April showers have brought May flowers, and these books are blooming! May marks the release of some major blockbusters that your patrons have been waiting for. It’s also time to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and Mother’s Day is right around the corner. Your patrons are probably seeing displays and programs for both, so make sure they have some books to keep their interest piqued. Below are lists available to shop in OverDrive Marketplace to make sure your patrons are ready for the month ahead!

Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage

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This list has everything you need to celebrate Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month. From fiction and poetry to history and memoirs, we have something for patrons of all ages to dive into.

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Made in Asian America: A History for Young People by Erika Lee and Christina Soontornvat

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From your OverDrive DCL: Add some middle grade nonfiction to your collection with the latest from three-time Newbery Honoree Christina Soontornvat and award-winning historian Erika Lee. This highly readable book of Asian American history is designed to guide young readers through centuries of events and chronicles Asian Americans who have helped build and transform the United States. Addressing race and racism alongside tales of courage and optimism, this book examines the ordinary people who have accomplished extraordinary things. With a starred review from Kirkus, this book offers a tapestry of stories that come together to illuminate Asian American history for young people.

Mother’s Day

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Mother’s Day has a way of sneaking up on us every year, so now’s the time to get a jump on get all the books your patrons will be looking for! With everything from family fiction to motherly memoirs, this list has everything you’ll need to celebrate Mother’s Day this May and beyond.

Top Titles of May

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The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton

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From your OverDrive DCL: After captivating readers with bestsellers The 7 ½ Death of Evelyn Hardcastle and The Devil and the Dark Water, Stuart Turton is back with his latest inventive, speculative murder mystery. Most of the world has been destroyed by a deadly fog, except for one protected island. The people there live peacefully, until one person is found brutally stabbed to death. Not only does this shake the islanders to their cores, but they also learn that the murder has triggered the island’s security system to lower. Now they only have 107 hours to solve the murder before the fog descends upon the island. This genre-defying story has earned starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Library Journal.

Coming Blockbusters of May

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Lies and Weddings by Kevin Kwan

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From the publisher: Rufus Leung Gresham, future Earl of Greshambury and son of a former Hong Kong supermodel has a problem: the legendary Gresham Trust has been depleted by decades of profligate spending, and behind all the magazine covers and Instagram stories manors and yachts lies nothing more than a gargantuan mountain of debt. The only solution, put forth by Rufus’s scheming mother, is for Rufus to attend his sister’s wedding at a luxury eco-resort, a veritable who’s-who of sultans, barons, and oligarchs, and seduce a woman with money.

Should he marry Solène de Courcy, a French hotel heiress with honey blond tresses and a royal bloodline? Should he pursue Martha Dung, the tattooed venture capital genius who passes out billions like lollipops? Or should he follow his heart, betray his family, squander his legacy, and finally confess his love to the literal girl next door, the humble daughter of a doctor, Eden Tong? When a volcanic eruption burns through the nuptials and a hot mic exposes a secret tryst, the Gresham family plans—and their reputation—go up in flames.

Can the once-great dukedom rise from the ashes? Or will a secret tragedy, hidden for two decades, reveal a shocking twist?

In a globetrotting tale that takes us from the black sand beaches of Hawaii to the skies of Marrakech, from the glitzy bachelor pads of Los Angeles to the inner sanctums of England’s oldest family estates, Kevin Kwan unfurls a juicy, hilarious, sophisticated and thrillingly plotted story of love, money, murder, sex, and the lies we tell about them all.

Top Historical Fiction of May

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Long Island by Colm Toibin

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From your OverDrive DCL: Twenty years after Toibin’s popular novel Brooklyn, his heroine Ellis Lacey is back for a sequel! Now in her 40s and dealing with her close-knit in-laws and huge extended family, Ellis is living with her husband Tony and their two children in Long Island in 1976. When Ellis learns that Tony has been unfaithful and has put her in an impossible situation, she decides to revisit her old home of Ireland after decades away. This moving and beautiful novel has earned a starred review from Publishers Weekly.

Top Fantasy of May

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When Among Crows by Veronica Roth

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From the publisher: Pain is Dymitr’s calling. His family is one in a long line of hunters who sacrifice their souls to slay monsters. Now he’s tasked with a deadly mission: find the legendary witch Baba Jaga. To reach her, Dymitr must ally with the ones he’s sworn to kill.

Pain is Ala’s inheritance. A fear-eating zmora with little left to lose, Ala awaits death from the curse she carries. When Dymitr offers her a cure in exchange for her help, she has no choice but to agree.

Together they must fight against time and the wrath of the Chicago underworld. But Dymitr’s secrets—and his true motives—may be the thing that actually destroys them.

Top Nonfiction of May

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I Curse You With Joy by Tiffany Haddish

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From the publisher: It’s been a minute. Readers last sat down with Tiffany in her bestselling debut The Last Black Unicorn. Since then, Haddish has catapulted to A-list fame as the breakout star of Girls Trip. She’s walked the Oscars red carpet, released a hit stand-up special with Netflix, and made history as the first Black female comedian to host Saturday Night Live and Shark Week.

But it hasn’t been all VIP parties and free diving with apex predators. In these humorous and heartfelt essays, Tiffany gets real about the highs and lows of life. Believe it or not, there was a time when Tiffany didn’t totally know who Tiffany was. Before she found her groove, she was on stage dressed like her snobby airline coworkers telling halfhearted dick jokes. She tanked.

It took some help from friends, and a little encouragement from Bob Saget, but eventually Tiffany figured out Tiffany. I Curse You With Joy celebrates all the lessons she learned along the way—the joy and the pain. Tiffany reckons with the legacy of her childhood trauma, the challenges of being a Black woman in the entertainment industry, and her bittersweet reunion with her estranged father after twenty years apart. Don’t worry, she’s got plenty of advice to share, too.

I Curse You With Joy is Tiffany Haddish unfiltered. (We know what you’re thinking…how much more unfiltered can she get?) These essays lay it all bare, bringing readers into Tiffany’s inner circle where joy, honesty, humor, and heart are the order of the day.

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About the author: Claire Weibel has worked in publicity for the arts, public libraries, and archives. At OverDrive she helps public libraries manage their collections and creates lists of the hottest titles to help her partners shop and promote their collections to their patrons. When she isn’t reading she loves to run, try new recipes (while listening to an audiobook), plan her next road trip, or hang out with her two dogs and cat. Claire is always excited to talk about a good mystery or spooky books!