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111 Brand-New Paperbacks to Read Right Now
What’s this giant list? Glad you asked. Why, it’s the best and most highly recommended paperbacks published thus far in 2023, according to your fellow Goodreads regulars. The big hit books of the past few years! But smaller!
For those of us who prefer paperbacks, the format has many benefits. But it often boils down to two things, really—paperbacks are cheaper, and they’re more portable. Basically, you don’t feel as guilty jamming them into a purse or beach bag or (pro tip!) cargo pants pocket.
Everything listed below has a 3.5-average star rating or better, and we’ve organized the books by genre. Mysteries! Memoirs! Sci-fi! Historical fantasy! Keep in mind, as always, that some books defy genre tagging and treat the tradition like dubious advice, best ignored. In these cases, we took our best shot.
Scroll over the book cover images below for more details about each title, and add anything interesting to your Want to Read shelf.
New General & Historical Fiction Paperbacks
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New Mystery & Thriller Paperbacks
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New Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror Paperbacks
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New Nonfiction Paperbacks
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Which of these books are you excited to pick up in paperback? Let us know in the comments below!
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Apr 13, 2023 12:12AM
Hot damn! So many good books already? Didn't the year just started? Or so I thought.
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Oh its a lot...but some were already out there
Amy wrote: "I think O Beautiful is fiction? Great list!"You're right! We've swapped it out with another great nonfiction book. Thanks!
You've listed Black Cloud Rising in the "New NON-FICTION Paperbacks" category, however it is a NOVEL, and is noted as such right on the front cover.
Jodi wrote: "You've listed Black Cloud Rising in the "New NON-FICTION Paperbacks" category, however it is a NOVEL, and is noted as such right on the front cover."Thanks for alerting us; we've moved the book to the right category.
Is it just me, or is the current trend in cover art just not engaging? I look at a lot of these covers and just...blah.
So many exciting books. I especially want to read "The Maid", I've heard so many good things about it.
There are a couple of required reading lists that I would like to submit my new book for: titles from authors on the autism spectrum, stepmother books, and original fairy tales.
