ANCHOR

Clearcut (Aug., $13) by Nina Shengold is a comic yet sensual love story set in the Pacific Northwest. Advertising. Author tour.

BALLANTINE/ONE WORLD

The Middle Sister (June, $12.95) by Bonnie Glover. An African-American girl comes of age in the Brooklyn projects during the 1970s.

BANTAM

Alternate Beauty (Aug., $14) by Andrea Rains Waggener. Ronnie realizes her dream when she awakens in a world where fat is beautiful. 30,000 first printing. Ad/promo.Author publicity.

BANTAM SPECTRA

Hammerjack (June, $12) by Marc D. Giller is a thriller about synthetic intelligence and an antitechnology cult. 25,000 first printing. Ad/promo.Author publicity.

BERKLEY

Diana Lively Is Falling Down (May, $13) by Sheila Curran. A woman travels the world to find herself.

CARROLL & GRAF

The Tragedy of Miss Geneva Flowers (June, $12.95) by Joe Babcock. Erick meets a 26-year-old self-proclaimed "grandiloquist" drag queen.

CITY LIGHTS

Atomik Aztex (July, $15.95) by Sesshu Foster takes place in an alternate universe where Aztecs rule the conquered European invaders. 15,000 first printing. Advertising. Author tour.

DELL/DELTA

Exclusive: Reporters in Love... and War (July, $12) by Barbara Fischkin is the romantic saga of two journalists, a Jewish girl from Brooklyn and an Irish lad from Queens. Advertising. Author publicity.

FAIR PRESS

Juan Caraveo (Mar., $16) by James Hinton. Searching for his father, a Mexican boy has mystic experiences.

FORGE

The Witch of Cologne (Aug., $14.95) by Tobsha Learner. An alluring Jewish midwife is persecuted during the Spanish Inquisition. Ad/promo.

FREE PRESS

Hidden (July, $12) by Paul Jaskunas uses a crime to explore the mystery of identity. Ad/promo.

GRAYWOLF PRESS

Record Palace (May, $15) by Susan Wheeler looks at jazz, race and politics in 1970s Chicago. Advertising.

GROVE/BLACK CAT

Tokyo Cancelled (June, $13) by Rana Dasgupta is a contemporary take on The Canterbury Tales with travelers stranded in an airport.

HARCOURT/HARVEST

Raymond and Hannah (May, $14) by Stephen Marche weaves a story about physical lust and spiritual longing. Advertising.

HARVEST HOUSE

Moonlight on the Millpond (Mar., $11.99) by Lori Wick. Jace finds hope when he moves to Token Creek and falls in love.

HAWORTH PRESS

The Boys in the Brownstone (May, $22.95) by Kevin Scott is set in Brownstone, a gay bar on Manhattan's Upper East Side, on the night before Christmas Eve.

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN/MARINER

Brain Work: Stories (July, $12) by Michael Guista is a collection featuring psychiatrists, professors and people with brain disorders. Advertising. Author tour.

KENSINGTON

Rescue Me: An Erotic Novel (July, $14) by Megan Clark. Natasha introduces college student Danielle to new sexual adventures as they travel through Europe.

LOST COAST PRESS

Gypsy of the Sea (Apr., $14) by Helen Dean Brewer. A young American visits her ancestral homeland, Albania. Advertising.

NEW AMERICAN LIBRARY

How to Be Famous (Apr., $12.95) by Alison Bond depicts life in Hollywood, where rules must be obeyed.

The Starter Marriage (July, $TBA) by Kate Harrison. After the breakup of her marriage, a woman seeks help in a divorce survival class.

NAL ACCENT

The Color of Light (June, $12.95) by Karen White. Told with a Southern voice, this novel matches a woman seeking a new beginning with a man haunted by the past.

PLUME

Jaded (Apr., $13) by Lucy Hawking. Did the London banker suffer a nervous breakdown or was he set up for a fall? 50,000 first printing.

RAINCOAST BOOKS

Tiger Dreams (May, $15.95) by Almeda Glenn Miller. A filmmaker journeys to India to learn about her grandmother, wife of Gandhi's jailer.

RIVERHEAD

Any Wednesday I'm Yours (July, $14) by Mayra Santos-Febres is a "Latin noir" mystery amid San Juan's underworld.

SERPENT'S TAIL

Chasing Jordan (Aug., $15) by Heidi W. Boehringer follows what happens to a mother after she accidentally kills her son.

SHOEMAKER & HOARD

The Method Actors (June, $16) by Carl Shuker is the New Zealander's take on sex and culture shock in Japan.

SOURCEBOOKS LANDMARK

When Harry Hit the Hamptons (May, $14) by Mara Goodman-Davies is the comic tale about Harry's ultimatum: shape up or kiss the family fortune good-bye.

VILLARD

Ditched by Dr. Right: And Other Distress Signals from the Edge of Polite Society (July, $12.95) by Elizabeth Warner. Comedic stories describe being a single female in America. Author tour.

WALK WORTHY PRESS

Heaven Sent (Apr., $12.95) by Montré Bible introduces Andrew, the descendant of a fallen half-angel and a human on a journey of spiritual discovery. Ad/promo.Author publicity.

What a Sista Should Do (June, $12.95) by Tiffany L. Warren. Three women rely on faith and prayer to confront harsh realities. Ad/promo. 5-city author tour.

WATERBROOK PRESS

Worlds Collide (Mar., $12.99) by Alison Strobel. A celebrity biographer detects a spiritual chasm that threatens a Hollywood heartthrob's marriage.

WESTBOW PRESS

Dreaming in Black and White (Apr., $13.99) by Laura Jensen Walker is chick lit about love and the internet.

ZONDERVAN

Wounded Healer (July, $12.99) by Donna Fleisher focuses on two female former soldiers with opposing attitudes toward God four years after serving in Operation Desert Storm.

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