Selected new titles appearing next Tuesday, May 21:
You Like It Darker: Stories by Stephen King (Scribner, $30, 9781668037713) contains 12 new and collected short horror stories.
Mind Games: A Novel by Nora Roberts (St. Martin's Press, $30, 9781250289698) follows a woman with psychic powers connecting her to a killer.
Lies and Weddings: A Novel by Kevin Kwan (Doubleday, $29, 9780385546294) is the latest from the author of Crazy Rich Asians.
Butcher: A Novel by Joyce Carol Oates (Knopf, $30, 9780593537770) is historical fiction about a cruel nineteenth century women's asylum.
One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware (Gallery/Scout Press, $29.99, 9781668025598) is a thriller about five couples on a reality TV show stranded on an island with a murderer.
Tom Clancy Act of Defiance by Brian Andrews and Jeffrey Wilson (Putnam, $32, 9780593422878) is the 24th thriller with Jack Ryan.
What a Fool Believes: A Memoir by Michael McDonald with Paul Reiser (Dey Street, $32, 9780063357563) is a memoir by a member of the Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan.
In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife by Sebastian Junger (Simon & Schuster, $27.99, 9781668050835) chronicles the near death experience of the author, director and war journalist.
Joyful Recollections of Trauma by Paul Scheer (HarperOne, $29.99, 9780063293717) is the memoir of the comedic actor.
American Civil Wars: A Continental History, 1850-1873 by Alan Taylor (Norton, $39.99, 9781324035282) explores a pivotal two decades in Canada, the U.S., and Mexico.
Prince and Purple Rain: 40 Years by Andrea Swensson with a foreword by Maya Rudolph (Motorbooks, $50, 9780760386491) celebrates the 1984 album Purple Rain with essays, photos, and more.
The Rainbow Parade by Shane Jordan and Rick Hendrix, illus. by Jieting Chen (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, $18.99, 9781464224188) is a prideful picture book about LGBTQIA+ identities and allies.
The Plant Rescuer by Matthew Rivera (Neal Porter/Holiday House, $18.99, 9780823454990) features a boy from a long line of gardeners taking care of his very first plant.
Old Time Hawkey's Recipes from the Cedar Swamp by Old Time Hawkey (DK, $32, 9780744093902) contains 100 rustic recipes.
Paperbacks:
Here Today: Oklahoma's Ghost Towns, Vanishing Towns, and Towns Persisting against the Odds by Jeffrey B. Schmidt (University of Oklahoma Press, $24.95, 9780806193724).
The Medicine Woman of Galveston by Amanda Skenandore (Kensington, $17.95, 9781496741684).
Savor It: A Novel by Tarah DeWitt (St. Martin's Griffin, $18, 9781250329424).
Just Go: A Globe-Trotting Guide to Travel Like an Expert, Connect Like a Local, and Live the Adventure of a Lifetime by Drew Binsky (BenBella, $21.95, 9781637742693).
Cow Hug Therapy: How the Animals at the Gentle Barn Taught Me about Life, Death, and Everything in Between by Ellie Laks (New World Library, $19.95, 9781608688685).
Murder at the Spelling Bee by Lee Hollis (Kensington Cozies, $8.99, 9781496736550).
