May Heritage Months

May is both Asian American-Pacific Islander and Jewish American Heritage Month. Celebrate these cultures with the book selections below, or visit the Main or Branch Libraries to peruse our displays.

Updated March 26, 2026
Westchester Library System Mount Pleasant Public Library
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Real Americans : a novel
Khong, Rachel 1985-
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * READ WITH JENNA'S MAY BOOK CLUB PICK * From the award-winning author of Goodbye, Vitamin: How far would you go to shape your own destiny? An exhilarating novel of American identity that spans three generations in one family and asks: What makes us...
The bandit queens : a novel
Shroff, Parini
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * GOOD MORNING AMERICA BUZZ PICK * A young Indian woman finds the false rumors that she killed her husband surprisingly useful--until other women in the village start asking for her help getting rid of their own husbands--in this razor-sharp debut.
Peggy : a novel
Godfrey, Rebecca.
Paper Book
CBC's Best Canadian Fiction of 2024 * The Winnipeg Free Press' Best Books of 2024 * A dazzling, richly imagined novel about Peggy Guggenheim--a story of art, family, love, and becoming oneself, by the award-winning author of Under the Bridge. "Brilliantly...

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