Fiction
 | A Hole in the Ground Owned by a Liar |
 | Anne of Hollywood |
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No One is Here Except All of Us (Riverhead, hardcover, $27) By Ramona Ausubel A remote Jewish village in Romania responds—uniquely, strangely—to the threat of war. Out: Feb 2. |
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Drifting House (Viking, hardcover, $26) By Krys Lee Like the author, the characters in this short story collection of immigrant stories jump between the U.S. and South Korea. Out: Feb 2 |
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Sonoma Rose (Dutton, hardcover, $26) By Jennifer Chiaverini This Prohibition-era story begins on a Southern California rye farm, where a mother deals with the mysterious sickness of her children. Out: Feb 21 |
Nonfiction
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Love, InshAllah: The Secret Love Lives of American Muslim Women (Soft Skull, paperback, $16) Edited by Nura Maznavi and Ayesha Mattu Twenty-five Muslim women share their stories about love in this stereotype-busting collection. Out: Jan 24 |
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Delirium: How the Sexual Counterrevolution Is Polarizing America (Counterpoint, hardcover, $27) By Nancy L. Cohen The L.A. author examines that most fascinating, ever-changing interplay between sex and politics. Out: Jan 31 |
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Eminent Outlaws: The Gay Writers Who Changed America (Twelve, hardcover, $28) By Christopher Bram The author of Gods and Monsters explores the contributions of postwar gay writers like Truman Capote, Gore Vidal, Tennessee Williams, and Allen Ginsberg to American culture. Out: Feb 2 |
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Apocalypse on the Set: Nine Disastrous Film Productions (Overlook, hardcover, $28) By Benjamin Taylor Disasters include The Twilight Zone: The Movie, Apocalypse Now, and The Crow. Out: Feb 2 |
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Rez Life: An Indian’s Journey Through Reservation Life (Atlantic Monthly, hardcover, $26) By David Treuer The L.A. writer and USC professor’s nonfiction debut centers on the realities and controversies of Native American reservation life. Out: Feb 7 |
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Bright Side Up: 100 Ways to Be Happier Right Now (Perigee, paperback, $15) By Amy Spencer Tips for those moments when you need a good old-fashioned (read: non-alcoholic) pick-me-up. Out: Feb 7 |
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The Wrecking Crew: The Inside Story of Rock and Roll’s Best-Kept Secret (Thomas Dunne, hardcover, $26) By Kent Hartman Fans of Top 40 music from the ‘60s and ‘70s might be surprised by the debt they owe to this group of influential studio musicians. Out: Feb 14 |
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Writing in Pictures: Screenwriting Made (Mostly) Painless (Vintage, paperback, $15) By Joseph McBride Who knows if we need another book on screenwriting—but McBride is a credible teacher. Out: Feb 14 |
 | Redefining Black Power: Reflections on the State of Black America |
Memoir and Biography
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Four Feet Tall and Rising: A Memoir (Crown Archetype, hardcover, $25) By Shorty Rossi The four-foot-tall star of Animal Planet’s Pit Boss traces his journey from L.A. gang member to reality TV star. Out: Jan 10 |
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Tough Without a Gun: The Life and Extraordinary Afterlife of Humphrey Bogart (Knopf, hardcover, $27) By Stefan Kanfer Casablanca, Maltese Falcon, African Queen—need we say more? Out: Feb 1 |
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The Rules of Inheritance (Hudson Street, hardcover, $26) By Claire Bidwell Smith Grief is the subject of this memoir from the L.A. writer, whose parents were both diagnosed with cancer when she was just 14 years old. Out: Feb 2 |
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Ali in Wonderland (Harper, hardback, $26) By Ali Wentworth You may know this memoirist as the comedic actress, a former Oprah regular, and/or the wife of media pundit George Stephanopoulos. Out: Feb 7 |
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Full Service: My Adventures in Hollywood and the Secret Sex Lives of the Stars (Grove, hardcover, $25) By Scotty Bowers, with Lionel Friedberg We thought we knew the rumors about the sex lives of Hollywood’s old guard, but this is something else. Tracy, Hepburn, Grant, Hudson, Dean—nobody’s safe. Out: Feb 14 |
Suspense
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Code Blood (MCM, paperback, $15) By Kurt Kamm A vampire fetishist is the disturbing villain in this L.A. noir from the Malibu writer. Out: Jan 3 |
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Tribulations of the Shortcut Man (Scribner, hardcover, $24) By p.g. sturges This follow-up to Shortcut Man from the Hollywood-born writer finds the titular problem-solver reluctantly helping out an old girlfriend—to disastrous effect. Out: Feb 7 |
 | Before the Poison |
 | Celebrity in Death |
 | Threats: A Novel |
 | Victims: An Alex Delaware Novel |
