Bookmarks: Books that have recently arrived at the Deseret News

Here are some books that have crossed our desks recently.

HARDBACKS

Hardbacks recently released:

"Keep Calm and Carry On," editors of Ebury Press (UK, 1939, reprint plus U.S. updates); "Secrets of the Lost Symbol: The Unauthorized Guide to the Mysteries Behind the 'Da Vinci Code' Sequel," by Dan Burstein and Arne de Keijzer (nf); "Reasons To Be Happy," by Sandy Gingras (nf)

PAPERBACKS

A FIELD GUIDE TO BURYING YOUR PARENTS," by Liza Palmer, 5 spot, $13.99 (f)

Grace Hawkes has not spoken to her previously tight-knit family (except her father) since her mother's sudden death five years ago.

She's been doing her best to live her new life apart from her family, but when their estranged father has a stroke and summons them, Grace suddenly realizes she's done the same thing he had done ... abandoned those who need her most.

Upon reconnecting with her brother and sisters, Grace finds a part of herself she thought was lost forever.

More paperbacks recently released:

"Afraid of the Dark," by Tom Henderson, St. Martin's Press, $6.99 (nf, true crime); "The Beach Street Knitting Society and Yarn Club," by Gil McNeil (f, reprint)

YOUNG READERS

"A WHOLE NOTHER STORY," by Dr. Cuthbert Soup, Bloomsbury, $16.99 (ages 9-12)

Mr. Cheeseman and his late wife invented a device so powerful and amazing that all sorts of people want to get their greedy hands on it.

So Mr. Cheeseman and his three children are on the run. They even change their names to hide and have to escape many dangerous situations.

They encounter many helpful characters, the first being Dr. Cuthbert Soup, who runs the National Center for Unsolicited Advice, and becomes narrator for this story.

"HEARTS AT STAKE: The Drake Chronicles," by Alyxandra Harvey, Walker Books for Young Readers, $16.99 (young adult)

On Solange's 16th birthday, she is going to wake up dead. As if that's not bad enough, she also has to outwit her seven overprotective older brothers, and elude an agent of an anti-vampire league who is searching for his father's killer.

Luckily she has her own secret weapon — her human best friend Lucy — who is willing to defend Solange's right to a normal life.

— compiled by Kari Morandi