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New books: May 2026

18 books released in May 2026 that readers have already rated, best first.

An early score uses the same formula as everything else, pulled harder toward the category mean until more readers vote. The chip on a row says how much of the number is the readers’ own. Method →

  1. A Parade of Horribles
    A Parade of HorriblesMatt Dinniman · 2026NewNYT bestseller Fantasy957 ratings
    8.78.7 / 10
  2. Take Me to Your Leader
    Take Me to Your LeaderNeil deGrasse Tyson · 2026Early · 13% ownNYT bestseller Popular science22 ratings
    8.28.2 / 10
  3. Out Law
    Out LawJim Butcher · 2026Early · 23% own Fantasy44 ratings
    8.28.2 / 10
  4. The Tapestry of Fate
    The Tapestry of FateS. A. Chakraborty · 2026New Fantasy51 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  5. The Things We Never Say
    The Things We Never SayElizabeth Strout · 2026NewNYT bestseller Literary fiction50 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  6. The Girl with a Thousand Faces
    The Girl with a Thousand FacesSunyi Dean · 2026Early · 17% own Fantasy29 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  7. Platform Decay
    Platform DecayMartha Wells · 2026NewNYT bestseller Science fiction368 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  8. The Midnight Train
    The Midnight TrainMatt Haig · 2026NewNYT bestseller Fantasy74 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  9. The Last Contract of Isako
    The Last Contract of IsakoFonda Lee · 2025New Fantasy110 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  10. Fury Bound
    Fury BoundSable Sorensen · 2026NewNYT bestseller Fantasy74 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  11. Ode to the Half-Broken
    Ode to the Half-BrokenSuzanne Palmer · 2026Early · 14% own Dystopian25 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  12. Bromantasy
    BromantasyMáire Roche · 2026Early · 13% own Fantasy22 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  13. Dolly All the Time
    Dolly All the TimeAnnabel Monaghan · 2026Early · 20% own Romance37 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  14. Radiant Star
    Radiant StarAnn Leckie · 2026Early · 24% own Science fiction47 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  15. No One Saw a Thing
    No One Saw a ThingAndrea Mara · 2026Early · 17% own Crime & mystery29 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10
  16. Dissection of a Murder
    Dissection of a MurderJo Murray · 2026Early · 18% own Crime & mystery32 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  17. Rules for the Summer
    Rules for the SummerMeghan Quinn · 2026Early · 14% ownNYT bestseller Romance24 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  18. The Divorce
    The DivorceFreida McFadden · 2026NewNYT bestseller Thriller84 ratings
    7.37.3 / 10