Top new literary-fiction books in April 2024
Last updated:
April 30, 2024
April 2024 featuring new releases by Amor Towles, Isabel Allende, Nicholas Boulton, John Boyne, Coco Mellors, George Orwell, Cynthia Erivo, Mandy Robotham, Andrew O'Hagan, Jean Grainger, Nell Freudenberger, Lionel Shriver and many more.
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Table for Two: Fictions by Amor Towles
From the bestselling author of The Lincoln Highway , A Gentleman in Moscow , and Rules of Civility , a richly detailed and sharply drawn collection of stories set in New York and Los AngelesThe millions of readers of Amor Towles are in for a treat as he shares some of his shorter six stories set in New York City and a novella in Los Angeles...fiction · historical-fiction · contemporary · literary-fiction · season-spring · urban · marriage · anthologies · 20th-century · adult -
![Lovers at the Museum: A Short Story by Isabel Allende, Nicholas Boulton]()
Lovers at the Museum: A Short Story by Isabel Allende, Nicholas Boulton
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Wind Knows My Name comes a mesmerizing tale of two passionate souls who share one magical night that defies all rational explanation.Love, be it wild or tender, often defies logic. In fact, at times, the only rationale behind the instant connection of two souls is plain magic...romance · fiction · fantasy · magical-realism · contemporary · mystery · literary-fiction · audiobook · magic · paranormal -
![Earth by John Boyne]()
Earth by John Boyne
From million-copy-bestselling author John Boyne, an inescapably gritty story about one young man whose direction in life takes a vastly different turn than what he expected.It’s the tabloid sensation of the two well-known footballers standing in the dock, charged with sexual assault, a series of vile text messages pointing towards their guilt...europe · british-isles · ireland · fiction · contemporary · literary-fiction · lgbtq · audiobook · drama · family -
![Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors]()
Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors
Blue Sisters tells the story of three exceptional – and exceptionally different – sisters as they return to their family home in New York from their respective lives in Paris, London and LA in the wake of the death of their beloved fourth sister...contemporary · fiction · literary-fiction · family · grief · season-summer · friendship · female-mc · book · adult -
![1984: An Audible Original adaptation by George Orwell, Cynthia Erivo, Andrew Scott, Joe White]()
1984: An Audible Original adaptation by George Orwell, Cynthia Erivo, Andrew Scott, Joe White
From the age of uniformity.From the age of solitude and doublethink.From the age of Big Brother.From me, Winston Smith.Greetings.It’s 1984, and life has changed beyond recognition. Airstrip One, formerly known as Great Britain, is a place where Big Brother is always watching, and nobody can hide. Except, perhaps, for Winston Smith...audiobook · classics · fiction · dystopia · sci-fi · horror · politics · philosophy · literary-fiction · contemporary -
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europe · british-isles · united-kingdom · england · urban · new-york-state · germany · italy · vietnam · romance
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![Caledonian Road by Andrew O'Hagan]()
Caledonian Road by Andrew O'Hagan
A biting portrait of British class, politics, and money told through five interconnected families and their rising―and declining―fortunes.Campbell Flynn, art historian and biographer of Vermeer, always knew that when his life came crashing down, it would happen in public―yet he never imagined that a single year in London would expose so much...fiction · literary-fiction · contemporary · audiobook · crime · politics · humor · urban · satire · book -
![Closer than you think: A Mags Munroe Story by Jean Grainger]()
Closer than you think: A Mags Munroe Story by Jean Grainger
Mags Munroe is juggling a lot. A Gen Z new Garda recruit who lectures everyone on political correctness, teenage daughters who are determined to fill the house with unruly animals, a mother-in-law that is not improving with age, and a husband with a loud new hobby...cozy · animals · historical-fiction · fiction · literary-fiction · epic · family · mystery · book · adult -
![The Limits by Nell Freudenberger]()
The Limits by Nell Freudenberger
The most thrilling work yet from the best-selling, prize-winning author of The Newlyweds and Lost and Wanted , a stunning new novel set in French Polynesia and New York City about three characters who undergo massive transformations over the course of a single year... -
![Mania by Lionel Shriver]()
Mania by Lionel Shriver
Set in a parallel yet all too familiar near past, a brilliant subversive novel from the New York Times bestselling author about a lifelong friendship threatened by the Culture Wars. In an alternative 2011, the Mental Parity movement takes hold. Americans now embrace the sacred, universal truth that there is no such thing as variable human intelligence...fiction · dystopia · politics · literary-fiction · audiobook · sci-fi · humor · contemporary · satire · alternate-history -
![The Hypocrite by Jo Hamya, Claire Kinson]()
The Hypocrite by Jo Hamya, Claire Kinson
What happens when we stop idolising the generations above us? Stop idolising our own parents?What happens when we become frightened of the generations below us? Frightened of our own children?The Aeolian islands, 2010. Sophia, on the cusp of adulthood, spends a long hot summer with her father in Sicily. There she falls in love for the first time...europe · south-europe · italy · fiction · contemporary · literary-fiction · season-summer · audiobook · family · 21st-century -
![Lucky by Jane Smiley]()
Lucky by Jane Smiley
From the best-selling, Pulitzer Prize–winning writer, a soaring, soulful novel about a folk musician who rises to fame across our changing times.Before Jodie Rattler became a star, she was a girl growing up in St. Louis... -
![You Are Here by David Nicholls]()
You Are Here by David Nicholls
Marnie is stuck.Stuck working alone in her London flat, stuck battling the long afternoons and a life that increasingly feels like it's passing her by.Michael is coming undone.Reeling from his wife's departure, increasingly reclusive, taking himself on long, solitary walks across the moors and fells...romance · fiction · contemporary · literary-fiction · mental-illness · humor · family · book · adult -
![Grey Dog by Elliott Gish]()
Grey Dog by Elliott Gish
“Gish’s prose is as sharp as a scalpel.” — Publishers Weekly, starred review“Grey Dog is a bewitching tale of the horrors of spinsterhood in the early 1900s, with madness and magic threaded through every sentence...north-america · canada · horror · historical-fiction · fiction · lgbtq · historical · gothic · wlw · audiobook -
![The Summer We Started Over: A Novel by Nancy Thayer]()
The Summer We Started Over: A Novel by Nancy Thayer
Two sisters reconnect and pursue their dreams on the beautiful island of Nantucket, overcoming life’s challenges and finding new love, in this heartwarming and hopeful novel by New York Times bestselling author Nancy Thayer.Eddie Grant is happy with her life and her work as a personal assistant to Dinah Lavender, one of the most famous and renowned romance authors in the business...season-summer · fiction · family · audiobook · womens-fiction · friendship · epic · romance · literary-fiction · contemporary -
![The Paris Novel by Ruth Reichl]()
The Paris Novel by Ruth Reichl
Bestselling author Ruth Reichl takes readers on an adventure of food, art, and fashion in 1980s Paris in this dazzling, heartfelt novelStella reached for an oyster, tipped her head and tossed it back. It was cool and slippery, the flavor so briny it was like diving into the ocean..europe · western-central-europe · france · urban · romance · fiction · historical-fiction · contemporary · family · literary-fiction -
![The Museum of Lost Quilts by Jennifer Chiaverini]()
The Museum of Lost Quilts by Jennifer Chiaverini
Jennifer Chiaverini’s beloved and bestselling Elm Creek Quilts series returns with the first Elm Creek Quilts novel since 2019’s The Christmas Boutique.Summer Sullivan, the youngest founding member of Elm Creek Quilts, has spent the last two years pursuing a master’s degree in history at the University of Chicago...fiction · historical-fiction · contemporary · ww2 · literary-fiction · friendship · female-mc · 20th-century · book · adult -
![Escape to the Rome Apartment by Kerry Fisher]()
Escape to the Rome Apartment by Kerry Fisher
Sara’s eyes fill with tears as she reads the letter, her last words from her dearest ‘I’m buying you your freedom. You don’t need to ask your husband’s permission and you have to put yourself first for once. Have an incredible adventure before it’s too late for both of us…’Sara has lost her zest for life...romance · humor · womens-fiction · second-chances · fiction · literary-fiction · female-mc · contemporary · epic · family -
![Colton Gentry's Third Act by Jeff Zentner]()
Colton Gentry's Third Act by Jeff Zentner
Colton Gentry is riding high. His first hit in nearly a decade has caught fire, he’s opening for country megastar Brant Lucas, and he’s married to one of the hottest acts in the country. But he’s hurting. Only a few weeks earlier, his best friend, Duane, was murdered onstage by a mass shooter at a country music festival... -
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![The Duke's Inconvenient Bride by Jayne Rivers]()
The Duke's Inconvenient Bride by Jayne Rivers
A jilted duke. A shy wallflower. A marriage of convenience that neither of them wants.When Lady Emma Carlisle’s twin sister jilts the wealthy and influential Duke of Ashford, their distraught parents pressure shy Lady Emma to marry the duke in her sister’s place, dashing her hopes of a love match... -
![The Promise of Rain by Vasundra Tailor]()
The Promise of Rain by Vasundra Tailor
A treasured necklace that could unlock a family mystery. But why has it been hidden away for sixty years?With her thirtieth birthday on the horizon, Anna Kotze has accepted that there are some family secrets she’ll never know. While her mother’s Zimbabwean roots are woven into her life, all her father will say is that he was adopted...fiction · audiobook · mystery · family · female-mc · coming-of-age · historical-fiction · epic · friendship · historical -
![Saltblood by Francesca de Tores]()
Saltblood by Francesca de Tores
In a rented room outside Plymouth in 1685, a daughter is born as her half-brother is dying. Her mother makes a decision: Mary will become Mark, and Ma will continue to collect his inheritance money...historical-fiction · fiction · historical · outlaws · fantasy · lgbtq · audiobook · action-adventure · wlw · feminism -
![Hagstone by Sinéad Gleeson]()
Hagstone by Sinéad Gleeson
The haunting debut novel from beloved, Irish bestselling author, Sinéad Gleeson.The sea is steady for now. The land readies itself. What can be done with the woman on the cliff?On a wild and rugged island cut off and isolated to some, artist Nell feels the island is her home. It is the source of inspiration for her art, rooted in landscape, folklore and the feminine...europe · british-isles · ireland · fiction · contemporary · literary-fiction · audiobook · gothic · folk-horror · rural -
![The Garden by Clare Beams]()
The Garden by Clare Beams
The discovery of a secret garden with unknown powers fuels this page-turning and psychologically thrilling tale of women desperate to become mothers and the ways the female body has always been policed and manipulated, from the award-winning author of The Illness Lesson (“A masterpiece” – Elizabeth Gilbert)In 1948, Irene Willard, who’s had five previous miscarriages in a quest to give her...horror · historical-fiction · fiction · historical · fantasy · gothic · literary-fiction · mystery · audiobook · spooky -
![I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger]()
I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger
Set in a not-too-distant America, I Cheerfully Refuse is the tale of Rainy, an aspiring musician setting sail on Lake Superior in search of his departed, deeply beloved, bookselling wife. An endearing bear of an Orphean narrator, he seeks refuge in the harbors, fogs, and remote islands of the inland sea... -
![Tourist Season by Brenda Novak]()
Tourist Season by Brenda Novak
A summer by the ocean promises new beginnings—until old secrets resurface.Ismay Chalmers is ready for a relaxing summer reconnecting with her fiancé at his family’s luxurious beachfront cottage. But before Remy can join her, a hurricane bears down on Mariners Island. Alone in the large house, Ismay makes a disturbing discovery in Remy's childhood closet...romance · contemporary · mystery · womens-fiction · fiction · literary-fiction · family · friendship · female-mc · book -
![888 Love and the Divine Burden of Numbers by Abraham Chang]()
888 Love and the Divine Burden of Numbers by Abraham Chang
Young Wang has received plenty of wisdom from his beloved uncle: don’t take life too seriously, get out on the road when you can, and everyone gets just seven great loves in their life—so don’t blow it. This last one sticks with Young as he is an obsessive cataloger of his life: movies watched, favorite albums . . . all filtered through Chinese numerology and superstition...romance · fiction · contemporary · audiobook · literary-fiction · coming-of-age · family · historical-fiction · poc-author · humor -
![The Evolution of Annabel Craig by Lisa Grunwald]()
The Evolution of Annabel Craig by Lisa Grunwald
A young Southern woman sets out on a journey of self-discovery as the infamous 1925 Scopes Trial tests her faith and her marriage in this moving novel from the author of Time After Time and The Irresistible Henry House.“Lisa Grunwald is a national treasure. . . . An essential American story from a master craftsman... -
![Prairie Edge by Conor Kerr]()
Prairie Edge by Conor Kerr
The Giller Prize-longlisted author of Avenue of Champions returns with a frenetic, propulsive crime thriller that doubles as a sharp critique of modern activism and challenges readers to consider what "Land Back" might really look like... -
![Clear by Carys Davies]()
Clear by Carys Davies
A stunning, exquisite novel from an award-winning writer about a minister dispatched to a remote island off of Scotland to “clear” the last remaining inhabitant, who has no intention of leaving—an unforgettable tale of resilience, change, and hope...historical-fiction · fiction · historical · literary-fiction · lgbtq · audiobook · outdoors · book · adult -
![Bride and Groom by Rona Halsall]()
Bride and Groom by Rona Halsall
Walking down the aisle in the packed church, sunlight glints off my ivory silk gown. This should be the happiest day of my life. But as I carefully lift my veil and greet my husband-to-be, my heart is pounding with fear. Does someone out there, know what we’ve done?Ethan gently squeezes my hand as he slides the golden ring onto my finger. But I know we aren’t worthy of happiness...psychological · audiobook · fiction · female-mc · thriller · contemporary · literary-fiction · book · adult -
![Dantescas: Cuentos de mujeres que descendieron a los infiernos by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Silvina Ocampo, Liliana Colanzi, Mariana Enríquez]()
Dantescas: Cuentos de mujeres que descendieron a los infiernos by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Silvina Ocampo, Liliana Colanzi, Mariana Enríquez
“En esta antología hay mujeres voladoras, mujeres lobas, mujeres serpientes, brujas, vírgenes, mártires, víctimas y victimarias, extranjeras en su propia ciudad, prisioneras, videntes, asesinas”.Doce mujeres. Doce cuentos. Distintas épocas y lugares del mundo occidental. Terror... -
![The Horse by Willy Vlautin]()
The Horse by Willy Vlautin
Award-winning author Willy Vlautin explores loneliness, art, addiction, regret, love, and hard-won empathy in this poignant novel—his most personal to date—that captures the life of a journeyman musician unable to escape the tragedies of his past.Al Ward lives on an isolated mining claim in the high desert of central Nevada fifty miles from the nearest town... -
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![The Girl from the Grand Hotel by Camille Aubray]()
The Girl from the Grand Hotel by Camille Aubray
The #1 bestselling author of Cooking for Picasso and The Godmothers returns with The Girl from the Grand Hotel, a dazzling historical novel that brings readers into the glamorous world of the first (and doomed) Cannes Film Festival and the deadly atmosphere of Europe on the brink of war. Summer, 1939...historical-fiction · fiction · historical · ww2 · season-summer · female-mc · womens-fiction · politics · espionage · literary-fiction -
![Days of Wonder by Caroline Leavitt]()
Days of Wonder by Caroline Leavitt
New York Times bestselling author Caroline Leavitt returns with a tantalizing, courageous story about mothers and daughters, guilt and innocence, and the lengths we go for love. As a teenager, for a moment, Ella Fitchburg found love—yearning, breathless love—that consumed both her and her boyfriend, Jude, as they wandered the streets of New York City together...fiction · family · drama · literary-fiction · contemporary · audiobook · mystery · female-mc · urban · coming-of-age -
![Cage of Ice and Echoes by Pam Godwin]()
Cage of Ice and Echoes by Pam Godwin
Frankie’s story continues in this second book in the Frozen Fate trilogy by Pam Godwin. Frankie and her ruthless protectors conquered unspeakable evil. But their fight to escape the hills of shivers and shadows is far from over. Stranded in Alaska, survival becomes paramount against starvation, hypothermia, and the dangerous predators lurking outside their isolated cabin...romance · reverse-harem · dark · mental-illness · contemporary · forced-proximity · suspense · enemies-to-lovers · survival · mystery -
![There Goes the Groom by Esther Hatch]()
There Goes the Groom by Esther Hatch
Catching a husband has never been so complicated.Matthew Harrison has only one task in life: to marry money. After failing miserably in London, his family takes matters into their own hands by arranging his marriage to the wealthy Lucy Bateman. But when he meets Lucy for the first time, his resolve to save his family from ruin crumbles...romance · historical-fiction · industrial-era · regency · victorian · historical · fiction · humor · literary-fiction · satire -
![Dark Parts of the Universe by Samuel Miller]()
Dark Parts of the Universe by Samuel Miller
Outer Banks meets Bone Gap in New York Times bestselling author Samuel Miller’s propulsive and genre-bending YA mystery, following a group of teenagers who discover a dead body while playing an app-based adventure game that sends players to “random” locations, unlocking a much deeper mystery about their small town...mystery · young-adult · audiobook · fiction · suspense · action-adventure · realistic · coming-of-age · sci-fi · fantasy -
![A Better World by Sarah Langan]()
A Better World by Sarah Langan
The author of Good Neighbors , “one of the creepiest, most unnerving deconstructions of American suburbia” (NPR), returns with a provocative and disconcerting novel about a woman questioning her new home in an exclusive company town after a night out goes terribly wrong.Welcome to Plymouth Valley...mystery · fiction · horror · dystopia · sci-fi · suspense · audiobook · contemporary · literary-fiction · psychological -
![Royal Extra After by Karen Schaler]()
Royal Extra After by Karen Schaler
From the Emmy Award-winning writer of the Netflix hit A Christmas Prince comes a sparkling short romantic comedy that’s a royal romp with a twist when a real-life princess crashes a movie set in New York City and finds herself in a hilarious battle of wills with the dashing director about how to make a royal romance.When Princess Isabella jets off to the U.S...romance · contemporary · humor · royalty · womens-fiction · comedy · literary-fiction · anthologies · fiction · adult
