2026 First Time Read Books Categories

2026 First Time Read Categories Books List2026 First Time Read Books Categories

A Dog's Purpose (A Dog's Purpose, #1)

A Dog's Purpose (A Dog's Purpose, #1)

A Dog's Purpose (A Dog's Purpose, #1)

By: W. Bruce Cameron

The Midwife's Apprentice (Paperback)

The Midwife's Apprentice (Paperback)

The Midwife's Apprentice (Paperback)

By: Karen Cushman

Lucky in Lace (Paperback)

Lucky in Lace (Paperback)

Lucky in Lace (Paperback)

By: Melissa Brayden

Falling Awake (Mass Market Paperback)

Falling Awake (Mass Market Paperback)

Falling Awake (Mass Market Paperback)

By: Jayne Ann Krentz

Circe (Hardcover)

Circe (Hardcover)

Circe (Hardcover)

By: Madeline Miller

The Boss Project (Paperback)

The Boss Project (Paperback)

The Boss Project (Paperback)

By: Vi Keeland

The Mistake (Off-Campus, #2)

The Mistake (Off-Campus, #2)

The Mistake (Off-Campus, #2)

By: Elle Kennedy

Getting It On With Gargoyles (Haven Ever After, #1)

Getting It On With Gargoyles (Haven Ever After, #1)

Getting It On With Gargoyles (Haven Ever After, #1)

By: Hazel Mack

The Postman Always Rings Twice (Hardcover)

The Postman Always Rings Twice (Hardcover)

The Postman Always Rings Twice (Hardcover)

By: James M. Cain

A Botanist's Guide to Tradition and Treachery (A Saffron Everleigh Mystery, #5)

A Botanist's Guide to Tradition and Treachery (A Saffron Everleigh Mystery, #5)

A Botanist's Guide to Tradition and Treachery (A Saffron Everleigh Mystery, #5)

By: Kate Khavari

Under Satan's Sun (Paperback)

Under Satan's Sun (Paperback)

Under Satan's Sun (Paperback)

By: Georges Bernanos

Spirit in Session: Working with Your Client’s Spirituality (and Your Own) in Psychotherapy (Spirituality and Mental Health)

Spirit in Session: Working with Your Client’s Spirituality (and Your Own) in Psychotherapy (Spirituality and Mental Health)

Spirit in Session: Working with Your Client’s Spirituality (and Your Own) in Psychotherapy (Spirituality and Mental Health)

By: Russell Siler Jones

Every Beat After (Proper Romance Contemporary)

Every Beat After (Proper Romance Contemporary)

Every Beat After (Proper Romance Contemporary)

By: Sara B. Larson

Startup Hell (Paperback)

Startup Hell (Paperback)

Startup Hell (Paperback)

By: Caitlin Rozakis

Starlight Spells (Starlight Hollow, #6)

Starlight Spells (Starlight Hollow, #6)

Starlight Spells (Starlight Hollow, #6)

By: Yasmine Galenorn

Starlight Summons (Starlight Hollow, #5)

Starlight Summons (Starlight Hollow, #5)

Starlight Summons (Starlight Hollow, #5)

By: Yasmine Galenorn

Lore Olympus: Volume Ten (Lore Olympus, #10)

Lore Olympus: Volume Ten (Lore Olympus, #10)

Lore Olympus: Volume Ten (Lore Olympus, #10)

By: Rachel Smythe

Punderworld Volume 2 (Punderworld, #2)

Punderworld Volume 2 (Punderworld, #2)

Punderworld Volume 2 (Punderworld, #2)

By: Linda Šejić

Sense and Sensibility (Paperback)

Sense and Sensibility (Paperback)

Sense and Sensibility (Paperback)

By: Jane Austen

The Deal (Off-Campus, #1)

The Deal (Off-Campus, #1)

The Deal (Off-Campus, #1)

By: Elle Kennedy

Stay for a Spell (Hardcover)

Stay for a Spell (Hardcover)

Stay for a Spell (Hardcover)

By: Amy Coombe

First and Forever (Paperback)

First and Forever (Paperback)

First and Forever (Paperback)

By: Lynn Painter

In Your Dreams (When in Rome, #4)

In Your Dreams (When in Rome, #4)

In Your Dreams (When in Rome, #4)

By: Sarah Adams

An Irish Country Doctor (Irish Country, #1)

An Irish Country Doctor (Irish Country, #1)

An Irish Country Doctor (Irish Country, #1)

By: Patrick Taylor

The Great White Way: A Re-Creation of Broadway's Golden Era of Theatrical Entertainment (Hardcover)

The Great White Way: A Re-Creation of Broadway's Golden Era of Theatrical Entertainment (Hardcover)

The Great White Way: A Re-Creation of Broadway's Golden Era of Theatrical Entertainment (Hardcover)

By: Allen Churchill

Beg, Borrow, or Steal (When in Rome, #3)

Beg, Borrow, or Steal (When in Rome, #3)

Beg, Borrow, or Steal (When in Rome, #3)

By: Sarah Adams

Genesis (Berit Olam Series)

Genesis (Berit Olam Series)

Genesis (Berit Olam Series)

By: David W. Cotter OSB

Fine Print Volume 3 (Paperback)

Fine Print Volume 3 (Paperback)

Fine Print Volume 3 (Paperback)

By: Stjepan Šejić

Practice Makes Perfect (When in Rome, #2)

Practice Makes Perfect (When in Rome, #2)

Practice Makes Perfect (When in Rome, #2)

By: Sarah Adams

The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West (Hardcover)

The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West (Hardcover)

The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West (Hardcover)

By: David McCullough

Rolls and Rivalry (Gaming and Romance, #3)

Rolls and Rivalry (Gaming and Romance, #3)

Rolls and Rivalry (Gaming and Romance, #3)

By: Kristy Boyce

Lime and Punishment (Nora Black, #11)

Lime and Punishment (Nora Black, #11)

Lime and Punishment (Nora Black, #11)

By: Renee George

The Ranger Courts the Celtic Witch (Nocturne Falls)

The Ranger Courts the Celtic Witch (Nocturne Falls)

The Ranger Courts the Celtic Witch (Nocturne Falls)

By: Kristen Painter

Home to Harmony (Harmony, #1)

Home to Harmony (Harmony, #1)

Home to Harmony (Harmony, #1)

By: Philip Gulley

Grave Phantoms (Roaring Twenties, #3)

Grave Phantoms (Roaring Twenties, #3)

Grave Phantoms (Roaring Twenties, #3)

By: Jenn Bennett

At Home in Mitford (Mitford Years, #1)

At Home in Mitford (Mitford Years, #1)

At Home in Mitford (Mitford Years, #1)

By: Jan Karon

Grim Shadows (Roaring Twenties, #2)

Grim Shadows (Roaring Twenties, #2)

Grim Shadows (Roaring Twenties, #2)

By: Jenn Bennett

Where It Began: An Otherworld Novella (Otherworld Tales Book 6)

Where It Began: An Otherworld Novella (Otherworld Tales Book 6)

Where It Began: An Otherworld Novella (Otherworld Tales Book 6)

By: Yasmine Galenorn

Alchemised (Hardcover)

Alchemised (Hardcover)

Alchemised (Hardcover)

By: SenLinYu

The Price of Salt (Paperback)

The Price of Salt (Paperback)

The Price of Salt (Paperback)

By: Claire Morgan

"In the Beginning..." - A Catholic Understanding of the Story of Creation and the Fall (Kindle Edition)

"In the Beginning..." - A Catholic Understanding of the Story of Creation and the Fall (Kindle Edition)

"In the Beginning..." - A Catholic Understanding of the Story of Creation and the Fall (Kindle Edition)

By: Joseph Ratzinger

The Moorland Cottage (Paperback)

The Moorland Cottage (Paperback)

The Moorland Cottage (Paperback)

By: Elizabeth Gaskell

Lolita (Kindle Edition)

Lolita (Kindle Edition)

Lolita (Kindle Edition)

By: Vladimir Nabokov

Bitter Spirits (Roaring Twenties, #1)

Bitter Spirits (Roaring Twenties, #1)

Bitter Spirits (Roaring Twenties, #1)

By: Jenn Bennett

Stranger Things Have Happened (Paperback)

Stranger Things Have Happened (Paperback)

Stranger Things Have Happened (Paperback)

By: Kasie West

When the Wolves Are Silent (Sebastian St. Cyr, #21)

When the Wolves Are Silent (Sebastian St. Cyr, #21)

When the Wolves Are Silent (Sebastian St. Cyr, #21)

By: C.S. Harris

Lent for Everyone: Matthew, Year A (Paperback)

Lent for Everyone: Matthew, Year A (Paperback)

Lent for Everyone: Matthew, Year A (Paperback)

By: Tom Wright

The Nigger of the Narcissus (Paperback)

The Nigger of the Narcissus (Paperback)

The Nigger of the Narcissus (Paperback)

By: Joseph Conrad