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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 June 20, 2022

Paperback releases for the week of June 20th include THE JUDGE'S LIST by John Grisham, which marks the return of investigator Lacy Stoltz, who follows the trail of a serial killer and closes in on a shocking suspect --- a sitting judge; A SLOW FIRE BURNING, a gripping, twisting story of deceit, murder and revenge from Paula Hawkins, who captivated millions of readers worldwide with THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN and INTO THE WATER; ON ANIMALS, in which beloved New Yorker staff writer Susan Orlean gathers a lifetime of musings, meditations and in-depth profiles about animals; Laurie R. King's CASTLE SHADE, a chilling adventure that finds a queen, a castle, and a dark and ageless threat all awaiting Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes; and the paperback original AN ISLAND WEDDING by Jenny Colgan, a delightful summer novel that will sweep you away to the remote Scottish island of Mure, where two very different weddings are about to take place.

Week of June 13, 2022

Paperback releases for the week of June 13th include WISH YOU WERE HERE by Jodi Picoult, a deeply moving novel about the resilience of the human spirit in a moment of crisis; SUCH A QUIET PLACE, a riveting thriller from Megan Miranda about a mysterious murder in an idyllic and close-knit neighborhood; TALK TO ME, a lively, thought-provoking novel that asks us what it would be like if we could really talk to the animals; THE WOMEN'S MARCH, Jennifer Chiaverini's enthralling historical novel of the woman’s suffrage movement inspired by three courageous women who bravely risked their lives and liberty in the fight to win the vote; and THE BOOK OF FORM AND EMPTINESS, a brilliantly inventive work of fiction from Booker Prize finalist Ruth Ozeki about a boy who hears the voices of objects all around him; a mother drowning in her possessions; and a Book that might hold the secret to saving them both.

Week of June 6, 2022

Paperback releases for the week of June 6th include Lauren Weisberger's WHERE THE GRASS IS GREEN AND THE GIRLS ARE PRETTY, a highly entertaining, sharply observed novel about sisters, their perfect lives...and their perfect lies; THE PERSONAL LIBRARIAN, in which Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray tell the remarkable story of J. P. Morgan’s personal librarian, Belle da Costa Greene, the Black American woman who was forced to hide her true identity and pass as white to leave a lasting legacy that enriched our nation; THE BOMBER MAFIA, Malcolm Gladwell's riveting exploration of how technology and best intentions collide in the heat of war; THE OTHER BLACK GIRL by Zakiya Dalila Harris, an electric debut about the tension that unfurls when two young Black women meet against the starkly white backdrop of New York City book publishing; and THE TWELVE LIVES OF ALFRED HITCHCOCK, Edward White's fresh, innovative biography of the 20th century's most iconic filmmaker.

Week of May 30, 2022

Paperback releases for the week of May 30th include ANIMAL, Lisa Taddeo's depiction of female rage at its rawest, and a visceral exploration of the fallout from a male-dominated society; TRAVELS WITH GEORGE, in which Nathaniel Philbrick argues for George Washington’s unique contribution to the forging of America by retracing his journey as a new president through all 13 former colonies, which were now an unsure nation; Kristin Arnett's WITH TEETH, a surprising and moving story of two mothers, one difficult son, and the limitations of marriage, parenthood and love; LOVE AND FURY, Samantha Silva's richly imagined reckoning with the life of literary legend Mary Wollstonecraft, arguably the world’s first feminist; and the paperback original THE BOARDWALK BOOKSHOP by Susan Mallery, a story of friends who become family, giving each other courage to start over.

Week of May 23, 2022

Paperback releases for the week of May 23rd include THE MADNESS OF CROWDS, the 17th installment in Louise Penny's bestselling mystery series starring Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, which our reviewer calls "perhaps Penny’s most powerful novel as it explores the psychological and emotionally charged national and international conundrums of the post-pandemic world"; THE MAIDENS by Alex Michaelides, a spellbinding tale of psychological suspense, weaving together Greek mythology, murder and obsession; MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS, Joshua Henkin's sweeping and compassionate novel about a young woman who falls in love and marries a hotshot young Shakespeare professor --- at which point her life takes a turn she never could have anticipated; and WAR ON THE BORDER by Jeff Guinn, a dramatic account of the “Punitive Expedition” of 1916 that brought Pancho Villa and Gen. John J. Pershing into conflict, and whose reverberations continue in the Southwestern US to this day.

Week of May 16, 2022

Paperback releases for the week of May 16th include MALIBU RISING by Taylor Jenkins Reid, in which four famous siblings throw an epic party to celebrate the end of the summer --- but over the course of 24 hours, the family drama that ensues will change their lives forever; FALLING, T. J. Newman's terrifying thriller, the premise of which is this: You just boarded a flight to New York. What you don’t know is that 30 minutes before the flight, your pilot’s family was kidnapped. For his family to live, everyone on your plane must die. The only way the family will survive is if the pilot follows his orders and crashes the plane; Amanda M. Fairbanks' THE LOST BOYS OF MONTAUK, an immersive account of a tragedy at sea whose repercussions haunt its survivors to this day; and OLYMPUS, TEXAS by Stacey Swann, a big-hearted novel with technicolor characters, plenty of Texas swagger and a powder keg of a plot in which marriages struggle, rivalries flare and secrets explode, all with a clever wink toward classical mythology.

Week of May 9, 2022

Paperback releases for the week of May 9th include THE LOVE SONGS OF W.E.B. DU BOIS by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, an intimate yet sweeping novel that chronicles the journey of one American family, from the centuries of the colonial slave trade through the Civil War to our own tumultuous era; WALK IN MY COMBAT BOOTS, a compilation of moving and powerful recollections of war, told by the men and women who lived them, crafted from hundreds of original interviews by James Patterson and First Sergeant US Army (Ret.) Matt Eversmann; COUNTDOWN BIN LADEN, Chris Wallace's deeply reported, revelatory and thrillingly told account of the final months of the hunt for Osama bin Laden; Susan Mallery's THE SUMMER OF LOST AND FOUND, a timely, tender and compassionate tale of perseverance, love and the bonds of family in the face of tremendous and sometimes painful upheaval; and KATHARINE PARR, THE SIXTH WIFE, in which Alison Weir brings her Tudor Queens series to a close with the remarkable story of Henry VIII's sixth and final wife.

Week of May 2, 2022

Paperback releases for the week of May 2nd include THE NIGHT SHE DISAPPEARED, an edge-of-your seat thriller from Lisa Jewell about a young couple’s disappearance on a gorgeous summer night, and the mother who will never give up trying to find them; Jean Hanff Korelitz's THE PLOT, a propulsive read about a story too good not to steal, and the writer who steals it; THE FOREST OF VANISHING STARS by Kristin Harmel, an evocative coming-of-age World War II story about a young woman who uses her knowledge of the wilderness to help Jewish refugees escape the Nazis --- until a secret from her past threatens everything; Ash Davidson's DAMNATION SPRING, a stunning novel about love, work and marriage that asks how far one family and one community will go to protect their future; and THE CODE BREAKER, Walter Isaacson's gripping account of how Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna and her colleagues launched a revolution that will allow us to cure diseases, fend off viruses and have healthier babies.

Week of April 25, 2022

Paperback releases for the week of April 25th include BETTER OFF DEAD, a page-turning thriller from Lee Child and Andrew Child that finds Jack Reacher facing the riskiest job of his life when an army veteran turned FBI agent asks him to locate her twin brother, who might be mixed up with some very dangerous people; OH WILLIAM!, in which Elizabeth Strout explores the mysteries of marriage and the secrets we keep, as a former couple reckons with where they’ve come from --- and what they’ve left behind; HELL AND OTHER DESTINATIONS, a revealing, funny and inspiring memoir from former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, who reflects on the challenge of continuing one’s career far beyond the normal age of retirement; COME FLY THE WORLD, Julia Cooke's fascinating account of the lives of the jet-age stewardesses of Pan Am between 1966 and 1975; and THREE DREAMERS, Lorenzo Carcaterra's heartfelt homage to the women who taught him courage, kindness and the power of storytelling: his mother, his grandmother and his late wife.

Week of April 18, 2022

Paperback releases for the week of April 18th include THE PAPER PALACE by Miranda Cowley Heller, a story of summer, secrets, love and lies, in which one woman --- over the course of a singular day on Cape Cod --- must make a life-changing decision that has been brewing for decades; FALSE WITNESS, a stand-alone thriller from Karin Slaughter that introduces readers to an up-and-coming defense attorney who has worked hard to put her nightmarish childhood behind her --- but now her devastating past is starting to catch up to her, and time is running out; Nancy Thayer's FAMILY REUNION, a magicial, multigenerational novel about a longtime Nantucket resident who is trying to make the best of a lonely summer, and her spirited granddaughter who is learning what she wants out of life; and Rachel Cusk's electrifying novel, SECOND PLACE, a study of female fate and male privilege, the geometries of human relationships, and the moral questions that animate our lives.