SPRING/SUMMER 2014 HOTLIST JUVENILE AND TEEN Orders due by May 9, 2014 Skylight Books is the wholesale division of McNally Robinson Booksellers. We offer Hotlist service to libraries in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Our discounts are competitive and our hotlists are selected specifically to serve prairie readers by including, along with national and international bestsellers, regional titles and books from regional authors and publishers. The Hotlist is now available on the institutional page of mcnallyrobinson.com. To access the institutional page of mcnallyrobinson.com, please contact [email protected] Skylight Books #2-90 Market Avenue Winnipeg, MB R3B 0P3 Phone: 204-339-2093 Fax: 204-339-2094 Email: wendy @ skylight.mcnallyrobinson.ca SKYLIGHT BOOKS SPRING/SUMMER 2014 HOTLIST The reviews are read, the catalogues marked, and the representatives appointments completed. All in preparation to bring you and your patrons our selections for the upcoming Spring/Summer seasons. So welcome to Skylight Books Spring/Summer Hotlist catalogues bursting with hot Spring/Summer releases from well-loved and in-demand authors and series yes. But also lesser gems from debut and upcoming international, national and regional voices. Best of all, and back by popular demand, our "Picks of the Season" as chosen by our dedicated publisher representatives. Please note, some rep selections may not appear in our Hotlist catalogues. For your ordering convenience we will post a "Reps Picks" spreadsheet on the Institutional page of our website. We thank the following representatives for sharing their picks for the Spring/Summer seasons: Rorie Bruce ± Publishers Group Canada Jean Cichon ± Hachette Book Group (Canadian Manda Group) Joedi Dunn ± Simon And Shuster Canada Mary Giuliano ± Random House Canada Judy Parker ± MacMillan Publishing Group, Raincoast Books, (Ampersand Inc. Sales Agency) Lisa Pearce - Anansi/Groundwood/Fitzhenry & Whiteside/Portage & Main Press NBN/HGD/Taschen/Nimbus/Pajama Press Julia Steele ± Penguin Book Group Canada Terry Toews ± Harper Collins Canada, MacMillan U.K. Wishing you all the best. May the snow melt (somewhat slowly) and may we all enjoy a long and hot summer! Locally yours, Wendy Lamb Skylight Books SIMON & SCHUSTER CANADA/ JOEDI'S PICKS/ SUMMER '14 ADULT Cover Title COMMENTS Cover Title COMMENTS We Are Not Ourselves by Epic in scope, heroic in character, Evocative and stirring novel about a young Henna House by Nomi Eve Matthew Thomas masterful in prose, this is a sprawling, woman living in the fascinating and rarely (9781476740270, $29.99 (9781476756660, $32.00 multigenerational portrait of the Irish- portrayed community of Yemenite Jews of HC) HC) American Leary family. the mid-twentieth century. Where’d You Go, Bernadette meets Candid reflections about the key moments I Am Having So Much Fun Untitled New Memoir by Beautiful Ruins in this reverse love story during her time as Secretary of State, as Here Without You by NO COVER Hilary Rodham Clinton set in Paris and London about a failed well as her thoughts about how to Courtney Maum (9781476751443, $45.00 monogamist’s attempts to answer the YET navigate the challenges of the 21st (9781476764580, $29.99 HC) question: Is it really possible to fall back in century. Expect major media. HC) love? Now back in print. Long considered Nobel Features childhood development experts, African Stories by Doris Prize winner's best collection of short Born Reading by Jason advice from librarians, tips from authors Lessing (9781476767154, stories, this is an homage to her 25 years Boog (9781476749792, and children’s book publishers, and $18.99 TP) spent in Africa and a brilliant portrait of $18.99 TP) reading recommendations for kids from African life. birth up to age five. From the author of Queen’s Gambit (“A From the creators of the groundbreaking Sisters of Treason by must-read for Philippa Gregory fans”) a The Forks Over Knives Plan documentary (and bestselling book) Elizabeth Freemantle gripping historical novel about 2 sisters NO COVER by Pulde Alona comes a 4-week plan, showing anyone (9781476703091, $29.99 who tread as dangerously close to the (9781476753294, $28.99 YET how to transition to a whole-food, plant- HC) crown as their tragic sister, Lady Jane HC) based diet. Grey. The Awakening of Miss In this #1 international bestseller, a young The life of perhaps the most famous, most Michelangelo by Miles J. Prim by Natalia Fenollera woman leaves everything behind to work revolutionary artist in history, told Unger (9781451678741, Sanmartin as a librarian in a remote French village, through the story of six of his magnificent $34.99 HC) (9781476734248, $17.00 where she finds her outlook on life and masterpieces. TP) love challenged in every way. Everybody knows her smile, but no one The fifth gripping and beautifully written The Low Road by A.D. Scott Mona Lisa by Dianne Hales knows her story: Meet the flesh-and-blood entry in A. D. Scott’s mystery series finds (9781476756165, $18.99 (9781451658965, $32.00) woman who became one of the most star journalist John McAllister caught up in TP) famous artistic subjects of all time. the razor-gang warfare of 1950s Glasgow. With pitch-perfect honesty and The first in a nail-biting new series One Kick by Chelsea Cain Mating for Life by Marissa heartwarming humor, this captivating featuring Kick Lannigan, a young woman (9781476749785, $29.99 Stapley (9781476770253, debut explores marriage, motherhood, whose complicated past has given her a HC) $17.00 TP) identity, and what it takes to love very special skill set. someone for life. Canadian author. Sam Harris argues that spirituality belongs Waking Up by Sam Harris to science, not religion, synthesizing the The Paleo Kitchen by Juli The two top Paleo bloggers have come (9781451636017, $29.99 latest scientific research to reveal how Bauer (9781628600100, together to write the ultimate Paleo HC) spirituality is really an unexplored branch $39.95 HC) cookbook with over 100 recipes. of neuroscience and psychology. The inimitable Scotland Yard The Total Dirt Rider Manual Vertigo 42 by Martha Superintendent Richard Jury #23 returns This book covers riding and wrenching by Pete Peterson Grimes (9781476724027, in the 23rd mystery, now with a tip of the basics, as well as more advanced X-games (9781616287276, $31.99 $29.99 HC) derby to Alfred Hitchcock’s famous movie, style tricks. A must for any dirt rider. HC) Vertigo. SIMON & SCHUSTER CANADA/ JOEDI'S PICKS/ SUMMER '14 KIDS Cover Title COMMENTS Cover Title COMMENTS Naked! By Michael Ian Chantress Alchemy by Adorably hilarious read-aloud; this Black, ill. Debbie Ridpath Amy Butler Greenfield #2 in YA historical fantasy series, has become a fave with my 3 year Ohi (9781442467385, (9781442457072, $19.99 clean and action-packed. old son. $19.99 HC) HC) The Numberlys by William Infinite Sky by C. J. Flood Heartbreakingly lovely YA novel set in Joyce, ill. Christina Ellis Based on an award-winning app, this (9781481406581, $19.99 England; lovely writing and (9781442473430, $19.99 is a clever and stunning picturebook. HC) characters. HC) City of Heavenly Fire by Pardon Me! By Daniel Wonderfully funny read aloud with Cassandra Clare The last in the Mortal Instruments Miyares (9781442489974, the theme of manners. (9781442416895, $29.99 series!! $19.99 HC) HC) Mogie by Kathi Appelt, ill. Of Metal and Wishes by Touching picturebook about a caring A very interesting version of the Marc Rosenthal Sarah Fine dog; bit of a tear-jerker (but in a Phantom of the Opera story; really (9781442480544, $19.99 (9781442483583, $19.99 happy way!). enjoyed this clever YA novel. HC) HC) Deep-Sea Disaster by Little Green Peas by Keith 3rd in the popular series; hidden Davy Ocean First in a new early illustrated Baker (9781442476608, ladybug on every spread. (9781481406796, $18.99 chapter book series; perfect for boys. $19.99 HC) HC) The Battle for WondLa by Through the Woods by Author is from B.C.; creepy and cool Tony DiTerlizzi #3 in this creative fantasy trilogy Emily Carroll graphic novel for older teens (and (9781416983149, $19.99 featuring gorgeous illustrations. (9781442465954, $25.99 adults). HC) HC) Flights and Chimes and Beth's Story, 1914 by Mysterious Times by First in a new middle-grade historical Middle-grade steampunk at its finest! Adele Whitby Emma Trevayne fiction series set in England; think Highly recommended. (9781481406321, $19.99 (9781442498778, $17.99 Downton Abbey for kids. HC) HC) Blue Ribbon Summer by First in a new series called Mouseheart by Lisa If you like Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Catherine Hapka Marguerite Henry's Ponies of Fiedler (9781442487819, NIMH, you'll love this one! First in a (9781481403405, $19.99 Chincoteagu; these should prove $16.99 HC) new series. HC) popular! The Actual & Truthful Since You've Been Gone Adventures of Becky by Morgan Matson Contemporary teen novel - pretty Becky Thatcher has her side of the Thatcher by Jessica (9781442435001, $19.99 clean and a great summer read. story to tell—and it’s a whopper. Lawson (9781481401500, HC) $19.99 HC) McNally’s Library Picks Summer 2014 WALLFLOWERS Eliza Robertson 9780143191407 $22.00 August 19th From windswept Pacific beaches to the inner reaches of the human heart, Wallflower is a shimmering and often surprising journey of discovery, with many unexpected turns along the way. LAST ASYLUM Barbara Taylor 9780143191599 $30.00 August 26th In July 1988, Canadian-born historian Barbara Taylor was admitted into Friern, a once- notorious asylum for the insane. The journey that took her there began when, overwhelmed by anxiety as she completed her doctoral studies in London, England, she found relief by dosing herself with booze and barbiturates. UNRULY PLACES Alastair Bonnett 9780670067183 $30.00 July 8th Alastair Bonnett’s tour of the world’s most unlikely micro-nations, moving villages, secret cities, and no man’s lands shows us the modern world from surprising new vantage points, and is bound to inspire urban explorers, off-the-beaten-trail wanderers, and armchair travellers.