Hi, friends!
Here are the April book releases that I’m really looking forward to. I plan to watch out for these titles at the library or in book deals. My personal favorite place to look for reviews on new books is Kirkus Reviews. In this post, I will include the book cover, link to the review, genre, audience, and brief comment from the Kirkus review. Maybe you will add some of these books to your list!

What Small Sound by Francesca Bell
Genre: Poetry
Audience: Adult
A moving and musical set of poetic works.

Brave the Wild River by Melissa L. Sevigny
Genre: Biography
Audience: Adult
A beautiful tribute to two pioneering women of science.

The Friday Night Club bySofia Lundberg, Alyson Richman, and M.J. Rose
Genre: Historical Fiction
Audience: Adult
A lively and illuminating reimagining of an artist whose name we shouldn’t forget.

Genre: Fiction
Audience: Adult
The closest thing most of us will ever experience to actually dancing the ballet and to life in a dancer’s body.

The East Indian by Brinda Charry
Genre: Historical Fiction
Audience: Adult
An unusual look at racism through the lens of Colonial America.

Honeybees and Distant Thunder by Rick Onda
Genre: Fiction
Audience: Adult
A thrilling depiction of the power of music.

Genre: Fiction
Audience: Adult
A grandmother, mother, and daughter are shaped by the continuing trauma of Hawaiian history.

Genre: Fiction
Audience: Adult
A subtle, thoughtful portrait of a woman chafing at the demands and constraints of domestic life.

The Half Moon by Mary Beth Keane
Genre: Fiction
Audience: Adult
Keane’s satisfying storytelling is the takeaway.

The Other Renaissance by Paul Strathern
Genre: Non-fiction
Audience: Adult
A docent-style stroll through the pantheon of Renaissance thinkers of Northern Europe.

Genre: Poetry
Audience: Adult
A soulful and often stunning poetry collection.