With "Ford County," John Grisham's first collection of short stories, the best-selling author returns to the Mississippi setting of his first novel, “A Time to Kill.”
  The stories range from funny to poignant, featuring characters such as Gilbert, who roams the local retirement home in search of the assets of those who live there; Inez Graney and her two sons who take a road trip to visit another son who has been on death row for 11 years; and some of the boys from Ford County who head to Memphis to donate blood for an injured friend, but the trip takes longer than expected as they can’t pass up a beer store and later end up at a strip club.
  Also expected out is J.D. Robb’s (author Nora Roberts) latest installment in her “In Death Series.” In “Kindred In Death,” homicide Detective Lt. Eve Dallas investigates the murder of Deena MacMasters, the 16-year-old daughter of police Capt. Jonah MacMasters. As the evidence begins to mount, so does the pressure on Dallas and her team.
  Also hitting shelves: “The Audacity to Win: The Inside Story and Lessons of Barack Obama’s Historic Victory” by David Plouffe; “A Christmas Blizzard” by Garrison Keillor; "Death Masks (Dresden Files, Book 5)” by Jim Butcher; “Eragon’s Guide to Alagaesia” by Christopher Paolini; “The Lacuna” by Barbara Kingsolver; “In Too Deep (39 Clues Series No. 6)” by Jude Watson; “It’s Your Time: Activate Your Faith, Achieve Your Dreams and Increase in God’s Favor” by Joel Osteen; “No Less Than Victory: A Novel of World War II” by Jeff Shaara; “One Simple Act: Discovering the Power of Generosity” by Debbie Macomber; “Our Choice” by Al Gore; “A Quilter’s Holiday: An Elm Creek Quilts Novel” by Jennifer Chiaverini; “Rachael Ray’s Book of Ten: More Than 300 Recipes to Cook Every Day” by Rachael Ray; “Rainwater” by Sandra Brown; and “The Widow and the Tree” by Sonny Brewer.