May is Mental Health Awareness month. To promote a supportive community and reduce stigma, we are featuring women’s fiction that depicts mental health struggles.
Women's Fiction Writers AssociationMay 27, 2026
May’s horror lineup is all about transformation — with teeth. From isolated islands and idyllic farms to haunted forests and too-perfect lives, these stories peel back the veneer of control and ask what we’re willing to become to survive, belong or start over. The result? A month of sharp, unsettling…
Lindy RyanMay 27, 2026
This May, we’re celebrating the flourishing creativity of indie authors. The Indie Discovery List is back with a fresh crop of books ready to surprise, unsettle, move and entertain. These 10 indie titles branch out in every direction — from literary fiction to art-inspired coming-of-age, forbidden love, AI speculation, Victorian…
BookTribMay 19, 2026
As the temperatures rise and the days grow longer, many of us feel the pull to spend more time outside. Sometimes, all it takes is the right story to turn that feeling into action. Whether it’s a tale of adventure in the wilderness, a thoughtful look at climate and sustainability,…
BookTribMay 18, 2026
How is it May already? It’s been a busy season but fortunately, we bibliophiles will always find those moments to sneak in some reading. In this month’s selections, we’ve got the magical and mystical, historical and horror, murder and mayhem, and more. We’re sure you’ll find something worthy to read…
Stephanie ElliotMay 6, 2026
Ever since I was young, I’ve loved a good friendship story — the kind that feels like one long heart-to-heart with a kindred spirit. And when the friends have a shared goal that invites readers in on the fun? Even better. Books about friends helping each other through life’s ups…
Jessica StrawserMay 15, 2026
When a therapist appears on the pages of a novel, readers wonder who to trust. The unreliable patient with their history of trauma and instability? Or the healing therapist who holds the key to change and transformation? It is this question of reliability that drives many novels about mental health,…
Lucy AsheMay 13, 2026
Independent Bookstore Day is this weekend! In case you aren't familiar, it's an annual event that falls on the last Saturday in April — a national one-day party celebrating indie bookstores across the country, both online and in-store. This year, we’re thinking beyond bookstores to the whole "indieverse" of publishing…
BookTribApril 24, 2026
The literary landscape in Canada today is arguably richer and more diverse than it’s ever been. To see a sign of this bookish splendor, look no further than the many wonderful short story collections by Canadian writers that are being published by small presses across the country. Canada is fortunate…
Michael SchmidtMay 6, 2026
Spy fiction comes in all shapes and sizes. They can be grim, sardonic, playful, weary, intricate, or a sheer adrenaline rush. They can represent worldviews as different as those of Ian Fleming, John Le Carre, Daniel Silva, Mick Herron, or I.S. Berry, the CIA veteran whose debut novel, The Peacock…
Neil NyrenMay 5, 2026
What is it about small-town settings that instantly make a story jump off the page? Is it the secrets? The quirky characters? The fact that everyone knows everything about everyone? For me, in my new novel Summer State of Mind, it’s a little bit of all those things. Plus, when…
Kristy Woodson HarveyMay 1, 2026
Graduation marks both an ending and a beginning — a moment filled with possibility, pressure and no small amount of uncertainty. As the Class of 2026 steps into a rapidly changing world, the path forward may feel less defined than ever before. These books speak directly to that in-between space,…
BookTribMay 1, 2026
Spring may be in full bloom, but this horror lineup proves the rot is still very much alive beneath the surface. This month’s releases dig into haunted houses, fractured timelines, buried rage and the ghosts we carry — whether in our homes, our histories or our own bodies. From surreal…
Lindy RyanApril 22, 2026
Secrets have a way of shaping the lives we lead — and the ones we leave behind. Stories that explore hidden truths and fractured identities tap into something deeply human: the longing to understand where we come from and how the past continues to echo into the present. For readers…
BookTribApril 29, 2026
Women’s fiction has long been a space for exploring relationships, identity and personal transformation — but what happens when you add a layer of danger, deception or the unknown? The result is a genre blend that delivers both emotional depth and page-turning tension. In these novels, ordinary lives are upended…
Women's Fiction Writers AssociationApril 22, 2026