FRANKFURT
2014
375 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014 USA
Subsidiary Rights Contacts:
Putnam, Tarcher, Avery: Tom Dussel, tdussel@penguinrandomhouse.com
Perigee, Berkley, Prentice Hall Press: Corinne Marceau, cmarceau@penguinrandomhouse.com
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CONTENTS
DEBUT FICTION
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GENERAL FICTION
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CRIME, THRILLERS, MYSTERY, SUSPENSE
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NARRATIVE NONFICTION, BIOGRAPHY, MEMOIR, HISTORY
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SELF-HELP, SPIRITUALITY, HEALTH, COOKERY
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POP CULTURE, HUMOR, ILLUSTRATED, GIFT
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LIST OF CO-AGENTS
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DEBUT FICTION
Chicurel, Judy
Oct. 2014
IF I KNEW YOU WERE GOING TO BE THIS BEAUTIFUL, I NEVER WOULD HAVE LET YOU GO
“This is not just another ‘coming of age’ tale, but a wise, clear look at what it was to be a young
woman at singular time in our country. Chicurel’s portrait of a small town in the ’70s speaks
volumes about who we are as a culture… This is a beautiful, accomplished book.” —Katie
Crouch, New York Times–bestselling author of Girls in Trucks and Abroad
It is the summer of 1972, and Katie has just turned 18. She was “finished with school and ready
for real life. It was summer, and anything was possible.” When not hanging out with her friends Nanny and Liz,
Katie tries to catch the eye of Luke, recently back from Vietnam, whom she has loved from afar for years. Katie and
her town, Elephant Beach—a fictionalized version of Long Island, New York’s Long Beach—are both on the verge:
Katie of adulthood, and Elephant Beach of gentrification. But quite not yet: Elephant Beach is still gritty, workingclass, close-knit; and Katie spends her time smoking and drinking with her friends, dreaming about a boy who
barely sees her. This impeccably crafted, hugely affectionate, and ultimately moving novel-in-stories is also a vivid
portrait of a place whose conflicts—between mothers and daughters, men and women, haves and have-nots—
reverberate down the years to our own time. This is Judy Chicurel‘s first book. She is at work on a new novel.
UK, Translation, Audio: Putnam (editor Liz Stein)
Agent: Sarah Burnes, Gernert Company
UK: Tinder Press/Headline
Joy, David
WHERE ALL LIGHT TENDS TO GO: A Novel
Feb. 2015
“Where All Light Tends to Go is lyrical, propulsive, dark and compelling. In this debut novel,
David Joy makes it clear that he knows well the grit and gravel of his world, the soul and
blemishes of the place. He uses details that put us inside the picture, and lets his narrative
move at a graceful but restless pace.” —Daniel Woodrell, New York Times-bestselling author
of Winter’s Bone and The Maid’s Version
In the McNeely family, killing a man is a rite of passage. But when 18-year-old Jacob botches a murder, he is torn
between appeasing his father and leaving the mountains with the girl he loves. The area surrounding Cashiers,
North Carolina, is home to people of all kinds, but the world that Jacob lives in is crueler than most. His father runs
a highly organized meth ring, with local authorities on the dime to turn a blind eye to his dealings. His estranged
mother has been so ravaged by the drug that Jacob has seen her clean only a handful of times. Having dropped out
of high school two years earlier, Jacob has been working for his father, all on the promise that his payday will
eventually come. The only joy he finds comes from reuniting with Maggie, his first love, a girl clearly bound for
bigger and better things than Appalachia. The world that Jacob inhabits is bleak and unrelenting in its violence and
disregard for human life, and having known nothing more, Jacob wonders if he can muster the strength to rise
above it. David Joy is at work on a second stand-alone novel, Waiting on the End of the World.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Putnam (editor Sara Minnich)
Agent: Julia Kenny, Dunow, Carlson & Lerner
French: Sonatine
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Miller, Michelle
THE UNDERWRITING: A Novel
July 2015
“In The Underwriting, Miller explores the undercover world of office politics, sex, and even
murder in the unlikely setting of a San Francisco start-up preparing for an IPO.” —Elle
The Wolf of Wall Street meets The Social Network in this sexy debut novel in which a highstakes deal pitches the glamour of Wall Street against the savvy of Silicon Valley—and a young
woman’s death threatens to topple it all. Todd Kent is young, hot, and on his way to the top of
investment bank L.Cecil when the CEO of Hook, a popular new dating app, handpicks him to lead its IPO. Two days
later he’s on a plane to Silicon Valley with his team in tow—brainy Neha, party-boy Beau, and conscientious Tara.
But when an unexpected tragedy strikes L.Cecil’s newest recruit and sometime Hook user, there’s no telling where
the sparks will fly. The high-powered worlds of New York finance and San Francisco start-ups come to life in this
deliciously twisted corporate thriller that will keep you guessing who’s hot and who’s not until the very end. A
former management consultant and banker at J.P. Morgan, Michelle Miller is the pseudonymous author of the
young adult novels Social Code and The Next Big Thing. She is at work on a sequel to The Underwriting.
First Serial, UK, Audio: Putnam (editor Tara Singh Carlson)
Translation, Agent: Sloan Harris, ICM
Starck, Lindsay
NOAH’S WIFE: A Novel
Jan. 2016
Noah’s Wife is a fable-like story of a community battered by a relentless downpour from the
heavens, a gray and wet little town teeming with eccentric characters who must learn to
accept, adapt, and reach out to one another. Noah, the town’s new minister, is so preoccupied
with his enthusiastic plans to revive the church that he fails to notice that his wife is becoming
increasingly isolated from their community. He is, instead, completely focused on the
townspeople: a haphazard group who endure the extraordinary circumstances of the rain with
very ordinary human fortitude, common sense, and humor. As the water continues to rise, the wild animals from
the once-renowned zoo are trapped, and the citizens decide to take them into their homes. Noah, disappointed by
his failure to bring the town to the church, meanwhile, begins to withdraw from the community. As the rain
worsens, the animals and the townspeople flee their homes for higher ground. But what happens if the flood
waters continue to rise? A beautifully written novel that draws upon the motifs of the biblical flood story, Noah’s
Wife explores the perennial human themes of loneliness, community, longing, and endurance. Lindsay Starck
earned her MFA at Notre Dame and is the fiction editor of The Carolina Quarterly.
UK, Translation, Audio: Putnam (editor Liz Stein)
Agent: Laura Langlie Literary
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Timmer, Julie Lawson
FIVE DAYS LEFT: A Novel
Sept. 2014
“A beautifully drawn study of what is at risk when you lose control of your own life. Unique,
gripping, and viscerally moving—this impressive debut novel heralds the arrival of an
extremely talented writer.” —Jodi Picoult, New York Times-bestselling author of The
Storyteller and Lone Wolf
Five Days Left tells the story of two people saying goodbye. Mara Nichols, a successful lawyer,
devoted wife and adoptive mother, wants to spare her family from the horrifying effects of a fatal disease. Scott
Coffman—a middle-school teacher who has been fostering an eight-year-old boy while the boy’s mother serves a
jail sentence—has five days before the boy will return to his mother, walking out of Scott’s house forever. Through
Scott and Mara’s stories, Julie Lawson Timmer explores the individual limits of human endurance and the power of
relationships—those we have with our best friends and family, and those we may have with people we’ve never
even met. Ultimately, Five Days Left is about love, and how sometimes loving someone means we have to hold on,
and sometimes it means we have to let go. This is Julie Lawson Timmer‘s first novel.
UK, Translation, Audio: Putnam (editor Chris Pepe)
Agent: Victoria Sanders & Associates
UK: Century/RH; Chinese (complex): Eurasian; Czech: Fortuna;Dutch: De Fontein; German: Bastei Luebbe;
Hungarian: Europa; Italian: Piemme; Norwegian: Vigmostad & Bjorke; Polish: Proszynski; Portuguese (B): Novo
Conceito; Portuguese (P): ASA; Russian: Family Leisure; Serbian: Vulkan; Slovak: Fortuna; Turkish: Nefes
Walsh, M.O.
MY SUNSHINE AWAY: A Novel
Feb. 2015
“Try and restrain yourself from flying through the pages of My Sunshine Away. Instead savor
this lush Louisiana mystery that takes you back to what life tasted like at twelve, fourteen,
sixteen. Not just Southern, but American in its vivid Baton Rouge colors and scents, treetops
and grasses, it is the story of a brief violent tragedy that affects the next twenty years of a
man’s life… The last page is as satisfying as the first. A mystery you cannot wait to solve.” —
Kathryn Stockett
Selected for the 2014 BEA Buzz Panel! Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is a city of neighborhood cookouts on sweltering
summer afternoons, cauldrons of spicy crawfish and vats of cold beer, glorious crepe myrtle blossoms, and
passionate football fandom. But when a crime occurs one summer night on a local street, it becomes apparent that
this idyllic stretch of suburbia has a dark side, too. For such a small, close-knit block, the suspects are numerous,
even including our sweet narrator. In My Sunshine Away M.O. Walsh juxtaposes the enchantment of a Louisiana
childhood with the heartbreaking story of a life-altering crime, unraveling families, and consuming adolescent love.
The result: a debut that combines the poignancy of The Lovely Bones with the haunting atmosphere of The Virgin
Suicides.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Putnam (editor Ivan Held)
Agent: Renee Zuckerbrot Literary Agency
UK: Viking; Dutch: Ambo Anthos; French: Michel Lafon; Hebrew: Armchair; Italian: Garzanti; Portuguese (B):
Intrinseca
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Young, Hester
THE GATES OF EVANGELINE: A Novel
June 2015
Charlotte “Charlie” Cates, a journalist and single mother mourning the recent, unexpected
death of her young son, starts to have dreams about children in danger. The disturbing images
lead her from her home in suburban New York City to small-town Louisiana, where she takes a
commission to write a true-crime book based on the case of Gabriel Deveau, the young heir to
a wealthy and infamous Southern family, whose kidnapping thirty years ago has never been
solved. There Charlie encounters Hettie, the regal Deveau matriarch who is wasting away from
cancer; Andre, her eldest child, with a few secrets of his own; and Sydney and Brigitte, the twin daughters who
have their own motives for commissioning Charlie’s book. She also meets the family’s harried staff—including an
alluring gardener with a mysterious past—and a town sheriff grieving a loss that matches Charlie’s. Hester Young is
a former high school English teacher and mother of two. She earned her MA at the University of Hawaii. This is her
first novel; she is at work at two more in the series.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Putnam (editor Kerri Kolen)
Agent: Esmond Harmsworth, Zachary Shuster Harmsworth
UK: Century/RH; German: Egmont; Serbian: Vulkan
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GENERAL FICTION
Dilloway, Margaret
SISTERS OF HEART AND SNOW: A Novel
April 2015
“An exquisitely written novel about love and redemption.” —Kirkus Reviews, on The Care and
Handling of Roses with Thorns
When their Japanese mother, Hikari, is diagnosed with dementia, adult American sisters Rachel
and Drew are surprised when Rachel, the black sheep of the family, is granted power of
attorney. Rachel is determined to live up to the responsibility, in spite of her father’s fury over
the decision. In a rare moment of lucidity, Hikari makes a mysterious request: She asks Rachel to find a book in her
sewing room. To get into the house, let alone find the book, Rachel needs her sister’s help. But finding the book
turns out to just be the beginning. The book—which tells the tale of an ancient female samurai—reveals truths
about Drew and Rachel’s relationship and helps the two sisters connect in a way that turns their differences into
their strongest asset. Margaret Dilloway is the acclaimed author of The Care and Handling of Roses with Thorns
and How to Be an American Housewife.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Putnam (editor Chris Pepe)
Agent: Dan Lazar, Writers House
Karon, Jan
SOMEWHERE SAFE WITH SOMEBODY GOOD: The New Mitford Novel
Sept. 2014
“Jan Karon knits Mitford’s small-town characters and multiple story lines into a cozy sweater of
a book... Somewhere Safe hits the sweet spot at the intersection of your heart and your funny
bone.” –USA Today, 4/4 stars
New York Times bestseller! Father Timothy Kavanagh and his wife, Cynthia, are back in Mitford
after a peripatetic few years following his retirement from Lord’s Chapel and a long-planned
vacation in Ireland. And though he’s glad to be back home, he’s unsettled by the prospect of retirement and
worries that he’s lost his passion. But his family—and Mitford—need him. His son, Dooley, is now engaged to Lace
Turner and about to finish college and begin his veterinary training. Dooley’s brother, Sammy, still full of anger
over his mother’s abandonment, causes damage to one of Father Tim’s prized possessions. And Hope Murphy,
owner of the local bookstore and suffering through a difficult pregnancy, struggles to keep her business alive
without jeopardizing her baby’s health. With the help of his dear and faithful wife, Father Tim digs deep to reach
all those in need, proving once again that Mitford takes care of its own. Jan Karon is the author of the bestselling
series of nine Mitford novels and several other books.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Putnam (editor Chris Pepe)
Agent: Robert Barnett, Williams & Connolly
Czech: Vysehrad
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Shattuck, Shari
BECOMING ELLEN: A Novel
June 2015
“A novel of grace and tenderness, so darkly funny in places it made me laugh out loud; I kept
stopping as I read, to hold on to these wonderful characters, to keep them with me just a little
longer.” —Luanne Rice, New York Times-bestselling author
Ellen Homes is done being invisible. Well, sort of. Living with her closest friends Temerity and
Justice has helped her step out of the shell of invisibility she once hid away in. She still seeks
refuge in solitary time and observing from afar, but she’s has pushed herself to open up to others in ways that
bring her unexpected happiness. But when a terrible bus crash upends her normal routine, Ellen finds herself on a
whirlwind crusade for the unseen and downtrodden. Only this time, helping others—including two young children
with no one else to turn to—will mean facing a pain from her past that she’s long tucked away. Becoming Ellen
brings readers the touching, poignant, and compassionate life of Ellen Homes as she learns how to navigate the
world she has decided to become a part of. Shari Shattuck is an actress and the author of Invisible Ellen.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Putnam (editor Nita Taublib)
Agent: Paul Fedorko, N.S. Bienstock
Williams, Beatriz
TINY LITTLE THING: A Novel
May 2015
“Williams conjures up another substantive beach read steeped in history and familial intrigue...
Readers will love wallowing in the twists and turns of this irresistibly luxurious tale.” —Booklist,
on The Secret Life of Violet Grant
Tiny Hardcastle is the ideal wife for a politician, especially in 1968. Demure but warm, graceful
and gracious, she embodies the word “perfect.” Together she and Frank make the ultimate
power couple: intelligent, rich, and impossibly attractive. It seems nothing can stop Frank from rising through the
ranks, and he’s got his sights set on a senate seat in November. Out on Cape Cod with her in-laws for the summer,
Tiny is recovering from a recent miscarriage. Before the summer begins she is already dreading a visit from a
distant Hardcastle cousin, Caspian, a face all-too-familiar to Tiny. As she struggles to maintain the façade that she
and Caspian have never met, she receives the first of a series alarming photographs—that only Caspian could know
about—that threaten to undo her ordered life and her husband’s career. What unfolds is a love story unlike any
other, filled with secrets, scandals, and bombshells that have been looming on the edges of Tiny’s picture-perfect
life for longer than she could have possibly known. Beatriz Williams is the bestselling author of Overseas, A
Hundred Summers, and The Secret Life of Violet Grant.
First Serial, UK, Audio: Putnam (editor Chris Pepe)
Translation, Agent: Alexandra Machinist, ICM
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CRIME, THRILLERS, MYSTERY, SUSPENSE
Atkins, Ace
THE REDEEMERS: A Quinn Colson Novel
July 2015
“One of the best crime writers at work today.” —Michael Connelly
Quinn Colson is jobless: The military career he loved with the US Army Rangers is over, and
now he’s been voted out as sheriff of Tibbehah County, Mississippi. He has offers, in bigger and
better places, but before he goes, he’s got one more job to do—to bring down the criminal
operation of county kingpin Johnny Stagg. But in the middle of the long, hot summer, a trio of
criminals stage a bold break-in at the home of a local lumber mill owner, making off with a million dollars in cash
from his safe, which is curious, because the mill owner is wealthy—but not that wealthy. None of this has anything
to do with Colson, but during the investigation, two men are killed, one of them the new sheriff. His friend, acting
sheriff Lillie Virgil, and a dangerous former flame, Anna Lee Stevens, both ask him to step in, and reluctantly he
does, only to discover that that safe contained more than just money. It also held secrets that could either save
Colson or destroy him once and for all. Ace Atkins is the bestselling author of The Forsaken and The Broken Places,
among others.
UK, Translation, Audio: Putnam (editor Neil Nyren)
Agent: Esther Newberg, ICM
Berenson, Alex
TWELVE DAYS: A John Wells Novel
Feb. 2015
“Whatever real-world geopolitical threat you’re following, chances are the fictional John Wells
has already handled it in his ripped-from-the-headlines adventures.” —National Public Radio
John Wells, with his former CIA bosses Ellis Shafer and Vinnnie Duto, has uncovered a
staggering plot, a false-flag operation to drive the US and Iran into war. But they have no
proof, no one will listen, and events have begun to hurtle out of control. Now, the three of
them know: There is no alternative. If they can’t get what they need by the US deadline to Iran, only twelve days
away, it’ll all be over. They fan out, from Zurich to Saudi Arabia, Tel Aviv to Kiev, Jordan to South Africa,
desperately trying to tease out the clues in their possession. Meanwhile, the situation only gets worse. A plane is
shot down over Delhi. Two bus bombs explode in Israel. The military forces on both sides gather into position.
Maybe they don’t even have twelve days... Alex Berenson is the bestselling author of The Counterfeit Agent and
The Night Ranger, among others.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Putnam (editor Neil Nyren)
Agent: ICM
UK: Headline
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Box, C.J.
ENDANGERED: A Joe Pickett Novel
March 2015
“One of today’s sold-gold, A-list, must-read writers.” –Lee Child
Joe Pickett had good reason to dislike Dallas Cates, even if he was a rodeo champion, and now
he has even more reason: Joe’s 18-year-old ward April has run off with him. And then comes
even worse news: The body of a girl has been found in a ditch along the highway—alive, but
just barely, the victim of blunt force trauma. It is April, and the doctors don’t know if she’ll
recover. Cates denies having anything to do with it, but Joe knows in his gut who’s responsible. The problem is that
there’s no proof, and when Joe sets out to find it, he meets some terrifying opposition: the entire Cates clan,
including two notoriously violent brothers and a mother like no one Joe has ever met. Joe’s going to find out the
truth, even if it kills him. And this time, it just might. C.J. Box is the bestselling author of Stone Cold and Breaking
Point, among others.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Putnam (editor Neil Nyren)
Agent: Ann Rittenberg Literary Agency
UK: Head of Zeus
Griffin, W.E.B., and William E. Butterworth IV
THE ASSASSINATION OPTION: A Clandestine Operations Novel
Dec. 2014
“A thrilling new series entitled Clandestine Operations has begun, opening doors into special
ops, investigating the path to the Cold War, and unveiling clandestine connections between
Argentina and Germany during WWII… This incredible mix of intrigue, diplomacy and, of
course, a bit of romance, is fantastic. The reader will note the horror of the war, along with the
massive role intelligence agents played in the eventual victory. In other words, when this story
from a literary team that ignites suspense lovers everywhere comes to a close, readers will be
panting for the next novel.” —Suspense Magazine, on Top Secret
James Cronley thought he had done well, but he hadn’t known he’d done this well. His first successful mission for
the about-to-be-official new Central Intelligence Directorate has drawn all kinds of attention, some welcome, some
not. On the plus side, he’s now a captain, promoted to Chief, DCI, Europe, and in charge of a top secret spy
operation. On the minus side, a lot of people would like to know about that operation, including not only the
Soviets, but his own Pentagon, as well as a seething J. Edgar Hoover. Cronley knows that if just one thing goes
wrong, he’s likely to get thrown to the wolves. As if that weren’t enough pressure, complications are springing up
on all sides. He’s discovered a surprising alliance between the former German intelligence chief and, of all things,
Mossad. A German family that Cronley never knew he had has suddenly, and suspiciously, emerged. And he’s due
for a rendezvous with an undercover agent against the Soviets known only as Seven K. It’s when he meets Seven K
that he gets the real surprise. This is the second book bestselling author W.E.B. Griffin’s Clandestine Operations
series, after Top Secret.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Putnam (editor Neil Nyren)
Agent: Jennifer Rudolph Walsh, William Morris Endeavor
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Guinn, Jeff
UNTITLED
May 2015
“A worthy addition to the western genre… Catnip for Lonesome Dove fans” —The Seattle
Times, on Glorious
After barely escaping his nemesis in the tiny Arizona Territory town of Glorious, Cash
McLendon is in desperate need of a safe haven on the frontier. Fleeing to Dodge City, he falls
in with an intrepid band of buffalo hunters determined to head south to forbidden Indian
Territory in the Texas panhandle. In the company of such colorful Western legends as Bat Masterson and Billy
Dixon, Cash helps establish a hunting camp known as Adobe Walls. When a massive migration of buffalo arrives,
and newly hopeful that he may yet patch things up with old flame Gabrielle Tirrito back in Arizona, Cash thinks his
luck has finally changed. But no good can come of entering the prohibited lands they’ve crossed into. Little do Cash
and his fellows know that their camp is targeted by a new coalition of the finest warriors among the Comanche,
Cheyenne, and Kiowa. Led by fierce Comanche war chief Quanah and eerie tribal mystic Isatai, an enormous force
of 2000 is about to descend on the camp and will mark one of the fiercest, bloodiest battles in frontier history.
Cash McLendon is in another fight for his life—and this time, with hordes of murderous Indians closing in from
every direction, running is not an option. Jeff Guinn is the bestselling author of Glorious, Manson, The Last
Gunfight, and Go Down Together.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Putnam (editor Chris Pepe)
Agent: Jim Donovan Literary
Kellerman, Jonathan, and Jesse Kellerman
THE GOLEM OF HOLLYWOOD: A Novel
Sept. 2014
“An extraordinary work of detection, suspense, and supernatural mystery. I spent three days
totally lost in the world Jonathan and Jesse Kellerman have created. This is brilliant, pageturning fiction with mythic underpinnings that give it a special resonance; a rare collaboration
where the sum is truly greater than the parts.” —Stephen King
From the #1 New York Times-bestselling author and master of psychological suspense comes
an extraordinary new creation—a crime story, a police story, a love story, and a horror story all in one—and one of
the most remarkable novels of the year. A burnt-out Los Angeles homicide detective… a woman of mystery who is
far more than she seems… an ancient monster bent on a mission of retribution. When these three come together,
a new standard of suspense is born. Jonathan Kellerman is the bestselling author of 29 novels. Jesse Kellerman is
the bestselling author of five novels. They are at work on a sequel, The Golem of Paris.
First Serial, Translation, Audio: Putnam (editor Neil Nyren)
UK, Agent: Authors c/o Putnam
UK: Headline (via authors); Czech: Albatros; French: Editions du Seuil; Hungarian: Europa; Russian: Phantom
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Laukkanen, Owen
THE STOLEN ONES: A Stevens and Windermere Novel
March 2015
“Laukkanen’s fast-paced, no-frills style is brisk, blunt, and fueled entirely by adrenaline.”
—Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review, on Kill Fee
Cass County, Minnesota: A sheriff’s deputy steps outside a diner in the rain, sees something
suspicious, and ends up shot dead in the mud. When agent Kirk Stevens arrives on the scene,
he finds a hysterical young woman sitting by the body, holding the murder weapon—the
deputy’s own gun. She has no ID, no English, and just the clothing on her back. The mystery only deepens from
there, as Stevens and his partner in the new violent crime task force Carla Windermere find themselves on the trail
of a massive international kidnapping and prostitution operation. Before they’re done, they’ll travel over half the
country and come face-to-face not only with the most vicious man either of them have ever encountered—but
also two of the most courageous women. Owen Laukkanen is the acclaimed author of The Professionals, Criminal
Enterprise, and Kill Fee.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Putnam (editor Neil Nyren)
Agent: Stacia Decker, Donald Maass Literary Agency
UK: Corvus/Atlantic; Norwegian: Cappelen Damm
Maden, Mike
BLUE WARRIOR: A Troy Pearce Novel
Oct. 2014
“A brilliant read with astounding plot twists. Maden’s trail of intrigue will captivate you from
page one.” —Clive Cussler, on Drone
Blue Warrior is set in Mali’s remote Sahara desert, where a recently discovered deposit of
strategically indispensable rare earth elements ignites an international rush to secure them.
Standing in the way are the Tuaregs, the fierce tribe of warrior nomads who are fighting for
their independence. In order to gain a foothold in the area, the Chinese offer to help the Malian government crush
the rebellion by the Tuaregs. Meanwhile, Al Qaeda jihadis join the fight. In the midst of all this chaos are Troy
Pearce’s closest friend and a mysterious woman from his past who ask Troy for help. Deploying his team and the
his newest drones to rescue his friends and save the rebellion, Troy discovers that he may need more than
technology to survive the battle and root out the real puppet masters behind the Tuareg genocide. Mike Maden is
the acclaimed author of Drone. He is at work at two more novels in the series.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Putnam (editor Nita Taublib)
Agent: David Hale Smith, Inkwell Management
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Moss, Todd
THE GOLDEN HOUR: A Novel
Sept. 2014
“A superbly realistic, high-powered thriller about a bloody coup in Africa and the desperate
efforts of the State Department, CIA, and US military to counter it. The novel introduces the
unforgettable character of Judd Ryker, an international crisis fixer. It’s all here: spectacular and
exotic settings, terror, violence, beauty, good and evil, and everything in between. It is just
about impossible to stop reading this book.” —Douglas Preston, #1 New York Timesbestselling author
The Golden Hour is a fast-paced, sophisticated thriller about modern-day espionage and diplomacy. Judd Ryker is a
promising young professor working inside the US State Department to test his “Golden Hour” theory that crisis
response success depends on speed. So far his experiment is failing, but a surprise coup d’état in Mali may be his
chance. Ryker has just 100 hours to restore a valuable Western ally to power, rescue the kidnapped daughter of a
Senator, and protect the American embassy from terrorist attack. But Ryker finds enemies not only in the sands of
the Sahara Desert, but also inside the US government. His first step is to uncover the truth. In his debut novel,
Todd Moss, formerly the top US diplomat for West Africa, guides the story from Washington, across Europe and
the Sahara, to the fabled city of Timbuktu—and takes readers deep inside the clandestine world of 21st Century
national security. Todd Moss is currently Vice President and Senior Fellow at the Center for Global Development, a
Washington, DC, think tank, and is an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University. This is his first novel; he is at
work on the forthcoming Minute Zero.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Putnam (editor Neil Nyren)
Agent: Josh Getzler, Hannigan, Salky, Getzler Agency
Palmer, Matthew
SECRETS OF STATE: A Novel
June 2015
“Superb! Embassy insider Matthew Palmer takes us inside the secret club of international
diplomacy and races his characters through political tightropes and hair-raising encounters. I
read this tale at warp speed, thrilled all the way… Palmer joins the exalted ranks of Follett,
Forsyth, and Clancy.” —Tess Gerritsen, internationally bestselling author of Last to Die, on The
American Mission
Sam Trainor had once been a whiz-kid with a bright future, but a career of overseas work coupled with a penchant
for being an outspoken iconoclast has left him on the outside looking in one too many times. Now he’s moving
over from being the top South Asia analyst at the US Bureau of Intelligence & Research to doing identical work
with as private a contractor—for twice the pay. Argus Security provides the federal government with intelligence
and analysis regarding developments in the volatile Indian subcontinent. But Sam soon discovers that for all their
similarities, the government and private consulting companies have extraordinarily differing endgames. As he
struggles to adjust to a more corporate version of the work that had driven him for so long, he stumbles across an
anomaly in the intel: the transcript of a conversation discussing the fastest ways to upend the delicate political
balance keeping India and Pakistan from all-out war. But he knows that conversation couldn’t have occurred,
because among other reasons, he is having an affair with one of the participants. As he digs into the source of this
misinformation he realizes more is at stake than just bad intel. The consequences of such blatantly wrong
information trickling through the international gossip mill could lead the world into nuclear conflict. And Sam
discovers his new employer could be knee-deep in the midst of the turmoil. Matthew Palmer is the author of the
acclaimed The American Mission and a 20-year veteran of the US Foreign Service.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Putnam (editor Nita Taublib)
Agent: Meg Ruley, Jane Rotrosen Agency
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Thoft, Ingrid
BRUTALITY: A Fina Ludlow Novel
June 2015
“Dazzling… Readers will be eager to see more of smash-mouth Fina, a hard-boiled throwback
equally comfortable shooting from the hip or the lip.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review),
on Loyalty
Fina Ludlow is not easily scared and rarely shies from a fight, but her latest case prompts her to
rethink the wisdom of her tough-as-nails approach. When Liz Barone is attacked in her kitchen
and left with a life-threatening injury, Fina is hired by Liz’s mom to identify the attacker. It’s not the usual course of
business for Fina to take a case that isn’t connected to family firm Ludlow & Associates, but she’s intrigued when
she hears that Liz was in the process of suing her alma mater, New England University, in a suit that could be a
legal goldmine. Twenty years earlier, Liz was a star on the NEU women’s soccer team, but her fond memories of
her playing days began to sour as she started experiencing an alarming decline in her cognitive abilities. Liz was
convinced that her problems were due to her style of play and the university’s willingness to ignore head injuries in
favor of wins. Was Liz attacked to stop her potential lawsuit, or were there other secrets in the seemingly innocent
woman’s life? Fina convinces her father, Carl, who’s also her boss, to take the case, and discovers that wading into
the financially lucrative and emotionally charged world of collegiate sports requires nerves of steel. As the list of
suspects grows and hidden agendas are revealed, Fina wonders if any game is worth the price. Ingrid Thoft is the
acclaimed author of Identity and Loyalty.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Putnam (editor Chris Pepe)
Agent: Helen Brann Agency
White, Randy Wayne
HAUNTED: A Hannah Smith Novel
Aug. 2014
“Hannah brings a fresh perspective to White’s much-loved southwest Florida world.”
—Booklist (starred review), on Deceived
The house is historic, some say haunted. It is also slated to be razed and replaced by condos,
unless Hannah Smith can do something about it. She’s been hired by a wealthy Palm Beach
widow to prove that the house’s seller didn’t disclose everything he knew about the place
when he unloaded it, including its role in a bloody Civil War skirmish (in which two of Hannah’s own distant
relations had had a part), and the suicides—or were they murders?—of two previous owners. Hannah sees it as a
win-win opportunity: She can stop the condo project while tracking her family history. She doesn’t believe in
ghosts, anyway. But some things are more dangerous. Randy Wayne White is the bestselling author of two
previous Hannah Smith novels (Gone and Deceived) and many Doc Ford novels.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Putnam (editor Neil Nyren)
Agent: Esther Newberg, ICM
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NARRATIVE NONFICTION, BIOGRAPHY, MEMOIR, HISTORY
Abdill, Edward
MASTERS OF WISDOM: The Mahatmas, Their Letters, and the Path
May 2015
In Masters of Wisdom, scholar of religion Edward Abdill provides an authoritative, historically reliable, and
delightfully readable study of the background and ideas of the hidden Masters of Wisdom that guided Madame
H.P. Blavatsky in opening the world to Eastern and esoteric spirituality in the late 19th Century. Drawing on
extraordinary documents known as the “Mahatma Letters,” Abdill brings the Masters to life. In sharp, concise
language he highlights their teachings and makes it clear that the central purpose of their work is far more
profound than history has understood. Abdill is the author of The Secret Gateway.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Tarcher: (editor Mitch Horowitz)
Agent: Author c/o Tarcher
Bebergal, Peter
SEASON OF THE WITCH: How the Occult Saved Rock and Roll
Oct. 2014
From the Hoodoo-inspired sounds of Elvis Presley to the Eastern odysseys of George Harrison, from the dark
dalliances of Led Zeppelin to the Masonic imagery of today’s hip-hop scene, the occult has long breathed life into
rock and hip hop—and indeed, esoteric and supernatural traditions are the secret ingredient behind the
emergence and development of rock and roll. With intellectual substance, vivid storytelling, and laser-sharp
analysis, Peter Bebergal illuminates this web of influences to produce the definitive work on how the occult
shaped—and saved—popular music. As Bebergal explains, occult and mystical ideals gave rock and roll its heart
and purpose, making rock more than just backbeat music and into a cultural revolution of political, spiritual,
sexual, and social liberation. Peter Bebergal is the author of Too Much to Dream and The Faith between Us.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Tarcher (editor Mitch Horowitz)
Agent: Matthew Elblonk, DeFiore & Company
Czech: Volvox Globator
Egenes, Thomas, and Vernon Katz
THE UPANISHADS: A New Translation
June 2015
This new translation of The Upanishads is at once delightfully simple and rigorously learned, providing today’s
readers with an accurate, accessible edition of the most important work of ancient Indian philosophy. Thomas
Egenes is the author of several of the most popular guides for learning Sanskrit. Vernon Katz assisted the Maharishi
Mahesh Yogi, the founder of Transcendental Meditation, in his classic translation of the Bhagavad Gita and the
Brahma Sutra.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Tarcher (editor Mitch Horowitz)
Agent: Authors c/o Tarcher
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Futerman, Samantha, and Anaïs Bordier
SEPARATED @ BIRTH: A True Love Story of Twin Sisters Reunited
Oct. 2014
It all began when design student Anaïs Bordier viewed a YouTube video and saw her own face staring back. After
some research, Anaïs found that the Los Angeles actress Samantha Futerman was born in a South Korean port city
called Busan on November 19, 1987—the exact same location and day that Anaïs was born. This propelled her to
make contact via Facebook. One message later, both girls wondered: Could they be twins? Thus begins their
remarkable journey to build a relationship as sisters, continents apart. Over Facebook, Twitter, and Skype, they
learned that they shared much more than a strikingly similar appearance. Eventually, they traveled to Korea to
discover more about the land of their separation. Separated @ Birth is a story that spans the world and peels back
some of the complex and emotional layers of foreign adoption.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Putnam (editor Kerri Kolen)
Agent: Steve Ross, Abrams Artists Agency
Croatian: Profil; Japanese: Ohta; Korean: Hansol-soobook
Grange, Kevin
LIGHTS AND SIRENS: The Education of a Paramedic
June 2015
At age 36, Kevin Grange left his job in residential real estate to pursue a career in emergency medicine at UCLA’s
Daniel Freeman Paramedic Program, considered to be the “Harvard” of paramedic schools, with a reputation for
being one of the best and most intense training programs in the world. Blending four months of classroom
instruction with ER rotations and a grueling field internship with the Los Angeles Fire Department, UCLA’s medical
program is like an intense mix of boot camp meets medical school. Few jobs in the world can match the daily dose
of stress, trauma, and drama that a paramedic calls a typical day at the office. Few educational settings can match
the stress and competitiveness of paramedic school. It would turn out to be the hardest thing he'd ever done—but
also the most educational, transformational and inspiring. Grange is the author of Beneath Blossom Rain.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Berkley (editor Shannon Jamieson Vasquez)
Agent: Dystel & Goderich Literary Management
Hodges, Jr., Andrew Gerow
Aug. 2015
BEHIND NAZI LINES: The True Story of 149 WWII POWs and the American Who Singlehandedly Saved Them
Andy Hodges had been excluded from military service due to a lingering shoulder injury. Devastated but
determined, he refused to sit at home while his fellow Americans risked their lives, so he joined the Red Cross,
volunteering for the toughest assignments on the most dangerous battlefields. In the fall of 1944, Andy was
tapped for what sounded like a suicide mission: a desperate attempt to aid the Allied POWs in occupied France.
But, despite the likelihood of failure, Andy did far more than deliver much-needed supplies. By the end of the year,
he had negotiated the release of an unprecedented 149 prisoners—leaving no one behind. This is the true story of
one man’s selflessness, ingenuity, and victory in the face of impossible adversity. Andrew Gerow Hodges, Jr., is the
author of The Deeper Intelligence.
UK, Translation, Audio: Berkley (editor Natalee Rosenstein)
Agent: Wordserve Literary Group
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Lerman, Dawn
MY FAT DAD
May 2015
Dawn Lerman serves up a coming-of-age story that centers on food and nourishment growing up as a latch-key kid
in Chicago and New York. She was an expert on every diet from Atkins to Weight Watchers by the time she was
nine, watching her father try and fail at each one as his weight ballooned to 450 pounds, while her emotionally
distant mother ate food for fuel alone, standing over the kitchen sink. Luckily Dawn’s grandmother, Beauty,
understood her need for nourishment, becoming her mentor and savior as she taught Dawn to cook and poured
love and stability into her life one recipe at a time. Food is the center of Dawn’s life and the heart of this memoir,
feeding the body and feeding the soul. Healthful recipes from her childhood appear at the end of each chapter.
Dawn Lerman is a nutritionist and the writer of a popular series of articles on the New York Times Well Blog.
First Serial, UK, Audio: Berkley (editor Denise Silvestro)
Translation, Agent: Lynn Johnston Literary
Lokos, Allan
Feb. 2015
THROUGH THE FLAMES: Overcoming Disaster Through Compassion, Patience, and Determination
After miraculously surviving a plane crash in Myanmar, Allan Lokos shares what his long and painful recovery
process has taught him about humanity’s ability to survive in the face of suffering. Lokos was severely burned in
the accident, and in weeks following the crash, he was told by many that he would not survive. As founder and
guiding teacher of the Community Meditation Center in New York, Lokos had spent decades cultivating
compassion and non-attachment. Since the crash, his Buddhist practice has been mightily tested. In this inspiring
account of his against-all-odds recovery, Lokos uses his experience to examine the challenge of human suffering in
general and addresses the question of how we can thrive in the midst of pain and uncertainty. He is also the
author of Patience and Pocket Peace.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Tarcher (editor Sara Carder)
Agent: Nick Mullendore, Loretta Barrett Books
Navarro, Mireya
STEPDOG: A Memoir
April 2015
When Mireya Navarro starts dating her future husband Jim, his dog immediately becomes a hostile presence in the
relationship. Mireya slams the door in Eddie’s face, keeps part of the house off-limits to him, crates him for dinner
parties, and subtly tries to leave doors open for him to escape. She even tries to leave him behind in California
when she and her husband relocate to New York. But in the end, not even her position as wife could come
between the enduring bond between man and dog. Despite her years of fighting, Mireya’s feelings begin to soften
as Eddie gets old. Through his deterioration, she sees that Eddie actually brought something critically important to
her new family despite their battles—a furry connection that brings together a modern stepfamily that is simply
struggling to blend. Mireya Navarro is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist for The New York Times.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Putnam (editor Kerri Kolen)
Agent: Flip Brophy, Sterling Lord Literistic
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Shetterly, Caitlin
June 2015
MODIFIED: How GMOs Have Sparked the World’s Biggest Food Debate, and Why It’s So Important
Caitlin Shetterly and her young son are allergic to genetically modified corn. Since their diagnosis, she has waged
war against GMO products by making her own bread, taking her own dishes wherever she goes, finding farmers
who do not feed corn to their animals, and a host of other changes. Modified delves deep into the reasons for the
proliferation of GMOs in the food chain, the health concerns they may raise, and the environmental changes that
come along with them. It is a comprehensive, provocative, accessible, and occasionally dramatic foray into this
issue for readers worldwide who want to understand how GMOs affect their lives. Shetterly is the author of Made
for You and Fault Lines, among others.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Putnam (editor Kerri Kolen)
Agent: Lisa Grubka, Fletcher & Company
Silberman, Steve
Aug. 2015
NEUROTRIBES: The Legacy of Autism and How to Think Smarter About People Who Think Differently
Autism is not a disorder or a condition; it’s simply another way of being human. In this groundbreaking book, the
first to offer a comprehensive view of the historical and scientific background of this watershed moment in our
understanding of the mind, Wired reporter Steve Silberman offers a pitch for practical reforms in education, the
workplace, and culture that will speed progress towards a more equitable, neuro-diverse society.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Avery (editor Megan Newman)
Agent: Beth Vesel Literary Agency
UK: Allen & Unwin
Slater, Tracy
THE GOOD SHUFU: Finding Love, Self, and Home on the Far Side of the World
June 2015
Tracy Slater had carefully constructed a life she loved in Boston, but everything is upended when she falls for the
most unlikely mate: a Japanese salaryman based in Osaka who barely speaks her language. Deciding to give fate a
chance, Tracy builds a bi-continental marriage filled with contradictions and dissonance, but also strange moments
of enlightenment and joy. In Japan, Tracy’s life is marked by difficulties small and large, but despite the challenges,
Tracy is sustained by her husband Toru’s quiet love. Steadily and surely, Tracy fills her life in Japan with meaningful
connections, a loving marriage, and wonder at her adopted country, a place that will never feel natural or easy, but
which provides endless opportunities for growth, insight, and humor. A memoir of travel and love, The Good Shufu
is a story of the life least expected: messy, overwhelming, and deeply enriching in its complications.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Putnam (editor Sara Minnich)
Agent: Rachel Sussman, Chalberg & Sussman
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Stout, Jay A.
HELL’S ANGELS: The True Story of the 303rd Bomb Group in World War II
Jan. 2015
During the great air battles that were fought to destroy Nazi Germany’s ability to wage war, the US Army Air Forces
joined with Great Britain’s already-engaged Royal Air Force to launch a strategic air campaign that ultimately
brought the Luftwaffe to its knees. One of the standout units of this campaign was the legendary 303rd Bomb
Group: the Hell’s Angels. This is the 303rd’s story, as told by the men who made it what it was. Taking their name
from their B-17 of the same name, they became one of the most distinguished and important air combat units in
history. The dramatic and terrible air battles they fought against Germany changed the course of the war.
Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Jay A. Stout is a retired fighter pilot and the author of Unsung Eagles, Fighter Group, and
The Men Who Killed the Luftwaffe, among others.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Berkley (editor Natalee Rosenstein)
Agent: E.J. McCarthy Agency
Wedge, Marilyn
A DISEASE CALLED CHILDHOOD: Why ADHD Became an American Epidemic
April 2015
This book surveys the way childhood behavioral problems are treated in countries across the world, showing how
categories of mental illnesses and methods of treating them are tied to the values and beliefs of a society. Drawing
on a variety of effective techniques gleaned from family therapy and cross-cultural wisdom, author Marilyn Wedge
hopes for a truly new paradigm for children’s mental health—a better, happier, and healthier way forward.
Marilyn Wedge is a practicing family therapist and the author of Pills Are Not for Preschoolers. Her article “Why
French Kids Don’t Have ADHD” in Psychology Today has received over six million hits.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Avery (editor Lauren Marino)
Agent: Susan Lee Cohen, Riverside Literary Agency
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SELF-HELP, SPIRITUALITY, HEALTH, COOKERY
Alvarado, Anthony
DIY MAGIC: A Strange and Whimsical Guide to Creativity
April 2015
Anthony Alvarado provides readers with a collection of techniques for accessing deeper levels of creative
thought—for hacking into their subconscious. From Salvador Dali’s spoon technique and ornithomancy (divination
by crows), to bibliomancy and using (legal) stimulants, the exercises in this book will help anyone chasing the
muse—artists, musicians, writers and more—as they tug at the strings of everyday reality and tap into the magic of
their own minds.
First Serial, UK, Audio: Perigee (editor Meg Leder)
Translation, Agent: Mollie Glick, Foundry Literary & Media
Bancroft, Lundy
April 2015
DAILY WISDOM FOR WHY DOES HE DO THAT? Encouragement for Women Involved With Angry and Controlling
Men
Like a constant friend, this collection of meditations from the author of the Why Does He Do That? is a source of
strength and reassurance designed to speak to women in relationships with angry and controlling men. The book
serves to empower, encourage, and inspire women to value and respect themselves even when their partner
makes it very clear that he does not. Lundy Bancroft writes from a place of deep understanding in a comfortable
style and endeavors to help women to see the truth in their destructive relationships.
First Serial, UK, Translation (excluding Japanese), Audio: Berkley (editor Denise Silvestro)
Japanese, Agent: Wendy Sherman Associates
Banks, Amy, and Leigh Ann Hirschman
FOUR WAYS TO CLICK: Rewire Your Brain for Stronger, More Rewarding Relationships
Feb. 2015
The key to achieving more satisfying relationships is to strengthen the neural pathways in our brains that
encourage connection. When we are supported by good relationships, these pathways—and our brains—flourish.
But when we are in bad relationships, neural pathways associated with stress activate, creating anxiety, anger,
withdrawal, and dissatisfaction. By tuning up the right pathways, we can enhance our ability to connect. Amy
Banks is the Director of Advanced Training at the Wellesley Centers for Women.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Tarcher (editor Sara Carder)
Agent: Kathryn Beaumont, Kneerim, Williams & Bloom Agency
UK: Allen & Unwin
Booher, Dianna
WHAT MORE CAN I SAY? Why Communication Fails and What to Do About It
Jan. 2015
Here communications expert Dianna Booher provides a 9-point checklist for success in persuading, building solid
relationships, and increasing credibility. With examples from politics, pop culture, business, family, and current
events, she also identifies common reasons that communicators fail to accomplish their goals, and provides
illustrations and analyses of messages that succeed and those that fail.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Prentice Hall Press (editor Jeanette Shaw)
Agent: Carol Mann Agency
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Boyes, Alice
March 2015
THE ANXIETY TOOLKIT: Strategies for Fine-Tuning Your Mind and Moving Past Your Stuck Points
The Anxiety Toolkit draws on extensive social psychology research and the author's training and clinical experience
in Cognitive-Behavioral psychology to address the core problems that impede people who are anxious: inhibition,
biased thinking, rumination, intolerance of uncertainty, excessive responsibility taking, perfectionism, selfcriticism, and avoidance coping—and providing readers with the tools to manage these tendencies. Alice Boyes
writes for Psychology Today and is the Emotions Expert for Women’s Health Australia.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Perigee (editor Meg Leder)
Agent: Giles Anderson Literary Agency
Buelow, Beth
THE INTROVERT ENTREPRENEUR
Nov. 2015
Despite the multitude of prominent introvert entrepreneurs (such as Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and Mark Zuckerberg)
there is no book that discusses how introverts can utilize their natural gifts (such as listening) and overcome their
weaknesses (such as an aversion to networking) when it comes to starting a business. Beth Buelow’s The Introvert
Entrepreneur is the first book to explore a range of entrepreneurial topics from an introvert point of view,
including fears, mindset, failure and self-management, values, networking, marketing, sales, creating community,
partnership, and expansion.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Perigee (editor Marian Lizzi)
Agent: Annie Bomke Literary Agency
UK: Virgin/RH
Cameron, Julia, with Emma Lively
Jan. 2015
PROSPERITY EVERY DAY: A Daily Companion on Your Journey to Greater Wealth and Happiness
In this collection of 365 reflections on prosperity, we discover what it means to be prosperous and how we can
become more so with each new day of the year. True prosperity has nothing to do with money. Rather, prosperity
is about appreciating the life you have, even as you take practical steps to improve your financial situation.
Prosperity Every Day offers support on your journey toward greater prosperity—both in your wallet and in your
life. Read daily, these meditations will put you on a spiritual path that improves your solvency. Julia Cameron is the
bestselling author of The Artist’s Way and others.
First Serial, Translation, Audio: Tarcher (editor Sara Carder)
UK, Agent: Susan Raihofer, David Black Literary Agency
Caviness, Ylonda Gault
April 2015
CHILD, PLEASE: How I Learned That When It Comes to Raising Kids, My Mother Had It Right All Along
Ylonda Gault Caviness describes her journey to the realization that all the parenting advice she was obsessively
devouring as a new parent (and sharing with the world as a parenting expert on NPR, NBC’s Today, The Huffington
Post, and elsewhere) didn’t mean scratch compared to her mama’s “old school” wisdom as a strong black woman.
In Child, Please, Caviness describes the road back to embracing a more sane—not to mention loving—way of
raising children. Her mother had it right all along.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Tarcher (editor Sara Carder)
Agent: Jim Levine, Levine Greenberg Literary Agency
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Chutkan, Robynne
Aug. 2015
THE MICROBIOME SOLUTION: The Science-Based Gut Rehab Plan to Replenish the Powerful Microbes Essential
to Our Health
The trillions of bacteria that live in our gut – collectively known as the microbiome – represent one of the most
intriguing new frontiers in medicine. In The Microbiome Solution, high-profile and mediagenic gastroenterologist
Robynne Chutkan translates this cutting-edge, exciting research into a three-level plan that will boost immunity,
reduce inflammation, keep us lean and happy, and enhance our overall health. Chutkan is the author of Gutbliss.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Avery (editor Lucia Watson)
Agent: Howard Yoon, Ross Yoon Agency
Cory, Jill, and Karen McAndless-Davis
WHEN LOVE HURTS: A Woman’s Guide to Understanding Abuse in Relationships
Jan. 2015
This is a practical guidebook for women in abusive relationships that offers exercises and resources to help them
gain control over their lives. Filled with stories from other women who have been in the same position of seeming
powerlessness and confusion that they are experiencing, When Love Hurts is a supportive and non-judgmental
friend to women who don't know where to turn.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Berkley (editor Denise Silvestro)
Agent: Wendy Sherman Associates
Dembling, Sophia
INTROVERTS IN LOVE: The Quiet Way to Happily Ever After
Jan. 2015
Being introverted shouldn’t mean being isolated. Introverts may not be comfortable in a joined-at-the-hip, weshare-everything relationship, and they may not be as high-maintenance as extroverts, but all humans have a need
to be known and understood on a deeper level. Introverts in Love guides readers through the world of dating and
relationships, helping them navigate issues that are particular to introverts, such as having to make conversation at
parties or the challenges of dating an extrovert. Sophia Dembling is the author of The Introvert’s Way.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Perigee (editor Meg Leder)
Agent: Penny Nelson, Manus & Associates
Eichenstein, Rita
April 2015
NOT WHAT I EXPECTED: Parenting a Special-Needs Child—From Diagnosis to Acceptance and Beyond
As diagnosis rates continue to rise for autism, ADHD, learning disabilities, and other developmental differences,
parents face a maze of medical, psychological, and educational choices—and a great deal of emotional stress. With
compassion, clarity, and an emphasis on practical solutions, Rita Eichenstein walks readers through the five stages
of acceptance for parents of special-needs children. Using vivid anecdotes and suggestions, she helps readers
understand their own emotional experiences, nurture themselves in addition to their kids, address relationship
wounds including tension in a marriage and struggles with children (special-needs and neurotypical), and embrace
their child with compassion and joy.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Perigee (editor Marian Lizzi)
Agent: Stephanie Tade Agency
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Emet, Joseph
March 2015
BUDDHA’S BOOK OF MEDITATION: Mindfulness Meditation Practices for Health, Self-Awareness, and Quieter
Living
Mindfulness meditation is an increasingly popular form of an ancient and powerful technique for reducing stress,
elevating one's mental state, and improving overall quality of life. Offering tips, techniques, and practices from
Mindfulness Meditation—coupled with stories from the author’s life as a teacher—this book will guide you to a life
teeming with the benefits of regular meditation practice. Joseph Emet is the author of Buddha’s Book of Sleep and
Buddha’s Book of Stress Reduction. He is the founder of the Mindfulness Meditation Centre in Montreal.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Tarcher (editor Andrew Yackira)
Agent: Author c/o Tarcher
Ferguson, Ryan
STRONGER, FASTER, SMARTER: A Guide to Your Most Powerful Body
Jan. 2015
After serving a decade behind bars for a murder he did not commit, Ryan Ferguson learned that physical strength
and confidence are keys to survival. Now a free man at age 29, Ryan shares his strength secrets in the smartest,
realest, and most doable fitness guide you’ll ever read. Forged amid razor wire and the looming infinite
confinement of a tiny concrete box, Ryan’s heath routine is as basic and effective as the equation he used to build
his own resilience: A strong body plus mind equals survival.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Tarcher (editor Mitch Horowitz)
Agent: Amy Hughes, Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency
Galaxy, Jackson, and Kate Benjamin
CATIFICATION: Designing a Happy and Stylish Home for Your Cat (and You!)
Oct. 2014
Cat owners everywhere know the struggles of creating attractive living spaces that are both functional and stylish
for owner and cat. In this book, Jackson Galaxy, star of Animal Planet’s hit show My Cat from Hell, shows readers
how to “catify” their homes: i.e., make them both cat-friendly and chic. This gorgeously designed, full-color book
offers 20+ fun DIY projects, from kitty beds and litter boxes to “catios” (cat patios) that are sure to make readers—
and their cats—purr in approval. Jackson Galaxy is also the author of Cat Daddy. Kate Benjamin founded the
popular cat sites Modern Cat and Haus Panther.
UK, Translation, Audio: Tarcher (editor Sara Carder)
Agent: Joy Tutela, David Black Literary Agency
Polish: Burda
Gelb, Alan
HAVING THE LAST SAY: Capturing Your Legacy in One Small Story
Aug. 2015
Alan Gelb, renowned writing coach and author of Conquering the College Admissions Essay in 10 Steps, shows baby
boomers how to create “last says”—short, personal narratives that serve as a powerful form of life review—in this
step-by-step writing guide. This is a unique roadmap that will take you on a journey of self-exploration
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Tarcher (editor Sara Carder)
Agent: Reiko Davis, Miriam Altshuler Literary Agency
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Gold, Tammy
Jan. 2015
SECRETS OF THE NANNY WHISPERER: A Practical Guide for Finding and Achieving the Gold Standard of Care for
Your Child
Whether hiring a nanny, choosing a daycare facility, or relying on family members and other options, there is no
decision more crucial to a child’s life – and no relationship more worth nourishing and, if needed, coursecorrecting—than how to handle childcare. This book shows parents how to assess their family’s needs, screen and
select the strongest caregiver, and, most important, identify, evaluate, and resolve any issues that arise in a
productive, positive way. Tammy Gold, known as “The Nanny Whisperer,” is the author of The Nanny Book.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Perigee (editor Marian Lizzi)
Agent: Andrea Barzvi, Empire Literary
Harra, Carmen
THE KARMA QUEEN’S GUIDE TO RELATIONSHIPS
Jan. 2015
Carmen Harra draws on her knowledge of psychology and metaphysics, her experience as a therapist and
counselor, and her own relationships to help readers untangle the complexities of their relationships and get the
most out of them. Rich in practical, solid advice, the book will also feature stories drawn from Carmen's new reality
show and from her life. Carmen Harra is the star the Bravo network’s Karma Queens and the author of Everyday
Karma and Decoding Your Destiny, among others.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Tarcher (editor Andrew Yackira)
Agent: Devra Jacobs, Dancing Word Group
Hawn, Goldie
THE 10 MINDFUL MINUTES JOURNAL
June 2015
This journal provides exercises to guide readers to a fuller practice of mindfulness no matter what their current
level of experience. Inspired by Goldie Hawn’s 10 Mindful Minutes, it directs readers to focus on specific qualities
that can be enhanced by meditative practice. The prompts are supported by Goldie’s own observations and
reflections as well as simple yet effective exercises that will help readers strengthen their own resolves.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Perigee (editor John Duff)
Agent: Renaissance Literary and Talent
Imparato, Lauren
RETOX
Dec. 2015
Rather than recommending that you eliminate aspects of your life in a trendy detox fashion, Retox guides you
toward integrating what feels good into your life. Retox uses Lauren Imparato’s specialized Yoga routines, realistic
nutrition tips, and logic driven mindset fixes to address the most common modern conditions, from headaches to
hangovers. It does so in Lauren’s irreverent style that is growing in popularity in classes, online, and through
international events.
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First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Berkley (editor Denise Silvestro)
Agent: David Black Literary Agency
Spanish: Planeta
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James, Abel
THE WILD DIET: Get Back to Your Roots, Burn Fat, and Drop Up to 20 Pounds in 40 Days
April 2015
The Wild Diet is a revolutionary Paleo-inspired weight loss program that helps readers ditch processed foods,
return to culinary basics, increase their bodies’ ability to burn fat, and drop up to 20 pounds in 40 days. Abel James
is the host of The Fat-Burning Man Show, which receives 500,000 downloads a month, has held the #1 spot on
iTunes Health charts, and has been ranked in the top 10 of overall podcasts for the last three years.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Avery (editor Megan Newman)
Agent: Celeste Fine, Sterling Lord Literistic
Jenett, Marilyn
June 2015
FEEL FREE TO PROSPER: Two Weeks to Unexpected Income with the Simplest Prosperity Laws Available
Marilyn Jenett's Feel Free to Prosper is a two-week program to help you understand and put into action the laws of
prosperity. It will help you change your consciousness to attract what you want. You will also achieve unexpected
income, unexpected business, and unexpected supply in all areas of life. Cultivate your own ability to attract
synchronicity and guidance, and learn how to “put the universe on speed dial” with Jenett's prosperity teachings.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Tarcher (editor Andrew Yackira)
Agent: Bill Gladstone, Waterside Productions
Kaiser, Shannon
May 2015
ADVENTURES FOR YOUR SOUL: 21 Ways to Transform Your Habits and Reach Your Full Potential
Life coach, motivational speaker, and PR consultant Shannon Kaiser has helped many New York Times bestselling
authors market their books and brand their businesses. Now, in Adventures for Your Soul, she shares her own
breakthrough process for overcoming limiting beliefs and self-sabotaging behavior so readers can achieve their
goals and live life to its fullest. Kaiser is the author of Find Your Happy.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Berkley (editor Denise Silvestro)
Agent: MDM Management
Kieves, Tama
A YEAR WITHOUT FEAR: 365 Days of Magnificence
Jan. 2015
In this day-by-day book, motivational speaker, career coach, and lawyer Tama Kieves presents readers with 365
days’ worth of inspiration for overcoming fear, conquering obstacles, and achieving their life’s greatest work. With
morsels of wisdom presented in an easy-to-follow format, this book will help readers to realize and achieve their
true destiny. Kieves is the author of Inspired & Unstoppable and This Time I Dance.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Tarcher (editor Andrew Yackira)
Agent: Author c/o Tarcher
Chinese (cc): Acorn
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Kristeller, Jean, and Alisa Bowman
May 2015
THE JOY OF EATING HALF A COOKIE: A Science-Based Mindfulness Program to Lose Weight and End the Struggle
with Food
In this book Jean Kristeller presents a new alternative: a program for weight loss based on her successful
Mindfulness-Based Eating Awareness training program. Instead of frustration, deprivation, backsliding, guilt, and a
lack of results, she provides simple, proven ways to lose weight and keep it off, using what we now know about the
power of the mind.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Perigee (editor Meg Leder)
Agent: Michael Harriot, Folio Literary Management
Lazarus, Karin
SWEET MARY JANE: 75 Delicious Cannibis-Infused High-End Desserts
July 2015
Bringing unprecedented flavor, passion, and innovation to a cuisine best noted for dry brownies, Sweet Mary Jane
is the first beautifully designed, upscale marijuana cookbook. Colorado’s best-loved weed bakery Sweet Mary Jane
started as an experiment in a compact apartment kitchen. Today they send out more than 2000 delightfully
infused treats every week, shipping to dispensaries from Denver to Durango.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Avery (editor Gigi Campo)
Agent: Marc Gerald, Agency Group
Lipman, Victor
THE TYPE B MANAGER: Leading Successfully in a Type A World
Aug. 2015
Management, particularly in the executive ranks, has always been considered the province of Type A individuals:
hard-driving, competitive, high-achieving workaholics. But all too often, these traits aren't effective when it comes
to motivating employees. Many characteristics of Type B individuals—being more relaxed, less stressed, less
competitive, more reflective, slower to anger—can better influence motivation and productivity. Here consultant
Victor Lipman examines management skills, behaviors, and situations where a Type B approach can be
advantageous, and suggests ways Type A individuals can boost effectiveness by adopting some Type B approaches.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Prentice Hall Press (editor Jeanette Shaw)
Agent: Sheree Bykofsky Associates
Markham, Laura
PEACEFUL PARENT, HAPPY SIBLINGS: How to Stop the Fighting and Raise Friends for Life
June 2015
This book presents simple yet powerful ways for parents to cut through their kids’ squabbling and foster a loving,
supportive bond between siblings, while giving each child the vital connection that he or she needs. Laura
Markham is the author of Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Perigee (editor Marian Lizzi)
Agent: Rebecca Friedman, Frederick Hill/Bonnie Nadell Literary Agency
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McCready, Amy
May 2015
THE ENTITLEMENT EPIDEMIC: How to Prevent Your Kids from Falling into the “Me, Me, Me” Trap
By providing for their psychological needs, setting limits with consequences, and training children in responsible
behavior and decision-making, parents can rid their homes of the entitlement epidemic and raise confident,
resilient, and successful kids. Whether parents are starting from scratch with a young toddler or navigating the
teen years, they will find proven strategies and step-by-step instructions, right down to the exact words to say, to
quell entitled attitudes in their children and prepare them for a happier, more successful adulthood. Amy
McCready is the author of If I Have to Tell You One More Time.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Tarcher (editor Sara Carder)
Agent: Paul Fedorko, N.S. Bienstock
McGonigal, Kelly
THE UPSIDE OF STRESS: Why Stress is Good for You, and How to Get Good at It
May 2015
This book brings together the most exciting research on resilience and mindset, which reveals the power of beliefs
to shape reality. You will learn how to cultivate a mindset that helps you embrace stress, how stress can give you
the focus and energy to reach your goals, how stress can help you strengthen relationships, why the brain is built
to learn from stress, and how to change the biology of your stress response to enhance your well-being. Kelly
McGonigal is the bestselling author of The Willpower Instinct.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Avery (editor Megan Newman)
Agent: Ted Weinstein Literary Management
UK: Vermilion; Chinese (cc): Eurasian; Chinese (sc): Xiron; Dutch: Nieuwezijds; Japanese: Daiwa; Korean: Book 21
Moran, Victoria
THE GOOD KARMA DIET: Eat Gently, Feel Amazing, Age in Slow Motion
April 2015
Victoria Moran goes beyond restrictive plans and obsessive calorie counting to explore how being mindful of the
world around us is the best diet there is. Follow this wise diet and lifestyle program and you will lose weight if you
have weight to lose. You’ll also find yourself waking up in a good mood more often, and your skin will have that
luminous look that bespeaks health and clean living. The secret to treating ourselves well (and, in turn, dropping
those last ten pounds!) is actually quite simple: treat our planet and all its inhabitants well. Victoria Moran is the
bestselling author of Main Street Vegan and Creating a Charmed Life, among others.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Tarcher
Agent: Steve Troha, Folio Literary Management
Nystul, Jill
FROM ONE GOOD THING TO ONE GOOD LIFE
May 2015
Jill Nystul started her blog One Good Thing by Jillee to take steps forward after a dark period in her life. Her goal
was to pursue her passion and help others along the way—one day, and one good thing, at a time. With more than
four million unique visitors to One Good Thing per month, it is clear that Nystul’s fans have fallen in love with her
crafty household endeavors, delicious recipes, and words of wisdom. From One Good Thing to One Good Life in
fact presents 101 Good Things, intertwined with Nystul’s narrative about how she has overcome tremendous
hardship to appreciate and discover, each day, one good thing.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Putnam (editor Kerri Kolen)
Agent: Steve Troha, Folio Literary Management
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Packard, Susan
NEW RULES OF THE GAME: 10 Strategies for Women in the Workplace
Feb. 2015
Packard advocates for a revolutionary new perspective for businesswomen, gamesmanship: a strategic way of
thinking that cultivates creativity, focus, optimism, teamwork, and competitiveness. These strategies are seen in
the gaming and sports worlds and often among men, but women can utilize these skills as well to compete
outwardly instead of inwardly, take loss in stride, provide emotional distance, think tactically, and level the playing
field by understanding how male colleagues think and win at work. Susan Packard is the co-founder of Scripps
Networks Interactive and former chief operating officer of HGTV.
UK, Translation, Audio: Prentice Hall Press (editor Jeanette Shaw)
Agent: Joy Tutela, David Black Literary Agency
Parker, Holly, with Robin Westen
March 2015
IF WE’RE TOGETHER, WHY DO I FEEL SO ALONE? How to Build Intimacy with an Emotionally Unavailable Partner
If We're Together, Why Do I Feel So Alone? offers women in relationships with emotionally unavailable men a
practical and prescriptive guide to recognizing sabotaging behaviors in their partner, and it offers step-by-step
solutions that can help open communication and improve emotional and physical intimacy. Holly Parker is a faculty
member in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University.
First Serial, UK: Berkley (editor Denise Silvestro)
Translation, Agent: Linda Konner Literary Agency
Peveteaux, April
THE GLUTEN-FREE CHEAT SHEET: Go G-Free in 30 Days or Less
July 2015
Presented in a straightforward format and sprinkled with a helping of hard-won wisdom and experience, this book
provides essential information, practical tips, appealing recipes, and convenient meal plans all from the heart,
mind, and kitchen of April Peveteaux, creator of the popular blog Gluten Is My Bitch.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Perigee (editor Marian Lizzi)
Agent: Alison Fargis, Stonesong Press
Prosek, Jen, and Richard Rende
RAISING CAN-DO KIDS: Giving Children the Tools to Thrive in a Fast-Changing World
Aug. 2015
This book offers parents scientifically valid ways to raise kids who embrace the uncertain, challenging adventure
that is growing up. Each chapter is devoted to a quality—Optimism, Resilience, Industriousness, Opportunism,
Creativity, Camaraderie, Compassion, and Street Smarts—and reveals how dominant parenting trends are
curtailing these traits, citing research showing how parents can actually foster these qualities in their children. Jen
Prosek is the author of Army of Entrepreneurs. Richard Rende is a developmental psychologist.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Perigee (editor Marian Lizzi)
Agent: Rees Literary Agency
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Rigal, Emily-Anne
FLAWD: How to Stop Hating on Yourself, Others, and the Things that Make You Who You Are
Aug. 2015
For anyone preparing for the social-emotional challenges they have to look forward to in school or dealing with the
insecurities that arise while finding their way in the world, as well as anyone who cares about young people
(parents, educators, mentors, psychologists, social workers, and such), Flawd is an energetic guide for seeing flaws
as the doorway to something more. With dynamic advice from teens and celebrities around the world, Flawd
presents readers with steps for moving to self-acceptance and true authenticity. Emily-Anne Rigal is the founder of
WeStopHate.org.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Perigee (editor Meg Leder)
Agent: Lisa DiMona, Writers House
Ritland, Mike
TEAM DOG: How to Train Your Dog—the Navy SEAL Way
Feb. 2015
From the day that Mike Ritland’s platoon was alerted to danger by an explosive-detector dog during his
deployment as a SEAL in Iraq, he knew that his passion lay in working with military dogs and preparing them for
combat. Since then, he’s started his own company training dogs for the Department of Defense and others. Here
Ritland explains his techniques when working with these dogs. Filled with examples of dogs he’s worked with and
new stories about his experiences with military dogs, Ritland offers basic methods for training that make the skills
of military working dogs applicable for everyday training that will improve behavior for every type of dog. Mike
Ritland is the author of the New York Times bestseller Trident K9 Warriors.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Putnam (editor Kerri Kolen)
Agent: Joe Veltre, Gersh Agency
Sluyter, Dean
NATURAL MEDITATION: A Guide to Effortless Meditative Practice
Feb. 2015
Throw out every idea you think you know about meditation--including that it can only be learned in expensive
classes, that it requires achieving a completely "blank" mind, or that it can only be done properly by people who
can check off certain spiritual prerequisites. Dean Sluyter—who has been teaching meditation since 1970—offers
tips, history, and philosophy for those interested in connecting with their inner selves in the simplest way possible.
Sluyter is the author of The Zen Commandments.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Tarcher (editor Joel Fotinos)
Agent: Author c/o Tarcher
Smoley, Richard
THE DEAL: A Guide to Radical and Complete Forgiveness
Jan. 2015
This concise, deeply practical guide shows how to forgive anyone who has ever hurt you—and to receive a payback
of enormous personal satisfaction and inner peace. Once the exercise in The Deal is completed—it can be done in
less than an hour—Richard Smoley guides you how to stay with The Deal for life. And he counsels what to do in
certain cases where forgiveness seems especially difficult, or where you may not want to forgive. Smoley is the
author of Supernatural, Inner Christianity, and The Essential Nostradamus, among others.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Tarcher (editor Mitch Horowitz)
Agent: Laurie Fox, Linda Chester Literary Agency
Latvian: Zvaigzne ABC
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Spio, Mary
IT’S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE: 7 Game-Changing Traits for Achieving Uncommon Success
Feb. 2015
Mary Spio went from being a barefoot girl in Ghana to a rocket scientist with major patents with Boeing. She is also
an internet entrepreneur who speaks around the globe about how anyone with a dream and some tools can
harness the digital world for success and prosperity. Here she presents advice and empowering stories that will
inspire readers to move beyond their comfort zones into mastery and empowerment. She reveals the habits of
people who defy convention, overcome limited thinking, and crush the odds to achieve breakthrough success—
and shows readers how to strike their own uncommon path.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Perigee (editor Meg Leder)
Agent: Jeff Herman Agency
Tsaousides, Theo
BRAINBLOCKS: Overcoming the 7 Hidden Barriers to Success
Aug. 2015
Brain management is the solution to preventing mental blocks from interfering with goal achievement of any kind,
from weight loss to getting a job to finding love. In Brainblocks, neuropsychologist Theo Tsaousides gives readers
the tools to improve awareness and engagement to overcome cognitive obstacles and harness the power of the
brain to achieve success in any endeavor.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Prentice Hall Press (editor Jeannette Shaw)
Agent: Jeff Herman Agency
Vaden, Rory
PROCRASTINATE ON PURPOSE: 5 Permissions to Multiply Your Time
Jan. 2015
Rory Vaden brings his high-energy approach and can-do spirit to the most nagging problem in our professional
lives: stalled productivity. Whether we’re overworked, organizationally challenged, or have a motivation issue
that’s holding us back, millions of us are struggling to get things done. In this simple yet powerful new book, Vaden
presents the five tips that set us free to do our best work—on time and without wasting energy battling stress and
anxiety. Vaden is the #1 bestselling author of Take the Stairs.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Perigee (editor Marian Lizzi)
Agent: Nena Madonia, Dupree, Miller & Associates
Vega, Ami
DESIGNER NAILS: Create Art at Your Fingertips
Aug. 2015
Nail artist Ami Vega shows how to turn nails into miniature works of art. From simple designs to more complex
work, anyone can have a manicure that’s runway ready. One of the rising stars in the world of beauty, Ami offers
great advice on growing and maintaining healthy nails, polished off with step-by-step instruction on 50 fabulous
and unique nail art designs. Throughout, she shares professional inside tips on the products used and easy ways to
build a nail art tool kit for home use.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Perigee (editor Jeanette Shaw)
Agent: Stephany Evans, FinePrint Literary Management
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White, Dana Angelo
FIRST BITES: Superfoods for Babies and Toddlers
Feb. 2015
First Bites is the quick and easy guide that all parents can keep on hand to whip up tasty and nutritious meals for
their babies and toddlers. Recipes are designed to help to foster healthy eating habits and create a diet filled with
50 fresh, minimally processed superfoods that are just as delicious as they are healthy. Fruits and veggies take
center stage in new and exciting ways, yet parents will also learn to create healthy spins on classic kid favorites like
mac and cheese, pizza, chicken fingers, and cupcakes. Dana Angelo White is a dietician and consultant.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Perigee (editor Jeanette Shaw)
Agent: Holly Schmidt, Hollan Publishing
Zeisler, Avital
March 2015
WEAPONS OF FITNESS: The Women’s Ultimate Guide to Fitness, Self-Defense, and Empowerment
Krav Maga expert Avital Zeisler brings women Weapons of Fitness, a six-week muscle-toning and fat-burning
fitness program that teaches them how to effectively use proper striking technique and self-defense fundamentals
to jump-start their weight loss. The workouts are designed for women of all ages and all athletic backgrounds.
Whether you’re a weekend warrior or always on the go, Zeisler’s method puts results within reach. Avital Zeisler is
a former ballerina, certified fitness instructor, and private security contractor who is the only non-Israeli woman to
graduate from the famed Krav Maga Institute in Israel.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Avery (editor Megan Newman)
Agent: Joy Tutela, David Black Literary Agency
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POP CULTURE, HUMOR, ILLUSTRATED, GIFT
Barry, Dave
LIVE RIGHT AND FIND HAPPINESS (ALTHOUGH BEER IS MUCH FASTER)
March 2015
In these brilliant, brand-new, never-before-published comic essays, Dave Barry explores what one generation can
teach another—or not. By the end of the book, if you don’t feel wiser, richer in knowledge, more attuned to the
universe… well, it wouldn’t be surprising. But you’ll have had a lot to laugh about! Dave Barry is the Pulitzer Prizewinning and New York Times-bestselling author of Insane City and You Can Date Boys When You’re Forty, among
many others.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Putnam (editor Neil Nyren)
Agent: Amy Berkower, Writers House
Crutchley, Lee
HOW TO BE HAPPY (OR AT LEAST LESS SAD): A Creative Workbook
May 2015
Author and illustrator Lee Crutchley brings his lively interactive approach to a little-discussed but very common
issue: the struggle with depression and anxiety. Through a series of supportive, surprising, and engaging prompts,
this book helps readers see things in a new light and rediscover simple pleasures and everyday joy… or at least feel
a little less sad. By turns a workbook, trusted friend, creative outlet, security blanket, and secret diary, the pages of
this book will offer solace, distraction, engagement, a fresh perspective, and hopeful new beginnings for readers of
all ages and walks of life. Crutchley is the author of The Art of Getting Started.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Perigee (editor Marian Lizzi)
Agent: Author c/o Perigee
Imig, Ann
LISTEN TO YOUR MOTHER: What She Said Then, What We’re Saying Now
April 2015
In the tradition of The Bitch in the House and Mothers Who Think, Listen to Your Mother is a collection of essays
celebrating mothers—being one, having one, losing one, and everything in between. It is based on the growing
national performance movement of the same name. Editor Ann Imig’s writing appears on numerous sites including
McSweeney’s Internet Tendency and College Humor. Babble named her one of their 2012 Top 100 Mom Bloggers
and their 2011 funniest Top 50 Twitter Moms, and BlogHer honored her as a 2010-2013 Voice of The Year. Imig is
the founder and National Director of the live-reading series Listen to Your Mother, spurring a national movement
“giving motherhood a microphone.”
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Putnam (editor Liz Stein)
Agent: Elizabeth Kaplan Literary Management
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Katie, Byron
THE SKY IS FALLING (HOORAY!) Four Questions to Keep Your World Safe
May 2015
Bestselling author Byron Katie and award-winning illustrator Hans Wilhelm team up for a modern retelling of the
classic folk tale The Sky is Falling—reimagined through the lens of Katie’s world-famous philosophy for living
known as “The Work.” Written for adults and children alike, in the form of a full-color, illustrated book, the wisdom
contained in this beautiful book can have a profound effect on readers young and old. Byron Katie is the author of
Loving What Is and others.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Putnam (editor Andrew Yackira)
Agent: Author c/o Tarcher
Kurtz, Adam J.
1 PAGE AT A TIME: A Daily Creative Companion
Oct. 2014
Each of the 365 prompts in the book presents a chance to draw, write, make a list, imagine, dream, or otherwise
create something new. This is not your mother’s book of inspiration, nor is it a “page-a-day” planner. It’s a warm,
weird, wonderful companion for your inner artist, and an engaging invitation to express yourself, in ways you may
never have imagined. Adam Kurtz’s 1 Page at a Time is already a bestseller in Brazil!
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Perigee (editor Marian Lizzi)
Agent: Author c/o Perigee
Portuguese (B): Paralela/Cia das Letras; Russian: Mann, Ivanov & Ferber; Spanish: PRH Grupo
Ma, Roger
THE ZOMBIE COMBAT FIELD GUIDE: A Coloring and Activity Book for Fighting the Living Dead
Jan. 2015
The Institute for Undead Combat Studies has created an essential field handbook to help combatants of the
walking dead hone their fighting skills, ensuring maximum preparedness for the zombie apocalypse. This
interactive guide includes detailed technique illustrations, anatomical diagrams, and zombie combat drawings you
can color; puzzles and brain exercises to help remember key combat terminology; work pages on making the right
choices during an undead outbreak, and much more. Anyone can become an effective warrior against the walking
dead. Make sure you’re ready to fight when the time comes—or prepare to join the zombie horde! Roger Ma is the
author of The Zombie Combat Manual and The Vampire Combat Manual.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Berkley (editor Denise Silvestro)
Agent: Matt Wagner, Fresh Books Literary Agency
McAlpine, Fraser
STUFF BRITS LIKE: A Guide to What’s Great About Great Britain
July 2015
This is a tour of British taste and eccentricities aimed at Anglophiles who struggle to understand the difference
between crumpets and muffins, mods and plastics, Ovaltine and Horlicks, and exactly how to apply cream and jam
to a scone. You will discover when it is appropriate to order a kebab, when it is mandatory to order a full English
breakfast, and what to expect when it arrives. You will learn secrets of British diplomacy, bathe in British culture
and heritage, and find out how to swear and when it’s appropriate to do so. Fraser McAlpine is the lead writer for
BBC America’s Anglophenia blog.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Berkley (editor Faith Black)
Agent: Author c/o Berkley
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Niles, Angie
BRIGHT LIGHTS PARIS
January 2016
In this hip, sexy insider guide to truly understanding all types of Parisian street style, each chapter explores one of
twenty magical neighborhoods of Paris. Gorgeous illustrations and vibrant photos throughout give readers a
complete picture of what truly makes French women in each arrondissement quintessentially chic—and show how
to emulate them. Find out what they wear, where they shop and meet their friends, how they decorate their
homes, and how they cook and entertain in style.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Berkley (editor Denise Silvestro)
Agent: Wendy Sherman Associates
Petrova, Svetlana
FAT CAT ART
June 2015
As The Huffington Post so aptly put it, “It’s official. That thing that classic art has been missing is a chubby reclining
kitty.” Internet meme meets classical art in Svetlana Petrova’s brilliant Fat Cat Art. Featuring her 22-pound, gingercolored cat Zarathustra superimposed into some of the greatest art works of all time, Petrova’s paintings are an
internet sensation. Now fans will have the ultimate full-color collection of her work to savor for themselves or to
give as a gift to fellow cat lovers! Svetlana Petrova is a Russian artist.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Tarcher (editor Sara Carder)
Agent: Anthea Normal-Taylor, Opal-Chant Ltd.
Philpott, Mary Laura
PENGUINS WITH PEOPLE PROBLEMS
June 2015
This is an illustrated collection of quirky penguins with problems like the rest of us. Readers will meet penguins
stress-eating after breakups, penguins who don't know when to use "despite" or "in spite of," penguins frustrated
with the price of craft cocktails, penguins stymied by contemporary art, and more. Mary Laura Philpott is the
editor-in-chief of Musing, an online literary magazine.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Perigee (editor Meg Leder)
Agent: Kristyn Keene, ICM
Redmond, Lea
ALL LOVELY THINGS: A Field Journal for the Objects that Define Us
March 2015
All Lovely Things asks readers to consider who they are by way of the diverse items they surround themselves with.
Through simple, illustrated prompts, readers are encouraged to create object-based portraits of themselves or
people they know, admire, or imagine. Whether it's a favorite childhood toy, a piece of clothing worn on a first
date, or a book that shaped who they are today, readers will create sketches, collage images, or record
descriptions of the key objects in a life. They'll also find several completed portraits throughout for inspiration.
Drawing attention to objects not as mere possessions or shallow stuff, but as fascinating companions in the world
that help us develop a unique sense of self, All Lovely Things is a celebration of the way we make objects and how
objects make us. Lea Redmond is the founder of Leafcutter Designs, a design studio in Berkeley, California.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Perigee (editor Meg Leder)
Agent: Leafcutter Design
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Selsberg, Andy
May 2015
THE JOTTERY: Thought Experiments for Blocked Writers, Everyday Philosophers, and Part-Time Geniuses
Here readers will find a series of prompts, suggestions, commands, and questions intended to cause neurons to
fire and ideas to surface—possibly good, potentially useful, conceivably profitable, maybe illuminating, and
hopefully amusing. The dozens of ingenious prompts include: You design vending machines that sell things that are
not physical objects. Like what? And for how much? List twelve things you can have instead of “it all.” List a
handful of elevator tension-breakers, and a handful of elevator tension-makers. Andy Selsberg is the author of You
Are Good at Things and Dear Old Love.
First Serial, UK, Translation, Audio: Perigee (editor Meg Leder)
Agent: McIntyre Agency
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LIST OF CO-AGENTS
THE BALTIC STATES
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Berla & Griffini: Erica Berla
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BRAZIL
Agencia Riff: Joao Paulo Riff
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JAPAN
Tuttle-Mori Agency: Ken Mori
ken@tuttlemori.com
BULGARIA
Anthea Agency: Katalina Sabeva
katalina@anthearights.com
KOREA
Shin Won Agency: Tae Eun Kim
tae2k@shinwonagency.co.kr
CHINA
Andrew Nurnberg Associates: Jackie Huang
jhuang@nurnberg.com.cn
POLAND
Graal, Ltd.: Filip Wojciechowski
filip.wojciechowski@graal.com.pl
CZECH REPUBLIC & SLOVAKIA
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kristin.olson@litag.cz
SCANDINAVIA & THE NETHERLANDS
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ulf@toregardagency.se
FRANCE
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Balcells Agencia: Maribel Luque
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GERMANY
Mohrbooks: Sebastian Ritscher
sebastian.ritscher@mohrbooks.com
ROMANIA
Simona Kessler Agency: Marina Adriana
marina@kessler-agency.ro
GREECE
JLM Literary Agency: John Moukakos
jlm@jlm.gr
RUSSIA
Andrew Nurnberg Associates: Ludmilla Sushkova
sushkova@awax.ru
HUNGARY & THE BALKAN STATES
Katai & Bolza Literary Agency: Peter Bolza
peter@kataibolza.hu
TAIWAN
Andrew Nurnberg Associates: Whitney Hsu
whsu@nurnberg.com.tw
INDONESIA & MALAYSIA
Maxima Creative Agency: Santo Manurung
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THAILAND & VIETNAM
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ISRAEL
Deborah Harris Agency: Efrat Lev
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TURKEY
Akcali Copyright Agency: Atilla Izgi Turgit
atilla@akcalicopyright.com
Subsidiary Rights Contacts:
Putnam, Tarcher, Avery: Tom Dussel, tdussel@penguinrandomhouse.com
Perigee, Berkley, Prentice Hall Press: Corinne Marceau, cmarceau@penguinrandomhouse.com
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