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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 December 9, 2019

Paperback releases for the week of December 9th include the second volume of Otto Penzler's Bibliomysteries, a collection of crime for bibliophiles that includes stories about rare books, bookshops, libraries, manuscripts, magical books and collectors --- in short, the wonderful universe that makes this precious object we all love so important and priceless; WHITE HOT GRIEF PARADE by Alexandra Silber, a powerful and luminous story of grief and coming-of-age, and a beautiful tribute to the relationship between a father and daughter; and TRAVELERS IN THE THIRD REICH, Julia Boyd's fascinating and shocking history of the rise of the Nazis, which draws together a multitude of expatriate voices --- even Charles Lindbergh and Samuel Beckett --- into an intriguing narrative charting this extraordinary phenomenon.

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Week of December 2, 2019

Paperback releases for the week of December 2nd include KITCHEN YARNS, a warm collection of personal essays and recipes from Ann Hood, who spins tales of loss and starting from scratch, family love and feasts with friends, and how the perfect meal is one that tastes like home; Bonnie Kistler's HOUSE ON FIRE, a tightly wound and suspenseful novel about a blended family in crisis after a drunk driving accident leaves the daughter of one parent dead --- and the son of the other parent charged with manslaughter; THE PARAGON HOTEL by Lyndsay Faye, a richly imagined work of historical suspense in which a gun moll with a knack for disappearing flees from Prohibition-era Harlem to Portland's Paragon Hotel; and John Strausbaugh's VICTORY CITY, the definitive history of New York City during the World War II era.

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Week of November 25, 2019

Paperback releases for the week of November 25th include OUT OF THE DARK, the fourth installment in Gregg Hurwitz's Orphan X thriller series starring Evan Smoak; ROBERT B. PARKER’S BLOOD FEUD by Mike Lupica, which marks the return of PI Sunny Randall, who races to protect her ex-husband --- and his Mafia family --- from the vengeful plan of a mysterious rival; THE ENEMY OF MY ENEMY, W.E.B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV's fifth Clandestine Operations novel about the birth of the CIA and the Cold War, in which special agent James Cronley Jr. finds that fighting both ex-Nazis and the Soviet NKGB can lead to strange bedfellows; and AMERICAN DIALOGUE, Joseph J. Ellis' deeply insightful examination of the relevance of the views of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and John Adams to some of the most divisive issues in America today.

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Week of November 18, 2019

Paperback releases for the week of November 18th include THE NEXT TO DIE by Sophie Hannah, a disturbing tale of psychological suspense and obsession that hits at the heart of some of our most precious relationships; Philip Norman's SLOWHAND, the definitive biography of Eric Clapton, a rock legend whose life story is as remarkable as his music, which transformed the sound of a generation; NOT OF THIS FOLD, the fourth installment in Mette Ivie Harrison's nationally bestselling Linda Wallheim mystery series, set in Mormon Utah, which explores the effects of alienation, immigration and extortion from the inner workings of the Mormon church; and NEWCOMER, international bestseller Keigo Higashino's latest mindbender, which finds newly transferred Tokyo Police Detective Kyochiro Kaga assigned to a perplexing murder.

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Week of November 11, 2019

Paperback releases for the week of November 11th include ELEVATION by Stephen King, a riveting, extraordinarily eerie and moving story about a man whose mysterious affliction brings a small town together --- a timely, upbeat tale about finding common ground despite deep-rooted differences; RUN AWAY, Harlan Coben's latest novel of domestic suspense, in which a perfect family is shattered by the loss of a daughter who is addicted to drugs, has an abusive boyfriend and doesn’t want to be found; YOU DON’T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME, Sherman Alexie's searing, deeply moving memoir about family, love, loss and forgiveness; and Colm Tóibín’s MAD, BAD, DANGEROUS TO KNOW, an illuminating look at Irish culture, history and literature through the lives of the fathers of three of Ireland’s greatest writers --- Oscar Wilde, William Butler Yeats and James Joyce.

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Week of November 4, 2019

Paperback releases for the week of November 4th include Jonathan Kellerman's THE WEDDING GUEST, a gripping psychological thriller in which psychologist Alex Delaware and detective Milo Sturgis unravel a shocking crime at a raucous wedding reception; QUEENIE, debut author Candice Carty-Williams' disarmingly honest, boldly political and truly inclusive novel that will speak to anyone who has gone looking for love and found something very different in its place; THE DREAMERS by Karen Thompson Walker, a mesmerizing work of fiction in which an ordinary town is transformed by a mysterious illness that triggers perpetual sleep; BOWLAWAY, award-winning author Elizabeth McCracken's sweeping and enchanting novel about three generations of an unconventional New England family who own and operate a candlepin bowling alley; and THE MAYFLOWER, Rebecca Fraser's vivid narrative history of the Mayflower and of the Winslow family, who traveled to America in search of a new world.

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Week of October 28, 2019

Paperback releases for the week of October 28th include YOU DON'T OWN ME, the fifth enthralling mystery in Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke's Under Suspicion series, which finds television producer Laurie Moran having to solve the murder of a celebrity doctor --- before a mysterious stalker plots his next move; Kathy Wang's debut novel, FAMILY TRUST, a compelling tale of cultural expectations, career ambitions and our relationships with the people who know us best; THE RECIPE BOX, in which beloved author Viola Shipman spins a tale about a lost young woman and the family recipe box that changes her life; and WHAT IS IT ALL BUT LUMINOUS, Art Garfunkel's memoir (of sorts) that shows readers the evolution of a man, a portrait of a lifelong friendship, and a collaboration that became the most successful singing duo in the roiling age that embraced, and was defined by, their pathfinding folk-rock music.

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Week of October 21, 2019

Paperback releases for the week of October 21st include NOVEMBER ROAD by Lou Berney, a poignant and evocative crime novel that centers on a desperate cat-and-mouse chase across 1960s America --- a story of unexpected connections, daring possibilities and the hope of second chances --- set against the assassination of JFK; THE AGE OF LIGHT, Whitney Scharer's decadent and captivating debut novel that brings to light the life of Lee Miller, a little known but fearlessly original artist whose legacy remains largely unexplored, told in the alternating timelines of 1930s Paris and the battlefields of WWII; and WITNESS, in which Ariel Burger, a devoted protégé and friend of one of the world’s great thinkers, takes us into the sacred space of the classroom, showing Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Elie Wiesel not only as an extraordinary human being, but as a master teacher.

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Week of October 14, 2019

Paperback releases for the week of October 14th include EVERY BREATH, an epic love story from Nicholas Sparks that spans decades and continents as two people at a crossroads --- one from North Carolina and one from Zimbabwe --- experience the transcendence and heartbreak of true love; UNSHELTERED by Barbara Kingsolver, a timely novel that interweaves past and present to explore the human capacity for resiliency and compassion in times of great upheaval; and IN PIECES, an intimate, haunting memoir from beloved actress Sally Field, who tells her own story for the first time --- about a challenging and lonely childhood, the craft that helped her find her voice, and a powerful emotional legacy that shaped her journey as a daughter and a mother.

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Week of October 7, 2019

Paperback releases for the week of October 7th include REDEMPTION, the fifth installment in David Baldacci's Memory Man series, in which Detective Amos Decker discovers that a mistake he made as a rookie detective may have led to deadly consequences; HAZARDS OF TIME TRAVEL, Joyce Carol Oates' ingenious dystopian novel of one young woman’s resistance against the constraints of an oppressive society; ALASKAN HOLIDAY by Debbie Macomber, a magical Christmas tale about finding love where it’s least expected; THE SPLENDOR BEFORE THE DARK, in which Margaret George weaves a web of politics and passion, as ancient Rome’s most infamous emperor cements his place in history; and MARILLA OF GREEN GABLES, a marvelously entertaining and moving historical novel from Sarah McCoy that imagines the young life of spinster Marilla Cuthbert, and the choices that will open her life to the possibility of heartbreak --- and unimaginable greatness.

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