Nominations for May 2020 Open Pick

[Hugh]

Nominations are now open until March 23rd for the May 2020 Open Pick.

Nominating guidelines:
- Fiction (original & translation, if applicable) first published between January 1, 2000 and May 1, 2019. 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 May 1st

[Hugh]

I nominate Beauty Is a Wound by Eka Kurniawan (again!)

[LindaJ^]

I nominate Lost City Radio by Daniel Alarcón

[Hugh]

Thanks Linda

[Hugh]

Anyone else want to nominate? Tomorrow is your last chance...

[Bryan--The Bee’s Knees]

I nominate Dublinesque by Enrique Vila-Matas

[Hugh]

Thanks Bryan

[Clarke]

I nominate Wolf Hall by Hilary Mandel.

[Hugh]

Sorry Clarke - that one was chosen back in 2013

[Clarke]

I nominate The Mirror & the Light by Hilary Mantel.

[Marc]

That one is too recent, Clarke (basically, we always look for 21st century, but at least a year old so more people have access, and one we haven't read before). You could go for Bring Up the Bodies...

[Hugh]

Thanks Marc - I was just about to say the same!

[Marc]

We make you be the "bad guy" too often, so I thought you could use a break, Hugh. :D

[Hugh]

OK, nominations are now closed. The poll will be up shortly

[Hugh]

Link to the poll, which is open until the end of the month:
https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1...

[Hugh]

Please vote if you can - the poll is due to close in less than three days and we still only have two votes, which would be a record low...

[Hugh]

Beauty Is a Wound has won the poll. The discussion will start on May 1st