Selected new titles appearing next Tuesday, March 20:
Alternate Side: A Novel by Anna Quindlen (Random House, $28, 9780812996067) takes place in a tight-knit neighborhood shaken by an act of violence.
Every Note Played by Lisa Genova (Gallery/Scout Press, $26, 9781476717807) follows a concert pianist stricken with ALS.
I Feel You: The Surprising Power of Extreme Empathy by Cris Beam (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $26, 9780544558168) touches the transformative abilities of empathy.
Pretty Mess by Erika Jayne (Gallery, $27, 9781501181894) is the memoir of a reality TV star.
Patriot Number One: American Dreams in Chinatown by Lauren Hilgers (Crown, $27, 9780451496133) traces the joys and difficulties of several Chinese immigrants building new lives in Queens, N.Y.
Can Somebody Please Scratch My Back? by Jory John, illustrated by Liz Climo (Dial, $16.99, 9780735228542) has an elephant with a big scratch to itch.
Miles Away from You by A. B. Rutledge (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $17.99, 9781328852335) is a debut YA novel that explores gender and sexuality.
Paperback:
The Intrusions (Carrigan and Miller) by Stav Sherez (Faber & Faber, $14.95, 9780571297276).
Movie:
A Bag of Marbles, based on the memoir by Joseph Joffo, opens March 23. This French film follows two young Jewish brothers in Nazi-occupied France.