January 2026 Releases

Here are just some of the titles hitting the shelves at SCLS in January. Place a request today!

Updated December 5, 2025
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January 2026 Releases

Here are just some of the titles hitting the shelves at SCLS in January. Place a request today!

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Woman Down
Hoover, Colleen
In this twisty thriller from New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover, a frustrated author looks for her muse in a remote hideaway, but what she finds defies all expectations...and reality. Her words used to set the page on fire. But a viral backlash over her latest...
Dear Debbie
McFadden, Freida
A brand new twisted thriller that will have you cheering "good for her!" from the #1 New York Times bestselling and global sensation Freida McFadden, author of The Housemaid! Sometimes, enough is enough... Debbie Mullen is losing it. For years, she has compiled all of her best...
The First Time I Saw Him
Dave, Laura
Laura Dave continues Hannah Hall's pulse-pounding journey in the riveting and deeply moving sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling blockbuster and Apple TV+ show, The Last Thing He Told Me. How far would you go for a second chance? Five years...
My Husband's Wife
Feeney, Alice
The New York Times bestselling Queen of Twists is back with a psychological masterpiece that will leave you questioning everything you know about love, identity, and revenge. "Nonstop thrills! The best Feeney book yet!" --FREIDA MCFADDEN "Propulsive, compulsive...
The Invisible Woman: A Thriller
Patterson, James
From New York Times bestselling author​ James Patterson, an undercover FBI agent investigates a family with suspected ties to organized crime--by posing as their live-in nanny. No one sees her, but she sees everything. Elinor Gilbert was once a...
Vigil
Saunders, George
An electric novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling, Booker Prize-winning 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 Not for the first time,...
Private Rome: A Private Novel
Patterson, James
This thrilling addition to the bestselling Private series transports readers inside the halls of the Vatican itself when a priest is murdered--and the new lead agent at Private is the number one suspect.    Jack Morgan, ex-Marine helicopter pilot and CIA...
The Storm
Hawkins, Rachel
New York Times bestselling author Rachel Hawkins is back with a thrilling new gothic suspense set in a Gulf Coast beach motel where hurricane season can be murder. St. Medard's Bay, Alabama is famous for three things: the deadly hurricanes that regularly sweep into town...
The Devil's Daughter
Steel, Danielle
Two diametrically different sisters--one calculating and egotistical, the other honorable, kind, and compassionate--clash in this compelling novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel. Graduating magna cum laude from MIT is the happiest day of Billie...
Anatomy of an Alibi
Elston, Ashley
FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF FIRST LIE WINS A tense, feverish thriller about two women's lives that are forever intertwined when a murder threatens to expose them both. "Elston expertly unravels a web of secrets and lies. You won't be...
The Friend of the Family
Koontz, Dean
A girl liberated from a carnival sideshow discovers her mysterious purpose in a moving novel about family, sacrifice, and transcendent love by #1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz. The human "oddities" in the Museum of the Strange are less wondrous than the...
The Shop on Hidden Lane
Krentz, Jayne Ann
New York Times bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz dives into 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. The Harper and...
Skylark
McLain, Paula
The New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Wife weaves 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...
The Viper: A Zig & Nola Novel
Meltzer, Brad
"A thrilling adventure, full of twists and turns, gripping from the first page to the last. Hugely enjoyable. The perfect book to meet Zig & Nola." -- Alex Michaelides, New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Patient New York Times bestselling...
The Right to Remain: A Jack Swyteck Novel
Grippando, James
In this thrilling novel from bestselling author James Grippando--the twentieth in his revered series--legendary criminal defense attorney Jack Swyteck takes on a twisty, difficult case that becomes one of the most complex in his illustrious career. Miami criminal defense...
Pendergast: The Beginning
Preston, Douglas
From the #1 New York Times bestselling duo Preston and Child comes 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. It only took six months for...
Crux
Tallent, Gabriel
"Tender, immersive, and thrilling." --Gabrielle Zevin "One of the best novels I've ever read about friendship." --Stephen King "I can't remember the last time I cared about fictional characters as desperately as I came to care about the beautiful, hilarious and...
Twelve Months
Butcher, Jim
Harry Dresden, Chicago's only professional wizard, has always managed to save the day--but, in this powerful entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling Dresden Files, can he save himself? One year. 365 days. Twelve months. Harry Dresden has been through...
Pizza and Taco: go viral!
Shaskan, Stephen
Streaming live on StewTube: Pizza and Taco!!! These foodie besties are on a mission to go viral! Will they get lots of likes for their awesome video? Find out in this hilarious installment of the bestselling chapterbook graphic novel series! Pizza and Taco are "jelly" of their...
Order of Royals
Deveraux, Jude.
"Jude Deveraux's writing is enchanting and exquisite." --BookPage The second book in Jude Deveraux's spellbinding and unforgettable Blue Swan series weaves an intricate tapestry of fantasy and intrigue on the enigmatic planet of Bellis. 
BATH TIME FOR THE CRAYONS
DAYWALT, DREW.
The hilarious crayons from the #1 New York Times bestselling The Day the Crayons Quit are ready to make a splash in the bath! The perfect book to read any time of day, but particularly at bath time. Bath time is an adventure for the Crayons! Red likes to relax,...
Dandelion Is Dead: A Novel about Life
Storey, Rosie
"Dandelion is Dead is breathtakingly original. A brilliant premise, smart, funny and heartbreaking in equal measure. I adored it." --Clare Leslie Hall, New York Times bestselling author of Broken Country Jake has fallen head over heels for Dandelion. The...
How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder
McConigley, Nina
A bold, inventive, and fiercely original debut novel that begins with an uncle dead and his tween niece's private confession to the reader--she and her sister killed him, and they blame the British. "I have been waiting for Nina McConigley's debut novel for years and it's even better...
The Witching Hours
Graham, Heather
A haunting murder and kidnapping on the outskirts of Salem, Massachusetts, sends two people with unique talents hunting for answers from both the past and present in internationally bestselling author Heather Graham's electrifying new Krewe of Hunters spin off for fans of Stephen King, Jayne Ann...
Robert Ludlum's the Bourne Revenge
Freeman, Brian
The identity of a deadly Chinese spy lies hidden in Jason Bourne's lost memory in this latest entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling series. Shadow - the head of Treadstone - has found evidence of massive Chinese espionage activity in the U.S. The spy running the...
Chicka Chicka Peep Peep
Chung, Julien
It's time for spring in this companion to the beloved and bestselling classic Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, and the letters peep something hidden up in the tree... A asked B and B asked C, "What's up there in the pretty pink tree?" Everyone...
Remember That Day
Balogh, Mary
A soldier and a pacifist make the unlikeliest of pairs, but when passion sparks, there's nothing that can prevent their love from igniting. Winifred Cunningham, the adopted daughter of a portrait painter, hopes that her new close friend, Owen Ware, will soon ask for her hand in...
Meet the Newmans
Niven, Jennifer
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Niven, a novel about America's favorite TV family, whose perfect façade cracks, for fans of Lessons in Chemistry and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. "I loved Meet the Newmans!" --Judy Blume, #1...
The Elsewhere Express
Sotto Yambao, Samantha
When you lose your way in life, the Elsewhere Express just might find you. Step on board the train that may take you to your life's purpose in this wistful, Ghibli-esque fantasy from the bestselling author of Water Moon. This deluxe first edition hardcover includes:...
If It Were My Birthday Party--By the Cat in the Hat
Dr Seuss
The Cat in the Hat imagines throwing himself a birthday party with Thing One and Thing Two and 26 Little Cats as his helpers in this hilarious Beginner Book that's perfect for birthdays and gift-giving all year long! Everyone loves a birthday party, including the Cat in the Hat!...
Graceless Heart
Ibanez, Isabel
#1 New York Times bestseller Isabel Ibañez in her adult debut: a gorgeous, historical, and romantic fantasy that will leave readers breathless for more! This stunning luxe edition includes a gorgeous cover printed over foil with a custom two color map endpapers, pink gilded...
Firestorm: The Great Los Angeles Fires and America's New Age of Disaster
Soboroff, Jacob
From the MSNBC Senior Political and National Correspondent and New York Times bestselling author of Separated, a gripping and revelatory account of the devastating 2025 Los Angeles fires, which he covered on the ground as an LA native. On the morning of January 7, 2025...
The Bookbinder's Secret
Bell, A D
Every book tells a story. This one tells a secret. 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. Lilian ("Lily") Delaney,...
A Book of Loves
Rylant, Cynthia
Celebrate the small, often overlooked things that cats, dogs, and children love in this sweet and gentle picture book from Newbery Medal winner and author of the Henry and Mudge series, Cynthia Rylant. Cats love boxes and windows and toys...and other things. Dogs love sticks and...
The Letter Setters in Fun!
Long, Ethan
Learning how to read should be as fun as a day at the beach! Frolick in the sand with four canine friends on a letter-replacement adventure in this phonics-based early reader from Theodor Seuss Geisel Medalist Ethan Long. The Letter Setters--a lovable group of dynamic dogs--are...
A Box Full of Darkness
St James, Simone
"From the book's chillingly creepy setting, which previously appeared in The Sun Down Motel (2020), to a nerve-jangling plot that effectively borrows from a mix of genres to the writing itself, which shimmers with a dazzlingly sharp sense of wit, everything about St. James' latest is done...
Lost Lambs
Cash, Madeline
"I can't remember the last time a novel made me laugh so hard or feel so much tenderness for its characters." --Leslie Jamison, author of Splinters "Madeline Cash is a voice like no other." --Lena Dunham "I've read entire books that contain less...
Nine Goblins: A Tale of Low Fantasy and High Mischief
Kingfisher, T
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A Porcupine Wedding: Ready-To-Read Level 2
Rylant, Cynthia
The baker mice cater a porcupine wedding in the fourth book in the Mouse and Spoon Level 2 Ready-to-Read series from Newbery Medal winner and author of the Henry and Mudge series, Cynthia Rylant! Ginger, Piper, and Tom of the Mouse and Spoon Bakery have a very important job:...
Dr zeus
Patterson, James.
Middle School meets Percy Jackson in this exciting adventure from #1 New York Times bestselling author James Patterson, where Greek gods task an ordinary twelve-year-old with a big mission.  Nick Andino isn't exactly "hero" material. He's...
The Fair Weather Friend
Garcia, Jessie
The next gripping domestic suspense novel from Jessie Garcia. It's always sunny in Detroit for Faith Richards. The popular TV meteorologist, endearingly referred to as "The Fair Weather Friend" by her viewers, has the world by the tail. But one night, Faith leaves work on a...
The Berenstain Bears Visit the Ice Age
Berenstain, Mike
Featuring over a dozen prehistoric facts! Get ready for another exciting museum adventure with the Berenstain Bears! This time, they're stepping back in time to explore the wonders of the Ice Age. From mighty woolly mammoths to the fierce saber-tooth cats, this leveled reader ...
Don't Think about Dinner: Save Time and Money with 125+ Easy, Nourishing, Delicious Recipes for Every Meal
Lueke, Jenn
Save time, money, and energy with strategic meal planning, grocery lists, and kitchen prep. With over 125 recipes, Don't Think About Dinner eliminates decision fatigue and makes healthy living effortless, delicious, and even fun! Whether you want to improve your health, cut down...
The Devil's Daughter
Steel, Danielle
Two diametrically different sisters--one calculating and egotistical, the other honorable, kind, and compassionate--clash in this compelling novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel. Graduating magna cum laude from MIT is the happiest day of Billie...
Dark Joy
Feehan, Christine
The destinies of an ancient warrior and a reluctant shifter entwine in this riveting novel in Christine Feehan's #1 New York Times bestselling series that unites Carpathians new and old.... Sarika Silva has come to Peru's rainforest to learn about her family's history and...
Inside Man: A Head Cases Novel
McMahon, John
In this sequel to McMahon's electrifying series debut, Head Cases, Gardner Camden and the PAR team return to investigate potentially connected cases. FBI Agent Gardner Camden is an analytical genius with an affinity for puzzles. He and his squad of brilliant yet quirky...
Bug on the bus
Catrow, David
This funny story by an award-winning artist is the perfect story for practicing simple phonics. Bug ran to the bus. Hop on. Bat ran to the bus. Bug, Bat, Hen, Cat, Pig, Pup, and Fox all hop on the bus. Everything is fine until skunk...
No One Would Do What the Lamberts Have Done
Hannah, Sophie
The twistiest murder mystery you are ever likely to read? A story about a family that does the unthinkable? Both? Or something else altogether? You think it will never happen to you. The doorbell. The policeman. The words that turn your world inside out: I'm afraid there's...
The Method: A Thriller
Quirk, Matthew
From the author of The Night Agent--the #1 global Netflix sensation--comes an edge-of-your-seat thriller about a young actress who must go undercover in a deadly world of espionage to save her best friend...and herself. A silent war. An unlikely spy. She's done playing by...
Catch Her If You Can
Bailey, Tessa
#1 New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey is back with an all-new marriage of convenience, friends-to-lovers sports romance about a baseball catcher and the burlesque club owner he can't get out of his head. Madden Donahue, the newest catcher for the Yankees, has been in...
Bad Banana: Ready-To-Read Level 2
Rex, Michael
Find out what to do with a banana gone bad in this hilarious Level 2 Ready-to-Read from bestselling author-illustrator Michael Rex. Wow, that's one bad banana. Look at it--it's soft. It's squishy. Its yellow peel has lots of spots! Could there be hope for a banana like that?
Hattie Mae Begins Again
Flake, Sharon G
From the three-time Coretta Scott King Honor winning author of The Skin I'm In comes a poignant story about a southern girl far from home at an elite girls boarding school in the north, who must find the courage to be herself and to dream of a brighter future, set against the backdrop of...
Football
Klosterman, Chuck
Chuck Klosterman - New York Times bestselling critic, journalist, and, yes, football psychotic - did not write this book to deepen your appreciation of the game. He's not trying to help you become that person at the party, or to teach you how to make better bets, or to validate any preexisting views...
All the Little Houses
Cobb, May
"May Cobb's most explosive book yet. And trust me, that's saying a lot." -- Jeneva Rose "Nobody does explosive and twisted like May Cobb does it." --Lisa Jewell Adults can behave badly too... It's the mid-1980s in the tiny town of Longview, Texas. Nellie Anderson, the...
Escape!
Fishbach, Stephen
Everybody gets the story arc they deserve. Kent Duvall, a has-been reality winner, just wants another chance at glory--to find his way out of his depressing life and back to his highlight reel. When a scandal is captured on camera at a charity event, he gets his shot, on a remote island with seven...
Worm and Butterfly Are Friends Always: Ready-To-Read Graphics Level 1
Windness, Kaz
Best friends Worm and Butterfly must spend time apart in this Level 1 Ready-to-Read Graphics book--the sequel to Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book Worm and Caterpillar Are Friends. Worm and Butterfly are best friends. Worm says best friends stick together, but Butterfly has...
Her Cold Justice
Dugoni, Robert
To save a client accused of murder, defense attorney Keera Duggan must fight a complex web of corruption in a riveting novel of suspense by New York Times bestselling author Robert Dugoni. In a quiet South Seattle neighborhood, a suspected drug smuggler and his girlfriend are...
Darkrooms
Hannigan, Rebecca
"A lush, moody mystery. Darkrooms is gripping and atmospheric, as two women wrestle with guilt and injustice." -- Flynn Berry, New York Times bestselling author of Northern Spy Two unforgettable women investigate the disappearance of...
Missing Sam
Umrigar, Thrity
A tense and twisty story of a woman who goes missing on a morning run and her wife's determination to both find her and clear her own name--from the bestselling author of Honor. One night after a party, old grievances surface between married couple...
Eat Yourself Healthy: Food to Change Your Life [American Measurements]
Oliver, Jamie
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER Kickstart your good life with Jamie's first cookbook for better long-term health--Eat Yourself Healthy. Jamie's health journey will be all about more not less: more taste, more joy, more energy, more sleep, more of the things that we all...
Nat the Cat Finds a Map: Ready-To-Read Pre-Level 1
Lerner, Jarrett
Nat the Cat goes on a treasure hunt in this fifth book in the hilarious, fourth wall-breaking Pre-Level 1 Ready-to-Read series about a grumpy cat, a curious rat, and an exasperated narrator from powerhouse creator Jarrett Lerner! Nat the Cat finds a treasure map. Nat the Cat...
The Future Saints
Winstead, Ashley
Perfect for fans of Daisy Jones and the Six and In Five Years--a beautiful, powerful, and transportive new novel about a music executive desperately trying to bring a rock band back from the brink, from bestselling author Ashley Winstead. The best love...
The Last of Earth
Anappara, Deepa
From the award-winning author of Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line comes a stunning historical novel set in nineteenth-century Tibet that follows two outsiders--an Indian schoolteacher spying for the British Empire and an English "lady" explorer--as they venture into a forbidden kingdom....
Make It Out Alive: A Quinn & Costa Thriller (Original)
Brennan, Allison
Allison Brennan returns to her bestselling series with an edge-of-your-seat thriller that thrusts Quinn and Costa into the crosshairs of a sadistic serial killer.   Three newlywed couples have disappeared from an exclusive resort in Florida, only to turn up dead soon...
The Devil in the Details: A Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery
Delany, Vicki
Gemma Doyle is excited about celebrating Jayne Wilson's big day. It's supposed to be a day marking not only the birthday of Jayne, her partner in crime, but also that of the Great Detective himself. Following the festivities at the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop and Emporium, Gemma heads for the Blue...
The Road from Nowhere
Avi
Inside one of America's most troubled periods of economic crisis, The Road From Nowhere, from master storyteller and Newbery medalist Avi, is both a tightly plotted adventure and a big-hearted tale of boyhood that explores what it means to put a name to the feelings we're taught to push down...
Fundamentals of Being a Good Girl
Murphy, Julie
This deluxe hardcover edition will feature stenciled edges and illustrated endpapers. From #1 New York Times bestselling author Julie Murphy and USA Today bestselling author Sierra Simone comes a brand-new college town raunch-com about a sexy single dad professor and a feisty law school...
It Should Have Been You
Mara, Andrea
A gripping new thriller from Andrea Mara, the #1 international bestselling author of ALL HER FAULT, now streaming on Peacock  Your neighbors have secrets. How far would they go to keep them? "A simple, ordinary mistake explodes into a suburban nightmare in this...
Neptune's Fortune: The Billion-Dollar Shipwreck and the Ghosts of the Spanish Empire
Sancton, Julian
The riveting true story of a legendary Spanish galleon that sunk off the coast of Colombia with over $1 billion in gold and silver--and one man's obsessive quest to find it--from the New York Times bestselling author of Madhouse at the End of the Earth Roger Dooley...
Plenty of Pancakes
Finison, Carrie
From the creators of Dozens of Doughnuts comes a lively take on friendship, springtime, and counting by fives. Opossum Topsy is preparing a "Welcome Spring!" meal for her bear friend LouAnn, who has been asleep all winter long. She's brought milk, eggs, berries, and syrup,...
The Final Score : Six Short Novels
Winslow, Don/ Coleman, Reed Farrel (FRW)
"The best crime fiction I've read in twenty years." -- Stephen King #1 internationally bestselling author Don Winslow--America's King of Crime Fiction--is back and he's better than ever in this intense, deeply felt, gripping collection of six all-new, never-before-published short novels....
Black Dahlia: Murder, Monsters, and Madness in Midcentury Hollywood
Mann, William J
Illuminating and captivating, New York Times bestselling author of Tinseltown and Bogart offers the first definitive account of the Black Dahlia murder--the most famous unsolved true crime case in American history--which humanizes the victim and situates the notorious case...
The Official We Do Not Care Club Handbook: A Hot-Mess Guide for Women in Perimenopause, Menopause, and Beyond Who Are Over It
Sanders, Melani
The must-have companion to the We Do Not Care (WDNC) Club and viral movement, from Founding Member Melani Sanders (@justbeingmelani). Part survival manual and part rallying cry, this essential handbook is your trusted guide to the hormonal mayhem of perimenopause, menopause, and postmenopause....
How to Hatch: A Gosling's Guide to Breaking Free
Ackerman, Sara Holly
Discover how a gosling hatches into the world, step by step, in this irresistibly cute and funny nonfiction picture book. Is it getting stuffy in there? Has your yolk dwindled to a smidge? Is the beak in your wingpit cramping your style? ...
The Favorite Hat: Ready-To-Read Level 1
Bernstein, Ariel
Two elephants enjoy a day at the beach with the help of a multi-use hat in this adorable Level 1 Ready-to-Read by bestselling duo Ariel Bernstein and Marc Rosenthal. Olive gives Oscar a hat to wear to the beach! The hat keeps the sun off his face. Oscar wants to build a...
Scavengers
Boland, Kathleen
"Immensely moving and very funny." --Megha Majumdar, author of National Book Award finalist A Guardian and a Thief "Wholly original and truly surprising, Scavengers is an ode to revisitation and reinvention, proving that changing your views of other people...
What Boys Learn
Romano-Lax, Andromeda
A twisty, jaw-dropping psychological thriller that unravels a mother's worst nightmare-that her child is capable of terrible violence-when her teenage son becomes a suspect in the murder of two classmates, from the author of The Deepest Lake. Over one terrible weekend, two...
Plant Powered Plus: Activate the Power of Your Gut to Tame Inflammation and Reclaim Your Health
Bulsiewicz, Will
The New York Times bestselling author of Fiber Fueled offers an empowering new program to reclaim your health, fight inflammation, and supercharge your immune system by healing your gut. We've all heard inflammation is harmful, but what exactly is it, why does it happen,...
Through Gates of Garnet and Gold
McGuire, Seanan
A fan-favorite character returns in this action-packed installment of the Hugo Award-winning Wayward Children series. After Nancy was cast out of the Halls of the Dead and forced to enroll at Eleanor West's School for Wayward Children, she never believed she'd find her door...
The Lust Crusade
Segura, Jo
A plucky librarian and an archaeologist on the run fake an engagement to save their lives, leading them into the labyrinth of their own desires. Daniela Guiterrez has been in love with her brother's best friend for as long as she can remember-until he went missing a year ago...
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