{"id":9024,"date":"2026-01-07T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/guides\/?p=9024"},"modified":"2026-01-05T10:06:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T15:06:15","slug":"books-to-read-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/guides\/deals\/books-to-read-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"These 15 Books Are On My Must-Read List for 2026, And They&#8217;re All Under $30 on Amazon"},"content":{"rendered":" <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last year, I read a ton of books from my must-read list, and this year I plan to read even more. From book-to-movie adaptations like &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1546171460?th=1&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=bh-mia-lj-deals-2026bookstoread-010625-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">Sunrise on the Reaping<\/a>&#8221; and &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1679282727?th=1&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=bh-mia-lj-deals-2026bookstoread-010625-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">Wuthering Heights<\/a>&#8221; releasing this year to popular #BookTok novels like &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1401971369?th=1&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=bh-mia-lj-deals-2026bookstoread-010625-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">The Let Them Theory<\/a>,&#8221; there are so many incredible reads to dive into this year.<\/p> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From romance to dystopian to self-help and more, here are 15 books that are on my 2026 must-read list, all under $30 on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com?th=1&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=bh-mia-lj-deals-2026bookstoread-010625-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">Amazon<\/a>. And they belong on yours, too!<\/p> <h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-15-books-i-m-reading-in-2026\">15 Books I&#8217;m Reading in 2026<\/h2> <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"> <li><strong>Welcome to the 50th Hunger Games<\/strong>: The new &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1339042657?th=1&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=bh-mia-lj-deals-2026bookstoread-010625-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">Hunger Games<\/a>&#8221; movie, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1546171460\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">Sunrise on the Reaping<\/a>,&#8221; will premiere in November of this year, which means you&#8217;ll have plenty of time to read the book. The fifth novel in the series, this story follows the 50th games with Haymitch Abernathy. A quarter quell game with twice as many tributes? What will Haymitch do to survive? \u2014 <em>$15<\/em><\/li> <li><strong>Truth or Dare<\/strong>: I just finished reading &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1982179015?th=1&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=bh-mia-lj-deals-2026bookstoread-010625-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">None of This Is True<\/a>&#8221; by Lisa Jewell for book club, which was the perfect end to 2025. Alix is a famous podcaster in London, whose world is turned upside down after meeting Josie, a lonely and odd woman, in this psychological thriller \u2014 <em>$10<\/em><\/li> <li><strong>Upside Down<\/strong>: With the book being featured in the most recent season of &#8220;Stranger Things,&#8221; &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0312367546?th=1&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=bh-mia-lj-deals-2026bookstoread-010625-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">A Wrinkle in Time<\/a>&#8221; has blown up recently, especially among kids. If you haven&#8217;t had a chance to read the novel yourself, grab it for less than $5 on Amazon \u2014 <em>$5<\/em><\/li> <li><strong>More Than One Path<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0525659188?th=1&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=bh-mia-lj-deals-2026bookstoread-010625-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">&#8220;Kin&#8221; by Tayari Jones<\/a> follows two motherless girls and best friends raised in the American South, who follow two completely different journeys, testing their resilience, love and aspirations. This book has a release date of Feb. 24, 2026, but you can preorder it now \u2014 <em>$22<\/em><\/li> <li><strong>Powerful Presence<\/strong>: If you have plans on diving into the self-help genre, grab Mel and Sawyer Robbins&#8217; book, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1401971369?th=1&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=bh-mia-lj-deals-2026bookstoread-010625-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">The Let Them Theory<\/a>,&#8221; which was recently featured on &#8220;The Today Show.&#8221; It explores power, particularly the power that you give to other people, and aims to help you free yourself of judgment, toxic patterns and exhausting cycles \u2014 <em>$15<\/em><\/li> <li><strong>BookTok Read<\/strong>: Readers who spend a lot of time on Pinterest or #BookTok may have heard of R.F. Kuang&#8217;s &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0063250853?th=1&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=bh-mia-lj-deals-2026bookstoread-010625-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">Yellowface<\/a>,&#8221; which was released in 2025. Grappling with racism and cultural appropriation, this book follows June Hayward, an author who steals the work of Athena Liu after witnessing the popular author&#8217;s death \u2014<em> $12<\/em><\/li> <li><strong>Love and War<\/strong>: With themes of love and all its messiness, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1538759225?th=1&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=bh-mia-lj-deals-2026bookstoread-010625-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">The Night We Met<\/a>&#8221; by Abby Jimenez follows Chris, who just so happens to be in love with his best friend&#8217;s girlfriend \u2014 <em>$30<\/em><\/li> <li><strong>The Fall of Gilead<\/strong>: &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0525562621?th=1&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=bh-mia-lj-deals-2026bookstoread-010625-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">The Testaments<\/a>&#8221; by Margaret Atwood is a sequel to &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/\/dp\/038549081X?th=1&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=bh-mia-lj-deals-2026bookstoread-010625-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">The Handmaid&#8217;s Tale<\/a>,&#8221; taking place 15 years after the events of Gilead. Even though this book was released in 2020, the television series will be premiering this year, which means it&#8217;s the perfect read before binge-watching the show \u2014 <em>$9<\/em><\/li> <li><strong>Heartache and Love<\/strong>: A New York Times Bestseller, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1250397561?th=1&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=bh-mia-lj-deals-2026bookstoread-010625-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">Intermezzo<\/a>&#8221; follows two grieving brothers with opposite personalities navigating their love lives in the wake of their father&#8217;s death \u2014 <em>$14<\/em><\/li> <li><strong>Social Status<\/strong>: Releasing Jan. 20, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1464245797?th=1&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=bh-mia-lj-deals-2026bookstoread-010625-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">All the Little Houses<\/a>&#8221; is written by May Cobb, bestselling author of &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0593101146?th=1&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=bh-mia-lj-deals-2026bookstoread-010625-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">The Hunting Wives<\/a>.&#8221; Charleigh Andersen&#8217;s social status is threatened when a new family moves to town in this thriller \u2014 <em>$20<\/em><\/li> <li><strong>McCurdy&#8217;s New Novel<\/strong>: Available now for pre-order, Jennette McCurdy&#8217;s newest novel &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0593723732?th=1&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=bh-mia-lj-deals-2026bookstoread-010625-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">Half His Age<\/a>&#8221; also releases on Jan. 20. Following a completely different tone than her last popular novel, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1982185821?th=1&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=bh-mia-lj-deals-2026bookstoread-010625-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I&#8217;m Glad My Mom Died<\/a>,&#8221; this book follows 17-year-old Waldo, who desires to be seen and loved by her creative writing teacher \u2014 <em>$21<\/em><\/li> <li><strong>Navigating Life<\/strong>: In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1639737405?th=1&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=bh-mia-lj-deals-2026bookstoread-010625-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">Tailbone<\/a> by Che Yeun, a teenager flees her abusive home and navigates her new life living in a boarding house in Seoul during a global financial crisis \u2014<em> $27<\/em><\/li> <li><strong>Dark Fantasy<\/strong>: Another upcoming release, you&#8217;ll be able to turn the pages of &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1250810213?th=1&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=bh-mia-lj-deals-2026bookstoread-010625-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">The Girl With a Thousand Faces<\/a>&#8221; by Sunyi Dean on May 5. A gothic fantasy set in Hong Kong, Mercy Chan finds herself with no memory or recollection of herself, taking refuge in a ghost-infested city and eventually connecting with the spirits that roam and torment the area. But when a particular ghost won&#8217;t leave her alone, she finds herself on a journey of self-discovery \u2014 <em>$30<\/em><\/li> <li><strong>A Classic<\/strong>: With Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi&#8217;s version of &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1679282727?th=1&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=bh-mia-lj-deals-2026bookstoread-010625-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">Wuthering Heights<\/a>&#8221; hitting the theaters this February, what better time than now to read (or re-read) the book? Emily Bront\u00eb&#8217;s 1847 classic is currently a number-one bestseller on Amazon \u2014 <em>$9<\/em><\/li> <li><strong>Obsession<\/strong>: Available for pre-order now, Asako Yuzuki&#8217;s novel &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0063442418?th=1&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=bh-mia-lj-deals-2026bookstoread-010625-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">Hooked<\/a>&#8221; releases on March 17. It tells the story of two girls with very different lives who cross paths and believe it&#8217;s fate, until they are both pushed to their limits \u2014 <em>$17<\/em><\/li> <\/ul> <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sign up for the weekly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcclatchydc.com\/yosonz-lib\/brzlp.html?lpname=bh-nl-signup&amp;pref=mcclatchymedia_bargainhunter_nonsubnl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\">Bargain Hunter newsletter<\/a> to gain access to all of our favorite deals. 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