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STOLEN CANYON: The Race to Own the Grand Canyon and the Betrayal of the Indigenous People of the West, Deborah J. Swiss

From the author of THE TIN TICKET, the dramatic frontier tale of how one of our greatest natural treasures, the Grand Canyon, was stolen from the eleven tribes who inhabited it. While the Santa Fe Railway and hospitality magnate Fred Harvey were transforming an isolated wilderness and holy site into a travel destination, the US government continued its mission to extinguish a way of life. Historian Swiss draws on first-hand accounts, restoring the voices of Indigenous people to their rightful place. (University of Utah Press, World rights, Spring 2026)

THE PARENT’S GUIDE TO BOARDING SCHOOLS, Kristin White

From education consultant White, a comprehensive insider guide to navigating the process of applying to boarding schools, including choosing the right school, the application process, sports recruiting, putting together arts and music portfolios and more. (Rowman & Littlefield, World English, 2025)

THE EMOTIONAL EATING SOLUTION, Jessica Brown

From clinical nutritionist and author of The Loving Diet, a prescriptive approach to how we can make peace with food and our bodies, addressing disordered eating using reparenting and self-compassion.  Unlike diet books that provide do’s and don’ts about what to eat and when to eat, this book goes to the root of the issues we have with food.  (New World Library, World English, Spring/Summer 2025)

THE HITCHHIKERS, Ben H. Winters

A horror story about a mysterious visitor with a dire message for a young woman whose world is turned upside down as she confronts the grim inevitability of age, the grief of regret, the paths not taken. (Audible Original, World rights, Spring 2025)

THE INFRASTRUCTURE BOOK, Sybil Derrible PhD

How cities work and power our lives in every area of urban infrastructure: water, transport, energy and telecommunications; illustrated with case studies of major cities throughout the world from Tokyo to Cairo to Los Angeles.  Sybil Derrible is Professor of Urban Engineering and Director of the Complex and Sustainable Urban Networks Laboratory at the University of Illinois.  (Prometheus, world English language rights, Spring 2025)

Margaret Heckler: Trailblazer for Justice, Kim Heckler

The untold story of Margaret Heckler, given away at birth, who became one of only eleven women in Congress in 1967, was appointed by President Reagan to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, dedicated her life to protecting the vulnerable, authored the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, which allowed women to get credit cards in their own names, expanded hospice care for all Americans with Medicare, and helped to expand HIV/AIDS research and treatments. (World English, Globe Pequot/Rowman & Littlefield, March 2025)

FOLLOWING THE FRONT: The Dispatches of World War II Correspondent Sidney A. Olson, Margot Clark-Junkins

Researcher and former journalist Margot Clark-Junkins collects the dispatches and personal writings of her grandfather, war correspondent for Time Inc Sidney A. Olson’s eyewitness accounts. Olson’s reports and observations chronicle the human story of the war in Western Europe from 1944-1945, documenting the taking of Nuremberg, the liberation of Dachau, the collapse of the Nazi regime, the refugee crisis and V-E Day in Paris.  (Rowman & Littlefield, Fall 2024, World English rights)

ELIZABETH OF EAST HAMPTON, Audrey Bellezza & Emily Harding

From the authors of EMMA OF 83RD STREET comes a modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice, set during one summer in the Hamptons. (Gallery Books, World Rights, August 2024)

RETURN TO CENTER: From Chaos to Calm, Juliet Madison

52 lessons, strategies, and activities to heal and transform from the inside out in order to thrive in a post-pandemic world, from the spiritual self-care coach and author of Color Your Dreams and The Power of Crystals. (Ixia Press/Dover Publications, World Rights, Fall 2024)

WHITE MULBERRY, RED SEAL, by Rosa Kwon Easton

WHITE MULBERRY: A teenage girl leaves an impoverished village in North Korea in the 1930s to seek a better future in Japan, where she faces racial prejudice among many obstacles as she tries to forge a new identity and life path, and RED SEAL, the sequel. (Lake Union Publishing/World Rights/Fall 2024 & Fall 2026). Both novels are inspired by the true story of the author’s grandmother.  Kwon Easton is President of the Board of Trustees for the Palos Verdes Library District and an attorney.