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NYT bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author J.R. Moehringer speaks about his book Sutton at the BookExpo America (BEA) 2012 Tuesday Book & Author Breakfast. Recorded June 7, 2012. www.bookexpoamerica.com www.bookbliss.com

Essense is pleased to share an incredible new uplifting and empowering voice with its 7.5 million readers and book lovers everywhere. In the tradition of Iyanla Vanzant’s blockbuster 1993 book Acts of Faith: Daily Meditations for People of Color, Essense is pleased to collaborate with powerhouse musician Ledisi for a soulful and enlightening collection of the singer’s inspiring meditations, quotes, and anecdotes charting her astonishing transformation as a woman and an artist. Ledisi, who has been described as having a mix of Tina Turner’s energy, Nina Simone’s brilliance, and Ella Fitzgerald’s range, is a multiple Grammy nominee who has quickly connected with Essense readers because of her authenticity and tenacity to strive for success on her own terms.

The Serpent’s Bite is an action-packed thriller that reveals a dysfunctional family taking a family reunion excursion in Yellowstone Park that lurks with danger and death at every turn. Media Connect, $21.95, September 2012, ISBN#: 978-159006-044-5.

The Bathroom Reader turns 25! Uncle John is celebrating this historic milestone with his biggest all-new edition ever. This behemoth of a book is overflowing with incredible stories, surprising facts, weird news, little-known origins, fun wordplay, and more! Portable Press, $19.95, November 2012, ISBN #: 978-1-60710-562-6

A spot-on parody of all the sh*t girls find themselves saying! From the creators of the internet sensation Sh*t Girls Say comes a book that is both hilariously quotable and irresistibly stylish.

Since 2008, Maggie, Tessa, and Brenna have posted more than 250 works of short fiction to their website merryfates.com. Their goal was simple: create a space for experimentation and improvisation in their writing—all in public and without a backspace key. In that spirit, The Curiosities includes the stories and each author’s comments, critiques, and kudos in the margins. Think of it as a guided tour of the creative processes of three acclaimed authors. Carolrhoda Lab, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group, $17.95, October 2012, ISBN #: 978-0-7613-7527-2

Cameo — one of the world’s fastest-growing providers of outsourcing services to publishers, healthcare companies and financial institutions — has 45 offices worldwide, including U.S. and India headquarters in Tampa, Florida and Chennai, India, respectively. Hundreds of companies globally rely on Cameo to meet their needs, including in the Print and Digital Publishing arena. Cameo offers a comprehensive range of services for both book and STM journal publishers, with a strong focus on XML workflows.

As a medical examiner, Samantha Owens knows her job is to make a certain sense of death with crisp methodology and precision instruments. But the day the Tennessee floods took her husband and children, the light vanished from Sam’s life. She’s pulled into a suffocating grief no amount of workaholic ardor can penetrate—until she receives a peculiar call from Washington, D.C. Harlequin MIRA, April 2012, ISBN: 978-0778313205

An epic historical romance and fantasy! Book Two in the internationally acclaimed The Legacy Trilogy from Cayla Kluver. Bound to a man she cannot love, Queen Alera of Hytanica must forget Narian, the young man who holds her heart. For Narian is destined to conquer Hytanica at the behest of his master, the powerful magic user known as the Overlord. Harlequin TEEN, February 2012, ISBN: 978-0373210435

New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Heather Graham brings readers another riveting romantic suspense novel connected to her other successful “Krewe of Hunters” series with The Unholy. Harlequin MIRA, June 2012, ISBN: 978-0778313496

A tender tribute to the life that awaits each new set of ten tiny toes – featuring heart-warming collage illustrations by Marc Brown and including babies of every size, shape, and color! Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $18.50, September 2012, ISBN #: 9780316129213

Pushing the Limits is an intense, emotion-packed, opposites-attract, coming-of-age contemporary YA romance. Katie McGarry is Harlequin TEEN’s sexiest contemporary YA author and writes in a fesh, authentic voice sure to resonate with teens and adults alike. Harlequin TEEN, July 2012, ISBN: 978-0373210497

With a refreshing blend of sound scriptural exposition and practical anecdotes, best-selling author Chris Oyakhilome, Ph D, in this insightful classic shares with you vital principles of effective prayer. This first volume will establish for you a clear understanding of the rules of different prayers for different situations and how to apply them for your desired outcomes. Loveworld Publications, $7.95, February 2012, ISBN #: 978-978-53088-0-8

Caine Neiheisel is stuck in a dead-end job at the end of a dead-end relationship when the chance of a lifetime falls in his lap. His mother inherits her uncle’s sheep station in New South Wales, Australia, and Caine sees it as the opportunity to start over, out on the range where his stutter won’t hold him back and his willingness to work will surely make up for his lack of knowledge. Unfortunately, Macklin Armstrong, the foreman of Lang Downs who should be Caine’s biggest ally, alternates between being cool and downright dismissive, and the other hands are more amused by Caine’s American accent than they are moved by his plight… until they find out he’s gay and their amusement turns to scorn. It will take all of Caine’s determination—and an act of cruel sabotage by a hostile neighbor—to bring the men of Lang Downs together and give Caine and Macklin a chance at love. Dreamspinner Press, $14.99, February 2012, ISBN #: 978-1-61372-419-4

The Lost Nobles: The Awakening by Ed Arboleda follows two young nobles tasked with protecting ancient scrolls from a secret society bent on stealing the scrolls and using the long lost knowledge for their own benefit. The Lost Nobles: The Awakening is the first book to use the patented technology VOSAP which allows for embedded microchips in books and greeting cards which can connect to the Internet and run multimedia. Aurorascope, $16, December 2011, ISBN #: 978-0-9843294-1-0