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New in Paperback

Whether it's a hardcover reprinted in paperback, or a new book that just released in paperback, we're rounding up fiction and nonfiction titles worthy of your attention in our New in Paperback feature. Feel free to dog-ear the pages and fold back the covers!

Week of May 19, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of May 19th include LIES AND WEDDINGS by Kevin Kwan, an outrageous comedy of manners about a forbidden affair that erupts volcanically amid a decadent tropical wedding; MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, a jaw-dropping thriller from Riley Sager, in which a man must contend with the long-ago disappearance of his childhood best friend --- and the dark secrets lurking just beyond the safe confines of his picture-perfect neighborhood; Taffy Brodesser-Akner's LONG ISLAND COMPROMISE, an exhilarating novel about one American family, the dark moment that shatters their suburban paradise, and the wild legacy of trauma and inheritance; and the paperback original WHISTLE by Linwood Barclay, a supernatural chiller in which a woman and her young son move to a small town looking for a fresh start, only to be haunted by disturbing events and strange visions when they find a mysterious train set in a storage shed.

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Week of May 12, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of May 12th include THE ROM-COMMERS, Katherine Center's rom-com about writing a rom-com, which our reviewer Pamela Kramer thinks is one of Center’s best books yet and assures readers that they will fall in love with the two protagonists; ALL FOURS by Miranda July, an irreverently sexy, tender, hilarious and surprising novel about a woman upending her life; WE SOLVE MURDERS, which kicks off a brand-new mystery series from Richard Osman and introduces readers to a detective duo who appear to be mismatched; Frank Figliuzzi's LONG HAUL, a shocking journey to the dark side of America’s highways, revealing the FBI Highway Serial Killings Initiative’s hunt for the long-haul truckers behind an astonishing 850 murders --- and counting; and LEFT FOR DEAD by Eric Jay Dolin, a tale of intriguing complexity that tells the true story of five castaways abandoned on the Falkland Islands during the War of 1812.

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Week of May 5, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of May 5th include THE COVENANT OF WATER by Abraham Verghese, a stunning and magisterial epic of love, faith and medicine that follows three generations of a family seeking the answers to a strange secret; Lucy Foley's THE MIDNIGHT FEAST, a deliciously twisty locked-room mystery set at a luxe coastal retreat; I WILL RUIN YOU, an intriguing psychological thriller from Linwood Barclay, in which a teacher’s act of heroism inadvertently makes him the target of a dangerous blackmailer; Ann Hood's THE STOLEN CHILD, a moving, page-turning novel about   an unlikely duo venturing through France and Italy to solve the mystery of a child’s fate; and THE YEAR OF LIVING CONSTITUTIONALLY, which chronicles A.J. Jacobs'  hilarious adventures in attempting to follow the original meaning of the Constitution, as he searches for answers to one of the most pressing issues of our time: How should we interpret America’s foundational document?  

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Week of April 28, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of April 28th include REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES by Shelby Van Pelt, a charming, witty and compulsively readable exploration of friendship, reckoning and hope that traces a widow's unlikely connection with a giant Pacific octopus; Emily Giffin's THE SUMMER PACT, a tender novel about a group of friends who, in the wake of tragedy, makes a pact that will cause them to reunite a decade later and embark upon a life-changing adventure together; ARKANGEL,   the latest entry in James Rollins' Sigma Force series, which tells the story of a thrilling hunt around the globe that pits nation against nation as ancient myths of a lost continent prove all too real; and THE MANICURIST’S DAUGHTER by Susan Lieu, an emotionally raw memoir about the crumbling of the American Dream and a daughter of refugees who searches for answers after her mother dies during plastic surgery.

 

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Week of April 21, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of April 21st include IN TOO DEEP by Lee Child and Andrew Child, another gripping thriller featuring Jack Reacher, who this time finds himself handcuffed to a makeshift bed with no memory of how he got there; CITY IN RUINS, an epic crime novel of love and hate, ambition and desperation, vengeance and compassion --- and the final book of Don Winslow’s extraordinary career; SWAN SONG, a propulsive medley of glittering gatherings, sun-soaked drama, wisdom and heart --- and the last of Elin Hilderbrand's Nantucket novels; Ruth Reichl's THE PARIS NOVEL, a dazzling, heartfelt adventure through the food, art and fashion scenes of 1980s Paris; and WE LOVED IT ALL, a lucent anti-memoir from celebrated novelist Lydia Millet that explores the pain and joy of being a parent, child and human at a moment when the richness of the planet’s life is deeply threatened.

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Week of April 14, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of April 14th include Beatriz Williams' HUSBANDS & LOVERS, a sweeping novel in which two women --- separated by decades and continents, and united by an exotic family heirloom --- reclaim secrets and lost loves; THE RULEBREAKER by Susan Page, the definitive biography of the most successful female broadcaster of all time --- Barbara Walters --- whose personal demons fueled an ambition that broke all the rules and finally gave women a permanent place on the air; THE FAR SIDE OF THE DESERT, a family drama and political thriller from Joanne Leedom-Ackerman that explores links of terrorism, crime and financial manipulation, revealing the grace that ultimately foils destruction; and the paperback original MURDER BY CHEESECAKE,   the first installment in Rachel Ekstrom Courage's Golden Girls cozy mystery series, in which the murder of Dorothy's obnoxious date threatens the elaborate St. Olaf-themed wedding that Rose is hosting. 

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Week of April 7, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of April 7th include Michael Connelly's complex, satisfying and twisty thriller, THE WAITING, in which LAPD Detective Renée Ballard tracks a serial rapist whose trail has gone cold and enlists a new volunteer to the Open-Unsolved Unit: Patrol Officer Maddie Bosch, Harry’s daughter; THE LITTLE LIAR by Mitch Albom, an unforgettable story of truth and lies set during the Holocaust; KNIFE, Salman Rushdie's searing, deeply personal account of enduring --- and surviving --- an attempt on his life 30 years after the fatwa that was ordered against him; Genevieve Kingston's DID I EVER TELL YOU?, the most extraordinary, life-affirming memoir you will ever read about the power of love; and the paperback original THE PAGE TURNER by Viola Shipman, a sharp, witty and entirely delightful family drama about a young romance writer who makes a discovery that throws her elitist family into chaos.

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Week of March 31, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of March 31st include the #1 global bestseller and inspiration for the hit Apple TV+ series of the same name, LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY by Bonnie Garmus, which introduces readers to Elizabeth Zott, a one-of-a-kind scientist in 1960s California whose career takes a detour when she becomes the star of a beloved TV cooking show; TOM LAKE, a beautiful and moving novel from Ann Patchett about youthful love, married love, and the lives parents have led before their children were born; Janet Skeslien Charles' MISS MORGAN'S BOOK BRIGADE, a brilliant work of historical fiction based on the true story of Jessie Carson, the American librarian who changed the literary landscape of France; and the paperback original THE FOURTH GIRL by Wendy Corsi Staub, a twisty suspense novel in which three friends face a deadly hometown reunion on the anniversary of a teen’s disappearance.

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Week of March 24, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of March 24th include ONE PERFECT COUPLE by Ruth Ware, a high-tension thriller that follows five couples trapped on a storm-swept island as a killer stalks among them; CLOSE TO DEATH, the ingenious fifth literary whodunit in Anthony Horowitz’s Hawthorne and Horowitz series, in which Detective Hawthorne is once again called upon to solve an unsolvable case --- a gruesome murder in an idyllic gated community where suspects abound; Leigh Bardugo's THE FAMILIAR, a spellbinding fantasy that centers on Luzia, a servant in the household of an impoverished Spanish nobleman who reveals a talent for little miracles; REAL AMERICANS, an exhilarating novel of American identity from Rachel Khong that spans three generations in one family and asks: What makes us who we are? And how inevitable are our futures?; and A GOOD BAD BOY by Margaret Wappler, an artful and contemplative tribute to late actor Luke Perry, best known for playing loner rebel Dylan McKay on "Beverly Hills, 90210."

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Week of March 17, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of March 17th include CAMINO GHOSTS, the third installment in John Grisham's Camino Island series, in which popular bookseller Bruce Cable tells Mercer Mann an irresistible tale that might be her next novel; Megan Miranda's DAUGHTER OF MINE, an explosive, twist-filled mystery set in a small town suffering the effects of a drought that threatens to bring all of its secrets to the surface…and the harsh light of the truth; FINDING MARGARET FULLER by Allison Pataki, an epic imagining of the life of Margaret Fuller, America’s forgotten leading lady and the central figure of a movement that defined a nation; LUCKY, a soaring, soulful novel from Jane Smiley about a folk musician who rises to fame across our changing times; and Simone Gorrindo's THE WIVES, a profoundly intimate memoir about marriage, friendship and the power of human connection that tells the story of one woman’s experience of joining a community of army wives after leaving her New York City job.

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