June 2016 Group Read Nominations

[Sara]

Nominations are now open for our June group read. People may only nominate one book. As there is no quarterly this month nominations are open to authors of any nationality. Authors are reminded they are not permitted to self nominate.

When nominating please use either the add book function or include a link to the books Goodreads page.

Nominations will remain open until midnight on Friday May 27th. For those outside Ireland/UK that's:
New York: 7:00 pm Friday May 27th
LA: 4.00pm Friday May 27th
Sydney: 9am Saturday May 28th.

[Patrick]

This is a great book.. if your group hasn't already read it: How the Irish Saved Civilization

[Susan]

We have read it. It's a great book.

I would like to nominate People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks. One of my very favorite books.

[Seraphina]

I'll nominate Time and Time Again
I haven't read any of elton's work so interested to see what it's like

[Sheena]

I'd like to nominate Distress Signals by Catherine Ryan Howard (from Cork). A thriller set on a cruise ship, this is a real page turner - published last month. It's been getting great reviews in the Irish press too.

[Seraphina]

Patrick that book is already on the groups read list, do you want to nominate something else?

[Lorraine]

Distress Signals looks good. I'll just pick a book at random, The Girl with All the Gifts.

[Patrick]

Distress Signals looks interesting. An option for the future might be: The Princes of Ireland

[Frank]

Patrick wrote: "This is a great book.. if your group hasn't already read it: How the Irish Saved Civilization"

I read that book when it first came out and enjoyed it a lot.

[Siobhan]

Cutting for Stone

[Paul]

I'll second Seraphinas Nomination . I read it a while back and really enjoyed it.

[Margo]

I'll third it. Hubby read Time and Time Again and raved about it.

[Clare]

I recently read Nova

A great YA SF read.

[Sara]

Patrick to clarify, do you want to nominate The Princes of Ireland for the June 2016 GRI group read?

[Cora]

I would like to suggest:
Atonement of Blood by Peter Tremayne
Atonement of Blood

Winter, 670 AD. King Colgú has invited the leading nobles and chieftains of his kingdom to a feast day. The gathering is interrupted by a religieux claiming that he has an important message for the king. Suddenly, the man, shouting 'Remember Liamuin!', stabs King Colgú. The assassin is slain, but Colgú is on the verge of death. Who is Liamuin? Is it a female name? Who is behind the assassination attempt?

[Margo]

I'd like to hear what my kindle text-to-speech would make of the names in that one! Sounds like an interesting story ;-)

[Seraphina]

It baffles me though why so many non Irish authors love to base their books in Ireland

[Cathleen]

Emma wrote: "Seraphina wrote: "It baffles me though why so many non Irish authors love to base their books in Ireland"

We are one of those countries people seem to like to romantise about. I'm sure the same co..."

So that makes me curious :). Can you think offhand of any of the non Irish author books set in Ireland that are good?
I bet the same thing happens with books set in Italy by non-Italian authors, too. I think it could work if the protagonist is clearly not from that place, but there's still the challenge of convincingly portraying the people from that place.

[Margo]

I think a book set the last millemium might pull it off. People can't argue with that LOL

Oh, and Bill Bryson....don't think he's done one in ireland yet ;-)

[Cathleen]

Margo, that just made me laugh. Bill Bryson seems to be able to do anything.

[Thomas, Moderator]

I like Bartholomew Gill, pen name for Irish American Mark McGarrity. I have read all of his Peter McGarr series

[Thomas, Moderator]

Margo, I received an update on kindle--an "open Dyslexic font." Did you get this and does it help?

[Seraphina]

Ya I guess it applies to any locations we have preconceived ideas about. I'm sure people from Brooklyn have the same annoyance with the way it's depicted etc..

[Paul]

I suppose you can apply the Bill Bryson style to Ireland with McCarthy's Bar , written by an English man of Irish descent which is very funny (and completely not romanticized)

[Margo]

Thomas wrote: "Margo, I received an update on kindle--an "open Dyslexic font." Did you get this and does it help?"

No Thomas, I haven't seen that and you're the 2nd person to mention this to me. I'll have to my hubby to look into it. I had a quick look but, for obvious reasons, I'm not the best at finding new things!

I find the "immersive" reading audible very good - it highlights the words as the narrator speaks.

[Sara]

I'm going to get in the game and nominate Those We Left Behind which is another mystery thriller. Barbara gifted her copy to me, the last time I was back in Maryland, but I haven't gotten a chance to read it yet.

[Sara]

Nominations are close. Poll will be up within the hour.

[Sara]

June 2016 Poll is Now Open!

[Susan]

Emma wrote: "I'm going to nominate Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris. It's a thriller and as we head into the summer fast engaging reads tend to more suitable."

Emma, OMG. Did you like this book? It made me physically ill.

[SherryRose]

Susan wrote: "Emma wrote: "I'm going to nominate Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris. It's a thriller and as we head into the summer fast engaging reads tend to more suitable."

E..."

I read your review. I am glad for the warning! No thanks to Behind Closed Doors.

[Isabella]

Seraphina wrote: "It baffles me though why so many non Irish authors love to base their books in Ireland"

Speaking for myself, it's because I love Ireland, feel at home there, feel 'homesick' when I'm not there, and through my books I can be there.

[Susan]

I can't really talk about it because of spoilers which I'd love to do. There are many aspects I found unsettling.

[Patrick]

Sara wrote: "Patrick to clarify, do you want to nominate The Princes of Ireland for the June 2016 GRI group read?"

Clare wrote: "I recently read Nova

A great YA SF read."

[Patrick]

Hi Sara - No. I will suggest The Princes of Ireland sometime in the future. I read it a few years ago and would love to read it again.

[Susan]

If memory serves me, this was a two volume book.