The Cure for Everything: The Epic Struggle for Public Health and a Radical Vision for Human Thriving by Michelle A. Williams with Linda Marsa

Synopsis: The inspiring story of how we overcame a history of infectious disease, poisonous environments, and early death and unlocked an explosion in human potential—and a vision for the work ahead to optimize human flourishing in the twenty-first century.

Publication Date: February 3, 2026

I received a gifted copy from the publisher, One World.

Greedy by Callie Kazumi

Synopsis: Perfect for fans of Parasite and The Menu—enticing as a starter, meaty as a main dish, and full of satisfying just-desserts—Greedy is a suspenseful poison-pen note to classism and an ode to Japanese cuisine, a horror-tinged thriller unsuitable for vegetarians but full of shocking delights for every reader.

Publication Date: February 3, 2026

I received a gifted copy from the publisher, Bantam.

The Lies that Summon the Night by Tessonja Odette

Synopsis: Lies, beauty, and seduction mingle in the first book of an enthralling romantasy series where making art is considered a sin, and the shadows born from it aren’t the only danger to the creators—from the bestselling author of Curse of the Wolf King.

Publication Date: February 3, 2026

I received a gifted copy from the publisher, Delacorte Press.

Cleopatra by Saara El-Arifi

Synopsis: Cleopatra tells her own story in this evocative and sensuous historical epic from the bestselling and award-winning author of Faebound and The Final Strife.

Publication Date: February 24, 2026

I received a gifted copy from the publisher, Ballantine Books.

The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout

Synopsis: In this “profound, resplendent novel”* from Pulitzer Prize–winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Strout, a chance incident sparks a powerful realization in a beloved teacher’s life.

Publication Date: May 5, 2026

I received an advance reader’s copy from the publisher, Random House.

No Matter What by Cara Bastone

Synopsis: After a traumatic accident threatens the foundations of their happy marriage, a couple tries to rebuild and find their way back to each other—and themselves—in this tender, slow-burn romance by the bestselling author of Ready or Not and Promise Me Sunshine.

Publication Date: March 3, 2026

I received a gifted copy from the publisher, The Dial Press

Original Sin: On the Genetics of Vice, the Problem of Blame, and the Future of Forgiveness by Kathryn Paige Harden

Synopsis: A “magnificent” (Science) exploration of how genetics complicates our ideas about blame, punishment, and moral responsibility, from acclaimed psychologist and author of The Genetic Lottery Kathryn Paige Harden.

Publication Date: March 3, 2026

I received a gifted copy from the publisher, Random House.

Beneath by Ariel Sullivan

Synopsis: Hundreds of years before the Illum ruled supreme, humanity risked everything to rebuild after a devastating war in this explosive dystopian romance and prequel to Conform.

Publication Date: March 24, 2026

I received a gifted copy from the publisher, Ballantine/Thousand Voices.

A Widow’s Charm by Caitlyn Paxson

Synopsis: In this witty fantasy romance, a widow attempts to resurrect her dead husband by blackmailing her rakish necromancer neighbor—only to find herself falling for him instead.

Publication Date: March 31, 2026

I received a gifted copy from the publisher, Del Rey.

Upward Bound by Woody Brown

Synopsis: A wondrous, deeply affecting portrait of the interlocking lives at an adult day care center in Southern California, depicting an often overlooked community with extraordinary wit and grace—a “triumphant” novel by a major new literary voice hailed as a “groundbreaking debut novelist.”

Publication Date: March 31, 2026

I received a gifted copy from the publisher, Hogarth.

The Last Mandarin by Louise Penny & Mellissa Fung

Synopsis: A mother and a daughter race against time in this all-too-real thriller that reaches from Tiananmen Square all the way to the White House, co-written by Louise Penny, #1 bestselling author of the Gamache novels, and Mellissa Fung, an award-winning journalist.

Publication Date: May 12, 2026

I received an electronic advance reader’s copy from the publisher, Minotaur Books.

The Divines by Rachel Greenlaw

Synopsis: Dangers and magics new and old build to God-like proportions as Sophia and her allies fight for their lives, and their very world, in this steamy, propulsive follow-up to The Ordeals.

Publication Date: October 6, 2026

I received an electronic advance reader’s copy from the publisher, Delacorte Press.