May 2026’s biggest books
Spring is in full swing and as we enter warmer weather, our books also start to steer towards the breezy and balmy. In the months ahead, readers can look forward to dreamy romances, imaginative fantasies, captivating thrillers, coming-of-age YA, and so much more.
Here’s a peek at what’s coming to bookshelves this May:
The Calamity Club
by Kathryn Stockett
Fans of historical fiction will love Stockett’s latest (her last novel was The Help in 2009) that transports readers to rural Mississippi during the Great Depression. Three women’s lives converge and they decide to come up with a plan to take back control of their lives and fates in a story that is heartfelt and funny.
Our Perfect Storm
by Carley Fortune
Carley Fortune is known for her summery romances full of yearning. Our Perfect Storm is no exception when two best friends have one week to fix their friendship or fall apart forever.
Dolly All the Time
by Annabel Monaghan
Dolly is a single mom who finds herself in an accidental fake-dating situation to a wealthy workaholic. Will fake feelings lead to something lasting?
The Ballad of Falling Dragons
by Sarah A. Parker
Readers can finally return to Sarah A. Parker’s fantastical Moonfall series with this much-anticipated sequel. What’s in store for Raeve and Kaan?
The Daisy Chain Flower Shop
by Laurie Gilmore
If you like cozy romantic mystery, small town settings, fake dating, and a guaranteed HEA, you’ll love Laurie Gilmore’s latest in the Dream Harbor series.
The Final Target
by Nora Roberts
What happens when admiration becomes obsession? Arden Bowie is a debut author excited for her first author's appearance until she sees a fan, Dustin. At that event, the next one, and the next one... Arden finally agrees to have coffee with Dustin, but that proves to be a big mistake. Arden retreats to a small town, but will Dustin be OK with that?
The Tapestry of Fate
by Shannon Chakraborty
Fantasy readers! Return to the adventurous tales of notorious pirate Amina al-Sirafi as she tracks down magical artifacts in this epic sequel to 2023’s thrilling, The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi.
The Land and Its People
by David Sedaris
In a new collection of essays, David Sedaris explores what it means to fill so many different roles in life: traveler, brother, friend. With starred reviews from Kirkus and Publisher’s Weekly, this may be one of the humorist writer’s best collections yet.
The Divorce
by Freida McFadden
After her picture-perfect marriage implodes, a betrayed wife becomes obsessed with her ex-husband’s new girlfriend, spiraling into a dark, dangerous game to protect what she believes is worth killing for.
Platform Decay
by Martha Wells
After volunteering to run a rescue mission, Murderbot realizes that it will have to spend significant time with a bunch of humans it doesn't know.
Including human children. Ugh.
This may well call for...eye contact!
Everyone's favorite lethal SecUnit is back in the next installment of Martha Wells' bestselling Murderbot Diaries series.
True Crime
by Patricia Cornwell
In this achingly honest memoir, Patricia Cornwell finally tells the story that rivals all of the works that precede it: her own.
The Midnight Train
by Matt Haig
A magical, time-travelling love story, from the world of The Midnight Library.
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by Kennedy Ryan
A scorching second-chance romance between a talented screenwriter and a phenomenal musician from the bestselling author of Before I Let Go.
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Published Apr 30, 2026
Emma Dwyer
Emma Dwyer is a product trainer at Libby. She is also a former co-host of the Professional Book Nerds podcast. Prior to joining the training team, Emma was a Libby librarian. She enjoys reading, Love Island (UK), travel (to warmer climates like her home state of California), coffee, and hanging out with her family and dog.