10 best books of May: the Monitor's picks

Here are the 10 May releases the Monitor's book critics liked best.

3. 'Everybody’s Fool,' by Richard Russo

In his latest novel, Richard Russo returns to the down-and-out fictional town of North Bath, N.Y., the setting for his 1993 success “Nobody’s Fool.” This time the protagonist is Doug Raymer, chief of police and a secondary character in the earlier novel. Once again, a group of wonderfully drawn and scruffy characters are playing out their lives in an equally scruffy town. You can read the Monitor's full review of "Everybody's Fool" here.

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