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Looky-loos will get a thrill out of "Steven Ehrlich Houses" (The Monacelli Press, $50) by Steven Ehrlich.

Drawings, photographs and text share a selection of houses in Southern California and the Southwest designed by Ehrlich, providing insight on each project from beginning to end.

Ehrlich is the principal of Ehrlich Architects in Los Angeles. His focus is modernism with sustainable and environmental designs.

Avery Aames continues her Cheese Shop mystery series with "Lost and Fondue" (Berkley, $8).

Everything is going well in Providence for Cheese Shop owner and detective Charlotte until her friend throws a bash at an abandoned winery and the affair ends with the discovery of a dead art student.

Aames is the pseudonym for Daryl

Masiela Lusha

Wood Gerber, a former actress who co-starred on "Murder, She Wrote" and "Matlock." She lives in Los Angeles and enjoys golfing, swimming, photography, gardening and gourmet cooking.

Masiela Lusha seeks to encourage children ages 4-8 to pursue their passions with "Boopity Boop Writes Her First Poem" (Little Black Dog, $12).

Six-year-old Boopy gets the courage to follow her dream and happily succeeds. Burbank resident Lusha's poems, books and other works have been published since she was 12.

Also an actress, she played Carmen Lopez on "George Lopez" and has been in a number of films.

Proceeds from the book will benefit Sentebale, a charity that helps children in Lesotho who are victims of poverty and HIV/AIDS.