Nominations Open for June 2022 Books of the Month

[Kathi, Moderator & Book Lover]

It’s not quite spring in my neck of the woods (yeah, it was 6 degrees F this morning), but we can look ahead to summer! Nominations for our June 2022 Books of the Month are now open!

Each group member can make 1 science fiction and/or 1 fantasy nomination. A couple of suggestions to keep in mind:

1. Telling us a little about the book and why you think it would be a good group read can help get other members interested in reading (and voting for) your nomination. If possible, please use a link to the book and author in your nomination post. Click on “add book/author" for an easy way to do that.

2. To see if your nomination has already been read by the group, you can check:

a. The Beyond Reality Google spreadsheet of Previous Books of the Month, available at this link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/.... To search for a specific title, use the "Find and Replace" option under the EDIT menu. Don't worry, you will be able to find a title but you will not be able to replace it since the spreadsheet is in "View Only" mode.

b. the group's bookshelf for Previous Books of the Month

c. these threads:
Master list of Previous Books of the Month 2018 - Present
Master list of Previous Books of the Month (Apr-Dec 2017)
Master list of Previous Books of the Month 2012 - 2017
Master list of Previous Books of the Month 2006 - 2011

Books the group has read in the past 2 years are not eligible for current consideration. Being chosen as a past BotM prior to that time is not an automatic disqualification, but be aware that it may hinder your nomination’s chances at the polls.

General guidelines:
• Feel free to re-nominate a book that didn’t win in the polls in previous months!
• For questions regarding specifics such as book formats, books in series, self-nomination and various rules for nominations, please see the group FAQ.
• Seconding is NOT necessary in this group.
• Friendly discussion & debate is strongly encouraged, but please keep things civil.

Poll schedule:
• Nominations will remain open through Saturday, March 19.
• The first (preliminary) round of polls will open Sunday, March 20 and will run through Friday, March 25.
• The final run-off polls go up Saturday, March 26 and will be open through Thursday, March 31.

Kathi, for the Mods

NOMINATIONS SO FAR:
FANTASY:
Sorcery & Cecelia: or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot by Patricia C. Wrede
Gallant by V.E. Schwab
Burn by Patrick Ness
The Spirit Ring by Lois McMaster Bujold

SCIENCE FICTION:
Dauntless by Jack Campbell
The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi
Reclamation by Sarah Zettel
New York 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson

[Mary]

Sorcery & Cecelia: or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot by Patricia C. Wrede and Caroline Stevermer Fantasy

Dauntless by Jack Campbell Military SF.

[Chris, Moderator]

I nominate two recently released books because I love these authors

Fantasy: Gallant by V.E. Schwab

SF: The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi (releases 3/15; this is before polls close, so it should qualify)

[Shel, Moderator]

I want to read both of Chris's suggestions, so I'll refrain from adding any more to the list this month :)

[Kathi, Moderator & Book Lover]

We could use some nominations, folks!

[Shel, Moderator]

Ok, I'll toss a few into the ring for the sake of variety!

For fantasy, I'll propose Burn by Patrick Ness. I was absolutely blown away by his Chaos Walking trilogy and would love to try some of his fantasy. Also, dragons :)

For SF, I'll suggest Reclamation by Sarah Zettel. I've only read one of her books (Fool's War, which we read together last year) and I loved it so much I want more.

[Kathi, Moderator & Book Lover]

I’ll throw a couple in the ring, too. Both stand-alones.

For fantasy, an early book from Lois McMaster Bujold, The Spirit Ring. And for SF, New York 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson.

[Kathi, Moderator & Book Lover]

Last chance for nominations!!

[Kathi, Moderator & Book Lover]

Nominations are closed, and the preliminary polls are open.

Preliminary Fantasy Poll

Preliminary SF Poll

Please vote!

[Kathi, Moderator & Book Lover]

Polls close tonight! Don’t forget to vote!

[Kathi, Moderator & Book Lover]

And the final polls to choose our June 2022 Books of the Month are open.

SF Final Poll June 2022

Fantasy Final Poll June 2022

Please vote!

[Kathi, Moderator & Book Lover]

Last day to vote for our June 2022 Books of the Month!