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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 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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Week of September 18, 2017

Paperback releases for the week of September 18th include MOONGLOW by Michael Chabon, a novel of truth and lies, family legends and existential adventure --- and the forces that work to destroy us; THE SLEEPING BEAUTY KILLER, Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke's third Under Suspicion novel, which follows television producer Laurie Moran as she tries to help a woman she believes was wrongfully convicted of killing her fiancé; SOUL AT THE WHITE HEAT, a collection of critical and personal essays on writing, obsession and inspiration from National Book Award winner Joyce Carol Oates; and MOSCOW NIGHTS by Nigel Cliff, which tells the dramatic story of Van Cliburn, a remarkable young Texan pianist who played his way through the wall of fear built by the Cold War, won the hearts of the American and Russian people, and eased tensions between two superpowers on the brink of nuclear war.

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Week of September 11, 2017

Paperback releases for the week of September 11th include THE FIX by David Baldacci, which marks the return of the detective who can forget nothing, Amos Decker, who previously starred in MEMORY MAN and THE LAST MILE; BETWEEN BREATHS, Elizabeth Vargas' inspiring memoir in which she discusses her accounts of growing up with anxiety and how she dealt with it as she came of age, to her eventually turning to alcohol for relief; LOVE WARRIOR, Oprah's 2016 Book Club Selection that tells the story of Glennon Doyle's journey of self-discovery after the implosion of her marriage; and GRAND CENTRAL by Sam Roberts, which allows readers to peek into the secret and unseen areas of Grand Central Terminal --- from the tunnels, to the command center, to the hidden passageways.

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Week of September 4, 2017

Paperback releases for the week of September 4th include BEING MORTAL, in which practicing surgeon Atul Gawande tackles the hardest challenge of his profession --- how medicine can improve not only life but also the process of its ending; BORN TO RUN, a revelatory memoir by legendary rock star Bruce Springsteen, who tells for the first time the story of the personal struggles that inspired his best work; THE LOST CITY OF THE MONKEY GOD, bestselling author Douglas Preston's shocking and riveting account of his pioneering journey into the unknown heart of the world's densest jungle; and THE WONDER by Emma Donoghue, in which an English nurse who is brought to a small Irish village to observe what appears to be a miracle --- a girl said to have survived without food for months --- soon finds herself fighting to save the child's life.

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Week of August 28, 2017

Paperback releases for the week of August 28th include OUR REVOLUTION, in which Bernie Sanders shares his personal experiences from the 2016 campaign trail, recounting the details of his historic primary fight and the people who made it possible; THE JEALOUS KIND, the latest addition to James Lee Burke's Holland Family series, an atmospheric coming-of-age story set in 1950s Texas, as the specter of the Korean War looms; THIS WAS A MAN, the seventh and final volume in Jeffrey Archer’s Clifton Chronicles, which brings the epic saga of the Clifton family’s love, loss and ambition to a stunning conclusion; and ROGUE HEROES by Ben Macintyre, the incredible untold story of World War II's greatest secret fighting force.

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Week of August 21, 2017

Paperback releases for the week of August 21st include IF NOT FOR YOU by Debbie Macomber, an emotionally stirring novel that shows how sometimes a choice can seem wrong even though it’s absolutely right; Anna Kendrick's SCRAPPY LITTLE NOBODY, a collection of humorous autobiographical essays by the Academy Award-nominated actress and star of Pitch Perfect, Twilight, Up in the Air, Into the Woods and Trolls; and PILGRIMAGE by Mark K. Shriver, a down-to-earth and deeply intimate portrait of Pope Francis and his faith, based on interviews with the men and women who knew him simply as Jorge Mario Bergoglio.

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Week of August 14, 2017

Paperback releases for the week of August 14th include Stephanie Gangi's debut novel, THE NEXT, a love story about a ghost who is determined to fix her life, even after she’s dead; KAROLINA'S TWINS by Ronald H. Balson, a saga inspired by the true events of a Holocaust survivor’s quest to return to Poland and fulfill a promise; and FORTY AUTUMNS, in which former American military intelligence officer Nina Willner tells the true story of her family --- of five women separated by the Iron Curtain for more than 40 years, and their miraculous reunion after the fall of the Berlin Wall.

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