With world events as bleak as they are, here is a must-read iPaper, The best new books to read in May 2026
A deeply moving and necessary book. The news may move from horror to horror, but Hayden pauses, returns, looks through violence and atrocity to find the greater, gentler forces that hold people together. She gives us something to hold on to, in dark times Anne Enright, author of Attention
Original and heart-warming By finding beauty amidst ugliness, Hayden finds a way of making our fractured world whole again Lindsey Hilsum, author of I Brought The War With Me
Bringing us hope from dark places, this remarkable book is the perfect antidote to our times Christina Lamb, author of Our Bodies, Their Battlefields
Sally Hayden's gorgeous work of reportage shows us that in the midst of war, around the most acute suffering, there is also tremendous heroism Nathan Thrall, author of A Day in the Life of Abed Salama
A reporter of the first order A searching, deeply moving work that documents how life and love persist against seemingly insurmountable odds Jonathan Blitzer, author of Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here
A glorious revelation Sally Hayden uncovers miracles. She may be one herself Alex Perry, author of Blood Will Flow
A beautifully penned tribute to what can keep us human in the face of catastrophe. Read this book to lighten your soul Antony Loewenstein, author of The Palestine Laboratory
A beautiful book, as heart-lifting as it is heartrending Leila Molana-Allen, Special Correspondent, PBS Newshour
Profoundly affecting it is salutary to be reminded of the spotlights of love and altruism that illuminate even the darkest of stages Bookseller
A vivid and affecting reimagining of both reportage and how its consumers are called to relate to its content Kirkus
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