May White Box Brings Pre-BEA Bounty

The May White Box brings a bounty of pre-BEA goodies from our Publisher Partners. Here are just some of the highlights:

For the Children's Section:

• Wizards of the Coast spotlight their new young readers program with two ARCs: SECRET OF THE SPIRIT KEEPER by Scott Forbeck and TEMPLE OF THE DRAGONSLAYER: The New Adventures, Volume I by Tim Waggoner
  
• From Hyperion Books for Children come f&g's of 2004 Caldecott Honor winner Mo Willems' latest entitled KNUFFLE BUNNY
  
• From Candlewick, VEGAN VIRGIN VALENTINE by Carolyn Mackler
  
• Listening Library offers a CD Sampler from bookseller favorite Lois Lowry
  
• Penguin Young Reader's Group brings you ARCs of two celestial new works: THE STAR OF KAZAN by Eva Ibbotson and SO SUPER STARRY by Rose Wilkins
  

For Adult Readers -- ARCs, Galleys, and Finished Books:

• Tor offers the latest from thriller writer Allan Folsom -- THE EXILE (ARC)
  
• Other Press brings two new titles to your attention with finished copies: THE PERFECT AMERICAN by Peter Stephan Jungk and HOMELAND: A Novel by R.H. Weber
  
• From Ecco Press (HarperCollins) comes the latest from the prolific Joyce Carol Oates, a novel entitled THE FALLS (ARC)
  
• MIRA (Harlequin) provides ARCs of three reasons to read through the night: ONE FALSE MOVE, the latest from Alex Kava; THE HALO EFFECT by M. J. Rose; and WEDDING RING by Emilie Richards
  
• Putnam invites you to take a trip to AMAGANSETT, a new novel by Mark Mills
  
• Penguin Books brings you the trade paper edition of a Book Sense Pick, MAISIE DOBBS, by Jacqueline Winspear
  
• Morrow offers two new reads from Book Sense favorite authors: INDELIBLE by Karin Slaughter and STRANGE BUT TRUE by John Searles
  
• HarperTorch brings you a finished mass market copy of DEAD RINGER by Lisa Scottoline (Check the folder for a sampler of Lisa's latest, entitled KILLER SMILE, and a special tote bag offer)
  
• Simon & Schuster offers a special "sneak peak" DVD of an upcoming TNT network presentation of SALEM'S LOT, based on the novel by Stephen King
  
• From Grove/Atlantic, an ARC of THE LOST GERMAN SLAVE GIRL by John Bailey
  
• M Press brings an ARC of the stunning SHANGHAI DIARY by Ursula Bacon
  
• From Park Avenue Press, a timely thriller entitled THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY by Bruce Schwartz
  

Samplers, Excerpt Booklets, Posters, Bookmarks, Catalogs, and more from:
Penguin, Hampton Roads, Wizards of the Coast, Harcourt Children's Books, Galaxy, Berrett-Koehler, Soho Press, and Wisdom Publications

Sell Sheets, Brochures, Postcards, Shelf-talkers, Mousepads(!), and more from:
HarperCollins, Highbridge Audio, Black Rose Books (Consortium), Ocean Books (Consortium), Tor, Laurel Glen (PGW), Da Capo (Perseus), Soho Press (Consortium), Penguin, Houghton Mifflin, McGraw-Hill, Aliform Publishing, Abrams, Simon & Schuster, St. Martin's, LifeWork Studio, Wildwords Game Company, Disinformation Company, Other Press, Blood Moon Productions, and Rodale

And on a personal note…

I hope to greet many of you personally in Chicago at BEA! Please plan to stop by the ABA/Book Sense Lounge (Room 401) throughout the convention.

Cheers,
Mark Nichols
Director, Book Sense Marketing
[email protected]