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S E P T E M B E R – J A N U A R Y
C a r i s a H a y s
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A N I N T I M AT E , P OW E R F U L ,
A N D I N S P I R I N G M E M O I R
BY T H E F O R M E R F I R ST L A DY
O F T H E U N I T E D STAT E S
With wit and candor, Mrs. Obama takes readers inside
her remarkable journey from Chicago’s South Side to 1600
Pennsylvania Avenue, telling her full story as she has lived
it—in her own words and on her own terms. Warm, wise,
and revelatory, Becoming is the deeply personal reckoning
of a woman of soul and substance who has steadily defied
expectations—and whose story inspires us to do the same.
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The Spy and the Traitor
Ben Macintyre
Publicist: Dyana Messina |212- 572- 2098 | [email protected]
SUMMARY
The celebrated author of Agent Zigzag returns with his greatest spy story
yet: the thrilling tale of Oleg Gordievsky, the Russian intelligence officer
whose secret work helped hasten the end of the Cold War.
If anyone could be considered a Russian counterpart to the infamous British double
agent Kim Philby, it was Oleg Gordievsky. For nearly a decade, as the Cold War reached
its twilight, Gordievsky helped the West turn the tables on the KGB, exposing Russian
spies and providing sensitive and game- changing insight into the Kremlin’s machinations.
Desperate to keep the circle of trust close, MI6 refused to reveal the identity of its
greatest asset to the CIA, which in turn grew obsessed with figuring out the identity of
Britain’s obviously top- level source. Their obsession ultimately doomed Gordievsky: the
CIA officer assigned to identify him was none other than Aldrich Ames, the man who would
become infamous for secretly spying for the Soviets. Unfolding the delicious three- way
gamesmanship among America, Britain, and the Soviet Union— all spying on one another—
and culminating in the gripping cinematic beat by beat of Gordievsky’s nail- biting escape
from Moscow in 1985, Ben Macintyre’s latest may be his best yet.
AUTHOR BIO
BEN MACINTYRE is a writer at large for the London Times and the bestselling author of A Spy
Among Friends, Double Cross, Operation Mincemeat, Agent Zigzag, and Rogue Heroes, among
other books. Macintyre has also written and presented BBC documentaries of his work.
Crown
9781101904190
9/18/2018
Hardcover
$28.00
History—M odern—2 0th Century
Presidents of War
Michael Beschloss
Publicist: Rachel Rokicki | 212- 782- 8455 | [email protected]
SUMMARY
From a preeminent presidential historian comes a groundbreaking and
often surprising saga of how presidents, from 1807 to recent times, have
taken Americans into war.
Presidents of War is a fresh, intimate, magisterial narrative of how a procession of chief
executives led the nation into conflict and mobilized Americans for victory. From James
Madison and the War of 1812 to our own time, we see these flesh- and- blood leaders
struggling with Congress, the courts, the press, their own advisers, and antiwar protesters;
seeking comfort from their spouses, families, and friends; and dropping to their knees
in prayer. We come to understand how some of these presidents were able to brave the
crushing pressures of war— both physically and emotionally— and how others were broken
by them.
Michael Beschloss’s discoveries in original letters, diaries, and declassified documents,
and his interviews with surviving participants, help him tell this crucial story in a way that
makes it a classic. Ten years in the making, this important book shows how far we have
traveled from the time of our Founders, who tried to constrain presidential power, to our
modern day, when a single leader has the potential to launch nuclear weapons that can
destroy much of the human race.
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MICHAEL BESCHLOSS is the author of nine books on presidential history, including, most
recently, the New York Times bestsellers Presidential Courage and The Conquerors, and
was coauthor of the number one global bestseller Jacqueline Kennedy. He is the NBC
News presidential historian and a PBS NewsHour contributor and has received an Emmy
and six honorary degrees. Beschloss lives in Washington, DC.
Crown
9780307409607
10/9/2018
Hardcover
$35.00
History—M ilitary—U nited States
PRAISE FOR PRESIDENTS OF WAR
“Presidents of War is a landmark book about power, leadership
and human nature itself.” —J ON MEACHAM, Pulitzer Prize–
winning author of The Soul of America
“Once again, Beschloss captures our Presidents in terms both
historic and human, showing that whoever holds the office will
fearlessly—or fearfully impact our world.” —T OM HANKS, author
of Uncommon Type
Foundryside One Day in December
A Novel A Novel
Robert Jackson Bennett Josie Silver
Publicist: Alex Larned | 212- 572- 2247 Publicist: Christine Johnston | 212- 572- 6067
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SUMMARY SUMMARY
In a city run on industrialized magic, A love story about what happens after you
a war will be fought to overwrite reality meet, or rather, don’t meet, the one.
itself—the first title in a new series.
Laurie is pretty sure that love at first sight doesn’t
Sancia Grado is a thief, and a damn good one. exist anywhere outside of the movies. But then,
Her latest target, a heavily guarded warehouse through a misted- up bus window one snowy
on Tevanne’s docks, is nothing her unique abilities December day, she sees a man who she instantly
can’t handle. knows is the one. Their eyes meet, there’s a moment
Unbeknownst to her, Sancia has been sent to steal of pure magic . . . and then her bus drives away.
an artifact of unimaginable power, an object that Laurie spends a year scanning every bus stop
could revolutionize the magical technology known and cafe in London for him. But she doesn’t find
as “scriving.” The Merchant Houses, who control this him— not when it matters. Instead, they “reunite”
magic— the art of using coded commands to imbue at a Christmas party, when her best friend, Sarah,
everyday objects with sentience— have already used introduces her new boyfriend to Laurie. It’s Jack, the
it to transform Tevanne into a vast, remorseless man from the bus. Of course.
capitalist machine. But if they can unlock the What follows for Laurie, Sarah, and Jack is 10 years
artifact’s secrets, they will rewrite the world itself to of friendship, heartbreak, missed opportunities, and
suit their aims. destinies reconsidered. One Day in December is a
To have a chance at stopping them, Sancia will have Crown heartwarming and immensely moving love story, and a
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9781524760366 for herself, and undergo her own transformation— 10/16/2018 route to happiness.
8/21/2018 one that will turn her into something she could never Hardcover
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$27.00 Fiction—W omen
Fiction—F antasy—E pic JOSIE SILVER is an unashamed romantic who met
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her husband when she stepped on his foot on his
ROBERT JACKSON BENNETT is the author of the Divine 21st birthday. She lives with him, her two young
Cities trilogy (City of Stairs, City of Blades, and City of sons, and their cats in a little town in England called
Miracles), which was shortlisted for the World Fantasy, Wolverhampton.
Locus, and British Fantasy awards. His previous novels,
which include American Elsewhere and Mr. Shivers,
have received the Edgar Award, the Shirley Jackson
Award, and the Phillip K. Dick Citation of Excellence.
Bennett lives in Austin with his family.
The Sapphire Widow The Most Dangerous Branch
A Novel Inside the Supreme Court’s Assault on the Constitution
Dinah Jefferies David A. Kaplan
Publicist: Liz Wetzel | 212- 572- 6049 | [email protected] Publicist: Sarah Breivogel | 212- 572- 2722 | [email protected]
SUMMARY SUMMARY
A sweeping, breathtaking story of love and betrayal— set in 1930s In a revealing portrait of the current Supreme Court, the former
Ceylon— from the internationally bestselling author of The Tea legal affairs editor of Newsweek takes us into the secret world
Planter’s Wife. of the nine justices, showing how too often the Court subverts
Congress and the will of the people.
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DINAH JEFFERIES was born in Malaysia and moved to England at the age of nine.
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She now lives in Gloucestershire. DAVID A. KAPLAN, the former legal affairs editor of Newsweek, covered the
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$26.00 $28.00 Supreme Court for a decade. He is the author of the national bestseller
Fiction—H istorical Political Science— The Silicon Boys and The Accidental President, and has appeared on Today,
American Government— NPR, Fox, Charlie Rose, and other national media.
Judicial Branch
Palaces for the People The Last Palace
How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Europe’s Turbulent Century in Five Lives and One Legendary House
Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life
Norman Eisen
Eric Klinenberg
Publicist: Liz Wetzel | 212- 572- 6049 | [email protected]
Publicist: Sarah Grimm | 212- 782- 8637 | [email protected]
SUMMARY
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A sweeping yet intimate narrative about the last 100 years of
An eminent sociologist offers an inspiring blueprint for rebuilding our European history, as seen through one of Prague’s greatest houses.
fractured society around the shared public spaces that unite us.
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Crown Crown NORMAN EISEN is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and a CNN
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ERIC KLINENBERG is a professor of sociology at New York University. He is the commentator. He served as U.S. ambassador to the Czech Republic from 2011
9/11/2018 9/4/2018
Hardcover coauthor, with Aziz Ansari, of the #1 New York Times bestseller Modern Romance, and Hardcover to 2014. He has written for the New York Times, the Washington Post, and many
$28.00 has written for The New Yorker, the New York Times Magazine, and other publications. $28.00 other publications.
Social Science—S ociology— History—E urope—E astern
Urban
Rush Notes
Revolution, Madness, and the Visionary Doctor
Who Became a Founding Father
Stephen Fried
Publicist: Rachel Rokicki | 212- 782- 8455 | [email protected]
SUMMARY
The remarkable story of Dr. Benjamin Rush, medical pioneer and
one of our nation’s most provocative and unsung Founding Fathers.
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Crown
9780804140065
STEPHEN FRIED is a two- time National Magazine Award– winning journalist
9/25/2018
and New York Times bestselling author of books, including Appetite for America,
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$28.00 A Common Struggle (with Patrick Kennedy), Thing of Beauty, Bitter Pills, and
Biography & The New Rabbi.
Autobiography—H istorical
The Smiling Man
A Novel
Joseph Knox
Publicist: Sarah Grimm | 212- 782- 8637 | [email protected]
SUMMARY
Acclaimed crime writer Joseph Knox and his damaged detective
hero, Aidan Waits, return with a mind- bending new thriller about
a corpse found without a single identifying mark— except the smile
on his face.
Crown
9781524763190 AUTHOR BIO
1/15/2019
JOSEPH KNOX was born and raised in and around Stoke and Manchester, where
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Fiction—T hrillers—C rime reads compulsively. The Smiling Man is the follow- up to his acclaimed debut, Sirens.
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