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From novels about survival and friendship, to new memoirs from Tom Selleck and Tiffany Haddish — here are PEOPLE’s picks for the best books of May 2024.

In the follow-up to her 2017 bestseller The Last Black Unicorn, Haddish returns with a new collection of insightful, reflective essays, writing on topics like the lasting effect of childhood trauma and comedy mentorship from Bob Saget.

“I’ve learned to take tomatoes being thrown at me and turn them into tomato sauce,” the actress tells PEOPLE. “And I’m going to make some spaghetti.”

The Emmy Award-winning actor is looking back on his “lucky life” and career, from his days on Magnum, P.I. to his role as a family man.

“I don’t have the hooks that a lot of people do,” Selleck tells PEOPLE. “I didn’t rehabilitate myself or have this tragic life. I had my own share of certainly ups and downs, but I’ve been very fortunate.”

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By Carly Tagen-Dye and Lizz Schumer Published on April 28, 2024 08:00AM EDT
You Never Know by Tom Selleck I Curse You With Joy by Tiffany Haddish By The Time You Read This by Chelsie Kryst Daughters of Shandong by Eve J. Chung Reunion by Elise Juska
PEOPLE’s best books of May 2024.
From novels about survival and friendship, to new memoirs from Tom Selleck and Tiffany Haddish — here are PEOPLE’s picks for the best books of May 2024.

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‘I Curse You with Joy’ by Tiffany Haddish
Tiffany Haddish memoir cover “I Curse You With Joy”
‘I Curse You with Joy’ by Tiffany Haddish. DIVERSION BOOKS
In the follow-up to her 2017 bestseller The Last Black Unicorn, Haddish returns with a new collection of insightful, reflective essays, writing on topics like the lasting effect of childhood trauma and comedy mentorship from Bob Saget.

“I’ve learned to take tomatoes being thrown at me and turn them into tomato sauce,” the actress tells PEOPLE. “And I’m going to make some spaghetti.”

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”You Never Know’ by Tom Selleck
Tom Selleck you never know
‘You Never Know’ by Tom Selleck. DEY STREET BOOKS
The Emmy Award-winning actor is looking back on his “lucky life” and career, from his days on Magnum, P.I. to his role as a family man.

“I don’t have the hooks that a lot of people do,” Selleck tells PEOPLE. “I didn’t rehabilitate myself or have this tragic life. I had my own share of certainly ups and downs, but I’ve been very fortunate.”

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‘By the Time You Read This: The Space between Cheslie’s Smile and Mental Illness’ by April Simpkins and Cheslie Kryst
By the Time You Read This: The Space between Cheslie’s Smile and Mental Illness-Her Story in Her Own Words by April Simpkins and Cheslie Kryst
‘By the Time You Read This: The Space between Cheslie’s Smile and Mental Illness’ by April Simpkins and Cheslie Kryst. FOREFRONT BOOKS
When Extra correspondent and 2019 Miss USA Cheslie Kryst died by suicide in 2022, her mother, April Simpkins, thought that “my body is just going to shut down.” Now, Simpkins has fulfilled her daughter’s wish of finishing and publishing her memoir.

“I know there were people who were shocked and did not understand,” Simpkins tells PEOPLE. “But when I got to a point that I could process the things that she was saying, I understood the place where she was.”