New and Notable

There is a steady stream of new books being published -- here's an advanced look at some you might want to be among the first to read. Plus, at any given time there seems to be resurgent interest in some books that have been around a while -- books you may want to take a second look at.

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Fiction

Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson. NPR commentator Alan Cheuse sums up the effect of reading Petterson's award-winning novel -- "It hits you in the heart at close range." A masterful story about the shift from youthful innocence to an anguish understanding of betrayal and abandonment. Sixty-seven year old Trond has moved to a rustic cabin in northeastern Norway to lead a life of quiet deliberation. But a meeting with his only neighbor forces him to reflect on a fateful summer of his youth and turbulent years that followed.

The Lemur by Benjamin Black. The first stand-alone thriller from the Booker Prize winning author (The Sea and Christine Falls), The Lemur combines taut, methodical page-turning suspense with beautiful prose. Irish journalist John Glass' billionaire father-in-law hires him to write his biography, but his research assistant is murdered upon discovering some sensitive information about the in-laws. Now Glass has to find out what his assistant uncovered and avoid becoming a victim himself. 192 pp. Release: June, '08.

What Was Lost, a debut novel by Catherine O"Flynn nominated for the Booker Prize, the Orange Prize and "The Guardian" First-Book Award. An enthralling mystery about a missing girl and the unsettling history of Green Oaks shopping mall, What Was Lost skewers our consumer society while deftly interweaving a tender and heartbreaking personal narrative, written with warmth and wit. 256 pp. Release: July, '08.

The Aviary Gate by Katie Hickman. A lush, ancient tale of treacherous secrets, forbidden love and murder in the Ottoman palace. The Aviary Gate transports readers to 16th-century Constantinople and a surreptitious glimpse into the forbidden confines of the Sultan's harem. The story, locked away for four centuries, tells of a British sea captain's daughter held captive in the sultan's harem and a visiting secretary to the English ambassador who learns that the women he once loved and lost in a shipwreck may be alive among palace slaves. 352 pp. Release: June, '08.

Nonfiction

A Wolf At The Table. After four consecutive years on the New York Times Bestseller list, Augusten Burroughs follows Running With Scissors with a new, even more personal and unexpected memoir. The story of Burrough's relationship with his father -- a man only briefly touched upon in Running With Scissors -- A Wolf At The Table makes a quantum leap into untapped emotional terrain -- a story of stunning psychological cruelty and the redemptive power of hope, told with shocking honesty and penetrating insight. 256 pp. Release: April, '08.

Boots on the Ground by Dusk: The Remarkable Life and Death of Pat Tillman by Mary Tillman. The enlistment and death of NFL Star turned Army Ranger Pat Tillman made national headlines... and national scandal when it was discovered the Administration and Pentagon lied about the circumstances of his death. This book by his mother and L.A. Time journalist Narda Zacchino reveals explosive new facts about the tragedy as it tells the story of Mary's quest to uncover the truth of son's death in Afghanistan at the hands of his fellow soldiers. 328 pp. Release: April '08.

The Man Who Ate the World: In Search of the Perfect Dinner. A fascinating, riotous look at the business and pleasure of fine dining by renowned food critic and writer Jay Rayner. Rayner travels the world seeking the ultimate dinners, weaving memoir with vivid scenes at the table, and interviews with world-famous chefs, restaurateurs and eaters. Combining fun, food critic writing with an insider's look at the fine dining and commentary on the globalization of the industry, where chefs are becoming international brands, The Man Who Ate the World is an enjoyable read. 320 pp. Release: June, '08.

Dali and I: The Surreal Story. The world of modern art is a dark circus of genius and deceit and former art dealer Stan Lauryssens made millions selling just one name -- Salvador Dali. In Dali and I, Lauryssens relays the wild, often shady world of buyers, dealers and artists and the eccentric genius and manipulative money machine of the modern art world's ringmaster himself -- Salvador Dali. 304 pp. Release: July, '08.