Nominations for January 2022 Open Pick

[Hugh]

Nominations are now open until November 22nd for the January 2022 Open Pick.

Nominating guidelines:
- Fiction (original & translation, if applicable) first published between January 1, 2000 and January 1, 2021. 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 the group bookshelf or the Index of all Group Reads here)
- 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 January 1st

[Hugh]

I will nominate The First Woman by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi (the American version is called A Girl Is a Body of Water)

[LindaJ^]

I nominate The Old Child and The Book of Words by Jenny Erpenbeck, translated by Susan Bernofsky.

This book contains two novellas by Erpenbeck.

[Sam]

I nominate The Night Watchman Louise Erdrich Pulitzer Prize winner 2021.

[Jennifer]

I nominate A Lifetime of Men, by Ciahnan Darrell.

[Lily]

Sam wrote: "I nominate The Night Watchman Louise Erdrich Pulitzer Prize winner 2021."

Thanks, Sam! I'll even vote this time. Am just finishing reading Erdrich's TNW for f2f book group discussion on Saturday. Imo, a book to be read, especially by Americans?, even if not selected here.

[Hugh]

Nominations are now closed. The poll will be up shortly.

[Hugh]

The poll is up here and will run until the end of November: https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/2...

[Hugh]

Last day to vote tomorrow. The Night Watchman has a narrow lead.

[Hugh]

The Night Watchman has won the poll. Sam - are you happy to lead the discussion?

[Sam]

Hugh wrote: "The Night Watchman has won the poll. Sam - are you happy to lead the discussion?"

Okay Hugh, i would like to see The First Woman nominated again as well.