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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 June 23, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of June 23rd include Kevin Barry’s first novel set in America, THE HEART IN WINTER, a savagely funny and achingly romantic tale of young lovers on the lam in 1890s Montana; BEAR by Julia Phillips, a mesmerizing novel of two sisters whose lives are upended by an unexpected visitor; Fiona Barton's TALKING TO STRANGERS, a nail-biting mystery that finds Detective Elise King’s investigation into a woman’s murder getting derailed by a reporter who insists on doing her own investigation; ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE, a groundbreaking oral history of one of the most enduring musical acts of all time, from Beatles intimate Peter Brown and author Steven Gaines; and the paperback original WRITING MR. WRONG by Kelley Armstrong, a second-chance rom-com about a debut author who unexpectedly goes viral when readers discover that her hero was inspired by a beloved pro hockey player --- and her high school crush.

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Week of June 16, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of June 16th include WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?, an unputdownable thriller from the “queen of the one-sit read,” Shari Lapena, that unravels the secrets of the seemingly peaceful town of Fairhill, Vermont; BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME, Ta-Nehisi Coates' profound work that pivots from the biggest questions about America's racial history and ideals to the most intimate concerns of a father for his son; NOW OR NEVER, the 31st Stephanie Plum mystery from Janet Evanovich, who has written a staggering 45 New York Times bestsellers over the last three decades; J. Courtney Sullivan's THE CLIFFS, an enthralling novel of family, secrets, ghosts and homecoming set on the seaside cliffs of Maine; and BEN & ME, an unconventional biography in which Eric Weiner follows in the footsteps of Benjamin Franklin, mining his life for inspiration and practical lessons for living a purposeful and virtuous life.

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Week of June 9, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of June 9th include THE FRIDAY AFTERNOON CLUB, Griffin Dunne’s memoir of growing up among larger-than-life characters in Hollywood and Manhattan, which finds wicked humor and glimmers of light in even the most painful of circumstances; JACKIE, a mesmerizing novel about Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis from Dawn Tripp, who has crafted an intimate story of love and power, family and tragedy, loss and reinvention; Janice Hallett's THE EXAMINER, an innovative page-turner --- told in emails, text messages and essays --- that follows a group of students in an art master’s program that goes dangerously awry; and two paperback originals: JILL IS NOT HAPPY by Kaira Rouda, a twisty and page-turning domestic thriller in which an ill-fated road trip resurrects a married couple's darkest secrets, and Amy Poeppel's FAR AND AWAY, a charming novel about a house swap gone wonderfully awry.

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Week of June 2, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of June 2nd include SOUTHERN MAN, the epic seventh installment in Greg Iles' Penn Cage series, which centers on a man --- and a town --- rocked by anarchy and tragedy, but unbowed in the fight to save those they love; SUMMERS AT THE SAINT by Mary Kay Andrews, a beach read with depth and heart that revolves around the St. Cecelia, a landmark hotel on the coast of Georgia, where traditions run deep and scandals run even deeper; LARRY McMURTRY, Tracy Daugherty's sweeping and insightful biography of the late Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist and screenwriter; Shelley Read's GO AS A RIVER, the heartbreaking coming-of-age story of a resilient young woman whose life is changed forever by one chance encounter; and BAD TOURISTS by Caro Carver, a white-hot thriller in which three tight-knit friends embark on an extravagant divorce trip to the Maldives --- until they realize that the resort of their dreams is harboring a killer.

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Week of May 26, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of May 26th include CLETE, the 24th installment in James Lee Burke's Dave Robicheaux series, which brings Dave’s partner and friend, Clete Purcel, to the forefront for the first time as Clete and Dave attempt to stop ruthless smugglers of a dangerous new drug; FIRST FROST, the gripping 20th entry in Craig Johnson's series featuring Walt Longmire, who stands between the crossfire of good and evil, law and anarchy, and compassion and cruelty at two pivotal stages in his life; HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN, the eagerly anticipated follow-up to Joyce Maynard's beloved novel, COUNT THE WAYS --- a complex story of three generations of a family and its remarkable, resilient, indomitable matriarch, Eleanor; and THE WIDE WIDE SEA by Hampton Sides, an epic account of the most momentous voyage of the Age of Exploration, which culminated in Captain James Cook’s death in Hawaii and left a complex and controversial legacy still debated to this day.

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Week of May 19, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of May 19th include LIES AND WEDDINGS by Kevin Kwan, an outrageous comedy of manners about a forbidden affair that erupts volcanically amid a decadent tropical wedding; MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, a jaw-dropping thriller from Riley Sager, in which a man must contend with the long-ago disappearance of his childhood best friend --- and the dark secrets lurking just beyond the safe confines of his picture-perfect neighborhood; Taffy Brodesser-Akner's LONG ISLAND COMPROMISE, an exhilarating novel about one American family, the dark moment that shatters their suburban paradise, and the wild legacy of trauma and inheritance; and the paperback original WHISTLE by Linwood Barclay, a supernatural chiller in which a woman and her young son move to a small town looking for a fresh start, only to be haunted by disturbing events and strange visions when they find a mysterious train set in a storage shed.

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Week of May 12, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of May 12th include THE ROM-COMMERS, Katherine Center's rom-com about writing a rom-com, which our reviewer Pamela Kramer thinks is one of Center’s best books yet and assures readers that they will fall in love with the two protagonists; ALL FOURS by Miranda July, an irreverently sexy, tender, hilarious and surprising novel about a woman upending her life; WE SOLVE MURDERS, which kicks off a brand-new mystery series from Richard Osman and introduces readers to a detective duo who appear to be mismatched; Frank Figliuzzi's LONG HAUL, a shocking journey to the dark side of America’s highways, revealing the FBI Highway Serial Killings Initiative’s hunt for the long-haul truckers behind an astonishing 850 murders --- and counting; and LEFT FOR DEAD by Eric Jay Dolin, a tale of intriguing complexity that tells the true story of five castaways abandoned on the Falkland Islands during the War of 1812.

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Week of May 5, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of May 5th include THE COVENANT OF WATER by Abraham Verghese, a stunning and magisterial epic of love, faith and medicine that follows three generations of a family seeking the answers to a strange secret; Lucy Foley's THE MIDNIGHT FEAST, a deliciously twisty locked-room mystery set at a luxe coastal retreat; I WILL RUIN YOU, an intriguing psychological thriller from Linwood Barclay, in which a teacher’s act of heroism inadvertently makes him the target of a dangerous blackmailer; Ann Hood's THE STOLEN CHILD, a moving, page-turning novel about   an unlikely duo venturing through France and Italy to solve the mystery of a child’s fate; and THE YEAR OF LIVING CONSTITUTIONALLY, which chronicles A.J. Jacobs'  hilarious adventures in attempting to follow the original meaning of the Constitution, as he searches for answers to one of the most pressing issues of our time: How should we interpret America’s foundational document?  

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Week of April 28, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of April 28th include REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES by Shelby Van Pelt, a charming, witty and compulsively readable exploration of friendship, reckoning and hope that traces a widow's unlikely connection with a giant Pacific octopus; Emily Giffin's THE SUMMER PACT, a tender novel about a group of friends who, in the wake of tragedy, makes a pact that will cause them to reunite a decade later and embark upon a life-changing adventure together; ARKANGEL,   the latest entry in James Rollins' Sigma Force series, which tells the story of a thrilling hunt around the globe that pits nation against nation as ancient myths of a lost continent prove all too real; and THE MANICURIST’S DAUGHTER by Susan Lieu, an emotionally raw memoir about the crumbling of the American Dream and a daughter of refugees who searches for answers after her mother dies during plastic surgery.

 

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Week of April 21, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of April 21st include IN TOO DEEP by Lee Child and Andrew Child, another gripping thriller featuring Jack Reacher, who this time finds himself handcuffed to a makeshift bed with no memory of how he got there; CITY IN RUINS, an epic crime novel of love and hate, ambition and desperation, vengeance and compassion --- and the final book of Don Winslow’s extraordinary career; SWAN SONG, a propulsive medley of glittering gatherings, sun-soaked drama, wisdom and heart --- and the last of Elin Hilderbrand's Nantucket novels; Ruth Reichl's THE PARIS NOVEL, a dazzling, heartfelt adventure through the food, art and fashion scenes of 1980s Paris; and WE LOVED IT ALL, a lucent anti-memoir from celebrated novelist Lydia Millet that explores the pain and joy of being a parent, child and human at a moment when the richness of the planet’s life is deeply threatened.

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