Starred Reviews Releasing This Week

February 9, 2026 through February 15, 2026
All the books to receive starred reviews in PW that are hitting bookstore shelves this week.
FICTION

The Jills

Karen Parkman. Ballantine, $30 (384p) ISBN 978-0-593-98292-1

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This Is Not About Us

Allegra Goodman. Dial, $29 (336p) ISBN 978-0-593-44784-0

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Fireflies in Winter

Eleanor Shearer. Berkley, $30 (320p) ISBN 978-0-593-54807-3

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MYSTERY/THRILLER

The Midnight Taxi

Yosha Gunasekera. Berkley, $19 trade paper (336p) ISBN 979-8-217-18753-9

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Cold Zero

Brad Thor, with Ward Larson. Atria/Bestler, $30 (352p) ISBN 978-1-6680-6637-9

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The Final Problem

Arturo Pérez-Reverte, trans. from the Spanish by Frances Riddle. Mulholland, $29 (320p) ISBN 978-0-316-59434-9

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The Hadacol Boogie: A Dave Robicheaux Novel

James Lee Burke. Atlantic Crime, $30 (480p) ISBN 978-0-8021-6660-9

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SCI-FI/FANTASY/HORROR

Josie Lloyd and Emlyn Rees. Putnam, $30 (352p) ISBN 979-8-21717-707-3

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NONFICTION

Bonded by Evolution: The New Science of Love and Connection

Paul Eastwick. Crown, $32 (352p) ISBN 978-0-5935-9398-1

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Rebel of the Regency: The Scandalous Saga of Caroline of Brunswick

Ann Foster. Hanover Square, $32.99 (320p) ISBN 978-1-335-00063-7

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Biography of a Dangerous Idea: A New History of Race

Andrew S. Curran. Other Press, $39.99 (480p) ISBN 978-1-63542-224-5

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One Bad Mother: In Praise of Psycho Housewives

EJ Dickson. Simon Element, $30 (256p) ISBN 978-1-6680-5111-5

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In Sickness and in Health: Love Stories from the Front Lines of America’s Caregiving Crisis

Laura Mauldin. Ecco, $30 (256p) ISBN 978-0-06-333913-2

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Wild Grace: The Untamed Women of Modern Dance

Sara Veale. Faber & Faber, $34.95 (288p) ISBN 978-0-571-36856-3

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The Last Kings of Hollywood: Coppola

Paul Fischer. Celadon, $32 (480p) ISBN 978-1-250-87872-4

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CHILDREN'S

Pinkie’s Turnabout

Sue Lloyd-Davies. Fitzroy, $15.95 paper (184p) ISBN 978-1-64603-689-9

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Call of the Dragon (Call of the Dragon #1)

Natasha Bowen. Random House, $19.99 (368p) ISBN 978-0-593-89815-4

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The Sweater

Larissa Theule, illus. by Teagan White. Viking, $18.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-5935-2894-5

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Bread Is Love

Pooja Makhijani, illus. by Lavanya Naidu. Roaring Brook, $18.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-2509-0688-5

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Hummingbird’s Big Trip

G. Brian Karas. Random House Studio, $18.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-593-90260-8

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First Class Mischief (Marty Moose #1)

Claire Powell. Candlewick, $16.99 hardcover (160p) ISBN 978-1-5362-4780-0; $6.99 paper ISBN 978-1-5362-5021-3

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Here Come the Aunties!

Cynthia Leitich Smith, illus. by Aphelandra. Heartdrum, $19.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-0633-7469-0

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To the Death

Andrea Tang. Putnam, $19.99 (304p) ISBN 978-0-593-85821-9

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Junko’s Climb: The First Woman to Stand on Top of the World

Elyssa Gavin, illus. by HifuMiyo. Union Square, $19.99 (48p) ISBN 978-1-4549-4683-0

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Change Is in the Air: The Hidden Discoveries of Eunice Newton Foote

Rebecca Donnelly, illus. by Mercè López. Holt, $18.99 (40p) ISBN 978-1-250-82853-8

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When Cherry Blossoms Fall

Katrina Goldsaito, illus. by Yas Imamura. Little, Brown, $18.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-3162-8112-6

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Marie’s Magic Eggs: How Marie Procai Kept the Ukrainian Art of Pysanky Alive

Sandra Neil Wallace, illus. by Evan Turk. Calkins Creek, $19.99 (48p) ISBN 978-1-662-68069-4

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POETRY

A Holy Dread

R.A. Villanueva. Alice James, $24.95 trade paper (100p) ISBN 978-1-949944-86-0

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