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Great New Paperbacks to Pick Up This Summer

"The book gods, in their infinite kindness, have built second chances into the very structure of the modern distribution business. If you miss some of those big releases in hardback, you can always catch them on the paperback bounce.

We've gathered below 63 of the best new paperbacks released in the past few months. There's something for everyone here, including the latest fiction from top-shelf authors."
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The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois (Honor茅e Fanonne Jeffers)
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois
1
Honor茅e Fanonne Jeffers
Things We Lost to the Water (Eric Nguyen)
Things We Lost to the Water
2
Eric Nguyen
Damnation Spring (Ash Davidson)
Damnation Spring
3
Ash Davidson
Beautiful World, Where Are You (Sally Rooney)
Beautiful World, Where Are You
4
Sally Rooney
With Teeth (Kristen Arnett)
With Teeth
5
Kristen Arnett
Animal (Lisa Taddeo)
Animal
6
Lisa Taddeo
The Vanishing Half (Brit Bennett)
The Vanishing Half
7
Brit Bennett
One Two Three (Laurie Frankel)
One Two Three
8
Laurie Frankel
Morningside Heighhts (Joshua Henkin)
Morningside Heighhts
9
Joshua Henkin
Oh William! (Elizabeth Strout)
Oh William!
10
Elizabeth Strout
Filthy Animals (Brandon Taylor)
Filthy Animals
11
Brandon Taylor
Second Place (Rachel Cusk)
Second Place
12
Rachel Cusk
The Sweetness of Water (Nathan Harris)
The Sweetness of Water
13
Nathan Harris
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain (George Saunders)
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain
14
George Saunders
The Paper Palace (Miranda Cowley Heller)
The Paper Palace
15
Miranda Cowley Heller
Caul Baby (Morgan Jerkins)
Caul Baby
16
Morgan Jerkins
The Committed (Viet Thanh Nguyen)
The Committed
17
Viet Thanh Nguyen
Great Circle (Maggie Shipstead)
Great Circle
18
Maggie Shipstead
Whereabouts (Jhumpa Lahiri)
Whereabouts
19
Jhumpa Lahiri
Libertie (Kaitlyn Greenidge)
Libertie
20
Kaitlyn Greenidge
Homo Irrealis (Andre Aciman)
Homo Irrealis
21
Andre Aciman
In the Country of Others (Leila Slimani)
In the Country of Others
22
Leila Slimani
This Close to Okay (Leesa Cross-Smith)
This Close to Okay
23
Leesa Cross-Smith
The Final Revival of Opal & Nev (Dawnie Walton)
The Final Revival of Opal & Nev
24
Dawnie Walton
The Personal Librarian (Marie Benedict)
The Personal Librarian
25
Marie Benedict
The Dictionary of Lost Words (Pip Williams)
The Dictionary of Lost Words
26
Pip Williams
Gold Diggers (Sanjena Sathian)
Gold Diggers
27
Sanjena Sathian
The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu (Tom Lin)
The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu
28
Tom Lin
A Slow Fire Burning (Paula Hawkins)
A Slow Fire Burning
29
Paula Hawkins
Hell of a Book (Jason Mott)
Hell of a Book
30
Jason Mott
The Guncle (Steven Rowley)
The Guncle
31
Steven Rowley
Malibu Rising (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
Malibu Rising
32
Taylor Jenkins Reid
That Summer (Jennifer Weiner)
That Summer
33
Jennifer Weiner
Mother May I (Joshilyn Jackson)
Mother May I
34
Joshilyn Jackson
Ruby Falls (Deborah Goodrich Royce)
Ruby Falls
35
Deborah Goodrich Royce
The Husbands (Chandler Baker)
The Husbands
36
Chandler Baker
Velvet Was the Night (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
Velvet Was the Night
37
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The Plot (Jean Hanff Korelitz)
The Plot
38
Jean Hanff Korelitz
When the Stars Go Dark (Paula McLain)
When the Stars Go Dark
39
Paula McLain
The Maidens (Alex Michaelides)
The Maidens
40
Alex Michaelides
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