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New Releases: June 2014 Highlights
by Dan
Biography & Memoir + Fiction + Science Fiction and Fantasy + Food & Drink + Parenting / May 21, 2014
Next month, bestselling Canadian author Chevy Stevens returns with her new novel That Night, and by Toronto-based novelist A. M. Dellamonica kicks off a new fantasy series with Child of a Hidden Sea. We also have a new books from John Waters, Uncle John's, and the San Francisco Writers' Grotto. Take a look at just a few some the new titles available from Raincoast in June:
FICTION
SCIENCE FICTION
Orson Scott Card & Aaron Johnston
The story of The First Formic War continues
Nearly 100 years before the events of Orson Scott Card's bestselling novel Ender's Game, Earth has been invaded. Politics and pride have slowed the response on Earth, and on corporate settlement Luna, power struggles seem more urgent than distant deaths. But there are a few men and women who see that if Earth doesn't wake up and pull together, the planet could be lost.
Available June 10
Chevy Stevens
A stunning breakout novel from the bestselling Canadian author of Still Missing.
Toni Murphy was eighteen when she and her boyfriend, Ryan, were wrongly convicted of the murder of her younger sister. Now she is thirty-four and back in her hometown, working every day to forge and adjust to a new life on the outside...
Available June 17
"As finely calculated in its escalating suspense as Stevens’ grueling debut"—Kirkus Reviews
"an exciting page-turner with an incisive twist."—Publishers Weekly
A. M. Dellamonica
A rousing tale of adventure and adversity, politics and personal trials, in the fascinating world of Stormwrack Archipelago.
One minute, twenty-four-year-old Sophie Hansa is in a San Francisco alley trying to save the life of the aunt she has never known. The next, she finds herself flung into the warm and salty waters of an unfamiliar world. Glowing moths fall to the waves around her, and the sleek bodies of unseen fish glide against her submerged ankles...
Available June 24
NONFICTION
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / PARENTING
A Loving Approach to Setting Limits and Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child
Shauna Shapiro and Chris White
(foreword by Christine Carter)
Raising happy, compassionate, and responsible children requires both love and limits. In Mindful Discipline, internationally recognized mindfulness expert Shauna Shapiro and paediatrician Chris White weave together ancient wisdom and modern science to provide new perspectives on parenting and discipline.
Available June 1
HUMOUR / TRIVIA
Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Plunges into Canada (Illustrated Edition)
Bathroom Readers' Institute
Full of fascinating facts about the greatest country in the world, Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Plunges into Canada (Illustrated Edition) is packed with photographs and illustrations. Put away the hockey gear, grab a plate of Kraft dinner, and join us.
Whether you're a true Canuck or just always wanted to be one, this book is for you!
Available June 1
TRAVEL
John Waters Hitchhikes Across America
John Waters
A cross-country hitchhiking journey with America's most beloved weirdo.
John Waters is putting his life on the line. Armed with wit, a pencil-thin moustache, and a cardboard sign that reads "I'm Not Psycho," he hitch-hikes across America from Baltimore to San Francisco, braving lonely roads and treacherous drivers. But who should we be more worried about, the delicate film director with genteel manners or the unsuspecting travellers transporting the Pope of Trash?
Available June 3
"Presenting the best- and worst-case scenarios for modern hitchhiking as only Waters can, the narratives range from encounters with a pleasant group of marijuana smugglers and Edith Massey, to a harrowing imprisonment in Kansas and traumatic fan meeting. Waters devotees take note: this is required reading."—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
ETIQUETTE
Good Manners for People Who Sometimes Say F*ck
Amy Alkon
A smart, funny, in-your-face modern manners book on day-to-day behavior for regular people.
Many of us who are nice (but who also sometimes say "f*ck") are frequently at a loss when it comes to dealing effectively with the onslaught of rudeness we all encounter. To lead us out of the miasma of modern mannerlessness, science-based and bitingly funny syndicated advice columnist Amy Alkon rips the doily off the manners genre and gives us a new set of rules for our twenty-first century lives.
Available June 3
FOOD & DRINK
Elements of Cocktail Technique
Jeffrey Morgenthaler with Martha Holmberg
Written by renowned bartender and cocktail blogger Jeffrey Morgenthaler, The Bar Book is the only technique-driven cocktail handbook out there. This indispensable guide breaks down bartending into essential techniques, and then applies them to building the best drinks.
Available June 3
CREATIVE WRITING
712 More Things to Write About
San Francisco Writers' Grotto
Here are 712 more witty, outrageous, and thought-provoking writing prompts for fans of the super-popular 642 Things to Write About—all guaranteed to get the creative juices flowing: from listing childhood hiding places and describing the sensation of falling asleep to creating memorable characters, unusual fortune cookie messages, and mash-up movie plotlines.
Available June 6
Take a look at a preview of next month's new releases for kids, middle grade, and teens.
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