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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Annabel Nugent

16 books to have on your radar in 2026

Best of the bunch: The non-fiction and fiction that’ll have everyone talking next year - (HarperCollins/Pan Macmillan/Penguin Randomhouse/Faber/Atlantic/iStock)

Another year, another slate of books to look forward to. And another chance to make good on that age-old new years resolution to read more? It’ll be an easier endeavour than ever with a bunch of exciting new titles on the horizon for 2026.

Book catalogues are released seasonally, so admittedly this list is only looking forward to the first quarter of the year (with plenty of last-minute announcements sure to come) but already there’s so much to dig into between thrilling investigative non-fiction, revealing celebrity memoirs, and debuts so buzzy they’re already set for the big screen.

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