A Great White Box Kicks Off the Summer Selling Season

For those of you who have survived an amazing BookExpo America 2005, we salute you.... And for others, there is a wealth of material for your consideration in this June White Box....

Please remember to contact Dan Cullen at [email protected] with your nominations for upcoming Book Sense Picks Lists, and don't be shy about communicating directly with the publishers about the items they've chosen to share with you here. Among them:

Galleys, ARCs, Finished Copies:

• MEN OF BRONZE, by Scott Oden, Medallion Press
• THE INTELLIGENCER: A Thriller, by Leslie Silbert, Washington Square Press (trade paperback)
• THE MASTER by Colm Toibin, Scribner (trade paperback)
• TERRIFIC by Jon Agee, Michael diCapua Books, Hyperion Books for Children
• INSULT TO INJURY: Insurance, Fraud, and the Big Business of Bad Faith by Ray Bourhis, Berrett-Koehler Publishers (PGW)
• COOKING WITH FERNAT BRANCA by James Hamilton-Paterson, Europa Editions (Consortium Book Sales and Distribution)
• THE DAYS OF ABANDONMENT by Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions (Consortium Book Sales and Distribution)
• POISON STUDY by Maria V. Snyder, Luna, Harlequin Books
• THE PEOPLE'S ACT OF LOVE by James Meek, Canongate, Grove Atlantic, (PGW)
• THE AMPHORA PROJECT by William Kotzwinkle, Grove Atlantic, (PGW)
• A SHORT HISTORY OF MYTH by Karen Armstrong, Canongate, Grove Atlantic, (PGW), the introduction to a major new series, THE MYTHS, launching in October 2005
• THE ART OF UNCONTROLLED FLIGHT by Kim Ponders, HarperCollins
• THE PAINTED DRUM by Louise Erdrich, HarperCollins
• SEEING EMILY by Joyce Lee Wong, Amulet (Harry N. Abrams)
• SACRED LINK: Joining Fortunes With the Unknown by Kay Cordell Whitaker, Writers' Collective (Midpoint Trade Books)
• THE BOOK WITHOUT WORDS: A Fable of Medieval Magic by Avi, Hyperion Books for Children

Bookmarks, catalogs, CD samplers, F&G's, sales kits, excerpt booklets, newsletters, and more from:

• Tor/Forge
• Harlequin
• Europa Editions (Consortium)
• Collins
• William Morrow
• The Disinformation Company (Consortium)
• Too Far
• HarperPerennial
• Hyperion Books for Children
• Unbridled Books
• Marion Street Press

Sell Sheets, shelf-talkers, postcards, and more from:

• Random House
• HarperCollins (all divisions)
• Scribner
• New World Library (PGW)
• Dial Press (Random House)

It was a great treat to meet many of you face-to-face at the recent BEA show. Please keep up your wonderful efforts in sending in nominations to the various Book Sense Picks Lists, and reporting regularly to the weekly Book Sense National Bestseller List.

Best wishes for a great summer selling season to all!

Cheers,

Mark Nichols
Director, Book Sense Marketing
[email protected]
(800) 637-0037, ext. 1240