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 August 25, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of August 25th include FRAMED, John Grisham’s first work of nonfiction since THE INNOCENT MAN, in which he teams up with Jim McCloskey of Centurion Ministries to share 10 harrowing true stories of wrongful convictions; THE GREY WOLF, the 19th installment in Louise Penny's series starring Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, who must figure out who he can trust in a frantic hunt for clues in a terrifying case; OPEN SEASON, a riveting thriller featuring psychologist Alex Delaware and Homicide Detective Milo Sturgis, who race against time to track down a twisted killer; A GREAT MARRIAGE, a poignent novel from Frances Mayes that finds two people and their families reeling when a perfect wedding is called off just days before the big event; and the genre-defying QUESTION 7, a reckoning with Richard Flanagan's life and family, and the role of fiction in our times.

Week of August 18, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of August 18th include BY ANY OTHER NAME by Jodi Picoult, a remarkable novel about two women, centuries apart --- one of whom is the real author of Shakespeare’s plays --- who are both forced to hide behind another name; BUTCHER, an arresting novel from Joyce Carol Oates about a women’s asylum in the 19th century and a terrifying doctor who wants to change the world; PARADISE BRONX, Ian Frazier’s love song to New York City’s most heterogeneous and alive borough; Olesya Salnikova Gilmore's THE HAUNTING OF MOSCOW HOUSE, an elegant gothic horror tale set in post-revolutionary Russia, in which two formerly aristocratic sisters race to uncover their family’s long-buried secrets in a house haunted by a past that is dangerous --- and deadly --- to remember; and the paperback original FIVE FOUND DEAD by Sulari Gentill, a heart-pounding ride filled with intrigue, suspense and literary charm.

Week of August 11, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of August 11th include TELL ME EVERYTHING by Elizabeth Strout, a hopeful, healing novel about new friendships, old loves, and the very human desire to leave a mark on the world; THE BIG EMPTY, a twisty, satisfying thriller from Robert Crais in which private investigator Elvis Cole and his enigmatic partner, Joe Pike, face a cryptic case and a terrifying, unpredictable killer; Louis Bayard's THE WILDES, a vivid and poignant story of secrets, loss and love that brings Oscar Wilde’s wife, Constance, and two sons out from the shadows of history; MEN HAVE CALLED HER CRAZY by Anna Marie Tendler, a powerful memoir that reckons with mental health, as well as the insidious ways that men impact the lives of women; and the paperback original THE HARVEY GIRLS, Juliette Fay's big-hearted tale of two very different women who must learn to trust each other as one tries to save her family and the other to save herself.

Week of August 4, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of August 4th include COUNTING MIRACLES by Nicholas Sparks, an emotional, powerful novel about wondering if we can change --- or even make our peace with --- the path we’ve taken; Kate Atkinson's DEATH AT THE SIGN OF THE ROOK, which marks the highly anticipated return of private eye Jackson Brodie, who uncovers a string of unsolved art thefts that lead him down a dizzying spiral of disguise and deceit; THE LION WOMEN OF TEHRAN, Marjan Kamali's heartfelt, epic novel of friendship, betrayal and redemption set against three transformative decades in Tehran, Iran; OUT OF THE DARKNESS by Ian O'Connor, the definitive biography of the legendary yet mysterious Aaron Rodgers; and EDEN UNDONE, a chilling, stranger-than-fiction tale from Abbott Kahler in which a power-hungry baroness with two lovers disrupts life on an Eden-like island in the Galápagos, and an isolated community descends into madness and murder.

Week of July 28, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of July 28th include THE HEAVEN & EARTH GROCERY STORE by James McBride, a novel as compassionate as DEACON KING KONG and as inventive as THE GOOD LORD BIRD, which revolves around small-town secrets and the people who keep them; BAD LIAR, a riveting, emotionally powerful thriller that marks the long-awaited return of Tami Hoag, in which old jealousies and fresh deceits, family loyalties gone wrong and love turned sour all lay a twisting trail that leads deep into the Louisiana swamp, endangering all who follow that path; THE HORSE, a poignant novel from Willy Vlautin that captures the life of a journeyman musician who is unable to escape the tragedies of his past; and A HUNGER TO KILL, a fascinating and profoundly chilling account of how Detective Kim Mager, a real-life version of Clarice Starling, closed in on --- and broke --- one of Ohio’s most infamous serial killers.

Week of July 21, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of July 21st include IDENTITY UNKNOWN, the 28th installment in Patricia Cornwell's intriguing series starring Dr. Kay Scarpetta, who is devastated to learn that the body found at an abandoned theme park is a man she once had an intense love affair with; LIKE MOTHER, LIKE DAUGHTER, Kimberly McCreight's thrilling novel of emotional suspense in which a daughter races to uncover her mother's secret life in the wake of her disappearance; DIDION & BABITZ by Lili Anolik, an outrageously provocative dual biography that reveals the mutual attractions --- and antagonisms --- of Joan Didion and her fellow literary titan, Eve Babitz; and THE BOOK OF ELSEWHERE, a mind-blowing epic from Keanu Reeves and China Miéville that is inspired by the world of the BRZRKR comic books and is unlike anything these two genre-bending pioneers have created before.

Week of July 14, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of July 14th include T. Kingfisher's A SORCERESS COMES TO CALL, a dark reimagining of the Brothers Grimm's "The Goose Girl," rife with secrets, murder and forbidden magic; COLORED TELEVISION, a brilliant dark comedy from Danzy Senna about love and ambition, failure and reinvention, and the racial-identity-industrial complex; THE CORE OF AN ONION by Mark Kurlansky, a delectable look at the cultural, historical and gastronomical layers of one of the world's most beloved culinary staples --- featuring original illustrations and recipes from around the world; Hyeseung Song's DOCILE, a searing coming-of-age memoir about the daughter of ambitious Asian American immigrants and her search for self-worth; and the paperback original EVERYONE IS LYING TO YOU by Jo Piazza, an explosive thriller about two estranged friends, a grisly murder, a sudden disappearance, and the truly shocking revelation that everyone is lying to you about something.

Week of July 7, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of July 7th include THE BRIAR CLUB by Kate Quinn, a haunting and powerful story of female friendships and secrets in a Washington, D.C., boardinghouse during the McCarthy era; THE BRIGHT SWORD, Lev Grossman's triumphant reimagining of the King Arthur legend for the new millennium; THE DAYS I LOVED YOU MOST, a heart-wrenching, life-affirming novel from Amy Neff that asks: How much would you sacrifice for the one you love?; David Ellis' THE BEST LIES, a fast-paced, unpredictable thriller featuring a crusading attorney with unthinkable skeletons in his closet who is also a diagnosed pathological liar; and the paperback original FAST BOYS AND PRETTY GIRLS by Lo Patrick, a gritty, coming-of-age, slow-burn Southern mystery with devastating characters and a twist that will leave you aching --- exposing the all-consuming, obsessive power of first love and what it can do to a person.

Week of June 30, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of June 30th include SPIRIT CROSSING, the 20th book in William Kent Krueger's one-of-a-kind series, in which a disappearance and a dead body put Cork O'Connor's family in the crosshairs of a killer; ERUPTION, the passion project that Michael Crichton had been pursuing for years ahead of his untimely passing in 2008, but now has been expertly revived by James Patterson; Chris Whitaker's ALL THE COLORS OF THE DARK, a soaring thriller and an epic love story about what lurks in the shadows of obsession and the blinding light of hope; HERE ONE MOMENT by Liane Moriarty, an intricately plotted novel that brilliantly looks at friends, lovers and family, and how we manage to hold on to them in our harried modern lives; and COME AND GET IT, a thought-provoking work of fiction from Kiley Reid that explores the choices we make, particularly for the things that can and cannot be paid for.

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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