FICTION Richard Flanagan
Curtis Sittenfeld
FIRST PERSON: A Novel
YOU THINK IT, I’LL SAY IT:
From the Man Booker Prize-winning author of The Narrow Road to the Deep North, the hypnotic tale of a ghost writer writing the memoir of a notorious con man, and the chilling events that unfold as their lives become increasingly intertwined.
A dazzling collection of short stories that upends assumptions about class, relationships, and gender roles, from the New York Times bestselling author of Prep, American Wife, and Eligible.
Stories
978-0-399-59286-7 | $27.00/S34.00C | 75,000 Random House | HC | April E 978-0-399-59287-4 | ] AD: 978-0-525-52780-0 ] CD: 978-0-525-52779-4 LP: 978-0-525-59035-4
978-0-525-52002-3 | $26.95/$35.95C | 50,000 | Knopf HC | April E 978-0-525-52003-0 | ] AD: 978-0-525-58897-9 LITERARY FICTION
SHORT STORIES / LITERARY FICTION
RA: For fans of Peter Carey, Martin Amis, and Ian McEwan RI: Author lives in Tasmania
Social: @CSittenfeld; Facebook.com/CurtisSittenfeldBooks; CurtisSittenfeld.com RA: For fans of Lorrie Moore, Rachel Cusk, and Jennifer Egan RI: Author lives in St. Louis, MO
Elisabeth Hyde
GO ASK FANNIE: A Novel
Judy Blundell
A brightly fun and incredibly moving novel about three bickering adult siblings rebuilding their family in the wake of tragedy.
THE HIGH SEASON: A Novel In a beach town overrun with vacationers and newly colonized by socialites, one woman goes to extreme lengths when the life she loves is upended. The ultimate summer read, filled with money, class, and family.
978-0-7352-1856-7 | $27.00/$36.00C | 40,000 Putnam | HC | April E 978-0-7352-1862-8 | ] AD: 978-0-525-59081-1 LITERARY FICTION / FAMILY LIFE
978-0-525-50871-7 | $27.00/$36.00C | 150,000 Random House | HC | May E 978-0-525-50872-4 | ] AD: 978-0-525-52426-7 LP: 978-0-525-63456-0
Social: ElisabethHyde.com RA: For readers of Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney, and Eleanor Brown Rl: Author lives in Boulder, CO
CONTEMPORARY WOMEN’S FICTION
Josh Malerman
UNBURY CAROL: A Novel
RA: For fans of J. Courtney Sullivan, Meg Wolitzer, Curtis Sittenfeld, and Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney’s The Nest RI: Author lives in Stony Brook, NY
The Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of Bird Box returns with a haunting tale of love, redemption, and murder—a twisted take on the Sleeping Beauty fairy tale that will stay with you long after you’ve turned the final page.
Sergio De La Pava
LOST EMPRESS: A Novel From the author of the acclaimed, PEN/Bingham Prize-winning A Naked Singularity; a shockingly hilarious novel that tackles, with equal aplomb, both America’s most popular sport and its criminal justice system.
978-0-399-18016-3 | $27.00/$36.00C | 50,000 Del Rey | HC | April E 978-0-399-18017-0 | ] AD: 978-0-525-53092-3 ACTION & ADVENTURE / HORROR
978-1-5247-4722-0 | $28.95/$38.95C | 40,000 Pantheon | HC | May E 978-1-5247-4723-7 | ] AD: 978-0-525-63444-7
Social: @JoshMalerman; Facebook.com/JoshMalerman RA: For fans of Stephen King, M. R. Carey, Chuck Wendig, and Joe Hill RI: Author lives in Royal Oak, MI
WOMEN IN SUNLIGHT: A Novel
D. B. John
From the bestselling author of Under the Tuscan Sun, a novel about four American expats and strangers who become unexpected friends during one magical Italian year.
STAR OF THE NORTH: A Novel A propulsive thriller about a woman trying to rescue her twin sister from captivity in North Korea, and the citizens with whom she forms an unlikely alliance.
978-0-4514-9766-6 | $27.00/$36.00C | 60,000 Crown | HC | April E 978-0-4514-9768-0 ] AD: 978-0-525-52664-3 | ] CD: 978-0-525-52663-6 LP: 978-0-525-59004-0
978-0-5255-7329-6 | $27.00/$36.00C | 100,000 Crown | HC | May E 978-0-5255-7330-2 | ] AD: 978-0-525-63488-1 ] CD: 978-0-525-63487-4 LP: 978-0-525-63478-2
CONTEMPORARY WOMEN’S FICTION
THRILLER / SUSPENSE
Social: @FrancesMayes; Facebook.com/FrancesMayes; FrancesMayesBooks.com RA: For fans of Ruth Reichl, Nina George, Sue Monk Kidd, and Julia Glass RI: Author lives in Tuscany, Italy and Chapel Hill, NC
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LITERARY FICTION
RA: For readers of darkly humorous literary fiction such as Infinite Jest and The Bonfire of the Vanities
Frances Mayes
RA: For fans of Alex Berenson and Alan Furst RI: Author lives in London, UK
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