New Paperbacks You Don’t Want to Miss

Our 2021 Book of the Year is now in paperback! The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present is an unprecedented view into the creative process of one of the greatest songwriters of all time. Spanning sixty-four years of Paul McCartney’s life, this new edition features over 160 songs, digs deep into the way his lyrics comment on his own life, and includes seven new song commentaries. 

The first biography of J. Edgar Hoover in over a quarter century and winner of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Biography, G-Man draws from never-before-seen sources to deliver a groundbreaking portrait of one of American history’s more controversial figures. 

Bestselling historian Dan Jones delivers his first novel, an action-packed tale of brotherhood and survival set during the Hundred Years’ War. Essex Dogs is a high-stakes, historically accurate story that fans of Ken Follett and Bernard Cornwell don’t want to miss. 

Our February Book Club Pick is a story of sadness and love, courage and loss, hardship and hope now in paperback. This is inspirational story of a woman persevering through impossible odds. 

Catherine Newman’s We All Want Impossible Things is a poignant story of a fiercely loyal friendship that will make you laugh and cry (sometimes in the same sentence). A celebration of life and love, this novel will hold your heart tenderly, even as it breaks.  

If you like Edgar Allen Poe, modern horror or speculative fiction, then this retelling of Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher” is a spooky read that will make you think twice before heading into the woods. Listen to T. Kingfisher talk about what she’s working on next, her love of gothic stories and more on our Poured Over podcast.   

Fans of Christopher Golden and T. Kingfisher will enjoy this new horrifying tale from J. H. Markert. Mister Lullaby brings our greatest nightmares to life. Don’t miss our exclusive paperback — we’re the only place you can find Mister Lullaby as a paperback original.  

Jessica Johns blends mystery, horror, and grief in a terrifying story about a woman haunted by dreams that lie somewhere between memory and prophecy. Mackenzie returns to her family home and her visions intensify; has she put them all at risk? Bad Cree is an eerie read that moves at a breakneck pace.  

This closed-circle mystery continues to display Anthony Horowitz’s joy in mixing real life and fiction. As a character in his own story — and the main suspect — Anthony Horowitz’s life and career hangs in the balance in the wake of two murders of theatre critics. Only one man can help him, but after ending their deal, will he be willing to help? 

Rachel Hawkins (The Wife Upstairs) takes us to an Italian villa in the summer, but this story isn’t all sunshine. The villa has a dark history — including murder — and one woman dives into the villa’s past to try to untangle what really happened. This thrilling story inspired by Mary Shelley’s summer with Lord Byron at a Lake Geneva castle, a.k.a. the birthplace of Frankenstein, is an engrossing tale of betrayal and sisterhood.   

Ella Berman (The Comeback) follows two girls in the aftermath of a terrible summer in Greece. When a trip that starts with three girls turns into a trip with only two, the survivors are torn apart by the media before moving on in their own ways. Now adults, one is back and asking the other to be her alibi in this psychological thriller about privilege and friendship. 

Shortlisted for our Children’s and YA Book Award, Jumata Emill’s The Black Queen has been one of our favorites since it was first published. This fast-paced thrill ride about the death of the first Black homecoming queen at Lovett High is an intense, twisty story is a terrific recommendation for fans of Tiffany D. Jackson’s Grown and Karen McManus’s One of Us is Lying.  

Inspired by the author’s own experience living through his parent’s heart transplant, Rare Birds is a heartfelt story for readers of Carl Hiaasen’s Hoot. A story of friendship, family and finding yourself, this coming-of-age novel follows a young birdwatcher trying to win a contest and find a way to save his mom.