Writers of Color Book Club discussion

It's that time again, ready to nominate for September? :)

Rules:
1) In order to option a book, insert the title and author here in the discussion. I would say one book per person can be offered, please.
2) In order for the book to be considered, it MUST be seconded by another member of the group. A given member may second a particular book ONCE. If you optioned a book, obviously you cannot second it. FROM NOW ON, we can only allow for EVERY BOOK MEMBER a TOTAL of THREE secondeds. We want all our members to take part but we also want all book options to have a fighting chance and allow for the greatest amount of diversity!
3) The five books with the greatest number of "secondeds" get to move onto a poll that I'll create in due time.
4) At that poll, people will vote for which book they want to read.
5) And, of course, the book with the greatest number of votes wins.
This first poll will be open for a week until Sunday, September 17th at 10 PM EST. Also, please keep in mind that, while I did want to promote writers of color who are not well known, I recommend you look into the accessibility of the book you want to option BEFORE you option it. If it's not easily accessible, it will have to be omitted. So, without further ado, send us your options!

Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat

I would like to nominate The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henriquez!

I second The Book of Unknown Americans

I nominate Foreign Gods Inc. by Okey Ndibe.

I nominate Chorus of Mushrooms by Hiromi Goto.

I second The Book of Unknown Americans

I second Foreign Gods Inc

I second Chorus of Mushrooms.

I second Chorus of Mushrooms!

I'd like to nominate Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami.

I second Norwegian Wood.

I would like to nominate We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo.

I nominate The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven by Sherman Alexie.

I nominate Leaving Atlanta by Tayari Jones


I second The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven by Sherman Alexie

Amy wrote: "I would like to nominate The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henriquez!"

I second.

Chaneli wrote: "Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat"

I second.

I nominate For Today I Am a Boy by Kim Fu

Lynecia wrote: "I nominate For Today I Am a Boy by Kim Fu"

I second.

I second For Today I Am a Boy and The Book of Unknown Americans!

I second Norwegian Wood

I second Norwegian Wood and Chorus of Mushrooms.

I nominate Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

I second Norwegian Wood, I would like to read it again!

I second Americanah!

I second Americanah and Norwegian Wood :)

I second Americanah

I second Americanah

Adira wrote: "I nominate Foreign Gods Inc. by Okey Ndibe."

Using my last "second"!

Americanah and Norwegian Wood!

I second The Book of Unknown Americans

I second For Today I Am a Boy

I second The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven by Sherman Alexie

I second Americanah and We Need New Names.

I second Foreign Gods Inc., Chorus of Mushrooms and Americanah.

I'd like to nominate Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto!

I'd like to nominate One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Brianne wrote: "I'd like to nominate One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez"

Hi there,
nominations are closed, sorry! You can vote for the books that were chosen in the poll section. :)

Brianne wrote: "I'd like to nominate One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez"

Hi Brianne!

Welcome to our group. We recently closed the nominations for this particular month's cycle however, the polls have been opened for members to vote on which books they want to read. We'd love for you to vote and join us in September.

Adira