Our Monthly Picks February 2026

From the author of Sea Wife, get lost in this taut tale about mothers and daughters, survival and life deep in the woods of Maine. After forty-two-year-old Valerie Gillis goes missing, she spills her thoughts into letters while locals race to find her.

When a whirlwind romance stirs questions Theodora can’t ignore, fragments of the past begin to surface. Old secrets may seem frozen in time, but nothing stays hidden forever.

Millions of people watched the Challenger disaster unfold and this is the first detailed account of exactly what happened that day. Tense and fast-paced, this is journalism at its best.

Grumpy sunshine meets goblin and halfling chaos — add forced proximity in a cozy cottage, and you’ve got a recipe for romance.

With a lingering terror that will lurk well after you finish, this psychological horror, a winner of our 2025 Children’s and YA Book Awards, is packed with monsters of fairytale, folklore, and so much more.

Brace yourself: an epic adventure is about to begin. In a perilous snow-covered land, a wolf cub, a leopard and a wildcat must join forces to face the unthinkable.