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Not to be contentious, but how is Philip Jose Farmer a person of colour?If it's his middle name, "According to colleague Frederik Pohl, his middle name was in honor of an aunt, Josie".
Unless the colour is orange.
James wrote: "Not to be contentious, but how is Philip Jose Farmer a person of colour?If it's his middle name, "According to colleague Frederik Pohl, his middle name was in honor of an aunt, Josie".
Unless th..."
Welp, James. You caught me making a mistake. Plan on nominating something? I think you got my drift, however.
I did get your drift. MrsJoseph wrote: "Plan on nominating something?"
Not immediately. I think the only novels by POC authors that I currently have are mystery/literary. But I'll check through my library.
I put my nomination on the wrong thread and got my fingers slapped... sorry.How about:
Those Who Walk in Darkness
Paul wrote: "I'll nominate The Black God's Drums by P. Djèlí Clark"Oooh! I have plans for reading this one.
Becky wrote: "I'm torn between The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin and Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor."Those are both pretty deep...
Current NominationsThose Who Walk in Darkness by John Ridley
The Black God's Drums by P. Djèlí Clark
The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter
Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Córdova
Ala wrote: "The Rage of DragonsHeard a lot of good things about this one, so planned on reading it eventually."
Ooh the description sounds great! I would definitely read this if it won.
Ala wrote: "The Rage of DragonsHeard a lot of good things about this one, so planned on reading it eventually."
Agree with Becks!! That sounds good - but more than a bit grim.
Gosh, I'm such a wuss, lol.
Current NominationsThose Who Walk in Darkness by John Ridley
The Black God's Drums by P. Djèlí Clark
The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter
Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Córdova
Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor
Becky wrote: "OK I think I'm gonna go with Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor as my nomination."You missed mine ^^.
Current NominationsThose Who Walk in Darkness by John Ridley
The Black God's Drums by P. Djèlí Clark
The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter
Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Córdova
Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor
I'm Ram Kumar from India. My latest book, a Sci-Fi short story collection was released on 16th of May. It is titled as "Legerdemain of the Outlandish". Why is it fit for contention: Because it is unique, newfangled and when you read each of the five stories, you can relate to them individually, though they are fully fictitious. Because, these stories will raise questions about morality, science, spirituality, trust, relationships, desire and many other human emotions. Covering all these in sci-fi and thriller genres takes a good amount of creativity, which I think the book carries a lot. Hence, kindly consider my entry for this book. Here is a link to the book.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/109895842X?...
Nomination Rules:1) No self-nomination or self-interest nominations (this includes publisher accounts as well as author accounts)
Oh I'm sorry. I totally missed that point. My internet is a bit jumpy as I was on travel. I didn't see the thumb rule there. Thanks for the update Colleen. Please ignore my nomination.
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In order for your nomination to be valid, the AUTHOR must be a person of color.
EX: On a Red Station, Drifting by Aliette de Bodard
POLL IS HERE: https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1...
WINNER: The Black God's Drums by P. Djèlí Clark
Nomination Requirements:
-MUST BE written by a PoC
-Must be either a standalone, 1st in a series or a series THIS GROUP has already started
-CanNOT be a book that this group has already read. (unsure which books FoF has read? Check the Group Reads Index)
-Can be SF, Fantasy, Horror, YA/MG
-Must be available in formats that all members can access
Nominations start now and close 31-May-2019 at 3PM EST (eastern standard time).
Nomination Rules:
1) No self-nomination or self-interest nominations (this includes publisher accounts as well as author accounts)
2) No inviting friends or followers or fans to the group to nominate or vote in the poll
3) Mods will validate nominations and results and will announce when validated by broadcast. Any suspicious looking noms or votes will not be counted
4) When nominating a book for a theme, you must include WHY your nomination fits the monthly theme
5) You are REQUIRED to link to the book, using words, and NOT the cover image. This is so all members, including those using the app, can actually read the nominations.
Please NOTE: If anyone is caught inviting friends to order to rig the vote, then it will result in an automatic kickban for all parties.
Current Nominations
Those Who Walk in Darkness by John Ridley
The Black God's Drums by P. Djèlí Clark
The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter
Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Córdova
Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor