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Every month, I make pretty accurate (80-100%) predictions about which books will be featured by Book of the Month (BOTM). I take a lot of time to research upcoming releases, analyze past selections, and choose books that are solid bets.
I think that April books will most likely drop on Monday, March 30th; Tuesday, March 31st; or Wednesday, April 1st.
Literary Fiction
I wavered whether to include a few books but ultimately ruled them out (including Ghost Town by Tom Perrotta, American Fantasy by Emma Straub, Joyful Anyway by Kate Bowler, American Spirits by Anna Dorn, Somewhere Soft to Land by kai alonté, Hexes of the Deadwood Forest by Agnieszka Szpila, and Dear Monica Lewinsky by Julia Langbein).

Yesteryear
Caro Claire Burke
Synopsis: A traditional American woman, a “tradwife” influencer, suddenly awakens in the brutal reality of 1855—where she must unravel whether this living nightmare is an elaborate hoax, a twisted reality show, or something far more sinister in this sensational debut novel.
Debut

Leave Your Mess at Home
Tolani Akinola
Synopsis: Big-hearted, hilarious, and wise, Leave Your Mess At Home is a poignant exploration of forgiveness, unconditional love, and becoming who you want to be, asking the question: what do we owe to our families, and what do we owe to ourselves?
Debut

Porcupine
Fran Fabriczki
Synopsis: A fresh and witty debut about a young immigrant mother and her increasingly inquisitive daughter, who wakes up one day and decides to find out who her father is.
Debut

Harmless
Miranda Shulman
Synopsis: A twisty novel of sisterhood, friendship, and obsession that asks: Can we ever really outrun what haunts us most?
Debut

The Adjunct
Marie Adelmann
Synopsis: From the acclaimed author of How to Be Eaten, a fresh take on the campus novel that follows an adjunct professor gigging her way through academia’s poor job market when she crosses paths with her old PhD adviser, whose new novel might be about her—for readers of Worry, Vladimir, and Less.

Love by the Book
Jessica George
Synopsis: In Jessica George’s heartwarming, funny, and soulful second novel, she explores the restorative nature of female friendship and the life-changing power of platonic love.
Repeat Author

Last Night in Brooklyn
Xochitl Gonzalez
Synopsis: New York Times bestselling author Xochitl Gonzalez delivers a captivating story about a young woman whose life becomes ensnared in her glamorous neighbor’s secret past.
Repeat Author

Go Gentle
Maria Semple
Synopsis: The New York Times bestselling author of Where’d You Go, Bernadette returns to form in her most exuberant and life-affirming novel yet with the story of one woman’s cheerful determination to live a life of the mind only to have the heart force its way in.
Repeat Author

Start at the End
Emma Grey
Synopsis: A powerful, soul-stirring, sliding-doors novel from the bestselling author of The Last Love Note and Pictures of You that explores second chances and unwritten endings.
Repeat Author
Historical Fiction
I also considered The Mountains We Call Home by Kim Michele Richardson, Lázár by Biedermann, Everything Has Happened by T. Greenwood, and The Monuments of Paris by Violaine Huisman.

The Lost Book of Elizabeth Barton
Rebecca Lehmann
Synopsis: A dual-timeline murder mystery set in an English country manor, when an ambitious professor discovers the long-lost manuscript of a Reformation-era prophetess.
Debut

Liar’s Dice
Juliet Faithfull
Synopsis: An astonishing debut about a teenage girl in 1970s Brazil who is torn away from her twin sister—and who must learn what it means to fight for those she loves when all the odds are stacked against her.
Debut

The Island Club
Nicola Harrison
Synopsis: An unputdownable novel of loves lost and found, shocking secrets―and the power of female friendship. Set against the sun-drenched beaches of Balboa Island, with its prim and proper 1950s facade, The Island Club is a story of love, loneliness and the lies we tell ourselves―and what can be gained when the truth is finally revealed.

The Original
Priya Parmar
Synopsis: This stunning novel plunges into the tumultuous life of screen icon Katharine Hepburn, a star whose fierce independence, passionate spirit, and fluid sexuality shattered Hollywood’s rules and redefined what it meant to be a woman in film.
Romance
I considered but then ruled out Cherry Baby by Rainbow Rowell and Dog Person by Camille Pagán.

Save the Date
Mallory Kass
Synopsis: A romantic comedy of manners about a lavish wedding weekend gone very, very wrong with the slow-burn romance of Emily Henry and the fizzy humor of Sophie Kinsella.
Debut

Annie Knows Everything
Rachel Wood
Synopsis: Annie thinks she knows what’s best for everyone. But when her life goes sideways, the inner workings of her own heart become a total mystery—can she stumble her way to happily ever after?
Debut

Into the Blue
Emma Brodie
Synopsis: An epic, decades-spanning love story that blazes through the worlds of acting and comedy and charts a connection unlike any other.

Dreamt I Found You
Jimin Han
Synopsis: From the critically acclaimed author of The Apology comes a contemporary retelling of Korea’s Romeo & Juliet, as the cousin of the star-crossed lovers helps them avoid a tragic fate.

The Paris Match
Kate Clayborn
Synopsis: A woman tests the limits of her so-called amicable divorce when she flies to Paris for the destination wedding of her former sister-in-law, only to butt heads with the deliciously gruff best man, in a poignant and romantic novel from Kate Clayborn.
Repeat Author
Thrillers, Mysteries, & Crime Fiction
I also waffled about a number of books, including The Caretaker by Marcus Kliewer, A Killer in the Family by Amin Ahmad, Red Belly Crossing by Candice Fox, The Long Con by Jenna Voris, The Summer Murder House by Ava Roberts, and The Drop by S.R. Masters.

The Ending Writes Itself
Evelyn Clarke
Synopsis: Six authors. One private island. Seventy-two hours to write the ending that will change their lives.
Debut

The Counting Game
Sinéad Nola
Synopsis: When a teenager disappears from her small Irish town and a therapist is brought in to break the silence of the only witness, old wounds are opened in a search that becomes a race against time—perfect for fans of God of the Woods and The Witch Elm.
Debut

A Good Person
Kirsten King
Synopsis: An electric binge-of-a-debut about an antihero who seeks revenge on her ex-situationship with a hex, only for him to actually, literally die.
Debut

Harmless Women
Rebecca Sharpe
Synopsis: In this pacy thriller, a female con artist chooses the wrong woman as her target, and both women end up on the run for their lives.
Debut

Mad Mabel
Sally Hepworth
Synopsis: From New York Times bestselling author Sally Hepworth comes a twisty tale of justice, redemption, and one irrepressible woman who’s not done breaking the rules just yet.
Repeat Author

Her Last Breath
Taylor Adams
Synopsis: From the bestselling author of No Exit and The Last Word comes a heart-pounding thriller that plunges readers into the suffocating darkness of a cave—and the even darker secrets that lie within.
Repeat Author
Horror & Gothic Fiction
I also considered Morsel by Carter Keane and These Familiar Walls by C. J. Dotson.

Molka
Monika Kim
Synopsis: From the award-winning author of The Eyes Are the Best Part, praised by The New York Times Book Review as “violent, smart, gruesome and wildly original,” a provocative journey into a perilous world of voyeurism, scandal, female rage, and vengeance . . . pursued with a very sharp kitchen knife.

Wolf Worm
T. Kingfisher
Synopsis: Something darker than the devil stalks the North Carolina woods in Wolf Worm, a new gothic masterpiece from New York Times bestselling author T. Kingfisher.
Repeat Author
Fantasy, Science Fiction, & Magical Realism
I wavered whether to include Permanence by Sophie Mackintosh, The Witch by Marie NDiaye, Underlake by Erin L. McCoy, and Honey in Her Veins by Ruth McKell, but I do not think it will be a pick.

Blood Bound
Ellis Hunter
Synopsis: A debut high-stakes fantasy romance trilogy set against a once-in-a-generation duel to the death between rival witches and dragon riders as they battle to control the source of all magic in their kingdoms.
Debut

Thistlemarch
Moorea Corrigan
Synopsis: Welcome to Thistlemarsh—a ramshackle estate where an impoverished orphan and a beguiling Faerie collide in an enchanting novel of love, revenge, and ruin.
Debut

Year of the Mer
L.D. Lewis
Synopsis: A dark, bloody epic fantasy reimagining of The Little Mermaid that goes far beyond the fairy tale to explore family legacy, war, and what we will sacrifice for vengeance—the perfect read for fans of The Priory of the Orange Tree and Circe.

The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances
Glenn Dixon
Synopsis: In a near future, where even the smallest of appliances are sentient, a young Roomba vacuum sets out to save the humans of her house from a rising technological power in this compelling, original novel.

We Burned So Bright
T.J. Klune
Synopsis: A heart-wrenching standalone novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author TJ Klune, We Burned So Bright follows an elder gay couple on an end-of-the-world road-trip.
Repeat Author

The Book Witch
Meg Shaffer
Synopsis: Come along with the Book Witch in this magical and inspiring love letter to reading from the USA Today bestselling author of The Wishing Game.
Repeat Author
Short Stories

My Dear You
Rachel Khong
Synopsis: From the author of New York Times bestseller Real Americans, a brilliant short story collection about love, life, and the anguish of becoming oneself in a time when it’s so easy to be someone else
Repeat Author
Nonfiction
I generally try to keep only one nonfiction pick since it is very rare for BOTM to carry two in one month. The other option I considered this month was Adulting for Amateurs: Misadventures of a Geriatric Millennial by Jess H. Gutierrez.

Famesick
Lena Dunham
Synopsis: In this rowdy, frank reflection on illness, fame, sex, and everything in between, the remarkable mind behind the hit series Girls and the bestselling author of Not That Kind of Girl asks whether fulfilling her creative ambitions has been worth the pain.
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