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It's time to nominate your choice for our January 2021 group fiction read - please use this thread to nominate.

Nominations start today and will close on 11 January 2021 (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 18th January 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.

I nominate The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

I nominate Waterland by Graham Swift. And I second The Angel’s Game.

Nidhi wrote: "I nominate Waterland by Graham Swift. And I second The Angel’s Game."

Thank you.

Books Going To Poll:
The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Nominated Books:
Waterland by Graham Swift

HI, I’m new here but eager to join in. I hope I get it right! I second both Waterland and The Angel’s Game. I nominate The Honey Month, by Amal El-Mohtar.

Terri, you can only second one book but since The Angel’s Game is on the poll. I will take your second for Waterland.

I am not sure if I can accept the Honey Money as it’s described as a poetry anthology, Terri but you’re welcome to nominate another book.

Books Going To Poll:
The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Waterland by Graham Swift

Nominated Books:

I nominate The Humans by Matt Haig

Jennifer wrote: "I nominate The Humans by Matt Haig"

Oh yes. A good one, I will second this one.

Books Going To Poll:
The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Waterland by Graham Swift
The Humans by Matt Haig

Nominated Books:

We're off to a good start, three books in the poll. Three slots left.

I nominate All This Time

I am so delighted that The Angel's Game has been nominated and seconded, that I withhold my nominations for next month! Have been nominating it forever!

How many books do we need to start a poll? I'd really like to second The Humans because of all these books, this is the one that appeals most to me at this time. In fact, it's so appealing to me at the moment I just put it on hold at my library and plan to read it regardless of what we read here.

We need six books Karin.

I nominate The Shadows by Alex North.

Books Going To Poll:
The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Waterland by Graham Swift
The Humans by Matt Haig

Nominated Books:
The Shadows by Alex North
All This Time by Mikki Daughtry

Hi can someone share the nomination thread for Non-fiction Feb-March. I have a book I desperately want to nominate and discuss with others. I can’t find the nomination link. Thanks.

I haven’t opened it yet Jennifer

Jennifer wrote: "Hi can someone share the nomination thread for Non-fiction Feb-March. I have a book I desperately want to nominate and discuss with others. I can’t find the nomination link. Thanks."

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Just opened it for you Jennifer.

Bumping this thread.

I will second the shadows

Jade wrote: "I will second the shadows"

Thank you Jade

Books Going To Poll:
The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Waterland by Graham Swift
The Humans by Matt Haig
The Shadows by Alex North

Nominated Books:
All This Time by Mikki Daughtry

Two slots left.

Christine wrote: "I nominate All This Time"

Ill second All this Time

Do you set up the poll when you get six?

I nominate the The Thursday Murder Club. I think a lot of people would like this one.

bookswithpaulette wrote: "Christine wrote: "I nominate All This Time"

Ill second All this Time"

Thank you

Jade wrote: "Do you set up the poll when you get six?"

Yes unfortunately the monthly group reads are not as popular as they used to be so it can be quite rare to fill up up a poll so if it ever does, I just close nominations and open the poll instead of waiting any longer.

Jade wrote: "I nominate the The Thursday Murder Club. I think a lot of people would like this one."

Thank you

Books Going To Poll:
The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Waterland by Graham Swift
The Humans by Matt Haig
The Shadows by Alex North
All This Time by Mikki Daughtry

Nominated Books:
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

One slot left in the poll

This nomination thread will close in 2 days

Domination thread is now closed. I'm getting up the poll right now and will send out the message shortly.

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

I voted. Can’t wait to see who wins

Poll is closed and the winner is The Humans by Matt Haig. The thread is here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

I’m going to close this thread now.