Reader’s Advisory Resources to Keep You On Top of Your Game
Hello library workers! Today, I have some resources to help you with your reader’s advisory work, whether it’s keeping up with the noteworthy titles being released in May, recommending readalikes for your patrons’ favorite authors and movies, making sure you have the latest award-winning books, or learning more about popular genres and authors.
I also strongly urge everyone to stay up-to-date with Ryan Coogler’s historical vampire movie, Sinners! It’s already shaping up to be one of the most talked-about movies of the year, and I can say firsthand that it’s unlike any vampire movie you have ever seen. (Keep reading for some readalike recommendations if you have patrons who are already talking about this movie!)
New Titles for May
- May picks from Barnes & Noble, CBC, Epic Reads, LA Times, LitHub (SFF), New York Times, Time, Vulture, Washington Post.
- Book Riot also has some of the best May releases for romance, SFF, horror, nonfiction, graphic novels, and children’s books.
- The best audiobooks being released in May.
Readalike Roundup
- The New York Times and Publisher’s Weekly have suggestions for White Lotus readalikes.
- 5 must-read short story collections for fans of Black Mirror.
- 10 romance novels to read after you finish Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry.
- 5 SFF books that feel like Studio Ghibli films.
- Books to read after watching Sinners.
- 4 books like The Wild Robot.
- Queer books to read if you love Yellowjackets.
- Reading recs if you loved God of the Woods.
- 7 of the best books like How to Train Your Dragon.
- Horror novels for Severance fans who are still recovering from Season 2.
- What to read if you loved Sunrise on the Reaping.
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Award News
- The 2025 Edgar Awards have been announced.
- The Horror Writers Association announces the latest recipients of their Lifetime Achievement Award.
- The Los Angeles Times announces its 2025 Book Prize winners.
- The CWA Dagger Award nominees have been announced.
Genre & Author Resources
- Everything you need to know about Emily Henry.
- Where to start with Terry Pratchett.
- Why do romance covers all look like this now?
- Spicy romance is all the rage, so why isn’t erotica getting the same attention?
- A guide to all the cozy genres.
- And finally, I want to do a little shout-out to my other corner of Book Riot: the Read or Dead mystery/thriller podcast! At the beginning of the month, Kendra Winchester and I celebrated the podcast’s 200th episode, which is an absolutely surreal accomplishment. That’s nearly eight years of talking about mysteries and suspense, and I’m so thrilled I’ve been able to be behind the mic for nearly all of those 200 episodes!
