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The first two titles on this list are already available to buy or maybe even borrow from your local library, and I’m sharing the release dates for the rest of them as well.
1. How Simi Got Her Groom Back by Sonali Dev
Why I Want to Read It: The reference to the 90’s romance film How Stella Got Her Groove Back was honestly what first caught my attention because I loved that movie, but the blurb sounds really good as well.
2. Daughter of Crows by Mark Lawrence
Why I Want to Read It: High fantasy isn’t a genre I’ve read in ages, and it may be time to change that.
3. The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett
Release Date: April 7
Why I Want to Read It: Both the 1930s and stories about orphans who probably will never be adopted are of interest to me.
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4. Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth
Release Date: April 21
Why I Want to Read It: Mabel sounds like a delightfully exasperating and interesting character. Sometimes I need to read about folks who aren’t all sweetness and light.
5. Where the Earth Meets the Sky: A Story of Penguins, People, and Place in Antarctica by Louise K. Blight
Release Date: April 26
Why I Want to Read It: Of course I want to read about penguins. I am lowkey fascinated by them.
6. The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
Release Date: April 29
Why I Want to Read It: Letters aren’t included often enough in modern fiction for my tastes, so I’m hoping this will be a good example of what an epistolary novel can be like in the twenty-first century.
7. Enormous Wings by Laurie Frankel
Release Date: May 5
Why I Want to Read It: Like #4, this features a senior citizen protagonist. I think it’s really cool that we’re getting more stories about that age group.
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8. John of John by Douglas Stuart
Release Date: May 5
Why I Want to Read It: There’s something so interesting to me about characters who fail at their original goals and must find alternative ways to live a good life.
9. Say Nephew: On Boyhood, Unclehood, and Queer Mentorship by Steven Pfau
Release Date: May 26
Why I Want to Read It: This sounds like such an interesting read.
10. Spawning Season: An Experiment in Queer Parenthood by Joseph Osmundson
Release Date: May 26
Why I Want to Read It: There is so much I don’t know about this topic, and I’m curious to hear how the discussions between the author and the women who were thinking about using him as a donor turned out.
Ooh! I like the sound of the penguin one!
I hope you like it!
A few of these are on my WTR list, thanks for sharing your #TTT
You’re welcome. Happy reading!
I also love epistolary books. I’ve been seeing it in books more lately, but not to the extent I imagine it will be in The Correspondent. I hope to see even more in the future.
I’m glad you’re seeing more of them. I’ll keep an eye out!
Lots of animals on these covers! The Calamity Club is particularly pretty
I love books about animals. 🙂
The Correspondent is wonderful!
Yay! Glad to hear that.
Daughter of Crows has a STUNNING cover!
I know, right? 🙂
I wish I could read Correspondent again for the first time! Enjoy!
Thank you. I’ll sure try to. 🙂
I hope you’ll love all of these!
Thanks!
Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett looks good!
Absolutely. I hope we get a film version of it someday.
These books all look very good. I’m hoping to read The Correspondent sometime soon too. I love epistolary novels so very much.
I’m glad you also enjoy them. Happy reading!
These look good. Mad Mabel has my attention since I enjoy that author’s books. Hope you enjoy your reading!
This will be my first time reading her work. I’m glad you’ve enjoyed her other books so much.
I’ve been seeing Sally’s featured on a few lists recently, and it does look interesting! Makes me want to possibly add it to my TBR – only first I guess I’d best read more about it. 😉 Thanks for visiting my list today!
You’re quite welcome. Good luck with your decision there. 🙂
I have Mad Mabel on my TBR, unsure when I’ll finally get to read it. I hope you enjoy reading all of these when you get the chance!
Here’s my TTT for the week: https://readbakecreate.com/spring-2026-tbr-ten-books-i-hope-to-read/
Thank you. I hope you like it.
I really enjoyed Mad Mabel when I read it last year. Also The Correspondent was really good!
Glad to hear it!
Great list! I’ve heard great things about The Correspondent, but I think one of the ladies in my book club is going to recommend it for one of next year’s picks, so I’ll probably wait to read it then. I love the cover of The Calamity Club.
Thank you. Happy reading!
I hope you enjoy all the ones you get a chance to read. Have a good week!
Thank you!
I just got approved for Calamity Club today, so am excited about that. Mad Mabel was on my list as well. I really enjoyed the Correspondent and hope you so as well. The Penguin book looks good, and I am also fascinated by them. I hope you enjoy all you anticipated Spring books.
So glad to hear that. Now I’m even more excited for The Correspondent.
Have a great week and a great day! Here is my TTT. https://dmhoisington.wordpress.com/2026/03/24/top-ten-tuesday-24-books-on-my-spring-2026-to-read-list/
Thanks!
Ah, The Correspondent was great! I liked it a lot more than I’d expected to even, since I mostly picked it up to review it for Postcrossing.com’s blog. I hope you enjoy it — and the others, of course!
Yay, so glad to hear that!
The Calamity Club sounds really interesting. Hope you enjoy these when you get to them!
Thanks!
Loved Mad Mabel! Hope you do, too, as well as all the other books on your list!
Thank you!
Loved Mad Mabel! Hope you enjoy all on your list!
Thanks!
Enormous Wings and The Correspondent are on my TBR! I hope you enjoy all of these when you get to them.
Thank you. Happy reading!
A great looking list. I’ve seen Mad Mabel around.
Have a great week!
Thank you. Yes, it was a popular pick this week.
I loved MAD MABEL, but then I love everything Hepworth writes! THE CALAMITY CLUB has, unfortunately, been a struggle for me. It is SOOOO long. Too long. I’ve DNFd it for now, but I might go back to it at some point. We’ll see. I hope you enjoy all these!
Happy TTT (on a Wednesday)!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
Thank you for sharing. I appreciate it.
I want to read Mad Mabel and The Correspondent as well!
I hope you like them!
I can’t believe I forgot to mention The Calamity Club on my list. I’m so looking forward to that one!
Happy reading!
Yes time to change reading High Fantasy 😀
I’m glad you get it!
I really need to get a copy of The Correspondent as well, I’ve heard so much praise for it! I hope you enjoy these!
May you enjoy it!