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Nominations :The Way of Kings
Reamde
A Day of Fallen Night
Bubblegum
Wanderers
Cryptonomicon
Kushiel's Dart
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Little Dorrit
Shōgun
Lonesome Dove
The Brothers Karamazov
The Witching Hour
New York
Vanity Fair
Voting is now open
https://forms.gle/reABr1ZoJDdMqQnJA
Each year we pick one incredibly large book, split it out across the year, and do a very long buddy read!2023 was Ship of Magic;
2022 Pillars of the Earth;
2021, Gone with the Wind;
2020 War and Peace ;
And 2019 Les Misérables
Anyone is welcome to join the buddy read, but you can only nominate if you intend to join
Nominate Up to three books below that meet the following criteria:
* A minimum of 30 hours on audio according to a reputable site such as audible or overdrive this is slightly less than previous years, as we started to run into mainly classics and it may be time to broaden the options
* Has not been a NBRC BOM previously
* You want to read and intend to join in the Weight Tome read in 2024
* If part of a series, it is book 1 (i.e. you can not nominate a book 2, 3 etc.)
To Nominate:
Post:
The book (link via the "add book/author" option above the comment box)
The description (copy and paste from GR)
The audiolength and source
NOMINATIONS CLOSED ON 20 DECEMBER 2023
Voting is now open
https://forms.gle/reABr1ZoJDdMqQnJA
ROUND FIVE BONUS UPDATE!This is for Round 5 only.
Tier 1 (top 7 teams as at the end of round 4): bonuses capped as already stated
Tier 2: no colour cover caps, no limits on books written by, or about, musicians
Tier 1
Classical 15692 1
Hip Hop 15639 2
R&B 15499 3
Rap 15174 4
Heavy Metal 14891 5
Country 14196 6
Pop 13805 7
Tier 2
Britpop 12626 8
Jazz 12524 9
Punk 12414 10
Rock 11997 11
Soul 11458 12
Opera 10484 13
We are in the final run home!Congrats to those 91% and above
Name % Progress to goal
The other Sandy 120%
Karen ⊰✿ 117%
Karen ♐ 116%
Gabriella 114%
Jillypenny 111%
Elena 108%
Carmen 107%
Jessica (Goldenfurpro) 104%
Sophie (mod) 104%
Cordelia 104%
Sammy 103%
Angie ☯ 103%
Cat 100%
Chrissie 100%
Melindam 100%
Sophie 100%
Truitt_T 100%
Yasmine 100%
Gwen|| Bookish Blondie 99%
Annalisa 97%
Linda C 97%
Tricia 97%
Jenner 94%
Keli 92%
Christina 91%
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Keely 90%
Judy 84%
Trinia 84%
Jenny 83%
CiCi 80%
Lexi 77%
Laurie B 73%
Snowtulip 73%
Jennifer 69%
Tari 63%
Janis 59%
♞ Pat 58%
LittleRedRidingHood 57%
Sarah 56%
Insiyah 52%
LiteraryCat 51%
✿Danielle✿ 50%
Vicki Willis 50%
Suzanne 46%
Charlie 43%
Heather 41%
KelB 40%
Amanda 38%
Rocsana 37%
Alisha 33%
Eldarwen 32%
LaurLa 23%
Laurie (Toledo, OH) 22%
Melanie 22%
Briana 20%
Pandamunky 20%
Natasha 17%
Jamila 15%
Jenn (tellingmelies) 15%
Aeia_auia_aaia 10%
Gem ~Zero Shelf Control~ 8%
Karen (librarykatz) 8%
Beth 8%
Jodie (JT) 5%
Ricka 5%
❣ Jo ❣ 3%
Roe 2%
Kat 2%
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Please nominate an Adult Fiction or a Non Fiction book that you would like to read in the month of February 2024.Nominations will be open until 27 December, UK evening
***Please pay special attention to the Rules and Guidelines listed below.***
Rules and Guidelines
1. Books nominated after the deadline will not be included in the polls. Sorry.
2. Each person is limited to nominating ONE book per category.
3. Please use the add book/author tool located at the top of the comment box when nominating a book. (Please make your nomination clear because side conversations do happen and we don't want to accidentally miss a nomination)
4. Please add the Goodreads synopsis for the book you nominate; optionally you can include a reason why we should read your nomination.
5. Books that were read as a past BOM will not be considered for the poll. (link to the sheet under the spoiler (view spoiler))
6. Books that are #2 or higher in a series will only be considered if all earlier books in the series have been a past BOM.
7. Books must be published at the time of nomination.
8. If your book is successful in being picked as the BOM you are expected to actively participate in the discussion. This will include writing a set of DQs as well as engaging in conversations.
Also, please be aware of your nomination's genre and list them in the appropriate BOM category.
Genres that DO NOT go here:
Young Adult
Middle Grade / Children's
The BOM nominations are for our members to nominate a book they are truly interested in and have no affiliation with. Promotional activity is NOT permitted and nominations that the Moderators perceive to be promotional will be deleted without warning
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Theme Book Of the Month
In February we will be celebrating partnerships, with our theme for the month: books with multiple authors. This could be multiple authors named separately on the cover or a duo working together under a single name (Ilona Andrews or Christina Lauren spring to mind)
Nominations will be open until 27 December, UK evening
***Please pay special attention to the Rules and Guidelines listed below.***
Rules and Guidelines
1. Books nominated after the deadline will not be included in the polls. Sorry.
2. Each person is limited to nominating ONE book per category.
3. Please use the add book/author tool located at the top of the comment box when nominating a book. (Please make your nomination clear because side conversations do happen and we don't want to accidentally miss a nomination)
4. Please add the Goodreads synopsis for the book you nominate; you should also include an explanation of how it fits the theme for the month.
5. Books that were read as a past BOM will not be considered for the poll. (link to the sheet under the spoiler (view spoiler))
6. Books that are #2 or higher in a series will only be considered if all earlier books in the series have been a past BOM.
7. Books must be published at the time of nomination.
8. If your book is successful in being picked as the BOM you are expected to actively participate in the discussion. This will include writing a set of DQs as well as engaging in conversations.
The BOM nominations are for our members to nominate a book they are truly interested in and have no affiliation with. Promotional activity is NOT permitted and nominations that the Moderators perceive to be promotional will be deleted without warning
Nov 30, 2023 04:14AM
Randomiser has spoken!As ever, if you can't make your day then it passes to a listed teamie volunteer (if you have one) or the first unique team listed.
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Feed Your Readers, the NetGalley Challenge
Duration: Monthly
How to Participate:
The NetGalley Challenge is designed to not only get you to read your NetGalley books, but to also advertise your reviews for others to see because after all, that's what NetGalley is all about.
Though you may pop in/out at any time, the NetGalley Challenge will run on a monthly basis so you are able to see progress being made.
1. At the beginning of the month, post any/all of the following:
a: How many books on your NetGalley shelf
b: What books are on your NG shelf
c: What your Netgalley feedback ratio is
2. During the month, read the NetGalley books that you can AND update your post with your reviews. (You can do this after each book or wait until the end of the month.)
3. At the end of the month, update your post and with:
a: What books you read
b: Link(s) to your review(s)**
c: Your updated shelf count
d: Your updated books to read
e: Your updated ratio
Then start a new post for the next month!
**When linking your reviews, please link only to the book(s) here at GoodReads. At this time, linking to a personal blog is not allowed. Thank you!
~ Monthly Audiobook Challenge ~
Each month we will have a different theme of audiobook for you to listen to.
Read one, two, three, or thirty. Up to you! Just post at the start of the month which books you will read in the category, update through the month and post a link to your Goodreads review (no links to external sites).
Let's find some great audiobooks together!
Duration: Monthly
December 2023 Theme:
Anything festive or related to holidays
How to Participate:The Audiobook Challenge is designed to not only help you to read your audiobooks, but to also find out about other great audiobooks from other challenge participants!
Though you may pop in/out at any time, the Audiobook Challenge will run on a monthly basis so you are able to see progress being made.
There are no minimum page requirements, and you can read abridged or unabridged audiobooks!
1. At the beginning of the month, post :
a: How many audiobooks in total you want to read for the month
b: How many audiobooks in the monthly category you want to read
c: Post the audiobooks (as you decide on them) by linking them to Goodreads in your post
2. During the month, read the audiobooks that you can AND update your post with your reviews. (You can do this after each book or wait until the end of the month.)
3. At the end of the month, update your post and with:
a: What books you read
b: Link(s) to your review(s) - note: can only be linked to Goodreads and not an external site
c: How many audiobooks you have read for this challenge this year
Then start a new post for the next month!
FORMAT YOU CAN COPY AND PASTE:
Start of Month
Total audiobooks to read:
Audiobooks in monthly category to read:
Books in category:
FINISHED
End of Month
Total audiobooks read this year:
Audiobooks in monthly category read:
MY MONTHLY RECOMMENDATION (and why):
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EXAMPLE : (under spoiler)(view spoiler)
Nov 22, 2023 06:05AM
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DQ VolunteersCarrie (nom)
Lisa (AG)
Eunice
