Critic Bethanne Patrick recommends 10 promising titles, fiction and nonfiction, to consider for your April reading list.

Our editors love to read almost as much as they love to write. With spring vacations on the horizon, we asked them for their top picks for books to read whether you're headed to the beach or hanging out on your couch.

New springtime books include historical fiction from World War II and the American South, an egg-related crime mystery, contemporary and futuristic fiction and sci-fi, and compelling memoirs from both a Canadian-Chinese daughter of immigrants and a Ukrainian soldier.