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April 2024

Every month we carefully select our favourite fresh new titles. Whether you’re browsing for toddlers or teens, for classroom, library or for yourself – we pick our very best books of the month, showcasing books that everyone is talking about, list new books by age and give you a sneak peak of what’s coming up in the next few months.

Best New Books for April

This week our Blog highlights our pick of the best new titles published in April

Book Awards

See the latest longlists, shortlists and winners of all major UK Book Awards

School Book Awards

Browse latest Shortlists and Winners of School Book Awards

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Don’t miss our handy calendar, with each event linked to fantastic book selections

HeartstopperVolume 5 - Oseman, Alice

HeartstopperVolume 5 Oseman, Alice Paperback / softback

The final year - Goodfellow, Matt

The final year Goodfellow, Matt Paperback / softback

A court of thorns and roses - Maas, Sarah J.

A court of thorns and roses Maas, Sarah J. Paperback / softback

The bullet that missed - Osman, Richard

The bullet that missed Osman, Richard Paperback / softback

Five star stories - Pichon, Liz

Five star stories Pichon, Liz Hardback

Skandar and the phantom rider - Steadman, A.F.

Skandar and the phantom rider Steadman, A.F. Paperback / softback

Fourth wing - Yarros, Rebecca

Fourth wing Yarros, Rebecca Paperback / softback

Skandar and the chaos trials - Steadman, A.F.

Skandar and the chaos trials Steadman, A.F. Hardback

Demon Copperhead - Kingsolver, Barbara

Demon Copperhead Kingsolver, Barbara Paperback / softback

Murdle : #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER: Solve 100 Devilishly Devious Murder Mystery Logic Puzzles - Karber, G. T.

Murdle : #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER: Solve 100 Devilishly Devious Murder Mystery Logic Puzzles Karber, G. T. Paperback / softback

The girl who wasn't there - Wilson, Jacqueline

The girl who wasn't there Wilson, Jacqueline Hardback

Bored of lunch: Healthy air fryer 30 minute meals - Anthony, Nathan

Bored of lunch: Healthy air fryer 30 minute meals Anthony, Nathan Hardback

The color purple - Walker, Alice

The color purple Walker, Alice Paperback / softback

Impossible creatures - Rundell, Katherine

Impossible creatures Rundell, Katherine Hardback

Empireworld : how British imperialism has shaped the globe - Sanghera, Sathnam

Empireworld : how British imperialism has shaped the globe Sanghera, Sathnam Hardback

Browns best new books for April: Children's Fiction

Rauf, Onjali Q. ISBN: 9781510108929
Paperback / softback

Colfer, Eoin ISBN: 9781444951936
Paperback / softback

Jackson, Holly ISBN: 9780008582197
Hardback

Lessore, Nathanael ISBN: 9781471413247
Paperback / softback

McNicoll, Elle ISBN: 9781913311988
Paperback / softback

Browns best new books for April: Children's Non-Fiction

Becker, Aaron ISBN: 9781529516760
Paperback / softback

Cawthorne, Catherine ISBN: 9781526616265
Paperback / softback

Amos, Ruth ISBN: 9781915569271
Hardback

Robertson, Matt ISBN: 9781526657435
Paperback / softback

Dyer, Harriet ISBN: 9781837990115
Paperback / softback

Browns best new books for April: Adult Fiction

Nelson, Caleb Azumah ISBN: 9780241996041
Paperback / softback

Adegoke, Yomi ISBN: 9780008544539
Paperback / softback

Robinson, Ishi ISBN: 9780241643037
Hardback

Evans, Maz ISBN: 9781035402342
Paperback / softback

Matharu, Taran ISBN: 9780008517632
Hardback

Browns best new books for April: Adult Non-Fiction

Atherton, Carol ISBN: 9780241629482
Hardback

Loach, Mikaela ISBN: 9780241680353
Paperback / softback

Rushdie, Salman ISBN: 9781787334793
Hardback

Smyth, Adam ISBN: 9781847926296
Hardback

Hertog, Thomas ISBN: 9781804991121
Paperback / softback

Age 0-5 (EY)

Animals : a peek-a-boo felt book by Hall, Holly cover image

All about you and your body by Brooks, Felicity cover image

Baby talk by Lloyd, Rosamund cover image

Age 5-7 (KS1)

Do you love pets? by Robertson, Matt cover image

Brian the lion who learned by Stickley, Frances cover image

The hero puppy by Webb, Holly cover image

Age 7-11 (KS2)

Wings of glory by O’Leary, Dermot cover image

Foxlight by Balen, Katya cover image

The letter with the golden stamp by Rauf, Onjali Q. cover image

Age 11+ (KS3 & 4)

The city beyond the stars by Nabi, Zohra cover image

Skandar and the chaos trials by Steadman, A.F. cover image

Twice upon a time by Harrison, Michelle cover image

Adult Fiction

Close to death by Horowitz, Anthony cover image

The familiar by Bardugo, Leigh cover image

Everyone here is lying by Lapena, Shari cover image

Adult Non-Fiction

Bored of lunch: Healthy air fryer 30 minute meals by Anthony, Nathan cover image

Johnson at 10 : the inside story by Seldon, Anthony cover image

Your one wild and precious life : an inspiring guide to becoming your best self in midlife and beyond by Gaffney, Maureen cover image

Further Education

I'm not as well as I thought I was by Wax, Ruby cover image

Bored of lunch: Healthy air fryer 30 minute meals by Anthony, Nathan cover image

Influence : understand it, use it, resist it by Hempson-Jones, Justin cover image

Academic

Pathogenesis : how germs made history by Kennedy, Jonathan cover image

The blazing world : a new history of revolutionary England by Healey, Dr Jonathan (University of Oxford, UK) cover image

On the origin of time : Stephen Hawking's final theory by Hertog, Thomas cover image

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Age 0-5 (EY)

Goodnight sun by McLaughlin, Eoin cover image

Frog's day out : a lift-the-flap story by Donaldson, Julia cover image

Exploring our planet by Selbert, Kathryn cover image

Age 5-7 (KS1)

Bear and Bird : the picnic and other stories by Jarvis cover image

Grandad's pride by Woodgate, Harry cover image

Taylor Swift by Sanchez Vegara, Maria Isabel cover image

Age 7-11 (KS2)

Foxlight by Balen, Katya cover image

Skandar and the chaos trials by Steadman, A.F. cover image

Wings of glory by O’Leary, Dermot cover image

Age 11+ (KS3 & 4)

If my words had wings by Jawando, Danielle cover image

Sleep like death by Bayron, Kalynn cover image

Four Eids and a funeral by Abike-Iyimide, Faridah cover image

Adult Fiction

Funny story by Henry, Emily cover image

Prophet song by Lynch, Paul cover image

Small worlds by Nelson, Caleb Azumah cover image

Adult Non-Fiction

Magic pill : the extraordinary benefits and disturbing risks of the new weight loss drugs by Hari, Johann cover image

Green living made easy : 101 eco tips, hacks and recipes to save time and money by Birtwhistle, Nancy cover image

Barry Cryer : same time tomorrow? by Cryer, Bob cover image

Further Education

HEAP 2025 : university degree course offers by Heap, Brian cover image

Green living made easy : 101 eco tips, hacks and recipes to save time and money by Birtwhistle, Nancy cover image

How they broke Britain by O'Brien, James cover image

Academic

The experience machine : how our minds predict and shape reality by Clark, Andy cover image

Eve : how the female body drove 200 million years of human evolution by Bohannon, Cat cover image

Eliot after The waste land by Crawford, Robert cover image