Theme Selection: October

As I alluded to in my Theme Selection for September, I will be reading about the American prison system this month. At the time this post goes live, I should be over 100 pages into The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander.

Other books at tap for this month include:

• Blood in the Water by Heather Ann Thompson 
• Reading with Patrick by Michelle Kuo
• A Knock at Midnight by Brittany K. Barnett

I've heard GREAT reviews of Blood in the Water, but it is over 500 pages and after last month, I'm not confident I'll be able to finish it on top of The New Jim Crow. I'm trying to keep an open mind, but more likely, I will tackle Reading with Patrick as I already have it in my possession.

I also have the following fiction titles at the ready in case I have extra time at the end of the month:

• Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam (Young Adult)
• Monster by Walter Dean Myeas (Young Adult)

Happy Reading!

💛J