Aziza, Sarah. The Hollow Half: A Memoir of Bodies and Borders. Catapult. Apr. 2025. ISBN 9781646222438. 400p. $29. MEMOIR

Aziza, a writer, translator, and Fulbright fellow, writes a debut memoir that explores her life and her quest to understand her family legacy, tracing three generations of diasporic Palestinians. After being hospitalized for an eating disorder, Aziza experiences a series of revelations as she unearths family secrets, confronts her own trauma, and forges a new future for herself.

Boorman, Aimee & Steve Cooper. The Balance: My Years Coaching Simone Biles. Abrams. Apr. 2025. ISBN 9781419779770. 288p. $28. MEMOIR

Renowned gymnastics coach Boorman, with journalist Cooper, offers an insider’s look at the making of champion gymnast Simone Biles, whom she began coaching at age seven. Boorman also details tumultuous gymnastics history and offers lessons on coaching, leadership, and development. Includes a foreword from Biles.

Cahalan, Susannah. The Acid Queen: The Psychedelic Life and Counterculture Rebellion of Rosemary Woodruff Leary. Viking. Apr. 2025. ISBN 9780593490051. 352p. $32. BIOGRAPHY

Drawing from interviews, diaries, archives, and unpublished sources, Cahalan (Brain on Fire) tells the story of Rosemary Woodruff Leary. She was a psychedelic pioneer who lived a fraught life with her husband Timothy Leary, the former Harvard professor who was at the forefront of 1960s counterculture and an advocate for psychedelic drug use.

Gates, Melinda French. The Next Day: Transitions, Change, and Moving Forward. Flatiron. Apr. 2025. ISBN 9781250378651. 176p. $25.99. MEMOIR

Philanthropist and businesswoman Gates (Moment of Lift) considers significant transitions in her own life—becoming a parent, the death of a dear friend, and her departure from the Gates Foundation—and offers guidance on how to navigate such moments and move forward. With a 300K-copy first printing.

Gustafson, Courtney. Poets Square: A Memoir in Thirty Cats. Crown. Apr. 2025. ISBN 9780593727614. 256p. $28. MEMOIR

Bought in a preempt, this memoir from the creator of @PoetsSquareCats on TikTok and Instagram shares Gustafson’s story of unexpectedly finding 30 feral cats at her new rental house. Despite all the challenges in her life, she couldn’t resist taking care of them, leading to unexpected insights and viral posts.

Jones, Annie B. Ordinary Time: Lessons Learned While Staying Put. HarperOne. Apr. 2025. ISBN 9780063411272. 256p. $26.99. MEMOIR

Jones, host of From the Front Porch podcast and an independent bookstore owner, assumed adulthood would translate to far-flung adventures and a career in a big city. Instead, she stayed in her small town. In her first book, she offers a meditation on the beauty of an ordinary life. With a 75K-copy first printing.

Kendzior, Sarah. The Last American Road Trip. Flatiron. Apr. 2025. ISBN 9781250879882. 320p. $29.99. MEMOIR

Bestselling Kendzior (The View from Flyover Country) returns with a book that’s part memoir and part political history. She contemplates how politics, technology, and the COVID pandemic have reshaped American life as she road trips across the U.S. with her husband and kids. With a 75K-copy first printing.

Kish, Kristen. Accidentally on Purpose. Little, Brown. Apr. 2025. ISBN 9780316580915. 368p. $30. MEMOIR

Kish (Kristen Kish Cooking), winner of Top Chef season 10 and now host of the show, shares stories from her life, from growing up as a Korean adoptee in the Midwest to coming out as an adult. She also offers a behind-the-scenes look at her career in restaurants and reality TV.

Leslie, Ian. John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs. Celadon. Apr. 2025. ISBN 9781250869548. 448p. $30. BIOGRAPHY

Leslie (Conflicted) writes a biography about music legends John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Drawing on recently released footage and recordings, Leslie offers insights into the complicated relationship between the two icons and their lives before, during, and after the Beatles. With a 100K-copy first printing.

Sheff, David. Yoko: The Biography. S&S. Apr. 2025. ISBN 9781982188245. 368p. $30. BIOGRAPHY

Bestselling Sheff (Beautiful Boy) offers a biography of artist Yoko Ono. Sheff first met Yoko in 1980 when he interviewed her and her husband John Lennon, shortly before Lennon’s murder. They became close, and Sheff draws on his experiences and interviews with Ono and her friends and family to tell the story of her remarkable life.

Shukla, Dr. Jagadish. A Billion Butterflies: A Life in Climate and Chaos Theory. St. Martin’s. Apr. 2025. ISBN 9781250289209. 288p. $30. MEMOIR

Nobel Prize winner Shukla (climate dynamics, George Mason Univ.) pens a mix of memoir and climate science. He grew up in India and ultimately studied at MIT and Princeton, where he upended beliefs about weather prediction and worked to better understand weather-induced natural disasters. With a 75K-copy first printing.

Waller, Douglas. The Determined Spy: The Turbulent Life and Times of CIA Pioneer Frank Wisner. Dutton. Apr. 2025. ISBN 9780593184424. 656p. $35. BIOGRAPHY

Bestselling Waller (Lincoln’s Spies) offers an intimate biography of early CIA leader Frank Wisner. Behind the scenes, Wisner planned some of the most daring and controversial operations in the early years of the Cold War. Waller also explores Wisner’s bipolar disorder and its effect on his work and life.

Williams, Steve & Evin Priest. Together We Roared: Alongside Tiger for His Epic Twelve-Year, Thirteen-Majors Run. Morrow. Apr. 2025. ISBN 9780063418707. 352p. $30. MEMOIR

Caddie Hall of Famer Williams, in collaboration with golf journalist Priest, recounts his 12-year tenure caddying for Tiger Woods while Woods dominated the PGA tour and won 13 major championships. Williams shares personal and professional stories of their time together, on and off the course. With a 75K-copy first printing.