Guerrero, Tanya. Cat’s People. Delacorte. Apr. 2025. ISBN 9780593873847. 304p. $29. FICTION

Guerrero (Adrift) makes her adult fiction debut. Brooklyn barista Núria volunteers for the Meow-Yorkers, a group that takes care of stray cats, including a black cat named Cat. She begins finding Post-It notes from a secret admirer at a spot where Cat lives, and when the cat falls ill, Núria and her potential admirers forge connections as they care for him together.

Hooper, Elise. The Library of Lost Dollhouses. Morrow Paperbacks. Apr. 2025. ISBN 9780063382145. pbk. 320p. $18.99. FICTION

In Hooper’s (Angels of the Pacific) latest, Tildy Barrows loves her job as curator at an archival library in San Francisco, but the organization is on the verge of bankruptcy. When she discovers two historical dollhouses in the collection that contain hidden clues, she uncovers secrets and finds a new future for herself. With a 100K-copy first printing.

Huynh, Carolyn. The Family Recipe. Atria. Apr. 2025. ISBN 9781668033043. 320p. $28.99. FICTION

Huynh’s debut, The Fortunes of Jaded Women, was a GMA book club pick and is being adapted for television. Her new novel features Duc Tran, founder of a Vietnamese sandwich chain. He’s ready to retire and decides to make his estranged children compete for their inheritance. As they work to revitalize run-down sandwich shops, the siblings also uncover family secrets.

Jerkins, Morgan. Zeal. Harper. Apr. 2025. ISBN 9780063234086. 416p. $28.99. FICTION

Bestselling Jerkins (Caul Baby) tells a story of star-crossed lovers and their descendants. In 1865, Harrison is discharged from the Union Army as a free man and hopes to reunite with Tirzah, but tragedy and obstacles keep them apart. When Ardelia and Oliver meet in the present, their connection could satisfy the unfulfilled desires of their ancestors.

Perkins-Valdez, Dolen. Happy Land. Berkley. Apr. 2025. ISBN 9780593337721. 368p. $29. FICTION

Award-winning and bestselling Perkins-Valdez (Take My Hand, an LJ Best Book) returns with another novel inspired by true events, this time about a woman who discovers her family’s legacy as part of the Kingdom of the Happy Land, a self-sustaining community of formerly enslaved men and women who were ruled by a king and queen high in the mountains of the Carolinas before vanishing.

Shipman, Viola. The Page Turner. Graydon House. Apr. 2025. ISBN 9781525804878. pbk. 304p. $18.99. FICTION

Shipman (Famous in a Small Town), a pseudonym for Wade Rouse, pens a bookish family drama. Emma Page’s parents and sister are professors and snobby literary authors. When Emma discovers that her grandmother secretly wrote successful romance novels, she’s inspired to publish her own rom-com, which becomes a hit, leading to an upset family and unearthed secrets. With a 75K-copy first printing.

Smith, Jennifer E. Fun for the Whole Family. Ballantine. Apr. 2025. ISBN 9780593358306. 368p. $30. FICTION

Bestselling Smith (The Unsinkable Greta James) offers a sibling story. Gemma, Connor, Roddy, and Jude grew up inseparable and with an often-absent mother, who would return to take them on road trips across the country each summer. Now adults, the siblings haven’t spoken in years, but Jude brings them back together—and has a secret that could change everything.

Strong, Lynn Steger. The Float Test. Mariner. Apr. 2025. ISBN 9780063390737. 272p. $28.99. FICTION

After a major loss, the Kenner siblings reunite. Jenn is an overwhelmed mom, Fred a novelist with writer’s block, Jude a former lawyer (with a grudge against her sister Fred), while George is estranged from his wife. Together they must overcome the secrets and betrayals that have pushed them apart. Strong’s (Flight) latest receives a 100K-copy first printing.

Thayer, Nancy. Summer Light on Nantucket. Ballantine. Apr. 2025. ISBN 9780593724040. 336p. $30. FICTION

Bestselling Thayer (The Summer We Started Over) returns with another Nantucket-set novel. Blythe Benedict is a teacher and divorced mom of four. As the Benedicts make their annual summer trip to Nantucket, Blythe is in for far more than sunny days at the beach. There’s teenage angst, an ailing in-law, a secret involving Blythe’s ex, and multiple love interests.

Weiner, Jennifer. The Griffin Sisters’ Greatest Hits (Deluxe Limited Edition). Morrow. Apr. 2025. ISBN 9780063342446. 384p. $30. FICTION

Bestselling Weiner’s latest receives a deluxe limited edition with a 250K-copy first printing. Sisters Cassie and Zoe Grossberg formed the pop supergroup the Griffin Sisters in the early 2000s, but tragedy broke up the band. Twenty years later, the two sisters still aren’t speaking, and Zoe’s daughter Cherry is determined to find out what happened.