Summer 2023 Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Catalog
TitleThe Secret Book of Flora Lea
AuthorCallahan Henry, Patti
Sub-ImprintAtria Books
FormatHardcover
Category Full 1FICTION / Historical/World War II
Category Full 2FICTION / Women
Category Full 3FICTION / Literary
ISBN-139781668011836
On Sale05/02/23
Title StatusAS
US Price$28.99
CDN Price
Pages368
Cover StatusFinal
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

When a woman discovers a rare book that has connections to her past, long-held secrets about her missing sister and their childhood spent in the English countryside during World War II are revealed.
TitleFarrell Covington And The Limits of Style
AuthorRudnick, Paul
Sub-ImprintAtria Books
FormatHardcover
Category Full 1FICTION / Literary
Category Full 2FICTION / LGBTQ+/Gay
Category Full 3FICTION / Humorous/General
ISBN-139781668004678
On Sale06/06/23
Title StatusAS
US Price$28.99
CDN Price$35
Pages368
Cover StatusFinal
“A case study in elegant, honest tragicomedy…by the genuinely hilarious Paul Rudnick” (Gary Shteyngart, New York Times bestselling author) that follows the decades-long, rule-breaking romance between the son of one of America’s wealthiest families and a middle-class aspiring author.
TitleLady Tan's Circle of Women
AuthorSee, Lisa
Sub-ImprintScribner
FormatHardcover
Category Full 1FICTION / Historical/General
Category Full 2FICTION / Asian American
Category Full 3FICTION / Literary
ISBN-139781982117085
On Sale06/06/23
Title StatusAS
US Price$28
CDN Price$37
Pages368
Cover StatusFinal
*NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!*

From “one of those special writers capable of delivering both poetry and plot” (The New York Times Book Review) an immersive historical novel inspired by the true story of a woman physician in 15th-century China—perfect for fans of Lisa See’s classics Snow Flower and the Secret Fan and The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane.
TitleImmortal Longings
AuthorGong, Chloe
Sub-ImprintSaga Press
FormatHardcover
Category Full 1FICTION / Fantasy/Action & Adventure
Category Full 2FICTION / Fantasy/Epic
Category Full 3FICTION / Fantasy/Dark Fantasy
ISBN-139781668000229
On Sale07/18/23
Title StatusAS
US Price$28.99
CDN Price$38.99
Pages384
Cover StatusFinal
A NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER

Chloe Gong’s adult epic fantasy debut, inspired by Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra, is a “smart, imaginative, and brutal” (Wesley Chu, New York Times bestselling author of The War Arts Saga) collision of power plays, spilled blood, and romance amidst a set of deadly games.
TitleSwamp Story
AuthorBarry, Dave
Sub-ImprintSimon & Schuster
FormatHardcover
Category Full 1FICTION / Humorous/General
Category Full 2FICTION / Action & Adventure
Category Full 3FICTION / Humorous/Black Humor
ISBN-139781982191337
On Sale05/02/23
Title StatusAS
US Price$27.99
CDN Price$36.99
Pages320
Cover StatusFinal
Pulitzer Prize–winning and New York Times bestselling author—and actual Florida Man—Dave Barry returns with a “hilariously funny” (Steve Martin) caper full of oddballs and more twists and turns than a snake slithering away from a gator.
TitleThe Book of Charlie
AuthorVon Drehle, David
Sub-ImprintSimon & Schuster
FormatHardcover
Category Full 1SELF-HELP / Personal Growth/Happiness
Category Full 2BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical
Category Full 3HISTORY / United States/20th Century
ISBN-139781476773926
On Sale05/23/23
Title StatusAS
US Price$26
CDN Price$35
Pages208
Cover StatusFinal
One of our nation’s most prominent writers discovers the truth about how to live a long and happy life from the centenarian next door in this “original and highly readable account of a splendid American life” (The Wall Street Journal).
TitleThe Lookback Window
AuthorHertz, Kyle Dillon
Sub-ImprintSimon & Schuster
FormatHardcover
Category Full 1FICTION / Literary
Category Full 2FICTION / LGBTQ+/Gay
Category Full 3FICTION / Legal
ISBN-139781668005873
On Sale08/01/23
Title StatusAS
US Price$26.99
CDN Price$35.99
Pages288
Cover StatusFinal
New York Times Editors’ Choice
Debutiful Best Book of the Year
One of Crimereads Best Crime Novels of 2023
“Hertz has managed to tell a story of queer healing with all the narrative force of a thriller and the searing fury of an indictment.” —The New York Times Book Review

A fearless debut novel of resilience, transcendence, and the elusive promise of justice.
TitleEverything's Fine
AuthorRabess, Cecilia
Sub-ImprintSimon & Schuster
FormatHardcover
Category Full 1FICTION / Women
Category Full 2FICTION / Political
Category Full 3FICTION / African American & Black/Women
ISBN-139781982187705
On Sale06/06/23
Title StatusAS
US Price$27.99
CDN Price$36.99
Pages336
Cover StatusFinal
“Does love conquer all? Does it now? Did it ever? These are questions Cecilia Rabess asks in her nimble, discerning debut…The ending of Everything’s Fine is one of the best I’ve read in years.” —The New York Times

A painfully funny, painfully real love story for our time that doesn’t just ask will they, but…should they?
TitleSoil
AuthorDungy, Camille T.
Sub-ImprintSimon & Schuster
FormatHardcover
Category Full 1NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats/General
Category Full 2GARDENING / General
Category Full 3NATURE / Plants/Flowers
ISBN-139781982195304
On Sale05/02/23
Title StatusAS
US Price$28.99
CDN Price$38.99
Pages336
Cover StatusFinal
A seminal work that expands how we talk about the natural world and the environment as National Book Critics Circle Criticism finalist Camille T. Dungy diversifies her garden to reflect her heritage.
TitleTemple Folk
AuthorBilal, Aaliyah
Sub-ImprintSimon & Schuster
FormatHardcover
Category Full 1FICTION / African American & Black/General
Category Full 2FICTION / Muslim
Category Full 3FICTION / Literary
ISBN-139781982191818
On Sale07/04/23
Title StatusAS
US Price$26.99
CDN Price$35.99
Pages256
Cover StatusFinal
Finalist for the 2023 National Book Award for Fiction

A groundbreaking debut collection portraying the lived experiences of Black Muslims grappling with faith, family, and freedom in America.