2023 Additional Nominee Reads - Polls and Results

[Lynn, Moderator]

Alongside the group's monthly reads of the award winners, we also have a Monthly Additional Nominee Reads.

Group members will vote on each the awards category nominees (minus the winner of course!) throughout the year to decide which runner up will be the additional group read.

The poll voting is always scheduled so members will have approximately a month's notice before the read is scheduled to start.

The schedule can be found on the group calendar

Links to the polls will be posted below (and sent as a group message).
Results will be posted below and the group calendar will be updated.

Once a category poll is closed we will then open up discussion for the rest of the nominee books to set up buddy reads for any members interested.

[Lynn, Moderator]

Horror Additional Read Poll

Ends at: Dec 11, 2022 11:59PM PST

[Thereadingbell]

Just curious why you put Stephen King's Button Box on the list when the winner was Gwendy's Final Task in horror selection unless we would have read all three books.

[Lynn, Moderator]

Thereadingbell wrote: "Just curious why you put Stephen King's Button Box on the list when the winner was Gwendy's Final Task in horror selection unless we would have read all three books."

Honestly not quite sure what's going on. I definitely put Stephen King's book on there, and I've just gone to double check by editing the poll and it says Stephen King's Button Box when I'm in the edit mode. But when I'm looking at the front end it says Final Task.

I am perplexed!

[Lynn, Moderator]

Ok, I went in and deleted that entry and re-entered Stephen King. It's now showing correctly.

[Thereadingbell]

Lynn wrote: "Ok, I went in and deleted that entry and re-entered Stephen King. It's now showing correctly."

I was just surprised that is all. I am glad you got it fixed.

[Lynn, Moderator]

Thank you for pointing it out :)

[Lynn, Moderator]

January Additional read: House of Hunger

[Lynn, Moderator]

Graphic Novel Additional Read Poll

Ends at: Jan 07, 2023 11:59PM PST

[Lynn, Moderator]

Lynn wrote: "
Graphic Novel Additional Read Poll"

Additional read for February will be Lore Olympus: Volume Two

[Lynn, Moderator]

YA Fantasy & Sci-Fi Additional Read Poll

[Lynn, Moderator]

Lynn wrote: "
YA Fantasy & Sci-Fi Additional Read Poll
"

Whoops, forgot to say that the additional read for March will be The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
(thank you Kristie for reminding me lol )

[Lynn, Moderator]

Fiction Additional Read Poll

Ends at: Feb 25, 2023 11:59PM PST

[Jessica]

Lynn wrote: "
Fiction Additional Read Poll


Ends at: Feb 25, 2023 11:59PM PST"

Looks like Demon Copperhead won. I'm excited.

[Lynn, Moderator]

Indeed, the April additional read will be Demon Copperhead

[Lynn, Moderator]

Mystery & Thriller Additional Read Poll

Ends at: Apr 01, 2023 11:59PM PDT

[Lynn, Moderator]

Lynn wrote: "
Mystery & Thriller Additional Read Poll


Ends at: Apr 01, 2023 11:59PM PDT"

May additional read will be The Housemaid

[Lynn, Moderator]

Historical Fiction Additional Read Poll

Ends at: Apr 28, 2023 11:59PM PDT

[Lynn, Moderator]

Lynn wrote: "
Historical Fiction Additional Read Poll


Ends at: Apr 28, 2023 11:59PM PDT"

June additional read will be The Marriage Portrait

[Jane]

I look forward to reading this book

[Lynn, Moderator]

Fantasy Additional Read Poll

Ends at: Jun 07, 2023 11:59PM PDT

[Lynn, Moderator]

July additional read will be Babel: An Arcane History

[Lynn, Moderator]

Romance Additional Read Poll

And

Non Fiction Additional Read Poll

Ends at: Jun 24, 2023 12:00AM PDT

[Lynn, Moderator]

August additional reads will be:

The Bodyguard

And

Unmasked: My Life Solving America's Cold Cases

[Lynn, Moderator]

Science Fiction Additional Read Poll

And

Memoir & Autobiography Additional Read Poll

Ends at: Jul 28, 2023 11:59PM PDT

[Lynn, Moderator]

September additional reads will be:

The Measure

and

Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman

[Kristie, Moderator]

I'm curious to see what people think of Madly, Deeply. I love Alan Rickman and got the book, but returned it. It is just like if someone photocopied his diary with all the boring "I got up and had coffee" details. I also thought that any interesting parts would feel intrusive to me. He didn't publish these and I wouldn't want my personal thoughts published. I didn't end up reading it, but I'm curious if my first impressions were at all accurate.

[Lynn, Moderator]

Kristie wrote: "I'm curious to see what people think of Madly, Deeply. I love Alan Rickman and got the book, but returned it. It is just like if someone photocopied his diary with all the boring "I got up and had ..."

My thoughts exactly Kristie and I too returned it (audible), I was actually quite angry about it.

[Kristie, Moderator]

Same! I was really looking forward to it. So disappointing.

[Jane]

Kristie
The book title was taken from a TV drama in the UK where Rickman appeared as a ghost to his life time partnerAn excellentand waard winning production
Having seen Rickman on stage a few times Iwas really looking forward to reading the book but like you I found it bland and dissapointing. It seems to me it was produced as a "money spinner" rather then a credible story

[Lynn, Moderator]

It was a TV drama in the UK? I thought it was a cinema released film.

Regardless, I loved that film / tv drama / whatever it was :)

Edit - Yeah, it was a film. Truly, Madly, Deeply: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103129/

[Kristie, Moderator]

I didn't know where the title came from. Interesting. And heartbreaking.

[Lynn, Moderator]

Humour Additional Read Poll

And

History & Biography Additional Read Poll

Ends at: Sep 01, 2023 11:59PM PDT

[Lynn, Moderator]

October additional reads:

The Nineties

And

The Escape Artist: The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World

[Lynn, Moderator]

YA Additional Read Poll

And

Poetry Additional Read Poll

Ends at: Sep 29, 2023 11:59PM PDT

[Lynn, Moderator]

November additional reads will be:

As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

and

Time Is a Mother

[Jane]

I have read Ocean Voung's novel "On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous" and really enjoyed it but I have never read any of his poetry so I am looking forward to reading the Time is a Mother collection

[Lynn, Moderator]

Our last poll for the 2023 additional group reads!

Debut Novel Additional Read Poll

And

Middle Grade & Children's Additional Read Poll

Ends at: Nov 03, 2023 11:59PM PDT

[Lynn, Moderator]

December additional reads will be:

Remarkably Bright Creatures
and
Amari and the Great Game