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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."
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Violeta (Isabel Allende)
Violeta
1
Isabel Allende
The Swimmers (Julie Otsuka)
The Swimmers
2
Julie Otsuka
The Lincoln Highway (Amor Towles)
The Lincoln Highway
3
Amor Towles
The Candy House (Jennifer Egan)
The Candy House
4
Jennifer Egan
Memphis (Tara M. Stringfellow)
Memphis
5
Tara M. Stringfellow
One Italian Summer (Rebecca Serle)
One Italian Summer
6
Rebecca Serle
Nobody's Magic (Destiny O.Birdsong)
Nobody's Magic
7
Destiny O.Birdsong
Small World (Jonathan Evison)
Small World
8
Jonathan Evison
The Magnolia Palace (Fiona Davis)
The Magnolia Palace
9
Fiona Davis
A Ballad of Love and Glory (Reyna Grande)
A Ballad of Love and Glory
10
Reyna Grande
When I'm Gone, Look for Me in the East (Quan Barry)
When I'm Gone, Look for Me in the East
11
Quan Barry
Yonder (Jabari Asim)
Yonder
12
Jabari Asim
The Books of Jacob (Olga Tokarczuk)
The Books of Jacob
13
Olga Tokarczuk
Fight Night (Miriam Toews)
Fight Night
14
Miriam Toews
Booth (Karen Joy Fowler)
Booth
15
Karen Joy Fowler
The Christie Affair (Nina De Gramont)
The Christie Affair
16
Nina De Gramont
The Hotel Nantucket (Elin Hilderbrand)
The Hotel Nantucket
17
Elin Hilderbrand
The Diamond Eye (Kate Quinn)
The Diamond Eye
18
Kate Quinn
Olga Dies Dreaming (Xochitl Gonzalez)
Olga Dies Dreaming
19
Xochitl Gonzalez
On a Night of a Thousand Stars (Andrea Yaryura Clark)
On a Night of a Thousand Stars
20
Andrea Yaryura Clark
The Four Winds (Kristin Hannah)
The Four Winds
21
Kristin Hannah
Joan Is Okay (Weike Wang)
Joan Is Okay
22
Weike Wang
When We Were Birds (Ayanna Lloyd Banwo)
When We Were Birds
23
Ayanna Lloyd Banwo
To Paradise (Hanya Yanagihara)
To Paradise
24
Hanya Yanagihara
Groundskeeping (Lee Cole)
Groundskeeping
25
Lee Cole
Fencing With the King (Diana Abu-Jaber)
Fencing With the King
26
Diana Abu-Jaber
French Braid (Anne Tyler)
French Braid
27
Anne Tyler
Don't Cry for Me (Daniel Black)
Don't Cry for Me
28
Daniel Black
Peach Blossom Spring (Melissa Fu)
Peach Blossom Spring
29
Melissa Fu
True Biz (Sara Novic)
True Biz
30
Sara Novic
Young Mungo (Douglas Stuart)
Young Mungo
31
Douglas Stuart
Sankofa (Chibundu Onuzo)
Sankofa
32
Chibundu Onuzo
What the Fireflies Knew (Kai Harris)
What the Fireflies Knew
33
Kai Harris
The Tobacco Wives (Adele Myers)
The Tobacco Wives
34
Adele Myers
Pure Colour (Sheila Heti)
Pure Colour
35
Sheila Heti
The Island of Missing Trees (Elif Shafak)
The Island of Missing Trees
36
Elif Shafak
The Summer Place (Jennifer Weiner)
The Summer Place
37
Jennifer Weiner
Love Marriage (Monica Ali)
Love Marriage
38
Monica Ali
Let's Not Do That Again (Grant Ginder)
Let's Not Do That Again
39
Grant Ginder
Hope and Glory (Jendella Benson)
Hope and Glory
40
Jendella Benson
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