welcome back book babes! today we're going through 26 books everyone needs to read for 2026 including NEW fantasy releases, new romance books, books getting adapted this year, and the books we are lowk embarrassed we haven't got to yet... so join us with a cup of coffee as we dive into these paper sheets ☕📚and join the hardcover fam ⤵️⤵️ / @hardcoverpodcast follow us ‪@hardcoverpodcast‬ everywhere 🎧 0:00 intro2:46 new fantasy releases13:54 new romance releases19:38 read it before you see it27:25 books we NEED to read35:57 picks for each other and YOU