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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 16, 2026

Paperback releases for the week of March 16th include THE ANTIDOTE by Karen Russell, a gripping Dust Bowl epic about five characters whose fates become entangled after a storm ravages their small Nebraskan town; Emma Donoghue's THE PARIS EXPRESS, a sweeping historical novel about an infamous 1895 disaster at the Paris Montparnasse train station; THE LOVE WE FOUND, Jill Santopolo's long-awaited follow-up to the New York Times bestselling global phenomenon, THE LIGHT WE LOST, a thrilling love story about the roles that fate and choice play in shaping a life; and the paperback original THE END OF MY LIFE IS KILLING ME, a deftly comedic and deeply contemplative memoir from Annabelle Gurwitch, who faces life’s biggest curveball only to find resilience in the most unlikely places.

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Week of March 9, 2026

Paperback releases for the week of March 9th include THE DEMON OF UNREST, in which Erik Larson brings to life the pivotal five months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the start of the Civil War --- a simmering crisis that finally tore a deeply divided nation in two; Nicole Cuffy's O SINNERS!, a searing novel about a grieving young man drawn into the orbit of a charismatic cult leader who forces him to reconsider why people give up control --- and what it takes, ultimately, to find one’s place in the world; FLOAT UP, SING DOWN, a masterful story collection from Laird Hunt that captures one summer's day in the Indiana community where ZORRIE bloomed; and THE MAN NOBODY KILLED by Elon Green, the first comprehensive book about Michael Stewart, the young Black artist and model who was the victim of a fatal assault by police in 1983.

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Week of March 2, 2026

Paperback releases for the week of March 2nd include THE QUEENS OF CRIME by Marie Benedict, a thrilling story of the five greatest female writers of the Golden Age of Mystery and their bid to solve a real-life murder; THE MAID'S SECRET, an intriguing and heartwarming novel from Nita Prose in which a daring art heist on the eve of Molly Gray’s wedding reveals long-buried secrets; THE SOUL OF A WOMAN, Isabel Allende's passionate and inspiring meditation on what it means to be a woman; Patti Callahan Henry's THE STORY SHE LEFT BEHIND, the sweeping story of a legendary book, a lost mother, and a daughter’s search for them both; and TRAVELING, in which celebrated NPR music critic Ann Powers explores the life and career of Joni Mitchell in a lyrical style as fascinating and ethereal as the songs of the artist herself.

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Week of February 23, 2026

Paperback releases for the week of February 23rd include GRAVE DANGER, an edgy thriller from James Grippando that finds criminal defense attorney Jack Swyteck defending a single mother accused of kidnapping her own child in a perilous case involving politics and international diplomacy that will test his legal expertise and his marriage; WHAT HAPPENED TO THE McCRAYS? by Tracey Lange, a poignant story about the resilience of family, the importance of community, and the magic of middle-school hockey; Olivia Campbell's SISTERS IN SCIENCE, the extraordinary true story of four female pioneers in physics during World War II and their daring escape out of Nazi Germany; and RAISING HARE by Chloe Dalton, a fascinating meditation on freedom, trust, loss and our relationship with the natural world, explored through the story of one woman’s unlikely friendship with a wild hare.

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Week of February 16, 2026

Paperback releases for the week of February 16th include THE UNRAVELING OF JULIA by Lisa Scottoline, a riveting psychological thriller in which a young widow inherits a mysterious Tuscan estate and finds herself thrust into a dangerous conspiracy; Daniel Silva's AN INSIDE JOB, a dazzling tale of murder, greed and corruption in which art restorer and legendary spy Gabriel Allon must solve the perfect crime; SHOW DON'T TELL, Curtis Sittenfeld's second story collection, which explores marriage, friendship, fame and artistic ambition --- including a story that revisits the main character from her iconic novel, PREP; CLOSE YOUR EYES AND COUNT TO 10, a twisty thriller from Lisa Unger in which an extreme game of hide-and-seek turns deadly; and LORNE by Susan Morrison, the definitive biography of Lorne Michaels, the man behind America’s most beloved comedy show, “Saturday Night Live.”

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Week of February 9, 2026

Paperback releases for the week of February 9th include WE ALL LIVE HERE by Jojo Moyes, a fresh, contemporary story of a woman and her unruly blended family; SEEKING SHELTER, in which Jeff Hobbs follows a single mother of six in Los Angeles who courageously struggles to keep her family together and her children in school amid the devastating housing crisis; FINLAY DONOVAN DIGS HER OWN GRAVE, the fifth installment in Elle Cosimano's fan-favorite Finlay Donovan series --- Finlay may have skeletons in her closet...but at least there's not a body in her backyard; JFK JR. by RoseMarie Terenzio and Liz McNeil, the first oral biography of John F. Kennedy Jr. and an extraordinarily intimate, comprehensive look at the real man behind the myth; and WAITING FOR THE LONG NIGHT MOON, Amanda Peters' debut collection of short fiction that describes the Indigenous experience from an astonishingly wide spectrum in time and place.

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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.

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Week of January 26, 2026

Paperback releases for the week of January 26th include PRESUMED GUILTY by Scott Turow, which marks Rusty Sabich's return to the courtroom as he defends his girlfriend's son against first-degree murder charges; Walter Mosley's BEEN WRONG SO LONG IT FEELS LIKE RIGHT, an emotionally stirring and pulse-pounding mystery in which a family member’s terminal illness leads P.I. Joe King Oliver to the investigation of his life; GOOD DIRT, a moving novel from Charmaine Wilkerson that finds the daughter of an affluent Black family piecing together the connection between a childhood tragedy and a beloved heirloom; HEARTWOOD by Amity Gaige, which takes readers on a gripping journey as a search and rescue team race against time after a woman mysteriously disappears on the Appalachian Trail; and Marianne Richmond's IF YOU WERE MY DAUGHTER, a powerful memoir about overcoming a mother's emotional neglect and finding the courage to reclaim the story of your life.

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Week of January 19, 2026

Paperback releases for the week of January 19th include NEMESIS, the 10th installment in Gregg Hurwitz's stellar Orphan X series, in which Evan Smoak --- having lived his life by the assassin’s Ten Commandments --- finds himself at odds with his oldest friend in the world; THE OLIGARCH'S DAUGHTER by Joseph Finder, a breakneck thriller that marries the dynastic opulence of "Succession" with the tense and disorienting spycraft of "The Americans"; Eric Puchner's DREAM STATE, an ambitious ode to the power of friendship, the weird weather of marriage, and the beauty of impermanence; A FORTY YEAR KISS, an exquisitely written, small-town story from Nickolas Butler about one couple's hard-won second chance at love, 40 years after their divorce; and RAISED BY A SERIAL KILLER by April Balascio, an unforgettable memoir that traces one daughter’s moving quest to understand her larger-than-life childhood as she searches for the truth about her father, the serial killer Edward Wayne Edwards.

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Week of January 12, 2026

Paperback releases for the week of January 12th include THE JACKAL'S MISTRESS by Chris Bohjalian, a heart-stopping novel about the wife of a missing Confederate soldier who discovers a wounded Yankee officer and must decide what she’s willing to risk for the life of a stranger; THE JFK CONSPIRACY, in which Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch tell the true yet little-known story about the first assassination attempt on John F. Kennedy, right before his inauguration; BROOKE SHIELDS IS NOT ALLOWED TO GET OLD, an intimate and empowering exploration of aging from Brooke Shields and Rachel Bertsche that flips the script on the idea of what it means for a woman to grow older; Kira Jane Buxton's TARTUFO, a fantastically funny story featuring a cast of colorful characters in a dying Italian village --- and a giant truffle that changes their fate forever; and the paperback original WOMAN DOWN by Colleen Hoover, a twisty thriller about a frustrated author who looks for her muse in a remote hideaway, but what she finds defies all expectations...and reality.

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