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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 April 1, 2019

Paperback releases for the week of April 1st include THE FORBIDDEN DOOR, Dean Koontz's fourth adventure featuring rogue FBI agent Jane Hawk, who may be all that stands between a free nation and its enslavement by a powerful secret society’s terrifying mind-control technology; KUDOS, the conclusion to Rachel Cusk's trilogy that began with OUTLINE and continued in TRANSIT, an exploration of the nature of family and art, justice and love, and the ultimate value of suffering; THE FAVORITE SISTER by Jessica Knoll, a blisteringly paced thriller starring two sisters who join the cast of a reality TV series --- and one of them won't make it out alive; LOOK ALIVE OUT THERE, a brand-new collection of essays filled with Sloane Crosley's trademark hilarity, wit and charm; and THE RACE TO SAVE THE ROMANOVS, an international bestseller investigating the murder of the Russian Imperial Family, in which Helen Rappaport embarks on a quest to uncover the various plots and plans to save them, why they failed and who was responsible.

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Week of March 25, 2019

Paperback releases for the week of March 26th include A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW, Amor Towles' transporting work of historical fiction about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel; TWISTED PREY by John Sandford, in which Lucas Davenport confronts an old nemesis, who is now a powerful U.S. senator; ALL THE BEAUTIFUL GIRLS, Elizabeth J. Church’s novel about a gutsy showgirl who tries to conquer her past amongst the glamour of 1960s Las Vegas; THE DUCHESS by Penny Junor, the first in-depth biography of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, and her remarkable transformation from pariah to popular royal consort; and I AM, I AM, I AM, Maggie O'Farrell's astonishing memoir of the near-death experiences that have punctuated and defined her life.

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Week of March 18, 2019

Paperback releases for the week of March 18th include THE KNOWLEDGE, Martha Grimes' latest Richard Jury mystery that finds the Scotland Yard detective nearly meeting his match in a Baker Street Irregulars-like gang of kids and a homicide case that reaches into east Africa; THE PUNISHMENT SHE DESERVES by Elizabeth George, in which Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers and Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley try to solve a crime that threatens to tear apart the very fabric of a quiet, historic medieval town in England; LAWN BOY, Jonathan Evison's Alex Award winner that takes readers into the heart and mind of a young man on a journey to discover himself, a search to find the secret to achieving the American dream of happiness and prosperity; and Chrissy Metz's THIS IS ME, an inspirational book about life and its lessons from the Golden Globe- and Emmy-nominated star of NBC’s "This Is Us."

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Week of March 11, 2019

Paperback releases for the week of March 11th include BEAUTIFUL DAYS, a new collection from Joyce Carol Oates, whose diverse stories explore the most secret, intimate and unacknowledged interior lives of characters not unlike ourselves, who assert their independence in acts of bold and often irrevocable defiance; GREEKS BEARING GIFTS by the late Philip Kerr, in which a vicious murder puts Bernie Gunther on the trail of World War II criminals in Greece; Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar's debut novel, THE MAP OF SALT AND STARS, the story of two girls living 800 years apart --- a modern-day Syrian refugee seeking safety and a medieval adventurer apprenticed to a legendary mapmaker; and MR. FLOOD'S LAST RESORT, Jess Kidd's spellbinding tale of a lonely caregiver and a cranky hoarder with a house full of secrets.

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Week of March 4, 2019

Paperback releases for the week of March 4th include THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW by A. J. Finn, a twisty Hitchcockian thriller about an agoraphobic woman who believes she witnessed a crime in a neighboring house; AFTER ANNA, a groundbreaking domestic thriller, as well as a novel of emotional justice and legal intrigue, from Lisa Scottoline, who keeps readers on their toes until the final shocking page; US AGAINST YOU, an instant New York Times bestseller penned by Fredrik Backman, who reveals how loyalty, friendship and kindness can carry a town through its most challenging days; the powerful and provocative memoir HEAVY, in which genre-bending essayist and novelist Kiese Laymon explores what the weight of a lifetime of secrets, lies and deception does to a black body, a black family and a nation teetering on the brink of moral collapse; and FLY GIRLS by Keith O'Brien, the untold story of five women who fought to compete against men in the high-stakes national air races of the 1920s and '30s --- and won.

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Week of February 25, 2019

Paperback releases for the week of February 25th include I'LL BE GONE IN THE DARK by Michelle McNamara, the haunting true story of the elusive serial rapist turned murderer who terrorized California during the '70s and '80s, and of the gifted journalist who died tragically while investigating the case --- which was solved in April 2018; I'VE GOT MY EYES ON YOU, a stand-alone novel from the "Queen of Suspense," Mary Higgins Clark, which shows us just how far a family and a town will go to protect their own in the wake of tragedy; LYING IN WAIT, a twisty psychological thriller from Liz Nugent (the international bestselling author of UNRAVELING OLIVER) about a Dublin family whose dark secrets and twisted relationships are suddenly revealed; and ONE GOAL, in which Amy Bass tells the inspiring story of the soccer team in a town bristling with racial tension that united Somali refugees and multi-generation Mainers in their quest for state --- and ultimately national --- glory.

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Week of February 18, 2019

Paperback releases for the week of February 18th include THE TESTAMENT OF LOKI by Joanne M. Harris, the sequel to THE GOSPEL OF LOKI, in which Loki finds a way out of the end of the world and plans to restart the power of the Norse gods; Michelle Dean's SHARP, the exhilarating story of 10 exceptional women who used the power of their pens to carve out space for themselves in a world where men wrote the rules; THE WATERGATE, writer and political consultant Joseph Rodota's vivid portrait of the Watergate complex and the movers and shakers who have lived there; and IN THE ENEMY'S HOUSE, in which Howard Blum chronicles the incredible true story of a critical, recently declassified counterintelligence mission and two remarkable agents whose story has been called "the greatest secret of the Cold War."

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Week of February 11, 2019

Paperback releases for the week of February 11th include THE PERFECT COUPLE, Elin Hilderbrand's first murder mystery, in which a body is discovered in Nantucket Harbor just hours before Celeste Otis and Benji Winbury are planning to tie the knot --- and everyone in the wedding party is suddenly a suspect; ALL THE PIECES MATTER by Jonathan Abrams, the definitive oral history of the iconic and beloved TV show "The Wire," as told by the actors, writers, directors and others involved in its creation; A TREACHEROUS CURSE, Deanna Raybourne's third Veronica Speedwell mystery, in which members of an Egyptian expedition fall victim to an ancient mummy’s curse; and WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE?, a new essay collection from Marilynne Robinson, who trains her incisive mind on our modern political climate and the mysteries of faith.

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Week of February 4, 2019

Paperback releases for the week of February 4th include AN AMERICAN MARRIAGE by Tayari Jones, an intimate look deep into the souls of people who must reckon with the past while moving forward --- with hope and pain --- into the future; TAILSPIN, another suspenseful, sexy thriller from Sandra Brown that finds fearless pilot Rye Mallett on a dangerous mission with a mysterious woman; Chloe Benjamin's second novel, THE IMMORTALISTS, a dazzling family love story that probes the line between destiny and choice, reality and illusion, this world and the next; FEEL FREE, a new collection of essays from Zadie Smith that offers a survey of important recent events in culture and politics, as well as her own life; and JACKIE, JANET & LEE, J. Randy Taraborrelli's biography of three of the most glamorous women of the 20th century --- Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis; her mother, Janet Lee Auchincloss; and her sister, Princess Lee Radziwill.

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Week of January 28, 2019

Paperback releases for the week of January 28th include EVERY NOTE PLAYED by Lisa Genova, a powerful exploration of regret, forgiveness, freedom and what it means to be alive; THE DISAPPEARED, C. J. Box's 18th Joe Pickett novel that finds the Wyoming game warden contending with two lethal cases; Michael Koryta's HOW IT HAPPENED, in which an FBI investigator must uncover the secrets of his hometown to solve a double murder; THE TAKE by Christopher Reich, an international spy thriller featuring Simon Riske, who is one part James Bond, one part Jack Reacher; and BUILDING THE GREAT SOCIETY, in which LINCOLN'S BOYS author Joshua Zeitz takes us inside Lyndon Johnson's White House to show how the legendary Great Society programs were actually put into practice.

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