Book reviews, April 2026

48 books reviewed by the critics in April 2026, most-reviewed first.

Cover of Baldwin by Nicholas Boggs

Baldwin

Nicholas Boggs

7 of 8 critics positive · 11 reviews

Cover of Jan Morris by Sara Wheeler

Jan Morris

Sara Wheeler

5 of 7 critics positive · 11 reviews

Cover of Famesick by Lena Dunham

Famesick

Lena Dunham

4 of 8 critics positive · 9 reviews

Cover of The Palm House by Gwendoline Riley

The Palm House

Gwendoline Riley

3 of 4 critics positive · 9 reviews

Cover of Ghost Stories by Siri Hustvedt

Ghost Stories

Siri Hustvedt

3 of 3 critics positive · 8 reviews

Cover of What If Reform Wins by Peter Chappell

What If Reform Wins

Peter Chappell

5 of 6 critics positive · 7 reviews

Cover of From Life Itself by Suzy Hansen

From Life Itself

Suzy Hansen

1 of 1 critics positive · 6 reviews

Cover of Son of Nobody by Yann Martel

Son of Nobody

Yann Martel

1 of 5 critics positive · 6 reviews

Cover of The Fallen by Louise Brangan

The Fallen

Louise Brangan

6 of 6 critics positive · 6 reviews

Cover of The Wonderful World that Almost Was by Andrew Durbin

The Wonderful World that Almost Was

Andrew Durbin

5 of 5 critics positive · 6 reviews

Cover of This Dark Night by Deborah Lutz

This Dark Night

Deborah Lutz

3 of 3 critics positive · 6 reviews

Cover of All Them Dogs by Djamel White

All Them Dogs

Djamel White

3 of 3 critics positive · 4 reviews

Cover of Ghost-Eye by Amitav Ghosh

Ghost-Eye

Amitav Ghosh

0 of 3 critics positive · 4 reviews

Cover of Hotel Exile by Jane Rogoyska

Hotel Exile

Jane Rogoyska

2 of 2 critics positive · 4 reviews

Cover of See You on the Other Side by Jay McInerney

See You on the Other Side

Jay McInerney

0 of 2 critics positive · 4 reviews

Cover of The Beginning Comes After the End by Rebecca Solnit

The Beginning Comes After the End

Rebecca Solnit

3 of 4 critics positive · 4 reviews

Cover of The Black Death by Thomas Asbridge

The Black Death

Thomas Asbridge

1 of 1 critics positive · 4 reviews

Cover of The Shadow of the Object by Chloe Aridjis

The Shadow of the Object

Chloe Aridjis

2 of 2 critics positive · 4 reviews

Cover of Upward Bound by Woody Brown

Upward Bound

Woody Brown

4 of 4 critics positive · 4 reviews

You Are the Führer's Unrequited Love

You Are the Führer's Unrequited Love

Jean-Noël Orengo

2 of 2 critics positive · 4 reviews

Cover of A Family Matter by Claire Lynch

A Family Matter

Claire Lynch

2 of 3 critics positive · 3 reviews

Cover of Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams

Careless People

Sarah Wynn-Williams

2 of 2 critics positive · 3 reviews

Cover of Communion by Jon Doyle

Communion

Jon Doyle

2 of 3 critics positive · 3 reviews

Cover of Death of an Ordinary Man by Sarah Perry

Death of an Ordinary Man

Sarah Perry

3 of 3 critics positive · 3 reviews

Cover of Devotions by Lucy Caldwell

Devotions

Lucy Caldwell

2 of 2 critics positive · 3 reviews

Cover of Go Gentle by Maria Semple

Go Gentle

Maria Semple

2 of 2 critics positive · 3 reviews

Into the Wreck

Susannah Dickey

3 of 3 critics positive · 3 reviews

Cover of The Asset Class by Hettie O'Brien

The Asset Class

Hettie O'Brien

3 of 3 critics positive · 3 reviews

Cover of The Body Builders by Albertine Clarke

The Body Builders

Albertine Clarke

2 of 2 critics positive · 3 reviews

Cover of Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke

Yesteryear

Caro Claire Burke

1 of 2 critics positive · 3 reviews

Circle of Wonders

Circle of Wonders

Kathryn Heyman

1 of 1 critics positive · 2 reviews

Griefdogg

Michael Winkler

1 of 1 critics positive · 2 reviews

Hey, Good Morning, How Are You?

Hey, Good Morning, How Are You?

Martina Hefter

0 of 1 critics positive · 2 reviews

Cover of London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe

London Falling

Patrick Radden Keefe

1 of 2 critics positive · 2 reviews

Cover of Mantle by Romy Ash

Mantle

Romy Ash

2 of 2 critics positive · 2 reviews

Cover of My Lover, the Rabbi by Wayne Koestenbaum

My Lover, the Rabbi

Wayne Koestenbaum

2 of 2 critics positive · 2 reviews

Cover of On Memoir by Blake Morrison

On Memoir

Blake Morrison

1 of 1 critics positive · 2 reviews

Original Sin

Kathryn Paige Harden

1 of 1 critics positive · 2 reviews

Overnight

Dan Richards

2 of 2 critics positive · 2 reviews

Sororicidal

Edwina Preston

2 of 2 critics positive · 2 reviews

The Hair of the Pigeon

The Hair of the Pigeon

Mohammed Massoud Morsi

2 of 2 critics positive · 2 reviews

Cover of Under Water by Tara Menon

Under Water

Tara Menon

1 of 2 critics positive · 2 reviews

Cover of Walking Shadow by Greg Doran

Walking Shadow

Greg Doran

1 of 1 critics positive · 2 reviews

Cover of A Rising of the Lights by Steve Toltz

A Rising of the Lights

Steve Toltz

0 of 1 critics positive · 1 review

The Dog's Gaze

Thomas Laqueur

1 of 1 critics positive · 1 review

Cover of The Illuminated Man by Christopher Priest and Nina Allan

The Illuminated Man

Christopher Priest and Nina Allan

1 of 1 critics positive · 1 review

Cover of The Possibility of Tenderness by Jason Allen-Paisant

The Possibility of Tenderness

Jason Allen-Paisant

1 of 1 critics positive · 1 review

Cover of The Writer and the Traitor by Robert Verkaik

The Writer and the Traitor

Robert Verkaik

1 of 1 critics positive · 1 review

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