The best books of 2026

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My favorite read in 2026

Book cover of Away to Me

Savannah Hendricks ❤️ loved this book because...

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Teach 🥈 Originality
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐕 Good, steady pace

By Patricia B. McConnell ,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Away to Me as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

The vivid, immersive nature writing of William Kent Krueger and Peter Heller meets the taut suspense of Louise Penny against the lush, sprawling landscape of rural Wisconsin in the first of a new mystery trilogy by internationally renowned animal behavior expert Patricia McConnell, bestselling author of The Other End of the Leash and The Education of Will.

"Like All Creatures Great & Small meets Agatha Christie – only with more glorious writing, more training tips, and more border collies! I could not put this novel down – and when I did, I felt blessed by the company of great…


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My 2nd favorite read in 2026

Book cover of She Didn't See It Coming

Savannah Hendricks ❤️ loved this book because...

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Story/Plot 🥈 Immersion
  • Writing style

    👍 Liked it
  • Pace

    🐌 It was slow at times

By Shari Lapena ,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked She Didn't See It Coming as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

**A WATERSTONES PAPERBACK OF THE YEAR 2026**

ORDER the brand-new thriller from the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author Shari Lapena: GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER

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She didn't see it coming . . . And neither will you. The gripping psychological thriller and INSTANT BESTSELLER from the No.1 Sunday Times & New York Times bestselling author.


'Lapena's books are addictive!' FREIDA McFADDEN, No.1 Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author of The Housemaid.
'Fiendishly plotted with whiplash twists and turns' LUCY FOLEY, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Guest List.

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Bryden and Sam have it all - thriving careers,…


My 3rd favorite read in 2026

Book cover of Dogs, Boys, and Other Things I've Cried About

Savannah Hendricks ❤️ loved this book because...

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Emotions 🥈 Thoughts
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Isabel Klee ,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Dogs, Boys, and Other Things I've Cried About as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!

From the social media superstar behind @SimonSits, Isabel Klee—known for her heartwarming tales of dog rescue—comes an utterly winning memoir about a twentysomething woman’s search for true love in New York City and the dogs who helped her find it.

A Jersey girl by birth, Isabel Klee had always wanted to live in New York City. At age 20, she got her chance, ditching her college upstate and moving into a grungy basement apartment in Manhattan. Dog-obsessed since childhood, her first post-grad job was becoming an assistant to a dog photographer, and something…


Don‘t forget about my book 😀

My Novel Year

By Savannah Hendricks ,

Book cover of My Novel Year

What is my book about?

Analena has mapped out her dream, but when do those ever go accordingly?

For the last decade, Analena has dreamed of writing a novel. She also dreams of getting away from her ex-husband, who doesn’t seem to understand they’re no longer in love. After saving and planning, she’s finally ready to take the leap. But she can’t write in Nevada; that’s not the perfect setting, so she rents a condo for a year in Ocean Cove, Washington, to live out her dream.

But her new neighbors and their love of pets, which petrify Analena, makes her relocation less dreamlike than she’d hoped. She soon learns that life has a way of unraveling and throwing wrenches into your plans when you least expect or need them. And a year goes by a lot faster when your dream is on a deadline.

Will this end up being the novel year Analena wanted, or will it transform her in more ways than the words between the lines?

*Annually, 10% of the proceeds from the sale of this book, and all Savannah’s books are donated to dog rescue organizations

My book recommendation list

Book cover of Away to Me
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Book cover of Dogs, Boys, and Other Things I've Cried About

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