April's biggest books: UK

THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER 'EVERYONE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THIS BOOK' – BELLA MACKIE 'NIGHTMARISH, SHOCKING, BRILLIANT' – STYLIST 'MADDENING, MESMERISING, INGENIOUS' – NEW YORK TIMES 'I... Read more

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES No.1 BESTSELLER'A defining book of our time' - The Times'The master of the non-fiction narrative' - The Sunday Times'A masterpiece' - The Observer'Compulsive' - The Guardia... Read more

'AN INCREDIBLE BOOK.' RUSSELL T DAVIES 'A REAL NAILBITER.' BBC MUST-READ BOOK 2026 'SAVAGE AND DARKLY HILARIOUS.' JUNO DAWSON 'A RAW, VISCERAL TRIUMPH.' JOHN MARRS 'JUICY, DARK, FUNNY AND HEART WRE... Read more

The most fun you'll have with a murder mystery this summer! The instant Sunday Times bestseller! 'My favourite book I've read this year' Reader review ★★★★★ 'It's great fun! A new spin on a classic... Read more

It feels as though we have each been walking along our own path in the same forest. And now, we have found our way to a clearing and suddenly we see that we share not only the clearing but the fore... Read more

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'Brave, beautifully written and shrewdly researched . . . this is a riveting read by a writer at the top of her game.' The Times 'Seldom have I read such an enthralling biography.' Literary Review ... Read more

The instant Sunday Times besteller'The work of a writer who has once again demonstrated complete command of his craft' – The Irish Times 'Short stories to astonish and delight' – Financ... Read more

"Ness doesn't just tell stories - he illuminates the human heart." Cassandra Clare"Heartbreaking and brutally human." Neal Shusterman, author of ScytheIn New World, there were no secrets. Everyone ... Read more

'Poignant and tender.' FERDIA LENNON 'A dynamic voice.' IRENOSEN OKOJIE 'Lushly written and formally audacious.' NICOLAS PADAMSEE This is the story of one man's weekend, a weekend in which everythi... Read more

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'EastEnders for the 1st century AD... Beard's enthusiastic sense of wonder remains undimmed' THE TIMES'The rock star scholar of Ancient Rome' FINANCIAL TIMES'The... Read more

LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2026From the Women's Prize-shortlisted author of First Love, The Palm House is a sharply observed, slyly funny novel of enduring friendships and small mercies.'This ... Read more

10 CONTESTANTS. 1 KILLER STAGE. NO SECOND CHANCES... SING FOR YOUR LIFE!'Timely and compelling.' Louise O'Neill'X-Factor meets The Hunger Games .' Laura Wood'Juno Dawson is back!' Cynthia Murphy'Ed... Read more

Bridgerton meets Casey McQuiston's Red, White & Royal Blue in this stunning queer romance by KJ Charles, author of The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting.'KJ Charles is, in my opinion, a titan of her ge... Read more

For fans of Naomi Novik and Kerri Maniscalco, a dark academia romantasy steeped in necromancy, forbidden love and a twisty murder mystery set within the perilous halls of a magical institute, as a ... Read more