A brand new 12 months has arrived, and with it, numerous new books to devour, too. With a plethora of genres catering to various tastes – from thought upsetting, empowering and important non-fiction to fantasy, romance and thrillers – January’s latest literary releases are set to captivate you. The precise distraction we’d like from the chilly.

For our modern literary fiction followers, the chaotic principal character and her voracious urge for food in Piglet would be the e-book you’ll be able to’t put down – as she faces her poisonous physique picture and a life altering determination. Wild Homes is an intense and visceral e-book that explores trauma and the banality of violence by the lens of drug feuds in Ballina, County Mayo. The witty and thought upsetting Wellness by Nathan Hill is lastly out within the UK, having been lauded by non-other than Oprah herself stateside. Elsewhere, positive to additionally take a look at Come and Get It, the latest e-book from Kiley Reid, an excellent writer who creates ultra-memorable characters – and Day, from the Pulitzer Prize successful Michael Cunningham.

January is a massively busy month for fantasy readers, with a highly-anticipated observe up from Sarah J Mass, The Atlas Advanced – the ultimate instalment in The Atlas Six collection that’s beloved by darkish academia acolytes – and Ruthless Vows, the desperately longed for sequel to smash hit Divine Rivals and Faebound, the begin to a brand new Fae journey from Saara El-Arifi.

There’s additionally a assorted and spectacular array of non-fiction this month, with Not The Finish of the World (a essential learn on sustainability we’d urge you to order instantly), Empireworld on race and imperialism, and One in a Millennial – a fierce take a look at all issues millennial popular culture which additionally explores privilege, feminism, and intersectionality. There actually is one thing for everybody within the beneath checklist, so get ordering from the hyperlinks and escape by the pages.

After extra studying inspo? We have got sleep books, cookbooks, poetry books, romance novels, true crime books, autobiographies, vegetarian cookbooks, psychological well being books and grownup colouring books. We have additionally bought espresso desk books, summer season books, vegan cookbooks and books by black authors. Do not say we do not deal with you. For extra from Chaya Colman and Sophie Ezra, observe @thebibliofilles on Instagram.

In paperback, hardback and on Kindle, listed below are the finest new books of January 2024 in accordance with skilled suggestions.