Circe by Madeline Miller

In the house of Helios, god of the sun, a daughter is born. But Circe has neither the look nor the voice of divinity, and is scorned and rejected by her kin. Increasingly isolated, she turns to mortals for companionship, leading her to discover a power forbidden to the gods: witchcraft.

This is the highly anticipated novel from the Orange Prize-winning author of the brilliant novel The Song of Achilles, and is inspired by Homer’s Odyssey.

Release date: 19th April

Macbeth by Jo Nesbo

When a drug bust turns into a bloodbath it’s up to Inspector Macbeth and his team to clean up the mess. He’s rewarded for his success with power, money and respect. But, plagued by hallucinations and paranoia, Macbeth starts to unravel.

This book is part of the Hogarth Shakespeare Series, which sees Shakespeare’s works told by bestselling novelists of today. Macbeth is my favourite Shakespeare play, so I’m looking forward to reading this new interpretation.

Release date: 5th April

Just Before I Died by S.K. Tremayne

Kath lives with her husband Adam and daughter Lyla in a desolate stone longhouse deep in Dartmoor National Park. One day Kath wakes up from a coma, with a vague memory of a near-fatal car accident. She hugs her daughter and husband close. Then Kath learns that the car crash wasn’t an accident.

This is the new release from the author of Sunday Times bestseller The Ice Twins, a fantastic psychological thriller, and promises the same tense exploration of family dynamics.

Release date: 5th April

The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer

Greer is a shy college freshman when she meets the woman she hopes will change her life. Faith Frank, dazzlingly persuasive and elegant at 63, has been a central pillar of the women’s movement for decades. Astonishingly, Faith invites Greer to make something out of her directionless sense of purpose, leading Greer down the most exciting path of her life.

This new release has been called ‘the perfect feminist blockbuster for our times’ by Kirkus Reviews and examines themes of friendship, ambition and power.

Release date: 3rd April

The Time Traveller’s Guide to Restoration Britain by Ian Mortimer

The period from 1660 to 1700 is one of most exciting times in history. It is the age of Samuel Pepys and the Great Fire of London; bawdy comedy and the libertine court of Charles II; Christopher Wren in architecture, Henry Purcell in music and Isaac Newton in science. The civil wars are over and a magnificent new era has begun. But what would it really be like to live in Restoration Britain?

I’ve already read Ian Mortimer’s time traveller’s guides to Elizabethan England and Medieval England, and marvelled at the way he brings the past to life, so I’m very much looking forward to the next in this series.

Release date: 6th April

Things Bright and Beautiful by Anbara Salam

When Bea Hanlon follows her preacher husband Max to a remote island in the Pacific, she soon sees that their mission will bring anything but salvation. For Advent Island is a place beyond the reaches of even her most fitful imaginings. Bea gradually adapts to life on the island, but the arrival of an unexpected guest threatens their already tentative peace.

Named a Stylist must-read book of 2018, this story of religious mania set on a remote island promises to be both ‘darkly humorous and atmospheric’ (Book Riot).

Release date: 5th April

I Still Dream by James Smythe

17-year-old Laura Bow has invented a rudimentary artificial intelligence, and named it Organon. At first it’s intended to be a surrogate best friend, but as she grows older, Organon grows with her. As the world becomes a very different place, and technology changes the way we live, love and die, Laura is forced to decide whether to share her creation with the world.

This novel has been called ‘the best fictional treatment of the possibilities and horrors of artificial intelligence that I’ve read’ by the Guardian, and sounds like it would be perfect for fans of Black Mirror.

Release date: 21st April

Trespassing by Brandi Reeds

Veronica’s grasp on the world is slipping. Her latest round of fertility treatments not only failed but left her on edge and unbalanced. And her three-year-old daughter has a new imaginary friend, who seems much more devilish than playful. So when Veronica’s husband fails to return home from a business trip, what’s left of her stability begins to crumble.

This sinister psychological suspense novel follows a young mother’s quest to find her missing husband, and the dangerous path she will walk to uncover the truth.

Release date: 1st April

Never Greener by Ruth Jones

When Kate was 11, she had a passionate affair with a married man, Callum, which ended in heartbreak. 17 years later, life has moved on. Kate has a successful career, a husband and a baby daughter. Callum is also happily married. But then Kate meets Callum again. And they are faced with a choice: to walk away, or risk finding out what might have been.

The debut novel from Gavin & Stacey actress and writer Ruth Jones examines second chances, messy relationships and why we make the mistakes we do.

Release date: 5th April

The Battered Body Beneath the Flagstones, and Other Victorian Scandals by Michelle Morgan

A grisly book dedicated to the crimes, perversions and outrages of Victorian England, covering high profile offences – such as the murder of actor William Terriss, whose stabbing at the stage door of the Adelphi Theatre in 1897 filled the front pages for weeks – as well as lesser-known transgressions that scandalised the Victorian era.

It seems we can’t get enough of Victorian crime, and this latest offering in the genre promises to examine the gruesome crimes that both shocked and delighted the Victorians.

Release date: 12th April