Wednesday, January 21, 2026

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The Short List
Welcome to the Short List, a curated selection of rare discounts on today's biggest, buzziest books. Happy reading!
A Guardian and a Thief
A Guardian and a Thief
By Megha Majumdar
This Oprah’s Book Club pick, National Book Award finalist, and Best Book of 2025 according to NPR, The New York Times, The New Yorker, and many, many others is simply “a perfect novel” (The Washington Post)! Days before a woman is set to flee her collapsing city with her elderly father and young children, they discover their documents have been stolen… “A literary gem” (USA Today) that’s “a true joy to read” (The New York Times Book Review).
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The Living and the Dead
The Living and the Dead
By Christoffer Carlsson
Just released in the US in December, this international sensation is something special, but don’t just take it from us: Fredrik Backman promises it has “all the makings of a page-turning thriller, but with an emotional depth that is truly rare.” In a Swedish village where rumors pile up as much as heavy snow, a shocking murder goes cold. But the discovery of a second body two decades later cracks the case wide-open… “Magnificent” (A. J. Finn).
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Girl Dinner
Girl Dinner
By Olivie Blake
The New York Times bestselling author of publishing sensation The Atlas Six serves up a “bracing and darkly funny” thriller (TJ Klune) that has Ali Hazelwood gushing: “I devoured Girl Dinner… I’m going to recommend it to everyone I meet!” An ambitious student and an adjunct professor enter an elite sorority world as outsiders — and learn that living well comes at a bloody cost. “Endlessly quotable” (Kirkus Reviews).
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The Secret of Orange Blossom Cake
The Secret of Orange Blossom Cake
By Rachel Linden
Debbie Macomber believes “you can’t go wrong with a Rachel Linden book,” and you only need to read her latest — which is “filled to the brim with comfort and coziness” (Kirkus Reviews) — to understand why. When cookbook author Jules travels to an olive farm in Italy to learn from her spunky octogenarian nonna, she discovers her family’s heirloom recipes are magical!
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Code Blue
Code Blue
By Fern Michaels
#1 New York Times bestselling powerhouse Fern Michaels “is known for her enthralling page-turners packed with suspense” (Woman’s World), and this brand-new entry in a beloved series delivers just that! Something is awry at a seemingly ordinary Arizona nursing home — sending the Sisterhood racing to expose a sinister conspiracy that stretches across the country.
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Future Boy
Future Boy
By Michael J. Fox and Nelle Fortenberry
Blast back in time with award-winning actor Michael J. Fox in an instant New York Times bestseller buzzed about by Today, People, and The Wall Street Journal. “Any entertainment fan will enjoy” this “engaging and often hilarious walk through a golden moment in time” (Library Journal) — when Fox was a sitcom star by day while creating movie magic on the set of the “enduring classic” Back to the Future (The Guardian) by night!
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The Dark Library
The Dark Library
By Mary Anna Evans
Unfold the secrets of a forbidden library in this “fascinating and intelligent” novel (Rhys Bowen) drenched in “immersive historical detail” (Publishers Weekly) and “well-timed twists and turns” (Booklist)! During World War II, Estella visits the Victorian mansion where she grew up to investigate her mother’s disappearance among shadowy stacks of rare tomes.
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An Arcane Inheritance
An Arcane Inheritance
By Kamilah Cole
Calling all fans of Babel! This enchanting novel named among 2025’s best fantasy books by Elle is “a must-read” from “an instant one-click author” (New York Times bestselling author Katee Robert). At an Ivy League school with clandestine ties to magic, freshman Ellory feels a creeping sense of familiarity — and soon realizes she’s been there before… “Everything I adore” (#1 New York Times bestselling author Ava Reid).
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The Hunting Party
The Hunting Party
By Lucy Foley
A New York Times bestseller and “my favorite kind of whodunit… reminiscent of Agatha Christie at her best” (#1 New York Times bestselling author Alex Michaelides). At a remote hunting lodge, seven old friends gather as a blizzard rages outside — and soon, one of them is found murdered. “Perfectly paced” (People).
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Whatever Happened to Lori Lovely?
Whatever Happened to Lori Lovely?
By Sarah McCoy
From a New York Times bestselling author comes “the kind of novel you can’t wait to see on the big screen… I absolutely loved it” (Jamie Ford). A rising starlet in 1960s Hollywood shocks the world when she suddenly becomes a nun. Decades later, her historian niece travels to a cloistered New England convent to uncover the truth.
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The Cowboy's Downfall
The Cowboy’s Downfall
By Paula Altenburg
From a USA Today bestselling author! Shauna Walsh lives her life by the book — which is convenient, since she’s a lawyer. But when she meets Nix McCray, the former rodeo rider teaching a bull riding clinic for her wayward teenage sister, she’s tempted to break all the rules…
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Shattered Diamonds
Shattered Diamonds
By Ann Omasta
When single dad Alex becomes the primary suspect in his wife’s disappearance, the only one who believes he’s innocent is Josie, the nanny he hired to care for his daughter. But as the bond between them grows, can they find a way forward together?
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Quiet Types
Quiet Types
By L.H. Cosway
Attraction blossoms between Maggie and a gorgeous stranger through stolen glances on her daily commute… But what happens when she finds out that Shay is nonspeaking? “Maggie and Shay captured me from page one, and I’ve spent every spare moment lost in their gorgeously written love story” (New York Times bestselling author Samantha Young).
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The Bourne Identity
The Bourne Identity
By Robert Ludlum
The #1 New York Times bestseller that inspired the hit movie: Rescued from the Mediterranean Sea with no memory and a mysterious piece of microfilm in his hip, Jason Bourne begins a dangerous journey to uncover who he really is… With over 178,000 five-star ratings on Goodreads!
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Next Year in Havana
Next Year in Havana
By Chanel Cleeton
This “flat-out stunner of a book” (Kate Quinn) from a New York Times bestselling author is a Reese’s Book Club pick! After her grandmother’s death, Marisol travels to Cuba to scatter her ashes — and begins untangling decades-old family secrets. “An enticing and wonderful read for lovers of historical fiction” (Library Journal).
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Glory in Death
Glory in Death
By J. D. Robb
From a #1 New York Times bestselling author hailed as “a spectacular innovator who always leaves her fans desperate for more” (RT Book Reviews): When two women are murdered in New York, Lieutenant Eve Dallas must discover the killer — and they may be closer than she thinks…
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Can You Solve the Murder?
Can You Solve the Murder?
By Antony Johnston
A “superior interactive crime story ” (The Guardian): The murdered body of a local businessman is found at an English manor… The twist? You, the reader, are the lead detective and must solve the crime! “This intricate puzzle will delight armchair sleuths of all ages” (Publishers Weekly).
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Some Buried Caesar
Some Buried Caesar
By Rex Stout
With over 2,700 five-star ratings on Goodreads: Legendary sleuth Nero Wolfe takes on a perplexing murder mystery involving a prize bull, a family feud, and a special breed of killer! “Rex Stout… raised detective fiction to the level of art” (New York Times bestselling author Walter Mosley).
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The Return
The Return
By Nicholas Sparks
A #1 New York Times bestseller with over 32,000 five-star Goodreads ratings: When injured veteran Trevor returns to the ramshackle North Carolina home he’s inherited from his grandfather, he meets a troubled young girl whose secrets could change his life…
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The Bookshop of Hidden Dreams
The Bookshop of Hidden Dreams
By Karen Hawkins
When historian Tay returns to her Southern hometown of Dove Pond to unravel a fascinating family mystery, she looks to Luke, the grandson of a local bookstore owner, for help. “Like tea, a new Karen Hawkins book is always a good idea” (KJ Dell’Antonia, author of Reese’s Book Club pick The Chicken Sisters).
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Bleak House
Bleak House
By Charles Dickens
From the celebrated author of beloved classics, including Great Expectations and Oliver Twist: When Esther Summerson’s inheritance comes to light, she must navigate a shocking court case spanning generations and eye-opening family secrets… “Bleak House is Dickens’s grandest, most virtuosic achievement” (Time).
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