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Annalena McAee
THE SPOILEr
A dar hyper-cmedy set in Lndn inthe late 1990s during the last gasp the newspaper wars just bere thedt-cm tidal wave—abut tw emale jurnalists at ppsite ends their lieand wr wh becme lced in aerce tang wills and whse lives arerever changed by their (nt-s-) brie (head-n) encunter.
London
978-0-307-95734-4 | $25.95/$30.00C25,000 | Knopf | HC | April
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978-0-307-95852-5
literary Fiction
Jo Baker
THE UnDErTOW:
A Novel
The American debut an enthrallingnew vice in ctin: a vivid, indeliblytld nvel that llws ur generatins a amily against the bacdrp atumultuus century—a nvel abutinheritance, abut ate and passin,and abut what it means t truly brearee the past.
England
978-0-307-95709-2 | $25.95/$30.00C25,000 | Knopf | HC | May
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978-0-307-95836-5
literary Fiction
Therese Bohman
DrOWnED
Drowned
, set in the idyllic cuntrysideduring a shrt-lived Swedish summer,creates an atmsphere rebdingin which even the perume reshlypiced vegetables rasting in the itch-en becmes minus. A single yungwman visits her lder sister, wh ismarried t a writer as charismatic as heis vilent. As the yung wman allsunder her brther-in-law’s spell, the pltunlds in a series precisely rendered turns. Meanwhile the reader,anticipating the wrst, hpes against hpe that disaster can beaverted. Mre than a mere thriller, this debut nvel delves deep intthe eminine sul and at the same time expses the cntinuingppressin wmen in Sweden’s suppsedly enlightened sciety.
978-1-59051-524-2 | $14.95 / $17.95C l 12,000 l Other Press l TR | May
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978-1-59051-525-9
Fiction
Julia Heaberlin
PLAYInG DEAD:
A Novel o Suspense
What i yur whle lie were a lie? Whati the truth culd get yu illed? Fr ans Nancy Picard, Lisa Unger, and ChevyStevens cmes a debut nvel that ndsa Texas wman trying t get t the bttm wh she really is—and then trying tsurvive her true identity.
Grapevine, TX
978-0-345-52701-1 | $15.00/$18.00C40,000 | Ballantine | TR | May
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978-0-345-52702-8
MyStery, tHriller & SuSpenSe
Kelly
Russ Kick
THE GrAPHIC CAnOn: VOL. 1:
Gilgamesh to Shakespeare toDangerous Liaisons
A visual tur rm the earliest literature thrughthe end the 1700s. This grgeus, ne--a-ind trilgy brings classic literatures thewrld tgether with legendary graphic artistsand illustratrs. Frm a rarely seen R. Crumbrendering James Bswell’s Lndn Jurnalt a massively ppular Indian Bhagavad Gita,rm Hunt Emersn’s “Rime the AncientMariner” t a manga Macbeth, there aremre than 130 literary wrs—many newlycmmissined.
Nashville, TN / Tuscon, AZ
978-1-60980-376-6 | $34.95/$34.95C15,000 l Seven Stories Press l TR l April
Fiction
Lindsay Landis
THE COOKIE DOUGHLOVEr’S COOKBOOK:
Cookies, Cakes, Candies, and More
I yu’d rather have the cie dugh thanthe cie, (and wh wuldn’t?) yu’re inluc! In this delightul cb, itchenmagician and blgger Lindsay Landis sharesher secret recipes r yummy (and egg-ree)cie dughs that are meant t be eatenraw, with recipes r mre than 50 deliciuscie dugh desserts. A persnal dreamcme true!
Nashville, Tennessee
978-1-59474-564-5 | $18.95/$19.95C30,000 l Quirk Books l HC | June
cookBook
Molly Moon Neitzel and Christina Spittler
MOLLY MOOn’S HOMEMADEICE CrEAM:
Sweet Seasonal Recipesor Ice Creams, Sorbets, and ToppingsMade with Local Ingredients
Artisanal ice cream is all the rage, and MllyMn wns the greater Seattle ice creammaret with delicius erings and a creativecmmunity-building business ethic. Mlly Mn’sHmemade Ice Cream is Seattle’s avrite icecream butique. With ve lcatins, includingne at the Pie Place Maret and a mbileice cream scp shp, her brand (lcal,rganic, cute, tasty!) is well-nwn and lvedin the Pacic Nrthwest.
Seattle, WA
978-1-57061-810-9 | $21.95/$24.95C15,000 l Sasquatch Books l HC l May
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