Writers of Color Book Club discussion

What do you want to read WOCBCers? Please nominate a book for us to read in February.

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 "seconds" 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, January 23 at 12PM CST/1 AM EST. 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 Native Son by Richard Wright.

I second Native Son

I second Native Son

I would like to nominate Beloved by Toni Morrison

I nominate The Sound of Things Falling by Juan Gabriel Vasquez

Adira wrote: "I nominate Native Son by Richard Wright."

I second.

Since we are being open to poetry, I'd like to nominate Shake Loose My Skin: New and Selected Poems by Sonia Sanchez

I nominate People of the Whale by Linda Hogan

I second People of the Whale

I second Shake Loose My Skin

I second Beloved

I nominate Flight by Sherman Alexie, since it is both by a Native American author and hints of fantasy in it.

I second Flight.

One of our members, Joseph Quinton, would like to nominate Half of A Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

Adira wrote: "One of our members, Joseph Quinton, would like to nominate Half of A Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie."

I second Half of a Yellow Sun.

I second Flight

I second Half of A Yellow Sun

I second Half of A Yellow Sun too.