For Your Consideration: May 2023 LibraryReads Titles

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For you consideration books collage

Download, read, and vote for your favorite May titles for the May 2023 LibraryReads list!

Votes due April 1!

ATALANTA by Jennifer Saint

9781250855572 | 5/9/23
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“Readers familiar with the original will appreciate Saint’s thoughtful creation of an inner life for her protagonist, who struggles to reconcile her chaste upbringing with the passions Meleager inspires. For readers who can’t get enough of feminist retellings, this will more than do the trick.”–Publishers Weekly

BAD SUMMER PEOPLE by Emma Rosenblum

9781250887009 | 5/23/23
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“Rosenblum does a terrific job of establishing the setting and atmosphere, and adds complexity to the plot by revisiting events from various points of view. This is wickedly entertaining.”–Publishers Weekly

THE COLLECTED REGRETS OF CLOVER by Mikki Brammer

9781250284396 | 5/9/23
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“Brammer’s first novel is an interesting read, especially for those who are not familiar with the idea of a death doula. The plot…takes…unexpected turns that turn it into a satisfying experience.”–Library Journal

DID YOU HEAR ABOUT KITTY KARR? by Crystal Smith Paul

9781250815309 | 5/2/23
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“Paul’s debut is a riveting, often heartbreaking tale that explores race, privilege, and celebrity in America through the eyes of a one-of-a-kind character.”–Booklist, starred review

I AM AYAH: The Way Home by Donna Hill

9781649371454 | 5/23/23
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Ayah’s ancestor was an unknown captive on a ship on its way to Cuba. Now, years later, Ayah must return home if she wants to come to terms with the past and achieve the life she’s always dreamed of.

THE LAST WORD by Katy Birchall

9781250882752 | 5/2/23
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“Ryan and Harper’s chemistry is undeniable and their constant competitions are exhilarating. Fans of the enemies-to-lovers trope should check this out.”–Publishers Weekly

NO TWO PERSONS by Erica Bauermeister

9781250284372 | 5/2/23
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“Though gifted, Alice can’t find her voice as a writer until tragedy shatters her life, compelling her to write a stunning debut novel. Among readers who find it life-changing are an unhoused teenager, a grieving widower, a love-hungry bookseller, a risk-taking athlete, and an angry artist frothing to take on the world.”–Library Journal Pre Pub Alert

PIECES OF BLUE by Holly Goldberg Sloan

9781250847300 | 5/9/23
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“After her husband’s death in a surfing accident, Lindsey seeks to start over by buying a charming if slightly tattered motel in Hawai’i. Her children adjust quickly—Olivia starts crushing on a local skateboarder, Carlos remakes himself as cool-kid Carl, and little Sena devotes herself to the motel chickens—but Lindsey is overwhelmed by her new business venture until an attractive stranger offers to help. Is he too good to be true?”–Library Journal Pre Pub Alert

PLANES, TRAINS, AND ALL THE FEELS by Livy Hart

9781649373922 | 5/23/23
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“Hart’s affable characters and their familial problems bring this story vividly to life. Add in a healthy dose of humor and readers won’t want to put this one down.”–Publishers Weekly

PLAYING IT SAFE: An Electra McDonnell Novel by Ashley Weaver

9781250885876 | 5/9/23
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“In this third in librarian Weaver’s follow-up series to the “Amory Ames” mysteries, expert safecracker Ellie McDonnell is again asked by Major Ramsey of British Intelligence to help Great Britain during World War II. She’s sent under an assumed identity to the port city of Sunderland, where she and Ramsey discover that a dead man is connected to an operation supplying German spies with counterfeit currency.”–Library Journal Pre Pub Alert

THE POISONER’S RING: A Rip Through Time Novel by Kelley Armstrong

9781250820037 | 5/23/23
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“Armstrong’s intriguing and atmospheric time-travel mystery will appeal to readers who enjoy historical detail.”–Library Journal, starred review

THE SALT GROWS HEAVY by Cassandra Khaw

9781250830913 | 5/2/23
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“Khaw’s prose is rich and gorgeous…and the surprising tenderness at the story’s heart is only magnified by the violence and gore that surround it. Both elements prove devastatingly effective in constructing a folklore-infused world that feels wholly unique for contemporary horror fiction. Expertly blending a gothic atmosphere with elements of splatterpunk, this brilliant novella is not to be missed.”–Publishers Weekly, starred review

SING HER DOWN by Ivy Pochoda

9780374608484 | 5/23/23
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“In multi-award-finalist Pochada’s SING HER DOWN, the imprisoned Diosmary Sandoval suspects that cellmate Florence ‘Florida’ Baum isn’t the innocent victim she claims to be and hounds her relentlessly when both are unexpectedly released.”–Library Journal, starred review

WITCH KING by Martha Wells

9781250826794 | 5/30/23
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“Laudably…Wells treats sexuality and gender (demons can move between male and female bodies) with a refreshing matter-of-factness and depicts the cultures of this world with an anthropologist’s care. Fans will not be disappointed by Wells’s return to fantasy.”–Publishers Weekly

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