A critique of influencer culture, a grifter who picks the wrong target and a rich family with dark secrets — Check out PEOPLE’s picks for April’s best new novels, along with celebrity memoirs and books.
‘I Choose Me’ by Jennie Garth
The cover of ‘I Choose Me’ by Jennie Garth.
HarperCollins
The Beverly Hills 90210 star steps into her own story in this empowering memoir, where she tells of Hollywood stardom (and beauty standards), motherhood and finding peace in her next chapter.
‘RFK, Jr.: The Fall and Rise’ by Isabel Vincent
The cover of ‘RFK, Jr.: The Fall and Rise’ by Isabel Vincent.
In a bombshell new biography partially based upon the health secretary’s private journals, as well as over a decade of research, investigative journalist Isabel Vincent uncovers Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s private battles, from tumultuous marriages to past drug addiction to the weight of the Kennedy family legacy.
‘Yesteryear’ by Caro Claire Burke
The cover of ‘Yesteryear’ by Caro Claire Burke.
Knopf
Christian tradwife and mother Natalie creates a faux agrarian fantasy world for her millions of social media followers, who have no idea that she has an army of helpers behind the scenes. When she wakes up one day to find herself back in the 1800s with all of its messy inconveniences, Natalie thinks she’s being gaslit as penance for her perfect life. A darkly funny, audacious debut with a haunting Gone Girl vibe and a shocking twist you’ll never see coming. — Andy Abrahams
‘Harmless Women’ by Rebecca Sharpe
The cover of ‘Harmless Women’ by Rebecca Sharpe.
When scammer Avalon discovers her latest mark has apparently killed her husband, the two women are forced to go on the run together. This engrossing and thoroughly original thriller combines racing suspense with a moving story about the need for human connection. — Robin Micheli
‘A Killer in the Family’ by Amin Ahmad
The cover of ‘A Killer in the Family’ by Amin Ahmad.
Henry, Holt and Co.
Naive Mumbai party boy Ali enters into an arranged marriage with the daughter of a self-made N.Y.C. real estate tycoon, but underneath the glitter is a web of chilling family secrets, lies and maybe even murder. An addictive story about the price of wealth and power. — Louisa Ermelino
‘The Ending Writes Itself’ by Evelyn Clarke
The cover of ‘The Ending Writes Itself’ by Evelyn Clarke.
HarperCollins Publishers
Cat Clarke and V.E. Schwab team up for a twisty tale of six authors summoned to a private island who have 72 hours to finish their dead host’s manuscript.
‘The Midnight Show’ by Lee Kelly and Jennifer Thorne
The cover of ‘The Midnight Show’ by Lee Kelly and Jennifer Thorne.
Saturday Night Live fans will devour this account of a similar show’s cast drama that spirals into tragedy. Sharp, witty and totally fresh.
‘Like This, But Funnier’ by Halle Cantor
The cover of ‘Like This, But Funnier’ by Hallie Cantor.
Simon & Schuster
When a struggling TV writer pitches a show about her therapist husband’s patient, her lies spin out of control. A page-turner about ambition and trust.
‘American Fantasy’ by Emma Straub
The cover of ‘American Fantasy’ by Emma Straub.
Riverhead Books
The This Time Tomorrow author took a New Kids on the Block cruise and turned the experience into American Fantasy, a love letter to nostalgia and boy bands.
