May 2022 Releases

Here is our list of notable new releases due for publication in May 2022 — 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
978-031649937822 SecondsPatterson, James5/2Little, Brown
978-1982181475Love MarriageAli, Monica5/3Scribner
978-1250278364The HomewreckersAndrews, Mary Kay5/3St. Martin's
978-0593295779Aunt Dimity and the Enchanted CottageAtherton, Nancy5/3Viking
978-0802159649HomesicknessBarrett, Colin5/3Grove
978-0593436691The HaciendaCanas, Isabel5/3Berkley
978-0399177620Nonna Maria and the Case of the Missing BrideCarcaterra, Lorenzo5/3Bantam
978-1982187606MagpieDay, Elizabeth5/3S&S
978-0593420317TrustDiaz, Hernan5/3Riverhead
978-0593243763Acts of ServiceFishman, Lillian5/3Hogarth
978-1101870389Vigil HarborGlass, Julia5/3Pantheon
978-1640095045The Other MotherHarper, Rachel M.5/3Counterpoint
978-0593329672We Do What We Do in the DarkHart, Michelle5/3Riverhead
978-0593334836Book LoversHenry, Emily5/3Berkley
978-0063116917Patience Is a Subtle ThiefIshola-Ayodeji, Abi5/3Harper Via
978-0593419762Robert B. Parker's Revenge TourLupica, Mike5/3Putnam
978-0802159601The Dark FloodMeyer, Deon5/3Atlantic Monthly
978-0593316375Companion PieceSmith, Ali5/3Pantheon
978-0593358429Summer LoveThayer, Nancy5/3Ballantine
978-1644450871Mother CountryTownsend, Jacinda5/3Scout Press Press
978-0063204157Remarkably Bright CreaturesVan Pelt, Shelby5/3Ecco
978-0374185725Liarmouth: A Feel-Bad RomanceWaters, John5/3FSG
978-1646220038Bitter Orange TreeAlharthi, Jokha5/10Catapult
978-0385544825The LionessBohjalian, Chris5/10Doubleday
978-0593358702First Time for EverythingFry, Henry5/10Ballantine
978-0062984371Mustique IslandMcCoy, Sarah5/10Morrow
978-0063042209The Murder RuleMcTiernan, Dervla5/10Morrow
978-0593321065The Garden of Broken ThingsMomplaisir, Francesca5/10Knopf
978-0358621232Jameela Green Ruins EverythingNawaz, Zarqa5/10Mariner
978-0063010888OverboardParetsky, Sara5/10Morrow
978-0062958594Miss Butterworth and the Mad BaronQuinn, Julia5/10Morrow
978-1250819345Hidden PicturesRekulak, Jason5/10Flatiron
978-1250817327Dark StarsTaff, John F.D.5/10Nightfire
978-1501133572The Summer PlaceWeiner, Jennifer5/10Atria
978-0063035133Take Your Breath AwayBarclay, Linwood5/17Morrow
978-0593320129The Red ArrowBrewer, William5/17Knopf
978-0063015081Countdown to MidnightBrown, Dale5/17Morrow
978-0593357606Thrill of the HuntBrown, Rita Mae5/17Ballantine
978-1982181659In the BloodCarr, Jack5/17Emily Bestler Books
978-1250823144Notes on Your Sudden DisappearanceEspach, Alison5/17Holt
978-1250779076Wild PreyKlingborg, Brian5/17Minotaur
978-1635576412We Measure the Earth with Our BodiesLama, Tsering Yangzom5/17Bloomsbury
978-1982173401Something WilderLauren, Christina5/17Gallery
978-0316531283The IslandMcKinty, Adrian5/17Little, Brown
978-1538706282With PrejudicePeguero, Robin5/17Grand Central
978-0525656999You Have a Friend in 10AShipstead, Maggie5/17Knopf
978-0525539001This Time TomorrowStraub, Emma5/17Riverhead
978-0358251873The Cherry RobbersWalker, Sarai5/17Mariner
978-0593198766Adult Assembly RequiredWaxman, Abbi5/17Berkley
978-0063040748The Lost Summers of NewportWilliams, Beatriz5/17Morrow
978-0525557593Either/OrBatuman, Elif5/24Penguin
978-0062939814Dr. B.Birnbaum, Daniel5/24Harper
978-0593419670Clive Cussler's Dark VectorBrown, Graham5/24Putnam
978-1982196592Every Cloak Rolled in BloodBurke, James Lee5/24S&S
978-1250175212SleepwalkChaon, Dan5/24Holt
978-1982188702You Made a Fool of Death with Your BeautyEmezi, Akwaeke5/24Atria
978-1335506368The Honeymoon CottageFoster, Lori5/24HQN
978-0063078413With a Mind to KillHorowitz, Anthony5/24Harper
978-1476735078The Evening HeroLee, Marie Myung-Ok5/24S&S
978-0785248200Bless Your Heart Rae SuttonLewis, Susannah5/24Thomas Nelson
978-0374604769Two Nights in LisbonPavone, Chris5/24MCD
978-1250278197NightworkRoberts, Nora5/24St. Martin's
978-1982180171The ShoreRunde, Katie5/24Scribner
978-0063211742Poison LiliesTallo, Katie5/24Harper Paperbacks
978-1250820006A Rip Through TimeArmstrong, Kelley5/31Minotaur
978-0593320273PlanesBaker, Peter C5/31Knopf
978-1982170363Deep WaterBamford, Emma5/31Scout Press
978-1496737755The Secret Life of Albert EntwistleCain, Matt5/31John Scognamiglio Books
978-1646221011Rainbow RainbowConklin, Lydia5/31Catapult
978-1538755167Half-Blown RoseCross-Smith, Leesa5/31Grand Central
978-0425286647Meant To BeGriffin, Emily5/31Ballantine
978-0385549325Sparring PartnersGrisham, John5/31Doubleday
978-0063072152Sweet Sweet Revenge LTDJonasson, Jonas5/31Harper Via
978-1525899836The Golden SeasonKay Sneed, Madeline5/31Graydon House
978-1250790798The LatecomerKorelitz, Jean Hanff5/31Celadon
978-1250810465Yerba BuenaLaCour, Nina5/31Flatiron
978-1496738158The Seamstress of New OrleansMcPhail, Diane C.5/31John Scognamiglio Books
978-1250822420The FavorMurphy, Nora5/31Minotaur
978-0778333173The Messy Lives of Book PeoplePatrick, Phaedra5/31Park Row

NONFICTION

TitleAuthorOn SaleImprint
978-0593534489How To Prevent the Next PandemicGates, Bill5/3Knopf
978-1982180393Seen and UnseenHill, Marc Lamont5/3Atria
978-1324006237Fly GirlHood, Ann5/3Norton
978-0374604875My Seven Black FathersJawando, Will5/3FSG
978-1668001967The Hawk's WayMontgomery, Sy5/3Atria
978-1250279255Killing the KillersO'Reilly, Bill5/3St. Martins
978-1335475176Magic SeasonRouse, Wade5/3Hanover Square
978-1250837196Be My BabySpector, Ronnie5/3Holt
978-0374169619The Adventures of Herbie CohenCohen, Rich5/10FSG
978-0063011427The Movement Made UsDennis Jr., David J.5/10Harper
978-1668002322The Truth About CryptoEdelman, Ric5/10S&S
978-0374606718Liberalism and Its DiscontentsFukuyama, Francis5/10FSG
978-0593315880I Cried to Dream AgainKruzan, Sara5/10Pantheon
978-1250807632Hometown VictoryLowe, Keanon5/10Flatiron
978-0316282239Because Our Fathers LiedMcNamara, Craig5/10Little, Brown
978-0316593014The High SierraRobinson, Kim Stanley5/10Little, Brown
978-0593192153There Are Places in the World Where Rules Are Less Important Than KindnessRovelli, Carlo5/10Riverhead
978-1335469564No EscapeTurkel, Nury5/10Hanover Square
978-0063031661Miss ChloeVerdelle, A.J.5/10Amistad
978-132402046221st Century Monetary PolicyBernanke, Ben S.5/17Norton
978-0525659495Mean BabyBlair, Selma5/17Knopf
978-1982167509The Power of CrisisBremmer, Ian5/17S&S
978-1982168759Mother NoiseHouse, Cindy5/17Marysue Rucci Books
978-0593299241Uncertain GroundKlay, Phil5/17Penguin
978-0063046498We Were DreamersLiu, Simu5/17Morrow
978-1640095342A Redemptive Path ForwardLucky, Antong5/17Counterpoint
978-0374279264Ma and MeReang, Putsata5/17MCD
978-0593490617His Name Is George FloydSamuels, Robert5/17Viking
978-1335475190Alabama v. KingAbrams, Dan5/24Hanover Square
978-1982187347Here's the DealConway, Kellyanne5/24Threshold
978-0394543413The Hangman and His WifeDougherty, Nancy5/24Knopf
978-0374115098This Body I WoreGoetsch, Diana5/24FSG
978-1982185145Where the Money IsSeessel, Adam5/24Avid Reader
978-1631498251Rebels at SeaDolin, Eric Jay5/31Liveright
978-1982176440The Man Who Broke CapitalismGelles, David5/31S&S
978-1627792325Secret CityKirchick, James5/31Holt
978-0316392457Happy-Go-LuckySedaris, David5/31Little, Brown

CHILDREN’S

TitleAuthorOn SaleImprint
978-0062931948InheritanceAcevedo, Elizabeth & Andrea Pippins5/3Quill Tree
978-1368070829Ballad & DaggerDaniel Jose Older5/3Rick Riordan Presents
978-1777290085How to Be the Best Third WheelDe Villa, Loridee5/3Wattpad
978-0759557017UnequalDyson, Michael Eric & Marc Favreau5/3Little, Brown
978-0063024847Confessions of an Alleged Good GirlGoffney, Joya5/3Harper Teen
978-1250244451I Kissed Shara WheelerMcQuiston, Casey5/3Wednesday Books
978-1368070829Ballad and DaggerOlder, Daniel Jose5/3Rick Riordan Presents
978-1368071345BravelyStiefvater, Maggie5/3Disney
978-0316282642Hollow FiresAhmed, Samira5/10Little, Brown
978-1335424563A Show for TwoBhuiyan, Tashie5/10Inkyard Press
978-0063088535Some Mistakes Were MadeDwyer, Kristin5/10Harper Teen
978-0063086166The Summer of Bitter and SweetFerguson, Jen5/10Heartdrum
978-1534462540BrightJung, Jessica5/10S&S
978-0063210271Cafe Con LycheeLee, Emery5/10Quill Tree
978-0358536864Breathe and Count Back from TenSylvester, Natalia5/10Clarion Books
978-1368064644Once Upon a K-PromCho, Kat5/17Disney-Hyperion
978-0063116139Twin CrownsDoyle, Catherine & Katherine Webber5/17Balzer & Bray
978-0062955739Gideon Green in Black and WhiteHenry, Katie5/17Katherine Tegen Books
978-1984857422The History of the ComputerIgnotofsky, Rachel5/17Ten Speed
978-0063157989Only on the WeekendsAtta, Dean5/24Balzer & Bray
978-1250822055Just Your Local Bisexual DisasterMosqueda, Andrea5/24Feiwel & Friends
978-1250816528The WellWyatt, Jake & Choo5/24First Second
978-1335425911The Fae KeeperEdgmon, H E5/31Inkyard Press
978-0593524220The CounselorsGoodman, Jessica5/31Razorbill
978-1250766632Tokyo DreamingJean, Emiko5/31Flatiron Books
978-0063015203Out of the BlueJune, Jason5/31Harper Teen
978-0063085657A Little Bit CountryKennedy, Brian D5/31Balzer & Bray
978-1665908153Love RadioLadelle, Ebony5/31S&S
978-1368049399City of Hooks and ScarsLaure, Estelle5/31Disney-Hyperion
978-0062936936Flip the ScriptLee, Lyla5/31Katherine Tegen Books
978-0593429709RivalsMcGee, Katharine5/31Random House
978-0593429259Finding JupiterRowe, Kelis5/31Crown
978-0062941107Private LabelYang, Kelly5/31Katherine Tegen Books