New and noteworthy

USA TODAY’s Jocelyn McClurg scopes out the hottest books on sale each week.

1Darker by E.L. James (Vintage, fiction, on sale Tuesday) WHAT IT’S ABOUT: Christian Grey retells Fifty Shades Darker from his point of view; the latest title in the wildly popular, kinky Fifty Shades of Grey saga. THE BUZZ: This is the second in the trilogy to be told from Christian’s perspective; the first, Grey (2015), was an instant No. 1 USA TODAY best seller.

2 Tom Clancy Power and Empire by Marc Cameron (Putnam, fiction, on sale Tuesday) WHAT IT’S ABOUT: Unlike our current president, President Jack Ryan is at serious odds with China’s (fictional) leader. THE BUZZ: Cameron is the latest writer to take on this best-selling thriller franchise; Clancy died in 2013.

3Past Perfect by Danielle Steel (Delacorte, fiction, on sale Tuesday) WHAT IT’S ABOUT: Past and present collide — literally — in this story about a modern family in San Francisco who meet the original 1917 inhabitants of their mansion after an earthquake shakes the rafters. THE BUZZ: The prolific Steel has had a remarkable 70 titles hit USA TODAY’s top 10.

4 The Man Who Made the Movies by Vanda Krefft (Harper, non-fiction, on sale Tuesday) WHAT IT’S ABOUT: Biography explores the “meteoric rise and tragic fall” of William Fox, a movie mogul of the silent era whose studio still bears his name. THE BUZZ: “Captivating … makes for gripping storytelling,” says Publishers Weekly.

5Lessons A Hundred Small by Ashley Hay (Atria, fiction, on sale Tuesday) WHAT IT’S ABOUT: The lives of several generations intersect when a young married couple with a new baby buy the Brisbane house of an older woman who moves into a senior living facility. THE BUZZ: It’s an Indie Next pick of independent booksellers. “Beautifully written, (a) quiet gem of a novel,” says Sarajane Giddings of Blue Door Books in Cedarhurst, N.Y.

Jamie Dornan with Dakota Johnson, is Grey. UNIVERSAL/AP