Cozy romantasy, curious historical fiction, and humorous litfic ring in the new week, but trouble brews as the week gives way to a book storm steeped with mystery, horror, and dual-timeline fantasy novels! Will our heroes this week find love, brave time, or solve the mystery before it’s too late? Find out if one of these 8 books is for you in this week’s Reader’s Forecast!

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Publishing Week: 14 April 2026

Major retailers:

• Barnes & Noble (all formats)
• Rakuten Kobo (ebook & audiobook)
• eBooks.com (ebooks only)
• Amazon.com (all formats)

Books included in this weeks forecast by Title & Author (* debut author)

1) Stay for a Spell by Amy Coombe *

2) A Private Man by Stephanie Sy-Quia *

3) Dear Monica Lewinsky by Julia Langbein

4) The Left and the Lucky by Willy Vlautin

4) Porcupines by Fran Fabriczki *

5) Soundtrack by Jason Reynolds

6) City of the Muse by Kate Hilton

7) The Killing Spell by Shay Kauwe *

8) Japanese Gothic by Kylie Lee Baker