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BookazineBits
August 18th, 2016
On the cover of the NYT Book Review for 08/21/16
Surrender, New York by Caleb Carr (ISBN 9780679455691
$30.00)
About the book - The author of
the classic #1 bestseller The Alienist
delivers an edge-of-your-seat thriller
starring a criminal psychologist as
unconventional as he is brilliant.
Many dedicated years working for
the NYPD didn’t mean much when
criminal psychologist Trajan Jones
was fired from the force. Now living
in exile on a dairy farm in upstate
New York, Trajan is reduced to
teaching an online course in criminal
investigation alongside his partner
Mike Li, an expert in DNA evidence.
But Trajan is called back to duty
when a friend in county law
enforcement consults him on the
suspicious death of several local
kids. They’re called “throwaways”
because their parents have
abandoned them, and the official
response to their deaths seems equally callous. Trajan and Mike, armed
only with their instincts, Jones’ unusual “pet,” and the help of a precocious
neighborhood boy, fight for justice on behalf of the victims, but it soon puts
them in a merciless killer’s crosshairs.
Michael Connelly Reviews Surrender, New York. Go HERE

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I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View
of Life by Ed Yong (ISBN 9780062368591 $27.99)
Joining the ranks of popular science classics like The Botany of Desire and The Selfish
Gene, a groundbreaking, wondrously informative, and vastly entertaining examination of
the most significant revolution in biology since Darwin—a “microbe’s-eye view” of the
world that reveals a marvelous, radically reconceived picture of life on earth.
Mental Health, Free Will, and Your Microbiome – Go HERE
New York Times Book Review – 8/21
Releasing in September
The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They
Communicate—Discoveries from a Secret World by Peter Wohlleben
(ISBN 9781771642484 $24.95)
A forester's fascinating stories, supported by the latest scientific research, reveal the
extraordinary world of forests and illustrate how trees
communicate and care for each other.
In The Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben shares
his deep love of woods and forests and explains the
amazing processes of life, death, and regeneration he
has observed in the woodland and the amazing
scientific processes behind the wonders of which we
are blissfully unaware. Much like human families, tree
parents live together with their children, communicate
with them, and support them as they grow, sharing
nutrients with those who are sick or struggling and
creating an ecosystem that mitigates the impact of
extremes of heat and cold for the whole group. As a
result of such interactions, trees in a family or
community are protected and can live to be very old.
In contrast, solitary trees, like street kids, have a
tough time of it and in most cases die much earlier
than those in a group.
Drawing on groundbreaking new discoveries, Wohlleben presents the science behind
the secret and previously unknown life of trees and their communication abilities; he
describes how these discoveries have informed his own practices in the forest around
him.

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Kim Kardashian teases expanded edition of ‘Selfish’ book with pic featuring kids Saint
and North. For more go HERE
Selfish (ISBN 9780789332806 $22.99) October release
TriStar has signed Michelle MacLaren to helm the feature film adaptation of
Kristin Hannah’s bestselling novel “The Nightingale (ISBN
9780312577223 $27.99).” Go HERE for the full article
The Heart Goes Last by Margaret Atwood (ISBN 9781101912362
$16.00)
Margaret Atwood puts the human heart to the ultimate test in a new novel that brilliantly
satirizes the corporate prison complex of the twenty-first century.
NPR – Science Friday – 8/26
Anna Paquin has been tapped to star opposite Sarah Gadon and Zachary
Levi in Alias Grace (ISBN 9780385490443 $16.95). The six-hour
miniseries, inspired by the true story of convicted murderer Grace Marks
and based on Margaret Atwood's novel, will be broadcast on Netflix and
the CBC.
Go HERE for the full article
The Huntress: The Adventures, Escapades, and Triumphs of Alicia
Patterson: Aviatrix, Sportswoman, Journalist, Publisher by Alice
Arlen and Michael J. Arlen (ISBN 9781101871133 $28.95)
The fascinating biography of the maverick newspaperwoman and intrepid adventurer,
which follows her exceptional exploits through the first half of the twentieth century, from
her troublemaking days as the middle child of complicated parents to her successes as
publisher of the Pulitzer Prize–winning Newsday.
Wall Street Journal – review by Martin Rubin – 8/23
Reese Witherspoon has re-teamed with Nicole Kidman to option the film rights to best-
selling novelist Liane Moriarty’s Truly Madly Guilty (ISBN
9781250069795 $26.99). For more on this go HERE

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James Patterson Books in Chronological Order. Go HERE
Zama by Antonio di Benedetto, translated and with a preface by
Esther Allen (ISBN 9781590177174 $15.95)
First published in 1956, Zama is now universally recognized as one of the masterpieces
of modern Argentine and Spanish-language literature.
New Yorker – book review by Benjamin Kunkel – 8/21
HBO is developing a Perry Mason drama series to star Robert
Downey Jr. as the unorthodox investigator/defense attorney and be written
by True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto. Go HERE for the full article
Maybe it is time to start stocking up on those Erle Stanley Gardner titles. Make
sure to check out this week’s SHOWCASE
Mamaleh Knows Best: What Jewish Mothers Do to Raise
Successful, Creative, Empathetic, Independent Children by Marjorie
Ingall (ISBN 9780804141413 $25.00)
In this funny, insightful look at the best practices of Jewish mothering (it’s more than just
matzoh ball soup!), Marjorie Ingall’s Mamaleh Knows Best is Bringing Up Bebé crossed
with The Blessing of a Skinned Knee. Ingall identifies the 10 key tenets of Jewish
parenting, and then uses a blend of funny anecdotes, modern research, and ancient
texts to show how anyone can teach those values at home.
New York Times Book Review – 8/28

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All at Sea by Decca Aitkenhead (ISBN 9780385540650 $25.00)
A beautifully written, breathtakingly honest, unsentimental, and profound memoir from
one of the UK’s most popular journalists.
People Magazine – People Picks – 8/22
Just Released
New Deal Photography: USA 1935-1943 (ISBN 9783836537117
$19.99)
Amid the ravages of the Great Depression, the United
States Farm Security Administration (FSA) was first
founded in 1935 to address the country’s rural poverty. Its
efforts focused on improving the lives of sharecroppers,
tenants, and very poor landowning farmers, with
resettlement and collectivization programs, as well as
modernized farming methods. In a parallel documentation
program, the FSA hired a number of photographers and
writers to record the lives of the rural poor and “introduce
America to Americans.”
This book records the full reach of the FSA program from
1935 to 1943, honoring its vigor and commitment across
subjects, states, and stylistic preferences. The
photographs are arranged into four broad regional
sections but otherwise allowed to speak for themselves—
to provide individual impressions as much as they
cumulatively build an indelible survey of a nation.
The images are both color and black-and-white, and span the complete spetrum of
American rural life. They show us convicts, cotton workers, kids, and relocated workers
on the road. We see subjects victim to the elements of nature as much as to the
vagaries of the global economic market. We find the work of such perceptive, sensitive
photographers as Marion Post Wolcott, Jack Delano, Russell Lee, Walker Evans, Ben
Shahn, and Dorothea Lange, and read their own testimonies to the FSA project and
their encounters with their subjects, including Lange’s worn, weather-beaten and iconic
Migrant Mother.
What unites all of the pictures is a commitment to the individuality and dignity of each
subject, as much as to the witness they bear to this particular period of the American
past. The subjects are entrenched in the hardships of their historical lot as much as they
are caught in universal cycles of growing, playing, eating, aging, and dying. Yet they
face the viewer with what is utterly their own: a unique, irreplaceable, often
unforgettable presence.
****REMINDER – Taschen Titles are NOT returnable****

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Chance Developments by Alexander McCall Smith (ISBN
9781101871256 $26.00)
From the bestselling author of the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series comes this
splendid collection. Inspired by vintage photographs, these five lyrical stories capture
the surprising intersections of love and friendship that alter life’s journeys.
New York Times Book Review – 8/21
Cooking for Picasso by Camille Aubray (ISBN 9780399177651
$27.00)
Inspired by a real-life interlude when Pablo Picasso disappeared from Parisian society,
the novel portrays a young chef whose life is vastly changed by the artist, and her
granddaughter, who many years later embarks on a quest to the French Riviera to
discover the truth about their relationship.
Washington Post – Review – 8/14
People Magazine – People's Picks – 8/22
In theaters August 19th
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ by Carol Wallace
(ISBN 9781496411068 $15.99)
Carol Wallace great-great-granddaughter of Lew Wallace has taken the old-fashioned
prose of this classic novel and breathed new life into it for today’s audience.
The epic story of Judah Ben-Hur, a prince falsely accused of treason by his adopted
brother, an officer in the Roman army. After years at sea, Judah returns to his homeland
to seek revenge, but finds redemption.
The Cyber Effect: A Pioneering Cyberpsychologist Explains How
Human Behavior Changes Online by Mary Aiken, PhD (ISBN
9780812997859 $28.00)
A groundbreaking exploration of the impact of technology on human behavior.
CBS This Morning – Interview – 8/23
NPR - Diane Rehm Show – Interview – 8/25

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Rob Franek of The Princeton Review will discuss The Best 381 Colleges,
2017 Edition (ISBN 9781101920060 $23.99 – Aug. 30th
release) on
NBC’s The Today Show on Monday, August 30th
. Franek will also be doing an ABC
Radio Tour to promote the book the following day, August 31st.
Nat Geo Greenlights ‘The Long Road Home’ (ISBN 9780425219348
$15.00) Event Series Based On Martha Raddatz Book. Go HERE for the
full article
London Bookstores Go Rogue as No Wi-Fi Zones – Go HERE for
the full article
IN STOCK
The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo by
Amy Schumer (ISBN 9781501139888 $28.00)
In The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo, Amy mines her
past for stories about her teenage years, her family,
relationships, and sex and shares the experiences that
have shaped who she is—a woman with the courage to
bare her soul to stand up for what she believes in, all
while making us laugh.
Ranging from the raucous to the romantic, the heartfelt to
the harrowing, this highly entertaining and universally
appealing collection is the literary equivalent of a night out
with your best friend—an unforgettable and fun adventure
that you wish could last forever. Whether she’s
experiencing lust-at-first-sight while in the airport security
line, sharing her own views on love and marriage,
admitting to being an introvert, or discovering her cross-fit instructor’s secret bad habit,
Amy Schumer proves to be a bighearted, brave, and thoughtful storyteller that will leave
you nodding your head in recognition, laughing out loud, and sobbing uncontrollably—
but only because it’s over.
Entertainment Weekly, August 19 issue

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Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson (ISBN 9780062359988
$25.99)
Set in 1970s Brooklyn, the acclaimed, bestselling National Book Award-winning author
of Brown Girl Dreaming (ISBN 9780399252518 $16.99) delivers a searing tale of
friendship, hopes, and the realities of an adulthood coming too soon
New York Times Book Review 8/21/16
TriStar Pictures, eOne, and the Mark Gordon Company are breathing new life isn’t C.S.
Lewis’ “Chronicles of Narnia” series as the three will co-produce “The Silver
Chair.” Go HERE for the full story
A new ‘Longmire’ mystery releases in September
An Obvious Fact by Craig Johnson (ISBN 9780525426943 $28.00)
In the midst of the largest motorcycle rally in the world, a
young biker is run off the road and ends up in critical
condition. When Sheriff Walt Longmire and his good
friend Henry Standing Bear are called to Hulett,
Wyoming—the nearest town to America’s first national
monument, Devils Tower—to investigate, things start
getting complicated. As competing biker gangs, the
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, a military-
grade vehicle donated to the tiny local police force by a
wealthy entrepreneur, and Lola, the real-life femme fatale
and namesake for Henry’s ’59 Thunderbird (and, by
extension, Walt’s granddaughter) come into play, it
rapidly becomes clear that there is more to get to the
bottom of at this year’s Sturgis Motorcycle Rally than a
bike accident. After all, in the words of Arthur Conan
Doyle, whose Adventures of Sherlock Holmes the Bear
won’t stop quoting, “There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact.”
20th Century Fox has picked up the film rights to Ben Mezrich’s currently
in the works novel “Woolly: The True Story of the De-Extinction of One
of History’s Most Iconic Creatures”. No word on a publication date yet.
For more on this go HERE

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The Seasoned Life: Food, Family, Faith, and the Joy of Eating Well
by Ayesha Curry (ISBN 9780316316330 $27.00) – 9/20/16 release
The Steve Harvey Show – Ayesha will do a
segment about the book – September 23
CBN’s “The 700 Club” – Interview on the
book – Tape date 9/27
CBN’s “Studio 5” – Interview on the book –
Tape date 9/27
Ebony – Recipe feature – October issue
US Weekly – Page on book – September 19
OK! Magazine – Recipe feature – September
14
Forbes.com – Profile and interview –
September 20
ABC’s “Good Morning America” on
November 21
Women’s Health Magazine recipe feature in
the September issue
Health Magazine profile in October issue
Woman’s Day recipe feature in October issue
O, The Oprah Magazine has also confirmed coverage of Ayesha and THE
SEASONED LIFE on their Mixing Bowl Page, September issue!
Ayesha and her husband Stephen will launch the book with a taped and
live story for ABC’s “Good Morning America” and “Nightline” – September
20
The Rachael Ray Show will interview Ayesha and show exclusive footage
of her first look at the finished book! – September 21
People Magazine – Feature spread on hosting an outdoor brunch with
ELLE Magazine – Coach of the Month profile – September issue
People Magazine – Recipe feature in the Great Ideas section – September
19
Cooking Light – Beauty profile – September issue
Essence – Four page feature with recipe – September issue
The Food Network announced that it has picked up a pilot of Ayesha
Curry’s cooking show tentatively called At Home with Ayesha.
The pilot is being shot next week at the Curry’s home and the network is
very confident it will go to series!

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Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats (ISBN 9780151686568
$16.00)
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘Cats’ Returns to Broadway. For more go
HERE
Get ready for a new dinosaur novel from Michael Crichton. Go HERE for
the full story
A Little Thing Called Life: A Little Thing Called Life: On Loving
Elvis Presley, Bruce Jenner, and Songs in Between by Linda
Thompson (ISBN 9780062469748 $27.99)
Academy Award-nominated, Emmy Award-winning songwriter, and actress, Linda
Thompson, breaks her silence for the first time to share the extraordinary story of her
life, career, and her epic romances with two of the most celebrated, yet enigmatic,
modern American superstars—Elvis Presley and Bruce Jenner
Entertainment Tonight 8/23/16
Access Hollywood 8/24/16
Extra 8/29/16
Andrea Riseborough has signed on to play the role of Romaine in the
BBC’s adaptation of Agatha Christie’s The Witness for the
Prosecution (ISBN 9780062094445 $13.99). Go HERE for more
Natalie Portman is eyeing the small screen and is set to star in the HBO
mystery miniseries “We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
(ISBN 9780142180822 $16.00).” For more on this go HERE
Paramount TV and The Night Manager producers The Ink Factory are teaming to
develop a limited series based on another John le Carré novel, the New York Times
bestselling espionage tale, The Spy Who Came in From The Cold
(ISBN 9780143124757 $16.00).

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Syfy and Universal Cable Productions have tapped comic book writer Grant
Morrison and writer-director Brian Taylor to adapt Aldous Huxley’s iconic
sci-fi novel “Brave New World (ISBN 9780060850524 $15.99).” Go
HERE for the full article
Trump Revealed: An American Journey of Ambition, Ego, Money,
and Power by Michael Kranish (ISBN 9781501155772 $28.00)
Authoritative, timely, and provocative, this deeply researched biography of Donald
Trump provides a complex portrait of the man who—despite broad skepticism—could
be the next president of the United States.
Who is Donald J. Trump? Despite decades of scrutiny, many aspects of his life are not
well known. To discover Trump in full, The Washington Post assembled a team of
award-winning reporters and researchers to delve into every aspect of Trump’s
improbable life, from his privileged upbringing in
Queens to his astonishing 2016 rise to seize the
Republican candidacy for president. Coauthored by
Washington Post investigative political reporter
Michael Kranish and senior editor Marc Fisher, this
comprehensive book documents Trump’s fascinating
family roots, his aggressive efforts to make a name for
himself in New York social circles, and his penchant
for big bets—on real estate, branded businesses, and,
ultimately, on himself. The authors, seasoned
journalists who interviewed Trump for this book,
scrutinize everything from his youthful alliance with the
power broker Roy Cohn to his alleged dealings with
organized crime and his controversial projects in New
York City, Atlantic City, Florida, Scotland, and
Azerbaijan. The authors examine Trump’s wealth, the
evolution of his political beliefs, and his peculiar
identity as a billionaire businessman, celebrity, global
brand, television star, and now candidate for the most
powerful office in the world. Few individuals have ever roamed so widely through such
diverse realms as real estate, sports, entertainment, and national politics. How has
Trump’s life informed his bold statements on the economy, immigration, race, global
trade, terrorism, and women? Drawn from in-depth reporting by The Washington Post,
Trump Revealed is essential reading as the 2016 American presidential election looms.
CBS-TV/"Face the Nation," August 21
CBS-TV/"CBS This Morning," August 19, 20, and 22

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Colored pencils!
Bright Ideas Colored Pencils: Bright Ideas: 10 Colored Pencils (ISBN
9781452154374 $14.95)
Colored Pencil Set: Pen & Pencil Colored (ISBN 9780735346994 $13.99)
Tutti Frutti Pencils (ISBN 9781616893378 $14.95)
24 Piece Colored Pencil Set With Sharpener (ISBN 9780735348387
$14.99)
Metallic Colored Pencil Set (ISBN 9780735348363 $9.99)
Releasing in August
A Colorful Life Pencils (ISBN 9781452146973 $14.95)
Releasing in September
Bright Ideas Deluxe Colored Pencil Set (ISBN 9781452159768 $24.95)
642 Things to Draw Colored Pencils (ISBN 9781452156903 $14.95)
Fantastic Colors: 10 Colored Pencils (ISBN 9781452159096 $14.95)
Releasing in October
Brillante Pencils (ISBN 9781616895136 $14.95)

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The Littlest Bigfoot by Jennifer Weiner (ISBN 9781481470742
$16.99) Sept. 13th
release
From New York Times
bestselling author Jennifer
Weiner comes a laugh-out-
loud funny and painstakingly
real tale of friendship, furry
creatures, and finding the
place where you belong.
Alice Mayfair, twelve years
old, slips through the world
unseen and unnoticed.
Ignored by her family and
shipped off to her eighth
boarding school, Alice would
like a friend. And when she
rescues Millie Maximus from
drowning in a lake one day,
she finds one.
But Millie is a Bigfoot, part of a
clan who dwells deep in the
woods. Most Bigfoots believe
that people—NoFurs, as they
call them—are dangerous, yet
Millie is fascinated with the
No-Fur world. She is
convinced that humans will
appreciate all the things about
her that her Bigfoot tribe does
not: her fearless nature, her
lovely singing voice, and her
desire to be a star.
Alice swears to protect Millie’s secret. But a league of Bigfoot hunters is on their trail,
led by a lonely kid named Jeremy. And in order to survive, Alice and Millie have to put
their trust in each other—and have faith in themselves—above all else.
Time for Kids, September 1
Entertainment Weekly Author Feature, September 13
Parents Magazine, October issue
CBS-TV/"CBS This Morning," October 11

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Releasing in October
Gertie's Leap to Greatness by Kate Beasley, Illustrated by Jillian
Tamaki (ISBN 9780374302610 $16.99 )
For fans of Three Times Lucky and The Penderwicks, this
endearing new classic spins together sparkling humor, sizzle-
pop writing, and a main character with Ramona Quimby's sass
and smarts.
Gertie Reece Foy is 100% Not-From-Concentrate awesome.
She has a daddy who works on an oil rig, a great-aunt who
always finds the lowest prices at the Piggly Wiggly, and two
loyal best friends. So when her absent mother decides to move
away from their small town, Gertie sets out on her greatest
mission yet: becoming the best fifth grader in the universe to
show her mother exactly what she'll be leaving behind.
There's just one problem: Seat-stealing new girl Mary Sue Spivey wants to be the best
fifth grader, too. And there is simply not enough room at the top for the two of them.
IN STOCK
The Little Grumpy Cat that Wouldn't (ISBN
9780399553547 $4.99)
The most famous cat in the world stars in her very own Little Golden Book!
Grumpy Cat has 8 million Facebook followers, her own TV movie, and now…a Little
Golden Book! In this story featuring an all-new iconic art style, Grumpy Cat’s friends and
admirers try to get her to try new things and have fun, and each time she is even more
resolved to say NO. In the end, she is right. Having fun is awful.

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Releasing in September
Owl Sees Owl by Laura Godwin, Rob
Dunlavey (ISBN 9780553497823
$17.99)
Fans of the classic picture book Owl Babies by
Martin Waddell and Patrick Benson (ISBN
9780763617103 $6.99) will adore this utterly
simple picture book in which a baby owl goes
off on his first adventure.
With just three or four words per page, this
story follows a baby owl one night as he leaves
the safety of his nest
(Home/Mama/Brother/Sister) and explores the
starry world around him
(Soar/Glide/Swoop/Swoosh). Inspired by
reverso poetry, the words reverse in the middle
when the baby owl is startled upon seeing his
reflection in the pond (Owl/Sees/Owl). Afraid of
it, little owl takes off toward home, soaring over
farms and forests (Swoosh/Swoop/Glide/Soar) until he is finally safely home again
(Sister/Brother/Mama/Home).
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