10 books for January: A selection of the new titles being published over the next few weeks  

Tanya Sweeney and Dave Rudden are among the authors with new books in January  

January brings a slew of new book titles.

Esther Is Now Following You, by Tanya Sweeney (January 12) 

This debut novel from columnist and journalist Tanya Sweeney looks at obsession and celebrity fandom. When Ted gets a new celebrity girlfriend, Esther leaves her husband, takes all their savings, and buys a one-way ticket to Canada. Ted might not know it yet, but they are meant to be together — he just needs a little bit of persuading.

The Storm, by Rachel Hawkins (January 14) 

Bestselling author Rachel Hawkins’s new gothic suspense novel is about a Gulf Coast beach motel that has survived a century of hurricanes — and has also been the site of multiple mysterious deaths.

Darkrooms, by Rebecca Hannigan (January 15) 

Twenty years ago, Caitlin vowed never to return to her small Irish hometown. But with news of her estranged mother's sudden death, Caitlin is forced to return and dark secrets stir as the past refuses to stay buried in this debut.

Sister Wake, by Dave Rudden (January 15) 

Author of the award-winning Knights of the Borrowed Dark trilogy, Dave Rudden returns with an epic fantasy of gods, rebellion, and destiny on the island of Croí, where one woman will decide the fate of them all: Sister Wake, unwilling saint of the Goddess of Death.

Half His Age, by Jeanette McCurdy (Jan 20) 

Her 2022 memoir I'm Glad My Mom Died was an instant talking point and Jeanette McCurdy has now ventured into fiction with her darkly funny debut novel about 17-year-old Waldo and her obsession with her teacher.

Cameo, by Rob Doyle (January 22) 

A daring literary odyssey, Cameo is the life story of invented Irish novelist Ren Duka, who has unexpected, runaway international success with a prolific series of autofictional novels.

My Husband’s Wife, by Alice Feeney (Jan 27) 

The latest thriller from Alice Feeney is a tangled web of deception, obsession and mystery that sees Eden Fox return home from a run but nothing is as it should be. Her key doesn’t fit. A woman, eerily similar to her, answers the door. And her husband insists that this stranger is his wife.

Vigil, by George Saunders (January 27) 

From the Booker Prize–winning author of  Lincoln in the Bardo, Vigil takes place at the bedside of an oil company CEO in the twilight hours of his life as he is ferried from this world into the next.

Nothing Good Happens After 2am, by Niamh Hargan (January 29) 

This book about London's cutthroat world of high-end cocktail making is already set to be adapted for TV, having been won “in a fiercely competitive bidding war”, according to Deadline. The Irish author’s third novel is a story of friendship, ambition, passion — and something more.

The Nowhere Girls, by Carmel Harrington (January 29) 

Wexford novelist Carmel Harrington’s gripping new novel is about two abandoned sisters, a missing mother, and a shocking 25-year-old mystery.