Archives par étiquette : Dystel Goderich & Bourret

CHILDREN OF THE SAVAGE CITY d’Elizabeth Heider

Fast-paced, evocative, and steeped in the tension of moral compromise, CHILDREN OF THE SAVAGE CITY explores the thin line between hope and illusion in a city where every choice carries a price.

CHILDREN OF THE SAVAGE CITY
by Elizabeth Heider
Penguin Books, February 2026
(via Dystel, Goderich & Bourret)

Some cities feed on secrets. Naples is ravenous.

A peaceful evening mass at the historic Chiesa del Gesù Nuovo is shattered when a young au pair is killed in one of the cathedral’s quiet chapels. The daughter of the US Ambassador sees it happen–but she’ll speak only to one person: Nikki Serafino.

Shaken by betrayal in her last high-profile case, Nikki has retreated from the relentless vigilance that once defined her work as liaison between Italian police and the US military. Withdrawn and mistrustful, she works her shifts, cares for her aging family, teaches self-defense classes, and avoids entanglement. But this case threatens her self-imposed invisibility–drawing her into a web of lies and resurfacing old wounds and buried loyalties. The murder investigation leads Nikki and her friend, Naples officer Valerio Alfieri, into a shadow architecture of power: built to protect the guilty and hide their secrets at any cost.

Can she and Valerio—each carrying dangerous debts—resist the undertow of corruption that swallows truth whole?

Set against the chaos of modern Naples—the city of Roberto Saviano’s Gomorrah and Elena Ferrante’s My Brilliant Friend—where grace and corruption share the same narrow streets, Nikki and Valerio navigate a landscape where even the most principled must confront the cost of survival.

Elizabeth Heider is the author of May the Wolf Die, named a New York Times Best Crime Novel, a Washington Post Best Mystery, and one of Publishers Weekly‘s best books of the year. Her short fiction has been recognized by the Santa Fe Writers Project and New Century Writer Awards. She holds a PhD in physics and most recently worked as a program manager for Microsoft’s AI4Science and as a scientist in the European Space Agency’s human spaceflight program. She’s authored original scientific research, a patent, analytical reports for the US government and military, and coauthored a journal article with astronaut Thomas Pesquet. She lived and worked in Naples, Italy, as a civilian analyst embedded with the US Navy’s mission in Africa, where she deployed aboard US and European naval ships. Originally from Utah, she now lives in The Hague, where she’s working on the next Nikki Serafino novel.

WE COULD BE ANYONE d’Anna-Marie McLemore

Two teen con-artists must execute an almost impossible scam at an exclusive mansion in this thriller that’s White Lotus meets Mexican Gothic – for teens.

WE COULD BE ANYONE
by Anna-Marie McLemore
Feiwel & Friends, May 2026
(via Dystel, Goderich & Bourret)

“Lola and I grew up hearing that we could become anything, but our parents hadn’t meant it the way gringo parents did. They meant it as a warning.”

Lola and Lisandro are actors during Hollywood’s Golden Age, but you won’t see them on any silver screen. Instead, these siblings use their talents to scam the rich and famous out of their ill-begotten cash. They have their act down to a science: Lola plays the tragic ghost who haunts the mansions of the wealthy, and Lisandro plays the brave spiritualist who will help her soul find peace. For a small fee, of course.

The siblings have their sights set on their next target: The Coterie, the opulent estate of newspaper tycoon Bixby Fairfax and his famous mistress Blythe Bell. A score this big will allow them to move… well, anywhere but here. But this job requires them to do something they’ve never done before: switch roles. And as strange things keep happening at The Coterie… things that even Lola and Lisandro can’t explain.

As they are drawn deeper into The Coterie’s gleaming façade and tensions rise between brother and sister, one question looms over them. Will they be able to pull off their act? Or will this be their last performance?

“McLemore’s signature prose both cuts like ice and rolls languidly off the tongue.” –Shelf Awareness, starred review

“Mixing horror and fantasy, the deftly woven plot simmers…” –Publishers Weekly

Anna-Marie McLemore (they/them) is the author of The Weight of Feathers, Wild Beauty, Blanca & Roja, Dark and Deepest Red, Lakelore, Venom & Vow (co-authoredwith Elliott McLemore), and National Book Award longlist selections When the Moon Was Ours, The Mirror Season, and Self-Made Boys: A Great Gatsby Remix. They have received the Michael L. Printz Award, the Stonewall Honor, the Otherwise Award, three Northern California Book Awards, and an Américas Honor.

THE MENTAL STRENGTH PLAYBOOK d’Amy Morin

Improve your workplace performance with 50 practical, science-backed tools that build emotional resilience and neutralize negative thoughts—from the internationally bestselling author of the 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do series.

THE MENTAL STRENGTH PLAYBOOK:
50 Tools to Cope with Stress, Thrive Under Pressure, and Gain a Competitive Edge in the Workplace
by Amy Morin
Rodale, April 2026
(via Dystel, Goderich & Bourret)

Whether you’re dealing with constant demands, the pressure to perform, or the stress of adapting to rapid changes, the workplace is often where you’re tested the most mentally and emotionally. As psychotherapist, speaker, and podcast host Amy Morin discovered, sharpening your mental strength is the key to not only tackling workplace challenges but taking your performance to the next level. The Mental Strength Playbook is specifically designed to help you thrive professionally, with 50 scientifically proven plays you can use right now.

Morin helps you navigate tough but common situations at work, like dealing with anxiety in the middle of a sales call or negotiation, staying on task when you’re feeling overwhelmed, or dealing with difficult coworkers. Learning how to manage your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors will help you recover from setbacks faster and optimize your mental game to excel in high-stakes situations. Her workplace-specific strategies are organized to make solving your specific issue quick and easy and include:

• Dread Diffusers (Play Behavior Bingo or Use the 10-Minute Rule)

• Insight Ignitors (Question Your Question or Brainstorm the Bad Ideas First)

• Anxiety Alleviators (Schedule Time to Worry or Change the Channel in Your Brain)

• Confidence Catalysts (Channel Your Alter Ego or Visit Your Victory Vault)

Whether you’re struggling with a tight deadline, delivering a high-pressure presentation, or newly leading a team, The Mental Strength Playbook will give you the skills you need to cope with discomfort, prevent burnout, and excel at work.

“Want to learn how to strengthen yourself mentally to endure life’s most unpredictable curveballs? Morin will take you step-by-step through how to face your challenges head on with tips, exercises and troubleshooting advice.” – People, named one of the top 20 books written by women

“Amy Morin’s book will help you break the cycle of non-achievement and help you start living the life you’ve dreamed of.” –Business Insider

“Morin wants to help you change these negative behaviors into positive ones…so maybe you should let her.” – Cosmopolitan

Amy Morin is a licensed clinical social worker, college psychology instructor and psychotherapist. She’s one of the most popular TEDx speakers of all time. Her talk, “The Secret of Becoming Mentally Strong,” has been viewed more than 22 million times. She’s also the award-winning host of a podcast called Mentally Stronger With Therapist Amy Morin. In 2013, her article, « 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do, » became a viral sensation when it was read by over 50 million people. Her first book, a Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestseller, has been translated into more than 40 languages. Her advice has been featured on or in numerous media outlets including Time, CNN, CNBC, Today, Good Morning America, Inside Edition, Fox News, Fast Company, Oprah.com, Business Insider, and Success.

YOU ARE NOW OLD ENOUGH TO HEAR THIS de Aaron Starmer

YOU ARE NOW OLD ENOUGH TO HEAR THIS
by Aaron Starmer
Penguin Workshop, Spring 2026
(via Dystel, Goderich & Bourret)

The enthralling story of a boy, Roman, whose grandfather tells a wild tale about his missing toe. He tells the family that when his toe was accidentally chopped off as a child, he put it in a jar of formaldehyde, and that the toe then began to speak and grow. After his grandfather suddenly dies, Roman discovers the empty jar and a notebook in the attic, which leads him on a strange journey into his grandparent’s past, one in which a chopped off toe became a Toe Beast, a genetic clone of his grandfather with a taste for hair and toenail clippings. And it leads him to the story in the notebook, one about a strange girl who comes to a small town and slowly takes over by communing with all of the town’s dogs. Those tales are more related than they seem, and we learn how the family’s past informs its present.

Aaron Starmer was born in northern California and raised in the suburbs of Syracuse, New York. Before pursuing writing full-time, he worked in New York City for over ten years as an editor for a travel bookseller and as an operations director for an African safari company. His middle grade and young adult novels have been translated into multiple foreign languages and have appeared on best of the year lists from Time, Wall Street Journal, New York Public Library, YALSA, Bank Street College of Education, Chicago Public Library and School Library Journal. He lives in Vermont with his wife and two daughters.

BETTER THE DEVIL d’Erik J. Brown

Gritty, gripping thriller meets contemporary queer romance in this brand-new YA novel filled with first love, stolen identity and murder, from the award-winning and bestselling author of All That’s Left in the World.

BETTER THE DEVIL
by Erik J. Brown
Storytide/HarperCollins, Summer 2026
(via Dystel, Goderich & Bourret)

After being arrested for shoplifting, a homeless teen is afraid the police will send him home to his abusive family, so he assumes the identity of Nate Beaumont—a child who, according to the missing poster on the police station wall, went missing ten years ago. It doesn’t hurt that he looks a lot like the age-progressed picture of Nate. He plans to escape before the police can discover his lie, but when Nate’s family comes to collect him, he unexpectedly starts to bond with them. 

The Beaumonts are nothing like his real family. There’s Nate’s loving, but intensely protective mother, his reserved and imposing father, an older brother wracked with guilt, and a quirky, card shark grandmother. When he looks further into the disappearance, « Nate » learns that the boy he’s pretending to be didn’t just go missing—rumor is, he was murdered. As strange occurrences begin to unfold around the Beaumont home, Nate realizes he’s trapped in a dangerous game with an unknown killer. One who knows he isn’t the real Nate Beaumont.

Nate has three choices: run, confess, or find out who the real killer is…before history repeats itself.

Erik J. Brown is an award-winning writer based in Philadelphia, PA. His debut Young Adult novel, All That’s Left in the World, was nominated for a Goodreads Choice Award, shortlisted for the Waterstone’s Children’s Book Prize and won the UK reader’s choice Books Are My Bag award. In 2021 he was selected as a Lambda Literary Emerging Writers Fellow. His second novel for young adults, Lose You to Find Me, came out in May 2023, and the sequel to All That’s Left in the World, titled The Only Light Left Burning, comes out May 2024. You can find him on Twitter @WriterikJB, and Instagram @ErikJB, and on his website, https://www.erikjbrown.com.