Nominate Books for Book of the Month

[Scott]

Please use this thread to nominate books to be book of the month.

To post a nomination, you must have made at least 10 posts and been a member for at least 1 week. Nominations posted by anyone who does not meet that criteria will be ignored. This is to prevent hit-and-run book promoters from abusing the nomination system.

Nominated books with an Amazon sales rank less than 200,000 will be ignored. Books must be available in paperback and/or hardcover format, i.e. no ebook only books.

When making a nomination, please write the full title and include the author's name, preferably both in bold print. 1 nomination per person per month.

Assuming we have at least 3 new nominations on the 1st of any given month, then a 10-day poll will be made with all the nominations so members can vote between the nominations. If there are less than 3 new nominations, I will pick a book by other means and the nominations will be combined with the next month's nominations. So generally, for instance, on September 1st the nominations posted during August will be put into a poll that will be open for 10 days. Whichever book has the most votes by September 10th will be the October book of the month.

Please try to nominate books that have been released in the last decade or so. In my experience, the newer the book is the more active the discussion. Classics are popular during poll time, but then are not discussed nearly as much.

Please do not use this thread to discuss the books or otherwise chat. Please only use this thread to make nominations. It makes it hard for me to sort through conversation to find the nominations.

[StephenKingman]

Scott, we had a bot of an issue with this forum the past year or so. Basically the forum wasnt getting any interest for whatever reason and we set up a poll asking for ideas to increase traffic and i think that the criteria is too limited. How about both fiction and non-fiction as the category, and perhaps not a New York best seller? This may encourage more people to take part and maybe get more debate going in this area as the past year has been very quiet when it comes to Book of the Month.

[Scott]

StephenKingman, I have taken your advice and removed those limitations.

Nonetheless, I still encourage people to tend to nominate and vote for books that are more recent and are best sellers.

[Pingugirl]

Was there a book selected for July? I'm new to all this you see!

If you're still looking for suggestions:

Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte (if Classics would be considered?)

OR

The Diving Bell & The Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby (which I've just finished and think would make an interesting discussion topic).

[guytwo]

For A nonfiction book of the month I'd like to nominate "JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It Matters" By James W. Douglass

I recently finished the paperback and I believe it's a must read. Very interesting look at the Cold War era and of course the murder of JFK.

[naragus]

Tea Obreht is just 25 and already one of the most interesting american writers according to The New Yorker. Her debut novel "The Tiger´s Wife" is winning acclaims worldwide and has just won the Orange Prize for Fiction.

“[A] brilliant debut…[Téa] Obreht is an expert at depicting history through aftermath, people through the love they inspire, and place through the stories that endure; the reflected world she creates is both immediately recognizable and a legend in its own right. Obreht is talented far beyond her years, and her unsentimental faith in language, dream, and memory is a pleasure.” – Publishers Weekly, starred review

[CuppaTea]

I have checked in here occasionally and even nominated a book or two but apparently the rules have changed requiring 25 posts under your belt to participate so I'll just Let the Great World Spin.

[Scott]

Okay, I have taken the nominations up to here and created a thread to vote to decide the September 2011 book of the month. I also created a thread to discuss the August book of the month, Flowers for Algernon.

Please continue to use this thread to nominate books to be book of the month. As of the time of this post, nominations will be for the October 2011 book of the month.

Thanks!

[Simworm]

How about To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf?

[Mrs.T]

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

[Maud Fitch]

.....so I'll just Let the Great World Spin.

"Let The Great World Spin" by Colum McCann.

[CuppaTea]

I’m Feeling Lucky, Confessions of Google Employee Number 59 by Douglas Edwards.

I would probably vote for Maud’s choice but this is on my to read (or listen to) list and would be just as happy with it.

[Denysaputra]

How about To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf?

agree!

[Meka]

I nominate "A Stolen Life" by Jaycee Dugard

[Butterbescotch]

"Fellowship Of The Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkein