ALA releases a statement after IMLS staff are placed on administrative leave. Rabbit Moon by Jennifer Haigh is April’s B&N book club pick. The Sirens by Emilia Hart is GMA’s pick. Niko Pfund has been named director of Yale University Press. Atria Books has acquires Matthew Aldrich’s debut novel, The Natural Order, for publication in fall 2026, in a preemptive deal. Interviews arrive with Elaine Sciolino, Colum McCann, Liz Moore, Natalie Keller Reinert, Lawrence Wright, Vicky Nguyen, and Jennifer Haigh. Plus, the best books publishing in April.