Read Women discussion

Nominations for October's group read are now open!

It's an Open Choice month so any book in any genre, the only rule is that it must be written by a woman.

Criteria:
1. Book must be by a female author (transwomen and women using male pseudonyms are women)..
2. No books that have already been group reads (see our list of previous reads)
3. You cannot nominate your own book.

How to Nominate:
1. Give both the title of the book and the author's name when nominating to avoid mix-ups. Title only nominations will be ignored
2. Please use the 'add book/author' button when nominating - otherwise it becomes hard to distinguish and in a long thread your nomination may be missed.
3. Try to avoid using this thread for chatter as it makes it very hard to locate what are actual nominations and what is just discussion.
5. One nomination per person.

Nominations will close on the 11 September when the Poll will go up

Annie Allen by Gwendolyn Brooks
Let Me Alone by Anna Kavan
The Woman from Tantoura by Radwa Ashour
My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows
The Path of the Child by Sojourner McConnell
The Shipping News by Annie Proulx
Nevada by Imogen Binnie
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (aka Sorcerer's Stone) by J.K. Rowling
Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie
The Sleeping Voice by Dulce Chacón
Shame by Annie Ernaux
An Exclusive Love: A Memoir by Johanna Adorján
The Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector
Girl Walks Out of a Bar: A Memoir by Lisa F. Smith

I'm going to suggest a book of poetry: "Annie Allen" by Gwendolyn Brooks.

Let Me Alone by Anna Kavan

I nominate The Woman from Tantoura by Radwa Ashour.

I nominate written by three women: Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows.

I nominate The Path of the Child by Sojourner McConnell. If I knew how to put a picture of the cover up I would.

J. wrote: "I nominate The Path of the Child by Sojourner McConnell. If I knew how to put a picture of the cover up I would."

Above the comment field, there is an 'add book/author' link. If you click that and do a search for the book, you can add it either as a text link or a cover link to your comment.

Catcher's Keeper

Annette wrote: "Catcher's Keeper"

I nominate "Catcher's Keeper," by a brilliant woman author who resides in upstate NY.

I nominate The Shipping News by Annie Proulx.

Nevada by Imogen Binnie!

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling.

It would've been more appropriate to read this in September but it's never too late.

I nominate Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie.

Hi!
I would like to suggest some books:
Green Girl by Kate Zambreno
An Exclusive Love: A Memoir by Johanna Adorján
The Years That Followed by Catherine Dunne

p.s: and I am sorry if I could only choose one book and share it but I wanted to share some books and female authors with you guys

Edna wrote: "Hi!
I would like to suggest some books"

Hi Edna, the rules state clearly "One nomination per person".

No doubt there is another thread where you can recommend favourites, f.e. in the General folder: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...

And of course you can start your own thread there.

I nominate The Sleeping Voice by Dulce Chacón

I nominate Shame by Annie Ernaux

Edna wrote: "Hi!
I would like to suggest some books:
Green Girl by Kate Zambreno
An Exclusive Love: A Memoir by Johanna Adorján
[book:The Years ..."

Hi,

As lethe says, it's one nomination per person. Do you want to pick just one of these?

Thank you guys!
sorry for the "mistake".
An Exclusive Love: A Memoir by Johanna Adorján

I nominate The Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector

Hi, I don't know how to use the add author button.

I nominate The Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector

Clarice Lispector is a Brazilian author from Modern literature. This book is considered to be her most mature work where, through ordinary lives she takes the reader into the narrator mind, who loves the ugly main character, passing around all his anguish and philosophical thoughts whilst describing all the mundane activities of the characters.

Jaqueline wrote: "Hi, I don't know how to use the add author button.

I nominate The Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector

Clarice Lispector is a Brazilian author from Modern literature. This book is considered to..."

Right above the comment box, click on "add book/author", select which you want to add, use the search feature and select "add."

Girl awake Out Of. A Bar by Lisa Smith is a memoir of a successful lawyer who hides her addiction until her health becomes compromised.

Do you mean Girl Walks Out of a Bar: A Memoir?
I will assume so unless you confirm otherwise.

Nominations now closed - Poll to go up shortly