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2018
LONDON
RIGHTS GUIDE
Dutton
Penguin
Plume
TarcherPerigee
Sabila Khan
Director, UK & Translation Rights
Phone: 212-366-2798
SKhan@PenguinRandomHouse.com
Jillian Fata
Senior Coordinator
Phone: 212-366-2449
JFata@PenguinRandomHouse.com
Penguin Publishing Group, 375 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014
TABLE OF CONTENTS Fiction……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..1 Business, Narrative Nonfiction, Science…………………………………………………………………………………………………..3 Gift, Humor, Illustrated, Journaling, Pop Culture……………………………………………………………………………………..6 Memoir………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….10 Health, Parenting, Self-Help, Spirituality………………………………………………………………………………………………..10
FICTION
Davis, Fiona
THE MASTERPIECE: A Novel
Historical Fiction | Dutton Hardcover | August 2018 | UK & Translation Rights
Agent: Stefanie Lieberman @ Janklow & Nesbit | Editor: Stephanie Kelly
Status: manuscript available
In this dual narrative, a woman in 1974 gets swept up in the quest to save New York City’s iconic
Grand Central Terminal from destruction. In the process, she uncovers the art school once housed
within its walls and the story of the pioneering female artist who made her mark on the school in
the 1920s before mysteriously disappearing from history.
Fiona Davis began her career in New York City as an actress, where she worked on Broadway, off-
Broadway, and in regional theater. After ten years, she changed careers and began working as an
editor and writer. She is the author of The Dollhouse (2016) and The Address (2017). Dutton has
bought two new books from her, to be published in 2019 and 2020.
Publishers of The Address:
Bulgarian – Kragozor German – Goldmann/PRH Germany Turkish – Pena Kitap Yayincilik
Dutch – Ambo Anthos Norwegian – Pantagruel Forlag
Publishers of The Dollhouse:
Bulgarian – Kragozor German – Goldmann/PRH Germany Italian – HarperCollins Italia
Czech – Tarsago Ceska Republica Greek – Dioptra Publishing Norwegian – Pantagruel Forlag
Dutch – Ambo Anthos Hungarian – Tarsago Magyarorszag
Dow, David
MEMOIR OF AN INNOCENT MAN: A Novel
Thriller | Dutton Hardcover | February 2019 | UK Rights
Agent: Simon Lipskar @ Writers House | Editor: John Parsley
Status: manuscript available May 2018
When a universally admired billionaire is found bludgeoned to death in her home, her husband
Rafael, 15 years her junior and the son of poor Mexican immigrants, is the obvious and only
suspect. He is tried, convicted, and sent to death row. But he’s completely innocent. Six years pass
before overlooked DNA evidence exonerates Rafael at the eleventh hour. He vows to use his
regained freedom to take revenge on the people and the system that stole years of his life.
David Dow is the Cullen Professor at the University of Houston Law Center, and the Rorschach Visiting Professor of History at
Rice University. A graduate of Rice University and Yale Law, his area of expertise include constitutional and death penalty law.
Working with students in his death penalty clinic, Dow has represented over 100 death row inmates during their state and
federal appeals. He is also the founder and director of the Texas Innocence Network.
Fried, Seth
METROPOLIS: A Novel
Fiction | Penguin Trade Paperback | March 2019 | UK & Translation Rights
Agent: Stacia Decker @ Dunow, Carlson, & Lerner | Editor: Sam Raim
Status: manuscript available Summer 2018
A speculative novel about an unlikely pair of lonely outsiders – one human, one AI – on an
adventure to save the great American city of Metropolis from “one of the most exciting new
voices I’ve come across in years” (Charles Yu).
Seth Fried is the author of the acclaimed short story collection The Great Frustration (Soft Skill Press, 2011). He is a recurring
contributor to The New Yorker’s “Shouts and Murmurs” and NPR’s “Selected Shorts,” and his stories have appeared in Tin
House, One Story, McSweeney’s, The Kenyon Review, Vice, and elsewhere. He has also won two Pushcart Prizes and the
William Peden Prize.
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Suarez, Daniel
DELTA V (tentative title)
SciFi/Thriller | Dutton Hardcover | April 2019 | UK & Translation Rights
Agent: Rafe Sagalyn @ ICM/Sagalyn | Editor: Jessica Renheim
Status: manuscript available July 2018
In New York Times bestselling author Daniel Suarez’s latest technological thriller, a charismatic
billionaire recruits a team of adventurers to launch the first mining operation in space – with the
aim of kick-starting an entire off-world economy. But the team soon discovers that space isn’t the
only risk they’ll be facing.
Daniel Suarez is the New York Times-bestselling author Change Agent, Daemon, Freedom™, Kill Decision, and Influx. A former
systems consultant to Fortune 1000 companies, Suarez has spoken at TED Global, MIT Media Lab, NASA Ames, Google,
Microsoft, and Amazon.
Publishers of Change Agent:
German – Rowohlt Verlag
Simp. Chinese – ERC Media (Beijing)
Taylor, Brad
SHADOW STRIKE: A Pike Logan Thriller
Thriller | Dutton Hardcover | January 2019 | UK & Translation Rights
Agent: John Talbot @ The John Talbot Agency | Editor: Jessica Renheim
Status: manuscript available July 2018
Private investors have repurposed a vast network of obsolete military bunkers throughout
Switzerland for both gold and data storage, neither of which is regulated by the Swiss
government. Away from the prying eyes of any government, it’s the perfect place for terrorists
and enemies of the United States to conduct business. Suffering from recent U.S. sanctions,
North Korea instigates a plan that will involve taking advantage of Switzerland’s secret bunkers
not only to bypass sanctions, but also to strike a devastating blow to the Western world, unless
Taskforce operators Pike Logan and Jennifer Cahill can stop the plot before it’s too late.
Brad Taylor is the author of the New York Times bestselling Pike Logan series. He served for more than twenty years in the
U.S. Army, including eight years in 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta, commonly known as Delta Force. He
retired as a Special Forces lieutenant colonel.
Watson, Martine Fournier
THE DREAM PEDDLER: A Novel
Historical Fiction | Penguin Paperback Original | April 2019 | UK & Translation Rights
Agent: Bridget Smith @ Dunham Literary | Editor: Shannon Kelly
Status: manuscript available
A page-turning debut novel about a traveling salesman who arrives to sell dreams to a town
rocked by a child’s disappearance, both a thoughtful meditation on grief and a magical
exploration of our innermost desires.
Martine Fournier Watson is originally from Montreal, Canada, where she earned her master’s degree in art history after a
year in Chicago as a Fulbright scholar.
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NON-FICTION
BUSINESS, NARRATIVE NONFICTION, SCIENCE
Brennan, Hank
UNTITLED
True Crime/Organized Crime | Dutton Hardcover | April 2019 | UK & Translation Rights
Agent: Elyse Cheney @ Elyse Cheney Literary Associates | Editor: John Parsley
Status: manuscript available June 2018
The true confessions of notorious mob boss, Whitey Bulger, and the memoir of a young, idealistic
criminal defense lawyer combine to shed light on the criminal underworld of Boston, a town rank
with corruption and ruled by organized crime.
Hank Brennan is a top defense lawyer in Boston. He has been recognized by Super Lawyers of
Massachusetts and has been named as one of the country’s top 100 trial lawyers by the National
Trial Lawyer Association. He also serves as an adjunct professor of Law at Suffolk University Law
School and is a frequent lecturer to other lawyers and students in trial practice.
Davis, Margaret Leslie
THE LOST GUTENBERG: The Astounding Story of One Book’s Five-Hundred-Year Odyssey
History | TarcherPerigee Hardcover | March 2019 | UK & Translation Rights
Agent: Betsy Amster @ Betsy Amster Literary Enterprises | Editor: Nina Shield
Status: manuscript available June 2018
The never-before-told story of one extremely rare copy of the Gutenberg Bible, and its impact on
the lives of the fanatical few who were lucky enough to own it.
Margaret Leslie Davis is a graduate of Georgetown University, Southwestern University School of
Law, and earned her Master’s Degree in Professional Writing at the University of Southern
California. Her work has been featured on ABC’s Good Morning America and excerpted in Vanity
Fair. She has appeared on C-Span Book TV, the History Channel’s Modern Marvels as well as
documentaries seen on the Discovery Channel and A&E’s Biography. THE LOST GUTENBERG is her third book.
Houghton, Vincent
SCRAPPED: An (Almost) History of Abandoned Intelligence Plots and Military Schemes
History | Penguin Hardcover | May 2019 | UK Rights
Agent: Michelle Tessler @ Tessler Literary Agency | Editor: Sam Raim
Status: manuscript available September 2018
Intelligence historian, Vincent Houghton, takes us on a wild tour of missions, schemes, and
weapons that were planned, but ultimately, deemed too dangerous, expensive, or certifiably
insane to carry out. Through extensive archival research and expert interviews, Houghton has dug
up more than 30 of these fascinating abandoned plans. He recounts the story behind each one in
vivid, captivating detail, revealing not only what might have happened, but also what each one
tells us about the history and people around it. The first-ever book to bring these historical episodes together, this wholly
original work is the unique story of history left on the drawing board.
Dr. Vincent Houghton is the Historian and Curator of the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC. He also is the host
and creative director of the Museum’s podcast, SpyCast, which reaches an international audience of over 3.5 million listeners
each year. He is a veteran of the US Army and served in the Balkans before receiving his Masters and PhD in Diplomatic and
Military History from the University of Maryland. He has appeared on CNN, NBC News, Fox News, NPR, and other major
outlets as an expert in intelligence history.
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Hull, Jeffrey
UNTITLED LEADERSHIP GUIDE
Business/Leadership | TarcherPerigee Hardcover | June 2019 | UK & Translation Rights
Agent: Frank Weimann @ Folio Literary | Editor: Nina Salter
Status: proposal available; manuscript available June 2018
An indispensable guide to effective leadership that dispels outdated myths and practices and
reveals the new skills and strategies that leaders need to thrive in today’s workplace, where team
leaders are managing a kaleidoscope of people from a variety of countries and cultures, across a
range of ages, all of whom are wired together 24/7. As an executive coach to senior level leaders
from companies like Blue Apron, Google, and Unilever, Dr. Jeffrey Hull has made it his priority to
know the science behind good leadership. With this new book, he will share the secrets,
strategies, and science underlying his—and his clients’—successes. Interweaving real-life stories with practical tips and the
latest evidence-based research, Dr. Hull will equip his readers with the insights they need to thrive in this new world.
Jeffrey Hull, PhD, is the Director of Education and Business Development at the world’s largest and most prestigious
professional coaching research association, the Institute of Coaching, an affiliate of Harvard Medical and Business Schools. He
is a professor at NYU and Harvard Medical School. In 2003, he founded Leadershift, Inc., a strategic management consultancy
and has trained hundreds of leaders and teams at every size of organization from Fortune 500 to start-up. Hull is the author
of Shift: Let Go of Fear and Get Your Life in Gear (CreateSpace, 2013).
Rights Sold:
Simp. Chinese – China CITIC
Ireland, Josh
CHURCHILL & SON
History | Dutton Hardcover | Fall 2020 | UK & Translation Rights
Agent: Daniel Greenberg @ Levine Greenberg Rostan; Jon Elek @ United Agents | Editor: Brent Howard
Status: proposal available; manuscript available June 2019
Every son begins in his father’s shadow. Winston Churchill’s childhood with his father, Lord
Randolph, was one of neglect, alcoholism, heartbreak, and disgrace. When his own son was born
in 1911, Winston—by now a celebrated war hero, famed journalist, and politician on the rise—
became a doting father towards little Randolph, his only boy, named for the father whose love
Winston never felt. But over the decades, Randolph would face the enormous difficulties of
emerging from the shadow of the man who saved Britain.
Josh Ireland earned his Masters in History from York University. He worked in publishing for eight years before becoming a
freelance editor and writer. He is the author of The Traitors: A True Story of Blood, Betrayal, and Deceit (John Murray, 2017).
Kershaw, Alex
THE FIRST WAVE: The D-Day Warriors Who Led the Way to Victory in WWII
Military History | Dutton Caliber Hardcover | May 2019 | UK & Translation Rights
Agent: Jim Hornfischer @ Hornfischer Literary Management | Editor: Brent Howard
Status: manuscript available June 2018
The heart-stopping story of ten warriors from the Allied nations who led the way to victory on the
most critical day of the 20th century: June 6, 1944. This is an utterly immersive, adrenaline-driven
drama, with core characters from the US, Britain, Canada, France, and Germany. THE FIRST WAVE
will be the capstone work of New York Times bestselling author Alex Kershaw, the culmination of
decades of research and interviews with dozens of surviving veterans. Kershaw offers a fresh new take on D-Day, focusing
unblinkingly on the most critical actions of the Allies’ dramatic entry into Hitler’s Europe.
Alex Kershaw is a journalist and the New York Times bestselling author of nine books, including The Liberator, The Longest
Winter, Blood and Champagne, and The Bedford Boys. Born in York, England he is a graduate of Oxford University.
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Newton, PhD, Rebecca
AUTHENTIC GRAVITAS: The Surprising Truth About Who Stands Out and Why
Business/Personal Success | TarcherPerigee Hardcover | April 2019 | UK & Translation Rights
Agent: Giles Anderson @ The Anderson Literary Agency | Editor: Joanna Ng
Status: manuscript available late August 2018
Rebecca Newton has found that even her most successful clients still want more of one quality:
gravitas. They want their words to carry weight, to have a positive, lasting impact on those
around them. In this book, Newton presents the counterintuitive idea that in order to be valued,
people shouldn’t spend all their time and energy trying to stand out from the crowd; instead, they
should focus on the crowd—connecting with others and understanding their needs in order to
make valuable contributions to the team.
Rebecca Newton, PhD is an organizational and social psychologist and Senior Visiting Fellow at the London School of
Economics. She teaches on leadership, communication, professional development, and management practice. Newton was
formerly a Visiting Fellow at Harvard University and has facilitated executive education for Cambridge University.
Packard, Susan
FULLY HUMAN: A Three-Step Path to Productivity, Happiness, and Success
Business/Workplace Culture | TarcherPerigee Hardcover | April 2019 | UK Rights
Agent: Joy Tutela @ The David Black Agency | Editor: Nina Shield
Status: manuscript available June 2018
The landscape of business and leadership is changing rapidly; instead of top-down bravado,
success in work and life means having empathy and compassion, building trust, and listening as
much as talking—in short, developing emotional intelligence, or EQ. Skills that were once
considered “soft” are now essential for success. FULLY HUMAN shares Packard’s EQ-catalyzed
success at HGTV and the stories of the executives and CEOs she coaches today, from successful
start-ups to mammoth corporations like Walmart and Unilever.
Susan Packard has helped build powerhouse media brands such as HBO, CNBC, and HGTV. She is the cofounder of Scripps
Networks Interactive and former chief operating officer at HGTV. Under Packard’s helm, HGTV became one of the fastest
growing cable networks in television history. She also helped build Scripps Network Interactive to a market value of over $10
million.
Winegard, Timothy
THE MOSQUITO
Pop History | Dutton Hardcover | August 2019 | UK & Translation Rights
Agent: Rick Broadhead @ Rick Broadhead & Associates | Editor: John Parsley
Status: proposal available; manuscript available in Fall 2018
Dr. Timothy Winegard takes readers on a fascinating and delightful journey through the annals of
human history to show us just how profoundly the lowly mosquito has transformed human
civilization. The facts he shares are surprising, effervescent, and entertaining, and the book is full
of discussable tidbits (for instance, did you know that the mosquito has killed half of all human
beings who ever lived?? Or that the mosquito is the most lethal animal to humans? Humans
come in a distant second and the much-slandered shark is #15.). At the same time, THE MOSQUITO is a groundbreaking work,
offering a dramatic, new, global perspective on the history of mankind.
Timothy Winegard holds a PhD from the University of Oxford. He served nine years as an officer in the Canadian and British
forces. Dr. Winegard teaches history and political science at Colorado Mesa University. He’s written four previous academic
books, which were published by university presses.
Rights sold:
UK & C – Text Italian – HarperCollins Italia Simp. Chinese – China CITIC
Dutch – Thomas Rap/De Bezige Bii Japanese – Shueisha Spanish – Ediciones B
German – Benevento
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Zaidan, George
INGREDIENTS: The Stuff Inside Your Stuff
Pop Science | Dutton Hardcover | Summer 2020 | UK & Translation Rights
Agent: Jane Dystel @ Dystel, Goderich & Bourret | Editor: Stephen Morrow
Status: proposal available; manuscript available June 2018
INGREDIENTS is a humorous scientific exploration of the materials we take from the natural world
and the ways modern chemistry turns them into products like Cheetos, Windex, and lipstick.
George Zaidan is a science communicator, television and web host, producer, and MIT-trained
chemist. He was the co-host of CNBC's hit TV series, Make Me a Millionaire Inventor, and has
written and voiced several TED-Ed viral videos. He created National Geographic’s webseries
“Ingredients” and co-wrote and directed MIT’s webseries “Science Out Loud.” His work has been featured in The New York
Times, Forbes, The Boston Globe, National Geographic Magazine, NPR’s The Salt, NBC’s Cosmic Log, Science, Business Insider,
and Gizmodo.
GIFT, HUMOR, ILLUSTRATED, JOURNALING, POP CULTURE
Ambler, Charlie with illustrations by Iris Gottlieb
THE DAILY ZEN JOURNAL: A Playful Companion for Your Beginner’s Mind
Self-Help/Journaling | TarcherPerigee Trade Paperback | February 2019 | UK & Translation Rights
Agent: George Ruiz @ Intelligent Arts + Artists| Editor: Marian Lizzi
Status: manuscript available June 2018
This fun and creative journal helps anyone cultivate a beginner’s mind—open to observing,
laughing, and growing into our best selves. It will open your mind and ease your stress, one
delightful page at a time.
Charlie Ambler is the twentysomething creator of Daily Zen, a popular mindfulness blog with more than 30,000 monthly
readers, as well as the founder of a massively successful online pin and patch company, Strike Gently, which has been
featured in Vogue, Vice, and W magazine.
Basford, Johanna
WORLD OF FLOWERS: A Coloring Book and Floral Adventure
Adult Coloring | Penguin Trade Paperback | October 2018 | Translation Rights
Agent: Cathryn Summerhayes @ Curtis Brown| Editor: Meg Leder
Status: samples available; manuscript available July 2018
WORLD OF FLOWERS invites you to travel the world and beyond into fantastical realms,
discovering exotic blooms and extraordinary plants along the way. From floating gardens of water
poppies in South Africa to delicate cosmos in Japan, and fanciful toadstools to enchanted fairytale
gardens, an abundance of fascinating florals awaits, ready for you to bring to life in color.
Johanna Basford is an illustrator and ink evangelist who prefers pens and pencils to pixels. Her
intricate, hand-drawn illustrations are loved the world over by those who have colored in
(sometimes more than once) her bestselling books Ivy and the Inky Butterfly (Penguin, 2017), Johanna’s Christmas (Penguin,
2016), Magical Jungle (Penguin, 2016), Lost Ocean (Penguin, 2015), Enchanted Forest (Laurence King, 2015), and Secret
Garden (Laurence King, 2015).
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Crutchley, Lee
GET LOST!: A Travel Guide to Anywhere
Self-Help/Travel Games | TarcherPerigee Trade Paperback | March 2019 | UK & Translation Rights
Agent: Laurie Abkemeier @ DeFiore & Company| Editor: Marian Lizzi
Status: samples available; manuscript available August 2018
Forget old-fashioned travel guides with cookie-cutter advice on where to go and what to do. With
this hip, ingenious and creative book, you’ll have a unique and surprising experience anywhere
you go. Feeling lost? Lonely? In need of a snack? Flip to the designated page and follow the
prompt for an adventure, taking you off the beaten path and on a satisfying journey of discovery
that’s different every time.
Lee Crutchley is an artist and author whose previous books include The Nocturnal Journal and How to Be Happy (or at Least
Less Sad). A travel junkie, he currently lives in Berlin.
Publishers of The Nocturnal Journal:
UK & C – Little, Brown Russian – Exmo
French – Le Livre de Poche Slovak – Eastone
German – Kunstmann
Publishers of How to Be Happy:
UK & C – Ebury Press German – Kosel/PRH Germany Romanian – SC Humanitas
Arabic – Jarir Hungarian – Edesviz Kiado Russian – Exmo
Bulgarian – A&T Indonesian – PT Gramedia Simp. Chinese – United Sky (Beijing)
Comp. Chinese – Rye Field Italian – De Agostini Libri Slovak – Eastone
Czech – Albatros Polish – Otwarte Spanish – PRH Spain
Dutch – Kosmos Portuguese in Brazil – Editora Schwarcz Turkish – Pegasus Yayincilik
French – Editions de L’Homme Portuguese in Portugal – Unipessoal
Edgers, Geoff
WALK THIS WAY: Run-DMC, Aerosmith, and the Song that Changed American Music Forever
Music History | Blue Rider Press Hardcover | February 2019 | UK Rights
Agent: Rick Richter @ Zachary Shuster Harmsworth | Editor: Jill Schwartzman
Status: manuscript available June 2018
Geoff Edgers takes a deep dive into the story behind “Walk This Way,” Aerosmith and Run-DMC’s
legendary, groundbreaking mashup that forever changed music, catapulting hip hop to
mainstream success. He tracks the paths of the main artists—Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Joseph
“Run” Simmons, and Darryl “DMC” McDaniels—and other major players on the scene across their
lives and careers, illustrating the long road to the revolutionary marriage of rock and hip hop.
Deeply researched and cinematically written, this is a must-read for fans of hip hop, rock, and everything in between.
Geoff Edgers is a journalist and author. He is the national arts reporter for The Washington Post, and his work has appeared
in GQ, Spin, Wired, Salon, and The Boston Globe, among others. He also produced and starred in the 2010 documentary Do It
Again, and is the author of multiple children’s books about The Beatles, Elvis Presley, Stan Lee, and Julia Child.
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Edwards, Gavin
THE BEAUTIFUL BOOK OF EXQUISITE CORPSES
Games/Drawing | Penguin Trade Paperback | August 2018 | UK & Translation Rights
Agent: Daniel Greenberg @ Levine Greenberg| Editor: Meg Leder
Status: manuscript available
The game of Exquisite Corpse is simple: two or more people create an unpredictable artwork by
folding the paper to hide each contribution, leaving only small connective lines for clues. The
unfolded page reveals a finished collaboration—sometimes wacky, sometimes twisted, and
always unique. THE BEAUTIFUL BOOK OF EXQUISITE CORPSES includes dozens of remarkable
cartoonists, illustrators, animators, and tattoo artists waiting for you to complete their drawings
(including Emily Nussbaum, Paul Tazewell, and Moby). Other pages invite you to test your wordsmithing skills, using a single
sentence to launch a story (contributors include Cluck Kosterman, Aimee Bender, and Stephen Fry). The works of art you
create will shock and delight you—all resulting from a long-distance partnership like nothing you’ve experienced before.
Gavin Edwards is the New York Times bestselling author of nine books and longtime contributing editor for Rolling Stone. He
has also written for The New York Times, Wired, Billboard, Details, and GQ and appeared on television programs including the
Today Show, Entertainment Tonight, and Jeopardy!.
Gregson, Tyler Knott
MIRACLE IN THE MUNDANE
Personal Development/Poetry | TarcherPerigee Paper-Over-Board | March 2019 | UK &
Translation Rights
Agent: Rachel Vogel @ Dunow, Carlson, & Lerner | Editor: Marian Lizzi/Lauren Appleton
Status: manuscript available June 2018; designed pages available September 2018
The national bestselling author of Chasers of the Light (TarcherPerigee, 2014) pulls back the curtain
on his creative process to share how to unlock creativity and lead a more fulfilling and
compassionate life. In this insightful guide, you will learn how to uncover your creativity, find
inspiration, and live a life that is “more.” Through a series of fifty challenges, MIRACLE IN THE
MUNDANE encourages you to write, draw, photograph, and share as you discover how to see
yourself in a new way. Featuring Buddhist mindfulness practices and proven stress-relieving techniques interwoven with
Tyler’s poetry and photos, this book will broaden your heart and mind to see the miracles hidden all around you.
Tyler Knott Gregson is a poet, author, professional photographer, and artist who lives in the mountains of Helena, Montana.
Publishers of Chasers of the Light:
UK & C – Penguin UK Korean – Invictus Media
Comp. Chinese – Business Weekly Publications Spanish - Planeta
French – Presses de La Cite
Loewe, Emma and Lindsay Kellner
THE SPIRIT ALMANAC: A Modern Guide to Ancient Self-Care
MBS/Self-care | TarcherPerigee Paper-Over-Board | October 2018 | UK & Translation Rights
Agent: Amy Hughes @ Dunow, Carlson, and Lerner| Editor: Sara Carder
Status: designed manuscript available
In our hectic modern lives, taking the time to reflect upon and mark moments of joy, sadness, or
contemplation can be challenging. THE SPIRIT ALMANAC provides readers with a seasonally-based
guide to creating personal rituals and practices that can imbue their lives with a potent sense of
magical transformation. It features hundreds of ideas for using ritual, meditation, crystals, tarot,
aromatherapy, astrology, and other spiritual practices to promote self-care and well-being, making
it the essential companion for anyone seeking a deeper spiritual life.
Emma Loewe is the Green and Home Editor at mindbodygreen, where she also curates new-age and spirituality content.
Lindsay Kellner is the Wellness and Beauty Editor at mindbodygreen and is also a yoga teacher and podcast host.
8Offerman, Nick & Megan Mullally
THE GREATEST LOVE STORY EVER TOLD: An Oral History
Humor/Memoir | Dutton Hardcover | October 2018 | UK & Translation Rights
Agent: Monika Verma @ Levine Greenberg | Editor: Jill Schwartzman
Status: manuscript available
At last, the full story behind Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman's epic romance, including stories,
portraits, and the occasional puzzle, all telling the smoldering tale that has fascinated Hollywood
for over a decade.
Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally are actors, performers, and comedians. Together, they have
appeared in the television shows Will & Grace, Parks & Recreation, and Children's Hospital, the movies Somebody Up There
Likes Me, Kings of Summer, Infinity Baby, and Smashed, and the comedy tour Summer of 69: No Apostrophe. Offerman is also
the New York Times bestselling author of Paddle Your Own Canoe (Dutton, 2013), Gumption (Dutton, 2015), and Good Clean
Fun (Dutton, 2016). They live in Los Angeles, California, with their pups.
Reid, Jordan and Erin Williams
THE BIG ACTIVITY BOOK FOR ANXIOUS PEOPLE
Humor | TarcherPerigee Trade Paperback | May 2019 | UK & Translation Rights
Agent: Deborah Schneider @ ICM; Paul Lucas @ Janklow & Nesbit | Editor: Nina Shield
Status: proposal available; manuscript available August 2018
Feeling anxious? Who isn’t! Your most irrational (and sometimes rational) fears are
hilarious fodder for this sharp and relatable activity book.
Jordan Reid is the founding editor of the lifestyle blog Ramshackle Glam and the author of two parenting and style memoirs.
She lives in California with her husband and two children. Erin Williams is a writer, illustrator, and semiprofessional ugly-
crafter living in New York with her husband and child. Together, they are the creators of The Big Fat Activity Book For
Pregnant People (TarcherPerigee, 2017)
Publishers of The Big Fat Book for Pregnant People:
UK & C – Orion/Trapeze Polish – Foksal
French – Hachette Pratique
Robinson, Phoebe
EVERYTHING’S TRASH, BUT IT’S OKAY: Essays
Non-Fiction| Plume Hardcover |October 2018 | UK & Translation Rights
Agent: Robert Guinsler @ Sterling Lord Literistic | Editor: Maya Ziv
Status: manuscript available late April 2018
From the New York Times bestselling author and star comedian comes a new hilarious and timely
essay collection on gender, race, and a world that seems to always be catching on fire. Written in
Robinson’s trademark no-nonsense, singularly witty style, EVERYTHING’S TRASH, BUT IT’S OKAY is
a candid perspective for a generation that has had the rug pulled out from under it too many times to count, as well as an
intimate conversation with a new best friend.
Phoebe Robinson is a stand-up comic, writer, and actress whom Vulture.com, Essence, and Esquire have named one of the
top comedians to watch. She recently starred in a recurring role on the new Jill Soloway show for Amazon, I Love Dick.
Phoebe is best known for her burgeoning podcast empire she has at WNYC. Alongside Jessica Williams, she is the co-creator
and costar of the hit podcast 2 Dope Queens as well as the New York Times bestselling author of You Can’t Touch My Hair
(Plume, 2016).
9MEMOIR
Maslin, Abby
LOVE YOU HARD: A Memoir
Memoir | Dutton Hardcover | March 2019 | UK & Translation Rights
Agent: Andy Barzvi @ Empire Literary | Editor: Jill Schwartzman
Status: manuscript available July 2018
When Abby Maslin’s husband, TC, didn’t make it home on August 18, 2012, she knew something
was terribly wrong. Her fears were confirmed when she learned that he’d been beaten by three
men and left for dead in a robbery. The days and months that followed tested this young couple’s
faith, marriage, and love. As TC learned to walk and speak again, Abby faced the challenge of
falling back in love with a husband who was very different from the man she married. LOVE YOU
HARD is a beautifully written and inspiring story of resilience, commitment, love, and healing.
Abby Maslin is a writer, educator, and the founder of the organization Give to Care, which connects caregivers across the
United States with opportunities for self-care. She lives in Washington, D.C. with her husband and children.
HEALTH, PARENTING, SELF-HELP, SPIRITUALITY
Cline, Elizabeth
THE CONSCIOUS CLOSET: A Revolutionary Guide to Looking Good While Doing Good
Self-Help/Fashion | Plume Trade Paperback | August 2019 | UK & Translation Rights
Agent: Larry Weissman @ Larry Weissman Literary, LLC | Editor: Stephanie Kelly
Status: proposal available; manuscript available October 2018
The author of Overdressed lays out in detailed, accessible steps, how to build a beautiful, ethically-
responsible wardrobe, revolutionizing how we see ourselves and our clothing. Along the way, Cline
shows readers how much they will be helping the planet as they adopt these new practices. She
also shows how much this can simplify your life, and add more happiness and satisfaction with the
way you live and dress.
Elizabeth Cline is a New York-based journalist, public speaker, and author of Overdressed: The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap
Fashion (Portfolio, 2012), the acclaimed expose on the environmental and social impacts of the global fashion industry.
Eanes, Rebecca
THE GIFT OF A HAPPY MOTHER: Letting Go of Perfection and Embracing Everyday Joy
Parenting | TarcherPerigee Trade Paperback | April 2019 | UK & Translation Rights
Agent: Sandra Bishop @ The Transatlantic Agency | Editor: Marian Lizzi
Status: manuscript available July 2018
A supportive guide that gives busy moms permission to take care for themselves, from a popular
parenting blogger with one million Facebook followers.
Rebecca Eanes is the founder of Positive-Parenting.org, creator of Positive Parenting: Toddlers &
Beyond, and a contributing editor to Creative Child magazine. She is the author of Positive
Parenting: An Essential Guide and The Positive Parenting Workbook.
Publishers of Positive Parenting:
German – Kosel Romanian – Curtea Veche
Greek – Pedio Simp. Chinese – Ginkgo (Beijing) Book Co.
Indonesian – Andi Publishing
Publishers of Positive Parenting Workbook:
Indonesian – Andi Publishing
Simp. Chinese – Beijing Senmiao Media
10Oakley, Barbara and Terrence Sejnowski with Alistair McConville
LEARNING HOW TO LEARN: How to Succeed in School Without Spending All Your Time Studying;
A Guide for Kids and Teens
School & Education | TarcherPerigee Trade Paperback | August 2018 | UK & Translation Rights
Agent: Rita Rosenkranz @ Rita Rosenkranz Literary Agency | Editor: Joanna Ng
Status: manuscript available
Drs. Barbara Oakley and Terrence Sejnowski's popular online course, "Learning How to Learn," has
enrolled more than 1.8 million students from more than 200 countries. The course was based on
Dr. Oakley's bestselling book, A Mind for Numbers (TarcherPerigee, 2014), which has sold 100,000
copies. In this much needed follow-up, the authors teach kids and teens how to learn effectively
at a time when they most need these fundamental skills. LEARNING HOW TO LEARN teaches them
about the importance of both focused concentration and letting their minds wander, how the
brain makes connections between different pieces of information, the value of metaphors in developing understanding, why
procrastination is the enemy of problem solving, and much more.
Barbara Oakley is a professor of engineering at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan, and a Ramón y Cajal Distinguished
Scholar of Global Digital Learning at McMaster University. Her research involves bioengineering with an emphasis on
neuroscience and cognitive psychology and she has received many awards for her teaching. Dr. Oakley teaches two massive
open online courses (MOOCs), “Learning How to Learn” and “Mindshift”. Terrence Sejnowski is the Francis Crick Professor at
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, where he also directs the Computational Neurobiology Laboratory. He is among only
twelve living scientists who has been elected to the Institute of Medicine, the National Academy of Sciences, and the National
Academy of Engineering. Alistair McConville is the Deputy Head of Bedales School, one of England's most prestigious private
K-12 schools.
Rights sold:
Portuguese in Brazil – Bestseller
Simp. Chinese – China Machine Press
Vietnamese – Alpha Books
Publishers of Mindshift (TarcherPerigee, 2017):
Comp. Chinese – Ecus Port. in Brazil – Bestseller Spanish – Editions Obelisco
Japanese – Pan Rolling Romanian – Curtea Veche Vietnamese – 1980 Books
Polish – Helion Simp. Chinese – China Machine Press
Publishers of A Mind for Numbers (TarcherPerigee, 2014):
Comp. Chinese – Ecus Polish – Helion Turkish – Pegasus
Czech – Albatros Port. in Brazil – Infopress Nova Media Ukrainian – Nash Format
German – Riva Russian – OOO Alpina Vietnamese – Alpha Books
Japanese – Kawade Shobo Simp. Chinese – China Machine Press
Korean – Sindbad Spanish – RBA Libros
Reichert, Michael C. PhD
HOW TO RAISE A BOY: The Power of Connection to Build Good Men
Parenting/Men’s Studies | TarcherPerigee Hardcover | April 2019 | UK & Translation Rights
Agent: Joelle Delbourgo @ Joelle Delbourgo Literary Associates | Editor: Sara Carder
Status: manuscript available July 2018
Over the last twenty years, an explosion of new studies has expanded our knowledge about how
boys think and feel. Yet parents express more anxiety than ever about raising sons. In this
groundbreaking book, Michael C. Reichert, a leading psychologist and researcher of the journey
from boyhood to manhood reveals the vital role that parents, teachers, coaches, and other adult
role models can play in creating a safety net for boys so that they can develop in positive ways, both emotionally and socially.
Michael C. Reichert, Ph.D. is founding director of the Center for the Study of Boys' and Girls' Lives at the University of
Pennsylvania, and a clinical practitioner specializing in boys and men who has conducted extensive research globally. Reichert
is a sought-after speaker and has spoken around the globe.
11Rinzler, Lodro
HOW TO BE DECENT: The Mindful Guide to a Messed-Up World
Mindfulness | TarcherPerigee Trade Paperback | October 2018 | Rights: UK & Translation
Agent: Stephanie Tade @ The Stephanie Tade Agency | Editor: Sara Carder
Status: manuscript available
In this twist on a classic etiquette guide, Lodro Rinzler shows readers how to handle any situation
in a mindful way. From a difficult conversation with a boss to a frustrating call with the cable
company, this book gives concrete guidance on how to get through any challenging situation in
life in a kind, patient, and mindful manner.
Lodro Rinzler is the award-winning author of six books, including the best-selling The Buddha
Walks into a Bar (Shambhala, 2012). He travels frequently for his books, and has spoken around
the world at conferences, universities, and businesses as diverse as Google, Harvard University, and the White House. Rinzler
is co-founder of NYC’S MNDFL SPACE.
Rights sold:
UK & C – Transworld
German – Integral/PRH Germany
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