Bout of Books 25 - Sign-Up Post

I really need to post some other things on this blog, but for now, here's my official sign-up post for the next "Bout of Books" read-a-thon, which started yesterday. The last time I did the read-a-thon, it was at the beginning of the semester, and I didn't have much time to read. In fact, the spring semester has been so busy that I got pretty far behind in my reading goals for the year, so I'm hoping doing some read-a-thons this summer will get me on track.

This week, I'm planning to finish reading Sam Quinones' Dreamland, a book about the American opiate/opioid epidemics, tracing the marketing and proliferation of oxycontin and black tar heroin in parallel tracks. I met Quinones when he was in the early stages of the research for the book, and I've been looking forward to reading it ever since. Other reading goals for the week include finishing up Kathleen Belew's Bring the War Home, and also starting a new work of fiction. I'll probably also try to finish reading the Mueller Report in PDF, but I suppose that doesn't count as a book yet.
  If you're not familiar with it, here's a description of the Bout of Books:

The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly Rubidoux Apple. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, May 13th and runs through Sunday, May 19th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are challenges, Twitter chats, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 25 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team