Most Anticipated Reads of Spring 2026

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A GMA BOOK CLUB PICK • A NEW YORK TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR (SO FAR) • A traditional American woman, a “tradwife” influencer, suddenly aw... Read more

"So immersive, exciting, and downright fabulous, you never want it to end."—Oprah Daily#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The multimillion-copy-selling author of The Help returns with a bold, big... Read more

From Sally Hepworth, the New York Times bestselling author of The Soulmate and The Good Sister, comes a twist-filled, darkly funny mystery about the two kinds of people no one ever expects to be mu... Read more

What is a happily ever after really worth?Naomi was living the quintessential love story. Boy meets girl. They fall in love, get married, buy a dream house, start a family . . . Then—he kicks... Read more

AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ∙ Best friends have one week in paradise to fix their friendship or fall apart in this heart-stopping, utterly romantic new novel from the #1 New York ... Read more

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER and GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK A hardworking single mom returns to her seaside hometown and stumbles into a fake dating situationship with a wealthy, work... Read more

The instant #1 New York Times bestseller!From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Say You'll Remember Me comes a beautiful, compelling novel that revels in laughter, frie... Read more

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this “profound, resplendent novel”* from Pulitzer Prize–winning author Elizabeth Strout, a chance incident sparks a powerful realization in a b... Read more

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“Matt Haig returns with another life-affirming novel . . . If you enjoy the “Midnight” experience, climb aboard.” —The New York Times Book R... Read more

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERSworn to protect a scenic island meant to be far from the evils of the mainland, Detective Sergeant Stilwell can feel danger closing in.Detective Sergeant Stilwe... Read more

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the bestselling, prizewinning author of Say Nothing and Empire of Pain, a spellbindingaccount of a family devastated by the sudden death of their nineteen-y... Read more

Walter Nash began a journey down a dark path of seemingly no return, and now he  finds himself questioning everything that got him there in this thrilling sequel to Nash Falls from #1 New... Read more

Book three in the #1 New York Times bestselling Into Darkness Series, following the dark rom-com sensations Lights Out and Caught Up. The game is on for these enemies-to-lovers with laugh-out-loud ... Read more

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Meet Phoebe Berman: despite being a hopeless romantic, she’s about to be a thirty-year-old virgin. With one month before her milestone birthday, she&r... Read more

One of the hottest, fastest-rising rom-com stars delivers her latest swoon-worthy novel about a destination wedding on a cruise ship.After a whole lifetime of being bad at love, JoJo Burton decides... Read more

A Baby-sitters Club graphic novel adapted and illustrated by New York Times bestselling cartoonist Arley Nopra!Dawn can't wait for her trip to California. Aside from all the sun and fun, it's her f... Read more

An Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller!The Ballad of Falling Dragons is the much-anticipated sequel to the New York Times bestselling phenomenon When the Moon Hatched, featuring an immersive, vibr... Read more

A young author becomes the object of a fan's desire—and rage—in the gripping thriller by the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Hidden Nature. This program is read by January LaVoy... Read more

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A New York Times Best Book of the Year (So Far) From the iconic crime writer who “inspires cultic devotion in readers” (The New Yorker) and has been... Read more

BROUGHT TO LIFE BY AUDIO NARRATOR JULIET RYLANCEA READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY • "An unputdownable adventure that was both heartwarming and thrilling! Everything I've co... Read more

Outlander meets Game of Thrones in this blockbuster new epic fantasy series from the #1 New York Times bestselling author duo Ilona Andrews.When Maggie wakes up cold, filthy, and naked in a gutter,... Read more

AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERRITES OF THE STARLING is the epic, heart-pounding sequel to Devney Perry's #1 New York Times bestselling SHIELD OF SPARROWS. A princess journeys across a curs... Read more

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER•OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB • “For all those who crave a good page-turner, this is one wild ride of a story that carries equal parts wit and wisdom.... Read more

A heart-wrenching standalone novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author TJ Klune, We Burned So Bright follows an elder gay couple on an end-of-the-world road-trip."[Kirt] Graves brings a steady,... Read more

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!From Alex Aster, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Lightlark series, comes her first adult romantasy. Enter the world of Starside, where swords wi... Read more

Instant New York Times Bestseller!From the world's #1 bestselling author, the Women's Murder Club goes searching for 26 Beauties—young women missing in San Francisco.  SFPD's Sergeant Lindsay ... Read more

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTELLERLucas Davenport must track down a ruthless Russian hit team, in this latest thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author John Sandford.Leonard Summers—not his ... Read more

The cozy small-town summer romance set in Dream Harbor from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Pumpkin Spice Café and The Strawberry Patch Pancake House! "Another gentle small-town rom... Read more

Cassandra Calin returns with this charming and comical follow-up to The New Girl, her long-form graphic novel debut that became a New York Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and Indie bestseller!... Read more

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA PROPULSIVE DEBUT MYSTERY FROM EVELYN CLARKE, THE BRILLIANT AND DIABOLICAL CREATION OF CAT CLARKE AND V.E. SCHWABSix authors.One private island.Seventy-two hour... Read more

Another graphic novel in this fun series spin-off of The Baby-sitters Club, adapted and illustrated by bestselling author and Mimi series creator Shauna J. Grant!Karen and her classmates are puttin... Read more

Instant New York Times Bestseller Follow the Rites... Nothing less than the survival of humanity is at stake. From Marcus Kliewer, a new "titan of the macabre and unsettling" (Erin A. Craig, #1 ... Read more

A New York Times, USA Today, and National Indie Bestseller!Everyone's favorite lethal SecUnit is back in the next installment of Martha Wells' bestselling and award-winning Murderbot Diaries series... Read more

Revenge demands sacrifice. Don’t miss this action-packed, jaw-dropping, dark and romantic sequel to Dire Bound.CROWNED BY DESTINY. CONSUMED BY VENGEANCE. Against all odds, Meryn Cooper has in... Read more

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom New York Times bestselling author of This Time Tomorrow, an irresistible story about what happens when your teenage fantasy comes true after you’re alrea... Read more

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In the heart-pounding sequel to Silver Elite, lines will be crossed, loyalties will be tested, and the fight for the Continent is only just beginning as Wren Darlin... Read more

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!"Sexy, messy, funny and raw." —The New York Times#1 New York Times bestselling author Rainbow Rowell returns with a breathtakingly honest novel about a wo... Read more

From New York Times bestseller Elle Cosimano comes Finlay Donovan Crosses the Line—the highly anticipated next installment in the beloved Finlay Donovan series."[Narrator Angela] Dawe proves ... Read more

READ BY THE AUTHOR! From the social media superstar behind @SimonSits, Isabel Klee comes an utterly winning memoir about a twentysomething woman's search for true love in New York City and the dogs... Read more

"Narrator Eunice Wong masterfully voices countless characters from around the globe in this intense, nonstop thriller." —Kirkus ReviewsA gripping thriller about family and power cowritten by ... Read more

AN INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLERFrom the national bestselling author of Parents Weekend, comes one of the most anticipated thrillers of the year."Everything I want in a thriller!"―Ashley Elston"I cou... Read more

She can hop into any novel, but she just can’t stay there. Come along with the Book Witch in this magical and inspiring love letter to reading from the USA Today bestselling author of The Wis... Read more

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lynn Painter comes an utterly irresistible romantic comedy about a football star and his team’s die-hard fan who find themselves entangled in a PR st... Read more

When law enforcement, the courts, and the prison system fail, there is a fourth and final option. #1 New York Times bestselling author Jack Carr launches a new thriller series.Disillusioned by the ... Read more

Instant New York Times Bestseller!The Mother-Daughter Book Club is Susan and James Patterson's latest novel, following the New York Times bestselling book club favorite Things I Wish I To... Read more

When law enforcement, the courts, and the prison system fail, there is a fourth and final option. #1 New York Times bestselling author Jack Carr launches a new thriller series.Disillusioned by the ... Read more

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A masterful new novel in the beloved New York Times bestselling Longmire seriesWhen Pepper McKay, one of the most hated men in Absaroka County, is found murdered on his ... Read more

INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER New York Times bestselling author and "queen of the beach read" (Cosmopolitan) Kristy Woodson Harvey returns with a heartfelt escape to coastal Carolina.After the worst... Read more

"The most engrossing love story. A 2026 must-read."—Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling authors of Love and Other Words AN INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER ∙ AN AMAZON BEST OF ROMA... Read more

A detective seeks justice for his murdered wife with the help of a psychotherapist—while fighting an undeniable attraction to her—in this sexy suspense novel from #1 New York Times bestselling auth... Read more

USA TODAY BestsellerNew York Times Most Anticipated Book for 2026USA TODAY Most Anticipated Books of 2026Goodreads Readers' Most Anticipated Books of 2026Book Riot "Our Most Anticipated Books of 20... Read more

They're making a major feature film of the first Hawthorne/Horowitz mystery novel. Except—they're behind schedule, they've run out of money and . . . oh! The star has just been murdered.Ex-De... Read more

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWarm, insightful, and witty, the first book of advice from New York Times bestselling author Jenny Lawson—aka the BloggessJenny Lawson is full of contradictio... Read more

A vacation in paradise turns deadly when four teens' sailing charter hits stormy seas in this propulsive new thriller from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Megan Lally!Hannah is havi... Read more

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From bestselling author Debbie Macomber comes an uplifting story of an unforgettable chance encounter between a successful yet jaded businessman and a woman who see... Read more

A scorching second-chance romance between a talented screenwriter and a phenomenal musician from the New York Times bestselling author of Before I Let Go. "A triumph of art and emotion." ... Read more

Freida McFadden meets Shari LaPena in a riveting, chilling novel of domestic suspense about a woman in a troubled marriage who joins an exclusive book club to reinvigorate her sense, but finds ther... Read more

Something darker than the devil stalks the North Carolina woods in Wolf Worm, a new gothic masterpiece from New York Times bestselling author T. Kingfisher"Narrator Mary Robinette Kowal wonderfully... Read more

From USA TODAY bestselling author Chloe Liese, a clever and heartwarming rom-com that is perfect for fans of Christina Lauren and Annabel Monaghan about two best friends who must fake a relationshi... Read more

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the bestselling author of From Strength to Strength, the definitive account of how the modern world makes meaning so hard to find—and a plan to discover your... Read more

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A teen girl decides to spend her summer helping her eccentric great aunt manage her quaint Vermont inn—only to discover that ... Read more

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, AND LA TIMES BESTSELLER  James S. A. Corey's Expanse series has sold more than 12 million copies worldwide and has been translated... Read more

From USA TODAY bestselling author and BookTok sensation Kandi Steiner comes a sizzling, second-chance romance set on the high seas—perfect for fans of Below Deck and readers who crave angsty,... Read more

From the gritty streets of 1960s Soho to the lofty galleries of present-day West London, two interlocking mysteries decades apart unfold in this latest instalment in the award-winning, New York Tim... Read more

The nationally bestselling author of The Paleontologist and A History of Fear returns with a spine-tingling new thriller about a weight loss treatment with terrifying side effects.Retail worker Emm... Read more

THE INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL BESTSELLER!"A memorable journey that will pull at the heart, stiffen the spine, and thrill the reader. No one can ask for more than that." —David BaldacciFrom t... Read more

An unforgettable young adult murder mystery set in an escape-room themed game show filled with sabotage, betrayal, and puzzles to die for.“An absolute winner—sharp, suspenseful, and so ... Read more

The new powerhouse team of Douglas Preston & Aletheia Preston are joining together to "enter the world" of the New York Times bestselling Extinction.One of the holiest relics in Christendom, inexpl... Read more

New York Times bestselling author Shannon Chakraborty sets sail into the second adventure of pirate Amina al-Sirafi as her quest to track down magical artifacts brings her to the island lair of a s... Read more

Welcome to Knife's Edge, Alaska, where the four Osprey brothers return from military service with shadows in their eyes and secrets in their hearts. As danger looms, new romances ignite, and these ... Read more

"Nothing is hotter and more fun than Danielle Allen's writing." —Ali Hazelwood, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Love, TheoreticallyThis program is read by Wesleigh Siobhan, who was no... Read more

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek comes a triumphant tale of a librarian's fight to bring literacy to the prisons of Kentucky and the underserved nei... Read more

New York Times bestselling author Amy Daws delivers the epic, laugh-out-loud finale of the Mountain Men Matchmaker series: a grumpy sunshine sports romance about an Irish rugby bad boy and the fami... Read more

Elly Parker helped a perfect stranger. She didn't know he was the perfect killer...in another "unguessable and unputdownable" (Alex Michaelides, #1 New York Times bestselling author) psychological ... Read more

DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES meets FINLAY DONOVAN in this twisty thriller from the bestselling author of ON A QUIET STREET, Seraphina Nova Glass, where three women's lives collide around an explosive murde... Read more

An instant #1 New York Times bestseller! An instant #1 indie bestseller! An instant #1 Globe & Mail bestseller! An instant #1 Toronto Star bestseller! A USA Today bestseller! A #1 Publishers We... Read more

In an exciting and richly moving new standalone page-turner from New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels, an acclaimed photographer who has overcome her difficult past is suddenly faced wit... Read more

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! A vacation in paradise turns deadly when four teens' sailing charter hits stormy seas in this propulsive new thriller from New York Times and USA Today bestsel... Read more

A USA TODAY BESTSELLERA new "angsty, sexy, emotional" (Farrah Rochon, New York Times bestselling author) lyrical romance by Peyton Corinne that follows a college couple through first love, heartbre... Read more

*An instant #1 New York Times bestseller!Wed to one brother.In love with the other. Bridgerton, The Selection, and The Cruel Prince collide in this Victorian-inspired romantasy; the sequel to the i... Read more

Lady B may have married Bluebeard; she may have fallen in love with a gorgeous, grumpy solicitor; she may have met a ghost and survived to tell the tale! New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling au... Read more

New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong returns to Victorian Scotland in the latest in the genre-blending Rip Through Time series. Modern-day homicide detective Mallory Mitchell has grow... Read more

A man and a woman with the same name are looking for a fresh start only to discover they have landed the same job in this charming new romance by bestselling author Beth O’Leary.Charlie could... Read more

New York Times bestselling author Alexandra Moody's BookTok sensation DARLING DEVILS series is back with the most devilish Darling brother of all in a wholesome, banter-filled ice-hockey romance pe... Read more

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In the searing finale to the Bridge Kingdom series, love and war collide in a perilous battle to save Ithicana—from the #1 New York Times bestselling author o... Read more

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERNew York Times bestselling author and former special forces officer Brad Taylor is back with a dynamic political thriller featuring Pike Logan as he goes head-to-head wit... Read more

A Love Letter to Whiskey meets Cast Away in an unforgettable, heart-wrenching second-chance romance about childhood sweethearts Ellie and Nate, who are reunited by fate as they unravel their painfu... Read more

Elena and Raphael return for the hauntingly poignant conclusion to New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh’s genre-defining Guild Hunter series.A thousand years.It’s been a mille... Read more

In the tenth novel in New York Times bestselling author Stuart Gibbs's FunJungle series, super sleuth Teddy Fitzroy is on the case to rescue an abducted gorilla!When a baby gorilla is stolen from a... Read more

Special agents face deadly, uncharted waters in this tense romantic thriller from New York Times bestselling author Heather Graham.Special Agent Chloe McMurray has been asked to do many things in t... Read more

Erin Hunter's #1 bestselling Warriors series continues with the third book in the Changing Skies arc. Two cats—an elder and an apprentice—believe that only they can save the Clans from ... Read more

For fans of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, a brilliantly imagined story from the author of the international bestseller Life of Pi What if Homer's epics were not the only ancient tales of the Trojan Wa... Read more

AN INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER!When two history professors and best friends are forced to fake hate to protect their reputations, chaos ensues, in the next rollicking historical-fantasy rom-com fr... Read more

Explosive, sensual, and unapologetically raw, Rich and Rotten delivers Jahquel J.'s signature blend of passionate romance and high-stakes family drama—where love is the most dangerous game, a... Read more

A deluxe junior novelization that retells Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters—and features a 16 pages of full-color images!Rumi, Mira, and Zoey are the world-famous girl group HUNTR/X. When th... Read more

A brutal string of ritualistic killings terrorizes a city already shaken by economic and political turmoil in this chilling new historical mystery from C. S. Harris, USA Today bestselling author of... Read more

Laurel Creek’s fire chief is good at putting out fires and keeping secrets, but the town sweetheart is determined to burn through his defenses in the blazing-hot finale to the Silver Pines Ra... Read more

A LibraryReads pick!A Best Book of the Year from Esquire and BookRiot. Most Anticipated from Lit Hub, Book Riot, Portalist, NPR, Men's Health, Trill Mag and Esquire. Featured in: NPR and Book Riot.... Read more

Welcome to Normal, Kentucky—where Mae West faces a ghostly guest list and one chilling murder she can't ignore . . . Mae West is no stranger to mystery. As owner of Happy Trails Campground an... Read more

The fourth nerve-shattering installment of the San Diego Case Files from New York Times bestselling author Karen Rose sees Kit McKittrick’s sister caught in a maelstrom of deadly family secre... Read more