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New in Paperback

Whether it's a hardcover reprinted in paperback, or a new book that just released in paperback, we're rounding up fiction and nonfiction titles worthy of your attention in our New in Paperback feature. Feel free to dog-ear the pages and fold back the covers!

Week of March 10, 2014

Releases for the week of March 10th include SONGS OF WILLOW FROST by Jamie Ford, a powerful tale of two souls --- a boy with dreams for his future and a woman escaping her haunted past --- both seeking love, hope and forgiveness; DAMAGE CONTROL, Amber Dermont's debut collection of short stories focusing on privilege and entitlement; and ELEVEN DAYS, a haunting first novel from Lea Carpenter that reveals the profound bond between a mother and her son, as it raises fundamental questions about life choices, the military, war, and service to one’s country.

Week of March 3, 2014

Releases for the week of March 3rd include ORDINARY GRACE, a departure from William Kent Krueger's Cork O'Connor series and a 2014 Edgar Award nominee for Best Novel; DON'T GO, Lisa Scottoline's story of a soldier who discovers what it means to be a man, a father, and ultimately, a hero; Z, a novel by Therese Anne Fowler that brings Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald's romantic, tumultuous, extraordinary journey to life; and UNTIL I SAY GOODBYE, a moving and inspirational memoir by Susan Spencer-Wendel, who makes the most of her final days after discovering she has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

March 2014

Among the paperback titles released this month, we have ROOM 214: A Year in Poems by Helen Frost, which features a wide array of poems by fifth-grade students, interwoven with stories about their class; EMILY WINDSNAP AND THE LAND OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN by Liz Kessler, the latest book in the New York Times best-selling Emily Windsnap series about mermaids; andRead more »

February 2014

February’s roundup of New in Paperback includes National Book Nominee A TANGLE OF KNOTS by Lisa Graff, which takes place in a slightly magical world where everyone has a talent; STARRY RIVER IN THE SKY by Newbury Honor author Grace Lin, which follows a young boy named Rendi who notices the moon is missing in his remote village; and

Week of February 24, 2014

Releases for the week of February 24th include DEATH OF YESTERDAY, the 28th installment in M.C. Beaton's Hamish Macbeth mystery series; THE SOUND OF BROKEN GLASS by Deborah Crombie, which marks the return of Scotland Yard detectives Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James in a captivating mystery that blends a murder from the past with a powerful danger in the present; and HER, Christa Parravani's account of her struggle to survive when her charismatic yet troubled sister dies tragically.

Week of February 17, 2014

Releases for the week of February 17th include THE ENGLISH GIRL, the latest thriller in Daniel Silva's series starring art restorer and master spy Gabriel Allon, and LONG SHOT, superstar Mike Piazza's autobiography in which he takes readers inside his life and career to show what it takes to make it to the major leagues and to stay on top.

Week of February 10, 2014

Releases for the week of February 10th include SIX YEARS, in which Harlan Coben explores the depth and passion of lost love…and the secrets and lies at its heart; THESE FEW PRECIOUS DAYS by Christopher Andersen, a rare, behind-the-scenes portrait of the Kennedys in their final year together; and CRIME OF PRIVILEGE, a stunning thriller from Walter Walker about power, corruption, and the law in America --- and the dangerous ways they come together.

Week of February 3, 2014

Releases for the week of February 3rd include SEE NOW THEN, Jamaica Kincaid's first novel in 10 years; Bill Cheng's SOUTHERN CROSS THE DOG, a debut in which the bonds between three childhood friends are upended by the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927; and WHISTLING PAST THE GRAVEYARD by Susan Crandall, a coming-of-age story about a nine-year-old girl who runs away from her Mississippi home in 1963, befriends a lonely woman suffering loss and abuse, and embarks on a life-changing road trip.

January 2014

January’s roundup of New in Paperback includes the latest in Penguin’s Who Was…?