5 new books not to miss this week, including self-help by Maria Shriver

Jocelyn McClurg | USA TODAY

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USA TODAY’s Jocelyn McClurg scopes out the hottest books on sale each week.

1. I’ve Been Thinking …: Reflections, Prayers, and Meditations for a Meaningful Life by Maria Shriver (Pamela Dorman Books/Viking, non-fiction, on sale Feb. 27)

What it’s about: The TV journalist offers quotes, prayers and reflections for dealing with the everyday stresses of life.

The buzz: Shriver has had three top-five USA TODAY best sellers, including Just Who Will You Be? in 2008.

2. Chicago by David Mamet (Custom House, fiction, on sale Feb. 27)

What it’s about: The Pulitzer prize-winning playwright (Glengarry Glen Ross) delivers a novel revolving around the Mob during Prohibition in 1920s Chicago.

The buzz: “An evocative, impressive return that Mamet fans will welcome,” says Kirkus Reviews.

3. Movie Nights With the Reagans by Mark Weinberg (Simon & Schuster, non-fiction, on sale Feb. 27)

What it’s about: The one-time assistant press secretary to President Reagan looks back on the years he sat with the first couple (both former actors) at Camp David as they watched movies.

The buzz: “Amiable … paints an intimate, pleasant picture of the Reagan White House,” says Publishers Weekly.

4. I’ll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman’s Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara (Harper, non-fiction, on sale Feb. 27)

What it’s about: True-crime story about a serial killer and rapist who terrorized California in the 1970s and ’80s and was never caught.

The buzz: Comes with a poignant back story: McNamara was completing the book when she died unexpectedly in 2016. Her husband, actor Patton Oswalt, has written the afterword.

5. Winter Sisters by Robin Oliveira (Viking, fiction, on sale Feb. 27)

What it’s about: In this sequel to My Name Is Mary Sutter, the former Civil War surgeon searches for two little girls who have vanished after a blizzard that kills their parents in 1879 Albany.

The buzz: “Oliveira’s beautiful, expertly researched novel showcases the lives of women overcoming societal constraints and living fearlessly,” says Publishers Weekly.