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Hello! I was wondering ; would The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates qualify as Southern ? If so I nominate for post .
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Yes, indeed. This is a novel about slavery. Set on a tobacco plantation in the 1860s. Thank you, Jane. The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates is nominated Post-1980.
If not too difficult to find , for pre I will nominate ,”I’ll take my stand “ .maybe out therefor free ?
Pre 1980 Ship of Fools by Katherine Anne PorterPost 1980 These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901 by Nancy E. Turner
Can I please nominate The Birds of Opulence by Crystal Wilkinson for post 1980?
I would like to nominate Cat On A Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams for the Pre-1980 group read.I would like to nominate Tiny Love by Larry Brown for the Post-1980 group read. Thanks.
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The Pre-1980 nominations are:
1) I'll Take My Stand: The South and the Agrarian Tradition,by Twelve Southerners,
2) Ship of Fools, by Katherine Anne Porter
3) The Second Coming, by Walker Percy
4) Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, by Tennessee Williams
5) A Cry of Angels, by Jeff Fields
6) Reflections in a Golden Eye, by Carson McCullers,
The Post-1980 nominations are:
1) The Water Dancer, by Ta-Nehisi Coates
2) The Birds of Opulence, by Crystal Wilkinson
3) These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901, by Nancy E. Turner
4) Tiny Love: The Complete Stories, by Larry Brown
5) Calypso, by David Sedaris
6) The Little Friend, by Donna Tartt
For Pre-1980, I’d like to nominate ‘A Cry Of Angels’ by Georgia author Jeff Fields, originally published in 1974 and available on Hoopla:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...
For Post-1980, ‘Calypso’ by Raleigh, North Carolina author David Sedaris:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
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The Little Friend by Donna Tartt for post 1980.Reflections of a Golden Eye by Carson McCullers for pre 1980.
Tom wrote: "I'm surprised that no one has thought to suggest David Sedaris before now. I find him hysterical. When he talks about his childhood there is a definite southern feel to it."I too love David Sedaris!!
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What shall we we read in March? I'm now accepting nominations for our Group Reads. Send in your nomination for one work published prior to 1980 and one published after 1980. Nominations will remain open for five days or until six nominations are received in each category, which ever occurs first.
As always, happy reading--
Lawyer Stevens