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New Fiction | January 2026

Adult - What We're Reading | Published December 30, 2025

These popular titles are being released this month. Use your Bloomfield Township Public Library card to place a hold by selecting the linked title.

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You may have noticed that there are delays in getting new books onto the library shelves and into your hands. In early October, the library’s main supplier of books and other materials stopped operating. Thank you for your patience as we work through the logistics of getting up and running with a new supplier. Read more about this change along with suggestions for what to read while you wait.

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  • Book cover showing torn parchment over a red background with gold decorative details and a review quote in the top right corner.

    The Bookbinder’s Secret / A. D. Bell
    A young bookbinder begins a hunt for the truth when a confession hidden beneath the binding of a burned book reveals a story of forbidden love, lost fortune, and murder.

  • Book cover showing a man in a wide-brimmed hat and coat, standing before glowing magical symbols amid green light.

    Twelve Months / Jim Butcher
    Harry Dresden, Chicago’s only professional wizard, has always managed to save the day–but can he save himself?

  • Book cover showing a canoe on calm water among reeds, with large white text over the image.

    All the Little Houses / May Cobb
    A deliciously wicked new thriller about mean girls, mean moms, and the delicious secrets inside all the little houses.

  • Book cover showing docked sailboats silhouetted against a vivid red and orange sunset sky.

    The First Time I Saw Him / Laura Dave
    Continues Hannah Hall’s pulse-pounding journey in the riveting and deeply moving sequel to The Last Thing He Told Me. How far would you go for a second chance?

  • Book cover showing a nighttime house with dramatic lighting and a figure standing at the illuminated front door.

    Anatomy of an Alibi / Ashley Elston
    Two women. One dead husband. And only one alibi.

  • Book cover showing a gold key lying over rippling blue water, with visible text and large letters against the background.

    My Husband’s Wife / Alice Feeney
    A psychological masterpiece that will leave you questioning everything you know about love, identity, and revenge.

  • Silhouetted figure stands between large wooden doors with gold handles on the book cover.

    The Right to Remain / James Grippando
    Legendary criminal defense attorney Jack Swyteck takes on a twisty, difficult case that becomes one of the most complex in his illustrious career.

  • Book cover with bold black text overlaying a faded illustration of tropical plants and beach houses.

    The Storm / Rachel Hawkins
    A thrilling new gothic suspense about a Gulf Coast beach motel that has survived a century of hurricanes-and has also been the site of multiple mysterious deaths.

  • Book cover with bold pink and orange text overlaying a blurred, partially visible woman's face in the background.

    Woman Down / Colleen Hoover
    A frustrated author looks for her muse in a remote hideaway, but what she finds defies all expectations…and reality.

  • Book cover showing a cluster of white feathers and one black feather on a blue background.

    The Friend of the Family / Dean Koontz
    A girl liberated from a carnival sideshow discovers her mysterious purpose in a moving novel about family, sacrifice, and transcendent love.

  • Book cover showing a person holding a glowing object, illuminated by warm and colorful lighting.

    The Shop on Hidden Lane / Jayne Ann Krentz
    An enthralling new romantic suspense novel filled with deeply entrenched grudges, psychic dangers, and a conspiracy that threatens not only two families but also the entire paranormal community.

  • Book cover showing a close-up of lips with two fingers near the mouth, set against a plain background.

    Half His Age / Jennette McCurdy
    From the author of I’m Glad My Mom Died comes a sad, funny, thrilling novel about sex, consumerism, class, desire, loneliness, the internet, rage, intimacy, power, and the (oftentimes misguided) lengths we’ll go to in order to get what we want.

  • Book cover showing scissors and a red poppy flower on a green background, with bold white and yellow text.

    Dear Debbie / Freida McFadden
    A biting, subversive thriller about what happens when women finally choose to take justice into their own hands – with killer results.

  • Book cover showing a red bird silhouette above a starry night sky and city skyline, with large white text across the center.

    Skylark / Paula McLain
    A mesmerizing tale of Paris above and below–where a woman’s quest for artistic freedom in 1664 intertwines with a doctor’s dangerous mission during the German occupation in the 1940s, revealing a story of courage and resistance that transcends time.

  • Coiled golden snake on an orange background with a quote on the right and small text below, as seen on a book cover.

    The Viper / Brad Meltzer
    Meltzer is back with his thrilling Zig and Nola series, unraveling a shocking cold case with a personal–and deadly–twist.

  • Book cover showing a woman blowing a bubblegum bubble, with silhouettes of people behind her on a blue and pink background.

    Meet the Newmans / Jennifer Niven
    A novel about America’s favorite TV family, whose perfect facade cracks.

  • Book cover showing a large red-brick house engulfed in bright flames against a dark night sky.

    Pendergast: The Beginning / Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
    The Agent Pendergast origin story–a golden opportunity for longtime fans and new readers to learn about Agent Pendergast’s strange and shocking first case.

  • Book cover showing a person falling through a cloudy sky with bold, large text above and below.

    Vigil / George Saunders
    An electric novel from the author of Lincoln in the Bardo, taking place at the bedside of an oil company CEO in the twilight hours of his life as he is ferried from this world into the next.

  • Shadowy attic with a bicycle silhouetted in front of a brightly glowing window featured on the book cover.

    A Box Full of Darkness / Simone St. James
    About siblings who return to the house they fled 18 years before, called back by the ghost of their long-missing brother and his haunting request: Come home.

  • Book cover shows a woman in a white dress walking through a colorful field toward a distant farmhouse under a blue sky with clouds and birds.

    The Seven Daughters of Dupree / Nikesha Elise Williams
    A sweeping multi-generational epic following seven generations of Dupree women as they navigate love, loss, and the unyielding ties of family.

SHC: 12/2025

Previous lists:

New Fiction in December (PDF – opens in new tab)
New Fiction in November (PDF – opens in new tab)
New Fiction in October (PDF – opens in new tab)
New Fiction in September (PDF – opens in new tab)
New Fiction in August 2025 (PDF – opens in new tab)
New Fiction in July 2025 (PDF – opens in new tab)

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