Special Edition Books – April 2024

Special Editions - April 2024

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This page includes special editions that were released in March 2024. 
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Greenwild: The World Behind the Door - Pari Thomson

Release date: Apr 30, 2024

“Mystery, magic, and adventure ensue when 11-year-old Daisy Thistledown teams up with a botanical genius (and her spunky cat, of course) to save the Greenwild from those who seek to destroy it.”


B&N Exclusive. US paperback with foiled cover, a 4-color map, and an exclusive short story.

➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble

The Lilies - Quinn Diacon-Furtado

Release date: Apr 30, 2024

“One of Us Is Lying meets A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder in this don’t-dare-to-look-away dark academia thriller that explores how secrets can rot an institution—and the people who uphold it—from the inside out.”


B&N Exclusive. US hardback with exclusive features TBC.

➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble

Home Is Where the Bodies Are - Jeneva Rose

Release date: Apr 30, 2024

“From New York Times bestselling author of The Perfect Marriage and You Shouldn’t Have Come Here comes a chilling family thriller about the (sometimes literal) skeletons in the closet.”


B&N Exclusive. US hardback with a special Author’s Note describing the inspiration for the novel, as well as the author’s own photos taken at actual locations described in the book. This edition is also signed by the author and packaged in an exclusive slipcase.

➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble

Real Americans - Rachel Khong

Release date: Apr 30, 2024

“An exhilarating novel of American identity that spans three generations in one family and asks: What makes us who we are? And how inevitable are our futures?”


B&N Exclusive. US hardback with pink stained and stenciled page edges.

➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble

King of Sloth - Ana Huang

Release date: Apr 30, 2024

“A steamy billionaire romance. Book four in the Kings of Sin series but can be read as a standalone.”


B&N Exclusive. US hardback with exclusive art and foiled cover.

➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble

How to be a Bad Botanist - Simon Barnes

Release date: Apr 25, 2024

Barnes takes us on a fascinating journey, from the simple genius of photosynthesis to the complex and bizarre ways that plants reproduce.”


Independent Bookshop Exclusive. UK hardback, signed by the author with decorative sprayed page edges.

➤ Buy from your local UK Indie, try Ivybridge

Divine Might - Natalie Haynes

Release date: Apr 25, 2024

As fearsome, powerful and beloved as their male counterparts, it’s time to look beyond the columns of a ruined temple to the awesome power within to learn more about the Greek goddesses.”


Independent Bookshop Exclusive. UK paperback, signed by the author with decorative sprayed page edges.

➤ Buy from your local UK Indie, try Ivybridge

The Turnglass - Gareth Rubin

Release date: Apr 25, 2024

“Stuart Turton meets The Magpie Murders in this immersive and unique story for fans of clever crime fiction.”


Independent Bookshop Exclusive. UK paperback, signed by the author with ombre sprayed page edges.

➤ Buy from your local UK Indie, try Ivybridge

Dragon Rider - Taran Matharu

Release date: Apr 25, 2024

“Alliances are forged and promises broken in this opening book to an epic new fantasy filled with dragons and courtly intrigue from the bestselling author of the Summoner and Contender series.”


Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback with ombre sprayed page edges.

➤ Buy from Waterstones

Evil Under the Sun - Agatha Christie

Release date: Apr 25, 2024

“On holiday in Devon, Poirot notices Arlena, a young woman who is flirtatious and attractive, but not well liked by a number of guests. When she is murdered during his stay, he finds himself drawn into investigating the circumstances surrounding the murder.”


Christie Special Edition. UK hardback with decorative endpapers.

Buy from Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells

☞ See the Agatha Christie Special Edition Hardbacks page for more in this series

The Garnett Girls - Georgina Moore

Release date: Apr 25, 2024

“A powerful, big-hearted debut of love, sisterhood and what it means to be home.”


Independent Bookstore Exclusive. UK paperback with ombre sprayed page edges.

➤ Buy from your local Indie, try Ivybridge

Starminster - Megan Hopkins

Release date: Apr 25, 2024

“Alliances are forged and promises broken in this opening book to an epic new fantasy filled with dragons and courtly intrigue from the bestselling author of the Summoner and Contender series.”


Independent Bookstore Exclusive. UK paperback with orange sprayed page edges.

➤ Buy from your local Indie, try Ivybridge

The Light That Blinds Us - Andy Darcy Theo

Release date: Apr 25, 2024

“A blistering debut romantasy steeped in folklore and mythology, The Light That Blinds Us finds four chosen teens with mystical gems plunged into a hidden world of power-wielding Elementals.”


Waterstones Exclusive. UK paperback with blue sprayed page edges.

➤ Buy from Waterstones

Saltblood - Francesca De Tores

Release date: Apr 25, 2024

“In a rented room outside Plymouth in 1685, a daughter is born as her half-brother is dying. Her mother makes a decision: Mary will become Mark, and Ma will continue to collect his inheritance money.”


Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback with decorative stencilled page edges.

➤ Buy from Waterstones

The Brothers Hawthorne - Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Release date: Apr 25, 2024

“Welcome to the explosive new Inheritance Games mystery that will keep you hooked until the very last page.”


Waterstones Exclusive. UK paperback with green sprayed page edges.

➤ Buy from Waterstones

Twelfth Night - William Shakespeare, engravings by Eric Ravilious

Release date: Apr 25, 2024

“Together with a newly commissioned introduction, this book includes a facsimile of one of Eric Ravilious’s finest illustrated works, first published by the Golden Cockerel Press in 1932 in a limited print run and now considered a masterpiece of typography and illustration.”


Bodlein Library. UK hardback facsimile.

➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells

Funny Story - Emily Henry

Release date: Apr 25, 2024

“A witty and romantic tale, as two wronged exes hatch a plan to make their former partners’ lives hell.


Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback, with blue and orange ombre sprayed page edges.

➤ Buy from Waterstones

➤ Buy signed exclusive from Waterstones while stocks last

Skandar: Chaos Trials - A. F. Steadman

Release date: Apr 25, 2024

“More heart-pounding adventures lie in wait for Skandar Smith in the third instalment of Steadman’s blockbuster children’s fantasy series, as the friends must take part in a series of dangerous challenges across the island.


Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback, signed by the author with foiled design, sprayed page edges and bonus content.

➤ Buy from Waterstones

B&N Exclusive. US hardback, with foil stamped case, holographic foil, yellow endpapers and bonus content.

➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble

You Are Here - David Nicholls

Release date: Apr 23, 2024

“Written with Nicholls’ trademark wit and empathy, this affecting love story from the author of One Day finds two lost souls thrown together on an epic coast to coast walk.


Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback, with die-cut cover, alternate endpapers, ribbon and bonus chapter ‘Top Ten Worst Walks’.

➤ Buy from Waterstones

➤ Buy signed exclusive from Waterstones while stocks last

Hiroshige's One Hundred Famous Views of Edo - Andreas Marks

Release date: Apr 23, 2024

“A landmark book presenting the early ‘deluxe’ versions of Hiroshige’s Edo prints for the first time.”


Collector’s Edition. Hardback with a complete set of the deluxe early printings, sourced from 32 different museums and private collections..

Vicious - L. J. Shen

Release date: Apr 23, 2024

“Emilia: ‘He was toxic, poison, and he was going to kill everything beautiful in my life if I let him. He was the storm to my cherry blossoms.”‘


US First Printings. US paperback first printings will have pink sprayed page edges and a collectible spine design.

➤ Find it at Amazon | B&N | Blackwells

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi: A Visual Archive - Kelly Knox, Clayton Sandell and ST Bende

Release date: Apr 23, 2024

“Celebrate Return of the Jedi with this deluxe volume that presents incredible photography and concept art, complemented by anecdotes about the film’s production.


Deluxe Edition. US hardback, with special features TBC.

➤ Buy from AmazonB&N | Blackwells

Song of the Six Realms - Judy I. Lin

Release date: Apr 23, 2024

“A dreamy gothic romance worthy of the heavens.


Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback, with signed bookplate and decorative sprayed page edges.

➤ Buy from Waterstones


B&N Exclusive. US hardback, with foil type on the cover, unique case and case stamp, and designed endpapers.

➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble

Baker Street Classics - Jane Austen Collection

Release date: Apr 18, 2024

Beautiful heritage hardback gift editions.

Edition cancelled.


Baker Street Classics. UK hardbacks, classic “peacock” jacket design from 1894 on the dust jackets.

➤ Buy Pride and Prejudice from Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells

➤ Buy Emma from Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells

➤ Buy Sense and Sensibility from Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells

The Shadow Key - Susan Stokes-Chapman

Release date: Apr 18, 2024

“There’s something mysterious about the village of Penhelyg. Will unlocking its truth bring light or darkness?”


First UK printings: UK hardback first printings will have a secret symbol foiled on the boards under the dust jacket.

➤ Find it at Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells

Independent Bookstore Edition: UK hardback with alternative colourway and foiled gold symbol on the boards under the dust jacket.

➤ Find it at your local Indie, try Ivybridge

Goldsboro Edition: UK hardback with mustard sprayed page edges, limited to 350 copies.

➤ Find it at Goldsboro

The Complete Briar U Series Set - Elle Kennedy

Release date: Apr 16, 2024

“New York Times bestselling author Elle Kennedy returns to Briar University in these hot and hilarious spinoffs of the Off-Campus series.”


Limited Collector’s Set: US paperback set (not slipcased) with blue sprayed page edges.

➤ Find it at Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells

To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods - Molly X. Chang

Release date: Apr 16, 2024

“She has power over death. He has power over her. When two enemies strike a dangerous bargain, will they end a war . . . or ignite one?”


US First Printings: US hardback first printings will have foiled double-sided dustjackets, stamped case boards, and decorative endpapers.

➤ Find it at Amazon | B&N | Blackwells

Toxic Prey - John Sandford

Release date: Apr 16, 2024

“Lucas Davenport takes on another challenging case.


B&N Exclusive: US hardback, signed by the author with exclusive features TBC.

Find it at Barnes & Noble

Six Crimson Cranes – Elizabeth Lim

Release date: Apr 11, 2024

“A beautiful and immersive YA fantasy retelling of the Grimm brothers’ The Six Swans fairytale, set in an East-Asian inspired world.”


Hodderscape Vault Edition: UK hardback, featuring a new pastel colourway, foiled design under the jacket, and a new letter from the author.

➤ Find it at Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells

The Four - Ellie Keel

Release date: Apr 11, 2024

“Four scholarship students’ dreams come true when they are accepted into an exclusive boarding school, but they will soon be bound by a dark secret that could save one of them… or destroy them all….


UK first printings: UK hardback, with foiled design under the dust jacket and special endpapers.

➤ Find it at Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells


Independent Exclusive Edition: UK hardback, signed by the author with decorative pink sprayed edges, foiled design on the boards, and illustrated endpapers.

➤ Find it at your local Indie, try Goldsboro

The Sleepwalkers - Scarlett Thomas

Release date: Apr 11, 2024

“The scintillating new novel from the author of The End of Mr Y. Patricia Highsmith meets White Lotus in this compulsive and brilliant gothic thriller.


Independent Bookshop Edition: UK hardback, with decorative sprayed page edges.

➤ Find it at your local UK Indie, try Ivybridge

Cloud Atlas (Anniversary Ed) - David Mitchell

Release date: Apr 11, 2024

“Souls cross ages like clouds cross skies.


20th Anniversary Edition: UK hardback, with an introduction by Gabrielle Zevin, decorative sprayed edges and endpapers, turquoise foil, a bespoke case design, ribbon marker and peelable sticker.

➤ Find it at Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells

➤ Find signed edition at Waterstones while stocks last

From the World of Percy Jackson: The Sun and the Star (The Nico Di Angelo Adventures) - Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro

Release date: Apr 11, 2024

A new standalone adventure featuring two of the most popular characters from the world of Percy Jackson and the Olympians.


Waterstones Exclusive: UK paperback, with yellow sprayed page edges.

Find it at Waterstones

Powerful - Lauren Roberts

Release date: Apr 11, 2024

“Set in the world of Roberts’ bestselling Powerless series, the scintillating novella Powerful finds Adena and Paedyn torn apart when the latter is selected for the deadly Purging Trials.


Waterstones Exclusive: UK paperback, with purple sprayed page edges.

Find it at Waterstones


B&N Exclusive: US hardback, with an alternate cover design.

Find it at Barnes & Noble

The Familiar - Leigh Bardugo

Release date: Apr 11, 2024

“A scintillating dark fantasy set during Spain’s Golden Age, as a servant girl with magical powers strives to hide her Jewish blood from the deadly gaze of the Inquisition.


First US printings: First printings of the US edition will have black sprayed page edges.

Find it at Amazon | B&N | Blackwells

Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback with exclusive scorpion design gilded on the boards, floral endpapers, and decorative red sprayed page edges.

Find it at Waterstones

The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett, illustrated by Kate Lewis

Release date: Apr 11, 2024

Get lost in the gardens of Misselthwaite Manor.


Illustrated Edition: Hardback edition with artwork from contemporary painter Kate Lewis.

➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | FoylesBlackwells

Burning Crowns (Twin Crowns #3) - Catherine Doyle and Katherine Webber

Release date: Apr 11, 2024

Rose and Wren must reckon with evil undead ancestors, ruinous curses and affairs of the heart.


Waterstones Exclusive. UK paperback, with swords stencilled on the edges in Rose or Wren designs.


➤ Buy Rose edition from Waterstones

➤ Buy Wren edition from Waterstones

Artisan Editions - Various Authors

Release date: Apr 9, 2024

Decorative paperback editions, inspired by the Seasons Editions collection.


Artisan Editions. UK paperbacks with a striking cover and distinctive interior design elements.

➤ Buy A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells

➤ Buy Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells

➤ Buy Little Women by Louisa May Alcott from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells

➤ Buy Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells

Shakespeare's First Folio: Children's Limited Edition - William Shakespeare, illustrated by Emily Sutton

Release date: Apr 9, 2024

Special limited children’s illustrated edition of all the plays, edited by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.


Limited edition: With only 400 produced, the special limited edition features a full-color printed, magnetized, lined box with ribbon; a full-color printed envelope containing a limited-edition print; a jacketed hardcover with exclusive cover art; packaged in a one-color printed box.

Find it at Amazon | B&N | Blackwells

Star Wars: The Living Force - John Jackson Miller

Release date: Apr 9, 2024

“In the year before The Phantom Menace, Yoda, Mace Windu, and the entire Jedi Council confront a galaxy on the brink of change..”


B&N Exclusive: US hardcover with a double-sided pull-out mini-poster.

Find it at Barnes & Noble

A Magic Steeped in Poison - Judy I. Lin

Release date: Apr 9, 2024

“Following her mother’s death, Ning journeys to the capital to compete in a tournament to find the kingdom’s greatest shennong-shi, or master of the magical art of tea-making. But competition breeds danger, and Ning is soon embroiled in a feud far more perilous than she could ever imagine.”


B&N Exclusive: US paperback with an exclusive cover.

Find it at Barnes & Noble

A Venom Dark and Sweet - Judy I. Lin

Release date: Apr 9, 2024

“A young tea-maker may be the only one who can stop an evil darkness from spreading throughout her homeland.”


B&N Exclusive: US paperback with an exclusive cover.

Find it at Barnes & Noble

Close to Death - Anthony Horowitz

Release date: Apr 4, 2024

“Richmond Upon Thames is one of the most desirable areas to live in London. And Riverview Close – a quiet, gated community – seems to offer its inhabitants the perfect life. At least it does until Giles Kenworthy moves in with his wife and noisy children, his four gas-guzzling cars, his loud parties and his plans for a new swimming pool in his garden. How do you solve a murder when everyone has the same motive?”


UK first printings: UK hardback first printings with a gold foiled design underneath the dust jacket.

➤ Find it at Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells

➤ Find signed first printing at Waterstones


Independent Exclusive Edition: UK hardback, signed by the author with green sprayed page edges.

➤ Find it at your local Indie, try Ivybridge

Vintage Quarterbound Classics - Various Authors

Release date: Apr 4, 2024

8 new titles in the Quarterbound Classics Series. Covers TBC.


Vintage Quarterbound Classics: Quarter clothbound, with ribbon bookmarks. 

☞ Read more about the Vintage Quarterbound Classics series here

Find The House of the Spirits – Isabel Allende at Amazon | Waterstones | Foyles | Blackwells

➤ Find The Handmaid’s Tale – Margaret Atwood at  Amazon | Waterstones | Foyles | Blackwells

➤ Find The Leopard – Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa at Amazon | Waterstones | Foyles | Blackwells

➤ Find Brave New World – Aldous Huxley at Amazon | Waterstones | FoylesBlackwells

➤ Find The Sailor who Fell from Grace with the Sea – Yukio Mishima at Amazon | Waterstones | FoylesBlackwells

➤ Find The Night Circus – Erin Morgenstern at Amazon | Waterstones | Foyles | Blackwells

➤ Find All Quiet on the Western Front – Erich Maria Remarque at Amazon | Waterstones | Foyles | Blackwells

➤ Find Slaughterhouse 5 – Kurt Vonnegut at Amazon | Waterstones | Foyles | Blackwells

Crush - Tracy Wolff

Release date: Apr 2, 2024

“The second book in the Crave series


B&N Exclusive. US paperback with purple sprayed page edges. 

➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble

I Cheerfully Refuse - Leif Enger

Release date: Apr 2, 2024

“Informed by traditional adventure stories, this is a timely and engaging novel written with a beautiful combination of infectious humor and vivid characters.”


B&N Exclusive. US hardback with an essay from the author, and a reading group guide. 

➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble

Fate Be Changed: A Twisted Tale - Farrah Rochon

Release date: Apr 2, 2024

“What if the witch gave Merida a different spell? This New York Times best-selling series twists Disney•Pixar’s Brave into a fast-paced story in which Merida is sent back in time.”


B&N Exclusive. US hardback with a unique foil cover and decorative styled endpapers. 

Find it at Barnes & Noble

Just for the Summer - Abby Jimenez

Release date: Apr 2, 2024

“A sharp and scintillating summer novel that will make readers laugh out loud and cry happy tears from the New York Times bestselling author of Yours Truly.”


B&N Exclusive. US paperback with additional exclusive black and white illustrations throughout the book.

Find it at Barnes & Noble

The Reappearance of Rachel Price - Holly Jackson

Release date: April 2, 2024

“A new true-crime fueled mystery thriller about a girl determined to uncover the shocking truth about her mother’s disappearance while filming a documentary on the unsolved case.”


Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback, signed by the author, with red or black sprayed page edges and endpapers.


➤ Buy red edition from Waterstones

➤ Buy black edition from Waterstones


UK first printings. UK hardback first print run will feature exclusive design printed underneath the dust jacket.

➤ Buy from Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells


B&N Exclusive. US hardback with a unique case, designed endpapers with custom art, and special bonus content from the author that will give readers a behind-the-scenes look at how she crafted this suspenseful novel.

➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble

The Rule Book - Sarah Adams

Release date: April 2, 2024

“”College exes break all the rules when they reunite years later in this enemies to lovers, second chance romance, the highly anticipated companion novel to the TikTok sensation The Cheat Sheet.


B&N Exclusive. US paperback with a personal letter and an immersive reading kit created by the author.


➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble

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