Newsworthy releases this week include a star-worthy new Harry Bosch mystery from Michael Connelly, another installment in Diana Gabaldon’s much-loved Lord John series, reviews-director-approved birth-of-modern-Africa history The Battle of Adwa, a look at writers’ personal libraries, Marie Lu’s ambitious YA series kickoff, our City-centric pick of the week, Highway Under the Hudson, and more.
November 28
Queen of America by Luis Alberto Urrea (Little, Brown, $25.99; ISBN 978-0-316-15486-4).
The Drop by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown, $27.99) by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown, $27.99; ISBN 978-0-316-06941-0).
November 29
Hot Zone by Catherine Mann (Sourcebooks Casablanca, $6.99; ISBN 978-1-4022-4498-8).
The Scottish Prisoner by Diana Gabaldon (Delacorte, $28; ISBN 978-0385337519). Earlier Lord John series entries reviewed here.
November 30
Unpacking My Library: Writers and Their Books Edited by Leah Price (Yale, $20; ISBN 978-0300170924).
The Battle of Adwa: African Victory in the Age of Empire by Raymond Anthony Jonas (Harvard Univ., $29.95; ISBN 978-0-674-05274-1).
December 1
Highway Under the Hudson: A History of the Holland Tunnel by Robert W. Jackson (New York Univ, $29.95; ISBN 978-0-8147-4299-0).
Head Over Heels by Jill Shalvis (Grand Central/Forever, $7.99; ISBN 978-0-446-57163-0).
Walking on Dry Land by Denis Kehoe (Serpent's Tail, $15.95; ISBN 978-1-84688-781-5).
Baby-Making: What the New Reproductive Treatments Mean for Families and Society by Bart Fauser and Paul Devroey (Oxford, $29.95; ISBN 978-0-19-959731-4).
Children’s and YA
November 29
Legend by Marie Lu (Putnam, $17.99; ISBN 978-0-399-25675-2).
Complete On-Sale Calendar 11/28 – 12/4
November 28
Queen of America by Luis Alberto Urrea (Little, Brown, $25.99; ISBN 978-0-316-15486-4).
The Drop by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown, $27.99) by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown, $27.99; ISBN 978-0-316-06941-0).
Write Like This: Teaching Real-World Writing Through Modeling and Mentor Texts by Kelly Gallagher (Stenhouse, $23; ISBN 978-1571108968).
The Boy Who Met Jesus: Segatashya of Kibeho by Immaculee Ilibagiza (Hay, $19.95; ISBN 978-1401935818).
Red Cloud's Revenge: Showdown on the Northern Plains, 1867 by Terry C. Johnston (St. Martin’s, $7.99; ISBN 978-0312927332).
Armed With Abundance: Consumerism and Soldiering in the Vietnam War by Meredith Lair (Univ. of North Carolina, $34.95; ISBN 978-0807834817).
November 29
How Do You Kill 11 Million People?: Why the Truth Matters More Than You Think by Andy Andrews (Thomas Nelson, $14.99; ISBN 978-0-8499-4835-0). 117,500 copies.
Hot Zone by Catherine Mann (Sourcebooks Casablanca, $6.99; ISBN 978-1-4022-4498-8).
The Scottish Prisoner by Diana Gabaldon (Delacorte, $28; ISBN 978-0385337519).
By Cheyenne McCray (St. Martin’s Paperbacks, $7.99; ISBN 978-0-312-53269-7).
by Beth Wiseman (Thomas Nelson, $15.99; ISBN 978-1-59554-921-1).
by Mary Daheim (Ballantine, $25; ISBN 978-0-345-50259-9).
Don't Look Behind You and Other True Cases by Ann Rule (Pocket, $7.99; ISBN 978-1451641080).
Star Wars: Shadow Games By Michael Reaves (Lucasbooks, $7.99; ISBN 978-0-345-51120-1).
by Ilona Andrews (Ace, $7.99; ISBN 978-0-441-02086-7).
200 Fair Isle Motifs: A Knitter's Directory by Mary Jane Mucklestone (Interweave, $24.95; ISBN 978-1596684379).
Onstage, Offstage By Michael Buble (Gallery, $27; ISBN 978-1451674712).
Paris 2012 by Rick Steves (Avalon Travel, $19.99; ISBN 978-1612380063).
Raven Strike by Dale Brown (Harper, $9.99; ISBN 978-006171026).
Longarm and the Doomed Beauty by Tabor Evans (Jove, $6.99; ISBN 978-5150186).
Christmas at Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons (Penguin, $16; ISBN 978-014120117).
The Temporary Mrs. King by Maureen Child (HQN, $4.99; ISBN 978-037373181).
A Scottish Love by Karen Ranney (Avon, $7.99; ISBN 978-0062027788).
Honor Among Thieves by David Chandler (Voyager, $7.99; ISBN 978-0062021267).
Gary Cooper: Enduring Style by G. Bruce Boyer (PowerHouse, $60; ISBN 978-1576875865).
New York, New Yorkby Hilary Geary Ross (PowerHouse, $85; ISBN 978-1576875889).
Hedy's Folly: The Life and Breakthrough Inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the Most Beautiful Woman in the World By Richard Rhodes (Doubleday, $26.95; ISBN 978-038553483).
In the Presence of Absence by Mahmoud Darwish (Archipelago, $16; ISBN 978-1935744016).
The Infinity Puzzle: Quantum Field Theory and the Hunt for an Orderly Universe by Frank Close (Basic, $28.99; ISBN 978-0465021444).
The Spirit of Nora by Lyle Scott Lee (Tate, $15.99; ISBN 978-1613465899).
November 30
Unpacking My Library: Writers and Their Books Edited by Leah Price (Yale, $20; ISBN 978-0300170924).
The Battle of Adwa: African Victory in the Age of Empire by Raymond Anthony Jonas (Harvard Univ., $29.95; ISBN 978-0-674-05274-1).
Apple Design by Sabine Schulze (Hatje Cantz, $60; ISBN 978-3775730112).
Shelby Lee Adams: Salt & Truth by Shelby Adams (Candela, $60; ISBN 978-098573912).
Odd Future: Golf Wang by Odd Future (PictureBox, $29.95; ISBN 978-0983719915).
I'll Be Here in the Morning: The Songwriting Legacy of Townes Van Zandt by Brian T. Atkinson (Texas A&M Univ., $24.95; ISBN 978-1603445269).
December 1
Highway Under the Hudson: A History of the Holland Tunnel by Robert W. Jackson (New York Univ, $29.95; ISBN 978-0-8147-4299-0).
Head Over Heels by Jill Shalvis (Grand Central/Forever, $7.99; ISBN 978-0-446-57163-0).
Walking on Dry Land by Denis Kehoe (Serpent's Tail, $15.95; ISBN 978-1-84688-781-5).
Baby-Making: What the New Reproductive Treatments Mean for Families and Society by Bart Fauser and Paul Devroey (Oxford, $29.95; ISBN 978-0-19-959731-4).
by Cynthia Eden (Kensington/Brava, $14; ISBN 978-0-7582-4217-4).
Dead by Nightfall by Beverly Barton ($7.99, Kensington; ISBN 978-1420110364).
Bound by Darkness by Alexandra Ivy ($7.99, Kensington; ISBN 978-142011361).
Assault of the Mountain Man by William W. Johnstone (Kensington, $6.99; ISBN 978-0786023523).
Nightshift by Kate Douglas (Kensington, $14; ISBN 978-0758269362).
The Unofficial Hunger Games Cookbook: From Lamb Stew to Groosling by Emily Ansara Baines (Adams, $19.95; ISBN 978-1440526589).
Children’s and YA
November 29
Legend by Marie Lu (Putnam, $17.99; ISBN 978-0-399-25675-2).
December 1
Frost Wolf by Kathryn Lasky (Scholastic, $16.99; ISBN 978-054509163).
Kiss of Frost by Jennifer Estep (Kensington, $9.95; ISBN 978-0758266941).
