ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN DECEMBER 2018 Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance A Novel Ruth Emmie Lang "This exquisite and adventurous book will remind you of classic fantasies that you read as a child." —Bustle Finding magic in the ordinary... The day that Weylyn is born is the largest snowstorm the South has ever seen. As he grows older, so does the legends of Weylyn Grey, his horned-pig Merlin and their magical abilities. But the true magic is in the way that he transforms FICTION / FANTASY / the lives of those around him. As anyone who's met Weylyn will tell you, once CONTEMPORARY he wanders into your life, you'll wish he'd never leave. St. Martin's Griffin | 12/4/2018 9781250306661 | $16.99 / $22.50 Can. Told from the perspectives of the people who knew him, loved him, and even a Trade Paperback | 368 pages | Carton Qty: 24 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W few who thought he was just plain weird. Although he doesn’t stay in any of their lives for long, he leaves each of them with a story to tell. Stories about a Subrights: UK Rights: Andrea Somberg, Harvey boy who lives with wolves, great storms that evaporate into thin air, fireflies that Klinger, Inc. Translation Rights: Andrea Somberg, Harvey make phosphorescent honey, and a house filled with spider webs and the strange Klinger, Inc. man who inhabits it. Other Available Formats: Hardcover ISBN: 9781250112040 There is one story, however, that Weylyn wishes he could change: his own. But Ebook ISBN: 9781250112057 first he has to muster enough courage to knock on Mary’s front door. In the tradition of Sarah Addison Allen, Ruth Emmie Lang teaches us about MARKETING adventure and love in a beautifully written story full of nature and wonder. National Print Publicity Online Publicity Discussion Guide Available Online PRAISE Book Club Outreach "Weylyn Grey is enchanting." —Real Simple magazine Email Marketing Social Media Outreach Reading Group Gold Promotion "Original and imaginative, especially in its multifaceted exploration of one Author Website: RuthEmmieLang.com extraordinary person, Lang’s novel is a lovely and fascinating feat of magical Active on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram realism." —Booklist "Mixes magical realism with romance, humor, and adventure, delighting readers who enjoy strong fantasy populated with quirky characters and events." —Library Journal RUTH EMMIE LANG was born in Glasgow, Scotland and has the red hair to prove it. When she was four years old, she immigrated to Ohio where she has lived ever since. She has since lost her Scottish accent, but still has the hair. Ruth currently lives in Cleveland, Ohio with her husband and dreams of someday owning a little house in the woods where she can write more books. Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance is her first novel. 2 ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN JANUARY 2019 Getting the Love You Want A Guide for Couples Harville Hendrix, Helen LaKelly Hunt The bestselling guide to transforming an intimate relationship into a lasting source of love and companionship, fully revised with a new forward, and a brand new chapter. Getting the Love You Want has helped millions of people experience more satisfying relationships and is recommended every day by professional therapists and happy couples around the world. Dr. Harville Hendrix and Dr. Helen LaKelly Hunt explain how to revive romance and remove negativity from daily interactions, to help you: FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / LOVE & ROMANCE · Discover why you chose your mate St. Martin's Griffin | 1/22/2019 · Resolve the power struggle that prevents greater intimacy 9781250310538 | $17.99 / $23.50 Can. Trade Paperback | 352 pages | Carton Qty: 24 · Learn to listen – really listen – to your partner 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W · Increase fun and laughter in your relationship Other Available Formats: · Begin healing early childhood experiences by stretching into new behaviors Ebook ISBN: 9781250310545 · Become passionate friends with your partner Audio ISBN: 9781250203328 · Achieve a common vision of your dream relationship Become the most connected couple you know with this revolutionary guide, MARKETING combining behavioral science, depth psychology, social learning theory, Gestalt Author Appearances therapy, and interpersonal neuroscience to help you and your partner recapture National Review and Feature Attention joy, enhance closeness, and experience the reward of a deeply fulfilling National Media Attention Digital Advertising Campaign relationship. Influencer Outreach Email Marketing Campaigning PRAISE “This wisdom-drenched and profoundly knowledgeable book gave us tangible relationship support when we’ve needed it most.” —Grammy award-winning singer and songwriter Alanis Morissette and rapper Souleye Harville Hendrix, Ph.D. and Helen LaKelly Hunt, PhD., co-created Imago Relationship Therapy, a unique healing process for couples, prospective couples, and parents. Together they have more than thirty years’ experience as educators and therapists and their work has been translated into more than 50 languages, with Imago practiced by over two thousand therapists worldwide. Harville and Helen have six children and live in New York and Dallas. 3 ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN JANUARY 2019 The New York Times Super Sunday Crosswords Volume 4 50 Sunday Puzzles Edited by Will Shortz The next in our new series of New York Times Sunday crosswords with bigger, more readable clues! The Sunday New York Times crossword has been a beloved fixture for over seventy-five years. It’s America’s favorite—and most famous—crossword GAMES & ACTIVITIES / puzzle. Now the clues in these extra-large Sunday puzzles are bigger and better: CROSSWORDS easier on the eyes for stress-free solving! St. Martin's Griffin | 1/8/2019 9781250308610 | $11.99 / $15.99 Can. Spiral Bound | 64 pages | Carton Qty: 80 Features: 11 in H | 8.5 in W - Fifty New York Times Sunday crosswords edited by puzzlemaster Will Shortz - Bold, fun series cover design - Covered spiral binding for easy, stay-flat solving WILL SHORTZ, puzzle editor of The New York Times since 1993, also founded and directs the annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament and the World Puzzle Championship. He is the Puzzlemaster for NPR’s “Weekend Edition Sunday.” Shortz lives in Pleasantville, New York. 4 MINOTAUR BOOKS JANUARY 2019 The Woman in the Water A Prequel to the Charles Lenox Series Charles Finch This chilling new mystery takes readers back to Charles Lenox’s very first case and the ruthless serial killer who would set him on the course to become one of London’s most brilliant detectives. London, 1850: A young Charles Lenox struggles to make a name for himself as a detective…without a single case. Scotland Yard refuses to take him seriously and his friends deride him for attempting a profession at all. But when an anonymous writer sends a letter to the paper claiming to have committed the perfect crime—and promising to kill again—Lenox is convinced that this is his FICTION / MYSTERY & chance to prove himself. DETECTIVE / HISTORICAL Minotaur Books | 1/15/2019 9781250139474 | $17.99 / $23.50 Can. The writer’s first victim is a young woman whose body is found in a naval Trade Paperback | 320 pages | Carton Qty: 28 trunk, caught up in the rushes of a small islets in the middle of the Thames. With 8.3 in H | 5.4 in W few clues to go on, Lenox endeavors to solve the crime before another innocent Subrights: UK Rights: The Book Group life is lost. When the killer’s sights are turned toward those whom Lenox holds Translation Rights: The Book Group most dear, the stakes are raised and Lenox is trapped in a desperate game of cat Other Available Formats: and mouse. Ebook ISBN: 9781250139481 Hardcover ISBN: 9781250139467 In the tradition of Sherlock Holmes, this newest mystery in the Charles Lenox series pits the young detective against a maniacal murderer who would give Professor Moriarty a run for his money. MARKETING National Print Publicity PRAISE Online Publicity Facebook Advertising Campaign “Prequels are fun...Lenox is a mere whippersnapper in The Woman in the Water...a Extensive Blog Outreach Extensive, Year-Long Social Media cunning mystery.”—Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review Campaign CriminalElement.com Promotion “Bravo Mr. Finch and keep them coming! More Lenox, please.” —Louise Penny, Email Marketing Campaign Author Facebook: /CharlesFinchAuthor author of Still Life Author Instagram: /CharlesFinchAuthor “A thick, leisurely, British detective novel, studded with memorable characters.” —Hallie Ephron, The Boston Globe on The Laws of Murder ALSO AVAILABLE “Finch is a clever plotter and assiduous researcher.” —Seattle Times The Inheritance: A Charles Lenox Mystery 10/2017 | 9781250130198 Trade Paperback | $16.99 / $23.99 Can. CHARLES FINCH is a graduate of Yale and Oxford. He is the author of the Charles Lenox mysteries, including The Inheritance and A Beautiful Blue Death, which was nominated for an Home by Nightfall: A Charles Lenox Mystery 8/2016 | 9781250093646 Agatha Award and was named one of Library Journal’s Best Books of 2007, one of only five Trade Paperback | $16.99 / $23.99 Can. mystery novels on the list. He lives in Chicago. 5 ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN JANUARY 2019 Black Star Renegades Michael Moreci In the tradition of Star Wars, a galaxy-hopping space adventure about a galactic kingdom bent on control and the young misfit who must find the power within before it’s too late. Cade Sura holds the future of the galaxy in his hands: the ultimate weapon that will bring total peace. He didn’t ask for it, he doesn’t want it, and there’s no worse choice to wield it in all of space, but if he doesn’t, everyone’s totally screwed. The evil Praxis kingdom is on the cusp of having every star system under its control, and if that happens, there’ll be no contesting their cruel reign.