Selected new titles appearing next Tuesday, January 24:
The Girl Before: A Novel by JP Delaney (Ballantine, $27, 9780425285046) is a psychological thriller about consecutive residents of a mysterious apartment.
Fatal: A Novel by John Lescroart (Atria, $26.99, 9781501115677) follows the grave consequences of an affair.
The Fifth Petal: A Novel by Brunonia Barry (Crown, $27, 9781101905609) is a murder mystery set in the Salem, Mass., of The Lace Reader.
No Man's Land: A Novel by Simon Tolkien (Nan A. Talese, $27.95, 9780385541978) is a coming-of-age story set in Britain before and during World War I.
Reality Is Not What It Seems: The Journey to Quantum Gravity by Carlo Rovelli, translated by Simon Carnell and Erica Segre (Riverhead, $26, 9780735213920) explores the cutting edge of theoretical physics.
Why Time Flies: A Mostly Scientific Investigation by Alan Burdick (Simon & Schuster, $28, 9781416540274) tracks the subjective nature of time.
Earning the Rockies: How Geography Shapes America's Role in the World by Robert D. Kaplan (Random House, $27, 9780399588211) uses geography to explain the country's past and present.
Attending: Medicine, Mindfulness, and Humanity by Dr. Ronald Epstein (Scribner, $26, 9781501121715) applies mindfulness practices to medical professions.
The You I've Never Known by Ellen Hopkins (McElderry, $18.99, 9781481442909) is a teen novel in verse and prose examining life lived with a lie.
Frederick Douglass: The Lion Who Wrote History by Walter Dean Myers, illustrated by Floyd Cooper (HarperCollins, $17.99, 9780060277093) is a picture-book biography about the renowned abolitionist.
Paperbacks:
World, Chase Me Down: A Novel by Andrew Hilleman (Penguin Books, $16, 9780143111474).
The Acid Watcher Diet: A 28-Day Reflux Prevention and Healing Program by Jonathan Aviv (Harmony, $18, 9781101905586).
Movie:
A Dog's Purpose, based on the novel by W. Bruce Cameron, opens January 27. A dog (voiced by Josh Gad) tries to discover the meaning of life over several incarnations and owners (including Dennis Quaid). A tie-in version (Forge, $14.99, 9780765388117) is available.
