MEMOIR

CLEAVING: A Story of Marriage, Meat and Obsession, by Julie Powell. Her marriage challenged by an insane, irresistible love affair, Julie decides to leave town and immerse herself in a new obsession: butchery. December release.

NONFICTION

BOURBON: 50 Rousing Recipes for a Classic American Spirit, by Fred Thompson. December release.

PETS WHO WANT TO KILL THEMSELVES, by Duncan Birmingham. People love their pets; some people love their pets a little too much. After being dressed up for Halloween, married off in elaborate weddings, toted everywhere in baby backpacks, or just plain coddled within an inch of their sanity by obsessively doting owners, these pets are on the verge of a nervous breakdown. December release.

FICTION

SHADES OF GREY, by Jasper Fforde. Part social satire, part romance, part revolutionary thriller. December release.

NANNY RETURNS: A Novel, by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus. After putting miles and years between herself and this world, Nan finds she's once again on the front line of the battle with the couture-clad elite for their children's well-being. December release.