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JUNE 2018 FEATURES
• 300+ New Releases
• 20+ Sole Source Titles
• Prices as Low as $30
• Free Replacements & Digital Processing
• Publisher Partnerships: Hachette, HarperCollins, Harlequin,
Brilliance Audio, Bolinda, Macmillan, Penguin Random
House, Scholastic, Simon & Schuster, & Tantor
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JUNE NEW RELEASES
Us against You The President Is Missing
A Novel by Bill Clinton and James Patterson
The Beartown Series, Book 2
by Fredrik Backman An unprecedented collaboration
between President Bill Clinton and
As a big hockey match approaches, the the world’s bestselling novelist, James
not-so-innocent pranks between the Patterson, The President Is Missing is the
communities of Beartown and Hed pile thriller of the decade, confronting the
up, leading to the death of a local resident. darkest threats that face the world today,
The people of both towns are forced to with the highest stakes conceivable.
wonder if the game they love can ever
return to something simple and honest.
• #1 New York Times bestselling author • Print run: 2,000,000
• Fredrik Backman’s A Man Called Ove is soon to be a major motion • #1 New York Times bestselling authors
picture starring Tom Hanks • The President Is Missing contains secrets that only a resident of the
• Backman’s books are published in over thirty-five languages and in White House could know
more than forty countries • James Patterson has sold sold more than 350 million books worldwide
• Backman is active on Twitter and Facebook, with over 55,000 followers • Patterson holds the Guinness World Record for the most #1 New York
combined Times bestsellers
“Backman is the Dickens of our age, and though you’ll cry, “James Patterson knows how to sell thrills and
your heart is safe in his hands.” suspense in clean, unwavering prose.”
—Green Valley News (Arizona) on Beartown —People, praise for the author
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Florida Broken Ice
by Lauren Groff The Nils Shapiro Series, Book 2
Read by the author by Matt Goldman
Florida: a place of storms, snakes, and Shot through the arm with an arrow,
sinkholes—and so much more. Lauren Nils Shapiro should be in the hospital
Groff explores a different side of her recovering. But a teen is missing, and
adopted home state in this collection Nils knows one thing for sure: the clock
of stories, one rich with history and is ticking. Linnea could be anywhere,
emotion. Florida—its landscape, climate, and someone doesn’t want her found.
history, and state of mind—is central in Is she a victim, or is she playing a
the tales. dangerous game?
• New York Times bestselling author • Matt Goldman is an Emmy Award–winning television writer for Seinfeld,
Ellen, and other shows
• Former President Barack Obama named Fate and Furies as his favorite
book of 2015 • Goldman’s last book, Gone to Dust, received praise from his peers and
was a Library Journal Editor’s Pick
• Lauren Groff was the winner of the 2012 PEN/O. Henry Award and was a
finalist for the 2015 National Book Award • Goldman has been nominated for a Writers Guild Award for his work on
the popular television series Seinfeld
• Will appeal to fans of Anthony Marra and Jonathan Franzen
• Author website: LaurenGroff.com
“Sharp wit, complex characters, and masterful plotting…
• Online advertising Irreverent and insightful, private detective Nils Shapiro
is sure to become a fan favorite.”
“Lauren Groff is a writer of rare gifts.”
—Harlan Coben, #1 New York Times bestselling author
—New York Times Book Review, praise for the author
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JUNE NEW RELEASES
The Perfect Couple The Pharaoh Key
by Elin Hilderbrand The Gideon Crew Series, Book 5
by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
When a lavish wedding ends in disaster Read by David W. Collins
before it can begin—with the bride-
to-be dead in Nantucket Harbor, hours Fresh off a diagnosis that gives him
before the ceremony—everyone in only months to live, Gideon Crew—
the wedding party is a suspect. Chief brilliant scientist, master thief, and
of Police Ed Kapenash learns that every intrepid adventurer—is on the trail of
wedding is a minefield—and no couple a centuries-old stone tablet that will
is perfect. either save his life or bring it to a sudden,
shocking close.
• Print run: 300,000 • #1 New York Times bestselling authors
• New York Times bestselling author • Preston and Child have a dedicated fan base, with more than 85,000
• Elin Hilderbrand frequently receives high praise from major newsletter subscribers
publications • Preston and Child frequently receive high praise from major
• Hilderbrand has been a Teaching/Writing Fellow at the University of publications and their peers
Iowa Writers’ Workshop • Preston and Child are active on Facebook, with over 63,000 followers
• Hilderbrand is active on Facebook and Twitter, with over 91,000 followers
“Preston and Child have crafted an electrifying,
“The queen of the summer beach read…keeps the title with riveting thriller on which I could continue to heap praise,
another light-as-air Nantucket-centered tome.” but instead I will just offer this: Read the book!”
—New York Post on Here’s to Us —David Baldacci, #1 New York Times bestselling author, on Gideon’s Sword
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Bring Me Back Liar Liar
A Novel by Lisa Jackson
by B. A. Paris Read by Brittany Pressley
Ten years after his girlfriend, Layla, was Twenty years ago, Didi Storm handed
abducted, Finn is engaged and happy. over one of her newborn twins and
But has his first love somehow come subsequently disappeared. Didi’s
back? Or is the person who took her daughter Remmi has pleaded with the
playing games with his mind? Bring authorities to find them, but there have
Me Back will have listeners questioning been no clues. Yet she’s always had the
everything and everyone until its sense that someone is watching her.
stunning climax.
• New York Times and USA Today bestselling author • #1 New York Times bestselling author
• Paris’ The Break Down sold over 19,000 copies in hardcover and saw • Lisa Jackson has over thirty million copies of her books in print
over 25,000 e-book sales within its first six weeks • While Lisa Jackson has a strong female readership, she also appeals to
• The Break Down spent two weeks on the New York Times hardcover male thriller readers who enjoy such authors as Harlan Coben, Jonathan
bestsellers list Kellerman, and John Sandford
• National print, broadcast, and online publicity • Book trailer and pre-roll video advertising
• National print advertising • Print and online advertising
• Social media campaign
“Paris once again proves her suspense chops with
this can’t-put-down psychological thriller.” “Jackson generates near-constant suspense.”
—Library Journal (starred review) —Booklist on After She’s Gone
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JUNE NEW RELEASES
Turbulence A Conspiracy of
The Stone Barrington Series, Book 46
by Stuart Woods Tall Men
Read by Tony Roberts by Noah Hawley
Destructive plans are afoot in this When FBI agents inform Linus Owens
electrifying thriller which finds Stone that his wife has been killed, Linus and
Barrington pitted against both man and two fellow conspiracy theorists look for
nature. With the fate of nations at stake, answers. But as their journey progresses,
Stone must summon all his fearless daring it becomes frighteningly clear they’re
to put an end to the audacious plot, but tangled up in a dangerous, multilayered
this time he may be in over his head. cover-up.
• #1 New York Times bestselling author • Noah Hawley’s Before the Fall was the winner of the 2017
• Will appeal to fans of Russell Andrews, John Sanford, and David Baldacci Edgar Award for Best Novel
• A perennial fan favorite, Woods sold nearly 1.4 million novels in 2016 • Hawley is best known for creating and writing the FX television series
Fargo, winner of the 2014 Primetime Emmy
• Stone Barrington remains Woods’ most consistently popular character
• Hawley is active on Twitter and Facebook, with over 28,000 followers
• Author website: StuartWoods.com
• Also available: Before the Fall and The Good Father
• National print campaign
• Online promotions “Hidden in the cloak of a conspiracy thriller is a genre-buster
of a book, a cunning, artistic, page-turning satire of our
“Stuart Woods is a no-nonsense, slam-bang storyteller.” tenuous grasping at truth and free will.”
—Chicago Tribune, praise for the author —Po Bronson, #1 New York Times bestselling author
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Between You and Me Once upon a Farm
A Novel Lessons on Growing Love, Life, and
by Susan Wiggs Hope on a New Frontier
by Rory Feek
When a driven but unhappy surgeon
treats a young Amish boy injured in Now raising their three-year-old daughter,
a farming accident, she finds herself Indiana, alone after his wife’s passing, Rory
attracted to the child’s uncle. But as Feek digs deep into the soil of his life and
they struggle to reconcile their very career to share what turned a Tennessee
different worlds and lives, they must ask farm into a place that grew love and hope.
themselves whether there is a future for This is Rory’s story of learning to love in
them. And if so, where? the land that his wife adored.
• Print run: 250,000 • Print run: 150,000
• #1 New York Times bestselling author • New York Times bestselling author
• Wiggs won the RT Books Reviews’ Best American Historical Romance • Feek is one half of the Grammy-winning county music duo Joey + Rory,
Award for 2001 which toured the world and sold hundreds of thousands of records
• Will appeal to fans of Sweet Tomorrows by Debbie Macomber and All • Once Upon a Farm continues the story of Rory’s family after the passing
Summer Long by Dorothea Benton Frank of his wife, Joey Feek
• National advertising
“Rory’s got a warm, natural writerly voice…
“Wiggs seamlessly melds historical drama with [The book] feels like sitting across a kitchen table from a dear
contemporary romance.” friend, someone humble and kind and eager to help.”
—Mary Kay Andrews, New York Times bestselling author, on Map of the Heart —Publishers Weekly on This Life I Live
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JUNE NEW RELEASES
Three Dead Astronauts Tom Clancy
The Borne Series
by Jeff VanderMeer Line of Sight
The Jack Ryan Jr. Series, Book 4
A mind-bending take on the by Mike Maden
postapocalyptic, Three Dead Astronauts Read by Scott Brick
expands the world of Nebula Award–
Desperately searching for a kidnapped
winning author Jeff VanderMeer’s
Bosnian woman, Jack Ryan Jr. finds
critically acclaimed novel Borne.
himself opposed by everyone
from Serbian mobsters to Croatian
paramilitary units.
• New York Times bestselling author • A #1 New York Times bestselling series
• VanderMeer has won numerous awards, including multiple World • Tom Clancy is one of the biggest names in the world of thriller/suspense
Fantasy Awards fiction
• Further expands on the world of Borne, which the New York Times • Will appeal to fans of Personal by Lee Child and Act of War by Brad Thor
named one of the most anticipated books of 2017 • Other titles in the Jack Ryan Jr. series also available
• Also available from Blackstone: Borne and The Strange Bird • National author tour
• Author website: JeffVanderMeer.com
“A turbocharged narrative…The action reaches
“May be the most beautifully written, and believable, Clancy levels early and stays there.”
postapocalyptic tale in recent memory.” —Kirkus Reviews on Tom Clancy Point of Contact
—Los Angeles Times on Borne
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The Moscow Offensive Rainy Day Friends
A Novel A Novel
The Patrick McLanahan Series, Book 22 The Wildstone Series, Book 2
by Dale Brown by Jill Shalvis
Read by Ryan Burke
Six months after Lanie Jacobs’ husband’s
Dealing with an unprecedented danger, death, it’s hard to imagine anything
an inept president, and a feckless congress, could deepen her sense of pain and
McLanahan and the heroes of the Iron loss. But then Lanie discovers she isn’t
Wolf Squadron will once again put their the only one grieving. A serial adulterer,
own lives on the line to check the newest he left behind several other women
Russian peril and keep the home of the who, like Lanie, each believe she was his
brave and the free world safe. legally wedded wife.
• Print run 125,000
• Print run: 180,000
• New York Times bestselling author
• New York Times and USA Today bestselling author
• Brown has built a loyal following for this series’ legendary father-son
• Shalvis has twice won major awards from RT Book Reviews
team of Patrick and Brad McLanahan
• Reading group guide
• Will appeal to fans of Tom Clancy, Clive Cussler, Robert Ludlum’s Bourne
series, and Brad Thor • Author website: JillShalvis.com
“A tense, atmospheric thriller with a ripped-from-the- “Shalvis’ novel is chock-full of magnetic characters
headlines plot…Highly readable, enormously entertaining, its and seamless storytelling, rich with emotions,
twists and turns will keep you glued to the pages.” and impossible to put down.”
—Karen Robards, New York Times bestselling author, on Price of Duty —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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JUNE NEW RELEASES
What Truth Sounds Like Who Is Vera Kelly?
Robert F. Kennedy, James Baldwin, by Rosalie Knecht
and Our Unfinished Conversation
about Race in America New York City, 1962. Vera Kelly is
by Michael Eric Dyson working night shifts at a radio station
when her quick wits, sharp tongue, and
What Truth Sounds Like exists at the technical skills get her noticed by the
tense intersection of the conflict CIA, and next thing she knows she’s in
between politics and prophecy—of Argentina, tasked with wiretapping a
whether we embrace political congressman.
resolution or moral redemption to fix
our racial landscape.
• New York Times bestselling author • Named a “Most Anticipated Book of 2018” by the Huffington Post, Book
Riot, Bustle, Autostraddle, and more
• Dyson is active on Twitter and Facebook with more than 475,000
followers combined • Who Is Vera Kelly? has garnered glowing praise from top authors
• Will appeal to fans of Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Howard Zinn • Who Is Vera Kelly? introduces an original, wry, and whip-smart female
voice for the twenty-first century
• Author website: MichaelEricDyson.com
• A stylish literary novel and unconventional spy thriller
• Extensive NPR advertising and promotion
• Author website: RosalieKnecht.com
“A deeply serious, urgent book, which should take
its place in the tradition of Baldwin’s The Fire Next Time “The twisty, literary, woman-driven spy novel
and King’s Why We Can’t Wait.” you’ve always wanted to read.”
—New York Times Book Review (Editor’s Choice) on Tears We Cannot Stop —Amy Stewart, New York Times bestselling author
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Untamed Cowboy The Word Is Murder
The Gold Valley Novels, Book 2 A Novel
by Maisey Yates The Detective Daniel Hawthorne
Series, Book 1
Bennett and Kaylee work together by Anthony Horowitz
and have been best friends for years,
and their friendship is too perfect to As the mysterious murder case he’s been
mess with. When Bennett meets a son irresistibly drawn into unfolds, celebrated
he didn’t know he had, he needs the novelist Anthony Horowitz realizes he’s
stability of Kaylee’s friendship more at the center of a story he can’t control—
than ever. But then she kisses him, and and that the brilliant but eccentric former
nothing will ever be the same. police detective who is his partner may
be hiding dark secrets of his own.
• Print run: 400,000
• Print run: 100,000
• New York Times and USA Today bestselling author
• #1 New York Times bestselling author
• Maisey Yates is active on social media, with over 10,000 followers on
Facebook and Twitter combined • Horowitz has delivered yet another twist on the classic crime novel with
this contemporary take on Sherlock Holmes
• National media campaign
• National media, radio, and print campaign
• Online advertising, including social media
• Major social media advertising
“Wraps up nicely, leaving readers with a desire
to read more about the feisty duo.” “An altogether terrific period thriller and one of the best
—Publishers Weekly on Bad News Cowboy Sherlockian pastiches of our time.”
—Washington Post on The House of Silk
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JUNE NEW RELEASES
Convenience Store Woman There There
by Sayaka Murata A Novel
Translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori by Tommy Orange
Store worker Keiko, the perfect employee, is happy The voices of twelve individuals going to the Big Oak-
with her life. When family and coworkers pressure her land Powwow come together to tell a story of hope,
to marry and find a proper profession, her world is identity, beauty, and despair woven into the history of
upended. Will it be for the better? a nation and its people.
• Convenience Store Woman won Japan’s highly prestigious Akutagawa Prize • Tommy Orange is a 2014 MacDowell Fellow and a 2016 Writing by Writers Fellow
and has sold over 660,000 copies in Japan • Orange is a graduate of the MFA program at the Institute of American Indian Arts
• A Japanese film adaptation of this novel is underway, and there has been • Will appeal to fans of Love Medicine by Louise Erdrich
interest in the book from American filmmakers
“A miraculous achievement, a book that wields ferocious honesty and
“Manages to both be cool to the touch and have depths of warmth… originality in service of telling a story that needs to be told. This is a novel
One of the finest I have seen in a long time from so young a writer.” about what it means to inhabit a land both yours and stolen from you.”
—Literary Hub
—Omar El Akkad, author of American War
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Unbridled The Darkest Warrior
The Long, Tall Texans Series, Book 46 The Lords of the Underworld Series, Book 14
by Diana Palmer by Gena Showalter
Instant family, a dash of danger, and a love for the Puck the Undefeated, betrayed by his brother Sin,
ages makes this a truly memorable tale sure to enthrall must seek the help of William the Ever Randy and a
fans of romance, Western romance, and Diana Palmer. human named Gillian Shaw, for whom Puck falls hard.
• Print run: 100,000 • Print run: 100,000
• New York Times and USA Today bestselling author • New York Times and USA Today bestselling author
• Diana Palmer always delivers on the “Palmer promise”—hard-to-love alpha • The Lords of the Underworld series is the author’s most successful to date,
heroes and innocent heroines, sexy cowboys, and high-stakes romance with 3.5 million books sold worldwide
“Palmer proves that love and passion can be found • Showalter has more than 100,000 Facebook fans and 40,000 Twitter followers
even in the most dangerous situations.” “One of the premier authors of paranormal romance.”
—Publishers Weekly on Untamed —Kresley Cole, #1 New York Times bestselling author, praise for the author
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Trump’s America All We Ever Wanted
The Truth about Our Nation’s Great Comeback A Novel
by Newt Gingrich by Emily Giffin
In this book, Gingrich—who has been called the When a compromising photo of a high school girl
president’s chief explainer—presents a clear picture of goes viral, the girl’s father and the teen photogra-
this historic presidency and the impact it is having on pher’s mother find themselves at the heart of the
our nation and the world. confusion in a divided community.
• Print run: 300,000 • #1 New York Times bestselling author
• Gingrich is a prolific fiction writer, with eight New York Times bestselling • Emily Giffin’s novels have been published in over thirty languages and sold
historical fiction novels 11.5 million copies worldwide
• Gingrich has sold over 700,000 novels and close to 500,000 nonfiction books • Other books by Giffin are also available
• Gingrich has a strong social media presence with 1.5 million Twitter followers “This page-turning, heartbreakingly honest debut deftly depicts the
“Inspiring and informative—I highly recommend it!” hopeful hearts behind an unsympathetic situation.”
—Sean Hannity on Understanding Trump —Entertainment Weekly on Something Borrowed
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JUNE NEW RELEASES
Dreams of Falling Murder in Paradise
by Karen White by James Patterson, with Doug Allyn, Connor Hyde,
Read by Cassandra Campbell, Shannon McManus, and Duane Swierczynski
and Susan Larkin
This collection features three pulse-pounding stories
It’s been nine years since Larkin fled South Carolina, from James Patterson: “The Lawyer Lifeguard” with
vowing never to go back. But when her mother Doug Allyn, “The Shut-In” with Duane Swierczynski,
disappears, she must return to her past, and to family and “The Doctor’s Plot” with Benjamin Percy.
secrets buried for nearly fifty years.
• Print run: 300,000
• New York Times and USA Today bestselling author • #1 New York Times bestselling author
• National author tour • Swierczynski’s Birds of Prey, Vol. 2, was a New York Times bestseller
• Online publicity campaign • Collaborating author Allyn’s novels have been praised by Ellery Queen Mystery
• Will appeal to fans of Dorothea Benton Frank and Elin Hilderbrand Magazine, Publishers Weekly, and Booklist
“The ultimate voice in women’s fiction.” “Patterson never, and I mean never, disappoints.”
—Fresh Fiction, praise for the author —USA Today, praise for the author
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Any Man Last Seen Alive
A Novel A Novel
by Amber Tamblyn by Claire Douglas
A serial rapist, who goes by the name Maude, preys Libby and her husband can’t believe their good
on men and forces them to live with the shame in this fortune when they swap houses with the owners of
remarkable, dark examination of our gendered biases a seaside estate … until the home yields disquieting
when it comes to sexual violence. surprises, such as a basement operating room.
• Amber Tamblyn’s Bang Ditto was an IndieNext bestseller • Print run: 125,000
• Tamblyn’s poetry collection Dark Sparkler has been nominated for the Emmy, • Claire Douglas is the winner of a Marie Claire Debut Novel Award
Golden Globe, and Independent Spirit awards • Also available: Local Girl Missing
• Tamblyn is active on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, with over 430,000 • National print, radio, and online campaign
followers combined
“Thrillingly tense and twisty, a great read.”
“Ms. Tamblyn has a gift for words.” —B. A. Paris, author of Behind Closed Doors
—Quentin Tarantino, praise for the author
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Mass Effect™ Andromeda: Annihilation The Cottages on Silver Beach
The Mass Effect™ Andromeda Series, Book 2 The Haven Point Series, Book 8
by Catherynne M. Valente by RaeAnne Thayne
The latest Mass Effect game takes the story in a dramatic The last person innkeeper Megan Hamilton wants to
new direction and is set in a new region of space, with ever see again is Elliott Bailey, who she feels is respon-
a new and deadly enemy—and Mass Effect Andromeda: sible for her brother’s current predicament. But the
Annihilation weaves directly into the action and will add heat between them is undeniable.
to the canonical saga.
• Print run: 600,000
• Valente’s novel Radiance was named one of the most anticipated books of • New York Times and USA Today bestselling author
2015 by SFF Book Reviews
• Thayne is known for heartwarming romances that celebrate small-town bonds
• Will appeal to fans of the Mass Effect video games and family ties
“Valente’s descriptions are lush and striking, her worlds reveling in the “RaeAnne has a knack for capturing those emotions
dreamiest of nods to classic science fiction.” that come from the heart.”
—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) on Radiance —RT Book Reviews, praise for the author
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JUNE NEW RELEASES
The Moscow Deception Tempting the Laird
The Guardian Series, Book 2 The Highland Grooms Series, Book 5
by Karen Robards by Julia London
Read by Julia Whelan
Catriona Mackenzie is unruly, unmarried, and unapol-
Bianca St. Ives is tasked with a high-risk heist: deliver- ogetic. When her beloved late-aunt’s legacy comes
ing an ancient treasure back to Germany—a mission under fire, she must cross paths with the provocative
that could bring down the shadowy forces seeking to and mysterious Duke Hamlin Graham.
bury Bianca for good.
• Print run: 260,000
• Print run: 100,000
• New York Times and USA Today bestselling author
• New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestselling author
• The first three titles in the Highland Grooms series have received incredible
• Karen Robards is active on Facebook with over 51,000 followers reviews across the board
“The latest from thrillermaster Robards is an enthralling high-stakes • London is a six-time finalist for the prestigious RITA Award
caper novel…Readers won’t want this adrenaline-rich story to end.”
“An absorbing read from a novelist at the top of her game.”
—Booklist (starred review) on The Ultimatum
—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) on Wild Wicked Scot
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Going to the Mountain How Hard Can It Be?
Life Lessons from My Grandfather, Nelson Mandela A Novel
by Ndaba Mandela by Allison Pearson
Read by Poppy Miller
Going to the Mountain tells Nelson Mandela’s life
through the eyes of a child who lived with, and Kate is counting down the days until fifty, but not in
learned from, one of the greatest leaders and humani- a good way. She’s sandwiched between hormones,
tarians the world has ever known. teenagers, and ailing parents. But just as she’s finding
tricks to get by, her old flame reappears and complicat-
• Print run: 100,000 ed doesn’t even begin to cover it.
• Going to the Mountain is the first book to discuss Nelson Mandela’s life from
the perspective of a child raised by him • New York Times bestselling author
• Ndaba Mandela is Nelson Mandela’s grandson and continues his legacy in • Pearson has written for the New Yorker, the Observer, the Times (UK), and more
South African activism “A devastatingly funny novel that’s also a compelling fictional world.
• Mandela is active on Twitter with over 19,000 followers You want to climb inside this book and inhabit it.”
• Author website: NdabaMandela.co —Amazon.com, editorial review, on I Don’t Know How She Does It
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9781549143922 $90.99 9781427293077 $86.99
A Buckhorn Baby Yes We (Still) Can
The Buckhorn Brothers Series, Book 9 Politics in the Age of Obama, Twitter, and Trump
by Lori Foster by Dan Pfeiffer
Headstrong Amber Hudson wants Noel Poet, the Learn how Obama navigated the forces that allowed
hottest firefighter in Buckhorn, Kentucky, to admit Trump to win the White House to become one of the
they have a future together. But Noel is determined to most consequential presidents in American history,
play Amber’s game his own way. and why Trump surprised us all.
• New York Times and USA Today bestselling author • Print run: 75,000
• Foster has won RT Book Reviews’ award for Best Romantic Fantasy series and • Pod Save America is consistently a top-ten podcast on the iTunes charts,
was a finalist for two other RT Book Reviews awards averaging over 300,000 downloads per episode
• Foster has more than 20,000 Twitter followers and an active Facebook page • Pfeiffer was one of Barack Obama’s longest serving advisors
“Characters so beautifully and painfully real that every wrenching, • Part Obama nostalgia, part playbook for getting back what Trump has taken,
joyful, and steamy scene is worth savoring.” Pfeiffer speaks directly to Dems, politicos, a tech-friendly liberal business
audience, and Millennials about what is to be done
—RT Book Reviews (4½ stars, Top Pick!) on Getting Rowdy
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9781538516386 $39.99 L 9781538516393 $39.99 9781549143564 $90.99
Over 20,000 titles with more added each day at BlackstoneLibrary.com 9
JUNE NEW RELEASES
From You to Two Room to Dream
Dr. Ruth’s Rules for Real Relationships A Life
by Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer, with Pierre A. Lehu by David Lynch and Kristine McKenna
World-renowned sex therapist Dr. Ruth will finally Room to Dream interweaves David Lynch’s reflections
take the drama out of dating. She will help you on his own life with explosive interviews with ninety
figure out how to find someone, and prepare you collaborators. Lynch responds and reveals the inner
for twenty-first-century twists on the process. story of the life behind the art.
• Dr. Ruth is a beloved, internationally recognized therapist • Lynch is one of the most iconic filmmakers of all time
• Dr. Ruth was named one of the 100 Most Intriguing People of the Century by • More than 100,000 copies of Lynch’s book Catching the Big Fish have been
People magazine sold in North America alone
• Author can be found on Twitter @AskDrRuth and on YouTube • Room to Dream is an unprecedented look into the personal and creative life
• Author website: DrRuth.com of David Lynch
• Kristine McKenn is a close friend of Lynch, and her profiles and criticism have
“A clearly written, succinct resource.” appeared in the New York Times, Vanity Fair, the Washington Post, and more
—Library Journal on Stay or Go
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / DATING • (ci52) 5 hours • 4 CDs BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / ENTERTAINMENT & PERFORMING ARTS
9781543698367 $54.99 (caqb) 8 hours • 7 CDs 9780525526940 $78.99
When Life Gives You Lululemons Never Anyone but You
by Lauren Weisberger by Rupert Thomson
New York Times bestselling author Lauren Weisberger In the years preceding World War I, Suzanne, a shy
returns with a novel starring one of her favorite char- seventeen-year-old artist, meets the brilliant but
acters from The Devil Wears Prada—Emily Charlton, first troubled Lucie, and they leave the rising fascism in
assistant to Miranda Priestly, now a highly successful im- Paris for Jersey, where they will confront their destiny.
age consultant who’s just landed the client of a lifetime.
• New York Times bestselling author • Rupert Thomson’s memoir, This Party’s Got to Stop, was named a Writers’ Guild
• When Life Gives You You Lululemons tells the story of one of Weisberger’s favorite Nonfiction Book of the Year
characters from her novel The Devil Wears Prada • Thomson has also been shortlisted for the Guardian Fiction Prize and the
• Will appeal to fans of Sophie Kinsella and Jenny Colgan Costa Novel of the Year
• Since 2015, Thomson has been a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
“Lauren Weisberger is at her best…The perfect balance of
fun and real-life relatability.” “Left me stunned and amazed…It’s a masterpiece.”
—Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, New York Times bestselling author —Philip Pullman, author of The Golden Compass, on Katherine Carlyle
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FICTION / CONTEMPORARY WOMEN • (cenn) 9.5 hours • 8 CDs FICTION / HISTORICAL • (ce3x) 10.5 hours • 9 CDs • 1 MP3 CD
9781508251767 $70.99 9781538514641 $100.00 L 9781538514665 $29.95
N 9781982501174 $64.99
Before and Again Fallon
A Novel A Novel
by Barbara Delinsky by Louis L’Amour
Read by Jason Culp
Maggie Reid is living a lie, hiding from public scrutiny
for a mistake she made years ago. But when standing All Macon Fallon ever needed was a deck of cards, a fast
by a friend could result in uncovering her past, Maggie horse, and a ready gun. He had come to Red Horse to
has a tough choice to make. make a quick fortune, but now he might have to risk his
life for a place he never wanted to call home.
• New York Times bestselling author
• Barbara Delinsky is active on social media, with over 40,000 followers • More than 300 million copies of L’Amour’s books are in print worldwide
• Many other books by Delinsky are also available • L’Amour’s books have been translated into twenty languages, and more than
forty-five of his novels and stories have been made into feature films
• Author website: BarbaraDelinsky.com
• Every one of L’Amour’s more than 120 books is still in print
“Nice twists on a familiar plot, rich characterizations, and real-feeling
dilemmas…will keep readers hooked.” “[Louis L’Amour] made the modern Western a national pastime.”
—Smithsonian, praise for the author
—Publishers Weekly on Escape
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FICTION / CONTEMPORARY WOMEN • (ccz2) 14 hours • 11 CDs FICTION / WESTERNS • (cdt0) 5 hours • 4 CDs
9781427296818 $86.99 9781524783198 $70.99
10 Tel: 1-800-621-0182 • libraryservices@blackstoneaudio.com • www.BlackstoneLibrary.comJUNE NEW RELEASES
The Secrets between Us Tenemental
A Novel Adventures of a Reluctant Landlady
by Thrity Umrigar by Vikki Warner
After working for an upper-middle-class family for Vikki Warner takes on more than she bargained for
over twenty years, Bhima is fired for speaking the truth when she buys a run-down three-story house in Prov-
about a crime. Now, Bhima must find a way to support idence, Rhode Island, and finds herself responsible for
herself and her granddaughter. a cast of colorful tenants.
• Print run: 40,000 • Explores the obstacles faced by women landlords dealing with realtors,
• Umrigar’s previous novels have been praised by major publications contractors, and tenants
• Will appeal to fans of The Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni and • Warner has worked in publishing for many years, is well-connected, and will
Secret Daughter by Shilpi Somaya Gowda be drawing support for the book from her network
• Will appeal to fans of No Baggage by Clara Bensen
“With humanity and suspense, novelist Thrity Umrigar tackles
love, loyalty, injustice—and survival.” “Refreshingly original reading.”
—Marie Claire on The Space between Us —Kirkus Reviews
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FICTION / LITERARY • (ce2n) 12.5 hours • 10 CDs • 1 MP3 CD BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / PERSONAL MEMOIRS
9781538550571 $59.99 L 9781538550595 $39.99 (cl57) 7 hours • 6 CDs • 1 MP3 CD
9781538586648 $55.00 L 9781538586662 $29.95
Something in the Water History of Violence
A Novel A Novel
by Catherine Steadman by Édouard Louis
Translated by Lorin Stein
While scuba diving near Bora Bora, newlyweds Erin and
Mark find something in the water and must choose In 2012, Édouard Louis was raped and almost murdered
whether to speak out or to protect their dangerous se- by a man he had just met, leaving him shattered. History
cret. After all, if no one else knows, who would be hurt? of Violence is a short nonfiction account, with the victim
as its subject.
• Catherine Steadman is a well-known for her role of Mabel Lane Fox on
Downton Abbey • Internationally bestselling author
• Steadman’s next novel, The Piano Man, is already on the way and slated for • Also available: The End of Eddy
publication in June 2019 • Édouard Louis has received praise from his peers and major publications
• 20th Century Fox has optioned the movie rights
“Louis speaks of violence, both social and familiar, with tremendous
“A stunning debut…Superbly written, clever, and gripping.” force and feeling…A book to shake you up.”
—B. A. Paris, New York Times bestselling author —Justin Torres, author of We the Animals
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FICTION / THRILLERS / SUSPENSE • (cdlx) 10 hours • 8 CDs FICTION / BIOGRAPHICAL • (ceus) 8 hours • 7 CDs
9780525593584 $86.99 9781427298447 $86.99
Navy Families Drop by Drop
Navy Baby & Navy Husband The Step by Step Series, Book 1
The Navy Series, Books 5 & 6 by Morgan Llywelyn
by Debbie Macomber
A global catastrophe occurs as all plastic on earth
Debbie Macomber introduces two Navy couples: mysteriously liquefies. In Sycamore River, citizens find
Hannah and Riley, working backwards from pregnancy their lives disrupted as everything they’ve depended
to marriage to love, and Shana and Adam, who infuriate on melts around them.
each other yet begin to feel a spark.
• Print run: 700,000 • New York Times bestselling author
• #1 New York Times bestselling author • Morgan Llywelyn has received high praise from major publications and her peers
• A two-in-one volume comprised of two stand-alone titles • Also available: 1916 and Only the Stones Survive
• Online publicity campaign
“Macomber once again demonstrates her impressive skills
with characterization and her flair for humor.” “Ms. Llywelyn’s command of language is exquisite.”
—RT Book Reviews —SFRevu on Only the Stones Survive
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FICTION / ROMANCE / COLLECTIONS & ANTHOLOGIES • (cel3) 12.25 hours • 10 CDs • 1 MP3 CD FICTION / SCIENCE FICTION / APOCALYPTIC & POST-APOCALYPTIC
9781538516652 $59.99 L 9781538516669 $39.99 (ckgh) 7 hours • 6 CDs • 1 MP3 CD
9781538584057 $55.00 L 9781538584071 $29.95\
Over 20,000 titles with more added each day at BlackstoneLibrary.com 11JUNE NEW RELEASES
How Not to Get Shot Unbeaten
And Other Advice from White People Rocky Marciano’s Fight for Perfection in a
by D. L. Hughley Crooked World
by Mike Stanton
Legendary satirist D. L. Hughley here uses humor
to draw attention to injustice, sardonically offering Unbeaten is the story of the remarkable heavyweight
advice on a number of lessons—a much-needed champion Rocky Marciano, who overcame injury, doubt,
antidote in these distressing times. and the schemes of corrupt promoters to win the title.
• Print run: 100,000 • New York Times bestselling author
• New York Times bestselling author • Stanton is a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist
• Hughley is one of “The Original Kings of Comedy” and the host of the nationally • Will appeal to fans of The Last Boy by Jane Leavy and The Kid by Ben Bradlee
syndicated radio program The D. L. Hughley Show • National review, media, and feature attention
• Hughley has appeared on Live with Kelly & Michael, The View, and Morning Joe
“Impressive…A criminal enterprise of kickbacks, shakedowns,
“The book everyone is laughing about.” and threats worthy of The Sopranos.”
—Morning Joe on Black Man, White House —New York Times Book Review on The Prince of Providence
SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/26/18 SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/26/18
HUMOR / GENERAL • (cb1g) 9.5 hours • 8 CDs • 1 MP3 CD BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / SPORTS • (clui) 15.5 hours • 12 CDs • 1 MP3 CD
9781538550427 $59.99 L 9781538550441 $39.99 9781538587553 $109.00 L 9781538587577 $29.95
N 9781982501204 $74.99
Formerly Known as Food Where the Stress Falls
How the Industrial Food System Is Changing Our Essays
Minds, Bodies, and Culture by Susan Sontag
by Kristin Lawless
Where the Stress Falls features two decades of indis-
The voice of a new generation of food activists, Law- pensable work by America’s most important essayist
less explains the food problem and provides a sound that illustrate her kaleidoscopic array of interests,
and simple philosophy of eating. passions, observations, and ideas.
• Lawless is a certified nutrition educator and works as a nutrition consultant • New York Times bestselling author
with various doctors in New York City • One of the most influential critics of her time
• Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Newsweek, and other major • Sontag’s essays gained her early fame and notoriety
media, as well as in academic journals
• Sontag was the recipient of many awards, including the National Book Award
“A stirring call to action to improve the awareness and,
“Where the Stress Falls raises the bar of criticism to the highest level…
ultimately, health of all of us.”
[Sontag’s] energy infuses every word in the collection.”
— Mark Bittman, author, food journalist, and television host
—Seattle Times
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / PUBLIC POLICY / AGRICULTURE & FOOD POLICY LITERARY COLLECTIONS / ESSAYS • (cfxa) 11.5 hours • 9 CDs • 1 MP3 CD
(cc7d) 9.5 hours • 8 CDs 9781538537589 $100.00 L 9781538537602 $29.95
9781427297891 $95.99
The Favorite Game Misadventures with a Rock Star
A Novel The Misadventures Series, Book 13
by Leonard Cohen by Helen Hardt
Cohen etches the youth and early manhood of Jett Draconis knows better than to fall in love. A secret
Lawrence Breavman, the only son of an old Jewish from his past could destroy him—and everyone
family in Montreal, in a coming-of-age story about close to him—if he does. But how can he resist this
love, war, and sacrifice. auburn-haired goddess?
• A semiautobiographical peek into the early life of one of the world’s greatest • #1 New York Times, #1 USA Today, and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author
songwriters • Also available: all previous books in the series, with more to come
• Will appeal not only to Cohen’s many fans but also to fans of Salinger’s Catcher • Author website: HelenHardt.com
in the Rye, Camus’ The Outsider, and the Sam Mendes film American Beauty
• Series website: Misadventures.com
“As compelling and as good as at capturing youthful anxieties
“This book is so raw and addictive!
as J. D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye.”
Hands down my new favorite series this year.”
—Toronto Globe and Mail
—Meredith Wild, #1 New York Times bestselling author, on Craving
AVAILABLE 6/26/18 SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE 6/5/18
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9781538548622 $76.00 L 9781538548646 $29.95 9781538553985 $69.00 L 9781538554005 $29.95
12 Tel: 1-800-621-0182 • libraryservices@blackstoneaudio.com • www.BlackstoneLibrary.comJUNE NEW RELEASES
Outside the Jukebox The Removes
How I Turned My Vintage Music Obsession into A Novel
My Dream Gig by Tatjana Soli
by Scott Bradlee
As the first wave of pioneers travel westward to settle
With debt piling up and no gigs, pianist Scott Bradlee the American frontier, two women discover their inner
applied his passion for jazz to contemporary hits on strength when their lives are irrevocably changed by
YouTube. Here, Bradlee takes listeners on his journey the hardship of the wild west.
from lost musician to headlining Radio City Music Hall.
• New York Times bestselling author
• Print run: 50,000
• Soli’s work has been listed twice in the 100 Distinguished Stories in Best
• Will appeal to fans of entrepreneurial books geared towards young, creative American Short Stories
people like Sophia Amoruso’s #GIRLBOSS and YouTube star Lilly Singh’s How
to Be a Bawse • Author appearances
• Postmodern Jukebox has over 2.6 million followers and over 700 million views “Devastatingly awesome…It’s one of those books
on their YouTube videos, more than one million fans on Facebook, and nearly that I didn’t want to put down.”
100,000 Instagram followers —NPR on The Lotus Eaters
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / ENTERTAINMENT & PERFORMING ARTS FICTION / HISTORICAL • (ck7h) 6 hours • 5 CDs
(cecs) 7 hours • 7 CDs 9781427297952 $75.99
9781549144042 $69.99
The Cabin at the End of the World Providence
A Novel A Novel
by Paul Tremblay by Caroline Kepnes
Read by MacLeod Andrews, Emily Rankin,
The Cabin at the End of the World is is a masterpiece of
and Paul Michael
terror, an unbearably tense, gripping tale of paranoia,
sacrifice, apocalypse, and survival that escalates to a When Jon escapes a mad scientist, he must rein in
shattering conclusion—one in which the fate of a loving an awakening power. Strange deaths involving heart
family and quite possibly all of humanity are entwined. failure coincide, and an investigation begins.
• Print run: 50,000
• Kepnes has worked as a TV writer on 7th Heaven and The Secret Life of the
• Bram Stroker Award–winning author
American Teenager
• A Head Full of Ghosts won the Bram Stoker Award and the Massachusetts Book
• Author website: CarolineKepnes.com
Award for Best Novel and was on several Best of the Year lists, including NPR
“Tender, magical, and eerie…Sure to be one of the best thrillers of the
“A tremendous book—thought provoking and terrifying,
year…Caroline Kepnes’ infinite talent shines through.”
with tension that winds up like a chain.”
—Mary Kubica, New York Times bestselling author
—Stephen King, #1 New York Times bestselling author
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FICTION / THRILLERS / PSYCHOLOGICAL • (ce3n) 11 hours • 9 CDs • 1 MP3 CD FICTION / THRILLERS • (caij) 15 hours • 12 CDs
9781538550335 $59.99 L 9781538550359 $39.99 9780525588238 $95.99
I Can’t Remember If We Said Goodbye Three Days Missing
A Memoir by Kimberly Belle
by Steve Earle
Kat Kinkaid’s only son goes missing on a class field trip,
Steve Earle’s self-written memoir uses lyrical prose to while Stefanie Huntington’s son is being threatened.
take listeners into the heart of the Texas music scene But is the culprit an anonymous stranger … or some-
in the 60s and 70s, through the pain of drug addic- one the women trust?
tion, and finally to the grace of recovery.
• Print run: 75,000 • Print run: 100,000
• Steve Earle has a huge, dedicated following that turned out in force to buy his • USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author
music and previous books • Three Days Missing has received a lot of positive feedback from New York Times
• Memoirs by acclaimed musicians are perennial bestsellers bestselling authors
• National publicity and review campaign, including NPR interviews “Kimberly Belle delivers the goods—a rocket-paced story with a heart
• Author tour in up to ten cities that will keep you riveted through every hairpin twist and turn.”
• Extensive social media outreach campaign —Lisa Unger, New York Times bestselling author
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / PERSONAL MEMOIRS • (bh4x) 9 hours • 7 CDs FICTION / THRILLERS / SUSPENSE • (cel2) 11.25 hours • 9 CDs • 1 MP3 CD
9781478959021 $90.00 9781538516621 $59.99 L 9781538516638 $39.99
Over 20,000 titles with more added each day at BlackstoneLibrary.com 13JUNE NEW RELEASES
See You Again in Pyongyang Valentine, Texas
A Journey into Kim Jong Un’s North Korea by Lori Wilde
by Travis Jeppesen
After having not one but two grooms ditch her at
Rumors abound, but what is life actually like in North the altar, Rachel Henderson decides love stinks and
Korea? Travis Jeppesen culls from his experiences denounces romance all together. She feels liberat-
living, traveling, and studying there to create a portrait ed—until she’s arrested by Sheriff Carlton.
of the country and its people.
• Print run: 75,000 • Print run: 75,000
• Jeppesen has traveled to North Korea five times, and in 2016 made history by • New York Times and USA Today bestselling author
becoming the first American to study at a North Korean university • Lori Wilde is a three-time RITA Award finalist and a four-time Romantic Times
• Will appeal to fans of Nothing to Envy, The Accusation, and Escape from Camp 14 Reviewers’ Choice Award nominee
“[Jeppesen] blends history, travelog, and memoir to present an “Wilde again includes secondary romances that are intriguing,
uncomfortably timely portrait of the country.” entertaining, and hot.”
—Library Journal —RT Book Reviews (4 stars)
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HISTORY / ASIA / KOREA • (chi1) 9 hours • 8 CDs FICTION / ROMANCE / WESTERN • (ced7) 11 hours • 10 CDs
9781549144004 $90.99 9781549144127 $105.99
The Plot to Destroy Democracy Sugar
How Putin’s Spies Are Winning Control of America The Cake Series, Book 2
and Dismantling the West by Lauren Dane
by Malcolm Nance
Bad-boy artist Gregori Ivanov wants nothing more
Malcolm Nance exposes how Russia has supported than to marry Wren Davis. Now that the time is finally
right-wing extremists in the US and Europe to create right, he has one hell of a celebration in mind. The
anti-democratic sentiment to build a Russian-led universe, unfortunately, did not get the message.
alliance of non-democratic autocracies.
• New York Times and USA Today bestselling author
• Print run: 100,000 • Lauren Dane has written more than fifty novels and novellas across several
• New York Times bestselling author genres, including award-winning novels in her adult-fiction genre
• Nance is a globally recognized Intelligence community member and a • Will appeal to fans of Jaci Burton, Lexi Blake, and Lorelei James
counter-terrorism analyst for NBC News and MSNBC
“Sexy, pulse-pounding adventure with a heart twist of emotion
“Reads like a spy thriller, but it’s all too real.” that’ll leave you weak in the knees. Dane delivers!”
—US Daily Review on The Plot to Hack America —Jaci Burton, New York Times bestselling author, on Uncovered
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / WORLD / RUSSIAN & FORMER SOVIET UNION FICTION / ROMANCE / EROTICA • (c0mz) 3.25 hours • 3 CDs • 1 MP3 CD
(ck1x) 10 hours • 9 CDs 9781504748773 $39.99 L 9781504748780 $39.99
9781549143885 $100.99
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