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A Bouquet of 10 Indie Discoveries for May

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

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7 Books That Send You Into the Wild

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

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What to Read Next: May Selections

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

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8 Summer Reads About Friends Bonding Over a Pact

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

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Therapy Gone Wrong, Featuring Alex Michaelides’s “The Silent Patient”

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

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10 Hidden Indie Gems for Indie Bookstore Day

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

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Mark Blake’s Oral History of Pink Floyd’s Enduring Legacy

In this powerful memoir, Lyn Barrett recounts her journey through Dissociative Identity Disorder, revealing how a family crisis unearthed her long-buried childhood trauma. Crazy: Reclaiming Life from the Shadow of Traumatic Memory is a story of resilience and transformation — the reclaiming of a life once fragmented by trauma.

Matthew McCartyMay 5, 2026

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A Speculative Tale That Asks Us to Sit With Uneasy Truths

Aries season asked us to burn. To move fast, act first and trust the fire. Taurus season asks something different — and perhaps harder. It asks us to slow down, sink into the earth beneath our feet and sit with what is real. Richard Powers' Playground — recently released in…

Lillian ParrottaMay 6, 2026

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Spies and Other Gods

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

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Baldacci’s Latest, Two Paybacks and a Whole Lot of Suspenseful Fun

Jon LandMay 5, 2026

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Small Town Stories with Big Secrets and Plenty of Charm

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

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What Inspired “The Instigators: How Black Women Have Been Essential to American Democracy (And What We Can Learn from Them)”

As people look for guidance and strategy while democracy is eroding, look no further than the Black women political organizers, journalists, movement leaders and elected officials I feature in my book, whom I call "The Instigators." Oftentimes much is said about the ability of women to change the world, so…

Atima OmaraMay 5, 2026

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Privileged Lives, Powerful Fiction

Dear Readers, I am continually amazed at the writers we meet who work tirelessly in obscurity yet produce such excellent work. This week, I’d like to introduce you to one such author. South African writer Stanislas M. Yassukovich is remarkable not because of the world he writes about, but also…

Meryl L. MossMay 2, 2026

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Turning the Page: Books to Gift 2026 Graduates

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

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Lindy Ryan’s Chill Quill Horror Lineup

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

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Much Ado About Manga: Aunt Libra Schools Us in Love

Darlings! Are you already back in school? That must be why my inbox has been absolutely inundated with missives from literary student types. Young love is so full of angst and drama — your auntie just adores it. Holden Caulfield has been urging me to listen to the voice of…

Aunt LibraSeptember 25, 2025

A Bouquet of 10 Indie Discoveries for May

Therapy Gone Wrong, Featuring Alex Michaelides’s “The Silent Patient”

10 Hidden Indie Gems for Indie Bookstore Day

Small Town Stories with Big Secrets and Plenty of Charm

Much Ado About Manga: Aunt Libra Schools Us in Love

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