There’s something so exciting about January and a brand new year! It can be both invigorating and intimidating. Whether you’re in the depths of winter or navigating the aftermath of a tricky holiday season, books can offer an escape, advice, adventure, or a time to rest.

Whatever you’re looking for this month, there’s a book for that. And 2025 is coming in hot with the new releases by heavy-hitting authors and debuts aplenty.

Here are just a handful of new releases to keep your eye on, but check out our full list below and find them in the Libby app from your local library.

Four Ruined Realms by Mai Corland
🎧 Audiobook

Book 2 in The Broken Blades series takes readers back to the fantastical world they fell in love with in 2023 with unforgettable characters, romance, intrigue, and deception.

Immortal by Sue Lynn Tan
🎧 Audiobook

Enemies-to-lovers in a gorgeously written new world? Sign me up. Sue Lynn Tan’s latest story follows Liyen when she inherits her throne. Determined to right wrongs and keep her people safe, she has the chance to infiltrate the Immortal Realm. As she learns all she can from her enemy, the God of War, she can’t help but be drawn to him. She must resist the growing attraction or resist everything she’s fighting to protect.

All the Missing Pieces by Catherine Cowles
🎧 Audiobook

A true crime podcast? A missing twin? If that’s caught your attention, you’ll devour the latest from Catherine Cowles. Ridley’s twin sister disappeared and ever since, she’s been on the lookout for her. As a true crime podcaster, she travels around lending an investigative ear to cold cases in the hopes of finding justice and closure for others. When she lands in a small town with Sheriff Colter Brooks, things heat up quickly!

Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old by Brooke Shields
🎧 Audiobook

Icon Brooke Shields shares insight on what it means to age as a woman and offers ideas on how to flip that script. In the limelight from a young age, Shields has been a public figure for the majority of her life. As such, she’s been under constant scrutiny. But not anymore! Shields candidly shares what it’s like to reclaim what it means to age as a woman and sparks a conversation around midlife.

Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
🎧 Audiobook

I’m sure I don’t need to say much about this one, but readers can finally return to the explosive next installment of Yarros’s Emperyan series that burst onto the scene in 2023. For dragon rider Violet Sorrengail, the stakes have never been higher. #TeamXaden

Simply Jamie by Jamie Oliver

Chef Jamie Oliver returns for his most simple cookbook yet that encourages kitchen novices to get out and try cooking! Cooking can fit into your life easily with this batch of achievable recipes. Oliver will bring some joy back to your kitchen in 2025.

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*Title availability may vary by library & region.