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New book releases · April 2025

Every new book out in April 2025

88 books published for the first time this month. Here they all are, day by day, with our verdict on the ones we’ve read.

88new releases
88reviewed by us
24out on Tue 8, the busiest day
Fantasytop genre
← MarchMay →All of 2025
Say You’ll Remember Me coverFearless coverWhen the Wolf Comes Home cover
Our verdicts

Reviewed by The Bookish Elf

88 of this month’s new books, already read, rated and reviewed. Our two highest-rated first.

Say You’ll Remember Me cover
Out Tuesday 1 April

Say You’ll Remember Me

by Abby Jimenez

Romance · Piatkus

Read our review →
Fearless cover
Out Tuesday 8 April

Fearless

by Lauren Roberts

Fantasy · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

Read our review →
When the Wolf Comes HomeNat CassidyOut 22 Apr
The Book Club for Troublesome WomenMarie BostwickOut 22 Apr
Great Big Beautiful LifeEmily HenryOut 22 Apr
The Amalfi CurseSarah PennerOut 29 Apr
The Never ListJade PresleyOut 1 Apr
This Monster of MineShalini AbeysekaraOut 1 Apr
Any Trope but YouVictoria LavineOut 1 Apr
The Conditions of WillJessa HastingsOut 1 Apr
A Drop of CorruptionRobert Jackson BennettOut 1 Apr
Always You and MeDani AtkinsOut 1 Apr
All That Life Can AffordEmily EverettOut 1 Apr
Gifted & TalentedOlivie BlakeOut 1 Apr
HeartwoodAmity GaigeOut 1 Apr
Swept AwayBeth O'LearyOut 1 Apr
Vera Wong’s Guide to Snooping [On a Dead Man]Jesse Q. SutantoOut 1 Apr
The Notorious VirtuesAlwyn HamiltonOut 1 Apr
FaithbreakerHannah KanerOut 1 Apr
The SubletGreer HendricksOut 1 Apr
The Last SessionJulia BartzOut 1 Apr
OverruledLana FergusonOut 3 Apr
The EightsJoanna MillerOut 3 Apr
The Page TurnerViola ShipmanOut 8 Apr
The MatchmakerAisha SaeedOut 8 Apr
Sky DaddyKate FolkOut 8 Apr
No More TearsGardiner HarrisOut 8 Apr
FirebirdJuliette CrossOut 8 Apr
The Wind WeaverJulie JohnsonOut 8 Apr
Wildest DreamsL.J. ShenOut 8 Apr
Passion ProjectLondon SperryOut 8 Apr
My DocumentsKevin NguyenOut 8 Apr
House of BlightMaxym M. MartineauOut 8 Apr
Happy LandDolen Perkins-ValdezOut 8 Apr
Fun for the Whole FamilyJennifer E. SmithOut 8 Apr
Cold EternityS.A. BarnesOut 8 Apr
The Griffin Sisters’ Greatest HitsJennifer WeinerOut 8 Apr
EnchantraKaylie SmithOut 8 Apr
The Impossible ThingBelinda BauerOut 8 Apr
AuditionKatie KitamuraOut 8 Apr
What If I Never Get Over YouPaige ToonOut 10 Apr
When the Harvest ComesDenne Michele NorrisOut 15 Apr
The BlanksGrady HendrixOut 15 Apr
The Ashfire KingChelsea AbdullahOut 15 Apr
The Raven ScholarAntonia HodgsonOut 15 Apr
Open, HeavenSeán HewittOut 15 Apr
One Death at a TimeAbbi WaxmanOut 15 Apr
The Death of UsAbigail DeanOut 15 Apr
Six Days in BombayAlka JoshiOut 15 Apr
Strangers in TimeDavid BaldacciOut 15 Apr
Watch MeTahereh MafiOut 15 Apr
The Perfect DivorceJeneva RoseOut 15 Apr
Wild and WrangledLyla SageOut 15 Apr
Summer Light on NantucketNancy ThayerOut 22 Apr
Murder Between FriendsLiz LawsonOut 22 Apr
Voice of the OceanKelsey ImpiccicheOut 22 Apr
The Summer I Ate the RichMaika Moulite and Maritza MouliteOut 22 Apr
The PretenderJo HarkinOut 22 Apr
The Bright YearsSarah DamoffOut 22 Apr
Our Last Wild DaysAnna BaileyOut 24 Apr
Riding the HighPaisley HopeOut 24 Apr
The Book of AlchemySuleika JaouadOut 25 Apr
The CorrespondentVirginia EvansOut 29 Apr
The Road to Tender HeartsAnnie HartnettOut 29 Apr
The Retirement PlanSue HincenbergsOut 29 Apr
Serial Killer GamesKate PoseyOut 29 Apr
Broken Souls and BonesL.J. AndrewsOut 29 Apr
Such Quiet GirlsNoelle W. IhliOut 29 Apr
EnigmaRuNyxOut 29 Apr
When the Tides Held the MoonVenessa Vida KelleyOut 29 Apr
The Staircase in the WoodsChuck WendigOut 29 Apr
Julie Chan Is DeadLiann ZhangOut 29 Apr
Favorite DaughterMorgan DickOut 29 Apr
King of EnvyAna HuangOut 29 Apr
The Floating WorldAxie OhOut 29 Apr
How to Seal Your Own FateKristen PerrinOut 29 Apr
The Ladies Road Guide to Utter RuinAlison GoodmanOut 30 Apr
Crash LandingAnnie McQuaidOut 1 Apr
This Is Not a GameKelly MullenOut 8 Apr
Flirting LessonsJasmine GuilloryOut 8 Apr
Boys with Sharp TeethJenni HowellOut 8 Apr
Death on the IslandEliza ReidOut 29 Apr
The Gods Time ForgotKelsie Sheridan GonzalezOut 8 Apr
The CutC.J. DotsonOut 8 Apr
Their Monstrous HeartsYiğit TurhanOut 8 Apr
The French HoneymoonAnne-Sophie JouhanneauOut 15 Apr
Tell Me How You Really FeelBetty CayouetteOut 24 Apr
Eat the Ones You LoveSarah Maria GriffinOut 22 Apr
Big names this month

Popular authors with a new book

The best-known authors publishing in April, from readers’ most-anticipated list and the authors we review most.

Robert Jackson Bennett
Robert Jackson Bennett3 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfA Drop of Corruption · out 1 Apr★ We reviewed it
Olivie Blake
Olivie Blake5 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfGifted & Talented · out 1 Apr★ We reviewed it
Jesse Q. Sutanto
Jesse Q. Sutanto5 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfVera Wong’s Guide to Snooping [On a Dead Man] · out 1 Apr★ We reviewed it
Abby Jimenez
Abby Jimenez7 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfSay You’ll Remember Me · out 1 Apr★ We reviewed it
Hannah Kaner
Hannah Kaner4 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfFaithbreaker · out 1 Apr★ We reviewed it
Greer Hendricks
Greer Hendricks3 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfThe Sublet · out 1 Apr★ We reviewed it
Lana Ferguson
Lana Ferguson4 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfOverruled · out 3 Apr★ We reviewed it
L.J. Shen
L.J. Shen4 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfWildest Dreams · out 8 Apr★ We reviewed it
Lauren Roberts
Lauren Roberts5 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfFearless · out 8 Apr★ We reviewed it
Grady Hendrix
Grady Hendrix4 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfThe Blanks · out 15 Apr★ We reviewed it
David Baldacci
David Baldacci5 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfStrangers in Time · out 15 Apr★ We reviewed it
Tahereh Mafi
Tahereh Mafi3 books reviewed on The Bookish ElfWatch Me · out 15 Apr★ We reviewed it
Release calendar

April at a glance

Tap a day to jump to its books. Tuesdays (highlighted) are the main US release day; a star marks a day with a book we have reviewed.

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2916 books301 book
Day by day

All 88 new releases

Showing all 88 books.

1
Tuesday1 April 2025
17 releases
3
Thursday3 April 2025
2 releases
8
Tuesday8 April 2025
24 releases
10
Thursday10 April 2025
1 release
15
Tuesday15 April 2025
13 releases
22
Tuesday22 April 2025
10 releases
24
Thursday24 April 2025
3 releases
25
Friday25 April 2025
1 release
29
Tuesday29 April 2025
16 releases
30
Wednesday30 April 2025
1 release
Questions

April 2025 releases, answered

What books come out in April 2025?

88 new books are listed for April 2025, led by Say You’ll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez, Fearless by Lauren Roberts and When the Wolf Comes Home by Nat Cassidy. The full list on this page runs day by day and can be filtered by genre.

What is the biggest release day in April 2025?

Tuesday 8 April, with 24 new books. Most US books are published on a Tuesday.

Which April 2025 books has The Bookish Elf reviewed?

Say You’ll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez, Fearless by Lauren Roberts, When the Wolf Comes Home by Nat Cassidy, The Book Club for Troublesome Women by Marie Bostwick, Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry, The Amalfi Curse by Sarah Penner, The Never List by Jade Presley, This Monster of Mine by Shalini Abeysekara, Any Trope but You by Victoria Lavine, The Conditions of Will by Jessa Hastings, A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett and Always You and Me by Dani Atkins, and 76 more. Reviewed books carry our star rating.

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