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April 2026 New Book Releases to Refresh Your Spring TBR
April always feels like peak spring reading season. The weather starts shifting, longer evenings invite slower reading time, and publishers release some of the biggest titles of the season.
In this post, I am rounding up the April 2026 new book releases worth adding to your radar. From highly anticipated novels to exciting debuts, these are the books that could easily take over your TBR this month.
Want to know which books I am predicting for Book of the Month? Check out my predictions list!
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Mystery/Thriller April 2026 New Book Releases
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The Ending Writes Itself by Evelyn Clarke
Release Date: April 7, 2026
Debut Author
Six authors.
One private island.
Seventy-two hours to write the ending that will change their lives.
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The Girls Trip by Ally Condie
Release Date: April 7, 2026
From the author of Reese’s Book Club Pick and instant USA Today bestseller The Unwedding, a novel of suspense and friendship about three friends who decide to disappear from their lives for a few days while on a trip to a national park—only to have one of them vanish.
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Harmless Women by Rebecca Sharpe
Release Date: April 7, 2026
In this pacy thriller, a female con artist chooses the wrong woman as her target, and both women end up on the run for their lives.
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A Kill in the Family by Amin Ahmad
Release Date: April 7, 2026
An intoxicating drama set in the world of New York City’s elite, A Killer in the Family explores the underside of the American dream and asks, what happens when you marry into a family that keeps secrets?
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Last One Out by Jane Harper
Release Date: April 14, 2026
From the New York Times bestselling author of Exiles and The Dry comes a captivating new novel set in a modern ghost town.
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Too Close to Home by Seraphina Nova Glass
Release Date: April 14, 2026
When a Cloverhill Lakes resident suddenly goes missing, dark secrets begin to surface from underneath the idyllic veneer of their beautiful community—and the truth threatens to destroy them all as Regan finds herself in a fight for her life.
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Liar’s Creek by Matt Goldman
Release Date: April 21, 2026
From New York Times bestselling author and Emmy Award-winner Matt Goldman comes Liar’s Creek, which asks how far we’ll go to protect the people we love.
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Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth
Release Date: April 21, 2026
There are two kinds of people no one ever expects to be murderers: little girls and old ladies. Meet Mad Mabel.
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How to Cheat Your Own Death by Kristen Perrin
Release Date: April 28, 2026
From the gritty streets of 1960s Soho to the lofty galleries of present-day West London, two interlocking mysteries decades apart unfold in this latest instalment in the award-winning, New York Times bestselling Castle Knoll Murder Mystery series.
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Romance April 2026 New Book Releases
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Annie Knows Everything by Rachel Wood
Release Date: April 7, 2026
Debut Author
Grumpy meets sunshine in this charming and hilarious forbidden small town romantic comedy from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely.
The Name Game by Beth O’Leary
Release Date: April 7, 2026
A man and a woman with the same name are looking for a fresh start only to discover they have landed the same job.
The Last Letters of Sally and Walter by Cammie McGovern
Release Date: April 7, 2026
With the tenacious spirit of Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand and the long-lived verve of Thursday Murder Club comes a heartwarming story of a curmudgeon and a newcomer who strike up an unlikely friendship over cutthroat Scrabble at their retirement home, outrageously starting something new in their golden eras.
The Paris Match by Kate Clayborn
Release Date: April 7, 2026
A woman tests the limits of her so-called amicable divorce when she flies to Paris for the destination wedding of her former sister-in-law, only to butt heads with the deliciously gruff best man, in a poignant and romantic novel from Kate Clayborn.
The Auction by Sadie Kincaid
Release Date: April 14, 2026
Book 1 in the Wages of Sin series
The queen of dark mafia romance, Sadie Kincaid, begins her new explosively sexy Wages of Sin series with The Auction. Beauty and the Beast meets organized crime in this tense slow-burn romance with scorching spice, thrilling suspense, and life-altering secrets.
Cherry Baby by Rainbow Rowell
Release Date: April 14, 2026
A breathtakingly honest novel about a woman who lost everything — and isn’t sure she wants it back.
Don’t Fall in Love With Me by Paige Toon
Release Date: April 14, 2026
Grace has loved Jackson for years, but he married someone else. When he returns to her life and offers her a dream job, she agrees to a fake dating plan with their friend Étienne to make Jackson jealous. As real feelings grow, Étienne’s secret risks ruining everything.
Don’t Tell Me How It Ends by Adrienne Thurman
Release Date: April 14, 2026
A floundering twenty-something who’s sworn off romance finds herself roped into her meddling sister’s matchmaking business in this sparkling debut romcom that asks: Can we protect ourselves while falling in love?
Happy Ending by Chloe Liese
Release Date: April 14, 2026
A clever and heartwarming rom-com that is perfect for fans of Christina Lauren and Annabel Monaghan about two best friends who must fake a relationship for their exes.
Stranger Things Have Happened by Kasie West
Release Date: April 14, 2026
Can fake dating lead to real love? In Kasie West’s next sexy adult romcom two people must decide where the lie ends and the chemistry begins.
While You Were Seething by Charlotte Stein
Release Date: April 14, 2026
The road to love is bumpy in Charlotte Stein’s While You Were Seething, a sexy and heartwarming contemporary romance filled with fake dating hijinks, delicious forced proximity, and top tier banter.
King of Gluttony by Ana Huang
Release Date: April 28, 2026
Book 6 in the Kings of Sin series
The sixth book in the deliciously steamy Kings of Sin series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Ana Huang, where bad boy billionaires must atone for their sins in order to earn their love stories.
Contemporary Fiction April 2026 New Book Releases
American Fantasy by Emma Straub
Release Date: April 7, 2026
When the American Fantasy 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.
Love by the Book by Jessica George
Release Date: April 7, 2026
Friendship is the love story you can count on. In Jessica George’s heartwarming, funny, and soulful second novel, she explores the restorative nature of female friendship and the life-changing power of platonic love.
The Insomniacs by Allison Winn Scotch
Release Date: April 14, 2026
The lives of four sleepless strangers intersect late at night as they attempt to solve not just their own anxieties but also the mysterious disappearance of one of their own.
Last Night in Brooklyn by Xochitl Gonzalez
Release Date: April 21, 2026
A captivating story about a young woman whose life becomes ensnared in her glamorous neighbor’s secret past.
Break Room by Miye Lee
Release Date: April 28, 2026
A gripping and incisive psychological game-show drama from one of the biggest stars in Korean fiction, author of million-copy bestseller The Dallergut Dream Department Store.
The Hotel Guest by Rosemary Heningan
Release Date: April 28, 2026
After a dark, secret-filled summer at the Abbaye de Saint Maurice in the French Alps, Kit fled and spent ten years hiding from what happened. When she is invited back, she discovers a former lover plans to reveal their shared secret in a book. As old friends urge her to stop him, Kit must decide who to protect and finally face the truth about that fateful summer.
Literary Fiction April 2026 New Book Releases
Like This, But Funnier by Hallie Cantor
Release Date: April 7, 2026
Debut Author
For fans of Dolly Alderton and HBO’s Hacks, a whip-smart, laugh-out-loud funny debut novel about faking it (and “making it”) as a writer in Hollywood.
American Spirits by Anna Dorn
Release Date: April 14, 2026
A love letter to pop music, American Spirits charts an icon’s fall—and an obsessive fangirl’s rise.
Cleo Dang Would Rather Be Dead by Mai Nguyen
Release Date: April 14, 2026
A darkly humorous yet uplifting novel about a grieving mother who starts working at a funeral home and discovers that the best way to honor the dead is to live.
Dear Monica Lewinksy by Julia Langbein
Release Date: April 14, 2026
From the author of American Mermaid comes a wise, funny, and wildly original examination of female desire and the price women pay for giving in to their appetites.
Go Gentle by Marie Semple
Release Date: April 14, 2026
The New York Times bestselling author of Where’d You Go, Bernadette returns to form in her most exuberant and life-affirming novel yet with the story of one woman’s cheerful determination to live a life of the mind only to have the heart force its way in.
Handle with Care by Marybeth Mayhew Whalen
Release Date: April 14, 2026
A story about finding hope in the face of hardship and connection in the face of crisis, Handle with Care is a novel for our time.
The Take by Kelly Yang
Release Date: April 14, 2026
A provocative, fast-paced novel about two creative women—a young writer fighting to be heard and an older producer clinging to relevancy—and the age reversal treatment that intertwines both of their lives.
Ghost Town by Tom Perrotta
Release Date: April 28, 2026
A gripping and darkly nostalgic tale about a tumultuous summer in 1970s suburban New Jersey, from the perspective of a middle-aged writer looking back on a series of events that changed his life—and the story he finally has the courage to tell.
Liar’s Dice by Juliet Faithfull
Release Date: April 28, 2026
Debut Author
An astonishing debut about a teenage girl in 1970s Brazil who is torn away from her twin sister—and who must learn what it means to fight for those she loves when all the odds are stacked against her.
Historical Fiction April 2026 New Book Releases
Honey in the Wound by Jiyoung Han
Release Date: April 7, 2026
Debut Author
A lyrical and suspenseful debut novel about a mysteriously gifted Korean family confronting the brutality of the Japanese empire, Honey in the Wound is an epic tale of survival and the reclamation of power.
Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke
Release Date: April 7, 2026
Debut Author
A traditional American woman, a beautiful wife and mother who sells her pioneer lifestyle of raw milk and farm-fresh eggs to her millions of social media followers, suddenly awakens cold, filthy, and terrified in the brutal reality of 1855 where she must unravel whether this living nightmare is an elaborate hoax, a twisted reality show, or something far more sinister.
Livonia Chow Mein by Abigail Savitch-Lew
Release Date: April 21, 2026
In the vein of Happiness Falls and Family Lore, a gripping story of family history and political upheaval centered around a Chinese family-owned restaurant in Brownsville, Brooklyn, and its impact on the neighborhood’s Jewish and Black residents over the course of a century.
The Mountains We Call Home by Kim Michele Richardson
Release Date: April 21, 2026
In this standalone and companion novel to the The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek series, our heroine for the ages, legendary book woman, Cussy Lovett, returns home.
The Island Club by Nicola Harrison
Release Date: April 28, 2026
An unputdownable novel of loves lost and found, shocking secrets―and the power of female friendship.
Fantasy/Magical Realism April 2026 New Book Releases
The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer
Release Date: April 7, 2026
Come along with the Book Witch in this magical and inspiring love letter to reading from the USA Today bestselling author of The Wishing Game.
Rites of the Starling by Devney Perry
Release Date: April 7, 2026
Book 2 in the Shield of Sparrows Series
A princess journeys across a cursed realm to find the truth about her family, only to discover her quest intertwines with the fate of a lost warrior. Love, danger, and magic collide in a captivating romantasy perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Rebecca Yarros.
Year of the Mer by L. D. Lewis
Release Date: April 7, 2026
A dark, bloody epic fantasy reimagining of The Little Mermaid that goes far beyond the fairy tale to explore family legacy, war, and what we will sacrifice for vengeance—the perfect read for fans of The Priory of the Orange Tree and Circe.
Thistlemarsh by Moorea Corrigan
Release Date: April 21, 2026
Debut Author
Faeries disappeared over one hundred years ago, as suddenly as slipping through a doorway. It was only the very foolish, or the very determined, who held out hope for their return. Welcome to Thistlemarsh—a ramshackle estate where an impoverished orphan and a beguiling Faerie collide in an enchanting novel of love, revenge, and ruin.
The Witch and the Huntress by Luna McNamara
Release Date: April 21, 2026
Two of Greek mythology’s most complex and powerful women—Medea and Atalanta—join forces on Jason’s quest for the Golden Fleece in this suspenseful, sapphic reimagining from the acclaimed author of Psyche and Eros.
An Accident of Dragons by Cheri Radke
Release Date: April 28, 2026
An unlikely lord finally meets a problem he can’t flirt his way out of in this adventurous and light-hearted queer cozy fantasy featuring pirates, dragons, kidnapping, tea, and other high-fantasy delights for readers of Rebecca Thorne, TJ Klune, Sarah Beth Durst, and Travis Baldree.
Blood Bound by Ellis Hunter
Release Date: April 28, 2026
Debut Author
A debut high-stakes fantasy romance trilogy set against a once-in-a-generation duel to the death between rival witches and dragon riders as they battle to control the source of all magic in their kingdoms. Perfect for fans of Fourth Wing, Throne of Glass, and Quicksilver.
The Sea Spinner by Julie Johnson
Release Date: April 28, 2026
Book 2 in the Reign of Remnants series
Blazing with reawakened magic, a young woman challenges the tides of fate in this highly anticipated sequel to the #1 Sunday Times bestseller The Wind Weaver.
We Burned So Bright by T. J. Klune
Release Date: April 28, 2026
A heart-wrenching standalone novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author TJ Klune, We Burned So Bright follows an elder gay couple on an end-of-the-world road-trip.
Horror/Gothic Fiction April 2026 New Book Releases
We Call Them Witches by India-Rose Bower
Release Date: April 7, 2026
For fans of The Watchers and T. Kingfisher comes a queer, post-apocalyptic horror following one woman’s journey across a merciless wasteland to save her brother and confront the dark truth behind the monsters that ravaged the world – with the help of a woman she’s not sure she can trust but can’t help falling for.
The Hive by Ronald Malfi
Release Date: April 14, 2026
An epic, otherworldly horror novel in the vein of Black River Orchard and American Elsewhere about a wave of collective obsession and paranoia taking over an American suburb.
Japanese Gothic by Kylie Lee Baker
Release Date: April 14, 2026
In this lyrical, wildly inventive horror novel interwoven with Japanese mythology, two people living centuries apart discover a door between their worlds.
Morsel by Carter Keane
Release Date: April 14, 2026
Carter Keane’s Morsel is a delicious folk horror debut about learning to bite back when the world is determined to eat you alive.
These Familiar Walls by C. J. Dotson
Release Date: April 14, 2026
A spine-chilling, heart-pounding suburban horror novel at the heart of the genre, perfect for fans of T. Kingfisher, Cassandra Khaw, and Catriona Ward.
Wife Shaped Bodies by Laura Cranehill
Release Date: April 14, 2026
Sorrowland meets Manhunt in this literary horror debut in which an isolated newlywed—covered in mushroom growths like all the other wives in her community—strikes a precarious balance between following her husband’s strict rules and pursuing an intense connection with a woman who makes her question everything.
The Caretaker by Marcus Kliewer
Release Date: April 21, 2026
A supernatural horror about a young woman who accepts a caretaking job from Craigslist, only to discover the position has consequences far greater—and more dangerous—than she ever could have imagined.
Odessa by Gabrielle Sher
Release Date: April 21, 2026
In a powerfully imagined Russia at the height of the pogroms, a grief-stricken family turn to ancient magic to bring their daughter back from the grave.
Dark Is When the Devil Comes by Daisy Pearce
Release Date: April 28, 2026
Unrelentingly scary and thrilling, Dark Is When the Devil Comes is an ambitious and chilling novel from acclaimed horror author Daisy Pearce.
Molka by Monika Kim
Release Date: April 28, 2026
A provocative journey into a perilous world of voyeurism, scandal, female rage, and vengeance . . . pursued with a very sharp kitchen knife.
Sci-Fi/Dystopian April 2026 New Book Releases
The Subtle Art of Folding Space by John Chu
Release Date: April 7, 2026
Debut Author
The Subtle Art of Folding Space, is the exhilarating debut science fiction novel from Nebula and Hugo Award-winning author John Chu channels unhinged physics, generational trauma, and the comfort of really good dim sum. This isn’t your usual jaunt through quantum physics.
Love Galaxy by Sierra Branham
Release Date: April 21, 2026
A romantic science fiction thriller in which a young woman from a dead-end planet gets cast on a reality TV show to compete for the hand of the prince—or princess. But not everyone is there for the right reasons…
If We Cannot Go at the Speed of Light by Kim Choyeop
Release Date: April 28, 2026
From Korean science fiction author Kim Cho-yeop, a stunning and poignant collection of literary speculative fiction stories that explore the complexities of identity, love, death, and the search for life’s meaning, perfect for fans of Exhalation and The Paper Menagerie.
The Radiant Dark by Alexandra Oliva
Release Date: April 28, 2026
Arrival meets Wild Dark Shore in this captivating novel that follows a family over fifty years—a bold and compassionate exploration of the universe around us and what it truly means to be human.
Which new book releases are you looking forward to in April 2026?
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