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It's time to vote for November BOTM, our authors are Spark to Thornberg

Books that will not be included as they were BOTM in 2016;
The Charterhouse of Parma
Kidnapped
Perfume

Excluded as >600 pages
The Making of Americans,
The Red and the Black
Cryptonomicon
Tristam Shandy
Vanity Fair

Voting:
All members will have 1 free vote whether you have participation points or not. If you have enough participation points you may cast up to an additional 4 votes. Check the google spreadsheet for your participation points. Here is the link; though it does not appear to be up to date.

The second book will be chosen by randomizer from all the authors (not just those receiving votes).

Please feel free to make comments about various books, try to persuade people to vote for your preferences or other comments pro or con. Have fun!

Here is the link to the survey monkey for voting. (to be added when I receive it).

Muriel Spark Scotland, 1918 to 2006.
1. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, All editions, published 1961, 200 pages.

2. The Girls of Slender Means, all editions, 1963, 200 pages.

3. The Driver's Seat, first edition, 1970, 100 pages.

Edward St. Aubyn, Great Britain, born 1960.
4. Mother's Milk 2nd and 3rd editions only, 2005, 250 pages.

Christina Stead Australia July 17, 1902 -March 31, 1983
5. The Man Who Loved Children, 1940, 527 pages. (2nd, 3rd, 4th editions).

Gertrude Stein Pennsylvania, The United States 2, 03, 1874 - 7, 27, 1946
6. Three Lives, 1909, 250 pages, 1st edition.

7. The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas, 1933, 250 pages. All editions.

John Steinbeck, California, US, February 27, 1902 - December 20, 1968

8. Of Mice And Men, 1937, 100 pages, All editions.

9. The Grapes of Wrath, 1939, 479 pages, all editions.

10. Cannery Row 1945, 200 pages. 1st edition.

James Stephens Dublin, Ireland February 09, 1880 - December 26, 1950
11. The Charwoman's Daughter, 1912, 250 pages. All editions.

Laurence Sterne Clonmel, Ireland November 24, 1713 - March 18, 1768
12. A Sentimental Journey 1768, 200 pages, all editions.

Robert Louis Stevenson Edinburgh, Scotland November 13, 1850 - December 03, 1894
13. Treasure Island 1883, 250 pages, all editions.

14. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, 1886, 150 pages.

15. The Master of Ballantrae, 1889, 250 pages.

Adalbert Stifter Oberplan, Bohemia, now Horni Plana, Czech Republic October 23, 1805 - January 28, 1868.
16. Indian Summer 1857, 500 pages. 2, 3 and 4 editions.

Bram Stoker Fairview, Dublin, Ireland November 08, 1847 - April 20, 1912
17. Drakula 1897, 400 pages. All editions

Botho Strauß Naumburg, Germany December 02, 1944
18. Couples, Passersby 1981, 150 pages. 2nd, 3rd, 4 editions

19, The Young Man 1984, 300 pages 2nd, 3rd, 4 editions.

August Strindberg Stockholm, Sweden January 22, 1849 - May 14, 1912
20. The Red Room 1880, 300 pages, all editions

21. The People of Hemso 1887, 200 pages, all editions.

22. By the Open Sea 1890, 200 pages, all editions.

Patrick Süskind Ambach, Bavaria, Germany March 26, 1949
23. The Pigeon 1987, 100 pages, all editions.

Italo Svevo Trieste (formerly of Austria), Italy December 19, 1861 - September 13, 1928
24. As a Man Grows Older 1898, 250 pages.

25. Zeno's Conscience, 1923, 450 pages.

Graham Swift London, The United Kingdom May 04, 1949
26. Waterland 1983, 350 pages. all editions

27. The Light of Day 1st edition

Jonathan Swift Dublin, Ireland November 30, 1667 - October 19, 1745
28. A Tale of a Tub 1704, 200 pages. first edition

29. Gulliver's Travels 1726, 350 pages. all editions

30. A Modest Proposal 1729, 250 pages, all editions.

Andrzej Szczypiorski Warsaw, Poland February 03, 1924 - May 16, 2000
31. The Beautiful Mrs. Seidenman 1986, 200 pages. 2, 3, 4 editions

Antun Šoljan Beograd, Serbia December 01, 1932 - July 12, 1993
32. The Port 1974, 200 pages. No English translation.

Antonio Tabucchi Pisa, Italy September 23, 1943 - March 25, 2012
33. Pereira Declares: A Testimony 1994, k150 pages. all editions.

Rabindranath Tagore Calcutta, India May 07, 1861- August 07, 1941
34. The Home And The World 1916, 250 pages. 2, 3, 4 editions.

Costas Taktsis Thessaloniki, Greece October 08, 1927 - August 25, 1988
35. The third wedding 1963, 300 pages, 2, 3, 4 editions.

Jun'ichirō Tanizaki Nihonbashi,Tokyo, Japan July 24, 1886 - July 30, 1965
36. Some Prefer Nettles 1928, 200 pages, 2,3,4, editions.

Donna Tartt Greenwood, Mississippi, The United States December 23, 1963
37. The Secret History 1992, 550 pages. all editions

Elizabeth Taylor Reading, Berkshire, England, The United Kingdom July 03, 1912 - November 19, 1975
38. Blaming 1976, 200 pages, 2, 3, 4 editions.

Shashi Tharoor London, The United Kingdom March 09, 1956
39. The Great Indian Novel 1989, 400 pages. 2, 3, 4 editions

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o Kamiriithu, Kenya January 05, 1938
40. The River Between 1965, 150 pages, all editions

41. Petals of Blood 1977, 350 pages. 1st edition

42. Matigari, 1986, 150 pages. all editions

Hunter S. Thompson Louisville, Kentucky, The United States July 18, 1937 - February 20, 2005
43. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas 1971, 200 pages. all editions

Jim Thompson Anadarko, Oklahoma, The United States September 27, 1906 - April 07, 1977
44. The Killer Inside Me 1952, 250 pages. 1 st edition

Henry David Thoreau Concord, Massachusetts, The United States July 12, 1817 - May 06, 1862
45. Walden 1854, 350 pages. all editions.

Newton Thornburg Harvey, Illinois, The United States, died May 9, 2011, age 81, a few days thy of his 82nd.
46. Cutter and Bone 1976, 300 pages.

I’ve read 17 of these and have 6 on my TBR shelf.

Port does not have an English language version, as far as I know.

I have read 34 of these :(

I can get behind any of these:

Petals of Blood
The Great Indian Novel
Blaming
Some Prefer Nettles
The Driver's Seat
The Man Who Loved Children
Mother's Milk
The Autobio of Alice B. Toklas
The Light of Day
Zeno's Conscience
The People of Hemso

Diane wrote: "Port does not have an English language version, as far as I know.

I have read 34 of these :(" Thanks I will note that above.

Diane wrote: "I can get behind any of these:

Petals of Blood
The Great Indian Novel
Blaming
Some Prefer Nettles
The Driver's Seat
The Man Who Loved Children
Mother's Milk
The Autobio of Alice B. Toklas
The Ligh..."

I would like to read The Light of Day from your list. I also have The Man Who Loved Children.

I have only read 15, but none are in my TBR pile so I shall refrain from voting.

I’d be happy to read Zeno’s Conscience from Diane’s list and also The Beautiful Mrs Seidenman sounds interesting. Zeno is more readily available so I might vote for that.

My first choice here would be Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore's The Home and the World. BTW it was made into a film by the great Bengali filmmaker Satyajit Ray (I have seen and liked it). Dr Jekyll is farther down on my to-read list as well. I've read about a dozen of these; there are certainly a number of obscure ones in this month's list. I read The River Between just last month, which I recommend if you're interested in books from other cultures (Kenya). I also read The Beautiful Mrs Seidenman recently and enjoyed that.

The Light of Day sounds promising.

The link is posted for voting. Be sure to vote only with participation points if you have them. If you don't have participation points and want to know more about how to get them, please ask or check out the site for more information. You do get 1 vote regardless of whether you have participation points.

Sad but true, I have only read 2 of these so I am very open to almost anything. However, I will read through the options and see if there are a few that I would rather read.

After more consideration, Zeno’s Conscience, The Light of Day and The Man who Loved Children would be books I would support

Mother's Milk or The Man Who Loved Children would be my main choices, I think.

Voting will close at midnight and results will be announced tomorrow morning. Get all your votes in!