Prepare Your Library Cards: The Most Anticipated Books of Spring 2026 Are Here!

Oliver Ines spends his childhood in an English village where his bedroom is covered in glow-in-the-dark wallpaper bearing the planets and stars. Decades later, he has become one of the most renowned astronauts of his time. When a billionaire taps him to lead a landmark mission to the distant moon Europa, Ollie makes a choice that will send his whole world spinning. As the mission advances deeper into unchartered territory, Ollie finds himself retreating into the past. But will the world he remembers still be waiting for him ten years later when he returns?

Publishing March 24

In everyone’s life, there’s a split-second decision that can change everything. For Larissa, it came when choosing who to ride home with after a concert. That night, she had no idea she’d met the perfect man. She and Chris are great friends. But she didn’t choose Chris to drive her home all those months ago—she went with his best friend, and he became her boyfriend. Standing by on the sidelines is slowly killing Chris, but making a move would destroy someone else. How can something that feels so right be absolutely impossible?

Publishing March 24

At over 300 pounds, Emmett Truesdale carries the weight of his childhood trauma around his waist and in his soul. Desperate for help, he enrolls in a clinical trial for a new weight loss product called Obexity. As Emmett sheds pounds at superhuman speed, every part of his life improves overnight. But people who were cruel to him have started disappearing, and when the police warn of a cannibalistic killer on the loose, he fears that Obexity is turning him into a monster. But how can he give it up now that people are finally starting to treat him like he’s human?

Publishing March 31

Natalie’s charming farmhouse is rustic, her husband a handsome cowboy, her six children each more delightful than the last. So what if there are nannies and producers behind the scenes? What Natalie’s followers—all 8 million of them—don’t know won’t hurt them. Until one morning she wakes up and her kitchen is warmed by a sputtering fire rather than electricity and her children are dirty and strange. Has she become the unwitting star of a ruthless reality show? Is she being tested by God? By Satan? This is not her beautiful life, and she must escape by any means possible.

Publishing April 7

Remy’s debut novel, based on her three best friends, became an instant bestseller when it was released. But just as Remy’s inspiration seems to leave her, so too do her friends. Simone is a Kindergarten teacher with a passion for kids and a well-paying side hustle. But after the true nature of her work is revealed, her family cuts her off, and she realizes just how isolated she is. When Simone and Remy bump into each other in a bookstore, each woman is harboring a secret. And yet they might just be the missing piece the other has been searching for—if only they can let each other in.

Publishing April 7

​Calandra’s five kingdoms are on the verge of destruction. The crux migration is coming. And in the wake of a devastating attack, Odessa Cross has been separated from the man who owns her heart. Hunted by monsters, driven to exhaustion, and kidnapped by a powerful priest, the only thing keeping her going is the little girl counting on her to keep her safe. ​Everyone wants her to be something she’s not—a queen, a spy, a sacrifice. But what if she embraces her crown? What if the secrets she uncovers save her realm?

Publishing April 7

When six struggling authors are invited to spend a weekend on bestselling novelist Arthur Fletch’s private Scottish island, they arrive to discover a shocking secret: Arthur Fletch is dead, and his last book is unfinished. Fletch’s agent and editor have summoned these writers in the hope that one of them will imagine a worthy ending for this final book. In addition to ghost-writing the last chapter, for a mind-boggling sum, they will also help the lucky writer successfully re-launch their own career, guaranteeing future bestsellers. The catch: the writers have just seventy-two hours.

Publishing April 7

October, 2026: Lee Turner doesn’t remember how or why he killed his college roommate. All he knows is he has to flee New York and go to his father’s new home in Japan. But something is terribly wrong with the house: a woman with a sword appears in the yard when night falls. October, 1877: Sen is a young samurai in exile, hiding from the imperial soldiers. She knows the soldiers will soon slaughter her whole family when she sees a terrible omen: a young foreign man who appears outside her window. One of these people is a ghost, and one of these stories is a lie.

Publishing April 14

Historian Alison Sage has made a groundbreaking archival discovery—she found a manuscript containing the prophecies of a 16th century nun, Elizabeth Barton. With Alison’s discovery, she scores an invitation to the exclusive Codex Consortium, a week of research among a select handful of fellow historians at a crumbling manor in England. But the conference turns into a nightmare as the eerie house becomes the site of a murder. Alison’s research makes her best-suited to solve the mystery—but when old feelings resurface for a former colleague, and the stakes of the search skyrocket, everyone’s motives become murky.

Publishing April 14

Elsie Mabel Fitzpatrick is 81-years-old. Aside from being a curmudgeon who minds everyone else’s business, few would suspect that Elsie has a past that she has worked exceedingly hard at concealing. Because when it comes to murder, no one ever suspects little girls or old ladies. When a new little girl moves into the neighborhood and stops at nothing to befriend Elsie, her carefully-constructed life threatens to come crashing down as the secrets in Elsie’s past start coming to light. Who was “Mad Mabel” 50 years ago? Who is Elsie Fitzpatrick today?

Publishing April 21

When Mouse Dunne receives news that her uncle has left her the Faerie-blessed Thistlemarsh Hall, a dilapidated manor in the English countryside, she must leave her brother, shell-shocked from The Great War, and return to her childhood home to claim her birthright. But there is a catch in her uncle’s offer: If Mouse does not rehabilitate the crumbling house in one month’s time, she will forfeit her inheritance and any hope of caring for her brother. It quickly becomes clear it’s impossible to repair the manor, until a mysterious Faerie appears with a proposition. Mouse must confront the ghosts of her past and the secrets of her heart or lose Thistlemarsh, and herself, in the process.

Publishing April 21

Carol Girard and her husband are living an ordinary life in a small town in the Adirondacks. Until something extraordinary happens: an inexplicable flickering of light in the sky, which is determined to be communication from intelligent life on another planet. And so begins a decades-long exchange of messages with this mysterious, faraway civilization. We follow the stories of the Girard family: Carol, who is on a desperate search for spiritual meaning; Michael, her son, who finds solace in the ground beneath his feet; and Ro, Carol’s daughter, whose childhood goal to work in interstellar communication will evolve into something far grander.

Publishing April 28

Yrsa is bored with her PhD program, her entitled students, and the never-ending pages of racial violence and feminist theory she has to read. But most of all, she’s bored with the men in her life—especially the bad ones. And then, one sunny afternoon, she accidentally kills one. Emboldened, she starts to chase the high, and soon no misbehaving sexist man within commuting distance is safe. But how long can killing in the name of feminist and racial solidarity justify her actions? And how long until her actions—and buried family secrets—come back to unravel her?

Publishing May 5

When Frankie’s life comes crashing down when her fiancé dumps the morning after her wedding, her best friend since she was 8, George, has a plan for healing her broken heart. He wants her to go on her honeymoon to the lush rainforests and misty beaches of Tofino. Frankie agrees, seeing the trip for what it really is: one last chance to repair their fracturing friendship. Even if it means unearthing secrets and long-buried feelings neither knows how to handle.

Publishing May 5

After blowing her cover as a double agent within Silver Elite and fleeing the Prime-controlled capital, Wren Darlington is finally safe behind allied lines. As her lover and former commander Cross Redden works to disrupt the Primes from inside their ranks, Wren turns her focus toward assisting the Uprising in overthrowing their rule once and for all. With the war between Mods and Primes growing more brutal by the day, and with her own role in the conflict becoming more essential than ever, Wren must confront some gut-wrenching questions. Who is she fighting for, and who is she willing to lose?

Publishing May 12

Oxford, Mississippi, 1933. Abandoned by her mother one Christmas Eve, 11-year-old Meg Lefleur has learned the hard way to rely on no one. Now one of the unadoptable “big girls” at the Lafayette County Orphan Asylum, she fights each day to keep her spirit unbowed. Birdie Calhoun, unmarried and outspoken, has come to Oxford to ask her socialite sister to help the struggling family she’s left behind. Then, Birdie encounters Charlie, a woman running low on luck with little left to lose. When their fates—and Meg’s—converge, Charlie comes up with an audacious plan to claim what’s rightfully theirs.

Publishing May 5

Artie Dam is living a double life. He spends his days teaching history to 11th graders, making small talk with neighbors, and taking his sailboat out on the beautiful Massachusetts Bay. But inside, Artie is plagued by feelings of isolation. He looks out at a world gone mad and turns a question over and over in his mind: How is it that we know so little about one another, even those closest to us? And then, one day, a secret threatens to upend his entire world. He is forced to chart a new course and to reconsider the relationships he holds most dear.

Publishing May 5

Leila Reynolds is shocked when the victim of her first murder case is a well-respected judge. She’s nowhere near experienced enough to handle such a high-profile assignment—but the defendant is insistent. Except he’s refusing to talk. And if that wasn’t complicated enough, Leila soon learns her opponent is the most ruthless prosecutor she’s ever known: her husband. It’s an impossible situation, yet Leila is determined to sway the jury—until she’s blindsided once again by a shadowy figure from her past. Suddenly, Leila finds herself fighting not only for her client and marriage, but also to keep her own secrets buried.

Publishing May 7

Elegy Ahn is happy with her life as a soldier, defending her small country from the Talusar, a powerful nation that worships a deadly Fever that blesses half of its victims with mysterious gifts. But then she’s summoned to hear a prophecy—her, and the ruthless general, Rava Vidar. They learn that one of them will lead their people to victory over the other…but they don’t know which. And at the center of both of their fates: a man that Elegy is told she will fall in love with. She and Rava are destined to collide, with the fate of their nations hanging in the balance.

Publishing May 12

Inside Newlyn University’s halls, students can pursue degrees in medicine, history, technology, or the Arcane Arts—the esoteric study of powerful magical forces. Headstrong and driven, Ellsbeth Storer convinces Thaddeus Rawlins, one of the field’s most celebrated professors, to take her on as a student. Against his better judgment, Rawlins allows her to pursue a thesis on writ magic, the long-forbidden power to control and compel others.  While student and teacher both profess academic interest in the topic, each wants it for their own secret purpose. But they soon discover that Newlyn itself may be hiding the darkest secret of all.

Publishing May 19

No one can change the past, but the Midnight Train can take you there. The chance to re-live the moments that meant most. To see what kind of person you really were. For Wilbur his best days were with Maggie, the love of his life. On his honeymoon in Venice. Before he gave it all away. He wishes he could go back and live differently. But to do so risks everything…

Publishing May 26