This April, we've got a whole lot of great books to be excited about. It's time to open up our imaginative boxes as we get captured in the world of the several characters. From short stories to the very long, yet captivating ones, let's explore some of these.

1. What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky by Lesley Nneka Arimah

This short story collection from the Nigerian-born, Minneapolis-based Arimah, is filled with tales of women and girls, mothers and daughters, immigrants and children of immigrants. Each story will take you on an incredibly deep, incredibly satisfying journey.

2. A Little More Human by Fiona Maazel

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At the center of A Little More Lonely is Phil, whose ability to read minds hasn't prevented his life from falling apart. When Phil wakes up from a night he can't remember and is confronted with violent images, he has to use his powers to figure out what happened.

3. The Global Novel: Writing the World in the 21st Century by Adam Kirsch

Award-winning critic Adam Kirsch achieves a fresh take on world literature in this collection of essays about eight global writers who encompass six languages and five continents. "What unites these eight is the insistence on the global dimension not just of contemporary experience, but of contemporary imagination."

4. The Romance Reader's Guide to Life by Sharon Pywell

11-year-old Neave, in a small-town Massachusetts, discovers a love of romance novels — and particularly, a love for a book called The Pirate Lover. As she and her sister, Lilly, grow up and start a business together, Neave is drawn deeper into her world of books. But when Lilly suddenly disappears, Neave must figure out what happened.

5. Startup by Doree Shafrir

The head of a hot new startup, Mack McAllister, is the wonder-boy of the tech industry. Katya Pasternack is a tech blogger, hungry for a scoop. Sabrina Choe Blum is a mother-of-two, trying to stay afloat as she rejoins the workforce in a revolutionized industry. When Mack finds himself at the center of a scandal involving a young social media manager in his office, it's up to Katya and Sabrina to tell the story the men would prefer remained under wraps