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Books I Want To Read In 2026
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As I identified a few months ago, I’ve long struggled with starting a million projects and not finishing them. This...also applies to book series and authors I've adored.
In 2026, I’d like to play catch-up: at last getting around to books that’ve fallen by the wayside, despite being keen to read them! They're organized alphabetically by genre.
Table Of Contents
Fantasy
- Brigands & Breadknives by Travis Baldree
- Celestial Monsters by Aiden Thomas
- Cinder House by Freya Marske
- Espíritu by Aiden Thomas
- Tailored Realities by Brandon Sanderson
- The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman
- The Geographer’s Map To Romance by India Holton
- The Last Best Quest Ever by F.T. Lukens
- The League Of Gentlewomen Witches by India Holton
- The Ornithologist’s Field Guide To Love by India Holton
- The Secret Service Of Tea And Treason by India Holton
- The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman
- The Sun And The Star by Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro
- Tress Of The Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson
Non-Fiction
- The Gutenberg Parenthesis by Jeff Jarvis
- The Ultimate Hidden Truth Of The World by David Graeber
- When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows by Steven Pinker
Romance
- A British Girl’s Guide To Hurricanes And Heartbreak by Laura Taylor Namey
- A Lady For All Seasons by T.J. Alexander
- A Rare Find by Joanna Lowell
- All Of Us Murderers by K.J. Charles
- Bridget And Gabe Are Not Okay by Lex Croucher
- Gwen & Art Are Not In Love by Lex Croucher
- How To Fake It In Society by K.J. Charles
- Infamous by Lex Croucher
- Last First Kiss by Julian Winters
- Like Real People Do by E.L. Massey
- Like You’ve Nothing Left To Prove by E.L. Massey
- Never Been Kissed by Timothy Janovsky
- New Adult by Timothy Janovsky
- Not For The Faint Of Heart by Lex Croucher
- Playing For Keeps by Jennifer Dugan
- Reputation by Lex Croucher
- Summer Official by Rebekah Weatherspoon
- The Devil She Knows by Alexandria Bellefleur
- The Ride Of Her Life by Jennifer Dugan
- Trouble by Lex Croucher
- You’re A Mean One, Matthew Prince by Timothy Janovsky
Science Fiction
- Seasons Of Glass And Iron by Amal El-Mohtar
- Walkaway by Cory Doctorow
Young Adult
- A Song For You And I by K. O'Neill
- Can’t Take That Away by Steven Salvatore
- Happily Ever Afters by Elise Bryant
- Hot Dog Girl by Jennifer Dugan
- I Could Give You The Moon by Ann Liang
- Inbetweens by Faith Erin Hicks
- Nobody In Particular by Sophie Gonzales
- Opting Out by Maia Kobabe
- Playing For Keeps by Jennifer Dugan
- Scarlet Morning by N.D. Stevenson
- Summer Girls by Jennifer Dugan
- The Deep Dark by Molly Knox Ostertag
- The Escape Game by Marissa Meyer
- The Moth Keeper by K. O'Neill
- The Perfect Guy Doesn't Exist by Sophie Gonzales
- There’s Always Next Year by Leah Johnson
Looking at this list, I can see the patterns: an enthusiasm for India Holton, a determination to finish His Dark Materials, and an inability to resist anything Lex Croucher, Timothy Janovsky, or Aiden Thomas. Here’s to finishing what we start.
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