The motto for this group is "Anything goes." Any genre and every genre.
How it's going to work is that each month a different member will select 4 or 5 books that he would like to read. He will then post a new thread with the titles in it. At that point the rest of us can respond with our vote. By the end of the voting period (the 15th of the month), the book with the most votes will win. In case of a tie, both books will be selected and if members want to read both books, they may, or if you want to choose which one you read, that is fine as well.
In order to be selected to nominate books you have to have participated in the book voting or discussion one or two months prior. Participation means discussing or voting. The person who nominates books is selected one month in advance so that the date of voting can begin early.
All genres will be accepted as appropriate for this group. It can be anything from a best seller, horror, drama, real life, non-fiction, humor, YA, children's, science fiction, classic, you name it, we can read it. Don't feel like you have to read every book we choose. If you don't like our selection, feel free to sit this one out. Or, if you want to sit out a few months for various other reasons, not a problem.
This is YOUR book group. Everyone has a say so in what they want to read by picking out a few titles themselves. At the same time, you also get a little bit of choice and opinion in the voting each cycle.
If you want to receive group notifications about voting and winning titles, make sure to sign your name on the thread about wanting to receive notifications.
2007 Books
August
Lucky You by Carl Hiaasen and After the Plague by T.C. Boyle (nominated by notrorygilmore)
September
A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon (nominated by jrwojow)
October
The Know-It-All by AJ Jacobs (nominated by maggiethecat74)
November
The Bridge of Sighs by Richard Russo (nominated by Cheryl)
December/January
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen (nominated by Aimeesue)
2008 Books
December/January
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen (nominated by aimeesue)
February
Beneath a Marble Sky by John Shors (nominated by Doughgirl)
March
Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (nominated by Pepi)
April
The Soul Catcher by Michael White (nominated by beachlover20855)
May
The Space Betweeen Us by Thrity Umrigar and Tales of a Female Nomad: Living at Large in the World by Rita Golden Gelman (nominated by Booksaremylife)
June
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffengger (nominated by Trupti)
July
Gods in Alabama by Joshilyn Jackson (nominated by ToniK)
August
Sundays at Tiffany's by James Patterson (nominated by Ruth Ann H.)
September
The Kindness of Strangers by Katrina Kittle (nominated by sweatpea78
October
Amagansett by Mark Mills (nominated by maggiethecat).
November
March by Geraldine Brooks (nominated by Denizen)
December
A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray (nominated by Brianne)
2009 Books
January
Heart-shaped Box by Joe Hill (nominated by Tien H.)
February
The Saffron Kitchen by Yasmine Crowther (nominated by Emsgirl)
March
Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman (nominated by Serenity)
April
White Tiger by Aravind Adiga and Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky (nominated by Regina L)
May
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows (nominated by Dawn R.)
June
The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett (nominated by Patty F.)
July
The Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich (nominated by Don K)
August
Middlesex: A Novel by Jeffrey Eugenides (nominated by Zeni T)
September
Moloka'i by Alan Brennart (nominated by Brianne)
October
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Suskind (nominated by Bridget K)
November
Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin (nominated by BookChick)
2010
January
The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver
PLEASE ONLY PUT BOOKS WE HAVE READ IN THIS GROUP ON THE GROUP SHELF. Recently I've noticed a lot of authors placing their books on our shelf. Our shelf is reserved for the books we've read, or nominated, ONLY.
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