The Book of the Month October 2026 selections are here! Decide which of these books you want to add to your subscription box.
Book of the Month is my favorite subscription box. Every month, I choose between their curated book selections, and voila! A blue box arrives at my door carrying one (or two or three) new books for me to read.
Each month, Book of the Month chooses between five to seven hardcover books you can choose from. Rather listen to an audiobook? Book of the Month has those, too! Now you can opt for audiobooks as your monthly pick or add them on at any time during the month.
Every month, I will highlight the books chosen and let you know my thoughts on the chosen titles.
Even if you don’t have a Book of the Month subscription (yet), I think you’ll find value in looking at a curated list of new releases.
Keep scrolling to see all the details about the Book of the Month October 2026 selections and to find out which one I’m adding to my subscription box.
What is Book of the Month?
Book of the Month is a monthly subscription book service highly popular among the book community. Trust me, once you try it, you’ll be hooked.
How it Works
Each month, a panel of judges chooses at least five books for you to choose from. The Book of the Month selections cover different genres and are always special edition hardcovers. Often, the chosen books haven’t been published yet, so you get to be one of the first people to read them.
At the beginning of the month, you choose one book to add to your box and shortly thereafter the little blue box arrives at your door. If you aren’t loving any of the selected books, you just skip that month and your credits will just roll over to the next month. Or, after your third box, you can choose from five member favorite books for your month’s selection instead.
On the other hand, if you want more than one book, once you’ve chosen your initial book, you can add-on up to four additional books at a discounted rate. These add-ons can be from the current month’s selection, be favorites from previous months, or be new releases specially included in the add-on catalog.
Pricing
Book of the Month runs two different pricing plans. On the monthly plan, you get one credit a month for $17. If you are willing to pay upfront, the yearly plan gives you 12 credits for $168, which averages out to $14 a book. For a hardcover new release, both prices are a steal.
Even better, when you include additional books into your box, they are only $10 each!
Book of the Month also offers 3, 6, and 9-month gift cards if you are considering purchasing it as a gift.
For new subscribers, Book of the Month’s homepage almost always has a special offer to get your first book for $10. But I can do you one better. If you are interested in joining, you can use this Book of the Month Club referral link to get your first book for $5 right now!
Bonus Features
But wait, there’s more! Once you’ve chosen your 12th book from Book of the Month, you join the BFF club and get a special Book of the Month tote.
After that, you’ll get a free add-on every year for your birthday month. Plus, when the end of the year rolls around, you get one of the top 5 Book of the Month selections from the year for free. That’s an additional two books each year for no additional cost.
What are you waiting for? Join Book of the Month and get your first book at a discounted price!
October 2026 Book of the Month Selections
American Hagwon
Min Jin Lee
After a shocking betrayal and the 1997 Asian financial crisis, the John and Helen Koh and their three children leave their middle class life in Korea for Sydney, Australia and eventually Southern California. Strangers in a strange land where their education means little, John and Helen do anything they can to open opportunities for their children. Over the ensuing years, they manage their lives always believing that education will lead the next generation to success and security.
Bad Words
Ríoghnach Robinson
Parker Navarro thought his debut novel would ignite his career until critic Selina Chan’s scathing review turned it to a complete failure. Now Parker hopes his second novel is his chance at redemption. Selina can’t resist reviewing him again and her review creates a viral feud that shifts both of their fortunes overnight. Yet behind-the-scenes of their public sparring is a quiet dialogue that makes both of them rethink their ideas of success, sincerity, and each other.
When the Night Comes Knocking
Katherine Daniel
Jane and her brother Thomas haven’t spoken since the accident that almost killed them so they drive home from college in awkward silence. When they stop at a gas station in the Appalachian mountains, an injured man comes in raving about a monster outside. When the next patron who leaves is killed, the customers realize maybe the local legend is true. If a monster who feeds on guilty hearts is outside, the customers must decide who among them is the guiltiest and the estranged siblings need to patch up their relationship quickly.
Reap & Sow
Charlotte B. Plumb
In Blackbridge, Eda Shaw works for Mr. Night convincing desperate people to trade years of their lives for their deepest desires. When a pact goes wrong, Eda’s younger brothers are arrested. To get them back, Eda must partner with the only one Mr. Night fears – the demon Kit’rath. Together they race to free her brothers and save the city all while a connection sparks between them.
Hollywood, Ending
John Green
After a foray into bestselling nonfiction books, John Green returns to his roots with a new novel about the private costs of a public life. Kai Laramie and Juniper Castillo’s dreams come true when they are cast in an Andy Warhol biopic. They success of their movie changes their lives in exciting and terrifying ways. Green uses his behind-the-scenes Hollywood romance to examine the demands on celebrity by the never ending attention economy, juxtaposing the modern story with a look at Warhol’s life.
Queen of Lombard Street
Lisa Kleypas
In Victorian England, economist Reina Martin sets out to create the first all-women’s bank where women can open their own checking accounts. Reina’s mentor William Farlow is to help her in the endeavor and Reina is shocked when she discovers her butler is really an undercover cop investigating Farlow for massive financial fraud. Now Reina must decide between betraying her mentor or ruining the lives of thousands of working-class women.
The Four Wives and Five Deaths of Richard Milford
Nafissa Thompson-Spires
In 1920s Oklahoma, the Milfords have long preyed upon the locals of Newsville. Now the infamous moonshiner and womanizer Richard Milford is finally dead. At the top of the suspect list: his four “wives” Lally, Sophronia, Georgette, and Vivianne. Each tells a compelling and competing narrative that plays with the idea of a single true story.
Want an Audiobook Instead?
Recently, Book of the Month has started including audiobooks as another option for your monthly picks. Instead of choosing a hardcover copy, you can choose one of these audiobooks as your main selection this month.
October’s Audiobooks:
October’s New Add-Ons
Book of the Month also includes a few extra releases on top of their monthly selections. Once you have picked your main selection, you can choose to add-on these new books (or any past release) to your box.
October’s New Books:
My October 2026 Picks
Last month, Book of the Month has supply chain issues and their biggest selections got sold out almost immediately. Luckily for me, the book I didn’t end up receiving, Ariel Lawhon’s The Pirate Queen, was one I should not have ordered. I had forgotten that I will receive a copy this week when I attend one of her author events.
I’m not sure if the same issues will happen this month but I seem to have lucked out. I picked up copies of two highly anticipated releases. Min Jin Lee’s Pachinko is a literary epic so I cannot wait to pick up her newest book, American Hagwon. Similarly, Bonnie Garmus’s Lessons in Chemistry was a very popular debut so we’ll see how her sophomore novel holds up. I just wish her main character wasn’t named Batter Gray.
Which of the Book of the Month October 2026 Selections Are You Going to Pick?
What books can you not wait to get your hands on this month? Or are you skipping this month’s selections? As always, let me know in the comments!
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