*****Updated June 20, 2011 THE END OF EVERYTHING CANCELLED
Please note the title change for THE WOLVES OF ANDOVER, now THE TRAITOR’S WIFE
Please note new format and prices for THE DISAPPEARING SPOON *****
The July-August 2011 international sales kit for mass market, trade paperback and hardcover titles is now available. This kit also includes an important Add-On title update.
- In mass market, Brad Meltzer,’s #1 New York Times Bestseller THE INNER CIRCLE.
- Joel Osteen’s international blockbuster YOUR BEST LIFE NOW in mass market for the first time.
- A brand new Jason Bourne series from Eric Van Lustbader, THE BOURNE DOMINION, in C-format.
- In mass market, David Baldacci‘s New York Times bestseller HELL’S CORNER.
- In C-format KILL ME IF YOU CAN by James Patterson’s latest thriller.
- Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child, COLD VENGEANCE in C-format.
- The stunning conclusion to the Prophecy of the Sisters series by Michelle Zink, CIRCLE OF FIRE in B-format
- MARVEL focus titles for July & August featuring Captain America, The Avengers, and the new class of X-Men.
Continue for more.
Download the July & August 2011 Kit here.
Download the February−June 2011 Add-On Review here.
Also found in the 2011 Crash Title Roundup Post
July August 2011 International Order Form
July August 2011 Domestic Cover Kit Presentation (Click to Download PDF)
July August 2011 HBG Bookings (Click to Download PDF)
Kensington June 2011 Order Form
Kensington July 2011 Order Form
July & August 2011
International Mass Market & Trade Paperback Sell Sheets
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Betrayal
Fern Michaels
MASS MARKET 9780821779545 $7.99
Kensington, Zebra Books
US Pub: July 1, 2011
World
In this original, standalone mass-market, Kate and Alex Rocket are blessed with a wonderful marriage and a lovely home. But at the drop of a hat, everything changes and Alex is blamed for terrible act he did not commit and is sent to prison…then something even more terrible happens and Kate’s greatest challenge will be in avenging Alex without losing her chance at a new future. Fern Michaels explores the emotionally-fraught relationships and romances that consistently secure her a place at the top of the bestseller lists!
FERN MICHAELS is the New York Times bestselling author of The Sisterhood and Godmothers Series, Return to Sender, Mr. and Miss Anonymous, and dozens of other novels and novellas. Beyond her writing, Visit her website at www.fernmichaels.com.
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The Inner Circle (International)
Brad Meltzer
MASS MARKET 9781455502486 $7.99
GRAND CENTRAL PUBLISHING, Grand Ctrl Pub
US Pub: July 5, 2011
Open Market, Excluding Europe, Exclusive Asia
International mass market. #1 New York Times bestselling author Brad Meltzer returns to Washington DC to tell a story of lies and deception at the highest levels of government—revealing secrets whose roots go back to the founding fathers and whose effects could have deadly repercussions today. “Meltzer has earned the right to belly up to the bar with John Grisham, Scott Turow, and David Baldacci.—People
Brad Meltzer is the author of seven New York Times bestselling thrillers He is also the #1 bestselling author of critically acclaimed comic books series and is the co-creator of the TV series Jack & Bobby. A graduate of the University of Michigan and Columbia Law School, he currently lives in Florida.
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Hell’s Corner (International)
David Baldacci
MASS MARKET 9781455501694 $7.99
GRAND CENTRAL PUBLISHING, Grand Ctrl Pub
US Pub: July 1, 2011
Open Market
In mass market. #1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci returns with a new blockbuster thriller, HELL’S CORNER.
“It’s his eager, expansive imagination that drives his books . . . Like other thriller writers, Baldacci depends on a mixture of inventive plotting, appealing characters, luck, and consistency. Unlike others, his books rely more on characters’ relationships than whiz-bang technology or procedural twists . . . What he offers is in some ways more unusual.”—Newsweek on First Family
DAVID BALDACCI is one of the most popular novelists writing today. His books are published in over 40 languages in more than 80 countries. After 18 books, David’s profile continues to grow. There are 100 million copies in print worldwide.
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Robert Ludlum’s (TM) The Bourne Dominion (International)
Eric Van Lustbader
TRADE PAPERBACK 9781455500253 $16
GRAND CENTRAL PUBLISHING, Grand Ctrl Pub
US Pub: July 19, 2011
Open Market, Excluding Europe, Exclusive Asia
Jason Bourne returns for a totally fresh, new adventure in this new novel in Robert Ludlum‘s bestselling series, written by New York Times bestselling author Eric Van Lustbader. ROBERT LUDLUM was the author of twenty-one novels, each one a New York Times bestseller. There are more than 210 million of his books in print, and they have been translated into thirty-two languages. ERIC VAN LUSTBADER is the New York Times bestselling author of twenty international bestselling thrillers including Ninja and Black Heart. His novels have been translated into over twenty languages.
ROBERT LUDLUM was the author of twenty-one novels, each one a New York Times bestseller. He is the author the intensely successful Jason Bourne series. Mr. Ludlum passed away in March, 2001.
ERIC VAN LUSTBADER is most widely known as the New York Times bestselling author of twenty international bestselling thrillers.
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The End of Everything (International): A Novel
Megan Abbott
B Format 9780316185646 $14
Please note new price and format
LITTLE, BROWN AND COMPANY, R Arthur Bks
US Pub: July 7, 2011
Open Market
A darkly compelling novel THE END OF EVERYTHING is about a teenage girl who disappears during a 1980s suburban summer, and the best friend who tries to find her. 13-year olds Lizzie Hood and Evie Verver are inseparable. Until, one afternoon, Evie disappears. With very little to go on, their Midwestern suburb, erupts in panic. Lizzie Hood looks for answers, taking up her own furtive pursuit of the truth. Haunted by dreams of her lost friend, and titillated by her own new power at the center of the disappearance, Lizzie uncovers secrets and lies that make her wonder if she knew Evie at all.
Megan Abbott is the Edgar-award winning author of four crime novels. She has taught literature, writing, and film at New York University, the New School and the State University of New York at Oswego. She received her Ph.D. in English and American literature from New York University in 2000. She lives in New York City.
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The Disappearing Spoon (International): And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements
Sam Kean
B Format 9780316185349 $10.99
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LITTLE, BROWN AND COMPANY, Back Bay Bks
US Pub: July 1, 2011
Open Market
The New York Times bestseller in international mass market. The story of human history and the universe as told by each element of the periodic table—from King Midas to Marie Curie, and from Lewis and Clark to Dante and Twain. In THE DISAPPEARING SPOON, Sam Kean discovers the hidden tales and quirky details that show us how the elements relate to history, finance, alchemy, mythology, petty politics, poison, crime, war, the arts, and even love. Chemistry class has never been such fun. ‘This is nonfiction to make you sound smart over summertime gin and tonics: the human history behind the periodic table.’—TIME
Sam Kean‘ s work has appeared in the New York Times, Slate, Air & Space/Smithsonian, and New Scientist. In 2009 he was a runner-up for the National Association of Science Writers’ Evert Clark/Seth Payne Award for best science writer under the age of thirty.
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Wildwood
Drusilla Campbell
MASS MARKET 9780758266743 $6.99
Kensington, Kensington Books
US Pub: July 1, 2011
World
It has been over thirty years since the words “Bluegang Creek” passed their lips. Because something that happened near that shady stream has shaped their lives– and haunted their darkest hours. Now, Liz can no longer bear the silence. What she is about to bring out into the light will test the very limits of friendship– and take all three women back to that fateful summer day when their innocence was shattered forever… A novel of friendship and forgiveness, WILDWOOD brings to life the lengths to which women will go to protect themselves– and each other– in the name of loyalty… and in the name of love.
A novel of friendship and forgiveness, WILDWOOD brings to life the lengths to which women will go to protect themselves—and each other—in the name of loyalty… and in the name of love from something that happened years ago that has forever shaped their lives.
Also available:
The Good Sister TPB $13.99 9780446535786
Blood Orange MM $6.99 9780758253941
Drusilla Campbell lives in San Diego with her husband, horses, and dogs. She is co-founder of The Writer’s Room and speaks atwriting conferences throughout Southern California. She is at work on her next novel. Readers can visit her at drusillacampbell.com.
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Your Best Life Now (International): 7 Steps to Living at Your Full Potential
Joel Osteen
MASS MARKET 9780892968343 $7.99
FAITH WORDS, Faith Words
US Pub: July 1, 2011
World
Now, for the first time in Mass Market!
Joel Osteen’s first book, YOUR BEST LIFE NOW, spent more than two years on the New York Times bestseller list as well as several international lists. More than eight million copies of Osteen’s books have been sold to date.
In YOUR BEST LIFE NOW, Joel Osteen reassures readers that living life to the fullest potential is within their reach. He speaks of realizing the power of thoughts and words, and turning adversities into opportunities for growth. Joel prepares readers to embrace the life God intends for them to enjoy. Joel’s motivational thoughts, inspirational messages, and helpful Scripture verses will strengthen readers’ faith in God, in others, and in themselves. By applying these truths, they will be able to rise above obstacles and live in health, abundance, and victory.
In January 2011, FaithWords announced that it signed Joel Osteen to a new publishing agreement. The first book is scheduled for publication in September 2011.
Joel Osteen is the senior pastor of Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, where approximately 40,000 people attend services every weekend. His services are televised around the world. His books have sold millions of copies and each has been a bestseller.
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Cold Vengeance (International)
Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
TRADE PAPERBACK 9781455500277 $16
GRAND CENTRAL PUBLISHING, Grand Ctrl Pub
US Pub: August 2, 2011
Open Market, Excluding Europe, Exclusive Asia
Pendergast returns in the latest thriller from New York Times bestsellers Preston and Child. A trip for Pendergast and his brother-in-law, Judson Esterhazy, turns violent. Before abandoning a mortally wounded Pendergast, Esterhazy announces that his sister, Pendergast’s long-dead wife Helen, is alive. Electrified, Pendergast escapes only to miss Esterhazy. But retribution is no longer his quarry; his real goal is his wife. COLD VENGEANCE is the second novel in a three-book series about the mysterious death of Pendergast’s wife Helen.
Douglas Preston, a regular contributor to The New Yorker, worked for the American Museum of Natural History. He is an expert horseman who has ridden thousands of miles across the West.
Lincoln Child is a former book editor and systems analyst who has published numerous novels and anthologies.
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Kill Me If You Can (International)
James Patterson, Marshall Karp
TRADE PAPERBACK 9780446585378 $16
GRAND CENTRAL PUBLISHING, Grand Ctrl Pub
US Pub: August 29, 2011
Open Market, Excluding Europe
In KILL ME IF YOU CAN, the world’s two best assassins hunt a man who has stolen $13 million in diamonds—with a bonus for the one who can kill the other in the process. Matthew Bannon, a poor art student living in New York City, finds a duffel bag filled with diamonds during a chaotic attack at Grand Central Station. Trailing him is the Ghost, the world’s greatest assassin, who has just pulled off his most high-profile hit. Now, the Ghost is on Bannon’s trail for the diamonds—but so is a rival assassin who would like nothing more than to make the Ghost disappear forever.
James Patterson has had more New York Times bestsellers than any other writer, according to Guinness World Records. Since his first novel won the Edgar Award in 1976, James Patterson‘s books have sold more than 170 million copies.
Marshall Karp has written and produced numerous TV shows, plays and movies. He is the author of the Lomax and Biggs book series.
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Rescue (International): A Novel
Anita Shreve
MASS MARKET 9780316179775 $7.99
LITTLE, BROWN AND COMPANY, Little, Brown
US Pub: August 1, 2011
Open Market, Excluding Europe, Exclusive Asia
Now available in mass market. Anita Shreve, author of ten previous New York Times bestsellers, delivers a dramatic new novel about a family torn apart by a mother’s return. As a rookie paramedic, Peter Webster rescues a young woman named Sheila and later they fall in love. Nineteen years later, Sheila is long gone and Webster is raising their daughter, Rowan, alone—until a phone call from Sheila alters their quiet existence once more. A story about trespass and forgiveness, secrets and the seismic force of the truth, RESCUE is a masterful portrayal of a family trying to understand its own fractured past and begin again.
Anita Shreve is the acclaimed author of 15 previous novels, including A Change in Altitude, Testimony, The Pilot’s Wife, which was an Oprah’s Book Club selection; and The Weight of Water, which was a finalist for the Orange prize. She lives in Massachusetts.
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THE TRAITOR’S WIFE (International): A Novel
Kathleen Kent
MASS MARKET 9780316185684 $7.99
LITTLE, BROWN AND COMPANY, R Arthur/Lb
US Pub: August 1, 2011
Open Market
Now in mass market, the prequel to the bestselling The Heretic’s Daughter by Kathleen Kent. THE TRAITOR’S WIFE is both a love story and a story of courage and independence that proves Kathleen Kent’s ability to craft powerful stories of family from the dramatic background of America’s earliest days. “Gripping and evocative, Heretic’s Daughter is a powerful tale of a perilous time.”—People
Also available by Kathleen Kent:
The Heretic’s Daughter MM 9780316056434 $7.99
KATHLEEN KENT is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Heretic’s Daughter.
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The Full Moon Bride
Shobhan Bantwal
TRADE PAPERBACK 9780758258847 $15
Kensington, Kensington Books
US Pub: August 1, 2011
World
After a lifetime lacking in romance, Surya suddenly has her hands full trying to decide which of her new suitors is truly right for her, as well as dealing with an increasing chasm between her burgeoning sexuality and the ultra-traditional Indian ideals that define her background.
Also available in trade paperback:
The Forbidden Daughter $14 9780758220301
The Sari Shop Widow $15 9780758232021
The Unexpected Son $15 9780758232038
Shobhan Bantwal was born and raised in India She has published short fiction in literary magazines and is a playwright. She now lives with her husband in the United States. Visit her at www.shobhanbantwal.com.
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Circle of Fire (Prophecy of the Sisters, Book 3) (International)
Michelle Zink
TRADE PAPERBACK 9780316178464 $10.99
LITTLE BROWN BKS YOUNG READERS, Little, Brown
US Pub: August 3, 2011
Open Market, Excluding Europe, Exclusive Asia
International B-format. In the CIRCLE OF FIRE the third and final book in the Prophecy of the Sisters trilogy, Lia must find the remaining keys, finish the Prophecy and convince her sister, Alice, to help. Alice on the other hand has something different in mind, a secret she plans on keeping from her sister, a secret that if discovered may destroy both of them.
Also available:
Prophecy of the Sisters Int’l B $10.99 9780316056267
Guardian of the Gate Int’l B $10.99 9780316091398
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SALARY TUTOR: Learn The Salary Negotiation Secrets No One Ever Taught You by Jim Hopkinson
TRADE PAPERBACK 9781455503278 $15.99
Business/Self-help/Negotiating
GRAND CENTRAL PUBLISHING, Business Plus
Pub: August 18, 2011
World
Discover the 10 proven steps to confidently and effectively negotiate a salary and use the tools to conquer “the evil HR lady.”
There are countless resources that help job searchers create resumes and answer standard interview questions, but very few that focus exclusively on salary negotiation—until now.
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