The Best New Books Publishing in January 2026

January

2026

 
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Sheer: A Novel
by Vanessa Lawrence
Dutton, 01/13/2026
 
It's 2015 and Maxine Thomas, the founder and creative director of the cult makeup company Reveal, has just been suspended by her own Board for a ...more
Literary Fiction
Leyla's House: A Novel
by Zülfü Livaneli
Other Press, 01/20/2026
 
The last living member of a great Ottoman family, the refined yet sheltered Leyla finds herself homeless and vulnerable when her house is sold by the ...more
Literary Fiction
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