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category • 320 pp • publishing in Fall 2010 • Black-and-white illustrations and maps throughout

rights availaBle: World, all languages

The Cascadia Subduction Zone is a crack in the earth‘s crust, roughly 50 kilometres offshore, running 1,100 kilometres from northern Vancouver Island to northern California. It has generated massive earthquakes not just once or twice, but over and over again throughout geologic time—at least 36 major Cascadia events in the last 10,000 years. This fault generates a mon-ster earthquake about every 500 years. And the monster is due to return at any time. It could happen 200 years from now, or it could be tonight.

The Cascadia Subduction Zone is virtually identical to the offshore fault that wrecked Sumatra on Boxing Day of 2004—it’s the same length, same width and with the same tectonic forces are at work. This means Cascadia’s fault will generate the same earthquake we saw in Sumatra, at magnitude 9 or higher, sending crippling shockwaves across a far wider area than any California quake. A Cascadia quake will slam Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle, Portland, and Sacramento and will send cascading tidal waves to the shores of Australia, New Zealand, and Japan, destroying the fishing and timber industries and damaging the economies of the Pacific Rim countries and their trading partners for years to come.

Cascadia’s Fault tells the story of this potentially devastating earthquake and the tsunamis it will spawn, but will also, reminiscent again of the Sumatra disaster, will warn us about the impending loss of life and property in a crisis almost unprecedented in modern history.

Jerry thompson was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, and grew up in South Carolina. Now an award-winning documentary filmmaker living outside of Vancouver, British Columbia, Thompson has cov-ered everything from fishing, forestry and the First Nations of Canada to earthquakes and drought in California, from the ozone hole in Australia to the struggling Sandinista government in Nicaragua, ethnic civil war in Sri Lanka, and the chemical disaster in Bhopal. He climbed the Berlin Wall to witness the collapse of Communism, and won two Gemini awards for his stories about Bhopal and Berlin. For twenty years Jerry worked as a radio and television journalist in Winnipeg, Calgary and Vancouver, as a network news correspondent and a documentary film producer for CBC programs such as The National, The Journal and the fifth estate. He has written articles for Equinox, Read-er’s Digest and Vancouver magazine, and has produced and narrated television documentary specials on Cascadia’s fault that received wide critical praise.

Jerry thompsoncascadia’s faultthe coming earthquake that could devastate north america with an introduction by simon winchester

From How to Be a Bush Pilot

Dear Aspiring Bush Pilot, Let me introduce myself. I am the best friend you never knew you had. I am the bossy madame in your sweaty locker room, the sleuth between your silk sheets. A Tink-erbell for your tackle, a bedroom de Bergerac, I am hid-ing in your closet, tucked under your desk, crouching on your windowsill – ready to help and ready to scold you with equal voracity. . . . In the following 288 pages, you will evolve from a man with good intentions and a few signature moves into a man with unparalleled technique. Your sexual willingness will become your sexual prowess. Your medieval sword: a light saber. Your BB gun: a six-shooter. Your name will be scrawled in lipstick across bathroom walls, tattooed to backsides, and held, hushed, on the ends of tongues. You will be a certified Bush Pilot. How to Be a Bush Pilot is boot camp for the modern playboy and sexual

adventurer, a masterclass in becoming the lover that every woman wants but doesn’t know how to ask for. It is funny. It is instructive. It winks and flirts. Its unwavering purpose: getting laid. Proficiently. Spanning from remedial education to moves that will educate even the savviest Wilt Chamberlain, Claudia Dey uses female insight to turn mere men into that elusive master of the bedroom: the Bush Pilot. How to Be a Bush Pilot is studded with pop culture references, swinging between high and low art but always focusing on the art of seduction. Think Led Zeppelin meets Ted Hughes meets wood paneling meets Henry Miller meets Def Leppard. In the bedroom. With a tone that reads like Tina Fey channeling Dr. Ruth, Dey ranges from the pre-game warm-ups of flirtation and fantasy, to charming the Little Buddha, to graduating from the regulars to the remote. How to Be a Bush Pilot is fearless, playful, always commanding yet never intimidating; the essential guide for every man who wants to be a legend and wants to laugh while trying.

Praise for Stunt

“At once hypnotic and dazzling, Stunt is, quite simply, a feat.” —The Globe and Mail

“This surrealist coming-of-age novel . . . is the perfect vehicle for Dey’s caustic wit and trenchant observations.” —Toronto Star

“Stunt is mesmerizing, rewarding, and breathtaking. Dey never lets up, never writes simply, plainly, or boringly.” —Quill & Quire, starred review

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claudia dey is a novelist, playwright and columnist. She writes the weekly “Group Therapy” column for the Globe and Mail, and during its brief but illustrious life, Claudia also wrote the sex column for Toro magazine under the pseudonym Bebe O’Shea. Her plays have been translated into French and German and produced internationally. They include Beaver, Trout Stanley and The Gwendolyn Poems, which was nominated for the Governor General’s Award and the Trillium Award. Her debut novel, Stunt, has been praised by—among others—Time Out Chicago, which called it “deeply weird and totally beautiful,” the Globe and Mail and Quill & Quire. Visit her online at claudiadey.com.

relationships • 288 pp • publishing in Winter 2011 • Manuscript available December 2009

rights availaBle: World, all languagesauthor weBsite: claudiadey.com

The modern man’s how-to guide to life below the belt

claudia deyhow to Be a Bush pilota field guide to the secrets of female pleasure

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Joseph heathfilthy lucreeconomics for people who hate capitalism

econoMics • 352 pprights availaBle: World/All Languages ex ANZ (Scribe), Brazil (Campus);

Chinese Complex (Wealth Publishing); Chinese Simplified (Gold Axe); French Canada (Editions Trecarre); French ex Canada (Editions Naive); Korean (Mati); Portugal (Caleidoscopio); Spanish World (Taurus); US (Broadway Books)

The co-author of the internationally best-selling The Rebel Sell skewers the myths of economics

Economists are usually right wing, they assume that everyone is self-inter-ested and amoral, and they are almost always cheerleaders for the market economy. As a result, most people who do not already share these beliefs ignore everything that economists have to say. This is a problem. Even among sophisticated practitioners, economics is a field in which people are unusually prone to fallacies. Among those who know nothing at all about the subject—a group that includes the average taxpayer and consumer, as well as most journalists, political activists, and politicians—almost every widely held belief is false. The level of economic illiteracy is stunning. At the same time, the average person has a great thirst for popu-lar, accessible writing on economics—witness the astounding success of Freakonomics and The Undercover Economist. People are starting to realize that the “dismal science” need not be so dismal. In Filthy Lucre, Joseph Heath, co-author of the international best-seller The Rebel Sell: Why the Culture Can’t Be Jammed, demonstrates that economics provides crucial lessons that anyone with a concern over social justice, or with a desire to build a better society, must learn. First dissecting six favourite economic fallacies of the right—the private sector is not more efficient than government, taxes can never be too high, and globalization and the myth of international competitiveness among them—Heath then skewers the six favourite economic fallacies of the left—the wet firecracker that is worker-self ownership, a postmortem on communism, and why profit is not evil. In the end, no sacred cow is left standing.

Joseph heath is an associate profes-sor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Toronto. He is the author of three previous books: The Rebel Sell: Why the Culture Can’t Be Jammed (with Andrew Potter); Communicative Action and Rational Choice, which won the Canadian Philosophical Association Book Prize for 2003; and The Efficient Society, a Maclean’s and Globe and Mail best-seller selected by the Globe as one of the best books of 2001. He writes a monthly column for the journal Policy Options and is a frequent contributor to The Montreal Gazette.

“This is a terrific book, courteous, clear, witty and fair . . . Heath has an almost [Adam] Smithian sense of the sophistication of human motivation.” —The Globe and Mail

“As he showed in previous books . . . Heath writes with a certain boldness, as well as clarity and wit.” —Winnipeg Free Press

roBert wright, Ph.D., is a professor of history at Trent University, specializing in foreign policy. He is the author of the national bestseller Three Nights in Havana, which won the 2008 Canadian Authors’ Association’s Lela Common Award for Canadian History and is currently being made into a feature documentary. He resides in Toronto with his wife and children. Visit him at www.robertwright.ca.

The world watched with fear in November 1979, when Iranian students infiltrated and occupied the American embassy in Tehran. As the city exploded in a fury of revolution, few knew about the six American embassy staff who escaped into hiding. For three months, Ken Taylor, the Canadian ambassador to Iran—along with his wife and embassy staffers—concealed the Americans in their homes, terrified that Ayatollah Khomeini would find out and exact deadly consequences.

January 28, 2010, marks the 30th anniversary of an event that stunned the world, when Ken Taylor masterminded the exfiltration of the six diplomats from Tehran. Americans were held in thrall as Ted Koppel updated the nation on the fate of its hostages and the Canadians orchestrated an intrepid escape. Americans celebrated in the streets across the nation, raising banners that read “Thank you, Canada!”

In Our Man in Tehran, Robert Wright, author of the award-winning national bestseller Three Nights in Havana, tells the story behind a major historical flashpoint, a story of cloak-and-dagger intrigue, the stuff of John le Carré and Frederick Forsyth made real.

Praise for Three Nights in Havana

“The book’s genuine charm lies in its evocation of the querulous yet quirky mood of the 70s and, in particular, of the love affair between Pierre and Margaret Trudeau.” —john english, The Globe and Mail

“Masterfully portrayed. . . . The power of Three Nights in Havana comes . . . from the account of the Trudeau–Castro friendship, and the revelation of its emotional inclusion of Margaret and the Trudeau sons.”

—Winnipeg Free Press

history/politics • 272 pp • publishing in January 2010

rights availaBle: World/all languages

On the 30th anniversary of the daring Canadian rescue of Americans during the Iran hostage crisis, a master portrayal of the man who orchestrated their freedom

roBert wrightour man in tehranken taylor and the iran hostage crisis

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dennis sheckel is the head of Management Communications at the Richard Ivey School of Business at, University of Western Ontario. Born in New Zealand, he holds a Masters in Psychology from Canterbury University and a PhD from the University of Toronto. He has twice been voted Professor of the Year (2005 and 2007) and consults for corporations throughout North America. Denis lives just outside of London, Ontario.

tara Bradacs is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario and a human resources specialist with Maple Leaf Foods, one of Canada’s largest food companies and a leader in executive training. Tara lives in Toronto, Ontario.

On a bright spring day, Denis Shackel and his brother-in-law, Bruce MacGregor, set out to climb Mt. Ruapehu in New Zealand. Although Bruce was an experienced climber, he lost his footing as they approached the summit and fell to his death.

Alone, in shock, and stranded for the night with temperatures plunging to -30 C, Shackel managed to stay alive by breaking down the night into five second intervals and drawing on focus, vision, integrity, faith, habit – all essential qualities of effective leaders, but not always the easiest to follow. Since his mountaintop experience, Shackel has instructed business stu-dents, executives and corporations how to apply the “five seconds at a time” approach for extreme success in business and in life.

With a compelling mix of adventure, survival and inspiring case studies, Five Seconds at a Time, offers leaders around the world the accessible tools to achieve the seemingly impossible in business and in life.

business • 240 pp • Manuscript available noveMber 2009 • publishing suMMer 2010

rights availaBle: World, all languages

dennis sheckel with tara Bradacsfive seconds at a timehow leaders make the impossible—possible

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max lendermana Brand new worldhow paupers, pirates, and oligarchs are reshaping Business

business/Marketing • 288 pp rights availaBle: World, all languagesauthor weBsite: www.experiencethemessage.com

Big Ideas and Marketing Tales from the Hypermarket

To get around a ban on alcohol advertising, a Russian oligarch starts a bank with the same name as his premium bestselling vodka. Russian Standard is still the #1 vodka and is now the largest consumer bank, issuing 77 percent of credit cards in the country. Silk Street market, the epicenter of piracy and counterfeiting in China, launches its own brand of clothing. A Thai com-pany captivates millions of consumers by installing combs in the tangled wires above the streets of Bangkok to promote its hair-care products.

We live in a brand new world where marketing is taking on incredible new forms, especially in the hyper-developing “BRIC” countries: Brazil, Russia, India and China. The almost unimaginable economic growth in these nations is revolutionizing marketing across the globe. Drawing from over two years of extensive travel and research, award-winning creative director Max Lenderman shares groundbreaking marketing strategies and business models that every savvy marketer and business visionary needs to understand.

Brisk, fascinating and a little shocking, Brand New World is both a window and a mirror, an indispensable guide for the new era of global marketing.

Praise for Experience the Message

“. . . a must read for thoughtful marketing executives.” —Karl Moore, Marketing Magazine

“A book you should have in your library if you’re serious about navigating the new marketing world.”

—David Polinchock, Brand Experience Lab

max lenderman is Executive Creative Director at GMR Marketing LLC, the largest experiential marketing firm in North America. The company’s clients include ING, McDonald’s, Unilever, and Visa. A founding member of the International Experiential Marketing Association (IXMA), Lenderman is a sought-after speaker on the subjects of strategic branding, experiential marketing, and youth trends. His cam-paigns have garnered many industry prizes, including Pro Awards in 2006, 2007, and 2008, the MAA Worldwide Globes Award for excellence in market-ing campaigns in 2006, and the Ex Award in 2007 and 2008. His previous book, Experience the Message, was shortlisted for the Canadian Business Book of the Year Award. Lenderman lives in Chicago. Visit his blog at expe-riencethemessage.com.

laurence packer studied zoology at Oxford before completing his PhD at the University of Toronto. He has been a Professor of Biology at York University in Toronto for more than twenty years. He has published over 80 refereed research papers on bees, and his research has been funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada and National Geographic, among other organizations. He is a mem-ber of numerous national and international research groups. His research collection is the second largest (after the National Collection housed by Agriculture Canada in Ottawa) in Canada and is an internationally important resource for bee taxonomy and systematics. He lives in Toronto.

The life of Dr. Laurence Packer, an internationally renowned Oxford-trained etymologist, revolves around bees, whether it’s searching for them under leaves in a South American jungle or in the desert heat of Arizona, or tracking down and identifying new species, which he often names after his family and friends. In his research he has lured bees into traps with the twang of a guitar string, has found himself out of gas in the middle of nowhere with only his bees to keep him company, and with unusual curators in the darkest recesses of forgotten museums scaring up lost specimens. In what many would expect would be a quiet profession, Packer keeps it interesting. Recently, however, his research has proven out a sud-den and calamitous decline in the world’s bee populations, and find out why has become his greatest concern. Packer suggests that a world without bees would be vastly different than the one we live in now. Bees pollinate most of our flowers, and without their efforts the flowers would begin to disappear and the world would be a much less colourful place. Bees are responsible for one third of our food supply, and without them food will become much more expensive and cof-fee will be in short supply. Their decline is an early warning of an unravel-ling of the web of nature. He has made it his life’s work to educate people about our need for bees—not just the honeybees, now in a crisis due to the sudden colony collapse, but bees of thousands of other species that we can find in our forests, gardens, and the nooks and crannies around our homes on every continent but Antarctica. This is a celebration of all bees, and a warning about our collective future, from a scientist dedicated to educating the world about what we would lose if we didn’t have them.

science/nature • 272 pp including 8 pp of colour illustrationspublishing in May 2010 • proposal availablerights availaBle: World, all languages

The Crocodile Hunter of the bee world hikes through deserts, jungles, forests, and tundra in pursuit of his tiny quarry, and shares a vital environmental mes-sage: what would the world be like with-out bees?

dr. laurence packerworld without Bees

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One man’s obsession with, and interna-tiontional pursuit of, an extinct species

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dr. glen chilton, Professor Emeritus at St. Mary’s University College in Calgary, Alberta, and Adjunct Senior Lecturer at James Cook University, Australia, is an internationally rec-ognized ornithologist and behavioural ecolo-gist, and the world’s leading authority on the extinct Labrador Duck. The author of acclaimed The Curse of the Labrador Duck (HarperCollins, Canada; S&S U.S., Australia), Chilton now resides in Australia.

The Labrador Duck, extinct for more than 100 years, once roamed North America, but little is known about this striking black-and-white bird. Often mentioned in the same breath as the Passenger Pigeon, Dodo and Great Auk, stuffed specimens housed in glass and plastic in museums and private collections around the world, are rare—only 55 are known to exist. Even more rare is the kind of scientist who would travel the world over more than three times in search for every last authentic stuffed bird. That rare specimen is Dr. Glen Chilton, a biologist with a self-pro-fessed obsessive personality. His pursuit of the rare, extinct species brought him into encounters with a Scottish hermit, Russian gangsters and a jailed sheik. Chilton travelled to the duck’s known habitat on Canada’s east coast, but also to museums and personal collections (and on many adventures) in Germany, Russia, Scotland, Montreal, the United Kingdom, France, Ireland, the United States, the Netherlands, Belgium, Prague, Vienna, and across the United States and the Middle East. Over the course of his epic journey, Chilton encountered a colourful array of collectors, scientists, journalists, and others, and earned numerous hangovers, swam naked in a glacier-fed stream, and narrowly avoid arrest in New York City. The Curse of the Labrador Duck is truly a story of obsession, a quest unlike any other, a near-impulsive journey around the planet in pursuit of a bird no one has seen alive since the nineteenth century.

natural science/travel • 288 pp rights availaBle: World Translationrights sold: US and ANZ rights sold to Simon & Schuster (Rick Broadhead and

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dr. glen chiltonthe curse of the laBrador duck

Praise for Curse of the Labrador Duck

“The Curse of the Labrador Duck is a fascinating wild goose chase (where the geese are all dead and aren’t technically

geese). Glen Chilton—currently my favorite hard-drinking ornithologist—is a wonderful guide, with prose that

calls to mind James Herriot and Bill Bryson.” —AJ Jacobs, author of The Year of Living Biblically and

The Know-It-All

“I’ve seen my share of strange quests, have taken part in a few myself, but nothing matches Glen Chilton’s galloping

obsession to corner the market on rare stuffed ducks. A funny, fast-paced and oddly heroic tale.”

—Will Ferguson, author of How to Be a Canadian

“From the wilds of Nova Scotia to the neglected bowels of decrepit museums, Glen Chilton is in relentless pursuit of

evidence of the extinct Labrador duck. And the curse? You’ll have to read this engaging adventure to find out.”—Tim Flannery, author of The Weather Makers

dr. glen chilton, Professor Emeritus at St. Mary’s University College in Calgary, Alberta, and Adjunct Senior Lecturer at James Cook University, Australia, is an internationally recognized orni-thologist and behavioural ecolo-gist, and the world’s leading authority on the extinct Labrador Duck. The author of acclaimed The Curse of the Labrador Duck (HarperCollins, Canada; S&S U.S., Australia), Chilton now resides in Australia.

From the author of the rollicking The Curse of the Labrador Duck, in which the author traveled the world over more than three times to seek out every last stuffed specimen of the extinct Labrador Duck in prose “that calls to mind James Herriot and Bill Bryson” (AJ Jacobs), Glen Chilton returns with yet another quest, this time to seek out species ill-advisedly introduced into foreign environments.

Chilton visits Ireland to witness how the big, bright and beautiful rhodo-dendron, an ornamental plant that escaped a private garden, now threat-ens to choke out the last of the great oak forests of the United Kingdom. He escapes blood-thirsty midges and a murderous Hungarian architect while visiting a colony of forgotten Scottish wallabies; finds out how termites, brought in on packing crates after the Second World War, con-tributed to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans; eludes angry Barbary macques in Gibraltar; dodges crocodiles and AK47s in the eucalyptus forests of Ethiopia; avoids licking the red-eared slider, a toxic frog, in South Africa; and steps over landmines with the exploding sheep population of the Falkland Islands. And, in true Glen Chilton fashion, he never turns down the opportunity to share a few ales with eccentric locals, often finding himself in the right place at the wrong time.

The Attack of the Killer Rhododendrons is an often playful, occasionally seri-ous, and always obsessive quest unlike any other.

natural science/travel • 272 pp • Black-and-white illustrations throughout • Maps • publishes Winter 2011rights availaBle: World, translation

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dr. glen chiltonattack of the killer rhododendronsmy obsessive Quest to seek out alien species

Bridget stutchBurythe Bird detective

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Bridget stutchBury was born in Montreal and raised in Toronto. She completed her master’s of science at Queen’s University and her Ph.D. at Yale, was a fellow and research associate at the Smithsonian Institute and is now professor of biology at York University. Recognized as an inter-national birding expert, she is affiliated with more than a dozen organizations seeking to preserve bird habitats, including the World Wildlife Fund. She was selected by the Toronto Star as one of the “People to Watch in 2005” after her groundbreak-ing research into the sexual antics of birds made headlines around the world. Stutchbury lives in Woodbridge, Ontario.

A Yale educated professor of biology, Bridget Stutchbury roams forests and jungles studying the sexual antics of birds, sharing with us the curious rea-sons for their plumage and their often sordid calls. Why are some species like the soap opera characters of the animal kingdom? And are birds truly faithful to their mates, as we’re so often told? Stutchbury explains the science behind the surprisingly sophisticated and often amusing behaviour of birds, and draws on examples of species from around the world. In The Bird Detective, Stutchbury, a finalist for the Governor General’s Award for Silence of the Songbirds, will explain, for instance, why some birds readily divorce their partners, why parents don’t treat their sons and daugh-ters equally, why females sneak copulations with neighboring males, why mothers sometimes desert their babies, and why some adults forego breeding altogether. She writes about the territorial nature of birds and their nesting habits, why certain species prefer to live in large groups and, perhaps most importantly, how birds are being forced by climate change and other pres-sures to change their habits in a fight for their very survival.

nature/environMent • 272 pp • publishing in april 2010manuscript availablerights availaBle: World, all languages ex US (Walker)

Bridget stutchBurysilence of the songBirdshow we are losing the world’s songbirds and what we can do to save them

By some estimates, we have lost half the songbirds that filled the skies only 40 years ago. Bridget Stutchbury, an expert ornithologist and naturalist, convincingly argues that songbirds truly are the canaries in the coal mine—except the coal mine looks a lot like Earth and we are the hapless excavators. Following the birds on their 10,000-kilometre migratory journey, Stutchbury looks at the most threatening factors: pesticides, the destruc-tion of vital habitat, coffee plantations, the bright lights and structures in our cities, and global warming. Without songbirds, our forests face insect infestations, and our trees, flowers and gardens lose a crucial element in their reproductive cycle.

rights availaBle: World, all languages ex US (Walker)

In award-winning author Trevor Herriot’s remarkable new work, he draws on 20 years’ experience as an observer of nature to reveal the spirit of the grassland world, and the uniqueness of its birds.

In the spirit of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring and Bruce Chatwin’s The Songlines, this arresting book fills the heart with wonder and reveals that any hope for the endangered wildness in North America’s heartland depends on people making the right choices—on farms, in legislatures and in board rooms, and even at the supermarket. Beautifully illustrated with the author’s own draw-ings, Grass, Sky, Song awakens our senses to the glory of all birds and calls for a renewed bond between culture and nature.

“As beautifully rendered as the land it celebrates . . . Rises to the level of art.” —The Globe and Mail

environMent/nature • a phyllis bruce book • 288 pp rights availaBle: World, all languages

trevor herriotgrass, sky, songpromise and peril in the world of grassland Birds

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Part memoir, part natural history, Grizzlyville is MacDonald’s fascinating meditation on North America’s largest predators and on the people who deal with them, sometimes on a daily basis.

MacDonald examines the history and behaviour of the three species of bears in North America—grizzlies, black bears and polar bears. Thought-provoking and often frightening,

Grizzlyville draws on the personal experiences of MacDonald and others, recounting an absorbing story about the place bears occupy in our world and the place we occupy in theirs.

“A vivid book, rich in detail, about one of the earth’s greatest creatures.” —Thomas McGuane, Ninety-two in the Shade

“MacDonald spins yarns as if we were sitting on the next log at the campfire.” —Winnipeg Free Press

nature • 272 pp rights availaBle: US/English, other rights: Westwood Creative Artists

Jake macdonaldgrizzlyvilleadventures in Bear country

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gretta vosperwith or without godwhy the way we live is more important than what we Believe

religion/spirituality • 400 pp rights availaBle: World/all languagesauthor weBsite: www.progressivechristianity.ca

What Gretta Vosper proposes in the provocative With or Without God is a radical change that lies at the heart of faith. The new church she envisions will play a viable and transformative role in the shaping of a future society. What will save the church from certain demise, Vosper argues, is a new emphasis on just and compassionate living. Without this reform, the church as we know it faces extinction.

In the vein of Tom Harpur’s The Pagan Christ, this is a book that dares to discard old doctrines but does so with respect and dignity. Vosper imag-ines a new church that leads in ethics—fostering relationships, meaning and values that are solidly rooted in our own best selves.

“One of the most exciting voices in 21st-century Christianity.” —Bishop John Shelby Spong, author of Jesus for the Non-Religious

Jean vanierour life togethera memoir in letters

MeMoir/religion • 400 pp rights availaBle World/all languages ex World French (Fides), UK (Darton, Longman & Todd)

Jean Vanier is the founder of the international L’Arche communities, and of Faith and Light, two organizations that bring together people with develop-mental disabilities and the friends who share their lives. He espouses a phi-losophy that the marginalized and weak can teach us great things and that true spirituality can only come from our relationships with the less fortunate. Vanier has travelled the world, meeting with international dignitaries and faith leaders, and with people who have nothing—as well as everything—to give. Our Life Together contains over four decades of Vanier’s correspon-dence, as he reflects on world events and the quest for peace; and on his own faith journey and current drive for interfaith dialogue. Our Life Together reads much like a memoir: inspirational, infused with a sense of community, and revealing in its candid portrait of a man who fully understands what it is to be a whole, compassionate human being.

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howard engelthe man who forgothow to readwith an introduction by oliver sacks

memoir • 176 pprights availaBle: World all languages ex Italy (Rizzoli), Korea (Alma),

US (St. Martin’s)

One morning in 2001, Howard Engel, prolific novelist and literary per-sonality, walked out his door to pick up his newspaper and found that he could no longer read. He had had a stroke and now suffered from a condi-tion called alexia—he could still write, he could no longer read. As soon as he committed a word to the page, it appeared to him to be in some kind of alien cipher. After much therapy and the support of his family, Engel has returned to writing the Benny Cooperman novels that have made him so widely adored among mystery fans. This book is about that struggle to reinvent himself as a writer, a powerful memoir of one man’s triumph over a rare, ironic affliction.

“An engrossing memoir.” —London Free Press

James raffanemperor of the north

history/biography • a phyllis bruce book • 320 pp rights availaBle: World/all languagesshortlisted for the dafoe prize

From his illegitimate beginnings in a small Scottish town, to his regal posi-tion as a business magnate of great power and wealth and the dynamic head of a company that stretched over 1/12 of the earth’s surface, Sir George Simpson epitomized the self-made man of the 19th century. As he ranged fearlessly across his “empire of furs,” Simpson set speed and endurance records for overland travel that have yet to beaten. His forceful moves into the Pacific Northwest trade and political turmoil over boundaries did much to consolidate British power on the west coast of North America. Raffan brings this rambunctious character to vivid life and creates a lively, richly documented portrait of one of the world’s greatest business empires that flourished before Canada was completed as a country and that became a potent symbol of northern enterprise.

“One of those rare books you don’t want to finish.”—Peter C. Newman

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dr. Joe schwarczan apple a daythe myths, misconceptions and truths about the foods we eat

science/FooD • 272 pp rights availaBle: World/all languages ex Brazil (Zahar), Korea (Bada Publishing), Poland (Café Libris), Romania (House of Guides), Slovenia (Hisa Knjig Zalozba), U.S. (Other Press), UK (Oneworld)author weBsite: www.joeschwarcz.ca

Forget your dinner jacket and put on your lab coat: you have to be a nutri-tional scientist these days before you sit down to eat—which is why we need Dr. Joe Schwarcz, the expert who’s famous for connecting chemistry to everyday life. In An Apple a Day, he’s taken his thorough knowledge of food chemistry, applied it to today’s top food fears, trends and questions, and leavened it with his trademark lighthearted approach. The result is both an entertaining revelation of the miracles of science happening in our bodies every time we bite into a morsel of food, and a telling exploration of the myths, claims and misconceptions surrounding our obsession with diets, nutrition and weight.

Joseph heath and andrew potterthe reBel sellwhy the culture can’t Be Jammed

Perhaps the most enduring legacy of the 1960s is the widely held belief that modern society as a whole is a giant system of conformity and repression. In order to rebel, it is not enough to fight against the power of some specific social class or institution, rather it is necessary to reject “the system” as a whole: the entire culture must be resisted and a counterculture must be formed. For Heath and Potter there is only one problem: the idea is a myth.

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Jeffrey s. rosenthalstruck By lightning

Humans have always been fascinated and frightened by randomness, and inexplicably delighted by strange coincidences. We resent the feeling that circumstances are out of our hands. In cogent, often humorous prose, Rosenthal shows us that once we understand the rudiments of probability we will no longer scramble to lock our doors every time the newspaper headlines shout that burglary rates are on the rise. And maybe—just maybe—we’ll finally realize that despite a run of good luck at the casino, the house always wins. What are the odds of that?

“Writing in funny, easily understandable language aimed at non-mathemati-cians, [Rosenthal] shows how understanding the odds can give us a better idea of how the world works, and help us make better decisions about our lives . . .” —The Globe and Mail

MatheMatics, popular science, general interest • 258pprights availaBle: World excluding ANZ (ABC Books); Czech (Academia);

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author weBsite: www.struckbylightning.ca

david orrellapollo’s arrowthe science of prediction and the future of everything

popular science • 360 pprights availaBle: World excluding Chinese simplified (Hainan); Japan

(Hayakawa); Korea (Woongjin Thinkbig); US (Basic Books)

In the mould of A Short History of Progress and Guns, Germs and Steel,

Apollo’s Arrow is a compelling, irreverent, elegantly written history of our future that addresses the most important issues of our time. How well can we predict the future? Can past discoveries help us understand tomorrow’s weather patterns or tell us what our financial future will look like? Will scientists ever be able to forecast catastrophes or will we always be at the mercy of Mother Nature, waiting for the next storm, epidemic or economic crash to thunder through our lives? “Orrell’s writing is top notch . . . somehow finding the right mix of anecdote, broad brush and humour.” — The Globe and Mail

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Julie enfieldkiss and tellan intimate history of kissing

Kiss and Tell is the first comprehensive book to embrace the subject of kiss-ing in sensuous detail. Author Julie Enfield offers us a panoply of kisses, from the celebrated French kiss to the unforgettable first kiss. Offering more than mere lip service, she explores how each of our five senses enhances and informs a kiss, and reveals the sometimes surprising chemistry behind desire. From a fascinating exposé of literary, film and artistic kisses to a lush landscape of lipstick and iconic pouts, Kiss and Tell is the ultimate guide to lip reading—and a perfect gift of love.

sex etiquette/huMor • 240 pprights availaBle: World excluding Brazil (Matrix Editora); China (Tianying

Cultural Co.); Croatia (HENA); France (Les Presses Libres), Germany (MVG Verlag), Italy (Piemme); Poland (Bellona); Romania (EF Publishing); Russia (Dobraya Kniga); Serbia (Geopoetika)

author weBsite: www.julieenfield.com

personal Finance • 288 pprights availaBle: World, all languagesauthor weBsite: squawkfox.com

Families are always looking for simple and effective ways to stretch their household budgets. In tight times, finding extra dollars in unexpected places is even more important. Packed with ideas, information, tips and tricks that range from long-term savings to instant cash in your pocket, 397 Ways to Save Money makes budgeted living easy—and even fun. This accessible guide offers saving savvy that you don’t need to be a financial planner to understand. By looking in every corner of every room in your house, from the kitchen to the closet, and by considering the needs of every member of your family, from your toddler to your dog, 397 Ways to Save Money will help you find thousands of dollars in savings.

kerry k. taylor397 Ways to save Moneyspend smarter and live well on less

kerry k. taylor is the writer behind squawkfox.com, a blog that makes frugal living fun.

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marc lewis, ph.d. andisaBela granic Bed timingthe “when to” guide to helping your child to sleep

parenting • 240 pprights availaBle: World/all languages ex US (The Experiment)

marc lewis Ph.D., and isaBela granic Ph.D., are develop-mental psychologists as well as the parents of twins. Dr. Granic is a research scientist at the Hospital for Sick Children. Dr. Lewis is a professor in the department of human development and applied psychology at the University of Toronto. Together, they have been guests on international public radio programs, spoken at international academic conferences and given educational seminars and workshops to parents and clinicians around the world. Lewis, Granic and their children live in Toronto.

A newborn typically deprives parents of 400 to 750 hours of sleep in the first year of its life. It’s hardly surprising that sleep and sleep-training is the #1 issue faced by new parents. Many mothers and fathers wrestle with the overwhelming number of sleep-training methods offered to them, from the “cry-it-out” techniques to the gentler “no-cry” approaches. But there are no scientific studies that prove one method is superior to any other. Lewis and Granic, however, have uncovered astonishing research and crucial informa-tion about sleep-training babies: the most critical factor is when you start the process. Timing is everything.

Bed Timing walks you through the stages of your child’s development up to the age of four, revealing the windows during which sleep-training is most effective—and when it stands the least chance of success. With this knowledge, you can decide when and how to teach your child to sleep through the night. The Ferber method, for example, is appropriate for the five-to-seven-month stage, when infants are emotionally resilient, but it is potentially disastrous in the eight-to-twelve-month stage, when they develop separation distress. Filled with practical advice on the top five sleep-training methods and instructions for dealing with sleep setbacks, Bed Timing is a simple, sensible and reassuring guide to help your child—and yourself—get to sleep.

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dr. Jack newman and teresa pitmandr. Jack newman’s guide to Breastfeedingrevised edition

Bill richardsonold father william’s well-ordered universe

parenting • 352 pp rights availaBle: World/all languages ex French; Indonesia (Buah Hati);

Italy (Coleman Editore); Japan (Medicus Shuppan); Spanish; US (Crown)

huMour/reFerence • 288 pp rights availaBle: World/all languages

Breastfeeding is healthy and natural, but it’s not always easy. Dr. Jack Newman, a leading authority on infant care, and Teresa Pitman, former executive director of La Leche League Canada, have the answers that many new mothers are looking for. From achieving a good “latch” to dealing with jaundiced or colicky babies to coping with breast pain and surgeries, Dr. Jack Newman’s Guide to Breastfeeding includes information on every ques-tion a nursing mother could have.

If you’re expecting, nursing your newborn or wondering about when to wean your toddler, this is the guide you need, for your first baby or your fourth.

“Everything you wanted to know about breastfeeding . . .” — Lamaze International

Keith Richards and George Bernard Shaw were both damaged when they fell from trees. Prince Philip, husband of the Queen of England, and John Holmes, the star of over 2,000 pornographic movies, were both born on the kitchen table: different tables in different kitchens, it’s true. But nonethe-less: what does it mean? What famous composer autopsied in a tool shed? What was the name of the woman who invented the dishwasher in a tool shed? When did Mr. Harley and Mr. Davidson invent their motorcycle in a tool shed and what do they have to do with Pamela Anderson, anyway? And what, what, what does it mean when you put it all together?

Whether you labour over these pages or whether you read them in quick and easy spurts, this is a book that will make you want to skip to the loo, my darling. Let the private sanctum of the bathroom become for you, as it has become for Old Father William, a place as much about making sense as making scents.

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margaretfishBack powersfootprints10th anniversary edition

Ten years after it was published, the impact of Footprints: The True Story Behind the Poem That Inspired Millions continues to be felt throughout the inspirational book market—no small feat considering the thousands of books that crowd the shelves. Well over 250,000 copies have been sold in Canada, with a tremendously loyal audience who remain eager for new additions to the Footprints library. Many of those readers have written to the author explaining how “Footprints” has changed their lives.

inspirational/religious • 144 pprights availaBle: World excluding Australia (HCANZ); Brazil (Editora

Fundamento); Simplified Chinese (CCM); Croatia (Art Logos); Czech Rep. (Vydavatelstvo); France; Germany (Brunnen Verlag); Italy (Di sant'Antonia Editrice); Japan (Shinkyo Shuppan); Portugal (Estrela Polar); Spain (Édiciones Obelisco); UK and US (Zondervan)

margaretfishBack powersthe footprints Book of daily inspirations

Margaret Fishback Powers wrote the famous poem “Footprints” in 1964 at a time when she was a young woman searching for direction in her life. Since then, “Footprints” has provided inspiration for millions of people around the world.

Now, The Footprints Book of Daily Inspirations brings together thoughts that will inspire you through every day of the year, with an extra bit of inspiration for the year to come. Margaret has collected 366 quotes, meditations and sayings that she has written herself or that have special meaning to her, and she has compiled them here for readers. Uplifting and certain to inspire a quiet moment of self-reflection—and perhaps even a smile or two—this wonderful treasury is a beautiful gift from a woman whose life and work have touched lives all over the world.

inspirational/religious • 144 pprights availaBle: World/all languages

The Secret Letters of The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari is a compelling new fable from international bestselling author Robin Sharma. The now famous character of Julian Mantle, from the original The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, faces a spellbinding challenge that causes him to lose one hundred letters that he has been writing for many years. In the tradition of Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet the letters distill Julian’s best wisdom on success and happiness and will leave “Monk” fans dazzled and moved. The Secret Letters of the Monk Who Sold His Ferrari will be the best “Monk” book to date and one that readers will appreciate for years to come. Some of the powerful themes revealed in the 100 letters include: • achieving authentic success• powerful lessons for happiness• overcoming painful times• realizing your dreams• finding love and great relationships• experiencing much more fun in life• reaching lasting vitality

“Robin Sharma’s books are helping people around the world live great lives.”

—Paulo Coelho, author of The Alchemist

inspiration/selF-help • 224 pp • publishing in spring 2010 rights availaBle: World, all languages ex Lithuania (Luceo); Russia

(Sophia); UK (HarperCollins)author weBsite: www.robinsharma.com

roBin sharmathe secret letters of the monk who sold his ferrari

The next book in the globally bestselling “Monk” series which has sold millions in over 50 countries

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roBin sharma, LL.B., LL.M., is one of the world’s top experts on personal develop-ment and leadership, having helped mil-lions of people to lead greater lives. He is the author of seven major international bestsellers, including The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari and Who Will Cry When You Die? The Monk brand is recognizable in 30 coun-tries. Robin Sharma is the CEO of Sharma Leadership International Inc., a success coaching and training firm with clients such as FedEx, IBM, Microsoft, GM, Nike and Panasonic. His website, robinsharma.com, is one of the most popular personal success destinations on the internet. He lives in Toronto.

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roBin sharmathe greatness guiDe 2101 lessons for success and happiness

business/inspirational • 240 pprights availaBle: World/All languages ex Arabic (Jarir); Croatian (Dvostruka

Duga); India–English (Jaico); India–Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu (Jaico); Japan (Kairyusha); Lithuania (Luceo); Portugal (Pergaminho); Russia (Sophia); Serbian (Mono I Manjana); Spanish World (Grijalbo); UK (HarperCollins)

author weBsite: www.robinsharma.com

In The Greatness Guide 2, Robin Sharma offers more of his inspiring anecdotes, tips, lessons and big ideas that will uplift, energize and move readers to action. Compelling, engaging and truly unforgettable, this pow-erful guide will help you discover practical strategies and potent insights on how to live your best life.

business/inspirational • 240 pp rights availaBle: World excluding Arabic (Jarir); Bulgaria (Ex Libris);

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roBin sharmathe greatness guide

In The Greatness Guide, Robin Sharma has written a deeply personal guide that shares his own life journey, combined with 10 high-impact lessons for success. Rich with proven wisdom and packed with real-world examples, The Greatness Guide is an extraordinary resource for all those searching for peace, meaning and authentic success in every facet of their lives.

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roBin sharmadaily inspiration from the monk who sold his ferrari

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Hebrew (Keter); Lithuania (Luceo); Portugal (Pergaminho); Russia (Sophia); Spanish (Grijalbo)


Based on the massively successful books of The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari collection, this new addition to the beloved series will become a must-have gift for over a million Robin Sharma fans. Each page of this thoughtful daily calendar book—which is never out of date—contains an unforgettable quotation from one of the series’ bestsellers. It’s a daily prescription of uplifting, practical wisdom for personal and profes-sional success.

roBin sharmathe monk who sold his ferrari

Brilliantly blending timeless spiritual wisdom of the East with cutting-edge success principles of the West, this inspiring tale shows you a step-by-step pathway for living with greater courage, balance, abundance, and joy.

“Nothing less than sensational. ” —Mark Victor Hansen, co-author of Chicken Soup for the Soul

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roBin sharmawho will cry when you die?life lessons from the monk who sold his ferrari

Robin Sharma, the man behind “the Monk” phenomenon, has inspired and motivated thousands with his transformational ideas for successful living. In Who Will Cry When You Die? he dispenses a potent alchemy of spiritual and practical wisdom in short, easy-to-digest lessons, tailor-made for today’s rushed, information-overloaded readers. Each lesson, from Lesson #6: Honour Your Past, to Lesson #46: Enjoy Being Alone, charts a path of spiritual, emotional, and physical well-being.

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discover your destiny with the monk who sold his ferarriawaken your Best self

Like the four other bestselling books that fueled the worldwide “Monk Who Sold His Ferrari” phenomenon, Discover Your Destiny is written as a rich and rewarding fable. Readers are introduced to Dar Sanderson, who, despite his apparent success, is deeply unhappy. A serendipitous encounter with The Monk sets Dar upon an extraordinary six-month odyssey to dis-cover his authentic self and reclaim the life of his dreams. Along the way Dar learns the 7 stages every person must choose to walk if they wish to seek a life of lasting happiness, authentic joy, and personal freedom.

inspiration/selF help • 224 pprights availaBle: World excluding Brazil (Editora Verus); Bulgaria (Ex

Libris); China complex (Cosmic Garden); Croatia (Dvostruka Duga); France (Michel Lafon); French North America (Un Monde Différent); Germany (Droemer); India–Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu (Jaico); Indonesia (Bhuana); Israel/Hebrew (Keter); Japan (Diamond); Lithuania (Luceo); Norway (Hilt & Hansteen); Portugal (Pergaminho); Russia (Sophia Publishing); Spain (Grijalbo); Turkey (GOA); UK (Thorsons); US (HarperSanFrancisco)

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roBin sharmaleadership wisdomfrom the monk who sold his ferrari

In Leadership Wisdom, Robin Sharma has a new mission: to help us all become visionary leaders, transforming our businesses into organizations that will thrive in this era of massive change. Told in the same entertaining “fable” style as The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, Leadership Wisdom contin-ues the story of hard-driving corporate lawyer Julian Mantle. In a tale that will change how we look at leadership, Julian discovers 8 timeless rituals practised by truly visionary leaders, showing us how these skills can be used to energize and elevate any organization. This is a powerful book that offers a potent blend of masterful insight and brilliant simplicity.

business/selF-help • 272 pprights availaBle: World excluding Brazil (Editora Verus); Bulgaria (Ex

Libris); France (Un Monde Différent); Greece (Isorropon); India–Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu (Jaico); Indonesia (Bhuana); Israel/Hebrew (Keter); Japan (Diamond); Russia (Sophia Publishing); Spain (Grijalbo); Turkey (GOA); US/UK/ANZ (Hay House)


family wisdomfrom the monk who sold his ferrari

Family Wisdom from the Monk Who Sold His Ferrari is written expressly for stressed-out parents everywhere who want to show their children the important things in life—how to achieve fulfilling relationships; how to have a sense of purpose and meaning; and how to gain that elusive sense of happiness and contentment, this is another wise and wonderful book by one of North America’s premier leadership thinkers. The result is an entertainingly informative blueprint for inspiring children to realize their best potential in every facet of their lives.

inspirational/parenting • 224 pprights availaBle: World excluding Brazil (Editora Verus); Bulgaria (Ex

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lewis desoto was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa, and has lived in Canada since the 1960s. He graduated from the University of British Columbia with a Masters in Fine Arts. His first novel, A Blade of Grass, established him as one of Canada’s writers to watch and brought him international acclaim, selling in 15 countries and in many languages, and receiving multiple award nomina-tions, including a Booker long-listing. He has also published a biography of Emily Carr. An accomplished painter, he lives in Toronto and in Normandy with his wife, artist Gunilla Josephson.

When a young music student named Solveig comes to Paris from Sweden to study classical music, she meets two men who will change her life: Jasper, a seductive musician who plays le jazz hot in nightclubs; and Lucas, a sensitive painter who has experienced a profound loss. The novel moves effortlessly from the bohemian streets of the city to the lush fields of a small island off the coast of Britanny as DeSoto explores the ways in which loss and hurt can shape a life and the ways in which love and art can, perhaps, redeem it.

Lewis DeSoto brings an artist’s eye and a novelist’s craft to this evocative story, demonstrating once again why he is one of our most gifted writers of fiction.

Praise for A BLADE OF GRASS

“Beautiful, complex and stunning evocative . . . A master work by a power-ful new voice in Canadian fiction.”

—Ottawa Citizen

“The author writes evocatively . . . about a wild and natural country that seems both authentic and tragic.”

—Globe and Mail “The novel is typical of the painterly delicacy of DeSoto’s prose. His descriptions of farm life are timeless.”

—The Vancouver Sun

“A significant work of post-colonial literature. A gripping read that effort-lessly places the reader within the pulsating landscape of South Africa.”

—The Gazette (Montreal)

Fiction • 352 pp • Manuscript available DeceMber 2009 • publishing Fall 2010

rights availaBle: World translation

lewis desotonocturne for lovers

Paris in the 1960s – where young artists still gather to create, to make love, and to betray

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From Nocturne for Lovers

They turned onto the Pont de la Concorde with its golden statues gleaming in spotlights, and then circled the obelisk, the fountains gushing cascades that left a trace of moisture on her face as she sped by. She let go of her grip on Jasper’s waist and extended her arms to either side , as if she was flying.She didn’t want the night to end. She wanted to lift off from the motorcycle and soar through the beautiful city on the wind, nighttime Paris at her feet, offering all its glittering promise to her.

lynn crymBle is a former drama teacher who lives with her fam-ily in North Vancouver, BC. This is her first novel.

Penny Stevens is 40 years old, married to the next Wilt Chamberlain of realty—a man who is also a notorious murderer of garden plants. This is not the life she imagined for herself, but it’s comfortable and good enough. Isn’t it? When an accidental good deed lands Penny in the paper, she becomes a local hero and catches the overzealous eye of the newspaper’s “life renovation” expert. Penny is the perfect makeover target—whether she likes it or not. Soon, the “Team Penny” makeover crew is literally taking over Penny’s life and pushing her toward someone else’s idea of perfection. But with the help of some new friends—including two very young, very handsome gar-deners and a giant dog named Haggis—Penny slowly gains the confidence to take control of the situation. The “new and improved” Penny, though not exactly what people had in mind, surprises everyone, including herself. Hilarious and heartwarming, It Can Happen to You is a tale of unexpected twists, newfound happiness and life’s second chances.

“In this sweet and funny novel, adorably dishevelled heroine Penny Stevens faces the reality of letting go . . . and hanging on. A sassy, spir-ited debut that will keep you turning pages well into the night.”

—Tish Cohen, author of Town House and Inside Out Girl

Fiction • 352 pp • publisheD Fall 2009rights availaBle: World, all languages ex Germany (Goldmann)

lynn crymBleit can happen to you

A warm and funny debut with the heart of Maeve Binchy and the humour of Allison Pearson’s I Don’t Know How She Does It

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isaBelle laflèche has practiced law for the last ten years in Toronto, New York and Montreal as a corporate attorney in the fast paced worlds of big law firms, Wall Street and high tech. In 2005, she was responsible for the business affairs of a Quebec based fashion designer where she developed her penchant for haute couture. She lives in Montreal.

When Catherine Lambert, a Paris attorney with the French je ne sais quoi, receives an offer from Edwards & White, a prestigious Manhattan law firm, she unhesitatingly accepts. A dedicated follower of fashion and everything chic, she is quickly smitten by all that New York has to offer. Her dreams of glamour begin to fizzle, however, when she is faced with the hard realities of her profession. The pressure of billable hours, the incessant demands of her hard-nosed superiors, the conspiracies of two malicious secretaries, and the advances of a lecherous client prompt her to question her career choice.

Then Catherine meets Jeffrey Richardson, a wealthy client of Edwards & White, and her New York life takes on the glamour she’d hoped it would— the shopping, the spas, the limos and parties. Until an unethical request forces her to reevaluate the high-flying world she thought she always wanted. In the spirit of The Devil Wears Prada or The Nanny Diaries, J’adore Dior is a smart, funny tale of greed, glamour and the pursuit of a corner office.

Fiction •256 pp • publishing in spring 2010 • Manuscript available october 2009

rights availaBle: World/All languages ex French Canada (Québec Amerique);Germany (Droemer)

isaBelle laflècheJ’adore dior

The Devil Wears Prada meets TheUndomestic Goddess: A tale of style, sex,deceit and the pursuit of a corner office

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Fiction • 256 pp • publisheD Fall 2009rights availaBle: World, all languages

shinan govaniBold face names

A pop culture–fuelled, globe-trotting, name-dropping debut novel from Canada’s favourite gossip columnist

Newspaper scribe and TV talking head Shinan Govani is the Page Six of Canada, with a voice reminiscent of both Cindy Adams and Simon Doonan, and the best source for news on the lifestyles of the famous and fabulous. Now, we see Govani’s world of international jet-setting and party-hopping through the eyes of Ravi, a vertically challenged gossip columnist who stumbles on the biggest scoop of his career right in his own backyard.

When Ravi isn’t snooping, he’s schmoozing, and when he’s not schmoozing, he’s collecting gift bags. But one evening while at the home of the infamous Lord and Lady Ivory, his life changes. A mysterious man wearing clogs, a cardigan and a menacing glare makes Ravi a proposition: an up-and-coming starlet need polishing – will Ravi babysit her à la Eliza Doolittle in dull Toronto until she learns to shine? Ravi agrees to do the job but soon learns there is more to this starlet than meets the eye. She has a secret as juicy as they come – but there are repercussions for letting the cat out of the bag. Because Ravi has his own secrets to keep, he knows better than anyone what loose lips can do. Will he resist temptation and avoid revealing the biggest of scoops? Or will the story that could make him also break him?

“In Bold Face Names, he plumbs the depths of the shallow party circuit and finds humanity beneath the celebrity and wisdom beyond mere wit.”

—Richard Johnson, “Page Six,” New York Post

“Filled with celebrity intrigue, VIP conspiracies, and fabulous parties, this book is a hilarious read for the pop-culture obsessed!”

—Bonnie Fuller, author of The Joys of Much Too Much

shinan govani Shinan Govani is the National Post’s resident snoop, town crier and people-watcher. His column, “Scene,” is the in-the-know place to turn for the dish on celebrities. His work has appeared in such publications as Salon, George, Details, enRoute, Toronto Life, Flare and “Page Six.” Govani is also a frequent tel-evision commentator. He lives in Toronto.

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paul grosspasschendaele

Fiction • 256 pprights availaBle: World/All languages

Sergeant Michael Dunne has survived some of the worst fighting of the Great War. Wounded on the Western Front, he returns home to Calgary, a broken man suffering from neurasthenia and facing trial as a deserter.

In Calgary, he finds a complicated love with Sarah Mann, a nurse dismissed from her position because of her German ancestry. Sarah is struggling to care for her chronically ill younger brother, David, and is devastated when he finds someone to lie on his medical certificate so that he can enlist in the war. Though Michael is haunted by his memories of the battlefield, out of duty and love he follows David to the Front. It is November 1917, and Michael, David and the rest of the Fighting 10th are about to plunge into the hell known as Passchendaele.

“A passionate tale of romance, war and sacrifice.” —The Globe and Mail

pat capponithe corpse will keep

Fiction • 288 pprights availaBle: World/All languagesauthor weBsite: www.patcapponi.ca

Private Investigator Dana Leoni and her unlikely crew of misfit sleuths have opened a detective agency in the run-down Delta Court rooming house. Genuine clients are hard to come by until a friend from Dana’s past contacts her for help. He suspects his wealthy mother is being bilked in her charitable efforts to help the homeless. Though Dana is reluctant to reconnect with her past, she knows this world well—the church basements and halls where the indigent seek shelter and a hot meal. On the hunt for information, Dana soon falls in with a darkly charismatic church volunteer who is much more dangerous than he first appears. Dana must rely on the underrated skills of her housemates to help her catch a ruthless killer.

With her skilful portrayal of characters who may be down but are never out, Pat Capponi once again brings to life a world few of us know. In Dana Leoni, Capponi has created one of the most likeable—and vulner-able—investigators in crime fiction.

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diane schoemperlenat a loss for wordsa post-romantic novel

Fiction • a phyllis bruce book • 208 pprights availaBle: World, all languages ex UK (Maia Press)

She wasn’t looking for love. As a successful writer with an established career, a comfortable home and a supportive group of friends, her life was full. But then, 30 years after he broke her heart the first time, he walked into a book signing and back into her life. Spurred on by the idyll of a first love made good, they reconnect through emails—he is smitten; she is enthralled.

But, strangely, love has left her with a nasty case of writer’s block. Then, in a surprising and wickedly delicious resolution, she recognizes that in a “he said, she said” story, the writer always gets the last word.

At A Loss For Words is another brilliant expression of Diane Schoemperlen’s gift for building the minutiae of everyday life into a pro-found understanding of women, men, love and imagination.

“A laugh-out-loud anti-love letter.” —National Post

lewis de sotoa Blade of grass

Fiction • 400 pplonglisted for the 2004 Man booker prizerights availaBle: World, excluding Australia (HarperCollins ANZ);

Czech Republic (Euromedia Group); France (Plon); Germany (Bertelsmann); The Netherlands (House of Books); Poland (Swiat Ksiazki); Portugal (Circulo de Leitores); Serbia & Montenegro (Rubikon); Slovak Republic (Ikar a.s.); South Africa (Pan MacMillan); Spain (Circulo de Lectores); UK (The Maia Press); US (Ecco Press)

Set in South Africa, A Blade of Grass is the taut story of two women, one white and one black, who struggle to save their farm and, ultimately, their lives. Märit, a young woman of British descent, comes to live with her husband, Ben, on their new farm. When the land explodes in violence and tragedy, Märit turns to the only person who can help her, a young woman who is now also alone in the world—her maid, Tembi. As the novel builds to its devastating climax, it unfolds a tale both terrifying and hopeful, moving beyond its own time and place to become a universal story of the price of freedom.

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Joel thomas hynesright away monday

“The top can’t count for much if you haven’t punched a shift or two on bottom.” Clayton Reid is a cocky would-be songster/poet/screenwriter and man-about-town. He’s also addicted to booze, drugs, sex and screwing up any chance he’s given. But then, he does have his whole life ahead of him.

For Clayton, it’s just a year spent downtown f——ing up, surviving on the premise that there’s always tomorrow to get your life together. And then he meets Isadora, who stirs something real and achingly human underneath the swagger, sending Clayton on the ultimate bender of his life.

Right Away Monday leaps fearlessly off the edge into a world of self-loathing and self-sabotage, redemption and re- invention.

“A visceral tale . . . Gritty, dark and bitterly funny.” —The Globe and Mail

fiction • 368 pprights availaBle: World/all languages ex French Canada (Quebec Amerique)

Joel thomas hynesdown to the dirt

Somewhere between Hold Fast and Trainspotting, there is a crevice for Keith Kavanagh, the turbulent central character of Down to the Dirt. With gritty accounts of sexual depravity, pyromania, abortion as a means of birth control, and the botched mercy killing of a poisoned cat, this dark and comic novel charts the escapades of Keith coming of age in small town Newfoundland. Hynes has created an unforgettable character in Keith Kavanagh and has exquisitely captured both the child’s and the man’s rage and despair. Wild and belligerent, yet vulnerable and lost, Kavanagh evokes our sympathy. Down to the Dirt is the winner of the Percy Janes First Novel Award and was shortlisted for the Winterset Award.

“A new and distinctive voice, unique in the fierceness of its feeling. There are images here that are truly burned into the reader’s consciousness. A raw and intense debut novel.” —Alistair MacLeod

fiction • 208 pprights availaBle: World excluding French Canada (Québec Amérique);US (Carroll & Graf), Serbia & Montenegro (Rubikon); Slovakia (Ikar)

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tamas doBozylast notesstories

This stunning collection of short fiction shines with irony, wisdom, and dark comedy as it explores the ways in which we come together and pull apart. Marked with a strong sense of the bonds of history, the pain of loneliness, and the price of fidelity, Last Notes plays the human condition at a perfect pitch.

“Remarkable for their psychological and emotional complexity . . . moving and funny.” —Publisher’s Weekly

“A remarkable debut collection. The product of a formidable literary intellect wedded to unusual talent.” —The Globe and Mail

Fiction • a phyllis bruce book • 179 pprights availaBle: World excluding US (Arcade); World French (Les Allusifs)

Béa gonzalezthe Bitter taste of time

Set in northern Spain from 1920 to the present day, The Bitter Taste of Time is a hugely entertaining tale of a family of remarkable women. Maria Encarna, the family’s beautiful and imposing matriarch, turns her granite house into a pension, opening it up to strangers with their colourful stories of demons and wars. There she lives with her two unmarried sisters, her two daughters and her granddaughter. Through the Spanish Civil War, a dictatorship and the early years of a new democracy, the Encarna women become the wealthiest family in town. Yet despite their success and tenac-ity, tragedy comes calling, usually in the form of a man—and almost always on a Friday.

“Extraordinary . . . like plunging head first into a Goya painting. ” —The Globe and Mail

Fiction • 248 pprights availaBle: World, excluding Germany (Piper), Holland (Sirene);

US (St. Martin’s)

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