2026 Authors from Around the World Planning Thread

[Melanie]

I support Under the Southern Cross too.

[Luís]

I support: 4. After the War

[Jen]

Rosemarie wrote: "Choose one of the following pairs:

..."

But weren't you going to claim one of the 6 pairs as Moderator's Choice anyway, Rosemarie?

[Rosemarie, Northern Roaming Scholar]

Usually I act as tie-breaker. Plus, it's hard for me to choose just one!

So please feel free to choose which pair you prefer, Jen.

[Jen]

Rosemarie wrote: "Usually I act as tie-breaker. Plus, it's hard for me to choose just one!

So please feel free to choose which pair you prefer, Jen."

Hmmm. Hard for me to choose too. I guess, why not go with the tide here- I'll support the South African writers as well. I'm curious what your vote(s) would be though :)

Oh and what does the expression mean "under the southern cross"? I haven't heard that before and google brings up various ideas.

[Rosemarie, Northern Roaming Scholar]

The southern cross is a constellation of stars found in the southern hemisphere, Jen.

[Rosemarie, Northern Roaming Scholar]

I really didn't know which to pick, Jen, so I'm letting members decide this year.
But the first read of 2027 will be Gone too soon-Bruno Schulz and Irène Némirovsky!

We try to have a diverse list each year so the South African authors are a good choice for 2026.

[Greg]

I support 6. Gone too soon.

[Rosemarie, Northern Roaming Scholar]

We have our final pick: Under the Southern Cross with three votes.
This makes our 2026 Reading Schedule one of the most diverse we've ever had, with six different languages.

Thanks for your input everyone!

We'll start off 2027 with a Moderator's Choice: Gone Too Soon. Bruno Schulz and Irène Némirovsky.

[Rosemarie, Northern Roaming Scholar]

Greg wrote: "I support 6. Gone too soon."

We'll be reading that as our first read of 2027 as a Moderator's Choice. Thanks for your vote. It's good to know that a couple of members( you and Jen, who nominated them) will already be interested in that pair. I've read one book by each author and am looking forward to reading more with the group.

[Rosemarie, Northern Roaming Scholar]

Welcome to the group, Greg!
I recognize you from other groups we both belong to. We're informal here and our goal is to make reading diverse books interesting and fun.

[Greg]

Thanks Rosemarie! I accidentally hadn't loaded the second page of comments so I missed that the voting had ended. Looking forward to 2027 and some of the 2026 picks too! Lots of great choices! I'll join reads for "10. Who's Guilty?" and "2. Let's go to Mexico!" for sure.

[Rosemarie, Northern Roaming Scholar]

Great!

[Luís]

Feel comfortable around here, Greg! Have a nice day.

[Greg]

Luís wrote: "Feel comfortable around here, Greg! Have a nice day."

Thanks Luís!

[Jen]

Oh yay. The authors Gone Too Soon will get their moment :)

Wow, cool, six languages represented, and even more nations when you consider Marquez is Colombian and de Cespedes is of Cuban-Italian descent. This is an exciting lineup. Looking forward to it.

Thanks for all your work, Rosemarie! And thanks for the explanation of that expression about the constellation :)

[Rosemarie, Northern Roaming Scholar]

You're welcome, Jen!

[Piyangie, Classical Princess]

I'm already looking forward to Gone Too Soon. I want to read Suite Française by Irène Némirovsky. I'm glad it went for 2027. Next year is fully booked already. :)

[Rosemarie, Northern Roaming Scholar]

Piyangie wrote: "I'm already looking forward to Gone Too Soon. I want to read Suite Française by Irène Némirovsky. I'm glad it went for 2027. Next year is fully booked already. :)"

Great!

[Lesle, Appalachian Bibliophile]

What a great list of authors!
Thank you for organizing this Rosemarie looking forward to the diversity of the authors!

[Rosemarie, Northern Roaming Scholar]

You're welcome, Lesle! Our members came up with lots of terrific suggestions.

[Lesle, Appalachian Bibliophile]

I agree they did!! Exciting list for next year :)

[Anisha Inkspill]

adding my support to Nikolai Gogol and Mikhail Lermontov

[Rosemarie, Northern Roaming Scholar]

Anisha Inkspill wrote: "adding my support to Nikolai Gogol and Mikhail Lermontov"

They're on the list for next year!

[Anisha Inkspill]

Rosemarie wrote: "Anisha Inkspill wrote: "adding my support to Nikolai Gogol and Mikhail Lermontov"

They're on the list for next year!"

Hi Rosemarrie, aren't these votes for 2026 where Nikolai Gogol and Mikhail Lermontov are group no 2, "Two authors who lived in 1830s Moscow"?

[Rosemarie, Northern Roaming Scholar]

Hi, Anisha.
The planning process ended a while ago and for some weird reason the update for the new schedule didn't show up. So I'm glad you spotted that and I will be updating the list now. Your pair is definitely on the list.

[Nidhi]

I support:

Two authors from southern Africa: Alan Paton and Bessie Head
Two authors who were affected by Fascist policies in World War 2: Alba de Céspedes and Nathalie Sarraute
Two authors who suffered from tuberculosis: Franz Kafka and Albert Camus
Two authors who lived in Mexico City: Juan Rulfo and Gabriel García Márquez

[Rosemarie, Northern Roaming Scholar]

Hi, Nidhi. Our planning process was different from the other groups but you will be glad to know that all of your choices are going to be on next years schedule, or January 2027.
Next year I'll sent out a group message about this group's planning separate from the others.
I'm glad your choices are winners!