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Archive - New in Paperback

Week of November 20, 2023

Paperback releases for the week of November 20th include A QUIET LIFE, an enormously powerful and life-affirming novel from Ethan Joella about three individuals whose lives intersect in unforeseen ways; Harriet Tyce's IT ENDS AT MIDNIGHT, a chilling psychological thriller set in one of Edinburgh's poshest neighborhoods, where a lavish New Year's Eve party ends in a gruesome double murder; HOLLYWOOD: The Oral History by Jeanine Basinger and Sam Wasson, the real story of Hollywood as told by such luminaries as Steven Spielberg, Frank Capra, Katharine Hepburn, Meryl Streep, Harold Lloyd and nearly 400 others --- assembled from the American Film Institute’s treasure trove of interviews --- which reveals a fresh history of the American movie industry from its beginnings to today; and the paperback original THE WINTHROP AGREEMENT by Alice Sherman Simpson, a captivating historical novel set in Gilded Age New York City about an immigrant daughter’s ascent from a miserable tenement to the heights of haute couture, driven by an insatiable hunger for a place in society and secrets she must not betray.

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Week of November 27, 2023

Paperback releases for the week of November 27th include HUNTING TIME by Jeffery Deaver, a riveting thriller that finds reward seeker Colter Shaw plunging into the woods and racing the clock in a case where nothing is quite what it seems; THE COUPLE AT THE TABLE, a twisty psychological suspense novel from Sophie Hannah in which honeymooners at a posh resort receive an ominous warning with deadly consequences; John Boyne's ALL THE BROKEN PLACES, a devastating, beautiful story about a woman who must confront the sins of her own terrible past, and a present in which it is never too late for bravery; MOONRISE OVER NEW JESSUP by Jamila Minnicks, a thought-provoking and enchanting debut about a Black woman doing whatever it takes to protect all she loves at the beginning of the civil rights movement in Alabama; and the paperback original THE FICTION WRITER, a page-turner from Jillian Cantor that follows a writer hired by a handsome billionaire to write about his family history with Daphne du Maurier, only to find herself drawn into a tangled web of obsession, marital secrets and stolen manuscripts.

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Week of November 6, 2023

Paperback releases for the week of November 6th include Jane Smiley's A DANGEROUS BUSINESS, a rollicking murder mystery set in Gold Rush California in which two young prostitutes follow a trail of missing girls; THE VILLA by Rachel Hawkins, a brilliant gothic suspense set at an Italian villa with a dark history; NOVELIST AS A VOCATION, an insightful look into the mind of a master storyteller and a unique look at the craft of writing from beloved author Haruki Murakami; Armando Lucas Correa's THE NIGHT TRAVELER, a sweeping novel in which four generations of women experience love, loss, war and hope --- from the rise of Nazism to the Cuban Revolution and, finally, the fall of the Berlin Wall; THE DELUGE by Stephen Markley, a masterful American epic charting a near future approaching collapse and a nascent but strengthening solidarity; and the paperback original THE WISHING BRIDGE, a new holiday novel from Viola Shipman that sparkles with the humor and heart that fans of Kristy Woodson Harvey, Nancy Thayer and Jenny Colgan love most.

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Week of November 13, 2023

Paperback releases for the week of November 13th include SAM by Allegra Goodman, an unforgettable portrait of coming-of-age that offers subtle yet powerful reflections on class, parenthood, addiction, lust and the irrepressible power of dreams; THE TWIST OF A KNIFE, the ingenious fourth literary whodunit from Anthony Horowitz, who becomes the prime suspect in a murder investigation --- and only one man can prove his innocence: his newly estranged partner in solving crime, Detective Hawthorne; MUSSOLINI'S DAUGHTER, Caroline Moorehead's thrilling biography of Edda Mussolini --- Benito Mussolini’s favorite daughter, one of the most influential women in 1930s Europe --- and a heart-stopping account of the unraveling of the Fascist dream in Italy; John Lancaster's THE GREAT AIR RACE, the untold, almost unbelievable story of the daring pilots who risked their lives in an unprecedented air race in 1919 --- and put American aviation on the map; and the paperback original GOOD GIRLS DON'T DIE by Christina Henry, a sharp-edged, supremely twisty thriller about three women who find themselves trapped inside stories they know aren’t their own. 

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