New releases for week of Aug. 18

   In book happenings this week, Southern Nevada author Terry Goodkind changes genres with his new thriller "The Law of Nines" featuring Alex Rahl, who saves the life of a beautiful woman whose existence he begins to doubt. Though the best-selling fantasy author is moving in a different direction, his new endeavor does include a touch of magic.
  Also, Philippa Gregory turns her eye to the England feuds known as the Wars of the Roses in her latest, “The White Queen.” 
  Also hitting shelves this week: “Baking Cakes in Kigali: A Novel” by Gaile Parkin; “Becoming George Sand” by by Rosalind Brackenbury; “Born Round: The Secret History of a Full-Time Eater” by Frank Bruni; “Bryan Peterson’s Understanding Photography Field Guide: How to Shoot Great Photographs with Any Camera” by Bryan Peterson; “The Dame (Saga of the First King, Book 3)” by R.A. Salvatore; “Elfland” by Freda Warrington; “Flat Belly Diet! Cookbook” by Liz Vaccariello; “Hell’s Gate” by Stephen Frey; “John the Revelator” by Peter Murphy; “The Long Snapper: A Second Chance, a Super Bowl, a Lesson for Life” by Jeffrey Marx; “The Meaning of Matthew: My Son’s Murder in Laramie, and a World Transformed” by Judy Shepard; “Princess of Landover” by Terry Brooks; “Soul Murder” by Andrew Nugent; “Soul of a Dog: Reflections on the Spirits of the Animals of Bedlam Farm” by Jon Katz; “Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi: Abyss” by Troy Denning; “Teaching Hope: Stories from the Freedom Writers Teachers” by The Freedom Writers; and “Vanished” by Joseph Finder.
  Look for reviews of "The Law of Nines" and "John the Revelator" to come to The Book Nook soon.