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Authors for September are from Meyer to Nabokov. Voting will be open today, July 15 through July 23. Winners will be announced on the 24th. The second book is chosen by the randomizer.

Please review the list of authors and the books that are eligible in this post. Comment, give your opinions, and most important, don't forget to vote. Everyone gets one free vote but if you want more opportunity you can use participation points. See the thread on participation points on how to earn them and how to use them.

HOW TO VOTE:
1. Make your choice or choices from the list that is posted here.
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Excluded books this month.
Gone with the Wind, 1037 pages
Sea of Fertility 824 pages
A Fine Balance current quarterly read
The Discovery of Heaven, 730 pages
1Q84, 925 pages, previous Q 2013
Wind Up Bird Chronicles (607 pgs)
The Sea, the Sea, 2020 BOTM
The Man Without Qualities (Q-20210
The Adventures and Misadventures of Maqroll, 699 pgs
Pale Fire, botm 2020

Philipp Meyer, 48 y/o, American author
1. American Rust, 2009, 368 pages

Anne Michaels, Canadian author, born 1958
2. Fugitive Pieces, 304 pages, 1996. botm 2014

Henry Miller, US author
3. Tropic of Cancer 1934, 318 pages
4. Tropic of Capricorn

Yukio Mishima, Japan
5. The Sound of Waves, 1954, 183 pgs

Pankaj Mishra, India
6. The Romantics, 1999, 288 pages

Rohinton Mistry, India
7. Family Matters, 2002, 434 pages

David Mitchell, UK
8. Cloud Atlas, 2004, 509 pages, 2012, 2016 botm

Nancy Mitford, UK
9. The Pursuit of Love, 1945, 192 pages
10. Love in a Cold Climate, 1949, 249 pages , botm 2016

Miyuki Miyabe, Japan
11. Crossfire, 1998, 404 pages

Thomas Mofolo, Lesotho
12. Chaka, 1925, 168 pages

Manuel Vázquez Montalbán, Spain
13. Southern Seas, 1979, 224 pages

Lorrie Moore US
14. Anagrams, 228 pages, 1986
15. Like Life, 1990, 192 pages
16. A Gate at the Stairs, 2009, 322 pages

Alan Moore, UK
17. Watchmen, Graphic novel, 1987, 416 pages

Alberto Moravia, Italy
18. A Ghost at Noon, 1954, 190 pages (AKA Contempt)
19. Disobedience, 1947, 160 pages
20. The Time of Indifference, 1929, 320 pages

Karl Philipp Moritz, Germany
21. Anton Reiser, 1785, 400 pages

William Morris, UK
22. News From Nowhere, Or, An Epoch Of Rest: Being Some Chapters From A Utopian Romance, 1890, 207 pages

Toni Morrison, US
23. Sula, 1973, 274 pgs 2018 botm
24.The Bluest Eye 1970, 216, 2016 botm
25. Jazz, 1992, 229 pg
26. Beloved 1987, 324 pages
27. Song of Solomon, 1977, 337 pgs

Es'kia Mphahlele, South Africa
28. Down Second Avenue: Growing Up in a South African Ghetto, 222 pgs, 1959

Bharati Mukherjee
29. The Holder of the World, 1996, 286 pages, 2016 botm

Multatuli, Netherlands
30. Max Havelaar, or the Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company, 1860 352 pages

Alice Munro, Canada
31. The Beggar Maid: Stories of Flo and Rose, 1977 210 pgs
32. Lives of Girls and Women, 2001, 277 pages

Haruki Murakami, Japan
33. Kafka on the Shore, 467 pgs
34. After the Quake, 147 pgs
35. Sputnik Sweetheart, 229 pgs

Ryū Murakami, Japan
36. Almost Transparent Blue, 1976, 126 pages

Iris Murdoch, Ireland
37. Under the Net, 1954m 252 pgs
38. The Bell, 1958, 296 pgs
39. A Severed Head, 1961, 204 pages
40. The Nice and the Good, 362, 1968
41. The Black Prince, 408 pgs, 1973, botm 2014

Gerald Murnane, Australia
42. Inland, 1988, 169 pgs

Robert Musil, Austria
43. The Confusions of Young Törless, 1906, 176 pgs

Vladimir Nabokov, Russian
44. Ada, or Ardor: A Family Chronicle, 496 pages
45. Pnin, 1957, 184 pages
46. Lolita, 1955, 331 pages

These are the books to choose from for our September botm. Let us know which ones you'd like to read and don't forget to vote.

Including the excluded ones, I read 25 of these (well, 24: I am currently reading American Rust by Meyer, which has spent more than 10 years on my TBR shelf). I don't have too many left on the TBR shelf this month:

- Song of Solomon (Morrison)
- Pnin (Nabokov)

I'm open for other choices, as long as they're not Munro or Murakami (read them all), and Murdoch (not a fan).

I have read everything but Tropic of Capricorn. I will be voting for that one.

I have read about 32, including the excluded, which leaves about 16. Don’t see any of these which I am desperate to read!

I've read 26 of these. I've not read any Lorrie Moore. I also haven't read Henry Miller. Others that I can find include The Sound of Waves, Inland, and Ada. I haven't read Sputnik Sweetheart.

So there are 10 I haven't read, and sadly none of them are the ones that have come up so far. Mine are:

-Crossfire
-The Bell,
-The Black Prince
-Romantics
-Family Matters
-Max Havelaar
-The Holder of the World
-News from Nowhere
-The Time of Indifference
-Southern Seas

am open to any of them

I have only read 15 of these. I could go with Ada or Pnin, Song of Solomon or Tropic of Capricorn. On Amanda's list I have only read Mx Havelaar. As usual, I am open to many.

2 books excluded from the randomiser they are:

Cloud Atlas
Lolita

I have read 20 and don't own any waiting to be read, so I'm open to anything else that I can access relatively easily at the library or online.

I have read Song of Solomon and Pnin. Of Amanda's list I could go for The Holder of the World, News from Nowhere, or The Time of Indifference.

Well since its vote time, based on what people have said I'm going to vote for either The Holder of the World, or News from Nowhere.

Anyone else want to vote for one of these and have a preference?

I could go for any of the three if others have strong preferences but my first choice would be Holder of the World

I have read Holder of the World so I will go for News from Nowhere which I can get from Open Library

I've read less than a third of these, so lots of options for me. I've also read some of those excluded.
The highest up in my to-read list: Murdoch's The Bell; farther on: Beggar Maid, Ada, Kafka on the Shore and The Bluest Eye.
Since Kristel and Gail have both favored Ada I'm inclined to vote for that, but Gail says it's not her first choice and Amanda said she plans to vote for another one.
What do you think I should vote for?

I am following Pip, Rosemary and Amanda and going with News from Nowhere.

My library doesn't have Ada, but I have loved what I've read of Nabokov's books (especially Pnin), so if Ada gets in, I would be fine with buying it.

However I will vote for News from Nowhere. I know shamefully little about William Morris except being familiar with his designs from my parents' wallpaper, upholstery and curtains growing up, and I've never been to Kelmscott despite living only 25 miles away. Perhaps this will be an incentive.

cool cool: just voted for News from Nowhere.

Voting closed
Random pick A Gate at the Stairs - Lorrie Moore
Popular Vote: News from Nowhere - William Morris

TBR announced tomorrow.

What will you be reading?

neat: I'll be reading news from nowhere. I've already read A Gate at the Stairs recently, but could host the botm if no one else is dead set on it.

Amanda wrote: "neat: I'll be reading news from nowhere. I've already read A Gate at the Stairs recently, but could host the botm if no one else is dead set on it."

I will keep that in mind, probably will be yours

Well, it turns out I can get 'News from Nowhere' for $0.99 on the kindle. So, here's hoping I can fit it in for Sept.!

Excellent! Something I voted for has won for the first time in ages. Both are available on Open Library and I have read neither. I am looking forward to September.

Diane, as you have read both books you could host a buddy read for Henry Miller

Gail wrote: "Diane, as you have read both books you could host a buddy read for Henry Miller"

I can do that if enough people are interested.

I would join you

Diane wrote: "Gail wrote: "Diane, as you have read both books you could host a buddy read for Henry Miller"

I can do that if enough people are interested."

I believe that there are others that are interested in reading Tropic of Capricorn and I can find a audio version on Hoopla so probably would join depending on time.

I will be reading News From Nowhere.
I read A Gate at the Stairs in 2020 so I will skip that one.

In a minor miracle, I haven't read either and should probably secure both before September. I cannot recall the last time I have been able to read both BOTMs in consecutive months.

I will be reading News from Nowhere, a local library has a copy so have requested it.

Kristel wrote: "Diane wrote: "Gail wrote: "Diane, as you have read both books you could host a buddy read for Henry Miller"

I can do that if enough people are interested."

I believe that there are others that ar..."

I'll host it then.

My library hold of A Gate at the Stairs arrived super early so I can host if no-one else wants to

Diane wrote: "I have read everything but Tropic of Capricorn. I will be voting for that one."

Did you want to moderate this one? A buddy read?