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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 January 24, 2022

Paperback releases for the week of January 24th include HOUR OF THE WITCH, a riveting and propulsive novel of historical suspense from Chris Bohjalian, in which a young Puritan woman --- faithful and resourceful, but afraid of the demons that dog her soul --- plots her escape from a violent marriage; LET ME TELL YOU WHAT I MEAN, a timeless collection that reveals what would become Joan Didion's subjects, including the press, politics, California robber barons, women and her own self-doubt; THE BULLET, the 27th installment in Iris Johansen's fast-paced thriller series starring Eve Duncan, who, along with her husband, Joe Quinn, must protect the life of a brilliant scientist (who happens to be Joe's ex-wife) so that she can live long enough to bring her discovery to the world; and WHAT'S MINE AND YOURS by Naima Coster, a sweeping novel of legacy, identity, the American family --- and the ways that race affects even our most intimate relationships.

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Week of January 17, 2022

Paperback releases for the week of January 17th include THE BLACK CHURCH by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., a powerful new history of the Black church as a foundation of Black life and a driving force in the larger freedom struggle in America; LAND, in which Simon Winchester explores the notion of property --- our proprietary relationship with the land --- through human history, how it has shaped us and what it will mean for our future; THE DOCTORS BLACKWELL, a richly researched biography from Janice P. Nimura that celebrates two complicated pioneers --- Elizabeth Blackwell and her younger sister, Emily --- who exploded the limits of possibility for women in medicine; and Mateo Askaripour's BLACK BUCK, a crackling, satirical debut novel about a young man given a shot at stardom as the lone Black salesman at a mysterious, cult-like and wildly successful startup where nothing is as it seems.

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Week of January 10, 2022

Paperback releases for the week of January 10th include THE CHILDREN’S BLIZZARD by Melanie Benjamin, a story of courage on the prairie, inspired by the devastating storm that struck the Great Plains in 1888, threatening the lives of hundreds of immigrant homesteaders, especially schoolchildren; THE SURVIVORS, a thrilling mystery from Jane Harper in which coming home dredges up deeply buried secrets for Kieran Elliott, whose life changed forever on the day a reckless mistake led to devastating consequences; A FATAL LIE, the 23rd installment in Charles Todd's series starring Scotland Yard Inspector Ian Rutledge, who must delve deep into a dead man’s life and his past to find a killer determined to keep dark secrets buried; and THREE-MARTINI AFTERNOONS AT THE RITZ, Gail Crowther's vividly rendered and empathetic exploration of how two of the greatest poets of the 20th century --- Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton --- became bitter rivals and, eventually, friends.

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Week of January 3, 2022

Paperback releases for the week of January 3rd include THE COAST-TO-COAST MURDERS, an intense thriller from James Patterson and J.D. Barker about a detective and FBI agent who join forces on what seems like an open-and-shut case --- but a new rash of killings sends them on a pulse-pounding race against time; THE PUSH by first-time novelist Ashley Audrain, a tense, page-turning psychological drama about the making and breaking of a family, and a woman whose experience of motherhood is nothing at all what she hoped for --- and everything she feared; Gabriela Garcia's OF WOMEN AND SALT, a sweeping, masterful debut about a daughter's fateful choice, a mother motivated by her own past, and a family legacy that begins in Cuba before either of them were born; and THE NATURE OF FRAGILE THINGS, a gripping novel about the bonds of friendship and mother love, from the acclaimed author of THE LAST YEAR OF THE WAR and AS BRIGHT AS HEAVEN.

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Week of December 27, 2021

Paperback releases for the week of December 27th include SUNFLOWER SISTERS, the final installment in Martha Hall Kelly’s trilogy of novels about Caroline Ferriday’s family, following LILAC GIRLS and LOST ROSES; FORGOTTEN IN DEATH, J. D. Robb's 53rd In Death mystery starring homicide detective Eve Dallas, who sifts through the wreckage of the past to find a killer; PRODIGAL SON, the sixth installment in Gregg Hurwitz's Orphan X series featuring Evan Smoak, who, despite being forced into retirement, gets an urgent request for help from someone he didn't even suspect existed; Wendy Walker's DON'T LOOK FOR ME, a compelling and emotionally powerful novel about a daughter's desperate search to find her mother before it's too late; and YELLOW WIFE by Sadeqa Johnson, the harrowing story of an enslaved woman who is forced to barter love and freedom while living in the most infamous slave jail in Virginia.

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Weeks of December 13 and 20, 2021

Paperback releases for the weeks of December 13th and 20th include WILD THING, Philip Norman's vivid reconstruction of Jimi Hendrix’s remarkable career, from playing segregated clubs on the Chitlin’ Circuit to achieving stardom in Swinging London; DOMINION, the fifth volume of Peter Ackroyd’s masterful History of England, which begins in 1815 as national glory following the Battle of Waterloo gives way to a post-war depression and ends with the death of Queen Victoria in January 1901; THE HOUSE UPTOWN by Melissa Ginsburg, an emotional coming-of-age novel about a young girl who goes to live with her eccentric grandmother in New Orleans after the death of her mother; and Kwei Quartey's SLEEP WELL, MY LADY, which finds PI Emma Djan investigating the death of a Ghanaian fashion icon and social media celebrity, Lady Araba.

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Week of December 6, 2021

Paperback releases for the week of December 6th include NO TIME LIKE THE FUTURE, actor and advocate Michael J. Fox's moving account of resilience, hope, fear and mortality, and how these things resonate in our lives; Alexander McCall Smith's PIANOS AND FLOWERS, a delightful collection of stories and photographs from the bestselling author of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, imagining the lives and loves of everyday people in the 20th century; MOZART, acclaimed composer and biographer Jan Swafford's definitive biography of one of the most lauded musical geniuses in history, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; and DEATH AND THE MAIDEN, the much-anticipated final installment in the popular Mistress of the Art of Death historical mystery series, finished by Ariana Franklin’s daughter, Samantha Norman, after her death.

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Week of November 29, 2021

Paperback releases for the week of November 29th include THE KAISER'S WEB, Steve Berry's 16th Cotton Malone adventure, in which a secret dossier from a World War II-era Soviet spy comes to light containing information that, if proven true, would not only rewrite history --- it could impact Germany's upcoming national elections and forever alter the political landscape of Europe; MOONFLOWER MURDERS, a brilliantly complex literary thriller featuring Anthony Horowitz's famous literary detective Atticus Pünd and retired publisher Susan Ryeland; Jeff Lindsay's FOOL ME TWICE, a wildly entertaining caper starring an antihero you’ll root for, thief extraordinaire Riley Wolfe; and MANTEL PIECES, a stunning collection of reviews, essays and pieces of memoir from two-time Booker Prize winner and international bestseller Hilary Mantel, whose subjects range far and wide.

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Week of November 22, 2021

Paperback releases for the week of November 22nd include LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND by Rumaan Alam, a magnetic novel about two families, strangers to each other, who are forced together on a long weekend gone terribly wrong; WAR LORD, the final installment in Bernard Cornwell’s Saxon Tales series, chronicling the epic story of the making of England --- the basis for the hit Netflix series "The Last Kingdom"; and TWENTY, a provocative and timely thriller from Harper Lee Prize winner James Grippando, in which Jack Swyteck and his family are caught in the crossfire after a deadly school shooting claims 20 casualties --- Florida’s fifth mass shooting in as many years.

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Week of November 15, 2021

Paperback releases for the week of November 15th include THE LUCKIEST MAN, a deeply personal and candid remembrance of the late Senator John McCain from one of his closest and most trusted confidants, friends and political advisors, Mark Salter; A GALWAY EPIPHANY, the 15th installment in Ken Bruen's thrilling series featuring ex-cop turned private eye Jack Taylor, who is pulled out of his quiet new life on a farm by three mysteries that soon prove dangerously linked; and THE WRITER'S LIBRARY, an intimate, moving and insightful collection from "America's Librarian" Nancy Pearl and noted playwright Jeff Schwager that celebrates the power of literature and reading to connect us all --- as 23 of today's living literary legends, including Donna Tartt, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Andrew Sean Greer, Laila Lalami and Michael Chabon, reveal the books that made them think, brought them joy and changed their lives.

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