Best New Books of 2026

Shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction A riveting story of what it means to be human in a world changed by artificial intelligence, revealing the perils and inequities of our growing reliance on automated decision-making On the surface,...

From the Booker Prize finalist and bestselling a perceptive novel about a gay Black painter navigating the worlds of art, desire, and creativityA newcomer to New York, Wyeth is a Black painter who grew up in the South and is trying to find his place in...

This fresh debut thriller finds a Scotland Yard detective trying to find the author of a self-help book that promises quite literally to teach readers how to get away with murder, which seems to have inspired London's newest murderer.Detective Inspector...

From USA TODAY bestselling author Chloe Liese, a clever and heartwarming rom-com that is perfect for fans of Christina Lauren and Annabel Monaghan about two best friends who must fake a relationship for their exes.Thea and Alex have three...

The next book in the KINGS OF SIN series by No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author Ana Huang She's his greatest rival . . . and his greatest weakness.​Handsome, talented, and beloved by (almost) everyone, Sebastian Laurent is used to being on...

Perfect reading for fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold, Higashi's gently uplifting novel posits a world where souls of the departed can inhabit inanimate objects in order to be reunited with their loved ones. What if you could come back after...

Sinister stepmother or misunderstood matriarch? This retelling of Cinderella brings a new side to a familiar fairy tale for a bold examination of a mother’s love and resilience.Instant New York Times Bestseller • REESE'S BOOK CLUB...

Leading the reader to the Australian Outback of 1958 and painting an unforgettable portrait of a community of lonely souls, this deeply moving novel from the bestselling author of The Light Between Oceans finds the lives of the MacBride family...

From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Rina Kent comes a scorching standalone dark MM romance set in the world of Legacy of Gods. I’m hunting a monster. The first time I met Yulian Dimitriev, it was hate at...

2026 NAACP IMAGE AWARD WINNER.WINNER OF THE LIBBY AWARD FOR BEST SCIENCE FICTION. THE INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER. Recommended by New York Times Book Review • People • NPR • Rolling Stone • Los...

Does money talk? Taking several leaps up the socioeconomic ladder, István finally finds himself surrounded by London's elite but at what price? Szalay's poignant writing offers a lens into one teenage boy's brush with trauma that continues to...

This multigenerational novel follows Ebby through heartbreak and a new beginning. For fans of Abi Daré and Nikki May, Good Dirt takes us from Long Island Sound to West Africa and France on a quest to uncover the secrets of the past and...

One writer, one editor, one hot summer... A romance for the books? Ciara Sheridan's father has left her with three things: a sprawling and distinctly ramshackle estate on the Irish coast, the outline for the finale to his bestselling epic fantasy series...

After her husband takes a job in another city for the summer, Lauren moves back to her parents house in Malibu Beach only to discover her first love - the boy next door who broke her heart - has returned too in this one-who-got-away love story from the...

A REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB SELECTION!As a sensational celebrity libel trial unfolds, a young woman at the periphery secretly wields the power to make or break the case. But with her own hidden past, will she dare to speak up?Everyone is watching. Only...

Nine stories, one commanding voice. Lauren Groff shares an assortment of short but exhilarating human stories about intention, transformation and what it really means to belong.A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER.NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2026...

A STUNNING DEBUT NOVEL FROM JENNA BUSH HAGER’S NEW VENTURE, THOUSAND VOICES.A woman finds herself torn between her first love and her devoted husband in this extraordinary debut novel that asks the question: Can one heart hold two great...

The Oscar-winning actress teams up with the king of blockbuster thrillers for an unputdownable courtroom drama introducing the eponymous no-nonsense Alabama judge. Viola Davis and James Patterson have written an incredible courtroom drama and created...

One decision can change your life — and the lives of those around you. Years after her mother’s affair, Clara grapples with the choices that changed her family forever. From the New York Times bestselling author of The...

Sparks fly in the limelight when two opposites are paired together in this enemies-to-lovers sports rom-com. When a football star and a zookeeper are forced to team up, their on-camera romance turns into something more. From New York...