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Bessette, Alicia: All Come Home, Dutton, 2010 - A young widow forms an unlikely friendship with a 9 year old biracial girl, and the two embark on winning celebrity chef Polly Pinch's first annual Desserts that Warm the Soul baking contest, in this debut about heartbreak, hope, healing and most of all, home — set in a fictional town in New England and featuring a cast of colorful locals.

Burchard, Brendon: Life's Golden Ticket: An Inspirational Novel, HarperOne, 2006 - A troubled man visits an abandoned amusement park searching for clues into his fiancée's disappearance. While at the park he experiences a series of miracles and meets people who help him discover what happened to his fiancée, and uncover the greatest gift of all—life's golden ticket. [World rights sold] Rights sold in German, Italian, Korean, Brazil, Spanish, Hebrew, Swedish, Dutch, UK, Australia and New Zealand, Taiwan, China, Indonesia, Turkey, French, Japan.

Clinch, Jon: Finn: A Novel, Random House, 2007 - Finn takes us on a journey into the history and heart of one of American literature’s most brutal and mysterious figures: Huckleberry Finn’s father. The result is a deeply original tour de force that springs from Twain’s classic novel but takes on a fully realized life of its own. Awards: Booksense pick; "Top Ten" pick of 2007, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, & Christian Science Monitor; National Book Critics' Circle "Most Recommended"; American Library Association's "Notable Book 2007"; Winner of the Athenaeum Award 2008; runner-up in the Sargent First Novel Prize. Rights sold to: Australia/New Zealand (Scribe Publishing); Film rights optioned to Hit & Run Prdctns. Debut Author

Hamamura, John: Paper Lanterns, Doubleday, 2008 - Sam and Keiko Hamada’s epic love story continues into their old age, and is contrasted against the more flawed relationship between their son Ink and his Caucasian wife Max. This family saga explores the inherent conflict between first and second generation immigrants.

Hamamura, John: Color of the Sea, Thomas Dunne Books, 2004; Anchor Books, 2007 - Sam Hamada, a Japanese language teacher raised in Hawaii, meets American-born Yanagi Keiko. Yet while they are falling in love, their adopted and native lands are preparing for war. War begins and her family is incarcerated in internment camps while Sam is drafted into the U.S. Army. Debut Author

Hicks, Robert: A Separate Country, Grand Central, 2009 - Robert Hick's second historical novel tells the story of General John Bell Hood, who gave up his command and sacrificed everything -- including ultimately his life -- to make a new start in New Orleans, where he fought against poverty, racism, and some of the most deadly epidemics ever.

Hicks, Robert: The Widow of the South, Warner, 2005 & 2006 - Based on the true story of a woman who, during the bloodiest five hours of the Civil War, overcomes the paralyzing loss of her own children to nurse the wounded and dying soldiers of the Confederacy, and later creates a cemetery for the dead which she will tend for the rest of her life. Awards: New York Times Bestseller; Alternate Selection, Book of the Month Club. Rights sold: U.K., French and Italian.

Hicks, Robert; Bohlinger, John; Stelter, Justin: A Guitar and a Pen: Stories by Country Music's Greatest Songwriters, Center Street, 2008 - A collection of short stories by country music songwriters; a blend of fiction and nonfiction, humor, and poignancy, this is the compilation of some of the best storytellers in the world.

Hilton, David E.: Kings of Colorado, Simon & Schuster, 2010 - A man reflects back on his childhood when, at age 13, he was sentenced to two years at a boy’s reformatory ranch in Colorado, where corruption is the norm, and troubled boys must fend for themselves as they care for and break wild horses that are as willful and untamed as the boys themselves. Debut Author

Jacobs, Rayda: Confessions of a Gambler, Overlook, 2007 - This gripping novel follows the downfall of a 49-year-old Muslim mother who, after being abandoned by her husband, becomes addicted to gambling, despite her religious beliefs. Rights sold in Italy, Portugal, Germany.

Jenoff, Pam: The Kommandant's Girl, Mira Books, 2007 - When the Nazis invade Poland, Emma’s husband is forced to disappear underground and her already precarious situation is complicated by her introduction to a Kommandant, who insists that she come work as his assistant, allowing her to provide information to the resistance movement. World rights sold. Debut Author

Jenoff, Pam: The Diplomat's Wife, Mira Books, 2008 - When the Nazi prison camp where Marta is being held is liberated, she meets a handsome young American named Paul and they fall in love. Following the war, Marta becomes involved in a mission to find an anti-communist operative who possesses a Soviet critical to the British government. World rights sold.

Maheu, Layne: Song of the Crow, Unbridled Books, 2006 & 2007 - As he looks down on Noah, the crow knows that these creatures called Man are trouble. He senses, too, that the natural order of things is about to change.  This extraordinary debut asks us to linger in a masterfully rendered ancient world long enough to ponder the unsettled state of things. Debut Author

Maine, David: Monster, 1959, St. Martin's Press, 2008 - A literary retelling of a 1950s style B-monster movie, exploring how America's obsession with pop culture often blinds us to what's going on in the rest of the world.

Maine, David: Book of Samson, St. Martin's Press, 2006; St. Martin's Griffin, 2007 - A dark re-imagining of the story of Samson and Delilah. In Samson's own words, it is the story of "this worldly existence of men & brutes desire & unkindness." Rights sold in UK.

Maine, David: Fallen, Gale Group, 2006; St. Martin's Press, 2006 - A literary retelling of the story of Cain, Abel, Adam and Eve. Maine constructs a realistic portrait of this familiarly tragic family, making their struggles original with his wry observations and insight. Awards: Book of the Month Club selection. Rights sold in: UK, Germany, Russia, and Italy.

Maine, David: The Preservationist, St. Martin's Press, 2004; St. Martin's Griffin, 2005 - A literary retelling of the Noah's Ark story in a brilliantly written, thought-provoking novel. The Noah's Ark Story told from the point of view of Noah's wife, three sons, and three daughters-in-law. Awards: Book of the Month Club selection. Rights sold in: UK, Germany, Spain, Japan, the Netherlands, Russia, Greece, and Italy.

McLarty, Ron: The Memory of Running, Viking, 2005 & 2006 - Smithson “Smithy” Ide’s life is turned upside-down by the sudden death of his parents in a car accident and his mentally troubled sister Bethany. In response, he gets on his old Raleigh bicycle, going through his memories of his family and growing up as he traverses America. Rights sold in Germany.

McLarty, Ron: Traveler, Viking, 2007 & 2008 - A complex neighborhood narrative of past and present that takes the reader on a rich and heartrending journey from Jono's coming-of-age in the early 1960s to the shocking story that unfolds as he returns forty years later to uncover the cause of the death of his first love, Marie.

McLarty, Ron: Art in America, 2009 & 2010 - Bumbling Steven Kearney loses his NY apartment and becomes playwright-in-residence for a small town, where an ongoing dispute escalates into a national media event. Amid the tumult, Kearney pens an extraordinary play and, in the process, finds lasting love when he realizes that he’s too old to keep beating up on himself.

Rakha, Naseem: The Crying Tree, Broadway Books, July 7, 2009 - A woman desperately wants revenge against the man on death row who killed her 15 year old son -- then finds herself questioning the hatred in her heart as she journeys towards forgiveness. Awards: B & N Discover Great New Writers pick; BEA Emerging Voices selection; San Francisco Chronicle Best Seller.

Stein, Garth: The Art of Racing in the Rain, Harper, 2008 - A heart-wrenching, humorous and uplifting story about the family dog's efforts to hold together a young family in the face of illness, death, and a divisive custody battle. Awards: Starbucks Pick. Booksense #1 June. Featured alternate in: Book of the Month; Literary Guild; Doubleday Book Club; Doubleday Large Print Club; Quality Paperback Book Club. Rights sold: Australia (Harper AUS), Brazil (Ediouro), Canada (HarperCanada), China (Thinkingdom), Czech Republic (JOTA), Finland (WSOY), France (First Editions), Germany (Droemer), Iceland (Tindur), Israel (Keter), Italy (Piemme), Japan (Villagebooks), Korea (Balgunsesang), Netherlands (Mouria), Portugal (Difel), Romania (Corint), Russia (AST), Spanish (SUMA), Sweden (Damm Forlag), Taiwan (Eurasian).

Vonnegut, Norbert: Top Producer, Thomas Dunne Books, 2009 - Debut novel from Managing Director at Silvercrest Asset Management about Wall Street’s elite and the glad-handing and backstabbing that goes on at the highest levels of finance and how money covers up even the most glaring imperfections in relationships, and fools almost everyone.