Fantasy epics, pastoral classics and family dramas provide something to sink your teeth into on cold evenings.

See PEOPLE's picks for the best books of January 2026 so far, including self-help books by Oprah Winfrey and new novels.

January is packed with romance, thrills, and action, with some brilliant books to kick off 2026. Here are our favorites.

If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. See this month's picks for the buzziest novels, memoirs and more Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books editorial assistant at PEOPLE, where she ...

‘Tis the season for reflecting on a well-read year. So, after all that reading, which books are we still thinking about now? The truth is, the best book of the year is deeply personal to every reader.

Carlin is a contributor for TIME. Carlin is a contributor for TIME. Spend the shortest month of the year with a book that is worth your time. The best new books to read in February include best-seller ...

On Monday, NPR launched its end-of-the-year books guide. But Books We Love isn't a "top 10" list. Instead, it's more that 380 books that were personally recommended by members of the NPR staff. If you ...

Stephen King's "Never Flinch" is one of the best beach reads for summer 2025, featuring recurring King character Holly Gibney. Summer is for going to the beach, hitting the pool and soaking up the sun ...

Publishing houses receive thousands of manuscripts every year, yet some of the most celebrated works in literary history were initially rejected, sometimes dozens of times. The path from manuscript to ...

A host of new science books are due to hit shelves in January, by authors including Claudia Hammond, Deborah Cohen and Daisy Fancourt ...

British novelist Charles Dickens (1812-1870) sat in his study in Gads Hill near Rochester, Kent circa 1860. He wrote one of the best first lines in literature. Great opening lines to books set the ...