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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 July 25, 2022

Paperback releases for the week of July 25th include THE RUNAWAY, the seventh installment in Nick Petrie's powerful thriller series featuring war veteran Peter Ash, who rescues a stranded woman and finds she’s in far deeper trouble than he ever could imagine; THE MAN WHO DIED TWICE, the second gripping novel in Richard Osman's Thursday Murder Club series starring everyone’s favorite mystery-solving quartet; GOLDEN BOY, in which journalist John Glatt tells the true story of Thomas Gilbert Jr., the handsome and charming New York socialite accused of murdering his father, a Manhattan millionaire and hedge fund founder; and SWAN DIVE, a page-turning, one-of-a-kind memoir from award-winning New York City Ballet soloist Georgina Pazcoguin (aka the Rogue Ballerina), who gives readers a backstage tour of the real world of elite ballet --- the gritty, hilarious, sometimes shocking truth you don’t see from the orchestra circle.

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Week of July 18, 2022

Paperback releases for the week of July 18th include THE PRESIDENT'S DAUGHTER, James Patterson and Bill Clinton's highly anticipated second collaboration (following THE PRESIDENT IS MISSING), in which a madman abducts the teenage daughter of one-time Navy SEAL and past president Matthew Keating --- turning every parent’s deepest fear into a matter of national security; ONE STEP TOO FAR by Lisa Gardner, a chilling thriller about a young man gone missing in the wilderness of Wyoming…and the secrets uncovered by the desperate effort to find him; APPLES NEVER FALL, a scandalous, page-turning novel from Liane Moriarty that looks at marriage, siblings and how the people we love the most can hurt us the deepest; and QUICKSILVER, which finds Dean Koontz taking readers on a surprising and exhilarating road trip with a man in pursuit of his strange past --- mile by frightening mile.

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Week of July 11, 2022

Paperback releases for the week of July 11th include GAME ON, the 28th installment in Janet Evanovich's wildly popular series featuring bounty hunter Stephanie Plum, who returns to hunt down a master cyber-criminal operating out of Trenton; THE PARTY CRASHER, Sophie Kinsella's humorous and heartwarming novel about family, set against the backdrop of the most fabulous party you’ve ever snuck into; Liv Constantine's THE STRANGER IN THE MIRROR, a diabolically twisty, psychologically unsettling novel about a woman with no recollection of her past; BATTLE FOR THE BIG TOP by Les Standiford, the untold story of three Golden Age titans and the confrontations, cutthroat business strategies and eccentric personalities that built the Ringling Bros., Barnum & Bailey Circus; and the paperback original THE EDGE OF SUMMER, a captivating summertime escape from Viola Shipman set along the sparkling shores of Lake Michigan, where a woman searches for clues to her secretive mother's past.

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Week of July 4, 2022

Paperback releases for the week of July 4th include LIGHTNING STRIKE, a powerful prequel to William Kent Krueger's acclaimed Cork O’Connor series, which is about fathers and sons, long-simmering conflicts in a small Minnesota town, and the events that echo through youth and shape our lives forever; SILVERVIEW, the last completed novel by John le Carré, who turns his focus to the world that occupied his writing for the past 60 years --- the secret world itself; COUNT THE WAYS by Joyce Maynard, a mesmerizing story of a family, from the hopeful early days of young marriage to parenthood, divorce and the costly aftermath that ripples through all their lives; and Hayley Mills' fascinating memoir, FOREVER YOUNG, in which the iconic actress shares personal memories from her storied childhood, growing up in a famous acting family and becoming a Disney child star, trying to grow up in a world that wanted her to stay forever young.

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Week of June 27, 2022

Paperback releases for the week of June 27th include STATE OF TERROR, a novel of unsurpassed thrills and incomparable insider expertise, cowritten by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Louise Penny; Katie Couric's GOING THERE, a heartbreaking, hilarious and brutally honest memoir that shares the deeply personal life story of a girl next door and her transformation into a household name; the paperback original THE SECOND HUSBAND by Kate White, a twisty psychological thriller in which a woman’s seemingly perfect second marriage is rocked by a discovery about the death of her first husband; Edgar Award winner Naomi Hirahara’s eye-opening and poignant mystery, CLARK AND DIVISION, the story of a young woman searching for the truth about her revered older sister's death; and THE LAST COMMANDMENT, the third novel by acclaimed screenwriter and producer Scott Shepherd, in which a Scotland Yard detective tracks a serial killer from London to New York City.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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