Editorial news has not been announced for a long time because, with the arrival of summer, there are fewer news that publishers make available to us. In July we will not find too many, however I have managed to collect a few that you can find throughout this week.
"Alcatraz vs. Evil Librarians" by Brandon Sanderson
Editions B (Block) - July 6 - 320 pages - Alcatraz # 1
Considering this year as the "Sanderson year" according to Ediciones B, they have decided to publish one of this author's works aimed at young audiences. As an author who has garnered such a following with an adult audience, this book is aimed at reaching a wider audience.
This first installment of the Alcatraz series stars an orphan who receives a sandbag as a birthday present, which is inherited from his missing parents. This bag is stolen and Alcatraz and his friends must go in search of it since with it the Evil Librarians could control the free kingdoms.
Shannon Kirk's "The 15/33 Method"
Editions B - July 6 - 368 pages - Autoconclusivo
A vulnerable, pregnant sixteen-year-old girl who has been abducted. A girl who with determination focuses on saving the child she is carrying and on revenge. In this book the author plays with the will and ingenuity of a teenage girl willing to flee and take revenge.
The 15/33 method has already sold the film rights and will be translated into more than fifteen languages.
"Heresy" by CJSansom
Editions B - July 6 - 672 pages - Autoconclusivo
The author of "Winter in Madrid" and "The heart stone" returns with a new historical work.
We are located in 1546, when King Henry VII is dying and his advisers, Catholics and Protestants, enter a struggle for power. Whoever wins will gain control of the government. In this story, Shardlake will become a court detective who, at the request of the queen, tries to recover a dangerous manuscript for which the queen herself could be sentenced to death.
"The book of Ana" by Carmen Boullosa
Siruela - July 6 - 190 pages - Autoconclusivo
"The magnificent, beautiful Ana Karenina, never more beautiful, is the midnight sun"
The story takes place in 1905, years after the death of Ana Karenina, in Saint Petersburg, at which time a workers' demonstration led by Father Gapon and anarchists of some attacks that were uncertain will take place. This time it is Ana Karenina's son, Sergio, they intend to give the Tsar a portrait of his mother, however, when looking for it, Claudia, Sergio's wife, finds a manuscript written by Karnina herself.
"The messenger of impossible dreams" by Nieves García Bautista
Sum of letters - July 7 - 552 pages - Autoconclusive
The Messenger of Impossible Dreams is a book that was published once digitally and now takes the form of a physical book.
The protagonist is Marie, who works as a messenger in Madrid and imagines that she is the emissary of secrets and dreams with each package she delivers, thinking that they may be messages of love, special gifts, a reconciliation letter or something similar.
Marie was originally from a town in France, but she left her family behind to come to Madrid for a purpose. With the help of your work, you will discover many people who will end up being part of your life. They all have something in common: they all have a dream and Marie is more than willing to help them achieve it.
"As in Oz Nowhere" by Danielle Paige
Editorial Rock - July 7 - 152 Pages - Dorothy Must Die # 0
In September the book "Dorothy must die" will be published and the Roca publishing house has decided to publish the prequel, "As in Oz nowhere", in digital format so that we can go deeper into the story.
Dorothy is the new evil witch who lives in Oz. This prequel is a "very novel" reinterpretation of the classic that has achieved millions of readers around the world. In the original story, Dorothy tapped her heels three times and returned to Kansas. That was the end but, the author asks, did it really end there? ´
Dorothy finds herself living happily with her aunt, but when she receives a mysterious gift that appears on her doorstep for her birthday, she discovers that she will be able to return to the city that made her a star. She is excited about the possibility of reuniting with her friends, but soon she will realize that Oz has changed, and so has she.