Diana
By Sarah Bradford
Penguin $16
An in-depth biography of Britain’s Princess Diana, from her courtship with Prince Charles to her life after their divorce.
By a Slow River
By Philippe Claudel
Anchor $12.95
A novel about three unsolved deaths in a French village during World War I.
Another Day in the Frontal Lobe: A Brain Surgeon Exposes Life on the Inside
By Katrina Firlik
Random House $14.95
A humorous and revealing look at the experiences of a female neurosurgeon.
The Producer: John Hammond and the Soul of American Music
By Dunstan Piral
Picador $16
A biography of music producer John Hammond that explains his effect on American music from the jazz of the 1930s to pop and rock in later decades.
Words in a French Life: Lessons in Love and Language From the South of France
By Kristin Espinasse
Touchstone $14
The blogger-turned-author explains how she gained a new appreciation for the French language when she moved from America to raise a family in Provence.
The Janissary Tree
By Jason Goodwin
Picador $14
A mystery set in the Ottoman Empire about a series of murders that threaten the sultan’s hold.
The Boy Who Fell Out of the Sky
By Ken Dornstein
Vintage $13.95
The author explores the life of his older brother, who died in 1988 at age 25 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in bombed Pan Am Flight 103.
The Afterlife
By Donald Antrim
Picador $13
The New Yorker writer delves into his complicated relationships with his mother, grandfather and father.
