New & Notable Adult Fiction - February Highlights

Published this month and new to the collection

Updated March 5, 2026
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The Exes
Darlington, Leodora
Paper Book
A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK Who hasn't wanted to murder an ex--figuratively, at least? In this explosive debut thriller, a woman's seemingly perfect romantic life is on the verge of collapse as she uncovers a hidden history surfacing dark secrets that have deadly...
Operation Bounce House
Dinniman, Matt
Paper Book
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A man must fight for his planet against impossible odds when gamers from Earth attempt to remotely annihilate it in this epic, fast-paced novel from the New York Times bestselling author of the smash-hit Dungeon Crawler Carl. ...
Cleopatra
El-Arifi, Saara
Paper Book
Cleopatra tells her own story in this evocative and sensuous historical epic from the bestselling and award-winning author of Faebound and The Final Strife. "Enchanting, smart, and subversive--this is El-Arifi's masterpiece."--R.F. Kuang, #1 New York Times...
One & Only
Goo, Maurene
Paper Book
A READ WITH JENNA TODAY SHOW BOOK CLUB PICK * "A wildly good time . . . a swoony, funny, romantic novel" (Rebecca Serle, New York Times bestselling author of In Five Years) about a woman thrown a curveball by fate, and the family secret that makes her question everything...
Two Can Play
Hazelwood, Ali
Paper Book
The Instant New York Times Bestseller! An enemies-to-lovers spicy novella set in the world of video gaming from the New York Times bestselling author of Problematic Summer Romance--now in print and ebook! Includes an all-new bonus chapter!...
Crown City
Hirahara, Naomi
Paper Book
Two Japanese American men hired to investigate an art theft discover something much more sinister in turn-of-the-century California--from the Mary Higgins Clark Award-winning author of Clark and Division. Pasadena, 1903: Eighteen-year-old Ryunosuke "Ryui" Wada staggers off...
Keeper of Lost Children
Johnson, Sadeqa
Paper Book
In this new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The House of Eve, one American woman's vision in post WWII Germany will tie together three people in an unexpected way. Ethel Gathers, the proud wife of an American Officer, is living in Occupied...
I Hope You Find What You're Looking for
Mezghebe, Bsrat
Paper Book
The year is 1991. Eritrea is on the verge of liberation from Ethiopian rule and in Washington, D.C.'s tight-knit Eritrean community, change is in the air. Thirteen-year-old Lydia and her family are grappling with what peace after decades of war might mean for their future, just as they welcome...
Wolf hour
Nesbø, Jo
Paper Book
From "one of today's most interesting thriller writers" (Lee Child) comes an immersive, propulsive novel in which a detective and a crime writer conduct parallel investigations, six years apart, into a series of puzzling murders. "[Nesbo] can heighten suspense with a single word and...
The Daughter Who Remains
Okorafor, Nnedi
Paper Book
Set in the universe Africanfuturist luminary Nnedi Okorafor first introduced in the World Fantasy Award-winning Who Fears Death, The Daughter Who Remains is the breathtaking conclusion to the She Who Knows trilogy Featuring Najeeba, now older and wiser than readers have...
More Than Enough
Quindlen, Anna
Paper Book
"Quindlen is as observant and as wonderfully readable as ever, attuned to women's lives and the nuances of their voices."--Jennifer Weiner, The New York Times Book Review A woman confronts the surprising results of an ancestry test and begins to question the meaning of family...
Good People
Sabit, Patmeena
Paper Book
"[A] gorgeous and powerful debut."--Tommy Orange, The New York Times "Good People is the year's first great novel."--The Minnesota Star Tribune "A stunning read. I could not recommend it more enthusiastically. . . . What a spectacular triumph...
Isles of the Emberdark: A Cosmere Novel
Sanderson, Brandon
Paper Book
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson comes a legendary standalone novel that navigates the seas and the stars of a far-future Cosmere. Illustrated by Esther Hi'ilani Candari. All his life, Sixth of the Dusk has been a...

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