Spring 2024 Avid Reader Press Catalog
Pub Month: January 2024
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TitleThe Curse of Pietro Houdini
AuthorMiller, Derek B.
Sub-ImprintAvid Reader Press
FormatHardcover
Category Full 1FICTION / Literary
Category Full 2FICTION / Historical/World War II
Category Full 3FICTION / Action & Adventure
ISBN-139781668020883
On Sale01/16/24
Title StatusAS
US Price$28.99
CDN Price$38.99
Pages384
Cover StatusFinal
A vivid, thrilling, and moving World War II art-heist-adventure tale where enemies become heroes, allies become villains, and a child learns what it means to become an adult—that “has the ring of truth and the echo of myth…[deserving of] all the lucky readers who discover it” (The Wall Street Journal).
TitleThe Faraway World
AuthorEngel, Patricia
Sub-ImprintAvid Reader Press
FormatPaperback
Category Full 1FICTION / Short stories (single author)
Category Full 2FICTION / Literary
Category Full 3FICTION / Hispanic & Latino
ISBN-139781982159535
On Sale01/16/24
Title StatusAS
US Price$17
CDN Price$23
Pages224
Cover StatusFinal
A New York Times Editors’ Choice * One of The Washington Post’s 50 Notable Works of Fiction of 2023 * One of Chicago Public Library’s Favorite Books of the Year * A LitHub Best Book of 2023

From the author of Infinite Country—a New York Times bestseller and a Reese’s Book Club pick—comes a “rich and compelling” (The Washington Post) collection of ten exquisite, award-winning short stories set across the Americas and linked by themes of migration, sacrifice, and moral compromise.
TitleWhen Women Lead
AuthorBoorstin, Julia
Sub-ImprintAvid Reader Press
FormatPaperback
Category Full 1BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Women in Business
Category Full 2BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Leadership
Category Full 3BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Personal Success
ISBN-139781982168223
On Sale01/23/24
Title StatusAS
US Price$20.99
CDN Price$27.99
Pages448
Cover StatusFinal
This groundbreaking, deeply reported work from CNBC’s Julia Boorstin reveals the key characteristics that help top female leaders thrive as they innovate, grow businesses, and navigate crises —“a must-read for all leaders as they consider the future of work” (Eve Rodsky, New York Times bestselling author of Fair Play and Find Your Unicorn Space)