Nominations for June 2023 Open Pick

[Hugh]

Sorry - I have just remembered this and it is very late! Nominations are now open until April 30th for the June 2023 Open Pick.

Nominating guidelines:
- Fiction (original & translation, if applicable) first published between January 1, 2000 and June 1, 2022. 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

[Ruben]

I nominate White Tears by Hari Kunzru, because someone mentioned in the Newest Literary Fiction group that he will publish a third book (Blue Ruin) in a loose trilogy that includes White Tears and Red Pill (which is one of my favourite reads of the past few years).

[David]

I nominate The Doloriad by Missouri Williams.

[Greg]

I nominate Trespasses by Louise Kennedy

[Hugh]

Thanks Ruben, David and Greg - those are all fine

[Ellen]

I nominate Greek Lessons by Han Kang

[Hugh]

Happy to be proved wrong, but I can't see an English edition of Greek Lessons that was published before June 1 2022 so I don't think we can accept it yet. Looks interesting so maybe one for next year.

[Lesley]

I nominate Sweetness and Light byLiam Pieper

[Hugh]

Thanks Lesley

[Hugh]

Nominations are now closed. The poll will be up shortly.

[Hugh]

The poll is up here and will run until Sunday May 7th:

https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/2...

[Hugh]

Last day for voting today. White Tears has a lead but could still be caught...

[Hugh]

White Tears has won the poll.

[Whitney]

Ruben, were you interested in leading the discussion?