I’m sooooo late on this, but I still wanted to post about the stuff that came out this month I was stoked for! I promise, I’m already working on February’s to be POSTED that first Tuesday IN FEBRUARY.
How do you like the new design above? Gotta love Canva huh?
January 6, 2026
For two decades, the Newmans have ruled television as America’s Favorite Family. Millions of viewers tune in every week to watch them play flawless, black-and-white versions of themselves. But now it’s 1964, and the Newmans’ perfection suddenly feels woefully out of touch.
By: Jennifer Niven
January 13, 2026
A middle grade novel-in-verse fictionalized memoir about the author’s family experience as Vietnam war refugees as they were forced to leave their home in Laos.
By: V.T. Bidania
January 20, 2026
A genre-exploding love story about a man who, in a moment of extreme stress, time travels to the year 1300 . . . where his modern problems are replaced by medieval brutalities…
By: Ryan Collett
Written in memoir‑style, this guide is for the restless, creative souls who crave a rebellious, self‑affirming roadmap to turn oddity into confidence, celebrating the messy, experimental journey of forging an original, non‑conformist life. With wisdom from misfit guides like Tony Hawk, Mark Mothersbaugh, Michelle “Estrojen” Steilen, Shepard Fairey, and many more.
By: Sean Mortimer
You can’t buy a ticket for the Elsewhere Express. Appearing only to those whose lives are adrift, it’s a magical train carrying very rare and special cargo: a sense of purpose, peace, and belonging.
By: Samantha Sotto Yambao
Gotta throw in a YA detective thriller with a teen podcaster in the middle of it all!
By: Jumata Emill
This novel 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. It’s not YA though, regular fiction and set in the 1980’s!
How to Commit Postcolonial Murder
By: Nina McConigley
January 27, 2026
The Great Gatsby meets the Harlem Renaissance in this YA Queer retelling with a slow burn romance.
The Great Disillusionment of Nick and Jay
By: Ryan Douglass
A middle grade novel-in-verse about the tragic events surrounding the 1885 expulsion of Chinese Americans from Eureka, California (and you know how I love me a novel-in-verse).
By: Victoria Chang
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