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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 January 2, 2017

Paperback releases for the week of January 2nd include THE FIREMAN by Joe Hill, a chilling novel about a worldwide pandemic of spontaneous combustion that threatens to reduce civilization to ashes and a band of improbable heroes who battle to save it, led by one powerful and enigmatic man known as the Fireman; AFTER THE CRASH by Michel Bussi, a Bookreporter.com Bets On pick that follows the aftermath of a plane crash in which the sole survivor is a three-month-old girl --- and two families step forward to claim the child; RIVER ROAD, a gripping, twist-filled psychological thriller from Carol Goodman about a professor accused of killing her student in a hit-and-run accident; and Viola Shipman's THE CHARM BRACELET, in which three women, through an heirloom charm bracelet, rediscover the importance of family and a passion for living as each charm changes their lives.

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Week of December 26, 2016

Paperback releases for the week of December 26th include SWEET TOMORROWS, the conclusion to Debbie Macomber’s beloved Rose Harbor series, set in the picturesque town of Cedar Cove; DARKNESS by Karen Robards, the heart-pumping and nail-biting tale of a brilliant ornithologist trapped on the remote Attu Island in Alaska, fighting for her life --- and that of a handsome stranger --- before they’re swallowed up in darkness forever; THE HANGING GIRL, book six in Jussi Adler-Olsen's Department Q mystery series, featuring Detective Carl Mørck and his enigmatic assistants, Assad and Rose; and GONE AGAIN by James Grippando, in which Miami criminal defense lawyer Jack Swyteck takes on his first death-row client since THE PARDON in a case as twisty as it is shocking.

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Week of December 19, 2016

Paperback releases for the week of December 19th include the continuation of two long-running adventure series: ROBERT LUDLUM'S THE BOURNE ENIGMA, a new Jason Bourne novel by Eric Van Lustbader, and BEYOND THE ICE LIMIT, Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child's latest thriller featuring Gideon Crew, who embarks on his most dangerous and high-stakes assignment yet...because failure will mean nothing short of the end of humankind on earth.

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Week of December 12, 2016

Paperback releases for the week of December 12th include EVEN DOGS IN THE WILD by Ian Rankin, which finds John Rebus coming out of retirement...to save his nemesis; MARLENE, C. W. Gortner's biographical novel of one of the most glamorous and alluring legends of Hollywood’s golden age, Marlene Dietrich; STORIES I TELL MYSELF, Juan F. Thompson's personal account of his father, Hunter S. Thompson, and of their getting to know each other during their 41 fraught years together; and THE LOVERS by Rod Nordland, the story of a young couple willing to risk everything for love that puts a human face on the ongoing debate about women’s rights in the Muslim world.

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Week of December 5, 2016

Paperback releases for the week of December 5th include FAMILY JEWELS, yet another thrilling installment in Stuart Woods' Stone Barrington series; THE LITTLE RED CHAIRS, Edan O'Brien's first novel in 10 years, about one woman's struggle to reclaim a life shattered by betrayal; THE ABSOLUTION, the mesmerizing finale to Jonathan Holt's Carnivia Trilogy, following THE ABOMINATION and THE ABDUCTION; and BROWSINGS by Pulitzer Prize-winning book critic Michael Dirda, a collection of 50 of his witty and wide-ranging reflections on literary journalism, book collecting, and the writers he loves.

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Week of November 28, 2016

Paperback releases for the week of November 28th include THE PASSENGER by Lisa Lutz, the story of a woman who creates and sheds new identities as she crisscrosses the country to escape her past; the latest Danielle Steel bestseller, PROPERTY OF A NOBLEWOMAN, in which a woman’s legacy --- shaped by tragedy, fortitude and undying devotion --- transforms lives and hearts long after she is gone, and fulfills at last her most precious bequest; and series additions such as THE STEEL KISS: A Lincoln Rhyme Novel by Jeffery Deaver and THE PROMISE: An Elvis Cole and Joe Pike Novel by Robert Crais.

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Week of November 21, 2016

Paperback releases for the week of November 21st include Joyce Maynard's UNDER THE INFLUENCE, a poignant story about the true meaning --- and the true price --- of friendship; MAKE 'EM LAUGH by Debbie Reynolds and Dorian Hannaway, an entertaining collection of anecdotes, stories, jokes and random musings from a woman who has seen it all --- and done most of it; and HUBRIS, in which Sir Alistair Horne revisits six battles of the past century and examines the strategies, leadership, preparation and geopolitical goals of aggressors and defenders to reveal the one trait that links them all: hubris.

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Week of November 14, 2016

Paperback releases for the week of November 14th include TO HELL AND BACK, acclaimed scholar Ian Kershaw’s long-anticipated analysis of the pivotal years of World War I and World War II; THE QUALITY OF SILENCE, Rosamund Lupton's gripping, moving story of a mother and daughter's quest to uncover a dark secret in the Alaskan wilderness; and YOUNG ORSON by Patrick McGilligan, a groundbreaking biography of Orson Welles' early years --- from his first forays in theater and radio to the inspiration and making of Citizen Kane.

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Week of November 7, 2016

Paperback releases for the week of November 7th include 15th AFFAIR by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro, a Women's Murder Club thriller that finds Detective Lindsay Boxer chasing an elusive, possibly very dangerous suspect --- her husband, Joe; THE RISE OF GERMANY, a masterful book by James Holland, who draws on his many years of research to reconsider the strategy, tactics, and economic, political and social aspects of the Second World War; and Kliph Nesteroff's THE COMEDIANS, a narrative exploration of the way comedians have reflected, shaped and changed American culture over the past 100 years.

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Week of October 31, 2016

Paperback releases for the week of October 31st include Carly Simon's memoir BOYS IN THE TREES, which reveals her remarkable life, beginning with her storied childhood as the third daughter of Richard L. Simon, the co-founder of publishing giant Simon & Schuster, and ultimately delving into her meteoric solo career that would result in 13 top 40 hits, including the #1 song "You're So Vain"; ORPHAN X, the opening installment of Gregg Hurwitz's series that introduces readers to Evan Smoak, aka the Nowhere Man, whose personal mission it is to help those with nowhere else to turn; THE GEOGRAPHY OF GENIUS, which finds Eric Weiner traveling the world to show how creative genius flourishes in specific places at specific times; and KNITTING PEARLS, a volume edited by Ann Hood in which two dozen writers write about the transformative and healing powers of knitting.

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