Here are the debut books that caught Debutiful’s eye this month. We think readers will find plenty to love among them.
To see our curated list of standout titles, check out our “12 noteworthy debut books to read in February 2026.”
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Anna Kovatcheva’s debut novel, She Made Herself a Monster, will be published by Mariner Books on February 10, 2026. The novel is available for pre-order.
Kovatcheva was born in Bulgaria and received her MFA in fiction from New York University. She Made Herself a Monster was completed while she was in residence at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, and her short fiction has appeared in The Kenyon Review, The Iowa Review, and has been anthologized in Best American Nonrequired Reading.
Debutiful is honored to reveal the cover of She Made Herself a Monster, designed by Paul Miele-Herndon, alongside a Q&A with Kovatcheva about crafting her haunting debut and the eerie allure of nineteenth-century Bulgaria.
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