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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 May 30, 2016

Paperback releases for the week of May 30th include CIRCLING THE SUN by Paula McLain, which brings to life Beryl Markham, a record-setting aviator caught up in a passionate love triangle with safari hunter Denys Finch Hatton and Karen Blixen, who as Isak Dinesen wrote the classic memoir OUT OF AFRICA; BLUEPRINTS, a riveting novel from Barbara Delinsky, who explores the limits of love and asks what happens when the right man comes along at the wrong time; Don Winslow's THE CARTEL, a gripping, true-to-life, ripped-from-the-headlines epic story of power, corruption, revenge and justice spanning the past decade of the Mexican-American drug wars; and CHINA RICH GIRLFRIEND by Kevin Kwan, a wickedly funny novel of social climbing, secret emails, art-world scandal, lovesick billionaires, and the outrageous story of what happens when Rachel Chu, engaged to marry Asia's most eligible bachelor, discovers her birthfather.

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Week of May 23, 2016

Paperback releases for the week of May 23rd include James Patterson's CROSS JUSTICE, in which Alex Cross confronts the deadliest --- and most personal --- case of his career; SUMMER SECRETS by Jane Green, a compelling drama and a beautifully rendered portrait of relationships, betrayals and forgiveness, about accepting the things we cannot change, finding the courage to change the things we can, and being strong enough to weather the storms; and DANGEROUS WHEN WET, Jamie Brickhouse's astonishing memoir --- by turns both darkly comic and deeply poignant --- about the native Texan's long struggle with alcohol, his complicated relationship with Mama Jean, and his sexuality.

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Week of May 16, 2016

Paperback releases for the week of May 16th include WILDFLOWER, a portrait of Drew Barrymore's life in stories as she looks back on the adventures, challenges and incredible experiences she’s had throughout her life; THE HIDDEN HISTORY OF AMERICA AT WAR, in which historian Kenneth C. Davis brings to life six emblematic battles, revealing untold tales that span our nation's history --- from the Revolutionary War to Iraq; THE SCARLET GOSPELS, which takes readers back many years to the early days of two of Clive Barker's most iconic characters in a battle of good and evil as old as time; and DID YOU EVER HAVE A FAMILY by Bill Clegg, a magnificently powerful story about a circle of people who find solace in the least likely of places as they cope with a horrific tragedy.

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Week of May 9, 2016

Paperback releases for the week of May 9th include A LUCKY LIFE INTERRUPTED, Tom Brokaw's powerful memoir of a year of dramatic change --- a year spent battling cancer and reflecting on a long, happy and lucky life; Bernard Cornwell's first work of nonfiction, WATERLOO, the definitive, illustrated history of one of the greatest battles ever fought --- a riveting chronicle published to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Napoleon’s last stand; and ALL THE SINGLE LADIES, in which Dorothea Benton Frank takes readers deep into the Lowcountry of South Carolina, where three unsuspecting women are brought together by tragedy and mystery.

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Week of May 2, 2016

Paperback releases for the week of May 2nd include Harper Lee's second novel, GO SET A WATCHMAN, which is set two decades after her beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD; IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT, Judy Blume's first novel for adults since the 1998 release of SUMMER SISTERS; BEACH TOWN by Mary Kay Andrews, which revolves around the attraction between a movie location scout and the mayor of a sleepy Florida panhandle town, a born-again environmentalist who is determined to keep his town from being commercialized; THE WRIGHT BROTHERS by David McCullough, the dramatic story-behind-the-story about the courageous brothers who taught the world how to fly; and Laura Dave's EIGHT HUNDRED GRAPES, a story about the messy realities of family, the strength (and weaknesses) of romantic love, and the importance of finding a place to call home.

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May 2016

In paperback titles this month we have THE BLACKTHORN KEY, Kevin Sands' adventurous story about an apothecary's apprentice on a journey to save the world; Poly Holyoke's THE NEPTUNE CHALLENGE, the hit sequel to THE NEPTUNE PROJECT in which Nere and her friends must infiltrate a high-tech undersea fortress; and THE WAR THAT SAVED MY LIFE by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, an award-winning novel of love and survival during World War II.

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May 2016

In paperback titles this month we have A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES by Sarah J. Maas in which a teen huntress finds herself in the midst of murder, captivity and revenge in a treacherous, magical land; WE ARE ALL MADE OF MOLECULES by Susin Nielsen where two opposing teens are forced to risk their social statuses when they are told they must live under the same roof; and SURVIVE THE NIGHT by Danielle Vega in which an underground New York City rave goes terribly wrong and three young girls discover the mutilated body of their best friend.

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April 2016

In paperback titles this month, we have THE BOOK THAT PROVES TIME TRAVEL HAPPENS, a time-bending adventure from Henry Clark in which three diverse children find themselves in the year 1852 after visiting a mysterious fortune-teller; DR. CRITCHLORE'S SCHOOL OF MINIONS: Book 1, the first book in a contemporary fantasy series written by Sheila Grau, where kids can discover that being unorthodox isn't always such a bad thing; and PIECES AND PLAYERS by Blue Balliett, in which students of Mrs. Sharpee's class find themselves in the midst of a mysterious museum robbery. Can these students follow the suspicious clues to solve this puzzle? 

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April 2016

In paperback titles this month we have ONE THING STOLEN, an exploration of obsession, art and a rare neurological disorder, from Beth Kephart; Laura Ruby's BONE GAP, the story of Roza, a beautiful girl who is taken from a quiet midwestern town and imprisoned by a mysterious man; and Brynn Chapman's THE REQUIEM RED, the story of Patient 29 --- a resident of Soothing Hills Asylum --- who is endowed with the cursed gift of perception.

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Week of April 25, 2016

Paperback releases for the week of April 25th include UNDERCOVER, a psychologically penetrating novel from Danielle Steel, who explores the consequences of trauma and the perseverance of the human spirit; the National Book Award finalist HOLD STILL, a revealing and beautifully written memoir and family history from acclaimed photographer Sally Mann; Matthew Pearl's THE LAST BOOKANEER, the story of an epic literary heist by a forgotten class of consummate criminals; and LUSITANIA by Greg King and Penny Wilson, which recounts the story of the Lusitania's glamorous passengers and the torpedo that ended an era and prompted the US entry into World War I.

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