New Books for January 2026
Small, Independent, and University Press, and Author-published Books
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January 2026 Featured Books
All We Are Given We Cannot Hold, Robert Fanning, Dzanc Books
For fans of Dylan Thomas and Theodore Roethke, this is a lyric collection not to be missed. See Editor’s Choice blog post here.
Doomer Anthology, ed. Dana Stamps II and Jeff Green, Green Stamps Books
This anthology is a mourning of ecological and civilizational collapse, offering calm hopelessness — a eulogy rather than a warning. See Editor’s Choice blog post here.
More Notable New Books
Poetry
The Andrew Wyeth Chronicles, Janee J. Baugher, Tupelo Press
Between Fish Scales, Leire Bilbao, World Poetry
A Door, a Window, Burt Kimmelman, Marsh Hawk Press
Dopamine and the Devil Paperback, Matthew Freeman, Coffeetown Press
Eight Memoranda, Michael Begnal, Adjunct Press
Ensoulment, Susan Forrest Castle, Serving House Books
First Epistle to the Amphibians, Ricardo Domeneck, World Poetry
LIKE ME, jenn marie nunes, Vegetarian Alcoholic Press
Modern Woman, Edith Södergran, World Poetry
Renaissance, Haris Vlavianos, World Poetry
Shadow of a Bear, Rebecca Weil, Monday Editions
Song of the Yellow Asters, Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger, World Poetry
Spotlight on the Word, Astrid Cabral, World Poetry
Wakening Between Worlds, Xiaoly Li, Serving House Books
You’ve Heard This One Before, Karmelo C. Iribarren, World Poetry
Fiction
Autumn Kingdom, Cullen Bunn and Christopher Mitten, Oni PressA Hole in the Story, Ken Kalfus, Milkweed Editions
Christmas Weekend, Monique Polak, Linda Leith Publishing
The Last Quarter of the Moon, Chi Zijian, trans. Bruce Humes, Milkweed Editions
Nokee: The Last of the Great Lakes Mound Builders, Stephen Rheaume, Mission Point Press
La Pâte à Bombe, Michelle Christensen, Sibylline Press
Scare Tactics, David Milofsky, Serving House Books
Sentence, Mikhail Iossel, Linda Leith Publishing
Someone Should Know This Story, Merrill Joan Gerber, Sagging Meniscus
Spirit of the Shadows, Nick Cagnetti and Daniel Ziegler, Oni Press
Strangers: Stories, Rebecca Ruth Gould, Serving House Books
The Unfinished World, Marilyn Bowering, Linda Leith Publishing
Nonfiction
The Air Self-Care Handbook: Breathe Easier and Protect Yourself from Pollution, Melissa Wrolstad, Microcosm Publishing
The First 649 Days: Essays and Other Acts of Love, Eric LeMay, Kent State University Press
First Freedom: The Story of Opal Lee and Juneteenth, Angélique Roché, Alvin Epps, Bex Glendining, Millicent Monroe, Damali Beatty, and Alexis Bennett with Andworld Design, Oni Press
A History of the Cherokee Nation, Rachel Caroline Eaton, The University of Oklahoma Press
How to Organize Inclusive Events and Conferences, Alex D. Ketchum, Microcosm Publishing
Making Each Other Laugh: Contemporary Arapaho Storytelling, Andrew Cowell, The University of Oklahoma Press
The Practical Witch’s Almanac 2026: Green Witchcraft, Friday Gladheart, Microcosm Publishing
Restoring the Shining Waters: Superfund Success at Milltown, Montana, David Brooks, The University of Oklahoma Press
Sober Travel Handbook: Navigating the World Alcohol-Free, Teresa Bergen, Microcosm Publishing
The Soulmate Strategy, Corey Seemiller, She Writes Press
Women of Empire: Nineteenth-Century Army Officers’ Wives in India and the U.S. West, Verity McInnis, The University of Oklahoma Press
See December 2025 book titles here.
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