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May 2020 Releases

Here is our list of notable new releases due for publication in May 2020 — in a format that includes imprint info, and allows you resort the list by clicking the up/down arrows. This selection is our editorial aggregation from a wide variety of sources including bookseller and librarian lists, wholesaler top buys, Publishers Lunch Buzz Books and seasonal forecasts, well-known authors, news items and more. Once published, you can find them listed in the New Releases section at Bookateria. Lists are available at PM looking forward two to three months for reference purposes, and are updated live as on-sale dates and other information changes. Click for March and April lists.

FICTION

TitleAuthorOn SaleImprint
978-0316420280The 20th VictimPatterson, James5/4Little, Brown
978-1250256928Hello, SummerAndrews, Mary Kay5/5St. Martin's
978-0316476850Summer LongingBrenner, Jamie5/5Little, Brown
978-0525533641ShinerBurns, Amy Jo5/5Riverhead
978-1728205120Before She Was HelenCooney, Caroline5/5Poisoned Pen
978-1250307187The Paris HoursGeorge, Alex5/5Flatiron
978-0393254174The PaladinIgnatius, David5/5Norton
978-1250180599The Secrets of BonesLogan, Kylie5/5Minotaur
978-0525539322Robert B. Parker’s Grudge MatchLupica, Mike5/5Putnam
978-1982120726The New AmericanMarcom, Micheline Aharonian5/5S&S
978-0316477635A Registry of My Passage upon the EarthMason, Daniel5/5Little, Brown
978-0374270629Strange HotelMcBride, Eimear5/5FSG
978-0062367686A Good MarriageMcCreight, Kimberly5/5Harper
978-0778305071The ImperfectsMeyerson, Amy5/5Park Row
978-1250206923Hard Cash ValleyPanowich, Brian5/5Minotaur
978-0451493170Don’t Shed Your Tears for Anyone Who Lives on These StreetsPron, Patricio5/5Knopf
978-1984806840Close UpQuick, Amanda5/5Berkley
978-0525510369Ghosts of HarvardSerritella, Francesca5/5Random House
978-1250257017The Book of VSolomon, Anna5/5Holt
978-1594634697All Adults HereStraub, Emma5/5Riverhead
978-1501133510Big SummerWeiner, Jennifer5/5Atria
978-0525535973The Goodbye ManDeaver, Jeffery5/12Putnam
978-0062969804Sorry for Your TroubleFord, Richard5/12Ecco
978-0802129369Book of the Little AxeFrancis-Sharma, Lauren5/12Atlantic Monthly
978-0778309703This is How I LiedGudenkauf, Heather5/12Park Row
978-1641291231Street MusicHallinan, Timothy5/12Soho Crime
978-1984806239Happy & You Know ItHankin, Laura5/12Berkley
978-1324005032A Children’s BibleMillet, Lydia5/12Norton
978-0525657156My Mother’s HouseMomplaisir, Francesca5/12Knopf
978-0062434029Shakespeare for SquirrelsMoore, Christopher5/12Morrow
978-1641291118QuotientsO'Neill, Tracy5/12Soho
978-0062844484I’d Give AnythingSantos, Marisa de los5/12Morrow
978-0062905659Catherine HouseThomas, Elizabeth5/12Custom House
978-1538748138The Last TrialTurow, Scott5/12Grand Central
978-1101966600Katheryn Howard, The Scandalous QueenWeir, Alison5/12Ballantine
978-0062983558The SilenceAllott, Susan5/19Morrow
978-0593130032Furmidable FoesBrown, Rita Mae5/19Bantam
978-0062967282The Wife StalkerConstantine, Liv5/19Harper
978-1501174728Kill the KingDazieri, Sandrone5/19Scribner
978-1250119513A Week at the ShoreDelinsky, Barbara5/19St. Martin's
978-1631496295Boys of AlabamaHudson, Genevieve5/19Liveright
978-1982121495The Thirty Names of NightJoukhadar, Zeyn5/19Atria
978-1982146948On Ocean BoulevardMonroe, Mary Alice5/19Gallery
978-0062656384These WomenPochoda, Ivy5/19Ecco
978-1982110642The Sun SisterRiley, Lucinda5/19Atria
978-0593129623To Wake the GiantShaara, Jeff5/19Ballantine
978-0062328250The Motion of the Body Through SpaceShriver, Lionel5/19Harper
978-1938235627The Prettiest StarSickles, Carter5/19Hub City
978-0525657361Keep Saying Their NamesStranger, Simon5/19Knopf
978-0593132555Latitudes of LongingSwarup, Shubhangi5/19One World
978-0525521815Red Dress in Black and WhiteAckerman, Elliot5/26Knopf
978-0593084991Worse AngelsBarron, Laird5/26Putnam
978-0062843081Eagle StationBrown, Dale5/26Morrow
978-1984880918The Death of JesusCoetzee, J.M.5/26Viking
978-0316539425Fair WarningConnelly, Michael5/26Little, Brown
978-1250258359IndigoEstleman, Loren5/26Forge
978-1984804334Murder, She WroteFletcher, Jessica & Jon Land5/26Berkley
978-1250248732The Jane Austen SocietyJenner, Natalie5/26St. Martin's
 978-1524745974All My Mother's LoversMasad, Ilana5/26Dutton
978-1250207104HideawayRoberts, Nora5/26St. Martin's
978-1328637239Burn-InSingerr, P.W. & August Cole5/26HMH
978-0525656654The Shooting at Chateau RockWalker, Martin5/26Knopf
978-0593102527Something To Talk AboutWilsner, Meryl5/26Berkley
978-0593083253BombshellWoods, Stuart5/26Putnam
978-1496730435Silver Wings, Iron CrossYoung, Tom5/26Kensington

NONFICTION

TitleAuthorOn SaleImprint
978-1250252869PelosiBall, Molly5/5Holt
978-1324005148Fire in ParadiseGee, Alastair & Dani Anguiano5/5Norton
978-1335015860GrandJohnson, Charles5/5Hanover Square
978-0062886705The HundredLemon, Don5/5Dey Street
978-0374216979Scandinavian NoirLesser, Wendy5/5FSG
978-1501194733GalileoLivio, Mario5/5S&S
978-0451477262James MonroeMcGrath, Tim5/5Dutton
978-1250317476The Lincoln ConspiracyMeltzer, Brad5/5Flatiron
978-1250209283The Hilarious World of DepressionMoe, John5/5St. Martin's
978-1250222879Manifesto for a Moral RevolutionNovogratz, Jacqueline5/5Holt
978-1101905883And Then They Stopped Talking to MeWarner, Judith5/5Crown
978-1982113636BezonomicsDumaine, Brian5/12Scribner
978-1982132392Lou GehrigGaff, Alan5/12S&S
978-0802148827The Shapeless UneaseHarvey, Samantha5/12Grove
978-1501137808Sunny DaysKamp, David5/12S&S
978-1324005704Funny WeatherLaing, Olivia5/12Norton
978-125023042324Mays, Willie & John Shea5/12St. Martin's
978-0802129109The Black CabinetWatts, Jill5/12Atlantic Monthly
978-0062975645Sand TalkYunkaporta, Tyson5/12Harper One
978-0062668974Team of FiveBrower, Kate Andersen5/19Harper
978-0525509035The Price of PeaceCarter, Zachary5/19Random House
978-1101875964StrayDanler, Stephanie5/19Knopf
978-1538751886Will Trump Go?Douglas, Lawrence5/19Twelve
978-1631495731Jesus and John WayneDu Mez, Kristin Kobes5/19Liveright
978-1594206016Dark MirrorGellman, Barton5/19Penguin
978-0374279967The Pink LineGevisser, Mark5/19FSG
978-0062916594How Innovation WorksRidley, Matt5/19Harper
978-0062942685No, You Shut UpSanders, Symone5/19Harper
978-0399590917RodhamSittenfeld, Curtis5/19Random House
978-1984820754Troop 6000Stewart, Nikita5/19Ballantine
978-0593129258The Chiffon TrenchesTalley, Andre Leon5/19Ballantine
978-1401958459Medical Medium Cleanse to HealWilliam, Anthony5/19Hay House
978-0062888808Love in the BlitzAlexander, Eileen5/26Harper
978-0062946348The Hispanic RepublicanCadava, Geraldo5/26Ecco
978-0062978417TrumpocalypseFrum, David5/26Harper
978-1250621566Hollywood ParkJollett, Mikel5/26Celadon
978-1324006671The Long FixLee, Vivian5/26Norton
978-0062996282Dare To FlyMcSally, Martha5/26Morrow
978-0062954213This Is What America Looks LikeOmar, Ilhan5/26Dey Street
978-1984820426UnholyPosner, Sarah5/26Random House
978-0062968814The Book of EelsSvensson, Patrik5/26Ecco
978-0525561309FairestTalusin, Meredith5/26Viking

CHILDREN’S

TitleAuthorOn SaleImprint
978-1250256522Last GirlsBrodsky, Demetra5/5Tor Teen
978-1250242747The Dark In-BetweenHrib, Elizabeth5/5Swoon Reads
978-1250317766Dark SkiesJensen, Danielle 5/5Tor Teen
978-0525579120Hunting NovemberMather, Adriana5/5Knopf
978-1640636569StoryboundMcKay, Emily5/5Entangled
978-1624149528The Life and Medieval Times of Kit SweetlyPacton, Jamie5/5Page Street Kids
978-0762495009When You Get the ChanceRyan, Tom & Robin Stevenson5/5Running Press
978-1536204315The Mermaid, the Witch, and the SeaTokuda-Hall, Maggie5/5Candlewick
978-1368010078War and SpeechZolidis, Don5/5Little, Brown
978-0316436731Dear UniverseGonsalves, Florence5/12Little, Brown
978-1624149689The Henna WarsJaigirdar, Adiba5/12Page Street Kids
978-1536209600Private LessonsSalaysay, Cynthia5/12Candlewick
978-1338635171The Ballad of Songbirds and SnakesCollins, Suzanne5/19Scholastic
978-0316489591Atomic WomenMontillo, Roseanne5/19Little, Brown

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