New in Paperback September 2024

A neurodivergent heroine in a light academia romance — what’s not to like? Book two of the three-book series sees Emily facing new challenges both inward and out.

Sharp, gothic and gruesome, this graveyard has a secret to tell — and we can’t wait to uncover it.

Packed with secrets and lies and characters you’ll love (even a couple you’ll tell yourself you can’t possibly like, let alone love), this is a barn-burner of a story about money, power and family mythologies.

This hilarious memoir blends the honesty and compassion of a serious story about mental health with the author’s unique brand of absurd, laugh-out-loud humor.

Two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward is always brilliant. Inspired by Dante’s Inferno, this is a story of survival, family and the search for home that is told in gorgeous, lyrical prose.

This is an unprecedented look into the life and career of the man behind some of our favorite songs.

A government cover-up, family secrets and the ghosts that haunt us — both figuratively and literally — pulse below the surface in this stunning debut novel, a finalist for the B&N Discover prize.

In her first work of historical fiction, Smith takes on the divisive “Tichborne Trial” that took place in Victorian England — and just happens to feature Charles Dickens. A brilliant book about authenticity and belief.

Anyone who grew up in the 80s knew one thing to be certain: get home before dark. P.S., Paul Tremblay (Horror Movie) loves this one just as much as we do.

Sporting the classic combination of vampires and romcom, this is the perfect follow-up to Jenna Levine’s previous title, My Roomate Is a Vampire.

Lauren Groff’s take on the classic survival story is a gorgeous sprint of a novel. This breathless story reveals the abject terror and absolute beauty of our natural world. Don’t be surprised if you lose yourself in the wild of the pages.

Celebrity worship and obsession drive this novel, perfect for readers of Sheena Patel’s I’m a Fan.

In a bracing work of memoir, philosophy and social commentary, Naomi Klein, author of the seminal No Logo and The Shock Doctrine, mines the paradoxes of modern culture—a wild-west world of avatars, conspiracy theories and baffling alliances between opposing world views—to take measure of the carnival “mirror” threatening meaningful political discourse and democracy.

Murder runs in this family — albeit in different ways. The Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco is a total winner, with the humor of Finlay Donovan is Killing It and the charm of Richard Osman.

Perfect for fans of The Thursday Murder Club and Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone, you’ll love this murder mystery with a cozy core built around a dysfunctionally lovable family.

The atmosphere and romance of our favorite classic fairytales in a brand-new gothic novel, perfect for fans of Ava Reid.

Delve into the mind of a murderer in A Thread of Violence, a riveting account of an infamous socialite-turned-criminal in 1980s Dublin.