As the vibrant colors of spring begin to paint Brussels with a renewed sense of life, there's no better time to embrace the joy of reading in the city's enchanting bookstores.
With countless parks, gardens, squares, and forests, Brussels offers the perfect backdrop for immersing yourself in a good book on a sunny spring day.



We've curated a selection of five captivating reads to accompany you on your literary journey through the season.
Brussels is home to many beautiful bookstores, and we always encourage you to visit our most charming shops rather than giving in to the temptation of "Click&Buy"!
Have a great and sunny reading!

Becoming Madam Secretary

Stephanie Dray
Publishing: March 12, 2024
528 pages
Published by Berkley

Pitch: She took on titans, battled generals, and changed the world as we know it…
New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Dray returns with a captivating and dramatic new novel about an American heroine Frances Perkins.
Raised on tales of her revolutionary ancestors, Frances Perkins arrives in New York City at the turn of the century, armed with her trusty parasol and an unyielding determination to make a difference.

Expiration dates

Rebecca Serle
Publishing: March 19, 2024
272 pages
Published by Quercus publishing

Pitch: Daphne has never left her love life to chance. The truth is, she can't. . . Every time she meets a man, a note will arrive. On it, a name and a date. An expiration date.Without fail, Daphne has always known when her next relationship will end. So when a note arrives with only a name on it: Jake, she is sure this is it. Finally, her own happy ever after.
But is it. . .? Because Daphne has another secret, and this one has the power to break Jake's heart.
Will their love story have an expiration date, or is fate on Daphne's side at last?

Daughters of Shandong

Eve J.Chung
Publishing: May 7, 2024
400 pages
Published by Berkley

Pitch: A propulsive, extraordinary novel about a mother and her daughters’ harrowing escape to Taiwan as the Communist revolution sweeps through China, by debut author Eve J. Chung, based on her family story.
In 1948, civil war ravages the Chinese countryside, but in rural Shandong, the wealthy, landowning Angs are more concerned with their lack of an heir. Hai is the eldest of four girls and spends her days looking after her sisters. Headstrong Di, who is just a year younger, learns to hide in plain sight, and their mother—abused by the family for failing to birth a boy—finds her own small acts of rebellion in the kitchen.

Just for the Summer

Abby Jimenez
Publishing: April 30, 2024
400 pages
Published by Hachette collections

Pitch: 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.
Justin has a curse, and thanks to a Reddit thread, it's now all over the internet. Every woman he dates goes on to find their soul mate the second they break up. When a woman slides into his DMs with the same problem, they come up with a plan: They'll date each other and break up.

What the mountains remember

Joy Callaway
Publishing: April 2, 2024
368 pages
Published by Harper Muse

Pitch: At this wondrous resort, secrets can easily be hidden in plain sight when the eye is trained on beauty.
April 1913--Belle Newbold hasn't seen mountains for seven years--since her father died in a mining accident and her mother married gasoline magnate, Shipley Newbold. But when her stepfather's business acquaintance, Henry Ford, invites the family on one of his famous Vagabonds camping tours, she is forced to face the hills once again--primarily in order to reunite with her future fiancé, owner of the land the Vagabonds are using for their campsite, a man she's only met once before. It is a veritable arranged marriage, but she prefers it that way.