"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)

"Will Andrews, fired up by Emerson to seek 'an original relation to nature,' drops out of Harvard and heads west in the 1870s. He washes up in Butcher’s Crossing, a small Kansas town on the outskirts of nowhere." (March 23)

"Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, who would become the mysterious man known as Muad'dib." (November 3)

"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)

"The inside story of a band of entrepreneurial upstarts who made millions selling painkillers—until their scheme unraveled, putting them at the center of a landmark criminal trial." (October 27)

"Revisit the world of Panem 64 years before the events of The Hunger Games, starting on the morning of the reaping of the Tenth Hunger Games." (November 17)

"Alternately titled The Lost King, this tells the true story of the amateur historian's quest to find King Richard III's remains that were lost for over 500 years." (March 24)

"An orphaned boy is told by a fortune teller that an elephant will help him find his lost sister who was presumed dead." (March 17)

"The classic adventures of the children in Never-Never Land with Peter Pan, the boy who would not grow up." This new, Disney live-action adaptation is written and directed by David Lowery under the original, alternate title of the novel (which came after the stageplay) Peter Pan & Wendy. (TBA)

"A journalist returns to his hometown to research the mysterious memories that have haunted him since childhood. But soon, the closely held secrets of small-town life turn into unimaginable terror when a fearsome stranger arrives—looking to sink his teeth into a new home." (TBA)

"After a heated argument, Clara's fiancé stormed out of their apartment, but before they have a chance to reconcile, he died a tragic accident. It's been two years, but she's still paralyzed with grief, and her friends are worried about her. So, to try to say what was left unsaid, she starts texting his old phone. What she doesn't realize is that the number has been reassigned." (May 12)

"The first installment of Scott Westerfeld's New York Times bestselling and award-winning Uglies series—a global phenomenon that started the dystopian trend. Tally is about to turn 16, and she can't wait. In just a few weeks, she'll have the operation that will turn her from a repellent ugly into a stunningly attractive pretty. And as a pretty, she'll be catapulted into a high-tech paradise where her only job is to have fun." (Netflix TBA)