Book Pool 2022 2nd Half

[Wayne]

Good day members.

For the first half of the year members compiled a pool of books which are still available for reading and can be found here:
www.goodreads.com/topic/show/22134366...

For the second half, we will compile a new pool of books, but this time it will comprise titles written by South Africans. Why, because "Local is Lekka".

Members are invited to nominate one book for addition to the pool. In order to allow extensive participation, members are asked to restrict themselves to only one book nomination. Second and third suggestions will be placed on a shortlist, which might be added depending on the number of nominations received.

Please note: Authors in the group are encouraged to nominate their own books for inclusion in the pool, a rare opportunity.

Nominations will be open from 10 June to 24 Jun.

[Jim]

Are we allowed to suggest our own book - if it is published by a respected local publisher?

[Wayne]

You are indeed allowed to suggest your own book, provided you are South African.

[Hinesh]

I would like to nominate my YA novel National Park

[Chris]

I would like to nominate my novel, Song of the Sea Goddess, a fantasy / magical realism story set on the West Coast of South Africa: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

[Barbara]

Delighted, as a South African author, to be allowed to nominate my latest novel, The Fire Portrait. I hope members of the group will enjoy it! Set on the edge of the Karoo...
(And if you need 2nd and 3rd choices, The Housemaid's Daughter and The Girl from Simon's Bay are there, too!)

Best wishes
Barbara

[Robbie]

I would like to nominate my novel, A Ghost and His Gold, set on a dual timeline in modern South Africa and during the Second Anglo Boer War. My book is a paranormal historical novel. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

[Jim]

I would like to nominate my collection BLOODRED DRAGONFLIES

[Ash]

Hi. Love the idea for South African writers. I'd like to nominate my contemporary fiction novel, Tell Me Why.
Thank you so much for this opportunity.
Ash Siane
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

[Carolien]

We have a really nice cross-section of genres so far, I look forward to exploring some of these!

[Claudio]

I would like to nominate a friend's book of 'fables' published in South Africa.
Thank you
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

[Carolien]

This has been on my list for a while, Claudio. Thanks for the nomination

[Wayne]

I have started compilling a list of the suggestions thus far. I will update it as suggestions come in. The list can be viewed here: www.goodreads.com/topic/show/22239147...

[Wayne]

I will renominate my suggestion from the first half, and hopefully I will get to it this time around : by Shaun Johnson

[Carolien]

I'll add

[Wayne]

Carolien wrote: "I'll add "

Possible next line:" I kid you not". ;,>)Thanks Carolien

[Carolien]

Wayne wrote: "Carolien wrote: "I'll add "

Possible next line:" I kid you not". ;,>)Thanks Carolien"

LOL!!

[Wayne]

Thank you to everyone who has nominated books to our reading pool. All books suggested will be added to the pool, and in line with our practise, both a non-spoiler and spoiler thread will be set up for our comments. What makes this exciting is that we might have authors contributing to discussions. I am looking forward to it. Enjoy your reading.