Newsworthy releases this week include a star-worthy new Harry Bosch mystery from Michael Connelly, another installment in Diana Gabaldon’s much-loved Lord John series, reviews-director-approved birth-of-modern-Africa history The Battle of Adwa, a look at writers’ personal libraries, Marie Lu’s ambitious YA series kickoff, our City-centric pick of the week, Highway Under the Hudson, and more.

November 28

Queen of America by Luis Alberto Urrea (Little, Brown, $25.99; ISBN 978-0-316-15486-4).

The Drop by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown, $27.99) by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown, $27.99; ISBN 978-0-316-06941-0).

November 29

Hot Zone by Catherine Mann (Sourcebooks Casablanca, $6.99; ISBN 978-1-4022-4498-8).

The Scottish Prisoner by Diana Gabaldon (Delacorte, $28; ISBN 978-0385337519). Earlier Lord John series entries reviewed here.

November 30

Unpacking My Library: Writers and Their Books Edited by Leah Price (Yale, $20; ISBN 978-0300170924).

The Battle of Adwa: African Victory in the Age of Empire by Raymond Anthony Jonas (Harvard Univ., $29.95; ISBN 978-0-674-05274-1).

December 1

Highway Under the Hudson: A History of the Holland Tunnel by Robert W. Jackson (New York Univ, $29.95; ISBN 978-0-8147-4299-0).

Head Over Heels by Jill Shalvis (Grand Central/Forever, $7.99; ISBN 978-0-446-57163-0).

Walking on Dry Land by Denis Kehoe (Serpent's Tail, $15.95; ISBN 978-1-84688-781-5).

Baby-Making: What the New Reproductive Treatments Mean for Families and Society by Bart Fauser and Paul Devroey (Oxford, $29.95; ISBN 978-0-19-959731-4).

Children’s and YA

November 29

Legend by Marie Lu (Putnam, $17.99; ISBN 978-0-399-25675-2).

Complete On-Sale Calendar 11/28 – 12/4

November 28

Queen of America by Luis Alberto Urrea (Little, Brown, $25.99; ISBN 978-0-316-15486-4).

The Drop by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown, $27.99) by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown, $27.99; ISBN 978-0-316-06941-0).

Write Like This: Teaching Real-World Writing Through Modeling and Mentor Texts by Kelly Gallagher (Stenhouse, $23; ISBN 978-1571108968).

The Boy Who Met Jesus: Segatashya of Kibeho by Immaculee Ilibagiza (Hay, $19.95; ISBN 978-1401935818).

Red Cloud's Revenge: Showdown on the Northern Plains, 1867 by Terry C. Johnston (St. Martin’s, $7.99; ISBN 978-0312927332).

Armed With Abundance: Consumerism and Soldiering in the Vietnam War by Meredith Lair (Univ. of North Carolina, $34.95; ISBN 978-0807834817).

November 29

How Do You Kill 11 Million People?: Why the Truth Matters More Than You Think by Andy Andrews (Thomas Nelson, $14.99; ISBN 978-0-8499-4835-0). 117,500 copies.

Hot Zone by Catherine Mann (Sourcebooks Casablanca, $6.99; ISBN 978-1-4022-4498-8).

The Scottish Prisoner by Diana Gabaldon (Delacorte, $28; ISBN 978-0385337519).

Vampires Dead Ahead

By Cheyenne McCray (St. Martin’s Paperbacks, $7.99; ISBN 978-0-312-53269-7).

An Amish Wedding

by Beth Wiseman (Thomas Nelson, $15.99; ISBN 978-1-59554-921-1).

The Alpine Winter

by Mary Daheim (Ballantine, $25; ISBN 978-0-345-50259-9).

Don't Look Behind You and Other True Cases by Ann Rule (Pocket, $7.99; ISBN 978-1451641080).

Star Wars: Shadow Games By Michael Reaves (Lucasbooks, $7.99; ISBN 978-0-345-51120-1).

Fate's Edge

by Ilona Andrews (Ace, $7.99; ISBN 978-0-441-02086-7).

200 Fair Isle Motifs: A Knitter's Directory by Mary Jane Mucklestone (Interweave, $24.95; ISBN 978-1596684379).

Onstage, Offstage By Michael Buble (Gallery, $27; ISBN 978-1451674712).

Paris 2012 by Rick Steves (Avalon Travel, $19.99; ISBN 978-1612380063).

Raven Strike by Dale Brown (Harper, $9.99; ISBN 978-006171026).

Longarm and the Doomed Beauty by Tabor Evans (Jove, $6.99; ISBN 978-5150186).

Christmas at Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons (Penguin, $16; ISBN 978-014120117).

The Temporary Mrs. King by Maureen Child (HQN, $4.99; ISBN 978-037373181).

A Scottish Love by Karen Ranney (Avon, $7.99; ISBN 978-0062027788).

Honor Among Thieves by David Chandler (Voyager, $7.99; ISBN 978-0062021267).

Gary Cooper: Enduring Style by G. Bruce Boyer (PowerHouse, $60; ISBN 978-1576875865).

New York, New Yorkby Hilary Geary Ross (PowerHouse, $85; ISBN 978-1576875889).

Hedy's Folly: The Life and Breakthrough Inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the Most Beautiful Woman in the World By Richard Rhodes (Doubleday, $26.95; ISBN 978-038553483).

In the Presence of Absence by Mahmoud Darwish (Archipelago, $16; ISBN 978-1935744016).

The Infinity Puzzle: Quantum Field Theory and the Hunt for an Orderly Universe by Frank Close (Basic, $28.99; ISBN 978-0465021444).

The Spirit of Nora by Lyle Scott Lee (Tate, $15.99; ISBN 978-1613465899).

November 30

Unpacking My Library: Writers and Their Books Edited by Leah Price (Yale, $20; ISBN 978-0300170924).

The Battle of Adwa: African Victory in the Age of Empire by Raymond Anthony Jonas (Harvard Univ., $29.95; ISBN 978-0-674-05274-1).

Apple Design by Sabine Schulze (Hatje Cantz, $60; ISBN 978-3775730112).

Shelby Lee Adams: Salt & Truth by Shelby Adams (Candela, $60; ISBN 978-098573912).

Odd Future: Golf Wang by Odd Future (PictureBox, $29.95; ISBN 978-0983719915).

I'll Be Here in the Morning: The Songwriting Legacy of Townes Van Zandt by Brian T. Atkinson (Texas A&M Univ., $24.95; ISBN 978-1603445269).

December 1

Highway Under the Hudson: A History of the Holland Tunnel by Robert W. Jackson (New York Univ, $29.95; ISBN 978-0-8147-4299-0).

Head Over Heels by Jill Shalvis (Grand Central/Forever, $7.99; ISBN 978-0-446-57163-0).

Walking on Dry Land by Denis Kehoe (Serpent's Tail, $15.95; ISBN 978-1-84688-781-5).

Baby-Making: What the New Reproductive Treatments Mean for Families and Society by Bart Fauser and Paul Devroey (Oxford, $29.95; ISBN 978-0-19-959731-4).

Angel of Darkness

by Cynthia Eden (Kensington/Brava, $14; ISBN 978-0-7582-4217-4).

Dead by Nightfall by Beverly Barton ($7.99, Kensington; ISBN 978-1420110364).

Bound by Darkness by Alexandra Ivy ($7.99, Kensington; ISBN 978-142011361).

Assault of the Mountain Man by William W. Johnstone (Kensington, $6.99; ISBN 978-0786023523).

Nightshift by Kate Douglas (Kensington, $14; ISBN 978-0758269362).

The Unofficial Hunger Games Cookbook: From Lamb Stew to Groosling by Emily Ansara Baines (Adams, $19.95; ISBN 978-1440526589).

Children’s and YA

November 29

Legend by Marie Lu (Putnam, $17.99; ISBN 978-0-399-25675-2).

December 1

Frost Wolf by Kathryn Lasky (Scholastic, $16.99; ISBN 978-054509163).

Kiss of Frost by Jennifer Estep (Kensington, $9.95; ISBN 978-0758266941).