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Quicksand
Malin Persson Giolito
HC: 978-1-590-51857-1
eBook: 978-1-590-51858-8
AD: 978-1-524-77451-6
Other Press | 50,000
March 7, 2017
Quicksand is an incisive
courtroom thriller and a drama that
raises questions about the nature
of love, the disastrous side effects
of guilt, and the function of justice.
The Rules Do Not Apply
Ariel Levy
HC: 978-0-8129-9693-7
eBook: 978-0-812-99694-4
AD: 978-0-525-49196-5
CD: 978-0-525-49195-8
Random House | 100,000
March 14, 2017
A gorgeous, darkly humorous
memoir for readers of Cheryl
Strayed about a woman
overcoming dramatic loss and
finding reinvention, based on this
award-winning writers New Yorker
article Thanksgiving in Mongolia.
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The Idiot
Elif Batuman
HC: 978-1-594-20561-3
eBook: 978-1-101-62251-3
AD: 978-1-524-73495-4
LP: 978-1-524-75622-2
Penguin Press | 50,000
March 14, 2017
A portrait of the artist as a young
woman. A novel about not just
discovering but inventing oneself.
The Twelve Lives of
Samuel Hawley
Hannah Tinti
HC: 978-0-8129-8988-5
eBook: 978-0-812-98989-2
LP: 978-1-524-75638-3
The Dial Press | 100,000
March 28, 2017
A father protects his daughter from
the legacy of his criminal past in
the new novel from the prize-
winning author of The Good Thief.
happen if America were to turn its
The Wanderers
Meg Howrey
HC: 978-0-399-57463-4
eBook: 978-0-399-57465-8
AD: 978-1-524-75143-2
Putnam | 50,000
March 14, 2017
Station Eleven meets The Martian
in this brilliantly inventive literary
novel where three astronauts
auditioning for the first-ever
mission to Mars test their
relationships, leaving each of them
changed forever.
American War
Omar El Akkad
HC: 978-0-451-49358-3
eBook: 978-0-451-49359-0
AD: 978-1-524-77982-5
CD: 978-1-524-77981-8
LP: 978-1-524-77985-6
Knopf | 75,000
April 4, 2017
An audacious and powerful debut
novel: a second American Civil
War, a devastating plague, and one
family caught deep in the middle
a story that asks what might
most devastating policies and
deadly weapons upon itself.
Eggshells
Caitriona Lally
TR: 978-1-612-19597-1
eBook: 978-1-612-19598-8
Melville House | 30,000
March 14, 2017
An exciting debut from the
hottest young author in
Ireland, that proves that all
you really need in life is one
friendpossibly named
Penelope.
The Fifth Trimester
Lauren Smith Brody
HC: 978-0-385-54141-1
eBook: 978-0-385-54142-8
AD: 978-1-524-75062-6
CD: 978-1-524-75061-9
Doubleday | 100,000
April 4, 2017
The Fifth Trimester is a
brilliant no-BS guide that
helps moms cope with the
demands of the real world
after the baby arrives. The
go-to guide for all new and
expectant mothers.
 The Dragon's Legacy
Deborah A. Wolf
HC: 978-1-78565-107-6
eBook: 978-1-785-65109-0
Titan Books | 40,000
April 4, 2017
The first book in a brand new
epic fantasy series with a
complex world of real magic
balances and contrasts the
grim with the wondrous, the
heartbreaking with the
humorous, and takes an
unflinching look at real-world
issues such as the plight of
indigenous peoples in a
world mad for power.
Anything Is Possible
Elizabeth Strout
HC: 978-0-8129-8940-3
eBook: 978-0-812-98942-7
AD: 978-1-524-77493-6
CD: 978-1-524-77492-9
Random House | 200,000
April 25, 2017
A new work of fiction about love,
loss, and the ties that bind from
the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of
Olive Kitteridge and My Name is
Lucy Barton.
Long Black Veil
Jennifer Finney Boylan
HC: 978-0-451-49632-4
eBook: 978-0-451-49634-8
AD: 978-1-524-72293-7
Crown | 60,000
April 11, 2017
From the New York Times
bestselling author of She's Not
There, a new novel about a woman
whose family and identity are
threatened by the secrets of her
past.
What My Body
Remembers
Agnete Friis
HC: 978-1-61695-602-8
eBook: 978-1-616-95603-5
Soho Crime | 50,000
May 2, 2017
The solo debut by co-author of the
New York Times bestselling The
Boy in the Suitcase, a story about
one womans fight to prove she is
fit to raise her son by exorcising
the demons of her past.
The Stars Are Fire
Anita Shreve
HC: 978-0-385-35090-7
eBook: 978-0-385-35091-4
AD: 978-0-804-14769-9
CD: 978-0-804-14768-2
LP: 978-1-524-78025-8
Knopf | 200,000
April 18, 2017
From the New York Times
bestselling author of The Weight of
Water and The Pilot's Wife, a new
novel about a young woman tested
by a catastrophic event and its
devastating aftermathbased on
the true story of the largest fire in
Maine's history.
Eleanor Oliphant Is
Completely Fine
Gail Honeyman
HC: 978-0-7352-2068-3
eBook: 978-0-735-22070-6
AD: 978-1-524-74971-2
CD: 978-1-524-74970-5
Pamela Dorman Books | 200,000
May 9, 2017
A smart, warm, and uplifting story
of an out-of-the-ordinary heroine
whose deadpan weirdness and
unconscious wit make for an
irresistible journey as she realizes
the only way to survive is to open
her heart.
Last Hope Island
Lynne Olson
HC: 978-0-812-99735-4
eBook: 978-0-812-99736-1
AD: 978-1-524-72380-4
Random House | 75,000
April 25, 2017
A groundbreaking account of how
Britain became the base of
operations for the exiled leaders of
Europe in their desperate struggle
to reclaim their continent from
Hitler, from the bestselling author
of Citizens of London and Those
Angry Days.
Woman No. 17
eBook: 97Edan Lepucki
HC: 978-1-101-90425-1
8-1-101-90426-8
AD: 978-1-524-72342-2
CD: 978-1-524-72341-5
LP: 978-1-524-75563-8
Hogarth | 75,000
May 9, 2017
A dark, sexy noir about the
intensity of female relationships
whether mother to daughter or
friend to friendthat lies behind
the hedgerows of beautifully
manicured Los Angeles, from the
New York Times bestselling author
of California.
 Saints for All Occasions
J. Courtney Sullivan
HC: 978-0-307-95957-7
eBook: 978-0-307-95958-4
AD: 978-1-524-78149-1
CD: 978-1-524-78148-4
LP: 978-1-524-78022-7
Knopf | 75,000
May 9, 2017
A sweeping, unforgettable novel
from the New York Times
bestselling author of Maine, about
the hope, sacrifice, and love
between two sisters and the secret
that drives them apart.
The Heirs
Susan Rieger
HC: 978-1-101-90471-8
eBook: 978-1-101-90472-5
AD: 978-1-524-77383-0
CD: 978-1-524-77382-3
Crown | 75,000
May 23, 2017
The new novel from the critically-
acclaimed author of The Divorce
Papers, about a wealthy, pedigreed
Manhattan family that comes
undone after the death of their
patriarch.
New Boy
Tracy Chevalier
HC: 978-0-553-44763-7
eBook: 978-0-553-44764-4
AD: 978-1-524-75749-6
LP: 978-1-524-77946-7
Hogarth | 60,000
May 16, 2017
William Shakespeare's Othello
retold by Tracy Chevalier, the New
York Times bestselling author of
Girl with a Pearl Earring.
White Fur
Jardine Libaire
HC: 978-0-451-49792-5
eBook: 978-0-451-49794-9
AD: 978-1-524-75745-8
Hogarth | 75,000
May 30, 2017
A vivid, hypnotic story of a star-
crossed couple, set among the
glitz and grit of 1980s
New York City.
Dark Cities
Ed. Christopher Golden
HC: 978-1-78565-579-1
eBook: 978-1-785-65267-7
Titan Books | 30,000
May 16, 2017
An anthology of horror stories in
urban settings. Terrifying urban
myths, malicious ghosts, cursed
architecture, malignant city deities,
personal demons twisted into
something worsevirtually
anything that inspires the
contributors to imagine some bit of
urban darkness.
Touch
Courtney Maum
HC: 978-0-7352-1212-1
eBook: 978-0-735-21213-8
AD: 978-1-524-77568-1
CD: 978-1-524-77567-4
Putnam | 75,000
May 30, 2017
The dazzling new novel by the
author of the exceptionally
acclaimed I Am Having So Much
Fun Here Without You is a timely
and satirical but also moving story
about a leading trend forecaster
who suddenly finds herself in the
position of wanting to overturn her
own predictions.
Shadow Man
Alan Drew
HC: 978-1-4000-6780-0
eBook: 978-0-812-98938-0
AD: 978-1-524-73389-6
Random House | 100,000
May 23, 2017
What Dennis Lehane does for
Boston, and Tana French does for
Dublin, Alan Drew does for Los
Angeles in this gritty thriller about
a town rocked by a serial killer
and a dark secret.
Death on Nantucket
Francine Mathews
HC: 978-1-61695-737-7
eBook: 978-1-616-95738-4
Soho Crime | 40,000
June 6, 2017
The fifth Merry Folger Nantucket
Mystery. When a body is
discovered at the sprawling
Murphy house, detective Merry
Folger is called in to investigate.
Was it a tragic accident? Or is
something more sinister afoot?
 A French Wedding
Hannah Tunnicliffe
HC: 978-0-385-54184-8
eBook: 978-0-385-54185-5
AD: 978-1-524-78126-2
Doubleday | 40,000
June 6, 2017
A delicious novel about six college
friends reuniting on the coast of
Brittany to celebrate one of their
own's fortieth birthday. Add
sumptuous food plus plenty of
wine, and the table is set for tricky
romantic entanglements, fiery
outbursts, and secrets.
Here and Gone
Haylen Beck
HC: 978-0-451-49957-8
eBook: 978-0-451-49959-2
AD: 978-1-524-77406-6
CD: 978-1-524-77405-9
LP: 978-1-524-77947-4
Crown | 125,000
June 20, 2017
A compelling, impossible-to-put-
down thriller about a mother's
desperate fight to recover her
stolen children from corrupt
authorities.
The Space Between
the Stars
Anne Corlett
HC: 978-0-399-58511-1
eBook: 978-0-399-58512-8
AD: 978-1-524-77931-3
Berkley | 50,000
June 13, 2017
A fabulous debut novel that is part
women's fiction, part science
fiction, and an enthralling
exploration of love, loss, and what
it means to be human.
The Windfall
Diksha Basu
HC: 978-0-451-49891-5
eBook: 978-0-451-49893-9
AD: 978-1-524-77412-7
CD: 978-1-524-77411-0
Crown | 75,000
June 27, 2017
A witty, satirical debut comedy of
manners about a nouveau riche
Delhi family for fans of Crazy Rich
Asians and Master of None.
The Little French Bistro
Nina George
HC: 978-0-451-49558-7
eBook: 978-0-451-49560-0
AD: 978-1-524-77422-6
CD: 978-1-524-77421-9
LP: 978-1-524-77948-1
Crown | 150,000
June 13, 2017
From the New York Times and
internationally bestselling author
of The Little Paris Bookshop, an
extraordinary new novel about self-
discovery, second chances, and
finding true love.
Quiet Until the Thaw
Alexandra Fuller
HC: 978-0-7352-2334-9
eBook: 978-0-735-22335-6
AD: 978-1-524-77819-4
CD: 978-1-524-77818-7
Penguin Press | 75,000
June 27, 2017
From the author of the bestselling
memoir Don't Lets Go to the Dogs
Tonight comes a debut novel that
is a powerful and emotional
meditation on family, culture, race,
and history.
A House Among
the Trees
Julia Glass
HC: 978-1-101-87036-5
eBook: 978-1-101-87037-2
AD: 978-1-524-78191-0
CD: 978-1-524-78190-3
Pantheon | 60,000
June 13, 2017
The unusual bond between a
world-famous children's author
and his assistant sets the stage
for a richly plotted novel of
friendship and love, artistic
ambition, and the power of an
unexpected legacy.
UNSUB
Meg Gardiner
HC: 978-1-101-98552-6
eBook: 978-1-101-98553-3
AD: 978-1-524-72282-1
CD: 978-1-524-72281-4
Dutton | 40,000
June 27, 2017
A riveting psychological thriller
inspired by the never-caught
Zodiac Killer, about a young
detective determined to apprehend
the serial murderer who destroyed
her family and terrorized a city
twenty years earlier.
 Spoonbenders
Daryl Gregory
HC: 978-1-5247-3182-3
eBook: 978-1-524-73183-0
AD: 978-1-524-73483-1
CD: 978-1-524-73482-4
LP: 978-1-524-78023-4
Knopf | 75,000
June 27, 2017
A generations-spanning family of
psychicsboth blessed and
burdened by their abilitiesmust
use their powers to save themselves
from the CIA, the local mafia, and a
skeptic hell-bent on discrediting
them in this hilarious, tender,
magical novel about the invisible
forces that bind us.
Fitness Junkie
Lucy Sykes and Jo Piazza
HC: 978-0-385-54180-0
eBook: 978-0-385-54181-7
AD: 978-1-524-78037-1
CD: 978-1-524-78036-4
Doubleday | 75,000
July 11, 2017
From the bestselling authors of
The Knockoff, an outrageously
funny novel about one woman's
attemptthrough clay diets, naked
yoga, green juice, and cultish
workout classesto win back her
career, save her best friend, and
lose thirty pounds.
Lost Boy
Christina Henry
TR: 978-0-399-58402-2
eBook: 978-0-399-58403-9
Berkley | 50,000
July 4, 2017
The author of Alice takes readers
through a dark tale of Peter Pan,
who turns his best friend into his
nemesis, Captain Hook.
leaving her family to piece together
Ten Dead Comedians
Fred Van Lente
HC: 978-1-59474-974-2
eBook: 978-1-594-74975-9
Quirk Books | 50,000
July 11, 2017
Somehow one of the ten
comedians is secretly murdering
all the others, why? And how? An
hysterical pastiche of Agatha
Christies And Then There Were
None that embraces all the classic
conventions of the Golden Age of
Mystery.
Watch Me Disappear
Janelle Brown
HC: 978-0-8129-8946-5
eBook: 978-0-812-98947-2
AD: 978-1-524-77828-6
CD: 978-1-524-77827-9
Spiegel & Grau | 50,000
July 11, 2017
A beautiful Berkeley mom with a
radical past vanishes while hiking,
her secrets, in this keenly
observed novel for readers of
Emma Straub and Maria Semple
from the bestselling author of All
We Ever Wanted Was Everything.
The Marriage Pact
Michelle Richmond
HC: 978-0-385-34329-9
eBook: 978-0-804-17986-7
Bantam | 100,000
July 25, 2017
In this relentlessly paced novel of
psychological suspense, New York
Times bestselling author Michelle
Richmond crafts an intense and
shocking tale that asks: How far
would you go to protect your
marriage?
Reading with Patrick
Michelle Kuo
HC: 978-0-8129-9731-6
eBook: 978-0-812-99732-3
AD: 978-1-101-88872-8
CD: 978-1-101-88871-1
Random House | 40,000
July 11, 2017
For readers of The Other Wes
Moore and Just Mercy comes a
stirring memoir about the life-
changing friendship between an
idealistic young teacher and her
gifted student, jailed for murder in
the Mississippi Delta.
The Life She Was Given
Ellen Marie Wiseman
TR: 978-1-61773-449-6
eBook: 978-1-617-73450-2
Kensington | 50,000
July 25, 2017
From acclaimed author Ellen Marie
Wiseman comes a vivid, daring
novel about the devastating power
of family secretsbeginning in the
poignant, lurid world of a
Depression-era traveling circus
and coming full circle in the
transformative 1950s.
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