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November 3, 2026

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In this newsletter, you will find books releasing the weeks of November 2nd and November 9th that we think will be of interest to Bookreporter.com readers, along with Bonus News, where we call out a contest, feature or review that we want to let you know about so you have it on your radar.

This week, we are calling attention to our Favorite Monthly Lists & Picks feature for November, which includes Indie Next, LibraryReads, the Barnes & Noble Book Club, the “Good Morning America” Book Club, the PBS Books Readers Club, the “Read with Jenna” Book Club, Reese's Book Club, and the Target Book Club.

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On Sale the Week of November 2nd in Hardcover

November 3rd

COLD BLADE: A Nils Shapiro Novel by Matt Goldman (Mystery)
Wealthy businessman Jonathan Willetts wants private investigator Nils Shapiro to prove that his wife, Paige, didn’t murder one of his employees, Lukas Day. Everything points to Paige’s guilt: she had an encounter with Lukas the night he died, and her fingerprints are on the knife found at the scene. As far as the Minnesota Police Department is concerned, it’s an open-and-shut case. Nils isn’t so sure. After all, Jonathan and Paige have plenty of enemies. Is Paige being set up by a calculating killer? Deception, theft and stunning secrets convince Nils that there’s more to this case than meets the eye. But can he uncover the chilling truth?
Severn House | 9781448317950

COLD SUNSET: A Gabriel Dax Novel by William Boyd (Historical Thriller)
It is 1964, and Cold War Moscow is smoldering with secrets. Travel writer-turned-spy Gabriel Dax has been tasked with delivering a mysterious Blanco drawing to Kit Caldwell, the triple-agent and celebrated “defector” now leading the well-heeled life of a Hero of the Soviet Union. But Caldwell is convinced that the KGB suspects him of treachery. He wants Gabriel to do the impossible and smuggle him over the Russian border to Finland. When Gabriel is ordered to help by his enigmatic handler, Faith Green, he is pulled into a web of shifting loyalties and dangerous escape plans. As tensions rise and trust fractures, he is forced to confront the fine line between devotion and deception.
Atlantic Crime | 9780802168313

DESIRE FEEDS THE FEAST: A Memoir by Tarajia Morrell (Memoir)
Born to one of New York’s most celebrated wine families, Tarajia Morrell grew up at the table, where conversation was wine-soaked and food was the love language. In DESIRE FEEDS THE FEAST, the James Beard Award-winning writer traces a life shaped by hunger --- for beauty, for love, for pleasure and for belonging. From the electric excess of the late-’90s New York City club scene to Hollywood tables where she served celebrities, Tarajia moved through the world restless but hopeful, unsure of what would come next. Wherever she found herself, the pleasures of food guided her. Through deep heartbreak and loss, it was food that kept her tethered and whispered of who she was.
Zibby Publishing | 9798994220610 

THE GIFT: A Short Story by Freida McFadden (Psychological Thriller)
Despite working two jobs, Stella can't even afford a present for her husband on their first Christmas together. It was supposed to be a magical holiday, but instead it's a reminder of how much she can't provide. Then a mysterious pawn shop owner offers Stella an intriguing trade. She wants more than anything to buy her husband the perfect gift. But there's a catch, and it may come at a terrible price.
Poisoned Pen Press | 9781628863925 

A GLACIER'S GUIDE TO DYING by Michelle Porter (Fiction)
Robbie has spent most of his life wondering about his real father, Mike, who long since left their family due to his struggles with visions and mistrust of the modern world. As he rescues his mother from encroaching wildfires, he's determined to also find his father. Robbie takes off to find answers. When his uncle confesses that he last dropped Mike off at a glacier, they climb up the mountain of ice to see if Mike might still be there and if he's still alive. On the slopes of a huge glacier, Robbie starts hearing the ancient voice of the glacier itself giving him guidance. Has he accessed a deep connection to the land, or is he succumbing to the same illness that had wreaked havoc on his father's life? 
Algonquin Books | 9781523538003

HAVE COURAGE: Longmire Stories by Craig Johnson (Mystery/Short Stories)
Walt Longmire, sheriff of Absaroka County, investigates a series of eccentric small-town crises in 15 holiday-inspired stories. An old dog mysteriously escapes the animal shelter night after night. A deputy deploys an unexpected diversion during a hostage standoff. The baby Jesus vanishes from a nativity scene. And Walt faces one of his most challenging assignments yet: caring for a 150-year-old sourdough starter, while apprehending a seven-year-old suspect with the diction of a 1930s gumshoe.
Viking | 9798217379484 

THE HEIGHTS by Ian Rankin (Thriller)
Facing Hyde Park, The Heights is London’s most coveted luxury high-rise apartment. It is where self-made owner-developer Allan Franklyn has claimed the penthouse duplex. His neighbors include some of “Money London’s” biggest personalities: a wealthy art dealer, a young heartthrob pop star, a foreign heiress, a gangster’s wife. The residents are used to service, deference and privacy, all on their terms. But when nighttime concierge Dwayne Hogarth is found dead in the lobby, none of that is in their control anymore, and everyone is under the unwelcome scrutiny of Detective Sergeant Gillian Gish. Before long, Gish uncovers the unsavory truths and dark secrets that lurk beneath the glittering facades of the building and its inhabitants.
Cardinal | 9781538776100 

IS IT TOO LATE TO MAKE A RUN FOR IT? by Judi Dench with Brendan O'Hea (Memoir)
From growing up in York and being miffed at not getting the part of Mary in the school Nativity play, to playing before sold-out houses on Broadway and in London’s West End, Judi Dench has done it all. She walked the red carpets of Hollywood; turned James Bond’s M into the most astute, unflinching Head of MI6 anyone ever could have imagined; and won an Oscar, a Tony, Golden Globes, Oliviers and BAFTAs along the way. Yet despite the accolades, Judi has been accompanied by doubt. Is it any wonder she leaves a bag by the rehearsal room door in case she has to make a run for it? But stepping out of her comfort zone has been Judi’s guiding principle. Here she reveals all to Brendan O’Hea, her friend and writing partner.
St. Martin's Press | 9781250438928 

THE LOST SOULS OF SAINT ODA'S: A Ruby Vaughn Mystery by Jess Armstrong (Gothic/Historical Mystery) 
American heiress Ruby Vaughn has long believed that her entire family died when the Lusitania sank in 1915. But then her solicitor brings news that her mother inexplicably survived the catastrophe, and he believes he’s found her in a Belgian hospital just across the channel. With trepidation, Ruby sets off for Belgium with a simple task --- to go to the hospital at Saint Oda’s priory, find her mother and bring her home. However, upon her arrival at the priory, she learns the woman she sought had died and been hastily buried days before. Stunned, Ruby refuses to believe that her mother is truly gone. The more Ruby inquires into the woman’s fate, the more suspicious the death becomes.
Minotaur Books | 9781250374684 

MIDNIGHT IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS: A Charles Lenox Mystery by Charles Finch (Historical Mystery)
In the spring of 1881, Charles Lenox is caught up in the whirl of London life when his brother arrives to tell him that there’s been a murder in the House of Commons. Robert Baddeley, a charismatic, womanizing Member, has been found poisoned in the hallowed chamber itself. Suspicion immediately falls on the women in his life, including his wife and mistress. But as Lenox digs deeper, he realizes that there were more than a few people who might have wanted Baddeley dead. Just when Lenox is nearing the truth of Baddeley’s murder, someone close to him is arrested for the crime --- and he must race to solve the case before losing everything.
Minotaur Books | 9781250433947 

MONSTERS OF OHIO by John Scalzi (Science Fiction & Horror/Humor)
Welcome to Richland, Ohio. Things aren't great. The town’s biggest employer is closing shop, and Richland is on the brink. It's where Mike Boyd, with his own set of problems, finds himself returning to after decades away. He's not planning to stay. But Richland has other plans for Mike; his old friend, Dave; and a newcomer, Andi. They're caught in a swirl of local troubles, private equity, executive theft…and something extremely weird involving Jeremy Keller’s prize cow.
Tor Books | 9780765389039 

MY BOOK OF DAYS: A Memoir in Moments by Eric Dane (Memoir)
In 2006, Eric Dane guest-starred on “Grey’s Anatomy” as Dr. Mark “McSteamy” Sloan. What was intended to be a one-time guest appearance landed him a regular role on the Emmy-nominated show and would launch his acting career, leading to other roles in hit series like “The Last Ship” and “Euphoria.” Years later, Dane experienced another life-changing moment: being diagnosed with ALS. The sudden diagnosis caused him to slow down and reflect on the moments that had shaped him. In MY BOOK OF DAYS, Dane shares these reflections and invites readers to do the same with their lives. The book is told through a series of “days” that each illuminate a defining experience or emotional truth.
The Open Field | 9780593995662 

MY STREET: A Christmas Story written by Therese Bohman, translated by Marlaine Delargy (Fiction)
Therese has just left the safety of her childhood home to begin a new life at Stockholm University. She rents a small room in the outskirts of the city, tries to carve out a place for herself in its vastness, and feels invisible in the lecture halls. Everything changes when she meets Andreas. He dresses in black and carries himself with a blasé confidence. He also opens the door to another Stockholm, a world of literary fanzines, smoke-filled cafés, and late nights in an apartment on Kammakar Street. In the quiet, understated mystery between the city’s crowded throughfares and Kammakar Street’s desolation, a friendship begins to take shape, one that will come to define her life in many ways.
Other Press | 9781635426311 

NUMB WERE THE BEADSMAN'S FINGERS: A Flavia de Luce Novel by Alan Bradley (Historical Mystery)
In the cloisters of Golgotha House, a mere binocular’s-squint away from Buckshaw, a nun lies dead. When her fellow sisters prepare her corpse for burial, they discover that their companion has been living a shocking lie for years. The truth about her past, and the dark reasons she harbored for escaping it, are impossible to fathom. Charged with cracking this mystery is the firm of Arthur W. Dogger & Associates (Discreet investigations) --- consisting, of course, of the inimitable young Flavia de Luce and her faithful partner-in-detection, Dogger. Working under the eye of a glowering Mother Superior, Flavia and Dogger must uncover a decades-old crime and a secret that lies an ocean away --- along with a trail of deception that lies closer to home.
Bantam | 9780593724545 

THE NUREMBERG WOMEN: The Untold Story of the Eight Women Who Brought the Nazis to Justice by Natalie Livingstone (History)
In November 1945, the eyes of the world turned to Nuremberg. Humanity was seeking not only the truth about Nazi crimes but also a vision of what justice might look like in their aftermath. The trials are traditionally associated with a roll call of famous men, but they were only part of the story. Not only were there women involved in the trial in every role --- as journalists, researchers, lawyers, interpreters, court reporters, witnesses, artists and even defendants --- they were pivotal in the trial’s outcome. THE NUREMBERG WOMEN tells the story of eight of these women: a brilliant American lawyer, three pioneering journalists (two German, one British), an iconoclastic artist, a beautiful refugee aristocrat, a dauntless survivor of Auschwitz, and a young Russian translator.
St. Martin's Press | 9781250345189 

THE SHARED LIFE OF EGAN AND LUCIAN by Rose Smith (Fiction)
The McCauleys have raised their twin sons on Shep’s Island, just off the coast of Maine. Egan wants to be a professional athlete, and Lucian wants to be a painter. Growing up in the wake of a childhood accident that marked both boys, they are inseparable until Lucian quietly begins to wonder who he might be with no mirror image walking beside him. On a trip abroad, Lucian meets Lea, who follows him home to idyllic Shep’s Island. When a shocking family secret comes to light, Lea flees back to the mainland --- not with Lucian but with his twin, Egan, whose connection with Lea is immediate and undeniable. The years will pass with Lea caught between the two brothers. Even when she decides to begin a life on Shep’s Island with one of them, fate will continue to bring these three into one another’s orbit. 
Hawthorne Books | 9798993660202 

STATIONS by Louise Kennedy (Fiction)
In 1980s Ireland, Róisín and Red bond as only two precocious and disaffected teenagers can. Soon Red is privy to the secret source of Róisín’s shame and anger: the father who has abandoned her and her mother to their damp house and never-ending strife. But what does Róisín know about why Red avoids going home to his own posh parents and house --- the house he soon flees forever? When a Christmas visit to her father reveals the devastating truth of his new life in London, Róisín tracks down Red and moves into his Pimlico squat. But the path he is now on is a disturbing one, and gradually they drift apart. And yet the great, never-consummated passion of her youth remains a visitation upon the years that follow.
Riverhead Books | 9780593714607 

SWEET PEA by Kit de Waal (Fiction)
When Paulette arrived in England as a young girl, she left behind a grandmother in St. Kitts who called her “Sweet Pea,” taught her to cook, and admonished her to avoid temptation and embrace love and forgiveness, in that order. Now, Paulette is 29 and within reach of her dream: a wedding, a baby and a little house. She has the man, handsome Denton, and a good job as an assistant nurse. But when tragedy strikes, her baby comes from Denton’s friend, a relationship that can’t last. Soon it’s just Paulette, grieving the life she almost had, and her son, Bird. It seems like enough, until another boy, the same age as Bird, appears. Now, there’s someone new to take under her wing and worry about, someone who calls her Sweet Pea and makes her laugh.
St. Martin's Press | 9781250438010 

UNDERCOVER LIES: A Secret Lives Mystery by Mark de Castrique (Political Thriller/Mystery)
Seventy-five-year-old retired FBI agent Ethel Fiona Crestwater is almost getting too old for a secret FBI mission. Her expert investigation skills are needed again when her elderly neighbor and close friend, Sarah Phelps, is found dead at her home, shot in the heart, and with an unknown male body next to her. It turns out Sarah had a secret boyfriend who apparently killed both her and himself, but evidence points to a more serious crime. Someone is targeting wealthy senior citizens, but as far as Ethel is concerned, death is too high a price to pay just for being old. Seeking justice for her friend and capitalizing on her extensive connections --- law enforcement and mobsters alike --- Ethel goes undercover to expose an intricate network of lies, threats and deadly schemes.
Severn House | 9781448316717 

WOLVES OF SUMMER: An Ocean State Novel by Donna Freitas (Mystery/Thriller)
July 1979: The people of Bonnet Shores are shaken to their core when 12-year-old Christina Grove doesn’t come home one night. Christina’s older sister, Maddie, takes the disappearance especially hard and blames herself for sending her little sister alone through the woods on her bike. Everyone shows up to help find the missing girl. Maddie has suspicions of her own that lead her to take ever more dangerous risks. Meanwhile, another local, Cricket Kelly, decides to investigate the unsavory characters of Bonnet in an attempt to both find Christina and come to terms with her own teenage trauma.
Soho Crime | 9781641298612 

On Sale the Week of November 2nd in Paperback

November 1st

THE SESSION by Andrew Mayne (Thriller)
Paperback Original
When paramedic Mark Greenley receives an anonymous scholarship, his investigation into its source leads to a Miami conglomerate called Summit Strategies. And to its charismatic cofounder, Max Lightman, Mark’s father, a shadowy figure throughout his life. Mark also discovers a half-brother named Kevin, a fixture at Summit who died under suspicious circumstances. These are the least of the revelations. The corporation specializes in psychological training sessions built on a highly protected program called “the tech.” Strangest of all is the heart of the empire: the Vault, a massive underground facility holding the deepest and darkest secrets of millions of people worldwide. The more Mark learns, the more he fears he hasn’t been invited to join the Summit family. He’s been lured. 
Thomas & Mercer | 9781662538933

THIEF OF HEARTS by Sariah Wilson (Fantasy/Romance)
Paperback Original
Basileia has never lost a fight. Goddess-blessed and battle-hardened, she’s trained her whole life to lead her Thracian clan --- until her mother names her sister as heir instead. Desperate to change her mind, Basileia enters a deadly tournament in a hidden desert city. The prize: a diviner stone that can answer any question. But to claim it, she must survive brutal races, bloody combat and fellow competitor Zain --- the devastatingly roguish king of thieves, who’s far too willing to help. Basileia doesn’t trust easily. And she definitely shouldn’t trust a thief whose every word might be a lie. But as the tournament’s dangers escalate and the attraction between them ignites, she begins to wonder if he might be the one person she can rely on. Until he betrays her.
Montlake | 9781662540677

November 3rd

BITTER HONEY by Lolá Ákínmádé (Fiction)
1978: A scholarship draws Nancy from Gambia’s warmth into Stockholm’s frigid winter. When her friendship with charismatic scholar Lars blossoms into something more, she thinks she finally may have found her place. But there’s more to Lars than his charming persona, and Nancy is about to discover the danger of being drawn into his world. 2006: Tina has had her taste of fame as Sweden’s sweetheart pop princess, representing her country at Eurovision. But beneath her glittery façade, she’s uncertain who she really is. Her mother, Nancy, seems desperate to keep the past under wraps, but will the unexpected appearance of Tina’s father --- a man she has long thought dead --- help open the door to self-discovery? Nancy just wants to protect her daughter from making the same mistakes she did, but Tina longs for the freedom to mess up.
William Morrow Paperbacks | 9780063317031

BLOOD LIKE OURS by Stuart Neville (Supernatural Thriller/Horror)
El Paso, Texas. Rebecca Carter awoke on a morgue table with only two desires: to find her daughter, Moonflower; and to sate her gnawing hunger. Rebecca sets out on a desperate quest, fighting her murderous craving for blood, and pursued by a vengeful FBI agent. Alone in the wild, Monica Carter survives on whatever small prey she can hunt down. But she needs more. One night, a young man lures her through the mountain scrub with the scent of human blood, promising that he and his little brother will feed her and keep her safe. Somehow these brothers know her nickname --- Moonflower --- and the truth of what she is. She needs them. But can she trust them?
Hell’s Hundred ‎| 9781641298469

THE BONE THIEF by Vanessa Lillie (Mystery/Thriller)
In the hours before dawn at a local summer camp, Bureau of Indian Affairs archaeologist Syd Walker receives an alarming call: newly discovered skeletal remains have been stolen. Not only have bones gone missing, but a Native teen girl has disappeared near the camp, and law enforcement dismisses her family's fears. As Syd investigates both crimes, she's drawn into a world of privileged campers and their wealthy parents --- most of them members of the Founders Society, an exclusive club whose members trace their lineage to the first colonists and claim ancestral rights to the land, despite fierce objections from the local tribal community. And it's not the first time something --- or someone --- has gone missing from the camp. The deeper Syd digs, the more she realizes these aren't isolated incidents.
Berkley | 9780593550168

CARSON THE MAGNIFICENT by Bill Zehme with Mike Thomas (Biography)
In 2002, celebrated Esquire writer Bill Zehme landed one of journalism’s most coveted assignments: the first and only major interview that Johnny Carson granted after retiring from “The Tonight Show." The resulting piece portrayed Carson as more human being than showbiz legend, and after Carson’s death Zehme began work on this biography. Though illness prevented him from completing the project before his death in 2023, the pages he left behind illuminate one of the most inscrutable figures in entertainment history. Completed with help from Zehme’s former research assistant, journalist Mike Thomas, CARSON THE MAGNIFICENT offers an honest assessment of who Johnny Carson really was.
Simon & Schuster | 9781451645286

THE DARK TIME: A Peter Ash Novel by Nick Petrie (Thriller)
Usually, investigative journalist Katelyn Thorsen just shrugs off death threats as part of the job. This time, however, the threat is on a whole new level. If she doesn’t back away from a story, both Katelyn and her 13-year-old daughter will be killed. Enter Peter Ash --- former Marine and current protector of last resort. When his girlfriend, June Cassidy, alerts him to the situation, he doesn’t hesitate. For Peter, escalating danger can only be countered by an aggressive response. But he has to get Katelyn and her daughter out of the line of fire before he can follow the threats back to their source. This isn’t Peter’s first dance with the devil. He’s faced deadly trials before, but somehow this one feels different. Upon arrival, he’s thrown into a maelstrom of mystery and violence greater than anything he expected.
G.P. Putnam’s Sons | 9780593540602

DINNER AT THE NIGHT LIBRARY written by Hika Harada, translated by Philip Gabriel (Fiction/Magical Realism)
All Otoha Higuchi wants to do is work with books. However, the exhausting nature of her work at a chain bookstore quickly brings reality crashing down around her. She is on the verge of quitting when she receives a message from somebody anonymous, inviting her to apply for a job at "The Night Library." The library exclusively stores books by deceased authors, and none of them can be checked out. Instead, they’re put on public display to be revered and celebrated by the library’s visitors. Night after night, Otoha bonds with her colleagues over meals in the café, each of which are inspired by the literature on the shelves. But as strange occurrences start happening around the library that may bring the threat of its closure, Otoha and her friends fear that the peace they have found there will be forever lost to them.
Hanover Square Press | 9781335002884

FIRST LOVE LAST LOVE by Adele Griffin (Romance)
Paperback Original
Elijah Beck, Vida Jamison’s first love and most enduring wildcard, is back in town. He might have struck gold on the stage, writing the soundtrack to the lives of a generation. But for Vida, he's just the one person who has always known how to get under her skin. Elijah, for all his talent and magnetism, has spent a lifetime being wanted but never quite held --- by the industry that made him famous, by the fans who adored him from a safe distance. When an accident lands them in the hospital, Vida has to face the question she's spent two decades avoiding: Is Elijah her greatest mistake, or the love she was always meant to find again?
Sourcebooks Landmark | 9781728264080

FLAT EARTH by Anika Jade Levy (Fiction)
Avery is a grad student in New York working on a collection of cultural reports and flailing financially and emotionally. She dates older men for money, and others for the oblivion their egos offer. In an act of desperation, Avery takes a job at a right-wing dating app. The "white-paper" she is tasked to write for the startup eventually merges with her dissertation, resulting in a metafictional text that reveals itself over the course of the novel. Meanwhile, her best friend, Frances, an effortlessly chic emerging filmmaker from a wealthy Southern family, drops out of grad school, gets married, and somehow still manages to finish her first feature documentary. Frances' triumphant return to New York as the toast of the art world sends Avery into a final tailspin, pushing her to make a series of devastating decisions.
Catapult | 9781646223602

THE LAST DREAM written by Pedro Almodóvar, translated by Frank Wynne (Fiction & Nonfiction/Short Stories)
With this debut collection, two-time Academy Award-winning writer and director Pedro Almodóvar delivers a tantalizing glimpse into his world, formed by 12 stories carefully selected from his personal writings dating from the late ‘60s to the present. Almodóvar writes: “I’ve been asked to write my autobiography more than once, and I’ve always refused…. I’ve never kept a diary, and whenever I’ve tried, I’ve never made it to page two; in a sense, then, this book represents something of a paradox. It might be best described as a fragmentary autobiography, incomplete and a little enigmatic.” Each entry reflects Almodóvar's most intimate obsessions, as well as his evolution as an artist.
HarperVia | 9780063349759

THE LAST WISH OF BRISTOL KEATS by Mary E. Pearson (Fantasy/Romance)
After Bristol Keats nearly loses her beloved King Tyghan to the monsters her mother had unleashed, their love deepens to a whole new level. Together, Bristol and Tyghan work to understand and reconcile their differences, moving forward with their common goal of saving Elphame. But when a daring rescue attempt turns into a disaster, and a beloved knight dies, Bristol is forced to confront the fact that her mother is more powerful than she ever could have imagined --- and more dangerous. Meanwhile, Tyghan’s heart is laid bare when he encounters his former best friend and betrayer again, Bristol's own father, and must wrestle with a new secret that throws everything he thought he knew about his past into question. Bristol is Elphame’s last chance for survival, but where do her loyalties truly lie?
Flatiron Books | 9781250332028

LIGHTBREAKERS by Aja Gabel (Fiction)
Maya, an artist, and Noah, a quantum physicist, share an insatiable curiosity about the world. But their happy marriage has a shadow over it: Serena, the child Noah had with his first wife, who died before she turned four. When Noah is invited by the Janus Project to unravel the secrets of time travel, he jumps at the opportunity. At a laboratory deep in the Texas desert, he begins participating in a dangerous experiment that could result in something he thought impossible: seeing his daughter again. Meanwhile, Maya embarks on a journey back to her own past in Japan, and to a formative lover who once shattered her heart. As Noah and Maya grapple with hope and despair, new information emerges that the experiments might not be exactly what they seem.
Riverhead Books | 9780593329719

LOVE, LIKE APPLES by Jeff Zentner (Historical Fiction)
Paperback Original
Growing up motherless and under the cruel eye of his alcoholic, emotionally distant father, Tiller Loomis seems destined for a hardscrabble life. The one ray of light is his older brother, Smith, who salvages what otherwise might have been a brutal childhood. But when Smith is drafted into the Vietnam War, Tiller’s world collapses. He stumbles into a children’s puppet show at his church and ultimately finds purpose and joy through puppetry. Chasing his dream of puppeteering full time, Tiller lands in the bohemian hothouse of 1977 New York City, where experimental artists and misfit idealists are using puppets to try to reach teens with a message of hope on a PBS show called “Imagine Nation.” In the cast, Tiller finds a chosen family of dreamers and creators who will change his life forever.
Grand Central Publishing | 9781538773604

MIDNIGHT FLYBOYS: The American Bomber Crews and Allied Secret Agents Who Aided the French Resistance in World War II by Bruce Henderson (History)
In 1943, the OSS came up with a plan to increase its support to the French resistance forces that were fighting the Nazis. They recruited some of the best American bomber pilots and crews to a secret airfield 20 miles west of London.Their dangerous plan called for a new kind of flying: taking their B-24 Liberator bombers in the middle of the night across the English Channel and down to extremely low altitudes in Nazi-occupied France to find drop zones in dark fields. On the ground, resistance members waited to receive steel containers filled with everything from rifles and hand grenades to medicine and bicycle tires. Based on exclusive research and interviews, the definitive story of these heroic flyers --- and of the brave secret agents and resistance leaders they aided --- can now be told. 
Gallery Books | 9781668051429

MONA’S EYES written by Thomas Schlesser, translated by Hildegarde Serle (Fiction)
While the doctors can find no explanation for Mona's brief episode of blindness, they agree that the threat of permanent vision loss cannot be ruled out. The girl's grandfather, Henry, may not be able to stop his granddaughter from losing her sight, but he can fill the encroaching darkness with beauty. Every Wednesday for a year, the pair abscond together and visit a single masterpiece in one of Paris's renowned museums. From Botticelli to Basquiat, Mona learns how each artist's work shaped the world around them. In turn, the young girl's world is changed forever by the power of their art. Under the kind and careful tutelage of her grandfather, Mona learns the true meaning of generosity, melancholy, love, loss and revolution.
Europa Editions | 9798889662280

THE OTHER KIND OF LION by Catherine Ryan Hyde (Fiction)
Paperback Original
It’s 1970 in rural California where Shirley Bennett, a 40-year-old Vietnam War widow, lives with her two sons. It’s a routine life until she sees Cash Pierce, a scruffy 11-year-old boy, trailing the fence alongside her Appaloosa, Phoenix. Abandoned by his father, his mother in jail, and being raised by his teenage brother, Cash is lonely and bullied, but smart as a whip and starved for attention. Shirley begins inviting him for dinners, providing lunch money, sewing his shirts, and offering the maternal care he desperately needs. Neither realizes that such simple acts of kindness create a bond that will span five decades and redefine family itself. Through war, loss, grief, illness, second chances and years of separation, they will meet again.
Lake Union Publishing | 9781662522369

QUEEN ESTHER by John Irving (Historical Fiction)
Esther Nacht is born in Vienna in 1905. Her father dies on board the ship to Portland, Maine. Her mother is murdered by anti-Semites in Portland. Dr. Larch knows it won’t be easy to find a Jewish family to adopt Esther. In fact, he won’t find any family who’ll adopt her. When Esther is 14, soon to be a ward of the state, Dr. Larch meets the Winslows, a philanthropic New England family with a history of providing foster care for unadopted orphans. The Winslows aren’t Jewish, but they despise anti-Semitism. Esther’s gratitude for the Winslows is unending. Even as she retraces her roots back to Vienna, she never stops loving and protecting the Winslows.
Simon & Schuster | 9781501189456

REVENGE, SERVED ROYAL by Celeste Connally (Historical Mystery)
Lady Petra Forsyth and some of the most illustrious members of the ton descend upon Windsor Castle for a week of royal celebrations, with the highlight being Queen Charlotte’s inaugural patisserie contest for the best bakers employed by England’s finest houses. Not only is Lady Petra’s own cook one of the contestants, but Her Majesty has requested that Petra herself serve as one of the judges. Yet upon arrival, Petra encounters a frantic housemaid pointing to the body of one of Her Majesty’s guests --- and to the valet still tugging at the silk ribbon used to strangle the victim. What’s more, the valet turns out to be Oliver Beecham, the ne’er-do-well brother of Petra’s own lady’s maid, Annie. But when some poisoned tea meant for Petra is consumed by one of her fellow judges, it’s clear that the real killer is still walking the castle’s halls.
Minotaur Books | 9781250387417

SERVED HIM RIGHT by Lisa Unger (Psychological Thriller)
Ana Blacksmith has gathered her closest friends and sister, Vera, for a brunch to celebrate her recent breakup from her boyfriend, Paul. But when shocking news about Paul arrives, all eyes are on Ana, the angry ex with a bad reputation. Suspicions only intensify when Ana’s best friend falls deathly ill after the brunch. But Ana is not the only one who had a score to settle with Paul. As the investigation unfolds, rumors of a secret network that uses ancient methods to obtain justice begin to emerge. Vengeance is sweet, but it also can be deadly. Ana and Vera are determined to find the truth before Ana takes the fall and their own long-buried history comes to light.
Park Row | 9780778360070

SON OF THE MORNING by Akwaeke Emezi (Paranormal Romance/Fantasy)
Tenderhearted Galilee was raised by the Kincaids, a formidable clan of Black women sequestered deep in the weeping willows and dark rushing creeks of their land. Galilee has always known that she’s different --- that there is an old and unknowable secret around her very existence. Lucifer Helel is fronting as the head of security for her wealthy friend Oriaku’s family, protecting a mysterious, ancient artifact. But from the moment she lays eyes on him, Galilee knows he’s not human. From her first incendiary touch, Lucifer knows something even Galilee herself doesn’t --- that she isn’t human either. Leviathan, Lucifer’s most trusted prince of Hell, is determined to eliminate the intolerable danger that is Galilee before she brings death and disaster to those he loves. But Lucifer and Galilee’s attraction threatens to bring all the structures of their existence crashing down around them.
Avon | 9780063323193

THE STOLEN CROWN: Treachery, Deceit, and the Death of the Tudor Dynasty by Tracy Borman (History)
In the long and dramatic annals of British history, no transition from one monarch to another has been as fraught and consequential as that which ended the Tudor dynasty and launched the Stuart in March 1603. At her death, Elizabeth I had reigned for 44 turbulent years, facing many threats. But no danger was greater than the uncertainty over who would succeed her. As Tracy Borman reveals in THE STOLEN CROWN, according to Elizabeth’s earliest biographer, William Camden, on her deathbed the queen indicated that James was her chosen heir, and indeed he did become king soon after she died. That endorsement has been accepted as fact for more than four centuries. However, recent analysis of Camden’s original manuscript shows that key passages were pasted over and rewritten to burnish James’ legacy.
Grove Press | 9780802168511

SUCH A PERFECT FAMILY by Nalini Singh (Domestic Thriller)
Love at first sight, a whirlwind Vegas wedding, a fairy-tale romance. For 43 days, Tavish Advani has been the happiest man in the world --- until his new life turns to ash, his wealthy in-laws’ house going up in a fiery explosion. His badly injured wife lies in a coma, her family all but annihilated. Tavish thought he'd left the sins of his Los Angeles life behind, but it’s not so easy to leave behind an investigation into the deaths of several high-profile women --- all of whom he'd professed to love. Desperately trying to clear his name as the authorities zero in, Tavish begins his own investigation into the fire --- and learns that his wife’s picture-perfect family may have been nothing but a meticulously constructed mirage. The truth is much darker than anything Tavish could’ve imagined.
Berkley | 9780593549810

SUNFLOWER SEASON by Danica Nava (Romantic Comedy)
Paperback Original
Drained by her high-pressure tech job, June Walker finds an escape in homesteading videos and the fantasy of a quieter life. When she finally hits her breaking point, she quits her job and buys a crumbling sunflower farm in rural Oklahoma, where she grew up. Nothing tests her resolve quite like running into her first love, the boy she left behind after her world imploded when she was 17. Between his family, his job with the local fire brigade, and a town that knows him inside and out, Noah Abbott has everything he needs --- except answers. So when June returns as the new owner of Sunshine Farm, he is determined to find out why the girl who once meant everything to him vanished without a word. As old wounds crack open and attraction flares back to life, June and Noah are forced to reckon with their past.
Berkley | 9798217188550

TO THE MOON AND BACK by Eliana Ramage (Fiction)
Steph Harper is convinced that only space --- outer space --- can save her. From a childhood of fearful running and alienation; from a family and community that threaten to suffocate her with their reverence for the past. TO THE MOON AND BACK charts the course of Steph’s singular dream: to become the first Cherokee astronaut, no matter who or what she has to leave behind. But despite her self-prescribed loneliness and reckless ambition, Steph’s story isn’t hers alone. The book also brings to life the vibrant, complex women --- a celebrity activist younger sister, an ex-Mormon college girlfriend, and a devoted mother with a crushing secret --- who insist on loving her...even when she least deserves them.
Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster | 9781668065860

WITHOUT CONSENT: A Landmark Trial and the Decades-Long Struggle to Make Spousal Rape a Crime by Sarah Weinman (True Crime)
In 1978, Greta Rideout was the first woman in United States history to accuse her husband of rape, at a time when the idea of “marital rape” seemed ludicrous to many Americans and was a crime in only four states. After a quick and conservative trial acquitted John Rideout and a defense lawyer lambasted that “maybe rape is the risk of being married,” Greta was ridiculed and scorned from public life, while John went on to be a repeat offender. Thrust into the national spotlight, Greta and her story would become a national sensation, a symbol of a country’s unrelenting and targeted hate toward women and a court system designed to fail them at every turn. A now little-remembered trial deserving of close, wide and lasting attention, Sarah Weinman turns her signature intelligence and journalistic rigor to the enduring impact of this case. 
Ecco | 9780063279896

November 5th

JUST HER HOLIDAY TYPE by Brisa Carleton (Romantic Comedy/Magical Realism)
Paperback Original
Every December, Plum Hayes writes the kind of cozy Christmas romance movies her readers watch and love. Two weeks from deadline and out of holiday spirit, she's been packed off to Pine Tree, a snow-globe town with all the charm but surprisingly few of the Christmas traditions for which it used to be known. There she finds the typewriter. And the typewriter magically manifests her leading man to her exact specifications. Zach is perfect. The problem is Ethan. Ethan, the no-nonsense, flannel-wearing owner of the antique shop downstairs, says inconvenient true things and looks at her in a way that no script could ever quite capture. With Christmas Eve closing in and her deadline looming, Plum is going to have to choose between the perfect man and the right one.
Literati Ink LLC | 9798997196103

On Sale the Week of November 9th in Hardcover

November 10th

ALL IN: A 6:20 Man Thriller by David Baldacci (Thriller)
When fearless war correspondent Theresa Lee is shot on a storm-swept Manhattan street and the man she was meeting, Bill Walker, vanishes, the 6:20 Man, aka former Army Ranger turned federal investigator Travis Devine, is called in. Theresa is an investigative journalist, and Walker is a legendary analyst for the Five Eyes alliance that gathers intelligence that could topple governments around the world. A professional hit team has tried to silence one and snatched the other --- and Devine has to find out why. Partnering with Anais Jones, a driven, Sydney-based homicide detective, he uncovers a lethal convergence of rogue intelligence operations, Russian mobsters, compromised prisons, and a quiet campaign to redraw the global balance of power. 
Grand Central Publishing | 9781538758069 

ALMOST ANIMAL: A Memoir of Motherhood, Wildness, and the American West by Amy Irvine (Memoir)
A descendant of Utah’s earliest Mormon inhabitants, Amy Irvine spent her young adulthood rebelling against the patriarchy that was her inheritance. But after the birth of her daughter, she found herself in a situation uncannily similar to those of her pioneer forebears: isolated on a remote Colorado mesa, with a husband who was often gone, a child who was frequently and mysteriously ill, and a once remarkable life that was growing smaller and smaller. After a case of postpartum depression so intense it resembled zoochosis, the madness of a trapped animal, Irvine began the process of coming back to the world and unearthing a deeper connection with her child. 
Spiegel & Grau | 9781966302384 

AMERICA IN 25 REVOLUTIONS: The Story of Our Imperfect Nation's 250-Year Quest to Become a More Perfect Union by Garrett M. Graff (History/Essays)
Today we recognize that America’s founding creed, “all men are created equal,” was imperfect and incomplete in 1776. But the story of how subsequent generations made those words real is more dramatic and more unpredictable than you ever guessed. As the country celebrates its 250th anniversary, acclaimed historian Garrett M. Graff immerses us in the legendary --- and the forgotten --- milestones in Americans’ ongoing quest to create a more perfect union. Since our founding in 1776, Americans have never stopped fighting for revolutionary advances to get closer to our founding promise of a nation where all are created and treated equal. AMERICA IN 25 REVOLUTIONS tells their stories.
Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster | 9781668247525

BAD COMPANY by Sara Paretsky (Thriller)
A former CIA field agent, Lily Sedako spent her career in various Central Asian countries, most notably in Hayalistan, a former USSR territory. But everything went sideways when Lily's connections to the mountain tribes resulted in her being moved to a new post. This is long behind her when she receives an anonymous package containing a magazine with an article about Hayalistan, which has a previously unknown photo in it showing Lily in the background. Someone out there is trying to expose Lily, after more than two decades, for reasons unknown. Even worse, the magazine story casts doubt on everything she believed to be true about her time in Hayalistan. Lily is determined to find out who is behind this and, even more important, the truth of what really happened so long ago.
Minotaur Books | 9781250412195 

THE BODY IN THE BATH by Ragnar Jónasson (Mystery)
One month after his girlfriend, Aníta, is killed in a car accident, young detective Helgi Reykdal returns to work in Reykjavík, haunted by loss and rage. The driver --- Helgi's ex-girlfriend Bergþóra, a violent alcoholic whose abuse he kept secret --- insists Aníta's death was an accident and walks free. To escape his mounting despair, Helgi throws himself into the unsolved disappearance of his predecessor, Hulda, a retired officer long presumed dead. But as he follows the traces she left behind, the lines between her past and his present begin to blur. When Bergþóra is later found lifeless in her bath, suspicion falls squarely on Helgi. With his own colleagues turning against him, can he uncover the truth in time?
Minotaur Books | 9781250408327 

CLIVE CUSSLER OBSIDIAN SKY: A Dirk Pitt Novel by Dirk Cussler (Thriller/Adventure)
When National Underwater and Marine Agency director Dirk Pitt rescues a team of archaeologists trapped in a cavern by an earthquake, an unexpected artifact is discovered that rewrites history. A 2,000-year-old silver scroll contains a message in a language more ancient than Phoenician and offers clues to a priceless treasure from antiquity. While they work to decipher the message, a freighter has disappeared without a trace in the Mediterranean. When Pitt and his partner, Al Giordino, find the wreck, they discover that the cargo --- a large-scale particle accelerator capable of creating plutonium and radioisotopes --- is missing. It’s only the first step in a perilous journey to uncover a trail of drugs, deceit, secret technology, and a conspiracy that threatens the planet.
G.P. Putnam's Sons | 9798217185016 

DEAD BEFORE TEA TIME: An Agatha Raisin Mystery by M. C. Beaton with R.W. Green (Mystery) 
Agatha Raisin’s Cotswolds village is in an uproar when word spreads that their beloved Red Lion pub is set to close. The brewery that owns the building has raised the rent, ousting the pub’s owner so they can redevelop the space into apartments. Meanwhile, Sir Charles Fraith attempts to wheedle his way back into Agatha’s affection, crossing swords with James --- Agatha’s other paramour --- who is determined to thwart his efforts. As the two attempt to woo Agatha at a local reenactment of a 17th-century battle, a body is discovered in a copse of trees just off the battleground. While many brush off the death as an accident, Agatha digs deeper after discovering the dead man had connections to the same brewery putting the Red Lion out of business.
Minotaur Books | 9781250378590 

DON'T STOP SNOWING by Gabriel Bump (Fiction) 
Fresh out of grad school in Michigan, on the brink of despair and directionless, David worries his parents. They don't know how to heal him. His doctor suggests that he needs to gain some perspective, and possibly a relocation would help. Maybe there is such a thing as a geographical cure? Snowy, gray Buffalo is not the first place that comes to mind when you think of a curative place, but maybe time with his cousin, Flip, will help David to forget his own troubled past. But as it turns out, Flip's life and state of mind is even unsteadier than his own. Suddenly enlisted to take care of his cousin and even fill in for him at his job, David falls into a new life and a new way of seeing the world. A world where, come to think of it, he doesn't mind the snow.
Algonquin Books | 9781643753836 

EISEN written by Guzel Yakhina, translated by Polly Gannon (Historical Fiction)
In EISEN, Guzel Yakhina turns her formidable historical imagination to the life of Sergei Eisenstein, the revolutionary filmmaker who reshaped cinema --- and was nearly crushed by the system he helped glorify. From the triumph of Battleship Potemkin to the torment of censorship, exile and artistic compromise under Stalin, Yakhina traces Eisenstein’s life as a drama of creation under pressure. Moscow, Berlin, Paris and Mexico flicker past as art, politics, sexuality and power collide. Yakhina explores the cost of genius in an authoritarian world, the body as both instrument and battleground, and the impossible demand placed on artists to serve ideology without losing themselves.
Europa Editions | 9798889662105 

HECATE CAVENDISH AND THE ANGEL OF DEATH by Paula Brackston (Historical Fantasy)
In her role as Assistant Librarian at Hereford Cathedral, Hecate Cavendish continues to be guardian of the magical medieval map and custodian of the ancient chained library. Equally important to her is her family of ghosts --- the lost souls who haunt the centuries-old building. When a heartbroken Welsh warrior appears to her seeking her assistance, she sees it as her duty to help. As her friendship with the glassworker, Gil Wheatley, deepens, she understands the suffering of the lovelorn spirit. However, the arrival of a new Master of the Library throws her position into doubt. Meanwhile, a savage murderer is terrorizing the city. When a second killing shows similarities and no clear explanation, Inspector Winter suspects something supernatural at work and calls on Hecate and her singular skills to help him.
St. Martin's Press | 9781250284068 

LOOK AT ME by Dustin Hoffman and Ariel Levy (Memoir)
For nearly six decades, Dustin Hoffman has been one of the most compelling and unpredictable figures in American culture. From his breakthrough performance in The Graduate to his unforgettable roles in Midnight Cowboy, Tootsie, Rain Man and beyond, he has spent a lifetime inhabiting extraordinary characters and redefining what a Hollywood leading man could be. Now, Hoffman turns his remarkable powers of observation on himself. LOOK AT ME is an intimate memoir about art, ambition, family, friendship, love, aging and the mysteries of a creative life. Written with acclaimed author Ariel Levy, the book traces Hoffman’s journey from a young actor searching for purpose to a two-time Academy Award winner reflecting on what matters most as he enters his ninth decade.
Simon Six | 9781668200698 

THE MAN WHO READ BOOKS written by Rachid Benzine, translated by Sam Taylor (Fiction) 
A young French photographer travels to Palestine to report on the bombings in the Gaza Strip. One morning, during a ceasefire, he wanders far from his hotel into the narrow alleys of the city. Roaming aimlessly, he stumbles across a bookseller sitting outside his shop --- an old man, surrounded by stacks of books. As the photographer raises his camera, the bookseller calls out to him and asks him to listen to his story, not simply take his picture. The story that unfolds is one that encompasses exile and imprisonment, activism and political disillusionment, the joys of love and art and watching your children grow up and thrive, and the tragedies that tear your loved ones from you. Each event is tied to the book that helped him understand and, in some cases, survive it.
Cardinal | 9781538781159 

MILKTEETH by Caitlin Starling (Supernatural Thriller/Horror)
Beatrice is a broodmother: a vampire responsible for nursing newly made fledglings through the first years of their unlife. She nests in an abandoned, isolated warren of office space beneath her patron's skyscraper, where she raises her fledglings --- two difficult, hungry children of the night. But when she takes on a third, the balance ruptures. Her hunger swells beyond control. Her body alters, betraying its purpose, transforming her into something even more monstrous. Desperate to master herself once more, Beatrice courts a mortal OBGYN who might be able to unravel the secrets of her unnatural anatomy. But soon their connection threatens the secrecy of her vampiric coven, as well as the safety and development of her dependent nurslings.
St. Martin's Press | 9781250340788

MURDER OF A MERRY GENTLEMAN by Celeste Connally (Historical Mystery)
London, December, 1815. Lady Petra Forsyth has volunteered to assist the Lady Patronesses of Almack’s Assembly Rooms with a series of bachelor-auction dances in the fortnight leading up to Christmas Eve. Over five nights, the families of unmarried ladies will each bid for their daughter to be the evening’s hostess and dance with the five eligible bachelors --- called the Merry Gentlemen in a nod to the season. However, after only the first evening, Petra discovers the dead body of one of the bachelors. The death is declared an accident, but when another bachelor’s life is nearly ended a few days later, Petra fears something more sinister may be afoot. As tensions rise, the Patronesses ask Petra to investigate from within…by pretending to be one of the ladies vying for the bachelors’ attentions.
Minotaur Books | 9781250387424

NO SUCH THING AS MONDAY by Siân Hughes (Fiction/Dark Humor)
Foul-mouthed, scrappy and self-destructive, Steffie is her own worst enemy. Sustained by her sardonic sense of humor, she spends her days working at a dry cleaner and tending to her ailing, impoverished, abusive father. She was always his favorite, a fact that leaves her racked with guilt; her sister, Caroline, who bore the brunt of his rage, fled when they were both teenagers. When her father dies, Steffie sets out to find Caroline, seeking love and forgiveness in a world that too often has denied her both. Along the way, she must confront her own memories and the choices that have brought her to this point.
Henry Holt and Co. | 9781250459572 

O NOW! by Niall Williams (Fiction)
Mossie Crowe, known as "Ganga," is that rare man who is beloved by everyone who knows him and is particularly cherished by his best friend, Bat. On one ordinary October day, Bat interrupts their usual evening tea to ask Ganga why God created the earth. But when Ganga passes away that night, Bat finds himself at a loss, without his friend and without an answer to his question. Over the next days, as all of Faha comes to care for and honor the body of the man they loved, Bat begins a new journey towards understanding life, death and love.
Bloomsbury Publishing | 9781639739530 

PEREGRINE HILL by Nina de Gramont (Historical Fiction)
At the dawn of the 20th century, widow Isabelle Bishop still believes in love. But she knows that only money can save her. After losing her husband and three of her children in a shipwreck, she has one chance to rescue what remains of her family: her daughter, Mariah, and her elderly mother. When Isabelle captures the attention of John Whitten, one of New York’s wealthiest men, she dares to hope that fortune might finally favor her. But Whitten’s interest is not in Isabelle --- it’s in 18-year-old Mariah. When Whitten discovers the secret that mother and daughter have tried to keep buried, he threatens to expose them unless Mariah accepts his proposal. For the sake of their survival, Isabelle makes a devil’s bargain: She will urge her daughter into a marriage she knows could destroy her.
Simon & Schuster | 9781668214732 

REVENGE PLOT by Stephanie Wrobel (Psychological Thriller)
All Arnie Tenderton wants this Christmas --- all he’s ever wanted --- is to be a published author. He’s finally written his perfect book. What he needs next is a literary agent, someone who can get his book into publishers’ hands. Not just any agent will do, of course. Arnie wants the best. He wants Claudia Conley. She already rejected him once, and he has never forgiven her. He could move on. Instead, he finds out where Claudia is spending the holidays: alone in a remote house in the Catskill Mountains. He decides to show up there to make his pitch. Claudia may try to turn him down again, but this time Arnie won’t take no for an answer. Because his book is about her. And he’s not leaving until the story ends the way he wants.
Berkley | 9780593547144 

SPLIT SECOND: THIRTY-TWO SWITCHEROO: A Stephanie Plum Novel by Janet Evanovich (Mystery)
Over the years, Trenton’s best-known bounty hunter has acquired a long list of enemies. It’s an occupational hazard as a bond enforcement agent. The problem is that Stephanie Plum now has a mysterious enemy whose name isn’t on any list. Disturbing packages, threatening notes and near misses are keeping her in the dark and her anonymous tormentor, who wants her dead, in the shadows. Bond jumper Greb Tusi also wouldn’t mind getting rid of Stephanie. He’s wanted for going on a three-hour rampage that included mugging an old lady and stealing a hearse. The clock is ticking for Stephanie to find the bail-jumper and the invisible stalker who is sending her increasingly menacing messages. If she lets her guard down for even a split second, her time will be up.
Atria Books | 9781668069707 

TAKE MY WORD FOR IT: A Memoir by LeVar Burton with Tracey Michae'l Lewis-Giggetts (Memoir)
Tracing the different eras of his life --- from Kunta Kinte to Geordi La Forge to “Reading Rainbow” and far beyond the camera --- celebrated actor LeVar Burton fearlessly opens up about growing up during the Civil Rights Movement, being raised by a remarkable mother, and discovering his calling as a storyteller. He explores how acting has served as both a source of transformation and an escape from the most difficult parts of his past, while also confronting the challenges of being a parent, husband and householder. As Burton honors the loved ones whose strength and resilience shaped him in this inspiring memoir, he also asks what we owe to our ancestors and to each other, reflecting on the deep necessity he’s always felt advocating for liberation and equity.
Random House | 9798217198276 

THE TAKEN ONES: A J.P. Beaumont Novel by J. A. Jance (Mystery/Thriller)
Despite her name, Twinkle Winkleman is as tough as nails. A skilled mechanic and certified spitfire, she has a nose for trouble. So when a young woman from Anchorage disappears after heading to Seattle for an internship that seems too good to be true, Twinkle is convinced that something dangerous is happening. But both the Anchorage and Seattle authorities dismiss her out of hand. With nowhere else to turn, Twinkle calls on an old friend: private investigator and former homicide cop J. P. Beaumont. While Twinkle and Beau investigate the disappearances, they stumble upon a plot more nefarious --- and widespread --- than they could have imagined.
William Morrow | 9780063413122 

THE TURNING TIDE: A Novel of Love and War by Admiral James Stavridis, USN (Ret.) (Historical Fiction)
Scott Bradley James, like the US Navy in which he serves, is uncertain of the course he sails, both in war and in love. While the threat of defeat that loomed over the first half of America’s war against Japan is behind him, much danger lies ahead. Disastrous mistakes can still be made --- and they will be. For James and his comrades, their cost will be high indeed --- both at sea against a fanatic foe, and on the home front in relations of the heart.
Penguin Press | 9780593652640 

THE UNFINISHED WORK: A Novel of Abraham Lincoln by Jeff Shaara (Historical Fiction)
Jeff Shaara, renowned for his body of work exploring the conflicts and personalities surrounding key moments in American history, turns his attention to one of the most consequential figures during one of the most critical points in history: Abraham Lincoln. As only the finest of historical novelists can do, Shaara brings to life the travails and conflicts, victories and tragic defeats, the legends and the history, both personal and private of Lincoln during the country's most pivotal years. Beginning with his election as President in 1860, through his time in the Oval Office, Shaara reveals the complexities behind the man who refused to let the deep divisions and conflicting emotions permanently sunder the country itself, at great personal cost.
St. Martin's Press | 9781250356864 

On Sale the Week of November 9th in Paperback

November 10th

BEFORE I DISAPPEAR by Cate Quinn (Psychological Thriller)
Paperback Original
Criminologist April Anderson wakes up in a remote motel with a new name, a new identity, and absolutely no memory of how she got there. Told she's under police protection as the victim of a disturbing crime, she'll have to stand as a witness on a major trial that she knows nothing about. April isn't sure who to trust --- the cop guarding her from an unknown threat, or the fiancé secretly tracking her. As April's memories start coming back in waves, she discovers a side to herself she didn't know existed. A side she'd rather stay hidden. With the trial drawing closer, the need for her to remember everything that happened to her the night of the crime becomes vital to her survival. But someone wants her silent, and her missing memories may be the only thing keeping her alive.
Sourcebooks Landmark | 9781464293405

BLOODLUST by Sandra Brown (Romantic Suspense)
Two years ago, Detective Mitch Haskell lost his wife to a vicious act of retribution, and he has since attributed her murder to two men. Roland Malone is a ruthless executioner and drug dealer who fronts as a restaurant owner. He performs his handiwork at the biddings of Oz, the faceless kingpin of a drug trafficking operation whose name alone evokes terror. Detective John Bowie has forced Mitch to get therapy to sort himself out. Dr. Dylan Reede is immediately empathetic to the pain she senses beneath Mitch’s cavalier attitude and wisecracking. But from the moment he breezes into her office, Dylan finds it a struggle to maintain the professional and personal boundaries that keep her own tragic past at a safe distance. As Mitch begins to close in on Oz and Malone’s operation, they’re prepared to stop him by any means necessary. 
Grand Central Publishing | 9781538743041

THE CATHEDRAL OF LOST SOULS by Paula Brackston (Historical Fantasy)
Hereford, England, 1881. After the fire and the tumultuous events in the cathedral library, Hecate Cavendish is determined never again to come so close to losing the beloved mappa mundi. She has shown herself to be the greatest threat to the Essedenes and their plans, and they will stop at nothing to be rid of her. With the help of her archaeologist father, and the support of the redoubtable and loyal Inspector Winter, she must take the fight to her enemies. But the numbers of Embodied Spirits are growing with terrifying speed, and an atmosphere of violence and danger has taken hold of the ancient city of Hereford. The goddess Hekate has called her to action. She must draw upon all her gifts, and the assistance of her family of ghostly allies, if the city is not to be lost to darkness forever.
St. Martin’s Griffin | 9781250865649

THE COLD READ by Tara Laskowski (Psychological Thriller)
Paperback Original
A decade ago, the release of the horror film No One Can Hear You Scream catapulted a young no-name cast into Hollywood fame. But below the surface, they were dealing with the fallout of their friend’s tragic death on set. Now the cast is reuniting at the remote ski resort where the movie was filmed to announce the sequel and get a first glimpse of the screenplay. At first everyone works hard to ignore the shadows of the past and focus on the opportunity ahead. But the reunion takes a dark turn during the midnight announcement to fans when a disturbing incident stirs up a long-buried secret. Each of them has something to lose. Each of them has something to hide. And if they want to survive the weekend, they'll have to deliver the performance of a lifetime.
Park Row | 9781525809842

COLD ZERO by Brad Thor, with Ward Larsen (Political Thriller)
Hemisphere Airlines Flight 777 --- the most advanced jetliner ever built --- disappears without a trace over the North Pole. Crippled by sabotage, it crash-lands on the ice, stranding the surviving passengers in a wasteland of frigid cold and chaos. The real storm, however, is still coming. Hidden inside the wreckage is the prototype for a revolutionary piece of technology that could upend the balance of world power. Now Washington, Moscow and Beijing are racing to be the first on scene to retrieve it --- at any cost. Trapped in the middle of the world’s most dangerous flashpoint are CIA operative Kasey Sheridan and former fighter pilot turned first officer Brett Sharpe. Hunted by enemy forces, they must spirit both the device and its creator across the ice to safety --- before rival superpowers turn the Arctic into a war zone.
Atria/Emily Bestler Books | 9781668066416

THE EMERGENCY by George Packer (Dystopian Fiction)
An empire has collapsed from boredom and loss of faith in itself. In the Emergency that follows, youth rebellions of urban Burghers and rural Yeomen embrace radical new ideas of humanity. Doctor Hugo Rustin, chief surgeon at the Imperial College Hospital, is increasingly estranged from his city and his family --- from his wife, Annabelle, who finds fulfillment in their changed community; and especially from his teenage daughter, Selva, who has turned against her father’s values. When an incident at the hospital leads to Rustin’s disgrace, he seeks redemption in a quixotic and dangerous journey into the countryside, with Selva as his companion, just as the conflict between Burghers and Yeomen is reaching a crisis.
Picador | 9781250448729

EVENSONG by Stewart O’Nan (Fiction)
The Humpty Dumpty Club is distraught when their powerhouse leader, Joan Hargrove, takes a bad fall down her stairs, knocking her out of commission. Now, as well as running errands and shepherding those less able to their doctors’ appointments, they have to pick up the slack. Between navigating their own relationships and aging bodies and attending choir practice, these invisible yet indomitable women help where they can. In the face of death, divorce and the myriad directions our lives can take, the Humpty Dumpty club represents the power of community and chosen family. Weaving together the perspectives of the four cardinal members as they tend to those in need, Stewart O’Nan revisits beloved characters from his past work --- most notably Emily Maxwell.
Grove Press | 9780802168542

THE EVERLASTING by Alix E. Harrow (Fantasy/Romance)
Sir Una Everlasting was Dominion’s greatest hero: the orphaned girl who became a knight, who died for queen and country. Her legend lives on in songs and stories, in children’s books and recruiting posters. But her life as it truly happened has been forgotten. Centuries later, Owen Mallory --- failed soldier, struggling scholar --- falls in love with the tale of Una Everlasting. Her story takes him to war, to the archives --- and then into the past itself. Una and Owen are tangled together in time, bound to retell the same story over and over again, no matter what it costs. But that story always ends the same way. If they want to rewrite Una’s legend --- if they want to tell a different story --- they’ll have to rewrite history itself.
Tor Books | 9781250799098

FALSE WITNESS by Phillip Margolin (Legal Thriller)
Defense Attorney Karen Wyatt exposed corruption in the police force and the District Attorney's office while getting her client exonerated in court. But in doing so, she put a target on her back, and she was set up on a fake drug charge, imprisoned and disbarred until the conspiracy unraveled and her innocence was proven. Now reinstated to the bar, Wyatt is still interested in finding out who ordered her to be set up --- but the key figures were either killed or are in Witness Protection. In the meantime, Wyatt is a practicing defense attorney, whose current client is either guilty of a heinous murder, or is a too-trusting patsy for an acquaintance set up for a crime he didn't commit. It will take all of Wyatt's genius to defend her client successfully, but that's just one piece of an increasingly complex puzzle.
Minotaur Books | 9781250456359

FAMILY LANGUAGE by Nicole Nelson (Fiction)
Paperback Original
Dr. Mona Melamed is a happily married, purposefully childfree linguist at a top Southern California university. Her days are spent researching and stressing about fnally securing tenure. That is, until her brother-in-law and his wife die, leaving their six-year-old son orphaned. Everyone in Mona's orbit expects her to take the lead in caring for the child, including --- to some extent --- Mona herself. Motherhood is not something she wanted; it is still not something she wants. And yet, she finds herself negotiating a temporary leave to start looking after the boy. Along the way, as the gender expectations thrust upon Mona intensify, her tenure becomes threatened.
Melville House | 9781685892616

FATEFUL HOURS: The Collapse of the Weimar Republic written by Volker Ullrich, translated by Jefferson Chase (History)
Democracies are fragile. Freedoms that seem secure can be lost. Few historical events illustrate this as vividly as the failure of the Weimar Republic. Germany’s first democracy endured for 14 tumultuous years and culminated with the horrific rise of the Third Reich. As one commentator wrote in July 1933: Hitler had “won the game with little effort…. All he had to do was huff and puff --- and the edifice of German politics collapsed like a house of cards.” But this tragedy was not inevitable. In FATEFUL HOURS, award-winning historian Volker Ullrich chronicles the captivating story of the Republic, capturing a nation and its people teetering on the abyss. 
W. W. Norton & Company | 9781324134435

THE GALLERY ASSISTANT by Kate Belli (Psychological Thriller/Mystery)
November 2001: Chloe Harlow wakes up late, with hazy memories of the party the night before but no recollection of how she got back to her Brooklyn apartment. When she finally arrives at the exclusive Upper East Side art gallery where she works, she is immediately called into her boss’s office. A pair of NYPD detectives greet her, also very curious to know how her evening ended…because the host of the party, a rising painter and the gallery’s newest artist, is dead. Navigating both the sophisticated high-stakes art world and her personal life in burgeoning Williamsburg, Chloe struggles to piece together a complete picture of that lost night. As she digs deeper, inconsistencies emerge between what she remembers and what people tell her actually happened, and more questions are raised.
Atria/Emily Bestler Books | 9781668093665

HOPE: The Autobiography written by Pope Francis and Jorge Mario Bergoglio, translated by Richard Dixon with Carlo Musso (Autobiography)
HOPE is the first autobiography in history ever to be published by a Pope. Written over six years, this complete autobiography starts in the early years of the 20th century, with Pope Francis’ Italian roots and his ancestors’ courageous migration to Latin America, continuing through his childhood, the enthusiasms and preoccupations of his youth, his vocation, his adult life, and the whole of his papacy. In recounting his memories with intimate narrative force (not forgetting his own personal passions), Pope Francis deals unsparingly with some of the crucial moments of his papacy and writes candidly, fearlessly and prophetically about some of the most important and controversial questions of our present times.
Random House Trade Paperbacks | 9780593978788

LANGUAGES OF HOME: Essays on Writing, Hoop, and American Lives, 1971–2025 by John Edgar Wideman (Essays)
John Edgar Wideman, acclaimed since the early 1970s for his award-winning fiction and memoirs, has long been engaged in a project to redefine the wondrous and appalling power of his country’s literary culture and history. Now, in this collection assembled by the author from his extensive body of long-form journalism, this volume goes beyond mere compilation. Its challenging, insightful critical essays tell the story of a nation in transition --- from the shame of legalized human slavery, to the civil rights movement, to the rise of the Obama era, and beyond. Originally featured in publications such as Esquire, Vogue and The New Yorker, these narratives explore the elusive cores of American culture, politics and identity.
Scribner | 9781668036389

THE MARKED SON by Simon Gervais and Ryan Steck (Thriller)
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It’s been months since brothers Chase and Michael Burke began their covert war against FATHOM, the underground network bent on global political manipulation. Then a routine operation in Jersey City explodes into chaos, exposing a level of coordination neither the former soldier nor the seasoned federal agent ever could have imagined. Meanwhile, the shadowy Project XIII sets its sights on Congresswoman Tanya Hemsworth, the promising up-and-comer, national hero…and the woman Chase is in love with. And while he may not know the secrets of her past, Tanya’s future now stands fully at risk. With global tensions rising and danger looming, Chase, Michael and the NYPD team up to pinpoint the connection between FATHOM, Project XIII and Tanya.
Thomas & Mercer | 9781662529306

MR. DISAPPEAR by Virginia Trench (Psychological Thriller)
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He’s everything they want him to be: a confidante, a sexy escape, a thrill --- all that and more can be theirs…for a price. His victims never saw the con coming. And it worked every time. Until now: the predator just became prey. What began as a Reddit true crime thread has escalated into a full-tilt hunt for the man behind countless masks. But are the women driving the search a match for a master criminal? One is an ex-journalist chasing her ticket back into the industry, another a woman with a personal motive that must remain secret. And the third? His current target. Can they outfox the ultimate swindler before he strikes again, this time with deadly consequences?
Crown | 9780593798553

QUARRY’S REUNION by Max Allan Collins (Hard-boiled Mystery)
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Since his first appearance in 1976, Max Allan Collins’ quintessential killer-for-hire, Quarry, has starred in 17 novels, two films, a graphic novel and a Cinemax TV series. With QUARRY’S REUNION, he reaches a milestone never before achieved by any character in American crime novels: a series that has continued for 50 years. To celebrate, MWA Grand Master Collins is taking Quarry somewhere he’s never gone before: back home, to the town in Ohio where he grew up, before his tour of duty in Vietnam and his even bloodier experiences Stateside. An old high-school girlfriend summons Quarry for his 50th reunion --- but old times take a back seat when bullets start to fly.
Hard Case Crime | 9781835416464

THE SILVER BOOK by Olivia Laing (Historical Fiction)
It is September 1974. Two men meet in Venice. One is a young English artist, in panicked flight from London. The other is Danilo Donati, the magician of Italian cinema, the designer responsible for realizing the spectacular visions of Fellini and Pasolini. Donati is in Venice to produce sketches for Fellini’s Casanova. A young apprentice is just what he needs. He sweeps Nicholas to Rome and introduces him to the looking-glass world of Cinecittà, the studio where Casanova’s Venice will be ingeniously assembled. In the spring, the lovers move together to the set of Salò, Pasolini’s horrifying fable of fascism. But Nicholas has a secret, and in this world of constant illusion, his real nature passes unseen. Amid the rising tensions of Italy’s Years of Lead, he acts as an accelerant, setting in motion a tragedy he doesn’t intend.
Picador | 9781250448736

THE SUNSHINE MAN by Emma Stonex (Literary Thriller/Mystery)
Birdie Keller wakes one freezing January morning to the news she’s been waiting 18 years to hear. Jimmy Maguire, the man who killed her sister, has been freed from jail. She leaves for London with a pistol and a plan: to find this man and make him pay. But every story has two sides. Jimmy can sense he’s being hunted. He knew Birdie a long time ago, in a life she’d sooner forget, and he isn’t the only one with something to hide. As the two circle each other in a heart-stopping game of cat and mouse, they plunge into a murky world of family secrets, betrayals and unsolved mysteries.
Penguin Books | 9781984882202

WE DID OK, KID: A Memoir by Anthony Hopkins (Memoir)
Born and raised in Port Talbot --- a small Welsh steelworks town --- amid war and depression, Sir Anthony Hopkins grew up around men who were tough, to say the least, and eschewed all forms of emotional vulnerability in favor of alcoholism and brutality. A struggling student in school, he was deemed by his peers, his parents and other adults as a failure with no future ahead of him. But, on a fateful Saturday night, the disregarded Welsh boy watched the 1948 adaptation of Hamlet, sparking a passion for acting that would lead him on a path that no one could have predicted. With candor and a voice that is both arresting and vulnerable, Sir Anthony recounts his various career milestones and provides a once-in-a-lifetime look into the brilliance behind some of his most iconic roles.
S&S/Summit Books | 9781668075517

WHEN THEY FIND ME by Carter Wilson (Psychological Thriller)
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Expanse, Colorado. Population 313. A town so remote it barely exists on a map --- the perfect hiding place for Annie Wolfe and her daughter, Coral. Their cabin is nearly off the grid, and Annie has done everything to keep them safe. But she knows the people hunting her don't forget. And they don't forgive. Riven knows about survival. She and her family have lived off the land for years, moving like shadows through the wilderness. Now her father has led them to this forgotten town, tracking the man he swears destroyed their lives. The plan is simple: strike fast, take revenge and disappear. But when Riven knocks on Annie's door, their worlds collide. What follows is darker, stranger and more dangerous than either woman ever imagined.
Poisoned Pen Press | 9781464272684

WHITE WOLF: An Evan Ryder Novel by Eric Van Lustbader (Thriller/Adventure)
In this cutting-edge fifth installment of the acclaimed Evan Ryder series, Eric Van Lustbader thrusts readers into a world where power is being redefined by a revolutionary communication program that renders modern encryption obsolete, one that will topple global power structures and give rise to technology-driven totalitarian states. Evan Ryder races against time in a landscape where secrets can no longer hide behind digital walls. Ilona Shokova, the elusive, deadly assassin White Wolf, holds the key to mastering this unhackable method. Two powerful, deadly women. One quest. Will either one of them survive?
Forge Books | 9781250490254

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