Books can be everything and nothing: they are a portal to another dimension, or simply words on a page. It takes the right author to transform those random stories into lifelines. There are an estimated 129,864,880 books in the world with roughly 2,700 new books launched every day. Finding the right book can be overwhelming, below is a breakdown of the best of this winter’s new releases.

Thriller: The Villa by Rachel Kawkins

Romance: Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert

Non-Fiction: Code Name Blue Wren: The True Story of America’s Most Dangerous Female Spy and the Sister She Betrayed by Jim Popkins

Science Fiction: Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo 

Young Adult: The Stolen Heir: A Novel of Elfhame by Holly Black

Historical Fiction: In the Upper Country by Kai Thomas 

Mystery: The Widowmaker: A Black Harbor Novel by Hannah Morrissey

Memoir: Spare by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex

Dig in!