Selected new titles appearing next Tuesday, November 5:
Bel Canto Annotated Edition: A Novel by Ann Patchett (Harper, $40, 9780063419360) revisits Patchett's bestselling 2001 novel.
The Author's Guide to Murder: A Novel by Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig and Karen White (Morrow, $30, 9780063259867) is a murder mystery in which three writers are the suspects.
Letters by Oliver Sacks, edited by Kate Edgar (Knopf, $40, 9780451492913) collects letters from the late neurologist and acclaimed essayist.
Carson the Magnificent by Bill Zehme (Simon & Schuster, $30, 9781451645279) is a biography of Johnny Carson 20 years in the making.
Lincoln vs. Davis: The War of the Presidents by Nigel Hamilton (Little, Brown, $38, 9780316564632) is a dual biography of leaders during the American Civil War.
Before We Forget Kindness: A Novel by Toshikazu Kawaguchi (Hanover Square Press, $21.99, 9781335915283) is book five in the Japanese magical realism Before the Coffee Gets Cold series.
Star Wars Bestiary, Vol. 1: Creatures of the Galaxy by S.T. Bende, illus. by Iris Compiet (Insight Editions, $40, 9798886630985) chronicles species of the Star Wars universe.
The Night Before Christmas at Dunder Mifflin by Brian Baumgartner and Ben Silverman, illus. by Maël Gourmelen (Mariner, $19.99, 9780063372726) is an illustrated retelling of The Night Before Christmas using characters from The Office.
Turkuaz Kitchen: Traditional and Modern Dough Recipes for Sweet and Savory Bakes by Betül Tunç (Ten Speed Press, $35, 9781984862228) includes 85 recipes inspired by Turkish baking.
What the Chicken Knows: A New Appreciation of the World's Most Familiar Bird by Sy Montgomery (Atria, $22.99, 9781668047361) chronicles remarkable traits of the author's chicken flock.
Stranger Skies by Lacelle Pascale (McElderry, $21.99, 9781665939300) is the sequel to Curious Tides and features protagonists trying to find each other across worlds and realms.
Mr. Lemoncello’s Fantabulous Finale by Chris Grabenstein (Random House, $17.99, 9780593707944) is the final book in the beloved eight-title middle-grade series.
Paperbacks:
The Book Against Death by Elias Canetti, trans. by Peter Filkins (New Directions, $16.95, 9780811237994).
Lost and Lassoed: A Rebel Blue Ranch Novel by Lyla Sage (Dial Press, $17.99, 9780593732458).
The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong (Ace, $19, 9780593815915).
Second Chance Season: Lake in the Clouds Book 3 by Emily March (Forever, $17.99, 9781538707432).
The Memory Dress by Jade Beer (Berkley, $19, 9780593436837).