NONFICTION

POSTSECRET: Confessions on Life, Death, and God, by Frank Warren. A hardcover collection of postcards received from many types of readers, expressing confessions. October release.

FICTION

LAST NIGHT IN TWISTED RIVER, by John Irving. Depicts the recent half century in the U.S. as "a living replica of Coos County, where lethal hatreds were generally permitted to run their course." October release.

THE SCARPETTA FACTOR, by Patricia Cornwell. A tanking economy has prompted Dr. Kay Scarpetta to offer her services pro bono to New York City's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. October release.

COMICS

THE COMPLETE PEANUTS 1971-1974. Box set by Charles M. Schulz. September release.

BLOOM COUNTY COMPLETE LIBRARY: Volume 1, by Berkeley Breathed. Highlights from the "Bloom County" comic strip. October release.