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May 8, 2026

My Personal Hero

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By Casey Sherman
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We wrap up this year’s Mother’s Day Author Blog series with Casey Sherman, whose latest book, THE KILLER AND FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT, releases on May 26th. Here, he delves beyond the myth of Frank Lloyd Wright's genius to reveal a man of relentless ambition, consuming passion and devastating loss. Throughout his career, Casey has shared the stories of many inspirational people. But his personal hero has been and always will be his mother, Diane Sullivan Dodd, whose love, support and guidance literally saved his life.

May 8, 2026

First up, we have some BIG news to share. We are just 5,800 views/listens away from reaching a huge milestone of 1,000,000 video views/podcast listens. Wow! To everyone who has watched or listened to some of the many features on our channels, thank you.

Also, this week our podcasts were added to Spotify, which we know is growing its book content exponentially. So you can listen to our interviews and events on the “Bookreporter Talks To” channel there. We love that we are bringing you a new way to enjoy our programming! Be sure to share this news with your book-loving family and friends, as well as your book group.

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Lori Foster, author of The Lake House: A Firefly Summer Novel

When Pixie Nolan first came to Bramble, Kentucky, the abandoned and desperate young single mother found hope, healing and a fresh start. With the loving support of her best friends, she is now happily raising her toddler son in a cozy cottage. She never expected to make an electrifying connection with a summer renter, a retired Navy SEAL with his own complicated past.

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Casey Sherman

Casey Sherman is a New York Times bestselling true crime author. His work includes THE FINEST HOURS and BOSTON STRONG, both adapted into major motion pictures, and true crime favorite HELLTOWN. THE KILLER AND FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT is now in development as a feature film. Sherman is currently starring in NBC Peacock's The Boston Strangler: Unheard Confession.

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Week of May 25, 2026

Paperback releases for the week of May 25th include NEVER FLINCH, a twisty psychological thriller from Stephen King that explores vigilante justice and a diabolical serial killer, featuring the beloved Holly Gibney and a dynamic new cast of characters; THE MARTHA’S VINEYARD BEACH AND BOOK CLUB by Martha Hall Kelly, a spectacular novel inspired by true events in which two sisters living on Martha’s Vineyard during World War II find hope in the power of storytelling when they start a wartime book club for women; THE IDAHO FOUR, James Patterson and Vicky Ward's exploration of a complex criminal investigation and its devastating aftermath, now featuring a newly reported conclusion; and Janelle Brown's WHAT KIND OF PARADISE, a propulsive novel that finds a teenage girl breaking free from her father’s world of isolation to discover that her whole life is a lie.  

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Interview: Richard O'Rawe, author of Witch Hunt: A Grace O'Malley Thriller

May 7, 2026

How can you get away with murder in a city full of cameras? London’s Detective Superintendent Grace O’Malley must solve a puzzling case in WITCH HUNT, a highly addictive blend of gritty police procedural and creepy historical horror by Richard O’Rawe and his daughter, Bernadette O’Rawe. In this interview conducted by former publicity executive Michael Barson, Richard explains how the novel came about, the research that he and Bernadette did on notorious witch hunter Matthew Hopkins, and how they worked together to ensure that their first collaboration went as smoothly as possible.

May 7, 2026

The Inheritance of Reading

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By Laurie Frankel
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Laurie Frankel’s sixth book, ENORMOUS WINGS, is an exuberant and timely novel about female agency and bodily autonomy, morality and mortality. It’s about motherhood and family, sex and love and friendship, and how those bedrocks --- even so late in the day --- can still change, and then change everything. Laurie and her sister inherited a love of reading from their parents and grandmothers. They, in turn, have passed down their passion for books to their own children. Reading has been and always will be a family affair for Laurie and her loved ones. She wouldn’t have it any other way.

Week of May 18, 2026

Paperback releases for the week of May 18th include THE RIVER IS WAITING by Wally Lamb, which tells the propulsive story of a young father who, after an unbearable tragedy, reckons with the possibility of atonement for the unforgivable; Megan Abbott's EL DORADO DRIVE, a simmering, atmospheric novel of friendship and betrayal that follows a women-led pyramid scheme in suburban Detroit; GREAT BIG BEAUTIFUL LIFE, a sweeping novel from Emily Henry that finds two writers competing for the chance to tell the larger-than-life story of a woman with more than a couple of plot twists up her sleeve; THINGS IN NATURE MERELY GROW, Yiyun Li’s remarkable, defiant work of radical acceptance as she considers the loss of her son, James; and MURDER IN THE DOLLHOUSE  by Rich Cohen, a nail-biting, edge-of-your-seat investigation into the mysterious disappearance of Jennifer Dulos and the aftershocks that rattled a wealthy suburb.

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May 6, 2026

This Bookreporter.com Special Newsletter spotlights a book that we think is a great summer reading selection. Read more about it, and enter our Summer Reading Contest by Thursday, May 7th at noon ET for a chance to win one of five copies of THE LITTLE BOOKSHOP BY THE HARBOR by Jean Stone, which is now available. Please note that each contest is only open for 24 hours, so you will need to act quickly!

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Week of May 11, 2026

Paperback releases for the week of May 11th include SPEAK TO ME OF HOME by Jeanine Cummins, a deeply felt multigenerational family story that asks: What does it mean to call a place home?; WITH A VENGEANCE, Riley Sager’s brilliant spin on Agatha Christie's classic novel, MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS; THE LOVE HATERS, yet another laugh-out-loud, all-the-feels rom-com from Katherine Center, who this time proves that there's a thin line between love and love-hating; CLASS CLOWN, a hilarious memoir by Dave Barry, who tells his life story with all the humor you’d expect from a man who made a career out of making fun of pretty much everything; and Giri Nathan's CHANGEOVER, which serves as a primer to the rivalry poised to define the next decade of tennis: Carlos Alcaraz vs. Jannik Sinner.

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