Unboxing My Latest Book Haul
Book Mail: A Roundup of the Book Mail I Received Last Week
Receiving a week’s worth of book mail during the last week of May feels like the perfect celebration of summer’s arrival. With new book releases landing just in time for long weekends and lazy afternoons, this book haul breathes fresh life into your TBR pile. Each new title brings the thrill of discovery, offering potential book recommendations for beach trips, vacations, and cozy backyard reading sessions. You might even uncover a few early favorites destined to become the best books of 2025, making this exciting delivery the perfect start to a season full of stories.
Where to Buy These Books:
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What I Wore:
Sweatshirt | Earrings | Makeup
At the end of May, when the days are lazy in the best way and the air is full of possibility, pulling on a cozy ivory Chicago sweatshirt from your favorite local boutique, paired with soft seafoam-colored leggings and your everyday gold hoop earrings, feels like main character energy personified. This main character outfit perfectly captures that effortless blend of comfort and style—proof that fashion for self-expression doesn’t always have to be overthought. As you flip through a fresh stack of book mail—novels about strong characters, self-discovery, and stories that inspire confidence—you realize you’re not just reading about transformation, you’re living it. The relaxed vibe of your aesthetic clothing and the buzz of books for main character energy create the ultimate main character mindset: showing up for yourself, cozy but intentional, living your main character life one page—and one dreamy outfit—at a time.
This Week’s Book Mail Includes:
Bebe Ama a Mama by Chela de la Vega and Teresa Martinez
Edge of the World by Alden Jones
Dream On, Ramona Riley by Ashley Herring Blake
Songs of Summer by Jane L. Rosen
Crash Test by Amy James
Summer on Cape May by Monica Garner
6:40 to Montreal by Eva Jurczyk
The Web of Time by Flavia Brunetti
No Body No Crime by Tess Sharpe
Slipstream by Madge Maril
A Real Emergency by Joanna Sokol
The Star of Camp Greene by Joy Callaway
I Become Her by Joe Hart
The Untended by Mattea Kramer
Betting on Good by Wendy Francis
The Parts of Him I Kept by Natasha Williams
Run Like a Girl by Amaka Egbe
Eliza, from Scratch by Sophia Lee
The Unraveling: The Counsel of Crows by Keith Ward, Karl Buechner, and Jeremy Mueller
We Are All Guilty Here by Karin Slaughter
Little Deaths All in a Row by Elizabeth Earley
The Murder Machine by Heather Graham
LGBTQ+ Heroes by L.V. Heston
Marguerite by the Lake by Mary Dixie Carter
Rules for Ruin by Mimi Matthews
A Charming Touch of Tarot by Melissa Holtz
Battle of the Bookstores by Ali Brady
The Build-a-Boyfriend Project by Mason Deaver
Riding the High by Paisley Hope
Fifty Fifty by Steve Cavanagh
Kill for Me, Kill for You by Steve Cavanagh
The Summers Between Us by Noreen Nanja
52 Ways to Reconcile by David A. Robertson
The Devil's Advocate by Steve Cavanagh
See How They Fall by Rachel Paris
Broken Souls and Bones by LJ Andrews
The Last Assignment by Erika Robuck
The Mood Swing by B.R. Duray
The Sun Blessed Prince by Lindsey Byrd
Some Recollections of St. Ives by David Mamet
Vianne by Joanne Harris
The Palace at the end of the Sea by Simon Tolkien
Witness 8 by Steve Cavanagh
Love, Coffee, and Revolution by Stefanie Leder
Night in the City by Michael McGarrity
