Fiction
| His Dark Embrace (Kensington, paperback, $8) By Amanda Ashley Vampire romance lives on in this latest from the undead (undying?) genre. Out: June 5 |
| Designer Dirty Laundry (Polyester, paperback, $15) By Diane Vallere The L.A.-based writer, who currently works in fashion at a Beverly Hills retailer, has murder on the mind in this first entry in her Style & Error Mystery Series. Out: June 5 |
| Invisible Monsters Remix (W. W. Norton, hardcover, $26) By Chuck Palahniuk The Fight Club author returns with a “director’s cut” of this 1999 novel, complete with new material and special design elements. Out: June 11 |
| Elsewhere, California (Counterpoint, paperback, $16) By Dana Johnson West Covina, USC, and the Hollywood Hills are just some of the familiar places that figure in this latest from the USC associate professor of English. Out: June 12 |
| Beautiful Ruins (Harper, hardcover, $26) By Jess Walter Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton make appearances in this fictionalized, Europe-meets-Hollywood romance. Check out our review in the June issue of Los Angeles magazine. Out: June 12 |
| A Place in the Country (St. Martin’s, hardcover, $26) By Elizabeth Adler The prolific Palm Springs author of From Barcelona, with Love returns with the story of a daughter and her newly single mother. Out: June 19 |
| The Kings of Cool (Simon & Schuster, hardcover, $25) By Don Winslow In this prequel to the much-celebrated Savages, a film version of which is due out in June, the Southern California writer delves into the personal history of his three main characters. Out: June 19 |
| Monarch Beach (St. Martin’s, paperback, $15) By Anita Hughes A betrayed wife finds new purpose in this debut from the Southern California writer. Out: June 19 |
| The Age of Miracles (Random House, hardcover, $26) By Karen Thompson Walker This debut from the UCLA grad deals with looming apocalypse both local and global. Out: June 26 |
Nonfiction
| Zoobiquity: What Animals Can Teach Us About Health and the Science of Healing (Knopf, hardcover, $27) By Barbara Natterson-Horowitz and Kathryn Bowers Treating an Emperor tamarin at the L.A. Zoo, Natterson-Horowitz, a cardiology professor at UCLA, made an astonishing discovery that resulted in a new approach to medicine. Check out our review in the June issue of Los Angeles magazine. Out: June 12 |
Memoir and Biography
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