New Books – May

Fiction & Mystery

Armentrout, Jennifer—The Primal of Blood and Bone

Armstrong, Alexandra—Rejoicing in Hope

Baldacci, David—Hope Rises

Brodie, Emma—Into the Blue

Brown, Rita Mae—Clawed and Dangerous (MY)

Burke, Caro Claire—Yesteryear

Chiaverini, Jennifer—The Patchwork Players

Clarke, Evelyn—The Ending Writes Itself

Clayborn, Kate—The Paris Match

Cooper, Russell—A Murder on Friday Street (#1)

Cooper, Russell—Easier Dead than Done (#2)

Cooper, Russell—A Murder Worth Dying for (#3)

Cooper, Russell—Murder Me Tomorrow (#4)

Corrigan, Moorea—Thistlemarch

Franklin, Emily—Love and Other Monsters

Garvin, Eileen—Bumblebee Season

George, Jessica—Love by the Book

Gonzalez, Xochitl—Last Night in Brooklyn

Grey, Emma—Start at the End

Harper, Jane—Last One Out

Harris, C.S.—When the Wolves are Silent (MY)

Hart, Callie—Quicksilver (#1)

Hart, Callie—Brimstone (#2)

Hepworth, Sally—Mad Mabel

Hunter, Denise—More than Friends

King, Kirsten—A Good Person

Kingsley, Claire—Captivation Creek

Kliewer, Marcus—The Caretaker

Klune, TJ—We Burned So Bright

Lerner, Ben—Transcription

Macomber, Debbie—Chasing the Clouds Away

Mallery, Susan—The Bookstore Diaries

Painter, Lynn—Maid for Each Other

Patterson, Susan—The Mother-Daughter Book Club

Perrotta, Tom—Ghost Town

Perry, Anne—Death Times Seven (MY)

Please, Maddie—Old Girls on Deck

Preston, Douglas—Paradox

Richardson, Kim—The Mountains We Call Home

Rosenblum, Emma—Mean Moms

Rowell, Rainbow—Cherry Baby

Sandford, John—Revenge Prey

Semple, Maria—Go Gentle

Shaffer, Meg—The Book Witch

Steel, Danielle—A Woman’s Place

Straub, Emma—American Fantasy

Taylor, Brad—Shadow Strike

Nonfiction & Biography

Booker, Cory—Stand

Bowler, Kate—Joyful, Anyway

Buruma, Ian—Stay Alive: Berlin, 1939-1945

Gage, Beverly—This Land is Your Land: A Road Trip Through U.S. History

Geist, Christina—Before You Fly Away: Life Lessons from Home

Haver, Mary Claire—The New Perimenopause: An Evidence-Based Guide to Surviving the Zone of Chaos and Feeling Like Yourself Again

Jones, Sheinelle—Through Mom’s Eyes: Simple Wisdom from Mothers who Raised Extraordinary Humans

Kaplan—GED Test Prep Plus 2026

Kaplan—GRE Prep Plus 2026

Kenny, Deborah—Well-Educated Child: How the Principles and Practices of Quality Thinking, Agency, and Ethical Purposes Cultivate Deeper Learning

Latifi, Fortesa—Like, Follow, Subscribe: Influence Kids and the Cost of a Childhood Online

McCarthy, Andrew—Who Needs Friends: An Unscientific Examination of Male Friendship Across America

Patterson, James—Thank You, Teachers: True Stories from America’s Teachers, Our Last Line of Defense and Our First Line of Hope

Simard, S.—When the Forest Breathes: Renewal and Resilience in the Natural World

Van Kirk, Susan—Mr. Vonnegut and Me and Other Incredible Tales from a Teaching Life (B)