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Ready to Heat Up Your Winter Reading?
The Winter 2026 Grab a Galley brings you an exclusive preview of the season’s most-anticipated books and audiobooks. Whether you’re looking for a new series to binge, a moving memoir, or a magical adventure for young readers, this is where your next favorite begins.
Our publishing partners have curated an exciting range of books and audio for every kind of reader and listener—from thrilling mysteries and romantic escapes to powerful nonfiction and enchanting children’s stories. Fill your virtual swag bag with unlimited galleys, but act fast—supplies are limited, and these reads won’t stick around forever!
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The Alchemary
Hyperion Avenue
New York Times bestselling author Rachel Vincent pens a dark paranormal romantasy centered on alchemy magic—and those who dare harness it. When alchemy student Amber Fallbrook awakes knowing little more than her name, she is swept into both a mystery and a love triangle between two brothers.
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2 of 43 titles
All the Little Houses
Sourcebooks Landmark
In 1980s Longview, Texas, beautiful Nellie Anderson always gets what she wants—thanks to her cunning mother, Charleigh, who built their family’s social empire. But when the idyllic Swift family moves in, Charleigh’s power begins to crack. Determined to stay on top, she sets a deadly trap that may destroy everything she’s built.
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3 of 43 titles
Ava
Simon & Schuster
For fans of The Handmaid’s Tale, this gripping contemporary novel with a speculative twist explores motherhood, bodily autonomy, and the meaning of choice. In a post-Roe South, biologist Larkin joins a radical movement pioneering artificial gestation after losing a child to strict abortion laws. Years later, her daughter Ava questions the very choice that created her.
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4 of 43 titles
A Bad, Bad Place
Soho Crime
A gritty and poignant debut about a young girl in 1979 Glasgow who happens upon the body of a murdered woman—and must face an insular community desperate for answers, as well as herself. This stunning crime novel is at once a coming-of-age whodunit and an intimate portrait of a working-class neighborhood, shot through with remarkable humor and voice.
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5 of 43 titles
Born At the End of the World
Catalyst Press
An epic story of espionage, love, and sacrifice in 1960s Africa no less uplifting or appalling than Schindler's List. Wading through the bloodbath of the Red Terror in Ethiopia/Eritrea, Elen and Germai are recruited as spies. Falling in love, they are faced with uncomfortable moral choices, tragedy, and heroism in a struggle and a cause bigger than their own lives.
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6 of 43 titles
Butterfly Games
She Writes Press
For fans of Philippa Gregory and Allison Pataki, Butterfly Games is a debut biographical historical novel about a young Swedish countess whose youthful love affair with the heir to her country’s throne has profound personal and political repercussions.
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7 of 43 titles
Deep Time
She Writes Press
An exciting Grand Canyon rafting trip inspires Lauren Brown to become a geologist. She thrives on adventures geology affords her. While observing Mount St. Helens, she must flee for her life when the mountain erupts with catastrophic power. According to the Rocky Mountain Reader, "In Deep Time, Bogue has effortlessly woven together a compelling love story and an action-adventure story...."
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8 of 43 titles
Dig
Crooked Lane Books
The Nightmare Man author returns with a surreal horror novel. Eight years ago, Jericho Dodd slaughtered a dozen people, ever since, Crow Island has been a dark and unsettling place. When a compulsion to dig sweeps over the island, dread and paranoia takes over the residents and it soon becomes clear that the island needs something from its residents.
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9 of 43 titles
Even After This
Haven
When widow Meredith Harper meets Harlan Holcombe during her Colorado escape, their instant chemistry reawakens her spirit. Despite his viral heroism, Harlan carries the weight of past mistakes. As their unexpected romance deepens, both must decide whether to guard their wounded hearts or embrace the healing power of a second chance at love neither saw coming.
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10 of 43 titles
A Far-Flung Life
Scribner
From the author of the acclaimed bestseller The Light Between Oceans comes a breathtaking and epic novel set in the vast outback of Australia—about tragedy, family secrets, and the enduring power of love.
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11 of 43 titles
The Fourth Wife
Kensington Books
The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas meets “Sister Wives” in a deliciously chilling, darkly romantic, historical gothic horror with a feminist slant, as a young Mormon woman is haunted by a malevolent presence in the decrepit Salt Lake City mansion she shares with her new husband and his other wives…
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Fun City Heist
Severn House
A washed-up rockstar gets his old band back together for one final gig...and one daring robbery! A brilliantly funny, twisty heist caper from Pushcart Prize-winning author Michael Kardos. Packed with astonishing twists and laugh-out-loud moments, this unique comedic thriller is perfect for fans of Elmore Leonard and Donald Westlake.
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13 of 43 titles
Ghost Town
Scribner
A nostalgic tale about one tumultuous summer in 1970s suburbia. Teenage Jimmy is grieving and alienated from friends and family. Drawn to two older teenagers: a notorious local burnout and eccentric girl, they are entranced by a Ouija board. Ghost Town reveals how the past haunts the present. Perfect for fans of The Girls and Little Fires Everywhere!
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14 of 43 titles
Half Wylde
W by Wattpad
Fans of romantasy and fae mythology like Margaret Rogerson, Sarah J. Maas, and Holly Black will love Wren’s story. Half-fae and hunted, Wren flees into the woods after her father’s death and is drawn into the dangerous realm of the Wyldes. There, she must face her hidden powers—and the dark truth of her own heritage.
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15 of 43 titles
Have a Great Summer
Kensington Books
Set against a vibrant Jersey Shore backdrop and bursting with summertime romance, hometown nostalgia, smart humor, female friendship, and millennial angst, journalist Francesca Cocchi’s dual-timeline teenage-crush-to-adult-lovers debut is the perfect beach read for fans of Annabel Monaghan, Carley Fortune, and Emily Henry.
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16 of 43 titles
Homebound
Scribner
Five interlocking lives. One beloved story. A dazzling adventure across centuries and continents in search of the things that hold us together. “At once a gripping mystery that confidently spans centuries, and a hauntingly beautiful exploration of what makes us human.” —Madeline Miller, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Song of Achilles
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17 of 43 titles
Isis of Egypt: Goddess of Thrones
Alcove Press
One determined goddess. Two beloved gods. Three coveted thrones. Ancient Egypt’s most formidable goddess will stop at nothing to save her true love from the wrath of a vengeful god in this romantic retelling by the author of Neferura, perfect for readers who loved Lilith.
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18 of 43 titles
It Came from Neverland
Crooked Lane Books
Peter Pan meets Stephen King's It in this twisted horror retelling of a classic childhood fairy tale set during WWI from Bram Stoker Award-winning author Cynthia Pelayo.
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The Last Page
Alcove Press
Katie Holt, author of Not in My Book, returns with a new enemies-to-friends-to-lovers romcom. In this swoony bookish romance, a bookseller with a dream of running her beloved bookstore goes head-to-head with the owner’s out-of-touch grandson who inherits everything.
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20 of 43 titles
The Last Starborn Seer
Head of Zeus
Leilani Stellarion is cursed. Heir to a tainted throne, the last surviving member of an ancient bloodline, she’s shunned for the volatile Starborn magic that grants her prophetic visions. When a prophecy reveals the existence of a relic that could end the Sickening, Leilani seizes her chance to reclaim her fate and save the realm.
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21 of 43 titles
Love Galaxy
DAW Books
Putting the opera back in Space Opera, Love Galaxy is a romantic science fiction debut in which a young woman from a dead-end planet gets cast on a reality TV show to compete for the hand of the prince—or princess. But not everyone is there for the right reasons...
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22 of 43 titles
Man One
Severn House
Hard-boiled Private Investigator Amos Walker races to save a beautiful widow in the latest mystery from Loren D. Estleman—master of the noir PI novel and recipient of the Private Eye Writers of America’s Lifetime Achievement Award. “Loren D. Estleman is my hero”—Harlan Coben
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23 of 43 titles
Nebraska
Astra House
The captivating and tragicomic story of the Chatterjee family and the catastrophe that tore them apart—for fans of Kiran Desai's The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny and Jonathan Franzen’s Crossroads.
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24 of 43 titles
The Night Ship
Flame Tree Publishing
The last survivors of an apocalypse that turned the world completely dark sail across the vast night to find more survivors. They use a jerry-rigged radio to piece together the history of this peculiar new world; but the night is sending transmissions of its own, and not all the hitchhikers they pick up are human.
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25 of 43 titles
Nonesuch
Scribner
A spellbinding tale about an ambitious young woman who must thwart an occult plot by time-traveling fascists during the chaos of the London Blitz—from “one of our most powerful writers of wayward historical fiction” (The Washington Post).
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Ode to the Half-Broken
DAW Books
In the abandoned New York Botanical Gardens, forty years after the world nearly ended, a worn-out robot is attacked, and realizes old evils are stirring. Wrestling with themes of loneliness, connection, and purpose, this hope-punk sci-fi is for fans of Becky Chambers’s Monk & Robot duology—featuring a cyborg dog!
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27 of 43 titles
Offseason
Astra House
A blisteringly funny and transcendently deranged debut novel following a young woman who takes a job at an all-girls boarding school in a small coastal town to teach English literature—and to try, desperately, to escape the trap that is herself.
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28 of 43 titles
Posthumously Yours
Type Eighteen Books
A compelling novel by an anonymous author who insisted on living (and dying) on his own terms. When Charles faces the passing of his mother, who has been his only tether to life, a suicide hotline volunteer steps into his life, making him question her motives—and his own.
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29 of 43 titles
Queering Him
The Future of Agency
For fans of books by Sally Rooney and LUSTER by Raven Leilani. In this propulsive debut novel, Queering Him, Katherine Wela Bogen chronicles the scalding-hot story of millennial enemies turned lovers Avra and Kieran.
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30 of 43 titles
Ranger’s Oath (Fall of Radiance, Book 1)
Aethon & Vault
Experience the beginning of a thrilling epic fantasy series in RANGER’S OATH, where friendship fights failure – and the monsters thought to be only legends. The barrier of magic between worlds is broken. Only a young ranger’s apprentice named Owyn Lund knows the truth...and tries to warn anybody who will listen. Legends aren’t supposed to be real.
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31 of 43 titles
Rune Seeker (Book 1)
Aethon & Vault
The Everfail will rise to unimaginable power. His enemies will fall. Hiral is the Everfail, the weakest person on the flying island of Fallen Reach, but trains harder and studies longer than anyone. Here, people are born with solar-powered magic flowing through tattoos on their bodies. Despite having enormous energy within, Hiral is the only one who can’t channel it; his hard work is worth nothing. Until it isn’t.
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32 of 43 titles
Served Him Right
Park Row Books
A celebratory brunch turns sinister when Ana Blacksmith’s ex, Paul Hayes, is found dead. Secrets unravel as Ana, her sister Vera, and friends face suspicion. With whispers of a secret women’s network and a history of Paul’s violence, vengeance brews. Lisa Unger’s Served Him Right is a dark, twisty thriller about betrayal, justice, and the power of women wronged.
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33 of 43 titles
The Shark House
Harper Muse
On the shores of Hawaii in 1998, mysterious shark attacks stir a dark past for biologist Minnow Gray. Known as the "shark whisperer," she must confront a family tragedy and uncover long-buried secrets connecting her to the majestic predators of the deep. This is a story of suspense, self-discovery, and the profound bond between humans and nature.
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34 of 43 titles
Song of Belonging
She Writes Press
Perfect for fans of Kate Morton, Song of Belonging is a haunting and magical story about a woman's journey to discover the truth about her ancestors and find her place in a lineage of women who are protectors of the waters surrounding their Louisiana home.
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35 of 43 titles
Split Second (Split Second, Book 1)
Aethon & Vault
From New York Times bestselling author Douglas E. Richards, comes SPLIT SECOND, a science fiction thriller with a stunningly unique take on time travel, where traveling fractions of a second back in time can change the fate of humanity. "Richards is an extraordinary writer!"—Dean Koontz "Will keep you turning the pages all night long." —Douglas Preston
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36 of 43 titles
The Star from Calcutta
Soho Crime
A movie censor murdered, a leading lady vanished—the glamour, romance, and intrigue of the beginnings of Bollywood come to vivid life in the thrilling new installment of the Perveen Mistry historical mystery series from Agatha Award–winning author Sujata Massey.
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37 of 43 titles
The Star Society
Harper Muse
Uncover the captivating tale of two extraordinary sisters in The Star Society, a thrilling historical novel inspired by the indomitable spirit of Audrey Hepburn that transports readers from the shadows of the Dutch Resistance to the glitz and glamour of Hollywood.
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38 of 43 titles
The Summer I Found You
Alcove Press
Calling all fans of HGTV renovation shows and steamy summer romances! A recently divorced single mom returns to her family’s fixer-upper beach house and finds romance amidst the heartbreak—and truths buried under generations of lies—in this summertime romance, perfect for fans of The Beach House and Nora Goes Off Script.
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39 of 43 titles
That’s What Friends Are For
MIRA Books
Teddy Hoffman, a sharp-tongued vintage shop owner in Palm Springs, lives with his three best friends, “The Golden Gays.” Their lives are upended when Teddy’s estranged sister and her rebellious granddaughter arrive, forcing Teddy to confront family secrets, grief, and love. That’s What Friends Are For is a heartwarming tale of acceptance, friendship, and finding family in unexpected places.
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40 of 43 titles
Trad Wife
Crooked Lane Books
First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes baby in a baby carriage… then comes baby in a baby carriage… Rosemary’s Baby for the digital age. A #tradwife influencer allows a demonic creature to impregnate her in this unnerving horror novel, perfect for fans of Nightbitch and Mary. From the author of Serial Killer Support Group.
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41 of 43 titles
Warship (Black Fleet Saga, Book 1)
Aethon & Vault
In the 25th century humans have conquered space, exploiting virtually limitless space and resources for centuries, while faster-than-light travel has opened up hundreds of planets for colonization. Humanity has become complacent, and armed conflict is a thing of the past. BUT… What would happen if humans were suddenly threatened by a terrifying new enemy? Would humanity fold and surrender, or would they fight?
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42 of 43 titles
Women of a Promiscuous Nature
Kensington Books
Girl, Interrupted meets The Handmaid’s Tale in 1940s North Carolina, as a young woman accused of “promiscuity” is unjustly incarcerated at the State Industrial Farm Colony for Women in this shockingly timely novel based on the long-buried history of the American Plan – the real government program designed to regulate women’s bodies and sexuality.
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43 of 43 titles
Wretch
Dead Sky Publishing
Wretch by Jeremy Wagner (Dead Sky Publishing) is a relentless descent into crime, horror, and vengeance. A brutal unflinching thriller for fans of organized crime sagas, dark detective fiction, and monsters born in the shadows of science.
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