October 17, 2018, Wednesday morning -- Reading Nnedi Okorafor

At a coffee shop in the Mission District

She is reading Akata Witch, a fantasy young adult novel set in Nigeria, by Nnedi Okorafor, which she got at Borderlands books in the neighborhood. Most of the books she reads she gets from either Borderlands or Dogeared Books, down the street. She also really likes N.K. Jemisin, another science fiction and fantasy writer.

October 14, 2018, Sunday morning -- Reading John C. Maxwell

At a Chinese food and donut shop in the Mission District

He is reading Liderazgo EFICAZ: Cómo influir en los demás, (in English this translates into Effective Leadership: How to Influence others) by John C. Maxwell, who is a pastor and leadership expert. This is his second time reading it. His favorite book is the Bible.

October 9, 2018, Tuesday afternoon -- Reading J.D. Salinger

In the Mission District

He is reading The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger. He reads it from time to time, to get away from his phone.  His dad gave him this book five years ago and his uncle gave it to his dad. A note in the back cover from his uncle to his dad says, "I tried to find you a hard-back, kick ass copy of this classic, but no luck; instead you get the cheesiest copy I've ever seen." and thanks him for being a good brother.

October 4, 2018, Thursday evening -- Reading Richard Wright

At the BART Station

She is reading Native Son, by Richard Wright. She didn't expect it to be so vulnerable, rough, and  with sharp edges.
One of her favorite authors is Sandra Cisneros. She got hooked by reading Woman Hollering Creek, and she also adores her memoir, A House of My Own: Stories from My Life.

September 30, 2018, Sunday evening -- Reading Herodotus

At a coffee shop in the Mission District

He is reading Herodotus' Histories, Book 1, by Herodotus, in the ancient Greek, with the help of a Greek - English dictionary. He's also read Sophocles, Xenophon, Plato, and Aristotle in the ancient Greek. The last thing he read, that wasn't in ancient Greek, was The Aeneid, by Virgil, in the original Latin. He enjoys reading in other languages to expand his mind. Latin and Greek, he said, are profoundly alien and that reading them can be mind bending.