Discounted for January 2026: Captivating Literary Books You Don’t Want to Miss!

From a director of Friends, Who Stole the Funny? paints a hysterical portrait of Hollywood, on the other side of the lens. When the initial director shoots himself in the head with a nail gun, it will be up to the successful J. T. Baker to take over the production of an up-and-coming sitcom.

With crazy writers, money-hungry executives, and backstabbing everyone, Robby Benson depicts the dark underbelly of Hollywood’s TV landscape, drawing on his “deep knowledge of his subject matter” (Wall Street Journal).

Following Dan Cooley, an aged trainer, Pound for Pound tells a remarkable tale of resilience, as he begins working with Chicky Garza, a troubled youth in the corrupt San Antonio boxing circuit. 

In a town plagued by violence and scarce success stories, this posthumous novel by the masterful F.X. Toole tells the story of two people who find each other at their most desperate moments.

Michael Lee West returns with another installment of his G.R.I.T.S. (Girls Raised in the South), who continue to push through rough times with Southern charm and wit. Bitsy Wentworth, after breaking her ex-husband’s nose with a slab of meat, has a warrant out for her arrest. 

Meanwhile, her mom is writing letters from the inside of the Central State Asylum, and Aunt Clancy Jane has moved from hippie to crazy cat lady. These three generations of women are carving their own path in the world, free from the men who both attract and constrain them, while trying not to stir up too much chaos along the way. 

As his clients grow older and lose hair, local barber Guillaume Ladoucette takes up a new job—matchmaker. 

Described by New York Times-bestselling author Joanne Harris as “a hilarious romp off the beaten track,” follow along as Huillaume ditches the scissors to unite hearts. 

Without children or a partner, fifty-nine-year-old anthropologist Gray Kaiser has limited attachments to the world, and she likes it that way. She decides to return to Kenya, where her first career success took place, for a documentary with her middle-aged assistant, Errol McEchern, by her side. 

Unbeknownst to Gray, Errol has loved her for years, and she must watch her boss become entangled with charming young graduate assistant Raphael Sarasola. From the sidelines, Erroll sees Gray fall deeper, not just into love, but into the trap Raphael weaves in this “remarkable book” (Library Journal). 

In the middle of the night, Mia wakes to discover a devastating truth on her boyfriend's cell phone—he is cheating on her. 

Instead of waking Pete up, Mia decides to look for the answers herself, only to fall into a frightful web of lies and deception. If she’s not careful, everyone and everything she loves will be on the line.

When Francie and Colt Hard pass a 150-year old farmhouse in Pennsalvina, they both agree it is exactly what they’ve been looking for. Colt wants a new reason to show off his wealth. 

Whereas Francie is hoping its rooms will provide her with the inspiration she needs to pick up the literary career she left behind when she married Colt ten years ago. But as they spend more time in their house, they begin to discover its devastating history, which threatens to push them even farther apart. 

In pursuit of reconnecting with her roots and culture, a young Chinese-American woman travels to Beijing. There, she discovers food, family, and above all, herself. 

Full of “lush descriptions of sumptuous Chinese meals,” from Peking Duck to hot pot, this one is for foodies (Booklist).