The Most Important Titles of the Spring 2017 Season. Hand Selected for Librarians.
Omar El Akkad
AMERICAN WAR: A Novel Perfect for readers of Station Eleven and The Passage, this debut novel paints a disturbingly believable dystopian future—one where the country finds itself in a second Civil War in the year 2074. Narrating the story is Benjamin Chestnut, born during the war, now an old man confronting the dark secret of his past: his family's role in the conflict and, in particular, that of his aunt, Sarat, a woman who saved his life while destroying those of untold others. Chilling, relevant, and sure to incite intense discussions. 978-0-451-49358-3 | $26.95 | 75,000 | Knopf | HC | April 978-0-7710-0939-6 | $34.95C | McClelland & Stewart e 978-0-451-49359-0 | ] AD: 978-1-5247-7982-5 | ] CD: 978-1-5247-7981-8 |
LP: 978-1-5247-7985-6
LITERARY FICTION/DEBUT
Social: @OmarElAkkad RA: For fans of Station Eleven, The Road, and The Passage RI: Author lives in Portland, OR
Hannah Tinti
Nina George
THE TWELVE LIVES OF SAMUEL HAWLEY: A Novel
THE LITTLE FRENCH BISTRO: A Novel
The author of the Alex Award-winning debut, The Good Thief, returns with a thrilling new novel. After years on the run, Samuel Hawley moves with his daughter, Loo, to Olympus, Massachusetts. There, Hawley works as a fisherman, while Loo struggles to fit in and grows curious about her mother’s mysterious death. Haunting them both are the scars from twelve bullets in Hawley’s criminal past—a past that is threatening to catch up with them. This is the perfect blend of literary fiction and suspense, in a story that explores what it means to be a hero and how far we go to protect the people we love most.
When Marianne decides to leave her crumbling marriage, she heads to the coast of Brittany where she meets a cast of colorful, unforgettable locals and learns that it’s never too late for new beginnings. From the bestselling author of The Little Paris Bookshop, an extraordinary, charming novel about self-discovery.
LITERARY FICTION
978-0-8129-8988-5 | $27.00/$34.00C | 100,000 | The Dial Press | HC | March e 978-0-8129-8989-2 | LP: 978-1-524-75638-3
Social: @Nina_George; Nina-George.com RA: For fans of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry Rl: Author lives in Hamburg, Germany and Brittany, France
978-0-4514-9558-7 | $26.00/$35.00C | 150,000 | Crown | HC | June e 978-0-4514-9560-0 LP: 978-1-5247-7948-1 ] AD: 978-1-5247-7422-6 | ] CD: 978-1-5247-7421-9 |
LITERARY FICTION / THRILLER
Social: @HannahTinti; HannahTinti.com RA: For readers of The Goldfinch, The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, and Life After Life RI: Author lives in New York, NY
Elan Mastai
Caitriona Lally
EGGSHELLS In a funny, moving, and inventive debut, an eccentric young woman searches for friendship and understanding as she roams the city of Dublin looking to find where she fits in. One day a woman named “Penelope” responds to her personal ad “seeking a friend,” and Vivian's life begins to change. Sometimes all you need is that one person to accept you for who you really are.
ALL OUR WRONG TODAYS: A Novel
FICTION/DEBUT
A brilliant debut that you do not want to miss! Tom Barren lives in a techno-utopian 2016 paradise, but after a time-travel accident lands him in our 2016, where he finds wonderful versions of his family, his career and maybe, his soulmate. Does he go back and fix history or does he try to live in our messy, unpredictable reality? Laugh out loud funny, thrilling and heartwarming, All Our Wrong Todays is about finding the version of yourself that you should be.
Social: @CaitrionaLally RA: For fans of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, and Irish folk tales. RI: Author lives in Dublin, Ireland
978-1-1019-8513-7 | $26.00 | 100,000 | Dutton | HC | February e 978-1-1019-8514-4 | ] AD: 978-1-5247-3471-8 | ] CD: 978-1-5247-3470-1
978-1-61219-597-1 | $16.99 | 30,000 | Melville House | TR | March e 978-1-61219-598-8
FICTION/SCIENCE FICTION/DEBUT
Social: @ElanMastai; Facebook.com/ElanMastai; ElanMastai.com RA: For fans of Ernest Cline and Jonathan Tropper RI: Author lives in Toronto, Canada KEY: Social: Social Media Pages | RA: Readers’ Advisory | RI: Regional Interest