FIRST PERSON
The April BookPage interviews:

Take a wild ride with Jane Smiley's spirited new heroine. The All-true Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton by Jane Smiley

A poetic tale and a writer whose time has finally come. The Black Flower: A Novel of the Civil War by Howard Bahr

Meet the Author: Rogue Warrior Richard Marcinko

Surviving cancer, after a fashion. No Time to Die by Liz Tilberis

FICTION

Primary Colors: A Novel of Politics
by Anonymous
This Side of Brightness
by Colum McCann
An Ocean In Iowa
by Peter Hedges
The Short History Of A Prince
by Jane Hamilton
Lambs of God
by Marele Day
The Seville Communion
by Arturo Perez-Reverte
Cavedweller
by Dorothy Allison
Black Ajax
by George MacDonald Fraser
The Half-Life of Happiness
by John Casey
Making History
by Stephen Fry
The Archivist
by Martha Cooley
The Islander
by Cynthia Rylant

Mystery & Suspense
The Silent Cradle
by Margaret Cuthbert
The Mark Of The Assassin
by Daniel Silva
The General
by Patrick A. Davis

Science Fiction & Fantasy
Children Of God
by Maria Doria Russell
Roverandom
by J.R.R. Tolkien
Girl In Landscape
by Jonathan Lethem

Romance
Contemporary:
Montana
by Debbie Macomber
Thorns of Truth
by Eileen Goudge
Historical:
The Vow
by Linda Lael Miller
Devil's Diamond
by Constance Laux
Western:
The Best Man
by Maggie Osborne

CHILDREN'S BOOKS

Miss Fannie's Hat
by Jan Karon
Never Were Men So Brave
by Susan Provost Beller
What's the Matter, Davy?
by Brigitte Weninger

A spring feast of poetry kids will eat up:
Bone Poems
by Jeff Moss
Elephants and Emus and Other Animal Rhymes
by Philippa-Alys Browne
Antarctic Antics: A Book of Penguin Poems
by Judy Sierra
Insectlopedia
by Douglas Florian
The Llama Who Had No Pajama: 100 Favorite Poems
by Mary Ann Hoberman
I Scream, You Scream: A Feast of Food Rhymes
by Lillian Morrison
Cactus Poems
by Frank Asch
Grassroots
by Carl Sandburg
Poems for Children About Feeling Special, Appreciating Others, and Getting Along
by Judy Lalli
Room Enough for Love
by Ralph Fletcher

Bunnies and lambs abound this spring:
10 Little Bunnies
by Heather Vane
It's Easter Time
by Alan Benjamin
Let's Play, Little Lamb
by Reader's Digest
Happy Easter!
by Jesslyn Deboer

Orbiting the Giant Hairball: A Corporate Fool's Guide to Surviving with Grace
by Gordon MacKenzie

Take stock of your financial future:
You Have More Than You Think: The Motley Fool Guide to Investing What You Have
by David and Tom Gardner
How to Retire Rich
by James O'Shaughnessy
BLUR: The Speed of Change in the Connected Economy
by Stan Davis and Christopher Meyer
Work This Way
by Bruce Tulgan
Savvy Investing for Women: Strategies from a Self-made Wall Street Millionaire
by Marlene Jupiter
Money Makeovers: How Women Can Control Their Financial Destiny
by Christopher L. Hayes and Kate Kelly
A Girl Needs Cash: Banish the White Knight Myth and Take Charge of Your Financial Life
by Joan Perry with Dolores Barclay

NONFICTION

Baseball books in a league of their own:
Baseball for Dummies
by Joe Morgan and Richard Lally
Tim McCarver's Baseball for Brain Surgeons and Other Fans
by Tim McCarver with Danny Peary
The Babe: The Game That Ruth Built
by Lawrence Ritter and Mark Rucker
Talkin' Baseball: An Oral History of Baseball in the 1970s
by Phil Pepe
The Yogi Book
by Yogi Berra

The serious business of golf:
The Masters: Golf, Money, and Power in Augusta, Georgia
by Curt Sampson
The Official Exceptions to the Rules of Golf: Special Titanium Edition
by Henry Beard
Positive Practice: Improve Your All-round Golf Game
by David Leadbetter

A tribute to National Poetry Month:
Birthday Letters
by Ted Hughes
Poems New and Collected 1957-1997
by Wislawa Szymborska
I Praise My Destroyer
by Diane Ackerman
Without
by Donald Hall

Adolescence
A Tribe Apart: A Journey into the Heart of American Adolescence
by Patricia Hersch

Archaeology
The Mystery and Meaning of the Dead Sea Scrolls
by Hershel Shanks

Cooking
Italy al Dente
by Biba Caggiano
Diary of a Tuscan Chef
by Cesare Casella with Eileen Daspin

Faith
Amazing Grace: A Vocabulary of Faith
by Kathleen Norris
The Complete Guide to Buddhist America

History
The Gifts of the Jews
by Thomas Cahill
Tecumseh: A Life
by John Sugden

Memoir
American by Choice: The Remarkable Fulfillment of an Immigrant's Dream
by Sam Moore

Pets
Cool Mutts

Science
Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge
by Edward O. Wilson

Writing
When Memory Speaks: Reflections on Autobiography
By Jill Ker Conway

AUDIO
No foolin', April is definitely the month for audio.

The Spoken Word:
The Street Lawyer
by John Grisham
High Crimes
by Joseph Finder
Bitter Harvest
by Ann Rule
The Gold of Exodus
by Howard Blum
The Other Side of the River
by Alex Kotlowitz
Best of NPR: Biography & Autobiography

Sukey's favorite!
Paradise by Toni Morrison

BURNING QUESTIONS
BookPage's own Magic 8-Ball answers all

YE OLDE CURIOSITY SHOPPE
The Bubble Wrap Book
by Joey Green and Tim Nyberg

READER'S GUIDE
Publishers picks for What's Hot & What's New