Shelf Sleepers (May 2025 edition)

Never borrowed, barely touched, and possibly wondering if they're invisible—these underdog books are ready for their big comeback. Crack one open and give it the dramatic rescue story it deserves. Who knows? You might just discover the literary equivalent of a hidden Netflix gem… minus the buffering.

Updated May 2, 2025
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Good fortune
Chau, C. K.
Paper Book
A whip-smart and charming debut novel that brilliantly reimagines Pride and Prejudice, set in contemporary Chinatown, exploring contemporary issues of class divides, family ties, cultural identity, and the pleasures and frustrations that come with falling in love. When...
Delilah Green doesn't care
Blake, Ashley Herring
Paper Book
A clever and steamy queer romantic comedy about taking chances and accepting love - with all its complications. Perfect for fans of Alexandria Bellefleur, Casey McQuiston and Rosie Danan. Delilah Green swore she would never go back to Bright Falls -...
People collide a novel
McElroy, Isle
Paper Book
"One of the year's most compelling reads."--Washington Post "Its naturalness and ease with the most fundamental questions of existence make it a big project knocking around in a small package."--New York Times From the acclaimed author of The Atmospherians, a gender-bending, body...
The bones of the story : a novel
Goodman, Carol
Paper Book
The twisty locked-room mystery from two-time Mary Higgins Clark Award-winning author Carol Goodman, about a group of former classmates trapped on their college campus--with a murderer among them. "One of the best and smartest locked-room mysteries I've read in a long time. A...
Storm echo
Singh, Nalini, 1977-
Paper Book
New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh takes us into the hearts of two fractured people in a world on the brink of a psychic Armageddon . . . Silence has fallen. The Psy are free to feel emotion. Free to love. But Silence was never a prison for Ivan...
Corey Fah Does Social Mobility: A Novella
Waidner, Isabel.
Paper Book
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARD 2024 LONGLISTED FOR THE NOTA BENE PRIZE 2024 The radical, joyful follow-up to the Goldsmiths Prize-winning Sterling Karat Gold. This is the story of Corey Fah, a writer on the cusp of a windfall,...
Second self
McCormack, Una
Paper Book
The thrilling adventure based on the acclaimed TV series Star Trek: Picard! Following the explosive events seen in season one of Star Trek: Picard, Raffi Musiker finds herself torn between returning to her old life as a Starfleet Intelligence officer or something a...
The bell of the world
Day, Gregory
Paper Book
When a troubled Sarah Hutchinson returns to Australia from boarding school in England and time spent in Europe, she is sent to live with her eccentric Uncle Ferny on the family property, Ngangahook. With the sound of the ocean surrounding everything they do on the farm, Sarah and her uncle form an...
The pearl
Steinbeck, John
Paper Book
THE PEARL is Steinbeck's flawless parable about wealth and the evil it can bring. When Kino, an Indian pearl-diver, finds 'the Pearl of the world' he believes that his life will be magically transformed. He will marry Juana in church and their little boy, Coyotito, will be able to attend school....
Godwin
O'Neill, Joseph
Paper Book
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK * NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST * From the acclaimed author of Netherland (a New York Times Book Review Best Book of the year): the odyssey of two brothers crossing the world in search of an African soccer prodigy who...
Dreamer's pool
Marillier, Juliet
Paper Book
Award-winning author Juliet Marillier "weaves magic, mythology, and folklore into every sentence on the page" (The Book Smugglers). Now she begins an all-new and enchanting series that will transport readers to a magical vision of ancient Ireland....   In exchange for help...
Winter's heart
Jordan, Robert
Paper Book
The Wheel of Time is now an original series on Prime Video, starring Rosamund Pike as Moiraine! Since its debut in 1990, The Wheel of Time® by Robert Jordan has captivated millions of readers around the globe with its scope, originality, and compelling characters. ...
The path of daggers
Jordan, Robert
Paper Book
The Wheel of Time is now an original series on Prime Video, starring Rosamund Pike as Moiraine! Since its debut in 1990, The Wheel of Time® by Robert Jordan has captivated millions of readers around the globe with its scope, originality, and compelling characters. ...
A crown of swords
Jordan, Robert, 1948-2007
Paper Book
Now a major TV series on Prime Video The seventh novel in the Wheel of Time series - one of the most influential and popular fantasy epics ever published. The war for humanity's survival has begun. Rand al'Thor, the Dragon...
Crossroads of twilight
Jordan, Robert
Paper Book
The Wheel of Time is now an original series on Prime Video, starring Rosamund Pike as Moiraine! In Crossroads of Twilight, the tenth novel in Robert Jordan's #1 New York Times bestselling epic fantasy series, The Wheel of Time®, Rand al'Thor and his...
Love Unedited
Llewellyn, Caro.
Paper Book
It was the impossibility of him that kept her coming back.Edna gave up everything when she fell in love with an acclaimed writer, leaving Australia and moving to New York, where the publishing and literary scene was the backdrop to their secret story.When Molly, an Australian editor working in New...
Even beyond death
Melrose, Fiona
Paper Book
Dune messiah
Herbert, Frank
Paper Book
Book Two in the Magnificent Dune Chronicles--the Bestselling Science Fiction Adventure of All Time Dune Messiah continues the story of Paul Atreides, better known--and feared--as the man christened Muad'Dib. As Emperor of the known universe, he possesses more power than a...
Grief angels
Owen, David
Paper Book
'Not many YA writers can combine authenticity with such tenderness, so raw at times it's painful. A unique premise told beautifully' Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of The Mercies (via Instagram) 'A truly extraordinary and original book. Utterly...
Hello now
Valentine, Jenny
Paper Book
A beautifully moving, exquisite and utterly original love story from Carnegie-shortlisted author Jenny Valentine - for 12+ girls, boys, and everything in between. This is more than one story, more than one Now. But I'll tell it as best I can. Me? I'm Jude - like the...
The break
Gwynne, Phillip
Paper Book
A fast-paced rite-of-passage from the bestselling author of Deadly Unna?. Growing up with the famous Bali surf at his back door, sixteen-year-old Taj had an idyllic childhood - until ten years ago when his father was arrested for smuggling drugs. He's been on death row in...

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