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Paper Cage. By Tom Baragwanath. Feb. 2024. 320p. Knopf, $28 (9780593685105); e-book (9780593685112). This gritty debut novel is part thriller and part compelling analysis of the social tensions in a [...]

My Life in Paper: Adventures in Ephemera. By Beth Kephart. Nov. 2023. 336p. illus. Temple Univ., $30 (9781439923948). 810. The history of paper making and the many ways we use [...]

Under the Paper Moon. By Shaina Steinberg. Apr. 2024. 304p. Kensington, $27 (9781496747808); e-book (9781496747815). During World War II, aeronautics heiress Evelyn Bishop, desperate to find her brother in a [...]

Perfect Paper Cranes. By Melissa Iwai. Ulus, by the author. May 2024. 32p. Harper, $17.99 (9780063208155); paper, $5.99 (9780063208148). PreS-Gr. 2. In this story from the Gigi and Ojiji series, [...]

The Federalist Papers. By Ryan Earley. 2023. 32p. illus. Seahorse/Lighthouse, lib. ed., $30.60 (9798887353128). Gr. 3-5.342.73. The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution usually take the spotlight when studying government [...]

Paper Names. By Susie Luo. Read by Austin Ku. 2023. 8hr. Harlequin, DD (9781488228070). Ku may be an audiobook newbie--Paper Names is just his third solo title--but his Grammy-nominated and [...]

A Sky of Paper Stars. By Susie Yi. Art by the author. Sept. 2023.240p. Roaring Brook, $14.99 (9781250843890). Gr. 3-6.741.5. Although Yuna is U.S.-born, her immigrant parents insist the family [...]

Paper Valley: The Fight for the Fox River Cleanup. By P. David Allen II and Susan Campbell. Apr. 2023. 296p. illus. Wayne State Univ., paper, $26.99 (9780814349588); e-book (9780814349595). 333.7. [...]

Origami and Kirigami for the Home: Paper Art Decorations, Gift Wrapping and Handmade Cards. By Wei You. Nov. 2022. 160p. illus. Bloomsbury/Herbert, paper, $20 (9781789940824); e-book (9781789940817). 736.982. Going far [...]

Simple Origami: Over 50 Pretty Paper Folding Projects. By Adeline Klam. Dec. 2022.224p. illus. Search, paper, $19.95 (9781800920835). 736.982. Any crafter who has tried origami knows not to assume that [...]

* Love across Borders: Passports, Papers, and Romance in a Divided World. By Anna Lekas Miller. June 2023.256p. Algonquin, $27 (9781643752334). 325. This eye-opening account brings personal stories to the [...]

* Paper Planes. By Jennie Wood. Art by Dozerdraws. May 2023.216p. Maverick, paper, $14.99 (9781952303548). Gr. 7-11.741.5. Five years ago, at Leighton's ninth birthday party, she and Dylan cemented their [...]

Paper Cuts. By Ellery Adams. May 2023.304p. Kensington, $27 (9781496726476). The sixth entry in the Secret, Book, and Scone Society series features bookstore owner Nora Pennington, whose past catches up [...]

The Puttermesser Papers. By Cynthia Ozick. Read by Natasha Lyonne. 2023. 8hr. Books on Tape, DD (9780593610978). First published in 1998, The Puttermesser Papers is the life story of Ruth [...]

Crafting Authentic Paper Flowers: The Beginner's Guide to Creating Beautiful Lifelike Paper Blooms with Step-by-Step Projects. By Sophie Longhurst. Jan. 2022.144p. illus. CasematelWhite Owl, $22.95 (9781526784667); e-book, $9.99 (9781526784674). 745.92. [...]

Mr. Perfect on Paper. By Jean Meltzer. Read by Dara Rosenberg. 2022. 10.5hr. Harlequin, DD (9781488214592). Internet matchmaking mogul Dara Rabinowitz always has a list; making lists helps with her [...]

Paper Doll Lina. By Robyn Lucas. Sept. 2021. 358p. AmazonlLake Union, paper, $14.95 (9781542030151). Lina Henry's children are teen stars who have developed their own sports and fitness app. There [...]

* Paper Bullets: Two Artists Who Risked Their Lives to Defy the Nazis. By Jeffrey H. Jackson. Nov. 2020.336p. Algonquin, $27.95 (9781616209162); e-book, $21.95 (9781643751122). 940.53. Lucy Schwob and Suzanne [...]

The Oak Papers. By James Canton. Feb. 2021.256p. HarperOne, $27.99 (9780063037946). 583. In the opening pages, British writer Canton hints at an emotional upheaval that led him to seek solace [...]

* Japanese Paper Flowers: Elegant Kirigami Blossoms, Bouquets, Wreaths and More. By Hiromi Yamazaki. Mar. 2019. 96p. illus. Tuttle, paper, $15.99 (9784805314982). 745.92. Whether or not they're already familiar with [...]

* The Afghanistan Papers: A Secret History of the War. By Craig Whitlock. Sept. 2021.368p. Simon & Schuster, $30 (9781982159009). 958.104. "I have no visibility into who the bad guys [...]

* Black Paper: Writing in a Dark Time. By Teju Cole. Oct. 2021. 288p. illus. Univ. of Chicago, $22.50 (97802266413551. 700.1. Novelist, essayist, and photographer Cole (Blind Spot, 2017) is [...]

Paper Crafts: A Maker's Guide. By Victoria and Albert Museum. Oct. 2018.176p. illus. Thames & Hudson, paper, $29.95 (9780500294185). 736.98. As one might expect from the Victoria and Albert Museum, [...]

* The Paper Boat: A Refugee Story. By Thao Lam. Illus. by the author. Sept. 2020.40p. Owlkids, $17.95 (9781771473637). Gr. 1-3. In an author's note, Lam (My Cat Looks like [...]

Girls of Paper and Fire. By Natasha Ngan. Oct. 2018. 336p. Little, Brown/JIMMY Patterson, $18.99 (9780316561365); e-book, $12.99 (9780316561389). Gr. 10-12. In Ikhara, there are three castes: the chimera-like, demonic [...]

Paper Heart. By Cat Patrick. May 2021. 288p. Putnam, $17.99 (9781984815347). Gr. 6-9. Tess' best friend, Collete, has died in an accident, and Tess--twin sister of Frankie, the protagonist of [...]

Perfect on Paper. By Sophie Gonzales. Mar. 2021.352p. St. Martin's/Wednesday, $18.99 (9781250769787). Gr. 9-12. Darcy Phillips is great at one thing, and that's romance. Other peoples' romances, that is. She [...]

Paper Flower Note Cards: Pop-Up Cards, Greeting Cards, Gift Toppers. By Emiko Yamamoto. Mar. 2020.96p. illus. Tuttle, $ 16.99 (9784805315576). 745.54. Since scissors and occasional folds constitute the making of [...]

The Weaving Explorer: Ingenious Techniques, Accessible Tools & Creative Projects with Yarn, Paper, Wire & More. By Deborah Jarchow and Gwen W. Steege. Nov. 2019. 320p. illus. Storey, $29.95 (9781635860283). [...]

The Monsanto Papers: Deadly Secrets, Corporate Corruption, and One Man's Search for Justice. By Carey Gillam. Mar. 2021.338p. Island, $30 (9781642830569). 340. Journalist and research director Gillam centers this book [...]

Paper Chains. By Nicola Moriarty. Sept. 2019. 336p. Morrow, paper, $15.99 (9780062413543). Moriarty's latest (after Those Other Women, 2018) mixes the strong ties of friendship with suspense. Hannah and India [...]

* The Paper Daughters of Chinatown. By Heather B. Moore. Sept. 2020. 384p. Shadow Mountain, 526.99 (9781629727820). During the 1800s, many Chinese immigrants in California worked for gold mining companies [...]

Tomoko Fuse's Origami Boxes: Beautiful Paper Gift Boxes from Japan's Leading Origami Master. By Tomoko Fuse. Apr. 2018. 96p. illus. Tuttle, paper, $12.99 (9780804850063). 745.5. Fuse, author of several books [...]

As budgets continue to tighten, paperbacks are becoming an ever-more-popular choice for both libraries and classrooms. To help you keep up to date. Book Links is launching a regular announcement [...]

Paper Christmas: 16 Papercrafting Projects for the Festive Season.By Emily Dawe.2018. 112p. Illus. Search, paper, $14.95 (97817822155851. 745.54.An urge to recycle or upcycle old materials might be one motivator for [...]

* Better Living through Origami: 20 Creative Paper Projects for a Beautiful Home. By Nellianna van den Baard and Kenneth Veenenbos. 2018.128p. illus. F&W/SewandSo, paper, $22.99 (9781446307120); e-book, $18.79 (9781446376683). [...]

The Art of the Fold: How to Make Innovative Books and Paper Structures.By Hedi Kyle and Ulla Warchol.2018.192p. illus. Laurence King, $29.99 (9781786272935). 736.98.Beginning with simple accordion folds and slowly [...]

* The Paper Kingdom. By Helena Ku Rhee. Illus. by Pascal Campion. Feb. 2020.40p. Random, $17.99 (9780525644613). K-Gr. 2. Parents in picture books may be seen coming from or going [...]

Paper: Paging through History. By Mark Kurlansky. Read by Andrew Garman. 2016.14hr. Recorded Books, CD, $123.75 (9781501921971). Kurlansky's latest commodity microhistory journeys through the development of the written word, papermaking [...]

Lotte's Magical Paper Puppets: The Woman behind the First Animated Feature Film. By Brooke Hartman. Illus. by Kathryn Carr. Oct. 2020. 40p. Page Street, $18.99 (9781624149412). Gr. 1-4.920. More than [...]

As budgets continue to tighten, paperbacks are becoming an evermore-popular choice for both libraries and classrooms. To help you keep up to date, this regular column lists previously released children's [...]

* Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist. By Julie Leung. Illus. by Chris Sasaki. Sept. 2019. 40p. Random/Schwartz & Wade, $17.99 (97815247718741. Gr. 1-3.700.92. When [...]

The Paper Girl of Paris. By Jordyn Taylor. May 2020. 368p. HarperTeen, $17.99 (9780062936622). Gr. 8-11. When Alice inherits an apartment in Paris from her grandmother, she begins to uncover [...]

Paper Planes. By Jim Helmore. Illus. by Richard Jones. Mar. 2020. 32p. Peachtree, $17.99 (97816826316141. PreS-Gr. 3. Best friends Mia and Ben live beside a lake, and they enjoy making [...]

* Making Marbled Paper: Paint Techniques & Patterns for Classic & Modern Marbleizing on Paper & Silk. By Heather RJ Fletcher. Oct. 2019.160p. illus. Fox Chapel, paper, $19.99 (9781497100435); e-book [...]

* Paper Son. By S. J. Rozan. July 2019. 320p. Pegasus, $25.95 (9781643131290). After an eight-year hiatus since Ghost Hero (2011), New York Chinatown Pis Lydia Chin and Bill Smith [...]

The Peanuts Papers: Writers and Cartoonists on Charlie Brown, Snoopy, & the Gang, and the Meaning of Life. Ed. by Andrew Blauner. Oct. 2019.352p. Library of America, $24.95 (9781598536164), 741.5973. [...]

* A Prince on Paper. By Alyssa Cole. Apr. 2019.384p. Avon, paper, $7.99 (9780062685582); e-book, $5.99 (9780062685605). In this final installment in Cole's brilliant Reluctant Royals series, we meet Prince [...]

Scrap Paper Art. By Susie Brooks. 2018.32p. illus. Rosen/PowerKids, lib. ed., $27.50 19781538322253); e-book, $27.50 (9781538322260). 745.54. Gr. 2-5. This entry in the Lets Make Art series presents 12 craft [...]

The Fine Art of Paper Flowers: A Guide to Making Beautiful and Lifelike Botanicals. By Tiffanie Turner. Aug. 2017. 264p. illus. Watson-Guptill, $25 (9780399578373). 745.54. Turner has spent years perfecting [...]