❗️To ensure your nomination will be included in our poll, make sure it conforms to the following:
☑️You MUST NOT have your profile set to "private."
☑️By nominating a book you are agreeing to act as Discussion Leader for the month-long Group Read.
Don't worry, leading a discussion is neither difficult nor time-consuming. The moderators are here to help if you need assistance. If you do not participate in the Group Read, you will be ineligible to nominate future books.
❗️Please refrain from nominating a book if you are not prepared to lead the discussion.
☑️We allow nominations of reread after 24 months.
☑️A book is only eligible if it is available in both paperback and digital formats unless the selection was published over five years ago.
☑️To ensure your nomination is included in our poll correctly, do include the name of both the book and the author.
☑️ You may nominate one (1) book per month per category. Nominations should be a crime, mystery, or thriller and specific to the themes/category.
☑️Post your nomination as a comment in the nomination discussion.
⛔️AUTHORS/PUBLISHERS please note: We DO NOT accept nominations of your own work. You are welcome to participate in the nomination (of another author's work), polling, and book discussions in general. All of the standard guidelines still apply.
If you have any questions, you can leave a comment in this discussion or message Gem directly.
Hello fellow Crime, Mystery & Thriller Readers! Our Nominations Guidelines are listed below.
❗️To ensure your nomination will be included in our poll, make sure it conforms to the following:
☑️You MUST NOT have your profile set to "private."
☑️By nominating a book you are agreeing to act as Discussion Leader for the month-long Group Read.
Don't worry, leading a discussion is neither difficult nor time-consuming. The moderators are here to help if you need assistance. If you do not participate in the Group Read, you will be ineligible to nominate future books.
❗️Please refrain from nominating a book if you are not prepared to lead the discussion.
☑️We allow nominations of reread after 24 months.
☑️A book is only eligible if it is available in both paperback and digital formats unless the selection was published over five years ago.
☑️To ensure your nomination is included in our poll correctly, do include the name of both the book and the author.
☑️ You may nominate one (1) book per month per category. Nominations should be a crime, mystery, or thriller and specific to the themes/category.
☑️Post your nomination as a comment in the nomination discussion.
⛔️AUTHORS/PUBLISHERS please note: We DO NOT accept nominations of your own work. You are welcome to participate in the nomination (of another author's work), polling, and book discussions in general. All of the standard guidelines still apply.
If you have any questions, you can leave a comment in this discussion or message Gem directly.
Thank you and happy reading!
(updated 12/01/25)