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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 November 25, 2024

Paperback releases for the week of November 25th include NEVER GIVE UP, a moving story from Tom Brokaw that chronicles the values and lessons he absorbed from his parents and other people who worked hard to build lives on the prairie during the first half of the 20th century; BETRAYAL by Phillip Margolin, a twisty thriller in which attorney Robin Lockwood finds herself defending her old nemesis in a multiple murder case with too many suspects; THE KINGDOM OF SWEETS, Erika Johansen's gloriously transportive reimagining of "The Nutcracker" that tells the tale of twin sisters, divided by envy and magic, set against each other one fateful Christmas Eve; and Sam Wasson's THE PATH TO PARADISE, the definitive account of Academy Award-winning director Francis Ford Coppola’s decades-long dream to reinvent American filmmaking, if not the entire world, through his production company, American Zoetrope.

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Week of November 18, 2024

Paperback releases for the week of November 18th include HELLO BEAUTIFUL by Ann Napolitano, a poignant and engrossing family story that asks: Can love make a broken person whole?; BAUMGARTNER, a taut yet expansive novel of love, memory and grief from the late Paul Auster; Katherine Howe's A TRUE ACCOUNT, a daring first-hand account of one young woman's unbelievable adventure as one of the most terrifying sea rovers of all time; DEAD MAN'S HAND, a propulsive and topical edge-of-your-seat thriller from former special forces officer Brad Taylor, whose protagonist, Pike Logan, goes head-to-head with Vladimir Putin’s henchmen; and the paperback original SHELL GAMES by Bonnie Kistler, a dazzling work of psychological suspense about a young woman whose fabulously wealthy mother might be the victim of an elaborate con or might be losing her mind --- and the daughter can’t tell where the truth lies.

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Week of November 11, 2024

Paperback releases for the week of November 11th include GREENLIGHTS, the life-changing memoir that has inspired millions of readers through Matthew McConaughey's unflinching honesty, unconventional wisdom, and lessons learned the hard way about living with greater satisfaction; A GAME OF LIES, a gripping suspense novel from Clare Mackintosh that finds seven reality show contestants stranded in the Welsh mountains with no idea what they've signed up for; OPINIONS, an exhilarating collection of Roxane Gay's essays on culture, politics and everything in between; Armando Lucas Correa's THE SILENCE IN HER EYES, a bold and suspenseful psychological thriller about a young woman with a rare neurological condition who is convinced that her neighbor is going to be murdered; and UFO by Garrett M. Graff, the first comprehensive and eye-opening exploration of our government’s decades-long quest to solve one of humanity’s greatest mysteries: Are we alone in the universe?

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Week of November 4, 2024

Paperback releases for the week of November 4th include THE ATLAS MANEUVER by Steve Berry, a Cotton Malone adventure in which the retired Justice Department operative unravels a mystery from World War II involving a legendary lost treasure known as Yamashita’s Gold; Ariel Lawhon's THE FROZEN RIVER, a gripping mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-century midwife who defied the legal system and wrote herself into American history; THE HEIRESS, a twisted Gothic suspense from Rachel Hawkins about an infamous heiress and the complicated inheritance she left behind; INDEPENDENCE SQUARE, the 10th entry in Martin Cruz Smith's series starring Detective Arkady Renko, who risks his life when he heads to Ukraine shortly before the Russian invasion to find an anti-Putin activist who has mysteriously disappeared; and the paperback original DOUBLE BARREL BLUFF by Lou Berney, which marks the long-awaited return of former mob wheelman Shake Bouchon.

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Week of October 28, 2024

Paperback releases for the week of October 28th include BROKEN TRUST, the latest installment of Robert B. Parker’s beloved Spenser series and the first penned by celebrated writer Mike Lupica; ABSOLUTION by Alice McDermott, a riveting account of women’s lives on the margins of the Vietnam War; THE BERRY PICKERS, a rich and layered debut novel from Amanda Peters, in which a four-year-old Mi’kmaq girl goes missing from the blueberry fields of Maine, sparking a mystery that will haunt the survivors, unravel a family and remain unsolved for nearly 50 years; Lauren Grodstein's WE MUST NOT THINK OF OURSELVES, a piercing story of love, determination and sacrifice, inspired by a little-known piece of the history of the Jewish occupants of the Warsaw Ghetto in World War II; and THE WATERS by Bonnie Jo Campbell, a fierce, mesmerizing novel about exceptional women and the soul of a small town.

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Week of October 21, 2024

Paperback releases for the week of October 21st include Prince Harry's internationally bestselling memoir, SPARE, which is full of insight, revelation, self-examination and hard-won wisdom about the eternal power of love over grief; THE WATCHMAKER’S HAND, Jeffery Deaver's twisty thriller featuring forensic criminalist Lincoln Rhyme and detective Amelia Sachs, who track a criminal with a bizarre and catastrophic m.o. --- toppling the construction cranes in New York City; THE MANOR HOUSE, Gilly Macmillan's terrifying story of what can happen after all your dreams come true; SISTERS UNDER THE RISING SUN by Heather Morris, a phenomenal novel of resilience and survival, sisterhood, bravery and friendship in the darkest of circumstances; and Loren Grush's THE SIX, the remarkable true story of America’s first women astronauts --- six extraordinary women, each making history going to orbit aboard NASA’s Space Shuttle.

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Week of October 14, 2024

Paperback releases for the week of October 14th include TOXIC PREY, John Sandford's sparkling gem of a thriller in which Lucas Davenport and his daughter, Letty, team up to track down a dangerous scientist whose latest project could endanger the entire world; GEORGE HARRISON by Philip Norman, a rare and revealing portrait of George Harrison, the most misunderstood and mysterious Beatle, based on decades-long research and unparalleled access to inside sources; David Rosenfelt's ’TWAS THE BITE BEFORE CHRISTMAS, where all through the Carpenter house, five dogs are stirring, and not even Andy can get out of working this latest case at his door; and ONE WOMAN SHOW by Christine Coulson, a sly and stylish novel --- remarkably told through museum wall labels --- about a 20th-century woman who transforms herself from a precious object into an unforgettable protagonist.

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Week of October 7, 2024

Paperback releases for the week of October 7th include BLOOD LINES, a pulse-pounding novel from Nelson DeMille and Alex DeMille featuring the return of Army Criminal Investigation Agents Scott Brodie and Maggie Taylor, who are on the hunt for the cold-blooded murderer of one of their fellow agents; THE OTHER MOTHERS by Katherine Faulkner, a fresh and deftly paced thriller about murder, class and motherhood in an exclusive London community; A MAN OF TWO FACES, the highly original, blistering and unconventional memoir by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of THE SYMPATHIZER, Viet Thanh Nguyen; Paul Lynch's PROPHET SONG, a terrifying and shocking vision of a country sliding into authoritarianism and a deeply human portrait of a mother’s fight to hold her family together; and holiday-themed titles from Sophie Hannah (HERCULE POIROT'S SILENT NIGHT), Susan Wiggs (THE TWELVE DOGS OF CHRISTMAS) and Danny Pellegrino (THE JOLLIEST BUNCH).

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Week of September 30, 2024

Paperback releases for the week of September 30th include THE VASTER WILDS, a taut and electrifying novel from Lauren Groff about one spirited girl alone in the wilderness, trying to survive; BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CHRISTMAS by Mary Kay Andrews,   a novella celebrating love and the warm, glittering charm of the holiday season; Ben Fountain's DEVIL MAKES THREE, a brilliant and propulsive novel about greed, power and American complicity set in Haiti; THE MYSTERIOUS CASE OF RUDOLF DIESEL, a rich saga from Douglas Brunt that reopens the hundred-year-old mystery of what really became of Rudolf Diesel, one of the world’s greatest inventors, who disrupted the status quo and then disappeared into thin air on the eve of World War I; and EVERYTHING I LEARNED, I LEARNED IN A CHINESE RESTAURANT, a savory coming-of-age memoir that tells the story of Curtis Chin’s time growing up as a gay Chinese American kid in 1980s Detroit. 

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Week of September 23, 2024

Paperback releases for the week of September 23rd include THE ARMOR OF LIGHT, the long-awaited sequel to Ken Follett's A COLUMN OF FIRE, which heralds a new dawn for Kingsbridge, England, where progress clashes with tradition, class struggles push into every part of society, and war in Europe engulfs the entire continent and beyond; THE NIGHT HOUSE, Jo Nesbø's first-ever horror novel, which revolves around a young man who disappears when a telephone booth sucks him into the receiver; BROOKLYN CRIME NOVEL by Jonathan Lethem, a sweeping story of community, crime and gentrification, tracing more than 50 years of life in one Brooklyn neighborhood; and CHENNEVILLE, a fearless novel from Paulette Jiles about a man who, consumed with grief and driven by vengeance, undertakes an unrelenting odyssey across the lawless post–Civil War frontier seeking redemption.

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