All About Books discussion

I'm doing this early this month as I'm going to be busy trying to finish up my university course and I want to keep this group running.

It's time to nominate your choice for our June 2019 group fiction read - please use this thread to nominate.

Nominations start today and will close on 10th May 2019 or when we filled the poll with six books.

During this time anybody can either nominate or second a book. The 6 books with the most second votes at the end of the 7 day nomination period will go into the poll. Each person can either nominate one book or second one book. There are no limits to the number of seconds a book can receive.

The poll will then run until the 17th May 2019 and the winner will be announced shortly after. I hope this will leave everybody with enough time to obtain the chosen book.

Please only nominate, second or vote for a book you will read with the group if it should win. Please also check that your chosen nomination hasn't been a group read in the past. You can do this by looking at the group bookshelf, contact one of the moderators or post on 'Ask the Moderators' thread

If you have any questions on the nominations process please contact me, use the 'Ask the Moderators' thread or post on here and we will be happy to help.

Alannah wrote: "I'm doing this early this month as I'm going to be busy trying to finish up my university course and I want to keep this group running."

Alannah, where are all the other Mods?

B the BookAddict wrote: "Alannah wrote: "I'm doing this early this month as I'm going to be busy trying to finish up my university course and I want to keep this group running."

Alannah, where are all the other Mods?"

I have no idea to be honest, they just seemed to disappear and I can't contact them.

I nominate "The Diviners"

Alannah wrote: "I have no idea to be honest, they just seemed to disappear and I can't contact them."

Wow, that's crazy! Let us know if any of us can help with anything to help!!

I nominate All the Light We Cannot See .

I'll nominate Educated, the amazing and popular memoir by Tara Westover.

I will proudly second Educated by Tara Westover. As a retired State of Texas Educational Professional with multiple ceretifications, this work has a good deal of resonance with me.

I second, All the light we cannot see.

PattyMacDotComma wrote: "I'll nominate Educated, the amazing and popular memoir by Tara Westover.
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I cannot accept this nomination, as it's non-fiction. Sorry but keep it in mind for when the nonfiction group read comes back.

Books Nominated:
The Diviners by Libba Bray

Books Going to Poll:
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

Alannah wrote: "PattyMacDotComma wrote: "I'll nominate Educated, the amazing and popular memoir by Tara Westover.
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I cannot accept this nomination, ..."

Ooops! I really must learn to pay attention!

Does anyone else have any nominations?
So far we only have one book going to poll.

I nominate A Place Called Winter by Patrick Gale

Here's my review if anyone is interested: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I'll nominate the classic mystery My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier, which I'm hoping to read soon.

PattyMacDotComma wrote: "I'll nominate the classic mystery My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier, which I'm hoping to read soon.
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I'll second this.

I'd like to nominate Final Girls by Riley Sager. Thanks for all your hard work, Alannah! xox --Jen from Quebec :0)

Uhm, on second thought, My Cousin Rachel was published in 1951 so it should qualify for our classic group read and not our "regular" fiction group read, right?

Marina (Sonnenbarke) wrote: "Uhm, on second thought, My Cousin Rachel was published in 1951 so it should qualify for our classic group read and not our "regular" fiction group read, right?"

TRUE! Back to the drawing board (or the book list)!

How about The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey? It was published in 2012 (so is readily available) and was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. It's a delightful read, not a heavy-duty literary tome, and lots of people loved it.


[I think this will be my last shot at nominating! I can't see it on the AAB bookshelf, so I hope it qualifies. :) ]

PattyMacDotComma wrote: "How about The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey? It was published in 2012 (so is readily available) and was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. It's a delightful read, not a h..."

It was a readalong back when this group started but I'm happy to accept it.

Marina (Sonnenbarke) wrote: "Uhm, on second thought, My Cousin Rachel was published in 1951 so it should qualify for our classic group read and not our "regular" fiction group read, right?"

Yes, it would be for our classic group read. I think it's been nominated a few times but has never made it. I think that will my next nomination.

Books Nominated:
The Diviners by Libba Bray
A Place Called Winter by Patrick Gale
Final Girls by Riley Sager
The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey

Books Going to Poll:
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

Most of the books I want to read seem to be classics according to the group's definition... However, I will try to nominate one myself - how about Leviathan by Paul Auster, first published in 1992?

I'm going to second Final Girls.

Books Nominated:
The Diviners by Libba Bray
A Place Called Winter by Patrick Gale
Leviathan by Paul Auster

Books Going to Poll:
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Final Girls by Riley Sager
The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey

Marina (Sonnenbarke) wrote: "Most of the books I want to read seem to be classics according to the group's definition... However, I will try to nominate one myself - how about Leviathan by [author:Paul Auster|296961..."

No problem, it's on the list.

I'll second The Snow Child.
I read it a couple of years ago and enjoyed it.

Books Nominated:
The Diviners by Libba Bray
A Place Called Winter by Patrick Gale
Leviathan by Paul Auster

Books Going to Poll:
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Final Girls by Riley Sager
The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey

Great, so that's three books going to poll so far. We have three spaces left.

Nominations are now closed, I'm setting the poll up now.

The poll is here: https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1...

I can't send out the message as you're only allowed to send out one message a day but will do it tomorrow.

Alannah wrote: "PattyMacDotComma wrote: "How about The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey? It was published in 2012 (so is readily available) and was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. It's a..."

Whew, thanks, Alannah. It wasn't on the bookshelf, so I assumed it hadn't been read by the group yet.

PattyMacDotComma wrote: "Alannah wrote: "PattyMacDotComma wrote: "How about The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey? It was published in 2012 (so is readily available) and was nominated for the Pulitz..."

No worries, I find the bookshelf isn't very good at the moment because a lot of our group reads aren't on it. I find the discussion search bar a lot easier. It's something I need to sort out.

Alannah wrote: "No worries, I find the bookshelf isn't very good at the moment because a lot of our group reads aren't on it. I find the discussion search bar a lot easier. It's something I need to sort out."

It never occurred to me to search that way, sorry! I do see now that it was a readalong back then. Are readalong books considered group reads for nomination purposes?

PattyMacDotComma wrote: "Alannah wrote: "No worries, I find the bookshelf isn't very good at the moment because a lot of our group reads aren't on it. I find the discussion search bar a lot easier. It's something I need to..."

No, i don't consider them.