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Our January and February Group Reads Are...
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February - Beneath a Marble Sky - John Shors
February - Fin & Lady - Cathleen Schine
January - The Princess Bride - William Goldman [Maybe more fitting for February...but it IS technically a book about a book :) ]
Kaitlin wrote: "January - The Princess Bride - William Goldman [Maybe more fitting for February...but it IS technically a book about a book :) ]"
The Princess Bride was already a group read, in October 2011.
No-one's going to vote for this. But I loved it and I need to read it again. January The Death of Virgil by Hermann Broch
It's Virgil about his own Aeneid
I wasn't a part of this group in 2011 and didn't know The Princess Bride was already selected as a group read, sorry.
Sandra wrote: "January - The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield"Sorry, Sandra -- This book has also been read by the group, in June 2008.
If you aren't sure if a book has been read previously, please skim through the group bookshelf or check the Group Read Discussions.
Heather L wrote: "Sandra wrote: "January - The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield"Sorry, Sandra -- This book has also been read by the group, in June 2008."
Sorry! I actually checked the bookshelf and didn't find it. I didn't look at all the books, but search for it by alphabet order.
Heather L wrote: "Sandra wrote: "January - The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield"Sorry, Sandra -- This book has also been read by the group, in June 2008."
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler is missing from the group's bookshelf.
Hmmm, can Lori confirm that If on a Winter's Night a Traveler was a past group read? I can't find any group read discussion for it and it looks like it's missing from our bookshelf too. I see that it was nominated in November 2008 and March 2009. Help?
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No one stated that If on a Winter's Night was a previous group read... I believe Heather was saying that The Thirteenth Tale was a previous read...
Lori is correct, I said The Thirteenth Tale and The Princess Bride were previous group reads. �If on a Winter's Night a Traveler sounded familiar, but probably because it has been nominated before. Sometimes books are nominated many times over before they are finally chosen.
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Go on and vote for the book you most want to read as group for January and February. One vote for each month.
Remember that the person who nominated the winning book will be hosting the group read discussion for that month!
Voting ends Dec 22!!!!
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Steve, read the message above yours. Nominations are closed and we are now voting.
hi sorry but im kinda new here so how do i vote exactly ? :)
Sarah -- Click on the link in Lori's post #23 =OR= click on "polls" in the upper right sidebar.
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In February, we will be reading Outlander - Diana Gabaldon, and the discussion will be led by Kaitlin!!!
January tied between If on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino and The Library at Night by Alberto Manguel
Time to re-vote!!
Head back over to the polls, and choose which of the two you would most rather read together as a group. Voting will end on Christmas day.
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Revote's cool. I've read the Calvino and it's rather special.
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Looks like we will be reading THE LIBRARY AT NIGHT, which was nominated by Dionisia!
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January: THE LIBRARY AT NIGHT by Alberto Manguel, with Dionisia leading the discussion.
February: OUTLANDER by Diana Gabaldon, with the discussion will be led by Kaitlin!!!
Happy reading everyone!
ohhh I love Outlander (lost track of how many times i've read it) - I'm excited that STARZ has optioned it for TV and the series will be on next summer
I'm looking forward to the TV show as well, Dee. Though I don't think it could possibly be as good as the book :)
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Thank you Lori for the heads up. just purchased my nook copy of the book for $1.99!
February - Non-Friction - Morgan Parker.
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Dammit, I am just about to to finish "Outlander". But oh well, thanks for the heads up.
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The categories for January and February are:
January - Books about books
February - Books that center around a relationship/love, love themed (but NO erotica or cheesy romance novels, please)
If you nominate the book, and the book is chosen as a group read, you will be asked to lead the discussion! Don't worry, it's not hard, and we'll love you all the more for it!
Please do not nominate a book more than once. A book can only be voted on once, so multiple nominations within this thread are not counted.
Only ONE nomination per month per person.
Please be sure to post the title, author, and the month you are nominating it for.
Ideally, you can type it as follows -
August - Room - Emma Donoghue
If your post does not have those three things, it will not be counted.
Are you ready?
I will accept nominations through Friday. If we get tons of nominations, I may pull the plug on it a little early, so get them in as soon as you can!
Once I close nominations I will create the polls and let you know when it is time to vote!
Hit us with your best noms!
**Important note: At no time is it acceptable for an author to nominate one of his/her own books for the monthly group read. Likewise, it is not acceptable to "push" nominations or votes within this group. It also follows that "a nomination for a nomination" is not acceptable. If I suspect a push, or inappropriate actions have taken place within the group read nominations or votes, I reserve the right to deem those nominations or votes as ineligible.