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 24, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of November 24th include Georgia Hunter's ONE GOOD THING, a propulsive and heart-wrenching story of a young woman entrusted with a boy’s life as WWII rages in Italy; ROBERT LUDLUM’S THE BOURNE VENDETTA by Brian Freeman, the 20th installment in the #1 New York Times bestselling series, in which the hunt for a trove of secret information forces Jason Bourne to decide who lives --- and who dies; ORDER OF SWANS, a spellbinding, fantasy-rich romance from Jude Deveraux that finds a woman swept into a world where she has the power to alter fairy tales and change a kingdom’s destiny; Neel Mukherjee's CHOICE, an ingenious, devastating and explosive novel that confronts our fundamental assumptions about economics, race, appropriation and the tangled ethics of contemporary life; and REALM OF ICE AND SKY, Buddy Levy's thrilling narrative of polar exploration via airship --- and the men who sacrificed everything to make history.

Week of November 17, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of November 17th include CITIZEN, a powerful, candid and richly detailed memoir from Bill Clinton, revealing what life looks like after the presidency --- triumphs, tribulations and all; TOOTH AND CLAW by Craig Johnson, an action-packed novella set in the Alaska Tundra that pushes Walt Longmire and Henry Standing Bear to their limits as they face powerful enemies who will do anything to get what they want; Christopher Bollen's HAVOC, a twisty, atmospheric psychological suspense about a meddlesome elderly guest at a decadent luxury hotel who believes she has left her problematic past behind --- until she decides to interfere in the lives of a young mother and her eight-year-old son, and finally meets her wicked match; and the paperback original THE FERRYMAN AND HIS WIFE by Frode Grytten, the story of a quiet, yet utterly profound, life told in reverse --- ferry driver Nils Vik’s last route along the fjord, on what he knows will be his last day alive.

Week of November 10, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of November 10th include LAZARUS MAN, an electrifying novel from Richard Price that gives us a razor-sharp anatomy of an ever-changing Harlem; FROM HERE TO THE GREAT UNKNOWN, in which Lisa Marie Presley tells her whole story for the first time in a raw, riveting, one-of-a-kind memoir faithfully completed by her daughter, Riley Keough; LIKE MOTHER, LIKE MOTHER by Susan Rieger, an enthralling novel about three generations of strong-willed women, unknowingly shaped by the secrets buried in their family’s past; Elly Griffiths' THE MAN IN BLACK, an eclectic, thrilling collection of short stories, featuring many characters that readers have come to know and love; and the paperback original FALLING APART AND OTHER GIFTS FROM THE UNIVERSE by Catherine Ryan Hyde, a poignant novel about two disparate people --- lost in their own way --- who find an unexpected healing connection.

Week of November 3, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of November 3rd include THE MIGHTY RED, a stunning novel from Louise Erdrich that tells a story of love, natural forces, spiritual yearnings, and the tragic impact of uncontrollable circumstances on ordinary people’s lives; CHER: The Memoir, Part One, an intimate account that follows Cher's extraordinary beginnings through childhood to meeting and marrying Sonny Bono --- and reveals the highly complicated relationship that made them world-famous but eventually drove them apart; Jacquelyn Mitchard's A VERY INCONVENIENT SCANDAL, a page-turning family drama that explores the emotional consequences of loyalty, deception and jealousy; RENTAL HOUSE, a sharp-witted, insightful novel from Weike Wang about a marriage as seen through the lens of two family vacations. and the paperback original THE PERFECT HOSTS by Heather Gudenkauf, a gripping thriller in which a couple’s gender reveal party turns deadly, and everyone is a suspect.

Week of October 27, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of October 27th include BLOOD MOON, a sexy thriller from Sandra Brown in which an unruly detective and an ambitious TV show producer work against the clock to prevent another young woman from disappearing before the next blood moon --- while trying to resist the attraction between them; Mike Lupica's HOT PROPERTY, the 52nd installment in Robert B. Parker's beloved series starring the iconic Spenser, who investigates a case that hits dangerously close to home; DON'T BE A STRANGER, a mesmerizing novel from Susan Minot that tells the story of a woman swept into a love affair at mid-life; and AN INSIGNIFICANT CASE by Phillip Margolin, a brilliant stand-alone legal thriller in the tradition of John Grisham, which Kate Ayers praised in her Bookreporter review: “We all know that sex trafficking takes a toll on lives every day, so spotlighting it in this novel while writing such a readable story is a commendable feat for Phillip Margolin.”

Week of October 20, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of October 20th include THIS BOOK WILL BURY ME by Ashley Winstead, a chilling, compulsive story of five amateur sleuths, whose hunt for an elusive killer catapults them into danger as the world watches; Mark Haddon's DOGS AND MONSTERS, a collection of eight mesmerizingly imaginative, deeply humane stories that use Greek myths and contemporary dystopian narratives to examine mortality, moral choices and the many variants of love; ROMAN YEAR, a deeply romantic memoir of André Aciman's time in Rome while on the cusp of adulthood; Tom Clavin's BANDIT HEAVEN, the thrilling true story of the most infamous hangout for bandits, thieves and murderers of all time --- and the lawmen tasked with rooting them out; and the paperback original THE DEADLY BOOK CLUB by Lyn Liao Butler, a twisty thriller in which a virtual book club listens in horror when the screen freezes and one of their members is murdered.

Week of October 13, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of October 13th include THE DROWNED by John Banville, a richly atmospheric mystery about a woman’s sudden disappearance in a small coastal town in Ireland, where nothing is as it seems; Kelley Armstrong's I'LL BE WAITING, a spellbinding tale of supernatural horror involving a haunted house, seances, lost loved ones and a sinister spirit out for blood; SHOCK INDUCTION by Chuck Palahniuk, a dark, satirical parable about a string of mysterious high school disappearances, the seedy underbellies of billionaires, and the tough choices we make in the face of an uncertain future; LIFEFORM, a wild, soulful, hilarious collection of genre-bending essays from Jenny Slate depicting the journey into motherhood as you’ve never seen it before; and the paperback original THE TOURISTS by Christopher Reich, a heart-stopping thriller about a man who returns to a life of espionage to save the woman he loves and the City of Light.

Week of October 6, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of October 6th include TO DIE FOR, David Baldacci's third 6:20 Man thriller, in which Travis Devine is sent to the Pacific Northwest to aid in a complicated FBI case --- and he’s about to come face to face with his nemesis, the girl on the train; SAFE ENOUGH, a collection of 20 pulse-pounding stories from Lee Child that are intimate portraits of humanity at its best and worst; PRECIPICE by Robert Harris, a spellbinding novel of passion, intrigue and betrayal set in England in the months leading up to the Great War; JOHN LEWIS, David Greenberg’s profoundly insightful biography of the Civil Rights icon, which draws on interviews with Lewis and approximately 275 others who knew him at various stages of his life, as well as never-before-used FBI files and documents; and Wade Rouse's MAGIC SEASON, an unforgettable story of love, family and forgiveness set against the backdrop of America's favorite pastime.

Week of September 29, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of September 29th include REVENGE OF THE TIPPING POINT, a brand-new volume from Malcolm Gladwell that reframes the lessons of his groundbreaking first book, THE TIPPING POINT, in a startling and revealing light; PLAYGROUND by Richard Powers, a sweeping, panoramic novel set in the world’s largest ocean where four lives are drawn together; Paula Hawkins' THE BLUE HOUR, a masterful work of fiction that is as page-turning as it is unsettling and recalls the sophisticated suspense of Shirley Jackson and Patricia Highsmith; THE SEQUEL, the eagerly awaited follow-up to THE PLOT, in which Jean Hanff Korelitz gives readers an antihero to root for while illuminating and satirizing the world of publishing; and FIRE AND BONES by Kathy Reichs, a twisty, unputdownable thriller featuring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan, who finds herself at the center of an arson investigation that spawns deepening levels of mystery and, ultimately, violence.

Week of September 22, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of September 22nd include INTERMEZZO, an exquisitely moving story about grief, love and family --- but especially love --- from Sally Rooney; GOING HOME IN THE DARK by Dean Koontz, a novel about childhood fears and buried secrets that threaten to be unearthed when hometown horrors come back to haunt; H. W. Brands' AMERICA FIRST, which recounts the fierce debate over America's role in the world in the runup to World War II through its two most important figures --- President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who advocated intervention, and his isolationist nemesis, aviator and popular hero Charles Lindbergh; SHE-WOLVES, in which award-winning historian Paulina Bren tells the propulsive story of how women infiltrated Wall Street from the swinging '60s to 9/11; and the paperback original FAMOUS by Blake Crouch, a darkly comedic psychological suspense novel about a man who goes to terrifying extremes to adopt his celebrity doppelgänger's life.

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