We are so excited for all the Jewish books publishing in 2026! Unlike most of our posts, we have not yet read most books on this list. They are included because someone signaled to us that the book contains some Jewish content. If that is wrong, or if we are missing a book, please do let us know. This is a page you might want to bookmark, as we are constantly updating as we are told about new books or books already on our radar get their covers and pre-order links.
ADULT FICTION
The Star Society by Gabriella Saab, HarperMuse, January: Amazon | Bookshop
The Kosher Conundrum by Stacey Agdern, Tule, January: Amazon | Bookshop
Remember to Eat and Other Stories by Metyl Ain, SparkPress, January: Amazon | Bookshop
All Roads Lead to Great Neck by Josh Alan Friedman, Wyatt Dyole Books, February: Amazon | Bookshop
The Slow Burn by Ali Rosen, MontLake, February: Amazon | Bookshop
Somewhere I Belong by Jo-Anne Berelowitz, Diaaspora Press, February: Amazon | Bookshop
Gap Year by Lindsey Goldstein, Egret Lake, February: Amazon
The End of Romance by Lily Meyer, Viking, February: Amazon | Bookshop
The Tavern At The End of History by Morris Collins, Dzanc, February: Amazon | Bookshop
This Is Not About Us by Allegra Goodman, The Dial Press, February: Amazon | Bookshop
Virtually Perfect by Melissa Sky, Bold Strokes Books, February: Amazon | Bookshop
Falling for the Rabbi by Jennifer Wilck, Harlequin Special Edition, February: Amazon | Bookshop
The World Between Us by Zeeva Bukai, Delphinium Books, February: Amazon | Bookshop
Two Roses by Miriam Libicki (Author, Illustrator), Rose Lipszyc (Author), New Jewish press, February: Bookshop
Night Night Fawn by Jordy Rosenberg, One World, March: Amazon | Bookshop
Hornytown Chutzpah by Andrew Hiller, Atthis Arts, March: Amazon |
Once and Again by Rebecca Serle, Atria Books, March: Amazon | Bookshop
The Kingdom of Almonds by Ariel Kaplan, Erewhon Books, March: Amazon | Bookshop
Evening Begins The Day by Jessica Brilliant Keener, Koehler Books, March: Amazon | Bookshop
A Novel Crime by Deborah Levison, Thomas & Mercer, March: Amazon | Bookshop
Pomona Afton Can Totally Catch A Killer by Bellamy Rose, Emily Bestler Books, March: Amazon | Bookshop
Broken Chocolate by Rachel Miranda, Vine Leaves press, March: Amazon | Bookshop
The Insomniacs by Allison Winn Scotch, Berkley, April: Amazon | Bookshop
Like Wafers in Honey by Leah Eskin, Levine Querido, April: Amazon | Bookshop
All Afternoon by Susan Kleinman, Volume 36, April: Amazon | Bookshop
Homebound by Portia Elan, Scribner, May: Amazon | Bookshop
The May House by Jillian Cantor, Atria, May: Amazon | Bookshop
Soon By You by Dahlia Adler, St. Martin’s Griffin, May: Amazon | Bookshop
Echoes of Infamy by Shaina Steinberg, Kensington, May: Amazon | Bookshop
The Other Beautiful People by Caroline Bock, Regal House, June: Amazon | Bookshop
Off the Record by Sara Goodman Confino, Lake Union, June: Amazon | Bookshop
The Way It Haunted Him by Laura Samotin, Titan, June: Amazon | Bookshop
Shaken To The Core by Dara Levan, Regalo Press, June: Amazon | Bookshop
Dearest Beast by Felicia Grossman, Forever, June: Amazon | Bookshop
Rewrite The Stars by Lindsay Hameroff, St. Martin’s Griffin, July: Amazon | Bookshop
Extra- Curricular by Rachel Lynn Solomon, Berkley, July: Amazon | Bookshop
Her Old Rodeo Rival’s Return by Rebecca Crowley, Harlequin Special Edition, July: Amazon | Bookshop
Love Me Like A Lovesong by Shelly Jay Shore and Michelle Nelson Shore, Dell, August: Amazon | Bookshop
Now That We Don’t Talk by Rachel Pologe, TBD
Four Chuppahs And A Shiva by Jessica Topper, Self, November: Amazon
Gelt-y Pleasures by Amanda Usen, Self, November: Amazon
Bad Idea, Right? by Jessica Lepe, Forever, December: Amazon | Bookshop
ADULT NONFICTION
Always Carry Salt by Samantha Ellis, Pegasus, January: Amazon | Bookshop
BernBaum’s Recipes From Fargo’s Nordic-Jewish Deli by Andrea Baumgardner, Dottir, January: Amazon | Bookshop
Half-Jew – Full Life by Georgette Bennet, Heresy Press, January: Amazon | Bookshop
Nothing Random: Bennett Cerf and the publishing house he built, Gayle Feldman, Random House, January: Amazon | Bookshop
Place Envy by Michael Lowenthal, Mad Creek Books, February: Amazon | Bookshop
Choosing to be Chosen by Kylie Ora Lobell, Wicked Son, February: Amazon | Bookshop
Playmakers by Michael Kimmel, W.W. Norton & Company, February: Amazon | Bookshop
Walter Benjamin: The Pearl Diver: Peter E. Gordon, Yale University Press, February: Amazon | Bookshop
Returning: A Search For Home Across Three Centuries by Nicholas Lemann, Liveright, March: Amazon | Bookshop
When We’re Born We Forget Everything by Alicia Jo Rabins, Schocken, March: Amazon | Bookshop
Judy Blume: A Life by Mark Oppenheimer, G.P. Putnam’s Sone, March: Amazon | Bookshop
Stephen Sondheim: Art Isn’t Easy by Daniel Okrent, Yale University Press, March: Amazon | Bookshop
Mordecai M. Kaplan: Restless Soul by Jenna Weissman Joselit, Yale University Press, May: Amazon | Bookshop
Dickens In Brooklyn by Jay Neugeboren, Eastover Press, April: Amazon | Bookshop
Out of the Sky: Heroism and Rebirth in Nazi Europe by Matti Friedman, SPiegel and Grau, May: Amazon | Bookshop
MIDDLE GRADE
When You’re Brave Enough by Rebecca Bendheim, Viking Books For Young Readers, April: Amazon | Bookshop
Miriam’s Magical Creature Files: The Mystery of the Mermaid by Leah Cypess, Amulet Paperback, April: Amazon | Bookshop
A Whiff Of Magic by by Elana Rubinstein (Author), Jennifer Naalchigar (Illustrator), Apples and Honey Press, April: Amazon | Bookshop
How To Walk A Dog by Joanne Levy TBD
The Cloak from Baghdad: A Graphic Novel by Carol Isaacs, September, Kar-Ben: Amazon | Bookshop
The Shabbat Flood, A Texas Sized Tale by Jan Schwaid (Author), Evelline Andrya (Illustrator), October, Kar-Ben: Amazon | Bookshop
PICTURE BOOKS
Challahbaloo by Elizabeth Suneby, PJ Publishing, January: Amazon
All Who Are Hungry Come and Eat by Leslie Kimmelman (Author), Alyssa Russell (Illustrator), HarperCollins, January: Amazon | Bookshop
Talia and The Time Train by Benjamin Kincaid (Author), Tiffany Barnes (Illustrator), self published, January: Amazon | Bookshop
Purim Possibilities by Barbara Kimmel (author), and Irina Avgustinovitch (illustrator), PJ Publishing, February: Amazon
A Place To Pray by Doreen Klein Robinson (Author), Yuke Li (Illustrator), WorthyKids, February: Amazon | Bookshop
Maya’s Journey by Marcella White Campbell (Author), Olivia Smith (Illustrator), Kalaniot Books, February: Amazon | Bookshop
Otherwise Known as Judy The Great by Selina Alko, Christy Ottaviano Books, February: Amazon | Bookshop
My Passover Seder by Claire Freeland and Aviel Basil, Green Bean Books, April: Amazon | Bookshop
The Passover Pet Surprise by Ana María Shua (Author), Ángeles Ruiz (Illustrator), NorthSouth Books, March: Amazon | Bookshop
Miriam And her Dancing Shoes by Sandy Eisenberg Sasso (Author), Joani Rothenberg (Illustrator), Apples and Honey Press, March: Amazon | Bookshop
Something Sweet by Lesléa Newman (Author), Sarita Rich (Illustrator), Charlesbridge, March: Amazon | Bookshop
Tractor Zack on Sunshine Kibbutz by Alice Blumenthal McGinty (Author), Rotem Teplow (Illustrator), Kalaniot Books, April: Amazon | Bookshop
The Tenth Man by Artie Bennett (Author), Shira Neiss (Illustrator), Holiday House, April: Amazon | Bookshop
Three Pieces of Broken Glass by Emily Barth Isler (Author), Vesper Stamper (Illustrator), Abrams Books For Young Readers, March: Amazon | Bookshop
Day Of Delight by Maxine Rose Schur, J. Brian Pinkney, Brian Pinkney, Kalaniot Books | April: Amazon | Bookshop
Rainbow Cookies by Lesléa Newman (Author), Z.B. Asterplume (Illustrator), Levine Querido, May: Amazon | Bookshop
Oodles of Noodles by Jessie Atkin (author) and Moesha Kellaway (Illustrator), Little Bee Books, July: Amazon | Bookshop
Our Spectacular Sukkah by Sidura Ludwig (Author), Sophia Vincent Guy (Illustrator), Candlewick, August: Amazon | Bookshop
A House With No Door: A Sukkot Story by Amy Fellner Dominy, illustrated by Rotem Teplow, Kar-Ben, August: Amazon | Bookshop
Stella’s Special Recipe: A Rosh Hashana Story by Melissa Stoller, illustrated by Valerya Milovanova, August: August, Amazon | Bookshop
Harriet Hubbard and the Sold-Out Hanukkah by Bonnie Grubman and illustrated by Noa Kelner, Kar-Ben, October: Amazon | Bookshop
YOUNG ADULT
A Practical Guide to Dating a Demon by Hannah Reynolds, G.P. Putnam’s Sons, February: Amazon | Bookshop
Last Days in Moav by Sharon Reiss Baker, Apples & Honey Press, April: Amazon | Bookshop
Somewhere In Nowhere by Steven Gellman, NineStar Press, April: Amazon | Bookshop
The Cove by Claire Rose, Wednesday Books, May: Amazon | Bookshop
Meet Me At The Picket Line by Jasper Sanchez, HarperCollins, May: Amazon | Bookshop
The City of Slaughter by Aden Polydoros, HarperCollins, June: Amazon | Bookshop