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 September 7, 2026

Paperback releases for the week of September 7th include THE SECRET OF SECRETS, the sixth entry in Dan Brown’s iconic series starring esteemed professor of symbology Robert Langdon, who uncovers a shocking truth about a secret project that will forever change the way we think about the human mind; THE PROVING GROUND, Michael Connelly's eighth Lincoln Lawyer novel, in which Mickey Haller files a lawsuit against an AI company whose product may have been responsible for the murder of a young girl; SOME BRIGHT NOWHERE by Ann Packer, an intimate and profoundly moving look at a long marriage and the ways in which a startling request can change a couple’s understanding of who they are, together and apart; and Kiran Desai's THE LONELINESS OF SONIA AND SUNNY, a spellbinding story of two young people whose fates intersect and diverge across continents and years.

Week of August 31, 2026

Paperback releases for the week of August 31st include BOOK OF LIVES, “a memoir of sorts” in which Margaret Atwood unfolds the story of her life, linking key moments to the books that have shaped our literary landscape; Charlotte McConaghy's WILD DARK SHORE, a novel of breathtaking twists and dizzying beauty about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love, even as the world around us disappears; FINDING MY WAY, in which Malala Yousafzai takes us beyond the headlines in a vulnerable, surprising memoir that buzzes with authenticity, sharp humor and tenderness; and AMITY by Nathan Harris, a gripping story about a brother and sister, emancipated from slavery but still searching for true freedom, and their odyssey across the deserts of Mexico to escape a former master still intent on their bondage.

Week of August 24, 2026

Paperback releases for the week of August 24th include THE BLACK WOLF, the 20th installment in Louise Penny's Armand Gamache series, which finds the Chief Inspector of the Sûreté du Québec playing a lethal game of cat and mouse with an invisible foe who is gathering forces and preparing to strike; BACKSTAGE, a memorable collection of stories and essays on writing, reading, teaching and Venice by Donna Leon, the celebrated author of the Commissario Guido Brunetti novels; BRADY VS. BELICHICK by Gary Myers, a unique and unparalleled look into the nature and relationship of two of the pillars in the NFL's greatest dynasty; and Kelly Sundberg's THE ANSWER IS IN THE WOUND, an intimate, linked and lyrical essay collection focusing on the longer-lasting effects of trauma and PTSD on survivors --- challenging a culture in which violence against women is normalized.

Week of August 17, 2026

Paperback releases for the week of August 17th include WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE? by Sophie Kinsella, an unforgettable story --- by turns heartbreaking and life-affirming --- of a renowned novelist facing a devastating diagnosis and learning to live and love anew; THE LOST BAKER OF VIENNA, a sweeping saga about survival, loss, love and the reverberating effects of war that was inspired by the experiences of Sharon Kurtzman's own family after the Holocaust; WRECK, a wonderful novel from Catherine Newman about marriage, family, and what happens when life doesn’t go as planned; and THAT NIGHT by Gillian McAllister, an electrifying thriller about three siblings torn apart by the cover-up of a death while on a family vacation in Italy, which is now available in the US for the first time and was adapted earlier this year as a limited series on Netflix.

Week of August 10, 2026

Paperback releases for the week of August 10th include ALL THIS COULD BE YOURS, a captivating thriller from Hank Phillippi Ryan in which a glamorous book tour becomes a deadly cat-and-mouse chase; RETURN OF THE SPIDER, the stunning companion to ALONG CAME A SPIDER, James Patterson's classic thriller that introduced Detective Alex Cross to readers around the globe and delivered an unsurpassed rivalry: Cross versus Gary Soneji; BURY OUR BONES IN THE MIDNIGHT SOIL, a genre-defying novel about immortality and hunger from V. E. Schwab, which now includes a new short story; and DEAR MISS LAKE by AJ Pearce, an enormously uplifting testament to the power of friendship and hope, in which plucky wartime advice columnist Emmy Lake discovers that sometimes it takes losing everything to find what we need most.

Week of August 3, 2026

Paperback releases for the week of August 3rd include John Grisham's first-ever whodunit, THE WIDOW, in which a small-time lawyer accused of murder races to find the real killer to clear his name; THE ELEVENTH HOUR by Salman Rushdie, a spellbinding exploration of life, death and what comes into focus at the proverbial 11th hour of life; Philippa Gregory's BOLEYN TRAITOR, a dazzling historical novel of ambition, betrayal and survival in the court of Henry VIII; THE BREAK-IN by Katherine Faulkner, a gripping domestic thriller in which a wealthy London mother must unravel a terrifying mystery filled with twists and turns after killing an intruder in self-defense; and FLESH, David Szalay's Booker Prize-winning novel about a man whose life veers off course due to a series of unforeseen circumstances.

Week of July 27, 2026

Paperback releases for the week of July 27th include THE WEDDING PEOPLE by Alison Espach, a propulsive and uncommonly wise novel about one unexpected wedding guest and the surprising people who help her start anew; EMPIRE OF THE ELITE, Michael M. Grynbaum's dishy history of the Condé Nast magazine empire --- home of Vogue, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker and more --- focusing on its glitzy heyday from the 1980s through the 2000s; NORMAL WOMEN, a landmark work of feminist nonfiction from Philippa Gregory that radically redefines our understanding of the extraordinary roles ordinary women played throughout British history; and THIS HAPPENED TO ME, a transformative, exquisitely rendered memoir in which Kate Price describes how she broke free of that which had defined her childhood and went on to create a purpose-driven life and family, on her own terms.

Week of July 20, 2026

Paperback releases for the week of July 20th include MY FRIENDS by Fredrik Backman, an unforgettably funny and deeply moving tale of four teenagers whose friendship creates a bond so powerful that it changes a complete stranger’s life 25 years later; THE FRIEND OF THE FAMILY, an emotional story about family, sacrifice and transcendent love from Dean Koontz, in which a girl liberated from a carnival sideshow discovers her mysterious purpose; Francesca Serritella's FULL BLOOM, a stunning novel about ambition and untapped desire that finds a woman's life forever changed by a mysterious perfume; and POSITIVE OBSESSION by Susana M. Morris, a magnificent cultural biography that charts the life of one of our greatest writers, Octavia E. Butler, situating her alongside the key historical and social moments that shaped her work.

Week of July 13, 2026

Paperback releases for the week of July 13th include WE ARE ALL GUILTY HERE, the first thrilling mystery in Karin Slaughter's North Falls series, which our reviewer Ray Palen says “hits hard enough to take the breath out of you and leaves behind indelible images of depravity that are difficult to shake”; THE EMPEROR OF GLADNESS by Ocean Vuong, a bighearted novel about chosen family, unexpected friendship, and the stories we tell ourselves in order to survive; Rebecca Armitage's THE HEIR APPARENT, an irresistible modern fairy tale about a British princess who must decide between her duty to her family --- or to her own heart; and THE MOTHER NEXT DOOR by Andrea Dunlop (the host and creator of the award-winning true crime podcast “Nobody Should Believe Me”) and Mike Weber, a groundbreaking work of narrative nonfiction that investigates Munchausen by proxy.

Week of July 6, 2026

Paperback releases for the week of July 6th include APOSTLE'S COVE, the 21st installment in William Kent Krueger's New York Times bestselling series featuring Cork O'Connor, who revisits a case from his past and confronts mysterious deaths in the present; THE WOMAN IN SUITE 11, the follow-up to Ruth Ware’s multi-million-copy mega-hit, THE WOMAN IN CABIN 10, in which Lo Blacklock returns to attend the opening of a luxury hotel, only to find herself in a white-knuckled race across Europe; WAYWARD GIRLS by Susan Wiggs, a wrenching but life-affirming novel based on a true story of survival, friendship and redemption, revolving around six girls who are condemned to forced labor in the laundry of a Catholic reform school during the turbulent Vietnam era; and JFK: Public, Private, Secret, J. Randy Taraborrelli's deeply researched and authoritative biography of John F. Kennedy.

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