1. The Chaperone by Laura Moriarty (Riverhead, $26.95, fiction, on sale June 5)
What it's about: Stars a teenage Louise Brooks (the future silent film heroine) as she travels to New York for dance lessons, accompanied by a middle-aged chaperone named Cora.
The buzz:Downton Abbey's Elizabeth McGovern will star in the film version. Yes, Cora playing Cora! Plus it's an Indie Next Pick by independent booksellers and features a blurb by Paula McLain (The Paris Wife).
2.Diamond in the Rough by Shawn Colvin (William Morrow, $25.99, non-fiction, on sale June 5)
What it's about: In this memoir, Colvin (of the hit Sunny Came Home) writes about her musical career as well as personal struggles with depression and alcoholism.
The buzz: Arrives the same day as her new album, All Fall Down.
3. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (Crown, $25, fiction, on sale June 5)
What it's about: When Nick Dunne's wife Amy disappears from their McMansion on their fifth anniversary, he is of course a suspect. But is he guilty?
The buzz: The latest from the author of the cutting-edge thrillers Sharp Objects and Dark Places is an Indie Next Pick of independent booksellers.
4.The 500 by Matthew Quirk (Reagan Arthur Books, $25 .99, fiction, on sale June 5)
What it's about: Debut thriller about a Harvard Law School grad recruited to work at a D.C. consulting firm who gets mixed up with some dangerous characters.
The buzz: It's being compared to John Grisham's The Firm - and 20th Century Fox has bought the film rights.
5. Hotels, Hospitals, and Jails: A Memoir by Anthony Swofford (Twelve, $26.99, non-fiction, on sale June 5)
What it's about: The author of Jarhead, who served as a Marine sniper in the first Gulf War, now writes about the difficulty of adjusting to life after war.
The buzz:Jarhead was a best seller and became a movie starring Jake Gyllenhaal.
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