The best new books for May 2023

Read The Covenant of Water for... 

Abraham Verghese’s new novel that spans continents and generations, fourteen years after the release of his five-star read Cutting for Stone. (May 2)

Read Clytemnestra for... 

One of a couple of new Greek myth retellings this month, this debut is brimming with power, fury, love, and vengeful strength. (May 2)

Read The Senator's Wife for... 

A seductive novel of psychological suspense that upends the private lives of those who walk the halls of power. (May 23)

Read Atalanta for…

A new mythological retelling by the author of Ariadne, here reimagining the ancient myth of Atalanta with dreamy prose. (May 9)

Read The Wishing Game for... 

A gorgeous love better to reading, the power of childhood stories, and the wonder of human connection. (May 30)

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