NEW FICTION & YA FIC for April/May

Updated May 4, 2026
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The Astral Library (Standard Edition)
Quinn, Kate
Paper Book
From New York Times bestselling author Kate Quinn comes a gorgeously written fantastical adventure which poses the question: Have you ever wished you could live inside a book? Welcome to the Astral Library, where books are not just objects, but doors to new worlds, new lives, and new futures...
Culpability
Holsinger, Bruce W.
Paper Book
Oprah's Book Club Pick * New Yorker Best Books of 2025 * 2026 Aspen Words Literary Prize Longlist * Kirkus Best Books of 2025 * Real Simple Best Books of 2025 * Washington Post Notable Fiction 2025 * NPR's 2025 "Books We Love" * "I was...
The Danger of Small Things
Lewis, Caryl
Paper Book
A teen uses her art to protest injustice and galvanize others to resist in this "suspenseful...lyrical" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) near-future dystopian novel about girls finding their voices in the darkest of...
The Escape Game
Meyer, Marissa
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * An unforgettable young adult murder mystery set in an escape-room themed game show filled with sabotage, betrayal, and puzzles to die for. "An absolute winner--sharp, suspenseful, and so much fun." --Karen M. McManus, #1 New York Times...
The experiment
Stead, Rebecca
Paper Book
"Many twists await in this fast-moving and optimistic story by one of today's most inventive writers for readers ages 8-12." --The Wall Street Journal From the Newbery Medalist and national-bestselling author Rebecca Stead, here is a bold story that will appeal to fans of...
A forgery of fate
Lim, Elizabeth
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A breathtaking romantic fantasy inspired by Beauty and the Beast about a girl who paints the future and a cursed dragon lord, bound by love and deception in a plot to bring down the gods. From the New York Times bestselling author...
The house with no keys
Currie, Lindsay
Paper Book
This sequel to the New York Times bestselling book The Mystery of Locked Rooms follows the beloved Deltas as they race to complete the most challenging escape room they've ever faced...and confront their fears in order to save their friendship. When a strange...
How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates
Thompson, Shailee
Paper Book
INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER "A delightful celebration of rom-coms, slasher flicks, and the women who love them." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) A humorous, swoony, and downright terrifying slasher rom-com in which a cinephile gets caught in the...
In your dreams : a novel
Adams, Sarah
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A homecoming to Rome, Kentucky, sparks a new romance--and lots of drama--between two old family friends, from the New York Times bestselling author of When in Rome, Practice Makes Perfect, and Beg, Borrow, or Steal. AN...
Judge Stone : a novel
Davis, Viola
Paper Book
#1 New York Times Bestseller! Academy Award winning actress Viola Davis and the world's #1 bestselling author James Patterson's Judge Stone "delivers first-class courtroom drama, small-town excitement, and strong characters all wrapped...
Kin
Jones, Tayari
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR SO FAR  OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK * A magnificent new novel from the bestselling, award-winning author of An American Marriage--Tayari Jones has written an unforgettable novel that sparkles with wit...
Meet the Newmans : a novel
Niven, Jennifer
Paper Book
From #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING author Jennifer Niven, a novel about America's favorite TV family, whose perfect façade cracks "I LOVED Meet the Newmans!" --Judy Blume, #1 New York Times bestselling author "[A] WITTY AND MOVING novel." --...
Mule Boy
Krivak, Andrew
Paper Book
NPR "BOOK OF THE DAY" NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW "WHAT TO READ NEXT" An elegiac novel of men lost in a coal mining disaster and the boy who survives to tell the story On New Year's Day, 1929, Ondro Prach, the thirteen-year-old son of Slovak...
The People's Library
Henry, Veronica G.
Paper Book
From critically acclaimed author Veronica G. Henry comes a thought-provoking science fiction fantasy set in near-future Cleveland that follows a reluctant curator of digital human consciousness who must uncover twisted secrets and navigate ethical quandaries and dangers when anti-technology...
The poisoned king
Rundell, Katherine
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * THE SECOND BOOK IN THE LANDMARK NEW FANTASY SERIES THAT BEGAN WITH IMPOSSIBLE CREATURES "Rundell is back with a sequel . . . which offers magical thrills for young readers and adults alike."--The New York Times
Pride and prejudice
Austen, Jane
Paper Book
When Elizabeth Bennet first meets eligible bachelor Fitzwilliam Darcy, she thinks him arrogant and conceited; he is indifferent to her good looks and lively mind. When she later discovers that Darcy has involved himself in the troubled relationship between his friend Bingley and her beloved sister...
Queen of Faces: Deluxe Edition
Lord, Petra
Paper Book
An Instant New York Times Bestseller! This limited deluxe edition is printed with one-of-a-kind etched, gold foil edges, stunning foil on the case, and a striking printed endpaper map! "Absolutely soars and proves Petra to be a new...
Soundtrack: A Novel
Reynolds, Jason
Paper Book
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Long Way Down comes a powerful print adaptation of the acclaimed, award-winning audiobook Soundtrack--a stirring story of music, friendship, and finding your voice in 2000s New York City. ★ "[A] stunning...
Spy school blackout
Gibbs, Stuart
Paper Book
In the thirteenth book in Stuart Gibbs's New York Times bestselling Spy School series, superspy middle schooler Ben Ripley goes off the grid to eliminate a cybersecurity threat. After a devious computer hacker pulls off the CIA's worst-case scenario, shutting...
Theo of Golden
Levi, Allen
Paper Book
THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING PHENOMENON A Katie Couric Book Club Pick * A Jen Hatmaker Book Club Pick "[A] word-of-mouth smash hit." --The New York Times "A treasure." --Hoda Kotb One...
This is not about us
Goodman, Allegra
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * A kaleidoscopic portrait of a modern American family--steadfast, complicated, begrudging, and loving--from the bestselling author of Isola "Wise, witty . . . a deliciously readable book [about] the delicate minutiae of family life, played beautifully,...
Trad wife : a novel
Schaefer, Saratoga
Paper Book
When Camille Deming isn't cooking, cleaning, or homesteading in her picture-perfect country farmhouse, she's posting about her tradwife lifestyle for her online followers. She takes inspiration from other tradwives on social media, aspiring to be like them, but Camille's missing a key component: a...
The true true story of Raja the Gullible (and his mother)
Alameddine, Rabih
Paper Book
WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD "Alameddine is a writer with a boundless imagination."--NPR From the winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction comes a tragicomic love story set in Lebanon, a modern saga of family, memory, and the unbreakable attachment of a son...
What boys learn
Romano-Lax, Andromeda
Paper Book
A twisty, jaw-dropping psychological thriller that unravels a mother's worst nightmare-that her child is capable of terrible violence-when her teenage son becomes a suspect in the murder of two classmates, from the author of The Deepest Lake. "Timely and terrifyingly real,...
Wolf hour : a novel
Nesbø, Jo
Paper Book
From "one of today's most interesting thriller writers" (Lee Child) comes an immersive, propulsive novel in which a detective and a crime writer conduct parallel investigations, six years apart, into a series of puzzling murders. "[Nesbo] can heighten suspense with a single word and...
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