15 Books to Add to Your Reading List in May

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We don’t know about you, but we feel the need, the need for a beach read.

And fortunately for readers, May is stacked with some of the season’s most anticipated releases, including new books from Emily Henry, Jasmine Guillory and Emma Straub. Oh, and did we mention we’re also receiving the latest from Nancy Thayer, Jennifer Weiner and Holly Black? The literary gods are smiling down on us this month. Whether you are looking for a swoonworthy rom-com or a young adult fantasy adventure, we’ve got just the addition for you to add to your beach bag as the temps begin to rise. 

So, as we head into the summer reading season, you should definitely start stocking up by buying physical copies of our picks or—because, you know, technology—pulling them up on Kindle Unlimited or through a free trial of Audible. Like, who needs a dinner companion when you have a book?