Library Closure - Monday, February 16

All locations of the Des Moines Public Library will be closed on Monday, February 16, for our annual staff training day. All locations will reopen for normal hours on Tuesday, February 17.

Most Anticipated Winter Releases—January-February 2026

Most Anticipated Winter Releases
New year, new books! We compiled a massive list of 57 books that our team is looking forward to picking up this winter.
 
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Fiction

Brawler Lauren Groff
Vigil by George Saunders
Kin by Tayari Jones
One Aladdin Two Lamps by Jeanette Winterson

 

Nonfiction

Fear and Fury by Heather Ann Thompson
When Trees Testify by Beronda Montgomery
On Morrison by Namwali Serpell

 

Historical Fiction

The Bookbinder's Secret by A.D. Bell
Keeper of Lost Children Sadeqa Johnson
The Beheading Game Rebecca Lehmann
Seven Daughters of Dupree by Nikesha Elise Williams

 

Romance

Catch her if you can by Tessa Bailey
Next Level Love Shameez Patel
The re-do List by Denise Williams

 

Mystery, Thriller, & Horror

A Box Full of Darkness
Anatomy of an Alibi
Fair Weather Friend
Murder at World's End by Ross Montgomery

 

Fantasy & Science Fiction

Forest on the Edge of Time
The Elsewhere Express by Samantha Sotto Yambao
Operation Bounce House by Matt Dinniman
A Rose of Blood and Binding by Claire Legrand