The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins (Format used for this read: Print—hardback) I was a HUGE Hunger Games fan, yall. Which really kinda surprised me. Even though yall know I am TOTES into YA books…ESPECIALLY ones that are series…I am NOT into lots of violence…ESPECIALLY when there are kids involved (that goes…

When They Call You A Terrorist

When They Call You A Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors & Asha Bandel (Format used for this read: Audiobook) I usually just use my trusty Libby app from my local library to listen to my audiobook selections. And listen yall…..it ain’t always the best experience….my local library selection isn’t always the…

Rethinking Incarceration

Rethinking Incarceration: Advocating For Justice That Restores by Dominique DuBois Gilliard (Format used for this read: Print–paperback) In 2017, I watched a documentary that completely changed the way I viewed our prison system as well as our criminal justice system as a whole. That documentary was “13th” by Ava Duvernay. When I tell yall that…