New and noteworthy
USA TODAY’s Jocelyn McClurg scopes out the hottest books on sale each week.
1 A Mother’s Reckoning
by Sue Klebold (Crown, non-fiction, on sale Monday)
WHAT IT’S ABOUT: Amemoir by themother of Dylan Klebold, one of the killers at Columbine High School.
THE BUZZ: Theshocking Columbine shootings continue to capture the public’s imagination, 17 years later.
2 Pretty Happy: Healthy Ways to Love Your Body
by Kate Hudson (Dey Street, non-fiction, on sale Tuesday)
WHAT IT’S ABOUT: The actress, 36, offers tips on exercise and eating right.
THE BUZZ: Hudson can be heard now in the hit animated movie Kung Fu Panda 3 voicing ribbon dancer MeiMei.
3 The Widow
by Fiona Barton (New American Library, fiction, on sale Tuesday)
WHAT IT’S ABOUT: Debut psychological thriller about the widow of the prime suspect in a notorious crime that captivated England; being hyped as “the next” The Girl on the Train.
THE BUZZ: Exceptional,” says Publishers Weekly in a starred review.
4 A Doubter’s Almanac
by Ethan Canin (Random House, fiction, on sale Tuesday)
WHAT IT’S ABOUT: Story of a mathematical genius and his son, who inherits his difficult father’s talents; by the author of Emperor of the Air.
THE BUZZ: “Combines a strong narrative and bumper crop of themes,” says Kirkus Reviews.
5Leonard: My Fifty-Year Friendship With a Remarkable Man
by William Shatner (Thomas Dunne Books, non-fiction, on sale Tuesday)
WHAT IT’S ABOUT: Captain Kirk remembers his Star Trek co-star Leonard Nimoy (Spock), who died a year ago at age 83.
THE BUZZ: This is a big year for Star Trek, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary (the franchise launched on Sept. 8, 1966, with a TV series).