2026 Reading List: Start New Year With These Best Authors Of Fiction Novels

For readers who are majorly invested in horror thriller fiction, the name of Stephen King is not unheard of. The plot of Fairy Tale for many mau sound mundane and ordinary with a boy finding out a parallel world of possibilities where good and evil are at war, what makes it to the 2026 reading list is that it is written by the legendary author Stepehen King. Despite the very Narnia sort of flavour and plot the story is distinct and an engaging read which will keep you on the hook with reading from the get go. 

Even if the television show adaptation of this book is the cause of huge popularity, readers at some point may have definitely thought of reading the written piece for more detail and clarity about the world where dragons and white zombies are a threat and power symbol at the same time. If you have also been wondering about what makes George R.R. Martin’s book A Song of Ice and Fire is such a rager in the town of series binging, then maybe reading this book may give you a sort of literary pleasure that the audio visual medium may lack in. 

Praised and recognized as a gripping novel by many, The Song Of Achilles definitely deserves a spot in the new year’s reading list of 2026. Written by Madeline Miller the story is about Achilles and Patroclus’s bond, a war that must be fought in the city of Troy for the honour of Helen of Sparta who has been kidnapped. The book is rich and intense in emotion, follows smooth and easy to understand language and is a sure shot page turner. This is the 10th anniversary edition bound in an ornamental sort of cover which looks luxurious and beautiful to hold, a collector’s choice obviously. 

This is a must have and is also one of the most common book among readers to have in their book collection, not exactly this deluxe hardbound edition with golden pages edges, but a similar collection of World’s Greatest Short Stories by legendary authors like Oscan Wilde, James Joyce, Anton Chekhov and more with titles like, After The Race, The Lottery Ticket, The Devoted Friend, Tobermory, The Fly and many more. Despite this sort of short story collection being a common book to have, it rarely gets finished by most readers, 2026 is the year that you consider getting this collector’s edition and find out why these are some of the World’s Greatest Shorts Stories. 

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If you are still oblivious to the marvelous writing of Haruki Murakami, then 2026 is the year to start stepping out of the tunnel and dive into the master piece writing of this legendary author. Kafka On The Shore is a magical read that would transport you to an alternate reality where cats converse and fish tumble from the sky. With adjectives like “Addictive”, “Spellbinding”, “Wonderful” being attributed to this book its makes up to be on the 2026 reading list definitely if you have not already read Murakami’s magic.