If you like historical fiction, particularly British, you might like biographer Alison Weir’s debut novel, “Innocent Traitor: A Novel of Lady Jane Grey.” It features the likes of Henry VIII, Prince Edward and Anne Boleyn. In nonfiction, look for William T. Vollmann’s “Poor People,” a look at poverty around the globe. In Allegra Goodman’s “Intuition,” just out in paperback, the author takes a poke at modern science for asking too much of its young practitioners. In May, look for Elizabeth Berg’s new novel, “Dream When You’re Feeling Blue,” about sisters whose lives begin to change during World War II in Chicago.
FICTION
Innocent Traitor, by Alison Weir, Ballantine, 416 pages, $24.99|Weir tells the coming-of- age tale of a young woman, during the time of Henry VIII, who is being groomed for the English crown.
Storm Runners, by T. Jefferson Parker, William Morrow, 370 pages, 25.95 |In his latest crime thriller, Parker tells the story of Deputy Matt Stromsoe whose life is shattered when a bomb meant for him kills his wife and son.
NONFICTION
Poor People, by William T. Vollmann, Ecco, 464 pages, $29.95|The National Book Award-winning author traveled around the world asking people why they are poor. The answers they gave may surprise you.
Brainwash: The Secret History of Mind Control, by Dominic Streatfeild , St. Martin’s, 418 pages, $26.95|Streatfeild examines the history of mind control over the last 50 years when militaries, goverments and individuals have tried anything to gain the upper hand.
PAPERBACKS
Intuition, by Allegra Goodman, Dial, 385 pages, $13|The machiavellian story of a research facility that is working on a virus the scientists there think will cure cancer.
Lost Echoes, by Joe R. Lansdale, Vintage Crime, 341 pages, $13.95|Harry Wilkes has seen gruesome visions most of his life. He finds a hero who helps him come to terms with his past and maybe help his childhood girlfriend in the bargain.
COMING UP
Dream When You’re Feeling Blue, by Elizabeth Berg, Random House, 256 pages, $24,95, May|The lives of the three Heaney sisters, part of a large Irish family in Chicago during World War II, are changed by events across the Atlantic.
