6 of the Best New Book Releases Out April 14, 2026

From the author of Where did you go, Bernadette? One of the most awaited books of the year has arrived. Adora Hazard has carefully crafted The Life of the Mind. As a moral teacher to two extremely wealthy boys, she lives her life according to Stoic principles. She only wants what she has, and has even started a group of women who think like her. But of course, things go wrong. Black market deals, secret meetings, and even her past – which she has tried so hard to run away from – all come together to disrupt everything she has built. But in the end it may result in the best result.

*Mentioned in this month’s round-up*

Set in Japan at two different times, Japanese Gothic Follows two heroes. In the present day, Lee has fled New York and is hiding at his father’s house in Japan. He knows there is something wrong with him and that he has committed a crime, but he cannot remember the details. In 1877, Sen, a female samurai, hides from imperial soldiers and attempts to protect her family. As the two find themselves communicating with each other over time, they realize that they are living in the same house, a house built on deep secrets. -Emily Martin

After graduating high school, Jazmin Payne became disillusioned with her hometown and the fat people who constantly bullied her. But as she grows up, Aunt Addison offers her a safe place to land, so when her health fails, Jazz returns home. What is Aunt Addison’s primary request? The jazz is to find someone who is fun to date. Jazz didn’t think much about the question before Lamar Anderson sat next to him at a sports bar and inspired his desire to date. This is Alan’s third book curve The series proves that sometimes, sexy, fun people enter your life at the very moment you need them. -R. Nassar

Tara is a girl whom I am crazy about. I need him to win. I want him to escape his small Pakistani village and the dust and dung of his violent brother. And she does. For a while, but it’s still not enough. The middle-aged accountant she marries allows her to move to the capital, but she soon discovers that the constraints required of a housewife are just as stifling. She wants freedom – financial and otherwise. She wants to go beyond what is allowed for women and I hope she achieves it.

Cattleya’s indigenous community, the Dene, have been stewarding the land for generations and protecting the earth’s natural resources through their traditional practices. Now, Cattleya shares her knowledge and helps readers better understand the ways we can care for the Earth by living with nature rather than against it. -Centre Winchester

This strange romance is a heady mix of magic, court politics, and a fairy-tale setting. Meiler is an apothecary whose lands are currently being taken over, and he continues to have one eye looking over his shoulder due to the forbidden magic he was born with. To save her brother’s life, she becomes engaged to Prince Ossian of her home’s invaders. The thing is, it really feels like it’s only a matter of time before his true form is revealed. Also, Ossian’s nobles begin to be murdered, and Meiler realizes that the magic used to kill them is the same as the one he used…