{"id":167414,"date":"2026-05-04T14:46:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T18:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=167414"},"modified":"2026-05-04T14:46:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T18:46:02","slug":"new-books-for-may-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=167414","title":{"rendered":"New books for May 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To find these selections and many other new titles, see the NMC <a href=\"https:\/\/nmc.kohacatalog.com\/cgi-bin\/koha\/opac-search.pl?limit=mc-loc%3A%27NEW%27&amp;sort_by=acqdate_dsc\"><strong>library catalog<\/strong><\/a><strong>. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><strong>New Non-Fiction<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-167425\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Near-and-Far-Waters-202x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Near-and-Far-Waters-202x300.png 202w, https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Near-and-Far-Waters.png 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Near and Far Waters<\/strong> by Colin Flint<\/h3>\n<p>Seapower has been a constant in world politics, a tool through which powerful countries have policed the seas for commercial advantage. Political geographer Colin Flint highlights the geography of seapower as a dynamic, continual struggle to gain control of near waters&#8211;those parts of the oceans close to a country&#8217;s shoreline&#8211;and far waters&#8211;parts of the oceans beyond the horizon and that neighbor the shorelines of other countries. A forceful and clarifying challenge to conventional accounts of geopolitics, this work offers an accessible introduction to the combination of economic and political relations that are the reason behind, and the result of, the development of seapower to control near waters and project force into far waters. Examining the histories of three naval powers (the Netherlands, Britain, and the United States), this book distills the past and present patterns of seapower and their tendency to trigger repercussive conflict and war.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-167424\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Inventing-the-Renaissance-194x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"149\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Inventing-the-Renaissance-194x300.png 194w, https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Inventing-the-Renaissance.png 336w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 149px) 100vw, 149px\" \/>Inventing the Renaissance <\/strong>by Ada Palmer<\/h3>\n<p>In this book, the award-winning novelist and renowned historian Ada Palmer seeks to dismantle the myth of the Renaissance as a &#8216;golden age&#8217; compared to the plague- and war-ridden Middle Ages. Palmer ably shows how this myth was constructed for different political reasons at different times, and she contrasts it with the lived reality of the actual Renaissance, which she sees as a troubled period defined by the attempt to end centuries of war and conflict by way of a revival of the educational aims and methods of ancient Rome. The author peppers her book with fifteen mini-biographies ranging from famous figures-including Michelangelo, Machiavelli, and Lucrezia Borgia-to lesser-known ones, examining why history remembers some characters over others and showing in detail how different figures struggled with the trials and tribulations of their time.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-167423\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Insect-Architecture-245x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Insect-Architecture-245x300.png 245w, https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Insect-Architecture.png 366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Insect Architecture <\/strong>by Tom Jackson<\/h3>\n<p>The essential illustrated guide to the ingenious techniques that insects use to construct an astounding array of natural structures, from nests to shelters to traps. This book takes you inside the amazing structures that insects build, from the paper galleries of yellowjacket wasps to elaborate termite mounds complete with royal chambers and air-conditioning systems. Each chapter focuses on a group of insect architects, describing the materials and methods they use while exploring the structures themselves in detail. Blending spectacular illustrations with illuminating case studies of representative species from around the world, this is the ultimate guide to insect artistry and innovation.<\/p>\n<h1><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-167422\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/The-Containment-200x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/The-Containment-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/The-Containment.png 342w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>The Containment <\/strong>by Michelle Adams<\/h1>\n<p>In 1974, the Supreme Court issued a momentous decision: In the case of <em>Milliken v. Bradley<\/em>, the justices brought a halt to school desegregation across the North, and to the civil rights movement\u2019s struggle for a truly equal education for all. In this book, the esteemed legal scholar Michelle Adams tells the epic story of the struggle to integrate Detroit schools\u2014and what happened when it collided with Nixon-appointed justices committed to a judicial counterrevolution. Adams chronicles the devoted activists who tried to uplift Detroit&#8217;s students amid the upheavals of riots, Black power, and white flight\u2014and how their efforts led to federal judge Stephen Roth\u2019s landmark order to achieve racial balance by tearing down the walls separating the city and its suburbs.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-167421\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Mushroom-Gastronomy-245x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Mushroom-Gastronomy-245x300.png 245w, https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Mushroom-Gastronomy.png 354w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Mushroom Gastronomy<\/strong> by Krista Towns<\/h3>\n<p>Whether you forage for elusive mushrooms in the woods, at your local grocery, or farmers market, or are new to cooking with them, this is a long-awaited new cookbook that will prepare you for an exciting culinary journey into the world of edible mushrooms. The book explores 25 of the most popular edible and delicious mushrooms. Stunning photographs introduce each variety, including their unique nutritional values, ideal cooking methods, culinary tips, and flavor pairings, making this a go-to resource for anyone interested in cooking with mushrooms. Written by a mushroom expert and culinary writer, Mushroom Gastronomy contains over 100 easy-to-execute, innovative, and classic recipes to please vegetarians and carnivores alike, for appetizers, soups and broths, main dishes, desserts, and even cocktails&#8211;all celebrating the delicious and mysterious mushroom.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>New Fiction <\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-167420\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/A-Far-Flung-Life-198x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"149\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/A-Far-Flung-Life-198x300.png 198w, https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/A-Far-Flung-Life.png 358w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 149px) 100vw, 149px\" \/>A Far-Flung Life <\/strong>by M.L. Stedman<\/h3>\n<p>Remote Western Australia, 1958: here, for generations, the MacBrides have lived on a vast sheep station, Meredith Downs. It is a million acres, an ocean of arid land. On an ordinary day, on a lonely road, under the unending blue sky, patriarch Phil MacBride swerves to avoid a kangaroo. In seconds the lives of the entire MacBride family are shattered. And then, tragedy revisits when a twist of consequences claims the life of one sibling, and leads another to give up everything for the sake of an innocent child. Matt, the youngest MacBride, is plunged into a moral and emotional journey for which there is no map, no guide. The secrets at the heart of this gutting and beautiful story force him to choose between love and duty, sacrifice and happiness.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-167419\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Brawler-191x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Brawler-191x300.png 191w, https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Brawler.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Brawler <\/strong>by Lauren Groff<\/h3>\n<p>Ranging from the 1950s to the present day and moving across age, class, and region \u2014 from New England to Florida to California \u2014 these nine stories reflect and expand upon a shared theme: the ceaseless battle between humans\u2019 dark and light angels. Among those we see caught in this match are a young woman suddenly responsible for her disabled sibling, a hot-tempered high school swimmer in need of an adult, a mother blinded by the loss of her family, and a banking scion endowed with a different kind of inheritance. Motivated by love, impeded by the double edges of other peoples\u2019 good intentions, they try to do the right thing for as long as they can. Precise, surprising, and provocative, anchored by profound insight into human nature, <em>Brawler <\/em>reveals the repeated, sometimes heartbreaking turning points between love and fear, compassion and violence, reason and instinct, altruism and what it takes to survive.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-167418\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/The-Golden-Boy-200x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/The-Golden-Boy-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/The-Golden-Boy.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>The Golden Boy <\/strong>by Patricia Finn<\/h3>\n<p>After an involuntary retirement from his high-flying Hollywood career, Stafford Hopkins has retreated to a luxury estate on Maui, along with his wife Agnes, both grimly resigned to life in a paradise where neither feels fully at home. Stafford is ready to retreat into himself, too, when a letter arrives with shocking news. Stafford has been named guardian of four children he didn&#8217;t know existed: the grandchildren of his late childhood friend, Bobby Shepherd, whose ghost Stafford can no longer ignore. Returning to both the hardscrabble farming town and the dark secret he&#8217;d tried to forget for decades, Stafford is forced to confront his past in order to rebuild his future &#8211; and to redirect the fates of his family and the four young people suddenly in his care. Slyly funny and deeply moving, this novel is a captivating debut about love, mercy, and second chances.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-167417\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lady-Tremaine-198x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lady-Tremaine-198x300.png 198w, https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Lady-Tremaine.png 352w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Lady Tremaine <\/strong>by Rachel Hochhauser<\/h3>\n<p>Twice-widowed, Lady Etheldreda Verity Isolde Tremaine Bramley is solely responsible for her two children, a priggish stepdaughter, a razor-taloned peregrine falcon, and a crumbling manor. Fierce and determined, Ethel clings to the respectability her deceased husband&#8217;s title affords her, hoping it will secure her daughters&#8217; future through marriage. When a royal ball offers the chance to change everything, Ethel risks her pride in pursuit of an invitation for all three of her daughters&#8211;only to see her hopes fulfilled by the wrong one. As an engagement to the future king unfolds, Ethel discovers a sordid secret hidden in the depths of the royal family, forcing her to choose between the security she craves and the wellbeing of the stepdaughter who has rebuffed her at every turn. As if Bridgerton met Circe, and exhilarating to its core, this novel reimagines the myth of the evil stepmother at the heart of the world&#8217;s most famous fairy tale. It is a battle cry for a mother&#8217;s love for her daughters, and a celebration of women everywhere who make their own fortunes.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-167416\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Nonesuch-197x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Nonesuch-197x300.png 197w, https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Nonesuch.png 362w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Nonesuch <\/strong>by Francis Spufford<\/h3>\n<p>It&#8217;s the summer of 1939, and the air in London is thick with the tension of impending war. Iris Hawkins, a fiery young financial secretary, has a chance encounter with Geoff, a genius engineer from the new technology of television. What was supposed to be one night of abandon draws her instead into a nightmare of otherworldly pursuit-into a reality where time bends, spirits can be summoned, and history hangs by a thread. Soon there are Nazi planes droning overhead. In a time when death falls randomly from above each night, when the streets are darker than the wildest forest and all the men are away in uniform, the defense of the city is in the hands of its women. But Iris has more to contend with than just the terrors of the Blitz. Over the rooftops of burning London, in the twisted passages between past and present, through the vast night sky and across the tiny screens of early television, a fascist fanatic is travelling with a gun in her hand, and only Iris can stop her from altering the course of history forever.<\/p>\n<p><em>Summaries and images adapted from publishers.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To find these selections and many other new titles, see the NMC library catalog.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[68,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-167414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-intercom","category-student-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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