FALL 2014 M acmillan udio eA Behind The Wheel Macmillan Young Listeners MACMILLAN YOUNG LISTENERS MAY 2014 D­Day The Invasion of Normandy, 1944 Rick Atkinson; Intro read by the author, read by Jason Culp JUVENILE NONFICTION / HISTORY / MILITARY & WARS Adapted from his bestselling The Guns at Last Light, this Macmillan Young Listeners | 5/6/2014 historical exploration of D­Day will captivate young listeners. 9781427251350 | $19.99 / $22.99 Can. CD­Audio | Carton Qty: 20 1.000 lb Wt D­Day marked the beginning of the end of World War II. It started the Battle of Subrights: Normandy, which resulted in the Allied liberation of Western Europe from Nazi First Serial, Second Serial, Selection, Graphic Germany’s control. Atkinson skillfully guides his audience through the events Book, Audio, Electronic leading up to, and of, the momentous day. Whether history buffs or newcomers to Other Available Formats: the topic, young readers will appreciate the author’s clear and accessible prose, Hardcover ISBN: 9781627791113 as well as the many fascinating facts and statistics. Trade Paperback ISBN: 9781250062918 Ebook ISBN: 9781627791120 PRAISE MARKETING The Guns at Last Light: * 'Great for Family Listening' burst on packaging “A magnificent book. Though the story may seem familiar, I found surprising detail * Print advertising: Library Journal on every page. Atkinson’s account of D­Day is both masterly and lyrical.” —Max Hastings, The Wall Street Journal Audio tie­in to Holt BYR marketing plans including: * National Media campaign “A tapestry of fabulous richness and complexity... Atkinson is a master of what might be * Select Author Appearances called ‘pointillism history,’ assembling the small dots of pure color into a vivid, tumbling * Pre­Publication Trade Advertising * Common Core Teacher’s Guide narrative.” —The New York Times Book Review * Major School & Library Campaign * “Macmillan Extra” e­newsletter feature— “Breathtaking, unforgettable. Atkinson provides us with especially poignant sign up at Mackids.com descriptions in a blaze of writing and research that matches the drama and significance of the moment, all wit... Rick Atkinson is the bestselling author of An Army at Dawn (winner of the Pulitzer Prize for history), The Day of Battle, and The Guns at Last Light, among others. His many other awards include a Pulitzer Prize for journalism, the George Polk Award, and the Pritzker Military Library Literature Award. A former staff writer and senior editor at The Washington Post, he lives in Washington, D.C. liberationtrilogy.com 2 BIOGRAPHY & MACMILLAN AUDIO AUGUST 2014 AUTOBIOGRAPHY / ENTERTAINMENT & PERFORMING ARTS / GENERAL Macmillan Audio | 8/19/2014 9781427244451 | $29.99 / $34.50 Can. I'll Be Back Right After This CD­Audio | Carton Qty: 20 A Memoir Other Available Formats: Hardcover ISBN: 9780312564377 Ebook ISBN: 9781250021236 Pat O'Brien; Read by the author MARKETING The outrageous memoir of sports and entertainment reporter * Read by the author * Audio­specific radio tour Pat O'Brien that chronicles his life in sports and Hollywood and * Sports media blogger mailing * BEA Audio Tea appearance his recovery from crippling substance abuse Audio tie­in to the SMP marketing plans, Growing up, Pat O'Brien was the skinny Midwestern kid with the divorced including: parents and the alcoholic father. He drove himself to the University of South * National Broadcast Publicity * National Radio Publicity Dakota after finishing his last late­night shift and moved in while his roommate * National Print Publicity was asleep. His life was unceremonious—until he was picked up in the student * National IndieBound Campaign center by a professor who envisioned his future as the household television name * Active on Twitter: 13K he would become. From that day forward, Pat's life became anything but ordinary: from afternoons in the late Bobby Kennedy's living room with Muhammad Ali, to Rangers games in President Bush's suite, to the drugs and drinking and party lifestyle of Los Angeles. Over the course of his career, Pat has met everyone: the Beatles, the Kennedys, Neil Young, and Magic Johnson. In I'll Be Back Right After This, Pat reveals the highs and lows of life spent sharing the mic with the world's most rich and famous. PAT O'BRIEN is a radio host with Fox Sports Radio, best known for his work as a sportscaster with CBS Sports from 1981 to 1997, as well as his work as the anchor and host of Access Hollywood from 1997 to 2004, and The Insider from 2004 to 2008. O'Brien covered six Olympic Games, two for CBS (1992 Winter and 1994) and four for NBC (2000, 2002, 2004 and 2012). He has also covered the World Series, Super Bowl, NBA Finals, and Final Four as a pregame host while at CBS. 3 MACMILLAN AUDIO AUGUST 2014 The Long Way Home A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel Louise Penny; Read by Ralph Cosham The new Chief Inspector Gamache novel from the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller, How the Light Gets In The 10th book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Chief Inspector Gamache series PRAISE “Penny writes engagingly whether you’re reading her books or listening to them. An argument for the latter is that her characters — not the least being Gamache, the gentle, brilliant, introspective and beleaguered head of the Surete division — are enriched FICTION / MYSTERY & DETECTIVE / TRADITIONAL beyond description through the distinctive voice of reader Ralph Cosham” —The Star­ BRITISH Ledger Macmillan Audio | 8/26/2014 9781427244291 | $39.99 / $45.99 Can. CD­Audio | Carton Qty: 10 “Narrator Ralph Cosham moves seamlessly from character to character, adding depth to Subrights: UK Rights: Teresa Chris Literary Agency each; his narration, coupled with a suspenseful writing style, make for edge­of­your­seat Translation Rights: Teresa Chris Literary listening. Highly recommended for series devotees or fans of literary mysteries.” — Agency Library Journal, starred review Other Available Formats: Hardcover ISBN: 9781250022066 LOUISE PENNY is the #1 The New York Times and Globe and Mail bestselling author of nine Ebook ISBN: 9781250022073 previous Chief Inspector Armand Gamache novels. She has been awarded the John Creasey Dagger, Nero, and Barry Awards, as well as two each of the Arthur Ellis, Macavity, and Dilys Awards. MARKETING Additionally, Louise has won five Agatha Awards and five Anthony Awards. She lives in a small village south of Montréal. * Sounds of Suspense promotion, including: ­ Print Advertising: Mystery Scene Magazine, The Strand, Crimespree Magazine ­ Outreach to mystery/thriller sites * Author/Narrator event * Print Advertising: New York Times, LA Times, BookPage, Library Journal, AudioFile * Series back ad * GoodReads Giveaways Audio tie­in to Minotaur marketing plans including: * National Author Tour * National Print Publicity * Social Media and Email Marketing Campaign * Featured Author on CriminalElement.com * Promotion on ... 4 FICTION / SHORT STORIES MACMILLAN AUDIO SEPTEMBER 2014 (SINGLE AUTHOR) Macmillan Audio | 9/1/2014 9781427251701 | $24.99 CD­Audio | Carton Qty: 20 1.000 lb Wt The Assassination of Margaret Subrights: 1st serial, 2nd serial, Audio, Book Club, Thatcher and Other Stories Electronic, Reprint Hilary Mantel Other Available Formats: Hardcover ISBN: 9781627792103 Ebook ISBN: 9781627792110 Where Hilary Mantel’s last two novels explored how modern MARKETING England was forged, The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher * Bonus material with author on program demonstrates what the country has become. * Print Advertising: NY Times, LA Times * Two­time Audie­award winning author * GoodReads campaign From the two­time Man Booker award­winning author, comes a collection of * Google keyword advertising short stories. Ranging from a ghost story to a vampire story to a near­memoir to * National audio­specific review attention mini­sagas of family and social fracture. Each story brilliantly unsettles the reader with Mantel’s classic wicked humour and unsparing eye, in an unmistakably Audio tie­in to Holt marketing plans including: Mantel way. * National Review and Feature Attention * National Media Attention PRAISE * National Advertising Campaign * Online Promotions and Features “Vance doesn’t simply narrate the Man Booker winner – he seems to inhabit the * Library Marketing characters in Bodies, the sequel to Wolf Hall…Beyond perfection.” — USA Today on Bring Up the Bodies “Narrator Simon Vance’s skillful presentation enhances Mantel’s outstanding description and dialogue.” —Library Journal on Bring Up the Bodies “Simon Vance shines in his portrayal of the characters, creating a range of distinct voices…an exemplary audiobook.” —Publishers Weekly on Bring Up the Bodies “This performance is the best of the year: an absolute triumph, further enhancing an already magnificent novel.” — Washington Post on Wolf Hall HILARY MANTEL is the author of thirteen books, including A Place of Greater Safety, Beyond Black, and the memoir Giving up the Ghost. Her two most recent novels, Wolf Hall and its sequel Bring up the Bodies, have both been awarded The Man Booker Prize – an unprecedented achievement. She reviews widely for a range of newspapers and magazines, and is currently working on the sequel to Bring up the Bodies. 5 FICTION / ROMANCE / MACMILLAN AUDIO SEPTEMBER 2014 PARANORMAL Macmillan Audio | 9/2/2014 9781427243737 | $49.99 / $57.50 Can. CD­Audio | Carton Qty: 20 1.000 lb Wt Son of No One Other Available Formats: Hardcover ISBN: 9781250029911 Sherrilyn Kenyon; Read by Holter Graham Ebook ISBN: 9781250029928 MARKETING Following the success of Styxx, comes the next installment in * Bonus interview with series narrator, #1 New York Times bestselling author Sherrilyn Holter Graham Kenyon's Dark­Hunter series! * Print Advertising: Library Journal, BookPage * Back ad in MM pbk. of Styxx It’s not easy being life’s own personal joke, but Josette Landry has made an * Advertising in DragonCon programs unstable peace with the beast. Completely down on her luck, Josette takes a job * Romantic Times audio giveaway * Blog Ads campaign with a local paranormal group as a photographer and camerawoman.