Book + Trailer: The Last Policeman, by Ben H. Winters

(@BenHWinters) What's the point in solving murders if we're all going to die? Detective Hank Palace has asked this question ever since asteroid 2011GV1 hovered into view. Several kilometers wide, it's on a collision course with planet Earth, with just six precious months until impact. The Last Policeman presents a fascinating portrait of a pre-apocalyptic United States. Industry is grinding to a halt. Most people have abandoned their jobs. But not Hank Palace. As our story opens, he's investigating the latest suicide in a city that's full of suicides—only this one feels wrong. This one feels like homicide. And Palace is the only one who cares. What's the point in solving murders if we're all going to die? The Last Policeman offers a story we've never read before: A police procedural set on the brink of an apocalypse. What would any of us do, what would we really do, if our days were numbered? BEN H. WINTERS is a New York Times best-selling author (Quirk's Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters) and an Edgar Award nominee (for the HarperCollins YA novel The Secret Life of Ms. Finkelman). His most recent novel, Bedbugs (Quirk, 2011), was hailed by Vanity Fair as a "diabolical tale of paranoia." He lives in Indianapolis, IN. (From the YouTube description)

Book + Trailer: Size 12 and Ready to Rock (Heather Wells Mysteries), by Meg Cabot

@MegCabot's Heather Wells finally returns in Size 12 and Ready to Rock, available wherever books are sold July 10th! (From the YouTube description)

Book + Trailer: Goodbye for Now, by Laurie Frankel

(@Laurie_Frankel)
Sam Elling is taking social networking to the next level: the afterlife. "Goodbye for Now", the second novel from Laurie Frankel, is already an international sensation, selling in 26 territories and having film rights optioned by Lionsgate/Temple Hill. "Goodbye for Now" hits stores on August 7th, 2012.

Like Laurie on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/lauriefrankel.author) and get access to exclusive content, including an excerpt from the book.
(From the YouTube description)

Book + Trailer: Four New Messages, by Joshua Cohen

A short film based on "Emission," one of FOUR NEW MESSAGES, a new work of fiction by Joshua Cohen, forthcoming from Graywolf Press in August 2012. Directed by Brian Spinks. (From the YouTube description)

Book + Trailer: Whiplash River, by Lou Berney

Book + Trailer: Wool, by Hugh Howey

(@hughhowey) via @GalleyCat. It's the story of mankind clawing for survival, of mankind on the edge. The world outside has grown unkind, the view of it limited, talk of it forbidden. But there are always those who hope, who dream. These are the dangerous people, the people who infect others with their optimism. Their punishment is simple. They are given the very thing they profess to want: They are allowed outside.WOOL has captivated readers across the globe since its first release and has become one of the most talked about and best reviewed books of this year. It has drawn comparisons to the likes of The Road, The Passage and The Hunger Games, with Ridley Scott acquiring film rights earlier this year. Enter this unique world and experience the phenomenon. (From the YouTube description)

Book + Trailer: Year Zero, by Robert H. Reid

(@rob_reid)
Radio waves have been leaking from Earth for decades. Are aliens listening to our tunes? For free? If they are, isn't that ... MUSIC PIRACY?
(From the YouTube description)

Book + Trailer: Seraphina, by Rachel Hartman

Four decades of peace have done little to ease the mistrust between humans and dragons in the kingdom of Goredd. Folding themselves into human shape, dragons attend court as ambassadors, and lend their rational, mathematical minds to universities as scholars and teachers. As the treaty's anniversary draws near, however, tensions are high.
(From the YouTube description)

Book + Trailer: The Long Earth, by Terry Pratchett

Starring:

• Sir Terry Pratchett (@terryandrob) - multi-award-winning author of over 50 bestselling novels and co-author of The Long Earth
• Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) - Author 
• Stephen Baxter -- multi-award-winning author of many bestselling SF novels and co-author of The Long Earth
• Rob Wilkins - Sir Terry's assistant and stenographer
• Peter James - Bestselling author and film producer
• Tony Robinson - Actor, Comedian, Historian, TV Presenter and long time reader of Sir Terry Pratchett's audio books.
• J. Spoon - Sir Terry Pratchett fan. 
• Philippa Dickenson - Random House Children's Publishers UK
• Michael Logan - Author of Apocalypse Cow and joint winner of the Inaugural Terry Pratchett Anywhere But Here, Anywhen But Now Prize. 
• Robert Llewellyn - Actor, Presenter and Writer
• Bernard Pearson - Discworld Emporium
• Tina Andreadis - Harper Collins Publishers USA
• Brianne Halverson - Harper Collins Publishers USA
• Gavin Hilzbrich - Transworld Publishers UK
• Ade Hill - SFX Magazine
• David Logan - Author of Half-Sick of Shadows and joint winner of the Inaugural Terry Pratchett Anywhere But Here, Anywhen But Now Prize
• Danielle Plafsky - Harper Collins Publishers USA
• Mark Sainsbury - Random House Publishers New Zealand
• Michael Edwards - Sir Terry Pratchett fan
• Andy Hancock - Sir Terry Pratchett fan
• Dave Golder - SFX Magazine
• Rob Wilkins - Sir Terry's assistant and stenographer
• Suzanne Bridson - Transworld Publishers UK
• Reb Voyce - Discworld Emporium
• Sir Terry Pratchett - multi-award-winning author of over 50 bestselling novels and co-author of The Long Earth
• Stephanie Selah - Harper Collins Publishers USA
• Myke Cole - Author of the Shadow Ops Series (Ace)
• Mark Ferguson - Harper Collins Publishers USA
• Simon Taylor - Transworld Publishers UK
• Stephen Baxter - multi-award-winning author of many bestselling SF novels and co-author of The Long Earth
• Michael Turner - Sir Terry Pratchett fan
• Jen Brehl - Harper Collins Publishers USA
• Kathy O'Brien - Transworld Publishers UK
• Katie O'Callaghan - Harper Collins Publishers USA
• Marianne Velmans - Transworld Publishers UK
• Esi Sogah - Harper Collins Publishers USA
• Kai Mathur - Sir Terry Pratchett fan
• Ian Mitchell - Sir Terry Pratchett fan
• Lynsey Dalladay - Transworld Publishers UK
• The Guards
• Derek Taylor - Sir Terry Pratchett fan
• Larry Finlay - Transworld Publishers UK
• Tom Hopke - Harper Collins Publishers USA
• Henry Vines - Transworld Publishers UK
• Tess Henderson - Transworld Publishers UK
• Emily Krump - Harper Collins Publishers USA
• Mike Spradlin - New York Times bestselling author of It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Zombies! (William Morrow)
• Jannine Saunders - Transworld Publishers UK
• Ruth Johnson - Transworld Publishers UK
• Sacha Allen - Sir Terry Pratchett fan
• The Guards
• Dave Bradley - SFX Magazine
• Pam Jaffee - Harper Collins Publishers USA
• Jonathan Paterson - Transworld Publishers UK
• Sir Terry Pratchett - multi-award-winning author of over 50 bestselling novels and co-author of The Long Earth

http://www.terrypratchett.co.uk/

1916: the Western Front. Private Percy Blakeney wakes up. He is lying on fresh spring grass. He can hear birdsong, and the wind in the leaves in the trees. Where have the mud, blood and blasted landscape of No Man's Land gone? 

2015: Madison, Wisconsin. Cop Monica Jansson is exploring the burned-out home of a reclusive - some said mad, others dangerous - scientist when she finds a curious gadget - a box containing some wiring, a three-way switch and a...potato. It is the prototype of an invention that will change the way Mankind views his world for ever. 

And that's an understatement if ever there was one...

The Long Earth is the first novel in an exciting new collaboration between the creator of Discworld Terry Pratchett and the acclaimed SF writer Stephen Baxter
(From the YouTube description)

Book + Trailer: Rebel Bookseller, by Andrew Laties

(@AndyLaties) via @GalleyCat:
Barnes Kong is on a rampage! The simian chain bookstore monster could go on stomping on independent bookstores and kidnapping dead authors forever, but the fearsome Amazilla has other plans: he wants in on the action. As the two battle with their laser e-readers, they destroy every public institution in sight. Can the Rebel Bookseller save the day, rescue Emily Dickinson and bring back a community of books?
Credits: Andy Laties, Nere Kapiteni, Rebecca Migdal, John Landino, GLOVE, Jessica Higgins, Denis Luzuriaga, Mary Averill, Matt Waugh, Eric Blitz
(From the YouTube description)

Book + Trailer: The Year of the Gadfly, by Jennifer Miller

(@propjen)
Iris Dupont is a teenage reporter who communes with the ghost of Edward R. Murrow. Jonah Kaplan is a failed microbiologist-turned biology teacher who is haunted by the ghosts of his past. Each embarks on a private investigation to uncover a secret society in their remote New England town. As Iris and Jonah's paths start to intersect, they are drawn into the darker corners of their town, their school, and their own minds. Glamour Magazine calls THE YEAR OF THE GADFLY "Part Dead Poet's Society, party Heathers. Entirely addictive." www.byjennifermiller.com
(From the YouTube description)

Book trailer: Rapture (Fallen), by Lauren Kate

(@laurenkatebooks)
The final full-length trailer for RAPTURE, the fourth and final book in the FALLEN series by Lauren Kate. http://www.fallenbooks.com.au RAPTURE is in stores everywhere 12.6.12.
(From the YouTube description)

Book + Trailer: Boo: The Life of the World's Cutest Dog, by J. H. Lee

Everyone loves Boo! His signature fluffy head and teddy bear--like persona are irresistibly adorable. With more than 1.3 million Facebook fans, Boo is an international superstar. This charming book features exclusive new photographs of Boo doing all his favorite things: lounging around, playing with friends, exploring the whole wide world, and making those famous puppy-dog eyes. To know Boo is to love him, and this book is for anyone who loves the cutest dog ever.
Available at chroniclebooks.com: http://www.chroniclebooks.com/boo
(From the YouTube description)

Book + Trailer: Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History, by Florence Williams

(@flowill) Did you know that breast milk contains substances similar to cannabis? Or that it's sold on the Internet for 262 times the price of oil? Feted and fetishized, the breast is an evolutionary masterpiece. But in the modern world, the breast is changing. Breasts are getting bigger, arriving earlier, and attracting newfangled chemicals. Increasingly, the odds are stacked against us in the struggle with breast cancer, even among men.

In this informative and highly entertaining account, intrepid science reporter Florence Williams sets out to uncover the latest scientific findings from the fields of anthropology, biology, and medicine. The result is a fascinating exploration of where breasts came from, where they have ended up, and what we can do to save them.

"'Illuminating, surprising, clever, and important." -Mary Roach
"A wonderful history of an astonishingly complex part of the human body." -Carl Zimmer

LEARN MORE:
http://www.florencewilliams.com/
https://www.facebook.com/florencewilliamsauthor
https://twitter.com/#!/flowill

+++++++
Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History - Florence Williams
AVAILABLE WHEREVER BOOKS ARE SOLD
Published by W. W. Norton & Company, Independent Publishers Since 1923
(From the YouTube description)

Book+Trailer: The Mongoliad: Book One (The Foreworld Saga) by Neal Stephenson

(@nealstephenson)
From @nytimes bestselling, Hugo and Nebula award-winning authors Neal Stephenson and Greg Bear comes The Mongoliad Trilogy, the first installment in the Foreworld Saga, a collaborative epic unlike any other that will enthrall fans of fantasy, martial arts, and historical fiction.

The Foreworld medieval adventure saga was actually born out of swordfighting. Stephenson and the other authors are avid practitioners of Western martial arts and they are part of an enthusiastic study group in Seattle. Stephenson realized that the descriptions of swordfighting in his novels would have been much better with contributions from people with fighting expertise. Thus the idea for a saga about the complex, bloody history of Western martial arts was born, co-written by Neal Stephenson, Greg Bear, Mark Teppo, E.D. deBirmingham, Joseph Brassey, Erik Bear, and Cooper Moo.
(From the YouTube description) via http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/neal-stephenson-stars-in-book-trailer-about-the-inherent-silliness-of-book-trailers_b50753