Most Anticipated Books April 2026

Highlights from the most anticipated books coming out in April 2026

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Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke -A “tradwife” influencer suddenly awakens in the brutal reality of 1855. “An absolutely unhinged (in a good way) novel about a lifestyle influencer. . . . When I tell you the ending is off the rails, I am telling you the ending is off the rails.”—Roxane Gay, New York Times bestselling author of Bad Feminist

Now I See Spring by Mac Barnett & Jon Klassen -A new board book from this multi-award winning, bestselling duo.

American Fantasy by Emma Straub -a cruise ship sets sail for a four-day themed voyage, aboard are all five members of a famous, nineties-era boy band and three thousand screaming women who have worshipped them since childhood

London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family's Search for Truth by Patrick Radden Keefe -From the bestselling, prize-winning author of Say Nothing and Empire of Pain, a spellbinding account of a family devastated by the sudden death of their nineteen-year-old son, only to discover that he had created a secret life which drew him into the dangerous criminal underworld that lies beneath London’s glittering surface

Go Gentle by Maria Semple -Orpah’s Book Club pick from the author of Where’d You Go, Bernadette, gives us Adora Hazzard’s journey of self-discovery which will grip you from the start. Romantic, hilarious, intelligent, and bursting with the stuff of life, Go Gentle is a thrilling story of one woman’s mid-life transformation, her most exuberant and life-affirming novel yet

Art Book of Peace by Shana Gozansky -the latest in this board book series pairing important art works with simple text, a tender, lyrical celebration of peace in all its forms

Dawn on the Coast: A Graphic Novel (the Baby-Sitters Club #19): Volume 19 -Dawn is a California girl at heart, but could she really leave Stoneybrook -- and her mom and The Baby-sitters Club -- for good?

Last Night in Brooklyn by Xochitl Gonzalez -a captivating story about a young woman whose life becomes ensnared in her glamorous neighbor’s secret past set in Brooklyn in Spring 2007

The Caribbean Cookbook by Rawlston Williams -an exploration of Caribbean cuisine and culinary history, featuring more than 380 authentic home cooking recipes from across the region

Spy School Secret Service the Graphic Novel

Cherry Baby by Rainbow Rowell -a breathtakingly honest novel about a woman who lost everything — and isn't sure she wants it back

Famesick by Lena Dunham -rowdy, frank reflection on illness, fame, sex, and everything in between, the remarkable mind behind the hit series Girls

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