*New & Notable Adult Fiction - May Highlights*

Published this month and new to the collection

Updated May 11, 2026
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The Young Will Remember
Chung, Eve J
Paper Book
A sweeping novel about a correspondent trapped behind enemy lines during the Korean War, and the women who help her find her way home, from the national bestselling author of Daughters of Shandong When I found the courage to lift my head, I expected to stare down the...
The Girl with a Thousand Faces
Dean, Sunyi
Paper Book
An instant USA Today bestseller! From the USA Today bestselling author of The Book Eaters comes The Girl with a Thousand Faces, a stunning Gothic tale set in a historical Hong Kong that meshes ancient myths and local legends into a haunting story...
Our Perfect Storm
Fortune, Carley
Paper Book
AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ∙ Best friends have one week in paradise to fix their friendship or fall apart in this heart-stopping, utterly romantic new novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Every Summer After and One Golden Summer. ...
The Daisy Chain Flower Shop
Gilmore, Laurie
Paper Book
The brand new summer romance set in Dream Harbor from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Pumpkin Spice Café and The Strawberry Patch Pancake House! "Another gentle small-town romance with Hallmark movie vibes... Dream Harbor remains a cozy spot to linger" Publisher's Weekly<...
The Last Mandarin
Penny, Louise
Paper Book
A gripping thriller about family and power co-written by Louise Penny, #1 bestselling author of the Gamache novels, and Mellissa Fung, an award-winning journalist. A mother and a daughter race against time in this all-too-real thriller that reaches from Tiananmen Square all...
The Things We Never Say
Strout, Elizabeth
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * In this "profound, resplendent novel"* from Pulitzer Prize-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Strout, a chance incident sparks a powerful realization in a beloved teacher's life "Strout's capacious empathy and...
John of John
Stuart, Douglas
Paper Book
AN OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK * Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2026 by The New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, TIME, Oprah Daily, and Vogue "Douglas Stuart brilliantly weaved a layered, compelling and yet so intimate a story...
Villain: A Novel
Walschots, Natalie Zina
Paper Book
The Boys meets Assistant to the Villain in the electrifying, sharp, violent, and hilarious sequel to the highly acclaimed novel, Hench. Filled with a queer and neurodiverse cast, Villain asks the question: what happens when a diabolically brilliant henchperson looks back at their...
Platform Decay
Wells, Martha
Paper Book
Having someone else support your bad decision feels kind of good.Having volunteered to run a rescue mission, Murderbot realises that it will have to spend significant time with a bunch of humans it doesn't know.Including human children. Ugh.This may well call for... eye contact!...

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