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 ...

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 ...

‘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.

From gripping thrillers, witty satires and poignant epics to captivating histories and juicy memoirs, 2025 was full of great books. Read on for 30 of our favorites. The latest from the Pulitzer ...

Stephen King is one of the most prolific writers in the contemporary literature world. Known for his grueling horror and ...

Stephen Covey, author of the classic "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People," talks during an event in the early 2000s. His is one of the best leadership books ever written. Management professionals ...

‘Tis the season for reflecting on a well-read year. In 2025, we celebrated new romantasy novels at midnight release parties and traveled to see our favorite authors talk about breathing life into the ...

This year may be remembered as the one that threatened to break our attention spans for good — if we manage to remember it at all. But despite a dip in book sales across the U.S., tireless discourse ...