New Releases and More for May 19, 2026

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🗓️ 19 May 2026

⏱️ 55 minutes

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This week, Liberty and Patricia discuss Queerleaders, Big Fan, On Witness and Respair, and more great books! Take the Book Riot survey and be entered for a chance to win a $50 USD ThriftBooks Gift Card. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Keep track of new releases with Book Riot's New Release Index, now included with an All Access membership. Click here to get started today! For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website https://bookriot.com/listen/new-releases-and-more-for-may-19-2026/. Head to cozyearth.com and use the code ALLTHEBOOKS for an exclusive 20% off! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to all the books, a weekly show of recommendations and enthusiasm regarding the week's new book releases and more.
0:20.6	Today is May 19th, 2026.
0:23.4	I'm Liberty Hardy, who is Patricia Elsie Tuttle, and we're coming to you from bookriot.com.
0:29.5	Patricia, hello.
0:31.1	Hey, Liberty.
0:33.4	So, books, have you ever heard of them?
0:40.9	I think so. I'm thinking about trying them out.
0:46.5	Yeah. I highly recommend it. This new technology books. Yeah.
0:58.3	I just like them a lot. And we're going to talk about some that are out today. We're going to talk about,
1:01.7	no, that's it. That's pretty much it. Yeah, books that are out today. I mean, we're going to talk about some we've been reading, too. Yep, that too. I want to mention something
1:07.7	exciting. We're doing a giveaway. So as we move through 2026, we want to make
1:14.2	sure Book Riot remains your go-to destination for all things bookish. Whether you're here for the
1:18.9	curated recommendations, the latest industry news, or our deep dives into reading culture,
1:24.2	your feedback informs our media kit and how we represent this community.
1:28.5	So this survey will also help us shape our content and make Book Riot a place you want to be.
1:34.1	To show our appreciation for your time, everyone who completes the survey will be entered for a chance to win a $50.
1:41.5	Frift Books gift card. That's $50, $50, $1.50.
1:45.9	So you head to bookriot.com slash 2026 survey.
1:50.9	That's bookriot.com slash 2026 survey.
1:54.4	And we'll also put a link to it in the show notes.
1:57.9	So that's exciting.
1:59.8	We're not allowed to enter. Aw. Yeah, that's okay. that's exciting. We're not allowed to enter.
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