January 2024 - Fiction Group Read - Nomination Thread

[Alannah]

It's time to nominate your choice for our January 2024 group fiction read - please use this thread to nominate.

Nominations start today and will close on 8th December 2023 (or as soon as the poll has six books).

During this time anybody can nominate and second one book each. You cannot second the book you have nominated. The 6 books with the most second votes at the end of the 7 day nomination period will go into the poll. There are no limits to the number of seconds a book can receive, although please be mindful of this as most times we do not receive enough nominations for the poll to open.

The poll will then run until the 15th December 2023 and the winner will be announced shortly after. I hope this will leave everybody with enough time to obtain the chosen book.

Please also check that your chosen nomination hasn't been a group read in the past. You can do this by looking at the group bookshelf, contact one of the moderators or post on 'Ask the Moderators' thread.

If you have any questions on the nominations process please contact me, use the 'Ask the Moderators' thread or post on here and we will be happy to help.

[spoko]

I nominate Starter Villain by John Scalzi (264 p., pub. 2023).

[Jackie]

I nominate Good Night, Irene by Luis Alberto Urrea

[Nidhi]

I nominate The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

[Alannah]

Nominated Books:
Starter Villain by John Scalzi
Good Night, Irene by Luis Alberto Urrea
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

Books Going to Poll:

[Alannah]

Nidhi wrote: "I nominate The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride"

I will second this book.

[Greg]

Jackie wrote: "I nominate Good Night, Irene by Luis Alberto Urrea"

I will second Good Night, Irene

[Greg]

Anyone have more nominations or seconds?

[LauraT]

I'd like to nominee The Fraud by Zadie Smith

[Nidhi]

I second The Fraud.

[Alannah]

LauraT wrote: "I'd like to nominee The Fraud by Zadie Smith"

Looks interesting, would love to read more by this author.

[Alannah]

Nominated Books:
Starter Villain by John Scalzi

Books Going to Poll:
Good Night, Irene by Luis Alberto Urrea
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
The Fraud by Zadie Smith

[Greg]

Alannah wrote: "Looks interesting, would love to read more by this author.."

Me too!

Great nominations everyone, I'll happily join any of the three already marked as going to poll!

[Greg]

Many have probably already read this one before, but I haven't yet. I'll nominate Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf

[Alannah]

Nominations are closed, setting up the poll now!

[Alannah]

Poll linked here: https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/2...

[Cheryl]

I’m new here. What is the January 2024 book going to be? I need to see if I can get it from my library so I need to start looking as soon as possible. (I cannot afford to buy it.)

[Alannah]

Cheryl wrote: "I’m new here. What is the January 2024 book going to be? I need to see if I can get it from my library so I need to start looking as soon as possible. (I cannot afford to buy it.)"

It is The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride