New releases for week of Aug. 25

  With “206 Bones (Temperance Brennan Series No. 12),” Kathy Reichs, the producer of the Fox network’s “Bones” television show, returns to her series featuring Temperance Brennan, in which Tempe tries to discover who wants her dead after she regains consciousness only to find herself injured, bound and held captive underground.
  Dean Koontz has a bit of nonfiction coming readers’ way this week with “A Big Little Life: A Memoir of a Joyful Dog,” which recounts the lessons the best-selling author learned from his dog, Trixie.
  Also hitting shelves this week: “Alex Cross’s Trial” by James Patterson; “Blood Promise (Vampire Academy Series No. 4)” by Richelle Mead; “Even Money” by Dick Francis; “Home Boy” by H.M. Naqvi; “Homer’s Odyssey: A Fearless Feline Tale, or How I Learned About Love and Life with a Blind Wonder Cat” by Gwen Cooper; “Resurrecting Midnight (Gideon Series No. 4)” by Eric Jerome Dickey; “The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe” by J. Randy Taraborrelli; “The Sibley Guide to Trees” by David Allen Sibley; “The Stone Child” by Dan Poblocki; “Tombstone Tea” by Joanne Dahme; “Strength in What Remains” by Tracy Kidder; “The Style Strategy: A Less-Is-More Approach to Staying Chic and Shopping Smart” by Nina Garcia; “Tricks” by Ellen Hopkins; “Violet Wings” by Victoria Hanley; “Waiting for Columbus” by Thomas Trofimuk; and “You Are Here: Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment” by Thich Nhat Hanh.
  Look for reviews of "Tombstone Tea" and "Waiting for Columbus" to come to The Book Nook soon.