November 2019 Open Pick Nominations

[Hugh]

Nominations are now open until September 22nd for the November 2019 Open Pick.

Nominating guidelines:
- Fiction (original & translation, if applicable) first published between January 1, 2000 and November 1, 2018. For translations the latter date must be an English edition.
- One nomination per person (please do not nominate or vote for a book unless you are certain you can read and discuss if it wins)
- A book this group has not yet read (see group bookshelf or the Index of all Group Reads)
- A book that is not better suited to the wild card (genre) category

If you are nominating, please begin your post by stating "I nominate [name with hyperlink to book]"

The discussion will start on November 1st

[Ami]

I nominate The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse by Louise Erdrich.

[David]

Can I ask for some clarification on the criteria for eligibility of a translated work? I think it works like this:

- Book originally published in language other than English in 1980, first published translation into English in 2005, eligible.

- Book originally published in language other than English in 1980, first published translation into English in 1990, new translation into English published in 2005, not eligible.

- Book originally published in language other than English in 2005, first published translation into English in 2019, not eligible.

Am I reading that right?

[Hugh]

No - books first published in any language before 1 Jan 2000 are not eligible. The English rule only applies to the latter date ie 1 Nov 2018.

[Lark]

I nominate Disoriental by Négar Djavadi.

[David]

Hugh wrote: "No - books first published in any language before 1 Jan 2000 are not eligible. The English rule only applies to the latter date ie 1 Nov 2018."

Ah, I got it. Thanks.

[Hayley]

Hello. I nominate Schooling by Heather McGowan

[Hugh]

Thanks Ami, Lark and Hayley - all of those nominations are fine.

[LindaJ^]

Lark wrote: "I nominate Disoriental by Négar Djavadi."

A book everyone should read. I loved it!

[Lark]

LindaJ^ wrote: "A book everyone should read. I loved it!"

I'm nominating it in a self-interested way because it's a book I bought the moment it came out, and the more time passes, the more people tell me how good it is. Now that I've waited until it's eligible for our Open Pick nominations, I think I'd better nominate it or it will be washed out into the past and I'll never get to it.

[Hugh]

The poll is up here, and will run until September 30th: https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1...

[Clarke]

Hugh wrote: "Nominations are now open until September 22nd for the November 2019 Open Pick.

Nominating guidelines:
- Fiction (original & translation, if applicable) first published between January 1, 2000 and ..."

Where does one find the Index of Group Reads???

[Hugh]

Clarke wrote: "Hugh wrote: "Nominations are now open until September 22nd for the November 2019 Open Pick.

Nominating guidelines:
- Fiction (original & translation, if applicable) first published between January..."
Here:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Hugh]

We are into the last day of this poll, and the lead is currently tied. Vote now to avoid a run-off poll...

[Hugh]

After a very close race, Disoriental sneaked ahead and won the poll.
Lark - are you happy to lead the discussion?

[Lark]

sorry for the late reply--yes I'm happy to lead the discussion!

[Marc]

Thanks, Lark!

[Lark]

Disoriental is for sale for $1.99 on Amazon Kindle today--

https://www.amazon.com/Disoriental-Né...

[Lark]

I can't figure out where to post this but serendipitously the Wild Card read for November, Freshwater, is also $1.99 on Amazon Kindle today--

https://www.amazon.com/Freshwater-Akw...

Thanks for this news due to Monica over in NLF.