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title: "Watch – From mindful money to edge-of-your-seat thrillers, these are our book recommendations"
description: "January’s reading list moves between reflection and escape, pairing books that sharpen focus and rethink our relationship with money with fiction that unsettles, absorbs and lingers. Together, they offer a considered way back into attention, feeling and pleasure at the start of the year."
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publisher: "Daily Maverick"
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author: "Joy Watson"
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published: "2026-01-26T22:11:05"
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# Watch – From mindful money to edge-of-your-seat thrillers, these are our book recommendations

> January’s reading list moves between reflection and escape, pairing books that sharpen focus and rethink our relationship with money with fiction that unsettles, absorbs and lingers. Together, they offer a considered way back into attention, feeling and pleasure at the start of the year.

By Joy Watson · Published 27 January 2026, 00:11 SAST

## Content

[YouTube video: "YouTube video"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpnW6Oi-Onw)

Reviews by: Joy Watson 
Edited by: Anda Tolibadi 
Filmed by: Joel Seboa 
Produced by: Emilie Gambade