Week of May 29, 2023

Paperback releases for the week of May 29th include IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS by Therese Anne Fowler, a stylish, insightful take on the dysfunctional family dramedy, in which everyone will have to come to terms with the ways their lives have turned out differently than they expected, as well as the secrets they’ve been keeping from each other --- and themselves; HAPPY-GO-LUCKY, a collection of personal essays from humorist David Sedaris that features his unique and acerbic take on the pandemic, political unrest and the death of his father; MUSTIQUE ISLAND, a sun-splashed romp from Sarah McCoy featuring a rich divorcée and her two wayward daughters in 1970s Mustique, the world’s most exclusive private island; THE SHORE by Katie Runde, a big-hearted novel set over the course of one summer that follows a mother and her two daughters as they grapple with heartbreak, young love and the weight of family secrets; and WOKE UP THIS MORNING, the definitive oral history of the landmark television series "The Sopranos," courtesy of stars Michael Imperioli and Steve Schirripa.

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Week of May 22, 2023

Paperback releases for the week of May 22nd include EVERY CLOAK ROLLED IN BLOOD, James Lee Burke's most autobiographical novel to date and a continuation of his epic Holland family saga, which finds a writer grieving the death of his daughter while battling earthly and supernatural outlaws; FOX CREEK, the 19th installment in William Kent Krueger's masterful mystery series starring Cork O'Connor, who races against time to save his wife, a mysterious stranger and an Ojibwe healer from bloodthirsty mercenaries; THE HOMEWRECKERS by Mary Kay Andrews, a delightful summer read about flipping houses and finding true love; HAVEN, a beautiful story of adventure and survival from Emma Donoghue, in which three men vow to leave the world behind them as they set out in a small boat for an island their leader has seen in a dream; and Jennifer Hillier's THINGS WE DO IN THE DARK, a meticulously plotted thriller about a woman who is suspected of killing her celebrity husband, and her long-hidden past now threatens to destroy her future.

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Week of May 15, 2023

Paperback releases for the week of May 15th include THIS TIME TOMORROW, in which Emma Straub --- with her celebrated humor, insight and heart --- offers her own twist on traditional time-travel tropes and a different kind of love story; JAMES PATTERSON BY JAMES PATTERSON, a memoir that poses the question: How did a kid whose dad lived in the poorhouse become the most successful storyteller in the world?; THE LOST SUMMERS OF NEWPORT by Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig and Karen White, a novel of money and secrets set among the famous summer mansions of Newport, Rhode Island, spanning over a century from the Gilded Age to the present day; Bob Harig's TIGER & PHIL, an in-depth chronicle of the decades-long rivalry that drove the success of golf's two biggest stars, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson; and the paperback original BETWEEN TWO STRANGERS by Kate White, a twisty and addictive psychological thriller about a woman who receives a bewildering inheritance that may have something to do with her past.

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Week of May 8, 2023

Paperback releases for the week of May 8th include ESCAPE, the third installment in James Patterson and David Ellis' fast-paced thriller series featuring Detective Billy Harney, who chases down a billionaire crime boss and a prison escape artist while a young girl's life hangs in the balance; THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY by Matt Haig, a dazzling novel about all the choices that go into a life well lived; Alice Elliott Dark's FELLOWSHIP POINT, the masterful story of a lifelong friendship between two very different women with shared histories, divisive loyalties, hidden sorrows and 80 years of summers on a pristine point of land on the coast of Maine; THE UNSINKABLE GRETA JAMES, a tender and emotionally resonant story from Jennifer E. Smith in which an indie musician reeling from tragedy and a public breakdown reconnects with her father on a weeklong cruise; and TRAILED by Kathryn Miles, a riveting deep dive into the unsolved murder of two free-spirited young women in the wilderness, a journalist's obsession --- and a new theory of who might have done it.​

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Week of May 1, 2023

Paperback releases for the week of May 1st include THE LIONESS, a riveting historical thriller from Chris Bohjalian in which a luxurious African safari turns deadly for a Hollywood starlet and her entourage; TWO NIGHTS IN LISBON by Chris Pavone, a stunning thriller about a woman under pressure and how far she will go when everything is on the line; Jamie Ford's THE MANY DAUGHTERS OF AFONG MOY, a powerful exploration of the love that binds one family across the generations; BULLY MARKET by Jamie Fiore Higgins, a rare insider’s account on Wall Street where greed coupled with misogyny and discrimination enforces a culture of exclusion in the upper echelons of Goldman Sachs; and Casey Sherman's HELLTOWN, a landmark true crime narrative that reveals the secrets of notorious serial killer Tony Costa --- the most dangerous man on Cape Cod --- and unspools the threads connecting Costa, Kurt Vonnegut and Norman Mailer in the seaside city that played host to horrors unlike any ever seen before.

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Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati

You were born to a king, but you marry a tyrant. You stand by helplessly as he sacrifices your child to placate the gods. You watch him wage war on a foreign shore, and you comfort yourself with violent thoughts of your own. Because this was not the first offense against you. This was not the life you ever deserved. And this will not be your undoing. Slowly you plot.

But when your husband returns in triumph, you become a woman with a choice.

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May 2023

May's Books on Screen roundup includes the series premieres of "American Born Chinese" on Disney+, "City on Fire" on Apple TV+, and "Rainn Wilson and the Geography of Bliss" on Peacock; the season eight premiere of AMC's "Fear the Walking Dead"; the conclusions of "The Last Thing He Told Me" on Apple TV+ and "Saint X" on Hulu; the season one finales of ABC's "Will Trent" and AMC's "Lucky Hank"; the films Carrot Cake Murder: A Hannah Swensen Mystery and The Jane Mysteries: Inheritance Lost on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries; and the DVD releases of Knock at the Cabin, Children of the Corn and Shazam! Fury of the Gods.

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Simon Winchester, author of Knowing What We Know: The Transmission of Knowledge: From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Magic

With the advent of the internet, any topic we want to know about is instantly available with the touch of a smartphone button. With so much knowledge at our fingertips, what is there left for our brains to do? At a time when we seem to be stripping all value from the idea of knowing things --- no need for math, no need for map-reading, no need for memorization --- are we risking our ability to think? As we empty our minds, will we one day be incapable of thoughtfulness? Addressing these questions, Simon Winchester explores how humans have attained, stored and disseminated knowledge. Studded with strange and fascinating details, KNOWING WHAT WE KNOW is a deep dive into learning and the human mind. Throughout this fascinating tour, Winchester forces us to ponder what rational humans are becoming.

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