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It's time to nominate for our March 2017 group fiction read - please use this thread to nominate your choice.

Nominations start today and will close on January 30th.

During this time anybody can either nominate or second a book. The 6 books with the most second votes at the end of the 5 day nomination period will go into the poll. Each person can either nominate one book or second one book. There are no limits to the number of seconds a book can receive.

The poll will then run until the 4th February 2017 and the winner will be announced the following day. This will leave nearly a month for people to get hold of the book in preparation for the read.

Please only nominate, second or vote for a book you will read with the group if it should win. 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.

And don't forget - our February group fiction read will be Night Waking by Sarah Moss - please join us!

I am going to nominate The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver. I keep hearing people say how great Kingsolver is but have never read any of her books.

I'd like to nominate The Fifth Season. It won the Hugo for best novel.

I second The Poisonwood Bible! I bought a like new edition at Goodwill in December & am excited to start reading it.

by J.R.R. Tolkien

Ev wrote: "The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien"

I love this book but since it was first published in 1937, it doesn't qualify for this category - why not nominate it for the next group classic:
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I would like to nominate "The Dry" by Jane Harper. b/book/show/2...

I would like to nominate Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie. It has been sitting on my to-read shelf for too long.

I'd like to nominate The Guest Room. I won a copy of it at a library event and it sounds good.

I second Poisonwood Bible. One of my favorites and I'd love to reread.

It's a long one, but I'd love to read it - I second Midnight's Children.

I would like to nominate The Association of Small Bombs

I'd like to nominate The Lives of Others by Neel Mukherjee.

Leslie wrote: "Ev wrote: "The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien"

I love this book but since it was first published in 1937, it doesn't qualify for this category - why not nominate it for the n..."

Can you remind me where to find the guidelines for the different categories please Leslie.

Jason wrote: "I would like to nominate Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie. It has been sitting on my to-read shelf for too long."

I would like to second this, I have been wanting to read Rushdie for years but reading it a group would be great.

I would like to nominate I, Claudius by Robert Graves

Raul wrote: "I would like to nominate I, Claudius by Robert Graves"

Great choice Raul! I wish I could second two books!

@ Greg: That's OK, you seconded a great book as it is. I recently read Midnight's Children and absolutely loved it.

Ruth wrote: "Leslie wrote: "Ev wrote: "The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien"

I love this book but since it was first published in 1937, it doesn't qualify for this category - why not nomina..."

As I mentioned in the message I sent out, group fiction is for books first published within the last 50 years; anything older than that is eligible for the group classic read.

I would like to Nominate Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo

Its been on my list a while now - won National Book Award and nominated for Pulitzer as well.

I would like to second I, Claudius

Terri wrote: "I would like to nominate "The Dry" by Jane Harper.

I'd like to second The Dry

Greg wrote: "It's a long one, but I'd love to read it - I second Midnight's Children."

I did think about this being a bit long, but I have been wanting to read it for a while and thought it might be a good one to discuss as well.

I nominate When Saigon Surrendered: A Kentucky Mystery

I'll second The Fifth Season

I'll second Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity.

I'll second Midnight's Children. Sounds interesting, with some mystery.

Nancy wrote: "I nominate
Title: Life and Fate
Author: Vasily Grossman
Life and Fate is one of the great novels of the 20th century"

Ooh, I will second this!

Thanks for all your nominations, the poll will be set up shortly with the following books:

The Poisonwood Bible
The Fifth Season
The Dry
Midnight's Children

Behind the Beautiful Forevers is non fiction so can't be included here, and Life and Fate and I, Claudius would fit better in the Classics section (see Leslie's note above) so we will just go to the poll with the four books listed above.

The poll has now been set up - you can vote using the link below:

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