Week of August 25, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of August 25th include FRAMED, John Grisham’s first work of nonfiction since THE INNOCENT MAN, in which he teams up with Jim McCloskey of Centurion Ministries to share 10 harrowing true stories of wrongful convictions; THE GREY WOLF, the 19th installment in Louise Penny's series starring Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, who must figure out who he can trust in a frantic hunt for clues in a terrifying case; OPEN SEASON, a riveting thriller featuring psychologist Alex Delaware and Homicide Detective Milo Sturgis, who race against time to track down a twisted killer; A GREAT MARRIAGE, a poignent novel from Frances Mayes that finds two people and their families reeling when a perfect wedding is called off just days before the big event; and the genre-defying QUESTION 7, a reckoning with Richard Flanagan's life and family, and the role of fiction in our times.

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Week of August 18, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of August 18th include BY ANY OTHER NAME by Jodi Picoult, a remarkable novel about two women, centuries apart --- one of whom is the real author of Shakespeare’s plays --- who are both forced to hide behind another name; BUTCHER, an arresting novel from Joyce Carol Oates about a women’s asylum in the 19th century and a terrifying doctor who wants to change the world; PARADISE BRONX, Ian Frazier’s love song to New York City’s most heterogeneous and alive borough; Olesya Salnikova Gilmore's THE HAUNTING OF MOSCOW HOUSE, an elegant gothic horror tale set in post-revolutionary Russia, in which two formerly aristocratic sisters race to uncover their family’s long-buried secrets in a house haunted by a past that is dangerous --- and deadly --- to remember; and the paperback original FIVE FOUND DEAD by Sulari Gentill, a heart-pounding ride filled with intrigue, suspense and literary charm.

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Week of August 11, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of August 11th include TELL ME EVERYTHING by Elizabeth Strout, a hopeful, healing novel about new friendships, old loves, and the very human desire to leave a mark on the world; THE BIG EMPTY, a twisty, satisfying thriller from Robert Crais in which private investigator Elvis Cole and his enigmatic partner, Joe Pike, face a cryptic case and a terrifying, unpredictable killer; Louis Bayard's THE WILDES, a vivid and poignant story of secrets, loss and love that brings Oscar Wilde’s wife, Constance, and two sons out from the shadows of history; MEN HAVE CALLED HER CRAZY by Anna Marie Tendler, a powerful memoir that reckons with mental health, as well as the insidious ways that men impact the lives of women; and the paperback original THE HARVEY GIRLS, Juliette Fay's big-hearted tale of two very different women who must learn to trust each other as one tries to save her family and the other to save herself.

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Week of August 4, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of August 4th include COUNTING MIRACLES by Nicholas Sparks, an emotional, powerful novel about wondering if we can change --- or even make our peace with --- the path we’ve taken; Kate Atkinson's DEATH AT THE SIGN OF THE ROOK, which marks the highly anticipated return of private eye Jackson Brodie, who uncovers a string of unsolved art thefts that lead him down a dizzying spiral of disguise and deceit; THE LION WOMEN OF TEHRAN, Marjan Kamali's heartfelt, epic novel of friendship, betrayal and redemption set against three transformative decades in Tehran, Iran; OUT OF THE DARKNESS by Ian O'Connor, the definitive biography of the legendary yet mysterious Aaron Rodgers; and EDEN UNDONE, a chilling, stranger-than-fiction tale from Abbott Kahler in which a power-hungry baroness with two lovers disrupts life on an Eden-like island in the Galápagos, and an isolated community descends into madness and murder.    

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The Librarians of Lisbon: A WWII Story of Love and Espionage by Suzanne Nelson

WWII rages Europe. Lisbon stands alone as a glamorous city on the brink of chaos, harboring spies trading double-edged secrets. Among them are Selene Delmont and Beatrice Sullivan, Boston librarians turned Allied operatives. Officially enlisted to collect banned books, both women are undercover agents tasked with infiltrating the Axis spy network. Soon, they’re caught up in games of deception with two of Lisbon’s most notorious men --- the outcast Portuguese baron, Luca Caldeira, and the lethal spy, code name Gable.

As Selene charms her way through lavish ballrooms with Luca, the more bookish Bea is plunged into Gable’s shadowy world of informants. But when a betrayal unravels a carefully spun web of lies, everything they’ve fought for is thrown into jeopardy.

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James Patterson, author of The Idaho Four: An American Tragedy

The murders of four innocent college students attending the University of Idaho left us all with so many questions. Now, after more than 300 interviews, James Patterson and prize-winning journalist Vicky Ward finally have some answers. We know what it was like to live in Moscow, Idaho, on November 13, 2022, the day of the cold-blooded killings. We know what the local police and FBI did right. And what they did wrong. We’ve learned so much about the four heartbroken families --- the Mogens, Goncalveses, Kernodles and Chapins. And we have the backstory for Bryan Kohberger --- brilliant grad student, loner, apparent incel. Now you are the jury. The evidence is in.

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