Books: New and noteworthy

Paste BN's Jocelyn McClurg scopes out the hottest books on sale each week.

1. Revival by Stephen King (Scribner, fiction, on sale Nov. 11)

What it's about: A New England minister who loses his faith after a personal tragedy is sucked into an ever-more-demonic world.

The buzz: "Spellbinding," says Publishers Weekly in a starred review.

2. 41: A Portrait of My Father by George W. Bush (Crown, non-fiction, on sale Nov. 11)

What it's about: Bush, the 43rd president, writes about George H.W. Bush, the 41st president, now 90 years old.

The buzz: The younger Bush had a No. 1 Paste BN best seller with Decision Points, and the Bush clan is back in the news as rumors swirl that Jeb might be eyeing the Oval Office.

3. Unbroken: An Olympian's Journey from Airman to Castaway to Captive by Laura Hillenbrand (Delacorte, non-fiction, on sale Nov. 11)

What it's about: A young-adult adaptation of the best seller about the World War II heroics of Louis Zamperini, who died this year at age 97.

The buzz: Arrives a month before Angelina Jolie's film adaptation of Unbroken hits theaterson Christmas Day.

4. Flesh and Blood by Patricia Cornwell (William Morrow, fiction, on sale Nov. 11)

What it's about: Medical examiner Kay Scarpetta investigates the homicide of a high school music teacher near her home.

The buzz: The last Scarpetta novel, 2013's Dust, reached No. 3 on Paste BN's Best-Selling Books list.

5. Watch Me by Anjelica Huston (Scribner, non-fiction, on sale Nov. 11)

What it's about: The actress continues her life story (begun with her youth in last year's in A Story Lately Told) with the Hollywood years.

The buzz: Includes details of her long love affair with Jack Nicholson, plus headline-making claims that then-boyfriend Ryan O'Neal hit her in the '70s.