Hey folks,

It's time for us to vote on what we'll read as a community throughout June.

I've curated what I feel is a great selection of fiction and nonfiction works that are accessible and fun for readers at almost any level.

Take a look at the descriptions to get an idea of the available options, then cast your vote using the button below!

The Books

Elevator in Sài Gòn by Thuân - A Vietnamese woman flies to Paris after her mother dies in a freak elevator accident, then starts uncovering a secret history that stretches back to wartime Saigon. Slim, strange, and quietly devastating.

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck - The Joad family loads up the truck and heads west. You know this one, or think you do. Worth finding out which.

Hell's Angels by Hunter S. Thompson A year embedded with the Oakland chapter of the Hell's Angels, written before Thompson became a brand. The reporting is sharp, the prose is feral, the ending is famously bad for him.

The Eye of the Monkey by Krisztina Tóth A Hungarian novel about a woman piecing together a fractured family history across decades of upheaval. Tóth is one of the most interesting voices working in Hungarian literature right now.

As always, we will be using ranked choice voting for our monthly read choice. If you're not familiar with ranked choice voting, simply rank the books from what you'd like to read the most to what you'd least like to read and submit your answer!

You can vote here: https://strawpoll.com/e2naXV7V0yB

Voting closes Tuesday, June 3. The read kicks off Sunday, June 8.