Here are a select few of the oodles of new books coming out this month...
A History of Burning
Janika Oza
A generational saga that starts when a poor, hungry Indian boy unknowingly agrees to be an indentured servant in Uganda and spans through Uganda's freedom from colonialism and its expulsion of its Asian population.
Release Date May 2, 2023
Chain Gang All-Stars
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
In a dystopian near future, convicted murderers are pitted against each other in death matches that have become a very popular national sport.
Release Date May 2, 2023
The Private Apartments
Idman Nur Omar
Interconnected stories about Somali Immigrants.
Release Date May 2, 2023
Dear Chrysanthemums
Fiona Sze-Lorrain
Interconnected short stories stemming from the Cultural Revolution in China
Release Date May 2, 2023
Paper Names
Suzie Luo
A family moves to the United States from China and has to start at the bottom and work their way up to a comfortable life.
Release Date May 2, 2023
The Covenant of Water
Abraham Verghese
This sweeping saga full of drama and tragedy, features an Indian family mysteriously prone to drowning and a Scottish doctor who comes to India to learn surgery. Like Verghese's earlier novel Cutting for Stone, there are many detailed descriptions of medical conditions and procedures that somehow manage to not be tedious.
Release Date May 2, 2023
The East Indian
Brinda Cherry
In this sometimes tragic, sometimes humorous novel, a young East Indian boy travels to London, then America where he is serves as an indentured servant and faces racism and abuse.
Release Date May 2, 2023
Sing Her Down
Ivy Pochoda
In this gritty novel set at the height of the pandemic, a woman granted early release from prison flees to California, but is followed by a fellow inmate intent on settling scores.
Release Date May 23, 2023
