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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 February 27, 2023

Paperback releases for the week of February 27th include SPARRING PARTNERS, John Grisham's first collection of novellas, the common thread of which is law --- but the master of the legal thriller has several surprises in store; THE LONG WEEKEND, a pulse-pounding thriller from Gilly Macmillan, in which a group of women travel to the most remote place in England for a weekend escape --- only to discover a startling note that one of their husbands will be killed before they return home; PEACH BLOSSOM SPRING by Melissa Fu, a bold and moving story that follows three generations of a Chinese family on their search for a place to call home; Sara Nović's TRUE BIZ, an absorbing novel that chronicles a year of seismic romantic, political and familial shifts for a teacher and her students at a boarding school for the deaf; and THE CORRESPONDENTS by Judith Mackrell, the riveting, untold history of a group of heroic female reporters who revolutionized the narrative of World War II.

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Week of February 20, 2023

Paperback releases for the week of February 20th include DREAM TOWN, the third thriller in David Baldacci's Nero Award-winning series starring private investigator and World War II veteran Aloysius Archer, who heads to Los Angeles and is ensnared in a lethal case; THE PARIS APARTMENT, a fiendishly clever locked room mystery from Lucy Foley, set in a Paris apartment building in which every resident has something to hide; FRENCH BRAID by Anne Tyler, a funny, joyful and brilliantly perceptive journey deep into one Baltimore family’s foibles; Amy Bloom's powerful memoir, IN LOVE, an illuminating story of two people whose love leads them to find a courageous way to part --- and of a woman’s struggle to go forward in the face of loss; and the paperback original THE WOMAN WITH THE CURE by Lynn Cullen, a riveting novel based on the true story of the woman who stopped a pandemic.

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Week of February 13, 2023

Paperback releases for the week of February 13th include PORTRAIT OF AN UNKNOWN WOMAN, the 22nd installment in Daniel Silva's spellbinding series starring Gabriel Allon, who undertakes a high-stakes search for the greatest art forger who ever lived; DIABLO MESA, a continuation of Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child's wildly popular series featuring archaeologist Nora Kelly and FBI Agent Corrie Swanson; the original, revealing and eye-opening CASTE, in which Isabel Wilkerson examines the unspoken caste system that has shaped America and shows how our lives today are still defined by a hierarchy of human divisions; THE YOUNGER WIFE, Sally Hepworth’s most recent novel of domestic suspense about the tangled vines of family secrets; and THE CAGE by Bonnie Kistler, a gripping thriller about two professional women who enter an elevator together...but only one is alive when they reach the ground floor.

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Week of February 6, 2023

Paperback releases for the week of February 6th include THE MATCH, a gripping thriller from Harlan Coben in which a shocking genetic match exposes a family's darkest secret; Tina Brown's THE PALACE PAPERS, the inside story of the British royal family’s battle to overcome the dramas of the Diana years, only to confront new, 21st-century crises; THE HOTEL NANTUCKET by Elin Hilderbrand, an immensely satisfying page-turner about a summer of scandal at a storied Nantucket hotel; Allison Pataki's THE MAGNIFICENT LIVES OF MARJORIE POST, a powerful story of one woman falling in love with her own voice and embracing her own power while shaping history in the process; and the paperback original CODE NAME SAPPHIRE by Pam Jenoff, a riveting tale of bravery and resistance about a woman who must rescue her cousin's family from a train bound for Auschwitz.

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Week of January 30, 2023

Paperback releases for the week of January 30th include THE OMEGA FACTOR, a fascinating stand-alone thriller from Steve Berry that revolves around the Ghent Altarpiece, the most violated work of art in the world, and the secrets it holds; Alafair Burke's FIND ME, a twisty mystery about the disappearance of a young woman that leaves her best friend reeling and an NYPD homicide detective digging into her own past; ENOUGH ALREADY, an intimate memoir from beloved actress and Food Network personality Valerie Bertinelli, who reflects on life at 60 and beyond; and the paperback original HEART BONES by Colleen Hoover, a moving, passionate and unforgettable novel that follows two young adults from completely different backgrounds embarking on a tentative romance, unaware of what the future holds.

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Week of January 23, 2023

Paperback releases for the week of January 23rd include THE BIG DARK SKY by Dean Koontz, an exhilarating, twist-filled thriller in which a group of strangers bound by terrifying synchronicity becomes humankind’s hope for survival; VIOLETA, a sweeping novel from Isabel Allende, who tells the epic story of Violeta Del Valle, a woman whose life spans 100 years and bears witness to the greatest upheavals of the 20th century; LORRAINE HANSBERRY by Charles J. Shields, a moving account of the life of the woman behind "A Raisin in the Sun," the most widely anthologized, read and performed play of the American stage; and Julie Otsuka's THE SWIMMERS, a searing, intimate story about what happens to a group of obsessed recreational swimmers when a crack appears at the bottom of their local pool.

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Week of January 16, 2023

Paperback releases for the week of January 16th include THE MAGNOLIA PALACE by Fiona Davis, a tantalizing novel about the secrets, betrayal and murder within one of New York City's most impressive Gilded Age mansions; Diane Chamberlain's THE LAST HOUSE ON THE STREET, a riveting, powerful domestic thriller in which a community’s past sins rise to the surface when two women, a generation apart, find themselves bound by tragedy and an unsolved, decades-old mystery; CHASING HISTORY, a triumphant memoir from Carl Bernstein, the Pulitzer Prize-winning coauthor of ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN and pioneer of investigative journalism, who recalls his beginnings as an audacious teenage newspaper reporter in the nation’s capital --- a winning tale of scrapes, gumshoeing and American bedlam; and THE LOVE OF MY LIFE by Rosie Walsh, a love story wrapped in a mystery --- an up-all-night page-turner with a dark secret at its core.

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Week of January 9, 2023

Paperback releases for the week of January 9th include ANTHEM by Noah Hawley, an epic literary thriller in which a band of unlikely heroes on a quest to save one innocent life may end up saving us all; THE STARLESS CROWN, a captivating, deeply visionary adventure from James Rollins about an alliance that embarks on a dangerous journey to uncover the secrets of the distant past and save their world; Julia Kelly's THE LAST DANCE OF THE DEBUTANTE, an unforgettable tale revolving around a group of young women who are swept up in a life-changing journey as they become three of the last debutantes to be presented to Queen Elizabeth II; and Bernardine Evaristo’s astonishing nonfiction debut, MANIFESTO, a vibrant and inspirational account of the Booker Prize winner's life and career as she rebelled against the mainstream and fought over several decades to bring her creative work into the world.

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Week of January 2, 2023

Paperback releases for the week of January 2nd include THE MAID, Nita Prose's utterly original debut about a charmingly eccentric hotel maid who discovers a guest murdered in his bed --- and solving this mystery will turn her once orderly world upside down; FIONA AND JANE by Jean Chen Ho, a witty, warm and irreverent first book that traces the lives of two young Taiwanese American women as they navigate friendship, sexuality, identity and heartbreak over two decades; THE GOLDEN COUPLE, an electrifying novel from Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen, the duo behind THE WIFE BETWEEN US, AN ANONYMOUS GIRL and YOU ARE NOT ALONE; and the first-ever memoir from the most decorated female skier of all time, RISE, which reveals never-before-told stories of Lindsey Vonn's life in the fast lane, her struggle with depression, and the bold decisions that helped her break down barriers on and off the slopes.

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Week of December 26, 2022

Paperback releases for the week of December 26th include DARK HORSE, the seventh installment in Gregg Hurwitz's Orphan X series, which finds Evan Smoak (aka The Nowhere Man) facing his most challenging mission ever; Christopher Golden's new supernatural thriller, ROAD OF BONES, in which an American documentarian travels a haunted highway across the frozen tundra of Siberia; HOW THE WORD IS PASSED, Clint Smith's compelling debut work of nonfiction that examines the legacy of slavery in America --- and how both history and memory continue to shape our everyday lives; and the paperback original MS. DEMEANOR by Elinor Lipman, a delicious and witty story about love under house arrest.

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