Book of the Month January 2026 Selections

The Book of the Month January 2026 selections are here! Decide which of these books you want to add to your subscription box.

Book of the Month is my favorite subscription box. Every month, I choose between their curated book selections, and voila! A blue box arrives at my door carrying one (or two or three) new books for me to read.

Each month, Book of the Month chooses between five to seven hardcover books you can choose from. Rather listen to an audiobook? Book of the Month has those, too! Now you can opt for audiobooks as your monthly pick or add them on at any time during the month.

Every month, I will highlight the books chosen and let you know my thoughts on the chosen titles. 

Even if you don’t have a Book of the Month subscription (yet), I think you’ll find value in looking at a curated list of new releases.

Keep scrolling to see all the details about the Book of the Month January 2026 selections and to find out which one I’m adding to my subscription box.

Book of the Month is a monthly subscription book service highly popular among the book community. Trust me, once you try it, you’ll be hooked.

How it Works

Each month, a panel of judges chooses at least five books for you to choose from. The Book of the Month selections cover different genres and are always special edition hardcovers. Often, the chosen books haven’t been published yet, so you get to be one of the first people to read them.

At the beginning of the month, you choose one book to add to your box and shortly thereafter the little blue box arrives at your door. If you aren’t loving any of the selected books, you just skip that month and your credits will just roll over to the next month. Or, after your third box, you can choose from five member favorite books for your month’s selection instead.

On the other hand, if you want more than one book, once you’ve chosen your initial book, you can add-on up to four additional books at a discounted rate. These add-ons can be from the current month’s selection, be favorites from previous months, or be new releases specially included in the add-on catalog.

Book of the Month runs two different pricing plans. On the monthly plan, you get one credit a month for $17. If you are willing to pay upfront, the yearly plan gives you 12 credits for $168, which averages out to $14 a book. For a hardcover new release, both prices are a steal.

Even better, when you include additional books into your box, they are only $10 each! 

Book of the Month also offers 3, 6, and 9-month gift cards if you are considering purchasing it as a gift.

For new subscribers, Book of the Month’s homepage almost always has a special offer to get your first book for $10. But I can do you one better. If you are interested in joining, you can use this Book of the Month Club referral link to get your first book for $5 right now!

But wait, there’s more! Once you’ve chosen your 12th book from Book of the Month, you join the BFF club and get a special Book of the Month tote.

After that, you’ll get a free add-on every year for your birthday month. Plus, when the end of the year rolls around, you get one of the top 5 Book of the Month selections from the year for free. That’s an additional two books each year for no additional cost.

What are you waiting for? Join Book of the Month and get your first book at a discounted price!

Dreaming of escape, Aren Bellamore is too busy fending off men as she runs the Raven’s Beak tavern to worry about fairy tales. Until Prince Dietan stumbles in to her life. Dietan is cursed to carry the Rings of Fate whose magical power is slowly killing him. With Aren as his fake fiancée, Dietan is sure he can outrun his enemies and break his curse. Except real feelings start to blur the line at the fate of the world might depend on a cynical barmaid and a cursed prince willing to risk their hearts.

Publication Date: 6 January 2026
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When Georgia Rose becomes a contestant on the hit reality show Love Shack, she isn’t looking for love. She’s planning to write a dynamite expose about the producers. Except the moment the show’s new host steps out, Georgia realizes she’s in trouble. Country singer Rhett Auburn just happens to be her memorable one-night stand from last year. Can you she risk a second chance with Rhett when she’s supposed to be falling in love on camera and finishing her assignment?

Publication Date: 13 January 2026
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On the surface, Dan and Tamma couldn’t be more different. One’s a golden child and the other’s a mouthy burnout. But the two form a strong bond climbing boulders in the parking lot during cold desert nights, both dreaming of adventure after high school. Yet as their high school graduation looms, their options seem to dwindle and their decisions become more consequential until something has to give.

Publication Date: 20 January 2026
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In an irreverent family drama, the Flynn family is coming apart at the seams. While Catherine and Bud’s open marriage has shattered, their three daughters have their own struggles. Abigail is dating “War Crime Wes,” and Louise is secretly writing to an online terrorist. Meanwhile, Harper must attend a wilderness reform camp because she thinks someone is monitoring the town. When Harper’s obsession with a mysterious shipping container leads her into a criminal conspiracy, the Flynns might completely completely undone or finally come together.

Publication Date: 13 January 2026
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Music executive Theo is tasked with reviving the Future Saints, a pop band that has been tanking ever since the death of their manager. When lead singer Hannah channels her grief into a new country sound, Theo uses it to create a new tour and a new album. But Hannah and her sister Ginny seem to be sabotaging all of Theo’s efforts as grief and fame don’t seem to mix in this story of sisterhood and the ghost that haunts us.

Publication Date: 20 January 2026
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Camille Bayliss suspects her husband Ben, a hotshot lawyer, has been hiding dirty secrets for years but she can’t prove it because he tracks her every move. Aubrey Price blames Ben for the worst night of her life a decade ago. Together, Aubrey and Camille hatch a plan to switch places for twelve hours so Camille can spy on Ben. When Ben is found murdered the next morning, only one of them as an airtight alibi.

Publication Date: 20 January 2026
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Recently, Book of the Month has started including audiobooks as another option for your monthly picks. Instead of choosing a hardcover copy, you can choose one of these audiobooks as your main selection this month.

January’s Audiobooks:

Sometimes, it happens. If none of the January 2026 Book of the Month selections are calling your name, don’t despair. After your third box, you now have another option!

Previously, if you didn’t love the five choices, you would have to skip the whole month. Now if you have BFF status, you can choose a member fave hardcover for your monthly box and then add-on up to four more books if you choose.

Member Faves:

Book of the Month also includes a few extra releases on top of their monthly selections. Once you have picked your main selection, you can choose to add-on these new books (or any past release) to your box. 

January’s New Books:

I feel like I could have chosen any of the selections this month. Well, except for Lost Lambs whose crazy premise holds absolutely no appeal to me.

My choice was made easier because I already have two of the five choices on my Kindle – Anatomy of an Alibi by Ashley Elston and The Future Saints by Ashley Winstead.

Even though the publisher’s description leaves a lot to be desired, I simply must read Gabriel Tallent’s Crux. Rock climbing literary fiction! Sign me up. I can already picture the Instagram pictures I could take at my climbing gym. Or maybe I should actually take my friends up on the their offer to climb outdoors.

Which of the Book of the Month January 2026 Selections Are You Going to Pick?

What books can you not wait to get your hands on this month? Or are you skipping this month’s selections? As always, let me know in the comments!

More New Book Releases:

• Book of the Month December 2025
• January 2026 Book Releases
• The Best Books of 2025
• Book of the Month: All the 2025 Selections

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