January marks the start of  new year and the start of a new reading challenge for me. Last year, my initial goal was 125 books, but when it was looking that I was going to pass that, I bumped it to 140.  This year, I think I’ll shoot for 100 books to keep it casual, since I will be graduating from college in May and moving into the big scary real world right after. Of course, if I end up working at a publishing company, which is the plan, I’ll be doing a lot of reading anyway.

While I read a LOT of recent releases, there aren’t that many books coming out in January that I’ll be scrambling to get ASAP. I may read them as they come to me, but I won’t be running out to Barnes and Noble that often.

Some of the books I am excited for this January though are S.T.A.G.S. by M.A. Bennett which is set at an English boarding school. I love a good boarding school novel. I’ve already read The Wife Between Us, but I highly recommend it if you love domestic noir books. I’ll also probably pick up the new book about Aaron Hernandez by James Patterson, because that’s an absolutely fascinating case, and should be a quick read.

Here are some of the most talked about books coming out in January to add to your TBR list.

January 2nd

Murder, Interrupted by James Patterson

Batman: Nightwalker by Marie Lu

George Michael: Freedom: The Ultimate Tribute by David Nolan

Cruel Prince by Holly Black

January 9th

Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House by Michael Wolff 

The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen

The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin

The Fixer: Secrets for Saving Your Reputation in the Age of Viral Media by Michael Sitrick

January 16th

America Pravda: My Fight for Truth in the Era of Fake News by James O’Keefe

Carnegie’s Maid by Marie Benedict 

Munich by Robert Harris

Zenith by Lindsay Cummings

Broken: Can the Senate Save Itself and the Country by Ira Shapiro

Nino and Me:My Unusual Friendship with Justice Antonin Scalia by Bryan A Garner

Deal of the Century: How the Iranian Nuclear Agreement Was Won, Then Lost, and the Possible consequences by Scott Ritter

Vanishing Girls by Lisa Regan

You Won’t Know I’m Gone by Kristen Orlando 

January 23rd

All American Murder: The Rise and Fall of Aaron Hernandez by James Patterson

Rise and Grind: Outperform, Outwork, and Outhustle Your Way to A More Successful and Rewarding Life by Daymond John

Armed in America: A History of Gun Rights from Colonial Militias to Concealed Carry by Patrick J Charles

January 30th

 

Still Me by Jojo Moyes

Wires and Nerve, Volume 2 by Marissa Meyer

Media Madness: Donald Trump, the Press, and the War Over the Truth by Howard Kurtz

 

S.T.A.G.S. by M.A. Bennett

The Hazelwood by Melissa Albert