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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 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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Week of March 7, 2022

Paperback releases for the week of March 7th include HER PERFECT LIFE, a thrilling stand-alone novel from Hank Phillippi Ryan that revolves around beloved television reporter Lily Atwood, who must protect a life-changing secret in order to keep her perfect life; HOMO IRREALIS, a collection of André Aciman's thoughts on time, the creative mind, and great lives and works --- a deep reflection on the imagination’s power to forge a zone outside of time’s intractable hold; TRIO by William Boyd, an enthralling novel that asks the vital questions: What makes life worth living? And what do you do if you find it isn’t?; Tracey Enerson Wood's THE WAR NURSE, a sweeping work of historical fiction based on a true story that takes readers on an unforgettable journey through World War I France; and the paperback original MY DARLING HUSBAND, a heart-pounding thriller from Kimberly Belle in which a masked home invader reveals the cracks in a marriage.

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Week of February 28, 2022

Paperback releases for the week of February 28th include THE BEAUTY OF LIVING TWICE, Sharon Stone's intimate and candid memoir that chronicles her efforts to rebuild her life after a massive stroke cost her not only her health, but also her career, family, fortune and global fame; THE PARIS LIBRARY by Janet Skeslien Charles, an unforgettable story of romance, friendship, family and the power of literature to bring us together, inspired by the real-life heroic librarians at the American Library in Paris during World War II; THE GOOD SISTER, a knock-out of a novel from Sally Hepworth about the lies that bind two sisters; WHO IS MAUD DIXON? by Alexandra Andrews, a taut, twisty and character-driven psychological thriller about a famous novelist and a small-town striver locked in a struggle for fortune and fame; and Lauren Willig's BAND OF SISTERS, a sweeping novel based on a true story about a group of young women from Smith College who risk their lives in France at the height of World War I.

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Week of February 21, 2022

Paperback releases for the week of February 21st include SOOLEY, John Grisham's first basketball novel, in which readers are introduced to Samuel “Sooley” Sooleymon, a raw, young talent with big hoop dreams --- and even bigger challenges off the court; Daniel Silva's THE CELLIST, a timely and explosive thriller featuring art restorer and legendary spy Gabriel Allon, which explores one of the preeminent threats facing the West today --- the corrupting influence of dirty money wielded by a revanchist and reckless Russia; THE WOMAN THEY COULD NOT SILENCE by Kate Moore, a dark and dramatic but ultimately uplifting tale of a forgotten woman whose inspirational journey sparked lasting change for women's rights and exposed injustices that still resonate today; and Julian Sancton's MADHOUSE AT THE END OF THE EARTH, the harrowing true survival story of an early polar expedition that went terribly awry --- with the ship frozen in ice and the crew trapped inside for the entire sunless, Antarctic winter.

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Week of February 14, 2022

Paperback releases for the week of February 14th include THE SPLENDID AND THE VILE by Erik Larson, an intimate chronicle of Winston Churchill and London during the Blitz --- an inspiring portrait of courage and leadership in a time of unprecedented crisis; NO ONE IS TALKING ABOUT THIS, an urgent, genre-defying book from Patricia Lockwood that asks a burning question: Is there life after the internet?; Karen White's THE LAST NIGHT IN LONDON, a captivating story of friendship, love and betrayal that moves between war-torn London during the Blitz and the present day; ASTRID SEES ALL, Natalie Standiford's brilliantly winning novel about a smart, vulnerable young woman taking a deep dive into her dark side in the glittering, decadent downtown club scene of 1980s New York; and THE GOOD AMERICAN by Robert D. Kaplan, a sweeping yet intimate story of the most influential humanitarian you’ve never heard of --- Bob Gersony, who spent four decades in crisis zones around the world.

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Week of February 7, 2022

Paperback releases for the week of February 7th include Tara Westover's EDUCATED, an unforgettable memoir about a young woman who, kept out of school, leaves her survivalist family and goes on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University; GOLDEN GIRL, a beach book unlike any other from Elin Hilderbrand, whose protagonist is a Nantucket novelist who has one final summer to protect her secrets while her loved ones on earth learn to live without their golden girl; THE CONSEQUENCES OF FEAR, the 16th installment in Jacqueline Winspear's mystery series featuring Maisie Dobbs, who investigates a possible murder that threatens devastating repercussions for Britain's war efforts as Europe buckles under Nazi occupation; Alex Berenson's THE POWER COUPLE, a supercharged thriller about marriage and the dangerous secrets spouses keep; and SPARKS LIKE STARS, a brilliant and compelling novel in which an Afghan American woman returns to Kabul to learn the truth about her family and the tragedy that destroyed their lives.

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Week of January 31, 2022

Paperback releases for the week of February 1st include Jeanine Cummins' AMERICAN DIRT, a rare exploration into the inner hearts of people willing to sacrifice everything for a glimmer of hope; Lisa Scottoline's first work of historical fiction, ETERNAL, the tale of a love triangle that unfolds in the heart of Rome...in the creeping shadow of fascism; THE VANISHING HALF, Brit Bennett's stunning novel about twin sisters, inseparable as children, who ultimately choose to live in two very different worlds --- one Black and one white; Elizabeth McCracken's short story collection, THE SOUVENIR MUSEUM, in which the mysterious bonds of family are tested, transformed, fractured and fortified; and WHEN HARRY MET MINNIE, "CBS Sunday Morning News" correspondent and Emmy Award winner Martha Teichner's memoir of love and loss, being in the right place at the right time, and the mysterious ways that a beloved pet can bring people together.

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Week of January 24, 2022

Paperback releases for the week of January 24th include HOUR OF THE WITCH, a riveting and propulsive novel of historical suspense from Chris Bohjalian, in which a young Puritan woman --- faithful and resourceful, but afraid of the demons that dog her soul --- plots her escape from a violent marriage; LET ME TELL YOU WHAT I MEAN, a timeless collection that reveals what would become Joan Didion's subjects, including the press, politics, California robber barons, women and her own self-doubt; THE BULLET, the 27th installment in Iris Johansen's fast-paced thriller series starring Eve Duncan, who, along with her husband, Joe Quinn, must protect the life of a brilliant scientist (who happens to be Joe's ex-wife) so that she can live long enough to bring her discovery to the world; and WHAT'S MINE AND YOURS by Naima Coster, a sweeping novel of legacy, identity, the American family --- and the ways that race affects even our most intimate relationships.

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