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Nominations are now open until December 26th for the February 2018 Open Pick.

Nominating guidelines:
- Fiction (original & translation, if applicable) first published between January 1, 2000 and February 1, 2017. For translations the latter date must be an English edition.
- One nomination per person (please do not nominate or vote for a book unless you are certain you can read and discuss if it wins)
- A book this group has not yet read (see group bookshelf)

If you are nominating, please begin your post by stating "I nominate [name with hyperlink to book]

Ready? Set? Nominate!

Thanks Marc.

Any time (or, once every month or so... )!

I nominate Once Upon a River by Bonnie Jo Campbell, published in July 2011. Campbell writes what I call "rural gothic." I read this in 2011 and will willingly read it again if chosen. Campbell is one of my favorite authors.

LindaJ^, Thanks for kicking things off and being willing to reread it with us!

I nominate The Hired Man by Aminatta Forna. First published in 2013. A British woman and her two children show up in a small Croatian village, post-War-of -Independence. Tension ensues.

I'd like to nominate Huck Out West by Robert Coover

NY Times Book Review: Who Would Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer Grow Up to Be?

Carol wrote: "I nominate The Hired Man by Aminatta Forna. First published in 2013. A British woman and her two children show up in a small Croatian village, post-War-of -Independen..."
Great book, but we have read it before.

Kirsten wrote: "I'd like to nominate Huck Out West by Robert Coover..."
I completely forgot this one came out! And to think I call myself a fan of Coover... Thanks for the rec!

Hugh wrote: "Carol wrote: "I nominate The Hired Man by Aminatta Forna. First published in 2013. A British woman and her two children show up in a small Croatian village, post-War-..."

My apologies, Hugh.

I nominate Paris in the Present Tense: A Novel by Mark Helprin

Carol, Got another nomination for us?

Maggie wrote: "I nominate Paris in the Present Tense: A Novel by Mark Helprin"

Maggie, This looks like a great read and a good fit for this group, but was published too recently (in order to add broader access to books and give a little time for the hype to die down on new publications, we recently changed the guidelines so we're not choosing anything published within the last year--see above). We'd love to consider a different nomination from you.

So sorry.

Maggie wrote: "So sorry."
No worries. Please do submit another nomination! :D

I'd like to nominate Dust by Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor

Marc wrote: "Carol, Got another nomination for us?"

Yes, thanks!

I nominate Man Tiger by Eka Kurniawan. English-language version first published September 15th 2015. (original, first published 2004).

This NYTimes review discusses both Man Tiger and Kurniawan's earlier novel, Beauty is a Wound. At 172 pages, Man Tiger is considerably more focused and I thought its brevity makes it a better choice for a group read.

I nominate In the Cafe of Lost Youth by Patrick Modiano. I don't know how to do the link.

Clarke wrote: "I nominate In the Cafe of Lost Youth by Patrick Modiano. I don't know how to do the link."

Just click the add book/author above the comment box. Normally typing the name of the book gets you there, but if there are too many irrelevant results, adding the author's surname helps. This probably doesn't work in the app though.

I'll do this one for you:
In the Café of Lost Youth by Patrick Modiano

Thanks Sofia, Carol, and Clarke--this is going to be a tough round of voting with so many quality nominations!

I nominate The North Water by Ian McGuire, if it's not too late? If it is...no problem at all for not including it. Thanks.

The poll is now live and you can vote/re-vote through Jan. 1st. Choose wisely.

/poll/show/166177-what-will-be-our-february-2018-open-pick-remember-if-you-vote-for-a

FYI, Verso Books' sale (50% off all print books, 90% off all ebooks) includes Man Tiger, along with many other great choices ....



Ends Jan 1 at 11 PST.

just sayin'.

Thanks Carol! Always looking for a great deal!

In the Café of Lost Youth has won the poll!
Thanks for all the wonderful nominations and for voting.

Clarke, would you like to lead the discussion?

Great! I didn’t vote but I have wanted to read this so i will join you all.

Glad you can join in, Dianne!

Marc wrote: "In the Café of Lost Youth has won the poll!
Thanks for all the wonderful nominations and for voting.

Clarke, would you like to lead the discussion?"

I can, if you like. It's February, right? Do I lead with a question, in the manner of the English teacher?

Yes, discussion would start Feb. 1st. Take a glance at some other discussions--some start with questions, some don't. It's really up to you and what you think might work best for this book. One of the group moderators will set up a discussion folder a day or two before the 1st and then you can start the thread(s). Feel free to direct message me if you have more questions or want to chat.