April 2025 Book Releases
I am so excited to bring you the April 2025 book releases. Choosing from so many books can seem daunting, so I included only the books that Kirsten and I cannot wait to read.

Every month, Kirsten and I scour the internet to find the books we are most excited to read. We look through publishers’ lists, our personal lists of advanced reader copies (ARCs), as well as a few other sources months in advance! If you are looking for March 2025 book releases, you can check them out here.
From this list of hundreds of books, we look through the picks and decide our most anticipated books for the month. April 2025 book releases look amazing- it was hard to narrow down the choices. I have divided the books by genre to help you decide which books to add to your TBR! If you are looking for more tips on how to choose your next book, check out the information below. I am happy to help with that as well.
Most Anticipated Books for April 2025
Most Anticipated Fiction
The Griffin Sisters’ Greatest Hits by Jennifer Weiner – Click here for a book description
Most Anticipated Historical Fiction
The Book Club for Troublesome Women by Marie Bostwick – Click here for a book description and more books in this category
Most Anticipated Fantasy
The Sirens by Emilia Hart – Click here for a book description and more books in the category
Most Anticipated Thriller /Mystery
This is not a Game by Kelly Mulen – Click here for a book description and more books in the category
Most Anticipated Romance
Say You’ll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez – Click here for a book description and more books in the category
Most Anticipated Nonfiction
Adventures in the Louvre by Elaine Sciolino – Click here for a description of the book and more books in this category
Most Anticipated Young Adult
Run Away With Me by Brian Selznick – Click here for a description of the book and more books in this category
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Fiction Book Releases: April 2025

The Griffin Sisters’ Greatest Hits
Author: Jennifer Weiner
Genre: Fiction
Release Date: April 8, 2025
Plot
Cassie and Zoe Grossberg are sisters who could not be more different. Only a year apart, the two sisters catapulted to fame as the pop duo the Griffin Sisters. But after only a year, they split up under mysterious circumstances. Now, it’s been 20 years and Zoe’s daughter, Cherry, is determined to discover why the band broke up. They will have to come to terms with their past and forgive each other if they ever want to make music again.

Favorite Daughter
Author: Morgan Dick
Genre: Fiction
Release Date: April 29, 2025
More info: Debut Author
Plot
Mickey and Arlo are half-sisters who have never met. Mickey’s father abandoned her and her mother years ago. She has resented him ever since. Arlo adored her father. When their father dies, Mickey is shocked that she inherited everything with the stipulation that she go to therapy to receive the large sum of money. The catch? Arlo is the therapist who is desperate to understand why her father cut her out of his will. I cannot wait to read this pick from the April 2025 book releases from a debut author.

Plot
PJ Halliday won a million dollars in the lottery and has done nothing since other than sit in the bar and mourn his bad luck. He lost a daughter, had a terrible divorce and his health is steadily declining. When he sees an obituary of his old rival, he decides to head to the Tender Hearts Retirement Community to win back his high school sweetheart.

Plot
From Good Morning America Book Club authors comes a family drama you will not want to miss. Duc Tran is the founder of a chain of sandwich shops around the country. He has 5 estranged adult children and a wife he has not seen in years. When he decides to retire, he gives conditions to his children. His four daughters must revitalize failing shops within a year, but his only son will inherit everything if he gets married. Soon everyone will learn the real reasons for this bazaar scheme and the secrets their mother kept hidden.

Plot
This book from the April 2025 book releases looks like a perfect pick for The Best Family Drama Books. Gemma, Connor, Roddy, and Jude Endicott are once inseparable siblings who have not spoken in years. When Jude, a famous actress, sends her siblings a text message, they gather together in a small town in North Dakota. Each of them is struggling in their own way and Jude’s secrets could change everything.
Historical Fiction: April 2025 Book Releases

The Book Club for Troublesome Women
Author: Marie Bostwick
Genre: Historical Fiction
Release Date: April 22, 2025
Plot
It is 1960 and Margaret Ryan seems to have it all. But the house, husband, three kids, and prestigious neighborhood don’t feel like enough. Margaret decides to start a book club as an excuse to meet the newest neighbor and soon they discover that they want more from the life they have been told is the American dream. The friendships from the book club will help them through an unforgettable year.

The Traitor of Sherwood Forest
Author: Amy S. Kaufman
Genre: Historical Fiction
Release Date: April 29, 2025
Plot
Kirsten and I cannot wait to read this reimagining of Robin Hood told through the eyes of one of his spies! Jane is a peasant girl who is forced from her home and with the help of Robin Hood, begins working in the home of the Lord of the Greenwood. As Robin Hood becomes more dangerous, Jane suspects that he may care more about himself than helping the poor. When Jane is implicated in a murder, she realizes that she is more than a pawn in a game between nobles and thieves.

The Library of Lost Dollhouses
Author: Elise Hooper
Genre: Historical Fiction
Release Date: April 1, 2025
Plot
Tildy Barrows is the head curator of an archival library in San Francisco. When she learns that the library is on the verge of bankruptcy, she is determined to do something to save the library. When she discovers two beautiful dollhouses, she knows she needs to find out more about their history and the mystery behind them. This journey will take us to Bell Époque Paris, the English countryside, and Walk Disney’s studios. This pick from April 2025 new releases is perfect for our list of Books About Libraries and Librarians.

Plot
A peasant boy named Lambert Simnel discovers he’s not just John Collan, water-fetcher extraordinaire, but a secret heir to the throne. Along the way, he teams up with Joan, an Irish girl who is a political genius with murderous tendencies. This pick from the April 2025 book releases is inspired by the figurehead of the 1487 Yorkist rebellion.
Fantasy/ Sci-fi: Most Anticipated for April 2025

The Sirens
Author: Emilia Hart
Genre: Fantasy
Release Date: April 1, 2025
More info: New York Times bestselling author of Weyward
Plot
I cannot wait to read this book from the April 2025 book releases. This story is told in three timelines. Lucy is in 2019 and wakes up after dreaming about strangling her ex. When she arrives at her older sister’s house, Jess is nowhere to be seen. Lucy listens to strange stories of men missing at sea and women’s voices in the waves of the water. Searching for answers about her dream and her sister’s whereabouts, Lucy begins to read her sister’s diary.
The story is also told from Jess’s POV in 1999. In 1800 twin sisters, Mary and Eliza, are forced into a convict ship bound for Australia. The further out the sea they go, the more they feel the call of the water. This is a story about the bonds of sisterhood and is at the top of my TBR. You’re pissing me

The Amalfi Curse
Author: Sarah Penner
Genre: Historical Magical Realism
Release Date: April 29, 2025
More info: Bestselling author of The Lost Apothecary
Plot
This fantasy from the April 2025 book releases is perfect for our list of books set in Italy! Haven Ambrose is a nautical archeologist investigating shipwrecks along the Amalfi coast. She is also secretly looking for a treasure her father saw before he died. When Positano begins to experience an unusual amount of bad luck and misfortune, Haven realizes that it may be cursed. She must uncover the truth before the coast is destroyed forever.

Gifted and Talented
Author: Olivie Blake
Genre: Fantasy
Release Date: April 1, 2025
More info: Bestselling author of The Atlas Six
Plot
Thayer Wren was the CEO of Wrenfare Magitech, the father of modern technology. Each of his three children think they should inherit the Wrenfare throne. They are telepathically and electrokinetically gifted and they all have a good reason for needing the money and the prestige. Meredith, Arthur, and Eilidh will stop at nothing to get what they deserve.

Scorched Skies
Author: E.J. Mellow
Genre: Fantasy Romance
Release Date: April 15, 2025
More info: Book 1 of 2
Plot
This is the first book in a duology that is inspired by the myth of Icarus and is perfect for our list of Mythology Books. Tanwen is the child of a forbidden union in a world divided into the Volari, the winged rulers, and the earthbound SĂĽra. Now, in order to save her father who is a prisoner, she must go to the royal court of the Volari disguised as a servant. When she meets the crown prince, Zolya, their forbidden relationship will test their loyalty.
Thrillers and Mysteries for April 2025

This is Not a Game
Author: Kelly Mullen
Genre: Mystery
Release Date: April 8, 2025
More info: Debut Author
Plot
This locked room mystery from the April 2025 book releases is on Kirsten’s TBR and I cannot wait to get my hands on it as well. Addie is getting over a bad breakup after her boyfriend dumped her and cut her out of the deal for a video game they made together. When her grandmother, Mimi, gets an invitation from Jane Ireland to attend a charity auction, it is the perfect excuse to have Addie join her. When they get caught in a storm, and everyone is trapped at the mansion, no one is worried until Jane’s body turns up. Mimi and Addie now must rely on their skills to ensure they are not the next victims.

Murder at Gull’s Nest
Author: Jess Kidd
Genre: Mystery
Release Date: April 8, 2025
More info: Bestselling author of Things in Jars.
Plot
This pick from the April 2025 book releases is perfect for our list of Cozy Mystery Books! Nora Breen was a nun who kept in touch with her former novice through letters. It is 1954, after all. When the letters stop arriving, Nora is worried and heads to the Gulls Nest hotel in Kent. Soon there are murders left and right and Nora has to confront her past.

Plot
“Mother May I” Iverson is a social media mogul whose empire crumbles after her mansion is burned down, killing her newlywed husband. May is famous for commodifying her five interracial daughters and they all harbor resentments and secrets—becoming prime suspects as public scrutiny intensifies. The novel critiques influencer culture while exploring themes of race, gender, family dynamics, and the costs of unmitigated self-display.

How To Seal Your Own Fate
Author: Kristen Perrin
Genre: Mystery
Release Date: April 29, 2025
More info: Castle Knoll Files #2
Plot
Annie Adams is caught in a murder that spans from 1967 to the present day. When a fortune teller named Peony Lane is found dead after speaking with Annie, she realizes she is being framed. What was Peony trying to tell her before she died? In 1967, Frances starts to uncover secrets that hint at lies, betrayal, and even murder. I cannot wait to see how the timelines come together in this pick from the April 2025 book releases.

Vera Wong’s Guide to Snooping on a Dead Man
Author: Jesse Q. Sutano
Genre: Mystery
Release Date: April 1, 2025
More info: Vera Wong #2
Plot
Vera has been living her best life since the body was found in her teahouse. Her son even has a girlfriend- officer Selena Gray. Vera is happy to help cat sit at Tilly and Selena’s place and its not her fault that she finds a briefcase filled with cases. And if one of those files just happens to be the body of a friend of a troubled young woman, how can she not help everyone and solve the case of his murder?
Romance: April 2025 Book Releases

Plot
Xavier Rush is a vet who loves animals, is gorgeous, and seems practically perfect. After one perfect date with Samantha, she realizes that a relationship is impossible because of her family and tried to tell Xavier to remember her as a memory. But forgetting their chemistry is easier said than done.

Plot
Margaret Ives is an octogenarian who has not been seen in years. She invites two authors to stay with her for a month on a trial basis so she can decide who will write her memoir. Alice is waiting for her big break and Hayden is a Pulitzer Prize winning author. Margaret is giving each of them only parts of her story, but they cannot discuss anything with each other because of an ironclad NDA. A lot can happen in a month especially when the chemistry between them gets stronger by the day.

Swept Away
Author: Beth O’Leary
Genre: Romance
Release Date: April 1, 2025
Plot
This pick from the April 2025 book releases is perfect for our list of Best Boat Books. Zeke is home to buy his late father’s boat. Lexi has no time for dating. A one night stand seems perfect until neither of them tied the boathouse to the dock and they find themselves miles out at sea in the morning. Now, they are stuck together while they try and get back to shore.

The Geographer’s Map to Romance
Author: India Holton
Genre: Romance
Release Date: April 8, 2025
More info: Love’s Academia #2
Plot
Professor Elodie Tarrant and Professor Gabriel Tarrant are experts in magical disasters they have been estranged since shortly after their marriage of convenience. There is one hick up, they both secretly love each other. When they are both assigned to a case of magic erupting in a Welsh village unexpectedly, they must come together as a team. And what is a romance without forced proximity in one bed?
Nonfiction April 2025 Book Releases

No More Tears: The Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson
Author: Gardiner Harris
Genre: Nonfiction
Release Date: April 8, 2025
Plot
This pick from the April 2025 book releases tells the story of one of the most trusted pharmaceutical companies in the world and the lengths it went to to cover up horrific and dangerous products. They lied to cover the link between Johnson’s Baby Powder and cancer and a drug to support cancer patients that increases cancer tumor growth. These are just some of the shocking discoveries Harris made while investigating this company.

Adventures in the Louvre: How to Fall in Love with the World’s Greatest Museum
Author: Elaine Sciolino
Genre: Nonfiction
Release Date: April 1, 2025
Plot
This pick from the April 2025 book releases comes from a former New York Times Paris bureau chief. In this book, Sciolino explores one of the world’s most famous museums and Will introduce readers to some of her favorite artwork. These are beloved pieces as well as some more unknown works. It will also reveal some of the secrets of this museum.

Ordinary Time: Lessons Learned While Staying Put
Author: Annie B. Jones
Genre: Memoir
Release Date: April 22, 2025
Plot
This is a debut book from Jones who hosts the popular Front Porch podcast. She is also an independent bookstore owner. In this book, she explored the idea that some of the greatest lives can be lived quietly, in a small-town and that following dreams doesn’t mean moving away.
Best YA April 2025 Book Releases

Run Away with Me
Author: Brian Selznick
Genre: LBGTQ+ YA Romance
Release Date: April 1, 2025
More info: Selznick’s YA Debut
Plot
This pick from the April 2025 book releases is told in Selznick’s signature style of blending illustration and words. Danny is 16 years old and spending the summer in Rome while his mom spends the day working at a museum. Danny spends the days exploring and when he meets Angelo, they explore together. Soon their friendship becomes much more as the boys explore what this means.

Watch Me
Author: Tahereh Mafi
Genre: Ya Fantasy
Release Date: April 15, 2025
More info: Shatter Me: The New Republic #1
Plot
The gorgeous deluxe edition of this book with a holographic foil jacket and special endpapers is available and it looks stunning! This is the first book in a new series in the Shatter Me world. James Anderson has managed to breach Ark Island (the refuge of The Reestablishment). He is in prison but that is not the point. His brother, Aaron Warner Anderson could never even get in! Roselle Wolff is a trained assassin whose every move is monitored. This is an enemies-to-lovers romance you won’t want to miss.

Plot
This looks like an adorable YA romance from the April 2025 book releases. If To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before met How I Met Your Mother, it would be this book! This is a duology that is about a girl who starts receiving letters from the love of her life writing to her from the future!
More April 2025 Book Releases
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Expert Tips
Looking through 30 books can be daunting if you are trying to add some books to your TBR. Remember that this list is for fun. You may add books to your TBR stack and never read them. That is OK! I have two tips to help narrow down the choices for you.
- If you do not want to look through 30 descriptions, I selected a top pick from each genre. I narrowed it down for you!
- If you have a favorite genre that you like to read, head over to that section and pick from those books.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is your most anticipated April 2025 book release?
There are so many books on this list, that it is almost impossible to pick one book I am most excited to read. The Book Club for Troublesome Women by Marie Bostwick looks like a fantastic historical fiction. I love Emilia Hart and cannot wait to read The Sirens. This is Not a Game by Kelly Mulen is my most anticipated mystery and The Griffin Sisters Greatest Hits by Jennifer Weiner is sure to be a fantastic book!
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Epilogue
I hope you love this list of most anticipated April 2025 book releases. If there is a book you want to read and don’t see on this list, please let me know. You can also tell me which books you look forward to reading.

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