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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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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