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by Shannan Starnes Rosa, MSLS, Holly Hebert, MLIS, and Jenny McCluskey, MSLS, Collection Development Librarians, Adult Materials |
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Our HITS (High Interest Title Selections) list for May includes forthcoming titles that we recommend for library collections. These are a few titles of particular interest that we have selected.
Fiction
It’s an event when Richard Russo releases a new novel; his latest is a sequel to his landmark achievement, Nobody’s Fool. Similarly, the many fans of Louise Erdrich will be eagerly anticipating her masterful follow-up to The Round House. In other literary fiction news, Chris Cleave tells the stories of several Londoners during the Blitz, and C. E. Morgan delivers a gripping horse racing novel. Jo Baker and Julian Barnes deliver must-read biographical novels.
Thriller fans can anticipate new installments of favorite series by blockbuster authors. James Patterson presents the 15th Women’s Murder Club novel, Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child continue the adventures of Gideon Crew, Clive Cussler continues the Oregon Files series, and Steve Martini presents a new Paul Madriani thriller. Mary Higgins Clark, Alan Furst, Laura Lippman, and Mary Kubica. Daniel Palmer completes a medical thriller begun by his late father Michael Palmer, and fans of Southern gothic thrillers should not miss the latest by John Hart.
Standout mysteries this month include an Anna Pigeon novel by Nevada Barr, a Spenser mystery by Ace Atkins on behalf of Robert B. Parker, and a Mrs. Murphy novel by Rita Mae Brown. In addition, David Lagercrantz presents a mystery featuring Alan Turing, and Steve Hamilton introduces a new series.
Those who enjoy reading about friendships and families will be looking for the latest by Danielle Steel, Emma Straub, Ann Leary, and Nancy Thayer. Additionally, Mary Kay Andrews and Dorothea Benton Frank revisit the Carolinas, Anton DiSclafani offers her second novel, and Fern Michaels continues her Men of the Sisterhood series. In romance news, Linda Howard presents a contemporary romantic suspense novel, Jude Deveraux begins a contemporary romance trilogy, and Gena Showalter continues her Lords of the Underworld paranormal series.
Speculative fiction readers will have a wealth of outstanding titles to choose from this month. Justin Cronin wraps up his Passage Trilogy and Dan Vyleta presents an astonishing alternative history novel. Joe Hill demonstrates that he’s learned a thing or two from his father, Stephen King, in his exceptional horror novel. In addition, Charlaine Harris revisits Midnight, Texas, and Terry Brooks continues his Defenders of Shannara series.
In the notable debuts this month, an innocent young woman comes of age while waiting tables at a posh Manhattan restaurant, a couple becomes romantically involved—or maybe they don’t—in a novel that explores three different possibilities, and a widower finds his late wife’s charm bracelet and must investigate its significance.
Nonfiction
May is bursting with new selections for all your readers. In history,
Nathaniel Philbrick delivers Valient Ambition, Mark Kurlansky brings Paper, and a favorite series continues with Bill O’Reilly’s Legends and Lies: The Patriots.
True Crime fans will want The Midnight Assassin, and True Crime Addict.
Sports fans will be enthralled with Federer and Me, Frank Leford’s I’d Know That Voice Anywhere, and Tim Kurkijan’s
I’m Fascinated by Sacrifice Flies.
Several cookbooks focus on meat and grilling this month. Check out Meathead, Project Smoke, and The One True Barbeque.
Health conscious readers will enjoy Juice it to Lose it from Joe Cross, and Gluten Exposed by Peter H.R. Green, M.D., Director of the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University.
Biographies this month include:
Porcelain by Moby, Unashamed by Lecrae, Bare Bones by radio personality Bobby Bones, and The Vegas Diaries by Holly Madison.
In self-help and psychology there is The Gene by Siddhartha Mukherjee, Henry Cloud’s latest The Power of the Other, Grit by Angela Duckworth, and You May Also Like by Tom Vanderbilt.
Science enthusiasts will want to read Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?.
Other notables this month include: Neil Gaiman’s The View from the Cheap Seats, White Rage by Dr. Carol Anderson, and a new work about America’s Lighthouses, Brilliant Beacons.
Graphic Novels
In graphic novels this month, we have the eagerly-awaited first volume of Paper Girls by Brian K. Vaughan (Saga) and, exclusively available as a graphic novel, Palahniuk’s Fight Club 2. Also I Hate Fairyland, a companion series to the popular manga Monster Musume: I Heart Monster Girls, and graphic memoir Everything is Teeth should be of interest. New paperback volumes of Walking Dead, Rat Queens, Sex Criminals, Black Butler and Descender are expected.
See our May HITS lists on ipage for these and other top forthcoming titles, split into Fiction, Nonfiction, and Graphic Novels. |
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