kołczewska RETRIEVE WHAT’S GONE

Białystok, 1950. Miranda, daughter of a pre-war officer of the Polish Army, returns from deportation after then years of forced labor in the remote parts of Siberia. Throughout this time, she kept dreaming about her home, her family, the old life. But this old life is gone, there is no home, no family or friends, and the pre-war Białystok ceased to exist. The beloved father is dead and no one wants to talk about him, as if everyone has suddenly forgotten his existence. Everyone is busy with their lives and tries to fit in the new reality. Miranda’s mother manages it very well. Maria is involved in shady business, trades anything she can get a hold of, she gets things done and earn her living with about anything. The girl cannot forgive her betraying the old, pre-war principles; she blames her for the tragedy that touched the family. Maria has completely removed from her memory the late husband, she even returned to her maiden name. The tension between the mother and the daughter grows stronger. Will these two women, heavily experience by life, be able to clarify misconceptions and misunderstandings accumulated over the difficult times?

BOOK DETAILS: Odzyskać utracone, novel Prószyński Media 2017 448 pages ISBN 978-83-8097-160-8 Publication date: 04.07.2017 587 200 characters 10 LITERARY FICTION

Aleksandra Kowalska

Aleksandra Kowalska, born in 1976 in Płock, is an Anglicist. She graduated Adam Mickiewicz University of Poznań and completed doctoral studies at the Charles’s de Gaulle in Lille, France. She worked as an English and Polish teacher for foreigners in Poland, Brazil and France. From 2005, she is an official at the European Commission. In 2015, Aleksandra Kowalska published a book based on her doctoral thesis Entre affirmation et répression: La Sexualité féminine d’Aphra Behn aux sœurs Brontë in the prestigious Parisian publishing house Honoré Champion. In the same year, she published her first novel in Poland Fog over Bosporus. She lived and worked in Poland, Portugal, Brazil, France, Luxembourg and Belgium.

Aleksandra Kowalska ESCAPE

On one morning in April, in the apartment of Ochota District in Warsaw, Paulina waits for her husband to leave for work and prepares to commit suicide. A few hours later, in the town of Merriton in Canada, her son Piotr receives a phone call from a mysterious informer who warns him about his mother’s intentions. Piotr immediately sets of to Poland, starting the race against time. When he arrives, it turns out that Paulina disappeared without a trace. Her disappearance triggers an avalanche of questions and accusation in the family. Paulina’s husband must take a closer look at their marriage and his relations with the loved ones, whereas Penny – the daughter in law – needs to start noticing Piotr. This incredible journey of mother and son is not only a race with miles, or seeing yourself in the eyes of others, but above all, it is about overcoming your own fears and limits – in order to better understand yourself and your loved ones. Escape is a story about how in life we all have a moment of reflection about what we can do to feel happier...

BOOK DETAILS: Ucieczka, novel Prószyński Media 2017 248 pages ISBN 978-83-8097-160-8 Publication date: 19.01.2017 294 400 characters 11 LITERARY FICTION www.proszynski.pl

MATYLDA MAN

Matylda Man – born in Poland in the last century. She writes in this century. She is a great lover of books, dark chocolate and dogs. She lives in the capital.

Matylda Man WE MUST DREAM

Miracles happen, because… the one, who searches, finds. Jagoda and Beata are friends for life. Together, they can do just about anything and go anywhere. But what unites them the most is the dream of great love. The problem is that they know very little about men; they know they want to live happily ever after – but what else? And when a man finally appears in their life, they do not even suspect that this is just the beginning. What to do when dreams come true? How long will their female friendship last? Maybe dreams should just stay dreams?

BOOK DETAILS: Trzeba marzyć, novel Prószyński Media 2017 328 pages ISBN 978-83-8097-212-4 Publication date: 10.08.2017 444 000 characters 12 LITERARY FICTION

JOANNA MISZCZUK

Joanna Miszczuk (born in 1964) – mentally, though rarely physically, an inhabitant of Wrocław. She currently lives and works in Berlin. She has a teenage daughter. She holds a degree in pedagogy from the University of Wrocław. She has moved eight times, changed jobs six times, learned to speak four languages, lived in Germany, France and Poland. She is a hopeless romantic, though also extremely orderly and logical. Her favorite places include Wrocław, Montmartre in Paris, Berlin and Sopot. She writes novels, skits and children’s poems.

Joanna Miszczuk TWO FAMILIES

Life writes the best stories... Ewa Dembska was a young child when she was adopted by a couple of doctors from Wrocław. She does not remember anything from her past. She never wanted to know what had happened before; she had her beloved foster parents, her passions, dreams, studies. And then Marek appeared. They fell in love and decided to get married. Marek leaves for Paris to earn money for their long-awaited house. He does not even imagine what will happen to him there, when an old secret is revealed. What connects a medieval French knight and the exotic Khmer Apsara dancer from the city of Agkor hidden in the Cambodian jungle, with Ewa, the daughter of Polish doctor, and Marek, perpetual student? Joanna Miszczuk masterfully combines the contemporary love topic with fascinating fates of historical figures. Dramatic stories of two families and great feelings with wars and conflicts of great world religions in the background.

BOOK DETAILS: Dwie rodziny, novel Prószyński Media 2017 304 pages ISBN 978-83-8123-061-2 Publication date: 07.11.2017 456 400 characters 13 LITERARY FICTION www.proszynski.pl

Magdalena Niedźwiedzka

Magdalena Niedźwiedzka graduated Polish philology at the University of Warsaw. She completed internships at the University of Manchester and London. For twenty years, she has worked for a technical university, and at the same times, she writes novels, mainly historical and biographical ones. In her spare time, she paints oil paintings and unsuccessfully tames an old piano. She follows her life motto “your thoughts are your fate”. She does not complain about her own.

Magdalena Niedźwiedzka Maria Skłodowska-Curie

Maria Skłodowska-Curie rediscovered. Magdalena Niedźwiedzka breathed life into a usually stilled image of the incredible Polish woman, who followed her heart despite controversy. The plot covers the years 1911–1913; we learn about her earlier life from flashbacks. We visit Maria’s family home; we take a closer look at her relations with loved ones and dealings with the great minds at the turn of the 19th and 20th century – Pierre Curie, Paul Langevin and Albert Einstein. The author, known for her attention to moral and historical stories, will not disappoint the reader. She shows a complex personality of the two-time Nobel Prize Winner with colorful Paris from belle époque and Warsaw in partitioned Poland in the background.

BOOK DETAILS: Maria Skłodowska-Curie, novel Prószyński Media 2017 480 pages ISBN 978-83-8097-068-7 Publication date: 14.02.2017 745 600 characters 14 LITERARY FICTION

Magdalena Niedźwiedzka STORIES FROM THE ENGLISH ROYAL COURT. CHARLES

The first part of the trilogy depicts the beginnings ofthe complicated relationship between Prince of Wales and the two most important women of his life, Diana Spencer and Camilla Shand. The story, set in a social-political situation of Europe and the United Kingdom, begins in the 70’ of the 20 century and ends in 2005. It focuses on the life of two famous marriages, but also depicts a group of extraordinary and influential figures from their surroundings. It presents a story of great passion, the birth and death of love and the struggle for the self-determination as well as the efforts to define one’s role in the world. This is the first attempt to fictionalize the life of Diana, Princess of Wales, Camilla, the current Duchess of Cornwall and Prince Charles. An attempt of a subjective study of their life.

BOOK DETAILS: Opowieści z angielskiego dworu. Karol, novel Prószyński Media 2017 384 pages ISBN 978-83-8097-207-0 Publication date: 08.08.2017 589 800 characters

Magdalena Niedźwiedzka STORIES FROM THE ENGLISH ROYAL COURT. Diana

The second, after Charles, part of the trilogy depicts difficult relations between the Prince of Wales and his wife Diana and the beloved Camilla Parker Bowles, which lead to the breakup of two marriages. The story, set in a social-political situation of Europe and the United Kingdom, begins in the 70’ of the 20 century and ends in 2005. It focuses on the life of two famous marriages, but also depicts a group of extraordinary and influential figures from their surroundings. It presents a story of great passion, the birth and death of love and the struggle for the self-determination as well as the efforts to define one’s role in the world. This is the first attempt to fictionalize the life of Diana, Princess of Wales, Camilla, the current Duchess of Cornwall and Prince Charles. An attempt of a subjective study of their life.

BOOK DETAILS: Opowieści z angielskiego dworu. Diana, novel Prószyński Media 2017 480 pages ISBN 978-83-8123-063-6 Publication date: 21.11.2017 616 400 characters 15 LITERARY FICTION www.proszynski.pl

katarzyna rapczyńska-Lubieńska

Katarzyna Rapczyńska-Lubieńska – graduated journalism at the Bolesław Prus Warsaw University of Humanities and cultural studies at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities. After graduation, her main occupation was writing press articles, selling ads and promotion in the publishing industry. For nearly two years she worked as a secretary in one of the public institutions. She loves eastern culture, Italian cuisine and David Lynch’s films. In her free time, she meditates and devotes herself to her greatest passion – writing. Whatever is her literary debut. She is currently working on her next novel.

Katarzyna Rapczyńska-Lubieńska WHATEVER

Don’t even try to guess what will come when the next stroke of luck hits. Karolina Lubczyk, an enthusiast of American literature and oriental flavors, holds a Master’s degree in cultural studies and several junk contracts. One day, she gets a job of a secretary in public administration. However, she soon realizes that this place is like putting your head into the lion’s mouth. Office gossip spread faster than internal mail, and a graph used in correspondence register is sacred, and the department is not run by the director, but by a frightening human resources officer, Mela. As if it weren’t enough, Karolina meets a narcissistic Krystian, a CEO of an IT company who turns her life upside down. Will she survive in this ruthless world and keep her secretary position or maybe will she rebel against the system? And does it even matter which path she will chose?

BOOK DETAILS: Jeden diabeł, novel Prószyński Media 2017 488 pages ISBN 978-83-8097-178-3 Publication date: 06.07.2017 749 200 characters 16 LITERARY FICTION

WIOLETTA SAWICKA

Wioletta Sawicka lives in Warmia, where she was born. She is a teacher by training, and a journalist by profession. Her specialty is reportage. Her astrological sign is Cancer, so she often likes to retreat into her shell. She likes to escape the hustle and bustle of the city by going to the quietness of the forests of Warmia or to Bieszczady. She loves literature, hiking and cycling. She is married, with two children. Her novels include Will You Marry Me, Honey?, It’s Going To Be All Right, Honey and What If We Find Each Other, Honey. Sawicka is currently working on another novel.

Wioletta Sawicka HAPPY ISLANDS

Joanna is sensitive, trustful, a bit naive, and there is just one thing she wanted in life: to have a family. A family just like the one she grew up in before her parents died in an accident. She didn’t think about working after graduation, she did not want a career. The teenage love resulted in marriage and a child. Joanna was happy, her dreams came true. Tomasz ran a company, earned a good living, Joanna took care of their daughter, their home, the garden – and that was her safe world. One day, Joanna wakes up in a completely new reality. She must face a dramatic situation and tackle her own weaknesses, yet she is completely unprepared for it. In this most difficult time of her life, she meets people who make her realize that life is made of ups and downs. And that we are not shaped by our successes, but by adversities.

BOOK DETAILS: Wyspy szczęśliwe, novel Prószyński Media 2017 560 pages ISBN 978-83-8097-090-8 Publication date: 23.03.2017 656 400 characters 17 LITERARY FICTION www.proszynski.pl

Laila Shukri

Laila Shukri – hiding under her pen name, this Polish writer, travelling and living in Arabic countries, is a real expert in the field of the Orient. The wife of the wealthiest Arabian sheikh. Due to her husband position she meets the greatest Arabian royal families and have access to their biggest secrets. Aware of her position and her knowledge of this mysterious world, she decides to reveal the hidden truth. Although if someone discover her real name, she will be sentenced to die.

Laila Shukri i was a lover of arab sheiks Julia met Tarek, a handsome Syrian man, in one of the clubs. He charmed her and then invited to an exotic trip to Dubai. When they arrived to their destination, it turned out that the woman is in the hands of one of the biggest human trafficking ring. This is where the nightmare of sexual slavery, brutal physical and psychological violence begins... What is human trafficking in the 21st century? Is death the only escape from slavery? This is the brutal reality of thousands of women being abused by the wealthiest sheikhs, but the world remains silent.

BOOK DETAILS: Byłam kochanką arabskich szejków, novel Prószyński Media 2017 384 pages ISBN 978-83-8097-234-6 Publication date: 26.09.2017 578 000 characters

Laila Shukri persian passion How much do you have to pay to be free and loved? Life has not been kind to Sara. Her family gives her a really hard time. A friend offers help and invites her to vacations in Sri Lanka. When this does not help, Sara, torn with emotions, goes to Tunisia, where she meets the love of her life and perhaps finds her oasis of happiness. But what will happen if the feelings overshadow the truth? When is it too late to reverse our choices? And will the freedom she longed for bring her dream life?

BOOK DETAILS: Perska namiętność, novel Prószyński Media 2017 432 pages ISBN 978-83-8097-120-2 Publication date: 24.04.2017 574 400 characters 18 LITERARY FICTION

iwona słabuszewska-Krauze

Iwona Słabuszewska-Krauze – writer, sociologist and journalist. Editor and co-creator of the Irish weekly ‹Polish Herald›. The author of Hotel Ireland and the best-selling novel The Last Fado. Holder of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage scholarship. She believes that being a writer and mom at the same time is not feasible, and yet she writes and raises her children.

Iwona Słabuszewska-Krauze PORTUGESE

Nothing in this family is what it seems at first glance. Leonardo is a respected winemaker who thinks he managed to forget what he once lost. But there is someone who knows the truth. Camila, beautiful and mysterious, is seen as a successful woman. But she is accused of a murder. Gabriela is a respected older member of the family. Yet, in her heart, she has been nurturing hatred for years. There is also Horacio, a man who – unintentionally – caused the most confusion. And then Sophie, a citizen of the world who tries to escape the toxic relations in the family. She discovers something that turns her life upside down and ... changes the past. There is a place where no one ventures by accident and where the problems are solved among themselves. Douro Valley. Experience the real Portugal – the sun and the dark, the heat and the cold. Solve the puzzle. It’s a story for you.

BOOK DETAILS: Portugalka, novel Prószyński Media 2017 376 pages ISBN 978-83-8097-122-6 Publication date: 18.04.2017 582 000 characters 19 LITERARY FICTION www.proszynski.pl

TANYA VALKO

Tanya Valko is a pseudonym of the Jagiellonian University’s graduate. She was a teacher in Polish School in Libya and afterwards a long-term assistant to the Ambassadors of the Republic of Poland. For over 20 years she has been living in Arab countries including Libya and Saudi Arabia, now she is a resident in Indonesia. Her novel debut – Arabian Wife – was published in 2010. It became immediately the bestseller and beginning of Arabic Saga

Tanya Valko ARAB HUSBAND

The next novel by Tanya Valko. Your favorite characters return: Dorota, her two daughters – Marysia and Daria – and their husbands: Hamid Binladen, a fighter of global terrorism, the main antagonist of the fundamentalist Jihadi John, Daria’s life partner. This time we follow the life of two Arab husbands, two different characters loved by half Arab women. There will no longer be a doubt who is good and who is bad. How do European women cope with the world being torn by bloody war? What is the daily life of the caliphate established in Syria and Iraq? What is the place of women in the Islamic State – are they all oppressed and disadvantaged, or are some of them supporting the cruel order imposed by lunatic fundamentalists? Will Daria manage to escape this hell on earth? Will Jihadi John, a murderer and sadist, and at the same time an extremely intelligent man, still have a chance to get out of the criminal path? Will Marysia and Hamid once again leave to search for their relative? And what about Dorota? Where is our world heading and is it the end or only the beginning of changes?

BOOK DETAILS: Arabski mąż, novel Prószyński Media 2017 672 pages ISBN 978-83-8097-135-6 Publication date: 09.05.2017 958 000 characters 20 crime & Thriller

Dagmara Andryka

Dagmara Andryka (b. Warsaw, 1976) is a philosopher by training. She is primarily a short story writer, and won an award at the 2009 International Short Story Festival. She has completed postgraduate studies at the Institute of Polish Literature, a part of the Faculty of Polish Studies at the University of Warsaw. She is an aficionado of Swedish culture and language, and loves cinema, especially the films of Ingmar Bergman.

Dagmara Andryka Eeny, meeny, miny, moe

The book by the editor Marta Witecka, based on a history of a small town Mille, is a success. During one of the author’s meetings, an eccentric reader asks her to help in solving mysterious deaths. The journalist refuses. But when more people die, she decides to start a private investigation, and to use this story for her next book. Marta Witecka comes back to the events from 30 years before, when a brotherhood of young athletes was established in Trzcianka during a sports camp – under the supervision of their coach Igor Bonar, fascinated by their uniqueness. Remarkable, impertinent and confident, but also caught up in a variety of private problems, they quickly gained the reputation of the camp elite. Everyone wanted to be a member of this unique group, but they protected their circle and their friendship. Friendship they promised to cherish throughout their life. In the evenings, they would spent hours talking at wooden deck – whispering about their deeply hidden secrets, taking oaths of loyalty, playing games that sometimes made them laugh, and sometimes... Eeny, meny, miny, moe... – every child knows the words of this innocent counting-out rhyme. But these words may turn into a curse when spoken by young men, and there is not escape from fulfilling it.

BOOK DETAILS: Trąf, trąf, misia, bela, novel Prószyński Media 2017 480 pages ISBN 978-83-8097-079-3 Publication date: 23.02.2017 636 400 characters 21 crime & Thriller www.proszynski.pl

Marcin Grygier

Marcin Grygier (b. 1969) graduated in chemistry from the Silesian University of Technology. He works in a field connected with medical equipment. Grygier is married with two adult sons. He loves running, skiing and motorcycling.

Marcin Grygier don’t think they will disaPpear

On a peaceful day in April, a group of boys finds a man’s body in the park’s canyon. The body is naked from the waist down, the face is massacred, and pieces of glass are stuck in the buttocks. The victim turns out to be a Silesian businessman. A few days later, another battered body is discovered. Are these cases somehow connected? Is officer Walter, who was transferred to Katowice from the Warsaw Police headquarters, connected to the victims of the madman? Maybe it is just a coincidence. Sometimes everything happens for a reason...

BOOK DETAILS: Nie myśl, że znikną, novel Prószyński Media 2017 448 pages ISBN 978-83-8097-189-9 Publication date: 20.07.2017 580 000 characters 22 crime & Thriller

KATARZYNA PUZYŃSKA

Katarzyna Puzyńska (born in 1985) – psychologist by profession. For several years she worked as an academic teacher in the department of psychology. Now she is fully devoted to her greatest passion, writing. In her free time, she goes for a run, walks her dogs and rides a horseback. She loves Scandinavia and Spain. She is from Warsaw, but as a child she spent a lot of time in a small village near Brodnica, where the novel’s story is set. So far, she published: Butterfly (2014), More Red (2014), Thirty-first (2015), With One Exception (2015), Utopce (2015), Łaskun (2016), Forth House (2016), Black Narcissus (2017)

Katarzyna Puzyńska don’t think they BLACK NARCISSUS will disaPpear Brodnica is preparing for the celebration of the Police Day in July. Daniel Podgórski, however, has no reason to be happy. Some people really want to forget about the closed case of death of three homeless people. For some reason there was a small pendulum left by each of the bodies. A journalist suggests the policeman to look for answers in an abandoned house hidden in the thick forest. The locals believe that the place is haunted by the devil. The woman soon disappears without a trace, and Podgórski with the former commissioner Kopp find another body. What does it have to do with a warning message Weronika Nowakowska received from an unknown sender? Why a petty thief is killed the same day he leaves prison? And how important are black narcissus to the case? Black Narcissus is the eighth volume of the best-selling crime saga about the policemen from Lipowo. The stories about Lipów combine the elements of a classic crime novel and a moral novel with an expanded psychological theme. They are compared to Agatha Christie’s books and novels of the Swedish queen of the genre, Camilla Läckberg. The rights to publish the series have been sold to over twenty countries. Series: Lipovo

BOOK DETAILS: Czarne narcyzy, novel Prószyński Media 2017 640 pages ISBN 978-83-8097-164-6 Publication date: 13.06.2017 750 800 characters 23 crime & Thriller www.proszynski.pl

OLGA RUDNICKA

Olga Rudnicka (born in 1988) – holder of a degree in Education and rehabilitation of persons with intellectual disabilities from the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. Author of crime stories: The Dead Lake, Is This Red Cat a Dog?, Zacisze 13, Return to Zacisze 13, Lilith, The Five Natalias, The Secret Admirer, The Natalias’ Second Scam, The Lucky Misfortune and Three Times the Natalias. She works as assistant to the disabled at the Polish Social Assistance Committee. She loves horseback riding, she is an avid reader of Joanna Chmielewska, Stephen King, Joe Hill and Harlan Coben.

Olga Rudnicka LIFE TO GO

Emilia Przecinek is a well-known author of novels for women. At the age of forty she is a divorcee with two teenage children, a mortgage to pay off, her mother and the mother-in-law to take care of. The children encourage her to go on dates, while the two older ladies stick their noses into everything. In such a situation, you either have a nervous breakdown or commit a murder. Despite these unfavorable circumstances, Emilia decides to change her life. It is not easy, because the men she meets are absolutely not like the great protagonists of her novels. As fate would have it, the mother-in-law breaks her leg. Immobilized on a wheelchair, she starts to observe the neighbors, what becomes her full-time job, or even two jobs, as not everything can be seen through the window, some things have to be listened-in. Nothing can be hid from nosey old ladies. Not a lover with red hair, nor a quarrelsome wife, and not even a corpse in the basement that Emilia will find.

BOOK DETAILS: Życie na wynos, novel Prószyński Media 2017 368 pages ISBN 978-83-8097-134-9 Publication date: 09.05.2017 507 200 characters 24 crime & Thriller

Karolina Szewczykowska

Karolina Szewczykowska (born 1982) – she comes from Warsaw, a lawyer by profession, with a title of legal adviser. She currently runs her own business which she tries to develop. She is passionate about literature, design and psychology. Married, mother of two. The book The Other Side of the City is her literary debut. She finds great pleasure in discovering the complexity of human nature through writing and reading.

Karolina Szewczykowska LIFE TO GO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CITY

Every family has its secret. What connects two women who die at almost the same time? Why did a policeman kill his son? And who is the mysterious man playing god? Will the multi-million pharmaceutical company agitate the family and show its true face? The mysterious death of Luiza Orłowicz, a promising actress, shocks her family and friends. The victim’s body looks like from a painting of Toulouse-Lautrec. Two old friends, the prosecutor Aleksander Zawadzki and former policeman Modest Tokaj, take the case. An accidental murder? A victim of a madman? Or maybe Luisa asked for it? All the clues lead to past events, and everyone must be held accountable...

BOOK DETAILS: Druga strona miasta, novel Prószyński Media 2017 520 pages ISBN 978-83-8097-036-6 Publication date: 17.01.2017 634 400 characters 25 POETRY www.proszynski.pl

Jacek kaczmarski

Jacek Kaczmarski (1957–2004) – poet, prose writer, composer, singer, songwriter. Graduated the Faculty of Polish Studies at the University of Warsaw. He made his debut in 1976, and a year later he won the prize at the Student Song Festival in Krakow for his song Hunt. In 1979, he started cooperation with Przemysław Gintrowski and Zbigniew Łapiński. When the martial law was proclaimed in Poland, he was in France. In the 1980s, he performed hundreds of gigs around the world. He returned to Poland in 1990. He is buried at the Warsaw Powązki Cemetery, in the Honor Alley. He was awarded the Commander’s Cross and Knight’s Cross of Order of Polonia Restituta.

Jacek Kaczmarski between us. collected poems

An unique edition of poems by Jacek Kaczmarski on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the poet’s birth. Jacek Kaczmarski is one of the greatest bards of the contemporary Polish poetic song. His strong voice, brilliant lyrics and the great expression with which he played and sang, still captivates new generations. The lyrics of his songs – such as Our Class, Armor or Walls – have become standards. Between Us is the most complete edition of the poet’s poems. Some of the texts are published for the first time.

Poetry is not meant to make life easier for people. It opens their eyes to certain aspects of existence. Jacek Kaczmarski

BOOK DETAILS: Między nami. Wiersze zebrane, poetry Prószyński Media 2017 1144 pages ISBN 978-83-8097-238-4 Publication date: 19.09.2017 829 200 characters 26 CHILDREN AND YOUTH LITERATURE

Magdalena Kalupa

Magdalena Kalupa is a computer graphic designer who sometimes escapes into the world of fairy tales. She wrote and illustrated the book about Madlen, the not-very-tall (although her protagonist would certainly be angered to hear that) captain of the pirate ship for befriended children. They were delighted with this fairy tale. Magda designs posters, book covers and other interesting things, and her writing is as colorful and intriguing as her illustrations.

Magdalena Kalupa between us. collected poems PIRATE

Let me introduce you to Her Majesty, King of Pirates, Madlen. Does a pirate always have to be not a very nice man with a beard, a wooden leg and a parrot on his shoulder? Not at all. Let’s just think for a second – can a girl be the king of pirates? And please, do not correct us – it is the king, not the queen. Yes, yes! Madlen is the king of pirates and a conqueror of sea monsters. She is not afraid of anything; she defeated the evil Graybeard and took over his title, treasures and ship. She loves cases filled with valuables and always carries her rifle – although she rarely has the opportunity to use it. She likes to eat well and does not worry about conventions; in the end, she rode many waves. And this is what happened – during one of the storms, a very high wave washed her off the deck. The crew is left without its captain, and Madlen awaits many adventures. And besides, to a hundred rotten snails, this book is a must-read!

BOOK DETAILS: Piratka, novel Prószyński Media 2018 136 pages ISBN 978-83-8123-139-8 Publication date: 13.02.2018 27 CHILDREN AND YOUTH LITERATURE www.proszynski.pl

Ewa Karwan-Jastrzębska

Ewa Karwan-Jastrzębska – writer, screenwriter and journalist – she made her debut in 1993 with the philosophical tale Fantazy the Bear. She has written over a dozen novels for children and teenagers. She is also the co-author of two volumes of stories about the adventures of Bolek and Lolek. She created a series of thriller- adventure novels Exceptional, inspired by Dan Brown’s books and films about the famous Indiana Jones. Together with her husband Marek, she created a company, which resulted in a series of books about witches Witch and a literary experiment in the form of the first Polish transmedial novel Heart Shaped Cactus, licensed by TVN. She is a Varsovian, a graduate of the University of Warsaw, but she spent her childhood in Africa, to which she relates repeatedly in her books for children.

Ewa Karwan-Jastrzębska MICHAŁEK AND ITS GANG ARE back

In 2013, Michałek and its Gang has won the hearts of young readers. Maria Peszek and Maria Seweryn read the book on the radio. Children, who were inspiration to create protagonists, gave interviews. Their adventures were told as excellent anecdotes. And today – MICHAŁEK AND ITS GANG ARE BACK! Short, witty, perfectly reflecting the contemporary realities of the story with a motto “things were supposed to be good but it all ended as usual”. Valentine’s Day and love-related paper chase! Night hunting for the Minotaur! Space photos for NASA! Refugees in a hut! Pitiful effects of talks; all that to say that the gang is on the track of Pedober! Their detective agency against perfume thieves! Rose’s Eyes and a meeting with Mud Bear... And in the background: an old Warsaw townhouse in the heart of Żoliborz district and its variegated residents, a loving family of Michałek, a school with its extraordinary principal (even ready to participate in the school talent competition). And Michałek and his friends on the front line!

BOOK DETAILS: Banda Michałka powraca, novel Prószyński Media 2017 256 pages ISBN 978-83-8097-168-4 Publication date: 06.06.2017 28 CHILDREN AND YOUTH LITERATURE

Marcin kozioł

Marcin Kozioł was born in 1977. When he was 16, he received a scholarship of United World Colleges and Gordonstoun School, which enabled him to graduate from a Scottish school – Gordonstoun. Along the way, he met many exceptional people. Even though he could not dance, he performed at a private show for Queen Elisabeth II herself – he almost fell into Her Majesty’s lap, to the horror of the special agents present. He loves travels. He visited over 40 countries. He is an expert in electronic media and marketing. He published his first book (for microcomputer fans) in 1993, at the age of 16 (he had finished writing it the year before). His next publications on programming of Amiga computers appeared soon after.

Marcin Kozioł the secret of a cursed harp

An eagerly awaited continuation of the The Box of the Lord of Thunder, complementary reading for grades 4th-6th. It’s a crime story, an adventure novel, and at the same time, an unbelievable, by true story of Dorothy Eady, an outstanding expert in ancient Egypt! Detectives on wheels are: Julia, a fourteen-year-old specialist in mysteries, Tom, her friend, expert in breaking codes, and intrepid labrador Spajk, attracting not only new friends (in this role Dżager – a very friendly cat with obesity), but also adventures! This time they are going together on holidays to Egypt. And they immediately come across smuggling! They find an old map, which conceals more secrets than they even suspect. Will it lead them to a treasure? Young detectives will again have to break codes, deduct and face dangerous enemies to survive in the desert and solve the mystery! The action is unexpectedly intertwined with the story of a girl growing up in London at the beginning of the 20th century and an Egyptian priestess living more than three thousand years earlier. Warning! Each volume of Detective on Wheels can be read separately.

BOOK DETAILS: Tajemnica przeklętej harfy, novel Prószyński Media 2017 352 pages ISBN 978-83-8123-004-9 Publication date: 06.06.2017 29 CHILDREN AND YOUTH LITERATURE www.proszynski.pl

Antonina Krzysztoń

Antonina Krzysztoń has released 15 albums. She made her debut in 1981 at the “True Song Review” in Hala Oliwia. In 1983, she won the Krakow Student Song Festival. She released the first albums on cassettes in the underground publications (CDN, Nova, Solidarność Wielkopolska). At that time, she performed in the Pod Egidą cabaret, in the Museum of the Archdiocese of Fr. Andrzej Przekazinski and in the church of Żytnia, famous for its unusual artistic activities. For years, she has been performing in theaters, churches and philharmonics, on many festivals and concerts related to the poetic and religious songs. She worked, among others, with Leszek Możdżer, Michał Lorentz, Wojciech Konikiewicz, Mateusz Pospieszalski, Wojciech Waglewski. In 2006, she received the Order of Polonia Restituta for her artistic activity.

Antonina Krzysztoń INVISIBLE BOY

Franek, who in September began the last year in preschool, tells the story. We meet his group, friends, teachers, but also observe difficult situations that can happen to any child: jealousy of a friend’s feelings, quarrels in the group (and reaching agreement, forgiveness), rivalry, bragging... The young reader will experience the pre-school year with the group of pre-schoolers – from the start of school to St. Nicolas Day, Christmas, Easter, Children’s Day, end of the year, on trips, meetings with interesting people, in theater (all described with a great sense of humor). But the reader will also spend time with Frank in his home, where the adult world is a little too much for him, and yet he tries to understand it in his own way. Krzysztoń captures, with great sensitivity, the way a child sees and understands the world (also the “magical thinking” characteristic for this age). She shows how to deal with problems and gives solutions. An Invisible Boy is also an important book for parents. Seeing ourselves through the eyes of a child help us to be better.

BOOK DETAILS: Przeźroczysty chłopiec, novel Prószyński Media 2017 176 pages ISBN 978-83-8123-003-2 Publication date: 14.09.2017 30 CHILDREN AND YOUTH LITERATURE

Ewa Nowak

Ewa Nowak — Polish writer, educator, therapist, publicist. Her books deal with challenges the young people of today must face, probably inspired by her professional experience. After reading this novel, parents, who might be sometimes lost in the meanders of the psyche of their children, will certainly chose the right direction of their parenthood. Ewa Nowak’s mission is to ask questions and let the hero respond to them in his own way. Ewa Nowak was awarded the following important distinctions and prizes: The Very White Crow – Book of the Year 2009 by the Association of Friends of Books for Youth of the Polish Section of IBBY, distinction in the 1st Competition of Children’s Literature 2009 for the book Little Spiker on a Bike.

Ewa Nowak INVISIBLE BOY sensitive data

Nina’s father works outside the home, her mom constantly argues with the older brother. Nina feels overwhelmed with life and cannot cope with everything that surrounds her. She hates the obligatory, tasteless Sunday dinners at her aunt’s house, where in addition, she must keep up the conversation with Justyna, her disabled cousin. And the worst thing is the Polish lessons, because the teacher is very demanding... One day, during a recess, fed up with her bulling friends, she decides to impress them and dreams up the ideal boy. His name is Paul. A safe name, because there is no one with this name at school. But it comes as no surprise that a lie, just like a gossip, is passed from one person to another and circles around the town triggering the domino effect. And this day, as in Domino Day, will trigger changes in Nina’s life. But will these be changes for the better? Sometimes it is not possible to stop something that has already started. Will these events make Nina change her behavior and opinions about the people around her? How long will she remain in the situation she created herself, how far will she go with her lies? Or maybe will she be exposed, because this whole intrigue was laid way too thick?

BOOK DETAILS: Dane wrażliwe, novel Prószyński Media 2017 240 pages ISBN 978-83-8123-112-1 Publication date: 09.01.2018 31 CHILDREN AND YOUTH LITERATURE www.proszynski.pl

Ewa Nowak everything but the mint

A light and full of humor debut novel of the most popular writer for teenagers! Her protagonists – amazingly vivid and a bit crazed family of Gwidosz won hearts of thousands of young readers: the very nice mom (with several amazing ideas per minute, and all in line with the latest trends), who after turning forty decided to study psychology, the dad, who took matters in his own hands and instead of being a teacher, decided to become insurance agent, a cat named Dog and a dog named Spot, who will surprise his owners... And, above all, a handsome high school graduate Kuba, his two years younger sister Malwina (who to her brother is just a sister) and the adorable, five-year old Marysia who often is the most reasonable in the family…

BOOK DETAILS: Wszystko, tylko nie mięta, novel Prószyński Media 2017 216 pages ISBN 978-83-8123-078-0 Publication date: 16.11.2017

Ewa Nowak A very white crow

The story begins like in a fairy tale: a quiet, nice Natalia meets the perfect boy who seems gentle, romantic and deeply in love with her. However, the seemingly perfect relationship between the two high school students becomes darker with every day. And Norbert slowly shows his real face of a jealous, possessive, quick-tempered and manipulative (not only Natalia) stalker. The girl is in love and cannot leave him. She prefers to explain his behaviors as proof of love he talks so beautifully about... This moving novel (not only for teenagers but also for their parents) perfectly illustrates the mechanisms of addiction and psychological abuse. It also shows a difficult but necessary way out of a toxic relationship and rebuilding the self-esteem. Ewa Nowak tells the story of Natalia with the great writing skills, while teaching young, sensitive people how to recognize the symptoms of psychological abuse and – most importantly – how to not hurt oneself.

BOOK DETAILS: Bardzo biała wrona, novel Prószyński Media 2017 304 pages ISBN 978-83-8123-053-7 Publication date: 26.10.2017 32 CHILDREN AND YOUTH LITERATURE

everything but the mint Mr. POET

Mr. Poet is the biggest, as he measures almost two meters, fairytale writer. He is the author of playful rhymed stories that teach through moral tales and amuse with content. You can find Mr. Poet at: www. panpoeta.pl, www.fb.com/panpoetabajkopisarz, www.instagram.com/ panpoeta.

Mr. Poet A very white crow THE SPARROW THAT TWITTED AT THE NEIGHBORS

The Sparrow that Twitted at the Neighbors is another book by Mr. Poet that won heart of young readers. Each of stories shows, with a dose of humor, one of our vices. The Sparrow ..., like other stories by Mr. Poet, depicts very important children’s problems in a funny way. Because don’t we just like to complain? Don’t we criticize others too often – like the title character of the poem for whom no one and nothing is ever good enough. The playful and easy to memorize poems by Mr. Poet, wonderfully illustrated by Joanna Młynarczyk, are the very essence of the joy of reading together.

Series: Aviary

BOOK DETAILS: Wróbel,co oćwierkał sąsiadów, novel Prószyński Media 2017 32 pages ISBN 978-83-8097-188-2 Publication date: 13.07.2017 33 CHILDREN AND YOUTH LITERATURE www.proszynski.pl

Mr. Poet The raven that craws

The Raven that Craws is the third of a series of playful books by Mr. Poet, which with a dose of humor depict our vices, paying attention to not only children’s problems. The hero of this pleasantry poem is a Raven. If you want to understand him, you must learn his raven’s language. The playful and easy to memorize poems by Mr. Poet, wonderfully illustrated by Joanna Młynarczyk, are great fun to read with your child.

Series: Aviary

BOOK DETAILS: Kruk, co kracze pokracznie, novel Prószyński Media 2017 32 pages ISBN 978-83-8123-002-5 Publication date: 05.09.2017

Mr. Poet THE DUCK THAT WENT TOO FAR

When you stand in front of a mirror for too long, you can miss the most important things in your life. The duck is, well, vain. She has this boyfriend, and she dresses up in front of the mirror for so long, that she does not even notice the day has passed… and so her date. Anyway, let’s be honest – do only birds and children like to dress up?

Series: Aviary

BOOK DETAILS: Kura, co przebrała miarkę, novel Prószyński Media 2018 32 pages ISBN 978-83-8123-114-5 Publication date: 08.01.2018 34 NON FICTION

The raven that craws Jerzy Bralczyk

Jerzy Bralczyk in his witty, yet insightful and profound columns, presents the most unusual, the most significant and the most important words that we use on daily basis or from time to time. He tracks the changing meanings of terms and the surprising revival of words – seemingly – doomed to oblivion. Apart from the big words that make us stand at attention, one may also find real gems, which with their sound, history, meaning, and emotional background arouse amazement and joy of their rediscovery.

Jerzy Bralczyk THE DUCK THAT WENT TOO FAR 1000 words

After the bestselling 500 sentences, it’s time for 1000 words, therefore the magnum opus of the renowned authority on the Polish language. The editor of the book is Michał Ogórek, who creates an extraordinary structure of 1000 words – thanks to him this book will be much more than a collection of columns. The Bralczyk’s tales about words, arranged by Ogórek, create a story not only about the evolution of the Polish language, but also about the changes in our habits, culture and politics. A book for every shelf. „A word to the wise is enough” goes a well-known Polish saying. Which two words will be enough for all the others? “Professor Bralczyk”. “Professor Bralczyk” stands for all the Polish words and thanks to them we understand them all. Can you imagine two words with a larger application in language? Michał Ogórek

BOOK DETAILS: 1000 słów, essey Prószyński Media 2017 480 pages ISBN 978-83-268-2515-6 Publication date: 26.09.2017 818 000 characters 35 NON FICTION www.proszynski.pl

Budka suflera jarosław sawic

Jarosław Sawic – b. 1976 in Lublin. Music journalist, author of poems and nearly 100 extensive texts about rock, blues and jazz. Analyzes the relationship between music and literature (sketches on music in the prose of GG Marquez and M. Bulhakov), describes the history of popular music from remote cultural circles (e.g. Japan, Israel and Chile of Pinochet), presents phenomena combining rock and classical music (articles about the work of John Zorn and motifs of Chopin’s themes in rock). He writes regularly for «Accent» and «Lizard». The author of essays on J. K. Pawluśkiewicz and K. Sadowski and a book devoted to the life and work of Bogdan Loebl – I Listen to the Voice of the Heart. He also published in “Fragile”, “Jazz Forum”, “Krytyka Polityczna”, “Midrasz”, “Twój Bluesa”, “Hybrydy” and “Gazeta Wyborcza”

Budka Suflera, Jarosław Sawic a farewell to my city. music – city – people

Budka Suflera – A Farewell to My City. Music – City – People is the first ever biography of the band. It’s a complete, dynamic, and full of anecdotes and bustling with authenticity story about the band that has won hearts of Poles. Music – these chapters present not only the analysis of specific songs, but also their context: their genesis, lyrics, history of the albums they were in, the then concert tours, etc. This is an attempt to show the phenomenon of the band which performed for 45 years. City – these fragments show that the band with great nationwide success never broke away from its small homeland, as it co-created the cultural climate of Lublin in the last half-century. People – a part in which there are stories of twenty outstanding people in the history of the band. Intimate portraits of living people, showing their artistic career from pre-, next- and post-band periods as well as their passions and non-musical life.

BOOK DETAILS: Memu miastu na do widzenia. Muzyka – miasto – ludzie, biography Prószyński Media 2017 760 pages ISBN 978-83-8123-043-8 Publication date: 24.10.2017 982 000 characters 36 NON FICTION

Zygmunt chajzer

Zygmunt Chajzer – for many years he worked as a radio journalist. On TVP1 he presented the news program «Wiadomości» and the morning show «Kawa czy herbata». He hosted game shows and entertainment programs.

Filip Chajzer Filip Chajzer – he started working as a journalist in «Super Express», «Życie Warszawy» and «Newsweek». Since 2011, he has been working as a reporter on ‹Dzień Dobry TVN›. He hosts the entertaiment programs.

Filip Chajzer, Zygmunt Chajzer a farewell to my city. THE TWO CHAJZERS music – city – people This is a book about how good it is to have a wonderful family and, above all, parents. It’s a great happiness. Because parents shape who we are, who we become, they have an impact on our personality, preferences, taste, people we surround ourselves with. It’s a conversation between an old and a young, between a participant of the communist May Day parade and a customer of Ikea and McDonalds. They grew up in different eras; the times of the Polish People’s Republic, of great changes and of a completely new Poland. How was the world back then, and how is it today? We experienced the entire era of technology development, from dial-up phones and demolished phone booths to smartphones and tablets.

BOOK DETAILS: Chajzerów dwóch, extended interview Prószyński Media 2017 432 pages ISBN 978-83-8097-138-7 Publication date: 09.05.2017 37 NON FICTION www.proszynski.pl

Jerzy Dziewulski

Jerzy Dziewulski – former cop, anti-terrorist, member of the Parlia- ment He began his service in the Citizen Militia in the intelligence department. Later he was a commander of the anti-terrorist unit at the Okęcie airport in Warsaw. Head of Physical Protection for the Presi- dent Aleksander Kwaśniewski, his personal secretary and security adviser. Trained in the USA, Israel and France. Krzysztof Pyzia Krzysztof Pyzia – graduate of the University of Warsaw. Producer of the morning program “Dzień Dobry Bardzo” on Radio ZET, a long-time collaborator of the weekly “Angora”. Guest editor of “Playboy” and “Focus Historia”, among others. His interests include history and topics related to special services and terrorism.

Jerzy Dziewulski, Krzysztof Pyzia jerzy dziewulski about the polish police

A shocking story about the everyday life of the Polish police. After many years one of the most famous cops in the country finally breaks his silence! What is it like to work for the Polish police? Spectacular hijacking of the plane at Tempelhoff. Fight against brutal hijackers. Negotiations with terrorists. Prostitutes cooperating with men in uniforms. But also the reality where everything seems absurd and the paperwork seems to have no end. In this work only one thing counts – success, or finding the perpetrator. But as Jerzy Dziewulski argues – sometimes you have to navigate on the edge of the law and know that working for the police does not lead anywhere. This uncensored story will make you change your perception of the police forces…

BOOK DETAILS: Jerzy Dziewulski o polskiej policji, extended interview Prószyński Media 2017 320 pages ISBN 978-83-8097-121-9 Publication date: 11.04.2017 532 800 characters 38 NON FICTION

VICTOR GORSKY

Victor Gorsky – Graduate of Police Academy in Szczytno, an officer with over twenty years of experience in the criminal service, working to combat social pathologies, prostitution, drug addiction, involved in searching for people. From 2000, a CBI officer, awarded the Bronze Cross of Merit and the medal of a Meritorious Policeman. He is currently retired, and devotes himself to his new hobbies.

Victor Gorsky jerzy dziewulski cameleon about the polish police Behind-the-scenes work in the Central Bureau of Investigation. This is a powerful, uncensored story about the work of the Polish agents. When the Central Bureau of Investigation, the Polish FBI, was established, drug trafficing in Poland was flourishing. Maciej Nowacki, a policeman and agent in one, was not given any case for a year, until he is assigned to expose a network of drug traffickers in the south of Poland. He begins to sink into a perfectly organized world where there is no place for the weak. How is it to work for CBI as an agent? Can an agent have a family? What is the price of a double life? Victor Gorsky wrote this book as soon as he retired, as a form of therapy after ending his work in the world he would prefer to forget…

BOOK DETAILS: Kameleon, biography Prószyński Media 2017 696 pages ISBN 978-83-8097-209-4 Publication date: 17.08.2017 1 018 000 characters 39 NON FICTION www.proszynski.pl

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