Book Loving Kiwis discussion

Our August group read will be your own choice from a specific genre, so we need to nominate a genre, sub-genre, topic, subject to vote on.

Please have your nominations in by 18 July after which time I'll set up a poll.

Nominations:

The second book in a series
Whodunnits
biography/autobiography
New-to-you authors
Modern classics
Memoirs

The second book in a series.

biography/autobiography

Can I add a second nomination? If so... New-to-you authors.

Since we are a small group multiple nominations are most acceptable, with perhaps a maximum of three.

I like the idea of reading the second book in a series. I try to read entire series at the same time so I don't have to revisit them a year later :)

Since making that nomination, I've realised just how many second in a series I do need to read. They just keep on popping up!

Modern classics
or
Memoirs

Books first published more than 50 years ago. (funny, 1964 doesn't seem that long ago.)

What's a modern classic?

Will be reading:
The second book in a series
Whodunnits
biography/autobiography
New-to-you authors
and
Memoirs

Here's the list of books shelved by Goodreaders as "modern classic". https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/... While no help at all with a definition, it at least gives an idea of what other people consider to be modern classics.
A little googling may unearth something more descriptive in the line of what constitutes a modern classic. I spotted articles from the Guardian and the TLS on the subject after just a very quick search (neither of which I read, tbh).

Ah! Thank you for that. Will try the Guardian. Trust their intelligence quota!

I think the trouble will be that what is my idea of a classic is not someone else's. What I would re-read is not what you might like.

And as an off the topic aside - Anyone who likes websites and can comment helpfully re what should and should not be there is cordially invited to take a peep at my nearly finished revamped website to see if it is reader frendly and interesting enough for readers.