MONTHLY CATALOGUE
AUGUST 2017 AND NEWLY ANNOUNCED TITLES FEBRUARY–JULY 2017
Contents: New Fiction & Crime Fiction..... pg. 3-10
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Graphic Novels......................... pg. 10-20 Children’s & Young Adult.......... pg. 20-22 Non-Fiction Titles...................... pg. 22-32 Commission Titles.................... pg. 32 Newly Announced..................... pg. 33-48
‘Not childless or child free, just me’ A beautifully drawn, funny and sometimes painful exploration of what it takes to be a woman, and a mother – or not. ‘Wonderful. A sensitive comforting gift for any woman who has not chosen, or has not been able to choose the path of parenthood… funny, affecting and highly poignant.’ Editor’s Choice, The Bookseller
Publication March 2017 Graphic memoir RRP £16.99 pbk with flaps ISBN 9781908434524
‘Intensely moving… honest and personal. It makes you feel less alone.’ Victoria Macdonald, Health and Social Care Correspondent, Channel 4 News ‘A wonderfully honest, moving, emotional, human story.’ Joe Gordon, Forbidden Planet
Editor’s Letter Hello and welcome to Turnaround’s August buyer’s notes! If you’re already dreading that back-to-school September feeling, here are the books to distract you into staving off autumn. A bumper crop of fiction caps off a fantastic summer of reading. Top picks include We That Are Young (p4; Galley Beggar Press, 9781910296783, p/b, £9.99) by Preti Taneja. We saw her read back in January and were blown away… this novel is told in astonishing prose. A modern-day King Lear that bursts with energy and fierce, beautifully measured rage, it provides startling insights into life in modern India, the clash of old and new, the breakneck pace of life in one of the world’s fastest developing economies – and the ever-present spectre of death. For a mad-capped adventure of a novel, turn to the Island of Point Nemo (p5; Open Letter, 9781940953625, p/b, £9.99). Jean Marie Blas de Robles gives us not one, but two stories – one a grandiose adventure-mystery, the other a tale of erotic exploits – both humorously intertwine in a French e-reader factory! What could be better?
A quieter month for SF entitles us to go to town on crime and we just can’t pick between They Hanged My Saintly Billy (p7, Seven Stories Press, 9781609807641, p/b, £12.99) a re-released Robert Graves true-crime novel about Victorian doctor William Palmer, who was accused of murdering 14 people, and Blood Crime (p7, Soho Press, 9781616958367, p/b, £8.99) – a detective story narrated by a Vampire! Sebastia Alzamora is a Catalan author, and this book is set in Barcelona during the Spanish Civil War. The increasingly-popular graphicbiography genre keeps on rolling with Sartre (p15, NBM, 9781681121017, p/b, £25). Exploring the fascinating life of legendary existential philospher Jean Paul Sartre, and written by French duo Mathilde Ramadier and Anais Depommier – best friends with a deep love of philosophy. Moving on, in a stunning graphics novel debut, we have Unreal City (p15, Fantagraphics, 9781606998809, h/b, £14.99), in which characters cannot walk into a room without their world turning inside out. Readers will be similarly upended by the discovery of D. J. Bryant – a major new talent.
Still Life with Tornado (p21, Text Publishing Company, 9781925498646, p/b, £8.99) by American author A. S. King, is our top teen-fiction pick for the month. Telling the story of Sarah, a 16 year old in the middle of a crisis, she runs into past and future versions of herself as she wanders the urban ruins of Philadelphia. A philosophical, captivating and humorous book that asks some big questions about dysfunctional families, abuse and survival.
For our non-fiction offerings… fans of Garbage rejoice! In This Is The Noise That Keeps Me Awake (p25, Akashic Books, 9781617755507, h/b, £34.95), international best-selling rock band Garbage presents its own autobiography, a gorgeous, fullcolour coffee-table book with text and images galore: a real treat. Also up is the fascinating Life in Words (p26, Seven Stories Press, 9781609807771, p/b, £14.99) – a conversation world renowned author Paul Auster and I. B. Siegumfeldt – an associate Professor of English, Germanic and Romance Studies at the University of Copenhagen. The talks between Auster and Siegumfeldt went on for three years, starting in 2011, and continuing after there was a complete draft in revisions and further conversations that went on until now. All of Auster’s narrative works are covered as well as all the themes and obsessions that drive the work, and the man. And this that we leave you… hope you’re having a lovely year of reading so far!
Don’t Miss… The Mirror Thief by Martin Seay Published 30 March 2017 by Melville House UK 9780993414985 p/b 592pp £9.99 A globetrotting, time-bending, wildly entertaining literary tour de force in the tradition of Cloud Atlas.
(also available in h/b: 9781612195148, £19.99)
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TOWER OF THE ANTILLES, THE Obejas, Achy
The Cubans in Achy Obejas’s story collection The Tower of the Antilles are haunted by an island: the island they fled, the island they’ve created, the island they were taken to or forced from, the island they long for, the island they return to, and the island that can never be home again. With language that is both generous and sensual, Obejas writes about lives beset by events beyond individual control, and poignantly captures how history and fate intrude on even the most ordinary of lives. KEY SELLING POINTS • With endorsements from Junot Diaz, Chantel Acevedo, Alexander Chee and Porochista Khakpour. • From the author of the critically acclaimed novels Ruins and Days of Awe. • Will appeal to those with an interest in Cuban literature, history and politics. ISBN 13: 9781617755392, 160pp h/b, £17.99 Published by AKASHIC BOOKS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe
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HUNDRED TINY THREADS, A Barrow, Judith
Winifred is a determined young woman eager for new experiences, for a life beyond the grocer’s shop counter ruled over by her domineering mother. Bill Howarth’s troubled childhood echoes through his early adult life and the scars linger, affecting his work, his relationships and his health. The only light in his life comes from a chance meeting with Winifred, the daughter of a Lancashire grocer. KEY SELLING POINTS • Engaging, emotive novel set in Lancashire and Ireland during a time of social and political upheaval. • Will appeal to readers of Lilian Harry and Annie Groves. • Prequel to Judith Barrow’s highly praised Howarth family trilogy. • The first novel in the Howarth family trilogy, Pattern of Shadows, was selected for the WHSmith paperback fiction chart. • The author is a tireless promoter through social media, and attending events, festivals, book fairs etc. ISBN 13: 9781909983687, 320pp p/b, £8.99 Published by HONNO Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East
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A Hartley-By-The-Sea Novel Hewitt, Kate
Abby Rhodes is just starting to get her life on track. After her fiance’s unexpected death, she returned with her young son to the small village where she grew up and threw herself into helping her ailing grandmother run the town’s beach cafe. Then one evening, her mother Laura shows up in Hartleyby-the-Sea and announces her plan to stay. After twenty years away, she now wants to focus on the future - and has no intention, it seems, of revisiting the painful past.
KEY SELLING POINTS • A novel about mother-daughter love set in the Lake District. • UK readers will love the familiar setting of small coastal town Hartley-bythe-Sea. • Includes a reader’s guide, making this a fabulous book club choice. • Kate Hewitt is a UK-based author who lives near Oxford. • She is a USA Today bestselling author and a Rita Award nominee. ISBN 13: 9780399583797, 384pp p/b, £12.99 Published by BERKLEY - US Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
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WE THAT ARE YOUNG Taneja, Preti
Jivan Singh, the bastard scion of the Bapuji family, returns to his childhood home after a long absence - only to witness the unexpected resignation of the ageing Devraj Bapuji from the vast corporation he founded, Company India. On the same day, Sita, Devraj’s youngest daughter, absconds - refusing to submit to the marriage her father wants for her. Meanwhile, Radha and Gargi, Sita’s older sisters, are left to run the Company... And so begins a brutal, deathly struggle for power, ranging over the Palaces and slums of New Delhi, the luxury resorts and spas of Amritsar and Srinagar. KEY SELLING POINTS • Preti Taneja was recently named Writer to Watch 2017, by Nikesh Shukla in The Fader. • Festival appearances at the Hay Festival and the Edinburgh International Book Festival, 2017 planned. • Set against the backdrop of Anti-Corruption Riots in 2011-2012, providing startling insights into life in modern India. • Already garnering spectacular endorsements from Deborah Levy, Andrew Motion, Maureen Freely and John Cornwell. ISBN 13: 9781910296783, 503pp p/b, £9.99 Published by GALLEY BEGGAR PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East
PRELUDE TO A CERTAIN MIDNIGHT Kersh, Gerald
A sex killer haunts the afternoon fog of 1930s London. He is on the prowl, looking for a schoolgirl. This monster, in turn, is being hunted. DetectiveInspector ‘Dick’ Turpin understands the psychology of his prey, but is more adept at finding habitual criminals than sex murderers. So it is up to formidable do-gooder Miss Asta Thundersley to poke her nose into the investigation. She is a habitue of the Bar Bacchus and believes one of the regulars is the killer, invites them all to a party and laces each one with alcohol to loosen their tongues.
KEY SELLING POINTS • Big literary figure in pre-war London - an author in the process of being rediscovered. • Third novel in a Soho trilogy that includes the high-profile, twice-filmed Night And The City. • Short film on Kersh and the novelto be released on Youtube, with events and PR to coincide. • Twelfth title in the respected London Classics series. ISBN 13: 9780956815545, 240pp h/b, £11.99 Published by LONDON BOOKS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East
Fiction
TALENTED RIBKINS, THE Hubbard, Ladee
A compulsively readable, big-hearted story about a family with special gifts who sometimes stumble in their efforts to succeed in life, The Talented Ribkins draws on such novels as Toni Morrison’s Sula and Colson Whitehead’s The Intuitionist to weave themes of race, class and politics into a wonderfully accomplished and engaging novel by a talented new author. KEY SELLING POINTS • A brilliantly inventive debut novel from a unique new voice in contemporary fiction. • Weaves themes of race, class and politics into an accomplished story about a 72 year-old antiques dealer. • Winner of the 2016 Rona Jaffe Foundation Writer’s Award. • Ladee Hubbard attended Princeton University where she wrote a creative thesis under the guidance of Toni Morrison. ISBN 13: 9781612196367, 320pp h/b, £18.99 Published by MELVILLE HOUSE PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
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BIKETOPIA: FEMINIST BICYCLE SCIENCE FICTION STORIES IN EXTREME FUTURES Blue, Elly
In a world with an uncertain future, do you imagine for the best - or worst-case scenario? Twelve writers tackle extreme utopias and dystopias - and the gray areas in between - in Biketopia, the fourth volume of the Bikes in Space series of feminist science fiction stories about bicycling. Whatever your own future or present reality, these stories will motivate and inspire you to envision something different... and maybe even better.
KEY SELLING POINTS • Will appeal to educated women in their teens to late twenties who are socially and environmentally aware. • For feminists who ride bikes, compete in roller derby, have tattoos, and identify with the counterculture. • In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in women’s issues, feminism, and gender equality. • A unique take on the science fiction genre. • High praise for Booktopia in Bicycling Magazine and Pearrls. ISBN 13: 9781621062066, 128pp p/b, £8.99 Published by MICROCOSM PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East
Fiction
SALKI
Nowicki, Wojciech & Pytalski, Jan
Lying in bed in Gotland after a writer’s conference, thinking about his compulsive desire to travel - and the uncomfortable tensions this desire creates - the narrator of Salki starts recounting tragic stories of his family’s past, detailing their lives, struggles, and fears in twentieth-century Eastern Europe. In these pieces, he investigates various ‘salkis’ - attic rooms where memories and memorabilia are stored - real and metaphorical, investigating old documents to better understand the violence of recent times. KEY SELLING POINTS • Winner of the prestigious Gdynia Literary Award for Essay. • Salki is in the tradition of the works of W. G. Sebald and Ryszard Kapuscinski. • Uses techniques of Polish reportage in creating a landscape of memory that is moving and historically powerful. ISBN 13: 9781940953588, 228pp p/b, £12.99 Published by OPEN LETTER Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East
Fiction
TOMAS JONSSON, BESTSELLER
Bergsson, Gudberger & Smith, Lytton
Fiction
THE FAVOURITE Berlin, S.V.
Siblings Edward and Isobel Vernon haven’t spoken in years and live on opposite sides of the Atlantic. When their mother Mary dies unexpectedly, they are thrown together to sort through the family home. Isobel makes a disturbing discovery and her fateful decision has consequences for all of them, challenging their beliefs about the past, hopes for the future and understanding of Mary’s role in keeping them at once apart and together. KEY SELLING POINTS • For fans of Tessa Hadley, Edward St Aubyn, Jonathan Coe, Jonathan Franzen, Maggie O’Farrell, and Claire Messud. • Utterly immersive and rich with insightful and wickedly comic observations of family members in stressful situations. • A novel of sibling rivalries and relationships and the dilemma of a parent torn between the two. • The novel also tackles the untidiness of a sudden death and a grieving process that takes time to unfold. • Will appeal to both male and female readers; perfect for book groups. ISBN 13: 9780993563386, 352pp p/b, £8.99 Published by MYRIAD EDITIONS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East
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ISLAND OF POINT NEMO
Blas de Robles, Jean-Marie & Chute, Hannah
A stolen diamond and three right feet, wearing shoes of a non-existent brand, that wash ashore in Scotland set into motion the first plot of Island of Point Nemo, a rollicking Jules Verne-like adventure narrative that crosses continents and oceans, involves multilingual codes, a world-famous villain, and three eccentrically loopy detectives. Running parallel is the story of B@bil Books, an e-reader factory in France filled with its own set of colourful characters.
KEY SELLING POINTS • For fans of Jasper Fforde and Haruki Murakami. • A literary puzzle and grand testament to the power of storytelling - even in our digital age. • From the prize-winning author of Where Tigers Are at Home which won the Fnac, Giono, and Medicis Prizes. ISBN 13: 9781940953625, 450pp p/b, £12.99 Published by OPEN LETTER Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East
A retired, senile bank clerk confined to his basement apartment, Tomas Jonsson decides that, since memoirs are all the rage, he’s going to write his own - a sure bestseller - that will also right the wrongs of contemporary Icelandic society. Egoistic, cranky, and digressive, Tomas blasts away while relating pick-up techniques, meditations on chamber pot use, ways to assign monetary value to noise pollution, and much more. His rants parody and subvert the idea of the memoir - something that’s as relevant today in our memoir-obsessed society as it was when the novel was first published. KEY SELLING POINTS • From the winner of the Icelandic Literary Prize and the Nordic Prize. • Originally published in 1966 Tomas Jonsson, Bestseller is considered Iceland’s first modernist novel. • Translated by Lytton Smith, a founding member of Blind Tiger Poetry. ISBN 13: 9781940953601, 500pp p/b, £15.99 Published by OPEN LETTER Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East
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GENTLEMAN, THE A Novel Leo, Forrest
When Lionel Savage, a popular poet in Victorian London, accidently sells his beloved and wealthy wife to the devil after meeting him at a party, he plans a rescue mission to Hell with a host of colourful characters. Lionel and his friends encounter trapdoors, duels, anarchist-fearing bobbies, the social pressure of not knowing enough about art history and the poisonous wit of his poetical archenemy. Fresh, action-packed and very, very funny, The Gentleman is a giddy farce that recalls the masterful confections of P.G. Wodehouse and Herge’s Tintin adventures. KEY SELLING POINTS • A hilarious debut novel packed full of comic genius and swift, crackling dialogue. • The characters are incredibly memorable; they jump off the page in the same way as Terry Pratchett characters. • Injected with the spirit of steampunk and magic that will thrill historical, fantasy and literary fiction fans alike. • Similar to popular titles such as The League of Extraordinary Gentleman or Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell. • Many UK readers will love the gauzy English setting and Monty Python-esque humour. ISBN 13: 9780399562655, 304pp p/b, £12.99 Published by PENGUIN BOOKS (USA) Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
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IMPOSSIBLE VIEWS OF THE WORLD
Kneen, Krissy
Ives, Lucy
Stella Krakus, a curator at Manhattan’s renowned Central Museum of Art, is having the roughest week ever. Everything is going wrong, including the fact a beloved colleague, Paul, has gone missing. Strange things are afoot; it’s almost more than she can overanalyse. But the appearance of a strange map, depicting a mysterious 19th-century utopian settlement, sends Stella on an all-consuming research mission where she discovers the unbearable secret that Paul’s been keeping, and charts a course out of the chaos of her own life. KEY SELLING POINTS • A wisecracking and hectic debut novel, veering beautifully between high and low. • Ives gives us an indelible narrator in in Stella, a 33-year-old balancing work and her trainwreck of a personal life. • A New York native, Ives ‘grew up’ at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where her mother was a curator. • Set in Manhattan and Brooklyn, this is a wry and knowing portrait of a city written with a true New Yorker’s voice. ISBN 13: 9780735221536, 304pp h/b, £16.99 Published by PENGUIN PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
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NEW PEOPLE Senna, Danzy
As the 20th century draws to a close, Maria is at the start of a life she never thought possible. She and Khalil are planning their wedding. They are the perfect couple, living together in a black bohemian enclave in Brooklyn. They’ve even landed a starring role in a documentary about ‘new people’ like them, who are blurring boundaries as a new era dawns. Everything Maria knows she should want lies before her - yet she can’t stop daydreaming about another man. As fantasy escalates to fixation, it dredges up secrets from the past and threatens to unravel Maria’s life.
KEY SELLING POINTS • Both a sweeping story of race and class and an intimate story of longing, confusion and loneliness. • Senna’s fearless, astute take on race and identity could not be more relevant or sorely needed today. • Her debut novel Caucasia (Riverhead, 1998) was embraced as an instant classic and continues to sell 20 years later. • It was winner of the Stephen Crane Award, the American Library Association Award, and a finalist for the IMPAC Award. ISBN 13: 9780735219410, 288pp p/b, £12.99 Published by RIVERHEAD Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
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WAR PORN A Novel Scranton, Roy
Fiction
AN UNCERTAIN GRACE
War Porn follows three intersecting narratives - an end-of-summer barbecue, where a young veteran’s homecoming turns violent; the occupation of Iraq seen through the eyes of an American soldier; and the life of a married Iraqi graduate student before the invasion - that build into a single tragic story of loss, connection and the costs of war. KEY SELLING POINTS • A new examination of post-Iraq America from a hugely promising debut novelist. • Arrives highly praised by E.L. Doctorow and Ben Fountain. • Joins a new wave of post-Iraq literature that also includes Willy Vlautin’s The Free (Faber, 2014). • Roy Scranton was a former artilleryman in the US Army, lending his novel a first-hand edge. ISBN 13: 9781616958336, TBCpp p/b, £13.99 Published by SOHO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
University lecturer Caspar receives a gift from his former student, Liv: a memory stick containing a virtual narrative. The virtual reality immerses him in the experience of their past sexual relationship, but this time from Liv’s perspective. Caspar will realise what was an erotic interlude for him was vastly different for her. KEY SELLING POINTS • In the style of George Saunders and Kelly Link’s literary speculative fiction. • An Uncertain Grace asks questions about the limits of who we are and what we might become. • One of Australia’s foremost writers of erotic fiction questions how we think about body, gender and sexual politics. • Inventive and provocative, and told with Kneen’s trademark playfulness and light touch. ISBN 13: 9781925355987, 256pp p/b, £10.99 Published by TEXT PUBLISHING COMPANY Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe & Middle East
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EASTMAN WAS HERE Gilvarry, Alex
It’s 1973, and Alan Eastman, a public intellectual, accidental cultural critic, washed-up war journalist, husband and philanderer, finds in himself an existential crisis. His wife has taken the kids and left and his best work feels years behind him. In the depths of despair, he receives an unexpected phone call from an old rival offering him the chance to go to Vietnam to write about the end of the war, but instead of transporting himself back to his heyday as a pioneering war correspondent as he had hoped, he finds himself grappling with the same problems he thought he’d left back in New York.
KEY SELLING POINTS • Alex Gilvarry is a talented, young writer, named one of the National Book Foundation’s 5 under 35. • His writing readily invites comparisons to the likes of Philip Roth and Saul Bellow. • A darkly funny roman a clef asking what might have happened if Norman Mailer had gone on a cancelled trip to Vietnam. • A strong first-person narrative written in Eastman’s self-obsessed voice as he grapples with an existential crisis. ISBN 13: 9781101981504, 368pp h/b, £19.99 Published by VIKING PRESS USA Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
Fiction - Crime & Thriller
CROWNED AND DANGEROUS A Royal Spyness Mystery Bowen, Rhys
Nothing is simple when you’re thirty-fifth in line for the British crown, least of all marriage. But with love on their side, and plans to elope, Lady Georgiana Rannoch and her beau, Darcy O’Mara, hope to bypass a few royal rules. Their plans are thwarted when they learn that Georgie’s future father-in-law has been arrested for the murder of a wealthy American. With the elopement postponed, they head for Ireland where Darcy’s father insists he’s innocent, and it’s up to Georgie and Darcy to prove it - for better or worse.
KEY SELLING POINTS • A witty and suspenseful cosy crime novel featuring a member of the Royal Family. • The Royal Spyness mysteries are among the most popular cosy crime series published by Berkley. • Bowen has won both the Agatha and Anthony Awards and has been nominated for the Edgar and Macavity. • She has a large fanbase on social media channels, with over 12,500 Facebook fans and more than 6,500 Twitter followers. ISBN 13: 9780425283493, 320pp p/b, £6.99 Published by BERKLEY - US Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
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ASHES OF BERLIN, THE McCallin, Luke
World War II is over, and former German intelligence officer Captain Gregor Reinhardt has returned to Berlin. A year after Germany’s defeat, he has been hired back onto Berlin’s civilian police force. The city is divided among the victorious allied powers, but tensions are growing, and the police are riven by internal rivalries as factions within it jockey for power and influence with Berlin’s new masters. When a man is found slain in a brokendown tenement, Reinhardt embarks on a gruesome investigation uncovering a dangerous serial killer.
KEY SELLING POINTS • The third book in the Gregor Reinhardt series, following The Man From Berlin & The Pale House. • The Man From Berlin was shortlisted for CWA Historical Dagger award and is a top 250 Kindle Bestseller. • Literary crime fiction reminiscent of Philip Kerr’s Berlin Noir trilogy with the atmosphere of The Third Man. • For fans of CJ Sansom, Martin Cruz Smith, Alan Furst and Charles Cumming. ISBN 13: 9781843447139, 448pp p/b, £8.99 Published by NO EXIT PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
Fiction - Crime & Thriller
Fiction - Crime & Thriller
BLUE MADONNA A Billy Boyle World War II Mystery Benn, James R.
1944. Captain Billy Boyle is court-martialled on spurious charges of black market dealings. Stripped of his officer’s rank and sentenced to three months’ hard labour, Billy is given an opportunity: he can avoid his punishment if he goes behind enemy lines to rescue a high-value Allied soldier. A secret chamber has since been taken over by the Allies. But this ‘safe house’ turns out to be anything but - two downed airmen have been murdered. Billy is flown in and must solve the mystery of who is behind the murders with both the Germans and a killer hot on their heels. KEY SELLING POINTS • This World War II detective series has built-in readership of historical fiction fans and military history buffs. • Author is a meticulous researcher who has been lauded for his ‘spirited wartime storytelling’ (The New York Times). • World War II remains of huge public interest and fiction set at the time is always popular. • The first book in the series, Billy Boyle, was named one of the Top Five Mysteries of 2006 by Book Sense. ISBN 13: 9781616958343, TBCpp p/b, £8.99 Published by SOHO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
THEY HANGED MY SAINTLY BILLY Graves, Robert
A real historical figure, the British surgeon Dr. William Palmer was accused in 1856 of murdering 14 people by means of poison. The Dr. Kevorkian trial of the 19th century, with a bit of O.J. Simpson mixed in for good measure, the scandal entranced nearly the entire population of the British Isles. Everyone had an opinion on the case - including esteemed poet and historical fabulist Robert Graves. They Hanged My Saintly Billy is true crime as only a true literary master could write it, as Graves recounts the story with a fictional bent.
KEY SELLING POINTS • Preeminent author Robert Graves blends fiction with True Crime in this fantastic story of a Victoria era mass murderer. • As described by Graves, this is ‘a novel filled with sex, drink, dope, horse racing, incest [and] suicides.’ • The plot is fast-paced and written with the skill of a true literary master - it will keep readers on their toes! • This is part of an exciting series of 14 Robert Graves title, re-released by Seven Stories Press. ISBN 13: 9781609807641, 312pp p/b, £12.99 Published by SEVEN STORIES PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe
Fiction - Crime & Thriller
Fiction - Crime & Thriller
DEATH BY HIS GRACE Quartey, Kwei
Katherine Yeboah’s marriage to Solomon Vanderpuye is all the talk of Accra high society. But when it becomes apparent that Katherine is infertile, Solomon’s extended family accuses her of being a witch until the relationship is so soured Solomon orders her out of the house. Alone on her last night there, Katherine is brutally murdered by an intruder wielding a machete. Chief Inspector Darko Dawson of the Ghanaian federal police is assigned to the case, learning many people close to Katherine had powerful motives to kill her.
KEY SELLING POINTS • The next book in a compelling crime series that takes place in the unique and picturesque Ghana. • Offers readers a fascinating glimpse into Ghanaian culture and its often corrupt justice system. • Quartey has created an unforgettable protagonist in Darko Dawson, who is as flawed as he is lovable. • The Darko Dawson series is often compared with the massively popular No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series. ISBN 13: 9781616957087, 272pp h/b, £17.99 Published by SOHO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
BLOOD CRIME
Alzamora, Sebastia; Relano, Maruxa & Tennent, Martha
It is 1936, and Barcelona burns as the Spanish Civil War takes over. The city is a bloodbath. Yet in all this death, the murders of a Marist monk and a young boy, drained of their blood, are strange enough to catch a police inspector’s attention. Unknowingly, a thirteen-year-old novice stumbles into the clutches of the murderer. Can she escape in this city of no happy endings? Narrated by a vampire who thrives in the havoc of the war, this stunning novel, inspired by the true story of a massacre is a gothic reflection on the nature of monsters, in all their human forms. KEY SELLING POINTS • A multi-genre gothic novel, narrated by a vampire, that blends real history with horror and fantasy. • Winner of the most prestigious Catalan literary prize, the Sant Jordi Novel Prize. • Will appeal to readers of horror and historical fiction, as well as crime fiction readers. • There remains a strong trend for translated fiction after the immense popularity of Elena Ferrante. • For fans of Roberto Bolano and Mario Vargas Llosa. ISBN 13: 9781616958367, TBCpp p/b, £8.99 Published by SOHO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
Fiction - Crime & Thriller
INCENSED Lin, Ed
In Taiwan, the Mid-Autumn Festival is a time for prioritizing family. When 25-year-old Jing-nan’s gangster uncle, Big Eye, asks a favour, Jing-nan can’t exactly say no. The favour is this: Big Eye’s 16-yearold daughter, Mei-ling, has a biker boyfriend from the wrong side of the tracks and Big Eye wants Jing-nan to bring her to Taipei, away from the bad influences. It doesn’t take Jing-nan long to discover Mei-ling is even more trouble than the average bratty, rebellious teenager. And she’s also hiding a secret. If Jing-nan wants to save his cousin, he must figure out the truth... KEY SELLING POINTS • A truly original story about organised crime and family debts set during Taiwan’s Mid-Autumn Festival. • Ghost Month, the first book in the series, was a Library Journal Best Book of 2014. • With plenty of tastes, smells and sights readers will come away dying for a ticket to Taipei to see the night markets. • Ed Lin is a rising literary star, and the first every author to win three Asian American Literary awards. ISBN 13: 9781616958329, TBCpp p/b, £8.99 Published by SOHO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
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Fiction - Crime & Thriller
RAT CATCHERS’ OLYMPICS, THE Cotterill, Colin
1980: The Democratic People’s Republic of Laos is proud to be competing in its first-ever Olympics. Exnational coroner of Laos Dr. Siri Paiboun may be retired, but he and his wife, Madame Daeng, would do just about anything to have a chance to visit Moscow, so Siri finagles them the job of medical oversight for the Olympians. As the competition heats up, Siri begins to suspect that one of the athletes is not who he says he is, fearing the man might be an assassin. When another Olympian is accused of murder, Dr. Siri investigates... KEY SELLING POINTS • The tenth in a popular crime series set in the unusual setting of Laos. • Full of dark comedy and offbeat characters. • Hugely original - a poignant depiction of Southeast Asia at a time of great political upheaval. • A previous book in the series, Love Songs from a Shallow Grave (2010) was a New York Times Crime Novel of the Year. • The series has been recently repackaged with stunning new cover design. ISBN 13: 9781616958251, 288pp h/b, £17.99 Published by SOHO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
Fiction - SF & Fantasy
RIDE THE STORM A Cassie Palmer Novel Chance, Karen
Ever since being stuck with the job of pythia, the chief seer of the supernatural world, Cassie Palmer has been playing catch up. Catch up on the lifetime’s worth of training she missed being raised by a psychotic vampire instead of at the pythian court. Catch up on the powerful and seductive forces trying to mould her to their will. It’s been a trial by fire that has left her more than a little burned. But now she realizes that all that was just the warm up for the real race. Ancient powers that once terrorized the world are trying to return, and Cassie is the only one who can stop them. KEY SELLING POINTS • An addictive blend of fantasy, romance, and horror that will appeal to urban fantasy and cross-over romance readers. • The Cassie Palmer series is Karen Chance’s most popular set of novels - fans will be anticipating this instalment. • This novel picks up right after the last one, continuing the story of to Cassie and her vampire lover! • Other Karen Chance novels are also available from Turnaround. ISBN 13: 9781101989982, 608pp p/b, £6.99 Published by BERKLEY - US Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
Fiction - SF & Fantasy
DYING GAME, THE A Novel Avdic, Asa
The year is 2037, and on the island of Isola, seven people have been selected to participate in a competition for a top-secret intelligence position with the totalitarian Union of Friendship. One of them is Anna Francis, a workaholic bureaucrat with a nine-year-old daughter she rarely sees and a secret that haunts her. Anna is not actually a candidate for the position: she’s the test itself. Her assignment is to stage her own death and then observe how others react to the news a murderer is among them. It’s going to plan until a storm rolls in, the power goes out, and the real game begins. KEY SELLING POINTS • A Hunger Games for adults in which seven people are pitted against one another and no one can be trusted. • A thrilling summer read combining psychological suspense, mystery, and dystopia. • Features a bold female protagonist who has sacrificed her life for her career and now wants it back. • Interest in the concept of an Orwellian future has never been stronger, with 1984 sales surging since Trump’s election. ISBN 13: 9780143131793, 288pp p/b, £12.99 Published by PENGUIN BOOKS (USA) Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
Fiction - SF & Fantasy
NISEMONOGATARI 2 NisiOisiN
In Bakemonogatari, Koyomi Araragi - a third year high school student who has recently survived a vampire attack - finds himself mixed up with all kinds of apparitions: gods, ghosts, myths, and spirits. However, in this sequel Nisemonogatari, we pick up right where Kizumonogatari left off and follow Koyomi as the psychological twists delve deeper and deeper... KEY SELLING POINTS • The direct sequel to the Bakemonogatari. • Nishio Ishin is one of the most popular authors working in Japan today, outselling Haruki Murakami last year. • Vampires and the supernatural remain popular with young adult readers; this book presents a unique twist on the genre. • The series has been adapted into several anime series that are available in the UK from MVM. ISBN 13: 9781942993995, 280pp p/b, £12.99 Published by VERTICAL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
Fiction - Black Interest
BETTING VOW, THE An Unconventional Brides Romance Jackson, K.M.
Leila Darling’s got the talent to be a serious actress, but the industry sees her as a high-maintenance, impulsive party girl with a reputation for leaving men in the dust. TV producer Carter Bain’s had his eye on Leila for years, so when a bet gives him a chance to get close to her, he accepts. With the goal of getting Leila the image makeover she needs and Carter the star he desires, the game is on. Get married and stay married for six months. If Leila lasts, she gets her pick of his A-list roles. If Carter wins, she’ll take the hot sidekick part he’s offered.
KEY SELLING POINTS • The third book in K.M. Jackson’s wedding series, featuring unconventional brides. • Many women feel under pressure to get married and have a perfect wedding, making the book hugely relatable. • K.M. Jackson has a wonderful online presence with a growing fanbase. • She is one of the most vocal advocates of the #WeNeedDiverseRomance movement. ISBN 13: 9781496705723, 368pp p/b, £6.99 Published by DAFINA BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
Fiction - Black Interest
BREAKFAST IN BED The Innkeepers Alers, Rochelle
With time on her hands Tonya Martin has the chance to reach for her own long-cherished dream: opening a restaurant on her friend’s beautiful Garden District estate. Exploring local cuisine by taking an apprentice role at famed restaurant Chez Toussaints, Tonya finds the head chef’s mix of Creole, Cajun, and African ancestry deeply attractive, and he clearly wants their friendship to become much more. Drawn to him yet hesitant given their previous unhappy marriages, Tonya wonders if Gage be just the ingredient she needs to make this delicious new life complete? KEY SELLING POINTS • Rochelle Alers is a well-known name on the black and urban literature scene. • Part of a series revolving around four female friends, each from a different generation and cultural background. • Rochelle Alers’ The Innkeepers Series answers the demand for more diversity in fiction. • With over 60 titles, Rochelle Alers is a regular on US bestseller lists. • Includes New Orleans Cuisine recipes! ISBN 13: 9781496707321, 320pp p/b, £8.99 Published by DAFINA BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
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Fiction - Black Interest
DIRTY TRICKS
Swinson, Kiki & Saundra
In Stay Scheming by Kiki Swinson, Karlie is running from a bounty on her head. With her lover and friends gone, she’s forced to take refuge with her cold-hearted grandmother. But with enemies closing in, Karlie’s last chance to flip a killer script is ticking down to zero. In Who Can You Trust by Saundra, struggling bank teller Porsha has no time for Cinderella fantasies. But her new boyfriend, Game, is smart, seductive - and sure-thing successful. So why not work his rock-solid plan to steal from her bank? All she’s got to lose is more than she can possibly imagine.
KEY SELLING POINTS • Dafina’s urban anthologies combine the hottest authors who always deliver thrilling, juicy tales that fans love. • This is no exception, with Kiki Swinson, one of the hottest authors in urban lit, teaming up with Saundra. • Hard, edgy, and full of suspense and betrayal, these stories will appeal to fans of Wahida Clark and Nikki Turner. • Being paired with established author Kiki Swinson will expose newcomer Saundra to a whole legion of new readers. ISBN 13: 9781617739453, 368pp p/b, £12.99 Published by DAFINA BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
Fiction - Black Interest
SECRET INDISCRETIONS Hickman, Trice
Two couples, Geneva and Johnny Mayfield and Viviana and Robert Owens, are in for a thrilling ride when problems with each of their marriages. When someone is murdered, these two couples who are inextricably linked will find out what happens when betrayal is the only option for a temptation that is just too hard to resist. KEY SELLING POINTS • Trice Hickman is an award-winning, bestselling urban fiction author with a large fanbase. • This novel kicks off a two-book series and includes a teaser to the next book. • Filled with suspense and delicious soapy drama! ISBN 13: 9781617737459, 320pp p/b, £6.99 Published by DAFINA BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
Fiction - Black Interest
BEATING THE ODDS Tunstall, Sherrod
Brad Carter thinks this is the worst it gets. But after a night out when he and his boys chance upon a stranger in a club, he is lured into the underworld of cocaine trafficking... and in the face of drug detection, deadly jailbreaks, and impossible journeys, learns how much worse it could be. KEY SELLING POINTS • Sherrod Tunstall has previously self-published several titles that have gained him a following. • A fast paced tale that explores the lures and risks of drug trafficking. • Tunstall draws on his own life experiences for his fiction - his writing is gritty and authentic. • Offers readers a strong moral message that can be universally applied to all aspects of life. ISBN 13: 9781622865734, 288pp p/b, £12.99 Published by URBAN BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
Fiction - Black Interest
BLACK PRESIDENT The World Will Never Be the Same Hampton, Brenda
Things in the U.S. are not what they used to be. The man who now holds the keys to the Oval Office was born and raised on the rough streets of St. Louis, where he discovered how to silence his enemies by wielding knowledge and power. Now, his enemies come in the form of a do-nothing Congress, an untrustworthy administration, and a wife with many issues. The harm they intend to do to Mr. President will be no more than what he may inflict upon himself. His brash words, no-nonsense attitude, and sexiest-man-alive status are going to
heat up things on Capitol Hill. KEY SELLING POINTS • A sexy, bold novel about a fictional black president and the mayhem this causes. • An exploration of what happens when many strong personalities collide! • A highly-addictive read with plenty of sizzling moments - and a very sexy protagonist. • Brenda Hampton was named a Favourite Female Fiction Writer in Upscale magazine and is a firm fan favourite. ISBN 13: 9781622865772, 384pp p/b, £5.99 Published by URBAN BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
Fiction - Black Interest
HARM DONE Allison, Shane
A college professor’s romantic relationship with one of her students, who also happens to be her best friend’s son, leads to turmoil among the three in this tale of sex, suspense, and shattered dreams. KEY SELLING POINTS • A scandalous tale about a teacher in a relationship with one of her students. • Perfect for fans of soap operas and TV dramas. • Allison has been featured in anthologies like Zane’s Z-Rated and several editions of Best Gay Erotica. ISBN 13: 9781593096540, 304pp p/b, £14.99 Published by STREBOR BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
Fiction - Black Interest
CARL WEBER’S KINGPINS: CHICAGO Smooth, Silk
There can only be one: one man with two loyal friends and secrets from the past that will ultimately shake up the entire hood in Chicago; one man on a mission to destroy anyone who doesn’t abide by his rules; one man with enough swagger in his walk, confidence in his talk, and the skills and mind-set to build an empire. There’s one man bold enough to deliver multiple orgasms yet never tell a soul his real name. He has overpowering strength, a top-notch reputation, power like no other, and a bite that will hurt more than a dog’s. Who is he? The streets of Chicago know him as the One and Only... KEY SELLING POINTS • All other titles in Urbans Carl Weber’s Kingpins series are also available from Turnaround. • Carl Weber is a big name in the urban literature scene - authorial recommendations made by him carry significant clout. • Introduces readers to an ice-cold leader who is known as the One and Only. ISBN 13: 9781622865758, 384pp p/b, £5.99 Published by URBAN BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
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DEFINITION OF A BAD GIRL MiChaune
Leshaun is the true definition of a bad girl, who goes from corporate to hood and back again with ease. While she lets others think that she’s just one of a team, those who truly know her understand that she run the streets all by herself. Sometimes, the king of the streets isn’t a king at all. KEY SELLING POINTS • The debut novel from MiChaune who looks set to be a huge star in the urban lit genre. • Her writing is fast-paced and gritty and her characters are not easily forgotten! • MiChaune is a big, beautiful queen who writes with the fuller figured woman in mind. • Bad Girl is full of sex and drama - what more do readers need from a story! ISBN 13: 9781622865710, 288pp p/b, £12.99 Published by URBAN BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
Fiction - Black Interest
LOVE BY NIGHT A Black Vampire Story Stina
In Raleigh, North Carolina in the 1800s Adirah Messa, a beautiful young African woman is pursuing an education. All she wants is to earn her degrees and be accepted by her peers. Adirah finds herself smitten with someone of another race but, unbeknownst to her, Adirah’s newfound love interest is not only a master seducer; he is also one of the most powerful figures in the underworld of Vampirism. Now, student by day, Vampire Queen by night, she grows stronger as her lover teaches her all she needs to know. When their identities are exposed Adirah has to make some quick and serious decisions. KEY SELLING POINTS • A sexy vampire story featuring POC characters that fills a huge gap in the market! • LOVE BY NIGHT is Stina’s debut fantasy novel. She offers an exciting new voice readers will love. • Vampire stories remain hugely on-trend with fantasy readers. • With plenty of steamy scenes and dark pleasures. ISBN 13: 9781622865109, 288pp p/b, £12.99 Published by URBAN BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
Fiction - Black Interest
SOUTHERN COMFORT Skyy
When a fluke change in the weather brings a sexy stranger into her life, Willow decides to leave London for Memphis, Tennessee. Seeing her happily ever after in front of her, Willow is thrown for a loop when she finds out she isn’t the only one vying for the woman. Now standing in unfamiliar territory, Willow prepares for the fight of her life, the fight to win the heart of the woman she loves from the woman who held the heart to begin with. A sexy, fast-paced story exploring the lives of Africa-American lesbians. KEY SELLING POINTS • Skyy is a highly-praised author in the urban genre. • Her novel Choices (2009) was picked up by Urban Books after its enormous popularity within the online lesbian community. • Choices and its follow-up Consequences appear on Amazon.com s Top 10 Lesbian Best-sellers List of all time. • The lesbian community, especially the POC lesbian community, is hugely underrepresented in fiction. ISBN 13: 9781622865338, 384pp p/b, £5.99 Published by URBAN BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
Fiction - Black Interest
THE SIDE CHICK Katt
Rising star Katt returns with The Side Chick, the tale of a shrewd, calculating young woman navigating a labyrinth of business, lust, loyalty, and the haunting secrets of her past. KEY SELLING POINTS • A compelling story about how we are shaped by our pasts, and what it takes to change us. • Features a deeply flawed protagonist who we root for nevertheless. • Katt has been touted as a rising star in Urban fiction by bestselling author Carl Weber. • Her debut novel, Working Girls (Urban, 2016), is also available from Turnaround. • Plenty of drama and intrigue to keep the audience titillated. ISBN 13: 9781622865765, 384pp p/b, £5.99 Published by URBAN BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
Graphic Novel Fiction - Black Interest
SECRETS OF A KEPT CHICK PART 2 Renaissance Collection Davis, Ambria
After an impoverished and tough upbringing, Amina Washington falls in love with one of New Orleans’ biggest dope boys and moves to Atlanta. Her future seems brighter for a while, but she soon realises being a hustler’s wife comes with serious consequences. She has it all; a beautiful family, fast cars, the finest clothes... so why is she so unhappy? With a man who’s constantly cheating and her past rapidly catching up to her, she must figure out a way to get her secrets out in the open - without taking a loss. KEY SELLING POINTS • A wild, riveting read full of secrets, lies, sex and scandal. • The story is full of moral questions and answers that will leave readers with plenty of food for thought. • Full of unforgettable characters and an atmospheric New Orleans setting readers will love! • Ambria Davis is a new author to Urban books, who discovered her after she self-published novels online. ISBN 13: 9781622866083, 400pp p/b, £8.99 Published by URBAN BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
ARCHIE’S BIG BOOK VOL. 1 Magic, Music & Mischief Archie Superstars
This collection of classic stories features three amazing series from three legendary writers and artists: Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Josie and the Pussycats by George Gladir, Frank Doyle and Dan DeCarlo and Little Archie by Bob Bolling. This triple hitter is one no Archie fan will want to miss! KEY SELLING POINTS • New stories from three of Archie’s most popular series: Archie, Josie and the Pussycats and Sabrina the Teenage Witch. • Written and illustrated by the Archie Superstars - an impressive line-up whose work on the series spans over 70 years. • Archie Comics is one of the most successful and longest running comics franchises of all time. • A live-action Archie series is currently streaming on Netflix. ISBN 13: 9781682559826, 300pp p/b, £16.99 Published by ARCHIE COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
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CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA, VOL. 2
Aguirre-Sacasa, Roberto & Hack, Robert
On the eve of her 16th birthday, the young sorceress found herself at a crossroads, having to choose between an unearthly destiny and her mortal boyfriend, Harvey. But a foe from her family’s past arrived in Greendale with her own deadly agenda... and Sabrina was dragged into a world of supernatural terror. The next chapter of Archie Comics’ latest horror sensation continues here! KEY SELLING POINTS • A darker, macabre, more mature take on Sabrina the Teenage Witch. • Sabrina the Teenage Witch is worldwide-famous, after 11 seasons of the TV show and 50 years of comics! • A companion to the hugely popular Afterlife with Archie, also by Roberto Aguiree-Sacasa. • Will appeal to both comic book horror fans and readers of teen supernatural coming-of-age titles. ISBN 13: 9781627388030, 176pp p/b, £16.99 Published by ARCHIE COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
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ROAD TO RIVERDALE VOL. 3 Waid, Mark; Zdarsky, Chip; Hughes, Adam & Bennett, Marguerit
Road to Riverdale presents to readers all of the third issues of each of our new series so far, including Archie, Jughead, Betty and Veronica, Josie and the Pussycats, and Reggie & Me. This graphic novel features riveting stories and dazzling artwork from superstar writers and artists like Mark Waid, Adam Hughes, Marguerite Bennett, Fiona Staples, Chip Zdarsky and much more. You won’t want to miss out on this one-of-a-kind collection that shines the spotlight on the New Riverdale, and serves as the ultimate guide for both new readers and long-time fans. KEY SELLING POINTS • An entry-level collection of Archie stories featuring the first issues of the modern-day Archie reboot! • Features some of the biggest names working in comics today, such as Mark Waid (The Flash) and Fiona Staples (Saga)! • A perfect entry point to new readers of Archie as well as casual fans of the TV series. • Includes extra bonus materials for a behind-the-scenes look at both the comic and show. • Over 2 billion Archie comics & books have been sold, and over 12 million Archie apps downloaded. ISBN 13: 9781682559642, 136pp p/b, £12.99 Published by ARCHIE COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
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SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 6: PLANETARY PIECES Sonic Scribes
Can Sonic and the Freedom Fighters locate all of the sacred Gaia Temples in time? Can they save their planet? This volume collects Sonic the Hedgehog #272, 276-279! Sonic the Hedgehog is a full-colour, full comic book size graphic novel series chronologically collecting the main Sonic The Hedgehog comic. KEY SELLING POINTS • Collects the most recent Sonic comic book stories! • Sonic the Hedgehog has a built-in comic book fanbase due to the insane popularity of the video game. • A new animated series, Sonic Boom, is currently in its second season on Cartoon Network. • Sonic the Hedgehog is a Top 10 kids and tweens graphic novel genre property. ISBN 13: 9781682559765, 120pp p/b, £10.99 Published by ARCHIE COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
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VALERIAN VOL. 18: IN UNCERTAIN TIMES
Christin, Pierre & Mezieres, Jean-Claude
The eternal struggle between heaven and hell takes a very strange turn for Valerian and Laureline! The (false?) gods of Hypsis are once again interfering with Human history. Tired of their lower status among their peers, the trinity in charge of planet Earth opens communications with megacorporation Vivaxis at the end of the 20th century - an occurrence Valerian and Laureline’s allies report to the two exagents. But to what end did the Hypsians initiate such a contact? And who is the mysterious Sat who, from the depths of Point Central, also endeavours to meddle with Human affairs? KEY SELLING POINTS • Valerian is one of the most influential science-fiction comic series of the past 40 years! • Has a strong influence on science-fiction films, such as, ‘The Fifth Element’ and ‘Star Wars’. • Now a major motion picture in its own right directed by Luc Besson. Scheduled for June 2017! • An imaginative series, with memorable characters like Laureline, an early incarnation of the strong, take-charge female. ISBN 13: 9781849183338, 64pp p/b, £8.99 Published by CINEBOOK Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Scandinavia, Greece, Cyprus, Germany, Spain & Portugal
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ALIEN VS. PREDATOR: LIFE AND DEATH
Abnett, Dan; Thies, Brian Albert & Beredo, Rain
The graphic novel cycle of Life and Death comes to a conclusion, intersecting with the previous Fire and Stone story cycle to create a massive tale of humanity’s confrontation with the galaxy’s three greatest terrors! Alien vs. Predator: Life and Death is published to coincide with both the 30th anniversary of the Predator series and the release of two new Alien films in 2017! KEY SELLING POINTS • The epic conclusion of the mind-blowing Life and Death series! • The Predator franchise celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2017. • In 2017, two new Alien films are slated to be released, so there is no better time to get on board with the franchise! • The original Alien films remain some of the most iconic sci-fi works of all time. ISBN 13: 9781506701691, 136pp p/b, £16.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
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ALIENS: DEFIANCE VOLUME 2
Wood, Brian; Jones, Tristan, Jackson, Dan & Brescini, Tony
Colonial Marine Private First Class Zula Hendricks is on an AWOL mission to prove her mettle by eradicating the alien species before they can be exploited as weapons on Earth. She must battle with aliens, fend off space pirates, and elude the insidious Weyland-Yutani corporation that wants their freighter back, all while facing rehabilitation from an old war injury. KEY SELLING POINTS • Bestselling comics writer Brian Wood brings his sharp storytelling to Aliens. • Rising star Tristan Jones draws the scariest xenomorph you’ve seen in years! • In 2017, two new Alien films are slated to be released, so there is no better time to get on board with the franchise! • The original Alien films remain some of the most iconic sci-fi works of all time. ISBN 13: 9781506701684, 152pp p/b, £16.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
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ANGEL SEASON 11: VOLUME 1 Bechko, Corinna
Angel, a reformed vampire cursed with a soul, is tormented by a vision linking his shameful past to something very big - and very bad - that is coming. As Angel and his friend Fred begin trying to solve the mystery, the goddess Illyria gives Angel some insight and incentive. Then she really gets involved, and Angel discovers that it might be possible to change the future by changing the past. KEY SELLING POINTS • Superstar comics writer Corinna Bechko (Lara Croft, Star Wars) brings you the next instalment of Angel. • Featuring fan-favorite characters Fred and Illyria. • Executive produced by Joss Whedon - one of the most iconic creators of the last 50 years. • Whedon chose Dark horse comics to continue the Buffy run and spin-offs when the TV show ended. • Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a firm cult-favourite and Angel is one of the franchise’s most beloved characters. ISBN 13: 9781506703466, 104pp p/b, £14.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
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COMPLETE DOC UNKNOWN, THE
Rangel Jr., Fabian; Cody, Ryan & Brisson, Ed
After crash-landing his fighter plane during World War II, Warren Williams is taken in and trained by the warrior monks of the secret temple of Min-Yao. After a Nazi ambush, Warren returns to Gate City as Doc Unknown, a mystery man on the side of light in a world being consumed by darkness. Read as Doc Unknown must protect Gate City from ruthless gangsters, monstrous mobsters, possessed museum attractions, evil secret societies, vampire ninjas, vengeful ghosts, hypnotizing fishwomen, and much more! KEY SELLING POINTS • A pulse-pounding comic that offers a brand new spin on classic pulp action adventure! • Includes pinups by comic superstars Mike Mignola, Eric Powell, and more. • Features noir monsters that any fan of classic pulp fiction will adore! • Collects Doc Unknown volumes 1-3 as well as the one-shot comic Boss Snake. ISBN 13: 9781506702889, 360pp h/b, £20.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
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BLACK SINISTER, THE Nixey, Troy
Emerson Black’s superhero identity is no secret: patrolling the night skies as The Black Sinister, he enforces his own brand of psychotic justice, no matter the cost. Joined by his unhinged butler Danby, Emerson protects the citizens of Coal City from kidnappers, gangs, and jaywalkers alike. But who will protect the city from The Black Sinister? And what happens when the Mayor hatches a plan to finally rid Coal City of its deranged anti-hero? KEY SELLING POINTS • A gothic supernatural thriller that subverts the whole concept of a superhero! • Expect big bold superheroics in the tradition of Jack Kirby, Doctor Seuss, and Robocop. • Troy Nixey has illustrated a number of works for notable creators including Mike Mignola. • Ideal for fans of horror comics and anyone who likes a dark satire of superhero vigilantes! ISBN 13: 9781506703374, 64pp h/b, £8.50 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
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BUFFY SEASON 11 VOLUME 1: THE SPREAD OF THEIR EVIL Whedon, Joss; Gage, Christos; Isaacs, Rebekah & Jackson, Dan
Buffy and the Scoobies weren’t ready for this kind of disaster to strike San Francisco. When a tsunami and an enormous dragon of storms devastate the Bay area, the supernatural folk in the world are blamed as if they deliberately caused the catastrophe. Never one to balk at slaying evil demons, Buffy knows that not all demons are evil and in this case it isn’t clear who - if anyone - was behind the disaster... But she has to find out. Buffy must choose a side, find a way for herself and her friends to survive, and not lose who she is in the process. KEY SELLING POINTS • A brand new collection of Buffy stories by writer/artist dream team Christos Gage and Rebekah Isaacs. • Buffy the Vampire Slayer is one of the biggest cult hits of the last fifty years with fans across the globe. • Joss Whedon is hands-down one of the most iconic cult creators of the last 50 years. • Whedon chose Dark Horse to continue the Buffy run in comic format after the TV show ended. • Features every kind of character fans have come to know and love - both supernatural and mortal! ISBN 13: 9781506702742, 160pp p/b, £16.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
CONAN OMNIBUS VOLUME 3 Ancient Gods and Sorcerers Truman, Timothy; Girello, Tomas & Corben, Richard
Dark Horse’s critically acclaimed Conan, now available in an affordable, value-priced omnibus! Showcasing the work of fan favourites Timothy Truman and Tomas Giorello, this action-packed omnibus includes stories such as ‘The Hand of Nergal,’ an unfinished fragment by creator Robert E. Howard; the powerful ‘Black Colossus,’ in which Conan tries his hand at being a professional warrior. Also featuring guest artist and horror master Richard Corben, this is an essential addition to any Conan fan’s library! KEY SELLING POINTS • The next in Dark Horse’s Conan Omnibus series gives fans tons of epic adventure at an affordable price! • Featuring work by fan favourites Timothy Truman and Tomas Giorello. • With artwork by special guest artist, the horror master Richard Corben. • Features expanded work based on Robert E. Howard’s unfinished stories. • Conan the Barbarian is an iconic character with fans across the globe. ISBN 13: 9781506702957, 464pp p/b, £20.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
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DEAD INSIDE VOLUME 1 Arcudi, John; Fejzula, Toni & May, Andre
The Jail Crimes Division of the Sheriff’s Office in Mariposa County investigates crimes committed inside county jails. With a limited number of suspects who can’t escape, these are usually easy cases to solve - but not this one. As detective Linda Caruso gets closer to the heart of the case, she discovers uncomfortable truths about her friends, her job, and her community. KEY SELLING POINTS • The ultimate locked-room murder mystery: the panopticon murder mystery! • A gritty look at the harsh reality of life behind bars, and a fresh perspective on the ever-popular crime genre. • A new creator-owned series from super writer John Arcudi and up-and-coming artist Toni Fejzula. • Perfect for fans of crime/prison television: Law & Order, NCIS, Orange is the New Black, Making a Murderer. ISBN 13: 9781506702223, 128pp p/b, £12.50 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
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ETHER VOLUME 1: DEATH OF THE LAST GOLDEN BLAZE Kindt, Matt & Rubin, David
A science-minded adventurer gets mixed up in the mysteries of a fantasy world in this charming new adventure from an award-winning creative team. Boone Dias is an interdimensional explorer, a scientist from Earth who has stumbled into great responsibility. He’s got an explanation for everything, so of course the Ether’s magical residents turn to him to solve their toughest crimes. But maybe keeping the Real and the Abstract separate is too big a job for just one man.
KEY SELLING POINTS • One of the most insane genre mash-up comics you’re likely to read! • From New York Times bestselling author Matt Kindt (MIND MGMT, PastAways, Superspy, Dept. H). • Stunning artwork from David Rubin brings a magical world to life. • The book has enormous readership potential: fans of sci-fi, horror, mystery, and fantasy comics will all love it! • Matt Kindt has been nominated for 4 Eisner and 3 Harvey Awards (and has won once). ISBN 13: 9781506701745, 136pp p/b, £12.50 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
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HELLBOY: AN ASSORTMENT OF HORRORS Mignola, Mike
Fifteen of the biggest names in weird literature come together to pay tribute to Hellboy and the characters of Mike Mignola’s award-winning line of books! Assembled by Joe Golem and Baltimore co-writer Christopher Golden and featuring illustrations by Mike Mignola and Chris Priestley, the anthology boasts fifteen original stories by the best in horror, fantasy, and science fiction, including Seanan McGuire (October Daye series), Chelsea Cain (Heartsick), Jonathan Maberry (Joe Ledger series), and more!
KEY SELLING POINTS • Fifteen brand new stories from an illustrious range of writers including Chris Roberson and Chris Priestley. • Each story is illustrated by Mike Mignola himself! • Sure to delight Hellboy and horror fans alike! • The Hellboy franchise has thousands of fans worldwide who will be thrilled about this tribute. ISBN 13: 9781506703435, 216pp p/b, £12.50 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
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KILL ALL MONSTERS OMNIBUS VOLUME 1 May, Michael & Copland, Jason
Monsters rule the world. Humanity’s last hope is a squad of giant robots and their skilled pilots, all from different backgrounds, each with a unique reason to fight. Can we survive the conflict? Are we worth saving? A familiar but wholly original story about war, survival and the human spirit, told through gigantic-scale battles fought by memorable characters! Contains over 100 pages of new story, in addition to collecting the entire hit webcomic! KEY SELLING POINTS • Collects the entire critically acclaimed Kill All Monsters webcomic, as well as 100 pages of new story. • A familiar but wholly original story about war, survival and the human spirit. • Inspired by giant monster movies! • Fans of sci-fi, kaiju, tokusatusu and giant robots will feel right at home reading Kill All Monsters. ISBN 13: 9781616558277, 232pp h/b, £18.50 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
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MAE: VOLUME 2 Ha, Gene
On a quest to rescue their father in a fantasy realm, sisters Abbie and Mae are butting heads. Abbie is so preoccupied with old friends and enemies coming back to haunt her, it’s like she’s abandoning Mae all over again - just like she did when she disappeared for eight years, returning with a world of monsters. But as Mae sets off on her own in a foreign land, she learns the true story of Abbie’s past. And it’s more heroic than she ever imagined it could be. KEY SELLING POINTS • A smash Kickstarter success! Mae met its goal in 36 hours and raised over $75,000. • 6 x 9 size is perfect for school and library! • An all ages fantasy adventure! • Gene Ha was awarded the 1994 Russ Manning Most Promising Newcomer Award, and won four Eisner Awards. • The series will feature bonus pinups and short stories from creators like Brandon Graham and Yanick Paquette. ISBN 13: 9781506701790, 136pp p/b, £14.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
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MATT WAGNER’S GRENDEL TALES OMNIBUS VOLUME 1 Wagner, Matt
Grendel Tales, is a never-before-collected omnibus, featuring Matt Wagner’s Grendel, written by some of comics best authors and illustrators. In this dystopian futuristic tale, Grendel, the spirit of vengeance, has become the focus of a world wide religion, with thousands of people worshipping the spirit of vengeance and hoping to host it. Perfect for longtime fans of the series or a great place for newcomers! KEY SELLING POINTS • Over 400 pages of story and art, reproducing all covers and stories! • An exciting anthology series - finally collected! • The complete Grendel Tales stories collected for the first time. • Tales of anger and revenge from some industry greats. • This year sees the 25th anniversary of Grendel - a variety of projects to commemorate this milestone are planned. ISBN 13: 9781506703282, 472pp p/b, £20.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
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SERENITY: NO POWER IN THE ‘VERSE
Whedon, Joss & Roberson, Chris
When a call for help to find a missing friend takes the Serenity crew to an Alliance post on the Outer Rim, they encounter a new force building strength to fight the battle of the Browncoats. Discovering that their friend is in Alliance custody and that an Alliance Operative is on the way, Mal concentrates his energy on the problem at hand and strikes an uneasy partnership for a daring rescue. But this is only the beginning of the story. Success will be when the Serenity’s crew makes it off this planet alive and all accounted for.
KEY SELLING POINTS • iZombie creator Chris Roberson writes the continuing adventures of Mal and the crew. • Follows the film Serenity (Universal Studios), and the comics series Serenity: Leaves on the Wind (Dark Horse). • Features art from Georges Jeanty (Buffy Season 8 & 9). • Joss Whedon is one of the most iconic writers, directors and creators of the last 50 years! ISBN 13: 9781506701820, 152pp h/b, £16.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
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THE EC ARCHIVES: INCREDIBLE SCIENCE FICTION
Oleck, Jack; Feldstein, Al; Wood, Wally; et al
Incredible Science Fiction arrives in a strange new land: the Twenty-First Century! Fully remastered in magnificent digital colour, this far-out volume includes twenty unbelievable tales from a stellar collection of writers and artists: Jack Oleck, Al Feldstein, Wally Wood, Bernard Krigstein, Joe Orlando, Jack Davis, Roy G. Krenkel, and Al Williamson. Featuring a foreword by Mark Evanier! KEY SELLING POINTS • Incredible Science Fiction issues #30-#33 in full color! • Featuring a foreword from Mark Evanier! • Features stories written and drawn by all-star comic artists, such as, Jack Oleck and Al Feldstein. • Dark Horse reprints the infamous comic series, including all the original ads, text pieces, and letters! ISBN 13: 9781506703091, 200pp h/b, £41.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
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USAGI YOJIMBO SAGA: LEGENDS LIMITED EDITION, THE Sakai, Stan
Dark Horse presents the quintessential companion to The Usagi Yojimbo Saga series - Usagi Yojimbo Saga: Legends! This volume collects some of the rabbit ronin’s most exhilarating and colourful stories, including Senso, Yokai, and the long out of print Space Usagi! In these breathtaking pages, Usagi takes on a myriad of opponents, including dinosaurs, aliens, and demons, but never loses sight of the warrior’s code: truth, honour, loyalty, and sacrifice.
KEY SELLING POINTS • The essential companion to The Usagi Yojimbo Saga! • Usagi Yojimbo is one of comics’ all-time greatest epics. • Includes stories not included in The Usagi Yojimbo Saga, including Space Usagi, which has long been out of print! • Features 540 beautiful pages, including a breathtaking colour section. • This is a signed and numbered hardcover edition, limited to 1,500 copies. ISBN 13: 9781506703244, 540pp h/b, £66.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
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USAGI YOJIMBO SAGA: LEGENDS, THE Sakai, Stan
Dark Horse presents the quintessential companion to The Usagi Yojimbo Saga series - Usagi Yojimbo Saga: Legends! This volume collects some of the rabbit ronin’s most exhilarating and colourful stories, including Senso, Yokai, and the long out of print Space Usagi! In these breathtaking pages, Usagi takes on a myriad of opponents, including dinosaurs, aliens, and demons, but never loses sight of the warrior’s code: truth, honour, loyalty, and sacrifice. KEY SELLING POINTS • The essential companion to The Usagi Yojimbo Saga! • Usagi Yojimbo is one of comics’ all-time greatest epics. • Includes stories not included in The Usagi Yojimbo Saga, including Space Usagi, which has long been out of print! • Features 540 beautiful pages, including a breathtaking colour section. ISBN 13: 9781506703237, TBCpp p/b, £20.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
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USAGI YOJIMBO VOLUME 31: THE HELL SCREEN LIMITED EDITION Sakai, Stan
In this thrilling volume, the rabbit ronin teams up with - and faces off against - a multitude of unexpected characters! First, bandits plunder a village threatened by flooding... but their reasons for pillaging will surprise even the most steadfast! Then, Usagi must work alongside his natural enemy - a Kappa - to cast out a violent renegade of the same species. Later, a Komori ninja must honor her debts when she and Usagi end up on opposing sides of a trade agreement gone wrong. Finally, Inspector Ishida returns to investigate a ghastly painting known only as the Hell Screen! KEY SELLING POINTS • Usagi Yojimbo Volume 31 contains the three part story arc The Secret of the Hell Screen! • 100% new-reader friendly - ideal for both diehard Usagi fans and those new to the character. • Usagi Yojimbo is one of comics’ all-time greatest epics. • This is a limited edition, signed and numbered hardcover and has great appeal to comic book collectors. • Many other Usagi Yojimbo titles are also available from Turnaround. ISBN 13: 9781506701868, 208pp h/b, £49.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
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END OF THE FUCKING WORLD, THE (SECOND EDITION) Forsman, Charles
James and Alyssa are two teenagers who live a seemingly typical teen existence as they face the fear of coming adulthood. Forsman tells their story through each character’s perspective, jumping between points of view with each chapter. But quickly, this somewhat familiar experience takes a more nihilistic turn as James’ character exhibits a rapidly forming sociopathy that threatens both of their futures. He harbours violent fantasies and begins to act on them, while Alyssa remains as wilfully ignorant for as long as she can, blinded by young love. KEY SELLING POINTS • The second edition of Charles Forsman’s bestselling debut graphic novel, this time in hardcover! • The first printing completely sold out. • Forsman won two Ignatz awards for his self-published mini-comic, Snake Oil. • Features an inviting, Charles Schulz-influenced drawing style that gives the story a deadpan quality. • Won acclaimed from the likes of Sean T. Collins (The Comics Journal) and Frank Santoro (creator of Storyville). ISBN 13: 9781606999837, 176pp h/b, £17.99 Published by FANTAGRAPHICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East
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MICHAEL DORMER AND THE LEGEND OF HOT CURL Dormer, Michael; Powers, Michael & Reynolds, Eric
Michael Dormer is synonymous with the California surf counterculture in the 1960s and 1970s. This is the first-ever retrospective of the artist, culled from his own archives. It collects all of his character Hot Curl’s comic strips for the magazine SurfToons, his designs for his TV show, a vast selection of his fine art, and other surprises.
KEY SELLING POINTS • The first ever retrospective of iconic surf artist Michael Dormer. • Dormer’s style mixes post-World War II Beatnik poetry, jazz, and art with a Coastal Californian aesthetic. • Dormer is synonymous with the California surf counterculture in the 1960s and 1970s. • Features a wealth of little and never-before-seen material. ISBN 13: 9781683960171, 200pp h/b, £35.99 Published by FANTAGRAPHICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East
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MY PRETTY VAMPIRE
Graphic Novel
UNREAL CITY
Skelly, Katie
Clover - the ‘pretty’ vampire of the title - is a Bardot-esque blonde who dreams of the (now-dead) girl she once was four years ago before becoming a fanged bloodsucker. She is being kept prisoner by her brother, Marcel, who fears Clover will be hunted by the outside world (and who may have other, more selfish motivations as well). Clover’s curiosity, however, will not be suppressed: impetuous, sensual, strong-willed, and fearless, she plans her escape. The resultant havoc would make Dario Argento proud. KEY SELLING POINTS • Skelly’s badass female characters and sex-positivity is perfect for an independent graphic novel audience. • Skelly has style to spare - her artwork is bold and moody and her narrative progressive. • Her drawing has a lot of appeal for people who grew up with manga but for whom manga hasn’t grown up with them! • Vampires remain a massively popular trope in popular culture - Skelly offers a fresh new take on the undead! ISBN 13: 9781683960201, 108pp h/b, £17.99 Published by FANTAGRAPHICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East
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ROBERT WILLIAMS: THE FATHER OF EXPONENTIAL IMAGINATION Drawings, Paintings, & Sculptures Williams, Robert
This is a comprehensive, career-spanning, collection of iconic painter and comic creator Robert William’s fine art, including every one of his oil paintings, along with a selection of his drawings, sculptures, and multimedia works. Williams pursued a career as a fine artist before moving into the rebellious, anti-war circles of early underground comix, as one of the celebrated Zap cartoonists. Featuring a new art manifesto and foreword by Williams himself (the former of whom brought the term ‘lowbrow’ into the fine arts lexicon), as well as tons of rare photos and ephemera. KEY SELLING POINTS • A stunning career retrospective of iconic painter and comic creator Robert Williams. • Williams helped the art world to embrace the art that academia tended to reject like comic books and movie posters. • He was one of the original founders of Zap Comix. • Features a new art manifesto and foreword by Williams himself, as well as tons of rare photos and ephemera. • Williams is back in the public eye with a huge press push for the recent release of The Complete Zap Comix. ISBN 13: 9781683960270, 450pp h/b, £130.00 Published by FANTAGRAPHICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East
Graphic Novel
Bryant, D.J.
Unreal City contains five highly charged stories about relationships. The stories address gender, narcissism, marriage, subjectivity, objectification, and the thin line that divides love from hate. Bryant’s characters sometimes feel like they are navigating their way through the darkness in an attempt to make sense of love, sex, art, and life. Existential and elliptical, the stories play beautifully against Bryant’s precise and fully-realized artwork, which echoes such masters as Jaime Hernandez and Daniel Clowes. KEY SELLING POINTS • An exciting and highly charged debut graphic novel that is sure to be a hit with fans of the genre. • Bryant’s black & white artwork channels masters such as Jaime Hernandez and Daniel Clowes. • Each of the stories is contemporary, thoughtful and literary; they each pack a powerful punch. • Bryant’s contemporaries include successful comic creators Jeffrey Brown and Eleanor Davis. ISBN 13: 9781606998809, 72pp h/b, £14.99 Published by FANTAGRAPHICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East
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WHATSA PAINTOONIST? Moriarty, Jerry
At the age of 76, the painter/cartoonist Jerry Moriarty moved from his studio loft in Manhattan, where he lived and worked for 49 years, to his childhood home in Binghamton, New York, where he lived from the age of six until he went to Pratt Institute at 18. The artist uses this as an opportunity to interrogate his past via the act of painting as a mnemonic. A masterpiece of concision, remembrance, imagination and artistry, imbued with the love of life.
KEY SELLING POINTS • A stunning and surprising graphic novel from a revered artist who is equally at home in the fine art and comics worlds. • Features acrylic paintings in the manner of David Hockney and Edward Hopper. • Uses cartooning’s unique formal properties to get at the relationship between the unconscious, memory, and life. • A mature artist’s reflections: memoirs are one of the dominant literary idioms at the moment. • Jerry Moriarty is a cult artist whose fans included other acclaimed comic creators such as Chris Ware. ISBN 13: 9781683960331, 88pp h/b, £21.99 Published by FANTAGRAPHICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East
STREET FIGHTING MEN: SPAIN VOL. 1 Rodriguez, Spain
A motorcycle outlaw and one of the original seven cartoonists behind Zap Comix, this is the first volume in a series celebrating Spain Rodriguez. Spain’s Trashman stories form the backbone of this volume, along with his firsthand accounts of riding with the Road Vultures Motorcycle and his 1969 East Village Other series about cop corruption, Manning. This first volume is rounded with an informative, inside account of Spain’s life and loves in the emerging counterculture of New York’s Lower East Side. KEY SELLING POINTS • A new, historic, landmark series from Fantagraphics that gives Spain Rodriguez the ‘Robert Crumb’ treatment. • His work is political - many topics he explores, like police brutality, are at the forefront of public discourse today. • Spain’s life story is fascinating. He was a motorcycle outlaw, revolutionary, underground cartoonist and family man. • The public continues to be fascinated by motorcycle culture, with the Sons of Anarchy TV show being hugely popular. • Spain Rodriguez was one of the founders of Zap Comix. ISBN 13: 9781683960294, 280pp p/b, £26.99 Published by FANTAGRAPHICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East
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SARTRE
Ramadier, Mathilde & Depommier, Anais
For some he was the philosopher of existentialism, for others the constant provocateur, the politically engaged author, the uncertain militant, the repenting bourgeois, the life companion of Simone de Beauvoir... From his first readings in the Luxembourg Garden to his refusal of the Nobel Prize for Literature, Jean Paul Sartre was all of this at the same time. KEY SELLING POINTS • Jean Paul Sartre is known as the father of existentialism and one of 20th century philosophy’s most famous characters. • Accessible for fans of Philosophy and Marxism who have interest in Sartre. • Ramadier and Depommier are best friends with interests in Philosophy who have combined their talents to create Sartre. ISBN 13: 9781681121017, 160pp h/b, £25.00 Published by NBM Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East
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CARNAL
Lazarov, Dale & theAmir
The newest Sticky Graphic Novel from Dale Lazarov and theAmir: Carnal contains three stories that focus on the carnality and sweetness between manly men. Script and art direction by Dale Lazarov, Linework and colours by theAmir. KEY SELLING POINTS • Dale Lazarov is bestselling author of Sticky, Manly, Pardners, Peacock Punks, Bulldogs, Sly, and Timber, amongst others. • Carnal is an entertaining and adventurous erotic story, putting the fun back into gay adult graphic novels. • The imagery is passionate, sensual, and expressive; each comic panel is a work of art by itself. ISBN 13: 9783959850636, 80pp h/b, £19.99 Published by BRUNO GMUNDER Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Far East
Graphic Novel - Manga
H.P. LOVECRAFT’S THE HOUND AND OTHER STORIES Tanabe, Gou
From adapter and illustrator Gou Tanabe, comes H.P Lovecraft’s The Hound and Other Stories. This manga adaptation of some of Lovecraft’s best stories is perfect for manga fans and Lovecraft fans alike. With art resembling more of a western comic book, this book lends itself well as a ‘gateway’ for people who are looking to get into manga! KEY SELLING POINTS • This will be renowned manga artist Gou Tanabe’s first publication in English. • Gou Tanabe is a favorite creator of Taiyo Matsumoto (Sunny, Tekkonkinkreet). • From Japan’s magazine Comic BEAM, acclaimed home of manga Thermae Romae, Emma, and Wandering Son. • A unique book which lends itself well as a ‘gateway’ for people who are looking to get into manga! • Will appeal to fans of horror, Lovecraft, and manga alike. ISBN 13: 9781506703121, 184pp p/b, £10.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
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HATSUNE MIKU: RIN-CHAN NOW! VOLUME 3 Ichijinsha
Have fun just hanging out on stage, in the studio, and at home with Kagamine Rin, the most popular Vocaloid next to Hatsune Miku herself! Miku’s sassy blond friend takes centre stage in this series that took inspiration from the music video Rin-Chan Now! Based on the video with over 2.5 million combined views on NicoNico and YouTube, the Rin-Chan Now! manga is written, drawn and edited by the video creators!
KEY SELLING POINTS • Hatsune Miku is an international pop phenomenon! • Like Hatsune Miku: Mikubon, RIN-CHAN NOW! is made my famous vocaloid music video creators. • The popular Rin character was in Unofficial Hatsune Mix and on the cover of Mikubon. • Features four pages in full colour and published in the larger Unofficial Hatsune Mix size. • Based on the video with over 2.5 million combined views on NicoNico and YouTube. ISBN 13: 9781506703152, 136pp p/b, £9.50 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
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I AM A HERO OMNIBUS VOLUME 4 Hanazawa, Kengo
After teaming up with a larger group of survivors living above an outlet mall, Hideo, Hiromi, and Mr. Araki are betrayed. Now subservient to a band of strange men with odd post-apocalyptic rules, will Hideo find a way to rescue the sick, partially mutated Hiromi? If they can escape with a few new allies and leave the core, rotten group of survivors behind, maybe they have a chance in this deadly new world. Now a major motion picture, this hit manga series is presented in a deluxe omnibus format. KEY SELLING POINTS • I AM HERO is the greatest zombie manga ever, sometimes called ‘the Walking Dead of manga’! • Combines action, horror and psychological drama in one surreal book. • Winner of the esteemed Shogakukan Manga Award and now a feature film! • The greatest zombie manga ever.’ - Jason Thompson, author of Manga: The Complete Guide (Del Ray, 2007). ISBN 13: 9781506703497, 480pp p/b, £16.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
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LEGEND OF KORRA COLORING BOOK, THE Nickelodeon
Beloved since its television debut, The Legend of Korra has thousands of fans worldwide. Now, the Avatar meets the adult colouring book craze! This beautiful book comes packed with 45 highly detailed, black and white images to colour however you choose! With illustrations by Jed Henry (Avatar: the Last Airbender Coloring Book) and produced in close collaboration with the show’s creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, this book is a must have for all Korra fans and colouring book enthusiasts! KEY SELLING POINTS • Includes 45 pieces of beautifully detailed black and white artwork! • With artwork by Jed Henry (Avatar: the Last Airbender Coloring Book). • Produced in collaboration with the show’s creators, Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko. • A companion book to Avatar: The Last Airbender Coloring Book. ISBN 13: 9781506702469, 96pp p/b, £14.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
Graphic Novel - Manga
OTHERWORLD BARBARA VOL.2
Hagio, Moto & Thorn, Matt (trans.)
In the second (and concluding) volume, Nanami had sworn to never see her granddaughter, Aoba, again. A despairing Kiriya had rejected his father, Tokio. Yet now both are traveling with Tokio to Engaru, where Aoba has slept and dreamt of the island of Barbara for seven years. The poltergeist phenomena becomes more intense. Can the dreamer become the dreamed, and the dreamed the dreamer? KEY SELLING POINTS • The second (and concluding) volume in Moto Hagio’s critically acclaimed sci-fi manga saga. • The first volume will be published in July 2017 and is also available from Turnaround. • Hagio’s first trade paperback, sold out in a single day. Her work is beloved by millions in Japan. • This book won the Nebula Award of Japan (Nihon SF Taisho Award) in 2006. • Fans love literary sci-fi manga, as sales of the genre prove, and this is up there with the very best. ISBN 13: 9781683960232, 400pp h/b, £35.99 Published by FANTAGRAPHICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East
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AHOGARU: CLUELESS GIRL 2 Hiroyuki
Yoshiko is a hopefully clueless high school girl. Her rock-paper-scissors strategy is rock. She somehow gets zeroes on multiple-choice tests. And she has an often-nearly-fatal weakness for bananas. Her devoted friends have no choice but to hang around and make sure nobody takes advantage of her. (Of course, the entertainment value might have something to do with it, too.) Cute characters, weird gags, and lots and lots of bananas!
KEY SELLING POINTS • Will appeal to fans of Azumanga Daioh (Yen Press) and Nichijou (also available from Turnaround). • A surprise hit in Japan, Ahogaru’s run was extended because of its popularity. • An anime adaptation is set for release this summer. • Hiroyuki also created hit manga Doujin Work (Media Blasters) and The Comic Artist and His Assistants (Square Enix). • Both Doujin Work and The Comic Artist and His Assistants have been adapted into anime series. ISBN 13: 9781632364586, 200pp p/b, £10.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
Graphic Novel - Manga
ATTACK ON TITAN 22 Isayama, Hajime
In this post-apocalyptic sci-fi story, humanity has been devastated by the bizarre, giant humanoids known as The Titans. Little is known about where they came from or why they are bent on consuming mankind. Seemingly unintelligent, they have roamed the world for years, killing everyone they see. For the past century, what’s left of the human race has hidden in a giant, three-walled city. KEY SELLING POINTS • The 26-episode manga series is one of the most successful of all time. • This is currently the bestselling manga series in the western world, with over 500,000 English copies sold. • The second season of the anime will premiere in April 2017 on Funimation and Crunchyroll. • An Attack on Titan (Kodansha)/ Marvel crossover comic was released in November 2014. • More major-name crossover collaborations are predicted for 2016 ISBN 13: 9781632364258, 200pp p/b, £9.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
Graphic Novel - Manga
ATTACK ON TITAN: BEFORE THE FALL 11
Isayama, Hajime & Suzukaze, Ryo
Humanity has learned to live in complacency behind its high walls, protected from the giant Titans. But when a Titan-worshipping cult opens one of the gates, a Titan wreaks havoc, consuming the cultists. After the rampage is over, two young Survey Corps members are shocked to discover a pregnant woman’s partially digested corpse - with her baby still alive inside it! What will the fate of this ‘child of the Titans’ be? And how will humanity learn to cope with the Titan threat?
KEY SELLING POINTS • The 26-episode manga series is one of the most successful of all time. • This is currently the bestselling manga series in the western world, with over 500,000 English copies sold. • The second season of the anime will premiere in April 2017 on Funimation and Crunchyroll. • A young adult novel based on this series was released by Vertical in 2014. ISBN 13: 9781632363824, 200pp p/b, £9.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
Graphic Novel - Manga
CLOCKWORK PLANET 4 Kamiya, Yuu
Naoto’s a high school dropout and brilliant amateur tinkerer. He lives in a world that has been so overexploited that the entire surface has become one vast machine. When a box crashes into his home containing a female automaton, it’s a harbinger of change that will rock the entire globe, and give Naoto his chance to be a hero. KEY SELLING POINTS • An anime adaptation of Clockwork Planet is set for release in 2017. • Kamiya’s previous series No Game, No Life has been a huge hit. • Art style, plot and pedigree will appeal to gamers in addition to regular manga readers. ISBN 13: 9781632364500, 200pp p/b, £10.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
Graphic Novel - Manga
FIRE FORCE 5 Ohkubo, Atsushi
The city of Tokyo is in the grip of a reign of terror! Possessed by demons, people have begun to burst into flame, leading to the establishment of a special firefighting team: the Fire Force, ready to roll on a moment’s notice to fight spontaneous combustion anywhere it might break out. But the team is about to get a very unique addition: Shinra, a boy who possesses the unique power to run at the speed of a rocket, leaving behind the famous devil’s footprints. Can the Fire Force discover the source of this strange phenomenon and put a stop to it? Or will the city burn to ashes first? KEY SELLING POINTS • The new flagship series from Weekly Shonen Magazine, the original home of Fairy Tail (also available). • The new series from the best-selling creator behind Soul Eater (Yen Press). • Ohkubo’s previous series Soul Eater has been adapted into two anime series that are available on DVD from Manga UK. • For fans of magical adventures like Tokyo ESP (Vertical) and Ajin: Demi-Human (Vertical). ISBN 13: 9781632364326, 200pp p/b, £9.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
Graphic Novel - Manga
KIGURUMI GUARDIANS 1 Hoshino, Lily
Hakka’s second year of middle school was dull as it could be, until a suspicious cow mascot (‘kigurumi’) shows up in her room, holding a sign that reads, ‘My Name Is Ginger.’ But this isn’t (just?) a stalker, it’s a magical being that’s come to convince Hakka (and her friends) to become Guardians, and save the world! Hakka is understandably confused, until she’s suddenly attacked, and a beautiful young man leaps in to save her. Can this handsome knight and the weird kigurumi be... one and the same?
KEY SELLING POINTS • A playful, satire of Sailor Moon and similar magical girl manga that blends action, comedy, and an awareness of manga • Hoshino is well known for her work on the hit anime Mawaru Penguindrum which is available on DVD from Kaze. • Hoshino is a favourite amongst yaoi manga fans and many of her titles have been translated by Digital Manga Publishing. • Blends action, comedy, and awareness of manga gender stereotypes. ISBN 13: 9781632364906, 192pp p/b, £10.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
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Graphic Novel - Manga
LAND OF THE LUSTROUS 2 Ichikawa, Haruko
The young gem Phosphorite can’t seem to do anything right. Phos has nothing but a big mouth and guts. Cinnabar, a classmate, is a loner, shunned by the other gems because of the toxins emitted from their body. But when they get together, they will learn that they both have an essential role to play in the fight against the Moonfolk, who are intent on coming to Earth to abduct the gem folk and destroy their world. A beautifully-drawn new action manga from Haruko Ichikawa, winner of the Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize.
KEY SELLING POINTS • Setting and story will remind fans of Sailor Moon and its progeny; especially the Cartoon Network hit Steven Universe. • Placed in 2014’s Kono Manga ga Sugoi! contest. • Ichikawa has won an Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize and placed fifth in the 2012 Manga Taisho Awards. • Considered a prime candidate for a high-budget animated adaptation. ISBN 13: 9781632364982, 200pp p/b, £10.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
Graphic Novel - Manga
Graphic Novel - Manga
CARDFIGHT!! VANGUARD VOLUME 9 Itou, Akira
From the makers of the YuGiOh trading card game comes Cardfight!! Vanguard, the manga that inspired the hit Vanguard card game. In similar fashion to YuGiOh and Magic the Gathering, the teenage cast of Cardfight!! Vanguard play a highfantasy themed card game - initially they play for kicks, but eventually the stakes grow much higher. KEY SELLING POINTS • The manga that started the hit Vanguard card
game and amine series. • From the co-creator of the hugely popular Yu-Gi-Oh card game, currently the top selling card game in the world. • Each edition comes with an exclusive rare playing card from the Vanguard game. ISBN 13: 9781941220511, 196pp p/b, £9.99 Published by VERTICAL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
Graphic Novel - Manga
DEVIL’S LINE VOLUME 8 Hanada, Ryoh
KEY SELLING POINTS • The top-rated comedy on the Mangabox app, in English and Japanese. • A top candidate for adaptation in the upcoming anime season. • High-quality art will appeal to the same crossover audience as shounen romances like Nisekoi and Love Hina. ISBN 13: 9781632364999, 192pp p/b, £10.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
Unbeknownst to the general public, vampires are rampant in Tokyo. To control and contain them, the government has developed a program to track and treat rogue vamps who decide to prey on the public. But what happens when vampire and man come together in harmony and love? Will the public accept this, or will they try to tear such partnerships apart? Ryoh Hanada’s work has caused a sensation in Japan with its combination of Western-inspired vampire storyline and art; an anime adaptation is also in the works. Could this be Japan’s answer to Twilight...? KEY SELLING POINTS • This series has taken Japan by storm with its mix of Western-style art and thoughtful writing. • Vampire romance remains as popular as ever with audiences. • The series debuted in popular manga magazine Morning, which also premiered Chi’s Sweet Home. ISBN 13: 9781945054174, 200pp p/b, £10.99 Published by VERTICAL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
Graphic Novel - Manga
Graphic Novel - Manga
LOVE AND LIES 1 Tsumugi, Musao
Yukari is dull. He doesn’t even stand out enough to be bullied - he’s just a generally lower-middle-class kid. He’s in love with Misaki, the most popular girl in school. There’s just one problem: He’s 15, one year away from receiving his government-assigned marriage partner. He normally wouldn’t have the courage to defy the law, but his sickly classmate Ririna still believes in love, and won’t stop goading him into confessing his feelings!
THAT TIME I GOT REINCARNATED AS A SLIME 1
SHE AND HER CAT
Mikami’s middle age hasn’t gone as he planned: He never found a girlfriend, he got stuck in a dead-end job, and he was abruptly stabbed to death in the street at 37. So when he wakes up in a new world straight out of a fantasy RPG, he s disappointed but not exactly surprised to find that he s not a knight or a wizard but a blind slime demon. But there are chances for even a slime to become a hero.
On a rainy Spring day, a young woman finds a cat she would come to call Chobi outside and brings him home with her. Chobi falls in love with his owner because of her kindness and beauty. On an autumn day She has a long conversation over the phone. When it’s over She cries and becomes depressed. Time goes on and it becomes winter. She continues going to work and moves on with her life.
Fuse & Kawakami, Taiki
KEY SELLING POINTS • Based on a popular web novel turned nerd franchise. • Dungeons & Dragons is more popular than ever, and Slime is full of in-jokes and references for players of tabletop RPGs. • A unique satirical addition to the popular ‘sucked into a fantasy game world’ sub-genre. ISBN 13: 9781632365064, 192pp p/b, £10.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
Shinkai, Makoto & Yamaguchi, Tsubasa
KEY SELLING POINTS • Makoto Shinkai is often labelled the next Hayao Miyazaki and is revered as one of the world’s great animation directors. • This manga is based on Shinaki’s very first work. • Shinkai is best known as the director of the cult hit 5 Centimeters Per Second (CoMix Wave, 2007). • Shinkai s most recent film Your Name was a huge hit and is now the fourth highest grossing film of all time in Japan. • Your Name is currently running in UK cinemas and is the highest grossing anime film in UK history. ISBN 13: 9781945054402, 180pp p/b, £10.99 Published by VERTICAL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
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WHAT DID YOU EAT YESTERDAY? VOLUME 12 Yoshinaga, Fumi
What Did You Eat Yesterday is best described as part comic, part cookbook - it depicts the romance between two 40-year-old men and the many meals they share together. In the narrative, a hard-working middle-aged gay couple in Tokyo come to enjoy the finer moments of life through food. After long days at work, either in the law firm or the hair salon, Shiro and Kenji will always have down time together by the dinner table, where they can discuss their troubles, thrash out their feelings and enjoy delicately prepared home cooked meals! KEY SELLING POINTS • A thoughtful and unique manga that incorporates food into the narrative while providing readers with the recipes. • This also stands out thanks to its realistic portrayal of a gay relationship in manga form. • Yoshinaga is a celebrated manga artist who has twice been nominated for the prestigious Eisner award. • Will appeal to fans of Vertical’s popular Drops of God manga series (also available from Turnaround). ISBN 13: 9781945054259, 160pp p/b, £10.99 Published by VERTICAL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
Graphic Novel - Superheroes
ALL-NEW X-MEN: INEVITABLE, VOLUME 4 IVX Hopeless, Dennis; Grace, Sina; Ogle, Rex & Bagley, Mark
Since the discovery that the Terrigen Mists - the key to unlocking an Inhuman’s hidden potential and powers are Lethal to mutants, the X-Men and Inhumans have been locked in a cold war. But as the Terrigen seeps into the Earth and reaches an irreversible tipping point, the X-Men are spurred into action to ensure the future of their species! And for Jean Grey and Fantomex, this means taking out of commission the Inhumans’ deadliest weapon: Karnak! KEY SELLING POINTS • Collecting All-New X-Men Vol. 2 #17-20 and Annual #1 TBC. • The X-Men are one of Marvel’s most popular franchises with 6 blockbuster movies. • Written by acclaimed comic writer Dennis Hopeless - Spider-Woman, Cable and X-Force. • Illustrated by popular artist and fan favourite Mark Bagley - Ultimate SpiderMan, Amazing Spider-Man. • For fans of the popular and successful Marvel movies as well as comic fans of all ages. ISBN 13: 9781846538278, 112pp p/b, £11.99 Published by PANINI COMICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East
Graphic Novel - Superheroes
CAPTAIN AMERICA: STEVE ROGERS, VOLUME 3 Spencer, Nick & Pina, Javier
He’s a hero. An Avenger. A living legend. The sentinel of liberty. Mankind’s greatest threat? It’s the story that shocked the world - and you won’t believe where it’s going next. Marvel’s next big event begins right here, and Steve Rogers is in the dead centre of the storm. KEY SELLING POINTS • Collecting Captain America: Steve Rogers #11-15. • Captain America: Civil War has smashed box offices worldwide! • With an all-star cast including Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Samuel L Jackson and Scarlett Johansson. • Written by fan-favourite comic writer Nick Spencer (Iron Man, Ultimate Comics: X-Men, Avengers). • Illustrated by Javier Pina (Manhunter, Swamp Thing) and Jesus Saiz (Manhunter, The Brave and the Bold). ISBN 13: 9781846538292, 136pp p/b, £13.99 Published by PANINI COMICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East
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DEADPOOL 2099
Dugga, Gerry & Koblish, Skott
Nothing can prepare you for the Deadpool of the year 2099! Leap decades into the future to discover the legacy of the regenerating degenerate. There’s a new Merc, with a new Mouth, but who is she? What could make her want to inherit a codename from Wade Wilson? And are there still chimichangas in 2099? Some or all of these questions may be answered - and new ones will be posed! Find out if there’s a Zenpool 2099, catch up with one of Wade’s old teammates, and choose your side in a battle for the right to be Deadpool, in this collection of sci-fi shenanigans from the world of tomorrow! KEY SELLING POINTS • Collecting Deadpool #6, 12, 19, 25. • The Deadpool movie was released in February 2016 and has been hugely successful. • Deadpool 2 has been confirmed and is set for a 2018 release! • Deadpool is one of Marvel’s most popular characters and his titles are bestsellers. • Written by fan favourite Gerry Duggan (Nova, Hulk). ISBN 13: 9781846538315, 116pp p/b, £11.99 Published by PANINI COMICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East
Graphic Novel - Superheroes
DEADPOOL VS. THE PUNISHER Lente, Fred Van & Perez, Pere
Frank Castle has an unstoppable will - a powerful drive to punish those who do wrong, rooted in the tragic killing of his family. Wade Wilson has an unstoppable mouth - an unthinking knack of annoying everyone around him, rooted in thinking he’s funny. Both men, however, are among the deadliest on the planet. When they find themselves in disagreement over the criminal known as the Bank, they’re in for one of the most brutal fights of their lives! Can Frank kill Wade over and over without dying once himself? Or will Wade bug him until he welcomes death?
KEY SELLING POINTS • Collecting Deadpool Vs. The Punisher #1-5. • The Deadpool movie was released in February 2016 and has been hugely successful. • Deadpool 2 has been confirmed and is set for a 2018 release. • Punisher is one of Marvel’s most popular characters. • Punisher made his debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the hit Netflix series Daredevil Season 2. ISBN 13: 9781846538261, 116pp p/b, £11.99 Published by PANINI COMICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East
Graphic Novel - Superheroes
EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN: VOLUME 4 IVX Lemire, Jeff; Koda, Eric; Ibanez, Victor & Sorrentino, Andre
The X-Men have just learned that the Terrigen Mist the source of the Inhumans’ powers, which, through a cruel twist of fate, just happens to be lethal to mutants - has reached an irreversible saturation point. Earth is on the verge of being rendered uninhabitable to their kind. And now they see no other option than to strike against the Inhumans to ensure their own survival. But one X-Man doesn’t take the decision lightly. Storm has literally led her team through hell and back, but will she command them in battle against their long-time friends and allies? KEY SELLING POINTS • Collecting Extraordinary X-Men #17-20. • X-Men: Apocalypse, released May 2016, was a summer boxoffice smash. • Written by fan-favourite Jeff Lemire (Animal Man, Green Arrow) and illustrated by Victor Ibanez (Storm). • For fans of the very popular and successful Marvel movies as well as comic fans of all ages. ISBN 13: 9781846538285, 116pp p/b, £11.99 Published by PANINI COMICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East
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GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Mother Entropy Starlin, Jim & Davis, Alan
When the Guardians are entrusted with an important but seemingly straight-forward delivery, nothing can go wrong, right? Right! Until everything starts going very wrong. Things might get a little more chaotic when the team meets the mysterious Mother Entropy: Who is she and what is her business with the Guardians? KEY SELLING POINTS • Collecting Guardians of the Galaxy: Mother Entropy 1-5. • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is due for release April 28th 2017. • Guardians of the Galaxy was one of Marvel’s biggest blockbusters and dominated summer 2014. • Guardians of the Galaxy graphic novels are bestsellers! • Written by fan-favourite Jim Starlin (Silver Surfer, Thanos, Warlock). ISBN 13: 9781846538322, 136pp p/b, £13.99 Published by PANINI COMICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East
Graphic Novel - Superheroes
MARVEL PLATINUM: THE DEFINITIVE THOR REDUX Various
This third volume in the best-selling Marvel Platinum series explores more ot the Thunder God’s greatest adventures and battles with his own rogues’ gallery of epic proportions! This October, Thor returns in his sequel to his smash hit 2011 and 2013 Marvel movies! Marvel Platinum: The Definitive Thor Redux brings together the very best tales from the character’s 40 plus-year history, including covering some of his greatest and most pivotal moments.
KEY SELLING POINTS • The Thor and Thor: The Dark World movies were box office smashes. • Thor built on his popularity in the blockbuster Avengers Assemble and Avengers: Age of Ultron movies. • Thor returns in Thor: Ragnarok out 27th October 2017. • Includes Marvel Universe entries on each of Thor’s most dangerous foes. • An essential guide to Thor and the Asgardian Universe. ISBN 13: 9781846538179, 196pp p/b, £15.99 Published by PANINI COMICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East
Graphic Novel - Superheroes
THE MIGHTY CAPTAIN MARVEL: VOLUME 1
Stohl, Margaret & Rosanas, Ramon
Behold the mightiest, fightiest super hero there is! Captain Marvel returns to her helm as Alpha Flight commander with the world cheering her on. She’s the biggest hero in the world - but has Captain Marvel become someone Carol Danvers no longer recognizes? KEY SELLING POINTS • Collecting Mighty Captain Marvel #0,1-5. • Captain Marvel will debut in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 movie, due for release 28th April 2017. • Played by Elizabeth Debicki, she will also appear in Avengers Infinity Pt. 1 (due for release May 2018). • The first solo Captain Marvel movie will launch in March 2019. • Captain Marvel will also return in Avengers Infinity Pt. 2 (May 2019). ISBN 13: 9781846538131, 116pp p/b, £11.99 Published by PANINI COMICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East
Graphic Novel - Superheroes
UNBELIEVABLE GWENPOOL, THE: VOLUME 3 Totally in Continuity Hastings, Chris; Haynes, Myisha & Gurihiru Studios
Gwen Poole continues to make friends and influence people across the Marvel Universe! But what will some of Marvel’s greatest heroes make of Gwen and her bizarre perspective on the world they live in? Whatever happens, it’ll be Unbelievable! KEY SELLING POINTS • Collecting The Unbelievable Gwenpool #11-16. • Gwenpool is one of the biggest break-out successes of 2015 and has consistently been a best-seller. • Written by Chris Hastings (Dr. McNinja, Adventure Time, Deadpool: Fear Itself). • Illustrated by Myisha Haynes & Gurihiru Studios (Power Pack, Spider-Man and Power Pack, Thor and the Warriors Four). ISBN 13: 9781846538308, 160pp p/b, £14.99 Published by PANINI COMICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East
Graphic Novel - Non-Fiction
LAST GIRL STANDING Robbins, Trina
The heavily illustrated memoir of the underground feminist cartoonist, who fought the establishment and misogyny while running a fashion boutique and mingling with rock stars. From dressing Mama Cass to being pelted with jelly babies as she helped photograph the Rolling Stones’ first US tour, from drunken New York nights spent with Jim Morrison to producing the very first all-woman comic book, the Lady of the Canyon takes no prisoners is this sweet and blistering book. KEY SELLING POINTS • A fascinating herstory of female fandom and feminist comics, as told by the first lady of the genre. • Trina Robbins is a huge icon in the comics world - books with her name attached are coveted by underground fans. • The book is star-studded: Jim Morrison, Paul Williams, Donovan, and The Rolling Stones make appearances. • Robbins was in the thick of the underground movement, and has stories about Art Spiegelman, R. Crumb, and more. • She created a forum for women’s comics memoirs almost 50 years ago, which is one of the most prevalent genres today. ISBN 13: 9781683960140, 160pp p/b, £17.99 Published by FANTAGRAPHICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East
Children’s Picture Book - KS1
BUCKET FILLING FROM A TO Z: THE KEY TO BEING HAPPY McCloud, Carol & Butzke, Caryn
This award-winning book uses the letters of the alphabet to help young and old see the many, simple ways that they can fill buckets and fill their own buckets in return. When you help children become bucket fillers, you give them the key to happiness... for it is in friendship, love, and good will to others that we are truly happy. Yes, bucket filling is the moment by moment choice to be kind and caring. Teaching and encouraging children to be bucket fillers is one of the greatest gifts you can give to them. KEY SELLING POINTS • Part of a popular and successful collection that teaches children to be better people. • Written by a successful author who has written and co-authored the series. • Educational aspect: teaching and encouraging children to be kind towards others. ISBN 13: 9780997486438, 32pp p/b, £8.99 Published by BUCKET FILLERS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East
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Children’s Picture Book - KS1
SCARY STORYBOOK COLLECTION
Children’s Graphic Novel
KARNA: VICTORY IN DEATH Hoskin, Rik and Nagar, Sachin
KEY SELLING POINTS • The storybook collection series has consistently high sales, with over 17 million storybook collections sold to date! • Timed for Halloween , these stories will include spooky settings, wicked villains, and eerie occurrences. • With eighteen stories and illustrations on nearly every page, this collection, with gilded edges, is a great value. ISBN 13: 9781484732397, 304pp h/b, £14.99 Published by DISNEY PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
This full-colour graphic novel traces the life-journey of the brave and noble Mahabharata, who became victim to the twists of fate. Loyal to a fault, Karna’s blind devotion to the wicked prince Duryodhana, the one man who accepts him as a friend, leads him to side with the Kauravas and fight against his own brothers in the Battle of Kurukshetra. KEY SELLING POINTS • A comic book for kids that is ideal for use in classrooms or at home! • Features full-colour, high quality artwork throughout. • Provides an accessible way for young readers to fall in love with reading mythology. • Rik Hoskin is a comic book artist based in England. ISBN 13: 9789381182307, 160pp p/b, £12.99 Published by CAMPFIRE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
Young Adult Fiction - KS4
Children’s Graphic Novel
Disney Storybook Art Team
The third edition of this top-selling Scary Storybook Collection has been updated with new stories and illustrations. With eighteen stories, gilded pages, and over 250 pieces of spot and full-page art, this gently spooky storybook collection is perfect for Halloween!
ENTER TITLE HERE Kanakia, Rahul
With a protagonist you’ll love to hate, this high school House of Cards is a devilishly smart YA novel about a girl who will stop at nothing to get into Stanford. Now available in paperback. KEY SELLING POINTS • Binge-watchers of shows like Scandal and House of Cards will rip through this deliciously twisted contemporary read. • With a smart structure and no-holds-barred description of school, Reshma’s story will fascinate adults and teens alike. • Mix Holden Caulfield’s worldview with Draco Malfoy’s mean streak and you’ve got Reshma Kapoor. • Buzzworthy exploration of Adderall use, unnecessary litigation, teaching to the test, and over-scheduled teens. ISBN 13: 9781484734063, 352pp p/b, £8.99 Published by DISNEY-HYPERION Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
IZNOGOUD VOL. 14: IZNOGOUD’S NIGHTMARES Goscinny, Rene & Tabary, Jean
We’ve all played that game. ‘Well, if I were in charge...’ We’ve all imagined what we’d do if we were president of this or minister of that. For Iznogoud, though, it’s not just a game. As Grand Vizier, he can pretty much decide that he will be anything he wants to... except Caliph, of course. But, since it’s Iznogoud, every single one of his decisions is inevitably going to go astray and bring disaster - and that’s how we like it!
KEY SELLING POINTS • In France, the character’s name has even become a byword for bumbling evil! • Iznogoud has been published in many languages all over the world. • The characters have appeared in books, games, animated cartoons and a liveaction film and have been made into toys. ISBN 13: 9781849183604, 56pp p/b, £7.99 Published by CINEBOOK Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Scandinavia, Greece, Cyprus, Germany, Spain & Portugal
Young Adult Fiction - KS4
STILL LIFE WITH TORNADO King, A.S.
16-year-old Sarah is an aspiring artist who has dropped out of school and thinks she’s in the middle of an existential crisis. Maybe that explains why she keeps running into different versions of herself all across town. When a big family secret is revealed, Sarah sets out to discover what went wrong on the day six years ago when her brother Bruce left home for good. KEY SELLING POINTS • A powerful story about a teenager’s search for meaning, for fans of The Perks of Being a Wallflower. • Widely praised and on numerous ‘Best of’ lists in the US, and a 2016 New York Times Notable Book. • A unique and heartbreaking coming-of-age story for ages 15. ISBN 13: 9781925498646, 304pp p/b, £8.99 Published by TEXT PUBLISHING COMPANY Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe & Middle East
Children’s Graphic Novel
LUCKY LUKE VOL. 66: THE PROMISED LAND Jul & Achde
When an old cowboy friend asks Luke to escort his family, freshly arrived from Poland, to their new home in the West, our lonesome hero has no idea what sort of difficulties to expect. If the Sterns are brave and resolute, they are also ignorant of American ways - and bring with them a multitude of baffling customs. And as if that wasn’t enough, the extremely valuable Torah that travels with them has caught the eyes of some unsavoury characters...
KEY SELLING POINTS • Lucky Luke is one of the most famous cartoon characters in the world, alongside Asterix and Tintin. • Lucky Luke’s adventures have been made into feature films and animated series. • Bestselling European comics series ever, with more than 300 million copies sold worldwide in more than 30 languages. • Suitable for both adults and children. • The 66th adventure of Lucky Luke, and the Old West at its funniest! ISBN 13: 9781849183666, 48pp p/b, £6.99 Published by CINEBOOK Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Scandinavia, Greece, Cyprus, Germany, Spain & Portugal
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Children’s Graphic Novel
CALLA CTHULHU
Dorkin, Evan; Dyer, Sarah; Humiston, Erin & Mudron, Bill
Being a teenager isn’t easy - especially after you learn you carry the bloodline of Lovecraft’s Great Old Ones in your veins. Instead of a summer job and checking out colleges, Calla Tafalli finds herself battling supernatural monsters, human assassins, and her uncle, The King in Yellow. She must resist his call to embrace her own chaotic heritage and join the ‘family business,’ as well as prevent the awakening of the terrible deity asleep and dreaming in the corpse city of R’lyeh - the Dread Dead One! Prepare yourself for weird action, adventure and mystery in the Mighty Mythos Manner! KEY SELLING POINTS • A fun, adventurous children’s graphic novel that dives into the universe of H.P. Lovecraft. • The latest from Eisner winner Evan Dorkin. • Follows female protagonist Calla Tafalli as she embarks on an action packed adventure full of mythos and mystery. • Perfect for late-KS2 and KS3 readers. ISBN 13: 9781506702933, 136pp p/b, £8.50 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
Photography
SIKH PROJECT, THE Amit & Naroop
Capturing the essence of modern Sikhism, The Sikh Project pays tribute to the beauty and variety of the turban and its identity. Amit and Naroop created a powerful photography documentary about Sikh people and their turbans, showing that they are as different and as unique as their owners. KEY SELLING POINTS • The Sikh Project received worldwide praise from an impressive line-up of media outlets. • These include the BBC, The Independent, The Huffington Post, BuzzFeed, GQ, The Guardian, and many others. • Amit and Naroop capture the beauty of Sikh identity, promoting Sikh culture and creating awareness. • The Sikh Project was exhibited as an art show in both London and New York, attracting thousands of visitors. ISBN 13: 9783959851312, 128pp h/b, £44.99 Published by BRUNO GMUNDER Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Far East
Photography
MOST BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS, THE Toma, Kenji
This photo series is Kenji Toma’s homage to the botanical illustrations in Choix Des Plus Belles Fleurs by Pierre-Joseph Redoute, one of the most well regarded flower encyclopaedias of the 19th century. Back when colour photography did not exist, these images were illustrated with the purpose of replicating the botanic subject as close to reality as possible. Kenji Toma is more interested in doing the exact opposite with the photographic medium which, realistic by nature, can also be used to make a subject look unreal, artificial. The result is a highly contemporary and fascinating revival of the concept of the botanical encyclopaedia. KEY SELLING POINTS • First publication of this modern flower encyclopaedia. • Beautifully designed and printed coffee table book. • Kenji Toma has received ADC Annual Awards, ASME Annual National Magazine Awards, SPD Publication Design Annual Awards. • Bon Appetit, Conde Nast Traveler, Marie Claire and New York Times Magazine have published his editorial photographs. ISBN 13: 9783868287899, 160pp h/b, £40.00 Published by KEHRER VERLAG Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Middle & Far East
Photography
ONE VOICE Portraits from the Tibetan Diaspora Zimmerman, David; et al
One Voice weaves a compelling narrative of man’s resolve and spirit when confronted with the loss of nation, family, and identity. Are people defined by their territory or by the culture they construct in their new lives? Photographed in refugee settlements and nomadic regions of India, the large-format portraits of One Voice represent a cross section of Tibetan exile society; nomads, tradesman, writers, and revolutionaries. Photographed while recounting their experiences, the images are a study of expression and form. KEY SELLING POINTS • Zimmerman co-founded the Himalayan Art Centre - a freeschool for to teaching visual storytelling. • Exhibitions include Art on Paper, (NYC); Annenberg Space for Photography and Paris Photo LA (both Los Angeles). • Exhibitions: AIPAD, New York City, March 30-April 2, 2017 & Sous Les Etoiles Gallery, New York City, June-August 2017. ISBN 13: 9783868287738, 128pp h/b, £40.00 Published by KEHRER VERLAG Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Middle & Far East
Photography
HUMAN COST, THE Agrotoxins in Argentina Piovano, Pablo E
The Human Cost documents the impact of 20 years of indiscriminate use of agrochemicals in the rural northeast of Argentina. The project focuses on the Entre Rios, Misiones and Chaco areas and the devastating impact of the people and their environment. KEY SELLING POINTS • First publication of this internationally awarded and exhibited body of work. • High quality duotone printed photographs. • Winning project of the Philip Jones Griffiths Photojournalism Award 2016, UK. ISBN 13: 9783868287677, 128pp h/b, £30.00 Published by KEHRER VERLAG Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Middle & Far East
Gay- Interest Photography
LEWA
Austin, Luke
The black man’s image has taken beating. In times of blatant racism and fear mongering, Luke Austin portraits black men in a way that goes against the stereotype. In his photography book Lewa (Yoruba for beautiful), he showcases the beauty of black men in a sensitive, gentle, peaceful, and vulnerable way. KEY SELLING POINTS • Luke Austin is an emerging artist from Los Angeles whose works have been exhibited internationally. • His last book, Beau Book, was published by the renowned Antinous Press and received praise from critics worldwide. • Lewa is a powerful statement against racism and fear mongering. ISBN 13: 9783959853125, 128pp h/b, £49.99 Published by BRUNO GMUNDER Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Far East
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Photographic Techniques
500 POSES FOR PHOTOGRAPHING BRIDES:
CLASSIC CHILDREN’S PORTRAITS:
A Visual Sourcebook for Portrait Photographers Perkins, Michelle
Lighting, Posing, and Composition for Location and Studio Photography Pedi, Ed
Determining the best way to pose a subject-a way that is simultaneously flattering, appropriate, and visually appealing-can be one of the biggest challenges in designing a successful portrait. This is especially true when creating portraits of brides, where the photographer may be called on to create anything from a very traditional head-and-shoulders pose to a more adventurous full-length look straight out of the pages of a fashion magazine. This collection is a visual sourcebook designed to address exactly that problem. KEY SELLING POINTS • Poses are grouped by their style for quick reference. • Simple side-by-side variations help photographers increase variety and deliver more images. • Helps to solve posing problems instantly and coordinate with clients on which poses they prefer. ISBN 13: 9781682032688, 128pp p/b, £21.99 Published by AMHERST MEDIA Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East
Photographic Techniques
500 POSES FOR PHOTOGRAPHING COUPLES: A Visual Sourcebook for Digital Portrait Perkins, Michelle
Determining the best way to pose one subject-a way that is simultaneously flattering, appropriate, and visually appealing-can be one of the biggest challenges in designing a successful portrait. This is challenge is magnified when a second subject is added into the mix. Quite simply, the variations are almost limitless. This collection is a visual sourcebook designed to address exactly that problem. Filled with images by some of the world’s most accomplished wedding and portrait photographers, it provides a resource for professionals seeking inspiration for their own work. KEY SELLING POINTS • Poses are grouped by their style for quick reference. • Simple side-by-side variations help photographers increase variety and deliver more images. • Helps to solve posing problems instantly or coordinate with clients on which poses they prefer. ISBN 13: 9781682032725, 128pp p/b, £21.99 Published by AMHERST MEDIA Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East
Photographic Techniques
BONNET HOUSE: THIRTYFIVE ACRES OF ART: Create Great Nature by Maximizing the Artistic Potential of a Single Location Singer, Larry
Larry Singer’s book on the Bonnet House inspires readers to create their own nature photo safaris. Each chapter of the book features examples of the fine art nature photography Larry has produced on the grounds of the Bonnet House Museum and Garden in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Singer explains the techniques he uses to provide image viewers with a sense of location, document the nature found there, and create fine art photographic images. KEY SELLING POINTS • Readers will learn about animal behaviours within a natural setting. • Readers will discover an array of inspirational fine art images of flora and fauna. • Provides tips on how to fine-tune photographic skills producing superb images - saves readers from buying new equipment. • Perfect for all animal, wildlife and nature lovers! ISBN 13: 9781682032480, 128pp p/b, £21.99 Published by AMHERST MEDIA Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East
In this book, seasoned pro Ed Pedi teaches you simple techniques for producing timeless children’s portraiture. He presents step-by-step techniques for creating effective, flattering lighting in the studio and on location and shares detailed lighting diagrams that make replicating these setups a snap. He also outlines kid-friendly poses suitable to traditional portraits of children of all ages and offers tips on connecting with children to elicit must-capture expressions parents are sure to love. KEY SELLING POINTS • Learn how to create effective, flattering lighting setups in the camera room and on location. • Provide tips on how to effectively pose children for traditional portrait looks. • Teaches readers to connect with kids in order to elicit a must-capture expression that will lead to bigger sales. ISBN 13: 9781682032640, 128pp p/b, £21.99 Published by AMHERST MEDIA Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East
Photographic Techniques
DYNAMIC DANCE PHOTOGRAPHY: Lighting & Design for Images with Impact Doke, Daniel
In this book, award-winning photographer and photo-educator Daniel N. Doke teaches beginning photographers the skills they need to effectively light and capture posed and action images of dancers both in the studio and outdoors. Readers will learn to efficiently use a basic lighting setup with one light and will move on to discover strategies for using two and three lights for a more complex, polished look. KEY SELLING POINTS • Readers will learn lighting and capture techniques for photographing dancers in the studio. • Provides tips on how to work with dancers in challenging, constantly-changing natural light for maximal control. • Readers will learn how to choose and use camera settings that maximise the quality of their dance images. ISBN 13: 9781682032763, 128pp p/b, £21.99 Published by AMHERST MEDIA Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East
Photographic Techniques
FASHION & GLAMOUR PHOTOGRAPHY: Fresh Approaches for Shooting Cutting-Edge Images Davis, Daniel
Fashion is all about trends, and fashion photographers need to roll with the changes to produce work that is fresh, captivating, and relevant. In this book, award-winning photographer Daniel Davis provides a plethora of technical information that will help you to create inspired, moody, and captivating images that show the model and wardrobe in the best-possible light. Davis covers everything from working with models/designers, to creative tips for conceptualizing the portrait, creating dramatic lighting and poses that suit the model and scene. KEY SELLING POINTS • Readers will learn how to maximise their posing and lighting for evocative, moody, high-style images. • Readers will learn how to work with models, designers, and stylists. • Provide tips on how readers can stay on top of social trends to create work that is fresh and relevant. ISBN 13: 9781682032800, 128pp p/b, £21.99 Published by AMHERST MEDIA Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East
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Photographic Techniques
GREAT IDEAS:
THE NUDE:
Make-Or-Break Insights on Shooting and Sales from Top Portrait Photographers Wright, Pete
Conceptual Approaches to Fine Art Photography Emery, Jennifer
Portrait photographers are artists and salespeople. They must understand all of the fine points of capture from metering and exposure, to lighting, to posing their clients and creating effective compositions. But image capture is just the beginning: a great deal of time is spent retouching, adjusting colour, and adding artistic finishing effects in postproduction. Next, photographers must don their sales hat and put their best foot forward in the sales room, engaging clients, building excitement, and closing the sale. KEY SELLING POINTS • Readers will learn how to help pose and effectively light men, women, kids, and groups of people. • Readers will discover a range of post-processing techniques, such as, retouching to adding special effects. • Provide tips on how to select saleable products and connect with clients in the sales room to maximise profits. ISBN 13: 9781682032602, 128pp p/b, £21.99 Published by AMHERST MEDIA Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East
Images of the nude human form are among the oldest art forms-from simple drawings, to grand statuary, to classic painting and contemporary photography, artists’ fascination with the human body has endured throughout time and across every form of creative expression. Within the pages of this book, accomplished fine-art nude photographer Jennifer Emery expands and elevates the practice of photographing nudes to develop more conceptual, fine-art looks that go beyond merely representing the subject and strive to communicate more complex ideas and aesthetics. KEY SELLING POINTS • The Nude will teach readers basic lighting and posing to flatter any nude subject. • Techniques on how to develop concepts and execute them during the shoot. • Provide tips on creating conceptual fine-art images in the studio and on location. ISBN 13: 9781682032527, 128pp p/b, £21.99 Published by AMHERST MEDIA Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East
Illustration Photographic Techniques
INTIMATE PORTRAITS: Techniques for Bold & Beautiful Boudoir Photography Rae, Jessica
Jessica Rae is a visionary, story keeper, and believer in the power of vulnerability. She possesses an alchemic mix of photography and soul that resonates through a personal journey of uncovering her own beauty. Jessica loves watching her subjects newly realize their own unique sense of self and a love of their bodies. She believes it’s the stories that emerge in a comfortable, safe session that remind us who we really are.
KEY SELLING POINTS • Readers will find an array of portrait looks that they can use as a creative catalyst for their own portrait sessions. • Insight into creating a strong client bond, resulting in a long relationship and repeat business. • Readers will learn how to use their artistry to help others through difficult personal journeys. ISBN 13: 9781682032565, 128pp p/b, £21.99 Published by AMHERST MEDIA Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East
Photographic Techniques
LOVE STORIES: Photographing Weddings with Emotion, Art, and Style Stonestreet, Francie Baltazar
In the world of wedding photography, industry secrets are often closely guarded. It’s a competitive market, and too few of the best-regarded shooters are willing to provide guidance to up-and-coming photographers-and those established pros who need to inject their business with a shot of creative success. In this book, award-winning photographer and in-demand photo educator Francie Baltazar Streetcar unleashes the secrets of her creative approach. KEY SELLING POINTS • Readers will learn how to capture documentary/storytelling images that expertly resonate with the bride and groom. • Readers will discover step-by-step techniques for every aspect of image capture. • Love Stories teaches readers how to work effectively in postproduction to create polished images that clients will love. ISBN 13: 9781682032442, 128pp p/b, £21.99 Published by AMHERST MEDIA Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East
FATALES The Art of Ryan Heshka Heshka, Ryan
Inspired by nostalgia for the old science fiction and superheroes of the golden-age, Ryan Heshka is recognized in the US and internationally for building an impressive singular work where giant robots compete mean girls. Monitoring and cheered by a large fan base, here is the first monograph of his incredible and unique work. KEY SELLING POINTS • Fist complete monograph by Ryan Heshka. • Ryan’s art has featured in Vanity Fair, Playboy, Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. • The new voice of contemporary glamour art. ISBN 13: 9782374950495, 256pp h/b, £43.99 Published by CERNUNNOS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe
Illustration
HI-FRUCTOSE
Hi-Frictose Editors
Hi-Fructose New Contemporary Art Magazine quarterly was founded in 2005 and is published by Ouchfactory Yumclub Incorporated. Hi-Fructose transcends genre and trend; informs rather than follows mainstream media and assures readers thorough coverage and content that is informative, thought provoking and original. We showcase an amalgamation of new contemporary, established and emerging artists and innovative spectacles from around the world. This is the first book directed by the famous magazine. KEY SELLING POINTS • First book by the famous magazine. • Contemporary art meets fashion in a unique anthology. • A trendy book published on time for New York fashion week. • More than 80 new designers with a big following on social media. ISBN 13: 9782374950501, 256pp h/b, £43.99 Published by CERNUNNOS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe
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Comic Art
ART OF MICHAEL AVON OEMING,THE: NO PLAN B Oeming, Michael Avon
Mike Oeming never prepared for any way to make a living other than drawing. Now the co-creator of Powers, United States of Murder, Inc., Takio, Mice Templar, and more offers an in-depth look into his artistic archives, the creative process, and a career that has touched every corner of the comics industry over the last thirty years, from The Mighty Thor and Cave Carson to dark, personal work and video games.
KEY SELLING POINTS • A beautiful hardback collection of the artwork of iconic creator Michael Avon Oeming. • Oeming reveals the candid truth about thriving through the ups and downs of the comics industry. • Features previously unpublished artwork, including whole pages from Powers and The Victories. • Also incorporates collaborations with superstars like Mike Mignola, Eric Powell and more! • A must-have for comic book fans and aspiring artists/creators. ISBN 13: 9781506703077, 184pp h/b, £33.50 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
Video Game Art
DOTA 2: THE COMIC COLLECTION Valve Corporation
Defense of the Ancients is a highly popular Multiplayer online battle arena video game currently developed by Valve Corporation who have achieved considerable successes in the video game industry with the Half-Life and Portal franchises. Based on the Warcraft III engine, the original game was a huge favourite at gaming conventions and received considerable acclaim. After the property was acquired by Valve a standalone sequel DOTA 2 was produced and was also a huge hit and for a time was the video game with the highest of users in Steam history. Now, alongside Dark Horse, Valve have produced a new collection of tie-in comics that expand on the DOTA world. KEY SELLING POINTS • A new collection of comics based on the hit MOBA. • DOTA 2 was at one point the most used game on Steam. • Valve are responsible for some of the most acclaimed video game series in recent memory including Half-Life and Portal. • DOTA 2 is considered by the majority of video game journalists to be the best Multiplayer online battle arena game ever made. ISBN 13: 9781506703480, 200pp h/b, £20.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
Animation
OSWALD THE LUCKY RABBIT The Search for the Lost Disney Cartoons Bossert, David A. & Gerstein, David
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit is an in-depth look at the origins of the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio and their first major fully animated success in 1927 with Oswald the Lucky Rabbit series. The narrative explores the historical importance of this character within The Walt Disney Company and recounts, first, the rejection of the first Oswald short, Poor Papa, followed by the overwhelmingly positive reception of second short, Trolley Troubles, and the ultimate loss of Disney’s rights to the character and the company’s modernday journey to reclaim Disney’s films. KEY SELLING POINTS • The untold history of the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoons. • A vital piece of history in forming The Walt Disney Company, but to date, no book has tackled this topic exclusively. • The book’s timing is planned to coincide with the character’s ninetieth anniversary in 2017. ISBN 13: 9781484780374, 176pp h/b, £33.99 Published by DISNEY EDITIONS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
Music
THIS IS THE NOISE THAT KEEPS ME AWAKE Garbage & Cohen, Jason
Garbage are known around the world for songs that mix pop sweetness with the dour thunder of industrial music and the rhythm punch of hip-hop. Now, for the first time, the four band members tell the story of that music in their own words. Packed with rare photos and personal snapshots, this book examines how Garbage make their music, and how they’ve kept it together (or not) for more than twenty years. KEY SELLING POINTS • A beautifully designed, large-format coffee-table book, bound with an embossed cloth hardcover and a dust jacket. • The edges of the text pages, printed on luxurious matte paper in six colours, finished with a pink spot colour. • This Is the Noise That Keeps Me Awake is a must-have and perfect gift for Garbage’s fans. ISBN 13: 9781617755507, 208pp h/b, £34.95 Published by AKASHIC BOOKS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe
Music
TURN UP THE STROBE The KLF, The JAMS, The Timelords - A History Shirley, Ian
Turn Up The Strobe tells the story of two of the Twentieth Century’s most vital artists - Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty - and those who understood them. A story of success, fear, ego, power, graffiti, house music, independence, control, disaster, the Roland TR-808, love, sheep, marketing, God, death, 12’ vinyl records, escape, freedom, populism, a Ford Galaxie and the money and fame all of these things attract.
KEY SELLING POINTS • The first in-depth history of The KLF, packed with new and exclusive interviews, research and insightful commentary. • Drummond and Cauty have recently announced a resumption in activity planned for August 2017. • Drummond and Cauty created a body of work unlike anything created before or since. ISBN 13: 9781909454637, 240pp p/b, £14.99 Published by CHERRY RED BOOKS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East
Music
A KISS GOODNIGHT
Sherman, Richard M.; Norman, Floyd & Brown, Adrienne
A Kiss Goodnight is a valentine to Walt Disney from the legendary songwriter Richard Sherman. Opening with a touching story about what inspired Richard to write the song, A Kiss Goodnight tells the story of how a young Walt Disney was enchanted by fireworks and how he kept his promise to send all his guests home with a special kiss goodnight. Beautifully illustrated by Disney legend Floyd Norman, A Kiss Goodnight will be the must-have picture book for families to enjoy together and for Disney fans to treasure. KEY SELLING POINTS • Richard Sherman and Floyd Norman are Disney legends - they also share a history of working with Walt Disney himself. • A collector’s dream that will become an instant classic with Disney fans. • Richard and Floyd are celebrities at the D23 Expo in July 2017, sure to be a highlight for guests. ISBN 13: 9781484782286, 48pp h/b, £16.99 Published by DISNEY EDITIONS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
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Biography & Memoir
MAP DRAWN BY A SPY Infante, Guillermo Cabrera & Fried, Mark
Biography & Memoir
HERO’S BODY, THE Giraldi, William
At just 47, William Giraldi’s father was killed in a motorcycle crash. This tragedy, which forever altered the young Giraldi and devastated his family, provides the pulse for The Hero’s Body. This is an investigation into three generations of men from the working-class town of Manville, New Jersey, including Giraldi’s own adolescent forays into obsessive bodybuilding as a teenager desperate to be worthy of his family’s pitiless, exacting codes of manhood. Lauded by The New Yorker for his ‘unrelenting, perfectly paced prose,’ Giraldi writes with searing honesty about the American male.
In 1965, following his mother’s death, Infante returns to Cuba from Brussels, where he is a cultural attache at the Cuban embassy. When a few days later his permission to return to Europe is revoked, Infante begins a period of suspicion, uncertainty, and disillusion. Unable to leave the country, denied access to party officials, yet still receiving checks for his work in Belgium, Infante discovers the reality of Cuba under Fidel Castro. Both lucid and sincere, Map Drawn by a Spy is a moving portrayal of a fractured society and a writer’s struggles to come to terms with his national identity. KEY SELLING POINTS • Guillermo Cabrera Infante is one of Cuba’s (and Latin America’s) most celebrated writers of the 20th century. • Winner of the Cervantes Prize in 1997, and his novel Tres Tristes Tigres has been favourably compared to Joyce’s Ulysses. • A plain and sincere autobiographical account that sheds light on a formative period for a famous author and his country. • Broad crossover appeal to those with an interest poetry and literature and in Cuban/Latin American history and politics. ISBN 13: 9780914671787, 240pp p/b, £14.99 Published by ARCHIPELAGO BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
KEY SELLING POINTS • A gripping meditation on what it means to ‘be a man.’ • Giraldi proves a vital and captivating voice in increasingly prominent conversations about gender identity. • Like H is for Hawk and The Shepherd’s Life, Giraldi uses his own life experiences explore universal social issues. • William Giraldi has previously authored two critically acclaimed novels, Hold the Dark and Busy Monsters. • Hold the Dark TV adaptation currently in production with Netflix. ISBN 13: 9780857301086, 320pp p/b, £9.99 Published by NO EXIT PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
Biography & Memoir
Biography & Memoir
BETTENCOURT AFFAIR, THE The World’s Richest Woman and the Scandal That Rocked Paris Sancton, Tom
Liliane Bettencourt is the world’s richest woman, and the tenth wealthiest in the entire world. But at 93, she’s embroiled in incredible controversy - controversy so great it almost took down the French government. It’s all become Europe’s biggest scandal in years, uncovering a shadowy corporate history, a buried WWII secret, and much more - so much that the former President of France has become embroiled in the controversy.
KEY SELLING POINTS • Tom Sancton has been covering the Bettencourt scandal in Vanity Fair since 2010. • The popularity of his articles have grown as the case becomes more and more intriguing. • The book uncovers L’Oreal’s dark past and illuminates a hidden WWII story involving the company. • For fans of Empty Mansions (Atlantic, 2014) or Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (Random House, 1994). • The beauty, the romance, and the high-fashion, high-stakes culture of Paris are perfectly rendered. ISBN 13: 9781101984475, 400pp h/b, £23.99 Published by DUTTON Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
Biography & Memoir
CONFESSIONS OF A CARTEL HIT MAN Corona, Martin
The true confession of an assassin, a sicario, who rose through the ranks of the southern California gang world to become the leader of an elite, cruelly efficient crew of hit men for Mexico’s ‘most vicious drug cartel’, and eventually found a way out and an (almost) normal life. KEY SELLING POINTS • A new kind of mafia story for a new era. • Gritty memoir; an unprecedented look inside a world that is almost unimaginably brutal but exists right under our noses. • Redemption; Corona wrote letters to family members of his victims; some wrote back, some even offered support. • The Atlantic ran a feature on the 2006 DEA takedown of the Tijuana Cartel, and referenced Martin Corona’s contribution. ISBN 13: 9781101984628, 320pp h/b, £19.99 Published by DUTTON Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
HOPE IN LEAVING, THE Williams, Barbara
Emmy award-winning actor Barbara Williams opens up about her brutal yet often beautiful childhood in a British Columbian logging town, from her brother’s suicide to her mother’s poverty. The family moved more than 27 times, and mental illness, substance abuse and injustice followed wherever they went. They lived a hard small-town life and suffered, but Williams always hoped for a better life. It’s a miracle she survived to bring us these stories. In doing so, she proves there is one thing that can survive the worst of life and even death: love without judgment.
KEY SELLING POINTS • A heart-breaking and honest memoir about a brutal childhood in rural British Columbia. • This story of grit and survival will resonate with many readers. • Barbara Williams is a respected film, television and stage actress. • She won an Emmy for Best Actress in 1996 for her role in the television movie Mother Trucker. ISBN 13: 9781609807740, 240pp p/b, £13.99 Published by SEVEN STORIES PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe
Biography & Memoir
LIFE IN WORDS, A
Auster, Paul & Siegumfeldt, I.B.
A fascinating discussion with one of America’s greatest living writers, held over a 3 year period. Paul Auster’s A Life in Words is a remarkable candid and often surprising celebration of one writer’s art, craft and life. It includes many revelations that have never been shared before, such as the fact he doesn’t consider himself a postmodernist even though he is frequently labelled as one. This is a book that’s full of surprises, composed of spoken words that sometimes jump off the page like a good drama.
KEY SELLING POINTS • Paul Auster is one of the best-known and most-loved contemporary writers. • His books have been translated into over 30 languages. • Offers candid revelations of the kind that can only come from lengthy and deep conversation. • Auster has many fans and avid readers in the UK; whenever he hosts a UK event it immediately sells out. • Perfect for academics, literature students and creative writers & creative writing teachers. ISBN 13: 9781609807771, 304pp p/b, £14.99 Published by SEVEN STORIES PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe
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BRIGHT HOUR, THE A Memoir of Living and Dying Riggs, Nina
In 2015, at the age of thirty-eight, Nina Riggs, the great-great-great-granddaughter of Ralph Waldo Emerson, was diagnosed with breast cancer, and it metastasised later that year. Her mother had died only a few months earlier from multiple myeloma. In the Spotless Orange Light she tells her story in a series of absurd, poignant and often hilarious vignettes drawn from a life that has ‘no real future or arc left to it, yet still goes on as if it does.’
KEY SELLING POINTS • Poignant and hilarious reflections on death and illness. • An unforgettable, life-affirming memoir from an accomplished poet and writer. • Riggs’ blog, Suspicious Country, has hundreds of followers and she is very engaged with her readers. • She has recently written about her experience with cancer in The New York Times and The Washington Post. ISBN 13: 9781911231134, 288pp p/b, £12.99 Published by TEXT PUBLISHING COMPANY Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe & Middle East
Biography & Memoir
EVERYWHERE I LOOK
Language & Linguistics
SHORT STORIES IN RUSSIAN: NEW PENGUIN PARALLEL TEXT Baer, Brian James
This new volume of ten short stories, with parallel translations, offers students at all levels the opportunity to enjoy a wide range of contemporary literature without constantly having to refer to a dictionary. Drawn from the last two decades of the Soviet Union and the two decades following its collapse, they chart a period of dramatic social change, often using metaphors of the body, and represent a range of literary styles that highlight the dynamism of contemporary Russian fiction. KEY SELLING POINTS • A Penguin Original. • Penguin’s Parallel Text series dates back to the 1960s - recent additions include Chinese (2013) and Japanese (2011). • Equally useful for readers learning English or Russian, and every ability of students in either language. • With stories by both well-established and up-and-coming writers. • The majority of the stories (7 out of 10) are appearing in English for the first time. ISBN 13: 9780143118343, 240pp p/b, £16.99 Published by PENGUIN BOOKS (USA) Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
Garner, Helen
Helen Garner is one of Australia’s greatest writers. Her short non-fiction has enormous range. Spanning 15 years of work, Everywhere I Look is a book full of unexpected moments, sudden shafts of light, piercing intuition, flashes of anger and incidental humour. It takes us from backstage at the ballet to the trial of a woman for the murder of her newborn baby. It moves effortlessly from the significance of moving house to the pleasure of re-reading Pride and Prejudice. KEY SELLING POINTS • A new collection of non-fiction works from the author of the critically-acclaimed This House of Grief (also available). • This House of Grief was given a lead review in The Sunday Times and The Guardian. • Includes Garner’s famous essay on the insults of age. • Selected as Best Book 2016 by, amongst others, The Guardian, Australian Financial Review, and Sydney Morning Herald. ISBN 13: 9781925498080, 240pp p/b, £8.99 Published by TEXT PUBLISHING COMPANY Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe & Middle East
Fashion & Style
KARL ROCKS Karl Lagerfeld in Contemporary Art, Photography and Design Various
Karl Lagerfeld is now a true global culture icon. From fashion shows to multiple guest appearances, he has imposed a style, a personality, a character. Directed by his team and himself, this book brings together all the portraits of this master for over 20 years by the best photographers, painters, illustrators, plus its own self-portraits.
KEY SELLING POINTS • The ultimate art book celebrating Karl Lagerfeld. • Complementary deluxe postcard collection and hardback colouring book also available. • A beautifully designed book, a perfect gift for any fan of Karl, Chanel, or fashion and art in general. ISBN 13: 9782374950631, 288pp h/b, £43.99 Published by CERNUNNOS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe
Writer’s Guide
HOW TO WRITE DIVERSE CHARACTERS Hay, Lucy V.
We’re living in a time of unprecedented diversity in produced media content, with more characters appearing who are Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME), LGBT, disabled, or from other religions or classes. How to Write Diverse Characters discusses issues of all identities with specific reference to characterisation, not only in movies and TV, but also novel writing. It gives writers the tools to create three dimensional, authentic characters... Who just happen to be diverse.
KEY SELLING POINTS • Lucy V. Hay presents a writing guide on making art imitate true life through character diversity. • Identity politics are permeating public consciousness more than ever before. • The first book to explore issues of race, disability, sexuality and gender with specific reference to characterisation. • Draws blockbusters as Mad Max: Fury Road as well as groundbreaking TV series like Orange is the New Black. • This year’s Academy Awards achieved a record amount of BAME nominations, setting a precedent for future years. ISBN 13: 9780857301178, 224pp p/b, £16.99 Published by CREATIVE ESSENTIALS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
Fashion & Style
KARL ROCKS: 30 DELUXE POSTCARDS Various
A set of 30 deluxe postcards to accompany the book Karl Rocks. KEY SELLING POINTS • The ultimate celebration of Karl Lagerfeld. • Deluxe colouring book also available. • Perfect gift for any fan of Karl, Chanel, or fashion and art in general. ISBN 13: 9782374950655, 30pp postcards, £20.99 Published by CERNUNNOS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe
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KARL ROCKS: THE FASHION WORK IN A COLORING BOOK Cassinelli, Horacio
A deluxe colouring book to accompany the book Karl Rocks. KEY SELLING POINTS • The ultimate celebration of Karl Lagerfeld. • Set of 30 deluxe postcards also available. • Perfect gift for any fan of Karl, Chanel, or fashion and art in general. ISBN 13: 9782374950648, 60pp h/b, £20.99 Published by CERNUNNOS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe
Feminism & Women’s Studies
TRAINWRECK
Politics
IMPERIALISM AND WAR Gasper, Phil (ed)
Collected together here in one volume, with critical notes and context, are Lenin’s ‘Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism’ and Bukharin’s ‘Imperialism and World Economy’ - the two founding texts of the analysis of capitalism and imperialism. KEY SELLING POINTS • The two founding texts of the analysis of capitalism and imperialism in one volume. • Essential for understanding the nature of imperialism and war. • Includes critical notes and contextual annotations. ISBN 13: 9781931859660, 180pp p/b, £9.99 Published by HAYMARKET BOOKS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East
Doyle, Sady
The female trainwreck is a familiar figure to us all: she’s Britney Spears shaving her head, Whitney Houston and Amy Winehouse dying in front of millions. But the trainwreck is as old (and as powerful) as feminism itself, and Doyle’s book is a fierce, intelligent, deeply-researched investigation of a centuries-old phenomenon. Who is the trainwreck? What are her crimes? And, in an age when social media makes public figures of us all, what does it mean for the rest of us? KEY SELLING POINTS • Trainwreck is like Jon Ronson’s So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed (Picador, 2015) with a feminist twist. • Coverage of Amy Winehouse’s death brought our understanding of media’s obsession with ‘trainwreck’ women into focus. • Rails against the unfair contrast to the ‘blazing rockstar’ image male celebrities are granted. • The feminist movement is getting ever louder, with recent marches against Donald Trump happening the world over. • Perfect for readers of Jezebel, The Toast, The Hairpin, Rookie, The Cut, Lenny, The Hairpin, and Everyday Sexism. ISBN 13: 9781612196480, 288pp p/b, £12.99 Published by MELVILLE HOUSE PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
Politics
MARXISM AND THE PARTY Molyneux, John
The question of party organisation has been a central concern of Marxists for more than a century. In this book, John Molyneux examines the contributions made by Karl Marx and Frederick Engels, Vladimir Lenin, Rosa Luxemburg, Leon Trotsky and Antonio Gramsci. Molyneux takes as his central theme the concern of these revolutionaries with the relationship between the party and the working class. KEY SELLING POINTS • Explores revolutionary thinkers’ ideologies and the relationship between the Marxist party and the working class. • The question of party organisation has been a central concern of Marxists for more than a century. • Molyneux has been a leading member of the Socialist Workers Party and the Irish SWP. ISBN 13: 9781931859059, 192pp p/b, £7.99 Published by HAYMARKET BOOKS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East
Politics Social Issues
CASE AGAINST FRAGRANCE, THE Grenville, Kate
Kate Grenville had always associated perfume with elegance and beauty. Then the headaches started. Like perhaps a quarter of the population, Grenville reacts badly to the artificial fragrances around us: other people’s perfumes, and all those scented cosmetics, cleaning products and air fresheners. On a book tour in 2015, dogged by ill health, she started wondering: what’s in fragrance? Who tests it for safety? What does it do to people? The more Grenville investigated, the more she felt this was a story that should be told.
KEY SELLING POINTS • Like as much as one third of the population Kate Grenville suffers headaches when exposed to scent. • Unable to find a book on the science of fragrance she decided she had to write it herself! • Carefully researched and argued, this book will make you see and smell the world differently. • This timely book has the power to change behaviour and to improve the lives of many people. • Grenville asks what chemicals are in those pretty bottles and products in our homes, and what are they doing to us? ISBN 13: 9781925355956, 208pp p/b, £12.99 Published by TEXT PUBLISHING COMPANY Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe & Middle East
REMINISCENCES OF LENIN
Konstantinova Krupskaya, Nadezhda
Nadezhda Konstantinovna Krupskaya was a founding member of the Russian Bolshevik Party and the wife of Vladimir Lenin from 1898 until his death in 1924. As both his closest political collaborator and personal confidant, Krupskaya offers invaluable insights into the life and thought of the most important leader of the Russian Revolution. The portrait of Lenin that emerges is of a man unwavering in his convictions, but also - contrary to the mythology later woven around him - quick to laugh and tender in his affections.
KEY SELLING POINTS • A personal account of Lenin’s life, written by his partner. • Offers invaluable insights into the life and thought of the most important leader of the Russian Revolution. • This portrait shows Lenin as unwavering in his convictions, but also as a humorous, tender man. ISBN 13: 9781608467891, 584pp p/b, £20.99 Published by HAYMARKET BOOKS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East
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Politics
Politics
REVOLUTIONARY STUDIES
LIBERTARIAN SOCIALISM
Theory, History, People Le Blanc, Paul
Politics in Black and Red Prichard, Alex; Kinna, Ruth; Pinta, Saku & Berry, David
Revolutionary Studies explores the relevance of Marxism to emancipatory politics through a critical examination of core concepts and key twentiethcentury revolutionary figures and movements. The first part of Revolutionary Studies explores definitions of the working class, social identities, democracy, capitalism, and socialism. The second applies these understandings to the Russian, Chinese, Nicaraguan, Indian, and South African revolutionary and post-revolutionary experiences. The third engages with the lives and the ideas of five important figures associated with Marxism. KEY SELLING POINTS • Argues for the centrality of Marxism to emancipatory politics. • Explores core theoretical insights around themes including class and identity, democracy, and development. • Examines revolutions in Russia, Cuba, Nicaragua, India, South Africa and thinkers like Georg Lukacs and Antonio Gramsci. ISBN 13: 9781608467815, 368pp p/b, £16.99 Published by HAYMARKET BOOKS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East
Politics
RUSSIA: FROM WORKERS’ STATE TO STATE CAPITALISM Arnove, Anthony
In the Russian revolution of 1917, workers took control of a major country for the first time in history. To millions throughout the world, the Russian workers’ state offered new hope. People everywhere turned from the grim alternatives of a declining capitalism - unemployment, poverty, the threat of new wars - to place their hopes in the government that the soviets, councils of working people, put into power in Russia. And for a short time, their hopes were realized. Never before had such sweeping changes in society been carried out in so short a time. KEY SELLING POINTS • New edition of the essential primer on the Russian Revolution. • Published in time for the 100-year anniversary of the Russian Revolution. • Offers valuable context to better understand Russia today. ISBN 13: 9781931859066, 174pp p/b, £7.99 Published by HAYMARKET BOOKS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East
Politics
RIGHT OUT OF CALIFORNIA The 1930s and the Big Business Roots of Modern Conservatism Olmsted, Kathryn S.
In a reassessment of modern conservatism, noted historian Kathryn S. Olmsted re-examines the explosive labour disputes in the agricultural fields of Depression-era California, the cauldron that inspired a generation of artists and writers and triggered the intervention of FDR’s New Deal. Right Out of California tells how this brief moment of upheaval terrified business leaders into rethinking their relationship to American politics - a narrative that pits a ruthless generation of growers against a passionate cast of reformers, writers, and revolutionaries. KEY SELLING POINTS • Rave reviews in the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times, which praised its ‘vivid, accomplished narrative.’ • Strong potential for academic course adoption in American history and politics. • A well regarded historian, Olmsted is often quoted in publications including The Nation and The Associated Press. ISBN 13: 9781620973066, 336pp p/b, £16.99 Published by THE NEW PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
The history of anarchist-Marxist relations is usually told as a history of factionalism and division. These essays, based on original research and written especially for this collection, reveal some of the enduring sores in the revolutionary socialist movement in order to explore the important, too often neglected left-libertarian currents that have thrived in revolutionary socialist movements.
KEY SELLING POINTS • Reveals some enduring sores in the revolutionary socialist movement to explore neglected left-libertarian currents. • Contributors examine the political and social thought of a number of leading socialists and key movements. • An invaluable contribution to historical scholarship and libertarian politics. ISBN 13: 9781629633909, 360pp p/b, £23.99 Published by PM PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East
Politics
REASSESSING THE TRANSNATIONAL TURN Scales of Analysis in Anarchist and Syndicalist Studies Bantman, Constance
This edited volume reassesses the ongoing transnational turn in anarchist and syndicalist studies, a field where the interest in cross-border connections has generated much innovative literature in the last decade. It presents and extends up-to-date research into several dynamic historiographic fields, and especially the history of the anarchist and syndicalist movements and the notions of transnational militancy and informal political networks. KEY SELLING POINTS • Up-to-date research into dynamic historiographic fields, especially the history of anarchist and syndicalist movements. • A timely and welcome exploration focusing on the high point of the historical anarchist movement (1870s-1939). • Contributors include Davide Turcato, Ruth Kinna, Isabelle Felici, Kenyon Zimmer, Pietro Di Paola and many more. ISBN 13: 9781629633916, 256pp p/b, £21.99 Published by PM PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East
International Relations
ALMIGHTY Courage, Resistance, and Existential Peril in the Nuclear Age Zak, Dan
In Almighty, Washington Post reporter Dan Zak answers these questions by re-examining America’s love-hate relationship to the bomb, from the race to achieve atomic power before the Nazis did to the solemn 70th anniversary of Hiroshima. At a time of concern about proliferation in such nations as Iran and North Korea, the U.S. arsenal is plagued by its own security problems. Part historical adventure, part courtroom drama, part moral thriller, Almighty is essential reading as a new administration grapples with the political and existential issues of U.S. nuclear weaponry. KEY SELLING POINTS • Dan Zak is the star of The Washington Post Style section. • With the US’s focus on terrorism, Zak repositions nuclear warfare as America’s most pressing and realistic threat. • Features a fantastic hero: Sister Megan Rice is an 82 year-old nun. • Essential reading in light of the recent US election and subsequent new administration. • A scrupulously reported, gracefully told, exquisitely paced debut.’ - Kirkus (starred review) ISBN 13: 9780735212312, 416pp p/b, £14.99 Published by BLUE RIDER PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
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Business & Charities
POWER OF ONLYNESS, THE How to Make Your Ideas Mighty Enough to Dent the World Merchant, Nilofer
Sex Guides
CLITORAL TRUTH, THE (2ND EDITION) About Pleasure, Orgasm, and the G-Spot Chalker, Rebecca & Fish
The Power of Onlyness shows how to embrace what makes you and your particular passion truly unique, tap into that passion, find and enlist allies, and get real results by guiding and galvanizing a crowd of like-minded peers. It explains how to make the crucial leap from ‘me’ to ‘us,’ how to avoid starting a movement where everyone feels good but nothing actually happens, and how to get things done in people-powered collaborations that create lasting change. KEY SELLING POINTS • Merchant is a well-regarded speaker and a respected strategist with a highly visible social media presence. • The book explains how anyone can harness the power of social media to create a following and generate change. • For fans of titles like What Color Is Your Parachute? and Do What You Love, the Money Will Follow. • Aimed at anyone seeking to make a difference: entrepreneurs, executives and managers as well as individuals. ISBN 13: 9780525429135, 288pp h/b, £22.99 Published by VIKING PRESS USA Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
In The Clitoral Truth, Rebecca Chalker offers the only mainstream, in-depth exploration devoted solely to women’s genital anatomy and sexual response. Female readers - straight, lesbian, and bisexual - will learn new routes to sexual pleasure and new ways to enhance their sexual response. Male readers will discover a world they never dreamed of. Here are vivid personal accounts, a savvy, in-depth survey of female sexuality resources, and the bold and explicit illustrations of San Francisco artist Fish. For people who want to expand their sexual horizons: discover The Clitoral Truth. KEY SELLING POINTS • A new, updated edition of a classic sex guide focusing on clitoral pleasure. • Published to coincide with the 15th anniversary of the book’s original publication. • Features a new jacket design and bold and explicit illustrations from San Francisco-based artist Fish. • Rebecca Chalker is an internationally renowned women’s health writer and activist. • Women’s rights, sexual health, and sexual freedom is a big part of current public discourse. ISBN 13: 9781609807719, 272pp p/b, £14.99 Published by SEVEN STORIES PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe
Family & Health
Food & Drink
EXCEPTIONAL SEVEN PERCENT, THE
REAL FOOD HEALS
The Nine Secrets of the World’s Happiest Couples Popcak, Gregory K.
Eat to Feel Younger and Stronger Every Day Mullen, Seamus & Lipman, Frank
If roughly 50 percent of marriages fail, what about the other 50 percent? Are those couples who stay together necessarily happy? No. In fact, many marriages that remain intact are miserable, some are just mediocre, and some are only pretty good. A mere 7 percent are really great - in fact, exceptional. What do exceptional couples know or do that others don’t? And can what they know be taught? This book looks at the happiest, most successful couples and exposes their secrets so that others can learn and benefit. KEY SELLING POINTS • This book is completely non-sectarian and non-religious in its approach. It is perfect for a wide general audience. • Includes self-help quizzes, checklists, exercises, and an index. • Updated and repackaged, The Exceptional Seven Percent has been inspiring readers since its first publication in 2000. ISBN 13: 9780806538402, 224pp p/b, £13.99 Published by CITADEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
In the high-end food world, ‘healthy cooking’ has long been taboo. But as one of the only high-profile chefs today guided by the understanding that the food we eat has a deep impact on our health, Seamus Mullen has rewritten the old rule that healthy can’t be delicious. It is his mission to share his brand of cooking with readers everywhere to inspire them to shift their diets and truly redefine what ‘healthy eating’ can and should be. KEY SELLING POINTS • The recipes in Real Food Heals are anything but bland or boring. • Seamus uses his background as a chef to create healthy, flavour-packed, irresistible meals out of familiar ingredients. • Packed with recipes that eschew gluten, keep grains and meats minimum and make fresh vegetables the star of the mea • Real Food Heals is full of the modified Paleo recipes today’s home cooks are looking for. • Seamus Mullen is one of the most recognizable names in the food world, often appearing on Food Network television shows. ISBN 13: 9780735213852, 336pp h/b, £29.99 Published by AVERY Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
Family & Health
Food & Drink
THE HANDY DIABETES ANSWER BOOK Barnes-Svarney, Patricia & Svarney, Thomas E.
From scientific explanations of the effects of diabetes on the human body to monitoring, maintaining, exercising and eating right, The Handy Diabetes Answer Book provides detailed information on the research and science on the disease as well as coping with the burden. This useful resource shows how and why the disease affects the body, and provides glimpses of historical and contemporary figures with diabetes. It demonstrates how to cope with - and live well - through food, exercise and life style choices. KEY SELLING POINTS • With over 1/3 of the US population affected by diabetes it is becoming a slowmoving pandemic and of keen interest. • With so many people affected by diabetes, understanding the risk signs and diagnosing the disease is critical. • A healthy lifestyle benefits everyone, whether or not they are affected by the disease. • The easy-to-use, question-and-answer approach makes it the perfect gift for anyone. • Written by two established science researchers who present the latest and most important information on diabetes. ISBN 13: 9781578595976, 400pp p/b, £19.99 Published by VISIBLE INK Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East
FERTILITY FOODS Over 100 Life-Giving Nutritive Recipes Shaw, Elizabeth & Haas, Sara
Fertility Foods provides support and empowerment in equal measure through food and nutrition based on solid, scientific research and findings, providing you with the tools to successfully nourish your body before conception. Struggling with infertility can be one of the most frustrating experiences for women looking to conceive. Rather than juggle multiple prescription medications and their potentially harmful side effects, Fertility Foods allows you to seek better results just by changing your diet. KEY SELLING POINTS • Written by registered dietitian nutritionists with years of experience, who struggle with infertility themselves. • A resource that provides guidance so that you can re-gain control of your life in a healthy, nourishing way. • Includes information on physical and lifestyle factors which may impact nutrition benefits for women trying to conceive. • Offers research-based evidence to put science into practice as well as nourishing recipes that don’t sacrifice flavour. • Includes full colour interior and colour photographs throughout. ISBN 13: 9781578267033, 288pp p/b, £14.99 Published by HATHERLEIGH PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
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BASIC FERMENTATION: A Do-It-Yourself Guide to Cultural Manipulation (Diy) Ellix Katz, Sandor
Sport
NATIONWIDE FOOTBALL ANNUAL 2017-2018 Barnes, Stuart (ed)
A classic beginner’s guide to basic home fermentation of just about anything, Basic Fermentation is a great resource by one of the world’s foremost experts on the topic. Includes easy to read and inspiring instructions to get you started making anything fermentable, from bread to cheese to yogurt to kimchi to miso to injera to beer to even chocolate - in the comfort of your own home. Who knew making tasty, healthy, interesting food could be so easy? KEY SELLING POINTS • Brand new edition with all new, step-by-step photography! • The author is a New York Times bestseller and James Beard Award winner. • Previous editions have sold 48,000 copies to date. • High praise from national outlets, such as, The New York Times. • The health benefits of fermented foods are recognised as a way to maintain healthy guts and treat chronic diseases. ISBN 13: 9781621068723, 96pp h/b, £12.99 Published by MICROCOSM PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East
The Nationwide Football Annual is now in its 131st year and is still the best value soccer yearbook in the market, living up to its billing as ‘soccer’s pocket encyclopaedia’. As usual the book is packed full of information vital for the football fan; from team line-ups to international results; from international appearances and goal scorers to the sort of trivia to keep a pub quiz in questions for another 130 years! KEY SELLING POINTS • World’s oldest football annual. Now in its 130th year. • Premier League, Football League, National Premier League and Scottish League fixtures. • Squads for 2017-18. • Comprehensive records section. ISBN 13: 9781907524547, 244pp p/b, £8.99 Published by SPORTSBOOKS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East
Sport
Food & Drink
GAME CHANGER
PRESERVATION: The Art and Science of Canning, Fermentation and Dehydration Ward, Christina & Hachisu, Nancy Singleton (intro)
A complete and comprehensive guide to food preservation, including canning, fermentation and dehydration. Taking Julia Child as her inspiration, Preservation: The Art and Science of Canning, Fermentation and Dehydration demystifies the scientific concepts that inform the methods of food preservation in an easy to understand way. More than a cookbook, certified Master Food Preserver Christina Ward has collected and translated both the scientific and experiential information that has long been the sole domain of academic scientists and elite chefs. KEY SELLING POINTS • An accurate and true account of preservation methods which are safe and delicious. • More than a just a cookbook; included scientific material of academic scientists and elite chefs. • For fans of Alton Brown, Kenji Alt-Lopez, and Harold McGee, comes the guide you never knew you needed. • Ward’s love of teaching is evident on every page as complicated concepts are explained with precision and humour. ISBN 13: 9781934170694, 320pp p/b, £21.99 Published by PROCESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East
Food & Drink
ART OF FLAVOR, THE Practices and Principles for Creating Delicious Food Patterson, Daniel & Aftel, Mandy
Chef Daniel Patterson and natural perfumer Mandy Aftel are experts at orchestrating ingredients, and here they teach readers how to make the most of nature’s palette. The Art of Flavor expands tools and concepts using a flavour ‘compass’ to find the way to transformative combinations of aromatic ingredients; pairing ingredients to make them ‘bury’ (control) one another and ‘lock’ (achieve an alchemy that transcends the sum of the parts); learning to deploy cooking methods for maximum effect; and the seven ‘dials’ that let you fine-tune a dish. KEY SELLING POINTS • Interest in food and cooking continues to soar - online, on TV, in books and magazines and blogs. • Flavour has been a particular focus recently, but no one has Patterson’s and Aftel’s unique perspective on it. • A winning blend of ideas, information, recipes, and lore. • A thinking person’s cookbook that uses recipes to instil principles for creating delicious food at home. • Loaded with fascinating information on the history and science of flavour that make it a great armchair read as well. ISBN 13: 9781594634307, 256pp h/b, £23.99 Published by RIVERHEAD Rep Territories: UK & Ireland
Connolly, Fergus & White, Phil
In Game Changer Fergus Connolly shows how to improve performance with evidence-based analysis and athlete-focused training. Through his unprecedented experience with teams in professional football, basketball, rugby, soccer, Aussie Rules, and Gaelic football, as well as with elite military units, Connolly has discovered how to break down the common elements in all sports to their basic components so that each moment of any game can be better analysed, whether you’re a player or coach. The lessons of game day can then be used to create valuable leaning experience in training. KEY SELLING POINTS • In a multi-billion dollar industry this book offers a unique way for teams and coaches to gain an edge. • New, coveted TTPP model to help all athletes to improve: physically, tactically and psychologically. • Tracks overall health and wellbeing of players, not just focusing on stats and performance. ISBN 13: 9781628601183, 400pp h/b, £49.99 Published by VICTORY BELT Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe
Travel Writing
123 PLACES IN TURKEY: A PRIVATE GRAND TOUR Russell, Francis
Rich in culture and history, Turkey is an infinitely rewarding proposition for the discriminating traveller. Francis Russell has been visiting Turkey for more than thirty years, and with 123 recommended destinations he provides a fascinating and wonderfully well informed itinerary. As well as covering the finest sites in the obvious tourist centres such as Istanbul, and all the major Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine sites, he provides extensive and thoughtful coverage of Armenian and Georgian churches, Seljuk and Ottoman monuments and all the great buildings of Islamic Turkey. KEY SELLING POINTS • A new and massively enlarged and revised version of a much praised book first published by Frances Lincoln in 2010. • A distinguished and well connected author who is currently deputy chairman of Christies. • Francis Russell is also author of the successful and widely praised 101 Places in Italy (Bitter Lemon, 2014). • An authoritative guide to the art and architecture of one of the culturally most visited countries in the world. ISBN 13: 9781908524874, 320pp p/b, £15.00 Published by WILMINGTON SQUARE BOOKS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East
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Travel Writing - Gay Interest
Travel Writing
HOMO ODYSSEY
FOOTPRINTS IN SPAIN Courtauld, Simon
Adventures of a World Traveler Meersman, Brent
Homo Odyssey is an explicit, upfront, edgy, often funny, travel adventure that will leave you seeing the world and yourself with different eyes. How do men sexually attracted to other men live in different parts of the world? How do they see themselves? How have they survived over the centuries, mostly in places hostile to them? KEY SELLING POINTS • A witty travelogue, covering 17 different countries on 6 continents. • Insightful stories about gay (sub)cultures all over the world. • Shines a much-needed light on the struggles of the gay community across the world while being full of optimism. • Homo Odyssey was a bestselling title in South Africa and is available to Western readers for the first time. ISBN 13: 9783959853415, 336pp p/b, £11.99 Published by BRUNO GMUNDER Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Far East
NEWLY ANNOUNCED COMMISSION Fiction
Part history, part memoir, part travelogue - a fascinating tour of the country by an author who knows its history and culture inside out. Intelligent, humane and idiosyncratic, this book tells the story of great British lives in Spain. In doing so, it vividly charts the tumultuous history of Spain, its people and its British visitors, from Catherine of Lancaster to Laurie Lee. Writing with warmth, colour and an eye for a great anecdote, Courtauld gets to the heart of Spanish life and sheds new light on this eternally fascinating country. KEY SELLING POINTS • Following the critical acclaim of the hardback edition. • Simon Courtauld is regarded as a leading authority on Spain. • This book colourfully recalls the connection between Britain and Spain in an alluring and accessible way. • A must for anyone interested in the geography, history and culture of both countries. • For readers of Colin Thubron, Paul Theroux, William Dalrymple and titles published by Eland. ISBN 13: 9780704374416, TBCpp p/b, £11.99 Published by QUARTET Rep Territories: UK & Ireland July 2017
REHEARSALS, THE
Sharov, Vladimir & Ready, Oliver (trans.)
New Jerusalem Monastery, seventeenth-century Moscow. Patriarch Nikon has instructed an itinerant French dramatist to stage the New Testament and hasten the Second Coming. But this will be a strange form of theatre. The actors are untrained, illiterate Russian peasants, and nobody is allowed to play Christ. They are persecuted, arrested, displaced, and ultimately replaced by their own children. Yet the rehearsals continue... A stunning reflection on art, history, religion and national identity, The Rehearsals is the seminal work in the unique oeuvre of Vladimir Sharov.
KEY SELLING POINTS • Winner of the Russian Booker Prize 2014. • Before & During won the Read Russia award for best translation in 2015. • Russian critics have described Sharov’s writing as an amalgam of Tolstoy, Dostoievski and Soljenitsyn. ISBN 13: 9781910213148, 300pp p/b, £12.99 Published by DEDALUS Rep Territories: UK July 2017
Biography & Memoir
DARLING BABY MINE de St. Jorre, John
The bond between a mother and son is said to be unbreakable, but in this moving memoir John spends his life searching for his mother only to find her living in a mental asylum. Darling Baby Mine is a heart-breaking memoir tackling the mistreatment of women and the stigma of mental health in the 1940s. This compelling memoir is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of mental illness. KEY SELLING POINTS • Lucidly describes the mistreatment of women and stigma of mental health in the 1940s. • A must-read for anyone interested in women’s issues and family history. • Women’s issues and mental health are major talking points today. • For fans of Julie Myerson’s The Lost Child and Roger Cohen’s The Girl from Human Street. ISBN 13: 9780704374409, TBCpp p/b, £10.99 Published by QUARTET Rep Territories: UK & Ireland June 2017
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NEWLY ANNOUNCED TITLES February - July 2017 Photography
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SIBYLLE BERGEMANN Photography
BEAUTIFUL BERLIN BOYS Sahihi, Ashkan
When Sahihi moved to Berlin in 2013, he encountered young, gay men that struck him as oddly familiar. They reminded him of New York in the 1980s, and of the search for new forms of identity. It seemed as if Berlin of the 2010s had replaced the old New York as the city of dreams. Sahihi’s latest series, Beautiful Berlin Boys, is not only a homage to friends of days gone by; it also takes a stand for life in openness and liberty, for belonging and tolerance - individually and unconditionally. KEY SELLING POINTS • Ashkan Sahihi has lived and worked in NYC in the 1980s and 1990s. • He has exhibited at, among others, MoMA/PS1 in New York. • 2017 gallery show in NY to be confirmed. • This book takes a stand for life in openness and liberty, for belonging and tolerance - more important today than ever. ISBN 13: 9783868287639, 48pp h/b, £30.00 Published by KEHRER VERLAG Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Middle & Far East Available Now
Photography
FILM-STILLS Photographs between Advertising, Art, and Cinema Moser, Walter; Schrêder, Klaus Albrecht et al
Film stills represent both visual traces of film and their own type of photographic image. They are taken on set during filming by specially commissioned photographers in accordance with a complicated and elaborate procedure, restaging film scenes specifically for the still camera, transforming film from a moving to a static medium. KEY SELLING POINTS • First comprehensive presentation of this hybrid genre featuring 150 film stills taken between 1910 and the 1970s. • Photographers include Raymond Cauchetier, Horst von Harbou, Chris Marker, Atelier Manasse, Hans Natge and many more. • Examines interfaces between photography and film, the function of stills, and these stills’ independent artistic value. • Accompanying exhibition at Albertina, Vi,enna, Austria, 11.11.2016 - 26.02.2017. ISBN 13: 9783868287523, 242pp p/b, £45.00 Published by KEHRER VERLAG Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Middle & Far East Available Now
Photography
RETRACING OUR STEPS Fukushima Exclusion Zone 2011-2016 Ayesta, Carlos & Bression, Guillaume
Since the tsunami and the nuclear disaster of March 2011, Carlos Ayesta and Guillaume Bression have made regular visits to the no-man’s-land surrounding the stricken power station of Fukushima Daiichi. The result is five series of photographs which mix posed situations with a documentary approach. Those offbeat photos stimulate thought at the consequences of a nuclear accident on such a scale. KEY SELLING POINTS • A unique contribution to the narrative of a historic disaster. • Testifies to this sad but multifaceted chapter in the history of the Fukushima region • With over 100 striking colour photographs. ISBN 13: 9783868287387, 152pp h/b, £35.00 Published by KEHRER VERLAG Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Middle & Far East Available Now
von Wild, Frieda; von Wild, Lily & Taubhorn, Ingo
For Sibylle Bergemann, photography was both a professional medium and an artistic and documentary means of expression. Fashion and portrait photographs, situative and scenic photographs as well as Polaroids were key elements of her work, which is characterized by what might be called a sober sensuality. This book is published on the occasion of the 75th birthday of Sibylle Bergemann in 2016. KEY SELLING POINTS • Includes 81 exquisitely printed duotone photographs as well as 22 photographs from the late work in colour. • A beautiful career retrospective bound in half-cloth hardcover. • Published on the occasion of the 75th birthday of Sibylle Bergemann in 2016. • An extensive overview of the work which will be exhibited concurrently with the Berlin Gallery Weekend in spring 2017. ISBN 13: 9783868287431, 188pp h/b, £40.00 Published by KEHRER VERLAG Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Middle & Far East Available Now
Photography
ZISLS
Gutschow, Beate
In addition to the series LS and S the book also presents two new series: In the series I, she draws on the aesthetics and techniques of advertising and product photography, demonstrating how unspectacular und used objects can be transformed into covetable objects with the help of precise staging. In her most recent series Z, she interlinks photography and drawing, taking a documentary approach for the first time.
KEY SELLING POINTS • Beate Gutschow is finalist for Prix Pictet 2017. • The work of the 12 finalists for Prix Pictet will be shown at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London on 4 May 2017. • The winner of the Prix Pictet will be announced by Prix Pictet Honorary President Kofi Annan. • Following the exhibition in London, the Prix Pictet Space exhibition will be toured globally. ISBN 13: 9783868287479, 116pp h/b, £35.00 Published by KEHRER VERLAG Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Middle & Far East Available Now
JANUARY 2017 Erotic Photography
HOT GIRL SAFARI Goliath Books
These beautiful and sexy girls are dressed up to start you off with the most alluring dreams. A sensually seductive proof that highly erotic art doesn’t need nudity to be breathtakingly sexy. (Special nonnude edition that satisfies correctional facilities requirements.) KEY SELLING POINTS • Non-nude erotic photographs. • Deluxe softcover with glossy pages. • Special non-nude edition that satisfies US correctional facilities requirements. ISBN 13: 9783957300201, 128pp p/b, £16.99 Published by GOLIATH Rep Territories: UK & Ireland January 2017
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Dooney, Phyllis B & Libaire, Jardine
GOLD PROJECTIONS, THE
Gravity Is Stronger Here is a creative nonfiction montage made from photographs by awardwinning photographer Phyllis B. Dooney and docu-poems by critically acclaimed writer Jardine Libaire; it’s a book about looking for America in America. In 2011, Dooney visited Greenville, Mississippi, starting a five-yearlong documentary project featuring Halea Brown (who is openly gay) and her dynamic Southern American family. Greenville is a key tile in our national mosaic as it represents the American boom town left in the wake of a changing global economy. KEY SELLING POINTS • Creative nonfiction montage about looking for America in America. • The story is extended by its multimedia components which can be found online at gravityisstrongerhere.com. • Awarded an Honorable Mention by The Center for Documentary Studies’ Dorothea Lange-Paul Taylor Prize in 2016. ISBN 13: 9783868287325, 198pp h/b, £44.00 Published by KEHRER VERLAG Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Middle & Far East January 2017
Arts
NO IDOLS: THE MISSING THEOLOGY OF ART
Ramirez, Joe
Using a technique, which he has since patented, Ramirez projects films onto a circular, slightly convex, wooden panel, which he has gilded by hand in an elaborate process, leaf by leaf and layer by layer. This creates a unique projection surface, which determines the form of the projected images. In this debut artist book, an entire lifetime of dreaming in light is condensed to display a process unique to the California-born artist, whom Wim Wenders considers ‘a true 21st century Renaissance artist.’ KEY SELLING POINTS • Executive producers of Somniumare Wim Wenders, Jim Rakete and Desire Feuerle. • Among the protagonists of the movie are musicians Patti Smith and Blixa Bargeld, as well as comedian Imaan Hadchiti. • The Gold Projections Exhibitions Kulturforum Berlin (for the 67th Berlin Film Festival), February 7-19, 2017. • A beautiful clothbound hardback book with over 150 colour photographs, presenting a unique subject. ISBN 13: 9783868287851, 200pp h/b, £40.00 Published by KEHRER VERLAG Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Middle & Far East February 2017
Photography
Crow, Thomas
The first in the new Power Polemics series, Thomas Crow’s No Idols: The Missing Theology of Art tackles a pervading blindspot in today’s art-historical inquiry: religion. Crow pursues a perhaps unpopular notion of Christianity’s continued presence in modern abstract art and in the process makes a case for art’s own terrain of theology: one that eschews idolatry by means of abstraction. KEY SELLING POINTS • The first in the new Power Polemics series. • Tackles a pervading blindspot in today’s art-historical inquiry: religion. • Explores the proposal that a spiritual art, as opposed to ‘a simulacrum of one’, is conceivable for our own time. ISBN 13: 9780909952990, 200pp p/b, £18.00 Published by POWER PUBLICATIONS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East January 2017
Arts
STRAY: HUMAN/ANIMAL ETHICS IN THE ANTHROPOCENE Creed, Barbara
This powerfully compelling polemic explores the relationship between human and animal in the context of the stray. Working through examples from both art and literature, with reference to the work of prominent philosophers, the book examines the different ways in which human discourse has labelled animals and people as strays, as well as what human and animal strays have in common. Collectively, it argues for the concept of an anthropogenic stray - a new form of stray produced in and by the Anthropocene, that is, as a result of the effects of human actions on nature. KEY SELLING POINTS • This powerfully compelling polemic explores the relationship between human and animal in the context of the stray. • Examines the different ways in which human discourse has labelled animals and people as strays. • Lays bare contradictions of humanity relating to how we treat animals, as well as minorities, refugees and the homeless. ISBN 13: 9780909952907, 200pp p/b, £18.00 Published by POWER PUBLICATIONS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East January 2017
STEINHOLT A Story of the Origin of Names Taylor, Christopher
In the digital era of fast, distracted communication, Christopher Taylor continues to use old, heavy analogue cameras and black-and-white roll film that he develops and prints himself. The photographer’s Icelandic summers, swathed in boundless light, are thus followed by long periods of self-imposed darkness. It is through this rigorous regime that his images are distilled, delivered as hymns to beauty in which blacks and whites of endless hue lend an ethereal quality to these snapshots of life. KEY SELLING POINTS • Half-cloth hardcover book with separate 24 page text leaflet for French and Chinese translations. • Includes 66 exquisitely printed duotone photographs. • Exhibitions: National Museum of Iceland, Reykjavik February 11-May 28, 2017 & Galerie Camera Obscura, Paris, Fall 2017. ISBN 13: 9783868287660, 160pp h/b, £38.00 Published by KEHRER VERLAG Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Middle & Far East February 2017
Young Adult Fiction - KS4
CATHEDRALS OF GLASS A Planet of Blood and Ice Hartley, A J & DeLonge, Tom
Ten teenagers broke behavioural law.Sentenced tobe reeducated on the moon of Jerem, they were placed in stasis on the automated ship Phetteron for their six day journey. Thrown off course by a computer malfunction, the Phetteron is damaged in an asteroid belt and crash lands on the uninhabited ice planet of Valkrys. KEY SELLING POINTS • First in the brand new Cathedrals of Glass saga (To the Stars) from New York Times bestselling author A. J. Hartley. • Combines coming-of-age themes with current concerns over online lifestyles affecting how we live in the real world. • A relevant and thrilling story which raises questions about what is worth living - and dying - for. • With a foreword by Blink-182’s Tom DeLonge, who co-authored Sekret Machines (To The Stars, 2016) with A.J. Hartley. ISBN 13: 9781943272266, 352pp h/b, £15.99 Published by TO THE STARS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland February 2017
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Cultural Studies
MARCH 2017 African Studies
AN AFRICAN JOURNEY Ellis, Barbara
The hero of the Akan people of West Africa and our hero, Anancy, takes us on a journey through time and history. He reveals the heroic achievements of his people, and guides us through the traumas that were inflicted on his motherland by the European Invaders, from the 15th century onwards. Anancy takes us back to December 1492, when the three galleons commanded by Christopher Columbus ran aground on the rocky shoreline of Ayiti (Haiti). The event was to have dire consequences for the inhabitants of the island - the Taino people - and later the African continent...
KEY SELLING POINTS • An inspirational and detailed account of one man’s journey from slavery to freedom. • The authour has previously provided multi-cultural materials for the Literacy Strategy. • For fans of history and cultural studies. ISBN 13: 9781910553480, 260pp p/b, £10.99 Published by HANSIB PUBLICATIONS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East March 2017
FATHERING A NATION: BARBADOS AND THE LEGACY OF ERROL WALTON Hewitt; Guy
Barbados acquired the reputation of a country that punches above its weight. With 2016 marking the 50th year of the nation’s Independence, this publication, with contributions from national, regional and international leaders and key speeches by Barrow himself, is a tribute to this extraordinary man who gave Barbadians the ability to hold their heads high and proud in this world, as a people worthy of respect. Like George Washington, he, and his name, are revered for his fathering a nation. KEY SELLING POINTS • A must read for citizens of the modern Caribbean and those interested in the history and politics of small states. • 2016 has marked the 50th year of the nation’s Independence. • Fathering a Nation is a tribute to Errol Walton Barrow who gave Barbadians their independence. ISBN 13: 9781910553633, 428pp h/b, £20.00 Published by HANSIB PUBLICATIONS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East March 2017
Travel and Holiday Guides
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA: A LITTLE BIT OF PARADISE: 7TH EDITION Hansib Publications
Blessed with warm tropical sunshine, soothing trade winds, crystal-clear waters and lush vegetation - and with a beach for every day of the year - Antigua and Barbuda really is a little bit of paradise. And this vision of paradise is made up of palm-fringed coves in Antigua and miles of deserted beaches in Barbuda. Away from the beach, history and artistry combine in the nation’s annual Carnival, where pageantry and ‘pan’ is a vivacious celebration of Antiguan and Barbudan culture, set to the sounds of calypso music. KEY SELLING POINTS • Lavishly illustrated with more than two hundred photographic images. • This vision of Paradise on Earth is for everyone - residents, visitors and investors. • Will provide an exceptional insight into the nation’s history, culture, and people. • The pages within this book serve as an open invitation to visit Antigua and Barbuda! ISBN 13: 9781910553701, 240pp h/b, £30.00 ISBN 13: 9781910553718, 240pp p/b, £20.00 Published by HANSIB PUBLICATIONS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East March 2017
Black and Asian Studies
BLACK COSMETIC KINGS, THE Wade, Tony
Tony Wade and his business partners, Len Dyke and Dudley Dryden, pioneered the development of the British Black hair care industry in Britain creating thousands of jobs. This story demonstrates an unswerving belief in self-worth and the community of a people, as they managed the challenges of the time. It clarifies how the dynamism of self-help and self-reliance can remove barriers to progress. This success story reveals just how steadfastness and determination to succeed can be a guiding star for a new generation of Caribbean peoples in the Diaspora.
KEY SELLING POINTS • Tony Wade and his partners pioneered the development of the British Black hair care industry creating thousands of jobs. • Reveals how the determination to succeed can set the way for a new generation of Caribbean peoples in the Diaspora. • Clarifies how the dynamism of self-help and self-reliance can remove barriers to progress. ISBN 13: 9781910553671, 256pp p/b, £12.99 ISBN 13: 9781910553732, 256pp h/b, £15.99 Published by HANSIB PUBLICATIONS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East March 2017
Biography
TAKING IT TO THE MAX: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY Hayles, Maxie
This is an autobiography of the life, times and adventures of Maxie Alphonso Hayles, a community and human rights activist who eventually settled in Birmingham, England, where he has lived and worked for the past fifty-six years after his early Jamaican upbringing. Maxie Hayles has spent most of his adult life fighting for social justice and equality both in Britain and abroad and has achieved a lot in that time. As a devout Christian with a firm belief in humanity, Maxie has never wavered from ‘the struggles’ in wanting to make the world a better place, as he takes it to the maximum level. KEY SELLING POINTS • A full account of a Jamaican-born community and human rights activist. • Those interested in humanity, with spiritual values and principles will find Taking It To The Max fascinating. • Lesson in overcoming obstacles to achieve your dreams. ISBN 13: 9781910553688, 120pp p/b, £11.99 Published by HANSIB PUBLICATIONS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East March 2017
Travel Writing
TRAVELS WITH A HUSBAND Mohammed, Patricia & Dixon, Rex
Travels with a Husband is a journey about friendships and memories, about marriage, companionship and work, an autobiography in prose, verse and drawings, a travelogue, and an adventure in style. The authors have journeyed as reluctant tourists rather than as voyeurs and recall their encounters from Australia, India, Namibia, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. Most, but not all, of their voyages have been fitted around work related activities. KEY SELLING POINTS • Records a creative and intellectual partnership of over two decades captured through various and interesting mediums. • Illustrated throughout with nearly one hundred original works of art! • Both authors contributions are reflective of history and social attributes. ISBN 13: 9781910553695, 216pp p/b, £15.99 Published by HANSIB PUBLICATIONS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East March 2017
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WEST INDIAN HISTORY AND LITERATURE Birbalsingh, Frank
West Indian History and Literature offers a fresh view by West Indian authors themselves of a region known mainly for delights of its sun, sand and sea. The book not only examines problems of division in racial, ethnic, class and colour relations in the Anglophone Caribbean, it also reveals regional resources of imagination and creativity that have already produced, in Derek Walcott and V.S. Naipaul, two Nobel laureates in literature.
KEY SELLING POINTS • Offers a fresh view from West Indian authors of a region known mainly for the delights of its sun, sand and sea. • Recalls rare and almost forgotten texts by authors like Eric Walrond and Rachel Manley. • Praise from noteworthy universities, such as, Kings College and the University of The West Indies. ISBN 13: 9781910553657, 404pp p/b, £12.99 Published by HANSIB PUBLICATIONS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East March 2017
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Literature and Memoirs
KOOKOOLAND A Memoir Norris, Gloria
Gloria Norris’s KooKooLand is a memoir written on the edge of a knife blade. Chilling, intensely moving, and darkly funny, it cuts to the heart and soul of a troubled American family, and announces the arrival of a startlingly original voice. KEY SELLING POINTS • A redemption memoir about a girl who is stuck between love of her charismatic father and fear of his violent outbursts. • Norris has worked with directors such as Martin Scorsese (Raging Bull) and Woody Allen (Stardust Memories). • She now works as a producer her film The Moment premiered at Sundance and Tribeca Film festivals. ISBN 13: 9781682450789, 368pp p/b, £14.99 Published by REGAN ARTS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe March 2017
APRIL 2017
Black and Asian Studies
YEARS OF HIGH HOPES: A PORTRAIT OF BRITISH GUIANA, 1952-1956 FROM AN AMERICAN FAMILY’S LETTERS HOME: Irwin, Dorothy
This startlingly detailed depiction of life in the capital city of Georgetown, British Guiana (now Guyana), sheds light on a seminal period of the colony s push toward nationhood. Evoking a time when letters were still the sole form of overseas communication, the book compiles the personal correspondence mailed to the United States by a young American couple during the three and a half years they made their home in Georgetown. KEY SELLING POINTS • As a candid, unofficial American perspective, the book presents news-making incidents as they punctuate everyday life. • Celebrating its fiftieth year of independence in 2016. • A unique collection of letters offers a glimpse of the capital before, during and after their independence. ISBN 13: 9781910553640, 740pp p/b, £14.99 Published by HANSIB PUBLICATIONS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East March 2017
Fiction
Photography
MODERN HAIR STUDY, A Bogart, Tara; Conesa, Heloise & Weber, Caroline
In 2011, during a visit to Paris’ Bibliotheque nationale, Tara Bogart saw the photograph Marie Laurent (1865) by Nadar and was immediately intrigued. The photograph, taken from behind, is of a young woman whose hair is held up by an ornate clip. Five months later, she began the series that became A Modern Hair Study. ‘I couldn’t stop thinking about what that same image would look like today. A Modern Hair Study consists of portraits of young women photographed from behind. By focusing on the back, the viewer is forced to contend with all of the peripheral things that make each woman unique.’ KEY SELLING POINTS • The importance of this book as it pertains to female identity cannot be stressed enough. • An exhibition will run at the Hoffmaster Gallery at Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin, March - May 2017. • A stunning cloth covered hardback with 79 colour and 7 black and white photographs. ISBN 13: 9783868287578, 120pp h/b, £30.00 Published by KEHRER VERLAG Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Middle & Far East April 2017
Politics
BOOK OF POLLY, THE A Novel Hepinstall, Kathy
Willow is ten years old and obsessed with the fear that her mother will die. Her mother, Polly, is a cantankerous, take-no-prisoners Southern woman with a sharp tongue who lives to shoot varmints, and drink margaritas; and she sticks out like a sore thumb among the young mothers of their small Texas town. She was in her late 50s when Willow was born, has already had two children who are grown and gone, leaving Willow hungry for clues about the family life that preceded her. A bittersweet novel about the grip of love in a truly quirky family, featuring two unforgettable characters. KEY SELLING POINTS • The story of a mother and her daughter that expertly blends humour and sadness, pathos and hilarity. • Willow is a truly original narrator who is smart and sensitive yet knows how to hold her own. • With snort-inducing one-liners and a particular blend of sass and warmth, Polly is an unforgettable character. • Polly is based, in part, on the author’s own mother, who has as wicked a tongue as her fictional counterpart. • A southern novel in the same vein as Saving CeeCee Honeycutt (Penguin, 2010) and Dollbaby (Pamela Dorman, 2014). ISBN 13: 9780399562099, 336pp h/b, £16.99 Published by PAMELA DORMAN BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland March 2017
DESTRUCTION OF HILLARY CLINTON, THE Bordo, Susan
In a mere few months during the 2016 presidential campaign, the accomplished and poised former Senator and Secretary of State was turned into something unrecognizable. Hillary was ‘flawed.’ ‘Historically unpopular.’ ‘Untrustworthy.’ Not ‘available’ enough to the media or ‘the people.’ We heard it - and more - from our neighbours overseas, on social media, in our offices and our houses. What happened? In a week-by-week narrative of the campaign year - from the primaries through election day - Bordo deconstructs the various forces that contributed to Hillary Clinton’s political destruction. KEY SELLING POINTS • A natural follow-up and companion volume to Melville’s New York Times Bestseller The Making of Donald Trump. • An essential, week-by-week guide demonstrating the decisive role the media played in Clinton’s campaign. • A shrewd, political narrative with a feminist angle, written by one of America’s foremost feminist cultural critics. • Susan Bordo has been writing about Clinton for the entirety of her public life and kept detailed notes of this election. ISBN 13: 9781612196633, 272pp h/b, £18.99 Published by MELVILLE HOUSE PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK & Ireland April 2017
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Literature and Memoirs
Biography
CURSE OF BEAUTY, THE Bone, James
A riveting, scandal-filled biography of the most famous nude model in America, Audrey Munson (1891-1996) whose beauty brought her extraordinary success and great tragedy. Many readers will recognize Audrey Munson, even without knowing her name. She was America’s first supermodel. Munson’s beauty, though, was also her curse, exactly as a fortune teller predicted in her youth. Her looks won her entry to high society, but at a devastating cost. In 1919 she became a recluse, eventually being admitted to an asylum where she remained until her death. This is her story. KEY SELLING POINTS • The tragic story of America’s first supermodel, known as the sculptor’s model for some of NYC’s greatest monuments. • Munson was one of the first modern sex symbols and the first leading woman to appear naked in a major motion picture. • Before Lindsay Lohan, Anna Nicole Smith or Marilyn Monroe, there was Audrey Munson. • Paints Munson’s life against the backdrop of New York City’s artistic and architectural explosion of the early 1900s. ISBN 13: 9781682450864, 336pp p/b, £14.99 Published by REGAN ARTS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe April 2017
Natural History
SONGS OF TREES, THE Stories from Nature’s Great Connectors Haskell, George David
In The Song of Trees, award-winning nature writer David Haskell repeatedly visits a dozen trees around the world, exploring the trees’ connections with webs of fungi, bacterial communities, cooperative and destructive animals, and other plants. In doing this he shows that every living being is not only sustained by biological connections, but is made from these relationships, and that holding a networked view of life enriches our understanding of biology, human nature, and ethics. KEY SELLING POINTS • A stunning and accessible piece of nature writing from a prize-winning author. • Haskell is an accomplished stylist who can blend science and beauty without shading into mysticism. • Haskell’s previous book, The Forest Unseen, won three awards and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. • Haskell plans to add additional material, including sound recordings and photographs of each tree, on his site. • This book has huge readership potential! Trees have always been a source of fascination and a symbol of beauty. ISBN 13: 9780525427520, 304pp h/b, £18.99 Published by VIKING PRESS USA Rep Territories: UK & Ireland April 2017
MAY 2017
MISTAKES WERE MADE (SOME IN FRENCH) A Memoir Lewis, Fiona
One day in her late fifties, Fiona Lewis wakes up and asks herself, Is this it? Ostensibly, her life has been full of adventure and privilege: London and Paris in the ‘60s, Los Angeles in the ‘70s. Nevertheless, she feels lost. Realising she has to find a way to reinvent herself, she impulsively buys a ruined chateau in France. Alone in the depths of the countryside, Lewis reflects on her glamorous youth across London and Paris in the 60s, Hollywood in the 70s, and the important, sometimes disastrous, choices she made along the way. KEY SELLING POINTS • Recounts stories and gossip from Lewis’s Hollywood days which will captivate fans of celebrity memoir. • Weaves together an older woman’s journey of self-discovery and her younger self’s exciting and glamourous past. • Lewis’s experiences restoring her crumbling French chateau add an extra dimension to the narrative. • Themes of ageing, regret, self-acceptance and starting again will appeal to a wide audience, especially women. • As well as featuring a cast of famous names, Lewis’s literary admirers include Delia Ephron and David Mamet. ISBN 13: 9781682450826, 320pp h/b, £19.99 Published by REGAN ARTS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe May 2017
Fiction - Scifi and Fantasy
D’ARC A Novel by Robert Repino Repino, Robert
As a result of an interspecies war, a cat, Mort(e), has been made sentient to fight against the humans. His only goal is to live a happy, normal life with Sheba, a dog he knew in his former life as a housecat. But before long the chaos they escaped comes crashing in around them. No longer able to run away, Sheba and Mort(e) rush headlong into conflict, ready to fight but unprepared for a world that seems hell-bent on tearing them apart. The third book in Robert Repino’s startling War With No Name saga. KEY SELLING POINTS • Mort(e) and Sheba’s story continues, with further world-building and a new race of semi-aquatic creatures. • The first book in the series, Mort(e) (Soho Press, 2015) was a huge hit with fantasy fans. • The cover of D’Arc is a perfect complement to the much-loved Mort(e) package. • Robert Repino is an editor at Oxford University Press and teaches at Gotham Writers Workshop. ISBN 13: 9781616956868, 400pp h/b, £16.99 Published by SOHO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland May 2017
Business & Charities
FOLLOW ME: LEADING FROM THE FRONT How to use military leadership to succeed in business Kristensen, Kim
The power of example is unmistakeable, writes Kristensen. He believes you have to lead from the front. You have to go first. Knowing that you’ll be there in both good times and bad - not just at the office party but also when the going gets tough - engenders trust and confidence among your employees. Basing his observations on his own experience, Kristensen also offers a range of effective tools to create a unique strategy with a consistent focus on tough training and putting together a dream team. This is the foundation of world-class leadership. The ‘New Nordic Leadership’ is the new leadership mindset. Follow it. KEY SELLING POINTS • Will carry endorsements from The Sunday Times, Sunday Business Post, The Irish Times, amongst prominent newspapers. • Winner of the Danish leadership book of the year 2015. • The author’s promotional tour of Ireland and the UK will be supported by a strong social media campaign. ISBN 13: 9781908518477, 214pp p/b, £13.99 Published by MAVERICK HOUSE Rep Territories: UK, Europe, Middle & Far East May 2017
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Lifestyle
UNCRATE MAGAZINE ISSUE 3 Uncrate
Founded in 2005, Uncrate is the original buyer’s guide for men, both online and in print. Widely known for uncovering the best men’s gear, automobiles and apparel, Uncrate reaches a large, influential audience of more than 2 million discerning readers every month, making it the largest publication dedicated to men’s gear and style. Uncrate was recently named in Time Magazine’s 50 Best Websites list. For Uncrate Magazine Issue 02, we flew down to Cuba to ‘research’ the cigars and rum this island has to offer! KEY SELLING POINTS • A glossy, high-end magazine, Uncrate is sumptuously illustrated with gorgeous professional photos throughout. • Uncrate reaches an influential audience of 2 million discerning readers every month. • Uncrate was recently named in Time Magazine’s 50 Best Websites list. • For readers of The Coolector, The Skinny, Shortlist Mode, 7th Man, Fantastic Man and other luxury lifestyle magazines. ISBN 13: 9780692832455, 160pp p/b, £12.99 Published by UNCRATE Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe May 2017
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Video Game Art
Cookery and Recipes
ART OF SPLATOON, THE
KETO COMFORT FOODS Emmerich, Maria
The ketogenic diet is all about nourishing and healing your body with nutrient-dense whole foods, as international bestselling author Maria Emmerich has demonstrated in her previous books, The Ketogenic Cookbook and The 30Day Ketogenic Cleanse. In Keto Comfort Foods, Emmerich has compiled her most soul-warming, happiness-invoking recipes. The book’s 170 recipes include cinnamon rolls, steak fries, chicken cordon bleu and tiramisu cheesecake. Maria has covered all the bases, giving you the recipes and tips you need to make delicious and healthy versions of your favourite dishes. KEY SELLING POINTS • Hearty, happiness-inducing comfort foods for those following a ketogenic diet. • The ketogenic diet is the top-Googled diet going into 2017 - there has been a huge increase in those going keto. • Emmerich is the author of other bestselling titles about the keto diet (also available). • Research is beginning to show that ketogenic diets can help improve diseases like Type 2 Diabetes and Alzheimers. ISBN 13: 9781628602579, 320pp p/b, £29.99 Published by VICTORY BELT Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe May 2017
Nintendo
The Art of Splatoon contains 320 ‘inkredible’ pages of artwork, including 2D and 3D illustrations of your favourite characters, maps, concept art, weapon and gear design, storyboards, sketches, hand-drawn comics... and that’s only an inkling of what’s inside. We’re not squidding around: this is a must have for all fans of Splatoon! KEY SELLING POINTS • A stunning full-colour art book companion to the hit Nintendo videogame Splatoon! • Includes content that will thrill fans of the game, including character illustrations and concept art. • Also features behind-the-scenes notes and never-before-seen sketches! • Splatoon is the fifth fastest-selling Wii U game and the most successful intellectual property since Wii Sports. ISBN 13: 9781506704005, 320pp h/b, £33.50 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland June 2017
Young Adult Fiction - KS4
EVERY LAST WORD
JUNE 2017
Stone, Tamara Ireland
Politics
1917: REVOLUTIONARY RUSSIA AND THE DREAM OF A NEW WORLD Sherry, Dave
When women workers’ anger exploded onto the streets of Petrograd on International Women’s Day in 1917, it lit a fuse that was to turn the world upside down. It sparked the toppling of the Tsarist autocracy and three other global empires and speed the end of the First World War. The women and soldiers of Petrograd were the vanguard of the most important and the most successful social movement in world history. The 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution gives socialists the world over the chance to rediscover these momentous events, which have inspired generations of workers. KEY SELLING POINTS • Gives socialists the chance to rediscover the momentous events of 1917. • 2017 marks the centenary of the Russian Revolution. • Understanding 1917 is vital if we are to re-open the prospect of a world without capitalism. ISBN 13: 9781910885406, 264pp p/b, £12.99 Published by BOOKMARKS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East June 2017
Video Game Art
ART OF PREY, THE
Silver Linings Playbook meets Before I Fall in this New York Times best-selling novel about understanding and accepting your unique self, now available in paperback. If you could read my mind, you wouldn’t be smiling. Samantha McAllister looks just like the rest of the popular girls in her junior class. But hidden beneath the straightened hair and expertly applied makeup is a secret that her friends would never understand: Sam has Purely-Obsessional OCD and is consumed by a stream of dark thoughts and worries that she can’t turn off. KEY SELLING POINTS • The hardcover edition has flown off the shelves and the e-book edition hit the New York Times best-seller list. • With contemporary realistic YA novels enjoying a resurgence in the YA market, this novel has broad appeal. • Sam is a sympathetic character struggling with her mental illness, but also with false friends – a common scenario. • Sam learns that qualities she finds in herself and in the Poet’s Corner, are more valuable than her plastic popularity. • Critically acclaimed author Tamara Ireland Stone weaves another compelling story with fascinating, complex characters. ISBN 13: 9781484723647, 384pp p/b, £8.99 Published by DISNEY-HYPERION Rep Territories: UK & Ireland June 2017
JULY 2017
Bethesda Softworks
Arkane Studios and Dark Horse Books are proud to present The Art of Prey. This exquisite and comprehensive collection features hundreds of pieces of gorgeous art from the development of this hotly anticipated game, showcasing Arkane’s signature world-building and attention to detail with a unique take on futuristic design. In Prey, a dark force torments the enigmatic space station Talos I, and the key to survival depends not just on strength or weaponry, but on wits as well. With this stunning art book, fans can journey alongside Morgan Yu through the Prey universe. KEY SELLING POINTS • The comprehensive and official guide to the mysterious Prey universe! • Prey is a science-fiction action game from the makers of the hugely popular Dishonored. • Features exclusive, never-before-seen concept art. • Prey is one of PCAdvisor and GamesRadar’s most anticipated games of 2017! • Previous video game art books from Bethesda studios, such as The Art of Fallout 4, have been bestsellers. ISBN 13: 9781506703992, 184pp h/b, £33.50 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland June 2017
Economics
A READER’S GUIDE TO MARX’S CAPITAL Choonara, Joseph
The first volume of Marx’s Capital was published 150 years ago. It continues to entice readers eager to grapple with the author’s account of the ‘laws of motion’ of capitalism. Yet for many, Capital can seem a forbidding work. This book, by Joseph Choonara, author of Unravelling Capitalism, is aimed at both individual readers and Capital reading groups. It takes each chapter of the first volume of Capital in turn, leading the reader through Marx’s key arguments and offering insights and contemporary examples that can provide further illumination. KEY SELLING POINTS • A guide to Marx’s Capital, highlighting key arguments and providing contemporary examples. • Illuminates and offers valuable insight to this forbidding work. • Aimed at both individual readers and reading groups. ISBN 13: 9781910885482, 160pp p/b, £9.99 Published by BOOKMARKS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East July 2017
MONTHLY CATALOGUE - NEWLY ANNOUNCED TITLES Graphic Novel
ARMIES
Dionnet, Jean-Pierre & Gal, Jean-Claude
Jean-Pierre Dionnet, one of the founders of Metal Hurlant, and Humanoids, started a new genre in comics when he collaborated with artist Jean-Claude Gal (Diosamante) in the late 1970s: Heroic Fantasy. It shortly thereafter gained the favour of the public and has since grown immensely. This is the occasion for all lovers of the genre to return to its roots. Witness, with the help of Gal’s intricate style, the devastating effects of war as you follow an army’s forward progress, and then join Arn’s bloody quest for revenge. KEY SELLING POINTS • Jean-Pierre Dionnet was the co-founder of Humanoids and Editor-in-Chief of Metal Hurlant. • The late Jean-Claude Gal worked with Alexandro Jodorowsky on Diosamante. The artist passed away in 1994. • Affordable paperback edition of the bestselling book. • Includes a foreword by Dionnet and an afterword by Pat Mills. ISBN 13: 9781594658594, 184pp p/b, £15.99 Published by HUMANOIDS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East July 2017
Graphic Novel
SANCTUM GENESIS
Bec, Christophe; Thirault, Philippe & Rafaele, Stefano
Aleppo, Syria, 1934. Following a major archaeological discovery, German soldiers from the esoteric branch of the Nazi party forcibly take over the site and hold the French-led archaeological team hostage. The Nazis are after an ancient weapon that they hope can further their world conquering plans, but in the process of uncovering it they awaken Mot, a primeval divinity that proves utterly impossible to control. A tale of suspense, action-adventure, and horror for fans of Indiana Jones and Lovecraftian horror. KEY SELLING POINTS • Christophe Bec is an award-wining comics creator and author of several Humanoids titles, including bestseller Carthago. • Thirault wrote The Hounds of Hell, Miss: Better Living Through Crime, Mandalay, Thousand Faces and Balkans Arena. • Stefano Raffaele illustrated Pandemonium, The Shadows of Salamanca, and wrote and illustrated Loving Dead. • Sanctum has sold over 340,000 copies worldwide and was named Comic Book of the Year at 2004’s Jules Verne Film Festival. • The series consistently ranks in the top 10 of Humanoids’ reorders. ISBN 13: 9781594656859, 112pp h/b, £15.99 Published by HUMANOIDS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East July 2017
Fiction - Short Stories
Fiction - Short Stories
THE CAINE PRIZE FOR AFRICAN WRITING 2017 Short Stories Various
Now entering its eighteenth year, the Caine Prize for African Writing is Africa’s leading literary prize, awarded to a short story by an African writer published in English. The prize was launched in 2000 to encourage and highlight the richness and diversity of African writing by bringing it to a wider international audience. The focus on the short story reflects the contemporary development of the African story-telling tradition. This collection collects the five 2017 shortlisted stories, along with stories written at the Caine Prize Writers’ Workshop, which will take place in April 2017. KEY SELLING POINTS • The leading African literary award, known as the African Booker - as it’s named after the Booker founder, Michael Caine. • The collection will be released for the announcement in July 2017 and is the book of Africa’s leading literary award. • The four African winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature, Wole Soyinka, Nadine Gordimer, Naguib Mahfouz and John Coetz • Showcases writers who go on to achieve success, such as Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Brian Chikwava and NoViolet Bulawayo. • Includes 17 short stories - the winner and shortlist (5 stories) plus a dozen stories written at the Caine Prize writers ISBN 13: 9781780264011, 240pp p/b, £8.99 Published by NEW INTERNATIONALIST Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East July 2017
Fiction - Crime
GOOD ASSASSIN, THE Vidich, Paul
In this sequel to An Honourable Man, Former CIA Agent George Mueller arrives in Havana in 1958 to look into the activities of Toby Graham, a CIA officer suspected of harbouring sympathies for the rebel forces fighting the unpopular Batista regime. Under the cover of their long acquaintance, Mueller is recruited to vet rumours that Graham is putting weapons from the CIA into the hands of Castro’s forces. Public exposure threatens to embarrass the agency and Mueller must find the truth, uncovering a world of deceit in the process. KEY SELLING POINTS • The sequel to An Honorable Man, which was listed as a Publishers Weekly Top Ten Mysteries & Thrillers. • Will appeal to fans of Alan Furst, John le Carre, Charles Cumming, Philip Kerr and Edward Wilson. • Fascinating period of cultural history, particularly topical given current developments in Cuba-USA relations. • There is currently a renewed interest in historical crime fiction, particularly Cold War crime fiction. ISBN 13: 9780857301109, 256pp p/b, £7.99 Published by NO EXIT PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland July 2017
MIGRATIONS New Short Fiction From Africa Chela, Efemia; Kona, Bongani & Moffett, Helen
Short Story Day Africa presents its annual anthology. The stories explore true and alternative African culture through a competition on the theme of Migration. The fourth in the SSDA collection of anthologies which aim to break the one-dimensional view of African story telling and fiction writing. KEY SELLING POINTS • Shortlisted authors: Sibongile Fisher, Mirette Bahgat Eskaros, Blaize Kaye, Megan Ross, Stacy Hardy and TJ Benson. • Short Story Day Africa was established on 21st June (the shortest day) to celebrate the diversity of Africa’s voices. • Authentic African stories offering alternative short stories. • Captivating theme and cover design. ISBN 13: 9781780264059, 284pp p/b, £8.99 Published by NEW INTERNATIONALIST Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East July 2017
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DYING TO LIVE The Detective Kubu Series Stanley, Michael
When the body of a Bushman is discovered near the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, the death is written off as an accident. But all is not as it seems. An autopsy reveals that, although he’s clearly very old, his internal organs are puzzlingly young. What’s more, an old bullet is lodged in one of his muscles... but where is the entry wound? When the body is stolen from the morgue and a local witch doctor is reported missing, Detective ‘Kubu’ Bengu gets involved. KEY SELLING POINTS • Books 4, 5 and 6 in the Detective Kubu series ( Orenda Books), with new branding - are available from Turnaround. • Published simultaneously around the world (including USA/SA/CAN for the first time). • The authors will be appearing at CrimeFest (and more to follow) with a weeklong tour in May and July. ISBN 13: 9781910633762, 320pp p/b, £8.99 Published by ORENDA Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East July 2017
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A PORTRAIT OF WIMBLEDON
OTHER TWIN, THE
All England Club
Hay, L V
When India falls to her death from a bridge, her sister Poppy returns home to Brighton for the first time in years. Unconvinced by official explanations, Poppy begins her own investigation into India’s death. But the deeper she digs, the closer she comes to uncovering deeper secrets. Could Matthew Temple, the boyfriend she abandoned, be involved? And what of his powerful and wealthy parents, and his twin sister, Ana? Enter the mysterious and ethereal Jenny: the girl Poppy discovers after hacking into India’s laptop. What is exactly is she hiding, and what did India find out about her? KEY SELLING POINTS • L V Hay is a high-profile screenwriter with a legion of fans. • High-profile jacket quotes to come. • Will appeal to LGBT market with Brighton setting and activities. • L V Hay will be appearing at CrimeFest, Orenda Roadshow events and more. • Film rights are already being considered. ISBN 13: 9781910633786, 300pp p/b, £8.99 Published by ORENDA Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East July 2017
This beautiful full colour book showcases Wimbledon in all its glory and gives tennis fans a vibrant, high quality access-all-areas look at one of the world’s most iconic and scenic sporting events. The book is resplendent in a high quality slipcase and is packed with stunning photography taken by some of the world’s best tennis photographers under the leadership of award winning snapper Bob Martin. With British success, spearheaded by Andy Murray, driving levels of interest in tennis to a new high, this book will be a cherished souvenir for tennis fans for years to come. KEY SELLING POINTS • Fully endorsed official Wimbledon product. A great souvenir of the world famous Championships. • Stunning pictures from award-winning tennis photographers. • Exclusive behind the scenes images from the dressing rooms to the commentary box. ISBN 13: 9781909534704, 128pp h/b, £20.00 Published by VISION SPORTS PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East July 2017
JANUARY 2017
Technology
DARKENING WEB, THE
Graffiti and Street Art
C215: THE MONOGRAPH
Klimburg, Alexander
With a skilful blend of anecdote and argument, leading cybersecurity thinker Alexander Klimburg brings us face to face with threats that the struggle for cyberspace present, from an apocalyptic scenario of debilitated civilian infrastructure to a 1984-like authoritarian erosion of privacy and freedom of expression. Authoritative, thoughtprovoking, and compellingly argued, The Darkening Web reveals the menacing possibilities of a twenty-first century dominated by information warfare, and explains how the original promise of the Internet as a means for advancing freedoms can be regained. KEY SELLING POINTS • Alexander Klimburg is one of few people with a broad and sophisticated understanding of cyber war and cyber governance. • He has consulted for governments and businesses and participated in intergovernmental discussions about these topics. • Authoritative yet accessible, Klimburg presents his arguments in layman’s terms. • Extremely timely - the US election and Russia’s apparent influence brought cyberspace and security to the foreground. ISBN 13: 9780735223882, 400pp p/b, £14.99 Published by PENGUIN PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland July 2017
Fiction
HUM IF YOU DON’T KNOW THE WORDS
C215
This meticulously produced monograph on the prolific French stencil artist C215 collects some of the highlights from more than twenty years spent creating street art around the world. He moves freely between austere black and white and a vibrant color palette that positively leaps off the wall and utilizes a variety of canvases, from doors and walls to trains and mailboxes. The gallery of his artwork contained within is conveniently arranged alphabetically by location or subject of the work. KEY SELLING POINTS • Meticulously produced monograph on the prolific French stencil artist C215. • Collects some of the highlights from more than twenty years spent creating street art around the world. • His subjects are often the marginalized in society, such as homeless people, street kids and smokers. • He moves freely between austere black and white and a vibrant color palette that positively leaps off the wall. • The artwork contained within is conveniently arranged alphabetically by location or subject of the work. ISBN 13: 9782226259233, 304pp h/b, £55.00 Published by GINGKO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland January 2017
FEBRUARY 2017 Graphic Design
Marais, Bianca
Apartheid has created a secure future for Robin, a ten-year-old white girl living with her parents in 1970s Johannesburg. In the same nation, but worlds apart, Beauty, a Xhosa woman in a rural village in the Bantu homeland of the Transkei, struggles to raise her children after her husband’s death. Told through Beauty and Robin’s alternating perspectives, the narratives interweave to create a rich and complex tapestry of the emotions and tensions at the heart of Apartheid South Africa. Hum If You Don’t Know the Words is a beautifully rendered look at loss, racism, and the creation of family. KEY SELLING POINTS • Readers are eager to learn about Africa through fiction – as seen with successes of Americanah and We Need New Names. • Born in Apartheid South Africa, Marais’ debut is inspired by her own relationship with the black maid who raised her. • The authentic depiction of life in Johannesburg and rural South Africa create a remarkable sense of place. • The two heroines and their colourful cast of supporting characters ring with humanity and humour. • With important, timely issues like racism and homophobia, this is perfect for book clubs. ISBN 13: 9780735218260, 432pp p/b, £12.99 Published by PUTNAM Rep Territories: UK & Ireland July 2017
SYMBOLS IN GRAPHIC DESIGN SendPoints
Modern-day cryptic symbols and mysterious codes are no longer just the tools of secret societies and spies; skilled graphic designers use them constantly, creating new visual languages for branding, logotypes, and company identities. Symbols in Graphic Design is your own illustrated codebook to these logos, glyphs, and other motifs. This exhaustive resource lays out basic symbols, their meanings, and their histories before delving into a collection of modern projects ranging from restaurant and clothing identities to personal brands, promotional materials, and even city branding projects. KEY SELLING POINTS • An illustrated codebook to these logos, glyphs, and other motifs in design. • An exhaustive resource of basic symbols, their meanings and histories followed by a collection of modern projects. • Covers restaurant and clothing identities to personal brands, promotional materials, and city branding projects. • With over 1000 colour photographs and illustrations. ISBN 13: 9789887757252, 224pp h/b, £40.99 Published by SENDPOINTS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland February 2017
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JONONE: THE CHRONICLES Arts
DIRTYLAND, THE The Art of Brian M. Viveros Viveros, Brian M
Brian M. Viveros paints dangerous women. Often depicted helmeted and smoking, they sport bandages as if they had just been in a fight and won. This first-ever monograph on this talented self-taught artist allows us to enter his fantasy world where women are sexy and powerful and men are nowhere to be seen. From his first group exhibition 20 years ago, where his work was exhibited alongside the likes of H.R. Giger and Eric Stanton, his reputation among the art community and collectors alike has continued to grow. KEY SELLING POINTS • Documents eighteen years of Viveros’s work. • Includes over 100 full-page reproductions of his classic paintings. • Also contains in-depth essays, an interview with the artist, behind the scenes photographs and much more. ISBN 13: 9780996135108, 216pp h/b, £36.99 Published by GINGKO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland March 2017
Graffiti and Street Art
DJERBAHOOD: OPEN-AIR MUSEUM OF STREET ART Ben Cheikh, Mehdi
Street art is a fluid form, easily capable of crossing boundaries and taking up residence where you least expect it. Always striving to remain vital and relevant, its proponents are always on the search for new and innovative opportunities to showcase its possibilities for renewal. The author found such a venue on the isle of Djerba, off of the coast of Tunisia. After obtaining permissions, several zones ended up providing ideal locales for more than one hundred artists from thirty countries to express their individual visions. KEY SELLING POINTS • Includes the work of more than one hundred artists from thirty different countries. • Artists include: Hendrik ECB Beikirch, Bom.k, Curiot, Inkman, Phlegm, Stew, Sebas Velasco, Wisetwo and Zepha. • Beautifully packaged in hardcover with a plastic slipcase and with 400 colour photographs. ISBN 13: 9782226259189, 272pp h/b, £50.00 Published by GINGKO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland March 2017
Photography
FAN HO - HONG KONG YESTERDAY Ho, Fan
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Hong Kong Yesterday presents a singular vision of this enigmatic city by award winning photographer, Fan Ho. Black and white images capturing life in mid-century Hong Kong range from quiet voyeuristic tableaus to chaotic crowds, most focusing on the city’s inhabitants. Businessmen, families, dockworkers, alleys, markets and street scenes are all rendered in a style that is simultaneously abstract and humanistic. Fan Ho was born in Shanghai in 1937, immigrated to Hong Kong as child and passed away in 2016. KEY SELLING POINTS • 70 beautiful black and white images capturing life in mid-century Hong Kong. • By award winning photographer Fan Ho, who passed away in 2016. • Focusing on the city’s inhabitants: businessmen, families, dockworkers, alleys, markets and street scenes. ISBN 13: 9780977882830, 112pp h/b, £59.99 Published by GINGKO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland March 2017
JonOne
Tracing JonOne’s journey from New York to Paris and from spray can to the paintbrush. Born in Harlem in the early 60s, his early career was rooted in the rule-bound hierarchy of tagging and graffiti culture. With a move to Paris in 1987, JonOne’s artistic constrictions were quickly cast aside. The energy of his paintings on canvas was undeniable and almost immediately found a rapt audience in Europe. By the 1990s he was fully engaged by studio practice and gallery shows. His colourful and frenetic work continues to make waves, recently with gallery shows in New York and Art Basel, Miami. KEY SELLING POINTS • Contains over 250 paintings created over the past 30 years of JonOne’s career. • Also includes texts by Henry Chalfant, Magda Danysz, agnes b, Tom Laurent, Alan Ket and others. • A fantastic gift for fans of JonOne or anyone interested in street art and graffiti. ISBN 13: 9782880061081, 344pp h/b, £60.00 Published by GINGKO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland March 2017
Graphic Design
LOGOISM Contemporary Logo Design Sandu Publishing
Logoism is an inspirational reference for contemporary logo design, a guide to the latest innovations as well as a precursor to coming trends. Over 1,500 cutting-edge logos were selected and divided into six groups based on their styles and characters - symbol, type, symbol and type, form, ensemble, and retro. Whether they consist purely of symbols or/and letters, apply retro aesthetics or vintage styles, were designed with multiple variations or draw inspiration from geometric structures, all are brilliant examples of the form from designers around the globe. KEY SELLING POINTS • Looks at over 1,500 cutting-edge logos! • Divided into six groups based on their styles and characters - symbol, type, symbol and type, form, ensemble, and retro. • Brilliant examples of the form from designers around the globe. ISBN 13: 9781584236542, 320pp p/b, £40.00 Published by GINGKO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland March 2017
Graffiti and Street Art
OBEY: EARTH CRISIS Two Volumes Set in Slipcase Fairey, Shepard
Earth Crisis encapsulates 25 years of Shepard Fairey’s work focused on environmental themes, from its recent manifestation as a globe suspended from the Eiffel Tower to posters, murals and prints. Earth Crisis includes two oversized volumes in a slip-case. Volume One contains more than one hundred pages encapsulating Fairey’s entire oeuvre of environmentally focused work. Volume Two is a massive board-bound 10-print set, suitable for display either intact or as frameworthy stand alone pieces. KEY SELLING POINTS • Two beautiful oversized volumes in a slip-case. • Volume One contains more than one hundred pages encapsulating Fairey’s entire oeuvre of environmentally focused work. • Volume Two is a huge board-bound 10-print set, suitable for display either intact or as frame-worthy standalone pieces. ISBN 13: 9782226321466, 130pp h/b, £110.00 Published by GINGKO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland March 2017
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OPEN SOURCE
DELUXE
A Citywide Public Art Exhibition Mural Arts Philadelphia
Foil Stamping, Embossing and Debossing in Print Design SendPoints
A response to major public art events like Miami’s Wynwood Walls, Prospect New Orleans, Germany’s Documenta, and street festivals injecting creative energy into cities around the globe, Open Source advanced worldwide recognition of Philadelphia as a culturally innovative and global city. Mural Arts Philadelphia’s public art exhibition, curated by Pedro Alonzo, brought 13 trailblazing artists from around the world to Philadelphia for groundbreaking projects that illuminated the city’s diverse public identity. KEY SELLING POINTS • Features essays by project curator Pedro Alonzo, Teddy Cruz and Jane Golden. • Includes over 130 colour photographs. • For anyone with an interest in Philadelphia’s cultural history and/or public art installations. ISBN 13: 9780990387046, 168pp p/b, £31.99 Published by GINGKO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland March 2017
Printing and graphic design often go hand-in-hand, and a masterful print job can transform a good design into a compelling physical asset. Deluxe offers readers a full understanding of some of the most widely-used printing techniques: foil stamping, embossing, and debossing. It accomplishes its goal with surveys of printing houses, detailed explanations of printing methods, and immersive behind the scenes glimpses at how these methods are used. KEY SELLING POINTS • Includes surveys of printing houses. • Give detailed explanations of printing methods, and immersive behind the scenes glimpses at how these methods are used. • Complemented by a broad selections of projects that demonstrate how ultra-lux printing can elevate a variety of designs. ISBN 13: 9789887757238, 224pp h/b, £36.99 Published by SENDPOINTS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland March 2017
Graffiti and Street Art Graphic Design
TOUR PARIS 13
JAPANESE GRAPHICS
Street Art Ben Cheikh, Mehdi
SendPoints
Perhaps the largest exhibition of street art ever attempted, Tour Paris 13 is the culmination of a movement that always strives for new forms of involvement from the viewer. Housed in a nowdemolished 1950s-era nine-story apartment block near the Seine, 105 artists of 18 different nationalities created unique works in the interior as well as on the exterior of the building, allowing visitors access for only thirty days. The result was a pure, immersive experience that allowed artists free reign to indulge their creativity in an environment of openmindedness and non-commodification. KEY SELLING POINTS • Contains over 200 colour photographs of art works by 105 artists of 18 different nationalities. • A stunning book cataloguing a monumental event in street art. • Contains the work of over 105 artists of 18 different nationalities. ISBN 13: 9782226259035, 256pp h/b, £45.99 Published by GINGKO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland March 2017
Japanese graphic design enjoys a unique reputation in the design world, with a distinct aesthetic that makes it instantly recognizable to experts and amateur designers alike. This book explores this unmistakable discipline from all angles, from historical and cultural backgrounds of the form to contemporary work. KEY SELLING POINTS • Explores an unmistakable discipline through historical and cultural backgrounds of the form to contemporary work. • Features interviews with contemporary designers, discussions on cultural influences like yamato-e, ukiyo-e, and manga. • Contains information on the movement’s development, and examples of exceptional projects by Japanese designers. • Organized in four categories: logos, posters and books, branding, and packaging. • Articles by graphic designers like Masaaki Hiromura, Daigo Daikoku, Eriko Kawakami and more. ISBN 13: 9789887757214, 224pp h/b, £40.99 Published by SENDPOINTS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland March 2017
Music
Graphic Novel
WELLS FARGO WATCH OUT!
LOGO STYLE
The Case for Heavy Music: Rock and Revolution in 70’s Zimbabwe Alapatt, Eothen
Decorative/Modern/Postmodern/Digital SendPoints
In what is now Zimbabwe, young people created a rock and roll counterculture that drew inspiration from hippie ideals and the sounds of Hendrix and Deep Purple. The kids in the scene called their music ‘heavy’ because they could feel its impact, and it resonated from Zambia to Nigeria. At its peak in the mid-70s, the heavy rock scene united tens of thousands of young progressives of all racial and social backgrounds. Wells Fargo was at the forefront of the scene, and the title track of this album, ‘Watch Out,’ was the anthem of the counterculture. KEY SELLING POINTS • This sharp little volume traces the history of Zimbabwe’s heavy rock scene and the trajectory of Wells Fargo. • Never-before-published photographs and rare ephemera colour the vibrant era of which this band was part. • Contains an 11 track CD. ISBN 13: 9781584236573, 75pp h/b, £18.99 Published by GINGKO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland March 2017
A historical as well as design-oriented perusal of brand logos, Logo Style gives context to the rapidly growing field of logotype design. Chapters within are organized by style as well as the eras that influence them; decorative, which takes inspiration from vintage Styles and trends, modern, drawing from the minimalism of the modernist movement, postmodern, with its namesake’s irreverent slant, and digital, featuring designs heavily influenced by the pixelated, slick, and colourful trends that sprang out of the Information Age. KEY SELLING POINTS • Includes a broad survey of individual logos, as well as case studies of designers and projects. • Chapters are organized by style as well as the eras that influence them. • Gives context to the rapidly growing field of logotype design. • Contains over a thousand colour illustrations and photographs. ISBN 13: 9789887757245, 224pp h/b, £36.99 Published by SENDPOINTS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland March 2017
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RETRO GRAPHICS
Arts
ASAD FAULWELL
SendPoints
The modern yearning for vintage and classical design work is well-documented in Retro Graphics, an in-depth exploration of diverse applications of retro elements in modern graphic design. Masterful retro design evokes the best part of a time or era, inspiring a sense of nostalgia in viewers or consumers not for what really was, but for what ideally could have been; Retro Graphics will show both design enthusiasts and professionals exactly how this can be done.
KEY SELLING POINTS • The first section provides a deeper level of understanding of cultural connotations and context in design. • The second section then reveals how designers capture the zeitgeist of an era and express it through modern media and de • With 400 colour photographs and illustrations. ISBN 13: 9789887757269, 224pp h/b, £40.99 Published by SENDPOINTS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland March 2017
Les Femmes D’Alger Faulwell, Asad
Faulwell says, ‘Specifically, I am currently engaged in a series of mixed media paintings focused on Algerian women who actively engaged in combat during the Algerian War of Independence. These women were all either killed in battle or captured by the French and subjected to imprisonment and torture. After Algerian Independence was gained these women were pardoned by Charles De Gaulle and returned to Algeria. Upon returning to day-to-day life many of them became social outcasts, considered an oddity and an affront to conservative Islamic teachings. KEY SELLING POINTS • Compelling subject matter which looks at gender relations in conservative cultures and also focuses on the food chain of • Tackles issues of colonization, faith, power and gender relations via the political history of the post-colonial Middle • Unique subject matter coveyed through Faulwell’s singular style. ISBN 13: 9781937222260, 72pp h/b, £40.99 Published by ZERO Rep Territories: UK & Ireland March 2017
Graphic Design
HANDSTYLE LETTERING
APRIL 2017
From Calligraphy to Typography Viction Workshop
Handstyle Lettering puts the best in contemporary hand-lettering on display with artist profiles as well as broad surveys of handcrafted typographic projects used for signage, logos, invitations and more. The on-trend pieces within exist at the intersection of art, typography and design; their creators help lend authenticity and style to corporate identities, or allow small brands and individual projects distinguish themselves from competitors with elegance and flair. The collection is complemented with break-downs of calligraphic type and alphabet practice guides. KEY SELLING POINTS • The on-trend pieces within exist at the intersection of art, typography and design. • Creators help lend authenticity and style to corporate identities. • Small brands and individual projects distinguish themselves from competitors with elegance and flair. • The collection is complemented with break-downs of calligraphic type and alphabet practice guides. ISBN 13: 9789887714842, 240pp p/b, £39.99 Published by VICTIONARY Rep Territories: UK & Ireland March 2017
Design
FREESTYLE Illustrating Urban Fashion Sandu Publishing
Free Style focuses on one distinct style of this artwork on fashion: the simple line illustration. Whether representational or abstract, there is a looseness there, a studied playfulness which appeals to our sense of whimsy. Brands respond by commissioning some of the world’s best artists to create graphics that speak to their consumers while exemplifying their graphic identities. Not limited to t-shirts, this survey includes sneakers, hats, glasses and bandanas as well that all display this casualness of form. KEY SELLING POINTS • Looking at brands who commission some of the world’s best artists to create designs that speak to their consumers. • This survey includes sneakers, hats, glasses and bandanas as well that all display a casualness of form. • Expanding graphic design in fashion away from just tshirts. ISBN 13: 9781584236702, 240pp p/b, £31.99 Published by GINGKO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland April 2017
Graphic Novel
LESS IS MORE Limited Color Graphics in Design Viction Workshop
Artists have long explored the nuances of limited color palettes in their work. Recognizing the power of simplicity in conveying a succinct message without too much noise or artifice instantly changes the way we interact with these compositions, and allows for the subtle use of texture, form and layer to create interest and convey information in unique and innovative ways. Not limited to social or political commentary, designers too have been utilizing these techniques for a wide variety of applications, from book design and packaging, to brand identity and promotion. KEY SELLING POINTS • Discusses techniques for a wide variety of applications, from book design and packaging, to brand identity and promotion • Contains over 500 colour photographs. • Examines the best of recent design with a limited colour palate. ISBN 13: 9789881320490, 256pp p/b, £40.99 Published by VICTIONARY Rep Territories: UK & Ireland March 2017
Photography
STILL LIFES, U.S.A. VanderLans, Rudy
Upon his arrival in the United States some 36 years ago, Rudy VanderLans embarked on a pan-American trip in a Greyhound bus from New York to California. Overwhelmed by the experience, he rarely took out his camera, feeling unprepared for the challenge to capture and do justice to the visual overload of the American environment. In 2016 he set out to retrace his route, this time with camera in hand and a determination to record the experience. KEY SELLING POINTS • The second body of work in a trilogy of books that began with Still Lifes, California. • Over 100 beautiful and haunting photographs of the American landscape. • In a great, postcard sized collection. ISBN 13: 9781584236535, 256pp h/b, £22.99 Published by GINGKO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland April 2017
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VINTAGE MODERN
BOX INC.
Design with a Past Sandu Publishing
The New Generation of Packaging Basheer Graphic Books
These creatives blend the look and feel of vintage logos with retro clip art and period colours to respond to market trends and communicate a brand’s mission. With reverence and skill, the designers included in this volume have produced some of the most sophisticated designs to marry past and present seamlessly. From logos for clothing and bicycle companies, to restaurant or cafe branding and interiors, and packaging for food, wine, personal care and more.
KEY SELLING POINTS • With over 1000 colour photographs and illustrations. • The designers included in this volume have produced some of the most sophisticated designs to marry past and present. • Blending the look and feel of vintage logos with retro clip art and period colours to respond to market trends. ISBN 13: 9781584236757, 240pp h/b, £40.99 Published by GINGKO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland April 2017
Graffiti and Street Art
WALLED CITY The Art of the Mural Sandu Publishing
Box Inc. showcases a selection of projects that understand that consumers are no longer just buying what’s inside the box, but want to be drawn in by ingenious packaging that is just as special as the product itself. The projects featured utilize interactive designs, speciality printing techniques, themed packaging materials and other innovative solutions to appeal to audiences for products as wide-ranging as baked goods, speciality herbs, camping kits, books, shoes, wine, and even live flowers. Don’t just think outside of the box - re-think it! KEY SELLING POINTS • Showcases a selection of projects that understand that consumers are no longer just buying what’s inside the box. • Projects featured use interactive design, speciality printing techniques and themed packaging materials. • Appeals to audiences for wide-ranging products including baked goods, herbs, books, shoes, wine, and even live flowers. ISBN 13: 9789811124259, 272pp p/b, £45.00 Published by GINGKO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland May 2017
Graffiti and Street Art
Walled City makes plain why large-scale outdoor paintings have become so widely admired and accepted. The level of talent, skill and execution has elevated the oversized mural in our collective consciousness. Featuring the best work of more than 40 artists from every corner of the planet, Walled City clearly shows that large scale murals have established themselves as a new pillar of urbanism. The installation processes are often as interesting as the paintings themselves with artists using paintbrushes, spray cans, stencils and wheat paste to install their work, often risking life and limb. KEY SELLING POINTS • Outdoor paintings and murals aren’t new, but their importance to contemporary visual culture is clearly on the rise. • Featuring the best work of more than 40 artists from every corner of the planet. • Contains 600 colour photographs. ISBN 13: 9781584236719, 240pp h/b, £36.99 Published by GINGKO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland April 2017
MAY 2017 Colouring Book
HIMS: HISTORY IS MADE IN THE STREETS HIMS
HIMS: History Is Made In The Streets features hundreds of never-before-seen photographs cataloguing an important transitional period of New York City subway graffiti. This surprisingly inclusive collection features works from HIMS alongside some of graffiti’s biggest names including Iz The Wiz, KAWS, SMASH 137, REVOK, NEKST and many more - captured as these infamous graffiti writers moved from the subway to the streets. KEY SELLING POINTS • Features hundreds of never-before-seen photographs of an important transitional period of New York City subway graffiti. • Includes work from some of graffiti’s biggest names including Iz The Wiz, KAWS, SMASH 137, REVOK, NEKST and many more. • Spans a 20 year period, documenting a treasure trove of photos from the author’s private collection. • HIMS travels far and wide - Europe, Japan, Australia and beyond. • Historic collection with interviews and commentary from noted graffiti writers. ISBN 13: 9780997448214, 160pp p/b, £22.99 Published by GINGKO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland May 2017
Colouring Book
BLANK STATE An Architectural Coloring Book Fundamental.Berlin
Blank State is more than a colouring book: it is an exercise in collaboration, inviting the participant to contribute to the act of creation. Architecture and urban planning impacts our lives dramatically, dictating how we interact with our everyday environments, yet they are largely out of the layperson’s control. This book allows everyone to make their mark through the use of color and value. This book reinvents an architectural legacy, a ‘blank state’ ready to be coloured in or not. All that is needed is imagination and a willingness to dream. KEY SELLING POINTS • Stunningly drawn colouring book for adults. • Perfect gift for anyone interested in architecture or with a passion for colouring books looking to up their game. • The trend for adult colouring books continues to go from strength to strength with ever more elaborate designs. • Allows everyone to make their mark through the use of colour and value. ISBN 13: 9781584236603, 88pp p/b, £16.50 Published by GINGKO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland May 2017
HUSKMITNAVN COLORING BOOK Huskmitnavn
A colouring book with funny designs created by artist and satirist HuskMitNavn. The motifs depicting familiar family situations with a twist and tells every little history. KEY SELLING POINTS • Colouring book from artist HuskMitNavn. • Colouring books are still all the rage with both children and adults! • For ages 8 and up. • ISBN 13: 9781584236740, 64pp p/b, £13.99 Published by GINGKO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland May 2017
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IN SHAPE
Chabbert, Ingrid & Beal, Marjorie
Have fun discovering basic shapes and forms with In Shape! This charming children’s board book features a unique and creative spin on shape-identification - little fingers can trace the brightly-coloured images through contoured cut-outs and indented pages that make learning shapes an interactive experience. The unique, entertaining design even helps readers learn and remember shapes more easily. Let your index finger be your guide to the many possibilities of the world of shapes! KEY SELLING POINTS • Unique, interactive design allows children to trace shapes with their fingers through cut-outs and indented pages. • Entertaining design even helps readers learn and remember shapes more easily. • For ages 2 and up. ISBN 13: 9781584236566, 18pp board book, £11.99 Published by GINGKO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland May 2017
Poetry
LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF AN EXTREMELY DISTINGUISHED DOG, THE O’Neill, Eugene & Andresen, Mark
Those who have suffered the loss of a long-lived canine companion may take some solace in the classic prose poem by Eugene O’Neill - The Last Will and Testament of an Extremely Distinguished Dog. Here, the poem, written from the point of view of O’Neill’s beloved Dalmatian Blemie, is accompanied by Mark Andresen’s illustrations of dogs of various breeds. KEY SELLING POINTS • This illustrated eulogy is a balm for anyone who’s recently lost their dog, or a perfect gift for a friend in their time • Andresen’s original drawings along with the words of America’s only Nobel Prize-winning playwright are a perfect match. • A beautifully packaged gift for any dog lover. ISBN 13: 9781584236559, 16pp h/b, £9.99 Published by GINGKO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland May 2017
Design
MIX & MATCH Exploring Contemporary Collage Sandu Publishing
Featuring selected works from over 30 leading artists in the field, Mix and Match showcases projects ranging from artistic pieces and editorial design to book covers and inspired advertising. The pieces within experiment with landscapes, abstract shapes, and the human form; sometimes surreal, sometimes unsettling, and sometimes humorous, they all represent the best of new collage work, revealing how creatives are re-thinking printed and digital media to encourage viewers to re-imagine their own worlds. KEY SELLING POINTS • Features work by artists Lola Dupre, Boris Peianov, Eugenia Loli, Helena Pinillos, Jesse Treece, and Ashkan Honarvar. • Representing the best of new collage work, revealing how creatives are rethinking printed and digital media. • With over 300 colour photographs and illustrations. ISBN 13: 9789887740919, 240pp h/b, £40.99 Published by GINGKO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland May 2017
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Children’s Gift Books
PAPER TOYS - SPEED DEMONS 12 Paper Robots to Build Roi, Arnaud
Speed Demons and Super Heroes are the latest themes in the bestselling Paper Toys series, a wonderful collection of interactive craft books that allow children to pop out and build their own paper toys. Each volume in the series is rendered by a different talented artist in complementary designs, lending a stylized look to the fanciful creations. Printed on durable cardstock and die-cut, each toy is easy to assemble with no glue or scissors needed. KEY SELLING POINTS • Each volume is rendered by a different artist in complementary designs, lending a stylized look. • Printed on durable cardstock and die-cut, each toy is easy to assemble with no glue or scissors needed. • Speed Demons joins previous Animals, Monsters, Robots, and Fantasy Creatures: options for imaginative play are endless! ISBN 13: 9781584236696, 24pp p/b, £9.99 Published by GINGKO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland May 2017
Children’s Gift Books
PAPER TOYS - SUPER HEROES 11 Paper Monsters to Build Touache, Sebastian
Speed Demons and Super Heroes are the latest themes in the bestselling Paper Toys series, a wonderful collection of interactive craft books that allow children to pop out and build their own paper toys. Each volume in the series is rendered by a different talented artist in complementary designs, lending a stylized look to the fanciful creations. Printed on durable cardstock and die-cut, each toy is easy to assemble with no glue or scissors needed. KEY SELLING POINTS • Each volume is rendered by a different artist in complementary designs, lending a stylized look. • Printed on durable cardstock and die-cut, each toy is easy to assemble with no glue or scissors needed. • Super Heroes joins previous Animals, Monsters, Robots, and Fantasy Creatures: options for imaginative play are endless! ISBN 13: 9781584236689, 24pp p/b, £9.99 Published by GINGKO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland May 2017
Photography
RICKY POWELL The Individualist Powell, Ricky
Capturing the fleeting intersection of the birth of hip-hop, graffiti, pop art, fashion and underground culture The Individualist reveals the world through the lens of one of New York City’s most prolific street photographers, Ricky Powell. Featuring dozens of never-before-seen photographs, The Individualist showcases intimate portraits of the Beastie Boys, RUN DMC, LL Cool J, Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring and hundreds more, all alongside everyday people.
KEY SELLING POINTS • Featuring dozens of never-before-seen photographs. • Showcases intimate portraits of the Beastie Boys, RUN DMC, LL Cool J, Andy Warhol and more, alongside everyday people. • Features contributions by George Lois, Bill Adler and Nemo Librizzi. ISBN 13: 9781584236634, 128pp h/b, £31.99 Published by GINGKO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland May 2017
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Design
Music
BRANDLIFE: HIP HOTELS AND HOSTELS
WELCOME TO ZAMROCK! VOL. 1 How Zambia s Liberation Lead to a Rocl Revolution, 1972-1977 Alapatt, Eothen
By the mid 1970s, the Southern African nation known as the Republic of Zambia had fallen on hard times. Though the country’s first president Kenneth Kaunda had thrown off the yoke of British colonialism, the new federation found itself under his self-imposed, autocratic rule. Conflict loomed on all sides of this landlocked nation. Kaunda protected Zambia from war, but his country descended into isolation and poverty. This is the environment in which the ‘70s rock revolution that has come to be known as Zamrock flourished. KEY SELLING POINTS • Each volume chronicles the history of the Zamrock scene, with never before seen photographs and ephemera. • This volume also includes a 16 track CD. • A beautifully packaged contribution to the history of a neglected aspect of Zambian popular culture. ISBN 13: 9781584236580, 104pp h/b, £22.99 Published by GINGKO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland May 2017
Music
WELCOME TO ZAMROCK! VOL. 2 Alapatt, Eothen
By the mid 1970s, the Southern African nation known as the Republic of Zambia had fallen on hard times. Though the country’s first president Kenneth Kaunda had thrown off the yoke of British colonialism, the new federation found itself under his self-imposed, autocratic rule. Conflict loomed on all sides of this landlocked nation. Kaunda protected Zambia from war, but his country descended into isolation and poverty. This is the environment in which the ‘70s rock revolution that has come to be known as Zamrock flourished.
KEY SELLING POINTS • Each volume chronicles the history of the Zamrock scene, with never before seen photographs and ephemera. • This volume also includes an 18 track CD. • A beautifully packaged contribution to the history of a neglected aspect of Zambian popular culture. ISBN 13: 9781584236597, 104pp h/b, £22.99 Published by GINGKO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland May 2017
Children’s Picture Books Gener
WRONG BOOK, THE HuskMitNavn
The Wrong Book is a humorous pointing book for early learners where red is blue, happy is sad, night is day and mom and dad are aliens. HuskMitNavn’s unique illustrations only ratchet up the absurdity as a picture of a banana is accompanied by the word ‘apple’, and the reader is left to decide what is real, the object or the word. Completely wrong in just the right way, this children’s book plays with language and meaning just enough to provoke thoughtful laughs along the way. KEY SELLING POINTS • Unique and humorous pointing book for young children. • Completely wrong in just the right way - new learning experiences for children and fun for parents. • 16 quirky, colourful pictures. ISBN 13: 9781584236733, 14pp board book, £11.99 Published by GINGKO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland May 2017
Viction Workshop
This exciting new volume in the Brandlife series profiles the world’s best conceived and realized brand identities for hotels and hostels. Beginning with interviews of some of the leading hoteliers profiled, Hip Hotels and Hostels reveals the challenges as well as rewards of building a distinctive brand in today’s climate. Features graphic identities, interiors and architecture as well as expert talks with designers and creative directors. KEY SELLING POINTS • Contains interviews with some of the world’s leading hoteliers. • Reveals the challenges as well as rewards of building a distinctive brand in today’s climate. • Features graphic identities, interiors and architecture as well as expert talks with designers and creative directors. ISBN 13: 9789887774631, 288pp p/b, £36.99 Published by VICTIONARY Rep Territories: UK & Ireland May 2017
Travel and Holiday Guides
CITIX60: TAIPEI 60 Creatives Show You the Best of the City Viction Workshop
The capital city of Taiwan and a global city, Taipei is a mecca for international travellers, receiving almost as many visitors a year as Rome. With a complex history and rich cultural heritage, museums and landmarks abound, offering a kaleidoscopic view of past and present, from the island s original inhabitants, through the legacy of ancient China and into the modern era.
KEY SELLING POINTS • A handy section on travel tips provides all necessary basic information on getting around. • Unusually, these guides outline the location of planned pop-up shops. • The back of the guide contains blank, lined and gridded pages, meaning it also functions as a notebook. • Its multiple functions make this the only book you need to carry with you on your trip. • The dust jacket for each volume unfolds to reveal an illustrated map of the city. ISBN 13: 9789887774617, 132pp p/b, £9.99 Published by VICTIONARY Rep Territories: UK & Ireland May 2017
Travel and Holiday Guides
CITIX60: VANCOUVER 60 Creatives Show You the Best of the City Viction Workshop
Boasting some of the West Coast’s best cuisine, shopping and outdoor activities, Vancouver is a true pearl of the Northwest. Always ranked one of the top world cities to live in, it’s also one of the best tourist destinations in North America and one of the most ethnically diverse. This helps make it a foodie paradise whether dining in world-class restaurants or at one of its night markets. Browse the hip clothing and design boutiques of Gastown or galleries of Granville Island. Or head to North Vancouver, gateway to the scenic wonders of Whistler, the Sunshine Coast and Vancouver Island. KEY SELLING POINTS • A handy section on travel tips provides all necessary basic information on getting around. • Unusually, these guides outline the location of planned pop-up shops. • The back of the guide contains blank, lined and gridded pages, meaning it also functions as a notebook. • Its multiple functions make this the only book you need to carry with you on your trip. • The dust jacket for each volume unfolds to reveal an illustrated map of the city. ISBN 13: 9789887774624, 132pp p/b, £9.99 Published by VICTIONARY Rep Territories: UK & Ireland May 2017
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MAKERS WARE
Design
CARVE!
Ceramic, Wood and Glass for the Tabletop Shaoqiang, Wang
A Book on Wood, Knives and Axes Dahlrot, Hannes & Francke, Henrik
An understated tome, Makers Ware quietly speaks to the power and beauty of handmade tableware that is simultaneously utilitarian and artistic. The makers deftly hone clay, wood and glass with great respect for natural forms and the elemental properties of the materials themselves. The tabletop becomes a work of art once bedecked with the textures, colours and shapes of these talented craftspeople, who hail from the backwoods of Maine to Norway, China, Japan and beyond. Interviews with creators are accompanied by impeccable photography of their wares, local environment and private workshops. KEY SELLING POINTS • Features an international array of craftspeople - from the backwoods of Maine to Norway, China, Japan and beyond. • Contains interviews with creators alongside impeccable photography of their wares, environment and private workshops. • A fascinating look at something which has been overlooked in product design. ISBN 13: 9781584236672, 176pp p/b, £27.99 Published by GINGKO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland June 2017
Graffiti and Street Art
ART OF WRITING YOUR NAME, THE Urban Contemporary Calligraphy Hundertmark, Christian & Hartl, Patrick
Over the last 25 years many graffiti and street artists have pushed the practice into a powerful stylized calligraphy. The Art of Writing Your Name follows the arc of this movement from its earliest practitioners to more recent adopters, profiling 35 of the world’s hottest urban calligraphers along the way. Graffiti fanatics, hand lettering fans, street art junkies, calligraphy lovers, and type enthusiasts all have something to learn from this fascinating tome. KEY SELLING POINTS • This book profiles 25 of the world’s hottest urban calligraphers. • Follows artists including Chaz Bojorquez, Usugrow, Niels SHOW Meulman, Cryptik, JonOne, L’Atlas, SABER and Faust. • From Christian Hundertmark, editor of the ongoing Art of Rebellion series (Publikat) and co-author Patrick Hartl. • A comprehensive sourcebook of graffiti and street art calligraphy. ISBN 13: 9783939566502, 256pp h/b, £36.99 Published by PUBLIKAT Rep Territories: UK & Ireland June 2017
Design
CAMO MANIA! New Disruptive Patterns in Design Viction Workshop
No longer relegated solely to drab or muted earthtones, camouflage is undergoing a renaissance as designers experiment with new patterns and colour palettes to create fresh and unexpected results for a variety of applications. With traditional elements or new figurative or abstract iconography and in every color of the rainbow, from black and white to the primaries, day-glo colours and pastels.
KEY SELLING POINTS • Includes the very best in packaging, promotion, fashion and furniture design. • Reinvigorates camouflage with new patterns and colour palettes. • An incredible array of traditional elements or new figurative or abstract iconography in every colour of the rainbow ISBN 13: 9789887774648, 224pp p/b, £36.99 Published by VICTIONARY Rep Territories: UK & Ireland June 2017
Hailing from Sweden, this comprehensive guide to woodcraft and the art of carving is the only handbook you will ever need. From identifying trees and picking the right wood to carving safety, necessary tools and how to care for them, Carve! is an inspiring blend of nature lore and good design. With charming and detailed step-by-step photographs and illustrations and more than a dozen fun and unique projects, the essentials are covered to get started and learn a new skill or hone an existing one. KEY SELLING POINTS • Projects include wooden utensils, vessels and boxes, jewellery, hair combs, and musical instruments. • Includes information on identifying trees and picking the right wood. • Contains details on carving safety, necessary tools and how to care for them. • An inspiring blend of nature lore and good design. • Charming and detailed step-by-step photographs and illustrations. ISBN 13: 9781584236627, 144pp h/b, £29.99 Published by GINGKO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland July 2017
Arts
FRIDA
Kahlo, Frida; Lacombe, Benjamin & Perez, Sebastian
A sumptuous feast of a book, Frida allows the reader to enter this revered artist’s world, both literally and metaphorically. Through a series of consecutive die-cut pages, one is drawn in - passing through aspects of her life, art and creative process while exploring the themes that inspired her most, such as love, death and maternity. Excerpts from Frida Kahlo’s personal diaries alternate with Sebastian Perez’s poetic musings to give fresh insight and emotional depth, while Benjamin Lacombe’s stunning artwork masterfully conveys the symbolism and surrealism of her art. KEY SELLING POINTS • A sumptuous feast of a book. • Touching on aspects of Kahlo’s life, art and creative process. • Exploring the themes that inspired Kahlo most, such as love, death and maternity. • Blends excerpts from Frida Kahlo’s diaries, Sebastian Perez’s poetic musings and Benjamin Lacombe’s stunning artwork. ISBN 13: 9781584236641, 76pp h/b, £31.99 Published by GINGKO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland July 2017
Cookery and Recipes
HOW TO COOK FRENCH CUISINE 50 Traditional Recipes Soucail, Julie
You never forget your first tartiflette. Likewise, moules mariniere is sure to leave an impression. How to Cook French Cuisine collects these and forty-eight other classic recipes of arguably the world’s finest cuisine. Compact and with easy to read instructions, this book includes metric as well as US standard measurements complimented by tantalizing photographs of the finished products. From starters to main courses and desserts, all you need for a dinner party is contained within, except the ingredients and guest list! KEY SELLING POINTS • 50 classic French recipes in a compact volume, with easy-to-read instructions. • Includes metric as well as US standard measurements. • Complimented by tantalizing photographs. ISBN 13: 9781584236658, 108pp h/b, £15.99 Published by GINGKO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland July 2017
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Crafts
LONE WOLF LEATHERWORKING
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A Complete How-to Manual Gartner, Michael
This book is a practical introduction to this ancient art form with 20 distinct projects to sink your awl into. From creating simple braids and key rings to belts, wallets, mobile phone cases and leather totes, one could literally outfit themselves from head to toe. Covers all the basics from gluing and polishing to using the specialized tools and sewing by hand. As the son of one of Sweden’s leading shoemakers, the author has a lifelong knowledge of working with leather and his knowledge and respect for the material shines through. KEY SELLING POINTS • Leather is once again gaining ground as small labels and brands produce functional pieces reflective of our lifestyles. • A clear antithesis to disposable culture, well-crafted leather goods can and should last for decades. • A practical introduction to this ancient art form with 20 different projects to work through. • Covers all the basics from gluing and polishing to using the specialized tools and sewing by hand. • By the son of one of Sweden’s leading shoemakers, the author has a lifelong knowledge of working with leather. ISBN 13: 9781584236610, 128pp h/b, £27.99 Published by GINGKO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland July 2017
Colouring Book
MODE PARISIENNE A Fashion Coloring Book Dezelus, Clement
Immerse yourself in Parisian fashion with Mode Parisienne, an adult colouring book sure to please fashionistas and Francophiles alike. Colour your way through a variety of styles, guided by several belle femme depicted in fashions from the classic petite robe noir to sporty jeans and flats. Stop in at real locations such as Avenue Montaigne, Place Vendome, and the Tuileries Garden and transform them into your own colourful destinations; revamp vintage prints, floral gowns, and makeup palettes to reflect your own tastes, or re-create your favourite trends. KEY SELLING POINTS • A beautiful adult colouring book sure to please fashionistas and Francophiles alike. • Colour your way through a variety of styles - from the classic petite robe noir to sporty jeans and flats. • Uses real fashion locations such as Avenue Montaigne, Place Vendome, and the Tuileries Garden. ISBN 13: 9781584236726, 160pp p/b, £20.99 Published by GINGKO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland July 2017
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NEW GHOST IN THE SHELL COLLECTION
Ahead of the major Hollywood film adaptation starring Scarlett Johansson - coming March 31, 2017 come these new deluxe, movie tie-in editions and novelisation of GHOST IN THE SHELL. Available from Kodansha and Vertical.
ALL AVAILABLE 23 FEBRUARY 2017
Ghost in the Shell 1 The Deluxe Edition 9781632364210 £25 h/b 352pp.
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COVER STILL TO COME Ghost in the Shell 1.5 The Deluxe Edition 9781632364227 £16.99 h/b 192pp.
Ghost in the Shell 2 The Deluxe Edition 9781632364234 £25 h/b 320pp.
The Ghost in the Shell Novel 9781945054228 £9.99 p/b 240pp.
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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 1
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