December's roundup of New in Paperback titles includes ALONE, a riveting suspense/thriller by Lisa Gardner that truly will keep you on the edge of your seat; THE MEMORY OF RUNNING, Ron McLarty's bestselling debut novel about a middle-aged man who embarks on a journey of discovery and redemption; A THREAD OF GRACE by Mary Doria Russell, a work of historical fiction set during the final years of World War II; and Amy Krouse Rosenthal's memoir ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AN ORDINARY LIFE, in which she conveys the accumulated knowledge of her lifetime through the format of an encyclopedia.