Celebrity book club picks for January 2026

by Stefan Merrill Block

🎧 Audiobook

A heartbreaking, empowering, and often hilarious debut memoir about a mother's all-consuming love, a son's perilous quest to discover the world beyond the front door, and the unregulated homeschool system that impacts millions like him.

💬 From Jenna: “Homeschooled is a beautiful debut memoir. I loved its raw honesty and the very American story of one little boy growing up in a family where love is obvious but so is dysfunction.”

by Laura Dave

🎧 Audiobook

Five years after her husband, Owen, disappeared, Hannah Hall and her stepdaughter, Bailey, have settled into a new life in Southern California. Together, they've forged a relationship with Bailey's grandfather Nicholas and are putting the past behind them. But when Owen shows up at Hannah's new exhibition, she knows that she and Bailey are in danger again. Hannah and Bailey are forced to go on the run in a relentless race to keep their past from catching up with them. As a thrilling drama unfolds, Hannah risks everything to get Bailey to safety—and finds there just might be a way back to Owen and their long-awaited second chance.

💬 From Reese: “The First Time I Saw Him by Laura Dave is the sequel we’ve been waiting for! And the timing couldn’t be better—The Last Thing He Told Me Season 2 premieres February 20th.”

by Katie Bernet

🎧 Audiobook

Beth March's sisters will stop at nothing to track down her killer—until they begin to suspect each other—in this debut thriller that's also a bold, contemporary reimagining of the beloved classic Little Women.

💬 From Sunnie Reads: “Our very first Sunnie Select is Beth Is Dead by Katie Bernet. A modern take on Little Women, told through multiple perspectives and centered on sisterhood, suspicion, and what surfaces when the past is revisited. A story about secrets, complicated relationships, and the moments that change everything.”

by Paula McLain

🎧 Audiobook

The author of The Paris Wife weaves a mesmerizing tale of Paris above and below—where a woman's quest for artistic freedom in 1664 intertwines with a doctor's dangerous mission during the German occupation in the 1940s, revealing a story of courage and resistance that transcends time.

💬 From GMA: “The historical fiction novel hits shelves Jan. 6 and focuses on two separate moments in the history of Paris, each of which explores the wondrous underground city beneath the City of Lights.”

by Roshani Chokshi

🎧 Audiobook

In this lush and enchanting novel, a prince is only as good as his beating heart and a maiden is only as good as her honest word. But when love and the truth become impossibly tangled, the two must figure out how to survive together, or fall completely apart.

💬 From GMA: “The Swan’s Daughter by @roshanichokshi is a lush, nostalgic, and romantic fairytale where to rule the kingdom, one only needs to possess the prince's heart…literally 🫀”

by Madeline Cash

🎧 Audiobook

Rippling with humor, warmth, and style, Lost Lambs is a new vision of the charms and pitfalls of family dysfunction. This debut novel of quick-witted observation and surprising tenderness is a family saga for the 21st century, all held together with crazy glue.

by Mark Ronson

🎧 Audiobook

Capturing the music, characters, escapades, and energy of his DJ days, a profound memoir from seven-time Grammy-winning record producer Mark Ronson. A heartfelt coming-of-age tale, it’s the definitive account of '90s New York nightlife and the making of a musical mastermind.

💬 From Dua: “My Monthly Read for January is the brilliant new memoir by DJ, producer and songwriter Mark Ronson— Night People: How To Be A DJ In 90s New York City. As a self-confessed night person, I can’t think of a better way to start the new year than a book that celebrates the energy and joy of the dance floor.”

by A. B. Poranek

🎧 Audiobook

From the author of Where the Dark Stands Still comes an atmospheric romantasy based on Swan Lake, following Odile as her plan to restore magic to her enchanted kingdom gets disrupted by a murder mystery—forcing her to beg for help from the young woman whose identity she stole.

💬 From Raegan: “If you love moody folklore, twisted fairytales, and stories that slowly unravel… this one’s for you. 🦢”

by Sylvia Plath

🎧 Audiobook

This classic novel is Sylvia Plath's masterwork—an acclaimed and timeless novel about a young woman falling into the grip of mental illness and societal pressures.

💬 From Dakota: “Whether you’ve read this a million times or this is your first time, you’re in for a wild ride. This book is full of all the feels, thoughts, and ideas.”