Barnes & Noble Selects Miranda Cowley Heller’s The Paper Palace as July 2021 National Book Club Selection

Barnes & Noble, Inc., with bookstores in every state across the United States, today announced The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller as the July 2021 selection for the Barnes & Noble Book Club, a monthly book club designed for readers across the country to discuss the most compelling books.

Barnes & Noble is selling a special, exclusive Book Club edition of The Paper Palace as well as hosting a free LIVE virtual event on the Barnes & Noble Facebook Page with Miranda Cowley Heller in conversation with Mackenzie Newcomb about the book on Tuesday, August 3, at 3pm Eastern Time. Customers can purchase the exclusive edition, in-stores or online at BN.com.

“Miranda Cowley Heller’s astonishing debut novel is an utterly compelling story of love and desire, secrets and lies and paths not taken.” said Shannon DeVito, Director of Books, Barnes & Noble. “Told in five different parts of time, The Paper Palace takes a reader through Elle’s journey of life, love, tragedy and guilt as she grapples with making a life-changing decision about her future. This is the type of novel that will leave readers wanting to discuss it with others, making it a perfect Book Club selection.”

Barnes & Noble invites customers to join the B&N Book Club Facebook Group to share their views of the book as well as attend the virtual Book Club event next month to hear from Miranda Cowley Heller.

“Huge thanks to Barnes & Noble for choosing The Paper Palace as the July Book Club for your incredible community of readers. It’s a tale of love, lies, secrets, and the many paths our lives can take. After the year of upheaval we all just went through, I hope every reader will relate to the central dilemma: ‘who do we want to be and what parts of ourselves do we want to be true to in the end?’, said Miranda Cowley Heller. “It’s set in the hot sands and cool blue ponds of Cape Cod, the perfect book to tuck into your beach bag, or transport you to the beach if you can’t go yourself! I can’t wait to see The Paper Palace at the Hyannis Barnes & Noble, and I’m so excited for conversations with readers.” 

The virtual event with Miranda Cowley Heller and Mackenzie Newcomb on August 3 will be hosted on Barnes & Noble’s Facebook Page. Before the virtual event, customers can also join in discussion at their convenience on the new B&N Book Club Facebook group and on social media via the hashtag #BNBookClub.

Previous Barnes & Noble Book Club selections have included: The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer, An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green, The Last Romantics by Tara Conklin, The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See, Lost Roses by Martha Hall Kelly, Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner, The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead, Inland by Téa Obreht, The Testaments by Margaret Atwood, Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano, The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett, and Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam.

Barnes & Noble, Inc. is the largest retail bookseller in the United States, and a leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products. The Company has over 600 Barnes & Noble bookstores in 50 states, as well as the Nook Digital business and one of the Web’s premier e-commerce sites, BN.com. General information on Barnes & Noble, Inc. can be found on the Company’s website at www.bn.com.