Release Week: 19 May 2026

Release Week: 19 May 2026

Posted on 2026-05-19 at 12:00 by Samuel Montgomery-Blinn

PICKS:

* And Side by Side They Wander by Molly Tanzer, read by Jess Moran for Audible -- "An intergalactic art heist by a ragtag group of underqualified misfits. What could go wrong?"

* Palaces of the Crow: A Novel by Ray Nayler, read by Eunice Wong for Macmillan -- "Four young teens caught between Nazis and the Red Army survive winter in the woods with the help of a flock of highly intelligent crows with a magnificent secret of their own to protect."

* The Arcane Arts: A Novel by S. D. Coverly, read by Will Damron, Alina Sofia, Stevi Incremona, and Sean Masters for Random House -- "In this thrilling and sexy dark romance, a graduate student and her adviser dive into a taboo branch of magic, igniting a dangerous passion."

* Deathbringer: A Novel by Sonia Tagliareni, read by Chris Lew Kum and Kristin Atherton for Simon and Schuster -- "A slow-burn dark academia filled with delicious yearning, dripping with atmosphere, and a compelling mystery about a death mage who hates her magic and a poison mage who hates her that are forced to work together to stop a killer before one of them is next."

* The Dorians by Nick Cutter, read by Corey Brill for Simon and Schuster -- "On a remote island in the Canadian wilderness, five elderly volunteers from different walks of life are given a tantalizing offer: to stall their biological clocks or even reverse them, restoring their lost youth. The chance to put death on pause—forever, perhaps. The remarkable secret lies in the high-tech harnessing of an ancient and extraordinary biological agent…one with no conscience, yet possessed with a single-minded purpose that has helped it persist for eons: the will to survive."

* Some Kind of Wonderful by Debbie Macomber, read by Gabra Zackman for Recorded Books -- "In Macomber’s delightful take on Beauty and the Beast, an idealistic teacher and a mysterious mogul prove that opposites do attract … all the way to happily ever after."

SERIES WATCH:

* Villain: Hench, Book 2 by Natalie Zina Walschots, read by Alex McKenna for William Morrow -- "The Boys meets Assistant to the Villain in the electrifying, sharp, violent, and hilarious sequel to the highly acclaimed novel, Hench. Filled with a queer and neurodiverse cast, Villain asks the question: what happens when a diabolically brilliant henchperson looks back at their already storied career and thinks, I can be so much worse."

* The Ballad of Falling Dragons: Moonfall, Book 2 by Sarah A. Parker, read by a full cast for Avon -- "The much-anticipated sequel to the New York Times bestselling phenomenon When the Moon Hatched, featuring an immersive, vibrant world with mysterious creatures, a unique magic system, and a love that blazes through the ages."

* White Feathers, Crimson Leaves: A Legend of the Five Rings Novel by Josh Reynolds, read by Raechel Wong

TIE-IN WATCH:

* New History of the DC Universe by Mark Waid, read by Dan Bittner with a full cast for Random House -- "In celebration of 90 years of DC comes a thrilling and immersive audio production adapting super fan and writer Waid’s comprehensive New History of the DC Universe, turning back time to the very beginning of it all."

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