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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 February 17, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of February 17th include WANDERING STARS, a novel that is by turns shattering and wondrous, in which Tommy Orange traces the legacies of the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864 and the Carlisle Indian Industrial School through three generations of a family; A DEATH IN CORNWALL, the 24th installment in Daniel Silva’s action-packed Gabriel Allon series, which finds the art restorer and legendary spy pursuing a powerful and dangerous new adversary when an old friend seeks his help with a baffling murder investigation; SHELTERWOOD by Lisa Wingate, a sweeping novel inspired by the untold history of women pioneers who fought to protect children caught in the storm of land barons hungry for power and oil wealth; and the paperback original THE DRESSMAKERS OF LONDON, a heartfelt work of fiction from Julia Kelly about estranged sisters who inherit their late mother’s dress shop in World War II London.

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Week of February 10, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of February 10th include A CALAMITY OF SOULS by David Baldacci, a courtroom drama set in the tumultuous year of 1968 in southern Virginia, where a racially charged murder case sets a duo of white and Black lawyers against a deeply unfair system as they work to defend their wrongfully accused Black client; Vanessa Chan's THE STORM WE MADE, a spellbinding novel about a Malayan mother who becomes an unlikely spy for the invading Japanese forces during WWII --- and the shocking consequences that rain upon her community and family; THE SECRET LIVES OF BOOKSELLERS AND LIBRARIANS by James Patterson and Matt Eversmann, a compilation of stories from various booksellers and librarians who talk about the book business; and SLOW NOODLES, a haunting memoir from Chantha Nguon, a Cambodian refugee who lost her country and her family during Pol Pot's genocide in the 1970s but found hope by reclaiming the recipes she tasted in her mother's kitchen.

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Week of February 3, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of February 3rd include THE COMFORT OF GHOSTS, the final installment in Jacqueline Winspear's groundbreaking series starring psychologist and investigator Maisie Dobbs, who unravels a profound mystery from her past in a war-torn nation grappling with its future; THIS IS WHY WE LIED, Karin Slaughter's 12th thriller featuring GBI investigator Will Trent and medical examiner Sara Linton, whose honeymoon is interrupted by a bone-chilling scream that cuts through the night; EXPIRATION DATES by Rebecca Serle, a gripping, emotional, passionate and heartbreaking novel   about a young woman who decides to finally live for herself rather than rely on the universe for answers;   and THE MANY LIVES OF MAMA LOVE, a harrowing, hilarious, no-holds-barred memoir from Lara Love Hardin, who recounts her slide from soccer mom to opioid addict to jailhouse shot-caller and her unlikely comeback as a highly successful ghostwriter.

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Week of January 27, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of January 27th include Ashley Elston's adult debut novel, FIRST LIE WINS, which, according to our reviewer Ray Palen, is "extremely clever and throws one twist after another at you in a narrative that will consume you straight through to the dynamic finale"; FINLAY DONOVAN ROLLS THE DICE, the fourth installment in Elle Cosimano's beloved mystery series featuring Finlay Donovan and her nanny/partner-in-crime, Vero; THE LOST TOMB by Douglas Preston, in which a jaw-dropping discovery of an Egyptian tomb opens up a slew of archaeological mysteries and deadly tales; Dolly Alderton's GOOD MATERIAL, a sharply funny and exquisitely relatable story of romantic disaster and friendship --- and how to survive both; and DEAR SISTER, a profound, intimate story of resilience and the unbreakable bond of family from Michelle Horton, who fights the criminal justice system to release her incarcerated sister after she kills her longtime abuser.

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Week of January 20, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of January 20th include THE NEW COUPLE IN 5B, an unputdownable thriller from Lisa Unger in which a couple inherits an apartment with a spine-tingling past; Laurie Frankel's FAMILY FAMILY, a heartwarming story about how family can come from the most unexpected places and how, when we expand our notions of what is “normal,” the world becomes a better place; RED STAR FALLING by Steve Berry and Grant Blackwood, an action-packed adventure that finds Luke Daniels, in the waning days of the Cold War, embarking on a quest in search of the legendary library of Ivan the Terrible --- the unlikely key to ending a looming threat orbiting 200 miles above the earth; and the paperback original LET'S CALL HER BARBIE, a bold novel from Renée Rosen that excavates the fascinating backstory of Ruth Handler, the co-founder of Barbie, and the trailblazing team that created a one-of-a-kind doll that took the world by storm.

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Week of January 13, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of January 13th include END OF STORY, A. J. Finn’s long-awaited second novel (following the international bestseller THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW), a spellbinding thriller that is part Knives Out and part Agatha Christie; THE PRINCESS OF LAS VEGAS by Chris Bohjalian, a twisting tale of organized crime, cryptocurrency and family secrets on the Las Vegas Strip that revolves around a Princess Diana impersonator and her estranged sister, who find themselves drawn into a dangerous game of money and murder; LONE WOLF, the ninth installment in Gregg Hurwitz’s series starring Evan Smoak, whose unlikely, tiny job quickly explodes into his biggest mission yet, involving twisted AI technocrat billionaires and a mysterious female assassin; and the paperback original THE KENNEDY GIRL by Julia Bryan Thomas, an immersive and heart-pounding story of an American orphan in Paris who becomes embroiled in an international espionage scheme.

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Week of January 6, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of January 6th include YELLOWFACE, a chilling and hilariously cutting novel from R. F. Kuang that grapples with questions of diversity, racism and cultural appropriation, as well as the terrifying alienation of social media; KING: A Life by Jonathan Eig, the first major biography in decades of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. --- and the first to include recently declassified FBI files; NONE OF THIS IS TRUE, an unputdownable psychological thriller from Lisa Jewell that follows a woman who finds herself the subject of her own popular true crime podcast; Lisa Gardner's STILL SEE YOU EVERYWHERE, a twisty novel of suspense featuring missing persons expert Frankie Elkin, who is tasked with locating the long-lost sister of a female serial killer facing execution in three weeks’ time; and MY FRIENDS by Hisham Matar, a luminous novel of friendship, family and the unthinkable realities of exile.

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Week of December 30, 2024

Paperback releases for the week of December 30th include THE MYSTERY GUEST, the second installment in Nita Prose's fun and entertaining series featuring Molly Gray, the esteemed Head Maid of the five-star Regency Grand Hotel, who must uncover the truth behind the death of a world-renowned mystery author, no matter how dirty; SHE'S NOT SORRY by Mary Kubica, a chilling thriller about an ICU nurse who accidentally uncovers a patient’s frightening past; B. A. Paris' THE GUEST, a heart-pounding work of domestic suspense in which each character’s past unravels, some of which are more dangerous than they ever could have known; and MARTYR!, an electrifying, funny and wholly original novel from Kaveh Akbar, which revolves around a newly sober, orphaned son of Iranian immigrants who --- guided by the voices of artists, poets and kings --- embarks on a remarkable search for a family secret that leads him to a terminally ill painter living out her final days in the Brooklyn Museum.

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Weeks of December 16 and 23, 2024

Paperback releases for the weeks of December 16th and 23rd include IT HAD TO BE YOU, the latest thrilling entry in the Under Suspicion series by Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke, which finds television producer Laurie Moran investigating the unsolved murder of a beloved couple celebrating the college graduations of their successful twin sons; HARBOR LIGHTS, a dynamic, gripping collection of short stories from one of the most popular and widely acclaimed icons of American fiction, James Lee Burke, featuring a never-before-published novella; COLD VICTORY by Karl Marlantes, a propulsive and sweeping novel in which loyalty, friendship and love are put to the ultimate test; and WHAT REALLY HAPPENS IN VEGAS, a dazzling journey in which James Patterson and Vanity Fair contributing editor Mark Seal show the real Vegas, transporting readers from the thrill of adrenaline-fueled vice to the glitter of A-list celebrity and entertainment.

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Week of December 9, 2024

Paperback releases for the week of December 9th include HOLMES, MARPLE & POE by James Patterson and Brian Sitts, a thrilling story of crime and corruption in which three detectives keep their identities secret, and NYPD Detective Helene Grey is on a mission to unmask them --- no matter who gets killed along the way; Jonathan Evison's AGAIN AND AGAIN,   a poignant and endlessly surprising story about love lost, found and redeemed; A GIANT WIN, a fascinating self-portrait of legendary New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin during his signature game --- the unforgettable Super Bowl that changed NFL history; THE DOOR-TO-DOOR BOOKSTORE, Carsten Henn's charming international bestseller about an unlikely friendship between an elderly door-to-door bookseller and a nine-year-old girl that changes his life; and the paperback original NOT IN MY BOOK, a sexy and hilarious enemies-to-lovers romance from a debut Peruvian-Tennessean voice, Katie Holt. 

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