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debut books

Traditionally published books coming out in 2026 from debut authors.
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January Releases

  • The cover of A BARISTA'S GUIDE TO LOVE & LARCENY, featuring a young couple staring at each other. The girl has purple hair in a braid, white skin, and a white sweater with an amethyst necklace. A crow with turquoise feathers sits on the girl's shoulder. The boy has brown hair, tan skin, and a brown sweater. There is a mug of coffee and several bottles on the table where they sit. The backdrop is blue and purple, filled with clouds and stars.

    A Barista’s Guide to Love & Larceny

  • A dark grey five-story tower with pointe turrets and a gate on top, standing on a gold and black dirt clearing surrounded by dark green trees. The black sky has gold stars, and the tower and its windows are glowing red with a red starburst behind it. Black and grey colors encroach upon the scene within a gold border. Text reads AN ARCANE INHERITANCE, BESTSELLING AUTHOR KAMILAH COLE. A NOVEL is at the top, with a backward E in the word NOVEL. There's also a backward E in a gold circle interrupting the border at the top, and a rising sun on the bottom interrupting the border.

    An Arcane Inheritance

  • A stylized book cover with ornate pink borders and gothic flourishes. The large word “Beth” appears at the top in white cursive letters, dripping with blood. Below it, in bold block letters, are the words “IS DEAD.” At the bottom, the author’s name “Katie Bernet” is written in a classic serif font. The design has a dramatic, high-contrast aesthetic with a mix of elegance and horror.

    Beth Is Dead

  • Book cover with background of roman eagle drawn in oil, with a silhouette in gold of a victorian-garbed woman wielding a sword. Cover text reads Godstorm, Solitaire Townsend and with She Is The Sword in red.

    Godstorm

  • On the book cover, the title appears in large gold letters against a dark blue background depicting the night sky. There is a glowing white crescent moon at the top center, and on the left and right edges are two tall hawthorn trees with thorns and red berries. In the branches sit several small animals and other objects, including a weasel, a pair of white mice, a teacup, and a crown. At ground level, there is a cottage and pine trees lighted in green and gold. In front stand two figures in silhouette; the one on the left is taller with short hair, and the one on the right is shorter with long hair, and is holding the leash of a small dog that stands between them.

    Into the Midnight Wood

  • Book cover of Just Watch Me by Lior Torenberg. The top third is a bold red-orange background with the title in tall, hand-drawn lettering. The middle section is filled with an explosion of colorful starburst shapes—pinks, yellows, greens, blues, reds—partially obscuring a woman’s eyes and face peeking out. A speech bubble-style star in the lower left reads “A Novel.” The author’s name is in bold red-orange lettering on a soft lavender background at the bottom.

    Just Watch Me

  • A bright pink book cover with a large rose in the background. The title reads “Most Eligible,” under which it says the author’s name, Isabelle Engel. At the top, there is a quote that says “sizzles with drama and intrigue on every page—Ava Wilder” and at the bottom, there is a tagline that says “she’s not there for love.”

    Most Eligible

  • A black book cover with a gold fringe on either side, as well as a gothic looking arch, in the same gold, with hot pink roses inside two triangles. Under the arch is a golden bat, and beneath that, the title The Book of Blood and Roses, in a gold and white font. Beneath the title is a white and pink book, flanked by two pink candles. Beneath is a golden rectangle encasing the author’s name, Annie Summerlee, in a gothic font.

    The Book of Blood and Roses

  • Cover for The Poet Empress by Shen Tao. It shows a reddish-pink dragon against a visit blue night sky. A blurb from Andrea Stewart says, "A breathless reading experience."

    The Poet Empress

  • A book cover in turquoise, blue, and purple depicting a girl facing away with Tudor-style hair and dress, and arms slightly raised. Waves rise and crash around her. There is ocean and a dark rocky island in the background. The cover features the book title, Tidespeaker, and the author name, Sadie Turner.

    Tidespeaker

  • Cream background with words unhitched the essential divorce guide for women and Oona Metz, LICSW in purple, blue and pink. Two gold rings touch each other.

    Unhitched: The Essential Divorce Guide for Women

  • Cover for We've Hit Turbulence. Illustrated characters of a tall white man with short brown hair and a shorter woman with curly dark brown hair stand back to back, looking over their shoulders at each other. Both are wearing flower leis and have rolling suitcases next to them. They stand on a small island with white sand set in a blue ocean with a pink sunset sky behind them.

    We’ve Hit Turbulence

  • An Indian woman with long brown hair wearing a red dress, gold bangles, and shattered star-shaped sunglasses with a woman’s reflection in them. She’s blowing out a match. Background is blue. Text: You’ll Never Forget Me, A Novel, Isha Raya.

    You’ll Never Forget Me

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