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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 November 27, 2017

Paperback releases for the week of November 27th include Michael Crichton'S DRAGON TEETH, a thrilling adventure set in the Wild West during the golden age of fossil hunting; THREE DAYS IN JANUARY by Bret Baier and Catherine Whitney, which illuminates the extraordinary yet underappreciated presidency of Dwight Eisenhower by taking readers into Ike’s last days in power; and the continuation of mystery series by Stuart Woods (FAST AND LOOSE: A Stone Barrington Novel), Jonathan Kellerman (HEARTBREAK HOTEL: An Alex Delaware Novel) and Sara Paretsky (FALLOUT: A V.I. Warshawski Novel).

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Week of November 20, 2017

Paperback releases for the week of November 20th include I'LL TAKE YOU THERE by Wally Lamb, an evocative, deeply affecting tapestry of one Baby Boomer's life and the trio of unforgettable women who have changed it; PRINCE CHARLES, Sally Bedell Smith's biography of the oldest heir to the throne in more than 300 years, and the first authoritative treatment of Charles’ life that sheds light on the death of Diana, his marriage to Camilla, and his preparations to take the throne one day; and COUNTDOWN TO PEARL HARBOR by Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Steve Twomey, a fascinating look at the 12 days leading up to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor --- the warnings, clues and missteps.

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Week of November 13, 2017

Paperback releases for the week of November 13th include DIFFICULT WOMEN, a collection of stories from Roxane Gay that tells of hardscrabble lives, passionate loves, and quirky and vexed human connection; FATES AND TRAITORS by Jennifer Chiaverini, a riveting work of historical fiction that follows the notorious John Wilkes Booth and the four women who kept his perilous confidence; THE HONEYMOON, Dinitia Smith's spellbinding novel that recounts George Eliot's honeymoon in Venice following her marriage to a handsome young man 20 years her junior; and LIVING OUT LOUD, a moving and inspiring memoir from beloved sports broadcaster Craig Sager on his battle with leukemia and how he maintained a positive outlook on life in the face of incredible circumstances.

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Week of November 6, 2017

Paperback releases for the week of November 6th include ROBERT LUDLUM'S THE BOURNE INITIATIVE by Eric Van Lustbader, in which the U.S. government is convinced of Jason Bourne's treason and is doing everything in its power to kill him; I SEE YOU, a dark and claustrophobic thriller from Clare Mackintosh, in which a normal, everyday woman becomes trapped in the confines of her normal, everyday world; I LOVED HER IN THE MOVIES, film and television actor Robert Wagner’s memoir of the great female movie stars he has known; and DARKEST HOUR by Anthony McCarten, a revelatory look at the period immediately following Winston Churchill’s ascendancy to Prime Minister --- soon to be a major motion picture starring Gary Oldman.

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Week of October 30, 2017

Paperback releases for the week of October 30th include Alec Baldwin's memoir, NEVERTHELESS, in which he chronicles the highs and lows of his life; THE NOWHERE MAN, book two in Gregg Hurwitz's Orphan X series featuring Evan Smoak, who was Orphan X until he used everything he had learned to disappear and reinvent himself as the Nowhere Man; THE GLASS UNIVERSE by Dava Sobel, the little-known true story of women's landmark contributions to astronomy; and Beatrice Colin's historical novel, TO CAPTURE WHAT WE CANNOT KEEP, which charts the relationship between a young Scottish widow and a French engineer who, despite constraints of class and wealth, fall in love.

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Week of October 23, 2017

Paperback releases for the week of October 23rd include THE PRINCESS DIARIST, the late Carrie Fisher’s intimate, hilarious and revealing recollection of what happened behind the scenes on one of the most famous film sets of all time --- the first Star Wars movie; THE BLACK BOOK by James Patterson and David Ellis, which poses the question How can you prove your innocence when you can't remember the crime?; HITLER: Ascent, 1889-1939, Volker Ullrich's biography of Hitler that puts an emphasis on the man himself --- his personality, his temperament and his beliefs; and INDELIBLE INK, the untold story of the battle to legalize free expression in America by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Kluger.

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Week of October 16, 2017

Paperback releases for the week of October 16th include MISTER MONKEY by Francine Prose, which follows the exploits and intrigue of a constellation of characters affiliated with an off-off-off-off Broadway children’s musical; LITTLE DEATHS, a debut novel from Emma Flint (longlisted for the 2017 Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction) that explores the capacity for good and evil in all of us; Beth Macy's TRUEVINE, the true story of two African-American brothers who were kidnapped and displayed as circus freaks, and whose mother endured a 28-year struggle to get them back; and THE TUNNELS by Greg Mitchell, a thrilling Cold War narrative of superpower showdowns, media suppression, and two escape tunnels beneath the Berlin Wall.

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Week of October 9, 2017

Paperback releases for the week of October 9th include A BOOK OF AMERICAN MARTYRS, a powerfully resonant and provocative novel from Joyce Carol Oates, who tells the story of two very different yet intimately linked American families; Chris Smith's THE DAILY SHOW (THE BOOK), an oral history that takes the reader behind the curtain for all the show's highlights, from its origins as Comedy Central's underdog late-night program hosted by Craig Kilborn to Jon Stewart's long reign to Trevor Noah's succession; SHIRLEY JACKSON: A Rather Haunted Life by Ruth Franklin, a biography that establishes Shirley Jackson as a towering figure in American literature and revives the life and work of a neglected master; and JUNIPER, the inspiring story of a baby born too soon, told by her parents, award-winning journalists Kelley and Thomas French.

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Week of October 2, 2017

Paperback releases for the week of October 2nd include THE SLEEPWALKER by Chris Bohjalian, the mesmerizing story of a wife and mother who vanishes from her bed one night and the daughter determined to find her; A LOWCOUNTRY HEART, a new volume of Pat Conroy’s nonfiction that brings together some of the most charming interviews, magazine articles, speeches and letters from his long literary career, many of them addressed directly to his readers with his habitual greeting, “Hey, out there”; ABSOLUTELY ON MUSIC, a deeply personal, intimate conversation about music and writing between internationally acclaimed author Haruki Murakami and the former conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa; and VICTORIA: THE QUEEN, Julia Baird's page-turning biography that reveals the real woman behind the myth: a bold, glamorous, unbreakable queen.

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Week of September 25, 2017

Paperback releases for the week of September 25th include VICTORIA, the nationally bestselling novel by Daisy Goodwin, who draws on Queen Victoria’s diaries to bring the young 19th-century monarch, who would go on to reign for 63 years, richly to life; FATAL, a riveting thriller from John Lescroart about the unexpected, shattering and lethal consequences of a one-night stand on a seemingly happily married couple; Martin Cruz Smith's THE GIRL FROM VENICE, a suspenseful World War II love story set against the beauty, mystery and danger of occupied Venice; and DIFFERENT CLASS by Joanne Harris, a tale of psychological suspense about a sociopathic young outcast at an antiquated prep school and the curmudgeonly Latin teacher who uncovers his dangerous secret.

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