Your long, long list of this week’s releases.
Adults
April 9
Calico Joe by John Grisham (Doubleday, $24.95; ISBN 978-0385536073).
The Social Conquest of Earth by Edward O. Wilson (Norton/Liveright, $27.95; ISBN 978-0-87140-413-8).
This Will Be Difficult to Explain: And Other Stories by Johanna Skibsrud (W.W. Norton, $23.95; ISBN 978-0393073751).
Gardening Vertically: 24 Ideas for Creating Your Own Green Walls by Noemie Vialard (W.W. Norton, $24.95; ISBN 978-0393733709).
April 10
Kitty Cornered: How Frannie and Five Other Incorrigible Cats Seized Control of Our House and Made It Their Homeby Bob Tarte (Algonquin, $13.95; ISBN 978-1-56512-999-3).
Because Sometimes You Just Gotta Draw a Cover With Your Left Hand: A Pearls Before Swine Collection by Stephen Pastis (Andrews McMeel, $12.99; ISBN 978-1449410230).
To What Miserable Wretches Have I Been Born?: Revenge Poetry for Babies and Toddlers by Suzanne Weber (Atria, $16; ISBN 978-1451660654).
No One Has to Die Alone: Preparing for a Meaningful Death by Lani Leary (Atria/Beyond Words, $15; ISBN 978-1-58270-352-7).
Last Will by Liza Marklund, trans. from the Swedish by Neil Smith (Atria/Emily Bestler, $25; ISBN 978-1-4516-0692-8).
Dosed: The Medication Generation Grows Up by Kaitlin Bell Barnett (Beacon, $25.95; ISBN 978-0-8070-0134-9).
The Craft of Gardens: The Classic Chinese Text on Garden Design by Ji Cheng (Better Link, $34.95; ISBN 978-1602200081).
Le Road Trip: A Traveler's Journal of Love and France by Vivian Swift (Bloomsbury, $24; ISBN 978-1608195329).
Angels of Vengeance by John Birmingham (Del Rey, $26; ISBN 978-0-345-50293-3).
Sacrilege by S.J. Parris (Doubleday, $26.95; ISBN 978-0-385-53547-2).
The Cove by Ron Rash (Ecco, $25.99; ISBN 978-0-06-180419-9).
A Girl and Her Pig: Recipes and Stories by April Bloomfield (Ecco, $29.99; ISBN 978-0062003966).
What the Bible Says About Love Marriage and Sex: The Song of Solomon by Davied Jeremiah (FaithWords, $15.99; ISBN 978-1455511426).
When Women Were Birds: Fifty-Four Variations on Voice by Terry Tempest Williams (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $24; ISBN 978-0-3742-8897-6).
As Consciousness Is Harnessed to Flesh: Journals and Notebooks, 1964-1980 Susan Sontag, edited by David Rieff (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $26; ISBN 978-0-374-10076-6).
Heaven on Earth: A Journey Through Shari'a Law From the Deserts of Ancient Arabia to the Streets of the Modern Muslim World by Sadakat Kadri (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $28; ISBN 978-0374168728).
Into the Garden With Charles: A Memoir by Clyde Phillip Wachsberger (Farrar, Struas and Giroux, $28; ISBN 978-0-374-17571-9).
A Killing Winter by Wayne Arthurson (Forge, $24.99; ISBN 978-0-7653-2418-4).
We Heard the Heavens Then: A Memoir of Iran by Aria Minu-Sepehr (Free Press, $25; ISBN 978-1-4516-5218-5).
Unholy Night by Seth Grahame-Smith (Grand Central, $24.99; ISBN 978-0446563093).
Giant George: Life With the World's Biggest Dog by Dave Nasser, with Lynne Barrett-Lee (Grand Central, $24.99; ISBN 978-1-4555-1145-7).
A Natural Woman by Carole King (Grand Central, $27.99; ISBN 978-1-4555-1261-4).
The Atlantic Coast: A Natural History by Harry Thurston, with photos by Wayne Barrett (Greystone, in parternship with the David Suzuki Foundation, $39.95; ISBN 978-1-55365-446-9).
Running With the Mind of Meditation: Lessons for Training Body and Mind by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche (Harmony, $20; ISBN 978-0-307-88816-7).
Heroes for My Daughter by Bran Meltzer (Harper, $19.99; ISBN 978-0061905261).
The Inquisitor by Mark Allen Smith (Holt, $27; ISBN 978-0-8050-9)
The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human by Jonathan Gottschall (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $24; ISBN 978-0-547-39140-3).
Blue Asylum by Kathy Hepinstall (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $24; ISBN 978-0-547-71207-9).
The House of Velvet and Glass by Katherine Howe (Hyperion/Voice, $25.99; ISBN 978-1-4013-4091-9).
All the Way to Heaven: The Selected Letters of Dorothy Day edited by Robert Ellsberg (Image, $16; ISBN 978-0767932813).
Contemporary Cube Bead Designs: Stitching With Herringbone, Peyote, Ladder Stitch, and More by Virginia Jensen (Kalmbach, $19.95; ISBN 978-0871164360).
I Am An Executioner: Love Stories by Rajesh Parameswaran (Knopf, $24.95; ISBN 978-0-307-59592-8).
The Spoiler by Annalena McAfee (Knopf, $25.95; ISBN 978-0307957344).
Truth Like the Sun by Jim Lynch (Knopf, $25.95; ISBN 978-0307958686).
Horseshoe Crabs and Velvet Worms: The Story of the Animals and Plants That Time Has Left Behind by Richard Fortey (Knopf, $28.95; ISBN 978-0-307-26361-2).
Two Americans: Truman, Eisenhower, and a Dangerous World by William Lee Miller (Knopf, $30; ISBN 978-0307595645).
Ninety Days: A Memoir of Recovery by Bill Clegg (Little Brown, $24.99; ISBN 978-0-316-12252-8).
The Book of Madness and Cures by Regina O'Melveny (Little, Brown, $25.99; ISBN 978-0-316-19583-6).
How to Sharpen Pencils: A Practical & Theoretical Treatise on the Artisanal Craft of Pencil Sharpening for Writers, Artists, Contractors, Flange Turners, Anglesmiths, & Civil Servants by David Rees, intro. by John Hodgman (Melville, $19.95; ISBN 978-1612190402).
A Teeny Bit of Trouble by Michael Lee West (Minotaur, $24.99; ISBN 978-0-312-57123-8).
A Woman of Consequence: The Investigations of Miss Dido Kent by Anna Dean (Minotaur, $24.99; ISBN 978-0-312-62684-6).
Cloudland by Joseph Olshan (Minotaur, $24.99; ISBN 978-1-250-00017-0).
Kings of Midnight by Wallace Stroby (Minotaur, $24.99; ISBN 978-1-250-00037-8).
Agatha H. and the Clockwork Princess by Phil and Kaja Foglio (Night Shade, Diamond dist., $24.99; ISBN 978-1-59780-222-2).
Collected Poems of Lenore Kandel by Lizzie K. Foley (North Atlantic, $35; ISBN 978-1583943724).
Absolute Tao: Subtle Is the Way to Love, Happiness and Truth by Osho (Osho Media, $12.95; ISBN 978-0983640004).
Front Burner: Al Qaeda's Attack on the USS Cole by Kirk Lippold (PublicAffairs, $27.99; ISBN 978-1610391245).
Hit Lit: Cracking the Code of the Twentieth Century's Biggest Bestsellers by James W. Hall (Random House Trade, $16; ISBN 978-0812970951).
14 Minutes: A Running Legend's Life and Death and Life by Alberto Salazar (Rodale, $25.99; ISBN 978-1609613143).
Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America by Gustavo Arellano (Scribner, $24; ISBN 978-1-4391-4861-7).
Drop Dead Healthy: One Man's Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection by A.J. Jacobs (Simon & Schuster, $26; ISBN 978-1-4165-9907-4).
Viral by James Lillefors (Soho Crime, $25; ISBN 978-1-61695-068-2).
The Fallen by Jassy Mackenzie (Soho Crime, $25; ISBN 978-1616950651).
Fat, Drunk, and Stupid: The Inside Story Behind the Making of Animal House by Matty Simmons (St. Martin's, $25.99; ISBN 978-0-312-55226-8).
Calls Beyond Our Hearing: Unlocking the Secrets of Animal Voices by Holly Menino (St. Martin's, $25.99; ISBN 978-0312587574).
The Red Circle: My Life in the Navy SEAL Sniper Corps and How I Trained America's Deadliest Marksmen by Brandon Webb (St. Martin's, $26.99; ISBN 978-0312604226).
Come Home by Lisa Scottoline (St. Martin's, $27.99; ISBN 978-0-312-38082-3).
Wicked City by Alaya Johnson (St. Martin's/Dunne, $25.99; ISBN 978-0-312-56548-0).
L.A. '56: A Devil in the City of Angels by Joel Engel (St. Martin's/Dunne, $25.99; ISBN 978-0-312-59194-6).
Turning Two: My Journey to the Top of the World and Back With the New York Mets (St. Martin's/Dunne, $25.99; ISBN 978-0-312-66240-0).
Ripe: A Cook in the Orchard by Nigel Slater (Ten Speed, $40; ISBN 978-1607743323).
Quick and Easy Vegan Slow Cooking: More Than 150 Tasty, Nourishing Recipes That Practically Make Themselves by Carla Kelly (The Experiment, $17.95; ISBN 978-1615190430).
Empty Promises: The Truth About You, Your Desires, and the Lies You've Believed by Pete Wilson (Thomas Nelson, $15.99; ISBN 978-0849946516).
Brush of Angel's Wings by Ruth Reid (Thomas Nelson, $15.99; ISBN 978-1595547897).
The Jefferson Lies: Exposing the Myths You've Always Believed About Thomas Jefferson by David Barton (Thomas Nelson, $22.99; ISBN 978-1595554598).
The Complete 101 Collection: What Every Leader Needs to Know by John C. Maxwell (Thomas Nelson, $24.99; ISBN 978-1400203956).
No, They Can't: Why Government Fails--But Individuals Succeed by John Stossel (Threshold, $27; ISBN 978-1451640946).
Holmes Inspection: The Essential Guide for Every Homeowner, Buyer and Seller by Mike Holmes (Time, $21.95; ISBN 978-1603209298).
Blue Magic by A.M. Dellamonica (Tor, $14.99; ISBN 978-0-7653-1948-7).
Royal Street by Suzanne Johnson (Tor, $14.99; ISBN 978-0-7653-2779-6).
Lost Everything by Brian Francis Slattery (Tor, $14.99; ISBN 978-0765329127).
Glamour in Glass by Mary Robinette Kowal (Tor, $24.99; ISBN 978-0-7653-2557-0)
Immobility by Brian Evenson (Tor, $24.99; ISBN 978-0-7653-3096-3).
Hollywood Boulevard by Janyce Stefan-Cole (Unbridled, $25.95; ISBN 978-1609530754).
The Gospel of Thomas: Wisdom of the Twin by Lynn C. Bauman (White Cloud, $16.95; ISBN 978-1935952022).
Making Rumours: The Inside Story of the Classic Fleetwood Mac Album by Ken Caillat and Steve Stiefel (Wiley, $25.95; ISBN 978-1118218082).
The Only Three Questions That Still Count: Investing By Knowing What Others Don't by Ken Fisher (Wiley, $29.95; ISBN 978-1118115084).
A Wish and a Prayer by Beverly Jenkins (William Morrow, $13.99; ISBN 978-0061990809).
A Wish and a Prayer by Beverly Jenkins (William Morrow, $13.99; ISBN 978-0061990809).
The Ultimate Volumetrics Diet: Smart, Simple, Science-Based Strategies for Losing Weight and Keeping It Off by Barbara Rolls with Mindy Hermann (William Morrow, $27.50; ISBN 978-0062060648).
The Mindful Writer: Noble Truths of the Writing Life by Dinty W. Moore (Wisdom, $12.95; ISBN 978-1-61429-007-0).
The Poetry of Kabbalah: Mystical Verse From the Jewish Tradition edited by Peter Cole (Yale Univ., $30; ISBN 978-0300169164).
April 12
Hand Me Downby Melanie Thorne (Dutton, $25.95; ISBN 978-0-525-95268-8).
An Economist Gets Lunch: New Rules for Everyday Foodies by Tyler Cowen (Dutton, $26.95; ISBN 978-0-525-95266-4).
Narcopolis by Jeet Thayil (Penguin Press, $25.95; ISBN 978-1-59420-330-5).
The Art of the Sale: Learning from the Masters About the Business of Life by Philip Delves Broughton (Penguin Press, $27.95; ISBN 978-1-59420-332-9).
The 7 Laws of Magical Thinking: How Irrational Beliefs Keep Us Happy, Healthy, and Sane by Matthew Hutson (Penguin/Hudson Street, $25.95; ISBN 978-1-59463-087-3).
By Invitation Only: How We Built Gilt and Changed the Way Millions Shop by Alexis Maybank and Alexandra Wilkis Wilson (Penguin/Portfolio, $27.95; ISBN 978-1-59184-463-1).
The Ultralight Startup: Launching a Business Without Clout or Capital by Jason L. Baptiste (Portfolio, $25.95; ISBN 978-1591844860).
The Song Remains the Same by Allison Winn Scotch (Putnam, $25.95; ISBN 978-0-399-15758-5).
Prague Fatale by Philip Kerr (Putnam/Marian Wood, $26.95; ISBN 978-0-399-15902-2).
I Dare Say: Inside Stories of the World's Most Powerful Speeches by Ferdie Addis (Reader's Digest, $14.99; ISBN 978-1606524701).
When Captain Flint Was Still a Good Man by Nick Dybek (Riverhead, $26.95; ISBN 978-1-59448-809-2).
Absolution by Patrick Flanery (Riverhead, $26.95; ISBN 978-1-59448-817-7).
The Cause: The Fight for American Liberalism From Franklin Roosevelt to Barack Obama by Eric Alterman and Kevin Mattson (Viking, $32.95; ISBN 978-0670023431).
The Art of Growing Old: Aging With Grace by Marie de Hennezel (Wiking, $24.95; ISBN 978-0670023455).
April 13
Vegetables: A Biography by Evelyne Bloch-Dano (Univ. of Chicago, $20; ISBN 978-0226059945).
April 15
Max Factor: The Man Who Changed the Faces of the World by Fred E. Basten (Arcade, $16.95; ISBN 978-1611451351).
Petrus Romanus: The Final Pope Is Here by Thomas R. Horn and Cris Putnam (Defender, $19.95; ISBN 978-0984825615).
1D One Direction: Forever Young by One Direction (HarpCollins, $26.95; ISBN 978-0007432301).
Choice Point: Align Your Purpose by Harry Massey (Hay, $24.95; ISBN 978-140193252).
Cataclysm Baby by Matt Bell (Mud Luscious, $12; ISBN 978-0983026372).
Blood Knots: A Memoir of Fathers, Friendship, and Fishing by Luke Jennings (Skyhorse, $24.95; ISBN 978-161085872).
Amazing Tales from the Chicago Cubs Dugout: A Collection of the Greatest Cubs Stories Ever Told by Bob Logan and Pete Cava (Sports, $24.95; ISBN 978-1613210222).
Your Time to Bake: A First Cookbook for the Novice Baker by Robert L. Blakeslee (Square One, $29.95; ISBN 978-0-7570-0355-4).
The Comancheros Grave by Karen Kelling (Sunstone, $16.95; ISBN 978-0865348615).
A Whig Manifesto: A Short History of the Whig Movement with Modern Whig Party Perspectives on Current Political and Social Controversies by Chuck Morse (Trine Day, $9.95; ISBN 978-1936296934).
Ted Lambert: The Man Behind the Paintings by Ted Lambert (Univ. of Alaska, $24.95; ISBN 978-1602231658).
On Time Delivery: The Dog Team Mail Carriers by William S. Schneider (Univ. of Alaska, $24.95; ISBN 978-1602231672).
Colorful Realm: Japanese Bird-and-Flower Paintings by Ito Jakuchu by Yukio Lippit (Univ. of Chicago, $50; ISBN 978-0226484600).
The Great Taos Bank Robbery and Other True Stories by Tony Hillerman (Univ. of New Mexico, $15.95; ISBN 978-0826351920).
King Copper: South Wales and the Copper Trade 1584-1895 by Ronald Rees (Univ. of Wales, $30; ISBN 978-0708324912).
Children’s/YA
April 10
Dinosaurs: A Giant Fold-Out Book by Simms Taback (Blue Apple, $13.99; ISBN 978-1609052126).
Boat Works by Tom Slaughter (Blue Apple, $13.99; ISBN 978-1609052157).
Dolphin Baby! by Nicola Davies (Candlewick, $15.99; ISBN 978-0763655488).
The Obsidian Blade by Pete Hautman (Candlewick, $16.99; ISBN 978-0-7636-5403-0).
Child of the Mountains by Marilyn Sue Shank (Delacourte, $16.99; ISBN 978-0385740791).
Kill Me Softly by Sarah Cross (EgmontUSA, $17.99; ISBN 978-1606843239).
Lexapros and Cons by Aaron Karo (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $16.99; ISBN 978-0-374-34396-5).
You Can't Have My Planet: But Take My Brother, Please by James Mihaley (Feiwel and Friends, $16.99; ISBN 978-0-312-61891-9).
The Six Crowns: Fire over Swallowhaven by Allan Jones (Greenwillow, $15.99; ISBN 978-0062006295).
Riley Mack and the Other Known Troublemakers by Chris Grabenstein (HarperCollins, $16.99; ISBN 978-0062026200).
The Calling by Kelley Armstrong (HarperCollins, $17.99; ISBN 978-00617970570.
Red, White, and Boom! by Lee Wardlaw (Henry Holt, $16.99; ISBN 978-0805090659).
Lady Hahn and Her Seven Friends by Yumi Heo (Holt/Ottaviano, $16.99; ISBN 978-0-8050-4127-9).
Summer Days and Nights by Wong Herbert Yee (Holt/Ottaviano, $16.99; ISBN 978-0-8050-9078-9).
Boy and Bot by Ame Dyckman, illus. by Dan Yaccarino (Knopf, $16.99; ISBN 978-0-375-86756-9).
The Book of Blood and Shadow by Robin Wasserman (Knopf, $17.99; ISBN 978-0-375-86876-4).
The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict by Trenton Lee Stewart (Little Brown, $17.99; ISBN 978-0316176194).
Dark River by Mary Jane Beaufrand (Little Brown, $8.99; ISBN 978-0316199056).
Martin on the Moon by Martine Audet (Owlkids, PGW dist., $15.95; ISBN 978-1-926973-16-6).
The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll & Mademoiselle Odile by James Reese (Roaring Brook, $17.99; ISBN 978-1596436848).
Once Upon a Toad by Heather Vogel Frederick (Simon & Schuster, $17.99; ISBN 978-1-4169-8478-8).
Taken at Dusk by C.C. Hunter (St. Martin's Griffin, $9.99; ISBN 978-0312624699).
100 Favorite Bible Verses for Mommy and Me by Jack Countryman (Thomas Nelson, $12.99; ISBN 978-1400318148).
Moo Hoo by Candance Ryan, illus. by Mike Lowery (Walker, $12.99; ISBN 978-0-8027-2336-9).
These Girls by Sarah Pekkanen (Washington Square, $15; ISBN 978-1-4516-1254-7).
April 12
Jacob Wonderbar for President of the Universe by Nathan Bransford (Dial, $15.99; ISBN 978-0803735385).
Thou Shalt Not Road Trip by Antony John (Dial, $16.99; ISBN 978-0-8037-3434-0).
Remarkable by Elizabeth Foley (Dial, $16.99; ISBN 978-0-8037-3706-8).
Circle of Cranes by Annette LeBox (Dial, $16.99; ISBN 978-0803734432).
Thank You, Mr. Falker by Patricia Polacco (Philomel Books, $16.99; ISBN 978-0-399-23166-7).
Fenway Fever by John H. Ritter (Philomel, $16.99; ISBN 978-0399246654).
The Art of Miss Chew by Patricia Polacco (Philomel, $17.99; ISBN 978-0-399-25703-2).
Ghost Flower by Michele Jaffe (Razorbill, $9.99; ISBN 978-1-59514-396-9).
Radiant Days by Elizabeth Hand (Viking, $17.99; ISBN 978-0-670-01135-3).
Losers in Space by John Barnes (Viking, $18.99; ISBN 978-0-670-06156-3).
April 15
A Dog Is a Dog: And That's Why He's So Special by Clarice Rutherford (Alpine, $14.95; ISBN 978-1577791034).
