May means that summer weather is just around the corner, and there are about to be hours spent at graduations, long road trips, and Memorial Day cookouts. As a book nerd, I can’t help but think that this gives me oodles of time to sit in a car or in the back of the room with a book. And heaven knows I can’t resist an afternoon on a warm spring day with my latest book obsession.
When it comes to my TBR, it’s full of new, must-read spring nonfiction releases. But there are so many—where do you even begin?! You could start with Isaac Fitzgerald’s genre-bending travelogue following the path of the American legend Johnny Appleseed. Or you could choose the new essay collection from Jesmyn Ward, a writer who never misses. You could dive into Patricia Cornwell’s new memoir that gives us a personal look at the life of the bestselling thriller writer. Or maybe you could check out Sara Nović’s memoir about finding a home in the deaf community. If you’re a biography fan, you have to check out this fresh look at the younger years of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
In celebration of true stories, I’ve collected some of the most exciting nonfiction titles hitting shelves in May. You might be new to nonfiction or a true stories ...
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