Step into new worlds with our Fiction Books Collection April 18, 2025 — a handpicked selection of the latest and most compelling fiction releases. Whether you’re drawn to gripping thrillers, heartwarming dramas, epic fantasies, or thought-provoking literary works, this collection has something to satisfy every reader’s imagination.

Discover fresh voices and bestselling authors as you explore unforgettable characters and powerful storytelling.
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List of Assorted Fiction Books Collection April 18, 2025
Bitter Texas Honey by Ashley Whitaker
General Fiction/Classics
The Royal Tenenbaums meets Fleabag in this hilarious and dizzyingly smart debut about an over-the-top evangelical Texan family—and the daughter at its center racing to finish her very important novel before her ex-boyfriend finishes his.
Name by Constance Debré
General Fiction/Classics
From Aaron Karo, stand-up comic and acclaimed author of Ruminations on College Life and Ruminations on Twentysomething Life, comes I’m Having More Fun Than You, an irreverent exploration of why guys embrace bachelorhood and love flying solo in their twenties and thirties. I’m Having More Fun Than You is a hilarious and perceptive must-read for all the guys who are loving flying solo in the prime of their lives—as well as for women looking for insight into men, their attitudes toward dating, and their tricks of the trade.
The Interpreter by David K. Shipler
General Fiction/Classics
From Aaron Karo, stand-up comic and acclaimed author of Ruminations on College Life and Ruminations on Twentysomething Life, comes I’m Having More Fun Than You, an irreverent exploration of why guys embrace bachelorhood and love flying solo in their twenties and thirties. I’m Having More Fun Than You is a hilarious and perceptive must-read for all the guys who are loving flying solo in the prime of their lives—as well as for women looking for insight into men, their attitudes toward dating, and their tricks of the trade.
Kill Pill by David Barbaree
Mystery/Thriller
After his daughter overdosed and died, William Thomas Knox brutally murdered billionaire Skip Buchanan, patriarch of the family many hold responsible for the American opioid epidemic. Online communities glorified Skip’s death – one murder to balance out the loss of one million innocent people – and turned Knox into a hero.
The Perfect Divorce by Jeneva Rose
Mystery/Thriller
It’s been eleven years since high-powered attorney Sarah Morgan defended her husband, Adam, against the charge of murdering his mistress. Sarah has long since moved on, starting a family with her new husband, Bob Miller, and changing careers. Her life is back to being exactly how she always wanted … or is it?
Coram House by Bailey Seybolt
Mystery/Thriller
Sharp Objects meets I Have Some Questions for You in this haunting novel—inspired by a true story—about a crime writer who risks everything as she investigates the mystery of two deaths, decades apart, at a crumbling Vermont orphanage.
Notes from a Regicide by Isaac Fellman
Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror
Notes from a Regicide is a heartbreaking story of trans self-discovery with a rich relatability and a science-fictional twist from award-winning author Isaac Fellman. When your parents die, you find out who they really were. Griffon Keming’s second parents saved him from his abusive family. They taught him how to be trans, paid for his transition, and tried to love him as best they could.
A Palace Near the Wind by Ai Jiang
Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror
From a rising star author, a richly inventive, brutal and beautiful science-fantasy novella. A story of family, loss, oppression and rebellion for readers of Nghi Vo’s The Empress of Salt and Fortune, Neon Yang’s The Black Tides of Heaven and Kritika H. Rao’s The Surviving Sky Sometimes called Wind Walkers for their ability to command the wind, unlike their human rulers, the Feng people have bark faces, carved limbs, arms of braided branches, and hair of needle threads.
Vanishing World by Sayaka Murata
Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror
From the author of the bestselling literary sensations Convenience Store Woman and Earthlings comes a surprising and highly imaginative story set in a version of Japan where sex between married couples has vanished and all children are born by artificial insemination.
The Sex Lives of Married Women by Saman Shad
Romance
Escaping her ‘model migrant’ family life in Australia, Meena flourished in London. After falling pregnant, she and her boyfriend, Owen, fall in love with baby Sasha and bravely head to Sydney. But now Owen barely looks at Meena.
First Love, Second Draft by Becca Kinzer
Romance
She’s a romance writer burned out on love. He’s her famous baseball star ex-husband. The last man she wants to be forced to work with is the one who broke her heart. Rom-com writer Gracie Parker hasn’t written a bestseller since she and her husband, a major league baseball star, divorced five years ago. On thin ice with her publisher—and with a looming deadline—Gracie couldn’t have picked a worse time for a painful injury that has her flat on her back.
Didn’t You Use To Be Queenie B by Terri-Lynne DeFino
Romance
For everyone who loved The Bear! An utterly winning, crowd-pleaser of a novel about a disgraced celebrity chef, her striving protégé, and their path through the kitchen to redemption. Regina Benuzzi is Queenie B—a culinary goddess with Michelin Star restaurants, a bestselling cookbook empire, and multimillion-dollar TV deals. It doesn’t hurt that she’s gorgeous and curvaceous, with cascading black hair and signature red lips.
Conclusion
We hope you enjoyed exploring the Fiction Books Collection April 18, 2025 and found your next great read. Fiction has the power to transport, challenge, and inspire — and this collection is a tribute to that magic. Happy reading, and may your next adventure begin with a single page.