FICTION
The Keeper
Tana French (Viking)
In the final installment of French’s acclaimed Cal Hooper trilogy, a girl who was set to marry into a powerful family goes missing in a small Irish village and is found dead in a river. As Hooper — the former Chicago detective who moved to Ireland to supposedly retire and relax — investigates, it becomes clear that the girl’s death is related to a longstanding, violent feud that divides the town. Hooper’s fiancé doesn’t want him getting involved, but he quickly is. March 31
The News from Dublin: Stories
Colm Tóibín (Scribner)
The acclaimed author of “Brooklyn” and “Long Island” offers up 11 evocative short works of fiction, several set on the Emerald Island. In the titular story, a man goes to the Irish capital to help his brother who is stricken with tuberculosis and in desperate need of an experimental treatment. “The Journey from Galway” finds a mother learning that her fighter pilot son has been killed in World War I; then she must tell his wife and three children the horrible news. March 31
Son of Nobody
Yann Martel (W. W. Norton & Company)
The newest from the bestselling, Booker Prize-winning author of “Life of Pi” is a retelling of the Trojan War. In modern times, an Oxford academic chances upon the lost story of a goat herder’s son who fought at Troy. The men are divided by centuries, but both have in common the fact that they’ve left their wives and children to pursue their ambitions. March 31
American Fantasy
Emma Straub (Riverhead Books)
In the latest from Emma Straub — the beloved Brooklyn author and bookstore owner — the title refers to a cruise ship that’s hosting a four-day theme trip starring the members of a boy band from the 1990s. One of the thousands of eager women on the voyage is Annie, a freshly divorced 50-year-old looking to reconnect with the woman she once was. April 7
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Ben Lerner (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
This short — just 144 pages — and intense novel from a Pulitzer finalist is set in the early days of Covid and explores themes of memory and technology. The narrator is a young man who plans to do the first published interview with his nonagenarian mentor, a major player in the art world. But just before their meeting, he drops his phone in the sink, leaving him no way to actually record their conversation, a fact he doesn’t admit to. When he goes ahead with publishing the piece, various issues arise. April 7
Go Simple: A Novel
Maria Semple (G.P. Putnam’s Sons)
Semple’s newest sounds as delightfully zany as her bestselling “Where’d You Go, Bernadette.” An Upper West Side divorcee applies a stoic philosophy to her life with great success, enjoying her single status, her teen daughter, her job tutoring a rich kid and her coven of gal pals. But things take a sharp turn when she encounters an edgy, good-looking stranger who makes her want far more than her calm, virtuous life. April 14
Hope Rises
David Baldacci (Grand Central Publishing)
This sequel to “Nash Falls” finds businessman-turned-FBI informant Walter Nash trying to take down Victoria Steers, the head of a massive crime operation and the woman Nash blames for destroying his life. But as he seeks retribution, Nash feels a strange pull towards Victoria. April 14
Ghost Town
Tom Perrotta (Scribner)
The chronicler of suburbia — known for “Election” and “Little Children” — set his latest in a New Jersey enclave in the 1970s. After a tragedy, a grieving young teen named Jimmy falls in with two older kids who smoke a lot of weed, drive fast and use a Ouija board. The narrator is an older Jimmy, now a novelist who’s never quite been able to fully escape his tormented youth. April 28
The Calamity Club
Kathryn Stockett (Spiegel & Grau)
The first book from Stockett since her 2009 mega hit “The Help” — which was adapted into an Oscar-winning film starring Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Cicely Tyson and Emma Stone — is another inspiring work of historical fiction with a group of woman at its core. It takes place in Oxford, Miss., at the heigh of the Great Depression and centers around an unexpected friendship between three female characters: a chubby, spirited 11-year-old orphan girl no one wants; an unmarried woman looking for help from her socialite sister; and a third gal looking to escape her past. May 5
Little Red Flags
Jeanette Settembre (Regalo Press)
A summer romance in the Hamptons takes a sharp turn when New York City food writer Mia De Luce lets chemistry with an adrenaline-seeking stranger cloud her judgement. A single event shatters their all-consuming chemistry, forcing Mia to live a double life. May 5
Verity Guild
Mai Corland (Entangled: Red Tower Books)
The author of the “Broken Blades Trilogy” has written a murder mystery that might be an ideal gateway drug for those looking to dip their toe in the steamy romantasy waters. A high priestess is blamed for the murder of a senator. To defend herself, she must work with a sexy Praetorian adversary and risk revealing a secret she’s long hidden: She’s actually the last remaining member of a a magical family that was slaughtered. May 5
The Divorce
Freida McFadden (Poisoned Pen Press)
After her seemingly perfect husband suddenly leaves her and takes their money, Naomi becomes obsessed with his new, 20-something girlfriend. But as she digs deeper, she discovers dangerous secrets beyond the usual midlife-crisis cliches. May 26
The Final Target
Nora Roberts (St. Martin’s Press)
An introverted writer tries to escape the man who sexually assaulted her and start a new life in Oregon. Even behind bars, the perpetrator remains obsessed with her — and his rich mom has helped get his prison sentence down to just five years. May 26
The Midnight Train
Matt Haig (Viking)
This follow-up to “The Midnight Library” is set in the same world as its predecessor but with different characters. After he dies, a octogenarian named Wilbur journeys back in time, reliving his marriage to the love of his life, Maggie, and the mistakes he made in the relationship. May 26
Land
Maggie O’Farrell (Knopf)
O’Farrell, the bestselling author of “Hamnet,” has set her latest in 1865 in an Ireland in the wake of famine. It’s inspired by the life of her grandfather, a mapmaker who worked to record the devastation the country had suffered. June 2
NON FICTION
London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family’s Search for Truth
Patrick Radden Keefe (Doubleday)
In late 2019, 19-year-old Zac Brettler plunged to his death from from the balcony of a luxury apartment building in London. As his parents struggled to make sense of his sudden passing, they learned he’d been posing as the son of a Russian oligarch and was wrapped up in a dangerous underground scene. Patrick Radden Keefe, a staffer at the New Yorker, elegantly illuminates the strange, twisty story. April 7
The New Perimenopause: An Evidence-Based Guide to Surviving the Zone of Chaos and Feeling Like Yourself Again
Mary Claire Haver (Rodale Books)
Instagram’s favorite OB/GYN follows up her 2024 bestseller — “The New Menopause: Navigating Your Path Through Hormonal Change with Purpose, Power, and Facts” — with more info and research for women in middle age. April 7
Famesick: A Memoir
Lena Dunham (Random House)
The always candid 39-year-old reflects on her rapid rise to fame with “Tiny Furniture” and “Girls,” her intense health struggles — she had a hysterectomy at age 31 after years of battling endometriosis — her sex life and much more. April 14
We Are as Gods: A Survival Guide for the Age of Abundance
Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler (Simon & Schuster)
Diamandis, a tech entrepreneur and Elon Musk buddy, and Kotler, a prize-winning journalist, explore what advancements in artificial intelligence and robotics will mean for humankind. April 14
Where the Music Had to Go: How Bob Dylan and the Beatles Changed Each Other—and the World
Jim Windolf (Scribner)
Bob Dylan once ridiculed the Beatles as “bubblegum,” while Paul McCartney dismissed the Bard as “folk crap.” But, beyond their surface derisions, the iconic musicians profoundly affected each other. The Beatles helped push Dylan to go electric, and he nudged the Fab Four to write lyrics with greater depth. April 14
Monsters in the Archives: My Year of Fear with Stephen King
Caroline Bicks (Hogarth)
Caroline Bicks, a scholar of both horror and Shakespeare, was granted exclusive access to Stephen Kings archives and spent a year combing through his early drafts and manuscripts. She hones in on five of his key works — “The Shining,” “Carrie,” “Pet Sematary,” “ʼSalemʼs Lot” and “Night Shift” — to examine what has made his stories so enduring. April 21
Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed
Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff (Harper)
A history professor and a technology writer dig into just who Elon Musk is — and what his vision for our future is. April 21
This Is Not About Running: A Memoir
Mary Cain (Mariner Books)
At age 16, running prodigy Mary Cain was invited to train with famed coach Alberto Salazar at the Nike Oregon Project. But, his brutal methods, including alleged physical and emotional abuse, eventually led her to quit the sport — and file a $20 million lawsuit against Nike. With that behind her, she tells her story. April 28
Ghost Stories: A Memoir
Siri Hustvedt (Simon & Schuster)
In 2024, Paul Auster, the acclaimed Brooklyn writer of “The New York Triology” died from lung cancer at age 77. His wife, Siri Hustvedt, a highly accomplished writer in her own right, writes of her love and grief and shares never-before-seen letters and notes by Auster. May 5
True Crime: A Memoir
Patricia Cornwell (Grand Central Publishing)
The blockbuster thriller writer — best known for the “Scarpetta” series — tells her own story, from growing up in foster care after her father left and her mother was institutionalized, to nearly dying in a car accident before becoming a police reporter and forensic expert. May 5
Take Me to Your Leader: Perspectives on your First Alien Encounter
Neil deGrasse Tyson (Simon Six)
Get ready. With his typical wit, the phenomenally popular pop-astrophysicist explores what aliens might actually be like, if they do indeed exist — according the laws of physics — and how best to act should you ever encounter one. May 12
Big Fan: Two Friends, 82,490 Miles, and the Wild, Wonderful Sports We Love
Michael Schur and Joe Posnanski (Dutton)
The hosts of the sports podcast “The PosCast” hit the road for the ultimate buddy trip, exploring competitions ranging from a riotous Liverpool football match and Las Vegas Wrestlemania to perfectly silent chess gamee and the World Darts Championship. Tom Hanks provides the foreword. May 19
This is Me: A Reckoning
Hayden Panettiere (Grand Central Publishing)
The star of “Heroes” and “Nashville,” who battled alcohol and drug addiction and lost custody of her daughter at the height of her struggles, gives a candid account of her life and the price she paid for early fame. May 19
The Land and Its People: Essays
David Sedaris (Little, Brown and Company)
The droll humorist’s latest collection finds him having misadventures caring for his partner after hip surgery, using Duolingo, riding a Guatemalan horse named Tequila and daring a friend to eat a truck tire. May 26
No Dumb Questions: And All of Our Dumbest Answers
Travis and Jason Kelce (William Morrow)
Put down “War and Peace.” The brothers Kelce (aka Mr. Kylie Kelce and the future Mr. Taylor Swift) have a new tome in which they answers fans’ most urgent questions on topics ranging from the rules of football, their thoughts on how to best consume cereal and, of course, their relationships. June 2
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