This May, whether you are looking for early summer reads or heavy literary titles, you can find out about the big book releases with this May new releases calendar.
'The Newlyweds' by Nell Freudenberger - May 1, 2012
Knopf
Nell Freudenberger was named one of the best 20 under 40 by The New Yorker. Her new book, The Newlyweds is about a couple -- George and Amina -- who are from two different countries. They decide to marry online and then meet. They each have a secret they are hiding from the other though.
'Deadlocked' by Charlaine Harris - May 1, 2012
Penguin Group
Charlaine Harris' Southern Vampire Series, which started with Dead Until Dark and inspired the HBO series True Blood, marks its twelfth novel in the series with Deadlocked. Unfortunately, we thought the eleventh novel, Dead Reckoning, was one of the most disappointing books of 2011. If you are a Harris fan, will you give her another chance with Deadlocked?
'Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake' by Anna Quindlen - May 1, 2012
Random House Publishing Group
Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake is a memoir by former New York Times columnist and Pulitzer Prize winner Anna Quindlen. In it, she explores her life and the lives of women today.
'In One Person by John Irving - May 8, 2012
Simon & Schuster
In One Person is John Irving's first novel told in the first person since A Prayer for Owen Meany. In One Person is the story of a 60-year-old bisexual man who wants to make himself worthwhile.
'Home' by Toni Morrison - May 8, 2011
Knopf Doubleday
Toni Morrison returns with a story of a Korean veteran who returns home to Georgia. He is troubled by the racist atmosphere and has to deal with family issues and his own post-war struggles.
'Canada' by Richard Ford - May 22, 2012
Ecco
When 15-year-old Dell Parsons' parents are jailed for a bank robbery and his sister flees, a friend takes him to remote Canada to start a new life. Canada by Richard Ford follows Dell, and through him looks at the bigger question of why we are here.
