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May 2023 Releases

Here is our list of notable new releases due for publication in May 2023 — 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
978-0316402781The 23rd MidnightPatterson, James5/1Little, Brown
978-1982191337Swamp StoryBarry, Dave5/2S&S
978-1250284372No Two PersonsBauermeister, Erica5/2St. Martin's
978-1668011836The Secret Book of Flora LeaCallahan Henry, Patti5/2Atria
978-1728268231ClytemnestraCasati, Costanza5/2Sourcebooks
978-0525619475The FerrymanCronin, Justin5/2Ballantine
978-0063274280HomebodiesDenton-Hurst, Tembe5/2Harper
978-0062994219Summer on Sag HarborHostin, Sunny5/2William Morrow
978-1250892607The Girl by the BridgeIndridason, Arnaldur5/2Minotaur
978-0802159069Bad, Bad Seymour BrownIsaacs, Susan5/2Atlantic Monthly
978-0593187210To Die BeautifulJackson, Buzzy5/2Dutton
978-0385548434Not AloneJackson, Sarah K.5/2Doubleday
978-1982172602The Half MoonKeane, Mary Beth5/2Scribner
978-1250830913The Salt Grows HeavyKhaw, Cassandra5/2Nightfire
978-1250855015The MagistrateKlingborg, Brian5/2Minotaur
978-1640095434You Are HereLin-Greenberg, Karin5/2Counterpoint
978-1250857019Amazing Grace AdamsLittlewood, Fran5/2Holt
978-1335426888Paper NamesLuo, Susie5/2Hanover Square
978-1641293259The Rope ArtistNakamura, Fuminori5/2Soho Crime
978-1538724248A History of BurningOza, Janika5/2Grand Central
978-1250815309Did You Hear About Kitty KarrPaul, Crystal Smith5/2Holt
978-1644452295ShyPorter, Max5/2Graywolf Press
978-1250791641Spring's ArcanaSaintcrow, Lilith5/2Tor
978-1984821775The Wedding PlannerSteel, Danielle5/2Delacorte
978-1668012987Dear ChrysanthemumsSze-Lorrain, Fiona5/2Scribner
978-0593358450All the Days of SummerThayer, Nancy5/2Ballantine
978-0802162175The Covenant of WaterVerghese, Abraham5/2Grove
978-1668011089The NigerwifeWalters, Vanessa5/2Atria
978-1639730889The Humble LoverWhite, Edmund5/2Bloomsbury
978-0374603335Gone to the WolvesWray, John5/2FSG
978-0593498286To Shape a Dragon's BreathBlackgoose, Moniquill5/9Del Rey
978-1250284396The Collected Regrets of CloverBrammer, Mikki5/9St. Martin's
978-1400234400All the Pretty PlacesCallaway, Joy5/9Muse
978-0525655596The Making of Another Major Motion Picture MasterpieceHanks, Tom5/9Knopf
978-1643750392The Nightingale AffairMason, Tim5/9Algonquin
978-0593700693The Private Life of Spies and The Exquisite Art of Getting EvenMcCall Smith, Alexander5/9Pantheon
978-0063252448The Tiffany GirlsNoble, Shelley5/9William Morrow
978-1250855572AtalantaSaint, Jennifer5/9Flatiron
978-1250847300Pieces of BlueSloan, Holly Goldberg5/9Flatiron
978-0778334538Cassandra in ReverseSmale, Holly5/9Mira
978-1982188306Independence SquareSmith, Martin Cruz5/9S&S
978-1250885876Playing It SafeWeaver, Ashley5/9Minotaur
978-0063306318Mothers' InstinctAbel, Barbara5/16Harper Via
978-0593540718The Three of UsAgbaje-Williams, Ore5/16Putnam
978-0063276246The Lie MakerBarclay, Linwood5/16William Morrow
978-0593317174The DisenchantmentBell, Celia5/16Pantheon
978-0063259416Dona Cleanwell Leaves HomeCastillo, Ana5/16Harper Via
978-0778334057The Enchanted HaciendaCervantes, J.C.5/16Park Row
978-0812998627The GuestCline, Emma5/16Random House
978-0593498156DancesCuffy, Nicole5/16One World
978-1250843135DyketteDavis, Jenny Fran5/16Holt
978-1250885852Tell-Tale BonesHaines, Carolyn5/16Minotaur
978-0063250833YellowfaceKuang, R. F.5/16William Morrow
978-0063278813The God of Good LooksMc Ivor, Breanne5/16William Morrow
978-1250862488Fractal NoisePaolini, Christopher5/16Tor
978-0316507127A Line in the SandPowers, Kevin5/16Little, Brown
978-0143137627BerlinSetton, Bea5/16Penguin
978-1250279941The Old LionShaara, Jeff5/16St. Martin's
978-0385548328Rogue JusticeAbrams, Stacey5/23Doubleday
978-0593321621HalcyonAckerman, Elliot5/23Knopf
978-1250820037The Poisoner's RingArmstrong, Kelley5/23Minotaur
978-1335449634The Lock-UpBanville, John5/23Hanover Square
978-0593422786Tom Clancy Flash PointBentley, Don5/23Putnam
978-0063294905Social EngagementForrey, Avery Carpenter5/23Mariner
978-1646221196Notes on Her ColorNeal, Jennifer5/23Catapult
978-0374608484Sing Her DownPochoda, Ivy5/23MCD
978-1250284112IdentityRoberts, Nora5/23St. Martin's
978-1250887009Bad Summer PeopleRosenblum, Emma5/23Flatiron
978-0593084939Beware the WomanAbbott, Megan5/30Putnam
978-1613164037Central Park WestComey, James5/30Mysterious Press
978-1641294669The Light at the End of the WorldDeb, Siddhartha5/30Soho Press
978-1250267146Big Gay WeddingLane, Byron5/30Holt
978-0063295070Psyche and ErosMcNamara, Luna5/30William Morrow
978-1250822444The New MotherMurphy, Nora5/30Minotaur
978-1982177911DrowningNewman, TJ5/30Avid Reader
978-0063252530The Body in the WebPage, Katherine Hall5/30William Morrow
978-0063253711The OvernightsSmith, Ian K.5/30Amistad
978-0778307662The Paris DeceptionTurnbull, Bryn5/30Mira
978-0316265850Good Night, IreneUrrea, Luis Alberto5/30Little, Brown
978-0593355060The King's PleasureWeir, Alison5/30Ballantine
978-1250826794Witch KingWells, Martha5/30Tordotcom

NONFICTION

TitleAuthorOn SaleImprint
978-0593299951Don't Call Me HomeAuder, Alexandra5/2Viking
978-0385353984FatherlandBilger, Burkhard5/2Random House
978-1524748456The Experience MachineClark, Andy5/2Pantheon
978-0063071285Taking CareDiGregorio, Sarah5/2Harper
978-1982195304SoilDungy, Camille T5/2S&S
978-0593542569Hot and BotheredDunn, Jancee5/2Putnam
978-1982187279An Unspeakable HopeFord, Leon5/2Atria
978-0062820174Magnolia Table Volume 3Gaines, Joanna5/2Morrow
978-0393881868The Story of Art Without MenHessel, Katy5/2Norton
978-0593539057The Daily DadHoliday, Ryan5/2Portfolio
978-0385548366Quantum SupremacyKaky, Michio5/2Doubleday
978-1250852069Tell Me EverythingKelly, Minka5/2Holt
978-1250807694You Have to Be Prepared to Die Before You Can Begin to LiveKix, Paul5/2Celadon
978-1668005255You or Someone You LoveMatthews, Hannah5/2Atria
978-1668014486The Well-Lived LifeMcGarey, Gladys5/2Atria
978-0593186886To the End of the EarthMcManus, John C.5/2Dutton Caliber
978-1250869043We Are Too ManyPittard, Hannah5/2Holt
978-1250827746Radical InclusionSengeh, David Moinina5/2Flatiron
978-0593299753TrafficSmith, Ben5/2Penguin
978-0525656852Winnie and NelsonSteinberg, Jonny5/2Knopf
978-1668013571HomegrownToobin, Jeffrey5/2S&S
978-1324051954Red MemoryBranigan, Tania5/9Norton
978-1335449504The WatchdogDrummond, Steve5/9Hanover Square
978-1984881137Paved ParadiseGrabar, Henry5/9Penguin
978-0316530095Clearing the FogJackson, James C.5/9Little, Brown Spark
978-0593239452WildflowerJames, Aurora5/9Crown
978-1538709207Walking with SamMcCarthy, Andrew5/9Grand Central
978-0802162212Orphan BachelorsNg, Fae Myenne5/9Grove
978-0316565134The Last Honest ManRisen, James5/9Little, Brown
978-1982198343The Lost Sons of OmahaSexton, Joe5/9Scribner
978-0374609900Our Migrant SoulsTobar, Hector5/9MCD
978-0062998873When the Heavens Went on SaleVance, Ashlee5/9Ecco
978-0063073104A Life of One's OwnBiggs, Joanna5/16Ecco
978-0374279295KingEig, Jonathan5/16FSG
978-0593449127BuildingEllison, Mark5/16Random House
978-1982184513Fortune's BazaarEngland, Vaudine5/16Scribner
978-0374610296NFTs Are a Scam / NFTs Are the FutureHundreds, Bobby5/16MCD
978-1984878281The New China PlaybookJin, Keyu5/16Viking
978-0525659143UndauntedKroeger, Brooke5/16Knopf
978-0525659532The WorldMontefiore, Simon Sebag5/16Knopf
978-0593443439Uncle of the YearRannells, Andrew5/16Crown
978-0593491393The Yellow PadRubin, Robert E.5/16Penguin
978-0316268974UneducatedZara, Christopher5/16Little, Brown
978-0316417228Why Fathers Cry at NightAlexander, Kwame5/23Little, Brown
978-1501124884American ChildhoodBrewster, Todd5/23Scribner
978-1324092599Cleopatra's DaughterDraycott, Jane5/23Liveright
978-0806542447Last to Eat, Last to LearnDurrani, Pashtana5/23Citadel
978-0393531862Sing, MemoryEyre, Makana5/23Norton
978-0316591614Lost SonForrest, Brett5/23Little, Brown
978-0300257076HomelandsGarton Ash, Timothy5/23Yale University Press
978-0358588764Amerikan Family, AnHolley, Santi Elijah5/23Mariner
978-0593472170The WestMac Sweeney, Naoise5/23Dutton
978-1982122911V Is For VictoryNelson, Craig5/23Scribner
978-0374601171Fancy Bear Goes PhishingShapiro, Scott J.5/23FSG
978-1635579123Women We Buried, Women We BurnedSnyder, Rachel Louise5/23Bloomsbury
978-1476773926The Book of CharlieVon Drehle, David5/23S&S
978-1982185732Party of OneWong, Chun Han5/23Avid Reader
978-1538709863In the BloodBarber, Charles5/30Grand Central
978-1646221059Lesbian Love StoryPossanza, Amelia5/30Catapult

CHILDREN’S

TitleAuthorOn SaleImprint
978-0063057531America ReduxAberg-Riger, Ariel5/2Balzer & Bray
978-0063045873Imogen, ObviouslyAlbertalli, Becky5/2Balzer & Bray
978-0063266704The Unstoppable Bridget BloomBitz, Allison L5/2Harper Teen
978-1250766588Warrior Girl UnearthedBoulley, Angeline5/2Holt
978-0593433287Liar's BeachCotugno, Katie5/2Delacorte
978-1338813838Where You See YourselfForrest, Claire5/2Scholastic
978-1250843999Ander & Santi Were HereGarza Villa, Jonny5/2Wednesday Books
978-1338789669Colin Kaepernick: Change the GameKaepernick, Colin5/2Graphix
978-0316449939Your Plantation Prom Is Not OkayMcWilliams, Kelly5/2Little, Brown
978-1338863420SolitaireOseman, Alice5/2Scholastic
978-1649372819The Stolen ThroneOwen, Abigail5/2Entangled
978-1665918466Miles Morales SuspendedReynolds, Jason & Zeke Pena5/2Atheneum
978-0593527603Lying in the DeepUrban, Diana5/2Razorbill
978-1335453655Margo Zimmerman Gets the GirlWaxelbaum, Sara & Brianna R Shrum5/2Inkyard Press
978-1335453648I Like Me BetterWeber, Robby5/2Inkyard Press
978-0762481637Breakup, MakeupAnthony, Stacey5/9Running Press Kids
978-0063116160Cursed CrownsDoyle, Catherine & Katherine Webber5/9Balzer & Bray
978-1990259494RevelationsHiggin, Bella5/9Wattpad
978-1335915863The Last One to FallLepore, Gabriella5/9Inkyard Press
978-1250836298You Don't Have a ShotMarie, Racquel5/9Feiwel & Friends
978-0063039377Only This Beautiful MomentNazemian, Abdi5/9Balzer & Bray
978-1250788535I'm Not Supposed to Be in the DarkNeilson, Riss M5/9Holt
978-0593484890The Rules of UsNissley, Jennifer5/9Labyrinth Road
978-1536228403Every Gift a CurseO'Donoghue, Caroline5/9Walker Books
978-1547611362If Tomorrow Doesn't ComeSt. Jude, Jen5/9Bloomsbury
978-1250827975This Is the Way the World EndsWilde, Jen5/9Wednesday Books
978-0593403099They Hate Each OtherWoody, Amanda5/9Viking
978-0062888846Nigeria JonesZoboi, Ibi5/9Balzer & Bray

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