Week of November 28, 2022

Paperback releases for the week of November 28th include BLACK CAKE by Charmaine Wilkerson, a moving debut novel in which two estranged siblings must set aside their differences to deal with their mother’s death and her hidden past --- a journey of discovery that takes them from the Caribbean to London to California and ends with her famous black cake; Stuart Woods' A SAFE HOUSE, an adrenaline-charged thriller that finds Stone Barrington taking on a vengeful rival as he tries to hide and protect those closest to him; APPARENTLY THERE WERE COMPLAINTS, a laugh-out-loud, juicy and touching memoir from Emmy Award­–winning actress Sharon Gless, who dishes about her five decades in Hollywood, where she took on some of the most groundbreaking roles of her time; and the paperback original THE PERSONAL ASSISTANT by Kimberly Belle, a deeply addictive thriller that explores the dark side of the digital world when a mommy-blogger’s assistant goes missing.

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Week of November 21, 2022

Paperback releases for the week of November 21st include RECKLESS GIRLS by Rachel Hawkins, a deliciously wicked gothic suspense, set on an isolated Pacific island with a dark history; LOST & FOUND, a profound meditation on the families that make us and the families we make from Pulitzer Prize winner Kathryn Schulz, who writes with curiosity, tenderness and humor about the connections between joy and sorrow --- and between us all; Nicholas Meyer's THE RETURN OF THE PHARAOH, which marks the welcome return of Sherlock Holmes in an adventure that takes him to Egypt in search of a missing nobleman, a previously undiscovered pharaoh's tomb, and a conspiracy that threatens his very life; and the paperback original THE REBEL AND THE THIEF, a moving tale of forbidden love and extraordinary courage in the face of disaster from Jan-Philipp Sendker, the internationally bestselling author of THE ART OF HEARING HEARTBEATS.

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Week of November 14, 2022

Paperback releases for the week of November 14th include THE (OTHER) YOU, a stirring, reflective collection of short stories in which Joyce Carol Oates ponders alternate destinies --- the other lives we might have led if we had made different choices; HARSH TIMES by Mario Vargas Llosa, a story of international conspiracies and conflicting interests in the time of the Cold War, echoes of which still reverberate today; and Sang Young Park's LOVE IN THE BIG CITY, a funny, transporting, surprising and poignant novel that tells the story of a young gay man searching for happiness in the lonely city of Seoul. Among the week's paperback originals are BEFORE I LET GO, Kennedy Ryan's compelling, scorching novel about hope and healing, and what it truly means to love for a lifetime; and A WISH FOR WINTER, Viola Shipman’s latest winter charmer following THE SECRET OF SNOW, which is sure to tug on heartstrings and delight readers who love books about books, missed connections and the magic of Christmas.

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Week of November 7, 2022

Paperback releases for the week of November 7th include KINGDOM OF BONES, the 16th entry in James Rollins' riveting, deeply imaginative Sigma Force thriller series, which is told with his trademark blend of cutting-edge science, historical mystery and pulse-pounding action; MOTHERS, FATHERS, AND OTHERS, a moving, fierce and often funny essay collection from Siri Hustvedt, who explores the shifting borders that define human experience, including boundaries we usually take for granted --- between ourselves and others, nature and nurture, viewer and artwork --- that turn out to be far less stable than we imagine; WOODROW ON THE BENCH, a beautiful memoir from Jenna Blum that recalls the last six months of her beloved black Lab's life and the ways in which he taught her to live; and THE BALLERINAS by Rachel Kapelke-Dale, a captivating, voice-driven debut novel about a trio of ballerinas who meet as students at the Paris Opera Ballet School.

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Week of October 31, 2022

Paperback releases for the week of October 31st include THESE PRECIOUS DAYS, a deeply personal collection of essays from Ann Patchett, who talks about home, family, friendships and writing; COKIE, Steven V. Roberts' loving tribute to his wife of 53 years, legendary journalist Cokie Roberts, in which he reflects not only on her many accomplishments, but on how she lived each day with a devotion to helping others; BEWILDERMENT by Richard Powers, an Oprah's Book Club pick that poses the intriguing question: How can we tell our children the truth about this beautiful, imperiled planet?; BURNING BOY, Paul Auster's comprehensive, landmark biography of the great American writer Stephen Crane; and the paperback original LAWS OF DEPRAVITY, the first installment in a heart-pounding crime thriller series from actor, director and producer Eriq La Salle, which follows two NYPD detectives and an FBI agent as they race to catch a serial killer before he completes his last cycle of kills and disappears forever.

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Wealth Management by Edward Zuckerman

For fans of Jess Walter and Gary Shteyngart, WEALTH MANAGEMENT is a financial thriller featuring three Ivy League MBAs who must put their lopsided Love Triangle aside to snare international terrorists.

In the lush world banking capital of Geneva, Switzerland, three young wealth managers (Catherine, Majid and Rafe) are handling investments for clients with dubious pedigrees. When problems with troubled investments are “fixed” by murders and bombs, they come to suspect that their clients are Mafiosi and terrorists. But by then they are accomplices, and under threat, and have no easy way to back out.

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