Sign-up for Books 1 - 4 (Group 1)

[Cait]

Post here if you want to set up a poll for books for one of the first 4 countries!

Countries in first group - The three countries added to #45's ban -
Chad, North Korea, Venezuela, and one more country - I'm thinking either Palestine or Mexico, in keeping with the unfair-policies theme, but you can also choose a different country that you think fits with the ban theme.

Please check the thread Reading Around the World: 2018 for how to choose countries and books!

Relevant dates are:

January 10: Polls for all 4 books posted.
January 15: Polling ends (at midnight), books are chosen.

January 15: Begin book 1 (North Korea) -- Sylvia
February 15 - 20: Discuss Book 1

February 21: Begin book 2 (Chad) -- Cait, Sylvia, Becki, Claire
March 22 - 27: Discuss book 2

March 28: Begin book 3 (Venezuela) -- Claire
April 26 - May 1: Discuss book 3

May 2: Begin book 4 (TBD Palestine) -- Becki
May 31 - June 5: Discuss book 4

(Voting for books 5 - 8 will run May 31 - June 5 as well.)

[Cait]

I'm totally willing to take on any of these polls, but I'll wait to see if any are left after the rest of you have chosen!

[Elizabeth]

Thanks Cait! I'll take Venezuela. I can also take on the book 4 TBD if there aren't enough volunteers. Just to clarify, do you mean the polls for all the books should be posted simultaneously on Jan 10th? Or should it be like last year, where we post a poll around the time we are discussing the previous book (i.e. I would do it around March 22 for Venezuela)?

[Cait]

The polls should all be posted simultaneously by Jan 10. Editing now to clarify!

[Elizabeth]

Thanks for the clarification, sounds good!

[Elizabeth]

Alright, Venezuela is up! Let me know if I should change anything about the poll.

[Cait]

Claire wrote: "Alright, Venezuela is up! Let me know if I should change anything about the poll."

It looks good! There are just a couple of things I usually do as well - check both the box for 'Allow write-in answers', which is the second option below your book options, and check the option for 'Feature this poll on the group homepage', which is just below the poll dates. To edit, you have to click on 'Comments & Details' at the bottom of the poll, then there is a 'edit the poll' option in the upper right.

[Becki]

I vote for Palestine for TBD, I'm very intrigued there. Mexico would be a great #2 though. I can help with TBD, just let me know which country we want to go for!

[Cait]

Becki wrote: "I vote for Palestine for TBD, I'm very intrigued there. Mexico would be a great #2 though. I can help with TBD, just let me know which country we want to go for!"

Palestine works for me, go ahead and take that poll!

[Becki]

Yay will do! Also SO timely, this was the Lenny Letter today - what a riveting story!

https://us17.campaign-archive.com/?u=...

[Becki]

Palestine is up! Holy cow I have so much respect for you ladies, it is HARD to pick books and then even harder to vote. I'm going to have to think about my own picks, I want to read them all!

[Becki]

Also Cait, I couldn't find an option for "Feature on the group home page" - it simply didn't exist! Maybe you have admin rights as the group creator??

[Cait]

Becki wrote: "Also Cait, I couldn't find an option for "Feature on the group home page" - it simply didn't exist! Maybe you have admin rights as the group creator??"

Learning curve for me, I guess! I can go in and do it... I just didn't want to be a creepy moderator adjusting your polls :)

[Cait]

Also I might change the polls so we can see the results before the end? In the past when things have been tied, I've sent out sort-of-naggy reminders for people to vote, but I can't do that if I can't see the tie until the vote ends.

[Becki]

I'm fine with all of that, creep away!

[Elizabeth]

Looks great Becki! I edited mine to allow write-in answers, and I agree that I don't have an option to feature the poll. You have my permission Cait to edit anything you like about my poll!

[Sylvia]

I can do the poll for North Korea - it looks like that is still open? Will get started ASAP. Sorry I’m so slow!!!

[Cait]

Sylvia wrote: "I can do the poll for North Korea - it looks like that is still open? Will get started ASAP. Sorry I’m so slow!!!"

You've got time!

If no one responds to this thread by tomorrow, I'll take the poll for Chad then.

[Becki]

I just want to say, it's hard to choose on these polls, these books all look so interesting! We are definitely going to need some tiebreakers....or some two book months!