Each month, we share top book picks from Indie Next and LibraryReads. We also feature a number of other prominent selections, including the Barnes & Noble Book Club, the "Good Morning America" Book Club, Oprah’s Book Club, the PBS Books Readers Club, the "Read with Jenna" Book Club, Reese's Book Club, and the Target Book Club.

You can see previous years' features here: 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014.
 

MARCH 2026

Indie Next
#1 Pick: AND NOW, BACK TO YOU by B.K. Borison
BRAWLER: Stories by Lauren Groff
AGNES AUBERT'S MYSTICAL CAT SHELTER by Heather Fawcett
KIN by Tayari Jones
THE RED WINTER by Cameron Sullivan
A FAR-FLUNG LIFE by M. L. Stedman
LADY TREMAINE by Rachel Hochhauser
SO OLD, SO YOUNG by Grant Ginder
WHIDBEY by T Kira Madden
EVIL GENIUS by Claire Oshetsky
STAR SHIPPED by Cat Sebastian
WAIT FOR ME by Amy Jo Burns
WHERE THE WILDFLOWERS GROW by Terah Shelton Harris
WEAVINGSHAW by Heba Al-Wasity
ONCE AND AGAIN by Rebecca Serle
NOW I SURRENDER written by Álvaro Enrigue, translated by Natasha Wimmer
THE RESERVATION by Rebecca Kauffman
LAKE EFFECT by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
200 MONAS by Jan Saenz
THE DISAPPOINTMENT by Scott Broker
THE BLOOD COUNTESS: Murder, Betrayal, and the Making of a Monster by Shelley Puhak
THE IRISH GOODBYE: Micro-Memoirs by Beth Ann Fennelly
FIELD NOTES FROM AN EXTINCTION by Eoghan Walls
A WHEELIE AWKWARD ROMANCE: The Love Story of a Girl Who Is Definitely Not Touchy-Feely and a Quadriplegic Guy Who Most Assuredly Is, by Tess Campbell
ASHLAND by Dan Simon

LibraryReads
Top Pick: NO MATTER WHAT by Cara Bastone
THE SECRET LIVES OF MURDERERS' WIVES by Elizabeth Arnott
TWO KINDS OF STRANGER by Steve Cavanagh
THIS STORY MIGHT SAVE YOUR LIFE by Tiffany Crum
LADY TREMAINE by Rachel Hochhauser
IT GIRL by Allison Pataki
INNAMORATA by Ava Reid
LAKE EFFECT by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN NICER TO MY MOM by Vincent Tirado
NOBODY'S BABY by Olivia Waite

Barnes & Noble Book Club
LAKE EFFECT by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney (Click here for more)

"Good Morning America" Book Club
THE SECRET LIVES OF MURDERERS' WIVES by Elizabeth Arnott (Click here for more)

Oprah's Book Club
To be announced

PBS Books Readers Club
The Forsyte Saga by John Galsworthy (Click here for more)

"Read with Jenna" Book Club
WAIT FOR ME by Amy Jo Burns (Click here for more)

Reese's Book Club
LADY TREMAINE by Rachel Hochhauser (Click here for more)

Target Book Club
THE LIBRARY OF AMORLIN by Kalyn Josephson (Click here for more)
 

FEBRUARY 2026

Indie Next
#1 Pick: VIGIL by George Saunders
ERADICATION: A Fable by Jonathan Miles
CRUX by Gabriel Tallent
MY HUSBAND'S WIFE by Alice Feeney
OPERATION BOUNCE HOUSE by Matt Dinniman
IT'S NOT HER by Mary Kubica
HOW TO COMMIT A POSTCOLONIAL MURDER by Nina McConigley
NINE GOBLINS: A Tale of Low Fantasy and High Mischief by T. Kingfisher
MURDER BIMBO by Rebecca Novack
KEEPER OF LOST CHILDREN by Sadeqa Johnson
WHEN THE MUSEUM IS CLOSED written by Emi Yagi, translated by Yuki Tejima
THIS IS NOT ABOUT US by Allegra Goodman
THIS BOOK MADE ME THINK OF YOU by Libby Page
GOOD PEOPLE by Patmeena Sabit
EVERY HAPPINESS by Reena Shah
GEORGE FALLS THROUGH TIME by Ryan Collett
THE SEVEN DAUGHTERS OF DUPREE by Nikesha Elise Williams
THE FUTURE SAINTS by Ashley Winstead
HOW TO KILL A GUY IN TEN DATES by Shailee Thompson
A BEAST SLINKS TOWARDS BEIJING by Alice Evelyn Yang
HEAP EARTH UPON IT by Chloe Michelle Howarth
THE COMPANY OF OWLS: A Memoir, by Polly Atkin
A CLEAN HELL: Anarchy and Abolition in America's Most Notorious Dungeon, written by Eric King and edited by Josh Davidson
WOMEN OF A PROMISCUOUS NATURE by Donna Everhart
TWO WOMEN LIVING TOGETHER written by Kim Hana and Hwang Sunwoo, translated by Gene Png

LibraryReads
Top Pick: OPERATION BOUNCE HOUSE by Matt Dinniman
HER LAST BREATH by Taylor Adams
CLEOPATRA by Saara El-Arifi
THIS IS NOT ABOUT US by Allegra Goodman
KEEPER OF LOST CHILDREN by Sadeqa Johnson
KIN by Tayari Jones
THIS BOOK MADE ME THINK OF YOU by Libby Page
TRAD WIFE by Saratoga Schaefer
THE RED WINTER by Cameron Sullivan
THE HALIFAX HELLIONS by Alexandra Vasti

Barnes & Noble Book Club
GOOD PEOPLE by Patmeena Sabit (Click here for more)

"Good Morning America" Book Club
THE EXES by Leodora Darlington (Click here for more)

Oprah's Book Club
KIN by Tayari Jones (Click here for more)

PBS Books Readers Club
In a special episode of the PBS Books Readers Club, hosts Princess Weekes and Lauren Smith recommend their favorite Black History Month reads. (Click here for more)

"Read with Jenna" Book Club
ONE & ONLY by Maurene Goo (Click here for more)

Reese's Book Club
IN HER DEFENSE by Philippa Malicka (Click here for more)

Target Book Club
THE INHERITANCE by Trisha Sakhlecha (Click here for more)
 

JANUARY 2026

Indie Next
#1 Pick: THE FIRST TIME I SAW HIM by Laura Dave
SKYLARK by Paula McLain
IS THIS A CRY FOR HELP? by Emily Austin
MEET THE NEWMANS by Jennifer Niven
LOST LAMBS by Madeline Cash
IN YOUR DREAMS by Sarah Adams
HOMESCHOOLED: A Memoir by Stefan Merrill Block
AN ARCANE INHERITANCE by Kamilah Cole
A VOW IN VENGEANCE by Jaclyn Rodriguez
GRACELESS HEART by Isabel Ibañez
THE BOOKBINDER'S SECRET by A. D. Bell
THE STORM by Rachel Hawkins
PLAYING FOR KEEPS by Alexandria Bellefleur
THE LIST OF SUSPICIOUS THINGS by Jennie Godfrey
I COULD BE FAMOUS: Stories, by Sydney Rende
LIKE IN LOVE WITH YOU by Emma R. Alban
DANDELION IS DEAD: A Novel About Life by Rosie Storey
SHEER by Vanessa Lawrence
SCAVENGERS by Kathleen Boland
MEGA MILK: Essays on Family, Fluidity, Whiteness, and Cows, by Megan Milks
THE ONCE AND FUTURE QUEEN by Paula Lafferty
PLASTIC: A Poem, by Matthew Rice
DIVINE RUIN: A Sister Holiday Mystery by Margot Douaihy
THE HITCH by Sara Levine
JEAN by Madeleine Dunnigan

LibraryReads
Top Pick: IS THIS A CRY FOR HELP? by Emily Austin
THE BOOKBINDER'S SECRET by A. D. Bell
ALL THE LITTLE HOUSES by May Cobb
ANATOMY OF AN ALIBI by Ashley Elston
WOMEN OF A PROMISCUOUS NATURE by Donna Everhart
NO ONE WOULD DO WHAT THE LAMBERTS HAVE DONE by Sophie Hannah
IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN YOU by Andrea Mara
HOW TO COMMIT A POSTCOLONIAL MURDER by Nina McConigley
VIGIL by George Saunders
THE ELSEWHERE EXPRESS by Samantha Sotto Yambao

Barnes & Noble Book Club
THE REST OF OUR LIVES by Ben Markovits (Click here for more)

"Good Morning America" Book Club
SKYLARK by Paula McLain (Click here for more)

Oprah's Book Club
Please note that there is no Oprah's Book Club pick for January. Oprah is focusing this month on promoting her new book, ENOUGH: Your Health, Your Weight, and What It's Like to Be Free, which she wrote with Dr. Ania M. Jastreboff.

PBS Books Readers Club
ONCE THERE WERE WOLVES and WILD DARK SHORE by Charlotte McConaghy (Click here for more)

"Read with Jenna" Book Club
HOMESCHOOLED: A Memoir by Stefan Merrill Block (Click here for more)

Reese's Book Club
THE FIRST TIME I SAW HIM by Laura Dave (Click here for more)

Target Book Club
TIME LOOPS & MEET CUTES by Jackie Lau (Click here for more)