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HITS (High Interest Title Selections) is our monthly list of titles that Ingram’s buyers and Collection Development Librarians believe will be of high interest to readers.
Fiction
Thriller readers will be looking for the latest novel by John Grisham, a Mitch Rapp thriller by Kyle Mills on behalf of Vince Flynn, the new Stone Barrington novel by Stuart Woods, and the latest installment of the Private series by James Patterson. In addition, Iris Johansen offers a new Kendra Michaels thriller, Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child present a new Agent Pendergast novel, Randy Wayne White continues the adventures of Hannah Smith, and Felix Francis returns to the racetrack with his Jefferson Hinkley series.
Readers who love a mystery will be interested in the latest Virgil Flowers novel by John Sandford, a new Aurora Teagarden mystery by Charlaine Harris, and a Nikki Heat novel by Richard Castle. Additionally, the Dublin Murder Squad solves a crime for Tana French and the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency is on the case for Alexander McCall Smith. Also not to be missed is a story collection by P. D. James.
Fans of family drama and relationships will enjoy new novels by Nicholas Sparks, Jodi Picoult, and Maria Semple, as well as a must-have story collection by Jojo Moyes. Standout Christmas novels include those by Debbie Macomber, Willie Nelson, and Donna VanLiere. In addition, Karen Kingsbury celebrates the holidays with the Baxter family, Elin Hilderbrand wraps up her Christmas trilogy, and Mary Alice Monroe presents a holiday installment of her Lowcountry series.
Historical fiction must-haves this month include an exploration of wartime Venice by Martin Cruz Smith, a tale of the Mexican Revolution by Winston Groom, and the story of a 1990s science experiment by T. C. Boyle. In addition, Rita Mae Brown returns to her fictional town of Runnymeade, and Wilbur Smith continues his series that delves into Ancient Egypt.
In other fiction news, Margaret Atwood reimagines The Tempest, and Brent Weeks continues his acclaimed Lightbringer fantasy series.
Notable debuts this month include a tale of four girls who grow up in a convent and are all named Guinevere, a thriller featuring a battered woman who must find a way to escape her husband, and a saga of a Chinese immigrant who loses a fortune and must decide what comes next.
Nonfiction
This month is full of popular titles that will fly off your shelves. Starting with cooking, Ina Garten brings Cooking for Jeffrey: A Barefoot Contessa Cookbook, Anthony Bourdain knows our Appetites, Mark Bittman shows How to Bake Everything, Kate McDermott tells about the Art of the Pie, Thug Kitchen returns with Thug Kitchen 101, and America’s Test Kitchen publishes Bread Illustrated.
True crime fans will love Filthy Rich by James Patterson and Who Killed These Girls? by Beverly Lowry.
Biographies are hot as usual. We can’t list them all here so be sure and check out the full list. Sully is, of course, a movie tie-in. The Nine of Us talks about the Kennedys. Other top choices include Forty Autumns, Spaceman, The Book of Isaias, Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s My Own Words, and Taylor Swift: This is Our Song.
The Rain in Portugal by Billy Collins is a must for poetry lovers.
Nazi Germany figures big in the history category this month, with titles such as The Tunnels, Rogue Heroes, An Iron Wind, and Les Parisiennes. Other good picks include The Earth is Weeping, which describes the Indian Wars; City of Dreams, which is the epic story of immigrant New York; and Truevine, which focuses on the Jim Crow South. Also, The General vs. the President by H. W. Brands is not to be missed.
Sports buffs will go for Gunslinger by Jeff Pearlman, Showboat by Roland Lazenby, Qb by Steve Young, and A Life Well Played by Arnold Palmer.
New books in spiritual matters by Sarah Young, T.D. Jakes, Joel Osteen, Ann Voskamp, and Tim Tebow will appeal to many.
In humor, Carrie Fisher pens The Princess Diarist, Phoebe Robinson says You Can’t Touch My Hair, and Jennifer Weiner has a Hungry Heart.
Last, but not least, quilting fans will be enamored with Kaffe Fassett’s Quilts in Italy, and dog lovers will want to fetch Being a Dog and Secret Service Dogs.
Graphic Novels
In October, Shirley Jackson’s "The Lottery" and Clinton Cash get the graphic treatment. There’s also a title about popular game of yore, Tetris; a history of ordinary stuff; and a fictional graphic diary murder mystery. The 2016 edition of The Best American Comics and a volume of Awkward Yeti, are publishing as well as a title for the Doctor Strange fans. In manga, we have volumes of Tokyo Ghoul, No Game No Life, Akame Ga Kill, and a new series, Platinum End.
Look for these and other notable titles in our August HITS lists on ipage, split into Fiction, Nonfiction, and Graphic Novels. |
