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NEW RELEASES | OCTOBER–DECEMBER 2015 • Over 10,000 titles • 150+ new releases a month • 20+ sole source titles a month • Newest titles from Hachette, HarperCollins, Harlequin, and christianaudio • Prices as low as $35 (see p. 78) • Free replacements & digital processing (see p. 79) • New partnership with OCLC (see p. 48) including MARC Records and Worldcat integration www.BlackstoneLibrary.com TABLE OF CONTENTS WELCOME 2 James Patterson 4 Drop-Ins 12 Marvel’s Black Widow TO THE NEW AND IMPROVED BLACKSTONE AUDIO 13 October 14 Wild Sky 31 Orson Scott Card • Over 10,000 Audiobooks 32 Mark Twain 33 November 35 Patricia Highsmith • 150+ New Releases a Month 48 OCLC and Worldcat Partnership 50 Blackstone Paperback Books • 20+ Sole Source Titles a Month 55 Stephanie Laurens 56 December 57 Thich Nhat Hanh • Superior Content by Acclaimed Authors 67 Patrick Modiano 68 Young Adult & Children’s 78 SOP Plans • Award-winning Narrators 80 Digital Processing 81 Order Forms • CDs, MP3 CDs, and Digital Downloads 87 Index 89 Movie Tie-ins • Introducing Four Ordering Seasons a Year • Now Offering CD5 SOP Plan! All titles are unabridged unless otherwise specified Library CD L MP3 CD “I love Blackstone Audio and their N Playaway outstanding collection of titles. The Blackstone Audio, Inc. 31 Mistletoe Rd. new website is great! Order placing Ashland, OR 97520 is simplified and efficient.” Toll free: 1-800-621-0182 —Donna Arment, Librarian and Audio Selector for Durango, CO [email protected] www.BlackstoneLibrary.com Digital downloads available from Powered by JAMES PATTERSON THE ALEX CROSS SERIES IS THE #1 US DETECTIVE SERIES OF THE PAST TWENTY-FIVE YEARS, WITH MORE THAN 81 MILLION COPIES SOLD. Cross Justice The Alex Cross Series, Book 23 Read by Ruben Santiago-Hudson and Jefferson Mays When his cousin is accused of a heinous crime, Alex Cross returns to his North Carolina hometown for the first time in over three decades. As he tries to prove his cousin’s innocence in a town where everyone seems to be on the take, Cross unearths a family secret that forces him to question everything he’s ever known. Chasing a ghost he believed was long dead, Cross gets pulled into a case that has local cops scratching their heads and needing his help: a grisly string of socialite murders. Now he’s hot on the trail of both a brutal killer and the truth about his own past—and the answers he finds might be fatal. • Print run 800,000 • #1 New York Times bestselling author • The previous book in the Alex Cross series, Hope to Die, debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list and has shipped over 550,000 copies FICTION / THRILLERS / SUSPENSE • (bnhi) 9 hours • 8 CDs • 1 MP3 CD 978-1-4789-6134-5 $89.99 L 978-1-4789-6135-2 $29.99 SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 11/23/15 JAMES PATTERSON was selected by readers across America as the Children’s Choice Book Awards Author of the Year in 2010. He is the internationally bestselling author of the highly praised Middle School books and the popular I Funny, Maximum Ride, Witch & Wizard, Confessions, Daniel X, and Alex Cross series. His books have sold more than 300 million copies worldwide, making him one of the bestselling authors of all time. He lives in Florida. Visit BlackstoneLibrary.com for more information ALSO AVAILABLE IN THE ALEX CROSS SERIES AVAILABLE 10/20/15 Violets Are Blue Four Blind Mice The Alex Cross Series, Book 7 The Alex Cross Series, Book 8 Read by Daniel Whitner and Kevin O’Rourke Read by Peter J. Fernandez and Michael Emerson When two joggers are found slain in a manner that suggests a macabre ritual, Alex Cross takes Detective Alex Cross knows he can’t refuse this on the case and plunges into a netherworld case. His partner John Sampson has a friend who full of poseurs and playactors—and someone has been framed for murder. As a new woman in demented enough to have crossed the line from Cross’ life brings him hope, Cross and Sampson go dark ritual to real blood. up against codes of honor and silence and three ruthless killers. But a bigger threat lies in wait. FICTION / THRILLERS • (aaw7) 8 hours • 7 CDs • 1 MP3 CD FICTION / THRILLERS • (aafx) 8 hours • 7 CDs • 1 MP3 CD 978-1-4789-3817-0 $75.99 L 978-1-4789-3818-7 $29.99 978-1-4789-3808-8 $75.99 L 978-1-4789-3809-5 $29.99 The Big Bad Wolf London Bridges The Alex Cross Series, Book 9 The Alex Cross Series, Book 10 Read by Peter J. Fernandez and Denis O’Hare Read by Peter J. Fernandez and Denis O’Hare Across the country, men and women are When a huge bomb detonates over a small being kidnapped in broad daylight and then Nevada town, the Russian supercriminal known disappearing completely. And it looks like a as the Wolf claims responsibility. Major cities are shadowy figure known as the Wolf is behind it. threatened with total destruction, and Alex Cross A lone wolf himself, Alex Cross must track the must fight his way through false leads and foreign Wolf and rescue some of the victims while they agents before he gets to the heart of the crimes. are still alive. FICTION / THRILLERS • (aapm) 8 hours • 7 CDs • 1 MP3 CD FICTION / THRILLERS • (aaj8) 8 hours • 7 CDs • 1 MP3 CD 978-1-4789-3805-7 $75.99 L 978-1-4789-3806-4 $29.99 978-1-4789-3811-8 $75.99 L 978-1-4789-3812-5 $29.99 Mary, Mary The Alex Cross Series, Book 11 Read by Peter J. Fernandez, Melissa Leo, and Michael Louis Wells “NO ONE GETS THIS BIG WITHOUT AMAZING A well-known actress has been shot outside her home in Beverly Hills. Alex Cross quickly learns NATURAL STORYTELLING TALENT—WHICH IS that this is not an isolated incident—and the killer plans to strike again. Is this the plan of an WHAT JAMES PATTERSON HAS IN SPADES. THE obsessed fan or a spurned actor, or is it part of ALEX CROSS SERIES PROVES IT.” something much more frightening? —LEE CHILD, PRAISE FOR THE AUTHOR FICTION / THRILLERS • (aajq) 8.5 hours • 7 CDs • 1 MP3 CD 978-1-4789-3814-9 $75.99 L 978-1-4789-3815-6 $29.99 “PATTERSON BOILS A SCENE DOWN TO THE SINGLE, TELLING DETAIL, THE ELEMENT THAT DEFINES A CHARACTER OR MOVES THE PLOT ALONG. IT’S WHAT FIRES OFF THE MOVIE PROJECTOR IN THE READER’S MIND.” —MICHAEL CONNELLY Visit BlackstoneLibrary.com for more information LATEST DROP-INS The Prize A Novel by Jill Bialosky Read by Tom Taylorson Infl uenced by his father, a brilliant Romantics scholar, Edward has always been more of a purist than an opportunist. But when a celebrated artist controlled by her insecurities betrays him—and another very diff erent artist awakens his heart and stirs up secrets from his past—Edward will fi nd himself unmoored from his marriage, his work, and the memory of his beloved father. And when the fi nalists of an important prize are announced, creating desperate maneuvering among artists seeking validation, Edward soon learns that betrayal comes in many forms, and he may be hurtling toward an act that challenges his own notions about what comprises a life worth living. “A compulsively readable novel about • New York Times bestselling author art: both that on the canvas and that of • Will appeal to fans of Meg Wolitzer’s The Interestings and Helen Schulman’s fi nding one’s home in another.” —Elizabeth Berg, New York Times bestselling author This Beautiful Life • Major review coverage targeting fi ction/literary outlets and print and radio interview campaign SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 9/15/15 FICTION / LITERARY • (bpm8) 9 hours • 7 CDs • 1 MP3 CD 978-1-5046-6331-1 $76.00 L 978-1-5046-6332-8 $29.95 The Greatest Game Ever Played Harry Vardon, Francis Ouimet, and the Birth of Modern Golf by Mark Frost Read by Robertson Dean Francis Ouimet and Harry Vardon came from diff erent worlds and diff erent generations, but their passion for golf set them on parallel paths that would collide in the greatest match their sport had ever known. A young Massachusetts native, Francis was only three years removed from his youthful career as a lowly caddie. Harry was twice his age, the greatest British champion in history, and innovator of the modern grip and swing. When the two men fi nally came together in their legendary battle at the 1913 US Open, its heart-stopping climax gave rise to the sport of golf as we know it today. • The Greatest Game Ever Played received enormous praise from major “The most compelling sports book publications and reviewers alike since Laura Hillenbrand’s bestselling • Mark Frost also wrote and produced a fi lm version of The Greatest Game Ever Seabiscuit…Genuinely exciting, a Played, which hit theaters in 2005 marvelous re-creation of a signature moment in golf history.” • Will appeal to fans of Francis and Eddie by Brad Herzog and Miracle at Merion —Booklist (starred review) by David Barrett AVAILABLE 8/18/15 SPORTS & RECREATION / GOLF • (booc) 18 hours • 14 CDs • 2 MP3 CDs 978-1-5046-5858-4 $123.00 L 978-1-5046-5859-1 $44.95 4 Tel: 1-800-621-0182 • [email protected] • www.BlackstoneLibrary.com LATEST DROP-INS LATEST DROP-INS The Prize Trigger Mortis A Novel The James Bond Series by Jill Bialosky by Anthony Horowitz Read by Tom Taylorson With original material by Ian Fleming Reader to be announced Infl uenced by his father, a brilliant Romantics scholar, Edward has always been more of a purist than an opportunist.