April 2026 New Releases

 

Release date not yet known
Something to Daydream About by Sydney Langford (Disney-Hyperion) - changed publisher from Disney Hyperion and moved from June 2025.

Asia Harden at FSG has acquired Someone to Daydream About by Sydney Langford . In this YA rom-com, a Deaf, demiromantic 18-year-old Natalie spends a whirlwind summer teaching ASL to (and trying not to fall for) a heartthrob lead singer in a boy band so he can communicate with his newly deaf sister— all while trying to save her family's struggling Deaf Center. Publication is slated for summer 2026; Emily Forney at BookEnds sold world rights. The book was previously announced by another publisher.










The Escape Game by Marissa Meyer and Tamara Moss (G.P. Putnam and Sons) - not yet added to Goodreads.
"In a competitive six-house auction, Putnam Books for Young Readers has acquired The Escape Game, a YA mystery thriller co-authored by Lunar Chronicles author Marissa Meyer and Lintang series author Tamara Moss. Jill Grinberg at Jill Grinberg Literary Management sold North American rights for the two-book deal to Putnam senior executive editor and publishing director Ruta Rimas and editor Gretchen Durning. Publication is scheduled for April 2026."

April 1st
We Kill the Flame by Tamara Cole (Quill Tree Books) - moved from June 2025.
Karen Chaplin at HarperCollins/Quill Tree has acquired, at auction, Tamara Cole's debut novel We Kill the Flame, pitched as We Were Liars meets Euphoria in the vein of Gillian Flynn for Gen Z, a YA psychological thriller about a Black girl from a wealthy family built on a legacy of lies who must unravel the dark truths leading up to and after the night of her debutante ball where she was almost murdered, before the killer strikes again. Publication is set for 2025; Natalie Lakosil at Looking Glass Literary & Media negotiated the deal for North American rights.

April 7th
Love Me Tomorrow by Emiko Jean (Flatiron) - moved from March 2025, release date not yet updated on Goodreads.
Sarah Barley at Flatiron has bought Love Me Tomorrow, a new two-book series by Tokyo Ever After author Emiko Jean. Pitched as To All the Boys I've Loved Before with a How I Met Your Mother speculative twist, it follows a 17-year-old girl who doesn't believe in love until she starts receiving letters from the love of her life—writing to her from years in the future. Publication is tentatively slated for winter 2025; Erin Harris at Folio Literary Management and Joelle Hobeika and Sara Shandler at Alloy Entertainment sold North American rights in an exclusive submission.

April 22nd
Everything Needs to Change by Nora Shalaway Carpenter (Charlesbridge) - release date not yet updated on Goodreads.
Julie Bliven at Charlesbridge has acquired Everything Needs to Change, a YA climate fiction anthology aimed to ignite hope and activism in teens, edited by 2024 Green Earth Book Award-winning author Nora Shalaway Carpenter (Fault Lines ; Rural Voices). Contributors include Erin Entrada Kelly, Jeff Zentner, Kim Johnson, Padma Venkatraman, and Xelena Gonzalez. Publication is scheduled for Earth Day 2026; Victoria Wells Arms at HG Literary sold world rights.

April 28th
Salt Water Blood by Manuia Heinrich (Sarah Barley Books)
Sarah Barley at S&S/Sarah Barley Books has acquired, in a seven-imprint auction, Salt Water Blood by We Need Diverse Books mentee and Pacific Islanders in Publishing co-founder Manuia Heinrich. Pitched for fans of Firekeeper's Daughter and Moana, Salt Water Blood is a speculative YA thriller following an older sister who is able to hear the sea's prophetic thoughts and must race against time to clear her brother's name before he's blamed for his girlfriend's disappearance and eventual murder . The mystery is set against the backdrop of mounting tension over the impact of France's nuclear testing on the people of Mā'ohi Nui (French Polynesia). Publication is set for spring/summer 2026; Marin Takikawa at the Friedrich Agency sold North American rights in the two-book deal.