Selected new titles appearing next Tuesday, August 13:
Joy: A Novel by Danielle Steel (Delacorte, $29, 9780593498613) follows a woman coping with a lifetime of abandonment.
Worst Case Scenario: A Novel by T.J. Newman (Little, Brown, $30, 9780316576796) is a thriller about an airplane crashing into a nuclear power plant.
On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything by Nate Silver (Penguin Press, $35, 9781594204128) chronicles a community of tech and finance risk-takers.
In France Profound: The Long History of a House, a Mountain Town, and a People by T.D. Allman (Atlantic Monthly Press, $30, 9780802127846) explores the village of Lauzerte in southwestern France.
Kent State: An American Tragedy by Brian VanDeMark (W.W. Norton, $35, 9781324066255) documents the 1970 murder of four Kent State students by the National Guard.
Shameless: Republicans' Deliberate Dysfunction and the Battle to Preserve Democracy by Brian Tyler Cohen (Harper, $27.99, 9780063392885) looks at what has become of American conservatism.
Born of Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout (Blue Box Press, $31.99, 9781957568782) concludes the Flesh and Fire fantasy series.
Burn: A Novel by Peter Heller (Knopf, $28, 9780593801628) follows isolated hunters returning to a world gone violent.
Lady Macbeth: A Novel by Ava Reid (Del Rey, $28.99, 9780593722565) is a reimagining of Shakespeare's villain.
Ash's Cabin by Jen Wang (First Second, $17.99, 9781250754066) is a coming-of-age graphic novel about a teen who moves to the California wilderness.
Pizza for Birds by Bob Shea (Little, Brown, $18.99, 9780316494458) is a sequel to Chez Bob which features the rivalry between a birdseed restauranteur and a pizza-delivery alligator.
What to Cook When You Don't Feel Like Cooking by Caroline Chambers and Eva Kolenko (Union Square, $35, 9781454952718) is a cookbook of simple recipes.
Paperbacks:
Live Nourished: Make Peace with Food, Banish Body Shame, and Reclaim Joy by Shana Minei Spence (Simon Element, $18.99, 9781668014974).
The Break-Up Pact: A Novel by Emma Lord (Griffin, $18, 9781250845306).
The Dollmakers: A Novel from the Fallen Peaks by Lynn Buchanan (Harper Voyager, $19.99, 9780063308268).
The Phoenix Keeper by S.A. MacLean (Orbit, $19.99, 9780316573092).
Big Witch Energy by Molly Harper (Sourcebooks Casablanca, $16.99, 9781728276823).
