2016 Frankfurt Rights Guide

2016 FRANKFURT RIGHTS GUIDE

Blue Rider Press Dutton Penguin Plume TarcherPerigee

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Memoir ...... 1 Narrative Nonfiction, History, Science, Business ...... 3 Pop Culture, Humor, Gift, Illustrated, Cookery ...... 6 Self-Help, Spirituality, Parenting, Health ...... 9 Fiction ...... 14 Hot Titles ...... 16

MEMOIR

Matteo Bussola lives in Verona, Italy, with his wife and their three daughters. For two years, he’s been writing posts on Facebook that capture the beauty of ordinary moments with his family. SLEEPLESS NIGHTS… is the memoir that grew out of these writings. At times, moving, and at others, humorous, these writings remind people to savor the present and appreciate the simple things in life.

Matteo Bussola is an architect turned cartoonist. This is his first book.

Corona, Martin and Anthony Assenza with Tony Rafael CONFESSIONS OF A CARTEL HIT MAN Memoir/True Crime | Dutton Hardcover | July 2017 | Agent: Jim Hornfischer @ Hornfischer Literary Management | Editor: Stephen Morrow Rights: UK & Translation | Status: manuscript available November 2016

The true confessions of an assassin, who rose through the ranks of the southern California gang world to become the leader of an elite, cruelly efficient crew of men for Mexico’s “most vicious drug cartel”, and eventually found a way out and an (almost) normal life.

After serving as an enforcer in the Tijuana drug cartel, Martin Corona turned the state’s evidence against the organization and made possible the federal prosecution that brought an end to it. He lives with his family in witness supervision.

Comedian and actor Eddie Izzard’s book about his life, from his childhood to his rise from London street performer through his comedy world tours and work as an actor on stage and screen.

Eddie Izzard is a world-renowned comedian, actor, writer, runner, and activist. He recently appeared on television as Dr. Abel Gideon in Hannibal, and produced and starred in the FX Networks series, The Riches. His films include Valkyrie, Ocean's Thirteen and Ocean's Twelve, Across the Universe, Mystery Men, Shadow of the Vampire, and The Cat's Meow. He plans to run for Mayor of London in 2020.

Rights sold: UK & C (Michael Joseph / Penguin UK) / German (Ullstein) / Swedish (Massolit)

After the death of her best friend, the collapse of her marriage, and her financial demise, writer Meredith Maran starts over in Hollywood at 60. She leaves her life as a freelance writer for a 9-5 job. Battling loneliness, she attends every happy hour in the city, becomes a gym rat, invites herself to neighbors' dinner parties, and along the way learns that "uncoupledom" can be a wonderful life.

Meredith Maran is the author of a novel and ten nonfiction books, including Why We Write and Why We Write About Ourselves and the San Francisco Chronicle bestsellers Dirty, Class Dismissed, and What It’s Like to Live Now.

Option Publishers: Arabic (Arab Scientific) / Korean (Key) / Russian (Mann, Ivanov & Ferber)

Reyes, Emma and translated by & with an introduction from Daniel Alarcón THE BOOK OF EMMA REYES Memoir | Penguin Classics Hardcover | June 2017 | Agent: Sandra Pareja @ Casanovas & Lynch | Editor: John Siciliano Rights: UK | Status: manuscript available November 2016

Written over 30 years ago, THE BOOK OF EMMA REYES is a memoir in letters of a Colombian woman who was raised in a windowless room and then in a convent of 150 orphan girls. It recounts her life from ages four to nineteen, when she escaped from the convent. She was illiterate when she escaped and yet she went on to make a life as an artist, becoming friends with the likes of Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and other leading artists and intellectuals in both Latin America and Europe.

Emma Reyes (1919-2003) was a painter and intellectual whose letters were first published in 2012 in Colombia, where it was greeted as a literary discovery. Daniel Alarcón is the author of several books, including City of Clowns and At Night We Walk in Circles, which was a finalist for the 2014 PEN-Faulkner Award. His writing has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, Granta, n+1, and Harpers, and he was named one of the New Yorker's "20 under 40." He teaches at the Columbia University School of Journalism.

Rights sold to: Dutch (Karaat) / Hebrew (Zikit Books) / Italian (Sur) / Portuguese in Brazil (Companhia das Letras) / Spanish in Argentina (Edhasa) / Spanish in Columbia (Laguna Libros) / Spanish in Mexico (Almadía) / Spanish in Spain (Libros del Asteroide)

What do you do when you discover that the person you've built your life around never existed? When "it could never happen to me" does happen to you? These are the questions facing Jen Waite when she learns that her loving husband—the father of her infant daughter, her best friend, the love of her life—is a textbook psychopath. Written in a dual-timeline narrative structure, we see Waite's romance bud, bloom and wither simultaneously in this raw, first-person account of infidelity.

Jen Waite is a former model who lives in Maine, where she is enrolled in a Masters of Social Work program with the goal of helping other women recovering from psychopathic relationships.

2 NARRATIVE NONFICTION, HISTORY, SCIENCE, BUSINESS

Blauner, Andrew IN THEIR LIVES: A Chorus of Writers Sing the Praises of Their Favorite Beatles Songs Music/History | Blue Rider Press Hardcover | May 2017 | Agent: c/o Blue Rider Press | Editor: Becky Cole Rights: UK & Translation | Status: manuscript available October 2016

IN THEIR LIVES anthologizes essays from 30 authors, actors and musicians, reflecting on their favorite Beatles songs. From Adam Gopnik to Chuck Klosterman to Rick Moody to Francine Prose to Roz Chast, these essays explore how the Beatles' music can be a lifelong soundtrack. From youth to midlife crisis, readers will recall the salve, solace, and joy this music has brought them over the course of their lives.

Andrew Blauner is the founder of Blauner Books Literary Agency. He is a graduate of Brown University, and the Columbia University School of Business.

Clifford, Steve THE CEO PAY MACHINE: How it Trashes America and How to Stop It Business & Economics | Blue Rider Press Hardcover | May 2017 | Agent: c/o Blue Rider Press | Editor: David Rosenthal Rights: UK & Translation | Status: manuscript available late October 2016

A former top CEO examines the scandalous and corrupt reasons behind obscene pay packages for corporate executives, explains how this hurts all of us, and how we can stop it.

Steve Clifford served as CEO for King Broadcasting Company for five years and at National Mobile Television for nine years. He has been a director of thirteen companies and has chaired the compensation committee for both public and private companies. He holds a BA from Columbia University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

A journalist with a self-professed ice cream obsession scours the country for the best artisanal brands and delivers a fun, fascinating narrative about ice cream and frozen treats in America.

Amy Ettinger is an essayist and journalist. She has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, and more.

Ewalt, David DEFYING REALITY: The Inside Story of the Virtual Reality Revolution Business/Technology | Blue Rider Press Hardcover | May 2017 | Agent: Chris Parris-Lamb @ The Gernert Company | Editor: Brant Rumble Rights: UK & Translation | Status: manuscript available late October 2016

A fascinating exploration of the history, development, and future of virtual reality, a technology with world- changing potential, written by award-winning journalist and author David Ewalt, stemming from his 2015 Forbes cover story about the Oculus Rift and its creator Palmer Luckey.

David M. Ewalt is an authority on the intersections of gaming, technology, and business. He is a contributing editor at Forbes, and the author of Of Dice and Men.

Fabritius, Friederike and Hans W. Hagemann THE LEADING BRAIN: Powerful Science Based Strategies for Achieving Peak Performance Business/Psychology | TarcherPerigee Hardcover | February 2017 | Agent: Jeff Herman @ The Jeff Herman Agency | Editor: Marian Lizzi Rights: UK & Translation | Status: manuscript available

A cutting-edge guide to applying the latest research in brain science to leadership –to sharpen performance, encourage innovation, and enhance job satisfaction.

Friederike Fabritius is head of the Neuroleadership Practice Group at Munich Leadership Group. A neuroscientist by education, Fabritius focuses on developing new methods and practices for leadership training based on solid scientific findings. Hans Hagemann, PhD is managing partner/co-founder of the Neuroleadership Practice Group at the global management consultancy firm Munich Leadership Group. He has led seminars and coached workshops in over 40 countries, and counts Allianz Global Investors, Bayer, BMW, Mountblanc, Siemens, and ThyssenKrupp among his clients.

Rights Sold: Russian (Azbooka-Atticus)

THE CREATIVE SPARK explains how collaborative creativity has guided human evolution from the very beginning and is a more fundamental factor in human nature than intelligence, aggression, sex drive, or altruism. Fuentes overturns widely held misconceptions, and investigates how human creativity enabled the practice of hunting, community living, art, war, sex, religion and even science.

Agustín Fuentes is an American primatologist and biological anthropologist. He is the Chair of the Department of Anthropology at Notre Dame and a National Geographic explorer.

Rights Sold: Romanian (Publica) / Simplified Chinese (China CITIC)

Hawken, Paul (editor) DRAWDOWN: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Roll Back Global Warming Science/Environmental Economics | Penguin Trade Paperback | April 2017 | Agent: c/o Penguin| Editor: Rick Kot Rights: UK & Translation | Status: proposal and blads available; manuscript available October 2016

In DRAWDOWN, renowned environmentalist Paul Hawken has assembled a team of over 200 scholars, scientists, policymakers, business leaders, and activists to illustrate the hundred most substantive solutions to combat climate change by not only slowing the growth of carbon emissions, but reversing them altogether.

Paul Hawken is an environmentalist, entrepreneur, journalist, and author. He has written seven books published in over 50 countries, in 29 languages, including four national bestsellers, The Next Economy, Growing a Business, The Ecology of Commerce, and Blessed Unrest.

Publishers of Blessed Unrest: Complex Chinese (Ye-Ren) / French (Editions Scali) / German (Hans Nietsch Verlag) / Italian (Ambiente) / Japanese (Basilico) / Korean (Eiji 21) / Portuguese in Brazil (Editora Nova Conceito) / Thai (Garden of Fruition)

McKinley, Christine ENGINEERING A LIFE: Building a Better You with Heat, Motion, Vibration, and Other Principles Behind the Way Things Work Technology/Engineering | TarcherPerigee Trade Paperback | August 2017 | Agent: Laurie Fox @ Linda Chester Agency| Editor: Marian Lizzi Rights: UK & Translation | Status: manuscript available December 2016

ENGINEERING A LIFE covers the mechanical engineering courses that taught Christine McKinley not only how to design pumps and analyze steam cycles, but how to understand the world around her—and herself. These secrets and many others will be revealed in this engaging, funny, and eye-opening book for anyone who loves science or would like to better understand it.

Christine McKinley is a mechanical engineer and the author of Physics for Rock Stars. She speaks at high schools and colleges to encourage young people to take STEM courses and consider engineering as a career. As a TV personality, she hosted Under New York on Discovery Channel and Decoded on The History Channel, contributing a scientific perspective to engineering marvels and historical mysteries.

Option Publishers: Complex Chinese (Athena) / Korean (Galmaenamu) / Simplified Chinese (Hainan) /

Miles, Kathryn QUAKELAND: Preparing for America’s Next Devastating Earthquake Science/Nature | Dutton Hardcover | July 2017 | Agent: Wendy Strothman @ The Strohman Agency| Editor: Stephen Morrow Rights: UK & Translation | Status: manuscript available November 2016

A journey around the US in search of the truth about the threat of earthquakes leads to spine-tingling discoveries and, ultimately, the kind of preparations that will actually help.

Kathryn Miles is an acclaimed journalist and the author of Superstorm.

Sancton, Tom THE BETTENCOURT AFFAIR: The World’s Richest Woman and the Scandal That Rocked Paris Narrative NF/Biography | Dutton Hardcover | August 2017 | Agent: Katherine Flynn @ The Kneerim & Williams Agency| Editor: Jill Schwartzman Rights: UK | Status: manuscript available November 2016

Was the wealthiest woman in the world, Liliane Bettencourt, heir to the 36 billion dollar L’Oreal fortune, a victim of a con man? Or were her own family members the real villains? This riveting narrative tells the true, shocking story behind the cause celebre that captivated both France and the world.

Tom Sancton is a journalist and co-author of the New York Times bestselling Death of a Princess.

5 POP CULTURE, HUMOR, GIFT, ILLUSTRATED, COOKERY

Roz Chast meets Allie Brosh in this hilarious, unfiltered, and beautifully illustrated look at the infinite number of reasons the author experiences guilt, shame, regret, and self-reproach in daily life.

Orli Auslander is an artist whose work has been shown in the US and overseas from England to Spain, and was recently featured on the Showtime series Happyish. She is married to the author Shalom Auslander and lives with her family in upstate New York.

Gallagher, Siobhan IN A DAZE WORK: A Pick-Your-Path Journey Through the Daily Grind Illustrated Self-Help | TarcherPerigee Trade Paperback | July 2017 | Agent: Monica Odom @ Bradford Literary Agency| Editor: Amanda Shih Rights: UK & Translation | Status: samples available; manuscript available November 2016

This art-driven choose-your-own-adventure book for Millennials is a nostalgia-inspired journey full of personality, wordplay, and hip illustrations. Beginning with a simple question—“Is it a weekend or a week day?”—each page leads readers down a clever, humorous path of their own making.

Siobhan Gallagher is an illustrator and book designer. Her illustrations and graphic design work have been featured in publications such as Bustle, US Weekly, and Huffington Post.

Gregson, Tyler Knott WILDLY INTO THE DARK: Typewriter Poems and Rattlings of a Curious Mind Poetry | TarcherPerigee Hardcover| March 2017 | Agent: Rachel Vogel @ Waxman Leavell Literary Agency| Editor: Marian Lizzi Rights: UK & Translation | Status: manuscript available

From the bestselling author of Chasers of the Light, an intimate and eclectic collection of words and images that will delight longtime fans and create new ones. With devoted readers across the country and the internet, Tyler Knott Gregson is reinventing poetry for a new generation, using Instagram and Tumblr to reach readers where they are.

Tyler Knott Gregson is a poet, author, professional photographer, and artist who lives in the mountains of Helena, Montana.

Option Publishers: UK & C (Penguin UK) / Korean (Invictus) / Spanish (Planeta)

Gurwitch, Annabelle WHEREVER YOU GO, THERE THEY ARE: Stories About My Family You Might Relate To Humor/Essays | Blue Rider Press Hardcover | April 2017 | Agent: Laura Dail @ Laura Dail Literary Agency | Editor: Sarah Hochman Rights: UK & Translation | Status: manuscript available October 2016

A hysterically funny and slyly insightful new collection of essays from New York Times bestselling author Annabelle Gurwitch, about her own family of scam artists and hucksters, as well as the sisterhoods, temporary tribes, and show-biz klatches who have become surrogates along the way.

Annabelle Gurwitch is an actress and the author of three books, including the New York Times bestseller I See You Made an Effort. She is a regular commentator on NPR and has written for The Huffington Post, Glamour, and Marie Claire, among others.

6 INFJoe THE INTROVERT LIFE: An Illustrated Guide Psychology/Self-Help | TarcherPerigee Trade Paperback | August 2017 | Agent: Emily Haynes @ BluePen| Editor: Lauren Appleton Rights: UK & Translation | Status: samples available; manuscript available November 2016

Many misconceptions about introverts in the world still exist: they don’t want close relationships; they’re shy and anti-social; they’re all cat people. INFJoe is here to set the record straight. With charming comic book style illustrations, this book provides invaluable insights into the introverted life, with humor and wit.

INFJoe is the nom de cartoon of artist Aaron Caycedo-Kimura. He created INFJoe in 2012.

Jankelowitz, Maya and Dean Jankelowitz with Julia Jaksic JACK'S WIFE FREDA COOKBOOK: Cooking from New York’s West Village Cooking | Blue Rider Press Hardcover | March 2017 | Agent: c/o Blue Rider Press | Editor: Sarah Hochman Rights: UK & Translation | Status: manuscript available

A fully illustrated cookbook from the owners and the chef of the popular downtown NYC restaurants that combine West Village charm and the owners’ South African and Israeli Jewish heritage.

Maya and Dean Jankelowitz are the co-owners of Jack's Wife Freda, the wildly popular pair of restaurants in New York City's Greenwich Village and Soho neighborhoods. Julia Jaksic is the chef of Jack's Wife Freda.

Koski, Olivia and Jana Grcevich THE VACATION GUIDE TO THE SOLAR SYSTEM Illustrated Science | Penguin Hardcover | June 2017 | Agent: Rachel Vogel @ Waxman Leavell Literary Agency| Editor: Meg Leder Rights: Translation | Status: samples available; manuscript available late October 2016

Imagine touring one of Jupiter's sixty-four moons where you can take photos of its swirling storms. For a shorter trip on a tight budget, the Moon is quite majestic and very quiet if you can make it during the off-season. This beautifully illustrated, tongue-in-cheek reference guide is an imaginative exploration of space travel, packed with real-world science.

Olivia Koski has a degree in physics and a Master of Journalism from NYU and is currently Director of Guerilla Science. Her writing has appeared in Wired, Popular Mechanics, and Scientific American. Jana Grcevich, PhD. is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the American Museum of Natural History. She received her undergraduate degrees in astronomy, physics, and mathematics; she received her doctorate in astronomy at Columbia University.

Rights sold: Simplified Chinese (United Sky (Beijing) New Media)

Ladinsky, Daniel and illustrated by Patrick McDonnell DARLING, I LOVE YOU: Poems-Songs from the Hearts of the Glorious Mutts Gang Illustrated Poetry | Penguin Trade Paperback | February 2017 | Agent: Henry Dunow @ Dunow, Carlson & Lerner| Editor: Meg Leder Rights: UK | Status: manuscript available

In DARLING, I LOVE YOU, two acclaimed artists create a sweet, poignant, and universal collection of poems about the place animals hold in our lives and in our hearts, accompanied by beautiful line drawings.

Daniel Ladinsky is the internationally acclaimed poet and translator known for his inspired versions of works by Hafiz and Rumi. His books include The Purity of Desire, A Year with Hafiz, and The Gift. Patrick McDonnell is a New York Times bestselling author and award-winning creator of the comic strip Mutts, which appears in over 700 newspapers around the globe.

7 Marshall, David and Kate Marshall THE BOOK OF YOU: A Keepsake for My Beloved Child Interactive Journal | Plume Hardcover | May 2017 | Agent: Linda Konner @ Linda Konner Literary Agency | Editor: Becky Cole Rights: UK & Translation | Status: manuscript available

A guided journal offering prompts, checklists, fill-in-the-blanks and more to capture a parent's love for his or her child.

Husband-wife team David and Kate Marshall have sold over 900,000 guided journals, including What I Love About You.

Option Publishers: Simplified Chinese (China CITIC)

Petersen, Anne Helen TOO FAT, TOO SLUTTY, TOO LOUD: The Rise and Reign of the Unruly Woman Pop Culture/Social Science | Plume Hardcover | May 2017 | Agent: Allison Hunter @ Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency | Editor: Kate Napolitano Rights: UK & Translation | Status: manuscript available November 2016

Popular Buzzfeed columnist Anne Helen Petersen examines the phenomenon of boundary-pushing female celebrities, discussing the ascension of pop culture powerhouses like Amy Schumer and Nicki Minaj, and why the public loves to love (and hate) these controversial figures. With its brisk and engaging analysis, this is sure to be a conversation- starting book on celebrity today.

Anne Helen Petersen received her Ph.D. in media studies from the University of Texas. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, The Believer, and The Guardian, among others.

Option Publishers: Polish (Znak)

Peterson, Kate YOU’RE WEIRD: A Creative Journal for Strange Creatures Interactive Journal | TarcherPerigee Trade Paperback | July 2017 | Agent: c/o TarcherPerigee | Editor: Marian Lizzi Rights: UK & Translation | Status: samples available; manuscript available December 2016

Part journal, part activity book, and all fun, YOU’RE WEIRD is a valentine for the inner weirdo in everyone—that part of us that doesn’t quite fit in, and secretly isn’t even trying. Filled with hand-drawn creatures that are a bit…different…along with lists, writing prompts, activities, and more, it’s a delightful and affirming book for creative weirdos everywhere.

Kate Peterson is a self-taught illustrator who sells her prints, cards, and illustrations under the name The Dapper Jackalope.

Vanko, Cristina Elena ADULT-ISH: Record Your Highs and Lows on the Road to the Real World Journaling/Self-Help | TarcherPerigee Trade Paperback |April 2017 | Agent: c/o TarcherPerigee | Editor: Marian Lizzi Rights: UK & Translation | Status: manuscript available November 2016

Adulting meets Wreck This Journal in this quirky, illustrated album for celebrating the milestones of new adulthood.

Cristina Elena Vanko is a designer and illustrator and the author of Hand-Lettering for Everyone.

Option Publishers: UK & C (Michael O’Mara Books)

SELF-HELP, SPIRITUALITY, PARENTING, HEALTH

Boyle, Andy ADULTHOOD FOR BEGINNERS: All the Life Secrets Nobody Bothered to Tell You Personal Growth | TarcherPerigee Trade Paperback | May 2017 | Agent: Noah Ballard @ Curtis Brown | Editor: Marian Lizzi Rights: UK & Translation | Status: manuscript available October 2016

Andy Boyle offers humorous and practical insights for the Snapchat generation on work, dating, and friendships

Andy Boyle is a writer, comedian and web developer. His work has been featured in Esquire and The Boston Globe, among others.

Kaiser, Shannon THE SELF-LOVE EXPERIMENT: 15 Principles for Becoming More Kind, Compassionate, and Accepting of Yourself Self-Help | TarcherPerigee Trade Paperback | August 2017 | Agent: Steven Harris @ CSG Literary | Editor: Sara Carder Rights: UK | Status: manuscript available mid-November 2016

This step-by-step guide helps readers put a stop to self-sabotage and overcome their fear so they can fall in love with life, gain confidence to reach their goals, and learn how to become their own best friend.

Shannon Kaiser is the author of Adventures for Your Soul: 21 Ways to Transform Your Habits and Reach Your Full Potential; Find Your Happy; and Find Your Happy Daily Mantras. She has been named among the "top 100 women to watch in wellness" by Mind Body Green. She is a six-time contributing author to Chicken Soup for the Soul and an international life coach and speaker.

Option Publishers: Hungarian (Edesviz Kiado)

Kateman, Brian with a foreword by Mark Bittman THE REDUCETARIAN SOLUTION: How the Surprisingly Simple Act of Reducing the Amount of Meat in Your Diet Can Transform Your Health and the Planet Healthy Living | TarcherPerigee Trade Paperback | April 2017 | Agent: Linda Konner @ Linda Konner Literary Agency| Editor: Sara Carder Rights: UK | Status: manuscript available

60 original essays from a diverse array of important thinkers on how cutting 10% of the meat from one's diet can transform your health and the planet. Contributors include Seth Godin, Kathy Freston, Joel Fuhrman, Marc Bekoff, James McWilliams, and Naomi Oreskes. The book also includes 40 vegan, vegetarian, and "less meat" recipes from bestselling cookbook author Pat Crocker, as well as practical tips for reducing the meat in your diet.

Brian Kateman is the Founder and President of the Reducetarian Foundation and Innovation Manager at The Good Food Institute. He holds a Masters in Conservation Biology from Columbia University.

Komisar, LCSW, Erica BEING THERE: Why Prioritizing Motherhood in the First Three Years Matters Parenting | TarcherPerigee Hardcover | April 2017 | Agent: Jane von Mehren @ Zachary Shuster Harmsworth | Editor: Marian Lizzi Rights: UK & Translation | Status: manuscript available

BEING THERE offers a provocative premise: a mother's emotional and physical presence in her child's life— especially during the first three years—means that her child has a greater chance of growing up emotionally healthy, happy, secure, and resilient. This book is based on more than two decades of clinical work, established psychoanalytic theory, and the most current and cutting-edge neurobiological research on caregiving, and brain development.

Erica Komisar is a clinical social worker, psychoanalyst and parent guidance expert who has been in private practice in New York City for the last 25 years. A graduate of Georgetown and Columbia Universities and The New York Freudian Society, she is a psychological consultant bringing parenting and work/life workshops to clinics, schools, corporations and childcare settings.

This handwritten and heartfelt little book shares wisdom and empathy from one working artist to others. Wry, cheeky, empathic and empowering, this deceptively simple book will be a touchstone for writers, illustrators, designers, and anyone else who wants to be more creative.

Adam J. Kurtz is a graphic designer, artist, author and illustrator. He is the author of 1 Page at a Time and Pick Me Up. His work has been featured in Design*Sponge, Huffington Post, Fast Company, Time Out New York, and elsewhere.

Option Publishers: Bulgarian (A&T) / Simplified Chinese (Shanghai Insight) / French (Marabout) / Polish (Rebis) / Portuguese in Brazil (Editora Schwarcz) / Portuguese in Portugal (Objectiva) / Russian (Mann, Ivanov & Ferber) / Spanish (PRH Spain)

Lidsky, Isaac EYES WIDE OPEN: Overcoming Obstacles and Recognizing Opportunities in a World That Can’t See Clearly Self-Help | TarcherPerigee Hardcover | March 2017 | Agent: Greg Ray @ ISB New Media | Editor: Joanna Ng Rights: UK & Translation | Status: manuscript available

In EYES WIDE OPEN, Isaac Lidsky draws on his experience of achieving immense success, joy, and fulfillment while losing his sight to a blinding disease to show us that it isn't external circumstances, but how we perceive and respond to them, that governs our reality.

A child actor, Isaac Lidsky graduated from Harvard College at age nineteen with degrees in math and computer science, graduated from Harvard Law School magna cum laude, argued more than a dozen appeals in federal court on behalf of the United States and never lost a case, started a tech company, transformed a struggling concrete subcontractor into an industry-leading construction services company, and founded a nonprofit organization to fund the development of treatments for blinding diseases. He was born with Retinitis Pigmentosa, a rare degenerative disease of the retina that caused him to lose his sight.

Based on her successful blog of the same name, 26-year-old personal finance expert Erin Lowry’s BROKE MILLENNIAL is a smart guide that uses wry humor and real-life examples to demystify the world of money for Millennials.

Erin Lowry is the founder of BrokeMillennial.com, where she uses sarcasm and humor to explain basic financial concepts to her fellow Millennials. She is a regular contributor to Forbes, U.S. News and World Report, and Society of Grownups. She and her work have also appeared in other major media including: CBS Sunday Morning, MarketWatch, USA Today, Reuters, The Wall Street Journal, Self Magazine, Mental Floss, Refinery29, Mashable, Yahoo, Thought Catalog, and Business Insider.

Oakley, Barbara MINDSHIFT: How Ordinary and Extraordinary People Have Transformed Their Lives Through Learning—and You Can Too Self-Help | TarcherPerigee Trade Paperback | April 2017 | Agent: Rita Rosenkranz @ Rita Rosenkranz Literary | Editor: Joanna Ng Rights: UK & Translation | Status: manuscript available

MINDSHIFT shows how ordinary people can change their lives by overcoming learning handicaps—such as Imposter’s Syndrome and advancing age—and turning these perceived weaknesses into strengths. Oakley guides and inspires readers by telling the stories of people who have successfully changed their lives and by exploring the neuroscience of learning and growing. This book will also include strategies for learning backed by brain science, and practical exercises to apply these principles in your own life.

Barbara Oakley is a professor of engineering at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. Her massive open online course (MOOC), “Learning How to Learn,” which she teaches alongside legendary neuroscientist Terrence Sejnowski, was the third most popular MOOC in the world in 2014. “Learning How to Learn” is based on Dr. Oakley’s first book, A Mind For Numbers, which was a New York Times bestseller. Dr. Oakley has received many awards for teaching, including the National Science Foundation New Century Scholar Award.

Rights Sold: Simplified Chinese (China Machine Press) Option Publishers: Complex Chinese (Ecus) / German (Riva) / Japanese (Kawade Shobo Shinsha) / Korean (Sinbad) / Polish (Helion) / Portuguese in Brazil (Infopress) / Russian (OOO Alpina) / Spanish (RBA Libros) / Turkish (Pegasus) / Vietnamese (Alpha Books)

Pearlman, PhD, LCSW, Catherine IGNORE IT!: How Selectively Looking the Other Way When Your Child Misbehaves Can Decrease Behavioral Problems and Increase Parenting Satisfaction Parenting | TarcherPerigee Trade Paperback | August 2017 | Agent: Colleen O’Shea @ Allen O’ Shea Literary | Editor: Sara Carder Rights: UK & Translation | Status: manuscript available December 2016

IGNORE IT! teaches frustrated, stressed-out parents a simple, yet powerful, technique: selectively ignoring certain behaviors can actually inspire positive changes in their kids and make for a much more enjoyable parenting experience.

Catherine Pearlman, PhD, LCSW is a licensed clinical social worker and an assistant professor of social work at Brandman University. She is the founder of The Family Coach, a private practice specializing in helping families resolve everyday problems related to discipline and sleep, among other issues. Her syndicated Dear Family Coach column has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, she has appeared on Today, and her advice has been featured in Parenting, Men's Health, CNN.com, and The Huffington Post.

Pegula, Chris with Frank Meyer DIAPER DUDE: The Ultimate Dad’s Guide to Surviving the First Two Years Parenting | TarcherPerigee Trade Paperback | May 2017 | Agent: Stacey Glick @ Dystel & Goderich | Editor: Marian Lizzi Rights: UK & Translation | Status: manuscript available October 2016

DIAPER DUDE is an easy-to-read resource for new dads, combining hard-won lessons learned, pitfalls to avoid, and practical advice from a dude who hasn't lost his identity (or his sanity).

Chris Pegula is the author of From Dude to Dad and the creator of Diaper Dude, America's most high-profile line of hip gear for cool dads. He lives with his wife and three children in Los Angeles. Frank Meyer is a journalist, author, senior producer at NBC's Esquire Network, and the proud single father of an eight-year-old girl.

The second work in Paul Selig’s acclaimed Mastery Trilogy, THE BOOK OF TRUTH casts your relationships—and what they reveal about you—in a dramatic and radical new light, teaching you how friends, loved ones, and enemies are a mirror to your interior self; and showing how you can truly forgive others and set yourself free.

Paul Selig is a clairvoyant, energy healer, channel, and empath. A playwright and educator, Paul serves on the faculty of NYU and directs the MFA in creative writing program at Goddard College.

Smith, Adam THE BRAVEST YOU: Five Steps to Fight Your Biggest Fears, Find Your Passion, and Forge an Extraordinary Life Personal Growth | TarcherPerigee Hardcover | May 2017 | Agent: Jim Hart @ Hartline Literary Agency | Editor: Stephanie Bowen Rights: UK & Translation | Status: manuscript available November 2016

This inspirational and groundbreaking guide presents a unique five-step process to tackle the ten biggest fears all successful people face by harnessing the inner passion that drives us to succeed.

Adam Smith is an entrepreneur, life coach, consultant, and blogger. Named one of the most influential people of 2014 by American Genius, Smith has been featured in Newsday and other media.

Storoni, MD, PhD, Mithu STRESS-PROOF: The Scientific Solution to Building a Resilient Brain and Life Self-Help/Stress Management | TarcherPerigee Hardcover | August 2017 | Agent: Andrea Somberg @ Harvey Klinger Inc. | Editor: Marian Lizzi Rights: UK & Translation | Status: manuscript available late October 2016

This practical and groundbreaking guide reveals what’s going on in our brains and bodies when stress gets out of control—and what we can do to strengthen our natural defenses so that our minds remain sharp, clear, and resilient, no matter what life throws at us.

Mithu Storoni is a University of Cambridge-trained physician and also holds a PhD in Neuro-ophthalmology. She has undertaken research in Neuro-ophthalmology and Perceptual Neuroscience at Cambridge and at Harvard Medical School. She speaks before large international audiences at medical conferences both in the United States and in Europe. Storoni was a Clinical Research Fellow at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in Queen Square, London, and still holds a research affiliation there.

Sunim, Haemin and translated by Chi-Young Kim THE THINGS YOU CAN SEE ONLY WHEN YOU SLOW DOWN: Guidance on the Path to Mindfulness from a Spiritual Leader Mindfulness | Penguin Hardcover | February 2017 | Agent: Sue Yang @ The Eric Yang Agency | Editor: John Siciliano Rights: UK & Translation (except Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Taiwanese, Vietnamese, and French) | Status: manuscript available

A 3-million copy Korean bestselling book of spiritual wisdom about the importance of slowing down in our fast- paced world, from a Buddhist monk with more than a million Twitter follower.

Educated at UC Berkeley, Harvard, and Princeton, Haemin Sunim became a Buddhist monk in 2000, and was the first Korean monk to teach religion at a U.S. college while on the faculty of Hampshire College in Massachusetts. Chi-Young Kim is the translator of the New York Times bestselling Korean novel Please Look After Mom by Kyung-sook Shin, and of the Korean contemporary classic The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly by Sun-Mi Hwang. She lives in Los Angeles.

Rights sold: UK & C (Viking UK) / Bulgarian (Bard) / Complex Chinese (Commonwealth) / French (Decrescenzo) / Italian (Mondadori) / Japanese (Amarin) / Polish (Agora) / Portuguese in Brazil (Sextante) / Romanian (Lifestyle Publishing) / Simplified Chinese (China CITIC) / Spanish in Latin America (Oceanó) / Spanish in Spain (Planeta) / Vietnamese (Nha Nam)

People often lean towards either trusting their gut or being completely rational, but Ellen Tadd urges readers to consider a new approach that integrates soul, spirit, and personality. She guides readers in developing their intuitive powers, which will allow us to engage more openly with life and with life’s challenges. This spiritual classic in the making is for readers of Eckhart Tolle.

Ellen Tadd is an internationally known clairvoyant counselor. She lectures across the country and her work has been supported by the Edgar Cayce Foundation, the Marion Institute and Deepak Chopra, among others and has been covered in Newsweek. She is the author of the best-selling book, Death and Letting Go. Eric Swanson is the coauthor of the New York Times bestseller, The Joy of Living and Joyful Wisdom.

In FORWARDNESS, renowned choreographer Twyla Tharp, who is revered for her astounding regime of exercise and engagement at the age of 73, explores steps anyone can take to forestall the aging process and convince one’s own mind that it is truly only as old as it feels. Focusing on different physical, mental, and spiritual exercises, FORWARDNESS will prove to be as innovative and novel as its creator.

Emmy and Tony Award-winner Twyla Tharp is a renowned American choreographer and dancer. She has choreographed numerous films, including Hair and Amadeus, and her work has steadily appeared on Broadway since 1980.

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During construction of a new road to the Swiss border in the mountains above Lake Como in Northern Italy, the remains of a young man are unearthed on the powerful Cappelletti family's property. On the case is Stefania Valenti, a forty-five-year-old divorcée with a teenage daughter. Her investigation takes her back to World War II, deep into the history of the region. This is the first novel in a captivating series.

Giovanni Cocco and Amneris Magella are married and live in Como, Italy. Stephen Sartarelli is an award-winning translator and poet. He lives in France.

A professional job turns personal for jet-setting contract killer Gideon in this sexy, thrilling page-turner.

Eric Jerome Dickey is the New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty previous novels.

From M.L. Longworth, the sixth book in the Verlaque and Bonnet mystery series set in Aix-en-Provence.

M.L. Longworth has lived in Aix-en-Provence since 1997. She has written about the region for The Washington Post, The Times (UK.), The Independent (UK), and Bon Appétit Magazine.

The second installment in the genre-bending Silvers series, following six strangers who, when their world collapsed in a sheet of white light, were saved from destruction by mysterious silver bracelets.

Daniel Price is the author of Slick and The Flight of the Silvers.

Dan Pyne returns with three interconnected novellas about the Los Angeles police underworld. Set in different decades, these novellas reflect the changing mores of Los Angeles and detail human frailties, nasty crimes and nastier cops.

Dan Pyne’s screenwriting credits include the remake of The Manchurian Candidate, Pacific Heights, and Fracture. He made his directorial debut with the indie cult film Where's Marlowe? He is the author of Fifty Mice, Twentynine Palms, and A Hole in the Ground Owned by a Liar.

CHANGE AGENT is a novel based on CRISPR genetic technology that takes place in the near future, about a leader of a genetic crime task force who wakes from a coma and discovers his own DNA has been edited to match his most wanted suspect. Readers of William Gibson and Michael Crichton will enjoy Daniel Suarez's latest ripped- from-the-headlines techno-thriller.

Daniel Suarez is the author of the New York Times bestseller Daemon, Freedom™, Kill Decision, and Influx. A former systems consultant to Fortune 1000 companies, Suarez has spoken at TED Global, MIT Media Lab, NASA Ames, Google, Microsoft, and Amazon.

Rights Sold: German (Rowohlt) / Simplified Chinese (ERC Media) Option Publishers: UK & C (Little, Brown) / Bulgarian (Deja) / Complex Chinese (Owl) / Czech (Volvox) / Dutch (Luitingh-Sijthoff) / Estonian (Av Aride) / French (Univers Poche) / Hebrew (Opus) / Hungarian (Konyvmolykepzo Kiado) / Italian (Mondadori Libri) / Japanese (Kodansha) / Korean (Jeu Media) / Polish (Wydawnictwo Amber) / Portuguese in Brazil (Intrinseca) / Romanian (Allfa) / Russian (AST) / Simplified Chinese (ERC Media) / Spanish (Urano) / Turkish (Maviagac Kulur Sanat)

Will Dillard spent a summer at Camp Levi—a quaint retreat designed to “cure” young teen boys of their budding homosexuality—and has since tried to erase that experience from his mind. But when a slasher movie based on the camp is released, he is forced to confront his troubled history and possible culpability in the death of a fellow camper. Boldly addressing issues of sexuality, masculinity and identity, HOW TO SURVIVE A SUMMER introduces an exciting new literary voice.

Nick White is a PhD candidate at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

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A darkly comic story about one young woman’s journey from fat adolescence to the equally desperate terrain of an ex-fat adulthood, and how this struggle shapes her complex and often barbed relationships with friends, family, lovers, and, most importantly, herself.

13WAYS…has been shortlisted for the 2016 Giller Prize.

Mona Awad has completed an MA in English literature from the University of Edinburgh and an MFA in Fiction from Brown University. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Creative Writing and English Literature at the University of Denver. Her fiction has been published in McSweeney’s, The Walrus, and Joyland among other journals.

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“Once I started reading Under the Harrow, I couldn't stop. It's like Broadchurch written by Elena Ferrante.” —Claire Messud, author of The Woman Upstairs

A literary suspense novel set in a small English town about two sisters, one of whom is found brutally murdered, leaving the other to solve it as she, herself, slowly unravels.

Flynn Berry is a former fellow at the Michener Center for Writers and a graduate of Brown University’s Literary Arts Department. She is the recipient of a Yaddo residency and the winner of the Orlando Prize.

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Fiona Davis's stunning debut novel pulls readers into the lush world of New York City's glamorous Barbizon Hotel for Women, where a generation of aspiring models, secretaries, and editors lived side-by-side while attempting to claw their way to fairy-tale success in the 1950s, and where a present-day journalist becomes consumed with uncovering a dark secret buried deep within the Barbizon's glitzy past.

Fiona Davis began her career in New York City as an actress, where she worked on Broadway, off-Broadway and in regional theater. She's a graduate of the College of William and Mary and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, and is based in in New York City.

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