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

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There’s something almost sacred about holding a book that has survived centuries, influenced millions, and shaped how we ...

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

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A good book, of whatever kind, is the antidote to boredom, screen-time and “brain rot” – but with more than 200,000 new titles ...

To nominate the 20 greatest novels of all time, even if you’ve spent decades reading and writing about fiction, is far from an easy task. I swapped books in and out of the running for weeks; I was ...

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 ...

If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. Kick off summer with a splash — and some great books Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books editorial assistant at PEOPLE, where she writes for ...