New in Paper: Jan Karon, Martin Short

This month's critic's pick is Somewhere Safe With Somebody Good by Jan Karon (Berkley, fiction, reprint)

The new novel in the cozy Mitford series "hits the sweet spot at the intersection of your heart and your funny bone," says reviewer Patty Rhule. **** out of four stars.

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It's 'Good' to be back in Mitford with Jan Karon

Also recently released:

Lucky Us by Amy Bloom (Random House, fiction, reprint)

Follows the adventures of two plucky sisters in the 1940s.

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'Lucky Us,' for getting a new Amy Bloom novel

The Angry Optimist by Lisa Rogak (Thomas Dunne Books, non-fiction, reprint)

Bio of Jon Stewart, updated with a new chapter as the star bids adieu to The Daily Show.

Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty (Berkley, fiction, reprint)

Dark suburban comedy revolves around the mothers of kindergartners in Australia.

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The truth hurts in page-turning 'Big Little Lies'

I Must Say: My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend by Martin Short (Harper, non-fiction, reprint)

Memoir by the comedian who brought us Ed Grimley and Jiminy Glick.

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Comedian Martin Short has his 'say' in memoir

Magnificent Vibration by Rick Springfield (Touchstone, fiction, reprint)

The rocker, currently starring with Meryl Streep in Ricki and the Flash, pens a novel about a guy who finds God's phone number in a stolen book.

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Rick Springfield: From 'Flash' to 'True Detective'

Taking the Lead: Lessons From a Life in Motion by Derek Hough (William Morrow, non-fiction, reprint)

The Dancing With the Stars champ tells his life story.

Beautiful You by Chuck Palahniuk (Anchor, fiction, reprint)

Satire about a billionaire and his sex-toy empire.

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Dark satire 'Beautiful You' takes on modern erotica

The Long Way Home by Louise Penny (Minotaur, fiction, reprint)

Inspector Gamache struggles to embrace retirement in this 10th in a mystery series.

The Rise & Fall of Great Powers by Tom Rachman (The Dial Press, fiction, reprint)

An American bookseller goes on a quest around the world seeking answers about her childhood.

The Work by Wes Moore (Spiegel & Grau, non-fiction, reprint)

A war veteran and White House fellow searches for "a life that matters."

The Secret History of Wonder Woman by Jill Lepore (Vintage, non-fiction, reprint)

The story behind the popular female superhero.