The Amazing Adventures of Aaron Broom A Novel A. E. Hotchner A heartwarming amateur detective story set in Depression-era St. Louis from beloved author A. E. Hotchner. Street-savvy, almost-thirteen-year-old Aaron Broom is guarding his father's car when he witnesses a robbery gone wrong in a jewlery store across the street. To Aaron's shock, his father, a travelling watch salesman in the wrong place at the wrong time, is fingered as the prime suspect in the murder. Despite seeing the real killer flee the scene, Aaron can't do much to help in the moment--no one will take a kid's word for it. Undaunted, Aaron enlists an unlikely band of friends and helpful adults to clear his father's name. Aaron's unusual mission is complicated by the painful realities of the Depression: His father's longtime business folded, leaving the family in financial straits; his mother is in a sanatorium after nearly dying of tuberculosis. So Aaron is forced to fend for himself while his father is held in wrongful custody. He ducks truant officers and nosy neighbors, landlords and social workers, and he bums meals from friends and relatives alike. In his search for justice, Aaron draws upon the resources of a world-weary paperboy, an aspiring teen journalist, a kindly lawyer, and a neighborhood friend with a penchant for baking. And as they dig into the details of the case, these unconventional detectives reveal a cover-up that goes much deeper than a ON SALE 7/10/2018 jewelry-store heist gone sour. Through it all, Aaron's optimistic narration and NAN A. TALESE plucky resourcefulness shine through. Hotchner's latest is a rollicking ride through HARDCOVER St. Louis at its lowest, as seen through the eyes of his most lovable narrator to date. COMING OF AGE/MURDER MYSTERY MASHUP: Aaron's quest to prove his father's 978-0-385-54358-3 innocence will appeal to readers of all ages as well as to fans of historical fiction and cozy $22.95/$29.95 mysteries. A LOVE LETTER TO CLASSIC FICTION: Aaron Broom is a perfect blend of some of American fiction's most beloved young narrators from Holden Caulfield to Francie Nolan. Category: Fiction FLAPPERS & GANGSTERS, POST-PROHIBITION: Hotchner's novel combines the best of BISAC 1: Fiction - Coming Of Age fallen 20s glamour with the harsh economic realities that followed at the beginning of the BISAC 2: Fiction - Historical - General Depression, which the author lived through. BISAC 3: Fiction - Cultural Heritage 100 YEARS OF HOTCH: A.E. Hotchner just turned 100, and his diverse backlist could Page Count: 240 Trim Size: 4-1/2 x 7-1/4 present some interesting marketing opportunities. Spine/Depth: 29/32 Carton Count: 12 About the Author/Illustrator Marketing and Publicity Author Residence: Westport, CT Publicist: Charlotte O'Donnell A. E. HOTCHNER is the author of the international bestsellers Papa Hemingway, Doris Day: Marketing Contact: Lauren Weber Her Own Story, Sophia, and his own memoir, King of the Hill. He has adapted many of National Review and Media Appearances, Hemingway's works for the screen, and he is the founder, with Paul Newman, of Newman's including NPR, and print features National Own. Online Interviews, Reviews, and Blog Coverage Literary and Historical Press and Media Hotchner's 100th Birthday -- Milestone Media/Publicity Select Author Appearances Facebook advertising Promotion on Goodreads Promotion with Verticals, particularly Signature Outreach to literary, mystery and historical fiction bloggers Promotion on Nan A. Talese social channels Create list of Aaron's favorite books for promotion Use photo from time-period for promotion on social media Rights Territories: US, Canada, open market Return indicator: Full copies only Reprint: Yes Audio: Yes Book Club: Yes 1st Serial: Yes British: No Translation: No Special Markets: Restriction: US, Canada, Open Mkt Agency: PAUL BRESNICK Agent: PAUL BRESNICK Other Editions of This Title (Title Family) ISBN On Sale Publisher Price US/Can. E-book 9780385543590 7/18 Nan A Talese Author's Previous Titles (Sales Track) ISBN On sale Publisher Price US/Can. Paul And Me/Hotchner, A E/HC 9780385532334 3/10 Nan A Talese $26.95/$33.00 Paul And Me/Hotchner, A E/TR 9780307474810 4/11 Anchor $16.95/$22.95 Paul And Me (Ebk)/Hotchner, A E/EL 9780385532341 3/10 Anchor $5.99/$13.99 In Pursuit Of The Common Good/Newman, Pa... 9780767929974 8/08 Crown Business $16.00/$18.00 In Pursuit Of The Common (Ebk)/Newman, P... 9780767931021 8/08 Crown Business $4.99/$13.99 Shameless Exploitation/Newman, Paul/HC 9780385508025 11/03 Nan A Talese $23.95/$35.95 Comparative Titles by Other Authors ISBN On sale Publisher Price US/Can. The Book of Speculation/Erika Swyler/HC 9781250054807 6/15 St. Martin's Press $26.99 Edgar and Lucy/Victor Lodato/HC 9781250096982 3/17 St. Martin's Press $27.99 Bad Man A Novel Dathan Auerbach Reddit horror sensation Dathan Auerbach delivers a devilishly dark novel about a young boy who goes missing, and the brother who won't stop looking for him. Eric disappeared when he was three years old. Ben looked away for only a second at the grocery store, but that was all it took. His brother was gone. Vanished right into the sticky air of the Florida Panhandle. They say you've got only a couple days to find a missing person. Forty-eight hours to conduct searches, knock on doors, and talk to witnesses. Two days to tear the world apart if there's any chance of putting yours back together. That's your window. That window closed five years ago, leaving Ben's life in ruins. He still looks for his brother. Still searches, while his stepmother sits and waits and whispers for Eric, refusing to leave the house that Ben's father can no longer afford. Now twenty and desperate for work, Ben takes a night stock job at the only place that will have him: the store that blinked Eric out of existence. Ben can feel that there's something wrong there. With the people. With his boss. With the graffitied baler that shudders and moans and beckons. There's ON SALE 8/7/2018 something wrong with the air itself. He knows he's in the right place now. That the DOUBLEDAY store has much to tell him. So he keeps searching. Keeps looking for his baby HARDCOVER brother, while missing the most important message of all. 978-0-385-54292-0 That he should have stopped looking. $26.95/$35.95 AUTHOR: Dathan Auerbach made a name for himself when he self-published his first book, Penpal, which began as a post on Reddit. He created a GoFundMe page to expand Category: Fiction the posts into a book and received over 1000% of his funding goal. The book has gone on BISAC 1: Fiction - Horror to sell incredibly well, racking up 1,074 customer reviews on Amazon, and 7,561 ratings BISAC 2: Fiction - Thrillers - Psychological on Goodreads. BISAC 3: Fiction - Thrillers - Suspense COMPS: Imagine the first season of True Detective as written by Joe Hill and you can begin Page Count: 320 Trim Size: 6-1/8 x 9-1/4 to understand the creepy, masterful, slow-fuse horror that Dathan Auerbach creates. Spine/Depth: 36/32 Carton Count: 12 REDDIT: r/nosleep, Reddit's horror vertical, is a big champion of Dathan. His career was born there. The site has more than 11 million subscribers--all of whom are aware of Dathan and his story. They are all also waiting for a new book. Marketing and Publicity 1000VULTURES: www.1000Vultures.com is Dathan's website. The tagline: The Horror Publicist: Michael Goldsmith Starts Here. Marketing Contact: Hannah Engler RABID FANS: Dathan has a dedicated fan base. They create fanart--including an actual National Review and Media Appearances, fan-made movie. They read his stories and post about them. On the YouTube station Mr. including NPR, and print features National Creepypasta, audio recordings of the stories in Penpal have been viewed more than a Online Interviews, Reviews, and Blog million times. Coverage Horror, Suspense, and Thriller BLUMHOUSE: Following on the success of Edgar Cantero's bestselling Meddling Kids, Bad Press and Media Select Author Man is the latest work of hot new horror from the Blumhouse Books imprint. Appearances Blumhouse Partnership Facebook ads targeting horror and About the Author/Illustrator suspense fans; also Reddit users Author Residence: Destin, FL. Author Hometown: Pensacola, FL BookRiot advertising DATHAN AUERBACH was born in the southern U.S. and has lived there for most of his life. In campaign--newsletters and social media 2011, he began posting a series of stories to a forum dedicated to horror. After a Kickstarter promotion campaign that raised over 1000% of its goal, he was able to release the revised and expanded Reddit AMA for author versions of his story as the novel Penpal. www.1000Vultures.com Outreach to bookstagram influencers PRH verticals, especially Unbound Worlds Goodreads promotion Outreach to horror blogs Promotion on Doubleday's social media channels Promotion at San Diego Comic-Con Rights Promotion and giveaway on Doubleday's Territories: World Return indicator: Full copies only Reprint: Yes Tumblr, including Tumblr author Q&A Audio: Yes Book Club: Yes 1st Serial: Yes British: Yes Translation: Yes Special Markets: Restriction: World Agency: Agent: Author's Previous Titles (Sales Track) ISBN On sale Publisher Price US/Can. Penpal / Auerbach, Dathan / TR 9780985545505 1000Vultures Comparative Titles by Other Authors ISBN On sale Publisher Price US/Can.