Looking for the new releases coming out in April 2026 to build your TBR? Get titles from all genres, including romantasy, contemporary, romance, thriller, and more!
Contemporary books
- Last Night in Brooklyn by Xochitl Gonzalez
- Stranger Things Have Happened by Kasie West
- American Spirits by Anna Dorn
- Cleo Dang Would Rather Be Dead by Mai Nguyen
- Cherry Baby by Rainbow Rowell
- Small Boat by Vincent Delecroix
- Dear Monica Lewinsky by Julia Langbein
- Go Gentle by Maria Semple
- Annie Knows Everything by Rachel Wood
- The Scoop by Erin Van Der Meer
- American Fantasy by Emma Straub
- Love by the Book by Jessica George
My pick: Cherry Baby
Release date: April 16
Synopsis: After her husband turns their marriage into a viral webcomic, Cherry must rediscover who she is while reconnecting with an old flame who has no idea she's famous.
When I was a teenager, I felt seen for the very first time with Rainbow Rowell’s Fangirl. I’ll forever be grateful and will therefore read this.
Fantasy books
- Honor & Heresy by Max Francis
- Witch Queen Rising by Savannah Stephens
- West of Wicked by Nikki St. Crowe
- Year of the Mer by L.D. Lewis
- Burn the Sea by Mona Tewari
- The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer
- The Witch and the Huntress by Luna McNamara
- Thistlemarsh by Moorea Corrigan
- An Accident of Dragons by Cheri Radke
My pick: Witch Queen Rising
Release date: April 21
Synopsis: A reclusive witch who can feed on magic is forced back to New Orleans to claim the title of "Prime" and battle a parasitic curse poisoning her kind.
Historical Fiction books
- The Island Club by Nicola Harrison
- Japanese Gothic by Kylie Lee Baker
- The Lost Book of Elizabeth Barton by Jennifer N. Brown
- Livonia Chow Mein by Abigail Savitch-Lew
- Honey in the Wound by Jiyoung Han
- The Mountains We Call Home by Kim Michele Richardson
- Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke
- Mrs. Benedict Arnold by Emma Parry
- How to Fake it in Society by KJ Charles
My pick: Japanese Gothic
Release date: April 14
Synopsis: Two young people separated by centuries are bound by a single impossible door in a remote Japanese house haunted by ghosts and family tragedies.
Non-Fiction books
- Boom Town by Joe Pappalardo
- A Terrible Intimacy by Melvin Patrick Ely
- Joyful Anyway by Kate Bowler
- This Land is Your Land by Beverly Gage
- London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe
- Honest Motherhood by Libby Ward
- Monsters in the Archives by Caroline Bicks
- Small Town Girls by Jayne Anne Phillips
- For the Love of the Grind by Sara Hall
My pick: Monsters in the Archives
Release date: April 21
Synopsis: An authorized deep dive into Stephen King’s private archives, exploring early drafts and alternate endings of his most iconic works like The Shining and Carrie.
Romance books
- The Auction by Sadie Kincaid
- The Summer I Found You by Jennifer O’Brien
- While You Were Seething by Charlotte Stein
- Happy Ending by Chloe Liese
- Enemies to Lovers by Alisha Rai
- The Paris Match by Kate Clayborn
- Don't Tell Me How It Ends by Adrienne Thurman
- The Write Off by Kara McDowell
- The Name Game by Beth O'Leary
- Don't Fall in Love With Me by Paige Toon
- The Art of Loving You by Natasha Bishop
- Chasing the Fire by Paisley Hope
My pick: The Name Game
Release date: April 7
Synopsis: Two strangers who share the same name both show up to manage a remote island farm shop.
Romantasy books
- Death Meets Cute by J. Penner
- Stay for a Spell by Amy Coombe
- We Become Darkness by Grace Morrow
- The Wicked Sea by Jordan Stephanie Gray
- Blood Bound by Ellis Hunter
- Bloodsinger by Juliette Cross
- Daughter of the Wind by Nora Carmody
- Our Rogue Fates by Sarah Glenn Marsh
My pick: The Wicked Sea
Release date: April 13
Synopsis: A runaway mermaid is forced into a magical bargain with a deadly warlock to steal the heart of the God of Death from the ocean's depths.
Thriller books
- Mrs. Shim is a Killer by Kang Jiyoung
- Would I Lie to You? by Nicole Blades
- The Missing Ones by A.R. Torre
- We Would Never Tell by Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau
- Redbelly Crossing by Candice Fox
- The Girls Trip by Ally Condie
- Everything Has Happened by T. Greenwood
- A Violent Masterpiece by Jordan Harper
- These Familiar Walls by CJ Dotson
- Molka by Monika Kim
- Dark is When the Devil Comes by Daisy Pearce
- A Killer in the Family by Amin Ahmad
- They Want Us Dead by CL Montblanc
- Liar's Creek by Matt Goldman
- Last One Out by Jane Harper
- Too Close to Home by Seraphina Nova Glass
- The Summer House Murder by Ava Roberts
- Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth
- The Counting Game by Sinead Nolan
- The Ending Writes Itself by Evelyn Clarke
My pick: These Familiar Walls
Release date: April 14
Synopsis: Years after her parents were murdered in her childhood home, Amber moves back in only to find the walls are haunted by more than just bitter memories.
Sequels
- The Ballad of Falling Dragons by Sarah A. Parker
- Unbound by Peyton Corinne
- Twisted Pawn by L.J. Shen
- The Caretaker by Marcus Kliewer
- Release Me by Tahereh Mafi
- Tempest Blade by Danielle L. Jensen
- The Thorn Queen by Sasha Peyton Smith
- Rites of the Starling by Devney Perry
- King of Gluttony by Ana Huang
My pick: The Caretaker
Release date: April 20
Synopsis: Desperate for money, a young woman takes a high-paying three-day caretaking job at a remote Oregon property where an ancient evil resides.
I loved the first book even though it left me with a lot of unanswered questions. I need to read this ASAP!
Science fiction books
- We Burned So Bright by TJ Klune
- The Language of Liars by S.L. Huang
- The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances by Glenn Dixon
- The Subtle Art of Folding Space by John Chu
- The Faith of Beasts by James S.A. Corey
- The Photonic Effect by Mike Chen
- Ode to the Half-Broken by Suzanne Palmer
- Sanctuary by James Cleary
- The Radiant Dark by Alexandra Oliva
My pick: Sanctuary by James Cleary
Release date: April 28
Synopsis: In a climate-ravaged future, a billionaire’s family retreats to a luxury underground bunker while desperate survivors above ground lay siege to the property.
Young adult books
- I Could Give You the Moon by Ann Liang
- For She is Wrath by Emily Varga
- To Kill These Monstrous Gods by Molly X. Chang
- The Redwood Bargain by Markelle Grabo
- The Gravewood by Kelly Andrew
- The Bloody and the Damned by Becca Coffin-Daffer
- Deathly Fates by Tesia Tsai
- The Beast You Let In by Dana Mele
- The Escape Game by Marissa Meyer & Tamara Moss
- Burn the Kingdom Down by Addie Thorley
- Summer Official by Rebekah Weatherspoon
- The Verdant Cage by Jess Lourey
My pick: The Beast You Let In by Dana Mele
Release date: April 7
Synopsis: After a Halloween party, a teen girl must figure out if her twin sister is faking a personality shift or if she's actually possessed by a long-dead local murder victim.
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