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In search of something good to read? USA TODAY's Barbara VanDenburgh scopes out the shelves for this week’s hottest new book releases.

1. "Transcendent Kingdom,"by Yaa Gyasi (Knopf, fiction, on sale Sept. 1)

What it’s about: Gyasi follows her 2016 best-seller “Homegoing” with an intimate story of a Ghanian family in Alabama and its struggles with opioid addiction, depression, grief and faith.

The buzz: “At once a vivid evocation of the immigrant experience and a sharp delineation of an individual’s inner struggle, the novel brilliantly succeeds on both counts,” says a starred review in Publishers Weekly.

"Transcendent Kingdom," by Yaa Gyasi.

2. “The Human Cosmos: Civilization and the Stars,” by Jo Marchant (Dutton, nonfiction, on sale Sept. 1)

What it's about: Marchant charts the history of humanity’s fascination with the night sky and explores the way the stars have shaped art, faith, science and society, and what our modern disconnect from the stars has cost us.

The buzz: “Integrating science, history, philosophy, and religion, Marchant’s epic account is one for readers to savor,” says a starred review in Publishers Weekly.

3. “Dear Life: A Doctor’s Story of Love and Loss,” by Rachel Clarke (Thomas Dunne, nonfiction, on sale Sept. 1)

What it’s about: A palliative care specialist shares her professional and personal journey to understand death and dying as she worked to improve the quality of her patients’ final days.

The buzz: “Clarke is writing about dying, but also, eloquently, about living,” says The Guardian, calling the book “heart-wrenchingly tender and candid.”

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4. “Set My Heart to Five,” by Simon Stephenson (Hanover Square Press, fiction, on sale Sept. 1)

What it’s about: It’s 2054. North Korea has nuked New Zealand, Elon Musk has incinerated the moon and robots live alongside humans. One such android, a dentist named Jared, begins to develop feelings.

The buzz: “This entertaining and surprisingly poignant story is a charmer,” says Publishers Weekly.

5. “Daddy,”by Emma Cline (Random House, fiction, on sale Sept. 1)

What it’s about: A collection of 10 short stories from the author of “The Girls,” peopled with characters on the edge skirting the violence just underneath the surface.

The buzz:Publishers Weekly says “the payoffs are as gratifying as they are shattering.”
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