Exclusive Books recommends these reads in January

14 January 2025 - 12:04

By Helen Holyoake

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January is often about starting anew on a fresh slate — a blank page, as it were.

In the publishing world, there is such a profusion of new releases in December that we often need January to catch up on literary gems and bookish finds we may have missed during the festive mayhem.

Exclusive Books Recommends for January celebrates novels and non-fiction you may have missed at the end of last year.

Image: Supplied Kickstart your January with Exclusive Books' recommended reads.

Heavyweights in fiction:

The Granddaughter by Bernhard Schlink
Thirst by Giles Foden
Fire by John Boyne
Before We Forget Kindness by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Pearl by Sian Hughes

Image: Supplied Fiction titles to look forward to in January.

Non-fiction stand-out titles:

Saturday Night, Sunday Morning by PJ Morton
How to Let Things Go by Shunmyo Masuno
Clear Thinking by Shane Parrish
Words to Live By: A Daily Journal by Donna Ashworth

Image: Supplied Add these non-fiction titles to your January reading list.

January also sees the return of the supremely popular Reading is My Superpower campaign, reminding young and old how reading and words can be a powerful tool for learning and achieving. An indispensable book in your armoury is a dictionary, which is why Exclusives have five of their most popular titles on special price promotion during January.

• Issued by Helen Holyoake (Helco Promotions) on behalf of Exclusive Books