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BookazineBits
February 11th, 2016
Releasing July 31st
2016
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child — Parts I
& II (ISBN 9781338099133 $29.99)
Special Rehearsal Edition- Based
on an original new story by J.K.
Rowling, Jack Thorne & John
Tiffany
Based on an original new story by J.K.
Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany, a
new play by Jack Thorne, Harry Potter
and the Cursed Child is the eighth story in
the Harry Potter series and the first official
Harry Potter story to be presented on
stage. The play will receive its world
premiere in London’s West End on July
30, 2016.
It was always difficult being Harry Potter
and it isn’t much easier now that he is an
overworked employee of the Ministry of
Magic, a husband and father of three school-age children.
While Harry grapples with a past that refuses to stay where it belongs, his youngest son
Albus must struggle with the weight of a family legacy he never wanted. As past and
present fuse ominously, both father and son learn the uncomfortable truth: sometimes,
darkness comes from unexpected places.
Pottermore - https://www.pottermore.com/news/ww-publishing-cursed-child-script-book-
announcement
Time Magazine - http://time.com/4215336/jk-rowling-harry-potter-cursed-child-book/
Entertainment Weekly - http://www.ew.com/article/2016/02/10/harry-potter-cursed-child-
script-book
Publishers Weekly - http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-
book-news/article/69366-new-publishing-projects-from-j-k-rowling-s-wizarding-
world.html?utm_source=Publishers+Weekly&utm_campaign=8608178f84-UA-15906914-
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Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan Novels Coming to TV – Go HERE for the
full article.
Also check today’s SHOWCASE for Elena Ferrante’s
Bruce Springsteen Autobiography ‘Born To Run’ (ISBN
9781501141515 $32.50) Coming From Simon & Schuster in September. –
Go HERE for the full story
Springsteen has been privately
writing the autobiography over the
past seven years. He began work
in 2009, after performing with the
E Street Band at the Super
Bowl’s halftime show.
In Born to Run, Springsteen
describes growing up in Freehold,
New Jersey amid the “poetry,
danger, and darkness” that fueled
his imagination. He vividly
recounts his relentless drive to
become a musician, his early
days as a bar band king in Asbury
Park, and the rise of the E Street
Band. With disarming candor, he
also tells for the first time the
story of the personal struggles
that inspired his best work, and
shows us why the song “Born to
Run” reveals more than we
previously realized.
“Writing about yourself is a funny business,” Springsteen notes in his book.
“But in a project like this, the writer has made one promise, to show the
reader his mind. In these pages, I’ve tried to do this.”

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Netflix is rockin’ the hashtag. The streaming service has greenlit ‘#Girlboss’
(ISBN 9781591847939 $16.00), a new comedy series based on Sophia
Amoruso’s best-selling memoir. Christian Ditter (How to Be Single) has been tapped
to direct the first episode. The series will be EP’d by Charlize Theron and Kay Cannon.
Cannon, best known for scripting the Pitch Perfect movie franchise, will write the pilot
episode and serve as showrunner. For more on this go HERE
Much-in-demand Brit actress Rosamund Pike is circling long-gestating
project Guernsey, with Harry Potter director Mike Newell also in the mix to
direct. The project, previously known by the more unwieldy The
Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society (ISBN
9780385341004 $16.00), has previously attracted a string of high-profile
actresses to consider the formidable lead role, including Kate Winslet, Lily
James and Rebecca Ferguson. Go HERE for the rest of this article
Ted Hughes: The Unauthorised Life (ISBN 9780062362438 $40.00)
An explosive and absorbing biography of one of the greatest poets of the twentieth
century, Ted Hughes—drawn from newly opened archives and exclusive interviews and
filled with revelatory information about his relationship with Sylvia Plath—which
illuminates his life as it was lived, remembered, and reshaped in his art
New York Review of Books - February 11
Author of 'Thirteen Reasons Why' (ISBN 9781595141880 $10.99) has
new novel coming. For more go HERE
One to watch
The One-in-a-Million Boy (ISBN 9780544617070 $25.00)
The incandescent story of a 104-year-old woman and the sweet, strange young boy
assigned to help her around the house — a friendship that touches each member of the
boy’s unmoored family
Releasing April 5th

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‘A Discovery Of Witches’ (ISBN 9780143119685 $17.00) TV Series
In Works At Jane Tranter & Julie Gardner’s Bad Wolf. Go HERE for the full
article
February 2016 Indie Next List Pick
Flood Girls by Richard Fifield (ISBN 9781476797380 $26.00)
Welcome to Quinn, Montana, population:
956. A town where nearly all of the volunteer
firemen are named Jim, where The Dirty
Shame—the only bar in town—refuses to
serve mixed drinks (too much work), where
the locals hate the newcomers (then again,
they hate the locals, too), and where the
town softball team has never even come
close to having a winning season. Until now.
Rachel Flood has snuck back into town after
leaving behind a trail of chaos nine years
prior. She’s here to make amends, but
nobody wants to hear it, especially her
mother, Laverna. But with the help of a local
boy named Jake and a little soul-searching,
she just might make things right.
In the spirit of Empire Falls and A League of
Their Own, with the caustic wit of Where’d
You Go, Bernadette thrown in for good
measure, Richard Fifield’s hilarious and
heartwarming debut will have you laughing
through tears.
“[The Flood Girls] includes barfights and AA meetings, a parade, a wedding, and a black
bear, all of which Fifield juggles beautifully...The Wild West earns its name all over
again in this lovable chronicle of small-town insanity.” —Kirkus Reviews, Starred
Review
‘Bethlehem’ Director Yuval Adler to Helm Eco-Thriller ‘The Last Of The
Tribe’ (ISBN 9781416594758 $18.99). Go HERE for more on this.

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Trailer for Stephen King’s ‘11.23.63’ (ISBN 9781451627299 $19.99).
Series premiers on HULU February 15th
– Go HERE
NBC-TV/"Today Show," February 12
ABC-TV/"The View," February 12
“Empire” star Taraji P. Henson will play mathematics genius Katherine Johnson in
“Hidden Figures: The Story of the African-American Women Who
Helped Win the Space Race,” by Margot Lee Shetterly (ISBN
9780062363596 $27.99) for Fox 2000. This book will be published in September
2016. For more on this go HERE
From PW - Surviving the Loss of a Child Through a Graphic Novel –
Go HERE for the article on Rosalie Lightning (ISBN 9781250049940
$19.99)
The Creative Tarot: A Modern Guide to an Inspired Life by Jessa
Crispin (ISBN 9781501120237 $22.00)
A hip, accessible, and practical guide for artists and creative people looking to tarot for
guidance and inspiration in the tradition of The Secret Language of Birthdays and Steal
Like an Artist.
Elle, February issue
SiriusXM-Radio/"Dirty, Sexy, Funny with Jenny McCarthy," February 16
The Lucky Years: How to Thrive in the Brave New World of Health
by David B. Agus (ISBN 9781476712109 $27.00)
Bestselling author David Agus unveils the brave new world of medicine, one in which
we can take control of our health like never before and doctors can fine-tune strategies
and weapons to prevent illness.
New York Times "Op-Ed," February 7
CNN-TV/"Fareed Zakaria GPS," February 7
CNBC-TV/"Mad Money," February 17
NBC-TV/"Today Show," February 18

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In theaters March 4th
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot by Kim Barker. Originally titled ‘The Taliban
Shuffle (ISBN 9780307477385 $15.95)
The movie tie-in will release February 23rd
as Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
MTI (ISBN 9781101973127 $15.95). This is not to be mixed up with the
recent David Shafer novel whose title I am not going to mention as this is
getting very confusing…
Flight of Dreams by Ariel Lawhon (ISBN 9780385540025 $25.95)
On the evening of May 3rd, 1937, ninety-
seven people board the Hindenburg for its
final, doomed flight to Lakehurst, New
Jersey. Among them are a frightened
stewardess who is not what she seems; the
steadfast navigator determined to win her
heart; a naive cabin boy eager to earn a
permanent spot on the world’s largest
airship; an impetuous journalist who has
been blacklisted in her native Germany;
and an enigmatic American businessman
with a score to settle. Over the course of
three hazy, champagne-soaked days their
lies, fears, agendas, and hopes for the
future are revealed.
Flight of Dreams is a fiercely intimate
portrait of the real people on board the last
flight of the Hindenburg. Behind them is the
gathering storm in Europe and before them
is looming disaster. But for the moment
they float over the Atlantic, unaware of the
inexorable, tragic fate that awaits them.
Brilliantly exploring one of the most enduring mysteries of the twentieth century, Flight of
Dreams is that rare novel with spellbinding plotting that keeps you guessing till the last
page and breathtaking emotional intensity that stays with you long after.
New York Times Book Review – Review – 2/14
March 2016 Indie Next List Pick

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Two if by Sea by Jacquelyn Mitchard (ISBN 9781501115578 $25.99)
From the #1 New York Times bestselling
author of The Deep End of the Ocean, an epic
story of courage and devotion that spans three
continents and the entire map of the human
heart.
Just hours after his wife and her entire family
perish in the Christmas Eve tsunami in
Brisbane, American expat and former police
officer Frank Mercy goes out to join his
volunteer rescue unit and pulls a little boy from
a submerged car, saving the child’s life with
only seconds to spare. In that moment,
Frank’s own life is transformed. Not quite
knowing why, Frank sidesteps the law, when,
instead of turning Ian over to the Red Cross,
he takes the boy home to the Midwestern farm
where he grew up. Not long into their journey,
Frank begins to believe that Ian has an
extraordinary, impossible telepathic gift; but
his only wish is to protect the deeply
frightened child. As Frank struggles to start
over, training horses as his father and
grandfather did before him, he meets Claudia,
a champion equestrian and someone with whom he can share his life—and his fears for
Ian. Both of them know that it will be impossible to keep Ian’s gift a secret forever.
Already, ominous coincidences have put Frank’s police instincts on high alert, as
strangers trespass the quiet life at the family farm.
The fight to keep Ian safe from a sinister group who want him back takes readers from
the ravaged shores of Brisbane to the middle of America to a quaint English village.
Even as Frank and Claudia dare to hope for new love, it becomes clear that they can
never let Ian go, no matter what the cost. A suspenseful novel on a grand scale, Two If
by Sea is about the best and worst in people, and the possibility of heroism and even
magic in ordinary life.
On Sale March 15, 2016
Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them (ISBN 9780545850568
$9.99) Behind the Scenes Featurette – Go HERE
IN STOCK

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The High Mountains of Portugal by Yann Martel (ISBN
9780812997170 $27.00)
In this allegorical three-part novel—quixotic quest story, ghost story, and contemporary
realism—all set in Portugal (in Lisbon and in the fictional High Mountains of Portugal)—
in the 17th century, at the turn of the 20th century, mid-20th century, and today—Yann
Martel presents us with three intersecting narratives that explore our relationship with
faith.
Keira Knightley in Talks to Star in ‘Colette’ Biopic. Go HERE for the full
article
Democracy in Black: How Race Still Enslaves the American Soul
by Eddie S. Glaude Jr. (ISBN 9780804137416 $26.00)
A powerful polemic on the state of black America that savages the idea of a post-racial
society, from a promising new public voice at Princeton University.
TIME Magazine – "10 Questions" – 2/12

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And Then All Hell Broke Loose: Two Decades in the Middle East
by Richard Engel (ISBN 9781451635119 $27.00)
Based on two decades of reporting, NBC’s chief foreign
correspondent’s riveting story of the Middle East
revolutions, the Arab Spring, war, and terrorism seen up-
close—sometimes dangerously so.
Vanity Fair, February issue
NBC-TV/"Today Show," February 11
NBC-TV/"Nightly News," February 11
MSNBC-TV/"Rachel Maddow Show," February
11
MSNBC-TV/"Morning Joe," February 12
HBO-TV/"RealTime with Bill Maher," February 12
MSNBC-TV/"Hardball," February 15
NPR-Radio/"Diane Rehm," February 16
MSNBC-TV/"Andrea Mitchell," February 16
CNBC-TV/"Power Lunch," February 17
The cast of Broadway hit Hamilton will appear via satellite at the 58th
Annual Grammy Awards, airing live from LA Monday, February 15 at 8pm.
It’s the eighth time musical theater has been featured on the music awards
show.
Alexander Hamilton (ISBN 9780143034759 $20.00)
Youngblood by Matt Gallagher (ISBN 9781501105746 $26.00)
The US military is preparing to withdraw from Iraq and newly-minted lieutenant Jack
Porter struggles to accept how it’s happening—through alliances with warlords who
have Arab and American blood on their hands.
“An urgent and deeply moving novel.”—Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times
WAMU-Radio/"Diane Rehm," February 23
Sundance - Autism Doc ‘Life, Animated’ (ISBN 9781423180364
$26.99) Sells to The Orchard. For more on this go HERE

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FX’s The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story opened as the
most-watched and highest-rated show on cable on Tuesday, with 5.1
million viewers and a 2.0 rating among A18-49.
The show is based on Jeffrey Toobin’s The Run of His Life: The
People v. O. J. Simpson (ISBN 9780812988543 $16.00)
A Mother's Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy by Sue
Klebold, Introduction by Andrew Solomon (ISBN 9781101902752
$28.00)
In A Mother’s Reckoning, Sue Klebold, for the first time, recounts, based on her
recollections, her daily journals, and the difficult and harrowing writings and video
recordings her son left behind, the days and months leading up to the tragic shooting at
Columbine High School.
ABC-TV - Good Morning America – 2/12
ABC News – World News Tonight promotes Diane Sawyer Special which
airs later that night - 2/12
Diane Sawyer ABC Prime Time Special-ABC News – 2/12
Just released
The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man (ISBN
9781626566743 $17.95)
New Revelations: Featuring 15 explosive new chapters, this expanded edition of
Perkins's classic bestseller brings the story of economic hit men (EHMs) up to date and,
chillingly, home to the US. Over 40 percent of the book is new, including chapters
identifying today's EHMs and a detailed chronology extensively documenting EHM
activity since the first edition was published in 2004.
‘Indignation’ by Philip Roth (ISBN 9780307388919 $15.00)
Glen Basner’s FilmNation has virtually sold out across the world on James Schamus’
directorial debut Indignation. The film, an adaptation of Philip Roth’s novel about a
middle class Jewish student from New Jersey attending an Ohio college in the 1950’s,
debuted at Sundance to great reviews and a positive audience reaction. The film is also
in official selection at the Berlin Film Festival in Panorama. Schamus, Anthony Bregman
and actors Logan Lerman and Sarah Gadon will be attending.
For the full article go HERE

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IN STOCK
Grace & Style: The Art of Pretending You Have It by Grace Helbig
(ISBN 9781501120589 $19.99)
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Grace’s Guide and the host of The
Grace Helbig Show on E! comes a beautifully illustrated, tongue-in-cheek book about
style that lampoons fashion and beauty guides while offering practical advice in Grace
Helbig’s trademark sweet and irreverent voice.
Marie Claire, February issue
Cosmopolitan, February issue
People, February 16 issue
The Wait: A Powerful Practice
for Finding the Love of Your Life
and the Life You Love by DeVon
Franklin and Meagan Good
(ISBN 9781501105296 $24.00)
Hollywood power couple DeVon Franklin
and Meagan Good candidly share about
their courtship and marriage, and the key
to their success—waiting.
President/CEO of Franklin Entertainment
and former Sony Pictures executive
DeVon Franklin and award-winning
actress Meagan Good have learned
sometimes all we can do is wait for “the
one” to come into our lives. They spent
years crossing paths but it wasn’t until
they were thrown together while working
on the film Jumping the Broom that their
storybook romance began.
Essence Magazine, February issue
Ebony Magazine, February issue
Nationally Syndicated-
TV/"Hollywood Today Live,"
February 15

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With the success of Empire of the Summer Moon (ISBN 9781416591061
$17.00) & The Heart of Everything That Is (ISBN 9781451654684
$17.00), you might want to stock
this classic by Zitkala-Sa,
American Indian Stories,
Legends, and Other Writings
(ISBN 9780142437094 $16.00)
One of the first Native American women
to publish traditional stories derived from
oral tribal legend was Zitkala-Sa.
She was born at the Yankton Sioux
Agency in South Dakota, from a white
father and a Dakota Indian mother.
Her writing was full of imagery and
emotion and frequently harangued on the
white oppression of Native Americans.
Raised on a Sioux reservation, she was
educated at boarding schools that
enforced assimilation and was witness to
major events in white-Indian relations in
the late 1800s and early 1900s. Tapping
her troubled personal history, Zitkala-Sa
created stories that illuminate the tragedy
and complexity of the American Indian
experience. In evocative prose laced with
political savvy, she forces new thinking
about the perceptions, assumptions, and
customs of both Sioux and white cultures
and raises issues of assimilation, identity, and race relations that remain compelling
today.
Beatrix Potter story Kitty-in-Boots discovered after 100 years. Go HERE
for the full article
Uma Thurman, Alexandra Daddario Join Marjane Satrapi’s Extraordinary
Journey of the Fakir Who Got Trapped in an Ikea Wardrobe
by Romain Puértolas (ISBN 9780804172080 $17.00). You can check out
the full article HERE
Releasing in March

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All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an
Independent Nation by Rebecca Traister (ISBN 9781476716565 $27.00)
A nuanced investigation into the sexual, economic, and emotional lives of women in
America. In a provocative, groundbreaking work, National Magazine Award finalist
Rebecca Traister, “the most brilliant voice on feminisism in the country” (Anne Lamott),
traces the history of unmarried and late-married women in Amerca who, through social,
political, and economic means, have radically shaped our nation.
Vanity Fair, "Hollywood Issue," on stands February 4
New York Magazine, February 22 issue
CBS-TV/"CBS This Morning," February 29
Meet the Unknown Author of the Next Blockbuster Novel – go HERE for
the article
Lily & the Octopus (ISBN 9781501126222 $25.99) release June 9th
Frances Hardinge’s ’The Lie Tree’ has been crowned the surprise winner
of the £30,000 2015 Costa Book of the Year
This is the first children's book to have won the
award since Philip Pullman took the prize for his
third novel in the Dark Materials trilogy The
Amber Spyglass in 2001.
’The Lie Tree’ (ISBN 9781419718953 $17.95)
is scheduled for release here in the U.S. in May.
About the book - Faith Sunderly leads a double life. To
most people, she is reliable, dull, trustworthy—a proper
young lady who knows her place as inferior to men. But
inside, Faith is full of questions and curiosity, and she
cannot resist mysteries: an unattended envelope, an
unlocked door. She knows secrets no one suspects her of
knowing. She knows that her family moved to the close-
knit island of Vane because her famous scientist father
was fleeing a reputation-destroying scandal. And she knows, when her father is
discovered dead shortly thereafter, that he was murdered.

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9 Story Media Group, Netflix and Scholastic are partnering to produce a
new version of 1990s series The Magic School Bus. Animated kids’
show will launch in fall 2017 as a global Netflix original.
Looking for more franchise properties, Lionsgate has just acquired the
rights to the Magic Tree House book series and says it plans to develop
multiple live-action films for its Summit Entertainment label.
You can check out the full article HERE, and be sure to check today’s
SHOWCASE for all of the Magic Tree House titles
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