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Books to Watch Out For in February 2026

  • Submitted: 1st February 2026

Books to Watch Out For in February 2026

Books to put on your radar for your literary holidays in the month of February…..

 

Skylark Paula MclainParis, France

Skylark – Paula Lain

Love, courage and resistance on the streets of Paris – and in the secret network of tunnels that lies beneath.

 

 

 

 

 

A Bad Bad Place Frances CrawfordGlasgow, Scotland

Bad Bad Place – Frances Crawford

While walking her dog, twelve-year-old Janey finds a murdered woman on an abandoned railway – and her innocent childhood ends in a shocking moment of trauma.

 

 

 

 

Catherine Essie FoxYorkshire, England

Catherine – Essie Fox

The greatest tragic love story ever told – but this time, Catherine tells it herself.

 

 

 

 

 

The Floating Venice Bookshop Annabel FrenchVenice, Italy

The Floating Venice Bookshop – Annabel French

A girl dares to take the leap and set up a bookshop on a barge in Venice

This sounds so idyllic doesn’t it?

 

 

 

 

London, England

The House of Fallen Sisters Louise WareThe House of Fallen Sisters – Louise Hare

From the brothels of Covent Garden to the oppressive society of the eighteenth century, there are locations to enjoy here! Louise Hare is a writer you NEED on your TBR pile. She is a writer to watch!

 

 

 

 

 

 

February is set to be a mammoth month – time to get excited after the very long January we have just had. February is set to up the pace!

 

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