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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!

September 2016

Our New in Paperback roundup this month includes GONE CRAZY IN ALABAMA by Rita Williams-Garcia, which chronicles the summer of a lifetime with the Gaither sisters in the rural South; Read more »

September 2016

This month’s New in Paperback roundup includes THE BOY MOST LIKELY TO, Huntley Fitzpatrick's highly acclaimed romantic companion to MY LIFE NEXT DOOR; THE SILENCE OF SIX, E.C. Myers' thrilling tale of hacktivists, government conspiracy and tons of suspense; and A MADNESS SO DISCREET, a haunting story from Mindy McGinnis in which a ruthless and brutal killer shakes the foundation of teen Grace's sanity.

August 2016

This month’s New in Paperback roundup includes THE ACCIDENT SEASON by Moïra Fowley-Doyle, in which a girl and her family become unavoidably accident-prone every October. Also featured are WE ALL LOOKED UP by Tommy Wallach, which follows four high schoolers reflecting on their lives and futures as an asteriod hurtles towards Earth and SHADOWSHAPER by Daniel José Older, wherein a girl named Sierra Santiago discovers shadowshaping, a thrilling magic that infuses ancestral spirits into different forms of art.

August 2016

Our New in Paperback roundup this month includes A BLIND GUIDE TO STINKVILLE by Beth Vrabel, which explores many different issues --- albinism, blindness, depression, dyslexia, growing old, and more; THE LEAGUE OF UNEXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN by Gitty Danesharvi, where a covert network uses the nation's most average, normal and utterly unexceptional children as spies; and UPSIDE-DOWN

Week of July 25, 2016

Paperback releases for the week of July 25th include ROGUE LAWYER, John Grisham's latest legal thriller that introduces readers to Sebastian Rudd, an attorney who believes that everyone is entitled to a fair trial --- even if he has to bend the law to secure one; CITY ON FIRE, Garth Risk Hallberg's much-talked-about debut novel that revolves around a mystery --- namely, a shooting in Central Park on New Year’s Eve --- that will open up even the loneliest-seeming corners of 1970s New York City; YES, MY ACCENT IS REAL, a collection of humorous autobiographical essays from Kunal Nayyar, best known as Raj on "The Big Bang Theory"; and the continuations of such popular series as Louise Penny's Chief Inspector Gamache mysteries (THE NATURE OF THE BEAST) and James Rollins' Sigma Force novels (THE BONE LABYRINTH).

Week of July 18, 2016

Paperback releases for the week of July 18th include AFTER YOU, the sequel to Jojo Moyes' ME BEFORE YOU, which poses the questions: How do you move on after losing the person you loved? How do you build a life worth living?; THE TSAR OF LOVE AND TECHNO, Anthony Marra's collection of interwoven stories about family, sacrifice, the legacy of war and the redemptive power of art; and LAST RAGGED BREATH by Julia Keller, which finds prosecutor Bell Elkins facing her toughest challenge yet in a haunting story of vengeance, greed and the fierce struggle for social justice.

Week of July 11, 2016

Paperback releases for the week of July 11th include THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN by Paula Hawkins, the debut psychological thriller that will forever change the way you look at other people's lives (and is soon to be a major motion picture starring Emily Blunt); TWO YEARS EIGHT MONTHS AND TWENTY-EIGHT NIGHTS, another spellbinding work of fiction from Salman Rushdie that blends history, mythology and a timeless love story; and HOW TO BE A GROWN-UP by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus, an irresistible comedy about a forty-something wife and mother thrust back into the workforce, where she finds herself at the mercy of a #BossHalfHerAge.

Week of July 4, 2016

Paperback releases for the week of July 4th include AFTER ALICE by Gregory Maguire, a magical new twist on ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND, which was published in hardcover last year to coincide with the 150th anniversary of Lewis Carroll’s beloved classic; SILVER LININGS, Debbie Macomber's fourth novel set in Cedar Cove’s charming Rose Harbor Inn, which finds innkeeper Jo Marie welcoming two new guests as they seek healing and comfort; THE JAPANESE LOVER by Isabel Allende, a love story and multigenerational epic that stretches from San Francisco in the present-day to Poland and the United States during World War II; and A WINDOW OPENS, Elisabeth Egan's debut novel in which a wife and mother of three leaps at the chance to fulfill her professional destiny --- only to learn that every opportunity comes at a price.

July 2016

Our New in Paperback roundup this month includes KNIGHTLEY AND SON, Rohan Gavin's fun new mystery series featuring a father and son duo; RIVER RUNS DEEP by Jennifer Bradbury, where an ill boy discovers runaways hiding in the secret tunnels within Mam

July 2016

This month's New in Paperback roundup includes SUICIDE NOTES FROM BEAUTIFUL GIRLS by Lynn Weingarten, in which June investigates the suspicious suicide of her ex-best friend and finds herself in grave danger; COURT OF FIVES by Kate Elliott, where Jessamy teams up with Kalliarkos to save her family from the schemes of Kal's powerful uncle; and NEVER ALWAYS SOMETIMES by Adi Alsaid, in which two best friends decide to cross things off their "Never" list and discover that they've been missing out on high school.