1. BODY PIERCING SAVED MY LIFE
Andrew Beaujon (paperback)
A music journalist investigates the bands and fan base of the Christian rock movement.
2. HOW ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING SAVED MY LIFE
Mameve Medwed
A tragedy-stricken woman gets in a legal fight over the titular poet's chamber pot in this rom-com novel.
3. HOW NANCY DREW SAVED MY LIFE
Lauren Baratz-Logsted (paperback)
A novel, due Sept. 1, dubbed ''part Charlotte Brontë, part chick-lit, part Nancy Drew.''
4. LAST NIGHT A DJ SAVED MY LIFE
Lyah Beth LeFlore (paperback)
In this novel, a hot party promoter rethinks her Dionysian lifestyle after falling in love.
5. LAST NIGHT A DRAWING SAVED MY LIFE
Stefan Wissel
A diary made of 100 drawings that can be torn out and reassembled.
6. THIS BOOK WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE
A.M. Homes
A much-publicized novel about a wealthy, isolated day trader in L.A. who
suffers a panic attack, then seeks human connections.
