August 2025 Nominations > Likes and Comments

Nominations for our August Group Reads are now open.

❗️To ensure your nomination will be included in our poll, make sure it conforms to the following:

☑️You MUST NOT have your profile set to "private." The moderators may need to contact you directly.

☑️By nominating a book you are agreeing to act as Discussion Leader for the month-long Group Read.

Don't worry, leading a discussion is neither difficult nor time-consuming. The moderators are here to help if you need assistance.

❗️Please refrain from nominating a book if you are not prepared to lead the discussion.

☑️We allow nominations of rereads after 24 months.

☑️A book is only eligible if it is available in both paperback and digital formats unless the selection was published over five years ago.

☑️If the book is in a series, you may only nominate the first book in a series.

The 2nd and subsequent books in a series may be nominated only after the group has read all the prior books in that series.

☑️To ensure your nomination is included in our poll correctly, do include the name of both the book and the author.

☑️ You may nominate one (1) book per month.

☑️ Your nomination can be any Crime, Mystery, or Thriller(unless the nomination category is genre-specific).

☑️Post your nomination as a comment below.

⛔️DO NOT notify the moderators of your selection by way of a private message.

⚠️If your nomination does not meet the guidelines above, it will automatically be disqualified. We will try to notify you but that isn't always possible.

⛔️AUTHORS/PUBLISHERS please note: We DO NOT accept nominations of your own work. You are welcome to participate in the nomination (of another author's work), polling, and book discussions in general. All of the standard guidelines still apply.

If you have any questions, you can leave a comment in this discussion or message Gem directly.

The nomination period will close on Sunday, June 29.

Polling will begin on Wednesday, July 2.

Thank you and happy reading!


Running List/verified
Light on Bone (Georgia O’Keeffe Mystery #1) by Kathryn Lasky (Karen)
Degree of Guilt (Baby of the Bailey Book 1) by Dan Cogan (David)

Light on Bone, A Georgia O’Keeffe Mystery - Kathryn Lasky …
In Light on Bone award-winning author Kathryn Lasky captures the emotional depth of Georgia’s turmoil and stunningly reveals O’Keeffe’s perception of the landscape that moves her to paint. Her perceptions as an artist ultimately help .

Degree of Guilt (Baby of the Bailey) - Dan Cogan
A legal thriller and courtroom drama set in Britain, featuring a young, female lawyer in training, her big brotherly supervisor (the first black head of the law chambers) and a murder trial at the Old Bailey.

David wrote: "Degree of Guilt (Baby of the Bailey) - Dan Cogan
A legal thriller and courtroom drama set in Britain, featuring a young, female lawyer in training, her big brotherly supervisor (the first black hea..."

David, we will be reading this book in August. Here is the link to the discussion: Degree of Guilt. The discussion will open on July 30. At that time please take a moment and introduce yourself as the discussion leader.

Thank you