Selected titles appearing next Tuesday, April 30:
The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War by Erik Larson (Crown, $35, 9780385348744) chronicles the five months between Lincoln's election and the attack on Fort Sumter.
Only the Brave: A Novel by Danielle Steel (Delacorte, $29, 9780593498439) follows the daughter of a Berlin surgeon resisting the Nazis during World War II.
When You See My Mother, Ask Her to Dance: Poems by Joan Baez (David R. Godine, $25.95, 9781567928013) is the folk musician and activist's autobiographical poetry collection.
The Age of Grievance by Frank Bruni (Avid Reader Press, $28.99, 9781668016435) criticizes a culture of blaming and complaining.
Home Is Where the Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose (Blackstone, $27.99, 9798212182843) is a thriller about adult siblings uncovering a family secret after their mother's death.
Real Americans: A Novel by Rachel Khong (Knopf, $29, 9780593537251) follows three generations of an Asian American family.
Oracle by Thomas Olde Heuvelt (Tor Nightfire, $29.99, 9781250759580) investigates a shipwreck on dry land that's making people disappear.
Puppy Brain: How Our Dogs Learn, Think, and Love by Kerry Nichols (Celadon, $30, 9781250867919) is a guide to raising happy and healthy dogs.
Profiles in Mental Health Courage by Patrick J. Kennedy and Stephen Fried (Dutton, $30, 9780593471760) shares stories from Americans battling various addictions and other mental illness.
The New Menopause: Navigating Your Path Through Hormonal Change with Purpose, Power, and Facts by Dr. Mary Claire Haver (Rodale, $28, 9780593796252) posits that "menopause is inevitable, but suffering through it is not."
Sound the Gong by Joan He (Roaring Brook, $19.99, 9781250855367) is the final book in the YA Kingdom of Three series.
Putting Balloons on a Wall Is Not a Book by Michael James Schneider (Penguin Workshop, $12.99, 9780593662250) is a children's gift book by balloon-word artist and Instagrammer, @blcksmth.
Paperbacks:
Blotter: The Untold Story of an Acid Medium by Erik Davis (The MIT Press, $32.95, 9780262048507).
King of Sloth by Ana Huang (Bloom Books, $17.99, 9781728289755).
Within Arm's Reach: A Novel by Ann Napolitano (Dial Press, $17.99, 9780593732496).
Truly, Madly, Deeply: A Novel by Alexandria Bellefleur (Avon, $18.99, 9780063258532).
Happy Medium by Sarah Adler (Berkley, $18, 9780593547816).