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[Tracy]

NancyJ wrote: "Tracy wrote: "NancyJ wrote: "Lailah wrote: "Tracy wrote: "Because we don't have much in the "Recommendations" section, and also because some of use are actively trying to reduce our TBRs (I have ju..."

Sorry for the confusion NancyJ. This was my suggestion. Originally I started with the top 10, but then I thought that might be limiting for some, especially factoring availability at libraries, or possibly out-of-print books. So then I switched it up to 23, both for breathing room, and "2023".

[NancyJ]

Amy (Other Amy) wrote: "Joy D wrote: "I'd be happy to add 100 books if there was an easier way to know what has already been added. Scrolling gives me vertigo."

If you want to go in and vote for the books I voted, I will..."

Thank you to Gail and Ellie.

I'm alarmed by this, and many of the other things that are going on in my country. I imagine that it's much worse in some countries - the ones that actually kill or imprison gay people.

I would love to see a prompt that includes the whole world, and the books that have led to violence against the authors.

There are more than enough good books, and adult books, to convince me to upvote this prompt even if it wasn't for such an important principle. When I hear about what's happening to libraries around the world, I fell really grateful for my library system. They just eliminated fines, so they must be getting good funding from the state and county.

[Rachel]

Karen wrote: "Hi again, I don't know if my idea just got lost in the previous week's discussion or maybe there's just no interest, but let me toss it out there again, this time with some lists.

I’d like to sugg..."

I love that, and I'd very likely vote for it!

[Thomas]

Anyone know where I could find a UNESCO city of literature list ( for some reason the wiki page no longer does)

[Tracy]

Try this Thomas: https://www.citiesoflit.com/

[Dubhease]

The list is at the bottom of the page

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of...

[Thomas]

Dubhease wrote: "The list is at the bottom of the page

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of..."

Not now it says the cties are and breaks off

[Verity]

Not now it says the cties are and breaks off"

Keep scrolling, the cities are right at the end after the links. I think there’s been some formatting error on this Wikipedia article.

[Pam]

Thomas - Click on “External Links” at the end of the article and scroll down. They are all listed there.

[Thomas]

Pam wrote: "Thomas - Click on “External Links” at the end of the article and scroll down. They are all listed there."

thank you

[Lin]

Amy (Other Amy) wrote: "I either add what I want to add and then unvote the ones someone else has voted for when I'm done and add some more (which is what I did here since there are so many yet to be added), or I have ano..."

Amy, I went to the list and voted on your books that only had one vote.

[Thomas]

Just found out a book I want to read is in the book of the month thread

[°~Amy~°]

Today's topics up for discussion on the KIS/BIO board are:

21. A book that has been translated from another language
Baseline: No explanation given

22. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2022 or 2023
Baseline: No explanation given

23. A book by an author from continental Europe
Baseline: “The idea is to read a book that is written by a European author who is not from the UK or Ireland.”

24.. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the list this year
Baseline: No explanation given

25.A book with 4 or more colors on the cover
Baseline: No explanation given

Several of this batch are pretty straight-forward, but are also ones that group members are struggling with the most. It will be a challenge to come up with ways to make KIS/BIOs for these!

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Laurel]

22. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2022 or 2023
Baseline: No explanation given

KIS: a book already in your TBR
BIO: a book you first heard about in the best book threads or listopia

[Alicia]

4+ colors:

BIO - all the colors of the rainbow.

KIS - 4 shades of the same base color ex: green could be sage, Hunter, olive and emerald.

[NancyJ]

Oops I erased my comment on the BIO/KIS. These belong in a different thread.

[°~Amy~°]

Alicia wrote: "4+ colors:

BIO - all the colors of the rainbow.

KIS - 4 shades of the same base color ex: green could be sage, Hunter, olive and emerald."

Alicia - Those are both great suggestions! Can you head over to the KIS/BIO board and post them there? I don't want to forget to add them! Thank you!

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Thomas]

Question: if soem get in this itme will the number on the enxt poll be capped so we can't go over 52 or could we end up with more than 52?

[Nancy]

IIRC only the ones with the most votes will get in and we will be capped at 52.

[Jillian]

It will be capped at 52. If for some reason, we ended up with 2 or more top prompts that tied with the exact amount of votes and it would put us over 52 prompts there would be a tie breaker poll.

I have only seen a tie breaker poll once. It was when we had a limit of one multi-week prompt and there was a tie between to different prompts.

[Thomas]

Thank you.

[Tracy]

Depending on how the results turn out this week (relative to our different categories) I may hold on to this for the next season of prompt picking, but is there any interest in this idea?

A book that involves a revolution.

Could be a political revolution (French, US, Cuban, Iranian, Russian, etc.) or ideas like the sexual revolution, the industrial revolution, the Arab Spring, a technological revolution (a new technology that changes the world - wheel, iron, steam, internet), the Renaissance, various civil rights protests that brought about change, etc.

[Emily, Conterminous Mod]

We would just take the two (or three or one or however many we have left) highest scoring prompts and the rest would get close calls. We definitely won't have six winners this round, so we will have another poll in which we will have to cap winners if it comes to that.

[Thomas]

Thank you Emily. If for some reason we had one left ( say if this round there were three winners and next round two) would there still be 15 suggestions for the poll of one?

[Emily, Conterminous Mod]

Yes, we will always have 15 suggestions and 8 total votes. How you choose to be strategic with those votes is up to you.

[Alicia]

I love voting, I hope we have a few more weeks. Keep the magic going!

[Thomas]

Alicia- I cannot concur, there were so many good ones this week it would be a shame if only one got in

[Bec]

Alicia wrote: "I love voting, I hope we have a few more weeks. Keep the magic going!"

I love the list making process too. I love the chatter whilst the voting is on and I always feel excitement on results day!

[Nadine in NY]

Alicia wrote: "I love voting, I hope we have a few more weeks. Keep the magic going!"



Yes! this is really the only time I'm active in this group! The anticipation every few days when poll results are revealed is so tantalizing!! I'm sure the mods are all glad when it's over though ;-) It's a lot of work!!

[Emily, Conterminous Mod]

Can't lie... I'm excited to move into the weekly threads and planning posts. The voting process is fun but a lot of work, and I love the planning process.

[Thomas]

Emily wrote: "Can't lie... I'm excited to move into the weekly threads and planning posts. The voting process is fun but a lot of work, and I love the planning process."

Well you proably have two more polls to do, I hope it doesn't become three

[Emily, Conterminous Mod]

My bet is on only one remaining, but we will see.

[Thomas]

I am currently ebreft of ideas so will proably second someoen else's

[L Y N N]

I will resubmit provided I can get there in time!
A book that has won a diversity award in the 21st Century (2001-present)

This prompt combines the desire for diverse books AND a book from an award listing!

Diversity Awards:
Although I used 4 main links to research the individual awards, these 2 contained so many individual awards that I could not list them all:
https://libguides.uwf.edu/diversebkaw...
List of Literary Awards honoring women:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
You are welcome to explore!

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS:
American Indian Library Association (AILA) Awards https://ailanet.org/activities/americ...
Fiction & Nonfiction—Picture Books, Middle Grade, Young Adult
Recognizes the very best writing and illustrations by Native Americans and Indigenous Peoples of North America.
Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards https://www.anisfield-wolf.org/winners/
Fiction & Nonfiction & Poetry (Adult)
Recognizes books that have made important contributions to our understanding of racism and our appreciation of the rich diversity of human cultures.
Arab-American Book Award https://arabamericanmuseum.org/book-a... (scroll down for winner listings by year)
Adult Fiction, Adult Non-Fiction: The Evelyn Shakir Non-Fiction Award, Poetry: The George Ellenbogen Poetry Award, Children’s/Young Adult Literature
To honor outstanding books written by or about Arab Americans
Asian/Pacific-American Award for Literature https://www.apalaweb.org/awards/liter... (scroll down for winner listings by year)
Adult Fiction, Adult Non-Fiction, Youth Literature, Children’s Literature, Picture Books
To honor and recognize individual work about Asian/Pacific Americans and their heritage.
Barbara Jefferis Award https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara...
(awarded biennially since 2012)
Any Genre and can be set in a location other than Australia
Recognizes the vest novel written by an Australian author that depicts women and girls in a positive way or otherwise empowers the status of women and girls in society.
Barbellion Prize https://www.thebarbellionprize.com/wi...
Can be Fiction, Memoir, Biography, Critical Non-Fiction from around the world (English, in translation, traditionally or self-published)
Dedicated to the furtherance of ill and disabled voices in writing. Awarded to an author whose work has best represented the experience of chronic illness and/or disability.
Before Columbus Foundation America Book Award https://www.beforecolumbusfoundation....
Fiction & Nonfiction
To provide recognition and a wider audience for the wealth of cultural and ethnic diversity that constitutes American writing. The term “multicultural” is used as a definition of all American literature, not just a description of an aspect of American literature.
Black Caucus of the American Library Association Literary Awards https://www.bcala.org/bcala-awards/li...
Fiction & Nonfiction & Poetry & First Book
Recognizes excellence in adult fiction and nonfiction by African American authors published in 2019.
(No awards listed other than those awarded in 2020)
Carol Shields Prize for Fiction: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_S...
To be presented for the first time in 2022
Fiction (DUH!)
Recognizing literature published in English (including translation) by North American women or non-binary writers.
Carter G. Woodson Book Award (by the National Council for the Social Studies) https://www.socialstudies.org/get-inv...
(Link would not work, I had to copy and paste the URL into my browser)
Fiction & Nonfiction—Children’s and Young Adult
Honoring the most distinguished social science books appropriate for young readers that depict ethnicity in the United States.
Children’s Africana Book Awards (CABA) https://cfas.howard.edu/CABA/winners-...
Fiction & Nonfiction for Young Children, Older Readers, and Young Adults
The Center for African Studies works to consolidate and expand the legacy of Howard University as a leader for America and the global community in relation to the study of Africa.
Consortium of Latin American Studies Program (CLASP) Awards http://claspprograms.org/pages/detail...
Fiction & Nonfiction—Children’s and Young Adult
To encourage and comment authors, illustrators and publishers who produce quality children’s and young adult books that portray Latin America, the Caribbean, or LatinX cultures in the United States.
Coretta Scott King Book Award https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coretta...
Fiction & Nonfiction—Children’s and Young Adults
Recognizes outstanding books for young adults and children by African Americans that reflect the African-American experience.
Dayton Literary Peace Prize https://www.daytonliterarypeaceprize....
Fiction & Nonfiction—Adult
Recognizes the power of the written work to promote peace—books that have led readers to a better understanding of other cultures, peoples, religions, and political points of view.
Hurston-Wright Foundation Legacy Awards https://www.hurstonwright.org/2021-le...
Fiction & Nonfiction & Poetry
Honors the best in Black literature in the United State and around the globe.
IPPY Outstanding Book Award-Multicultural Fiction (Independent Publisher): https://ippyawards.com/81/medalists
Fiction & Nonfiction & Poetry (Very unique books)
To recognize and encourage the work of publishers who exhibit the courage and creativity necessary to take chances, break new ground, and bring about change, not only to the world of publishing, but to our society. Honor books exemplifying this daring spirit—the most heartfelt, unique, outspoken, and experimental.
Jane Addams Children’s Book Award https://www.janeaddamschildrensbookaw...
(Link would not work, I had to copy and paste the URL into my browser)
Fiction & Nonfiction—Younger and Older readers
Commended titles are books in which young people feel seen, celebrated, valued, and empowered to question, discuss, and act.
Jewish Book Council Awards https://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/awards
Fiction & Nonfiction—Children’s through Adult
Recognizing outstanding literature in the field and aim to encourage authors to continue to write on themes of Jewish interest.
John Steptoe Award for New Talent https://www.ala.org/rt/emiert/cskbook...
Goodreads Listopia: https://www.goodreads.com/award/show/...
Fiction & Nonfiction—Children’s through Adult
Recognizes outstanding books for young adults and children by African Americans that reflect the African-American experience. Authors/illustrators cannot have more than 3 published works and cannot be acknowledged by the Coretta Scott King Award in the same year.
The LAMMYS (The Lambda Literary Awards) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambda_...
Fiction & Nonfiction & Poetry—Children’s through Adult
Recognizing the crucial role LGBTQ writers play in shaping the world. Celebrating the very best in LGBTQ literature.
Forward INDIES Book of the Year Awards https://www.forewordreviews.com/awards/
Fiction & Nonfiction—Children’s through Adult
Representing the best in Independent Publishing.
Nautilus Book Awards https://nautilusbookawards.com/nautil...
Fiction & Nonfiction—Children’s through Adult (38 Categories)
“Better Books for a Better World”
Pen/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction https://pen.org/pen-bellwether-prize/ (scroll down for previous winners’ link)
Fiction
Established by Barbara Kingsolver in 2000. A career-founding prize which promotes fiction that addresses issued of social justice and the impact of culture and politics on human relationships. “Socially engaged fiction may describe categorical human transgressions in a way that compels readers to examine their own prejudices. It may invoke the necessity for economic and social justice for a particular ethnic or social group, or it may explicitly examine movements that have brought positive social change. Or, it may advocate the preservation of nature by describing and defining accountable relationships between people and their environment.”
Pen Open Book Award https://pen.org/pen-open-book-award/ (scroll down for previous winners’ link)
Fiction & Nonfiction & Poetry
Formerly known as the Beyond Margins Awards, committed to racial and ethnic diversity within the literary and publishing communities. Recognizes authors of color whose work was published in the United States.
Rainbow Book List https://glbtrt.ala.org/rainbowbooks/
Fiction & Nonfiction—Children’s through Young Adult (includes graphic and manga)
An annual annotated bibliography consisting of quality LBGTQIA+ literature intended for readers from birth to age 18.
The Schneider Family Book Award https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schneid...
Fiction & Nonfiction—Children’s through Young Adult
Recognizes authors and illustrators for the excellence of portrayal of the disability experience in literature for youth.
Skipping Stones Book Awards https://www.skippingstones.org/wp/boo...
Fiction & Nonfiction—Children’s through Adult (Categories: Multicultural and International, Nature and Ecology, Teaching Resources)
Recognizes works that “promote an understanding of cultures, cultivate cooperation and/or encourage a deeper awareness of nature, ecology, and diversity. They foster deep respect for multiple viewpoints and closer relationships within human societies.”
Stonewall Book Awards https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonewa...
Fiction & Nonfiction—Children’s through Adult
Three literary awards that annually recognize “exceptional merit relating to the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender experience” in English-language books published in the U.S.:
(1) Stonewall Book Award-Barbara Gittings Literature Award, (2) Stonewall Book Award-Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award, (3) Stonewall Book Awards-Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children’s & Young Adult Literature Award.
The Sydney Taylor Book Award https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_...
Fiction & Nonfiction—Children’s through Young Adult
Recognizes the best in Jewish children’s literature—outstanding books that authentically portray the Jewish experience.
Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom%C3%...
Fiction & Nonfiction—Children’s through Young Adult
Recognizes authors and illustrators whose literary work depict the Mexican American experience whose portrayal/representations of Mexican Americans are accurate and engaging, avoid stereotypes, and reflect rich characterization.
Women’s Prize for Fiction https://www.womensprizeforfiction.co.uk/
Fiction (DUH! )—Adult
Honors a female author of any nationality for the best original full-length novel written in English and published in the United Kingdom in the preceding year.
BONUS! Meet “The Futures 10”: https://womensprizeforfiction.co.uk/a...
Interesting add-on:
In May 2014, Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction launched the #ThisBook campaign to find out which books, written by women, have had the biggest impact on readers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%2...

[Tracy]

Thank you Lynn! The Diversity Award was one of my top picks. If it doesn’t make it again then I’ll use the books on the lists to help fill other prompts.

[MJ]

Lynn wrote: "I will resubmit provided I can get there in time!
A book that has won a diversity award in the 21st Century (2001-present)

This prompt combines the desire for diverse books AND a book from an awar..."

If the prompt remains this general, I will down vote it. Again. It’s way too broad and I look at that monstrous list and get annoyed and overwhelmed. And I realize someone put a lot of work compiling that, but my initial response is: anything important in there is drowning in info overload.

[dalex]

MJ wrote: "I look at that monstrous list and get annoyed and overwhelmed. And I realize someone put a lot of work compiling that, but my initial response is: anything important in there is drowning in info overload."

Same!

Can we workshop the prompt idea and whittle it down somehow?

[MJ]

dalex wrote: "MJ wrote: "I look at that monstrous list and get annoyed and overwhelmed. And I realize someone put a lot of work compiling that, but my initial response is: anything important in there is drowning..."

Maybe if the award was based in our own country? Maybe not 20 years worth of awards?

[Tracy]

dalex wrote: "MJ wrote: "I look at that monstrous list and get annoyed and overwhelmed. And I realize someone put a lot of work compiling that, but my initial response is: anything important in there is drowning..."

A suggestion to make the Diversity Award list less overwhelming:

Instead of listing them in alphabetical order (I'm assuming most of us are not familiar with most of the awards), maybe group them by topic — each ethnic group, women, LGBTQ+, each religious group, general BIPOC, general racism, etc. That way you can at least easily peruse just the specific topic you are interested in.

[Joanne]

If we picked a specific award that has a lot of options, I would consider voting for it, but I agree it's just too overwhelming for me when it's this wide open.

Personally I dislike prompts where I first have to narrow down some aspect of an extremely open prompt, then narrow down a book that works, but I think I'm in the minority there.

If it gets through I will pick a book that someone else does the work of adding to the listopia, but it's not something I would vote for as is. My eyes glaze right over that long post.

[Nancy]

I agree that it's too large and overwhelming. I didn't downvote it last time but if it's not whittled down I might next time.

I think I'm going to resubmit "genre that starts with a letter in your name."

[MJ]

Joanne wrote: " I dislike prompts where I first have to narrow down some aspect of an extremely open prompt, then narrow down a book that works..."

I feel the same way.

Maybe if the prompt covers ONE category out of all those, I’d consider it. But I won’t comb through a massive list like that. If it got in, I’d settle for something from a listopia as well.

[NancyJ]

I found a book right away on the diversity awards list that I wanted to read, because a name caught my eye (Barbara Kingsolver). I was afraid that there weren’t going to be enough adult books. I wish we knew how this prompt scored in the poll.

There was a BIPOC prompt mentioned a couple weeks ago. The person held it back so the Asian author prompt had a chance. That would be a simpler option. Or a prompt with a term such as bias, discrimination, or diversity. I think we only have disability, and pride now.

[NancyJ]

I was toying with an idea related to dramatic rise in migration. Some of these books involve people who are leaving to escape war or discrimination.

We’re moving! Read a book involving migration, immigration, or someone moving.

The book might focus on the move or escape itself, or it might focus on the character’s life in the new location.

[Dubhease]

The problem with picking one award is that if people don't see a book they want to read, they will downvote it.

A BIPOC prompt could be great, as long as it isn't a double restriction, like PS and their BIPOC romance this year.

[dalex]

Dubhease wrote: "A BIPOC prompt could be great..."

BIPOC is still an enormously broad prompt, at least in my opinion. Every author who is not white is a lot.

[Tracy]

A book that won a genre-based award in your favorite genre?

[Michelle]

I think if you're going with an award, it has to be narrowed down. The "W" award prompt was too broad to me but thankfully i could just pick from the listopia. So if we're going to do another award prompt, can we just pick one award? People can still use their entire listing and pick from years of winners.

[Emily, Conterminous Mod]

I will say that, while we didn't have any polarizing or close calls last poll, the diversity awards prompt was probably the closest we had to polarizing.

[Ellie]

I'd prefer something like a book by an award winning BIPOC author rather than specific awards. People can then read the genre they like and it can be a different book than the winning one if they feel like they keep up with the award winners they're interested in.