tions and Boston’s Joslin Diabetes Center.
Says Harlequin Nonfiction
editorial director Deborah
Brody, “We continue to look
for titles that focus on new and
evidence-based research. Books
on wellness provide an affordable way to stay healthy and out
of the doctor’s office, and we
think the category is getting stronger
accordingly.”
Eating for Health
Disease prevention is well represented in
the current crop of diet titles. This
month, New Harbinger in Oakland,
Calif., releases The Prediabetes Detox: A
Whole-Body Program to Balance Your Blood
Sugar, Increase Energy, and Reduce Sugar
Cravings by Sarah Cimperman and Wal-
ter Crinnion. Coming in January, Bar-
ron’s Educational Series is adding Quick
Check Food Guide for Heart Health by
Linda McDonald, following the
success of its Quick Check Guide
to Gluten-Free Foods, aimed not
just at patients with existing
heart conditions, but at those
looking to adopt a preventive
diet. And in February,
Hachette’s Center Street
imprint will publish The
30-Day Heart Tune-Up: A Breakthrough
Medical Plan to Prevent and Reverse Heart
Disease by Dr. Steven Masley, president of
the Masley Optimal Health Center, a St.
Petersburg, Fla., facility that seeks to
prevent heart failure and strokes.
Octopus Publishing’s Hamlyn imprint
will kick off a new Eat Yourself... series
in January, distributed by Hachette,
which provides guidance for consumers
on how to combat emotional and/or
mood difficulties with the right foods.
The series launches with four titles by
Gill Paul and Karen Sullivan that will
retail at $9.99: Eat Yourself Thin …
Happy, … Calm, and … Energy. Accord-
ing to Octopus Publishing Group direc-
tor Denise Bates, “Overall, we’re seeing
an interest in healthy eating move from
the premium sector to the mass market,
so the format and price point of this
series are very much geared toward that
audience.” Seal Press, too, is expanding
its presence in this booming category,
following the success of its May 2013
breakout book, Yogalosophy: 28 Days to the
Ultimate Mind-Body Makeover by Mandy
Ingber. Seal plans to promote the New
York Times bestseller anew this January,
as it launches an app based on the book
(which has already had two e-book edi-
tions, with one offering extra video con-
tent for tablet users). The publisher also
expects to create an app for its upcoming
The 3-Day Reset: Restore Your Cravings for
Healthy Foods in Three Easy, Empowering
Days by Pooja Mottl (May).
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