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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 October 3, 2022

Paperback releases for the week of October 3rd include HER HIDDEN GENIUS by Marie Benedict, a powerful novel that shines a light on a woman who sacrificed her life to discover the nature of our very DNA, a woman whose world-changing contributions were hidden by the men around her but whose relentless drive advanced our understanding of humankind; Jonathan Franzen's CROSSROADS, a tour de force of interwoven perspectives and sustained suspense that tells the story of a Midwestern family at a pivotal moment of moral crisis; BOTH/AND, a beautifully written and propulsive memoir from Huma Abedin, Hillary Clinton’s famously private top aide and longtime advisor, who emerges from the wings of American political history to take command of her own story; Andy Weir's PROJECT HAIL MARY, an incredible science-based thriller in which a lone astronaut must save the earth from disaster; and THE ATTIC ON QUEEN STREET, the hauntingly spectacular finale to Karen White's Tradd Street series featuring psychic medium Melanie Trenholm.

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Week of September 26, 2022

Paperback releases for the week of September 26th include Anthony Doerr's CLOUD CUCKOO LAND, a soaring story about children on the cusp of adulthood in worlds of peril, who find resilience, hope and a book; SMILE, the extraordinary story of Sarah Ruhl's 10-year medical and metaphysical odyssey that brought her physical, creative, emotional and spiritual healing; DEAR SANTA, a nostalgic novel from the queen of Christmas stories, Debbie Macomber, which revolves around a special holiday wish list that brings about hope, love and second chances; BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY by   Qian Julie Wang, the moving story of an undocumented child living in poverty in the richest country in the world;   and THE DOOMSDAY MOTHER, in which bestselling true crime author John Glatt recounts the twisted tale of Lori Vallow, accused of having her two children murdered to start a new life with her new husband, doomsday prepper Chad Daybell.

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Week of September 19, 2022

Paperback releases for the week of September 19th include VANDERBILT, a collaboration between journalist Anderson Cooper and historian Katherine Howe, who chronicle the rise and fall of a legendary American dynasty --- his mother’s family, the Vanderbilts; THE BOYS, a nostalgic, heartwarming and harrowing memoir from award-winning filmmaker Ron Howard and audience-favorite actor Clint Howard, who frankly and fondly share their unusual family story of navigating and surviving life as sibling child actors; BROTHERS AND WIVES, the long-awaited follow-up to Christopher Andersen's DIANA'S BOYS, which explores the last 20 years in the lives of Princes William and Harry and the evolution of their relationship as adults; and FEMLANDIA by Christina Dalcher, a chilling look into an alternate near future where a woman and her daughter seek refuge in a women-only colony, only to find that the safe haven they were hoping for is the most dangerous place they could be.

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Week of September 12, 2022

Paperback releases for the week of September 12th include GO TELL THE BEES THAT I AM GONE, the ninth installment in Diana Gabaldon's epic Outlander series, which focuses on Jamie Fraser and Claire Beauchamp Randall Fraser; James Patterson's FEAR NO EVIL, which sees Alex Cross entering the final battle with the all-knowing genius who has stalked him and his family for years; THE BRIDES OF MARACOOR, the first in a three-book series spun off the iconic Wicked Years from Gregory Maguire, featuring Elphaba’s granddaughter, the green-skinned Rain; A SINGLE ROSE, Muriel Barbery's story about a woman's journey to discover the father she never knew and a love she never thought possible; and OUR FIRST CIVIL WAR by H. W. Brands, a dramatic narrative of the American Revolution that shows it to have been not just a fight against the British, but also a violent battle among neighbors forced to choose sides --- Loyalist or Patriot.

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Week of September 5, 2022

Paperback releases for the week of September 5th include MATRIX, Lauren Groff's defiant and timely exploration of the raw power of female creativity in a corrupted world; OUR COUNTRY FRIENDS by Gary Shteyngart, an elegiac novel about love, friendship, family and betrayal revolving around eight friends, one country house and six months in isolation; Louise Erdrich's wickedly funny ghost story, THE SENTENCE, a tale of passion, a complex marriage and a woman's relentless errors; Lisa Unger's LAST GIRL GHOSTED, a riveting thriller about an online dating match turned deadly cat-and-mouse game in which secrets, obsession and vengeance converge; and THREE SISTERS, a story of family, courage and resilience from Heather Morris, the bestselling author of the multi-million-copy bestseller THE TATTOOIST OF AUSCHWITZ and CILKA'S JOURNEY.

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Week of August 29, 2022

Paperback releases for the week of August 29th include MERCY, book four in David Baldacci's breakneck thriller series featuring FBI agent Atlee Pine, whose harrowing search for her long-lost sister, Mercy, reaches a boiling point; SURVIVE THE NIGHT, Riley Sager's instant New York Times bestseller with a premise that's hard to ignore: It’s November 1991. Nirvana's in the tape deck, George H. W. Bush is in the White House, and movie-obsessed college student Charlie Jordan is in a car with a man who might be a serial killer; FUZZ, Mary Roach's irresistible investigation into the unpredictable world where wildlife and humans meet; SONGBIRDS by Christy Lefteri, a stunning novel about the disappearance of a Sri Lankan domestic worker and how the most vulnerable people find their voices; and Shea Ernshaw's A HISTORY OF WILD PLACES, a spine-tingling thriller in which three residents of a secluded, seemingly peaceful commune investigate the disappearances of two outsiders.

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Week of August 22, 2022

Paperback releases for the week of August 22nd include END OF DAYS, the 16th installment in Brad Taylor's explosive, action-packed thriller series featuring Taskforce operator Pike Logan, who must stop a deranged killer hell-bent on igniting an international conflagration; ROBERT B. PARKER’S STONE’S THROW by Mike Lupica, the 20th novel starring legendary police chief Jesse Stone, whose town of Paradise is rocked by the mayor's untimely death; THE BURNING, a riveting, emotional thriller from the father-son team of Jonathan and Jesse Kellerman, whose protagonist, Deputy Coroner Clay Edison, must deal with a murder that hits close to home; A PLACE LIKE HOME, a spellbinding collection of short stories by internationally bestselling author Rosamunde Pilcher, never before published in book form; and WHAT A DOG KNOWS, another heartwarming novel from Susan Wilson about humans and the dogs that change our lives.

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Week of August 15, 2022

Paperback releases for the week of August 15th include THE NAMELESS ONES, which marks the return of John Connolly's white-knuckled series starring Charlie Parker, who is involved in a heart-pounding race to hunt down the deadliest of war criminals; FRIENDS LIKE THESE, a relentlessly twisty literary thriller from Kimberly McCreight, in which a desperate intervention brings together a group of college friends 10 years after graduation --- a reunion marked by lies, betrayal and murder; Mary Dixie Carter's THE PHOTOGRAPHER, a slyly observed, suspenseful story of envy and obsession, told in the mesmerizing, irresistible voice of a character who will make you doubt that seeing is ever believing; and TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE, a riveting memoir from Ellen McGarrahan, a private investigator who revisits the case that has haunted her for decades and sets out on a deeply personal quest to sort truth from lies.

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Week of August 8, 2022

Paperback releases for the week of August 8th include HARLEM SHUFFLE, a gloriously entertaining novel of heists, shakedowns and rip-offs set in Harlem in the 1960s from Colson Whitehead, the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author of THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD and THE NICKEL BOYS; WHAT HAPPENED TO THE BENNETTS, Lisa Scottoline's pulse-pounding thriller with a tagline that will intrigue you: Your family has been attacked, never again to be the same. Now you have to choose between law...and justice; THIS WILL ALL BE OVER SOON, a powerful memoir from "Saturday Night Live" cast member Cecily Strong about grieving the death of her cousin --- and embracing the life-affirming lessons he taught her --- amid the coronavirus pandemic; and THE READING LIST by Sara Nisha Adams, an unforgettable and heartwarming debut about how a chance encounter with a list of library books helps forge an unlikely friendship between two very different people in a London suburb.

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Week of August 1, 2022

Paperback releases for the week of August 1st include BILLY SUMMERS by Stephen King, a can't-put-it-down novel about a top-tier assassin with a heart of gold who suddenly gains a completely unexpected and unlikely companion who opens his heart and becomes his future partner in vengeance; James Lee Burke's ANOTHER KIND OF EDEN, a captivating tale of justice, love, brutality and mysticism set in the turbulent 1960s; THE WISH, an emotional work of fiction from Nicholas Sparks about the enduring legacy of first love and the decisions that haunt us forever; WE ARE NOT LIKE THEM by Christine Pride and Jo Piazza, an evocative and riveting novel about the lifelong bond between two women --- one Black and one white --- whose friendship is indelibly altered by a tragic event; and THE SPECKLED BEAUTY, the warmhearted and hilarious story of how Rick Bragg's life was transformed by his love for a poorly behaved, half-blind stray dog.

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