The Next Best Book Club discussion

>Please read the rules for nominating BEFORE you create your post!!
And Check our bookshelves to be sure you are not nominating something we have already read as a group!

We will have two catagories this month:
Cat1- Regular Fiction/Non-Fiction
Cat2- Christmas or Winter themed


Only ONE nomination per person.
If you nominate a book for catagory 1, you CANNOT nominate a book for catagory 2, and visa versa.

Please be sure to post the title, author, and the catagory it belongs to.

If your post does not have those three things, it will not be counted.

Are you ready?
I will accept nominations through Friday night. If we get tons of nominations, I may pull the plug on it a little early, so get them in as soon as you can!

Once I close nominations I will create the polls and let you know when it is time to vote!

Hit us with your best noms!

Cat 1. Thanks for the Memories by Cecelia Ahern

Cat. 1: The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

Category 1: Geek Love A Novel by Katherine Dunn

Category 2: Let It Snow: Three Holiday Romances by John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle

Cat 2: The Autobiography of Santa Claus by Jeff Guinn

Cat1: Never Let Me Go -- Kazuo Ishiguro

Think we've already had a group read of A Christmas Carol, haven't we?

Category 1

The Princess Bride by William Goldman

Susanna, you are correct.
Gorana, please edit your post and pick another novel to nominate. We have already read A Christmas Carol together as a group. Thanks!

Annie wrote: "Cat 2: The Autobiography of Santa Claus by Jeff Guinn"

Oh I have that one but never read it! I will vote for that!

Cat 1: 'Angel Time' by Anne Rice

Donna wrote: "Annie wrote: "Cat 2: The Autobiography of Santa Claus by Jeff Guinn"

Oh I have that one but never read it! I will vote for that!"

ME TOO! my mom got me the whole set for christmas last year!

Cat 1: The Wake of the Wind A Novel by J. California Cooper.

One of my all time favorite books that I never see mentioned on here.

Cat1: The Fortress of Solitude by Jonathan Lethem

Lori wrote: "Susanna, you are correct.
Gorana, please edit your post and pick another novel to nominate. We have already read A Christmas Carol together as a group. Thanks!"

So sorry!
I just edited mu post :)

Cat 1. The Marquise of O and Other Stories by Heinrich von Kleist

Christy wrote: "Cat 1: The Wake of the Wind A Novel by J. California Cooper.

One of my all time favorite books that I never see mentioned on here."

Thanks, Christy! I've added this to my TBR list.

Cat. 2: The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum

Cat 2: The Christmas Train by David Baldacci

Cat. 1
Wicked by Gregory Maguire

It's being performed by me in January and I want to see it but I want to read it first!

Cat. 2 Christmas Jars by Jason F. Wright

Cat 1: I am Scrooge a zombie tale

Cat 2: The Autobiography of Sant Claus.

Cat 2: You Better Not Cry Stories for Christmas by Augusten Burroughs

Em wrote: "Cat 2: The Autobiography of Sant Claus.
"

Em, those books already nominated up above. Please edit your post to reflect a new nomination. We only need a book nominated once in order for it to be voted on... And you can only nominate one books. Please revisit the rules for nominating. thanks!

Here is a recap from yesterdays nominations:

Cat1
Shogun - James Clavell
Thanks for the Memories - Cecelia Ahern
The Angel's Game - Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Geek Love A Novel - Katherine Dunn
Never Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguro
The Princess Bride - William Goldman
Angel Time - Anne Rice
The Wake of the Wind A Novel - J. California Cooper
The Fortress of Solitude - Jonathan Lethem
The Marquise of O and Other Stories - Heinrich von Kleist
Wicked - Gregory Maguire


Cat2
I am Scrooge A Zombie Story for Christmas - Adam Roberts
Let It Snow: Three Holiday Romances - John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle
The Autobiography of Santa Claus - Jeff Guinn
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus - L. Frank Baum
The Christmas Train - David Baldacci
Christmas Jars - Jason F. Wright
You Better Not Cry Stories for Christmas - Augusten Burroughs


Looking good to start. If you have not yet nominated anything, please go ahead and do so soon :)

Cat1. The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri

Cat1: According To Jane by Marilyn Brant

Cat2: A Season of Gifts by Richard Peck

Cat 2: Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris

winter theme Category:

Winterdance: The fine madness of running the iditarod

by Gary Paulson

Catagory 1: New York by Edward Rutherfurd.

Cat 2: A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote

Cat 2: The Polar Express

I read it to my children every year on Christmas Eve. Even though my eldest is now 14 we all look forward to it - the kids with a glass of milk and the parents with a mug of Baileys....

Jessica wrote: "Cat 2: Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris"

Oh, excellent Jessica :)

Cat 1 - The Gift by Patrick O'Leary

Cat2: Matchless A Christmas Story by Gregory Maguire

Cat 1 - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea! - Jules Verne

Cat 1: The Elegance of the Hedgehog, Muriel Barbery.

Petra wrote: "Christy wrote: "Cat 1: The Wake of the Wind A Novel by J. California Cooper.

One of my all time favorite books that I never see mentioned on here."

Thanks, Christy! I've added..."

:) Yay!

Cat 1: The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson

Cat 1: We Need to Talk About Kevin A Novel by Lionel Shriver

Cat 2: A Redbird Christmas - Fannie Flagg

Cat 1: Shutter Island by Dennis LeHane

Hi Lori.

I would like to nominate Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Hoeg for Cat. 2.

Cat 1: This is Where I Leave You - Jonathon Tropper

Cat 1 - The Heretic's Daughter

Cat 2: The Stupidest Angel A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror, Version 2.0 by Christopher Moore
I always wanted to read this, it looks hilarious...

Claire and Sanela - be sure to edit your posts so you also list the author of the books you've nominated. That is part of the requirement if you want them to make it to the next poll! :)