Our Shared Shelf discussion

Thank you everyone who participated in our Member Selected Topics for 2020 Poll. here

This post will go over the poll results, what we can learn from this, the two winners, and links to the next polls for the book choices.

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With the write in poll options, there were duplicates and some topics that were related to each other that I grouped together. My apologies if I incorrectly assigned your thoughts to another section.

Results:

Sci-Fi Fantasy 194
Representation of Women in Fantasy 148
Keeper of Lost Cities (Fantasy) 11
353

Eco-Feminism 140
Eco-Feminism 103
Eco-Feminism 71
314

Memoirs Outside of the US/UK 144
Memoirs Outside of the US/UK 60
Experiences of Women outside of the US/UK/ Australia * 1
Non-Western European Authors (Eastern European) 46
251

Classic Feminism / Basics * 135
Intersectionality * 83
Radical Feminism 5
233

Succeeding at Work 86
Women in STEM (especially Computers) 31
Women and Labor Activism 2
Women + Class 96
215

LGBT+ Protagonist Fiction 176
LGBT * 23
In the Dream House 3
202

Sex Workers 140
Pleasure Activism 52
Female Pleasure 7
199

Health & Healthcare 79
Mental Health 78
157

Disability * 82
Disability justice - non white people please 37
Invisible Disabilities 37
156

Psychopath /Narcissist/Predictor violence / Domestic Violence 107
Sexual Assault 34
In the Dream House 3
144

Conducting Feminist Research 22
science myths about gender debunked 74
96

Incarceration 74

WOC Main Characters * 69

Expats / Women Travelers 35
Expats / Women Travelers 3
38

Nordic Model 20

Rise of New Masculine, Sacred Masculine, Eco-Masculine Trading Armor for the Flower 11
Inclusion of Issues related to Men in Feminism 6
17

The Hate U Give 18 Previously Read Here

Stay at Home Mothers 6

Too many choices want to read most of them 5

Radium Girls 1 Previously Read Here


* The amounts marked with asterisks are ones that I felt could be included in any book choice regardless of theme. And I'll do my best to make sure that more of them are included in any future book poll on any topic. The message being your geographic location, health, abilities, race, or sexual preference does not limit a person's ability to be an expert on a subject or as a protagonist as we are multi-faceted intersectional people that can be part of more than one category.

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Ok! Those are the results! Be sure to vote on our next two polls to decide what books we will be reading and discussing together

Sci/Fiction Fantasy Book for Feb / March

AND

Eco-Feminism Book Poll for April/May


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Let me know what you think below.

With love,

The OSS Mod Team

Well... tremendous work to explain everything and propose immediately new polls for the next books.
I am speechless :O

Just a technical thing. When I go on the new polls and I right click to open the book in another tabs it opens the same poll and it does not direct to the book itself. I know I was too lazy to write the title in the Search book but is there any way to allow a "right click/open in a new tab" that directly guide you to the book?
I'm not sure if I quite clear :p or if it is even possible ;)

Florian wrote: "Just a technical thing. When I go on the new polls and I right click to open the book in another tabs it opens the same poll and it does not direct to the book itself."

At the bottom of the poll before you get to the comments, there is section called: This Poll Is About. Below it are all the books linked to the poll. If you right click those books, Goodreads should take you to the book's summary/information page.

Thanks!

Oh! Great! Thank you Pam! :D
I was writing the title in the search books, this hint will definitely simplify things :)

Wow, thank you for all your work on this, very affirming to know this is all taken seriously and timely. Impressive work on this all Pam and again thank you for your leadership and work on all of this.

Love this part Sci-Fi Fantasy.

Thanks Pam and new team for these options and for taking lead on the direction of this group. I have looked at every book - I don’t have preference because I’m happy to wait see what is picked :) and I’ll see if my library has a copy.

After May, a suggestion: I would love to have the option to discuss fiction novels that centre about feminist themes (I know that is a huge area - and I can see why it’s easier to vote on non -fiction topics/themes)
So one idea is to have us vote on fiction from lists like:

“Reading Women Awards podcast shortlist” https://www.readingwomenpodcast.com/r...

Or
other awards shortlists from 2008-2018 (so the paperback books are hopefully more widely accessible in libraries or second hand shops) like: https://www.womensprizeforfiction.co....