Where the Past Begins: A Writer’s Memoir by Amy Tan

(Memoir, Ecco)

The bestselling author of “The Joy Luck Club” reveals the inspiration for some of her fiction, describing a difficult childhood, unearthing family secrets and her relationship with her father.

Nightblind by Ragnar Jonasson

(Fiction, Minotaur)

The Icelandic lawyer-turned-suspense-author is back with another thriller. Local policeman Ari Thor Arason’s colleague has been killed in the middle of night in an abandoned house. With the killer on the loose, Ari begins to put together the pieces.

The Last Black Unicorn by Tiffany Haddish

(Memoir, Gallery Books)

A memoir from the breakout star of “Girls Trip,” this funny, honest collection of personal essays covers everything from growing up in one of the poorest neighborhoods in South Central LA, where making people laugh became an important skill, to achieving her dreams.

Enchantress of Numbers by Jennifer Chiaverini

(Fiction, Dutton)

A biographical novel about Ada Byron Lovelace was the only legitimate child of Lord “Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know” Byron, a woman whose contributions to science and technology were many — and too long ignored.

A Hundred Small Lessons by Ashley Hay

(Fiction, Atria Books)

A novel of two families that are connected through the same house: Lucy Kiss and her young family, and former owner Elsie Gormley, who lived there for 60 years and is now in a nearby nursing home.

The Last Man in Tehran by Mark Henshaw

(Fiction, Touchstone)

Red Cell Chief Kyra Stryker has just been promoted into her new title when a dirty bomb is set off in an Israeli port and chaos ensues. The Mossad believes Iran is behind it, and they launch a campaign of sabotage — and all hell breaks loose.