Here are seven books coming out this May that we’re looking forward to reading, enjoy!

You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty, Akwaeke Emezi - On-Sale May 24, 2022

The award-winning author returns with this passionate and refreshing love story that intertwines the hurt of loss with the joy of newfound love.

Neruda on the Park, Cleyvis Natera - On-Sale May 24, 2022

Natera’s debut novel follows a Dominican family in New York City facing infringing gentrification. As individual members of the family take on this change in distinct ways, conflict invariably arises and tensions run high.

The Merciless Ones, Namina Forna - On-Sale May 31, 2022

In the second installment of Forna’s Gilded Ones fantasy series, The Merciless Ones follows the young heroine Deka in the months following her greatest victory. However, the war in her ancient kingdom is only beginning, and she’s barely discovering how truly powerful she is.

City of Orange, David Yoon - on-Sale May 24, 2022

A man awakens in an unknown land and has to recollect and reassemble his memories and ideas of himself as he explores his surroundings and learns to survive on his own.

Trust, Hernan Diaz - On-Sale May 3, 2022

This work of historical fiction is a literary puzzle that spans a century and searches for the truth about one uber-rich Gilded Age couple.

Inheritance: A Visual Poem, Elizabeth Acevedo - On-Sale May 3, 2022

Acevedo’s famous spoken-word poem comes alive in this book featuring full-color illustrations that create a vibrant embrace of Afro-Latinidad.

Love Radio, Ebony LaDelle - On-Sale May 31, 2022

Dani is cautious of young love, and rightly so—she has big dreams and a bright future ahead of her—why would she need to meet somebody now? However, as her senior year of high school draws to a close she meets the charming Prince Jones and gives him only 3 dates to make her fall in love.