Our weekly selection includes nonfiction on what it means to be human, what it means to live on a one-of-the-kind planet, how to find a new best friend, and how to plan for the next market collapse; fiction from historical fantasist Mike Resnick and beloved thriller writer Stewart Woods; poetry from Nobel-prize winner Tomas Tranströmer; the YA debut of a bestselling adult author; and more.
Adults
December 19
The Deleted World by Tomas Tranströmer, trans. from the Swedish by Robin Robertson (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $13; ISBN 978-0-374-53353-3).
December 20
Rich Dad's Prophecy: Why the Biggest Stock Market Crash in History Is Still Coming… And How You Can Prepare Yourself and Profit From It! by Robert T. Kiyosaki with Sharon L. Lechter (Warner Business $21.95; ISBN 978-0-446-53086-6).
What It Means to Be Human: Historical Reflections from 1800 to Present by Joanna Bourke (Counterpoint, PGW dist., $30; ISBN 9781582436081).
MWF Seeking BFF: My Yearlong Search for a New Best Friend by Rachel Bertsche (Ballantine, $15;ISBN 978-0-345-52494-2).
The Doctor and the Kid: A Weird West Tale by Mike Resnick (Pyr, $16; ISBN 978-1-61614-537-8).
Smitten by Colleen Coble, Kristin Billerbeck, Diann Hunt, and Denise Hunter (Thomas Nelson, $15.99; ISBN 978-1-4016-8494-5).
Big Miracle by Tom Rose (Griffin, $14.99; ISBN 978-0-312-62519-1).
Alone in the Universe: Why Our Planet is Unique by John Gribbin (Wiley, $25.95; ISBN 978-1-118-14797-9).
The Woman in the Mirror: How to Stop Confusing What You Look Like With Who You Are by Cynthia M. Bulik (Walker, $16; ISBN 978-0-8027-1999-7).
December 22
D.C. Dead by Stuart Woods (Putnam, $26.95; ISBN 978-0-399-15766-0).
Children's and YA
December 20
Solomon Crocodile by Catherine Rayner (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $15.99; ISBN 978-0-374-38064-9).
Planesrunner by Ian McDonald (Prometheus/Pyr, $16.95; ISBN 978-1-61614-541-5).
Legacy by Molly Coch (S&S/Wiseman, $17.99; ISBN 978-1442417397).
December 22
A Giant Crush by Gennifer Choldenko, illus. by Melissa Sweet (Putnam, $16.99; ISBN 978-0-399-24352-3).
