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Bestselling author Frank Peretti’s ILLUSION is now available on CD and for download. A riveting audiobook full of twists and mystery, ILLUSION is his first in over seven years. But what makes this audiobook even more special is that it is read by Peretti himself. Watch an exclusive Skype interview with Peretti as he discusses the process of reading and recording of ILLUSION.

Dov Siedman’s HOW (UAB CD: 9781442352834, $39.99, on sale 02/28/2012, UAB eAudio: 9781442352841) will be available on audio for the first time on February 28! Read by acclaimed narrator, Scott Brick, HOW shows how an ethics in business can lead to financial gain. With a foreword written by former President Bill Clinton, and the preface and prologue read by Siedman himself, HOW is an audiobook that will show how everyone’s behavior can impact anything in our hyper-connected world.

Stephen King’s MILE 81 (UAB CD: 9781442349131, $14.99, on sale 1/10/11; UAB eAudio: 9781442349148) is now available on audio and includes the bonus story, “THE DUNE.” Previously available only as an eBook, MILE 81 is the story of a mysterious, insatiable car and a heroic kid, narrated by acclaimed Broadway star, Thomas Sadoski.  With THE DUNE, read by award-winning actor, Edward Herrmann (Gilmore Girls), this audiobook is not to miss. With countless bestsellers to his credit from Carrie to Salem’s Lot to Under the Dome, MILE 81 is Stephen King at his thrilling best.

ABA’s Seventh Annual Winter Institute in New Orleans is next week! S&S Children’s Publishing will be attending and we look forward to seeing you there!

This year, T. R. Burns, author of Merits of Mischief, and Lisa M. Stasse, author of The Forsaken, will be at the Author Reception! We also have quite a number of galleys available for you in the Galley Room, so make sure you stop by to pick one up.

If you aren’t able to attend, you can read more about the books by clicking the links below or by clicking to get a copy of the eGalley!

Enjoy!

When You Were Mine

By: Rebecca Serle

On Sale: 5/1/12

9781442433137

A modern retelling of Shakespeare’s classic Romeo and Juliet. This intensely romantic, tragic teen debut is narrated by Rosaline, the girl Romeo was supposed to love.

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The Forsaken

By: Lisa M. Stasse

On Sale: 7/10/12

9781442432659

Combining elements of The Hunger Games, Lord of the Flies and Minority Report, The Forsaken imagines a world where criminals can be jailed without committing a crime. The first book in a riveting new dystopian trilogy.

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Merits of Mischief: Bad Apple

By: T.R. Burns

On Sale: 4/24/12

9781442440296

An irreverent new middle grade series about a group of kids sent to a school to be trained as professional troublemakers!

Anyway*

By: Arthur Salm

On Sale: 5/1/12

9781442429307

Similar in tone to the Wimpy Kid series, Anyway* is peppered with humorous handwritten footnotes and doodles throughout and perfectly captures the viewpoint of a young boy doing his best to find his place in the world.

The Search for WondLa: A Hero for WondLa

By: Tony DiTerlizzi

On Sale: 5/8/12

9781416983125

The highly anticipated second novel in the New York Times bestselling The Search for WondLa series.

“An irresistible adventure. I can’t wait to read the rest of the series.”

­-Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series

Heidi Heckelbeck Has a Secret

By: Wanda Coven

Available Now

9781442435650

A brand-new young chapter-book series with witchy whimsy for readers between the ages of 5 and 7! Heidi Heckelbeck tells the story of a young girl with a bewitching secret!

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Captain Awesome to the Rescue

By: Stan Kirby

On Sale: 4/3/12

9781442435612

With illustrations throughout, this series follows the adventures of eight-year-old Eugene McGillicudy¹s supersecret superhero alter ego: Captain Awesome.

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1-2-3 Peas

By: Keith Baker

On Sale: 7/24/12

9781442445512

The peas are back in this new counting-themed book from Keith Baker, author of the Indie favorite and New York Times bestselling LMNO Peas!

Crafty Chloe

By: Kelly DiPucchio

On Sale: 2/21/12

9781442421233

Meet Chloe: a not-so-ordinary girl with extraordinary crafty talents! Fancy Nancy meets Martha Stewart in Crafty Chloe, the adorable DIY star of a new picture book series!

JACK KENNEDY: Elusive Hero is a new portrait of John F. Kennedy by Chris Matthews, bestselling Kennedy expert and host of MSNBC’s Hardball. Read by Holter Graham with an introduction from Matthews, JACK KENNEDYfocuses on the relationships between Kennedy and twelve of the people who were around him the most and knew him the best, from his days at Choate (the Connecticut prep school that inspired his famous “Ask Not….” speech), through his heroism during World War II, his political career, and, always, his devotion to the Kennedy family.  Available as a digital download from iTunes and Audible now, the UAB CD will be available from bookstores in December!

Listen to our exlcusive interview with Chris Matthews:       Chris Matthews on JACK KENNEDY

The highly-anticipated biography STEVE JOBS from Walter Isaacson is now available on CD and for download. Read by Dylan Baker (The Good Wife) with an introduction from Isaacson, STEVE JOBS  is a riveting audiobook based on more than forty interviews with Jobs conducted over two years, as well as interviews with more than a hundred family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues.

Driven by demons, Jobs could drive those around him to fury and despair. But his personality and products were interrelated, just as Apple’s hardware and software tended to be, as if part of an integrated system. His tale is instructive and cautionary, filled with lessons about innovation, character, leadership, and values.

A piercing look at the dark side of love and friendship for three women, as they face infidelity, the trials of parenting teens, and turning 40, read by four amazing actresses: January LaVoy, Jan Maxwell, Michele Pawk, and Janel Moloney. Watch our exclusive interview with author Ellen Hopkins as she discusses the audiobook HERE



The most ambitious and mesmerizing story Alice Hoffman has ever told, THE DOVEKEEPERS is about murder, magic, faith, love, loyalty, fate and personal destiny– and one of the most dramatic passages in ancient history.

Actresses Aya Cash, Tovah Feldshuh, Jessica Hecht, and Heather Lind narrate the story from the perspective of four Jewish women as their lives and fate interwine during the Roman siege of Masada in 70 C.E. Watch our exclusive interview with Alice Hoffman: http://bit.ly/nJw1vx

Bestselling author Susan Orlean narrates her latest audiobook, RIN TIN TIN: The Life and The Legend.  Watch out interview with Susan about the story behind the book and why it was so important for her to read the audiobook herself! Susan Orlean on the audiobook, RIN TIN TIN