USA TODAY’s Jocelyn McClurg scopes out the hottest books on sale each week.
1. “The Next Person You Meet in Heaven” by Mitch Albom (Harper, fiction, on sale Oct. 9)
What it’s about: In this sequel, Eddie reunites with Annie, the little girl he saved at an amusement park in “The Five People You Meet in Heaven.”
The buzz: 2003’s “Five People” hit No. 1 on USA TODAY’s Best-Selling Books list.
2. “My Squirrel Days” by Ellie Kemper (Scribner, nonfiction, on sale Oct. 9)
What it’s about: The star of “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” writes a humorous memoir.
The buzz: “Kimmy Schmidt” returns to Netflix on Jan. 25 for its final six episodes.
3. “Killing the S.S.: The Hunt for the Worst War Criminals in History” by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard (Henry Holt, nonfiction, on sale Oct. 9)
What it’s about: Documents the hunt for Hitler henchmen who, after World War II, fled to South America, including Adolf Eichmann, Josef Mengele and Klaus Barbie.
The buzz: The seven previous books in O’Reilly’s “Killing” history series have hit either No. 1, 2 or 3 on USA TODAY’s Best-Selling Books list.
4. “Bridge of Clay” by Markus Zusak (Knopf Books for Young Readers, fiction, on sale Oct. 9)
What it’s about: The story of five brothers whose father disappears; for ages 14 and up.
The buzz: Zusak’s international best-seller “The Book Thief” is one of 100 titles vying to be “America’s Best-Loved Novel” on the PBS series “The Great American Read.”
5. “The Clockmaker’s Daughter” by Kate Morton (Atria, fiction, on sale Oct. 9)
What it’s about: A young London archivist who opens a satchel containing a photo of a Victorian-era woman and a drawing of an old twin-gabled house finds herself drawn to ghosts of the past.
The buzz: It’s an Indie Next pick of independent booksellers, and Publishers Weekly calls it “outstanding, bittersweet.”
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