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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 May 16, 2022

Paperback releases for the week of May 16th include MALIBU RISING by Taylor Jenkins Reid, in which four famous siblings throw an epic party to celebrate the end of the summer --- but over the course of 24 hours, the family drama that ensues will change their lives forever; FALLING, T. J. Newman's terrifying thriller, the premise of which is this: You just boarded a flight to New York. What you don’t know is that 30 minutes before the flight, your pilot’s family was kidnapped. For his family to live, everyone on your plane must die. The only way the family will survive is if the pilot follows his orders and crashes the plane; Amanda M. Fairbanks' THE LOST BOYS OF MONTAUK, an immersive account of a tragedy at sea whose repercussions haunt its survivors to this day; and OLYMPUS, TEXAS by Stacey Swann, a big-hearted novel with technicolor characters, plenty of Texas swagger and a powder keg of a plot in which marriages struggle, rivalries flare and secrets explode, all with a clever wink toward classical mythology.

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Week of May 9, 2022

Paperback releases for the week of May 9th include THE LOVE SONGS OF W.E.B. DU BOIS by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, an intimate yet sweeping novel that chronicles the journey of one American family, from the centuries of the colonial slave trade through the Civil War to our own tumultuous era; WALK IN MY COMBAT BOOTS, a compilation of moving and powerful recollections of war, told by the men and women who lived them, crafted from hundreds of original interviews by James Patterson and First Sergeant US Army (Ret.) Matt Eversmann; COUNTDOWN BIN LADEN, Chris Wallace's deeply reported, revelatory and thrillingly told account of the final months of the hunt for Osama bin Laden; Susan Mallery's THE SUMMER OF LOST AND FOUND, a timely, tender and compassionate tale of perseverance, love and the bonds of family in the face of tremendous and sometimes painful upheaval; and KATHARINE PARR, THE SIXTH WIFE, in which Alison Weir brings her Tudor Queens series to a close with the remarkable story of Henry VIII's sixth and final wife.

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Week of May 2, 2022

Paperback releases for the week of May 2nd include THE NIGHT SHE DISAPPEARED, an edge-of-your seat thriller from Lisa Jewell about a young couple’s disappearance on a gorgeous summer night, and the mother who will never give up trying to find them; Jean Hanff Korelitz's THE PLOT, a propulsive read about a story too good not to steal, and the writer who steals it; THE FOREST OF VANISHING STARS by Kristin Harmel, an evocative coming-of-age World War II story about a young woman who uses her knowledge of the wilderness to help Jewish refugees escape the Nazis --- until a secret from her past threatens everything; Ash Davidson's DAMNATION SPRING, a stunning novel about love, work and marriage that asks how far one family and one community will go to protect their future; and THE CODE BREAKER, Walter Isaacson's gripping account of how Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna and her colleagues launched a revolution that will allow us to cure diseases, fend off viruses and have healthier babies.

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Week of April 25, 2022

Paperback releases for the week of April 25th include BETTER OFF DEAD, a page-turning thriller from Lee Child and Andrew Child that finds Jack Reacher facing the riskiest job of his life when an army veteran turned FBI agent asks him to locate her twin brother, who might be mixed up with some very dangerous people; OH WILLIAM!, in which Elizabeth Strout explores the mysteries of marriage and the secrets we keep, as a former couple reckons with where they’ve come from --- and what they’ve left behind; HELL AND OTHER DESTINATIONS, a revealing, funny and inspiring memoir from former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, who reflects on the challenge of continuing one’s career far beyond the normal age of retirement; COME FLY THE WORLD, Julia Cooke's fascinating account of the lives of the jet-age stewardesses of Pan Am between 1966 and 1975; and THREE DREAMERS, Lorenzo Carcaterra's heartfelt homage to the women who taught him courage, kindness and the power of storytelling: his mother, his grandmother and his late wife.

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Week of April 18, 2022

Paperback releases for the week of April 18th include THE PAPER PALACE by Miranda Cowley Heller, a story of summer, secrets, love and lies, in which one woman --- over the course of a singular day on Cape Cod --- must make a life-changing decision that has been brewing for decades; FALSE WITNESS, a stand-alone thriller from Karin Slaughter that introduces readers to an up-and-coming defense attorney who has worked hard to put her nightmarish childhood behind her --- but now her devastating past is starting to catch up to her, and time is running out; Nancy Thayer's FAMILY REUNION, a magicial, multigenerational novel about a longtime Nantucket resident who is trying to make the best of a lonely summer, and her spirited granddaughter who is learning what she wants out of life; and Rachel Cusk's electrifying novel, SECOND PLACE, a study of female fate and male privilege, the geometries of human relationships, and the moral questions that animate our lives.

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Week of April 11, 2022

Paperback releases for the week of April 11th include THE HUSBANDS by Chandler Baker, a smart, sharp and timely novel that imagines a world where the burden of the “second shift” is equally shared --- and what it might take to get there; Chris Whitaker's WE BEGIN AT THE END, an extraordinary novel about two kinds of families --- the ones we are born into and the ones we create; A SWIM IN A POND IN THE RAIN, a literary master class courtesy of George Saunders on what makes great stories work and what they can tell us about ourselves --- and our world today; THIS CLOSE TO OKAY by Leesa Cross-Smith, a powerful, vibrant novel about the life-changing weekend shared between two strangers; and RUBY FALLS, Deborah Goodrich Royce’s nail-biting tale of a fragile young actress, the new husband she barely knows, and her growing suspicion that the secrets he harbors may eclipse her own. 

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Week of April 4, 2022

Paperback releases for the week of April 4th include THAT SUMMER by Jennifer Weiner, a timely and deliciously twisty novel of intrigue, secrets and the transformative power of female friendship; Michael Connelly's masterful thriller, THE DARK HOURS, in which LAPD detective Renée Ballard joins forces with Harry Bosch to find justice in a city scarred by fear and social unrest after a methodical killer strikes on New Year’s Eve; WHEN THE STARS GO DARK, an atmospheric novel of intertwined destinies and heart-wrenching suspense from Paula McLain; Joshilyn Jackson's MOTHER MAY I, an addictive novel of domestic suspense in which a mother must decide how far she is willing to go to protect her child and the life she loves; and SURVIVING SAVANNAH, a breathtaking work of historical fiction from Patti Callahan that revolves around the luxury steamship Pulaski (“The Titanic of the South," as it was called) that sank in 1838 with Savannah's elite on board.

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Week of March 28, 2022

Paperback releases for the week of March 29th include BLIND TIGER by Sandra Brown, a rousing and suspenseful novel set in the year 1920, when Prohibition is the new law of the land --- but murder, mayhem, lust and greed are already institutions in the Moonshine Capital of Texas; GOOD COMPANY, Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney's warm and incisive novel about the enduring bonds of marriage and friendship; THE FINAL TWIST, Jeffery Deaver’s third thriller starring Colter Shaw, which finds the expert tracker taking on his most personal case to date --- a mission that his father began years ago; EVERYTHING BEAUTIFUL IN ITS TIME, in which Jenna Bush Hager shares moving, funny stories about her beloved grandparents and the wisdom they passed on that has shaped her life; and TOM STOPPARD, Hermione Lee's absorbing biography of one of our greatest living playwrights, which draws on a wealth of new materials and many conversations with him.

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Week of March 21, 2022

Paperback releases for the week of March 21st include HOLLYWOOD PARK, a remarkable memoir of the tumultuous life of Mikel Jollett, who was born into one of the country’s most infamous cults and subjected to a childhood filled with poverty, addiction and emotional abuse; Dawnie Walton's THE FINAL REVIVAL OF OPAL & NEV, an electrifying novel about the meteoric rise of an iconic interracial rock duo in the 1970s, their sensational breakup, and the dark secrets unearthed when they try to reunite decades later for one last tour; BEFORE THE RUINS by Victoria Gosling, a gripping, multilayered debut in the tradition of Donna Tartt and Tana French about four friends, an abandoned manor and one fateful night that will follow them for the rest of their lives; and Homeira Qaderi's DANCING IN THE MOSQUE, an exquisite and inspiring memoir about one mother’s unimaginable choice in the face of oppression and abuse in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.

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Week of March 14, 2022

Paperback releases for the week of March 14th include 21st BIRTHDAY, the 21st thrilling entry in James Patterson and Maxine Paetro's Women's Murder Club series, in which Detective Lindsay Boxer takes a vow to protect a young woman from a serial killer long enough to see her 21st birthday; BLOOD AND TREASURE by Bob Drury and Tom Clavin, the explosive true saga of the legendary figure Daniel Boone and the bloody struggle for America's frontier; TRANSIENT DESIRES, the 13th installment in Donna Leon's masterful series featuring Commissario Guido Brunetti, who faces a heinous crime committed outside his jurisdiction; SHOOTING MIDNIGHT COWBOY, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Glenn Frankel's page-turning history of the controversial 1969 Oscar-winning film that signaled a dramatic shift in American popular culture; and Olivia Campbell's WOMEN IN WHITE COATS, the remarkable story of three Victorian women who broke down barriers in the medical field to become the first female doctors, revolutionizing the way women receive health care. 

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