After decades in America, a Dominican writer named Alma Cruz “retires” to a run-down property she has inherited in her homeland. But a riot of stories—historical, magical, irresistible—still struggle to be told, so he builds a graveyard where their spirits can rise once more.
Algonquin, April 2nd
The felony that opens Tometich’s sweet, sharp memoir sets the tone for the entire story: her mother was arrested for brandishing a gun at a would-be mango thief. No one is shocked — Tometich’s mother is a force of nature, and her beloved mango tree is the metaphorical center of their sometimes chaotic, often complicated family.
Little, Brown, April 2
Twinned narratives guide the latest food from Piazza: the modern-day saga of an emaciated Philadelphia chef who honors a beloved aunt’s dying wish by traveling back to her ancestral Italian homeland, and flashbacks to the lucky great-grandmother whose battle against restrictions on Sicilian womanhood at the beginning of the 20th century may have ended with her murder.
Dutton, April 2nd
“The rules don’t affect my decision-making,” said the author, a Ph.D. in psychology, he writes. “I’m good at almost anything.” Her new memoir argues that this personality type is more common and more complex than we think.
Simon & Schuster, April 2
Fiby Alexandra Fuller
In her fifth memoir, Fuller writes about the sudden, unexplained death of her 21-year-old son. He also writes about his very short life and explores the saying about life that goes on. Does it, really? And if so, how?
Alsos, April 9
The limitsby Nell Freudenberger
There is little limit to the ambitions of Freudenberger’s new novel, which moves from a small volcanic island in the South Pacific to the concrete canyons of Manhattan to a complex story of co-parenting, second marriages, class and climate change. (Also, coral reefs.)
Knopf, April 9
Somewhatby Anne Lamott
“Thoughts on Love” is the subtitle of Lamott’s 20th book, which examines the subject in its romantic, platonic and spiritual varieties.
Riverhead, April 9
When British naval officer James Cook set out on his voyage around the world in 1776, his ostensible goal was to bring Mai, a handsome and witty man from Tahiti, back to Polynesia. But as Sides shows in this vivid account, the fundamental motif of what became Cook’s final voyage was his confrontation with the dire results of his meddling in the region.
Doubleday, April 9
The husbandsby Simone Gorrindo
When Gorrindo’s husband joined an Army unit and was immediately deployed overseas, the New York-based reporter wasn’t just transferred to a base in Georgia, but to a whole new life. “The Wives” — both memoir and love letter — is a tribute to the community of women she found there, a unique source of support unlike any she’d ever known.
Scouting Press, April 9
Knifeby Salman Rushdie
Rushdie’s new memoir is a detailed account of the harrowing events of August 12, 2022, when he was attacked on stage at a public speech. More than 30 years after Iran’s supreme leader issued a fatwa on his life, the author turns to his art to “make sense out of the unthinkable.”
Crampton, a British journalist, weaves her own diagnosis of cancer and its treatment into this cultural history of hypochondria, which also includes literary figures such as Charles Darwin, Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Philip Larkin.
Ecco, April 23rd
Henry’s latest contribution to the light hearted library is a novel of opposites. What happens when spurned lovers team up against the people who hurt them? Bonus points because one character in this love square happens to be a small-town librarian.
Restartby Justin Taylor
This satire of modern media and pop culture follows a former child actor who tries to revive the TV show that made him famous. Taylor delves into the worlds of online fandom exploring the inner life of a man seeking redemption – and something meaningful to do.
Pantheon, April 23
Abraham Lincoln hadn’t even settled into his new job as president of the United States when the country he ore elected to lead began to fall apart. Larson, a best-selling historian, traces the figures who tried to stop the American Civil War before the attack on Fort Sumter.
Crown, April 30
In 2011, former New Orleans Saints safety Steve Gleason learned he had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and was told he had three years to live. ‘A Life Impossible’ is the memoir of his marriage, fatherhood, football career and survival over the past decade.
Knopf, April 30
Khong’s second novel is a story about the evolution of a family through the generations. As the story opens, Lily, who is the daughter of Chinese immigrants, begins a love affair with Matthew, the wealthy son of an aristocratic family. But as Lily and her child eventually learn, their family history is more complicated than meets the eye.
Knopf, April 30
In the wake of MLK’s assassination, George Balanchine’s protégé Arthur Mitchell felt compelled to create a space where black bodies could break the white codes of ballet and take center stage. And so the Dance Theater of Harlem was born — and with it, the careers of five “swans” whose journey through the cultural, political and physical turmoil of the times Valby chronicles here.
Pantheon, April 30