After a long hiatus for what’s on my radar, I’m finally back with another one! Let’s waste no time and get right to it! Here’s everything I’m anticipating this month!

TV

April marks the return of many shows including Insecure, Killing Eve, and How to Get Away With Murder. Finally! Especially HTGAWM! I was way behind on that show but was spoiled about a character’s certain return and oh my goodness, I made sure to catch up because I am so excited to see what happens with them back in the picture! This show sure knew how to get me back to watching asap hahaha. Also, the series finale of Schitt’s Creek airs on April 7th and the two-hour series finale of Modern Family (ABC) airs on April 8th . I’m one of the ones who has been watching Modern Family all of this time (even though I’m slightly behind at the moment) but I am going to catch up before Wednesday’s bittersweet finale.

I’m also really excited for HBO’s latest documentary, Atlanta’s Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children, Amazon Prime’s sci-fi series Tales From the Loop, and the new drama Defending Jacob from Apple+ mainly because Michelle Dockery and Chris Evans star in it.

Movies/Documentaries

I was SO pumped for Onward to hit Disney+ and I wasn’t disappointed! The world building was my favorite. I can’t wait to watch it again. Netflix has some interesting titles releasing this month as well including but not limited to Murder to Mercy: The Cyntoia Brown Story and Circus of Books. You can bet I’ll be watching those as soon as they premiere!

Books

New releases that I am especially excited for this month include Ruthless Gods by Emily A. Duncan, Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know by Samira Ahmed, Ghost Squad by Claribel A. Ortega, This is My Brain in Love by I.W. Gregorio, The Book of Koli by M.R. Carey, The Deck of Omens by Christine Lynn Herman, The Silence of Bones by June Hur, and Incendiary by Zoraida Córdova.

With most states under lockdown due to COVID-19, all events have been either cancelled, postponed, or moved online. Thankfully, many bookish events have moved online so we don’t have to miss out on anything. There are plenty of virtual events happening this month, from book launches and interviews to book readings and full on book festivals including NOVL Couchfest, WB Reader Fest, Penguin Random House Virtual Book Con, and YallWest which has changed to YallStayAtHome. The full list of virtual book launches and festivals can be seen here, the page that I typically reserve and update for LA Events.

What are you anticipating this month?

April 3, 2020
Movies
Onward (Disney+)

April 7, 2020
Books
* Ruthless Gods by Emily A. Duncan (YA)
* Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know by Samira Ahmed (YA)
* The Lucky Ones by Liz Lawson (YA)
* Bonds of Brass by Emily Skrutskie (YA)
* The Loop by Benjamin Oliver (YA)
* The Perfect Escape by Suzanne Park (YA)
* Goodbye From Nowhere by Sara Zarr (YA)
* The Empire of Dreams by Rae Carson (YA)
* It Sounded Better in My Head by Nina Kenwood (YA)
* A Werewolf in Riverdale by Caleb Roehrig (YA)
* Sword in the Stars by Amy Rose Capetta & Cori McCarthy (YA)
* Little Universes by Heather Demetrios (YA)
* So This is Love by Elizabeth Lim (YA)
* Gotham High by Melissa de la Cruz, Illustrated by Thomas Pitilli (YA, G)*
* Ghost Squad by Claribel A. Ortega (MG)
* You Deserve Each Other by Sarah Hogle (A)
* Chosen Ones by Veronica Roth (A)

Book Launches
* Samira Ahmed (Mad, Bad & Dangerous To Know)
* Claribel Ortega (Ghost Squad)
* Emily Skrutskie (Bonds of Brass)
* Veronica Roth (Chosen Ones)

Movies on Blu-ray/DVD
Little Women

April 10, 2020
Movies
Tigertail (Netflix)
Love Wedding Repeat (Netflix)

April 14, 2020
Books
* This is My Brain in Love by I.W. Gregorio (YA)
* Girls Save the World in This One by Ash Parsons (YA)
* A Field Guide to Getting Lost by Joy McCullough (YA)
* The Book of Koli by M.R. Carey (YA)
* This Boy by Lauren Myracle (YA)
* The Lightness of Hands by Jeff Garvin (YA)
* Redemption Prep by Samuel Miller (YA)
* The Last Emperox by John Scalzi (A)

TV on Blu-ray/DVD
Criminal Minds: The Final Season

Movies on Blu-ray/DVD
Just Mercy

April 17, 2020
Movies
Sergio (Netflix)

April 21, 2020
Books
* The Deck of Omens by Christine Lynn Herman (YA)
* The Silence of Bones by June Hur (YA)
* Time of Our Lives by Emily Wibberley & Austin Siegemund-Broka (YA)
* Late to the Party by Kelly Quindlen (YA)
* Verona Comics by Jennifer Dugan (YA)
* Unscripted by Nicole Kronzer (YA)
* The Business of Lovers by Eric Jerome Dickey (A)
* Pretty Things by Janelle Brown (A)
* Lifting as We Climb: Black Women’s Battle for the Ballot Box by Evette Dionne (N)

Movies on Blu-ray/DVD
Bad Boys for Life
Like a Boss

April 22, 2020
Movies
Circus of Books (Netflix)

April 24, 2020
Book Launches
* June Hur (The Silence of Bones)

April 24, 2020
Movies
Extraction (Netflix)

April 28, 2020
Books
* Incendiary by Zoraida Córdova (YA)
* Clique Bait by Ann Valett (YA)
* Seven Endless Forests by April Genevieve Tucholke (YA)
* All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson (N)

TV on Blu-ray/DVD
Arrow: The Eighth and Final Season

April 29, 2020
Movies
Murder to Mercy: The Cyntoia Brown Story (Netflix)

April 30, 2020
Movies
Dangerous Lies (Netflix)

TV Premieres On My Radar

Note: Like above, the titles listed below are only of shows that I enjoy or am looking forward to checking out (new series are in CAPS), it’s not a definitive list of all of the premieres this month.

Sunday
8pm Atlanta’s Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children (HBO, April 5)
9pm Killing Eve: Season 3 (BBC America, April 12)
10pm Insecure: Season 4 (HBO, April 12), Penny Dreadful: City of Angels: Season 1 (Showtime, April 26)
10:30pm RUN: Season 1 (HBO, April 12)

Monday
Midnight Never Have I Ever: Season 1 (Netflix, April 27)

Tuesday
Midnight Middleditch & Schwartz: Season 1 (Netflix, April 21)

Wednesday
Midnight Nailed It!: Season 4 (Netflix, April 1), The Iliza Shlesinger Sketch Show: Season 1 (Netflix, April 1), How to Fix a Drug Scandal Limited Series (Netflix, April 1),  Mrs. America: Season 1 (FX on Hulu, April 15), The Innocence Files: Limited Series (Netflix, April 15), Extracurricular: Season 1 (Netflix, April 29)
9pm American Housewife (ABC, April 15)
10pm What We Do in the Shadows: Season 2 (FX, April 15)

Thursday
Midnight: The Victims’ Game: Season 1 (Netflix), The Forest of Love: Deep Cut: Season 1 (Netflix, April 30)
10pm How to Get Away With Murder (ABC, April 2)

Friday
Midnight Tales From the Loop: Season 1 (Amazon Prime, April 3), Future Man: The Final Season (Hulu, April 3), #blackAF: Season 1 (Netflix, April 17), Defending Jacob Mini Series (Apple Plus, April 24)