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- A new year brings often brings reading resolutions that end up falling to the wayside by mid-January.
- To help you stay on track and provide some guidance, Amazon's book editors have handpicked a list of noteworthy titles for the site's Best Books of the Month section.
- This January, you'll find plenty of page-turners, from engaging thrillers and cultural commentaries to thought-provokers and grisly fairy tales.
- Check out this month's top picks below, with short synopses provided by Amazon's book editor, Erin Kodicek.
When it comes to New Year's resolutions, you're sure to find healthy-eating credos, self-care mantras, and lofty financial benchmarks on pretty much everyone's list. But for bookworms, those more typical goals are often supplanted by one simple objective: to read more.
To help meet your reading goals, the Amazon Books team has released their favorite new books of January, kicking off the Best Books of the Month section for 2020. This month's list lauds a diverse group of psychological thrillers and self-improvement guides, among others. Prolific writers such as Anna Wiener from The New Yorker are honored for redefining what it means to be a powerful storyteller.
Get started on your reading resolutions with January 2020's book selection below - or take a trip down memory lane with the complete breakdown of Amazon's Best Books of 2019.
Captions have been provided by Erin Kodicek, editor of books and Kindle at Amazon.com.
