Writers of Color Book Club discussion

Time to let your voice be heard! What do you want to read WOCBCers? Please nominate a book for us to read in December.

The usual rules apply:

1) In order to option a book, insert the title and author here in the discussion. One book per person can be offered up, 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 until Friday, November 21th at 12 PM EST/1 AM CST. Also, please keep in mind that, while we did want to promote writers of color who are not well known, It is recommended that 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!

I nominate An Untamed State by Roxane Gay.

Adira wrote: "I nominate An Untamed State by Roxane Gay."

I second An Untamed State.

I don't know if it has been nominated in previous months, but I would like to nominate The Girl Who Fell from the Sky by Heidi W. Durrow.

I second A Untamed State

Yes! An Untamed State!

I nominate Bad Feminist by Roxanne Gay

I nominate A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini.

I nominate Paradise by Toni Morrison.

I second Paradise by Toni Morrison.

I would like to nominate Kindred by Octavia E. Butler.

I nominate Time of White Horses by Ibrahim Nasrallah

I second Paradise by Toni Morrison

I second Kindred by Octavia Butler!

Antonia wrote: "I nominate Paradise by Toni Morrison."

I second Paradise.

Amber wrote: "I would like to nominate Kindred by Octavia E. Butler."

I second Kindred.

I second An Untamed State

Adira wrote: "I nominate An Untamed State by Roxane Gay."

I second.

I second Bad Feminist: Essays

Second Bad Feminist: Essays

I second Kindred.

I second Kindred!

I second Kindred!

I second Bad Feminist.

Sharri-ann wrote: "I second both Bad Feminist and An Untamed State. Can we do that? I just really want to read something by Roxanne Gay."

You definitely can! You get 3 seconds and 1 nomination each month.