April books: empowering self-help, sweeping tales and brilliant thrillers from You Will Be Safe Here by Damian Barr, Things In Jars by Jess Kidd to Black, Listed by Jeffrey Boakye

Best New Fiction, Memoirs, Thrillers & Poetry for April 2019

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The gothic delight: Things In Jars by Jess Kidd

The exploration of black identity: Black, Listed by Jeffrey Boakye

The eye-opening Victorian tale: The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins

The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins

The disturbing drama: A Good Enough Mother by Bev Thomas

The disturbing drama: Good Enough Mother by Bev Thomas

The straight-talking self-help: Flex by Annie Auerbach

The retro mystery: The Language Of Birds by Jill Dawson

The wry thriller: Metropolis by Philip Kerr

The ambitious debut: You Will Be Safe Here by Damian Barr

The big historical fiction: The Parisian by Isabella Hammad

The mental health must-read: How To Come Alive Again by Beth McColl

These are books your commute is crying out for