2017 TRADE Lifestyle | Natural Sciences History | Pop Culture | Regional Find a Niche & Scratch It! Thank you for your interest in our 2017 Trade catalog. Here you will find the hard work of our passionate authors and editors, who have created books that educate, entertain, instruct, and inspire. This season, we’re excited to introduce a new series by our bestselling author Kristy Rice. Kristy’s Cutting Gardens (pg. 2) is a four-volume water-coloring series based on the blooms of the seasons. Fans of pop culture will be thrilled by It Came from the Video Aisle (pg. 6), which gives an inside look at Charles Band’s Full Moon Entertainment and The Ultimate Guide to Strange Cinema (pg. 6), a curated guide to 300 of the strangest films from around the world. Be sure to check out Let’s Get Monster Smashed (pg. 5) for recipes to bring thematic libations to your viewing parties. See Cuba through the lens of Kim Buddee and Kenneth Treister in Cuba’s Evolution and Havana Forever (pg. 25), two new titles that offer insight into the dynamic country. As always, our newest season stretches across topics and we pride ourselves on curating and designing a list that offers something for everyone. Digital editions of our catalogs are available on our website, www.schifferbooks.com, where you can view these titles along with our backlist catalog of 6,000+ titles. New releases are listed on Edelweiss for book and specialty stores alike. If you would like to receive other catalogs, please contact our customer service team at [email protected] or (610) 593-1777. Have a book idea? We welcome compelling voices. If you have a fresh idea, we would love to hear from you. Glance through this catalog to see the types of books we publish, and then visit our website to pitch your vision. 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You will frontlist titles from 2016 find an explanation of the terms of this program on the inside back cover of this catalog. trade catalog 2017 new releases: 2 general: 38 regional: 66 R 2 2017 NEW RELEASES a Lush watercoloring book for each season • Each season features 25 ready-to-paint illustrations on watercolor paper, plucked from the cutting gardens of artist Kristy Rice • Includes painting tips and inspirational commentary to get the creative juices flowing • Shows how to use a ten-minute painting session as a path to joy This series of seasonal watercoloring books based on artist Kristy Rice’s cutting gardens celebrates the profuse blossoms of seasons. Her easy-to-learn, joy-driven approach includes simple tutorials on how to use watercolor and where to find affordable materials. A stationery-industry tastemaker, Kristy believes that making art, regardless of skill level, has the power to reconnect us to each other and ourselves. Touching brush to paper with water and color releases an inexplicable calm that so many of us long for, and making art, even in short bursts, brings us back to ourselves by slowing time. With 25 detailed, yet whimsical illustrations, artists are invited to continue the journey begun in her first watercoloring book series, SPRING FLOWERS SUMMER FLOWERS Painterly Days. peonies • magnolias • pansies anemone • hollyhocks • fuchsia Eastern bluestar coneflowers KRISTY’S SPRING CUttING GARDEN Size: 8 1/2" × 11" • 39 color and b/w images • 60 pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5335-2 • soft cover • $19.99 AVAILABLE IN JUNE KRISTY’S SUMMER CUttING GARDEN Size: 8 1/2" × 11" • 39 color and b/w images • 60 pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5336-9 • soft cover • $19.99 AVAILABLE IN JUNE KRISTY’S FALL CUttING GARDEN Size: 8 1/2" × 11" • 39 color and b/w images • 60 pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5379-6 • soft cover • $19.99 AVAILABLE IN SEPTEMBER FALL FLOWERS WINTER FLOWERS asters • zinnias • torch lilies amaryllis • holly berry • hellebores chrysanthemums snowdrops KRISTY’S WINTER CUttING GARDEN Size: 8 1/2" × 11" • 39 color and b/w images • 60 pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5380-2 • soft cover • $19.99 Kristy Rice created the innovative brand Momental Designs, AVAILABLE IN SEPTEMBER which focuses on styling, stationery, design, and art licensing. The company garners global attention from media, celebrities, and some of the world’s most creative individuals and iconic brands. 2017 NEW RELEASES 3 OTHER BOOKS BY THE AUTHOR Painterly Days: The Flower Painterly Days: Painterly Days: Watercoloring The Woodland Watercoloring The Pattern Watercoloring Book for Adults Book for Adults Book for Adults Kristy Rice Kristy Rice Kristy Rice 978-0-7643-5091-7 978-0-7643-5092-4 978-0-7643-5093-1 $24.99 $24.99 $24.99 Praise for kristy’s painterly days series “As a watercolor, fine art painter, I can’t say I’m really a coloring book aficionado. So, when I first got my hands on Kristy’s book, I was blown away by the quality of the book, the high artistic level of the art, the little extras such as a color wheel and a commentary section about the drawings intended to capture the imagination of the colorist. If you’ve compared Kristy’s books to the hundreds of coloring books on the market you know they are gems, whether you use watercolor or not. Creations and creators like this are rare.” – Steve Mitchell, youtube.com/mindofwatercolorstevemitchellstudios.com “You can tell Kristy is a watercolor artist herself—the images in the coloring books are both generously sized with open spaces for washes, and intricate for those of us who love itty bitty details! I love to use my finished pages in frames, on cards, or anything I can dream up. The Painterly Days watercolor coloring books are a treat for advanced painters and beginners alike.” – Kristina Werner, designeryoutube.com/kwernerdesignkwernerdesign.com OTHER ITEMS YOU MAY ENJOY! Painterly Days: Painterly Days: 12 Colored Pencils 18 Watercolors Kristy Rice Kristy Rice 978-0-7643-5167-9 978-0-7643-5168-6 $9.99 $12.99 4 2017 N2017EW NEWRELEASES RELEASES LOOTED BEAUTY: A Coloring Book of Lost Art Anthony M. Amore & Karl Stevens • Coloring book of 30 breathtaking artworks looted or lost during WWII • A reminder of the Nazis’ senseless looting, as told in the movie The Monuments Men • An invitation to the calming act of coloring, along with information about each painting Artists are invited to color line-drawn interpretations of 30 masterpieces seized or destroyed by the Nazis during WWII. Combining the artistic skills of acclaimed artist and graphic novelist Karl Stevens with the art crime expertise of best- selling author Anthony M. Amore, the collection includes short stories about the lives of the artists, the people who owned the paintings, and how and where each piece disappeared. Read about and interact with unforgettable works of art by luminaries such as Paul Klee, Claude Monet, and Franz Marc, considered the father of German Impressionism. In the years since the war ended, dedicated professionals have spent innumerable hours trying to locate and return the art to its rightful owners. The authors believe that by bringing the paintings’ stories to light, they can make a small contribution toward reminding the world of the problem of looting and the spoils of war. Anthony M. Amore is an internationally recognized expert in art theft and security. He is the author of two bestsellers: Stealing Rembrandts and The Art of the Con. Illustrator Karl Stevens is an award-winning graphic novelist and painter. He authors the comic strip “Penny” for the Village Voice. Size: 8 1/2" × 11" • 30 b/w images • 64 pp. ISBN: 978-0-7643-5404-5 • soft cover • $14.99 AVAILABLE IN OCTOBER OTHER BOOKS YOU MAY ENJOY! • Painterly Days: The Flower Watercoloring Book for Adults, 978-0-7643-5091-7, $24.99 • Animal Life: Nature Mandala Coloring Book, 978-0-7643-5278-2, $17.99 • Encaustic Art in the Twenty-First Century, 978-0-7643-5023-8, $59.99 STOLEN BEAUTY: A Coloring Book of Lost Art Anthony M.