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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 March 10, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of March 10th include THE MORNINGSIDE by Téa Obreht, a sweeping novel of mothers and daughters, displacement and belonging, and wondrous tales of a world both fallen and new; GHOST DOGS, Andre Dubus III's retelling of his own successes, failures, triumphs and pain, which he pulls off with emotional generosity and stylistic grace; PARASOL AGAINST THE AXE, a joyous novel from Helen Oyeyemi about competitive friendship, the elastic boundaries of storytelling, and the meddling influence of a city called Prague; Stuart Turton's THE LAST MURDER AT THE END OF THE WORLD, an inventive, high-concept murder mystery involving an ingenious puzzle, an extraordinary backdrop and an audacious solution; and THE BLUES BROTHERS by Daniel de Visé, the story of the epic friendship between John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd, the golden era of improv, the early days of “Saturday Night Live,” and the making of a comedic film classic that helped shape our popular culture.

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Week of March 3, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of March 3rd include DARLING GIRLS by Sally Hepworth, a thrilling page-turner of sisterhood, secrets, love and murder; THE FURY, a masterfully paced thriller from Alex Michaelides about a reclusive ex-movie star and her famous friends whose spontaneous trip to a private Greek island is upended by a homicide; Helen Simonson's THE HAZELBOURNE LADIES MOTORCYCLE AND FLYING CLUB, a timeless comedy of manners about a generation of young women facing the seismic changes brought on by war and dreaming of the boundless possibilities of their future; 3 SHADES OF BLUE by James Kaplan, the story of three towering artists --- Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Bill Evans --- and how they came together to create the most iconic jazz album of all time; and Cory Leadbeater's THE UPTOWN LOCAL, a brilliant debut memoir about a young writer --- struggling with depression, family issues and addiction --- and his life-changing decade working for Joan Didion.

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Week of February 24, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of February 24th include LONG ISLAND, a spectacularly moving novel featuring Eilis Lacey, the complex and enigmatic heroine of BROOKLYN, Colm Tóibín’s most popular work in 20 years; AFTER ANNIE by Anna Quindlen, whose trademark wisdom on family, friendship and the ties that bind us are at the center of her novel, which is about   the power of love to transcend loss and triumph over adversity; GRIEF IS FOR PEOPLE, a disarmingly witty and poignant memoir that explores multiple kinds of loss following the death of Sloane Crosley’s closest friend; David Grann's THE WAGER, a page-turning story of shipwreck, survival and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth; and WHAT HAPPENED TO NINA? by Dervla McTiernan, an emotional novel of suspense about two families pitted against each other --- one seeking justice in the disappearance of their daughter, the other desperate to clear their son’s name. 

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Week of February 17, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of February 17th include WANDERING STARS, a novel that is by turns shattering and wondrous, in which Tommy Orange traces the legacies of the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864 and the Carlisle Indian Industrial School through three generations of a family; A DEATH IN CORNWALL, the 24th installment in Daniel Silva’s action-packed Gabriel Allon series, which finds the art restorer and legendary spy pursuing a powerful and dangerous new adversary when an old friend seeks his help with a baffling murder investigation; SHELTERWOOD by Lisa Wingate, a sweeping novel inspired by the untold history of women pioneers who fought to protect children caught in the storm of land barons hungry for power and oil wealth; and the paperback original THE DRESSMAKERS OF LONDON, a heartfelt work of fiction from Julia Kelly about estranged sisters who inherit their late mother’s dress shop in World War II London.

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Week of February 10, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of February 10th include A CALAMITY OF SOULS by David Baldacci, a courtroom drama set in the tumultuous year of 1968 in southern Virginia, where a racially charged murder case sets a duo of white and Black lawyers against a deeply unfair system as they work to defend their wrongfully accused Black client; Vanessa Chan's THE STORM WE MADE, a spellbinding novel about a Malayan mother who becomes an unlikely spy for the invading Japanese forces during WWII --- and the shocking consequences that rain upon her community and family; THE SECRET LIVES OF BOOKSELLERS AND LIBRARIANS by James Patterson and Matt Eversmann, a compilation of stories from various booksellers and librarians who talk about the book business; and SLOW NOODLES, a haunting memoir from Chantha Nguon, a Cambodian refugee who lost her country and her family during Pol Pot's genocide in the 1970s but found hope by reclaiming the recipes she tasted in her mother's kitchen.

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Week of February 3, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of February 3rd include THE COMFORT OF GHOSTS, the final installment in Jacqueline Winspear's groundbreaking series starring psychologist and investigator Maisie Dobbs, who unravels a profound mystery from her past in a war-torn nation grappling with its future; THIS IS WHY WE LIED, Karin Slaughter's 12th thriller featuring GBI investigator Will Trent and medical examiner Sara Linton, whose honeymoon is interrupted by a bone-chilling scream that cuts through the night; EXPIRATION DATES by Rebecca Serle, a gripping, emotional, passionate and heartbreaking novel   about a young woman who decides to finally live for herself rather than rely on the universe for answers;   and THE MANY LIVES OF MAMA LOVE, a harrowing, hilarious, no-holds-barred memoir from Lara Love Hardin, who recounts her slide from soccer mom to opioid addict to jailhouse shot-caller and her unlikely comeback as a highly successful ghostwriter.

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Week of January 27, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of January 27th include Ashley Elston's adult debut novel, FIRST LIE WINS, which, according to our reviewer Ray Palen, is "extremely clever and throws one twist after another at you in a narrative that will consume you straight through to the dynamic finale"; FINLAY DONOVAN ROLLS THE DICE, the fourth installment in Elle Cosimano's beloved mystery series featuring Finlay Donovan and her nanny/partner-in-crime, Vero; THE LOST TOMB by Douglas Preston, in which a jaw-dropping discovery of an Egyptian tomb opens up a slew of archaeological mysteries and deadly tales; Dolly Alderton's GOOD MATERIAL, a sharply funny and exquisitely relatable story of romantic disaster and friendship --- and how to survive both; and DEAR SISTER, a profound, intimate story of resilience and the unbreakable bond of family from Michelle Horton, who fights the criminal justice system to release her incarcerated sister after she kills her longtime abuser.

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Week of January 20, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of January 20th include THE NEW COUPLE IN 5B, an unputdownable thriller from Lisa Unger in which a couple inherits an apartment with a spine-tingling past; Laurie Frankel's FAMILY FAMILY, a heartwarming story about how family can come from the most unexpected places and how, when we expand our notions of what is “normal,” the world becomes a better place; RED STAR FALLING by Steve Berry and Grant Blackwood, an action-packed adventure that finds Luke Daniels, in the waning days of the Cold War, embarking on a quest in search of the legendary library of Ivan the Terrible --- the unlikely key to ending a looming threat orbiting 200 miles above the earth; and the paperback original LET'S CALL HER BARBIE, a bold novel from Renée Rosen that excavates the fascinating backstory of Ruth Handler, the co-founder of Barbie, and the trailblazing team that created a one-of-a-kind doll that took the world by storm.

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Week of January 13, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of January 13th include END OF STORY, A. J. Finn’s long-awaited second novel (following the international bestseller THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW), a spellbinding thriller that is part Knives Out and part Agatha Christie; THE PRINCESS OF LAS VEGAS by Chris Bohjalian, a twisting tale of organized crime, cryptocurrency and family secrets on the Las Vegas Strip that revolves around a Princess Diana impersonator and her estranged sister, who find themselves drawn into a dangerous game of money and murder; LONE WOLF, the ninth installment in Gregg Hurwitz’s series starring Evan Smoak, whose unlikely, tiny job quickly explodes into his biggest mission yet, involving twisted AI technocrat billionaires and a mysterious female assassin; and the paperback original THE KENNEDY GIRL by Julia Bryan Thomas, an immersive and heart-pounding story of an American orphan in Paris who becomes embroiled in an international espionage scheme.

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Week of January 6, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of January 6th include YELLOWFACE, a chilling and hilariously cutting novel from R. F. Kuang that grapples with questions of diversity, racism and cultural appropriation, as well as the terrifying alienation of social media; KING: A Life by Jonathan Eig, the first major biography in decades of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. --- and the first to include recently declassified FBI files; NONE OF THIS IS TRUE, an unputdownable psychological thriller from Lisa Jewell that follows a woman who finds herself the subject of her own popular true crime podcast; Lisa Gardner's STILL SEE YOU EVERYWHERE, a twisty novel of suspense featuring missing persons expert Frankie Elkin, who is tasked with locating the long-lost sister of a female serial killer facing execution in three weeks’ time; and MY FRIENDS by Hisham Matar, a luminous novel of friendship, family and the unthinkable realities of exile.

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