The top 10 best new Kindle Books for January 2026

January 2026 is packed with diverse book releases, featuring anticipated titles like T. Kingfisher’s low fantasy Nine Goblins, Jennifer Niven’s historical fiction Meet the Newmans, Laura Dave’s thriller The First Time I Saw Him, and fantasy romance Rings of Fate by Melissa de la Cruz, alongside new works from authors like Freida McFadden, Don Winslow, and Brigid Kemmerer, across genres from suspense and romance to literary fiction and history. Meet the Newmans: A Novel From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Niven, a novel about America’s favorite TV family, whose perfect façade cracks, for fans of Lessons in Chemistry and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. Rings of Fate She’s a barmaid who doesn’t believe in fairy tales. He’s a prince cursed to live one. The Invisible Woman: A Thriller From New York Times bestselling author James Patterson, an undercover FBI agent investigates a family with suspected ties to organized crime-by posing as their live-in nanny. Sale Half His Age: A Novel Startlingly perceptive, mordantly funny, and keenly poignant, Half His Age is a rich character study of a yearning seventeen-year-old who disregards all obstacles-or attempts to overcome them-in her effort to be seen, to be desired, to be loved. Woman Down: A Novel In this twisty thriller from New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover, a frustrated author looks for her muse in a remote hideaway, but what she finds defies all expectations and reality. Ain't Nobody's Fool: The Life and Times of Dolly Parton Ain't Nobody's Fool is a deep dive into the social, historical, and personal forces that made Dolly Parton one of the most beloved and unifying figures in public life and includes interviews with friends, family members, school mates, Nashville neighbors, members of her band, studio musicians, producers, and many others. Nine Goblins: A Tale of Low Fantasy and High Mischief From New York Times bestselling and Hugo Award-winning author T. Kingfisher comes Nine Goblins, a tale of low fantasy and high mischief. Dear Debbie A brand new twisted thriller that will have you cheering, good for her! from the #1 New York Times bestselling and global sensation Freida McFadden, author of The Housemaid! My Husband's Wife: A Novel The New York Times bestselling Queen of Twists is back with a psychological masterpiece that will leave you questioning everything you know about love, identity, and revenge. Sale Anatomy of an Alibi: A Novel A tense, feverish thriller about two women’s lives that are forever intertwined when a murder threatens to expose them both. Michael Kozlowski has written about audiobooks, e-books and e-readers for the past eighteen years. He Lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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