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5/1/2023: The New York Times Recommends Books Coming in May

13 New Books Coming in May
A landmark biography of Martin Luther King Jr., Tom Hanks’s debut novel, a dystopian work of fiction about the prison industrial complex and more. The column with mini-reviews is here.

Books: 
Chain Gang All Stars: A Novel Cover Image

Chain Gang All Stars: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
$27.00
ISBN: 9780593317334
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Pantheon - May 2nd, 2023
The Covenant of Water (Oprah's Book Club) Cover Image

The Covenant of Water (Oprah's Book Club) (Hardcover)

By Abraham Verghese
$32.00
ISBN: 9780802162175
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Grove Press - May 2nd, 2023
The Ferryman: A Novel Cover Image

The Ferryman: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Justin Cronin
$30.00
ISBN: 9780525619475
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Ballantine Books - May 2nd, 2023
Genealogy of a Murder: Four Generations, Three Families, One Fateful Night Cover Image

Genealogy of a Murder: Four Generations, Three Families, One Fateful Night (Hardcover)

By Lisa Belkin
$29.95
ISBN: 9780393285253
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: W. W. Norton & Company - May 30th, 2023
The Guest: A Novel Cover Image

The Guest: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Emma Cline
$28.00
ISBN: 9780812998627
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Random House - May 16th, 2023
King: A Life Cover Image

King: A Life (Hardcover)

By Jonathan Eig
$35.00
ISBN: 9780374279295
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux - May 16th, 2023
The Late Americans: A Novel Cover Image

The Late Americans: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Brandon Taylor
$28.00
ISBN: 9780593332337
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Riverhead Books - May 23rd, 2023
The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece: A novel Cover Image

The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece: A novel (Hardcover)

By Tom Hanks, R. Sikoryak (Illustrator)
$32.50
ISBN: 9780525655596
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Published: Knopf - May 9th, 2023
Our Migrant Souls: A Meditation on Race and the Meanings and Myths of “Latino” Cover Image

Our Migrant Souls: A Meditation on Race and the Meanings and Myths of “Latino” (Hardcover)

By Héctor Tobar
$27.00
ISBN: 9780374609900
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: MCD - May 9th, 2023
Quietly Hostile: Essays Cover Image

Quietly Hostile: Essays (Paperback)

By Samantha Irby
$17.00
ISBN: 9780593315699
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Published: Vintage - May 16th, 2023
When the Heavens Went on Sale: The Misfits and Geniuses Racing to Put Space Within Reach Cover Image

When the Heavens Went on Sale: The Misfits and Geniuses Racing to Put Space Within Reach (Hardcover)

By Ashlee Vance
$35.00
ISBN: 9780062998873
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Published: Ecco - May 9th, 2023
Women We Buried, Women We Burned: A Memoir Cover Image

Women We Buried, Women We Burned: A Memoir (Hardcover)

By Rachel Louise Snyder
$29.00
ISBN: 9781635579123
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Bloomsbury Publishing - May 23rd, 2023
Yellowface: A Novel Cover Image

Yellowface: A Novel (Hardcover)

By R. F. Kuang
$30.00
ISBN: 9780063250833
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: William Morrow - May 16th, 2023