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Curious about what books will be released in the months ahead so you can pre-order or reserve them? Then click on the months below.

Please note we have not included every book that is coming out, but rather some that caught our eye --- and that we thought should catch yours as well.

April 2025

Hardcover

Fair Play by Louise Hegarty - Fiction, Mystery

Harper | 9780063360556 | Published April 8, 2025

A group of friends gather at an Airbnb on New Year’s Eve. It is Benjamin’s birthday and his sister Abigail is throwing him a jazz-age Murder Mystery themed party. As the night plays out, champagne is drunk, hors d’oeuvres consumed and relationships forged, consolidated or frayed. Someone kisses the wrong person; someone else’s heart is broken. In the morning, all of them wake up --- except Benjamin. As Abigail attempts to wrap her mind around her brother’s death, an eminent detective arrives determined to find Benjamin's killer. In this mansion, suddenly complete with a butler, gardener and housekeeper, everyone is a suspect and nothing is quite as it seems.  Will the culprit be revealed? And how can Abigail, now alone, piece herself back together in the wake of this loss?

Fun for the Whole Family by Jennifer E. Smith - Fiction, Women's Fiction

Ballantine Books | 9780593358306 | Published April 8, 2025

The four Endicott siblings were once inseparable, a bond created by the absence of their dazzling, mercurial mother, who would return for a few weeks each summer to whisk them off on sprawling road trips around the country. Decades later, the unthinkable has happened: the Endicotts haven’t spoken in years…until an out-of-the-blue text arrives from Jude, now a famous actress, summoning them to a small town in North Dakota. Each sibling is at a crossroads, though Jude is the only Endicott who seems to have it all together. But appearances can be deceiving. As the weekend unfolds, and the siblings wrestle with their shared past and uncertain futures, they’ll discover that Jude has been keeping three secrets…each of which could change everything.

Happy Land by Dolen Perkins-Valdez - Fiction, Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction

Berkley | 9780593337721 | Published April 8, 2025

Nikki hasn’t seen her grandmother in years. So when the elder calls out of the blue with an urgent request for Nikki to visit her in the hills of western North Carolina, Nikki hesitates only for a moment. After years of silence in her family, due to a mysterious estrangement between her mother and grandmother, she’s determined to learn the truth while she still can. But instead of answers about the recent past, Mother Rita tells Nikki an incredible story of a kingdom on this very mountain, and of her great-great-great grandmother, Luella, who would become its queen. The more Nikki learns about the Kingdom of the Happy Land, and the lives of those who dwelled in the ruins she discovers in the woods, the more she realizes how much of her identity and her family’s secrets are wrapped up in these hills.

Hard Town by Adam Plantinga - Fiction, Suspense, Thriller

Grand Central Publishing | 9781538739907 | Published April 8, 2025

After surviving a deadly prison break, ex-Detroit cop Kurt Argento is ready for some quiet. Still working through his grief over the passing of his wife, Argento finds himself house-sitting for a friend with his loyal companion, Hudson, a Chow Chow-Shepard mix. Then Kristin Reed shows up, begging him to find her missing husband and son. Argento starts to notice that Fenton, Arizona, is more than meets the eye. First there's the large, overly equipped public safety team complete with specialized tactics and sophisticated weaponry. Then there's the unusual financial boosting of failing small businesses by the U.S. government. Finally, there's a man with no name with unprecedented control over the town. Argento finds himself unraveling not just the truth behind the disappearance of a family, but a conspiracy that's taken a whole town to cover up.

Make Sure You Die Screaming by Zee Carlstrom - Fiction, Suspense, Thriller

Flatiron Books | 9781250365675 | Published April 8, 2025

The newly nameless narrator of MAKE SURE YOU DIE SCREAMING has rejected the gender binary, has flamed out with a vengeance at their corporate gig, is most likely brain damaged from a major tussle with their now ex-boyfriend, and is on a bender to end all benders. A call from their mother with the news that their MAGA-friendly, conspiracy-theorist father has gone missing launches the narrator from Chicago to deep red Arkansas in a stolen car. Along the way, the narrator and their new bestie --- a self-proclaimed "garbage goth" with her own emotional baggage (and someone on her tail) --- unpack the narrator’s childhood and a recent personal loss that they refuse to face head-on.

Murder at Gulls Nest by Jess Kidd - Fiction, Historical Fiction, Historical Mystery, Mystery

Atria Books | 9781668034033 | Published April 8, 2025

1954: When her former novice’s dependable letters stop, Nora Breen asks to be released from her vows. Haunted by a line in Frieda’s letter, Nora arrives at Gulls Nest, a charming hotel in Gore-on-Sea in Kent. A seaside town, a place of fresh air and relaxed constraints, is the perfect place for a new start. Nora hides her identity and pries into the lives of her fellow guests. But when a series of bizarre murders rattles the occupants of Gulls Nest, it’s time to ask if a dark past can ever really be left behind.

My Documents by Kevin Nguyen - Fiction

One World | 9780593731680 | Published April 8, 2025

Ursula, Alvin, Jen and Duncan grew up as cousins in the sprawling Nguyen family. As young adults, they’re on the precipice of new ventures. But their lives are upended when a series of violent, senseless attacks across America creates a national panic, prompting a government policy that pushes Vietnamese Americans into internment camps. Jen and Duncan are sent with their mother to Camp Tacoma, while Ursula and Alvin receive exemptions. Cut off entirely from the outside world, Jen and Duncan try to withstand long, dusty days in camp and acclimate to life without the internet. That is, until Jen discovers a way to get messages to the outside. Her first instinct is to reach out to Ursula, who sees this connection as a chance to tell the world about the horrors of camp --- and as an opportunity to bolster her own reporting career in the process.

Sky Daddy by Kate Folk - Fiction, Humor, Women's Fiction

Random House | 9780593231494 | Published April 8, 2025

During the week, Linda earns $20 an hour moderating comments for a video-sharing platform, and then rides the bus home to the windowless garage she rents on the outskirts of San Francisco. But on the last Friday of each month, she indulges her true passion, taking BART to SFO for a round-trip flight to a regional hub. The destination is irrelevant, because each trip means a new date with a handsome stranger --- a stranger whose intelligent windscreens, sleek fuselages and powerful engines make Linda feel a way that no human ever could. Linda knows that she can’t tell anyone she’s sexually obsessed with planes. Nor can she reveal her belief that it’s her destiny to “marry” one of her suitors, uniting with her soulmate plane for eternity. But then an opportunity arises to hasten her dream of eternal partnership, and the carefully balanced elements of her life begin to spin out of control.

Terrestrial History by Joe Mungo Reed - Fiction, Science Fiction

W. W. Norton & Company | 9781324079378 | Published April 8, 2025

Hannah is a fusion scientist working alone at a remote cottage off the coast of Scotland when she sees a figure making his way from the sea. It is a visitor from the future, a young man from a human settlement on Mars, traveling backwards through time to try to make a crucial intervention in the fate of our dying planet, and he needs Hannah’s help. Laboring in the warmth of a Scottish summer, Hannah and the stranger are on the path towards a breakthrough --- and then things go terribly wrong. Joe Mungo Reed’s novel expands from this extraordinary event, drawing together the stories of four lives reckoning with what it means to take fate into their own hands, moving from the last days of civilization on Earth through the birth of another on Mars.

The 10: A Memoir of Family and the Open Road by E.A. Hanks - Memoir, Nonfiction

Gallery Books | 9781982131296 | Published April 8, 2025

In her trusted loaded-up minivan “Minnie,” E.A. Hanks follows the same route as a long-ago road trip with her mother in an attempt to better understand the complicated woman who gave her life. Along the way, as she follows her mother’s diaries and her own recollections of the route, she begins to uncover secrets --- some unexpectedly wonderful, and others darker and more violent than she ever imagined ---- that bring more questions than answers. Reckoning with the past, the present, her memories and herself, Hanks brings us along a beautiful voyage towards understanding how the stories we tell about the places we’re from ultimately become the stories we tell about the people we are.

The Cat Who Saved the Library written by Sosuke Natsukawa, translated by Louise Heal Kawai - Fiction

HarperVia | 9780063419247 | Published April 8, 2025

Thirteen-year-old Nanami loves to read and happily spends much of her free time in the library. Despite the library being as deserted as ever, one day she notices that some of her favorite books are disappearing from the shelves. Then she spots a suspicious man in a gray suit and follows him. The chase is cut short when Nanami suffers an asthma attack. By the time she catches her breath, the man has disappeared, and all that is left behind is a mysterious light filtering through the library’s familiar passageways. That’s when Tiger, the talking tabby cat who saves books, comes to the rescue. Are Nanami and Tiger prepared to face the dangerous challenges that lie ahead? Why are faceless gray soldiers burning books in a stone castle? And what happened to Rintaro, the socially withdrawn hero who helped Tiger save books in a second-hand bookshop?

The Cut by C. J. Dotson - Fiction, Horror, Supernatural Thriller, Suspense, Thriller

St. Martin's Press | 9781250335449 | Published April 8, 2025

A historic hotel long past its prime and huddled along The Cut, a questionable Lake Erie beach, isn’t Sadie Miles’ ideal place to raise a toddler while also navigating her second pregnancy. After finally fleeing her abusive ex-fiancé, though, Sadie’s new housekeeping position and free room at L’Arpin Hotel are the best she can manage. On her first night, Sadie runs to help a guest struggling in the hotel’s pool only to find the water calm and empty when she gets there, leaving her with a lingering unease. When a guest then goes missing and her manager insists they simply left without checking out, Sadie suspects he’s covering up darker goings-on in the hotel. Everything isn't as it seems within the dim hallways of L’Arpin.

The Float Test by Lynn Steger Strong - Fiction, Women's Fiction

Mariner Books | 9780063390737 | Published April 8, 2025

The Kenner siblings are at odds. Jenn is a harried mom struggling under the weight of family obligations. Fred is a novelist who can’t write, maybe because she’s lost faith in storytelling itself. Jude is a recovering corporate lawyer with her own story to tell, and a grudge against her former favorite sister, Fred. George, the baby, is estranged from his wife and harboring both a secret about his former employer and an ill-advised crush on one of his sisters’ friends. Gathered after a major loss, each sibling needs the others more than ever --- if only they could trust each other.

The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits by Jennifer Weiner - Fiction, Women's Fiction

William Morrow | 9780063445819 | Published April 8, 2025

Cassie and Zoe Grossberg were thrust into the spotlight as The Griffin Sisters, a pop duo that defined the aughts. Together, they skyrocketed to the top, gracing MTV, "SNL" and the cover of Rolling Stone. Cassie, a musical genius who never felt at ease in her own skin, preferred to stay in the shadows. Zoe, full of confidence and craving fame, lived for the stage. But fame has a price, and after one turbulent year, the band abruptly broke up. Now, two decades later, the sisters couldn’t be further apart. Zoe is a suburban mom warning her daughter, Cherry, to avoid the spotlight, while Cassie has disappeared from public life entirely. But when Cherry begins unearthing the truth behind their breathtaking rise and infamous breakup, long-buried secrets surface, forcing all three women to confront their choices, their desires, and their complicated bonds.

The Maid's Secret: A Maid Novel by Nita Prose - Fiction, Mystery

Ballantine Books | 9780593875414 | Published April 8, 2025

As the esteemed Head Maid and Special Events Manager of the Regency Grand Hotel, two good things are just around the corner for Molly Gray --- a taping of the hit antiquities TV show “Hidden Treasures” and her wedding to Juan Manuel. When Molly brings in some old trinkets to be appraised on the show, one item is revealed to be a rare and coveted artifact worth millions. Molly becomes a rags-to-riches sensation, and a media frenzy swirls as she prepares to sell her priceless treasure. Then, on auction day, the treasure suddenly vanishes, and Molly and her friends find themselves at the center of the boldest art heist in recent memory. But the key to this mystery lies in the past, in a long-forgotten diary written by Molly’s Gran. For the first time ever, Molly learns about her grandmother’s secrets. As fate would have it, Gran’s greatest love was someone Molly knows quite well.

Their Monstrous Hearts by Yiğit Turhan - Fiction, Gothic, Horror, Mystery

Mira | 9780778368274 | Published April 8, 2025

A mysterious stranger shows up at Riccardo’s apartment with some news: his grandmother Perihan has died, and Riccardo has inherited her villa in Milan along with her famed butterfly collection. The struggling writer is out of options. He’s hoping the change of scenery in Milan will inspire him, and maybe there will be some money to keep him afloat. But Perihan’s house isn’t as opulent as he remembers. The butterflies pinned in their glass cases seem more ominous than artful. Perihan’s group of mysterious old friends is constantly lurking. And there’s something wrong in the greenhouse. As Riccardo explores the decrepit estate, he stumbles upon Perihan’s diary, which might hold the key to her mysterious death. Or at least give him the inspiration he needs to finish his manuscript. But he might not survive long enough to write it.

These Days by Lucy Caldwell - Fiction, Historical Fiction

Zando – SJP Lit | 9781638931836 | Published April 8, 2025

April 1941: Belfast has escaped the worst of the Second World War --- so far. Over the next two months, it will be so destroyed from above that people will say, in horror, “My God, Belfast is finished.” Many won’t make it through, and those who do will be forever changed. Living amid the rubble are sisters Emma and Audrey. One is engaged to be married; the other is in a secret relationship with another woman. As the bombs fall, and tomorrow feels further and further away, these young women must grapple with the cultural expectations standing firm around them and try to seize control of their destinies. After all, Emma thinks, if one is to survive, one must survive for something.

Midnight in Soap Lake by Matthew Sullivan - Fiction, Mystery

Hanover Square Press | 9781335041791 | Published April 15, 2025

When Abigail agreed to move to Soap Lake, Washington, for her husband’s research, she expected old-growth forests and craft beer, folksy neighbors and the world’s largest lava lamp. Instead, after her husband jets off to Poland for a research trip, she finds herself alone, in a town haunted by its own urban legends. When a young boy runs through the desert into Abigail’s arms, her life becomes entwined with his and the questions surrounding the death of his mother, Esme. In Abigail’s search for answers, she enlists the help of a quirky cast of friends to unearth Esme’s tragic past, the town’s violent history and the secret magic locked in the lake her husband was sent there to study. But as she gets closer to the truth, her own life may be in danger, too.

Six Days in Bombay by Alka Joshi - Fiction, Historical Fiction

Mira | 9780778368533 | Published April 15, 2025

When renowned painter Mira Novak arrives at Wadia hospital in Bombay after a miscarriage, she's expected to make a quick recovery, and her nurse, Sona, is excited to learn more about the vivacious artist who shares her half-Indian identity. When Mira dies quite suddenly and mysteriously, Sona falls under suspicion and her quiet life is upended. The key to proving Sona's innocence may lie in a cryptic note and four paintings Mira left in her care, sending the young woman on a mission to visit the painter's former friends and lovers across a tumultuous Europe teetering toward war. On the precipice of discovering her own identity, Sona learns that the painter's charming facade hid a far more complicated, troubled soul.

Strangers in Time by David Baldacci - Fiction, Historical Fiction, Historical Thriller, Suspense, Thriller

Grand Central Publishing | 9781538742051 | Published April 15, 2025

Fourteen-year-old Charlie Matters steals what he needs, living day-to-day until he’s old enough to enlist to fight the Germans. After barely surviving the Blitz, Charlie knows there’s no telling when a falling bomb might end his life. Fifteen-year-old Molly Wakefield has just returned to a nearly unrecognizable London. Her return, however, is not the homecoming she’d hoped for: neither of her parents are there. Without guardians and stability, Charlie and Molly find an unexpected ally and protector in Ignatius Oliver, and solace at his book shop. Mourning the recent loss of his wife, Ignatius forms a kinship with both children, and in each other they rediscover the spirit of family each has lost. As bombs continue to bear down on the city, Charlie, Molly and Ignatius learn that while the perils of war rage on, their coming together and trusting one another may be the only way for them to survive.

The Death of Us by Abigail Dean - Fiction, Psychological Suspense, Psychological Thriller, Suspense, Thriller, Women's Fiction

Viking | 9780593831137 | Published April 15, 2025

Late on a summer’s evening when they are 30 years old, Edward and Isabel’s home is invaded by a serial killer. Theirs was a classic story of young love that moves into true partnership --- but their solid foundation implodes in the wake of this violence. At 58, they are reunited for their tormentor’s trial and forced to confront their lifelong love affair: the secrets, passions and encounter that bind them still. Isabel has waited years for the man who nearly ended her life to be caught. She’s connected with other survivors and prepared for the moment that she’d get to read her victim impact statement aloud in court. Edward has spent the years since the break-in trying to figure out how a near-miss with death killed so much else in their shared life. What would revenge or justice feel like? Can closure set Isabel free? And what might that freedom mean for Edward?

The Guilt Pill by Saumya Dave - Fiction, Women's Fiction

Park Row | 9780778368342 | Published April 15, 2025

Maya Patel has it all --- her own start-up, a sexy, doting husband, influencer status and now, a new baby. Or does she? Because behind closed doors, Maya's drowning.Her newborn's taking a toll on her marriage, her best friend won't return her calls and her company's hanging on by a thread. If she could just be a better boss, mother, wife, daughter, friend…Maybe she wouldn't feel so guilty all the time. Enter: #Girlboss Liz Anderson, who introduces her to the "guilt pill," an experimental supplement that erases female guilt. But there's a catch: for Maya to truly "have it all," she needs to be ready to risk it all. And as Maya falls deeper and deeper down the pill's guilt-free rabbit hole, her growing ruthlessness could threaten everything she's built for herself --- and the family she's worked so hard to protect.

The Perfect Divorce by Jeneva Rose - Fiction, Psychological Suspense, Psychological Thriller, Suspense, Thriller

Blackstone Publishing | 9798874620936 | Published April 15, 2025

It's been 11 years since high-powered attorney Sarah Morgan defended her husband, Adam, against the charge of murdering his mistress. Sarah has long since moved on, starting a family with her new husband, Bob Miller, and changing careers. Her life is back to being exactly how she always wanted...or is it? After discovering Bob engaged in a one-night stand, Sarah wastes no time filing for divorce. However, amid their ugly separation, new DNA evidence is uncovered in the case against Adam, forcing the police to reopen the investigation and putting Sarah right back in the spotlight. Everyone wants to know what really happened, most of all former Deputy Hudson, who is hell-bent on finding the truth. But when the woman Bob slept with is reported missing, he and Sarah start to fight dirty, and a high-stakes game of cat and mouse ensues.

The Rebel Romanov: Julie of Saxe-Coburg, the Empress Russia Never Had by Helen Rappaport - History, Nonfiction

St. Martin's Press | 9781250273123 | Published April 15, 2025

In 1795, Catherine the Great of Russia was in search of a bride for her grandson Constantine. Catherine selected an innocent young German princess, Julie of Saxe-Coburg. Though Julie had everything a young bride could wish for, she was alone in a court dominated by an aging empress and riven with rivalries, plotting and gossip. She longed to leave Russia and her disastrous marriage. Finally, Tsar Alexander granted her permission to leave in 1801. Despite entreaties from Constantine to return and provide an heir, she refused, eventually finding love with her own married physician. At a time when many royal brides meekly submitted to disastrous marriages, Julie proved to be a woman ahead of her time, sacrificing her reputation and a life of luxury in exchange for the freedom to live as she wished.

The Wildelings by Lisa Harding - Fiction

HarperVia | 9780063375659 | Published April 15, 2025

Jessica and Linda have been best friends since the first day of school. Both girls are from very different broken homes -- and beautiful, wilful Jessica has always ensured their survival. Now eighteen, the two have come to Wilde -- an elite university in the heart of Dublin. Jessica thrives immediately and with the faithful Linda at her side, finds herself at the heart of a new circle of friends. But then Mark enters the picture. When Linda and Mark start dating, Jessica is disturbed by the change in her friend. It turns out that Mark’s influence is not limited to Linda alone; and Jessica soon finds out that her whole group of friends are keeping secrets for him. Years later when Mark resurfaces to write his version of events, she knows she owes it to herself -- and Linda -- to set the record straight once and for all.