Starred Reviews Releasing This Week

January 5, 2026 through January 11, 2026
All the books to receive starred reviews in PW that are hitting bookstore shelves this week.
FICTION

The Charmed Library

Jennifer Moorman. Harper Muse, $18.99 trade paper (352p) ISBN 978-1-4003-4366-9

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Watching Over Her

Jean-Baptiste Andrea, trans. from the French by Frank Wynne. Simon & Schuster, $29 (368p) ISBN 978-1-6682-2196-9

Complete Review »

MYSTERY/THRILLER

Ross Montgomery. Morrow, $30 (336p) ISBN 978-0-06-345877-2

Complete Review »

Wreck Your Heart

Lori Rader-Day. Minotaur, $29 (224p) ISBN 978-1-250-39373-9

Complete Review »

Return of the Maltese Falcon

Max Allan Collins. Hard Case Crime, $27.99 (224p) ISBN 978-1-83541-487-3

Complete Review »

NONFICTION

The Great Resistance: The 400-Year Fight to End Slavery in the Americas

Carrie Gibson. Atlantic Monthly, $35 (640p) ISBN 978-0-8021-6549-7

Complete Review »

Black Bear: A Story of Siblinghood and Survival

Trina Moyles. Pegasus, $28.95 (304p) ISBN 979-8-89710-034-7

Complete Review »

Digital Inc.: From Print to E-Book—Inside the Transformation of the Book Industry

Richard Curtis. Rivertowns, $24.95 trade paper (272p) ISBN 978-1-953943-73-6

Complete Review »

Storm at the Capitol: An Oral History of January 6th

Mary Clare Jalonick. PublicAffairs, $30 (336p) ISBN 978-1-5417-0598-2

Complete Review »

CHILDREN'S

Your Truck (Your Things #1)

Jon Klassen. Candlewick, $8.99 (28p) ISBN 978-1-5362-4822-7

Complete Review »

Beth Is Dead

Katie Bernet. S&S/Barley, $19.99 (400p) ISBN 978-1-6659-8869-8

Complete Review »

The Swan’s Daughter

Roshani Chokshi. Wednesday, $22 (400p) ISBN 978-1-250-87310-1

Complete Review »

The Dream Builder’s Blueprint: Dr. King’s Message to Young People

Alice Faye Duncan, illus. by E.B. Lewis. Calkins Creek, $19.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-66268-031-1

Complete Review »

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