Your Next Great Read - J and Hannah (and friends) look forward to 2026 books

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Welcome to Your Next Great Read! This month, Hannah and J are talking about books they're excited to read in 2026, with a little help from some bookstore friends. 

Check out the books, and let us know what you're excited to read this year. 

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Books discussed on this episode:

Hannah

The House in the Pines - Ana Reyes

How To Kill Your Family - Bella Mackie

Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep - Paul Tremblay

Nowhere Burning - Catriona Ward

House of Vipers - Emma Jackson

Long Bright River - Liz Moore

Guest Picks

The Last Page Bookstore

Dear Debbie - Frieda McFadden

Blood and Roses - Callie Hart

Meadow Market Books

Side Quests and Shenanigans - Jes McCutchen and Josh Wann

Father Material - Alexis Hall

Operation Bounce House - Matt Dinniman

A Parade of Horribles - Matt Dinniman

J

The Art Thief - Michael Finkel

The Lost House - Melissa Larsen

A Parade of Horribles - Matt Dinnimann (DCC 8)

Platform Decay - Martha Wells (Murderbot 8)

Children of Strife - Adrian Tchaikovsky (CoT4)

Everyone in this Bank is a Thief - Benjamin Stevenson (Ernest Cunningham 4)

Red God - Pierce Brown (Red Rising 7)

The Midnight Train - Matt Haig (Midnight World 2)

Exit Party - Emily St. John Mandel

The Superman Wars - William Bernhardt

Downbelow Station - C.J. Cherryh

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