22 new books this week

Literary Hub’s April 14 roundup points to a crowded Tuesday in publishing: 22 books landed at once, led by Lena Dunham’s memoir *Famesick* and Maria Semple’s novel *Go Gentle*. (lithub.com) The list also includes Solvej Balle’s *On the Calculation of Volume, Book IV*, Jay McInerney’s *See You on the Other Side*, Antony Beevor’s *Rasputin: And the Downfall of the Romanovs*, and Rainbow Rowell’s *Cherry Baby*. Literary Hub published the roundup on Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (lithub.com) Dunham’s *Famesick* was published by Random House on April 14 as a 416-page hardcover priced at $32. Penguin Random House describes it as a memoir about illness, fame, sex, addiction, and the cost of ambition. (penguinrandomhouse.com) Semple’s *Go Gentle* arrived the same day from G. P. Putnam’s Sons as a 384-page hardcover priced at $30. Penguin Random House says the novel follows Adora Hazzard, a Stoic philosopher and single mother on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. (penguinrandomhouse.com) Semple had not published a novel since *Today Will Be Different* in 2016, so *Go Gentle* ends a gap of nearly 10 years. On April 15, Oprah Winfrey also chose *Go Gentle* for her latest book club pick, giving the release an immediate national push. (penguinrandomhouse.com) (apnews.com) Balle’s *On the Calculation of Volume, Book IV* continues a seven-book project about a woman trapped in November 18, the same date repeating without end. New Directions published the fourth volume on April 14, 2026. (ndbooks.com) McInerney’s *See You on the Other Side* is billed by Knopf as the final volume in the Calloway sequence, with Russell and Corrinne Calloway now in their sixties. His previous novel, *Bright, Precious Days*, came out in 2016. (penguinrandomhouse.com) The April 14 pileup was not unique to Literary Hub. Publishers Lunch listed 33 works of fiction and 26 works of nonfiction publishing that day, while Kobo highlighted 61 new books for the week of April 14 through April 20. (publishersmarketplace.com) (kobo.com) That makes Literary Hub’s 22-book list less a complete census than a curated snapshot of one release day, with celebrity memoir, literary fiction, translated work, history, and politics all competing for attention at once. By Wednesday, one of those books, Semple’s *Go Gentle*, already had Oprah’s imprimatur. (lithub.com) (apnews.com)