30 PUBLISHERS WEEKLY ■ MARCH 2, 2020
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The New Wilderness
by Diane Cook
U.S. publisher: HarperCollins, Aug.
This debut novel from the author of
the story collection Man v. Nature
explores a mother-daughter relationship
in a world ravaged by climate change
and overpopulation.The Night Swim by Megan Goldin
U.S. publisher: St. Martin’s, Aug.
In this new thriller from the author
of The Escape Room, a podcast host
covering a controversial trial in a small
town becomes obsessed with a brutal
crime that took place there years
before.Sanford J. Greenburger Associates
Burn-In by P.W. Singer and August Cole
U.S. publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, May
The duo behind Ghost Fleet—Singer, an expert on 21st-
century warfare, and Cole, a national securities analyst—
pen a new thriller in which FBI special agent Lara Keegan
teams up with the first police robot to hunt a shadowy
terrorist.The Groom Will Keep His Name:
And Other Vows About Race,
Resistance, and Romance
by Matt Ortile
U.S. publisher: Bold Type, June
This debut collection of essays on sex,
dating, and identity is from a gay
Filipino immigrant to the U.S. and
explores navigating race and resistance
in America.Hysteria by Jessica Gross
U.S. publisher: Unnamed Books,
Aug.
In this debut novel, a young woman
becomes convinced that the new
bartender at her local bar is Sigmund
Freud.HG Literary
Memphis by Tara Stringfellow
U.S. publisher: Dial, spring 2021
Pushcart Prize–nominee Stringfellow’s first novel is a
bildungsroman based on her family’s extraordinary civil
rights heritage.Unforgetting: A Memoir of Revolution and
Redemption by Roberto Lovato
U.S. publisher: Harper, Sept.
In this memoir, Lovato, a scholar and media commentator on
Latino policy and the child of El Savadoran immigrants,
chronicles his life from gang member to guerilla to today.Version Zero by David Yoon
U.S. publisher: Putnam, spring 2021
In his first book for adults, the author of the YA novel
Frankly in Love spins a tale about a coder who is fired for
whistleblowing and sets out on a mission to break the
internet and establish something better in its place.ICM Partners
(handled by Curtis Brown)
The Origins of Our Discontents: The Resurgence
of Caste in America by Isabel Wilkerson
U.S. publisher: Random House, Apr.
The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Warmth of Other
Suns chronicles the emergence and endurance of caste in
America, highlighting how the systemic construction of
human divisions has led to present-day discontent.The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller
U.S. publisher: Riverhead, summer 2021
Told through flashbacks, this debut novel from the v-p and
head of drama series at HBO follows Elle, who must decide
between Jonas, her first love and soulmate, and Peter, the
husband she loves.Right/Wrong: How Technology Transforms Our
Ethics: Ten Ethical Dilemmas That Challenge Us
How to Think About the Future by Juan Enriquez
U.S. publisher: MIT, Oct.
The futurist and TED speaker posits that ethics evolve over
time and that many swings in the right vs. wrong pendulum
are affected by advances in technology.The Tyranny of Merit: What’s Become of the
Common Good? by Michael J. Sandel
U.S. publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Sept.
Harvard political philosophy professor Sandel argues that
before mainstream political parties can hope to win back
public support, they must rethink their mission and purpose.Inkwell Management
Devoted by Dean Koontz
U.S. publisher: Thomas & Mercer, Mar.
Koontz’s thriller centers on an 11-year-old boy who hasn’t
ever spoken a word, and a golden retriever who can help him
stave off an evil man.Diane CookMegan GoldinMatt OrtileJessica Gross© katherine rondina world rights cleared© world rights cleared© mia fermindoza© colin lane