Selected new titles appearing next Tuesday, January 20:
Kings and Pawns: Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson in America by Howard Bryant (Mariner, $32, 9780063308169) is a dual biography of two Black trailblazers and their appearances before the House Un-American Activities Committee.
When Trees Testify: Science, Wisdom, History, and America's Black Botanical Legacy by Beronda L. Montgomery (Holt, $27.99, 9781250335166) chronicles the intersections of Black history and American botany.
My Husband's Wife: A Novel by Alice Feeney (Flatiron Books: Pine & Cedar, $28.99, 9781250337818) is a thriller about two women claiming to be one man's wife.
Half His Age: A Novel by Jennette McCurdy (Ballantine, $30, 9780593723739) follows a 17-year-old girl obsessed with her creative writing teacher.
Twelve Months by Jim Butcher (Ace, $30, 9780593199336) is book 18 in the Dresden Files urban fantasy series.
The Elsewhere Express by Samantha Sotto Yambao (Del Rey, $32.99, 9780593725023) tracks a fantastical train that appears to people whose lives are adrift.
How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder: A Novel by Nina McConigley (Pantheon, $26, 9780593702246) follows an Indian American family in 1986 Wyoming.
Fros, Fades, and Braids by Sean Qualls (HarperCollins, $19.99, 9780063144279) is a nonfiction picture book that gives "a brief history of Black hair in America."
Better the Devil by Erik J. Brown (Storytide, $19.99, 9780063338326) features an unhoused queer teen who assumes the identity of a kid who disappeared years ago to find a safe haven.
Football by Chuck Klosterman (Penguin Press, $32, 9780593490648) explores the country's most popular sport.
Everybody Loses: The Tumultuous Rise of American Sports Gambling by Danny Funt (Gallery, $30, 9781668062029) investigates the surge in legalized sports gambling.
Paperbacks:
Catch Her If You Can by Tessa Bailey (Avon, $18.99, 9780063380882).
Anne of a Different Island by Virginia Kantra (Berkley, $18.99, 9780593816493).
The Society by Karen Winn (Dutton, $18.99, 9780593475362).