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Week of September 1, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of September 1st include YOU LIKE IT DARKER, a collection of 12 short stories from the legendary Stephen King that delves into the darker part of life --- both metaphorical and literal --- many of which have never been published before; THE LIFE IMPOSSIBLE by Matt Haig, a story of hope and the life-changing power of a new beginning, filled with wonder and wild adventure; BATTLE MOUNTAIN, C. J. Box's 25th Joe Pickett thriller that finds outlaw falconer Nate Romanowski off the grid and out for revenge; WE'RE ALONE, a collection of exceptional essays that traces a loose arc from Edwidge Danticat’s childhood to the COVID-19 pandemic and recent events in Haiti; and the paperback original PLEASE DON'T LIE by Christina Baker Kline and Anne Burt, a stylish and twisty thriller in which a young woman heads to the Adirondacks with her new husband for a fresh start --- but the past won’t let her go.

Christina Baker Kline, author of Please Don't Lie

Two years ago, Hayley Stone lost everything. First, her parents died in a devastating fire. Then, her sister overdosed, leaving Hayley alone and hounded by a media circus that turned her family’s tragedy into tabloid fodder. When her new husband suggests a fresh start in the Adirondacks, the promise of anonymity in an isolated mountain town feels like salvation. But the mountains hold darker secrets than she ever imagined. Her once-loving husband grows distant and volatile. The widow down the road keeps spewing vague accusations. Not even their new friends can help her shake the creeping sense that something is off. As winter edges closer, Hayley discovers that her sanctuary is anything but safe. In trying to escape her past, she may have run straight into something far more dangerous.