Mer-May

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6 participants (45 books)

01 May 2025—31 May 2025

Overview

Welcome to Mer-May! Where we read nautical, maritime, and ocean books in May! They can be about pirates, mermaids, octopi, dolphins or any kind of aquatic book that strikes your fancy. Enjoy your reading as we discover the wonders of the deep blue sea!

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Mermaids Never Drown: Tales to Dive For by Natalie C. Parker, Zoraida Córdova

Mermaids Never Drown: Tales to Dive For

Untold Legends #2

Natalie C. Parker, Zoraida Córdova

320 pages • digital • 2023

fiction fantasy short stories young adult adventurous mysterious medium-paced
The Deep by Rivers Solomon

The Deep

Rivers Solomon

166 pages • hardcover • 2019

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ speculative fiction dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Sing Like Fish: How Sound Rules Life Under Water by Amorina Kingdon

Sing Like Fish: How Sound Rules Life Under Water

Amorina Kingdon

324 pages • hardcover • 2024

nonfiction nature science informative reflective medium-paced
The Secret History of Sharks: The Rise of the Ocean's Most Fearsome Predators by John Long

The Secret History of Sharks: The Rise of the Ocean's Most Fearsome Predators

John Long

464 pages • hardcover • 2024

nonfiction nature science medium-paced
Sharks Don't Sink: Adventures of a Rogue Shark Scientist by Jasmin Graham

Sharks Don't Sink: Adventures of a Rogue Shark Scientist

Jasmin Graham

224 pages • hardcover • 2024

nonfiction memoir science informative inspiring medium-paced
The Reef: A Passionate History: The Great Barrier Reef from Captain Cook to Climate Change by Iain McCalman

The Reef: A Passionate History: The Great Barrier Reef from Captain Cook to Climate Change

Iain McCalman

352 pages • paperback • 2013

nonfiction history science informative slow-paced
Ocean Bestiary: Meeting Marine Life from Abalone to Orca to Zooplankton by Richard J. King

Ocean Bestiary: Meeting Marine Life from Abalone to Orca to Zooplankton

Richard J. King

320 pages • hardcover • 2023

nonfiction nature science adventurous informative reflective medium-paced
Deep Water: The World in the Ocean by James Bradley

Deep Water: The World in the Ocean

James Bradley

464 pages • hardcover • 2024

nonfiction history nature medium-paced
The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall

The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea

The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea #1

Maggie Tokuda-Hall

357 pages • hardcover • 2020

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous emotional medium-paced
A True Account: Hannah Masury's Sojourn Amongst the Pyrates, Written by Herself by Katherine Howe

A True Account: Hannah Masury's Sojourn Amongst the Pyrates, Written by Herself

Katherine Howe

275 pages • hardcover • 2023

fiction historical emotional reflective medium-paced