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Curious about what books will be released in the months ahead so you can pre-order or reserve them? Then click on the months below.

Please note we have not included every book that is coming out, but rather some that caught our eye --- and that we thought should catch yours as well.

February 2026

Hardcover

La Lucci by Susan Lucci - Memoir, Nonfiction

Blackstone Publishing | 9798874868284 | Published February 2, 2026

Emmy Award-winning actress and legendary television icon Susan Lucci --- affectionately known as "La Lucci" since her early days on "All My Children" --- is set to captivate audiences once again with her second memoir, entitled LA LUCCI. This deeply personal and compelling new book explores Susan's journey through love, joy, reinvention and resilience in the face of profound loss, both personal and professional. With her signature warmth and honesty, Lucci shares the pivotal moments that have shaped her perspective and ability to move forward with gratitude, hope, and grace. LA LUCCI is a heartfelt, at times humorous, and always inspiring reflection on strength, perseverance and the power of embracing life's unexpected turns.

A Killing in Cannabis: A True Story of Love, Murder, and California Weed by Scott Eden - Nonfiction, True Crime

Spiegel & Grau | 9781954118621 | Published February 3, 2026

Santa Cruz is one of the country’s favored getaway of the Silicon Valley elite. For decades, marijuana has been cultivated, consumed, and trafficked, one of the most important regions in the country for the crop. It’s where Ken Kesey threw his wild parties and where Tushar Atre, Silicon Valley entrepreneur, was found brutally murdered. Atre was the leader among a clutch of tech execs and venture capitalists with a voracious appetite for risk, work and money, riding waves at dawn and then putting in 14-hour days. When he met Rachael Lynch, he had a vision of how their lives could come together in business and in love. Atre sought to disrupt the newly legal cannabis trade by funding a start-up with black-market capital. This illegal pursuit would entangle him with an array of colorful and dangerous characters, many of whom had compelling reason to want him dead.

A Study in Secrets: A Redacted Man Mystery by Jeffrey Siger - Fiction, Mystery

Severn House | 9781448317066 | Published February 3, 2026

Michael A lives a quiet, comfortable life since his retirement from the intelligence services. Practically a recluse, he spends his days imagining the lives of the anonymous people he watches in the park beneath the window of his elegant New York townhouse --- number 221 --- his every need tended to by his housekeeper, Mrs. Baker. For weeks, a girl has sat in the park every morning at dawn. Always alone. Always watchful. And when the sun rises, she vanishes, as if she was never there. But one day her routine changes --- and Michael realizes that she faces terrible danger. He makes an uncharacteristic decision to abandon his solitude and help her. Soon, Michael finds himself plunged into the New York underworld, and he’ll have to use all the tricks of his former trade if he’s to keep not just himself, but his new friend, alive.

Clutch by Emily Nemens - Fiction, Women's Fiction

Tin House Books | 9781963108668 | Published February 3, 2026

As undergrads, Gregg, Reba, Hillary, Bella and Carson formed the kind of rare bond that college brochures promise --- friendship that lasts a lifetime. Two decades later, the women are spread across the country but remain firmly tethered through their ever-unfurling group chat. They’ve made it through COVID and childbirth and midcareer challenges, but no one can anticipate what’s coming down the pike. The five women converge on Palm Springs for a long overdue reunion. Twenty years into their shared friendship, the stakes are higher than ever, and they must help one another reconcile professional ambition with personal tumult.

Dawn of the North: The Ashen Series, Book Three by Demi Winters - Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Historical Romance, Romance

Delacorte Press | 9780593975657 | Published February 3, 2026

The lost Volsik heir has finally returned to the people of Íseldur, and even with the warrior who’s captured her heart standing by her side, Silla’s task is monumental. She must earn the loyalty of the northern jarls to drive Ivar Ironheart from the throne and restore peace in the kingdom. But the secret she vigilantly guards threatens to ruin all her plans: A shard of a god lives in her mind, twisting her thoughts and deeds to His will. Meanwhile, held captive on the mysterious isle of Zagadka, Saga Volsik fights to return to her sister in Íseldur. But when King Ivar sets his sights on the Zagadkians, she’s forced to make an impossible choice: fight for the man who stole her --- and is now hell-bent on marrying her --- or let the innocent people of his kingdom die. As a poisonous mist threatens the realm, the sisters will delve into the unknowns of their magic to battle against evil.

Every Exit Brings You Home by Naeem Murr - Fiction

W. W. Norton & Company | 9781324117902 | Published February 3, 2026

As a financial crisis looms, Jamal “Jack” Shaban is trying to save his neighbors from bankruptcy. But who is Jack, really? For his flight attendant colleagues, he’s an object of desire, even love, particularly for his sweetly bawdy Wisconsinite best friend, Birdy. Birdy knows nothing about Dimra, Jack’s traditional Muslim wife, with whom Jack is desperate to have a child. Nor does Dimra know about Jack’s attraction to Marcia: an angry single mom new to the building. The resulting tangle of love, desire and conflict returns Jack to the violence of 1980s Gaza, where a taboo affair nearly destroyed his life. A man of many sides, Jack is a paragon of both desire and hope, someone who has committed to love because the alternative is utter darkness.

Every Happiness by Reena Shah - Fiction, Women's Fiction

Bloomsbury Publishing | 9781639733002 | Published February 3, 2026

Deepa and Ruchi are 12 years old when they meet at their Catholic school in India, but their connection is swift and lasting. When, in their 20s, Deepa marries a doctor and moves from India to the suburbs of Connecticut, Ruchi quickly finds an engineer bound for the same state and follows her friend across the world. But life in the United States is different than either woman expects. Deepa's daughter seeks affection Deepa refuses to give, and Ruchi's son resists her smothering care. At the same time, Deepa and Ruchi find their closeness tested by a growing class disparity, competing family needs and the differences in their desires. Ultimately, when Ruchi discovers a dangerous secret about Deepa's husband's wealth, both women are forced to weigh the tangled bonds of their friendship with their lives, and their families', in the burgeoning Indian American community.

In Her Defense by Philippa Malicka - Domestic Thriller, Fiction, Suspense, Thriller

Scribner | 9781668033623 | Published February 3, 2026

Everyone is watching. Only one person knows the truth. The whole country has been riveted by the trial: Beloved TV star and national treasure Anna Finbow, standing in court, accusing her daughter’s therapist Jean Guest of brainwashing her daughter Mary for her own financial gain. Jean insists Mary’s traumatic memories arise from her upbringing and her time studying at a prestigious art school in Rome; wounds only Jean’s therapy can heal. But as the trial unfolds, it’s Augusta “Gus” Bird, Anna’s former employee --- a seemingly insignificant bystander, a nobody --- who holds the key to unraveling the tangled web of lies and deceit. What really happened to Mary in Rome? And if her memories can’t be trusted, how will they ever uncover the truth behind her estrangement? 

Isles of the Emberdark: A Cosmere Novel by Brandon Sanderson - Adventure, Fantasy, Fiction

Tor Books | 9781250415394 | Published February 3, 2026

All his life, Sixth of the Dusk has been a traditional trapper of Aviar --- the supernatural birds his people bond with --- on the deadly island of Patji. Then one fateful night he propels his people into a race to modernize before they can be conquered by invaders from the stars who want to exploit the Aviar. But Dusk fears his people will lose themselves in the effort. When a chance comes to sail into the expanse of the emberdark beyond a mystical portal, Dusk sets off to find his people’s salvation. Elsewhere in the emberdark is a young dragon chained in human form: Starling of the starship Dynamic. She and her ragtag crew of exiles are deep in debt and on the brink of losing their freedom. These unlikely allies might just be the solution to each other’s crises. In their search for independence, Dusk and Starling face perilous bargains, poisonous politics and the destructive echo of a dead god.

It's Not Her by Mary Kubica - Fiction, Psychological Suspense, Psychological Thriller, Suspense, Thriller

Park Row | 9780778387992 | Published February 3, 2026

Courtney Gray's tranquil family vacation is shattered when she hears a blood-curdling scream from the lakeside cottage next door. There she finds the lifeless bodies of her brother and sister-in-law. Her teenage niece, Reese, is nowhere to be found, while her nephew, Wyatt, lies asleep upstairs, unharmed. As the police descend on the quiet resort town, disturbing secrets about Courtney’s family start to emerge. When she learns that the town has secrets of its own, it makes her wonder if Reese is another victim in a brutal crime or if she’s the killer. As Courtney begins to unravel the terrible mystery, she realizes that everyone around her has something to hide. And the closer she gets to the truth, the harder it is to see.

Jigsaw: An Alex Delaware Novel by Jonathan Kellerman - Fiction, Psychological Suspense, Psychological Thriller, Suspense, Thriller

Ballantine Books | 9780593497715 | Published February 3, 2026

This one looked like a slam dunk: a young woman found dead at her kitchen table, DNA on cigarette butts linking quickly to an ex-boyfriend with a criminal record. Or so homicide lieutenant Milo Sturgis thought. That’s when Milo called in psychologist Alex Delaware, his long-term consultant on “those cases.” Then there’s another one: an old woman found brutally murdered, her body stashed in a deep freeze and mutilated. And when Milo learns who she is, he’s stunned. This victim is someone he once knew. Complicating matters further, her home is an extreme hoarder’s den, virtually impassable due to years of stored trash and apparently meaningless objects. Except for the envelopes of cash stashed among the garbage. As Alex and Milo dig deeper into the seemingly unrelated crimes, they discover shocking links between the victims and realize they have a labyrinthine puzzle to solve.

Little One by Olivia Muenter - Fiction

Little, Brown and Company | 9780316594561 | Published February 3, 2026

Catharine West’s parents built a life that was simple and community-focused. But as she grew older, the farm and family she was raised to love faded into something darker. It’s now been a decade since Catharine abandoned the farm and has done her best to reinvent her life, until an email from a journalist. Her first instinct is to ignore the stranger’s prying questions, but when she realizes the journalist knows far more, she reconsiders as she may be able to find her sister.

Mass Mothering by Sarah Bruni - Fiction, Women's Fiction

Henry Holt and Co. | 9781250392619 | Published February 3, 2026

A. is an amateur translator, living alone in an unforgiving, late-capitalist metropolis. Her nights are spent on the dance floor, chasing spontaneous connection. There, she encounters N., who shares her numbed state and sometimes her bed. Among N.’s meager possessions, A. comes across a slim book about an unnamed foreign town of disappearing boys. The book, Field Notes, documents the stories of a community of mothers who assemble to mourn their missing sons together. When a near-assault stuns A. out of her inertia, she takes off for the city where Field Notes was written in search of its author and the end of the story. But A.’s digging leads her instead to the traces of a murdered poet, a mysterious woman whose legacy will intersect unexpectedly and pivotally with A.’s own life.

One & Only by Maurene Goo - Comedy, Fiction, Humor, Romance, Women's Fiction

G.P. Putnam's Sons | 9798217181162 | Published February 3, 2026

Cassia Park believes in soul mates. It’s her family business, Park women have peered into clients’ past lives to find their one true love, their fated. This magical secret is why One & Only Matchmaking has a 100% guarantee...for everyone but Cassia. For 10 years, Cass has been searching for her fated, a man named Daniel Nam. But he’s still nowhere to be found. And so, on the eve of her 40th birthday, Cass impulsively has a fling with Ellis. He’s 28, indecently handsome and not destined to be the love of her life. But she’s surprised by their connection up to the moment he introduces her to his boss...Daniel Nam. As she battles between fate and chance, a family secret is revealed that will make her question everything she’s ever known. Cassia will have to decide if she’ll follow her fate...or make her own.

Stolen in Death by J. D. Robb - Fiction, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller

St. Martin's Press | 9781250414526 | Published February 3, 2026

A blow to the head with a block of amethyst has left multibillionaire Nathan Barrister dead --- while nearby, a vault, its door ajar, sits filled with priceless paintings, jewelry and other treasures. Lieutenant Eve Dallas’s husband, Roarke recognizes at least two stolen pieces among the hoard. But only one item seems to be missing. Then it’s revealed that the vault had actually belonged to the victim’s late father --- and no one in the household knew it was there until a recent remodeling project exposed it. To protect the family name and business, they explain to Eve, they’d been looking for a way to return the ill-gotten gains anonymously and avoid the police. Now it’s up to Eve and her team to find out if those secrets got Nathan killed --- and if it was a crime of passion or revenge.

The Exes by Leodora Darlington - Fiction, Psychological Suspense, Psychological Thriller, Suspense, Thriller, Women's Fiction

Dutton | 9798217043859 | Published February 3, 2026

Natalie has only ever wanted to find “the one.” The perfect man, the happy family she never had. But each time she thinks she is finally getting somewhere, she’s bitterly disappointed. Then along comes James and Natalie thinks her luck has finally turned. Maybe he’s the one she’s been waiting for all along. Maybe he won’t wind up dead. But the harder Natalie tries to be a “normal” wife, the more world-upending truths are brought to her door, leaving her unsure of who she really is and much less what she’ll do...leaving her to question whether there is a monster within her or whether there is a villain toying with her from the outside. What’s the secret story behind Natalie’s dead exes? Will she and James survive their marriage? And do either of them deserve to?

The Flack by Brad Parks - Fiction, Psychological Suspense, Psychological Thriller, Suspense, Thriller

Oceanview Publishing | 9781608096473 | Published February 3, 2026

Curt Hinton and Angel Reddish are like a Hollywood buddy flick come to life: former college roommates and lifelong best friends who always have each other’s backs. So when Angel offers Curt the chance to leave his job at a failing newspaper and take a lucrative position as head of corporate communications at Balco, the Bay Area Logistics Company, Curt takes the leap. Nothing bad can happen with Angel at his side. That illusion is shattered on Curt’s first day at Balco, when he learns that Angel was killed the night before during a carjacking. Tasked with writing a press release about the crime, Curt quickly discovers the carjacking wasn’t random --- it was a targeted attack by professional killers. Who would murder Angel? And why?

This Book Made Me Think of You by Libby Page - Fiction, Romance, Women's Fiction

Berkley | 9798217186990 | Published February 3, 2026

When Tilly Nightingale receives a call telling her there’s a birthday gift from her husband waiting for her at her local bookshop, it couldn’t come as more of a shock. Partly because she can’t remember the last time she read a book for pleasure. But mainly because Joe died five months ago. When she goes to pick up the present, Alfie, the bookshop owner, explains the 12 carefully chosen books with handwritten letters from Joe, one for each month, to help her turn the page on her first year without him. At first Tilly can’t imagine sinking into a fictional world, but Joe’s tender words convince her to try, and Tilly becomes immersed in the pages. Monthly trips to the bookstore give Tilly the comfort she craves. But as she begins to share her journey with others, her story becomes more than her own.

Wolf Hour by Jo Nesbø - Fiction, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller

Knopf | 9780593803653 | Published February 3, 2026

Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2016. When a small-time criminal and gun dealer is shot down in the street, all signs point to Tomas Gomez, a quiet man with a mysterious past who has seemingly vanished into thin air. Other murders soon follow, and it appears Gomez is only getting started. Meanwhile, Bob Oz, a down-and-out suspended police officer with a dubious past of his own, becomes fascinated by the case: he is obsessed with the notion of hunting down a serial killer who only he can understand, a killer with a story as tragic as his own. Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2022. An enigmatic Norwegian man with ties to Minneapolis has traveled to the United States to research the Gomez case, in the hopes of writing a book about it. But as his investigation progresses, the writer’s seemingly neutral position reveals itself to be more complicated than the reader is initially led to believe.

A Better Life by Lionel Shriver - Fiction

Harper | 9780063482142 | Published February 10, 2026

Gloria Bonaventura, a divorced mother of three living with her 26-year-old son Nico in a sprawling house in Brooklyn, decides to participate in a new city program that would pay her to take in a migrant as a boarder. Gloria is thrilled when sweet, kind, helpful Martine arrives. But Nico is skeptical. A classic live-at-home Gen Zer with no interest in adulthood, Nico resents any interruption of his “hovercraft repose.” As the months go by, Martine endears herself to both Nico’s sisters, while finding her way into Gloria’s heart and even, briefly, Nico’s. But as Martine’s disturbingly dodgy compatriots begin to show up, Nico conceives a dark twin hostile to both his mother’s altruism and the “migrant crisis” in general --- and turns out to be anything but a reliable narrator himself. 

And the Crowd Went Wild: A Chicago Stars Novel by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - Comedy, Fiction, Humor, Romance, Women's Fiction

Avon | 9780063248625 | Published February 10, 2026

Dancy Flynn is desperate to find sanctuary far from the crowd. But where can a washed-up sex symbol hide? How about making an unannounced appearance at the secluded lake house of the sweet, high school boyfriend she hasn’t seen in almost 20 years? But Chicago Stars quarterback Clint Garrett is no longer the kid Dancy remembers, and he's still holding a massive grudge against her for breaking his heart. He banishes Dancy to a refurbished old railroad caboose tucked away in the woods…and out of his sight. Except Dancy’s not good at staying invisible. Her efforts to rebuild her career clash with Clint’s desperation to regain his focus, all made more challenging by the sizzle of rekindled emotions. As Dancy attempts to get her life on track and Clint tries to get his groove back, can these two one-time lovers navigate their rocky pasts and complicated present to find themselves…and each other? 

Antihero: An Orphan X Novel by Gregg Hurwitz - Fiction, Suspense, Thriller

Minotaur Books | 9781250871770 | Published February 10, 2026

When Luke Devine, one of the most powerful men in the world, has a psychological crisis, Evan Smoak flies to the East Coast to help him. While there, he learns of a young woman who was kidnapped off the New York City subway, clearly in danger and in need of aid. With no name and few clues, Evan and his team track down the missing woman, who was assaulted and abandoned. Evan offers his help --- and sets out finding the young men responsible. But the woman insists that Evan abandon his usual methods --- no vengeance and, in particular, no killing. Which will prove no easy feat given the mounting incoming threats from all sides. In a mission that takes Evan from coast to coast, from the poorest corners of society to the richest, Orphan X must figure out a way to protect the innocent, avenge the victimized, and balance justice with a measure of mercy.

Cold Zero by Brad Thor with Ward Larsen - Fiction, Political Thriller, Suspense, Thriller

Atria/Emily Bestler Books | 9781668066379 | Published February 10, 2026

A vanished plane. An earth-shattering secret. A countdown to World War III. Hemisphere Airlines Flight 777 --- the most advanced jetliner ever built --- disappears without a trace over the North Pole. Crippled by sabotage, it crash-lands on the ice, stranding the surviving passengers in a wasteland of frigid cold and chaos. The real storm, however, is still coming. Hidden inside the wreckage is the prototype for a revolutionary piece of technology that could upend the balance of world power. Now Washington, Moscow, and Beijing are racing to be the first on scene to retrieve it --- at any cost. Trapped in the middle of the world’s most dangerous flashpoint are CIA operative Kasey Sheridan and former fighter pilot turned first officer, Brett Sharpe. Hunted by enemy forces, they must spirit both the device and its creator across the ice to safety --- before rival superpowers turn the Arctic into a war zone.

Dead First by Johnny Compton - Fiction, Horror, Supernatural Thriller, Suspense, Thriller

G.P. Putnam's Sons | 9780593854310 | Published February 10, 2026

When private investigator Shyla Sinclair is invited to the looming mansion of eccentric billionaire Saxton Braith, she’s more than a little suspicious. The last thing she expects to see that night is Braith’s assistant driving an iron rod straight through the back of his skull. Scratch that --- the last thing she expects to see is Braith’s resurrection afterward. Braith can’t die, it turns out, but he has no explanation for his immortality and very few intact memories of his past. Which is why he wants to pay Shyla millions to investigate him and bring his long-buried history to light. Shyla can’t help but be intrigued, but she’s also trapped by the offer. Braith has made it clear that he knows she’s the only person he can trust with his secret, because he knows all about hers.

Death of a Groom: A Hamish Macbeth Murder Mystery by M. C. Beaton with R.W. Green - Fiction, Mystery

Grand Central Publishing | 9781538774755 | Published February 10, 2026

It is February, and the Scottish Highlands village of Lochdubh is dealing with heavy snow and freezing temperatures. Sergeant Hamish Macbeth can handle the weather, but with a surprise influx of high-society visitors for a Valentine's Day wedding at Tommel Castle Hotel, he has bigger problems. The guest list includes not one, but two women from his own romantic past! And Hamish isn't the only one disrupted by the arrival of the wedding party. The groom is involved in a series of incidents in the local pub. Tensions between guests and villagers escalate until, shortly after the lavish wedding ceremony, a body is found in the hotel dining room. The gruesome killing means Hamish suddenly has a murder investigation on his hands, one with a very long list of suspects.