28 PUBLISHERS WEEKLY ■ MARCH 2, 2020
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wartime memories—those of an American girl safely protected
in Washington, D.C., as her friends in Europe fought. To
honor Yalom, who passed away recently, the agency submitted
only her title for PW to highlight for London.Dystel, Goderich & Bourret
Meet Me in Paradise
by Libby Hubscher
U.S. publisher: Berkley, spring 2021
In this novel from Hubscher, who
holds a PhD in molecular toxicology,
Marin’s wild child sister Sadie bails on
their tropical weekend getaway, and
play-it-safe Marin finds herself on an
adventure with her arrogant but
dreamy seatmate.They Never Learn by Layne Fargo
U.S. publisher: Scout, Oct.
Thriller writer Fargo serves up a tale
about a college professor’s secret life
murdering the worst men on campus.
Her actions start to catch up with her
when she picks her sexist boss as her
next victim.The Unmaking by Stephanie Foo
U.S. publisher: Ballantine, no pub date yet
This American Life producer Foo investigates the science
behind PTSD and how it has shaped her own life, culmi-
nating in a narrative of reckoning and healing.Fletcher & Company
The Anti-bucket List by Kate Bowler
U.S. publisher: Random House, spring 2022
The author of Everything Happens for a Reason examines what
she sees as the biggest existential question: how should one
spend one’s time?Lights Out: Pride, Delusion, and the Fall of
General Electric by Thomas Gryta and Ted Mann
U.S. publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Apr.
Wall Street Journal reporters Gryta and Mann chronicle the
decline of GE, one of America’s most storied and revered
corporations—a saga of hubris, myth-making, and deceptive
finances.The Perfectionist’s Guide to Losing Control
by Katherine Schafler
U.S. publisher: no publisher yet
Schafler, a former on-site therapist for Google, digs deeply
into the idea of perfectionism and examines how one can use
it to find more meaningful, authentic power.Folio Literary Management
Countdown: 1945 by Chris Wallace, with Mitch Weiss
U.S. publisher: Avid Reader, June
Wallace, a journalist and host of Fox News Sunday, chronicles
the secret meetings and events that took place in the U.S.
in the months leading up to the bombing of Hiroshima on
Aug. 6, 1945, with President Truman at the center of the
narrative.Dark Horses by Susan Mihalic
U.S. publisher: Scout, Sept.
In this debut novel, a 15-year-old equestrian prodigy struggles
to reclaim her life from her abusive father.The Wicked Sister by Karen Dionne
U.S. publisher: Putnam, Aug.
The latest novel from the author of The Marsh King’s Daughter
spins the tale of Rachel Cunningham, who accidentally
shot her mother and then watched her father turn the rifle
on himself, then spent 15 years in a mental hospital as a
self-inflicted punishment for a crime she may not have
committed.Foundry Literary + Media
Dark Room Etiquette by Robin Roe
U.S. publisher: HarperCollins, May 2022
Roe—whose debut YA novel, A List of Cages, won several
best-book honors—returns with a story centered on 16-year-
old Sayers Wayte, who gets away with whatever he wants
because of his family name, until he is kidnapped.Permission to Be Interesting by Eve Rodsky
U.S. publisher: Putnam, fall 2021
Rodsky’s follow-up to Fair Play aims to help readers set new
personal goals, rediscover interests, cultivate creativity, and
generally reclaim what she calls their “unicorn space” (i.e.,
their “permission to be interesting”).Well, This Is Exhausting by Sophia Benoit
U.S. publisher: Gallery, spring 2021
This debut memoir from the sex and relationships columnist
for GQ challenges readers to confront why so many women
struggle to “do the right thing” and offers advice for how to
let go of being “a good girl.”The Gernert Company
The Light of Days: The Untold Story of Women
Resistance Fighters in Hitler’s Ghettos
by Judy Batalion
U.S. publisher: Morrow, June
This WWII chronicle, already optioned by Steven Spielberg
for film, brings to light the accomplishments of Jewish
women who became resistance fighters.Libby HubscherLayne Fargo© tuesday’s frog photography© katharine hannah