Maximum Ride, Vol. 1
James Patterson, adapted & illustrated by NaRae Lee
Category: MANGA
Format: TRADE PAPERBACK
Publish Date: 1/7/2009 Price: $10.99 ISBN: 9780759529519
Publisher: Yen Press/Pageturners
Rights: Open Market, Excluding Europe
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James Patterson’s international bestselling series, MAXIMUM RIDE, adapted into a manga series by Yen Press. The manga editions are an exciting, accessible, 2-volume adaptation of the original book loaded with visual appeal and action-packed adventure!
Fourteen-year-old Maximum Ride, better known as Max, knows what it’s like to soar above the world. She and all the members of the ‘Flock’ are just like ordinary kids—only they have wings and can fly.
It may seem like a dream come true to some, but their lives can morph into a living nightmare at any time—like when Angel, the youngest member of the ‘Flock,’ is kidnapped and taken back to the ‘School’ where she and the others were genetically engineered by sinister scientists. Her friends brave a journey to blazing hot Death Valley to save her, but soon enough, they find themselves in yet another nightmare—this one involving fighting off the half-human, half-wolf ‘Erasers’ in New York City. Whether over the treetops of Central Park or in the bowels of the Manhattan subway system, Max and her adopted family take the ride of their lives. Along the way Max discovers from her old friend and father-figure Jeb—now her betrayer and greatest enemy—that her purpose is to save the world—but can she?
Recently, our rep Melanie Boesen sang the praises for T. Greenwood’s TWO RIVERS:
“Thanks so much for alerting me to TWO RIVERS which I have now read.
I was hooked from the first few pages. What happened twelve years ago? Who is the mysterious Maggie? Why has she come to Two Rivers? The plot has many twists, turns and surprises. The characters are heartbreakingly real. I could strangle Harper sometimes, yet want so much for something good to happen to him. The book is a complex and haunting treatment of race and redemption.”
Check out more information on TWO RIVERS in our March/April 2009 Sales kit.
A new era has begun…
Celebrate the election of Barack Obama as the future 44th President of the United States!
The American Journey
of Barack Obama
by the Editors of Life Magazine
Hardcover, 9780316045605, $24.99
Open Market
Little Brown
AVAILABLE NOW!
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For decades Americans have turned to LIFE to see, understand, and remember the most important events and people of our time. Just as LIFE once opened up the glittering Kennedy White House, LIFE now focuses its lens on Barack Obama. THE AMERICAN JOURNEY OF BARACK OBAMA covers the candidate from his childhood and adolescence to his time as editor of The Harvard Law Review and his Chicago activist years, culminating with the excitement and fervor of the historic 2008 Democratic National Convention. The unfolding drama of Obama’s life and political career is cinematic in scope, and never has it been presented so compellingly. In addition to a powerful array of photographs that were taken by many of the country’s greatest photographers (and some that were snapped, in the quiet moments, by Obama family members themselves), this book also includes a Foreword by Senator Edward M. Kennedy, an incisive narrative biography and original essays by some of our finest writers, including Gay Talese, Charles Johnson, Melissa Fay Greene, Andrei Codrescu, Fay Weldon, Richard Norton Smith, Bob Greene and several others. Many readers will find a new understanding of Obama. All readers will feel that they are bearing witness to a singular, undeniably American story.
Time: President Obama, The Path to The White House
by the Editors of Time magazine
Hardcover, 9781603200721, $19.95
World
Time Inc. Home Entertainment
December 23rd, 2008
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Barack Obama’s path from Hawaii to Indonesia to the White House represents one of the most unlikely and fascinating journeys in U.S. political history. With this special publication that is sure to become an instant collector’s item, TIME will mark Obama’s rise with an illustrated 96-page book. TIME Obama will contain original TIME magazine reporting and analysis from the magazine’s political experts. The book will showcase the unrivaled, intimate behind-thescenes photography of campaign photographer Callie Shell, who has been visually documenting Obama’s journey since he began his run for President. And it will provide readers with a colorful and concise account of how Obama rose to power — from his early days to his Chicago years to the moment when he became a political phenomenon.
We’ve decided to bring a bit of Halloween fun early with this clip of Karen Ngo, author of INDOGNITO and her “spook-tacular” doggie pals on the show Good Morning America.
Click here for the video on the ABC News website (please then click on the link to the right that says ‘Indognito’)
Indognito
Category: PHOTOGRAPHY
Format: HARDCOVER
Publish Date: AVAILABLE NOW Price: $19.99 ISBN: 9780316035507
Publisher: Little, Brown
Rights: World
Hilarious, charming and inventive, INDOGNITO is a whimsical collection of stylish dog portraits that affectionately embraces the quirky spirit of the primped pooch. From a chihuahua matador to a pug-chicken, Ngo combines the sensitivity of Rachael Hale, the humor of William Wegman, and the charm of Anne Geddes with her own fresh, unique vision.
Mary Ann Hoberman, Author of Bestselling You Read to Me, I Read to You series, Is Named Next U.S. Children’s Poet Laureate
NEW YORK, NY (October 8, 2008) – Award-winning children’s book author Mary Ann Hoberman has been selected as the nation’s next Children’s Poet Laureate. The announcement was made last night by the Poetry Foundation at their fifth annual Pegasus Awards in Chicago. Recognized for her life’s work in writing lasting poetry for young readers, Hoberman is the nation’s second Children’s Poet Laureate, and she begins a two-year tenure with the goal to raise awareness of poetry for children and their natural appreciation for verse.
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We’re proud to announce that this year, 13 of our Little Brown Books for Young Readers titles have been selected as winners in the 2008 National Parenting Publication Awards (NPPA). Winners include Tonya Hurley’s Ghostgirl, Pseudonymous Bosch’s If You’re Reading This, It’s Too Late, Trenton Lee Stewart’s The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey, and Grace Lin’s The Year of the Rat.
According to their website, the NPPA is “the most comprehensive awards program for Children’s Products and Parenting Resources. Our independent panel of judges are experts in their fields with extensive professional experience working with children and parents. They evaluate hundreds of products to select the most fun, appealing, safe, educational, age-appropriate and enduring products so that parents can make the best purchasing choices for their families.”
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Barcelona, Spain—This February, 2009, author Michael Connelly will travel to Barcelona, Spain, as part of the city’s fourth-annual, week-long BCNegra festival (crime festival in the city) to accept the 2009 Carvalho Prize, which is also referred to as the Premio Carvalho. The award will be presented on February 3, 2009, by the City Council of Barcelona and specifically by the Major of the city. The jury which selected Connelly is comprised of Spanish writers, booksellers, and journalists. Past recipients of this prestigious award include P.D. James (2008), Henning Mankell (2007), and Franciso González Ledesma (2006). The prize derives its name in memory of the late Spanish writer Manuel Vázquez Montalbán (d. October 18, 2003) who was well-loved for creating literary private detective Pepe Carvalho.
Michael Connelly is the author of the bestselling Harry Bosch series of novels, as well as the #1 New York Times bestseller The Lincoln Lawyer, which introduced Mickey Haller. Haller returns in Connelly’s forthcoming legal thriller The Brass Verdict , which also features LAPD detective Harry Bosch. Connelly is a former newspaper reporter who has won numerous awards for his journalism and his novels. His 20 books have been translated into 35 languages. For more information about the author, please visit www.michaelconnelly.com.
Check out his newest courtroom thriller THE BRASS VERDICT!
The Brass Verdict: A Novel (International)
Category: FICTION
Format: INTERNATIONAL C-FORMAT
Publish Date: AVAILABLE NOW Price: $16 ISBN: 9780446540803
Publisher: Grand Ctrl Pub
Rights: Open Market, Excluding Europe, Exclusive Asia
At last, Lincoln lawyer Mickey Haller and LAPD Detective Harry Bosch team up in this stunning new novel from the international bestselling author, Michael Connelly. Bringing together Michael Connelly’s two most popular characters, THE BRASS VERDICT is sure to be his biggest book yet.
Twilight Saga: The Complete Illustrated Movie Companion
October 28th, 2008
Format: TRADE PAPERBACK Price: $16.99 ISBN: 9780316043137
Rights: Open Market, Excluding Europe, Exclusive Asia
Everything fans want to know about the hotly anticipated Twilight movie and much more! Twilight: The Movie will ignite a firestorm of new interest in the blockbuster series by Stephenie Meyer. Designed as a celebration of the film, this lavishly illustrated paperback edition is an exclusive behind-the-scenes guide featuring full-color photos of the cast, locations, and sets, as well as storyboards, interviews, details of the special effects, and much more.
Twilight Collector’s Edition
October 15th, 2008
Format: HARDCOVER Price: $30.00 ISBN: 9780316033411
Rights: Open Market, Exclusing Europe, Exclusive Asia
Rediscover how the blockbuster Twilight Saga began with this deluxe collector’s edition which is slipcased with a ribbon bookmark, leather-like spine and cloth covers, ragged paper edges, new chapter opener designs, and other exclusives. The perfect holiday gift.
Don’t forget our 18-copy Twilight Mass Market displays!
Dimensions
Height (Top to Bottom): 46″ w/o riser, 59″ w/ riser
Width (Left to Right): 11″
Depth (Front to Back): 14″
ISBN: 9780316040457
Price: $143.82
Release Date: October 28th, 2008
Pub Date: November 1st, 2008
Check out Stephenie Meyer’s other Movie Tie-Ins and Gift Editions.
Previously announced in Hardcover, TWILIGHT SAGA: THE OFFICIAL GUIDE will now be published in International Trade Paperback format!
Twilight Saga: The Official Guide by Stephenie Meyer
Cover to Come
International Trade Paperback
Release date: November 26th, 2008
Pub date: December 30th, 2008
Price: $12.99 ISBN: 9780316053471
This must-have edition is the definitive encyclopedic reference to the Twilight Saga and provides readers with everything they need to further explore the unforgettable world Stephenie Meyer created in TWILIGHT, NEW MOON, ECLIPSE, and BREAKING DAWN. With exclusive new material, character profiles, genealogical charts, maps, and much more, this comprehensive handbook is essential for every Twilight Saga fan.
Check out more information on the rest of our Stephenie Meyer titles here.
Mike’s Election Guide
Michael Moore
Trade Paperback, 9780446546270, $13.99
Open Market
Grand Central
Now on Sale
MIKE’S ELECTION GUIDE is Michael Moore’s effort to make sense of the race for the White House and Congress. In his first book in five years, the man loved by liberals and denounced by conservatives, brings us the definitive guide to the 2008 election season. With his trademark intelligence and humor, Moore confronts the issues that face America and the world today.
Breaking news! An interview with Moore is featured on the August 20th, 2008 edition of USA Today.
Moore also featured in August 21st, 2008 edition of the Wall Street Journal!
The American Journey
of Barack Obama
by the Editors of Life Magazine
Hardcover Book, 9780316045605, $24.99
Open Market
Little Brown
On Sale October 10, 2008
An illustrated account of the historic rise of Barack Obama, featuring photos from the senator’s childhood through his presidential campaign, with exclusive essays by leading politicians, writers, and historians such as Senator Ted Kennedy, presidential historian Richard Norton Smith, National Book Award winner Charles Johnson, Time editor-at-large Nancy Gibbs, syndicated columnist David Shribman, NPR commentator Andrei Codrescu, and former New York Times public editor Daniel Okrent, plus many more. Readers know that the LIFE name delivers stunning books of history’s turning points. THE AMERICAN JOURNEY OF BARACK OBAMA will become a classic record of a landmark life.
Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh
Now in Theaters
Int’l Mass Market, 9780316041560, $7.99
Open Market
Back Bay Books
Now on Sale
Scheduled for limited release on in July 2008 will be Miramax Films’ film adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s 1945 classic, BRIDESHEAD REVISITED, starring Emma Thompson.
Find your local opening date on the Internet Movie Database.
Nights in Rodanthe by Nicolas Sparks
In Theaters End of September 2008
Mass Market, 9780446612708, $7.99
Open Market
Grand Central
Now on Sale
The film adaptation starring Richard Gere and Diane Lane is scheduled to be released in September 2008. The movie tie-in edition is now a NY Times and PW bestseller.
Find your local opening date on the Internet Movie Database.
Don’t miss our other media tie-ins!
Click here for more information on our Media Tie-In’s
Secret Diary of a Call Girl
PB, 9780446540827, $13.99, Available Now
Sex and the City
Int’l MM, 9780446612647, $7.99, Available Now
Privileged
(previously titled How to Teach Filthy Rich Girls)
PB, 9780446548434, $13.99, Sept 2008
Flirting With Forty
PB, 9780446697262, $12.99, Nov 2008
Julie and Julia
PB, 9780316044271, $13.99 March 2009
The Lovely Bones
Int’l MM, 9780316189415, $7.99, Sept 2009
