|
|
Fiction A to Z - April 2026 |
|
|
|
| Belgrave Road by Manish ChauhanNewly arrived in Leicester, England from India, Mira finds her arranged marriage and new life isn't what she'd hoped. But away from her husband and in-laws, she works at a sweet shop and meets another newcomer, Somalian refugee Tahliil. Though they are drawn to each other, many things stand in their way in this powerful debut exploring love, family, and home. For fans of: Kiran Desai's The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny; Aube Rey Lescure's River East, River West. |
|
|
|
Lake Effect
by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
From the bestselling author of The Nest and Good Company comes a wry and tender portrait of two families forever changed by one lovestruck decision that will reverberate for decades. Written with Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney's signature humor and insight, Lake Effect is a wise and probing look at love and desire, mothers and daughters, loss and grief, and what we owe the people we love most.
|
|
| Python's Kiss by Louise ErdrichThis latest from Pulitzer Prize winner Louise Erdrich collects 13 stories written over the past two decades. Taking place mainly in a vividly depicted Midwest, the tales include a range of characters, such as a young girl concerned for a dog and a group at a bar. Enhanced by woodcut artwork by Aza Erdrich Abe, the author's daughter, this thought-provoking book "puts Erdrich’s powers on full display" (Publishers Weekly). |
|
|
|
Life: A Love Story
by Elizabeth Berg
Elizabeth Berg's new novel is centered around cross-generational female friendships, how we live life to the fullest near its end, and the mistakes for which we ask forgiveness. It is a heartwarming novel about a spirited 92-year-old woman who pens a life-changing letter to her best friend and unveils a shocking secret about her seemingly perfect marriage, and urgers her friend to rethink her pending divorce.
|
|
| The Secret of Snow by Tina HarneskAs she and her husband both have memory problems, 85-year-old Máriddja doesn't tell him she's dying from cancer, even as she tries to find someone to care for him once she's gone. Meanwhile, Kaj and his girlfriend arrive in the small village, where he unexpectedly finds a box of Sámi handicrafts among his recently deceased mother's belongings. This heartwarming debut novel is translated from Swedish. For fans of: Fredrik Backman; Lisa Ridzen's When the Cranes Fly South. |
|
|
|
Definitely Thriving
by Kerry Clare
Clemence Lathbury returns to her hometown resolved to build a life for herself that is good and substantial, to become the kind of sensible woman who won't be distracted by frippery and romance. It's supposed to be 'Eat, Pray, Love', without the love part. But Clemence soon finds herself attracted to two very different men - each a romantic lead in his own right. But how to choose? And never mind the complications of her quirky family.
Kerry Clare lives in Toronto, ON.
|
|
| Where the Wildflowers Grow by Terah Shelton HarrisWhen a South Carolina prison bus crashes into a surging river, everyone is presumed dead. But Leigh Wilde survives and eventually makes her way to a rural Alabama flower farm where Jackson, the owner, takes her in. Working the land, Leigh finds strength, friends, and hope for the future, but the past is never far away. With strong romantic elements, this lyrical and moving novel explores survival, grief, and healing. Read-alike: Cade Bentley's Where Wild Peaches Grow. |
|
|
|
Darkening Song
by Delphine Seddon
'Darkening Song' is a gripping debut novel about two women making their way in the music business, and how their friendship gets caught in the crossfire of fame and ambition. Perfect for fans of 'Dainsy Jones and the Six', 'Euphoria', and 'Luckiest Girl Alive'.
'Darkening Song' is being adapted into a major television series.
|
|
| The Future Saints by Ashley WinsteadTight-knit California band the Future Saints are flailing and playing to empty clubs after the death of their beloved manager, who was lead singer Hannah's sister. They all feel the loss, but Hannah starts to self-destruct, even as she channels her pain into a stunning new song that goes viral. Music executive Theo is sent to get the band on track, which isn't going to be easy, especially when he falls for Hannah. For fans of: Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid; Deep Cuts by Holly Brickely. |
|
|
|
The Golden Boy
by Patricia Finn
'The Golden Boy' is an extraordinary and deeply satisfying story about love, betrayal, mercy, and second chances. When Stafford Hopkins loses his high-profile job in network television, he retreats to his luxury estate on Maui. But a year into his exile, a letter arrives with a request from the dead to do something for the living, and he is summoned home to a farm, a lake, a prison, and a dance hall where the spirit of a boy named Bobby Shepherd is waiting for him.
Patricia Finn lives in Vancouver, BC.
|
|
| All the World Can Hold by Jung YunDays after September 11, 2001, a nostalgia cruise celebrating a Love Boat-esque program sets sail for Bermuda, with now-sober actor Doug reuniting with the cast for the first time in years. Meanwhile, Manhattanites Franny and her husband disagree about taking the trip during the 9/11 tragedy, but as it’s her Korean mother's 70th birthday, they do. Also on board is MIT student Lucy, who accepted her roommate's family's free invite. For fans of: Gish Jen's World and Town. |
|
|
|
The News from Dublin: Stories
by Colm Toibin
From Colm Tóibín comes a brilliant collection of nine short stories, many never-before-published, set across Ireland, Spain, and America - about the complexities of family, longing, loss, and love.
|
|
|
|
The Jump
by Natalie Keller Reinert
Set against the riveting high-stakes backdrop of the equestrian world in Florida, 'The Jump' follows Brooke Haskell as she plunges headfirst into the breakneck pace of a top training stable run by the country's most famous equestrian, Eddie O'Neill. But Eddie's reputation for training winners may come at a steep price. Will Brooke discover an uncomfortable truth about her idol, and what is she willing to give up in order to defend the sport she loves?
|
|
|
|
Where the Girls Were
by Kate Schatz
It's 1968, and the future is bright for seventeen-year-old Elizabeth Baker Phillips: She's the valedictorian of her high school, with a place at Stanford in the fall and big dreams of becoming a journalist. But the seductive free-spirited San Francisco atmosphere seeps into her carefully-planned, strait-laced life in the form of a hippie named Wiley. At first, letting loose and letting herself fall in love for the first time feels incredible. But then, everything changes. Pregnancy hits Baker with the force of whiplash-in the blink of an eye, she goes from good girl to fallen woman, from her family's shining star to their embarrassing secret. Sent to a home for unwed mothers, Baker finds herself trapped in an old Victorian house packed with a group of pregnant girls who share her shame and fear. As she reckons with her changing body, lack of choice, and uncertain future, Baker finds unexpected community and empowerment among the girls who went away
|
|
|
|
All Carry
by Gene Wojciechowski
A recently laid-off golf reporter. A down-on-his-luck caddie. And a magical set of clubs once owned by Jack Nicklaus. In this funny, feel-good novel, bestselling author and former ESPN reporter Gene Wojciechowski gives us a pair of unlikely champions unlike any other.
Told with a specificity that only comes from years of covering the sport, Gene Wojciechowski's fiction debut, All Carry, is a father/son/unlikely friendship/comeback story that will no doubt be a new classic.
|
|
Contact your librarian for more great books!
|
|
|
|
|
|