Oct/Nov/Dec 2019: Author Nominations
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1sweetiegherkin
What authors should we be reading to round out our year? Nominate them below!
Reminder: Any author already discussed in the past 2 years is not eligible to be re-upped yet. (You can find the list here: https://wiki.librarything.com/index.php/Monthly_Author_Reads)
Reminder: Any author already discussed in the past 2 years is not eligible to be re-upped yet. (You can find the list here: https://wiki.librarything.com/index.php/Monthly_Author_Reads)
2sweetiegherkin
P.S. Please get all nominations in by September 1st. Thank you!
3BookConcierge
Will have to think ....
4sweetiegherkin
>3 BookConcierge: Plenty of time to do that. Just don't forget to come back with your thoughts later :)
5sparemethecensor
I think I put Marisha Pessl last go-around with no takers, but I'll post her again, in case tastes have changed :)
What about Dani Shapiro? She has a new book out I've heard good things about, and I enjoyed a couple of her novels a few years ago.
I also have Louise Erdrich and Evgeny Zamyatin on my TBR.
What about Dani Shapiro? She has a new book out I've heard good things about, and I enjoyed a couple of her novels a few years ago.
I also have Louise Erdrich and Evgeny Zamyatin on my TBR.
7sweetiegherkin
> 5 Pessl seems to only have a few titles, so that could be tricky.
LOVE Louise Erdrich so I'll third that suggestion.
I'll also second Evgeny Zamyatin since that would help with my progress on the 1001 Books to Read Before You Die list.
LOVE Louise Erdrich so I'll third that suggestion.
I'll also second Evgeny Zamyatin since that would help with my progress on the 1001 Books to Read Before You Die list.
8BookConcierge
How about Paulo Coelho?
10sweetiegherkin
>8 BookConcierge: Will second Paulo Coelho because he's another one with 1001 Books to Read Before You Die titles.
>9 bell7: Looks like Nnedi Okorafor has been nominated for a number of scifi/fantasy awards so I'll second this suggestion as well :)
>9 bell7: Looks like Nnedi Okorafor has been nominated for a number of scifi/fantasy awards so I'll second this suggestion as well :)
11sweetiegherkin
Here are some suggestions!
Anthony Trollope
Bharati Mukherjee
D.H. Lawrence
E.M. Forster
Feel free to second if you please ... or don't second if you don't please :)
Anthony Trollope
Bharati Mukherjee
D.H. Lawrence
E.M. Forster
Feel free to second if you please ... or don't second if you don't please :)
12BookConcierge
Here are two I've recently read and was surprised to find that they are NOT on our list of previously featured authors ...
Ernest Hemingway
Michael Crichton
Ernest Hemingway
Michael Crichton
13sweetiegherkin
>12 BookConcierge: I'm surprised too! I'll definitely second Hemingway.
14sparemethecensor
I would also be up for Hemingway!
What about his contemporary, Gertrude Stein? I would like to read her too but have never started.
What about his contemporary, Gertrude Stein? I would like to read her too but have never started.
15sweetiegherkin
>14 sparemethecensor: Oooh, I like the idea of reading Gertrude Stein as a group also!
18sweetiegherkin
Okay, so let's read Ernest Hemingway for October and Louise Erdrich for November.
For December, we have a 5-way tie between:
Evgeny Zamyatin
Paulo Coelho
Nnedi Okorafor
Gertrude Stein
Jane Gardam
Please everyone place a vote for one of these 5 by 10/1. (No additional author nominations are allowed at this point.)
For December, we have a 5-way tie between:
Evgeny Zamyatin
Paulo Coelho
Nnedi Okorafor
Gertrude Stein
Jane Gardam
Please everyone place a vote for one of these 5 by 10/1. (No additional author nominations are allowed at this point.)
19sweetiegherkin
>18 sweetiegherkin: Oh, and my vote is for Gertrude Stein. So everyone else better vote also or that's who we'll be reading. :)
20sparemethecensor
I vote for Stein, also!
And a vote for Zamyatin in January :)
And a vote for Zamyatin in January :)
21BookConcierge
I'd vote for Jane Gardam ... prefer something a little "lighter" during the holiday season. But that's just me.
22sweetiegherkin
Don't forget to vote today or tomorrow! October 1st is the decision day.
23sweetiegherkin
Well, Gertrude Stein it is! I'll post a new thread soon.
24sweetiegherkin
Soon took a little longer than anticipated, but here's the Gertrude Stein thread for December: https://www.librarything.com/topic/312563
25sweetiegherkin
Next round of nominations/voting is up: https://www.librarything.com/topic/312564
Feel free to re-nominate any authors who didn't make the cut this time, especially our 5-way tie names!
Feel free to re-nominate any authors who didn't make the cut this time, especially our 5-way tie names!