New and noteworthy
USA TODAY’s Jocelyn McClurg scopes out the hottest books on sale each week.
1 Secrets in Death
by J. D. Robb ( St. Martin’s Press, fiction, on sale Tuesday)
In the latest WHAT IT’S ABOUT: in a long- running futuristic suspense series, Lt. Eve Dallas investigates the murder of an unsavory socialmedia gossip columnist who was blackmailing Alisters on the side.
An THE BUZZ: “enjoyable treat for loyal fans and curious new readers alike,” says Booklist.
2 Stephen Colbert’s Midnight Confessions
by Stephen Colbert ( Simon & Schuster, non- fiction, on sale Tuesday)
WHAT IT’S ABOUT: New humor book collects “confessions” from the latenight host’s popular TV segment.
THE BUZZ: Colbert has a proven track record as an author; his 2007 title I Am America ( and So Can You!) made it to No. 2 on USA TODAY's Best- Selling Books list. Stephen Colbert
3 It Takes Two: Our Story
by Jonathan and Drew Scott ( Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, nonfiction, on sale Tuesday) The popular WHAT IT’S ABOUT: HGTV duo known as the Property Brothers write a memoir in alternating chapters. The twins teamed up THE BUZZ: on a previous book project, Dream Home, a best- selling home- improvement guide.
4 Defining Moments in Black History: Reading Between the Lies
by Dick Gregory ( Amistad, non- fiction, on sale Tuesday) Looks at key WHAT IT’S ABOUT: events in the history of black Americans, up through the Black Lives Matter movement. This final book by the THE BUZZ: comedian and civil rights activist was completed before he died on Aug. 19 at age 84.
5 The World of Tomorrow
by Brendan Mathews ( Little, Brown, fiction, on sale Tuesday) DeWHAT IT’S ABOUT: but novel about brothers who flee Ireland for New York City after stealing money from the IRA, with the 1939 World’s Fair as a backdrop. THE BUZZ: It’s an Indie Next pick of independent booksellers. “A masterpiece,” says Robert McDonald of The Book Stall at Chestnut Court in Winnetka, Ill.