SBC Reads: BENEATH - April 2026
We're excited to announce our SBC Reads pick for April is Beneath, by Ariel Sullivan. This dystopian romance is the prequel to Ariel's best-selling debut, Conform, and takes place in the same world 200 years earlier. But do not fear, readers! You don't have to have read Conform to dive into this darkly compelling novel.
About the book
"As long as there's life, we defend it with our own. We go out as one. We come back as one."
Beneath takes us deep into an underground city of survivors struggling to rebuild after a nuclear fallout. Six years after the war, twenty-three-year-old Sasha Cadell knows time is running out. She works in tunnel expansion, trying to escape the memories of those she lost. Her bleak existence is upended when Tristian Hayes, a stunningly handsome, frustratingly determined commander of the Force, recruits her to join him and his elite team of soldiers as they embark on a secret mission to the surface to save what's left of humanity.
Beneath is the latest release from Thousand Voices, the publishing venture launched last year by Jenna Bush Hager and Penguin Random House. "There are few things I love more than losing myself inside a book… and escaping the real world for a moment," wrote Jenna about the release. "Ariel’s fans know she has an incredible gift for building worlds you can disappear into. At its core, Beneath is a book about survival and resilience and finding love in the darkest of places."
Join a live chat with Jenna & Ariel!
Mark your calendars for Wednesday, April 8 at 12:30pm ET to join Silent Book Club co-founder Guinevere de la Mare for a live author chat with Ariel Sullivan and Jenna Bush Hager on Substack. Use the form below to RSVP and submit your questions for Ariel and Jenna. We can't guarantee that we'll get to all your reader questions during the live chat, but we'll do our best!
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