January White Box -- Something to Celebrate

2004, the Year of Book Sense at Five, kicks off with a White Box brimming with useful point-of-purchase materials and lots of great reading for you to share with store staff from our ever-generous Publisher Partners. Here are some of the highlights:

Galleys, ARCs, and Finished Books:

• SONTAG AND KAEL: Opposites Attract Me, by Craig Seligman, coming from Counterpoint
  
• THE PERFECT PLAY by Louise Wener, to be published by Morrow
  
• WITH by Donald Harington, coming from Toby Press
  
• THE MIRACLE DETECTIVE: An Investigation of Holy Visions by Randall Sullivan, to be published by Atlantic Monthly Press
  
• A Susan Wiggs Promo Pack from MIRA, including finished copies of HOME BEFORE DARK, published in 2003, and ARCs of her newest work entitled THE OCEAN BETWEEN US, coming this spring
  
• PUSHKIN AND THE QUEEN OF SPADES by Alice Randall, to be published by Houghton Mifflin
  
• Also from Houghton Mifflin, AT MESA'S EDGE: Looking and Ranching in Colorado's North Fork Valley by Eugenia Bone
  
• BLUE SUBURBIA: Almost a Memoir, by Lauie Lico Albanese, a trade paperback original coming from Perennial
  
• Arturo Perez-Reverte's latest, THE QUEEN OF THE SOUTH, to be published by Putnam
  
• The mass market edition of Christopher Rice's THE SNOW GARDEN, published by Pocket Star (Watch for mass market reissues, as well as mass market originals, by Chris from Pocket Star.)
  
• From Hyperion Books for Children, F&G's for two new books from kid-critic favorite authors: THE PIGEON FINDS A HOT DOG, by Mo Willems, and MOOSEKITOS: A Moose Family Reunion, by Margie Palatini, illustrated by Henry Cole
  
• The first foray into children's literature from adult fave Elmore Leonard, A COYOTE'S IN THE HOUSE, to be published by HarperEntertainment
  
• Plus another established adult author's debut in the children's lit sector, STARRING PRIMA: The Mouse of the Ballet Jolie by Jacquelyn Mitchard
  
• Two ARCs from Bloomsbury: David Leavitt's latest novel entitled THE BODY OF JONAH BOYD, and from Anderson Ferrell, also a new novel, HAVE YOU HEARD
  
• South End Press offers THE CHECKBOOK AND THE CRUISE MISSILE: CONVERSATIONS WITH ARUNDHATI ROY, edited by David Barsamian
  
• From Riverhead comes the highly anticipated BLUE BLOOD by Edward Conlon
  
• OPHIE OUT OF OZ is the latest title by Kathleen O'Dell to be published by Dial Books for Young Readers
  
• A delightful addition to any Valentine's Day display, FOR YOU by Leendert Jan Vis, published by Front Street
  

Posters, Easelbacks, Catalogs, Excerpt Booklets, CD Samplers, Bookmarks, Shelf-talkers, and More From:

Algonquin (the Spring 2004 edition of The Algonkian), The Children's Book Council (Children's Choices for 2003 Booklet), Continuum International (Spring 2004 catalog)
Other Press (a unique "flip-excerpt booklet" featuring both COMPLETE POEMS OF EDWARD THOMAS, edited by Peter Sacks, and ELECTED FRIENDS: Robert Frost and Edward Thomas to One Another, edited by Matthew Spencer), Random House (Shelf-talkers for their January/February Book Sense 76 Pick titles), HarperTempest (Spring/Summer '04 title CD sampler), HarperAudio (a Preview Listening Copy of THE LAST GOODBYE by Reed Arvin), HarperResource (great post-it pads for Stephen M. Pollan's FIRE YOUR BOSS), Hyperion Books for Children (poster for PIGEON FINDS A HOT DOG), Frommer's (Bookmarks for EUROTRIP), Roaring Brook Press (Excerpt booklets for Gail Giles' latest title PLAYING IN TRAFFIC), Wiley (Posters for the "DUMMIES" Series), Marion Street Press (Shelf-talkers for THE BOOK ON WRITING by Paula LaRocque), Wizards of the Coast (Poster for EXTINCTION by R. A. Salvatore), Scholastic (Posters for THE EDDIE DICKENS TRILOGY, BOOK 2: DREADFUL ACTS by Philip Ardagh), and HarperCollins (Bookmark packs for both THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD by Zora Neale Hurston and for the Winter Schedule of the "INVITE THE AUTHOR" program, as well as shelf-talkers for their January/ February Book Sense 76 Pick titles)

Sell Sheets, Special Offers, Postcards, and More From:

Little, Brown Children's Books, Akashic Books, Whereabouts Press, BOA Editions, Ltd., Hyperion Books for Children/Miramax Books, Abrams (take note of AMULET, their new imprint for teens), America's Test Kitchen/Cook's Illustrated, McGraw-Hill, Tortuga Press, Helen Exley Giftbooks, Random House, Soft Skull Press, Artemis Records, Tor/Forge, HarperCollins, Holt, and Marion Street Press

Plus!:

• Ballots for THE BEST OF BOOK SENSE: THE FIRST FIVE YEARS in both Adult and Children's categories. Please make as many copies as necessary so that every member of your staff can vote. Remember, five entrants will be chosen at random for a series of great prizes including the Grand Prize --- Free housing and admission to BookExpo America for the next FIVE years!
  
• The updated Book Sense Store Directory, now featuring those stores carrying the new Book Sense Gift Card
  
• Book Sense 76 Top Ten Valentine's Day Title pads, published in conjunction with AAP and Get Caught Reading
  
• From American Booksellers for Free Expression, a pad of petitions for your customers to sign to amend Section 215 of the Patriot Act to restore and preserve the privacy of bookstore and library records
  

What a great way to start off the New Year!

Until next month, happy reading, keep those Book Sense nominations coming, and remember to report to the Book Sense Bestseller List each week! Thanks!

Cheers,
Mark Nichols
Director, Book Sense Marketing
[email protected]
(914) 591-2665, ext. 1240