May book picks include dark academia

- Editors' May reading lists spotlight dark-academia novels, a memoir from a Pen15 co-creator, and several splashy debut fiction titles. - Critics and influencers specifically called out the Pen15 co-creator memoir and at least one named dark-academia novel among their top May recommendations. - The roundups are already feeding BookTok and Goodreads conversation as publishers roll publicity into the summer window. (x.com)