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HIGHLIGHTS LONDON 2020
FICTION
NON-FICTION
Deutsche Autoren (Belletristik) Deutsche Autoren (Belletristik)
Deutsche Autoren (Belletristik)
ALMAN_MEMES2.0: SABINE HUTTEL:
WILLKOMMEN BEI DEN ALMANS DAS RUSSISCHE RÄTSEL
Der Hype-Instagram-Account mit über 500.000 Followern
erzählt mit lustigen Memes aus dem Leben von Alman-Achim Ein berührender Roman über Eltern und Kinder und die
und Alman-Anette und nimmt dabei deutsche Klischees Gespenster der eigenen Familiengeschichte.
augenzwinkernd aufs Korn. Nun gibt es die beiden endlich in
Romanform - für alle Renate Bergmann-Fans Liane Herbst, Bibliothekarin, 58, unternimmt eine Reise nach
Anette will es noch einmal wissen. Die Kinder sind aus dem Haus Russland um sich auf die Spuren ihres Vaters zu begeben, der dort
und in ihrem Teilzeitjob findet sie nicht die nötige Erfüllung. Anette vier Jahre in Kriegsgefangenschaft verbrachte und dessen Trauma
will mehr, sie will das Bürgermeisteramt. Ihrem Göttergatten Achim und sein Schweigen darüber Lianes Kindheit und Jugend geprägt
und Sohn Andi behagen die kommunalpolitischen Ambitionen haben.
jedoch gar nicht, fürchten sie doch um ihre bequeme Ruhe. Mit Hilfe eines Freundes, der in Moskau lebt, macht sie sich in der
Anette sieht sich einer Reihe Hürden ausgesetzt –im Gemeinderat sterbenden Bergbau-Stadt Djegtjarsk auf die Suche. Die Reise wird
wie im privaten Umfeld–, stürzt sich jedoch voller Elan in den in mehrfacher Hinsicht zum Abenteuer. Die für Liane
Wahlkampf. Unterstützung erfährt sie dabei von Biggi, Nachbarin undurchschaubaren Kontrollmechanismen der russischen
und beste Freundin, und ihren, naja, mäßigen Fähigkeiten im Flyer- Bürokratie behindern ihre Nachforschungen, alle Versuche an die
Entwerfen. Doch als wäre das nicht schon genug für ihre Nerven, Akten des Vaters zu kommen scheitern an Korruption und absurd-
taucht plötzlich ein Gegenkandidat auf: Sebastian Wotzke, frisch kafkaesker Behördenstruktur.
vom Studium in sein Heimatdorf zurückgekehrt. Dass der schnittige Aber Liane hat sich nicht vergeblich auf den Weg gemacht. Sie
Sebastian mit selbstgebackenem Apfelkuchen von Haustür zu gewinnt etwas Kostbares: überraschende Einsichten und ein tiefes
2020 Haustür zieht, hat Anette gerade noch gefehlt. Als sie kurz davor ist, Projekt Bärbel Brands 2020 Verständnis für die Eltern und einen neuen Blick auf das eigene
hinzuschmeißen, schnappt sie im Haarstudio Komm Hair pikante Erwachsenwerden während der 68er Jahre.
Michael Meller Agency Informationen über ihren Konkurrenten auf, die alles verändern… Michael Meller Agency Sabine Huttel arbeitete als Lehrerin in Hamburg und Nordrhein-
Hinter Alman_Memes2.0 verbergen sich Marius Notter und Sina Westfalen. Seit 2012 lebt sie in Berlin. Wenn sie nicht schreibt, spielt
Scherzant. Seit April 2019 betreiben die beiden den Instagram- ca. 230 S. sie Violine und Viola in einem Orchester. Mit Miku Sophie Kühmel
Exposé und Leseprobe Account, wenn sie nicht grade in ihrer Berliner Wohnung am Fenster und Sebastian Guhr gehörte sie zu den Finalisten des
stehen und sich notieren, wie häufig ihre Nachbarn den Müll falsch MS verfügbar Blogbusterpreises 2018.
trennen oder Stachelbeerbaiser-Torte mit Schlagsahne essen
CHRISTINA ELLIS: JONER STORESANG:
FOR YOU #1: DYING FOR YOU PERFECT WORLD
Verrat unter der heißen Sonne Kaliforniens – der Auftakt zu
einer New Adult-Trilogie um drei charismatische Brüder Ein Audible Original-Thriller
Nach dem Leukämie-Tod ihres Bruders darf die ebenfalls kranke Public-Image-Consultant Eva Bellheim führt ihr perfektes Leben:
Amy Darren, 21, ihr Elternhaus kaum verlassen. Amy will aber Erfolgreich im Job als Beraterin des Oberbürgermeisters von
unbedingt ein Tattoo haben, als Zeichen einer zumindest kleinen Duisburg, zwei Kinder, liebender Ehemann. Bis dieser plötzlich mit
Rebellion gegen die Krankheit. Als sie sich heimlich davonstiehlt, einer anderen Frau verschwunden sein soll. Eva zweifelt. Das würde
trifft sie Nathan Ambrose, Mathe-Student und kalifornischer Daniel ihr niemals antun. Doch die Suche nach ihm befördert seine
Sunnyboy. Es knistert zwischen ihnen und Amy spürt für einen zweite Identität ans Tageslicht und führt Eva ins Herz einer Welt aus
Moment, was es heißt, ein ganz normales Leben zu führen. Doch Verrat und Brutalität, Korruption und Gewalt. Eine Welt in der sie
ihr Zustand verschlechtert sich und sie muss erneut ins und ihre Familie auf der Todesliste eines skrupellosen, russischen
Krankenhaus. Nathan gibt nicht auf: per Go-Pro nimmt er Amy mit Oligarchen stehen und Eva niemandem mehr vertrauen kann.
auf wilde Motorradfahrten, macht einen Live-Stream in seine
Vorlesung und verwandelt ihr Krankenhauszimmer in eine Das Essener Arbeiterkind Joner Storesang (*1969) hielt sich im
Strandbar. Aber Amy muss einsehen, dass eine Beziehung kaum und nach dem Germanistikstudium mit diversen Jobs über Wasser,
möglich ist, zu unterschiedlich sind ihre Welten. Schweren Herzens bis er das Glück hatte, rund fünfzehn Jahre als Drehbuchautor
trennt sie sich von Nathan. Doch dann konfrontiert er sie mit einem Erfahrung sammeln zu dürfen. Vor dem Schreiben stöbert er sich
2020 schrecklichen Verdacht, der ihre Liebe und alles, was sie noch hat, gern in den Werken englischer und amerikanischer Autoren warm.
2020
zu zerstören droht… Anschließend hört er die Lieblingsmusik seiner Charaktere, bevor er
Michael Meller Agency
Christina Ellis ist das Pseudonym einer veröffentlichen Autorin in Michael Meller Agency diese abrupt abschaltet und in die Stille schreibt. Er lebt in
ca. 350 S. der Frauenunterhaltung. Dying For You ist ihr Debüt im NA-Bereich. Saarbrücken.
ca. 370 S.
#2: LYING FOR YOU
Exposé und Leseprobe (120 S.)
#3: FIGHTING FOR YOU MS verfügbar
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Deutsche Autoren (Belletristik) Upmarket Fiction
Upmarket Fiction
NINA WIELANDER: VIRGINIA FEITO:
WER WIRD DENN GLEICH AN LIEBE DENKEN MRS MARCH
Ein warmherziges RomCom-Debüt für alle LeserInnen von George March’s latest novel is a smash hit. None could be
Sophie Kinsella und Petra Hülsmann – Lachtränen garantiert prouder than Mrs. March, his dutiful wife, who revels in his
accolades and relishes the lifestyle and status his success
Trix, mäßig erfolgreiche Fotografin aus London, pleite und am Ende, brings.
braucht dringend eine Lösung, um dem Gerichtsvollzieher zu
entgehen. Sich einen reichen Mann angeln, wie ihre Freundin A creature of routine and decorum, Mrs. March lives an exquisitely
Patricia vorschlägt? So richtig ernstnehmen will sie den Vorschlag controlled existence on the Upper East Side. Every morning begins
nicht, denn natürlich glaubt sie an die wahre Liebe. Aber warum the same way, with a visit to her favourite patisserie to buy a loaf of
nicht das Angenehme mit dem Nützlichen verbinden? Als sich ihr olive bread, but her latest trip proves to be her last when she suffers
die Gelegenheit in Form einer Stelle als „Allrounderin“ auf Schloss an indignity from which she may never recover: an assumption by
Chatham bietet, packt sie die Gelegenheit beim Schopf – nur um the shopkeeper that the protagonist in George Marsh’s new book –
dann herauszufinden, dass es um das Schloss gar nicht so gut a pathetic prostitute, more a figure of derision than desire – is based
bestellt ist, wie es anfangs schien und Lord Colin doch sehr unter on Mrs. March.
der Fuchtel seiner durchtriebenen Mutter steht. One casual remark robs Mrs. March not only of her beloved olive
Aber dann ist da noch Rob, seines Zeichens mürrischer, aber bread but of the belief that she knew everything about her husband
attraktiver Denkmalschutzexperte und somit das Chaos komplett. – and herself – sending her on an increasingly paranoid journey, one
Trix legt los - und wie: Verwicklungen, Romantik, Happy End – alles 2020 that starts within the pages of a book but may very well uncover both
2020 inklusive, garniert mit einer guten Prise Humor. Was will man mehr? a killer and the long-buried secrets of Mrs. March’s past.
Neon Literary
Michael Meller Agency Nina Wielander, geboren 1988, lebt mit ihrer Familie in Tirol und ist A razor-sharp exploration of the fragility of identity and the
seit über sieben Jahren für die Presse- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit 309 pp. smothering weight of expectations, Mrs. March heralds the arrival of
340 Seiten einer Tourismusorganisation verantwortlich. Wer wird denn gleich a wicked and wonderful new voice.
an Liebe denken ist ihr Debütroman. MS available
MS verfügbar Virginia Feito, unlike Mrs. March, lives in Madrid.
GENKI FERGUSON:
SATELLITE LOVE
Set in 1999 Japan, the novel tells the story of a lonely teenager
who falls in love with a satellite that is called down to Earth.
Anna Obata is a biracial teenager living in economically depressed
Southern Japan just before the millennium. Left to fend for herself
(and to look after her increasingly senile Grandfather) Anna copes
with her devastating loneliness by calling upon her strongest inner
resource: imagination.
This is the story of a girl who falls in love with a satellite, yes – but it
is also the story of how the human mind attempts to repair itself, no
matter the cost, no matter the odds.
Told in alternating perspectives by Anna, the satellite, and several
others, Satellite Love is exquisitely strange and refreshingly
unconventional.
Genki Ferguson was born in New Brunswick, Canada to a family of
authors (his father is author Will Ferguson), and grew up reading
McClelland & Stewart 04/20 Murakami. He spent much of his childhood in the subtropical island
of Kyushu, Japan, where his mother’s family still resides. Fluent in
The Friedrich Agency Japanese and capable of making a decent sushi roll, Genki was also
the recipient of the 2017 Helen Pitt Award for visual arts and is
finishing a degree in Film Production.
MS available April ‘20
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Upmarket Fiction Commercial Fiction
Commercial Fiction
VALERIE MARTIN: TEA COOPER:
I GIVE IT TO YOU THE GIRL IN THE PAINTING
American novelist Jan Vidor arrives at Villa Chiara in Tuscany intent Mathematical savant Jane Piper is determined to solve the
on learning Italian, touring the hill towns, and casting about for a mystery of her benefactress’s breakdown when she chances
subject for her next book. In their first meeting, her aristocratic upon The Girl in the Painting.
landlord Beatrice Salviati Doyle makes a passing remark about Maitland 1913. Miss Elizabeth Quinn is something of an institution
violent events at the villa during World War II, and Jan finds herself in Maitland Town. For longer than anyone could remember she and
wanting to know more. Further conversations reveal Beatrice to be her brother, businessman Michael, have lived in the impressive two-
a woman with a knack for telling stories about the past. Routinely, storey stone house next to the church. When she is discovered
and then vehemently, Jan takes notes. Soon she is investigating cowering in the corner of the exhibition gallery at the Technical
leads like a detective, documenting the decline of a once powerful College the entire town knows something strange has come to pass.
family through the vicissitudes of two wars and three generations. Was it the prehistoric remains or perhaps the taxidermy exhibition
As Jan reconstructs the past, Beatrice is absorbed in securing the that had reduced the whaleboned encased pillar of society to a
future of the family estate. What neither of them knows is that behind quivering mess? Or is there something odd about a striking painting
the bucolic scrim of daily life at the villa, a plot is being hatched that on loan from the National Gallery?
will deal the final death blow to the Salviati patrimony. Mathematical savant Jane Piper is determined to find out. Deposited
For Jan, her friend’s family history is an irresistible account of class on the doorstep of the local orphanage as a baby, she owes her life
struggle; it’s a story she wants to tell. It doesn’t occur to her that and education to the Quinns’ philanthropic ventures and Elizabeth
Beatrice regrets having told it, or that she might consider Jan’s has no one else to turn to.
Nan A. Talese 08/20 Harlequin Fiction 01/20 As the past and the present converge, Elizabeth’s grip on reality
version a betrayal of trust. Isn’t stealing other people’s lives the
business of a novelist? Jan has no illusions about the answer to this loosens. Can Jane, with her logical brain and penchant for puzzles,
The Friedrich Agency HarperCollins Australia unravel Elizabeth’s story before it is too late?
question. It’s yes. It’s always yes.
304 pp. Valerie Martin is the author of twelve novels, including Trespass, Tea Cooper is an established Australian author of contemporary
352 pp. and historical fiction. She is the bestselling author of The Horse
Mary Reilly and four collections of short fiction.
MS available Thief, The Cedar Cutter, The Currency Lass, The Naturalist’s
MS available Daughter and The Woman in the Green Dress.
AMY McDAID: ANNA KALING:
FAKE BABY NOT OK, CUPID
Love doesn't always follow the rules...
Nine Days. One City. Three Oddballs.
Ally Rivers has three jobs, a disastrous dating record, and her gran
Stephen’s dead father is threatening to destroy the world. If Stephen
won't stop talking about sex with eighty-year-old Melvin. Now her
commits the ultimate sacrifice and throws himself into the harbour,
best friend Sam confesses his whole family think they're engaged.
he will save humanity. The last thing he needs is a Jehovah’s
The longest relationship she's ever been in is fabricated, and her
Witness masquerading as a school boy and an admission to a
intended is gay. Playing Sam's besotted lover at a family party, Ally
mental health facility.
discovers the hot gardener she's been flirting with is Sam's dad,
Jaanvi steals a life-like doll called James and cares for him as if he
Marcus. She even sucks at fake relationships. But Marcus is on to
were her dead child. Her husband demands she return him. But she
them and embroils Ally in another scheme - encouraging Sam to
and James have already bonded, and it’s nobody’s business how
come out.
she decides to grieve.
Scheming is not Ally's forte and, worse, she and Marcus are falling
Lucas, pharmacist and all-round nice guy, is having one of the worst
for each other. After years in an unhappy marriage, he's not letting
weeks of his life. His employees forgot his birthday, his mother’s
Ally go without a fight, but she's torn between the best friend she'll
gone manic, and now his favourite customer is in hospital because
ever have and the only man she's ever been in love with. Either
of a medication error he made. Can he make things right? Or is life
choice will leave two broken hearts, and Gran will still have a more
all downhill after forty?
successful love life than her...
Amy McDaid has a Master of Creative Writing and a Bachelor’s
Penguin New Zealand 04/20 degree in English and History from the University of Auckland. The Headline Eternal 02/20 Anna Kaling writes mostly British contemporary romances featuring
first draft of Fake Baby was awarded the Sir James Wallace Prize: lots of tea, rain, and passive-aggressive queuing. By day she writes
Penguin RH Australia New Zealand’s richest prize for a creative writing student. She works BookEnds Literary about concrete erections for a construction firm, and by night
part-time as a Newborn Intensive Care Nurse and has work she...well, never mind. She's working towards being an old cat lady
304 pp. published in The Spinoff and Auckland University’s Three Lamps 352 pp. and is a big fan of sharks, bad horror movies, and the Loch Ness
Journal. Her short story ‘Kowhai’ was shortlisted for the Katherine Monster.
MS available Mansfield Short Story Novice Award in 2008. MS available
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Commercial Fiction Commercial Fiction
VANESSA McCAUSLAND: KRISTEN O’NEAL:
THE LOST SUMMERS OF DRIFTWOOD LYCANTHROPY AND OTHER CHRONIC ILLNESSES
A smart and witty debut young adult novel with a paranormal
Is it more dangerous to forget … or to remember? A compelling
twist about two college-aged internet friends who become IRL
drama about broken dreams, first love and the mystery of a lost
BFFs as they bond over pop culture and chronic illness – one
sister, for all fans of Hannah Richell and Kate Morton.
has Lyme and the other is a werewolf!
Phoebe’s life has fallen apart and there’s only one place left to go.
Alone and adrift after a failed marriage proposal, she flees Sydney Priya worked hard to get into Stanford to pursue her dream of
becoming a doctor, but during her freshman year she starts to feel
to her family’s abandoned holiday cottage.
achy and foggy - and soon she can't get out of bed. A diagnosis of
On the slow-moving river Phoebe is confronted with the legacy of
chronic Lyme disease forces her to put her future on hold and return
her older sister’s suicide, a year before. Why did Karin leave a note
home to her loving but overbearing family.
written in flowers and walk into the water?
Thank goodness she has @bigforkhands, aka Brigid, her online BFF
Phoebe’s childhood love, Jez, has moved back to the beautiful old
who joins her in creating "oof ouch my bones," a chronic illness
house, Driftwood, one jetty down. He’s married now and the home
support group of smart and funny teens who exchange tips on
has become a refuge for an unlikely little community.
dealing with brain fog in between rapid-fire pop culture references.
As the river begins to give up its secrets, Phoebe finds herself
Everyone knows everyone else's diagnosis, but Brigid remains
caught up in old feelings and new mysteries.
noticeably mum on hers.
The Lost Summers of Driftwood is a story of lost loves, rekindled
Then Brigid disappears one day, and Priya decides to steal the
passions, tragedy and betrayal set against the backdrop of an idyllic
family car and take a road trip to Brigid in Pennsylvania. Priya arrives
01/20 south coast town. 2020 to find a terrifying, dog-like creature has destroyed Brigid's house.
HarperCollins Australia Vanessa McCausland has worked as an entertainment and fashion The weird part? She's pretty sure that creature is a werewolf – and
reporter as well as working for the Daily Telegraph and has written Quirk Books she's pretty sure that werewolf is Brigid…
352 pp. articles for Mamamia. The Lost Summers of Driftwood is her second
novel. Her first, Star Attraction, was published under her previous Kristen O'Neal is a freelance writer who has written for sites like
330 pp.
MS available name, Vanessa Stubbs, in 2013. Buzzfeed Reader, LitHub, and Electric Literature. She writes about
culture (especially in film and television), and the ways the Internet
MS available can be weird, wonderful, and human. LAOCI is her debut novel.
ALEXANDRA OLIVA:
REMEMBER THIS BRONWYN SELL:
LOVESTRUCK
A page-turning story of survival, but also a commentary on how
we grow and reinvent ourselves in this overly connected, A clever, heartfelt romantic comedy about a charming family
digital age. who live in the most romantic place on earth but can’t catch a
A woman whose name shouldn’t be Linda lives in a city she can’t break when it comes to love. For fans of Marian Keyes and
stand, her every movement tracked by her father, a reluctant but Mhairi McFarlane.
duty-bound protector who was horrified to learn of her existence 14 When a romantically challenged family gather for their first wedding
years earlier, when Linda emerged from the woods as a feral child. in decades, Amy ‘stuck in the friend zone’ Lowery realises that her
She’d been raised in total isolation by her brilliant but dangerously single tango-dancing mum and besotted groom-to-be dad have
unhinged mother, who birthed her in a grief-ridden attempt to hotter love lives than she does. But when she locks eyes with an
replace her deceased firstborn daughter. The internet obsessed alluring stranger, The Pull in her chest is undeniable. And the look
over Linda’s sudden appearance, labeling her #CloneGirl. The in Josh Brennan’s eyes definitely says ‘more than friends’ – but not
misnomer haunts Linda still, and as an adult, she struggles to in the way she hopes.
interact with people and strives to lead a quiet life. Loner Josh is ecstatic to meet his witty stepsister-to-be. No way will
And then a new neighbor moves in and changes everything. For the he admit to an inconvenient attraction to his insta-sister – not even
first time, Linda sees the potential of true friendship, and through her to himself.
neighbor is drawn into the escapism of virtual reality. But just as Island resident nice guy Harry is absolutely not going to fall for smart
she’s easing into a new sense of belonging, Linda is kidnapped and and sexy jilted bride Sophia, who is locked in the honeymoon villa
taken to a remote location where she will ultimately be forced to trying to kickstart Operation Get Your Life Together.
Ballantine 03/21
confront the truth of her traumatic past. Harlequin Fiction 03/20 Throw in some sharp-witted siblings, a bevy of naval officers and a
Remember This is a wrenching portrait of parental grief, a daring meddlesome gran determined to see at least one of her
Friedrich Agency descendants happily wed, and the scene is set for a perfect storm
proposal on how memory functions, and an examination of whom HarperCollinsAustralia
we trust with our own histories. that will leave no heart unscathed …
360 pp. Alexandra Oliva is the author of the novel The Last One, which is Bronwyn Sell is many things – novelist, journalist, travel writer,
512 pp.
currently in development for TV. She has a BA in history from Yale bestselling non-fiction author, yogi, theatre nerd, soccer mum, wife,
MS available University and an MFA from The New School. She lives in the lover of wines, etc., etc.. Her journalism and travel writing have won
Pacific Northwest with her family. MS available national awards in her native New Zealand.
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Thriller & Crime
HEATHER WEBBER: ALEX FINLAY:
SOUTH OF THE BUTTONWOOD TREE EVERY LAST FEAR
A captivating blend of magical realism, heartwarming romance, Matt Pine learns the terrible news: his parents and younger siblings,
and small-town Southern charm. on vacation in Mexico, have been found dead in their rental home.
It’s a horrible blow to Matt, who is already trying to cope with life in
Blue Bishop has a knack for finding lost things. While growing up in the shadow of his older brother’s infamy: seven years ago, Danny
charming small-town Buttonwood, Alabama, she’s happened across Pine was convicted of the murder of a teenage girl in their small
lost wallets, jewelry, pets, her wandering neighbour, and sometimes, Nebraska town, and he’s been in prison ever since. Recently, his
trouble. No one is more surprised than Blue, however, when she case was profiled in a blockbuster documentary that swayed public
comes across an abandoned newborn baby in the woods, just south opinion toward his innocence, but Matt has never believed in
of a very special buttonwood tree. Danny’s innocence himself. Now, as the deaths in Mexico appear
Sarah Grace Landreneau Fulton is at a crossroads. She has always increasingly suspicious and connected to Danny’s prosecution, Matt
tried so hard to do the right thing, but her own mother would disown must finally unearth the truth behind the crime that sent his brother
her if she ever learned half of Sarah Grace’s secrets. to prison, and doing so leads him to a shocking conspiracy.
The unexpected discovery of the newborn baby girl will alter Blue’s Told through multiple points-of-view and alternating between past
and Sarah Grace’s lives forever. Both women must fight for what and present, Every Last Fear is not only a page-turning intrigue, it’s
they truly want in life and for who they love. In doing so, they uncover also a poignant story about a family managing heartbreak and
long-held secrets that reveal exactly who they really are – and what tragedy, and living through a fame they never wanted to have.
Forge Books 07/20 they’re willing to sacrifice in the name of family. Minotaur (2 Book-Deal) 02/21
Alex Finlay is the pseudonym of an author who lives in Washington,
BookEnds Literary Heather Webber grew up in a suburb of Boston. She is an Agatha Aaron Priest Agency D.C. born in Opelika, Alabama, Alex spent his formative years
Award-nominated author. Her works include the Lucy Valentine traversing the globe, from a tropical island in the Pacific to a small
336 pp. novels and the Nina Quinn mysteries, among other books. She lives village in the UK to a remote region in the Far East. But it was on a
368 pp.
in Ohio with her high school sweetheart and their three children. vacation in Tulum, Mexico that Alex was inspired to write Every Last
MS available Fear.
MS available
JURIS JURJEVICS:
PLAY THE RED QUEEN
The posthumous masterwork by critically acclaimed author,
publisher, and Viet Nam veteran Juris Jurjevics — the story of
two American GI cops caught in the corrupt cauldron of a
Vietnamese civil war stoked red hot by revolution.
Viet Nam, 1963. A female Viet Cong assassin is trawling the
boulevards of Saigon, catching US Army officers off-guard with a
single pistol shot, then riding off on the back of a scooter. Although
the US military is not officially in combat, sixteen thousand American
servicemen are stationed in Viet Nam “advising” the military and
government. Among them are Ellsworth Miser and Clovis Robeson,
two army investigators who have been tasked with tracking down
the daring killer.
Set in the besieged capital of a new nation on the eve of the coup
that would bring down the Diem regime and launch the Americans
into the Viet Nam War, Play the Red Queen is Juris Jurjevics’s
capstone contribution to a lifelong literary legacy: a tour-de-force
mystery-cumsocial history, breathtakingly atmospheric and
02/20 heartbreakingly alive with the laws and lawlessness of war.
Soho Press Juris Jurjevics was born in Latvia and grew up in Displaced
Persons camps in Germany before emigrating to the US. He wrote
360 pp. two other novels, Red Flags and The Trudeau Vector, which was
published in ten other countries. Publisher and co-founder of Soho
MS available Press, Jurjevics worked for decades in the book industry.
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KYLE PERRY: ANDREW SHAFFER:
THE BLUFFS SECRET SANTA
A Horror for the Holidays Novel. The Office meets The Shining
When a school group of teenage girls go missing in the wilderness in this horror-comedy about a holiday gift exchange gone
of Tasmania’s Great Western Tiers, the local people are wrong, set at a publishing house in the 80s.
immediately on alert. It’s not that long ago that a number of young
girls were killed in the area, and local legends regarding ‘the hungry After half a decade editing some of the biggest names in horror,
man’ still haunt locals to this day. Lussi Meyer joins prestigious Blackwood-Patterson to kickstart their
Authorities can determine only that a teacher was knocked new horror imprint. Her new co-workers seem less than thrilled. Ever
unconscious. The father of missing student Jasmine (and the town’s since the illustrious Xavier Blackwood died and his party-boy son
local drug dealer), instantly becomes a prime suspect, but Inspector took over, things have been changing around the office.
Con Badenhorst has more than one reason to trust him. When Lussi receives a creepy gnome doll as part of the company's
When the body of one of the girls is found at the bottom of a cliff, annual holiday gift exchange, it verifies what she's long suspected:
suspicion turns to a wild animal – but could it be that this particular her co-workers think she's a joke. No one there takes her seriously,
group of adolescent girls aren’t as innocent as they seem? even if she's the one whose books are keeping the company afloat.
What happens after the doll's arrival is no joke. With no explanation,
Kyle Perry is a youth worker and drug and alcohol counsellor who Lussi's co-workers begin to drop like flies. A heart attack here; a food
has worked extensively in high schools, youth shelters and rehabs. poisoning there. One of her authors and closest friends, the fabulous
Kyle himself has been lost in the Tasmanian mountains twice, and but underrated Fabien Nightingale, sees the tell-tale signs of
Michael Joseph 08/20 once used ripped pages of a journal stuck on branches in order to 2020 supernatural forces at play, stemming from the gnome sitting quietly
find his way out. Kyle holds a Bachelor of Counselling (Coaching), on Lussi's shelf. The only question is...does Lussi want to stop it
Penguin RH Australia Quirk Books from working its magic?
and lives in Tasmania’s North West.
368 pp. 330 pp. Andrew Shaffer is the New York Times best-selling author of more
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BENJAMIN STEVENSON:
ERINA REDDAN:
EITHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT
THE SERPENT’S SKIN
An electrifying thriller with a mind-bending premise: one
It’s a cold and wintery night in 1968 and ten-year-old JJ’s mother million viewers witness a popular TV presenter commit suicide
isn’t home. The cows are milked, the pigs fed, and her dad won’t live on air – yet his own brother is convinced it was murder.
answer any questions.
The four children survive as best they can in a cloud of their father’s At 9.01 pm, TV presenter Sam Midford delivers the monologue for
lies and clear misery, dealing with their mother’s absence in their his popular current affairs show Mr Midnight. He seems nervous and
own ways. But it’s always been JJ’s job to cause trouble, and her the crew are convinced he’s about to propose to his girlfriend live on
sleuthing wreaks havoc in their tight-knit community. air. Instead, he pulls out a gun and shoots himself in the head.
Fourteen years on, JJ has a new life, a loving partner and a good Sam’s grief-stricken brother Harry is convinced his brother was
job, but she finds herself being pulled back in to the unsolved murdered. But how can that be, when one million viewers witnessed
mystery of her childhood. While pretending to have made peace with Sam himself pull the trigger? Harry turns to Jack Quick, a disgraced
her father’s dishonesty, she organises a final farewell for her mother crime podcast producer recently released from prison for
so they can all put the past behind them. Will the tragic truth finally withholding evidence on a previous case. Harry knows Jack is
set them all free? desperate for money so will take on the case, despite all the
The Serpent’s Skin is a gripping, literary crime novel about male evidence to the contrary.
power and the secrets that can haunt a family. Most of all, it’s about And Jack is sceptical – until, when studying the tapes of the final
the many ways we prove our love. show, he catches sight of the words on the teleprompter reflected
06/20 Michael Joseph 09/20 on the screen behind Sam. Did someone talk Sam into killing himself
Erina Reddan is a writer, a strategist, a public speaker and author. through the autocue?
Pantera Press She is currently undertaking a PhD in Creative Writing (La Trobe Penguin RH Australia What secret did Sam have that would be enough to compel him to
University). She is the Executive Director of a media messaging take his own life, and in such a public way? And how is this linked
350 pp. business and has lectured in international politics at The University with the suicide of Sam’s childhood sweetheart 20 years earlier?
336 pp.
of Melbourne, tutored in creative writing at La Trobe University and
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JOHN-STEWART GORDON:
KEVIN SULLIVAN:
DAS GUTE LEBEN IM ZEITALTER DER
THE FIGURE IN THE PHOTOGRAPH
ORIENTIERUNGSLOSIGKEIT
1898. Juan Camerón’s father is killed while working as a Wir erleben derzeit eine Umbruchphase in nie dagewesenem
photographer amidst the chaos of war in Cuba, but his last Ausmaß: Während in Europa einerseits die längste Friedensperiode
pictures reveal a sinister truth to his final moments… in der Geschichte herrscht, sind wir weltweit mit kriegerischen
Konflikten, Fanatismus, Terrorismus, Fake News und Populismus
Juan travels to Scotland to grieve with family and immerses himself konfrontiert. Wir profitieren von den Vorzügen der Industrialisierung,
in the study of photography. When he invents a device that Technisierung und Digitalisierung unserer Lebenswelt und haben
inadvertently solves a crime, local law enforcement recruit him to gleichzeitig „gelernt“, die Nachteile wie Umweltverschmutzung,
help stop a brutal serial killer plaguing the streets of Glasgow. Arbeitslosigkeit und den Verlust von Autonomie auszublenden.
First in an exciting two-book deal set in the gritty streets of early 20th Diese Umbruchphase führt zu einem „Verlorensein“, einer
century Glasgow: Perfect for fans of Ambrose Parry, Peter Ackroyd Orientierungslosigkeit. Hinzu kommt das alltägliche unmoralische
and Laura Carlin Verhalten vieler Menschen.
John-Stewart Gordon sieht in diesen und ähnlichen Phänomenen
Kevin Sullivan was born in Glasgow. His career in journalism has eine zunehmende Gefährdung des sozialen Miteinanders von
placed him in the frontline of defining historical moments in living Menschen und ganzen Gesellschaften. Der Autor hilft dem Leser
memory, from documenting events at Tiananmen Square to nicht nur die derzeitige Lage sozial-politisch einzuordnen und
covering the siege of Dubrovnik and the war in Bosnia and angemessen zu verstehen, sondern auch eine philosophische
Herzegovina. His work has taken him to Singapore, Sri Lanka, 2020
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Japan, the Western Balkans, and Spain. He lives in Sarajevo. Michael Meller Agency Kompass dienen und eine konkrete Hilfestellung geben, ein gutes
Allison & Busby und moralisches Leben zu führen.
John-Stewart Gordon studierte Philosophie und Geschichte und
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wurde in Philosophie von Julian Nida-Rümelin promoviert. Er war
Professor an der Universität zu Köln, bevor er nach zahlreichen
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JOHN BAKER, NICK PLACE: KEITH BRADFORD:
STALIN’S WINE CELLAR TRAVEL HACKS
Stolen from the Czar, hidden from the Nazis and found by a Find the best travel deals, skip the lines, pack like a pro, and
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In the late 1990s, John Baker was known as a purveyor of quality Traveling is full of exciting new experiences and discoveries – but it
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mysterious wine list. The list was discovered to be a catalogue of the insider tricks to make it simpler. Travel Hacks includes hundreds
the wine collection of Nicholas II. The wine had become property of of expert guidelines, hacks, and DIYs for staying relaxed while you
the state after the Russian Revolution and was discretely removed plan, book, pack, and travel to your next destination.
to a remote Georgian winery amid concerns about the advancing Including more than 600 handy tips for everything from how to score
Nazi army. Half a century later, the wine was rumoured to be hidden discounts on transportation to packing efficiently and avoiding lines,
underground and off any known map. delays, and crowds, Travel Hacks will make every aspect of your
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audacious, and potentially dangerous journey to Georgia to discover or about to embark on you first trip, this is the all-inclusive guide to
if the wines actually existed and if the collection could be bought and the stress-free vacation of your dreams.
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Stalin’s Wine Cellar is a wild, sometimes rough ride in the glamorous Keith Bradford is the sole owner and webmaster of Bradford Media,
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world of high-end wine, from Sydney to Tbilisi Georgia, via Paris, which publishes 1000 Life Hacks, Yup That Exists, and many other
Bordeaux, and New York. A multi-milliondollar cellar and a blogs/sites. Since its launch at the beginning of 2013, Bradford
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breathtaking wine collection is the elusive treasure. The cast of Media has gained a collective readership of more than 200,000, and
characters includes Stalin, Hitler, Czar Nicholas II and a motley continues to grow each and every day. He’s the author of Life Hacks,
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bunch of Georgian businessmen, in the early days of Russian College Hacks, and Holiday Hacks. Keith lives in Aurora, Canada,
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LESLEY M. BLUME: BEC BROWN:
FALLOUT YOU’VE GOT THIS
New York Times bestselling author Lesley M.M. Blume reveals A career hack for clever and creative Gen Zs, Millennials and
how a courageous reporter uncovered one of greatest and start-ups.
deadliest cover-ups of the 20th century – the true effects of the With the practical, achievable steps in this book you can build your
atom bomb – potentially saving millions of lives. dream career in the creative industries. You’ve Got This is a career
In the days following the atomic bombings the Japanese (and life) guide, for the thousands of young women who want to
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begun a secret propaganda campaign to celebrate these weapons like entertainment, media, marketing, advertising, PR, design,
as the ultimate peacekeepers – hiding the true extent and nature of fashion or the arts. Full of practical advice and savvy tips, this book
their devastation. The cover-up intensified as Americans closed the will help women earn great money and have a job they love, without
atomic cities to Allied reporters, preventing information from leaking. it sucking the life out of them. It’s designed and formatted to appeal
The cover-up worked – until New Yorker journalist John Hersey got to 16–30-year-olds who like to receive their information in bite-sized
into Hiroshima and reported the truth to the world. pieces. And with a diverse range of women included in the
When the magazine published “Hiroshima” in August, 1946, it illustrations, women of all ethnicities, shapes and sizes will see
became an instant global sensation, and since 1945, no nuclear themselves in its pages.
weapons have ever been deployed in war in part because Hersey Penned by Bec Brown, self-made PR success and founder of The
alerted the world. This knowledge has remained among the greatest Comms Department, and beautifully illustrated by Inga Campbell,
deterrents to using them since the end of World War II. Penguin Australia 09/20 former Deputy Art Director of Cosmopolitan and Art Director for
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and can still save – the world. 20 years, beginning as a vocalist and vocal coach, then re-training
200 pp. 168 pp. to become a PR professional. Bec’s communications experience
Lesley Blume is the New York Times-bestselling author of
includes half a decade as Senior National Publicity and Promotions
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CHARLOTTE DENNETT: MARC HARTZMAN:
THE CRASH OF FLIGHT 3804. (formerly PIPELINE THE BIG BOOK OF MARS
POLITICS)
An entertaining, well researched, and fully illustrated pop
A Lost Spy, a Daughter’s Quest, and the Deadly Politics of the history of Earthlings' long relationship with Mars and our hopes
Great Game for Oil for the future.
While unraveling the mystery of her father's death, an investigative Mars has been a source of fascination and speculation ever since
journalist reveals the truth behind an era of endless wars in the the Ancient Sumerians observed its blood-red hue and named it for
Middle East by following the pipelines. In 1947, Daniel Dennett, their god of war and plague. But it wasn't until 1877, when "canals"
America’s first master spy in the Middle East, was dispatched to were observed on the surface of the Red Planet, suggesting the
Saudi Arabia. It would be his last assignment. On the way, a plane presence of water, that scientists, novelists and filmmakers became
carrying him to Ethiopia went down, killing everyone on board. obsessed with the question of whether there's life on Mars. In The
In The Crash of Flight 3804, Charlotte Dennett digs into her father’s War of the Worlds, H.G. Wells suggested that we wouldn't need to
work, which pitted him against America’s wartime allies—the British, make contact with Martians – they'd come for us – while, many years
the French, and the Russians—in a covert battle for geopolitical and later, Nikola Tesla claimed that he did make contact.
economic influence in the Middle East. Since then, Mars has fully invaded pop culture. It has its own day of
Through vivid storytelling, extensive research, and deep analysis of the week, a candy bar, and iconic Looney Tunes character. It has
region-defining maps, she reveals how feverish competition among been the subject of iconic novels and movies, from Ray Bradbury's
intelligence networks, military, and Big Oil interests have fueled The Martian Chronicles to Mars Attacks! And it has sparked a space-
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send a manned mission to Mars in the near future.
Charlotte Dennett is a former Middle East reporter and an
Chelsea Green Publishing investigative journalist and attorney. She is the coauthor of Thy Will Quirk Books Marc Hartzman is "one of America's leading connoisseurs of the
Be Done: The Conquest of the Amazon, an exposé of Nelson bizarre" (ABCNews.com) and has written books about sideshow
368 pp. Rockefeller and evangelism in the age of oil. Charlotte Dennett's 304 pp. performers, Oliver Cromwell's head, weird things on eBay, and
brother, Daniel C. Dennett III, famed cognitive scientist, has unorthodox messages from God. He lives in New Rochelle with his
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MATTHEW FRASER: STEFAN HUNT:
IN TRUTH. A HISTORY OF LIES WE’RE ALL GOING TO DIE
The moment you realise that you’re not the only one with these
From ancient Rome to the current Internet age, this sweeping
fears, that you’re not alone, is the moment it all changes.
history of ideas explores how different epochs wrestled with
the issue of truth and lies. 10 out of 10 people reading this will die.
From the ancient Greeks and Romans to the modern era, how have Stefan Hunt was a successful film director, travelling around the
people determined what is true? How have those with power and world capturing beautiful stories and making new friends, a life one
influence sought to control the narrative? Are we living in a post- can only dream about. Then, at the age of 27, he became riddled
truth era, or is that notion simply the latest attempt to control the with an anxiety which left him paralysed with fear and questioning
narrative? his purpose. On the advice of a friend he decided to put pen to paper
The relationship between truth and power is the key theme. The in search of relief, and out tumbled the five words which began a
author focuses on notable people and events, from Julius Caesar poem that led to his major epiphany: We’re All Going to Die. Far
and Adolf Hitler to Procopius and Savonarola. He notes distinct from being a morbid thought, Hunt felt reassurance and inspiration
parallels in history to current events. During the English Civil War when he accidently stumbled across life’s only guarantee.
and the Enlightenment, pamphleteering coupled with the new power Written and illustrated by Hunt, We’re All Going to Die takes on the
of the printing press challenged the status quo, as online and social immense task of exploring the meaning of life in the form of a Dr
media does in our time. Seuss-esque book for adults. Pairing eloquent prose with whimsical
And "fake news" was already being used by German chancellor Otto illustrations, this picture book follows a conversation between fear
von Bismarck. The author concludes optimistically. The Lost the Plot 03/20 and death asking you to look at the ‘what ifs’, the ‘why nots’ and the
Prometheus 04/20 determination to arrive at the truth, despite the manipulations of the ‘oh wells’ that might flash before your eyes if Death were to pay you
powerful, bodes well for the future of democracy. Pantera Press a visit. The result is a simple message: Fear Less and Live More.
BookEnds Literary
Matthew Fraser is a professor of communications and international Stefan Hunt is a writer and filmmaker collaborating with the biggest
politics at the American University of Paris. He is the author of 72 pp. global brands. His most ambitious creative project to date is We’re
464 pp.
Throwing Sheep in the Boardroom, Work and World; and Free-for- All Going to Die, which also consisted of short-film and multimedia
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ZARA MCDONALD, MICHELLE ANDREWS: KATE NELSON:
THE SPACE BETWEEN I QUIT PLASTICS
Relatable ruminations on the mess, the madness and the magic An inspiring but practical guide to reducing your footprint by
of life in the limbo of not-quite adulthood, from the creators of taking you on a journey to reduce your use of plastics.
the hit podcast Shameless, hailed by the New York Times as a
‘great pop culture discussion [that] taps into bigger themes An inspiring and practical journey to quitting plastic. Kate Nelson has
that hide beneath’. been disposable plastic free for a decade. She started small by
stopping her use of plastic bags and water bottles, refusing straws
There’s this weird gap in life that’s often fuelled by cheap tacos and and using a reusable cup for her coffee. But as she became aware
even cheaper tequila and doesn’t make any sense whatsoever – of just how much plastic she encountered in her day-to-day life
also known as your twenties. It’s a specific limbo we all have the joy without realising, she knew she had to do more. It has taken years,
of going through between being a teenager and being a Proper but the journey has been humbling and full of learning.
Adult, and though it’s wildly confusing, often lonely, sometimes I Quit Plastic is an inspiring and practical guide to reducing your use
infuriating and frequently daunting, there’s also a whole lot of magic of plastics, wherever you may be on the journey. Complete with an
to be found in the chaos. It’s a time when we’re finding our voices, 8-week phase-out program, and full of recipes and tips to help you
making up our minds, growing into (and out of) relationships and cook, shop, wear, clean and live plastic-free, Kate Nelson shows you
starting to fulfil our big ambitions (or simply working out what they how to reduce your waste and live more simply and sustainably.
are). Described by The Guardian as ‘the voice of two generations’, With over 60 recipes that cover cooking, beauty, hygiene, and
Michelle Andrews and Zara McDonald, creators of the award- cleaning, Kate Nelson shares how making small changes within your
winning pop culture podcast Shameless, are two of the many Lost the Plot 04/20 own life you can help have a lasting, global impact.
Viking 09/20 twenty-something women trying to make sense of it all.
Pantera Press Kate Nelson started her journey in 2008 when she volunteered at
Penguin RH Australia Michelle Andrews and Zara McDonald are Melbourne-based
Jean Michel Cousteau’s Ocean Futures Society. Since then she has
journalists and broadcasters, aged 24 and 25. They met working as
240 pp. lobbied government, pitched to corporates, spoken at schools all
272 pp. writers for Mamamia, and in March 2018 launched Australia’s top
over the world, and founded an education and advocacy not-for-
pop-culture podcast, Shameless (over 4 million downloads!), ‘for
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smart women who like dumb stuff’.
KATY MCEWEN: J. W. OCKER:
OLDIES’ GUIDE TO THE MILLENNIAL WORLD CURSED OBJECTS
An illustrated compendium that reveals the true stories behind
Millennials teach Baby Boomers a thing or two in this clever
the most infamous, creepy, and bizarre real-life cursed objects
(and accurate) guide to the Millennial world.
throughout history.
Ever felt like you’re completely out of touch with the evolving world?
They're lurking in museums, graveyards, and private homes around
Unable to tell your ‘Lots of Love’ from your ‘Laugh Out Loud’? Are
the world. Their stories have inspired countless horror movies,
you in a complete daze when it comes to streaming, swiping left,
reality TV shows, campfire tales, books, and even chain emails.
LGBTQAI+ and cryptocurrency?
They're cursed objects, and in order to unleash a wave of
This is the book for you.
misfortune, all they need... is you.
All these things the millennial generation take for granted are now
Whether you believe in curses or not, the often tragic and always
within your reach thanks to the helpful guide to the banter of the
bizarre stories behind these objects will fascinate you. Many of them
modern age.
have intersected with some of the most notable events and people
Katy McEwen is a baby boomer surrounded by millennials. She in history. But beyond Hollywood and beyond the hysteria, author J.
grew up in the UK and has spent her life around books, including W. Ocker suggests that cursed objects are simply objects which
working in a bookshop and various publishing companies before have been witness to great human tragedy, and thereafter operate
moving to Australia.Married with three millennial children she is as mechanisms for remembering and retelling those stories. Cursed
constantly trying to understand, she decided that there were more Objects will be equally appealing to true believers as well as history
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than likely others who might like to be let into those secrets too, so buffs, horror fans, and anyone who loves a good spine-tingling tale.
Pantera Press put together the Oldies’ Guide to the Millennial World (with some Quirk Books
J. W. (Jason) Ocker is an Edgar Award winning travel writer,
help from her kids and workmates!).
250 pp. 272 pp. novelist, and blogger. His book Poe-Land: The Hallowed Haunts of
Edgar Allan Poe was nominated for an Anthony Award and won the
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I AM DEFINITELY, PROBABLY ENOUGH (I THINK)
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JESS SCULLY:
GLIMPSES OF UTOPIA
Optimism in Action Around the World. Franziska Hoffmann
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This book is a call for optimism, not in spite of, but because of the
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These people aren’t working to save the world, because the world
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Jess Scully is the Deputy Lord Mayor of Sydney, a public art
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