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It's time to nominate your choice for our March 2025 group fiction read - please use this thread to nominate.

Nominations start today and will close on 8th February 2025 (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 15th February 2025 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 A Botanist's Guide to Parties and Poisons by Kate Khavari

I nominate Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life

I nominate The Women by Kristin Hannah

I would like to second A Botanist's Guide to Parties and Poisons.

Kathleen wrote: "I nominate Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life"

Kathleen, I cannot accept this nomination as the book is non-fiction. You're welcome to nominate another book.

Nidhi wrote: "I nominate The Women by Kristin Hannah"

I will second this.

Nominated Books:

Books Going to Poll:
A Botanist's Guide to Parties and Poisons by Kate Khavari
The Women by Kristin Hannah

I'm like to nominate The Wedding People by Alison Espach

Erica wrote: "I'm like to nominate The Wedding People by Alison Espach"

I second this.

Nominated Books:

Books Going to Poll:
A Botanist's Guide to Parties and Poisons by Kate Khavari
The Women by Kristin Hannah
The Wedding People by Alison Espach

The King's Witches by Kate Foster

I second The King's Witches.

Nominated Books:

Books Going to Poll:
A Botanist's Guide to Parties and Poisons by Kate Khavari
The Women by Kristin Hannah
The Wedding People by Alison Espach
The King's Witches by Kate Foster

I nominate The Memory of an Elephant

Nominated Books:
The Memory of an Elephant by Alex Lasker

Books Going to Poll:
A Botanist's Guide to Parties and Poisons by Kate Khavari
The Women by Kristin Hannah
The Wedding People by Alison Espach
The King's Witches by Kate Foster

I will second The Memory of an Elephant

Nominated Books:


Books Going to Poll:
A Botanist's Guide to Parties and Poisons by Kate Khavari
The Women by Kristin Hannah
The Wedding People by Alison Espach
The King's Witches by Kate Foster
The Memory of an Elephant by Alex Lasker

One spot left.

I nominate The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

ooh I'll second The Heaven and Earth Grocery store by James McBride

Ruth and Erica, The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store was a fiction group read in January 2024.

Spoiler Free: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

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I nominate Ahab’s Wife by Sena Jeter Naslund

Nominated Books:
Ahab's Wife, or The Star-Gazer by Sena Jeter Naslund

Books Going to Poll:
A Botanist's Guide to Parties and Poisons by Kate Khavari
The Women by Kristin Hannah
The Wedding People by Alison Espach
The King's Witches by Kate Foster
The Memory of an Elephant by Alex Lasker

Have we read Stoner as a group yet? If not, I nominate Stoner by John Williams.

Greg wrote: "Have we read Stoner as a group yet? If not, I nominate Stoner by John Williams."

We haven't, it's been nominated and gone to poll before. So I will add it in.

Nominated Books:
Ahab's Wife, or The Star-Gazer by Sena Jeter Naslund
Stoner by John Williams

Books Going to Poll:
A Botanist's Guide to Parties and Poisons by Kate Khavari
The Women by Kristin Hannah
The Wedding People by Alison Espach
The King's Witches by Kate Foster
The Memory of an Elephant by Alex Lasker

Greg wrote: "Have we read Stoner as a group yet? If not, I nominate Stoner by John Williams."

I will second this.

Thank you Jade.
As that is six books, I will set up the poll now.

Poll linked here: https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/3...