May Reads

Ms.Bjork here,

It’s time for my May Reads on bookstagram! This month, the 9 books I read are in tiers of MUST READ Memoirs, Add these to your TBR, and Read them if they come your way. I’ve been on a memoir kick lately and have taken to calling this month #memoirmay It’s also vital to note that May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and two of my top tier books were written by authors with this background.

Favorite Book This Month:

Sigh, Gone by Phuc Tran

Runner-up:

In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

TIER 1: MUST READ Memoirs #5stars

• Sigh, Gone by Phuc Tran

A Vietnamese refugee growing up in America and relating his experiences to that of classic literature.

• In the Dream House By Carmen Maria Muchado

A woman experiences domestic violence in her first relationship with another woman.

• Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

After her mother dies, Zauner turns to Korean cooking as a way to reconnect with the memory of her mother and her culture.

• The Purpose of Power by Alicia Garza

The woman who co-founded the Black Lives Matter Movement reflects on her life as well as provides the essentials for organizing a movement.

TIER 2: Add these to your TBR (all 4 & 5 star books)

• While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams

A political thriller about a law clerk trying to unravel a Supreme Court Judge’s clues to international corruption.

• Blacktop Wasteland by S. A Cosby

A getaway driver decides to do one last job.

• Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson

Two Black British artists fall in love.

TIER 3: Read them if they come your way (3 star books)

• Lakewood by Megan Gidding

A Black woman agrees to participate in a series of secret medical studies that go seriously wrong.

• The Boy in the Field by Margot Livesey

Three siblings save a man who has been assaulted and each responds differently to the situation over time.

Read any of these?

What did you read this month?