5 New Book Releases We Can’t Wait to Read this April
New & Upcoming Books We Can’t Wait to Read!
April is absolutely packed with exciting new book releases, but I’ve done my best to narrow down the five I’m most excited for. From Olivie Blake’s new contemporary fantasy with major Succession-vibes to the latest translation from Japanese weird girl lit queen Sayaka Murata, there’s tons to look forward to this month.
Top 5 New Releases This April
Gifted & Talented by Olivie Blake
Release Date: April 1, 2025
Why We’re Excited: Full disclosure: I’ve already read this one and devoured it. Take a hefty dose of childhood trauma, add a whole lot of money and unrealized potential, and toss in the death of a perpetually unsatisfied patriarch, and you've got a wonderfully darkly comedic novel. Oh yeah, and there's magic. This was such a good time—I would read ten of them. An easy 5 star read.
Vanishing World by Sayaka Murata
Release Date: April 15, 2025
Why We’re Excited: Sayaka Murata writes some of the weirdest literary fiction out there, but it always has emotional depth and unique characters that can’t be missed.
Happy Land by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
Release Date: April 8, 2025
Why We’re Excited: Inspired by true events, this novel tells a multi-generational story centered around a community of newly-freed formerly enslaved people in Appalachia who established the Kingdom of the Happy Land.
Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (On a Dead Man) by Jesse Q. Sutanto
Release Date: April 1, 2025
Why We’re Excited: The first Vera Wong novel was filled with charming characters and an engaging mystery—so hopeful the follow-up will have more of the same!
Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker
Release Date: April 29, 2025
Why We’re Excited: This darkly humorous contemporary novel follows crime scene cleaner Cora as she confronts trauma, ghosts, a serial killer, and the awful violence experienced by East Asians during the pandemic. This already has an average rating of 4.33 on Goodreads!
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