The book industry, like most others, has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, between book tours being canceled and indie bookstores laying off employees (although there is a scrap of good news on that front: Powell’s Books in Portland, Oregon, was able to rehire 100 employees after a surge in online orders).

Even if the experience of walking to your local bookstore and selecting a new read isn’t quite feasible in these days of social distancing, you don’t have to let quarantine stop you from reading altogether. April is chock-full of exciting book releases, and we’ve compiled a few of the selections we’re most excited about below.

Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami (April 6)

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Three women fight to come to terms with themselves, one another, and their complex and mysterious relationships with their own voices and bodies in the eagerly awaited English release of this novel from Japanese poet, musician, blogger, and novelist Mieko Kawakami.

How Much of These Hills Is Gold by C. Pam Zhang (April 7)

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One of the year’s most anticipated debut novels, How Much of These Hills Is Gold follows two recently orphaned siblings as they mourn the loss of their immigrant parents while fleeing their Western mining town in order to bury their father in a story that weaves together race, identity, tradition, and the meaning of family.

Mothers Before by Edan Lepucki (April 7)

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In a time when many parents are feeling the stress of being home with their children 24/7, this collection of stories compiled by novelist Edan Lepucki—in which daughters reflect on the lives their mothers led before having them—feels more relevant than ever.

Afterlife by Julia Alvarez (April 7)

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This moving story from the acclaimed author of In the Time of the Butterflies and How the García Girls Lost Their Accents follows Antonia, a recently retired immigrant writer reeling from the loss of her husband and disappearance of her sister; suddenly Antonia is surprised by the arrival of an undocumented pregnant teenager at her home, and life quickly spins out beyond the confines of her meticulously arranged world.

Perfect Tunes by Emily Gould (April 14)

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This exploration of music, motherhood, identity, and the dividing line between love and lust feels like a time capsule of post-9/11 New York, and its time jump to present-day Brooklyn will feel familiar to many readers struggling to keep families intact under less-than-ideal circumstances.

The Planter of Modern Life: Louis Bromfield and the Seeds of a Food Revolution by Stephen Heyman (April 14)

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As more and more young people turn to farming as a means of earning money, staying fed and interacting with the environment, this biography of Louis Bromfield—a novelist, World War I ambulance driver and Paris expat who opened a landmark cooperative farm in his native Ohio—holds particular interest.

Kept Animals by Kate Milliken (April 21)

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Early-’90s California provides a vivid backdrop to this novel that follows the interactions between teen ranch hand Rory Ramos and her rich clientele, including a troublesome pair of teenage twins and a beautiful movie star’s daughter, as each of them reacts to a car accident that indelibly changes the path of their futures.

How to Pronounce Knife by Souvankham Thammavongsa (April 21)

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This series of short stories brings to life figures that might otherwise not figure on the literary radar, from a failed boxer turned manicurist to a young woman working at a chicken processing plant and a mother-daughter worm-harvesting team, with enough panache to keep the reader gripped throughout.