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Shortlisted for the « International Publishing Industry Excellence Awards 2014 »

Category: « International Adult Trade Publisher of the Year ».

The London Book Fair in association with The UK Publishers Association

A publisher with the authors’ interests at heart

Kero was born out of the conviction that the revolution in the book market called for a whole new type of

publishing company – one that reflected the way authors relate to their readers today.

Kero provides authors with a new way of working with their publisher: a different kind of relationship, based on

shared values and creative ambitions, for all types of media, both print and digital – and leading to a unique new

encounter between the author’s message and his readers.

With a score of books already published, this new approach to publishing has hit the mark, gaining the

confidence of authors, attracting a wide range of works and enjoying huge public success.

A different way of relating to authors

Kero releases a maximum of 25 titles a year – ensuring that plenty of time is devoted to each book in

an increasingly tough market.

Kero offers authors a new type of contractual relationship, expressed in an appropriately new form of

contract (in terms of duration, percentages, advertising, and so on), rooted in a relationship of trust and

characterised by equality, transparency and freedom.

Kero gives authors permanent, dedicated, real-time access to print, distribution and sales figures for

their works.

All the potential of multi-channel publishing

Kero is committed to providing authors with 360° resources to get their message out in France and

internationally, using print, digital and broadcast media.

Kero can draw on a powerful distribution network in France and internationally, as well as its media

investments.

Immediate support from authors

Laurent Gounelle, Laurent Baffie, Philippe Vandel, Serge Hefez, Marek Halter, Michel Rostain (Goncourt First

Novel Award 2011), Catherine Charrier, Mitch Albom, Gayle Forman, Markus Zusak, Sonali Deraniyagala and

others.

Average print run: 30,608 copies


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Frankfurt Book Fair 2014

Le jour où j’ai appris à vivre ................................................................................................................ 7

Le philosophe qui n’était pas sage .................................................................................................... 8

Extramuros .................................................................................................................................................. 9

Les Pourquoi en images ...................................................................................................................... 10

Celui dont le nom n’est plus ............................................................................................................... 11

Les Cavaliers afghans ........................................................................................................................... 12

Un tout petit rien .............................................................................................................................. 13

Le droit d’aimer ................................................................................................................................ 14

La Tentation barbare ........................................................................................................................... 15

En finir avec le mal de dos ............................................................................................................ 16

Contacts ............................................................................................................................................... 18


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Le jour où j’ai appris à vivre Laurent Gounelle

Manuscript status: available (French)

Publication date: October 2014

288 pages - 56,800 words

Novel

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A new radiant and joyful novel by bestselling author Laurent Gounelle

Recently divorced, father to little Chloé, Jonathan leads a home life that is prosaic enough. His professional life, however, is more taxing: for an insurance agent, every day is a struggle to make ends meet, in particular given trying economic circumstances. It’s not always possible to stick to one’s moral values. And the fact that Angela, his ex-wife, is also a partner at work, doesn’t make life any easier. One summer's day, while out on a stroll through the city, Jonathan has his palm read by a mystic who, visibly shaken, foretells his impending death. Although he does not really believe in these things, Jonathan is unsettled by this doom-laden announcement. Soon the thought begins to obsess him, to the point that he can no longer fulfil his duties at work as before. Jonathan starts to question the meaning of his life. What if everything were brought to an end tomorrow? He leaves to recharge his batteries at his aunt’s, the wise and joyful Margie, a former biologist who founded a research institute for neuroscience and "unexplained" phenomena. During his stay, she puts Jonathan through a series of experiments based on real scientific observations. His time with her will turn Jonathan’s vision of life, his life, on its head. A great feel-good novel which calls on us to assess our own lives and shows how we can be the architects

of our own happiness.

#7th bestselling French author

Rights

SOLD TO: Pocket (FRENCH paperback), Planeta (WORLD SPANISH) PREVIOUS TITLES: Le philosophe qui n’était pas sage, Kero (2012) Dieu voyage toujours incognito, Anne Carrière (2010) L'homme qui voulait être heureux, Anne Carrière (2008) SOLD TO: Hay House (ENGLISH US) ; Sperling & Kupfer Editori (ITALIAN), Maeva “L’homme qui voulait être heureux” ; Planeta “Dieu voyage toujours incognito” (SPANISH) ; Verlagsgruppe Random House (Goldmann) (GERMAN); Futami Shobo (JAPANESE); Balgunsesang (KOREAN) ; Athena Press (The Eurasian Publishing Group) (CHINESE TAIWAN); China Citic Press (CHINESE); Editora Objetiva (PORTUGUESE); Livanis (GREEK); Pegasus (TURKISH); Kinneret (HEBREW); Sinisukk publishing (ESTONIAN) ; Shtëpia Botuese Toena (ALBANIAN); Ulpius Haz Kiado (HONGRIAN) ; Bertelsmann media “L’homme qui voulait être heureux” ; Swiat Ksiazki “Dieu voyage toujours incognito” (POLISH); Rybka (CZECH); Sinais de Fogo (PORTUGUESE) Uitgeverij Archipel (DUTCH); Alma Littera (LITHUANIAN); Colibri publisher (BULGARIAN); Editura Philobia (ROMANIAN) Dar Al Kitab Al Alami (LEBANESE); Fokus (CROATIAN)


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Le philosophe qui n’était pas sage Laurent Gounelle


Publication date: October 2012

330 pages – 63,800 words

Novel

Laurent Gounelle is a writer

and a specialist in the social

sciences. He trained in

France and in the US. His

books exude his enthusiasm

for philosophy, psychology

and personal development.

His previous novels have all

become bestsellers and been

translated worldwide.

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Sandro is crippled by grief. The love of his life died under mysterious circumstances last year. A journalist, she had been on a trip to South America to investigate an ancient and mysterious tribe, reputed to be the happiest in the world. Burdened by a desire for vengeance, Sandro does the only thing he feels he can – he journeys to the deepest, darkest reaches of the Amazon rainforest to search out the tribe that he believes is responsible for his misery. His plan for revenge is simple: to rob them of their happiness, by teaching them hitherto unknown concepts like jealousy, rivalry, covetousness and greed. But Sandro’s mission is complicated when he meets Elianta, the beautiful new shaman of the tribe, who is determined to protect her people and maintain the peace and serenity of their simple existence.

The third book by the chart-topping Laurent Gounelle, Le Philosophe qui n’était pas sage is a captivating novel full of humour and suspense,

which raises fundamental questions about human nature and the society that we live in.

Review

« A captivating novel. » – France Info

« Laurent Gounelle offers us enlightening insights. » – Questions de femmes « Gounelle is an optimist, a humanist, and an unrivalled storyteller, taking a stand against the yawning spiritual vacuum in our civilisation. »

– L’hebdo

Rights SOLD TO: Planeta (WORLD SPANISH), Balgunsesang (KOREAN), Random House (GERMAN), Sperling & Kupfer Editori (ITALIAN), Alma Littera (LITHUANIAN), Pegasus (TURKISH), Colibri publisher (BULGARIAN), Rybka (CZECH), China Citic Press (CHINESE), Pocket (FRENCH paperback)


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Extramuros Philippe Nicholson

Manuscript status: to be delivered (French)

Publication date: February 2015

96,000 words (approx.)

Novel

Philippe Nicholson has worked

in the world of finance, written

economic papers, been a crew

member on Atlantic sailing

expeditions and a consultant in

the fields of marketing and

finance. He has already

published two novels: Krach

Party (2009) and Serenitas

(2012), with Carnets Nord.

Resume

In a world facing rising temperatures and electricity shortages, business

districts have risen up throughout the world. These highly-secure areas

house employees from major companies in cosseted luxury. High walls

and electric fences cut them off from the average citizens outside living

in increasingly trying circumstances. These business districts have

concentrated the majority of the world’s wealth, quickly becoming more

powerful than the very states in which they are located.

To the point that the Spanish government has just sold one of their

regions for the creation of the first company-state in the world,

Evergreen. A UN council is poised to decide on whether to recognise this

new country in a few weeks in New York. Susan Craft, US National

Security Advisor, is determined to oppose the move, but to do so she

must go up against Ted Muller-Smith, the formidable business districts

representative who has already obtained the vote of the four other

Member States. But this is also a world in which the rumblings of revolt

are beginning to be heard, with a resistance movement forming. Young

Max wants to join the struggle, and soon becomes swept up in a chain of

events which threatens to not only turn his life upside down, but shake

the very foundations of the Earth.

Faced with the threat of a world governed by companies, divided in

those who seek personal gain and those motivated by moral

convictions, everyone will have to take a stand, either for or against

the powers that be. Philippe Nicholson has written the definitive

political thriller for the 21st Century.

Rights All rights available for this book.


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Les Pourquoi en images Philippe Vandel - Illustrations by Cathy Karsenty and Madd


Publication date: 3 titles published in 2012, 2013 and 2014

260 « Why »

Anthology

Philippe Vandel is a writer

and journalist. He has written

eight books, including Les

Pourquoi en images, published

by Kero in 2012. He presents

two radio programmes on

France Info, “Tout et son

contraire” (Anything and

everything) from Monday to

Friday and “Les Pourquoi du

weekend” (The questions of the

weekend). He is also a

presenter on French TV

channel D8 on Cyril Hanouna's

daily talk show "Touche pas à

mon poste", and hosts the live

Monday night programme on

Sport 365.

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Curiosity did not kill the cat…

Philippe Vandel tackles some of the questions you have always asked

yourself without ever knowing the answer. To be enjoyed by the whole

family and curious souls of all ages!

Why was the baguette only invented in France?

Why do cobras dance in front of snake charmers?

Why do men fall asleep after making love?

Why is black slimming?

Why do we eat with a fork?

Why are wedding rings worn on the ring finger?

Everyone has noticed. But no one knows why.

This book is made up of adult answers to children’s questions. Or

maybe it’s the other way around. The questions can be read one at a

time – but it can also be very hard to stop.

Review

« His illustrated « Why » books prove that there are no stupid

questions. » – Le Point

« His answers often hide an amusing or surprising story. » – TV

Magazine

« An engrossing collection with astonishing answers. » – RTS

Rights SOLD TO: Pocket (FRENCH paperback), Graphic adaptation: Jungle


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Celui dont le nom n’est plus René Manzor


Publication date: May 2014

396 pages - 94,000 words

Thriller

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Dawn breaks over London. On a kitchen table lies a man’s body – minus its internal organs. The murderer is an old lady of impeccable standing. How could she have come to kill the man she brought up as her own son? It makes no sense – and yet everything points to her as being guilty. Two days later, the same thing happens again: a man is killed in similar fashion by the person who loves him more than anyone else in the world. And so it goes on, with a new victim every twenty-four hours. All the murders are linked by a common thread: distraught suspects and epitaphs in letters of blood: “May this sacrifice bring peace to the soul of He whose Name is no more”. Amid these inexplicable murders, three destinies become interwoven. McKenna is an Irishman: a policeman, the father of four boys, widowed a year ago and still grief-stricken. Dahlia Rhymes is an American criminologist who specialises in ritual and satanic murders, assigned to figure out what makes killers tick. Nils Blake is a semi-retired barrister who is willing to return to court to defend these unlikely perpetrators. Three destinies – and three lives irreversibly changed.

The tale is packed with breath-taking suspense, larger-than-life characters and a completely unexpected plot twist at the end. Halfway

between the works of Stephen King and Michael Connelly, on the borderline between love and death, this thriller will leave its mark on

you.

Rights

SOLD TO: Pocket (FRENCH paperback) PREVIOUS TITLES: Les Âmes rivales, Kero (2012) SOLD TO: Pocket (FRENCH paperback), Chaek-Se-Sang Pub (KOREAN)

Born with the storytelling

urge, René Manzor

originally pursued his

passion in cinema. His first

two films caught the

attention of Hollywood. After

working as a scriptwriter

and director on major US

productions (The Adventures

of Young Indiana Jones:

Demons of Deception) as well

as for French TV, his first

novel, Les Âmes rivales

(‘Rival souls’), was published

in 2012.

Review

« A genuine pageturner. » – Canal+

« A tightly plotted thriller with a riveting subject. » – L'Express

« A riveting thriller… The reader won’t forget it’s name anytime soon. » –

Ouest France

« Efficient and extremely well plotted. » – La Provence

Short-listed Prix Polar de Cognac 2014


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1213567/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_5



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Les Cavaliers afghans Louis Meunier


Publication date: May 2014


Non-fiction

Resume

On graduating from business school in 2002, rather than following a career path set in stone, Louis Meunier decided to go in search of adventure. He went off to work for an NGO in Afghanistan at a time when the country was fully engaged in post-war reconstruction. He was blown away by the beauty of the land and the dignity of its inhabitants. More particularly, after being enthralled by Joseph Kessel’s novel Les Cavaliers (‘The Horsemen’), he dreamed of being present for a Buzkashi game – a tournament where the riders can do just about anything, gladiator-style, to place a goat’s body in the “hallal” or Circle of Justice. These formidable horsemen are known as Chapandaz. It was not long before Louis had just one idea in mind: finding the horse of his dreams and becoming a Chapandaz himself.

This engaging account of ten years of adventures in Afghanistan provides a fascinating insight into the culture and customs of the

country. All too often in the West, Afghanistan is seen only through the lens of negative news coverage. This book shows what life is

really like there, and Louis Meunier offers us a compelling introductory narrative as he embarks on his quest for the Buzkashi.

Louis Meunier arrived in Afghanistan in March 2002 to help with the national reconstruction programme. He went on to guide groups of mountaineers through the Pamir Mountains and cross Afghanistan on horseback. He was part of the Kabul Buzkashi team for three years alongside the legendary Chapandaz horsemen. In 2007 he set up Taimani Films, a broadcast production company based in Kabul. Louis produces and directs films for television and cinema, including the documentaries Prisonniers de l’Himalaya (‘Himalaya

Prisoners’) and 7 000 mètres

au-dessus de la guerre (‘7,000

metres above war level’).

Rights

SOLD TO: Pocket (FRENCH paperback)

Review

« An amazing testimony. » – Livres Hebdo

« Louis Meunier has written a powerful story of initiation set in an

Afghanistan steeped in legends and spirits. » – Ouest France

« Another adventurer to add to the long list of prestigious travel

writers. » – Le Figaro

Winner of the Prix Pégase 2014


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Un tout petit rien Camille Anseaume


Publication date: February 2014


Debut

Camille Anseaume is a

journalist for women’s

magazines. She also runs

the blog “Café de filles”,

voted ‘best blog’ by ELLE

magazine’s editorial team.

Resume

At 25, Camille’s world falls apart when she finds out that she’s pregnant by the man with whom she shares her bed – but little else. “The biggest commitment we’d ever made to each other was to say we’d be in touch at the weekend – and that was on a Tuesday. […] It’s about much more than sex, but a lot less than love. We’re stuck somewhere in the middle.” When her lover hears the news, he walks out and doesn’t come back. And so begin twelve weeks of hesitation – amidst meetings with friends, shouting matches with her family, and doctor’s appointments. Camille draws up lists of pros and cons, despairs as she climbs the seven floors to her garret flat, and bursts into tears when one of her yoghourts plunges to a sticky end below. The clock is ticking, but she just can’t make up her mind: should she keep the baby and bring it up on her own, or get rid of it and try and pick up where she left off?

Camille Anseaume has written an endearing – and poignantly accurate – novel about the painful yet joyous transition from one way of life to

another. At the end of the day, this tender, poetic and amusing narrative says more about the birth of a mother than the birth of a

baby.

Long-listed Prix de la Closerie des Lilas 2014 Long-listed Prix du Roman Version Femina 2014

Rights

SOLD TO: Open Book (KOREAN), Karakter (DUTCH), Pocket (FRENCH paperback)

Review

« Lots of energy and plenty of drive. » – ELLE

« Un tout petit rien is appealing, amusing, poetic and moving: the story of a woman who gradually becomes a mother before our eyes. Superb. » – Questions de femmes

« One of the most sensitive novels so far this year. » – Cosmopolitan

« This contemporary sociological portrait manages to be witty, tender and sensitive all at once. » – France 2


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Le droit d’aimer Anne-Marie Mariani


Publication date: January 2014


Non-fiction

Resume

“Your daddy is a priest.” The words bounced around in Anne-Marie’s head as she realised, then and there, what the dark family secret about her was. Anne-Marie has now decided to tell her story – so that the children of priests will never again feel they have to remain silent. The book reads like a detective story, as the author goes in search of her roots, looking for all those who sought to keep the love of a man for a woman secret, caring nothing for the life of a child. My father is a priest – so what? Why should his child be forced to call him “godfather”; why should he not be allowed to bring up the daughter he loves? Why should a father not be allowed to love? This book offers us a lesson in happiness – and an incredible love story that transcends the laws of men and the Church. Although it could have had a very different ending, in the end this love story resulted in a beautiful young woman. Today, Anne-Marie is a grandmother – and only now has she decided to reveal her secret, to tell the Church what things are like for the many children worldwide born to priests and nuns, and to open its eyes to the reality of those in its orders. Spiritual guides they may be, but they are only human nonetheless. Priestly celibacy dates from 1074, when Pope Gregory VII decreed that all candidates for ordination must first take a vow of celibacy; but that means that no such vow existed before then. That was ten centuries after Christ – so why should such a law be permanent now? “Let them choose, if they wish, to love, marry, and have children. Let them live – they would be no less respected, and the Church would not be any the worse either, anything but. It would be greater, truer, and more just.”

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SOLD TO: J’ai lu (FRENCH paperback), Film TV: Chabraque Productions

#10 in Non-fiction best-seller list

Review

« An overwhelming book. » – Radio Classique

« A rare and intimate personal account. » – Le Monde des Religions

« This is a true-life novel, replete with unsuspected twists, strong emotions, a colonial dash of the exotic, secrets, and transgression. »

– Le Dauphiné Libéré

Anne-Marie Mariani is the child of a relationship between priest and a nun. She has set up an association called ‘The Children of Silence’ (Les Enfants du Silence) to provide a listening ear for others with similar stories. Today, she is herself a mother and grandmother, and has decided to tell her story for the first time.


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La Tentation barbare Pierre JB Benichou


Publication date: March 2014


Debut

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After an uneasy night, Max wakes with a start, and is horrified to discover

that she is there again, watching him from his bedside.

Fleeing a rather mediocre career as a ghostwriter – and a failed marriage –

Max has come to try his luck in New York. He soon rediscovers love in the

arms of a beautiful redhead, Maureen; and also agrees, in the utmost

secrecy, to write the latest novel by Emilie Roubaix, the fashionable author

of the moment.

But the nightmares he thought he had left safely on the other side of the

Atlantic are assailing him once again. Not only that, his worst fears have

been realised: the young girl is back. Who is this silent child who haunts

his nights? Is her return something to do with the new novel he’s writing?

To find out, Max will have to dig through his memories and face up to his

past.

Devilishly plotted, La Tentation barbare (‘The barbaric temptation’) is an

engrossing read tinged with both delight and anxiety. Pierre JB Benichou

takes us from one revelation to the next as the scene shifts between Paris,

Marseille and New York, in the footsteps of a man in search of his memory.

Pierre JB Benichou was

born in 1952. In addition to

being a ghostwriter, just like

his hero, he has also worked

in the film industry as a

distributor, director and

producer, as well as a festival

organiser. After spending

four years in New York, he

now lives in Tel Aviv, where

he devotes himself entirely to

writing. La Tentation

barbare is his first novel

under his own name.

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SOLD TO: Pocket (FRENCH paperback), Movie : Outside films


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François Stévignon has

been a physiotherapist for

over thirty years. A qualified

osteopath and vertebral

therapist, he quickly

developed a keen interest in

persistent pain. Having

treated some 100,000 cases

during the course of his

career, including sportsmen

and women, accident victims

and patients suffering from

chronic pain, he has

accurately identified the

crucial points in people’s

daily routines and developed

a successful, tried and tested

method to address these.

Rights

SOLD TO: Garzanti Libri (ITALIAN), Pocket (FRENCH paperback)

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No more backache!

At last, an effortless method that deals with the causes of pain and brings relief within three weeks – without any drugs.

Do you have painful shoulders, a bad hip or persistent lower back pain? Treatments often have no long-term effect on any of these ills. We take pain-killers and anti-inflammatory drugs, go for a massage and end up considering having surgery. These all-too-frequent stages all focus on the effects and on the pain itself, but forget the fundamental element: the causes. By concentrating on the times when our back is obviously under strain, we forget the most important thing: the remaining ninety percent of the time when we don’t think about our posture – slumped on the sofa watching a good film, working hunched over our keyboard, or reading in bed propped up with pillows. Paradoxically, the tricky times are in fact those when we feel we’re resting our back. The Stévignon method addresses these passive postures, helping us to spot them and get rid of them altogether by changing our environment. The book includes a test to assess bad posture, case studies and a step-by-step method.

Simple three-week step-by-step programme.

En finir avec le mal de dos François Stévignon


Publication date: September 2013


Non-fiction

Review

« Books don't get more practical than this. » – Le Parisien

« François Stévignon breaks ranks to reveal how you can prevent and

relieve long-term pain. » – Féminin Bio


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Acquisitions

Category Author Title Agency

Fiction Harald Gilbers Germania Droemer

Fiction Carlos Acosta Pig’s Foot Bloomsbury UK

Fiction Caroline Kepnes You WME

Fiction Marie-Helene

Bertino 2 am at the Cat’s Pajamas WME

Fiction Mitch Albom

The Time Keeper, The First Phone Call from

Heaven

3 books deal

David Black

Fiction Gayle Forman Just One Day, Just One Year Just One Night

Gernert Agency

Fiction Markus Zusak The Messenger Curtis Brown

Memoir Dan Marshall Home’s Burning Jenny Meyer/Weed Literary

Memoir Sonali Deraniyagala Wave Trident

Non-fiction

Bill Browder Red Notice Conville & Walsh

Non-fiction

Jenna Miscavige Hill Beyond Belief: My Secret

Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape

Harper Collins


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