"The first full-scale biography of the 'father of the atomic bomb,' the brilliant, charismatic physicist who led the effort to capture the fire of the sun for his country in time of war. After Hiroshima, he became the most famous scientist of his generation." (July 21) Read more about American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer

"The author recounts growing up in 1970s San Francisco with Steve Abbott, a gay, single father during an era when that was rare. Reconstructing their time together from a remarkable cache of Steve's writings, Alysia gives us an unforgettable portrait of a tumultuous, historic period in San Francisco, as well as an exquisitely moving account of a father's legacy and a daughter's love." (TBA) Read more about Fairyland: A memoir of My father

"At a Halloween party, a hostile 13-year-old boasts that she once witnessed a murder. When no one believes her, she storms off home. But within hours her body is found, still in the house, drowned. That night, Hercule Poirot is called in to find the 'evil presence.'" (September 15) Read more about Hallowe'en Party

"Faced with the difficulties of growing up and choosing a religion, a 12-year-old girl talks over her problems with her own private God." (April 28) Read more about Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.

"An intergalactic odyssey of love, ambition, and self-discovery. Orphaned as a boy and raised in the Czech countryside by his doting grandparents, Jakub Procházka has risen from small-time scientist to become the country's first astronaut. When a dangerous solo mission to Venus offers him both the chance at heroism he's dreamt of, and a way to atone for his father's sins as a Communist informer, he ventures boldly into the vast unknown." (Netflix TBA) Read more about Spaceman of Bohemia