May features fresh beginnings and new reading options. Literary fiction includes Douglas Stuart’s John of John, a family drama set on an isolated Scottish island, and Portia Elan’s debut Homebound, a sweeping science-fiction saga with ’80s nostalgia. Romance releases include Carley Fortune’s slow-burn friends-to-lovers story and The Arcane Arts, blending dark academia with romantasy. Honey by Imani Thompson follows Yrsa, a Ph.D. student studying Afropessimism, whose rage escalates after betrayal involving a chauvinistic professor and stolen research. The story weaves commentary on racism, misogyny, and power through a violent turn.
"Yrsa is near her breaking point. As a Ph.D student studying Afropessimism, a critical framework investigating the structural exclusion of Blackness from broader society, she spends her days supporting ungrateful undergrads. But when her best friend reveals she's been sleeping with a chauvinistic professor who'd stolen her research during the affair, Yrsa snaps, killing him. With her newfound taste for blood, Yrsa begins targeting men she believes are irredeemable. Weaving together commentary on racism, misogyny, and power, Thompson's debut explores the depths of rage."
"Cal Macleod, an eccentric former art student, is returning to his home on a remote Scottish Island with little to show for his time away. He hides his sexuality from his family while navigating a slew of tensions: buried resentments, hushed generational secrets, the constraints of small-town life. Meanwhile, his relationships with his stern shee"
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