Welcome to your weekend edition of Today in Books. Grab your coffee and catch up on all the must-read books of January.
- The It Books of January [Book Riot Podcast]
- The January 2026 Indie Next List
- 25 Books Coming in January [New York Times]
- Books Books of January 2026, as chosen by Amazon editors
- 10 Books to Read in January [L.A. Times]
- 20 Books to Read in January [Kirkus]
- Barnes & Noble’s Best Books of January
- 12 Must-Read Books of January [Chicago Review of Books]
- 6 Noteworthy Books of January [Washington Post]
- All the Big Book Club Picks of January [Book Riot]
- 10 Books to Look Forward to in Early 2026 [NPR]
And here are all of Book Riot’s highlights:
- Mystery & Thriller
- Young Adult
- Latine Lit
- Romance
- Horror
- Sci-Fi and Fantasy
- Children’s & Middle Grade
- Graphic Novels
- Nonfiction
- Historical Fiction
- Queer Reads