May's Book Picks From Indie Booksellers

Add these new reads to your list. [View In Browser]( [Penguin Random House]( [Indie Picks]( When it comes to the latest raved-about novels, indie booksellers know best! Discover their favorite stories of the month. “ Hernan Diaz transcends any genre he touches. With Trust, Diaz deftly elevates the classic New York tycoon story by altering both the style and substance of the material. Stephanie Valdez, [Community Bookstore]( [Trust]( [Shop Now]( [Buy Now from IndieBound]( [Buy Now from Libro.fm]( [Trust]( By Hernan Diaz At once an immersive story and a brilliant literary puzzle, Trust engages the reader in a quest for the truth while confronting the deceptions that often live at the heart of personal relationships, the reality-warping force of capital, and the ease with which power can manipulate facts. [Read More ▸]( “ Kelly Barnhill shares this extraordinary tale set in 1950s mid-America ... These challenges are as relevant in our real world today, as they are in this fictional world ... Beware, women ARE dragons! Dawn Rennert, [Concord Bookshop]( [When Women Were Dragons]( [Shop Now]( [Buy Now from IndieBound]( [Buy Now from Libro.fm]( [When Women Were Dragons]( By Kelly Barnhill In this timely and timeless speculative novel, award-winning author Kelly Barnhill boldly explores rage, memory, and the tyranny of forced limitations. When Women Were Dragons exposes a world that wants to keep women small — their lives and their prospects — and examines what happens when they rise en masse and take up the space they deserve. [Read More ▸]( “ This one's for Hot Girl Booktok. In the vein of recent ... contemporaries like Sally Rooney and Ottessa Moshfegh, Fishman explores the murky waters of sex and sexuality in this delicious debut. Michelle Zhang, [BookPeople]( [Acts of Service]( [Shop Now]( [Buy Now from IndieBound]( [Buy Now from Libro.fm]( [Acts of Service]( By Lillian Fishman In the way only great fiction can, Acts of Service takes between its teeth the contradictions written all over our ideas of sex and sexuality. At once juicy and intellectually challenging, sacred and profane, Lillian Fishman’s riveting debut is bold, unabashed, and required reading of the most pleasurable sort. [Read More ▸]( [FIND YOUR LOCAL INDIE BOOKSTORE]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Pinterest]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( [Unsubscribe]( | [Manage Preferences]( [Terms of Use]( | [Privacy Policy]( Penguin Random House LLC 1745 Broadway, NY, NY 10019 ©2022 Penguin Random House LLC