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2026 Reading Challenge: A Popular Book You Have Never Read

January 3, 2026. Library Adminno Comments

Books Coming to Screens in January 2026

January 3, 2026. Library Adminno Comments

Take a look at what books are hitting the big and small screens this month!

Run Away / Harlan Coben

Simon’s perfect life is shattered when daughter Paige runs away, later found strung out in a park. Simon’s search leads into a dangerous underworld where an act of violence rocks his life.

January 1st/ Netflix/ Put on hold

One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish / Dr Seuss

(Season 2)

The adventures of an odd couple of two fish friends as they explore opposite concepts.

January 1st/ Netflix/ Put on hold

His & Hers / Alice Feeney

A journalist investigates a murder in her hometown, clashing with a suspicious detective. Two sides to every story – someone is lying.

January 8th/ Netflix/ Put on hold

People We Meet on Vacation / Emily Henry

People We Meet on Vacation (2026) - IMDb

Poppy wants to explore the world and Alex prefers to stay home with a good book, but somehow they are the very best of friends. They live far apart, but for a decade they have spent one week of summer vacation together.

January 9th/ Netflix/ Put on hold

Roll Over and Die/ Kiki, art by Kinta

ROLL OVER AND DIE Anime Reveals 1st Teaser Trailer, 2026 Release Date - Crunchyroll News

Flum Apricot was never meant to be a hero. Despite zero stats across the board and a power she can’t even use, she somehow finds herself included in a party of heroes. But Flum’s life hits rock bottom when the party’s renowned sage, Jean Inteige, decides that the useless girl is dead weight, and arranges to have her sold into slavery. Tossed to monsters to be feasted upon for her master’s entertainment, Flum makes the desperate choice to reach for a cursed weapon and something new awakens within her.

January 9th/ Crunchyroll/ Put on hold

Jujutsu Kaisen / Gege Akutami

(Season 3)

A boy swallows a cursed talisman – the finger of a demon – and becomes cursed himself. He enters a shaman’s school to be able to locate the demon’s other body parts and thus exorcise himself.

January 9th/ Hulu/ Put on hold

All Creatures Great and Small / James Herriot

(Season 6)

James Herriot, fresh out of Glasgow Veterinary College, pursues his dream to become a vet in the Yorkshire Dales. He discovers that treating the animals is as much about treating their owners, and the Dales’ farmers are a tough to please.

January 11th/ Britbox/ Put on hold

The Seven Dials Mystery /Agatha Christie

In 1925, a country house party prank turns deadly. Lady Eileen “Bundle” Brent investigates the chilling murder plot. Lady Caterham and Superintendent Battle assist in solving the country house mystery that changes Bundle’s life.

January 15th/ Netflix/ Put on hold

Frieren: beyond journey’s end/ by Kanehito Yamada

(Season 2)

Elf mage Frieren and her fellow adventurers have defeated the Demon King and brought peace to the land. But Frieren will long outlive the rest of her former party. How will she come to understand what life means to the people around her?

January 16th/ Hulu/ Put on hold

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms / George R. R. Martin

A century before GOT, Ser Duncan the Tall, and his squire, Egg, wandered through Westeros while the Targaryen dynasty ruled the Iron Throne, and dragons were still remembered. Great destinies and enemies await the incomparable friends.

January 18th/ HBO Max/ Put on hold

Finding Her Edge / Jennifer Iacopelli

Three sisters navigate the pressures of their family’s figure skating legacy. Adriana, trains with new partner Brayden while still loving ex-partner Freddie. A fake romance with Brayden for sponsorship adds to her challenges.

January 22nd/ Netflix/ Put on hold

Medalist/ Tsurumaikada

(Season 2)

Tsukasa, whose dreams were crushed. Inori, left to fend for herself. These two share a dream…and their tenacity may be the only thing that sees them through. Their destination? The ice…on the world’s stage.

January 25th/ Hulu/ Put on hold