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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 August 10, 2020

Paperback releases for the week of August 10th include THE OTHER MRS. by Mary Kubica, a psychological thriller about a couple, Sadie and Will Foust, whose tiny coastal island is rocked by the death of their neighbor, Morgan Baines --- and as the eyes of suspicion turn toward them, Sadie is drawn deeper into the mystery of what really happened to Morgan; CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR, Hallie Ephron's novel about a professional organizer with a deadly problem that she may not be able to clean up; THIS CHAIR ROCKS, Ashton Applewhite's rousing manifesto calling for an end to discrimination and prejudice on the basis of age; and BARNUM: An American Life, the first major biography of P.T. Barnum in a generation, in which Robert Wilson captures the full genius, infamy and allure of the ebullient showman, who, from birth to death, repeatedly reinvented himself.

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Week of August 3, 2020

Paperback releases for the week of August 3rd include THE STARLESS SEA, Erin Morgenstern's long-awaited second novel following THE NIGHT CIRCUS, a timeless love story set in a secret underground world --- a place of pirates, painters, lovers, liars and ships that sail upon a starless sea; FIND ME by André Aciman, which revisits the characters of Elio and Oliver decades after their first meeting in 2007’s CALL ME BY YOUR NAME; Elizabeth Berg's THE CONFESSION CLUB, an uplifting novel about friendship, surprising revelations and a second chance at love; LONG RANGE, the 20th installment in C. J. Box's series featuring Joe Pickett, in which the Wyoming game warden must investigate a murder that happens on his turf --- a murder committed from a confoundingly long distance; and THE NANNY, a dark and unpredictable tale of family secrets from Gilly Macmillan that explores the lengths people will go to hurt one another.

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Week of July 27, 2020

Paperback releases for the week of July 27th include GOLDEN IN DEATH, the 50th(!) book in J. D. Robb's series featuring homicide detective Eve Dallas, who investigates a murder with a mysterious motive --- and a terrifying weapon; HOUSE ON FIRE, Joseph Finder's thriller that marks the return of private investigator Nick Heller, who infiltrates a powerful wealthy family hiding something sinister; WHAT ROSE FORGOT by Nevada Barr, in which a young grandmother wakes up to find that she's trapped in her worst nightmare; Melissa de la Cruz's THE BIRTHDAY GIRL, a domestic thriller about a fashion designer whose secrets come to light in one eventful evening full of twists, turns and surprises; and SOMETHING TO LIVE FOR, Richard Roper's debut novel about love, loneliness and the importance of taking a chance when we feel we have the most to lose.

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Week of July 20, 2020

Paperback releases for the week of July 20th include WHEN YOU SEE ME, in which Lisa Gardner unites three of her most beloved characters --- Detective D. D. Warren, Flora Dane and Kimberly Quincy --- in a twisty thriller, as they investigate a mysterious murder from the past...which points to a dangerous and chilling present-day crime; THE LIBERATION OF PARIS, prize-winning historian Jean Edward Smith's dramatic account of the liberation of Paris during World War II --- a triumph achieved only through the remarkable efforts of Americans, French and Germans, racing to save the city from destruction; Owen Laukkanen's DECEPTION COVE, which finds a rescue dog, an ex-Marine and an ex-convict caught in the crosshairs of a ruthless gang in remote Washington state; and GETTYSBURG by Kevin Morris, a hilarious novel about a 47-year-old lawyer and producer in Hollywood who takes part in a Civil War reenactment to escape the monotony of his ordinary life.

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Week of July 13, 2020

Paperback releases for the week of July 13th include THE LAST WIDOW by Karin Slaughter, which marks the return of medical examiner Sara Linton and her partner Will Trent, an investigator with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, in a superb and timely thriller full of devious twists, disturbing secrets and shocking surprises you won’t see coming; THINGS YOU SAVE IN A FIRE, Katherine Center's stunning novel about courage, hope and learning to love against all odds; FULL COUNT, in which Met and Yankee All-Star pitcher David Cone shares lessons from the World Series and beyond in this essential memoir for baseball fans everywhere; and COVENTRY, a selection of Rachel Cusk's nonfiction writings that both offers new insights on the themes at the heart of her fiction and forges a startling critical voice on some of our most urgent personal, social and artistic questions.

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Week of July 6, 2020

Paperback releases for the week of July 6th include Chandler Baker's adult debut, WHISPER NETWORK, an instant New York Times bestseller that, according to Reese Witherspoon and her book club, is "a workplace murder mystery that happens in today’s #MeToo era. It’s honest, timely and completely thrilling --- I was so surprised to find out who the murderer was!"; THE DEARLY BELOVED by Cara Wall, a gorgeous, wise and provocative novel that traces two married couples whose lives become entangled when the husbands become co-pastors at a famed New York city congregation in the 1960s; THREE WOMEN, a riveting true story about the sex lives of three real American women, based on nearly a decade of reporting from Lisa Taddeo; Richard Russo's first stand-alone novel in a decade, CHANCES ARE..., a gripping story about the abiding yet complex power of friendship; and LADY CLEMENTINE, an incredible novel from Marie Benedict that focuses on one of the people who had the most influence during World War I and World War II: Clementine Churchill.

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Week of June 29, 2020

Paperback releases for the week of June 29th include THE NICKEL BOYS, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Colson Whitehead, who follows up his Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning bestseller THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD with the story of two boys who are sentenced to a hellish reform school in Jim Crow-era Florida; THE YELLOW HOUSE, a haunting memoir from Sarah M. Broom about the inexorable pull of home and family, set in a shotgun house in New Orleans East; a newly updated edition of CATCH AND KILL, in which Ronan Farrow exposes serial abusers and a cabal of powerful interests hell-bent on covering up the truth, at any cost --- from Hollywood to Washington and beyond; and A BETTER MAN, the 15th installment in Louise Penny's long-running series starring Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, who returns to the Sûreté du Québec, only to be greeted by catastrophic spring flooding, blistering attacks in the media and a mysterious disappearance.

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Week of June 22, 2020

Paperback releases for the week of June 22nd include LADY IN THE LAKE by Laura Lippman, a novel set in 1960s Baltimore that combines modern psychological insights with elements of classic noir, about a middle-aged housewife turned aspiring reporter who pursues the murder of a forgotten young woman; THE BEEKEEPER OF ALEPPO, an unforgettable novel from Christy Lefteri that puts human faces on the Syrian war with the immigrant story of a beekeeper, his wife and the triumph of spirit when the world becomes unrecognizable; Clive Cussler and Jack Du Brul's THE TITANIC SECRET, a riveting thriller that finds legendary detective Isaac Bell attempting to decipher the forbidding deaths of nine men --- and encountering a secret so powerful it could dictate the fate of the world; and J. Ryan Stradal's THE LAGER QUEEN OF MINNESOTA, a novel of family, Midwestern values, hard work, fate and the secrets of making a world-class beer.

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Week of June 15, 2020

Paperback releases for the week of June 15th include THE GUARDIANS, a legal thriller from John Grisham but with a twist --- as a man who was convicted of murdering his lawyer but maintains his innocence turns to Guardian Ministries, a small nonprofit run by Cullen Post, a lawyer who travels the country fighting wrongful convictions and taking on clients forgotten by the system; ORDINARY GIRLS, a searing memoir from Jaquira Díaz, who writes fiercely and eloquently of her challenging girlhood and triumphant coming of age; THE LAST TRAIN TO LONDON by Meg Waite Clayton, a pre-World War II-era story centering on the Kindertransports that carried thousands of children out of Nazi-occupied Europe --- and one brave woman who helped them escape to safety; and Clay Risen's THE CROWDED HOUR, the dramatic story of the most famous regiment in American history --- the Rough Riders, a motley group of soldiers led by Theodore Roosevelt, whose daring exploits marked the beginning of American imperialism in the 20th century.

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Week of June 8, 2020

Paperback releases for the week of June 8th include A MINUTE TO MIDNIGHT by David Baldacci, which finds FBI Agent Atlee Pine returning to her Georgia hometown to investigate her twin sister's abduction, only to encounter a serial killer; AMERICAN PREDATOR, in which journalist Maureen Callahan takes us on a journey into the chilling, nightmarish mind of a relentless killer, and to the limitations of traditional law enforcement; Lauren Willig's THE SUMMER COUNTRY, a sweeping Victorian epic of lost love, lies, jealousy and rebellion set in colonial Barbados; THE WHISPER MAN, Alex North's multi-generational story of a father and son caught in the crosshairs of an investigation to catch a serial killer preying on a small town; and THE LAST BOOK PARTY by debut novelist Karen Dukess, a propulsive tale of ambition and romance, set in the publishing world of 1980s New York and the timeless beaches of Cape Cod.

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