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Best New May Titles for All Reader Types

Best New May Titles for All Reader Types

We’ve found the best, new release book recommendations for each Bookfinity Reader Type. 

May has gifted us with some amazing new book releases that we are excited to dive into this month. A much anticipated release from Abraham Verghese to a better look at the character Queen Charlotte from Julia Quinn's Bridgerton series. We’ve found the perfect recommendations for each of our Reader Types. 

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Serial Reader

Graveyard of Lost Children

Graveyard of Lost Children

by Katrina Monroe

"With nimble pacing, genuine scares, and a riveting central mystery, Graveyard of Lost Children is a bonafide page-tuner." – Rachel Harrison, author of Cackle and Such Sharp Teeth

 Modern Romantic

True Love Experiment

The True Love Experiment

by Christina Lauren

Sparks fly when a romance novelist and a documentary filmmaker join forces to craft the perfect Hollywood love story and take both of their careers to the next level--but only if they can keep the chemistry between them from taking the whole thing off script--from the New York Times bestselling authors of The Soulmate Equation and The Unhoneymooners.

  Trendsetter

Queen Charlotte

Queen Charlotte

by Julia Quinn and Shonda Rhimes

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn and television pioneer Shonda Rhimes comes a powerful and romantic novel of Bridgerton's Queen Charlotte and King George III's great love story and how it sparked a societal shift, inspired by the original series Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, created by Shondaland for Netflix.


Bookworm

Covenant of Water OPRAH BOOK CLUB

The Covenant of Water

by Abraham Verghese

OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB

From the New York Times-bestselling author of Cutting for Stone comes a stunning and magisterial epic of love, faith, and medicine, set in Kerala, South India, and following three generations of a family seeking the answers to a strange secret.

Beach Reader

Meet Me at the Lake

Meet Me at the Lake

by Carley Fortune

A random connection sends two strangers on a daylong adventure where they make a promise one keeps and the other breaks, with life-changing effects, in this breathtaking new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Every Summer After.

Time Traveler

The Old Lion

The Old LIon

by Jeff Shaara

In one of his most accomplished, compelling novels yet, acclaimed New York Times bestseller Jeff Shaara accomplishes what only the finest historical fiction can do - he brings to life one of the most consequential figures in U.S. history - Theodore Roosevelt - peeling back the many-layered history of the man, and the country he personified.

Lifelong Learner

The Last Honest Man

The Last Honest Man

by James Risen

In this "gripping . . . spectacular piece of reporting" (Ken Burns), a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist examines Senator Frank Church, the man at the center of numerous investigations into the abuses of power within the American government.

Woke Up Like This

The Celebrants

The Celebrants

by Steven Rowley

Big Chill for our times, celebrating decades-long friendships and promises--especially to ourselves--by the bestselling and beloved author of The Guncle.

Mountain Climber

Walking with Sam

Walking with Sam: A Father, a Son, and Five Hundred Miles Across Spain

by Andrew McCarthy

An intimate, funny, and poignant travel memoir following New York Times bestselling author and actor Andrew McCarthy as he walks the Camino de Santiago with his son Sam.

Leading Lady

quietly hostile essays

Quietly Hostile: Essays

by Samantha Irby

A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR - A hilarious new essay collection from #1 New York Times bestselling unabashed fan-favorite Samantha Irby invites us to share in the gory particulars of her real life, all that festers behind the glitter and glam.

Cool Mom & Dad

the daddy diaries

The Daddy Diaries

by Andy Cohen

New York Times bestselling author Andy Cohen goes from bottle service to baby bottles in a hilarious, heartwarming, and name-dropping account of the most important year of his life.

Spiritual Seeker

happiness is overrated

Happiness is Overrated

by Cuong Lu

Stop chasing happiness and reconnect to the meaning of each moment through this practical guide, told through vignettes of life training as a Buddhist monk under world-renowned spiritual leader Thich Nhat Hanh.

Subject Matter Expert

the ferryman

The Ferryman

by Justin Cronin

"Next to impossible to put down . . . exciting, mysterious, and totally satisfying."–STEPHEN KING

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Passage comes a riveting standalone novel about a group of survivors on a hidden island utopia--where the truth isn't what it seems.

Game Day Hero

how golf can save your life

How Golf Can Save Your Life

by Drew Millard

"How Golf Can Save Your Life is a humble, honest, and frequently hilarious book that demystifies--and transcends--its subject. I'm not a golfer. But after reading it, I can say for sure that there's nobody I'd rather suck with for eighteen holes than Drew Millard."
– ERIC NUSBAUM, author of Stealing Home: Los Angeles, the Dodgers, and the Lives Caught in Between

Self-Starter

The Search

The Search: Finding Meaningful Work in a Post-Career World

by Bruce Feiler

From the New York Times bestselling author of Life Is in the Transitions comes a bold new road map for finding meaning and purpose at work, based on insights drawn from hundreds of life stories of Americans from all backgrounds and vocations.

Young at Heart

warrior girl unearthed

Warrior Girl Unearthed

by Angeline Boulley

#1 New York Times bestselling author of Firekeeper's Daughter Angeline Boulley takes us back to Sugar Island in this high-stakes thriller about the power of discovering your stolen history.

World Traveler

Look for me there

Look for Me There: Grieving My Father, Finding Myself

by Luke Russert

In Look for Me There, Luke Russert traverses terrain both physical and deeply personal. On his journey to some of the world's most stunning destinations, he visits the internal places of grief, family, faith, ambition, and purpose--with intense self-reflection, honesty, and courage."–Savannah Guthrie, coanchor of Today


Dissenter

built from the fire

Built from the Fire

by Victor Luckerson

A multigenerational saga of a family and a community in Tulsa's Greenwood district, known as "Black Wall Street," that in one century survived the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, urban renewal, and gentrification.

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