JUICY COURT INTRIGUE, this time revolving around Napoleon’s second wife, Maria Luisa of Austria. Delightful!

POLITICAL COMEDIAN LIZZ WINSTEAD reflects on her career, friends, and family in a set of funny, snarky essays.

A WOMAN UNCOVERS THE secrets behind the death of her best friend, thanks to clues in her unfinished memoir.

FANTASY SET IN an alternate early 19th century Naples, where music is literally magical and intrigue abounds.

A TOUGH MANHATTAN DETECTIVE challenges herself to solve the complex mystery of an ultra-rich teenager’s death.

RAMBUNCTIOUS VAN GOGH fanfic extravaganza from Christopher Moore: a surreal carnival ride through art history.

THE HILARIOUSLY DYSFUNCTIONAL DENIZENS of Corduroy Mansions are back in another comedy of errors and egos.

FAST-PACED SPACE THRILLER set in a near future with orbiting power satellites and resorts at center stage.

A NEUROSCIENTIST’S FASCINATING INSIGHTS about how the brain perceives taste, smell, and flavor—a foodie must.

FRANK, FUNNY MEMOIR by a man with Asperger’s Syndrome of his geeky quest to become a better husband and father.