July-August nominations

[Nancy]

We're now accepting nominations for July - August.

Please read the rules below for nominating BEFORE you create your post!! And check our bookshelves to be sure you are not nominating something we have already read as a group!

Only ONE nomination per person.

Please be sure to post the title and author.

Authors may not nominate their own books.

Please add your selections here. Once we get a sufficient number of titles, I will start up a poll. Each person may choose one title.

Remember, the authors should be gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender, or feature significant gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender characters in their work. Queer can be interpreted as broadly as we like.

Any genre (SF/fantasy, horror, romance, mystery), non-fiction, and classics are acceptable. Based on this criteria, we should have plenty of books to choose from. If you are nominating a title that is part of a series, please make sure to nominate the first book, unless we have already read it as a group.

The book discussion will start July 1 and continue through the end of August. This should give everyone sufficient time to obtain and read the book.

[Nancy]

I will nominate Evening Crowd at Kirmser's: A Gay Life in the 1940s

[K.N.]

I nominate Obscura Burning by Suzanne van Rooyen.

[Greg]

I've been enjoying Giovanni's Room; so I'll nominate a different one by James Baldwin that I haven't read yet: Another Country. Gay author and bisexual themes.

[Greg]

Nancy wrote: "I will nominate Evening Crowd at Kirmser's: A Gay Life in the 1940s"

This one looks interesting Nancy - I added it to my to-read list.

[Nancy]

Greg wrote: "Nancy wrote: "I will nominate Evening Crowd at Kirmser's: A Gay Life in the 1940s"

This one looks interesting Nancy - I added it to my to-read list."

I've nominated this one before. Hope it wins this time!

I came across this after reading Jeb and Dash: A Diary of Gay Life, 1918-1945. It's a little slow and repetitive at times, but definitely worth your time.

[Zach]

I'm nominating The Salt Roads, by Nalo Hopkinson.

[Celise]

Blue is the Warmest Color by Julie Maroh is my nomination. Although I've already read it recently, I would love to discuss it with others.

[Nancy]

Thanks for your nominations.

The poll is now up!

https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1...

[Rambling Reader]

all the books seem excellent. i can't decide which one to read so I'll just read 'em all!

[Nancy]

Chris wrote: "all the books seem excellent. i can't decide which one to read so I'll just read 'em all!"

I'm having a hard time deciding too. Just started Evening Crowd at Kirmser's: A Gay Life in the 1940s today.

[Rambling Reader]

how is it?