Springtime is here, the flowers are popping, and the books are blooming! Read on for fiction arriving this month.
4/1: The Family Recipe by Carolyn Huynh
Vietnamese sandwich restaurant founder Duc Tran has rewritten his will: if his five children want their inheritance, they’ll have to meet his wishes. His four daughters must take on run-down shops in Little Saigon locations in Houston, San Jose, New Orleans, and Philadelphia; but if Duc’s son gets married first, he gets it all. (general fiction)
4/1: The Library of Lost Dollhouses by Elise Hooper
Librarian Tildy Barrows is determined to save the archive where she works. When she finds two dollhouses, Tildy digs into their history, the artist who created them, and the secrets they keep. (general fiction)
4/1: Swept Away by Beth O’Leary
Zeke and Lexi are both onboard for a one-night stand – literally, as they’re on a houseboat. But when they wake up adrift, they’ll have plenty of time to get to know one another as they try to get back to land. (romance)
4/1: When We Were Real by Daryl Gregory
Seven years after discovering that we all live in a digital simulacrum, best friends JP and Dulin head out on a guided cross-country tour of geographic glitches. Alongside them are fellow travelers, each seeking their own purpose. (science fiction)
4/1: Where the Axe Is Buried by Ray Nayler
In the Federation, the president is immortal, the same mind downloaded into a new body when necessary. In the Union, AI Prime Ministers run the government. Programmer Lilia holds the key to the resistance. (science fiction thriller)
4/8: Audition by Katie Kitamura
A successful stage actress and a young man have lunch in a push-pull dual narrative that examines who they are to one another, to themselves, and the ways in which that story can be rewritten (general fiction)
4/8: Big Chief by Jon Hickey
On the fictional Passage Rouge Indian Reservation in Wisconsin, Mitch and tribal president Mack run the tribe’s government and its casino. Facing activist Gloria in the election, the community risks tipping into chaos unless Mitch can find a way out. (general fiction)
4/8: The Float Test by Lynn Steger Strong
The four grown Kenner siblings reunite at their Florida family home where, over the course of one summer, they’ll reckon with family secrets, personal rifts, and the variable nature of truth. (general fiction)
4/8: The Impossible Thing by Belinda Bauer
In 1926 Yorkshire, the trade for beautiful sea bird eggs is booming. Celie finds a rare scarlet egg, the sale of which pulls her family from poverty. In present day Wales, Patrick and Nick try to track down a stolen red egg, entering the underground world of egg trafficking. (thriller)
4/8: Murder at Gulls Nest by Jess Kidd
In 1954 England, Nora Breen, nun, leaves the convent to discover why a friend has abruptly stopped answering her letters. Installing herself at Gulls Nest, a boarding house in a seaside town, Nora investigates her fellow boarders and townsfolk alike. (historical mystery)
4/8: My Documents by Kevin Nguyen
Vietnamese American cousins Ursula, Alvin, Jen and Duncan are coming of age when a series of violent attacks rock American society, leading to the creation of internment camps for Vietnamese Americans and upending the cousin’s lives. (general fiction)
4/8: This Is Not a Game by Kelly Mullen
Mimi convinces her estranged granddaughter, Addie, to come to Mackinac Island and attend a party and charity auction. But when a storm crashes in and the hostess is murdered, Mimi and Addie must solve the mystery to survive the night. (mystery)
4/15: Midnight in Soap Lake by Matthew Sullivan
Abigail moves to Soap Lake, WA and finds herself investigating the dead of a young boy’s mother, the local legends, and the magic lurking in the lake. (mystery)
4/15: Vanishing World by Sayaka Murata, translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori
In a near future world where married couples no longer have sex and all children are conceived by artificial insemination, Amane joins a commune in an effort to overcome her hidden desires and the taboo that she was conceived via sex. By the author of Convenience Store Woman. (science fiction)
4/22: Atavists by Lydia Millet
A collection of short stories examine a range of primal urges, from jealousy to grief to desire and beyond. (general fiction)
4/22: Fair Play by Louise Hegarty
At a Murder Mystery party, come morning the host is dead. As his sister Abigail strives to understand what happened, a famous detective arrives to find the killer. (mystery)
4/22: Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
Two writers arrive on a small island to tell the story of a reclusive heiress and her scandalous family. Alice Scott is looking for her big break; Hayden Anderson is an award-winning biographer. As the two compete over who will tell the story, their own mutual attraction takes center stage. (romance)
4/22: Zeal by Morgan Jerkins
In this multi-generational family saga, the legacy of love of formerly enslaved people in Reconstruction-era America and the iterative efforts to live a free life reverberate through the generations, culminating in an engagement party in 2019. (historical fiction)
~ posted by Andrea G.
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