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It's time to nominate your choice for our February 2024 group fiction read - please use this thread to nominate.

Nominations start today and will close on 8th January 2024 (or as soon as the poll has six books).

During this time anybody can nominate and second one book each. You cannot second the book you have nominated. The 6 books with the most second votes at the end of the 7 day nomination period will go into the poll. There are no limits to the number of seconds a book can receive, although please be mindful of this as most times we do not receive enough nominations for the poll to open.

The poll will then run until the 15th January 2024 and the winner will be announced shortly after. I hope this will leave everybody with enough time to obtain the chosen book.

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.

The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

I second The Starless Sea, and nominate Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver.

I nominate Ayiti by Roxane Gay (121 p., pub. 2011).

spoko wrote: "I nominate Ayiti by Roxane Gay (121 p., pub. 2011)."

I will second this.

Nominated Books:
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

Books Going to Poll:
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

spoko wrote: "I nominate Ayiti by Roxane Gay (121 p., pub. 2011)."

I'm not sure if I can accept this. It's described as a mixture of nonfiction and fiction short stories. Do you know more about the book?

I second Demon Copperhead

I second Demon Copperhead.

I nominate The Test by Sylvain Neuvel

(I'm new here, so I hope I followed the rules correctly. Let me know if I did something wrong.)

Nominated Books:


Books Going to Poll:
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
The Test by Sylvain Neuvel

Cheryl wrote: "I second Demon Copperhead.

I nominate The Test by Sylvain Neuvel

(I'm new here, so I hope I followed the rules correctly. Let me know if I did something wrong.)"

No problems Cheryl. I have gone ahead and seconded the Test as it looks interesting.

[book:The Sleeping Doll|1050383 by jeffery deaver

Nominated Books:
The Sleeping Doll by Jeffery Deaver

Books Going to Poll:
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
The Test by Sylvain Neuvel

I'll nominate Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt.

Nominated Books:
The Sleeping Doll by Jeffery Deaver
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

Books Going to Poll:
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
The Test by Sylvain Neuvel

I’ll second Remarkably Bright Creatures

Nominated Books:
The Sleeping Doll by Jeffery Deaver


Books Going to Poll:
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
The Test by Sylvain Neuvel
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

Two more spaces.

Alannah wrote: "spoko wrote: "I nominate Ayiti by Roxane Gay (121 p., pub. 2011)."

I'm not sure if I can accept this. It's described as a mixture of nonfiction and fiction short s..."

Had a look, seems to be a mix. I will change my second if Spoko doesn't reply.

No problem Jade, I will give Spoko until the 8th. If he doesn’t respond. I will leave it off the list for now. If he does come back after to say it is fiction only, it can be added on for another month.

Alannah wrote: “No problem Jade, I will give Spoko until the 8th. If he doesn’t respond. I will leave it off the list for now. If he does come back after to say it is fiction only, it can be added on for another m...”

I don’t know anything more about it—it may well be a mix.

spoko wrote: "Alannah wrote: “No problem Jade, I will give Spoko until the 8th. If he doesn’t respond. I will leave it off the list for now. If he does come back after to say it is fiction only, it can be added ..."

I checked on the writer's official website, it does mention a mix of fiction and non fiction. Because of this, I won't be accepting it. You're welcome to nominate another book.

Nominations close tomorrow

Dave wrote: "[book:The Sleeping Doll|1050383 by jeffery deaver"

I will change my second to this.

Jade wrote: "Dave wrote: "[book:The Sleeping Doll|1050383 by jeffery deaver"

I will change my second to this."

Thank you.

Nominated Books:



Books Going to Poll:
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
The Test by Sylvain Neuvel
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
The Sleeping Doll by Jeffery Deaver

Poll linked here: https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/2...