New Books To Read in May

A bold new vision for optimizing our health now and in the future. Good Energy offers a new, cutting-edge understanding of the true cause of illness that until now has remained hidden. It will help you optimize your ability to live well and stay well at every age.

From the founder of the nation’s largest housing program for homeless LGBTQ youth, a tender, uplifting account of his friendship with a nonbinary teenager and dozens of queer kids who inspired him to live a life of service and resistance.

Bold Mediterranean flavors and vegetable-centric California cuisine unite in 100+ bright, fresh recipes for everyday meals, from the women chef-owners behind Kismet and Kismet Rotisserie in Los Angeles.

A coming-of-age comedy. A telenovela-worthy drama. A moving family saga. All in a phone call you won’t want to hang up on. Oye unfolds like the most fascinating and entertaining conversation you’ve ever eavesdropped on: A rollicking, heartfelt, and utterly unique novel that celebrates the beauty revealed and resilience required when rewriting your own story.

From the nine-time women’s basketball icon and two-time Olympic gold medalist — a raw, revelatory account of her unfathomable detainment in Russia and her journey home.

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.

An honest and lyrical coming-of-age memoir of growing up in South Africa at the height of apartheid, and an invitation to recognize and refuse to repeat the sins of our fathers — from the bestselling author of Never Unfriended.

An approachable comic book cookbook tour of Thai culture and cuisine with 50 recipes and stories from the country’s main culinary regions.

From the New York Times bestselling author of City on Fire, an intimate epic that plunges us deep into the lives of a teenage girl and her father as they navigate love, grief, betrayal, and redemption.

You’ve Got Mail for a new generation, set in the days of AOL and instant messenger banter, about a freshly engaged editorial assistant who winds up spending her “summer Fridays” with the person she least expects.

Practical strategies and exercises that empower women with ADHD to use their gifts for everyday success. With more than 20 years of experience working with neurodivergence, Dr. Amelia Kelley offers guidance, skills, and tools that emphasize flexibility and self-compassion to help women develop a positive self-image and see immediate results in all areas of life.

Two sisters reconnect and pursue their dreams on the beautiful island of Nantucket, overcoming life’s challenges and finding new love, in this heartwarming and hopeful novel by New York Times bestselling author Nancy Thayer.

The comprehensive guide to living with furniture, no matter your style, from the author of The Interior Design Handbook. Complete with simple and elegant illustrations, The Furniture Handbook is your key to creating beautiful, personal spaces in your home.

A pulse-pounding psychological thriller about a serial killer narrated by those closest to him: His thirteen-year-old daughter, his girlfriend — and the one victim he has spared. Now in paperback!

A staggering, tender epic about gay men in rural China and the women who marry them. Spanning three timelines — post-socialist China, 1980s Chinatown, and contemporary New York — Cinema Love is an “exceptional” and “moving” (Alice Hoffman) epic about men and women who find themselves in forbidden relationships; the weight of secrets; and the way memory forever haunts the present.

Three wildly different sisters reunite for a destination wedding at an English castle in this heartfelt and rollicking novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Jetsetters. Set over a spectacularly dramatic weekend, in the grand halls of a sprawling estate — amid floor-to-ceiling libraries, falconry lessons, and medieval meals — Lovers and Liars is the unforgettable story of a family’s ability to forgive and to find joy in one another once again.

From the extraordinary world of Magic: The Gathering comes a beautifully illustrated 52-card oracle deck and guidebook — featuring a pantheon of gods, iconic creatures, and mythical beings from the Greek-inspired plane of Theros.

Now in paperback, The Rachel Incident is a brilliantly funny novel about friends, lovers, Ireland in chaos, and a young woman desperately trying to manage all three.

From the New York Times bestselling author of Expecting Better, a guide to navigating a second pregnancy when the first did not go as planned — with Dr. Nathan Fox, maternal fetal medicine specialist.

A debut novel about a booksmart teen who spends the summer in Mexico City meets two very cute boys, attempts to learn Spanish, and uncovers a family secret that changes her life forever.

A young woman reunites with her teenage sister in their childhood home on Nantucket Island after their mother disappears in this alluring coming-of-age novel from the acclaimed author of It Is Wood, It Is Stone.

The bestselling author of Lost Connections and Stolen Focus offers a revelatory look at the new drugs transforming weight loss as we know it — from his personal experience on Ozempic to our ability to heal our society’s dysfunctional relationship with food, weight, and our bodies.

From New York Times columnist, Pulitzer Prize winner, and bestselling author Nicholas D. Kristof, an intimate and gripping memoir about a life in journalism. This is a candid memoir of vulnerability and courage, humility and purpose, mistakes and learning — a singular tale of the trials, tribulations, and hope to be found in a life dedicated to the pursuit of truth.

From lacrosse legend Paul Rabil, lessons on becoming a true champion — in sports, business, and life. “Accessible and practical, Rabil’s book will appeal to anyone seeking not only to understand what it takes to succeed, but also to understand the courage, discipline, and grace it takes to become a champion … Wise, inspired reading” (Kirkus).

From Willow Smith and Jess Hendel comes a powerful and groundbreaking historical saga about an African warrior in the world of the Vikings.

The New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically chronicles his hilarious adventures in attempting to follow the original meaning of the Constitution, as he searches for answers to one of the most pressing issues of our time: How should we interpret America’s foundational document?

An exhilarating tour of humanity’s next great technological achievement — quantum computing — which may eventually illuminate the deepest mysteries of science, supercharge artificial intelligence, and solve some of humanity’s biggest problems, like global warming, world hunger, and incurable disease, by the bestselling author of The God Equation. Now in paperback.

Patrick O’Hara is called back to his guncle duties … This time for a big family wedding in Italy. Gracing the page with his signature blend of humor and heart, Steven Rowley charms with a beloved story about the complicated bonds of family, love, and what it takes to rediscover yourself, even at the ripe age of fifty.

A timeless comedy of manners — refreshing as a summer breeze and bracing as the British seaside — about a generation of young women facing the seismic changes brought on by war and dreaming of the boundless possibilities of their future, from the bestselling author of Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand.

A sweeping account of the anarchists who terrorized the streets of New York and the detective duo who transformed policing to meet the threat — a tale of fanaticism, forensic science, and dynamite from the bestselling author of The Ghost Map.

A teenager on the run from his past finds the family he never knew existed and the community he never knew he needed at an HBCU for the young, Black, and magical. Enroll in this fresh fantasy debut unlike anything you’ve seen before.

From one of the sharpest voices in fiction today, a profound and enthralling novel about beauty and power, capital, art, and those who devote their lives to creating it.

A semi-famous artist announces her plan to drive cross country, from LA to NY. Thirty minutes after leaving her husband and child at home, she spontaneously exits the freeway, checks into a nondescript motel, and immerses herself in an entirely different journey. The New York Times bestselling author returns with an irreverently sexy, tender, hilarious, and surprising novel about a woman upending her life.

Knife River is a tense, intimate, and heartrending portrayal of how deeply and imperfectly women love one another: In romantic relationships, in friendships, and especially as sisters. A compelling story of family, home, and the bond between sisters that asks: Who do you believe when you can’t even trust yourself?

From one of the first and few women of color to reach the C-suite in Silicon Valley, Apple’s former chief of HR and first VP of inclusion and diversity, comes a heartfelt story of growing up Black and female in a world with little regard for either and a practical road map for embodying the best in yourself and emboldening others along the way.

A gripping new novel in verse by the author of the Printz Honor-winning Starfish, featuring a poverty-stricken boy who bravely rides out all the storms life keeps throwing at him.

With shimmering prose tempered by sharp wit, Whale Fall tells the story of what happens when one person’s ambitions threaten the fabric of a community, and what can happen when they are realized. O’Connor paints a portrait of a community and a woman on the precipice, forced to confront an outside world that seems to be closing in on them.

From bestselling author R. O. Kwon, an exhilarating, blazing-hot novel about a woman caught between her desires and her life. Vital, bold, powerful, and deeply moving, Exhibit asks: How brightly can you burn before you light your life on fire?

A gripping YA fantasy with a deadly contest to win a crown, a fierce heroine determined to right the wrongs done to her people, and a smoldering love story that could change everything…

A bold, poignant essay collection that treats women’s friendships as the love stories they truly are, from the critically acclaimed author of Negative Space.

An illustrated guide to the mad math and terrible terminology of economics, from one of the internet’s favorite financial educators. This indispensable handbook reveals the hidden forces driving key economic outcomes, the most common myths to steer clear of, and the dusty, outdated assumptions that constrain our political imagination, offering a bold new path to building a prosperous society that works for everyone.

#1 New York Times bestselling author John Grisham takes you back to Camino Island where bookseller Bruce Cable and novelist Mercer Mann always manage to find trouble in paradise.

The winner of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize in Nonfiction, now in paperback. A landmark biography by two prizewinning Washington Post reporters that reveals how systemic racism shaped George Floyd’s life and legacy — from his family’s roots in the tobacco fields of North Carolina, to ongoing inequality in housing, education, health care, criminal justice, and policing — telling the story of how one man’s tragic experience brought about a global movement for change.

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal five months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the start of the Civil War — a simmering crisis that finally tore a deeply divided nation in two.

Two young housemates embark on a road trip to discover themselves in this sparkling novel of love, friendship, and chosen family in a fractured America, by the award-winning author of The Third Rainbow Girl.

125 simple, healthy recipes that are all about marrying the Middle East to the Midwest and finding joy in the process — from the creator of the popular Feel Good Foodie blog.