Discover These 7 Book Releases Coming Out in May 2025
Bite-sized insights into seven new books coming out in May 2025 that you need to know about.
Welcome back to my monthly round-up of the latest new releases coming out in the month ahead!
For those of you new to my newsletter (hi friends!), every month I publish an article that lists my most anticipated releases in the upcoming month as well as some other new releases I’ve seen people talk about online. Wanting to have a mix between the popular upcoming releases you’ve known about for months and some hidden gems I feel have great potential, these new releases posts span across genres and there’s sure to be a new release featured here that to interest any reader.
That being said, let’s dive into what books are coming out in the month ahead!
Young Adult
In Case You Read This by Edward Underhill
Genre: Romance
Release Date: May 20th, 2025
A love story of missed connections amid cross-country moves for two teen boys and the journey to find each other again.
All-Nighter by Cecilia Vinesse
Genre: Romance
Release Date: May 27th, 2025
Polar opposites Autumn and Tara have to rely on each other in order to achieve their goals during a whirlwind night together.
Adult
Old School Indian by Aaron Curtis
Genre: Contemporary
Release Date: May 6th, 2025
Returning to the Mohawk Indian Reservation where he grew up for the first time in twenty-five years, a man facing a rare, possibly terminal, disease looks to his great uncle to heal him.
The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong
Genre: Literary
Release Date: May 13th, 2025
A nineteen year old becomes the caretaker for an elderly widow succumbing to dementia and learns the power of chosen family and unexpected friendships over the course of a year.
Hardly Creatures by Rob Maicasa Colgate
Genre: Poetry
Release Date: May 20th, 2025
Written as an accessible art gallery, Colgate discusses the needs of the disabled community in their debut poetry collection.
Marsha: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson by Tourmaline
Genre: Biography
Release Date: May 20th, 2025
One of the first definitive biographies about the life and activism of Marsha P. Johnson.
Disappoint Me by Nicola Dinan
Genre: Contemporary
Release Date: May 27th, 2025
Experiencing a quarter-life crisis, a trans woman tries her hand at bougie domesticity.
Thank you for reading this post! Let me know in the comments if there are any other books you’re excited to see published next month. And, as always, make sure to like and subscribe for more round-ups of the latest new releases and other bookish content.
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