I don’t know about you, but April flew by for me! I can’t believe it’s already May, but I’m also pretty excited: Not only is it my birthday month, but by the end of May I’ll be fully vaccinated and ready to get back out into the world. I’m so ready to go to restaurants and book stores again. Speaking of book stores, there are tons of incredible books coming out in the next month! I’ve already read (and loved!) Emily Henry’s novel People We Meet on Vacation. Through Book of the Month, I also ordered Things We Lost to the Water by Eric Nguyen, The Girl With Stars in Her Eyes by Xio Axelrod, and Impostor Syndrome by Kathy Wang. Beyond those, some of my most anticipated novels — like Sorrowland, Illusionary, and The Betrayals — are finally coming out. All in all, May 2021 looks like a wonderful month for new books!
For this list of the 45 books I’m most excited for in May, I’ve aimed to include a variety of genres and authors. From poignant historical fiction to action-packed fantasy, from YA romance to nonfiction about serious topics, I hope something here will pique your interest! Here are 45 great new books set for publication in May 2021.
Published on May 4th:
Rivers Solomon – Sorrowland
Anjali Enjeti – The Parted Earth
Eric Nguyen – Things We Lost to the Watersants
Xio Axelrod – The Girl With Stars in Her Eyes
Asha Bromfield – Hurricane Summer
Joya Goffney – Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry
Jennifer Saint – Ariadne
Chris Bohjalian – Hour of the Witch
JJA Harwood – The Shadow in the Glass
Chanel Cleeton – The Most Beautiful Girl in Cuba
Pam Jenoff – The Woman with the Blue Star
Stacey Lee – Luck of the Titanic
Geling Yan – The Secret Talker
Laura Dave – The Last Thing He Told Me
Mark T. Sullivan – The Last Green Valley
Katherine St. John – The Siren
Larissa Pham – Pop Song: Adventures in Art & Intimacy
Published on May 11th:
Zoraida Córdova – Illusionary
Zen Cho – Black Water Sister
P. Djèlí Clark – A Master of Djinn
Emily Henry – People We Meet on Vacation
Jessica Anya Blau – Mary Jane
Sarah Dass – Where the Rhythm Takes You
Laura Hankin – A Special Place for Women
Jean Hanff Korelitz – The Plot
Will Leitch – How Lucky
Stacey Abrams – While Justice Sleeps
Published on May 18th:
Bridget Collins – The Betrayals
A. M. Strickland – In the Ravenous Dark
Phoebe Wynne – Madam
Emiko Jean – Tokyo Ever After
Christina Lauren – The Soulmate Equation
Camryn Garrett – Off the Record
Jordyn Taylor – Don’t Breathe a Word
Claire Fuller – Unsettled Ground
Mary Kubica – Local Woman Missing
Elizabeth Hinton – America on Fire: The Untold History of Police Violence and Black Rebellion Since the 1960s
Published on May 25th:
Nicole Jarvis – The Lights of Prague
Kathy Wang – Impostor Syndrome
Steven Rowley – The Guncle
Jen Frederick – Heart & Seoul
Colleen Oakley – The Invisible Husband of Frick Island
Alexandria Bellefleur – Hang the Moon
Kate Bromley – Talk Bookish to Me
Alyssa Cole – How to Find a Princess
And that’s a wrap on my list! What books shown here are you excited to read? What new May 2021 books did I miss? Let me know in the comments!
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