FICTION

STAR by Danielle Steel (Dell: $5.95). Cinderella tale with a Western motif.

CROOKED HEARTS by Robert Boswell (Dell: $9.95). The Warrens, a family that marks failures with celebrations, unwittingly believe their move to Yuma will put an end to that tradition.

THE KEY WEST READER: The Best of Key West’s Writers 1830-1990, edited by George Murphy (Tortugas Ltd.: $12.95). “The last resort” plays prominently in the writings of a host of critically acclaimed and award-winning authors.

THE GOLDEN CALVES by Louis Auchincloss (St. Martin’s: $3.95). Author of “Diary of a Yuppie” and “Skinny Island” spins an intriguing tale of the haute-mode art circle.

NIGHT LAUNCH by Sen. Jake Garn and Stephen Paul Cohen (Mysterious: $4.95). A psychotic hijacker among an international space crew threatens a joint U.S.-U.S.S.R. “Peace Flight.”

NONFICTION

MOSCOW STATION by Ronald Kessler (Pocket: $4.95). Expose of the infiltration of the U.S. Moscow Embassy by the KGB, aided by the Marine guards who stood watch over the building.

SECOND CHANCES: Men, Women and Children a Decade After Divorce by Dr. Judith Wallerstein and Sandra Blakeslee (Ticknor & Fields: $9.95). Study of the long-term aftereffects of all parties involved in divorce.

LOYALTIES: A Son’s Memoir by Carl Bernstein (Touchstone: $8.95). Watergate-buster recounts growing up during the McCarthy Era with parents who were far-left sympathizers.

CRISIS AT TIANANMEN: Reform and Reality in Modern China, compiled by Yi Mu and Mark V. Thompson (China Books: $14.95). Chinese journalist analyzes last spring’s events from speeches, eyewitness accounts, press reports and official documents.

BOX-OFFICE BUCKAROOS: The Cowboy Hero From the Wild West Show to the Silver Screen by Robert Heide and John Gilman (Abbeville: $19.95). Twentieth-Century cowboys, the paraphernalia and the romanticism that still surround them.

SELF-HELP / REFERENCE

HOME COOKING by Laurie Colwin (Bantam: $10.95). Gourmet columnist shares some tried-and-true, as well as some never-to-be-tried recipes, tips, strategies.

THE FOOD AND COOKING OF EASTERN EUROPE by Lesley Chamberlain (Penguin: $12.95). A culinary tour of the Eastern Bloc is spiced with local customs and legends related to the foods.