Hello. You know the drill. It’s May; we have some books we’d like to recommend. Some fiction, some nonfiction, some poetry. In other words, here’s what we’re excited about this month.
We’d Like to Recommend Some May 2026 Books
Morning Bites: Interviewing Myriam Gurba, Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction Winner, “The American Friend” Revisited, and More
In our morning reading: an interview with Myriam Gurba, announcing the winner of this year’s Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Octavia E. Butler and Art, New Derek Owusu Writing, Revisiting Fernando Pessoa, and More
In our afternoon reading: art inspired by Octavia E. Butler, revisiting Fernando Pessoa, and more.
Morning Bites: Claude McKay’s Poetry, Colette Lumière’s Art, Antoine Wilson’s Recommendations, and More
In our morning reading: revisiting the works of Claude McKay and Fernando Pessoa, Antoine Wilson recommends books, and more.
Weekend Bites: Fernando Pessoa, Eula Biss’s Latest, Tatiana Ryckman, Cory Doctorow Interviewed, and More
In our weekend reading: revisiting the works of Fernando Pessoa, an interview with Cory Doctorow, and more.
Morning Bites: Revisiting “The Book of Disquiet,” Morgan Parker’s Latest, Lindsay Hunter Nonfiction, Jesse Ball, and More
In our morning reading: talking “The Book of Disquiet,” essays by Lindsay Hunter and Jason Diamond, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Fernando Pessoa and Lisbon, Tommy Pico, Protomartyr and Pizza, Megan Abbott, and More
In our afternoon reading: Jim Ruland on Fernando Pessoa, an excerpt from Tommy Pico’s new book, an interview with Megan Abbott, and more.