Selected new titles appearing next Tuesday, June 2:
Whistler: A Novel by Ann Patchett (Harper, $30, 9780063511637) follows a woman reconnecting with her former stepfather.
Land: A Novel by Maggie O'Farrell (Knopf, $32, 9780593320648) takes place in 1865 Ireland, where an Irish father and son are helping the British create a detailed map of the country after the Great Hunger.
The Typing Lady: And Other Fictions by Ruth Ozeki (Viking, $30, 9780593832714) collects 11 short stories.
The Fire Agent by David Baerwald (Spiegel & Grau, $32, 9781966302001) is historical fiction based on the author's grandfather--a German Jew who was a spy in prewar Tokyo.
Black Freedom: A Visual History of Juneteenth and Emancipation Days by Blair LM Kelley (Black Dog & Leventhal, $35, 9780762486939) chronicles 150 years of Black Juneteenth and Emancipation Day celebrations.
View from the East Wing: A Memoir by Jill Biden (Gallery, $32, 9781668222881) is a memoir by the only First Lady to have a Doctor of Education degree.
The Jellyfish Problem by Tessa Yang (Berkley, $30, 9780593955826) follows a marine biologist called to rescue a Maine island besieged by a giant jellyfish.
The Beasts of the East: The Fall and Rise of America's Eastern Wilderness by Andrew Moore (Mariner, $35, 9780063001220) tracks efforts to reintroduce species such as elk, bison and wolves to their native ranges in the Eastern U.S.
1873: The Rothschilds, the First Great Depression, and the Making of the Modern World by Liaquat Ahamed (Penguin Press, $32, 9781594204173) explores the first global financial crises and the banking family responsible for it.
Skyring Water by Louis L'Amour and Beau L'Amour (Bantam, $32, 9798217302468) is a Cold War novel that is a collaboration by the late Louis L'Amour and his son.
Better Pets by Leigh Bardugo, illus. by Liz Climo (Roaring Brook, $19.99, 9781250899125) is about finding the perfect (silly) pet and is Bardugo's second picture book.
Breakout by Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, and Nicola Yoon (Quill Tree, $19.99, 9780063217508) is a YA thriller that reunites the authors of Blackout and Whiteout.
Paperbacks:
A Resistance History of the United States by Tad Stoermer (Steerforth, $19.95, 9781586424367).
The Open Era by Edward Schmit (Berkley, $19, 9780593956779).