Goodreads Editors' Picks for May Books

Here at Goodreads World Headquarters, we sort through a lot of books each month. Our monthly Readers' Most Anticipated Books feature is exactly that—selections based on the data about the books that Goodreads members are placing on their Want to Read shelves. Essentially, these are the books that your fellow Goodreads regulars are excited about.
 
Of course, the Goodreads editorial staff gets excited about books, too. And we regularly come across specific new releases that we can’t wait to read—or “won’t shut up about,” to borrow a phrase from the colleagues who sit right next to us.
 
As to be expected, there are always way more great books each month than we have time to read, so we're passing our findings along to you, complete with genre tags, our unhinged commentary, and general enthusiasm. Think of this list as our intel on the books you might not be hearing about absolutely everywhere else, from two people who really, really want to help you find a great read.
 
On the docket for May: A recently widowed viscountess makes a dubious wager, circa 1810. A potty-mouthed 10-year-old plans a very strange séance, circa 1992. And a royal courier on a magical motorcycle crosses the wastelands in a near-future dystopia. Bonus pick: Joyce Carol Oates. “Gyno-Psychiatry.” Be there.