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message 1: by Hugh (last edited Apr 18, 2022 02:00AM) (new)

Hugh (bodachliath) | 3095 comments Mod
Sorry, we should have done this earlier!

Nominations are now open until April 24th for the June 2022 Open Pick.

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


message 2: by Hugh (new)

Hugh (bodachliath) | 3095 comments Mod
I nominate Male Tears by Benjamin Myers.


message 3: by Hugh (last edited Apr 22, 2022 02:11PM) (new)

Hugh (bodachliath) | 3095 comments Mod
Still two days to go, but some competition would be welcome!


message 4: by Bretnie (new)

Bretnie | 838 comments I'd like to nominate The Man Who Lived Underground by Richard Wright.


message 5: by Dianne (new)

Dianne | 248 comments I will nominate Bleeding Edge by Thomas Pynchon


message 6: by Hugh (new)

Hugh (bodachliath) | 3095 comments Mod
Thanks Dianne and Bretnie


message 7: by Hugh (new)

Hugh (bodachliath) | 3095 comments Mod
Nominations are now closed. The poll will be up shortly.


message 8: by Hugh (new)

Hugh (bodachliath) | 3095 comments Mod
The poll is up here and will run until the end of April.
https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/2...


message 9: by Hugh (new)

Hugh (bodachliath) | 3095 comments Mod
Still tied with just over a day to go. Any more votes out there?


message 10: by Hugh (new)

Hugh (bodachliath) | 3095 comments Mod
Male Tears has come from behind to win the poll.


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