Monthly Group Reads for 2025

[Lucy]

I'd like to suggest Butter by Asako Yuzuki

[Carole]

Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall

[Paul]

I would like to suggest, To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee.

[Lucy]

Paul that is so coincidental. I was thinking of suggesting that too!

[Liz, Your Friendly Moderator]

Thanks everyone. I'll set up the poll later today.

[Carole]

Can I quickly suggest Earth by John Boyne, if it’s not too late. ☺️

[Paul]

Lucy wrote: "Paul that is so coincidental. I was thinking of suggesting that too!"

Paul wrote: "I would like to suggest, To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee."

:)

[Liz, Your Friendly Moderator]

Just setting up the poll. The books we'll be choosing from are:

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Otessa Moshfeh
Butter by Asako Yuzuki
Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Earth by John Boyne

[Liz, Your Friendly Moderator]

The poll is up. Follow this link:

https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/3...

[Liz, Your Friendly Moderator]

Butter by Asako Yuzuki will be our book for June. I will set up the new thread tomorrow. :)

[Liz, Your Friendly Moderator]

It might be a bit early, but let me know your suggestions for July's Group Read. I'll suggest:

I Who Have Never Known Men by Jaqueline Harpman

[Mandy]

Can I please suggest

A Case Of Mice And Murder by Sally Smith

[Paul]

The Names - Florence Knapp

[Paul]

As it is roasting in the UK can I suggest The Land In Winter by Andrew Miller

[Lucy]

Could I please suggest

Scaffolding by Lauren Elkin

[Liz, Your Friendly Moderator]

Thanks everyone. I will set up the poll tomorrow.

[Liz, Your Friendly Moderator]

So for July, the books we will be choosing from are:

Scaffolding
The Land in Winter
The Names
A Case of Mice and Murder
I Who Have Never Known Men

I have set up the poll here:

https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/3...

You have until Friday to cast your vote...

[Liz, Your Friendly Moderator]

So for July the group read will be I Who Have Never Known Men. I will go ahead and set up the new thread.

[Liz, Your Friendly Moderator]

Hello, It's time to put forward suggestions for our book for August. Please let me know your ideas before the end of Friday so I can set the poll over the weekend.

My suggestion is:
Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes

[Paul]

Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton

[Liz, Your Friendly Moderator]

Good suggestion, Paul.

[Lucy]

Yes, good suggestion Paul, I've wanted to read that one for a while.
although I'm not doing very well getting through any book at the moment. 😬

[Liz, Your Friendly Moderator]

Any other suggestions?

[Paul]

The Storm by Sebastian Junger

[Liz, Your Friendly Moderator]

Great, many thanks, Paul.

[Liz, Your Friendly Moderator]

So the suggestions for August are:
Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes
Raising Hare: A Memoir by Chloe Dalton
The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger

I am setting up the poll...

[Liz, Your Friendly Moderator]

The poll is up. You can vote here:

https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/3...

[Liz, Your Friendly Moderator]

So 'Raising Hare' will be our book for August. I'll set up the new thread tomorrow.

[Liz, Your Friendly Moderator]

We need to think about what book we want to read for September. Suggestions please by the end of Tuesday 26th.

My suggestion: On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

[Paul]

I will offer up Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov

[Paul]

The Artist by Lucy Steeds

[Lucy]

The Names by Florence Knapp

[Liz, Your Friendly Moderator]

Thank you, everyone.

The books we will be choosing from are:
The Names by Florence Knapp
The Artist by Lucy Steeds
Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

I have set up the poll here: https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/3...

[Liz, Your Friendly Moderator]

The book for September will be:
The Names by Florence Knapp

I will go ahead and set up the new thread...

[Liz, Your Friendly Moderator]

I hope you've been having a good month. Suggestions please for a group read for October.

As we're heading for Halloween this month, I'm going to suggest something chilling... The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephan Graham Jones.

[Paul]

The Artist by Lucy Steeds

[Paul]

Frankenstein. Or The Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley

[Liz, Your Friendly Moderator]

I'll be posting the poll tomorrow...

[Carole]

Last minute nomination for the October Book of the Month, if I’m not too late?

The Broken Girls by Simone St James.

[Lucy]

sorry, could I also suggest
Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

[Liz, Your Friendly Moderator]

Sure. Thanks. I'll set up the poll this evening....

[Liz, Your Friendly Moderator]

So we'll be choosing from:
Chain-Gang All-Stars
The Broken Girls
Frankenstein
The Artist
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter

[Liz, Your Friendly Moderator]

The poll is live:

https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/3...

[Liz, Your Friendly Moderator]

Frankenstein and The Broken Girls are currently neck and neck....

[Liz, Your Friendly Moderator]

October's group read will be The Broken Girls by Simone St James. I will set up the new thread...

[Liz, Your Friendly Moderator]

As we're now halfway through October, it's time to think about a book for November. Let me know your suggestions by the weekend.
Thanks.

My suggestion for November will be The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa

[Lucy]

can we suggest a book we've suggested before?
if so, can I suggest Chain Gang All Stars, please by Nana Kwame Adeji-Brenyah

[Paul]

My suggestion will be Rombo by Esther Kinsky

[Liz, Your Friendly Moderator]

So for November, we will be choosing between:

Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adeji-Brenyah
The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa
Rombo by Esther Kinsky

I will just set up the poll...

[Liz, Your Friendly Moderator]

The poll is open. Please cast your votes by Thursday - Thanks :)