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Top New Books of 2026: Fiction and Nonfiction Highlights

1/7/2026

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A list of notable books was released on January 7, 2026, featuring both fiction and nonfiction titles.
In hardcover fiction, Lily King's Heart the Lover explores a love triangle, and Dan Brown's The Secret of Secrets features Robert Langdon.
In nonfiction, Sophie Elmhirst's A Marriage at Sea details a shipwreck survival, and Andrew Ross Sorkin's 1929 examines the stock market crash.
The selections show a broad, reader-focused range.

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Story summary

A list of notable books was released on January 7, 2026, featuring both fiction and nonfiction titles.
In hardcover fiction, Lily King's Heart the Lover explores a love triangle, and Dan Brown's The Secret of Secrets features Robert Langdon.
In nonfiction, Sophie Elmhirst's A Marriage at Sea details a shipwreck survival, and Andrew Ross Sorkin's 1929 examines the stock market crash.
The selections show a broad, reader-focused range.