January 2026 New Book Releases

The First Time I Saw Him by Laura Dave

Release Date: January 6, 2026

Laura Dave continues Hannah Hall’s pulse-pounding journey in the riveting and deeply moving sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling novel, The Last Thing He Told Me.

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The Storm by Rachel Hawkins

Release Date: January 6, 2026

Rachel Hawkins is back with a thrilling new gothic suspense set in a Gulf Coast beach motel where hurricane season can be murder.

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Anatomy of an Alibi by Ashley Elston

Release Date: January 13, 2026

A tense, feverish thriller about two women’s lives that are forever intertwined when a murder threatens to expose them both.

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Darkrooms by Rebecca Hannigan

Release Date: January 13, 2026

Debut Author

Two unforgettable women investigate the disappearance of a missing girl in a small Irish town brimming with secrets.

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It Should Have Been You by Andrea Mara

Release Date: January 13, 2026

A text message mistakenly sent to the neighborhood group chat leads to a death threat and a murder across town at the same address as the sender. Did the killer get the wrong house or is he still coming for the sender?

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Woman Down by Colleen Hoover

Release Date: January 13, 2026

In this twisty thriller from New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover, a frustrated author looks for her muse in a remote hideaway, but what she finds defies all expectations…and reality.

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You’ll Never Forget Me by Isha Raya

Release Date: January 13, 2026

In this captivating cat-and-mouse thriller, a struggling actress is only just beginning to enjoy the life sheʼs always wanted after inadvertently killing her rival—but now she must contend with the woman who threatens to take it all away.

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All the Little Houses by May Cobb

Release Date: January 20, 2026

From the author of The Hunting Wives comes a deliciously wicked new thriller about mean girls, mean moms, and the delicious secrets inside all the little houses.

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Dead in the Water by John Marrs

Release Date: January 20, 2026

From the multi-million copy bestselling author comes a chilling tale about life flashing before your eyes―including terrifying scenes you don’t remember.

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My Husband’s Wife by Alice Feeney

Release Date: January 20, 2026

The New York Times bestselling Queen of Twists is back with a psychological masterpiece that will leave you questioning everything you know about love, identity, and revenge.

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The Society by Karen Winn

Release Date: January 20, 2026

Rumors about the Knox and its influence have swirled through Boston for centuries. While some believe the secret society is merely an elite social club, others are convinced it hides something more sinister.

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Such a Clever Girl by Darby Kane

Release Date: January 20, 2026

A gripping domestic thriller in which a family goes missing and a long-buried family mystery resurfaces.

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Dear Debbie by Freida McFadden

Release Date: January 27, 2026

A biting, subversive thriller about what happens when women finally choose to take justice into their own hands – with killer results.

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Drive Me Crazy by Lizzy Dent

Release Date: January 6, 2026

Sparks fly when an up-and-coming team principle and her new hot-shot driver—and former childhood crush—are forced to work together to save their careers and team in this deliciously winning Formula 1 romance.

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For Our Next Song by Jessica James

Release Date: January 13, 2026

The decade-long friendship between two rock goddesses is thrust into the spotlight after their mutual desire strikes a perfect—and very public—chord.

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Into the Midnight Wood by Alexandra McCollum

Release Date: January 13, 2026

Debut Author

A whimsical queer romance about two mismatched roommates whose fragile—and definitely not romantic at all—balance is upended by an impending family wedding and an otherworldly danger in the nearby enchanted wood.

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Our Ex’s Wedding by Taleen Voskuni

Release Date: January 20, 2026

Two people who can’t stand each other must come together to plan their mutual ex’s wedding.

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The Re-Do List by Denise Williams

Release Date: January 27, 2026

What would you do with a second chance at your first time? Following a bad breakup, Willow Lewis tackles a re-do list with the help of her brother’s best friend in this sweet and sexy new romance novel.

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Sunk in Love by Heather McBreen

Release Date: January 27, 2026

A second chance at love sets sail when a couple on the verge of divorce pretends they’re still together for one last family trip.

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Dandelion is Dead by Rosie Storey

Release Date: January 13, 2026

Debut Author

A modern love story about the courage it takes to live again after loss and finding hope in the most unexpected places.

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The Future Saints by Ashley Winstead

Release Date: January 20, 2026

Perfect for fans of Daisy Jones and the Six and In Five Years—a beautiful, powerful, and transportive new novel about a music executive desperately trying to bring a rock band back from the brink.

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Is This A Cry For Help? by Emily Austin

Release Date: January 13, 2026

A luminous new novel following a librarian who comes back to work after a mental breakdown only to confront book-banning crusaders in an empowering story of grief, love, and the power of libraries.

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Scavengers by Kathleen Boland

Release Date: January 13, 2026

Debut Author

A rollicking debut novel about a cautious daughter and her eccentric, estranged mother venturing west in search of buried treasure—and a way back to each other—before they run out of patience, money, and options.

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Crux by Gabriel Tallent

Release Date: January 20, 2026

In this story of intense friendship and grit, two down-and-out teens escape their lives and chase a different future through rock-climbing.

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Good Guys by Sharon Bala

Release Date: January 20, 2026

From the bestselling author of The Boat People comes a page-turning moral drama about money, the dark side of philanthropy, and what happens when you try to change the world for all the wrong reasons.

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Half His Age by Jennette McCurdy

Release Date: January 20, 2026

A sad, funny, thrilling novel about sex, consumerism, class, desire, loneliness, the internet, rage, intimacy, power, and the (oftentimes misguided) lengths we’ll go to in order to get what we want.

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How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder by Nina McConigley

Release Date: January 20, 2026

Debut Author

A bold, inventive, and fiercely original debut novel that begins with an uncle dead and his tween niece’s private confession to the reader—she and her sister killed him, and they blame the British.

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Room 706 by Ellie Levenson

Release Date: January 20, 2026

Debut Author

A married woman is trapped with her lover in a hotel under siege: If she knew it would end this way, would it ever have begun?

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The Seven Daughters of Dupree by Nikesha Elise Williams

Release Date: January 27, 2026

A sweeping multi-generational epic following seven generations of Dupree women as they navigate love, loss, and the unyielding ties of family.

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Vigil by George Saunders

Release Date: January 27, 2026

An electric novel taking place at the bedside of an oil company CEO in the twilight hours of his life as he is ferried from this world into the next.

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The Architect of New York by Javier Moro

Release Date: January 6, 2026

A transportive work of historical fiction chronicling the life, loves, and iconic successes of Rafael Guastavino, the influential yet largely forgotten Spanish architect of New York’s Gilded Era

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The Sea Child by Linda Wilgus

Release Date: January 20, 2026

In this enchanting, adventurous debut novel, a band of seafaring smugglers lands on the Cornish coast, where a young widow with a mysterious past becomes entangled in their schemes—and with their charismatic captain.

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When We Were Brilliant by Lynn Cullen

Release Date: January 20, 2026

They were an unlikely pair—a blond bombshell and a photographer determined to be taken seriously—but Marilyn Monroe and Eve Arnold would make a deal that would change their lives.

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Burn Down Master’s House by Clay Cane

Release Date: January 27, 2026

Inspired by long-buried true stories of enslaved people who dared to fight back, this powerful novel offers a searing portrayal of resistance.

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Women of Promiscuous a Nature by Donna Everhart

Release Date: January 27, 2026

Based on the long-buried history of the American Plan, this powerful and shockingly timely story of resistance and resilience exposes the real government program designed to regulate women’s bodies and sexuality throughout the first half of the 20th century.

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Graceless Heart by Isabel Ibañez

Release Date: January 13, 2026

A gorgeous, historical, and romantic fantasy that will leave readers breathless for more. She was never meant to be seen. Now she’s a weapon the world can’t ignore.

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A Midnight Pastry Shop Called Hwawoldang by Lee Onhwa

Release Date: January 13, 2026

A sweetly magical and uplifting novel about a  young woman who inherits an enchanted bakery that spirits visit on their last stop before the afterlife.

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A Spell for Drowning by Rebecca Ferrier

Release Date: January 27, 2026

Debut Author

A stunning historical fantasy debut steeped in the salt and superstition of the Cornish coast. Forgotten sirens, mischievous sea gods, and the lore from days long since passed weave an irresistible tale.

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We Who Have No Gods by Liza Anderson

Release Date: January 27, 2026

Debut Author

In a world of witches, a human woman must hunt or be hunted in this explosive debut novel filled with dangerous rivals, guarded secrets, and simmering chemistry.

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A Box Full of Darkness by Simone St. James

Release Date: January 20, 2026

A pulse-pounding story about siblings who return to the house they fled 18 years before, called back by the ghost of their long-missing brother and his haunting request: Come home.

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Humboldt Cut by Allison Mick

Release Date: January 27, 2026

Debut Author

Jordan Peele and Jeff Vandermeer meet The Overstory in this darkly humorous debut eco-horror novel, as a Black woman returns home to the redwood forests of northern California, only to unearth the monsters that lurk among the trees.

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On Sundays She Picked Flowers by Yah Yah Scholfield

Release Date: January 27, 2026

Debut Author

In this sinister and surreal Southern Gothic debut, a woman escapes into the uncanny woods of southern Georgia and must contend with ghosts, haints, and most dangerous of all, the truth about herself.

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This House Will Feed by Maria Tureaud

Release Date: January 27, 2026

Amidst the devastation of Ireland’s Great Famine, a young woman is salvaged from certain death when offered a mysterious position at a remote manor house haunted by a strange power and the horror of her own memories in this chillingly evocative historical novel braided with gothic horror and supernatural suspense.

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Detour by Jeff Rake and Rob Hart

Release Date: January 13, 2026

A space shuttle flight crew discovers that the Earth they’ve returned to is not the home they left behind in the first book of this emotional, mind-bending thriller series.

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