2017 MMD Reading Challenge - May Edition

I'm participating in MMD's Reading Challenge this year. (If you don't know what that is, click here and here.) Below are my May picks, plus a few contenders that almost made this month's picks. (Book images are linked!)

READING FOR GROWTH: Stretch yourself in 2017

A book of any genre that addresses current events

My pick

Strong contender

READING FOR FUN: Put the oomph back in your reading life

A juicy memoir

My pick

Strong contender

What are your May picks?