Books: New and noteworthy

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

1. First Comes Love by Emily Giffin (Ballantine, fiction, on sale June 28)

What it’s about: Two sisters in their 30s try to find their way back to each other in the wake of a family tragedy that divides them.

The buzz: Best-selling author Giffin will do a live video chat with Paste BN on June 29 at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m PT.  (go to books.usatoday.com).

2. On Bowie by Rob Sheffield (Dey St., non-fiction, on sale June 28)

What it’s about: Sheffield, a Rolling Stone columnist and David Bowie fan, explores the late rock icon’s legacy.

The buzz: Sheffield is also author of the popular book, Love Is a Mix Tape.

3. The Games: A Private Novel by James Patterson and Mark Sullivan (Little, Brown, fiction, on sale June 27)

What it’s about: Can Jack Morgan save the day as bodies begin to turn up in Rio as a ruthless underworld tries to disrupt the Olympics before the opening ceremony?

The buzz: The timing of this thriller is no accident; the Summer Olympic Games open in Rio on Aug. 5.

4. The Fifty-Year Mission by Edward Gross and Mark A. Altman (Thomas Dunne Books, non-fiction, on sale June 28)

What it’s about: This first in a two-book oral history of Star Trek covers the first 25 years of the sci-fi franchise; volume two is due Aug. 30.

The buzz: One of a number of books being published to mark the 50th anniversary of Star Trek’s bold entry into the TV universe.

5. A Certain Age by Beatriz Williams (William Morrow, fiction, on sale June 28)

What it’s about: Set in the Roaring 1920s a la F. Scott Fitzgerald, this gossipy novel has a love triangle, a murder and the “trial of the century.”

The buzz: It’s an Indie Next pick of independent booksellers. “Simply exquisite,” says Dawn Rennert of the Concord Bookshop in Concord, Mass.