Notes from the Shelf

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Welcome to a new month, and with it new Book of the Month selections!

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There are a couple books here that are going to be on my 2026 anticipated fiction list, so I’ll probably get at least one of those. Out of the main picks, The Future Saints by Ashley Winstead is on my list, and out of the add-ons, Alice Feeney’s My Husband’s Wife and Laura Dave’s The First Time I Saw Him are also on my list.

I did sign up for the yearly subscription after it already charged me for the next box, so I do have 13 credits to use for 2026 before it charges me for more, but I don’t want to use too many credits in the first month, so I will probably try to limit it to two books.

Crux by Gabriel Tallent also seems interesting to me since I used to rock climb, but I’m not sure yet what I’ll pick. I’ll have to read all the previews, too, to help me decide.

Which books are you interested in from Book of the Month, and what books in general are you excited to read in the new year?