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Week of February 16, 2026

Paperback releases for the week of February 16th include THE UNRAVELING OF JULIA by Lisa Scottoline, a riveting psychological thriller in which a young widow inherits a mysterious Tuscan estate and finds herself thrust into a dangerous conspiracy; Daniel Silva's AN INSIDE JOB, a dazzling tale of murder, greed and corruption in which art restorer and legendary spy Gabriel Allon must solve the perfect crime; SHOW DON'T TELL, Curtis Sittenfeld's second story collection, which explores marriage, friendship, fame and artistic ambition --- including a story that revisits the main character from her iconic novel, PREP; CLOSE YOUR EYES AND COUNT TO 10, a twisty thriller from Lisa Unger in which an extreme game of hide-and-seek turns deadly; and LORNE by Susan Morrison, the definitive biography of Lorne Michaels, the man behind America’s most beloved comedy show, “Saturday Night Live.”

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Week of February 9, 2026

Paperback releases for the week of February 9th include WE ALL LIVE HERE by Jojo Moyes, a fresh, contemporary story of a woman and her unruly blended family; SEEKING SHELTER, in which Jeff Hobbs follows a single mother of six in Los Angeles who courageously struggles to keep her family together and her children in school amid the devastating housing crisis; FINLAY DONOVAN DIGS HER OWN GRAVE, the fifth installment in Elle Cosimano's fan-favorite Finlay Donovan series --- Finlay may have skeletons in her closet...but at least there's not a body in her backyard; JFK JR. by RoseMarie Terenzio and Liz McNeil, the first oral biography of John F. Kennedy Jr. and an extraordinarily intimate, comprehensive look at the real man behind the myth; and WAITING FOR THE LONG NIGHT MOON, Amanda Peters' debut collection of short fiction that describes the Indigenous experience from an astonishingly wide spectrum in time and place.

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Week of February 2, 2026

Paperback releases for the week of February 2nd include HARLEM RHAPSODY by Victoria Christopher Murray, the extraordinary story of the woman who ignited the Harlem Renaissance; Emilia Hart's THE SIRENS, a spellbinding novel about sisters separated by centuries but bound together by the sea; CLEAVAGE, in which Jennifer Finney Boylan examines the divisions --- as well as the common ground --- between the genders and reflects on her own experiences, both difficult and joyful, as a transgender American; Casey Sherman's BLOOD IN THE WATER, a gripping contemporary true crime narrative for everyone who was fascinated by the Murdaugh murders, and for anyone compelled by the intersection between money, power and family; and the paperback original WE WERE NEVER FRIENDS by Kaira Rouda, an unputdownable, riveting train wreck full of dark humor and bad behavior.

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February 3, 2026

In this newsletter, you will find books releasing the weeks of February 2nd and February 9th that we think will be of interest to Bookreporter.com readers, along with Bonus News, where we call out a contest, feature or review that we want to let you know about so you have it on your radar.

This week, we are calling attention to Carol Fitzgerald's Bookreporter.com Bets On commentaries for STRANGERS: A Memoir of Marriage by Belle Burden and ANATOMY OF AN ALIBI by Ashley Elston. STRANGERS is a gorgeous memoir about the sudden end to a seemingly happy marriage, and ANATOMY OF AN ALIBI is 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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February 2026

February's Books on Screen roundup includes the season premieres of "The Last Thing He Told Me" on Apple TV+, "The Lincoln Lawyer" and the second part of "Bridgerton" on Netflix, "Cross" on Prime Video, and "Dark Winds" on AMC; the series premieres of FX's "Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette" and Prime Video's "56 Days"; the season finales of "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" on HBO Max and "The Night Manager" on Prime Video; the theatrical releases of Crime 101, Dracula, “Wuthering Heights”, Cold Storage and Midwinter Break; the continuation of ABC's "Will Trent" and Hallmark's "When Calls the Heart"; and the DVD/Blu-ray releases of Regretting You and Nuremberg.

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February 3, 2026

This Bookreporter.com Special Newsletter spotlights a book that we know people will be talking about this winter. Read more about it, and enter our Winter Reading Contest by Wednesday, February 4th at noon ET for a chance to win one of five copies of BLADE by Wendy Walker, which is now available and will be a Bookreporter.com Bets On pick. Please note that each contest is only open for 24 hours, so you will need to act quickly!

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January 31, 2026

On Tuesday evening, we hosted our 40th “Bookaccino Live” Book Group program --- and it was our most attended event ever! Allen Levi joined us to discuss his New York Times bestselling debut novel, THEO OF GOLDEN. The audience clearly was mesmerized by the insight he gave into the characters and setting.

Allen talked about his inspiration for writing the book and expressed his appreciation for how it has resonated with so many people. He thoughtfully responded to a number of reader questions. Some were asked by attendees who appeared on the virtual stage, while I shared questions and comments from those who were camera-shy or weren’t able to attend. Allen also updated us on the project that he is working on now. And yes, it features Ellen!

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Thrity Umrigar, author of Missing Sam

One night after a party, old grievances surface between married couple Aliya and Sam, and the night ends badly with a heated argument. Sam goes for a run early the next morning to clear her head --- and doesn’t come back. Aliya reports her wife missing, but as a gay Muslim daughter of immigrants, she can't escape the scrutiny and suspicion of those around her. Scared and furious, and feeling isolated as strangers and acquaintances alike doubt her innocence, Aliya makes one wrong choice after another. She must fight to prove her innocence in the public eye even as she is torn between her fear that Sam is dead and her desire to find and save her wife. But is safety ever truly possible for them?

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Robert Dugoni, author of Her Cold Justice

In a quiet South Seattle neighborhood, a suspected drug smuggler and his girlfriend are murdered in their home. When a young man named Michael Westbrook is accused of the brutal double homicide, his uncle, JP Harrison, turns to Keera Duggan to defend him. The evidence is circumstantial --- Michael worked with one of the victims, drugs were found in his possession, and he bolted from authorities. Ruthless star prosecutor Anh Tran has gotten convictions on much less. With the testimony of two prison informants, the case looks grave. To free her client, Keera must dig deep before Tran crushes both of them. As the investigation gets more twisted with each new find, Keera is swept up in a mystery with far-reaching consequences. This case isn’t just murder. It’s looking like a conspiracy.

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Douglas Preston, author of Pendergast: The Beginning

It only took six months for the life of Special Agent Dwight Chambers to crumble around him. First, he lost his partner, and then, tragically, his wife. Returning to work at the New Orleans Field Office, Chambers is dismayed to find himself saddled with mentoring a brand-new FBI agent --- A. X. L. Pendergast. As Chambers tries to pull himself together, his enigmatic and exasperating junior partner pulls an outrageous stunt that gets both of them suspended. Pendergast welcomes the banishment, because it gives him the opportunity to investigate a peculiar murder in Mississippi that has captured his fancy. Chambers grudgingly goes along. Thanks in large part to Pendergast’s brilliance and unorthodox methods, they solve the case and find the killer. That is when the true horror begins.

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