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New book releases · January 2025

Every new book out in January 2025

98 books published for the first time this month. Here they all are, day by day, with our verdict on the ones we’ve read.

98new releases
98reviewed by us
30out on Tue 7, the busiest day
Fantasytop genre
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Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng coverThe House of My Mother coverThe Heart of Winter cover
Our verdicts

Reviewed by The Bookish Elf

98 of this month’s new books, already read, rated and reviewed. Our two highest-rated first.

Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng cover
Out Tuesday 7 January

Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng

by Kylie Lee Baker

Fantasy · MIRA

Read our review →
The House of My Mother cover
Out Tuesday 7 January

The House of My Mother

by Shari Franke

Nonfiction · Gallery

Read our review →
The Heart of WinterJonathan EvisonOut 7 Jan
The Lotus ShoesJane YangOut 7 Jan
The Stolen QueenFiona DavisOut 7 Jan
All the Missing PiecesCatherine CowlesOut 7 Jan
It Begins with YouJillian TureckiOut 14 Jan
What Happened to the McCrays?Tracey LangeOut 14 Jan
The FavoritesLayne FargoOut 14 Jan
Onyx StormRebecca YarrosOut 21 Jan
Out of the WoodsHannah Bonam-YoungOut 28 Jan
I Am Not Jessica ChenAnn LiangOut 28 Jan
Jill Is Not HappyKaira RoudaOut 1 Jan
The Dark MaestroBrendan SlocumbOut 1 Jan
Every Sweet Thing Is BitterSamantha CrewsonOut 1 Jan
The Drowning GameBarbara NicklessOut 1 Jan
Close Your EyesTeresa DriscollOut 1 Jan
Holmes Is MissingJames Patterson and Brian SittsOut 2 Jan
A Language of DragonsS.F. WilliamsonOut 2 Jan
Chase Lovett Wants MeHelena HuntingOut 4 Jan
PhantomH.D. CarltonOut 4 Jan
The Forever RuleCarrie Ann RyanOut 6 Jan
Mystery RoyaleKaitlyn CavalanciaOut 7 Jan
The Last Bookstore on EarthLily Braun-ArnoldOut 7 Jan
PlayworldAdam RossOut 7 Jan
This One LifeAmanda ProwseOut 7 Jan
The LodgeKayla OlsonOut 7 Jan
Sweet FurySash BischoffOut 7 Jan
Breath of the DragonShannon Lee and Fonda LeeOut 7 Jan
HomeseekingKarissa ChenOut 7 Jan
Wake Up and Open Your EyesClay McLeod ChapmanOut 7 Jan
No Place Left to HideMegan LallyOut 7 Jan
After LifeGayle FormanOut 7 Jan
How to Sleep at NightElizabeth HarrisOut 7 Jan
The Life Cycle of the Common OctopusEmma KnightOut 7 Jan
All the Water in the WorldEiren CaffallOut 7 Jan
A Sea of Unspoken ThingsAdrienne YoungOut 7 Jan
The Starlight HeirAmalie HowardOut 7 Jan
Mothers and SonsAdam HaslettOut 7 Jan
ImmortalSue Lynn TanOut 7 Jan
Visions of DarknessA.L. JacksonOut 7 Jan
Beg, Borrow, or StealSarah AdamsOut 7 Jan
The Three Lives of Cate KayKate FaganOut 7 Jan
Victorian PsychoVirginia FeitoOut 9 Jan
IndiscretionVi KeelandOut 13 Jan
Once Smitten, Twice ShyChloe LieseOut 14 Jan
Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get OldBrooke ShieldsOut 14 Jan
The Big EmptyRobert CraisOut 14 Jan
The In-Between BookstoreEdward UnderhillOut 14 Jan
Clever Little ThingHelena EchlinOut 14 Jan
Honeysuckle and BoneTrisha TobiasOut 14 Jan
Presumed GuiltyScott TurowOut 14 Jan
The JFK ConspiracyBrad Meltzer and Josh MenschOut 14 Jan
Flirting with DisasterNaina KumarOut 14 Jan
Good GirlAria AberOut 14 Jan
More or Less MaddyLisa GenovaOut 14 Jan
Cross My HeartMegan CollinsOut 14 Jan
Death of the AuthorNnedi OkoraforOut 14 Jan
LightfallEd CrockerOut 14 Jan
Water MoonSamantha Sotto YambaoOut 14 Jan
Witchcraft for Wayward GirlsGrady HendrixOut 14 Jan
Beautiful UglyAlice FeeneyOut 14 Jan
Murder on the Marlow BelleRobert ThorogoodOut 16 Jan
So Thrilled For YouHolly BourneOut 16 Jan
Dare I Say ItNaomi WattsOut 21 Jan
Mask of the Deer WomanLaurie L. DoveOut 21 Jan
A Gorgeous ExcitementCynthia WeinerOut 21 Jan
Earl CrushAlexandra VastiOut 21 Jan
The RivalEmma LordOut 21 Jan
The InheritanceTrisha SakhlechaOut 21 Jan
Disappoint MeNicola DinanOut 23 Jan
The Sirens’ CallChristopher L. HayesOut 28 Jan
Iron & EmbersHelen ScheuererOut 28 Jan
If Tomorrow Never ComesAllison AshleyOut 28 Jan
The Girls of the Glimmer FactoryJennifer CoburnOut 28 Jan
Our Winter MonsterDennis A MahoneyOut 28 Jan
The Night Is DefyingChloe C. PeñarandaOut 28 Jan
We Could Be RatsEmily R. AustinOut 28 Jan
We Are WatchingAlison GaylinOut 28 Jan
Tell Me What You DidCarter WilsonOut 28 Jan
The Family InsideKatie GarnerOut 28 Jan
The CrashFreida McFaddenOut 28 Jan
Good DirtCharmaine WilkersonOut 28 Jan
Memorial DaysGeraldine BrooksOut 29 Jan
NestingRoisín O'DonnellOut 30 Jan
I Bet You’d Look Good in a CoffinKaty BrentOut 30 Jan
Temple of SwoonJo SeguraOut 7 Jan
The Perfect HomeDaniel KenitzOut 7 Jan
The NoteAlafair BurkeOut 7 Jan
The Business TripJessie GarciaOut 14 Jan
The Lost HouseMelissa LarsenOut 14 Jan
Loose LipsKemper DonovanOut 21 Jan
MotheaterLinda H. CodegaOut 21 Jan
At the Bottom of the GardenCamilla BruceOut 28 Jan
The Really Dead Wives of New JerseyAstrid DahlOut 14 Jan
The Ends of ThingsSandra ChwialkowskaOut 14 Jan
At Dark, I Become LoathsomeEric LaRoccaOut 28 Jan
Cruel Is the LightSophie ClarkOut 21 Jan
Big names this month

Popular authors with a new book

The best-known authors publishing in January, from readers’ most-anticipated list and the authors we review most.

Helena Hunting
Helena Hunting3 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfChase Lovett Wants Me · out 4 Jan★ We reviewed it
Adrienne Young
Adrienne Young3 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfA Sea of Unspoken Things · out 7 Jan★ We reviewed it
Catherine Cowles
Catherine Cowles5 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfAll the Missing Pieces · out 7 Jan★ We reviewed it
Sarah Adams
Sarah Adams6 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfBeg, Borrow, or Steal · out 7 Jan★ We reviewed it
Vi Keeland
Vi Keeland4 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfIndiscretion · out 13 Jan★ We reviewed it
Chloe Liese
Chloe Liese4 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfOnce Smitten, Twice Shy · out 14 Jan★ We reviewed it
Grady Hendrix
Grady Hendrix4 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfWitchcraft for Wayward Girls · out 14 Jan★ We reviewed it
Alice Feeney
Alice Feeney3 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfBeautiful Ugly · out 14 Jan★ We reviewed it
Robert Thorogood
Robert Thorogood4 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfMurder on the Marlow Belle · out 16 Jan★ We reviewed it
Alexandra Vasti
Alexandra Vasti3 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfEarl Crush · out 21 Jan★ We reviewed it
Rebecca Yarros
Rebecca Yarros7 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfOnyx Storm · out 21 Jan★ We reviewed it
Helen Scheuerer
Helen Scheuerer3 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfIron & Embers · out 28 Jan★ We reviewed it
Release calendar

January at a glance

Tap a day to jump to its books. Tuesdays (highlighted) are the main US release day; a star marks a day with a book we have reviewed.

Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
15 books22 books
3
42 books
5
61 book730 books
8
91 book
10
11
12
131 book1424 books
15
162 books
17
18
19
20
2110 books
22
231 book
24
25
26
27
2816 books291 book302 books
31
Day by day

All 98 new releases

Showing all 98 books.

1
Wednesday1 January 2025
5 releases
2
Thursday2 January 2025
2 releases
4
Saturday4 January 2025
2 releases
6
Monday6 January 2025
1 release
7
Tuesday7 January 2025
30 releasesBig release day
9
Thursday9 January 2025
1 release
13
Monday13 January 2025
1 release
14
Tuesday14 January 2025
24 releases
16
Thursday16 January 2025
2 releases
21
Tuesday21 January 2025
10 releases
23
Thursday23 January 2025
1 release
28
Tuesday28 January 2025
16 releases
29
Wednesday29 January 2025
1 release
30
Thursday30 January 2025
2 releases
Questions

January 2025 releases, answered

What books come out in January 2025?

98 new books are listed for January 2025, led by Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker, The House of My Mother by Shari Franke and The Heart of Winter by Jonathan Evison. The full list on this page runs day by day and can be filtered by genre.

What is the biggest release day in January 2025?

Tuesday 7 January, with 30 new books. Most US books are published on a Tuesday.

Which January 2025 books has The Bookish Elf reviewed?

Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker, The House of My Mother by Shari Franke, The Heart of Winter by Jonathan Evison, The Lotus Shoes by Jane Yang, The Stolen Queen by Fiona Davis, All the Missing Pieces by Catherine Cowles, It Begins with You by Jillian Turecki, What Happened to the McCrays? by Tracey Lange, The Favorites by Layne Fargo, Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros, Out of the Woods by Hannah Bonam-Young and I Am Not Jessica Chen by Ann Liang, and 86 more. Reviewed books carry our star rating.

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