Historical Fictionistas discussion

Hi all... Look at this, a Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa/Holiday miracle - I'm posting nominations on time! :D

So, for February, since it's a short month, we're gonna go with a short book! Something a little different than Valentine's Day romance themes.

Eligibility Criteria:
- Can be any type of historical fiction or period fiction, including historical nonfiction. Must meet our 50 year rule. If the story is primarily set less than 50 years in the past, it is not eligible.

- MUST be a book less than 350 pages, counted by the most popular edition on Goodreads.

- Series books: Books must be read by the group in order of publication.
If the GR series page is ordered by story chronology, it is acceptable to nominate books other than the first in the series, as long as the publication order is followed.

- Self-published and small or Indy press books are fine, but they MUST be available in print format (in addition to any ebook options), and must be available internationally.

- No self-nominations.

Here's the nomination info again:
The poll will be limited to TEN books only. Each person gets ONE nomination and ONE second, each. Nominations will need to be seconded to make it onto the poll, up to ten, determined by number of times each book has been seconded.

For a refresher on the process, view the full post here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Nomination Rules:
Please check to make sure that we have not already read the book you're nominating. You can check this thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Or the group bookshelf: https://www.goodreads.com/group/books...

Please include (and preferably link to) the title and the author in text, not cover images. Book cover images without a text title will not be counted. Nominations without book AND author will not be counted.

Let me know if you have questions!

The nominations will run until the 21st, since I'm starting it a day late, and the poll will go up on the 22nd and run through the 29th. :)

The Unquiet Bones Mel Starr- according to the most popular edition there are only 252 pages

I nominate A Mercyby Toni Morrison

167 pages

I received this as a Christmas gift several years ago and still haven't gotten around to reading it.

Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9...

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

A Cup of Dust: A Novel of the Dust Bowl by
Susie Finkbeiner

Nominated and Seconded


Nominated, Not Yet Seconded
The Unquiet Bones
A Mercy
Love in the Time of Cholera
A Cup of Dust: A Novel of the Dust Bowl

I'll nominate the unquiet bones

I nominate Letters of a Woman Homesteader by Elinor Pruitt Stewart. A grown ups' little house book full of knowledge, history, humor and grit. It will give me an excuse to buy it!

Sorry, I withdraw it - not fiction! But read it anyway!

I second Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez

Pam wrote: "Sorry, I withdraw it - not fiction! But read it anyway!"

Historical nonfiction is allowed if you want to nominate it.

Doreen wrote: "I'll nominate the unquiet bones"

It's already nominated - did you mean you want to second it?

May I please nominate Rules of Civility by Amor Towles?

Nominated and Seconded


Nominated, Not Yet Seconded
The Unquiet Bones
A Mercy
Love in the Time of Cholera
A Cup of Dust: a Novel of the Dust Bowl
Rules of Civility

The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King - I think the most popular edition is 341 pages.

I would like to nominate The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka.

Nominated and Seconded


Nominated, Not Yet Seconded
The Unquiet Bones
A Mercy
Love in the Time of Cholera
A Cup of Dust: a Novel of the Dust Bowl
Rules of Civility
The Beekeeper's Apprentice
The Buddha in the Attic

Becky Mark seconded Love in the Time of Cholera. Post ten.

I nominate The Ghosts of Smyrna by Loren Edizel. 209 pp.

I second A Mercy

I second The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King.

Jasmine wrote: "Becky Mark seconded Love in the Time of Cholera. Post ten."
Thanks! He slipped in and I missed it. Got it now though. :)

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Nominated and Seconded
Love in the Time of Cholera - 2 seconds
A Mercy - 1 second
The Beekeeper's Apprentice - 1 second

Nominated, Not Yet Seconded
The Unquiet Bones
A Cup of Dust: a Novel of the Dust Bowl
Rules of Civility
The Buddha in the Attic
The Ghosts of Smyrna

I also second Love in the Time of Cholera!

Jessica wrote: "I also second Love in the Time of Cholera!"

Got it.

I'll second Buddha in the Attic. I'm sure I have a copy around here somewhere.

I second A Mercy but it already was seconded.

Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "I second A Mercy but it already was seconded."

You can second it - the more seconds, the more likely it is to get on the poll since we cap at 10 and there's still a week to nominate stuff.

Colleen wrote: "I'll second Buddha in the Attic. I'm sure I have a copy around here somewhere."

got it.

Nominated and Seconded
Love in the Time of Cholera - 2 seconds
A Mercy - 1 second
The Beekeeper's Apprentice - 1 second
The Buddha in the Attic - 1 second

Nominated, Not Yet Seconded
The Unquiet Bones
A Cup of Dust: a Novel of the Dust Bowl
Rules of Civility
The Ghosts of Smyrna
Partitions

I'd like to nominate Partitions by Amit Majmudar. At only 224 pages, it is an absolute gem of a novel.

Cheryl A wrote: "I'd like to nominate Partitions by Amit Majmudar. At only 224 pages, it is an absolute gem of a novel."

Got it. :)

Cheryl A wrote: "I'd like to nominate Partitions by Amit Majmudar. At only 224 pages, it is an absolute gem of a novel."

I would like to second Partitions.

I'll second Partitions too.

Nominated and Seconded
Love in the Time of Cholera - 2 seconds
Partitions - 2 seconds
A Mercy - 2 seconds
The Beekeeper's Apprentice - 1 second
The Buddha in the Attic - 1 second
The Unquiet Bones - 1 second

Nominated, Not Yet Seconded
A Cup of Dust: a Novel of the Dust Bowl
Rules of Civility
The Ghosts of Smyrna
The Maid: A Novel of Joan of Arc

I second A Mercy


And I nominate The Maid: A Novel of Joan of Arc by Kimberly Cutter

I'd like to nominate Lucrezia Borgia byJohn Faunce

I second The Maid: A Novel of Joan of Arc

Silver wrote: "I second A Mercy


And I nominate The Maid: A Novel of Joan of Arc by Kimberly Cutter"

got it

I'll second The Unquiet Bones

got it.

...and I'll nominate The Whale Road by Robert Low, coming in just under the maximum pages.

Edited to include author. Sorry...

I would like to nominate The Love-Artist: A Novel by Jane Alison

Nominated and Seconded
Love in the Time of Cholera - 2 seconds
Partitions - 2 seconds
A Mercy - 2 seconds
The Beekeeper's Apprentice - 1 second
The Buddha in the Attic - 1 second
The Unquiet Bones - 1 second

Nominated, Not Yet Seconded
A Cup of Dust: a Novel of the Dust Bowl
Rules of Civility
The Ghosts of Smyrna
The Maid: A Novel of Joan of Arc
The Whale Road
The Love-Artist: A Novel

I would like to second Lucrezia Borgia by John Faunce

Nominated and Seconded
Love in the Time of Cholera - 2 seconds
Partitions - 2 seconds
A Mercy - 2 seconds
The Beekeeper's Apprentice - 2 seconds
The Buddha in the Attic - 1 second
The Maid: A Novel of Joan of Arc - 1 second
Lucrezia Borgia - 1 second
The Unquiet Bones - 1 second
Rules of Civility - 1 second
The Whale Road - 1 second
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Nominated, Not Yet Seconded
A Cup of Dust: a Novel of the Dust Bowl
The Ghosts of Smyrna
The Love-Artist: A Novel

I'll second Rules of Civility.

Brooke wrote: "I'll second Rules of Civility."

Got it.

I will second The Whale Road.

Gretchen wrote: "I will second The Whale Road."

got it.

I'll second Beekeeper's Apprentice.

Susanna - Censored by GoodReads wrote: "I'll second Beekeeper's Apprentice."

got it