Best new books to check out this April

We’ve found the best, new release book recommendations for each Bookfinity Reader Type.

With spring in full swing, let's celebrate with the renewal of the latest new releases! Featuring renowned authors and newcomers alike, April has something new for every book lover. So indulge in the season of renewal and growth by exploring the newest additions to your bookshelf!

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BEACH READER

Funny Story

by Emily Henry

New York Times Bestselling Author

Daphne always loved the way her fiancé Peter told their story. How they met (on a blustery day), fell in love (over an errant hat), and moved back to his lakeside hometown to begin their life together. He really was good at telling it...right up until the moment he realized he was actually in love with his childhood best friend Petra.

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TRENDSETTER

Rebel Rising

by Rebel Wilson

For decades, Rebel Wilson had single-mindedly focused on her career, making a name for herself through her iconic roles in Pitch Perfect, Bridesmaids, and Isn't It Romantic. Now, she's ready to chronicle the emotional and physical lessons she learned, as well as her most embarrassing experiences.

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SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT

Extinction

by Douglas Preston

#1 New York Times Bestselling Author

With Extinction, Douglas Preston has written a page-turning thriller in the Michael Crichton mode that explores the possible and unintended dangers of the very real efforts to resurrect the woolly mammoth and other long-extinct animals.

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BOOKWORM

Table for Two

by Amor Towles

Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2024

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, including a novella featuring one of his most beloved characters

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SPIRITUAL SEEKER

The Ritual Effect

by Michael Norton

In the bestselling tradition of Charles Duhigg's The Power of Habit and Angela Duckworth's Grit, a renowned social psychologist demonstrates the power of small acts--and how a subtle turning of habits into rituals can add purpose and pleasure to life.

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TIME TRAVELER

The Familiar

by Leigh Bardugo

#1 New York Times Bestselling Author

In a shabby house, on a shabby street, in the new capital of Madrid, Luzia Cotado uses scraps of magic to get through her days of endless toil as a scullion. But when her scheming mistress discovers the lump of a servant cowering in the kitchen is actually hiding a talent for little miracles, she demands Luzia use those gifts to improve the family's social position.

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SERIAL READER

The Reappearance of Rachel Price

by Holly Jackson

From world-renowned author Holly Jackson comes a mind-blowing masterpiece about one girl's search for the truth, and the terror in finding out who your family really is.

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WOKE UP LIKE THIS

Henry Henry

by Allen Bratton

It's London, 2014, and Hal Lancaster, son and heir of Henry, Duke of Lancaster, is in a holding pattern: his mother is dead, his father is dying or remarrying or both, his siblings are fighting, his internship is pointless, and nobody will leave him alone.

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WORLD TRAVELER

Arctic Traverse

by Michael Engelhard

A lyrical memoir that interweaves wilderness, homeland, cultural connections, historical figures, humor, and gritty experiences across northern Alaska, Arctic Traverse: A Thousand-Mile Summer of Trekking the Brooks Range takes readers along on a once-in-a-lifetime journey.

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YOUNG AT HEART

Wild Dreamers

by Margarita Engle

In this stirring young adult romance from award-winning author Margarita Engle, love and conservation intertwine as two teens fight to protect wildlife and heal from their troubled pasts.

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SELF-STARTER

All That Happiness Is

by Adam Gopnik

From stories of artists, philosophers, and scientists to his own fumbling attempts to play Beatles songs on a guitar, Gopnik demonstrates that while self-directed passions sometimes do lead to a career, the contentment that flows from accomplishment is available to each of us.

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MOUNTAIN CLIMBER

Total Garbage

by Edward Humes

An investigative narrative that dives into the waste embedded in our daily lives--and shows how individuals and communities are making a real difference for health, prosperity, quality of life and the fight against climate change, by a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist.

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MODERN ROMANTIC

The British Booksellers

by Kristy Cambron

Inspired by real accounts of the Forgotten Blitz bombings, The British Booksellers highlights the courage of those whose lives were forever changed by war--and the stories that bind us in the fight for what matters most.

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LIFELONG LEARNER

All You Need Is Love

by Peter Brown and Steven Gaines

Only a small portion of the contents of these transcribed interviews have ever been revealed. The interviews are unique and candid. The information, stories, and experiences, and the authority of the people who relate to them, have historic value. No collection like this can ever be assembled again.

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LEADING LADY

The Rulebreaker

by Susan Page

The definitive biography of the most successful female broadcaster of all time--Barbara Walters--a woman whose personal demons fueled an ambition that broke all the rules and finally gave women a permanent place on the air, written by bestselling author Susan Page.

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GAME DAY HERO

Drive

by Bob Harig

Bob Harig's latest deep-dive into Tiger Woods' thrilling career, as seen through his iconic 2019 Masters comeback and win.

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DISSENTER

We Loved It All

by Lydia Millet

Across more than a dozen acclaimed works of fiction, readers have become intimate with Lydia Millet's distinctive voice and sly wit. We Loved It All, her first nonfiction book, combines the precision of fact with the power of narrative to evoke our enmeshment with the more-than-human world.

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COOL MOM & DAD

Mama in the Moon

by Doreen Cronin and Brian Cronin

In this gentle and comforting bedtime book by two award-winning creators, a mama sloth helps her baby to self-soothe while she's making her way back to him.

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