Wondering what to read now? Here are all the hot new April 2024 book releases for you. I’ll let you know what I’ve read, what I can’t wait to read, and what’s getting all the attention this month.
In case you’re new to Booklist Queen, every month I cover all the hottest new book releases. I try to read as many new book releases as I can to give you an honest perspective on what to read and what to skip.
However, I realize that my to-read list might not exactly match yours. That’s why I’ve also included some of the most popular April 2024 book releases from your favorite authors.
Enough from me, let’s get on to the April 2024 book releases so you can fill up your to-read list.
Top April 2024 Book Releases
Funny Story
Emily Henry
Daphne and her fiancé Peter have the perfect cute story of how they met, up until Peter leaves her for his childhood best friend Petra. Stranded in Peter’s lakeside Michigan hometown with a job as a children’s librarian she loves, Daphne needs a roommate to help pay the bills. Who better than Petra’s ex, Miles, who is completely Daphne’s opposite? And no big deal if they happen to post misleading photos to make their exes jealous, because there’s no way they would ever actually fall in love.
Darling Girls
Sally Hepworth
Claudia, Margo, and Jackie are the luckiest girls, or so they are told. After family tragedies, each was given a second chance at a happy family, living on a peaceful farm with a loving foster mom. Yet, the foster sisters’ childhood was far from idyllic. When a body is found buried on the farm, they soon find themselves prime witnesses and possibly prime suspects.
The Demon of Unrest
Erik Larson
Erik Larson delves into the five months between Abraham Lincoln’s election and the first shots fired on Fort Sumter that started the Civil War. In a period of betrayal, error, and miscommunication, Larson focuses on the stories of four individuals: Sumter’s commander caught between sympathy to the South and loyalty to the Union; a bloodthirsty radical promoting secession at every turn; the wife of a local planter who is conflicted about marriage and slavery; and in the thick of it all, is Abraham Lincoln, desperately trying to avert a war.
Daughter of Mine
Megan Miranda
After her father, Mirror Lake’s longtime detective, dies, Hazel Sharp unexpectedly inherits her childhood home. Returning to Mirror Lake, Hazel feels wary of the town she fled over a decade ago. When a drought causes the lake to dry up, hidden clues emerge that might help Hazel finally solve her mother’s disappearance.
Table for Two
Amor Towles
Amor Towles returns with a collection of short stories about the consequences that can come from just brief encounters. Set in New York City around the year 2000, each of the six stories discusses the delicate nature of modern marriage. As a bonus, Table for Two ends with a novella that follows his most beloved character from Rules of Civility. In 1938, Evelyn Ross leaves New York City to return home, but instead extends her trip to Los Angeles where she creates a new future for herself in the Golden Age of Hollywood.
The Most Anticipated April 2024 Book Releases
The Familiar
Leigh Bardugo
During the Spanish Golden Age, Luzia Cotado uses bits of magic to get through the drudgery of her life as a maid. When her mistress discovers Luzia’s abilities, she insists Luzia use her magic to enrich the family. But Luzia’s powers catch the eye of Antonio Pérez, the King’s disgraced secretary. Thrust into the world of politics and occultists, Luzia dreads her Jewish heritage will be discovered while the Inquisition rages around her.
The Cemetery of Untold Stories
Julia Alvarez
When Alma Cruz inherits land back home in the Dominican Republic, she sees it as an opportunity to start over. Frustrated with her work as a writer, Alma decides to create her own cemetery to bury her unpublished works and unfinished characters that never seemed to work out. Yet the local townspeople find sanctuary in the narratives and the characters begin rewriting their own stories.
Just for the Summer
Abby Jimenez
Justin finds himself with an unusual curse: every woman he dates finds her soulmate the minute she breaks up with Justin. Emma has the same problem, so Emma and Justin hatch a plan to rent a cottage together in Minnesota, hoping to break each other’s curses. Things go awry when Emma’s toxic mother shows up and Justin assumes guardianship of his younger siblings. It seems Fate may have more in mind than a quick summer fling.
A Game of Lies
Clare Mackintosh
In a sequel to The Last Party, Welsh detective Ffion Morgan returns with a case where everyone has an alibi and a reason to murder. Cut off in the Welsh mountains, seven reality stars compete in a high-stakes new show. Each star has a secret, and if one of the others can guess it, that secret will be aired live on television. After a contestant disappears and a murder occurs, Morgan must separate fact from fiction.
An Unfinished Love Story
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Having worked closely with John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson and Robert Kennedy, historian Doris Kearns Goodwin and her husband Dick had a front-row seat to the 1960s. Digging through a treasure trove of documents, diaries, and memorabilia from that decade, the Goodwins spent Dick’s last days reflecting on the achievements and failures of those great leaders. Weaving together American history and her personal life, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin gives an intimate look at a tumultuous decade.
Popular April Upcoming Releases
What April 2024 Book Releases are You Most Excited to Read?
What books can you not wait to get your hands on this month? Did I miss any April 2024 book releases that you are anticipating? As always, let me know in the comments!
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