The best new books to read in January 2023 feature new books by bestselling authors including contemporary and literary fiction, historical fiction, suspense, mystery, and paranormal novels, a new Greek mythology retelling, nonfiction, and a highly anticipated memoir by Prince Harry that everyone is sure to be talking about. Ring in the new year and start your 2023 reading list with a bang with these 10 new highly anticipated January books. Available to purchase now or preorder, these are the most anticipated books of January 2023.
The Best New Books To Read In January 2023
1. The Bandit Queens: A Novel by Parini Shroff
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Release Date: January 3
About the book: A young Indian woman finds the false rumors that she killed her husband surprisingly useful—until other women in the village start asking for her help getting rid of their own husbands—in this razor-sharp debut.
2. The Villa: A Novel by Rachel Hawkins
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Release Date: January 3
About the book: From New York Times bestselling author Rachel Hawkins comes a deliciously wicked gothic suspense, set at an Italian villa with a dark history, for fans of Lucy Foley and Ruth Ware.
3. Age of Vice: A Novel by Deepti Kapoor
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Release Date: January 3
About the book: Equal parts crime thriller and family saga, transporting readers from the dusty villages of Uttar Pradesh to the urban energy of New Delhi, Age of Vice is an intoxicating novel of gangsters and lovers, false friendships, forbidden romance, and the consequences of corruption. It is binge-worthy entertainment at its literary best.
4. Spare by Prince Harry
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Release Date: January 10
About the book: With its raw, unflinching honesty, Spare is a landmark publication full of insight, revelation, self-examination, and hard-won wisdom about the eternal power of love over grief.
5. Phaedra: A Novel by Laura Shepperson
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Release Date: January 10
About the book: Debut novelist Laura Shepperson offers a powerful feminist retelling of Phaedra and her unyielding quest for justice, perfect for fans of Madeline Miller and Natalie Haynes.
6. Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo
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Release Date: January 10
About the book: Wealth. Power. Murder. Magic. The Ivy League is going straight to hell in the sequel to the smash New York Times bestseller Ninth House from #1 bestselling author Leigh Bardugo.
7. Locust Lane: A Novel by Stephen Amidon
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Release Date: January 17
About the book: For fans of Mystic River by Dennis Lehane and Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng, Stephen Amidon’s Locust Lane is a taut and utterly propulsive story about the search for justice and the fault lines of power and influence in a seemingly idyllic town. Can anyone be trusted?
8. The Mitford Affair: A Novel by Marie Benedict
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Release Date: January 17
About the book: From New York Times bestselling author Marie Benedict comes an explosive novel of history’s most notorious sisters, one of whom will have to choose: her country or her family?
9. Waco: David Koresh, the Branch Davidians, and A Legacy of Rage by Jeff Guinn
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Release Date: January 24
About the book: The definitive account of the disastrous siege at the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas, featuring never-before-seen documents, photographs, and interviews, from former investigative reporter Jeff Guinn, bestselling author of Manson and The Road to Jonestown.
10. Exiles: A Novel by Jane Harper
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Release Date: January 31
About the book: From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Jane Harper comes Exiles, a captivating mystery about a missing mother.
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