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Week of February 2, 2026

Paperback releases for the week of February 2nd include HARLEM RHAPSODY by Victoria Christopher Murray, the extraordinary story of the woman who ignited the Harlem Renaissance; Emilia Hart's THE SIRENS, a spellbinding novel about sisters separated by centuries but bound together by the sea; CLEAVAGE, in which Jennifer Finney Boylan examines the divisions --- as well as the common ground --- between the genders and reflects on her own experiences, both difficult and joyful, as a transgender American; Casey Sherman's BLOOD IN THE WATER, a gripping contemporary true crime narrative for everyone who was fascinated by the Murdaugh murders, and for anyone compelled by the intersection between money, power and family; and the paperback original WE WERE NEVER FRIENDS by Kaira Rouda, an unputdownable, riveting train wreck full of dark humor and bad behavior.

Kaira Rouda, author of We Were Never Friends

The sorority sisters of Theta Gamma Mu --- Roxy, Amelia, Jamie, Beth and Sunny --- have been summoned to Roxy's luxurious Palm Springs vacation home to celebrate the engagement of her son to Beth's daughter. But the refurbished 1920s estate is eerily reminiscent of the hotel where tragedy struck during Spring Break 25 years ago. Long-simmering tensions and shocking secrets begin bubbling to the surface like bodies --- because while the weekend was supposed to be about celebrating the future, it's not so easy to bury the past.