Five books we can't wait to read in May Chris Hewitt, The Minnesota Star Tribune Apr 29, 2026 Apr 29, 2026 0 1 of 5 "The Calamity Club," by Kathryn Stockett. (Spiegel & Grau/TNS) Spiegel & Grau/Spiegel & Grau/TNS "Where Is My Sister?" by Shannon Gibney, illustrated by Huy Voun Lee. (University of Minnesota Press/TNS) University of Minnesota Press/University of Minnesota Press/TNS "We Are Mighty," by Sharon McMahon, illustrated by Susanna Chapman. (Random House/TNS) Random House/Random House/TNS "The Tuxedo Society," by Paul Rudnick. (Atria Books/TNS) Atria Books/Atria Books/TNS "Five Weeks in the Country," by Francine Prose. (HarperCollins/TNS) HarperCollins/HarperCollins/TNS Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Chris Hewitt, The Minnesota Star Tribune How big are the books of May? So big that one of them features three name-brand authors for the price of one.kAm%92E H@F=5 36 E96 =2E6DE 7C@> 2H2C5\H:??:?8 uC2?4:?6 !C@D6[ H9@D6 ?@G6= “u:G6 (66<D :? 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