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Vanessa and Her Sister by Priya Parmar Ballantine Trade Paperback On sale: October 13 th ISBN 13: 9780804176392 $16.00 For fans of THE PARIS WIFE and LOVING FRANK comes a spellbinding new story of the inseparable bond between Virginia Woolf and her sister, the gifted painter Vanessa Bell, and the real-life betrayal that threatened to destroy their family.

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Vanessa and Her Sisterby Priya Parmar

Ballantine

Trade Paperback

On sale: October 13th

ISBN 13: 9780804176392

$16.00

For fans of THE PARIS WIFE and LOVING

FRANK comes a spellbinding new story of the

inseparable bond between Virginia Woolf and her

sister, the gifted painter Vanessa Bell, and the

real-life betrayal that threatened to destroy their

family.

The Same Skyby Amanda Eyre Ward

Ballantine

Trade Paperback

On sale: September 1st

ISBN 13: 9781101883761

$15.00

From the acclaimed author of HOW TO BE

LOST and CLOSE YOUR EYES comes a

beautiful and heartrending novel about

motherhood, resilience and faith—a ripped-from-

the-headlines story of two families on both sides

of the American border.

The Scent of Secretsby Jane Thynne

Ballantine

Trade Paperback

On sale: September 15th

ISBN 13: 9780553393903

$16.00

Set in Europe in 1938, during the tense run-up to

war, this gripping historical novel features the half-

British, half-German actress (and wholly covert

spy) Clara Vine, who finds herself enmeshed in a

dangerous game of subterfuge.

All Of Us and Everythingby Bridget Asher

Bantam Dell

Trade Paperback

On sale: November 24th

ISBN 13: 9780385343930

$15.00

A poignant and moving novel about three grown

sisters, each running from her own problems, who

are pulled back together when a startling

revelation about their estranged father sends them

on an adventure to reconnect with a lost past.

The Virgin’s Spyby Laura Andersen

Ballantine

Trade Paperback

On sale: November 10th

ISBN 13: 9780804179386

$15.00

For those who just can't get enough of the

scandalous Tudors, the author of the popular

Boleyn King series offers the second installment in

an enthralling new saga of the royal family, set in

Elizabethan England.

Fates and Furiesby Lauren Groff

Riverhead Books

Hardcover

On sale: September 15th

ISBN 13: 9781594634475

$27.95

From Lauren Groff, author of the New York Times

bestselling novels ARCADIA and MONSTERS OF

TEMPLETON, comes a dazzling portrait of a

marriage, told from two opposing perspectives,

and reveals how the key to a great marriage is not

in its truths but in its secrets.

Big Magicby Elizabeth Gilbert

Riverhead Books

Hardcover

On sale: September 22nd

ISBN 13: 9781594634710

$24.95

Worldwide-bestselling author Liz Gilbert has been

inspiring readers throughout her prolific career;

now, with the release of BIG MAGIC, Gilbert

shares her experience and wisdom about how to

lead a courageous, creative life.

Gold Fame Citrusby Claire Vaye Watkins

Riverhead Books

Hardcover

On sale: September 29th

ISBN 13: 9781594634239

$27.95

From the winner of the NYPL Young Lions, the Story

Prize and a National Book Foundation Best 5 Under

35, comes a near-future dystopic vision of California,

several years into a punishing drought, and how one

young couple and a baby get swept into a cult as

they try to survive.

A Window Opensby Elisabeth Egan

Simon & Schuster

Hardcover

On sale: August 25th

ISBN 13: 9781501105432

$26.00

From the beloved books editor at Glamour magazine

comes a heartfelt and painfully funny debut novel

about what happens when a wife and mother of

three leaps at the chance to fulfill her professional

destiny—only to learn every opportunity comes at a

price.

The Marriage of Oppositesby Alice Hoffman

Simon & Schuster

Hardcover

On sale: August 4th

ISBN 13: 9781471112096

$27.95

From the New York Times bestselling author

of THE DOVEKEEPERS and THE MUSEUM OF

EXTRAORDINARY THINGS: a forbidden love

story set on the tropical island of St. Thomas

about the extraordinary woman who gave birth to

painter Camille Pissarro—the Father of

Impressionism.

Did You Ever Have a Familyby Bill Clegg

Scout Press

Hardcover

On sale: September 8th

ISBN 13: 9781476798172

$26.00

The stunning debut novel from bestselling

memoirist Bill Clegg is a magnificently powerful

story about a circle of people who find solace in

the least likely of places as they cope with a

horrific tragedy.

The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peaceby Jeff Hobbs

Scribner

Trade Paper

On sale: July 28th

ISBN 13: 9781476731919

$16.00

The heartfelt and riveting biography of the short

life of a talented young African-American man who

escaped the slums of Newark for Yale University

only to succumb to the dangers of the streets.

Written by Robert Peace’s friend and college

roommate, this book won the Los Angeles Times

Book Award and was a New York Times notable

book in 2014.

The Incarnationsby Susan Barker

Touchstone

Hardcover

On sale: August 18th

ISBN 13: 9781501106781

$26.00

This “brilliant, mind-expanding, and wildly original

novel” (Chris Cleave, author of LITTLE BEE)

seamlessly weaves Chinese folklore, history and

literary classics into a taut, gripping story about a

Beijing taxi driver haunted by past incarnations

that stretch back 1,000 years.

My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorryby Fredrik Backman

Atria Books

Hardcover

On sale: June 16th

ISBN 13: 9781501115066

$25.00

New from the author of international bestseller

and beloved sleeper hit A MAN CALLED OVE,

this warmhearted love letter between a

granddaughter and her eccentric, hilarious

grandmother explores big emotions with wisdom

and charm.

Dragon Dayby Lisa Brackmann

Soho Crime

Hardcover

On sale: August 18th

ISBN 13: 9781616953454

$25.95

Ellie McEnroe is an American expat veteran, where

one of her billionaire art collector clients is asking

her to snoop on his son in Beijing's decadent rich-kid

circles after a waitress is found dead at one of their

parties.

His Right Handby Mette Ivie Harrison

Soho Crime

Hardcover

On sale: December 1st

ISBN 13: 9781616956103

$26.96

Mormon bishop's wife Linda Wallheim fears for the

safety of the people in her community when Karl

Ashby, the ward's second counselor (the bishop's

right-hand man), is found dead in an elaborately

staged murder—matters are complicated when

the autopsy reveals that Karl was a biological

woman.

Those We Left Behindby Stuart Neville

Soho Crime

Hardcover

On sale: September 22nd

ISBN 13: 9781616956363

$27.95

Ciaran Devine, who confessed to his stepfather's brutal murder at

12 years old, is about to walk free and be reunited with this brother

Thomas, whose sentence Ciaran's testimony shortened, igniting

the call-to-action of a man bent on revenge for his father's death;

and trouble for Ciaran's assigned probation officer, Paula

Cunningham, as well as for DCI Serena Flanagan, who is still

troubled by Ciaran's confession to her years ago.

Into the Valleyby Ruth Galm

Soho Press

Hardcover

On sale: August 4th

ISBN 13: 9781616955090

$25.00

California, 1967: A woman who feels at home

neither in the strictures of her 1950s upbringing

nor the new, free-love attitude of the 1960s drifts

around the Central Valley, cashing bad checks

and engaging in high-risk behavior, trying to find

something solid she can hold on to in the world.

Scrapperby Matt Bell

Soho Press

Hardcover

On sale: September 29th

ISBN 13: 9781616955212

$26.00

For fans of THE DOG STARS and STATION

ELEVEN, Scrapper uses the real-life dystopia of a

devastated Detroit serves as a backdrop for one

man's desperate quest for justice and redemptive

grace after finding a kidnapped boy in an

abandoned house and becoming a local hero.

More Happy Than Notby Adam Silvera

Soho Teen

Hardcover

On sale: June 2nd

ISBN 13: 9781616955601

$18.99

Part Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, part

ARISTOTLE AND DANTE DISCOVER THE SECRETS

OF THE UNIVERSE, Adam Silvera's extraordinary debut

confronts race, class and sexuality during one near-

future Bronx summer.

The Devil & Winnie Flynnby Micol Ostow, illustrated by David Ostow

Soho Teen

Hardcover

On sale: October 13th

ISBN 13: 9781616955977

$18.99

Seventeen-year-old Winnie Flynn takes a job on her aunt's

paranormal ghost hunter reality TV show after her mother's

death and finds herself drawn into a creepy world of

paranormal believers and non-believers alike. Told as an

ongoing letter to a friend, with clue-filled illustrations

throughout, Winnie's story is both a heartrending mystery and

a telling pop culture critique.