Each month, we share top book picks from Indie Next and LibraryReads. We also feature a number of other prominent selections, including the Barnes & Noble Book Club, the "Good Morning America" Book Club, Oprah’s Book Club, the PBS Books Readers Club, the "Read with Jenna" Book Club, Reese's Book Club, and the Target Book Club.

You can see previous years' features here: 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014.
 

FEBRUARY 2026

Indie Next
#1 Pick: VIGIL by George Saunders
ERADICATION: A Fable by Jonathan Miles
CRUX by Gabriel Tallent
MY HUSBAND'S WIFE by Alice Feeney
OPERATION BOUNCE HOUSE by Matt Dinniman
IT'S NOT HER by Mary Kubica
HOW TO COMMIT A POSTCOLONIAL MURDER by Nina McConigley
NINE GOBLINS: A Tale of Low Fantasy and High Mischief by T. Kingfisher
MURDER BIMBO by Rebecca Novack
KEEPER OF LOST CHILDREN by Sadeqa Johnson
WHEN THE MUSEUM IS CLOSED written by Emi Yagi, translated by Yuki Tejima
THIS IS NOT ABOUT US by Allegra Goodman
THIS BOOK MADE ME THINK OF YOU by Libby Page
GOOD PEOPLE by Patmeena Sabit
EVERY HAPPINESS by Reena Shah
GEORGE FALLS THROUGH TIME by Ryan Collett
THE SEVEN DAUGHTERS OF DUPREE by Nikesha Elise Williams
THE FUTURE SAINTS by Ashley Winstead
HOW TO KILL A GUY IN TEN DATES by Shailee Thompson
A BEAST SLINKS TOWARDS BEIJING by Alice Evelyn Yang
HEAP EARTH UPON IT by Chloe Michelle Howarth
THE COMPANY OF OWLS: A Memoir, by Polly Atkin
A CLEAN HELL: Anarchy and Abolition in America's Most Notorious Dungeon, written by Eric King and edited by Josh Davidson
WOMEN OF A PROMISCUOUS NATURE by Donna Everhart
TWO WOMEN LIVING TOGETHER written by Kim Hana and Hwang Sunwoo, translated by Gene Png

LibraryReads
Top Pick: OPERATION BOUNCE HOUSE by Matt Dinniman
HER LAST BREATH by Taylor Adams
CLEOPATRA by Saara El-Arifi
THIS IS NOT ABOUT US by Allegra Goodman
KEEPER OF LOST CHILDREN by Sadeqa Johnson
KIN by Tayari Jones
THIS BOOK MADE ME THINK OF YOU by Libby Page
TRAD WIFE by Saratoga Schaefer
RED WINTER by Cameron Sullivan
THE HALIFAX HELLIONS by Alexandra Vasti

Barnes & Noble Book Club
GOOD PEOPLE by Patmeena Sabit (Click here for more)

"Good Morning America" Book Club
THE EXES by Leodora Darlington (Click here for more)

Oprah's Book Club
To be announced later this month

PBS Books Readers Club
In this special episode of the PBS Books Readers Club, hosts Princess Weekes and Lauren Smith recommend their favorite Black History Month reads. The episode is now available on the PBS Books YouTube channel and will air as a Facebook Live event on Wednesday, February 25th at 8pm ET. (Click here for more)

"Read with Jenna" Book Club
ONE & ONLY by Maurene Goo (Click here for more)

Reese's Book Club
IN HER DEFENSE by Philippa Malicka (Click here for more)

Target Book Club
THE INHERITANCE by Trisha Sakhlecha (Click here for more)
 

JANUARY 2026

Indie Next
#1 Pick: THE FIRST TIME I SAW HIM by Laura Dave
SKYLARK by Paula McLain
IS THIS A CRY FOR HELP? by Emily Austin
MEET THE NEWMANS by Jennifer Niven
LOST LAMBS by Madeline Cash
IN YOUR DREAMS by Sarah Adams
HOMESCHOOLED: A Memoir by Stefan Merrill Block
AN ARCANE INHERITANCE by Kamilah Cole
A VOW IN VENGEANCE by Jaclyn Rodriguez
GRACELESS HEART by Isabel Ibañez
THE BOOKBINDER'S SECRET by A. D. Bell
THE STORM by Rachel Hawkins
PLAYING FOR KEEPS by Alexandria Bellefleur
THE LIST OF SUSPICIOUS THINGS by Jennie Godfrey
I COULD BE FAMOUS: Stories, by Sydney Rende
LIKE IN LOVE WITH YOU by Emma R. Alban
DANDELION IS DEAD: A Novel About Life by Rosie Storey
SHEER by Vanessa Lawrence
SCAVENGERS by Kathleen Boland
MEGA MILK: Essays on Family, Fluidity, Whiteness, and Cows, by Megan Milks
THE ONCE AND FUTURE QUEEN by Paula Lafferty
PLASTIC: A Poem, by Matthew Rice
DIVINE RUIN: A Sister Holiday Mystery by Margot Douaihy
THE HITCH by Sara Levine
JEAN by Madeleine Dunnigan

LibraryReads
Top Pick: IS THIS A CRY FOR HELP? by Emily Austin
THE BOOKBINDER'S SECRET by A. D. Bell
ALL THE LITTLE HOUSES by May Cobb
ANATOMY OF AN ALIBI by Ashley Elston
WOMEN OF A PROMISCUOUS NATURE by Donna Everhart
NO ONE WOULD DO WHAT THE LAMBERTS HAVE DONE by Sophie Hannah
IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN YOU by Andrea Mara
HOW TO COMMIT A POSTCOLONIAL MURDER by Nina McConigley
VIGIL by George Saunders
THE ELSEWHERE EXPRESS by Samantha Sotto Yambao

Barnes & Noble Book Club
THE REST OF OUR LIVES by Ben Markovits (Click here for more)

"Good Morning America" Book Club
SKYLARK by Paula McLain (Click here for more)

Oprah's Book Club
Please note that there is no Oprah's Book Club pick for January. Oprah is focusing this month on promoting her new book, ENOUGH: Your Health, Your Weight, and What It's Like to Be Free, which she wrote with Dr. Ania M. Jastreboff.

PBS Books Readers Club
ONCE THERE WERE WOLVES and WILD DARK SHORE by Charlotte McConaghy (Click here for more)

"Read with Jenna" Book Club
HOMESCHOOLED: A Memoir by Stefan Merrill Block (Click here for more)

Reese's Book Club
THE FIRST TIME I SAW HIM by Laura Dave (Click here for more)

Target Book Club
TIME LOOPS & MEET CUTES by Jackie Lau (Click here for more)