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New books: January 2026

24 books released in January 2026 that readers have already rated, best first.

An early score uses the same formula as everything else, pulled harder toward the category mean until more readers vote. The chip on a row says how much of the number is the readers’ own. Method →

  1. Twelve Months
    Twelve MonthsJim Butcher · 2026NYT bestseller Fantasy156 ratings
    8.48.4 / 10
  2. The Poet Empress
    The Poet EmpressShen Tao · 2026 Fantasy161 ratings
    8.48.4 / 10
  3. Burn Down Master's House
    Burn Down Master's HouseClay Cane · 2026Early · 14% own Historical fiction23 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  4. Ground State
    Ground StateCraig Alanson · 2026Early · 22% own Fantasy42 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  5. A Vow in Vengeance
    A Vow in VengeanceJaclyn Rodriguez · 2026Early · 14% own Fantasy25 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  6. Strangers
    StrangersBelle Burden · 2026NYT bestseller Biography & memoir114 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  7. Through Gates of Garnet and Gold
    Through Gates of Garnet and GoldSeanan McGuire · 2026Early · 18% own Fantasy33 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  8. 1% Lifesteal (Volume 4): A LitRPG Adventure
    1% Lifesteal (Volume 4): A LitRPG AdventureRobert Blaise · 2026Early · 13% own Fantasy21 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  9. Broken Dove
    Broken DoveDani Francis · 2026Early · 19% ownNYT bestseller Fantasy34 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  10. The Elsewhere Express
    The Elsewhere ExpressSamantha Sotto · 2026Early · 18% own Fantasy33 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  11. In Her Own League
    In Her Own LeagueLiz Tomforde · 2026NYT bestseller Romance77 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  12. Lost Lambs
    Lost LambsMadeline Cash · 2026 Short stories69 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  13. The Thorn Queen
    The Thorn QueenSasha Peyton Smith · 2026Early · 13% own Fantasy22 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  14. Detour
    DetourJeff Rake · 2026Early · 14% own Science fiction24 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  15. Fundamentals of Being a Good Girl
    Fundamentals of Being a Good GirlJulie Murphy · 2026Early · 12% own Romance20 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  16. The First Time I Saw Him
    The First Time I Saw HimLaura Dave · 2026Early · 17% ownNYT bestseller Crime & mystery29 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  17. About a Place in the Kinki Region
    About a Place in the Kinki RegionSesuji · 2026Early · 14% own Crime & mystery23 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  18. Vigil
    VigilGeorge Saunders · 2026NYT bestseller Fantasy60 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  19. A Box Full of Darkness
    A Box Full of DarknessSimone St. James · 2026Early · 12% own Horror20 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  20. My Husband's Wife
    My Husband's WifeAlice Feeney · 2026NYT bestseller Thriller198 ratings
    7.57.5 / 10
  21. How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates
    How to Kill a Guy in Ten DatesShailee Thompson · 2026Early · 23% own Horror45 ratings
    7.57.5 / 10
  22. Dear Debbie
    Dear DebbieFreida McFadden · 2026NYT bestseller Thriller197 ratings
    7.57.5 / 10
  23. Woman Down
    Woman DownColleen Hoover · 2026Early · 14% ownNYT bestseller Thriller23 ratings
    7.47.4 / 10
  24. Half His Age
    Half His AgeJennette McCurdy · 2026NYT bestseller Contemporary fiction191 ratings
    7.07.0 / 10