20 Best Books To Read in May

by Kendra Langford Shaw

This moving, charmingly idiosyncratic novel, set upon icy terrain, is sure to melt hearts. Full review >

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by Douglas Stuart

With his gift for creating vibrantly specific characters and settings, Stuart again taps profound human truth. Full review >

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by Tom Lin

A thoughtfully written, genre-crossing novel of great ingenuity. Full review >

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by Veronica Roth

A standout genre-bending adventure with a tender romantic streak. Full review >

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by Walter Mosley

Even in chaos, darkness, and hardship, this novel finds reasons to believe in the human spirit. Full review >

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by Dimitry Elias Léger

A historical novel that merrily dances and jukes its way across the pitch of time. Full review >

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by Kennedy Ryan

Incredibly romantic and deeply human. Full review >

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by John Lanchester

A splendidly twisted tale of love and vengeance. Full review >

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by Christina Baker Kline

A profound and moving treatment of what could have been a tabloid topic. Full review >

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by Ayelet Waldman

Witty, frothy, and ultimately wise, this sendup of the marriage plot would make Mrs. Gaskell proud. Full review >

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by Patricia Cornwell

This literary memoir is as good as it gets, with more action and drama than many novels. Full review >

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by Neil deGrasse Tyson

A fun romp through the possibilities of alien lifeforms and the physics that might allow them to land in our backyards. Full review >

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by Barry Walters

A knowledgeable, high-spirited tribute to queer music through the ages. Full review >

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by H.W. Brands

The one biography of Washington to read in this semiquicentennial year. Full review >

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by Isaac Fitzgerald

Blue Highways with hiking boots, and a grand entertainment for travelers real and armchair. Full review >

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