The Perks Of Being A Book Addict discussion

It's time to nominate books for our BotM in January 2026. Please nominate books that you would like to read and discuss with the group here.


Rules:
➙ Please nominate only ONE book.
➙ Books do not need to be seconded.
➙ Do not nominate books that have not been published at the time of nomination.
➙ Do not nominate books that have been read as a BOTM in the past 2 years. Book list can be found on the bookshelf
➙ If a book has already been a BotM two times, it is no longer eligible to be nominated again.


‼️ INELIGIBLE BOOKS:
All the Light We Cannot See
The Book Thief
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
The Giver
The Light Between Oceans
Little Women
The Lost Apothecary
Me Before You
The Nightingale
The Night Circus
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Project Hail Mary
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
The Shining
The Silent Patient
Where the Crawdads Sing
Sharp Objects
Six of Crows
The Midnight Library


➙ Do not nominate books that are the second or later in a series.
➙ Do not use this thread for author/book-promotion.
Any attempts perceived as promotion will be removed without notice.
➙ No erotica.


Additional tips -
Please use a book link, if possible. If it's not possible, please include the author's name. We want to make sure to include the correct books! You can add a synopsis from the books Goodread's page, if you like, but it is not necessary.

Directions to add a book link:
This can only be done when online and not when using an app.

When typing in the text box, on top of the box there is a link that says "add book/author". Click on that and a new box will appear. Type your book name in the space provided and click on "search". When you see your book, click the "add" button to the right of it.

To add a link that just has the book name, you can click "link" at the bottom of the "add book/author" box. The link is the automatic setting. To add a book cover, click on "cover" at the bottom left.

I will nominate .

I nominate I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette Mccurdy

Tucker wrote: "I nominate I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette Mccurdy"

Hi,

This has been a group read in 2022. (not 2 years exactly, but fairly close) Could you maybe nominate a different book, please?

Sure thing Melinda! how about Pretend I’m Dead by Jen Beagin

Tucker wrote: "Sure thing Melinda! how about Pretend I’m Dead by Jen Beagin"

Thank you! :)

I'm going to nominate Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid

I nominate Servant by R.J. Halbert

Marianne wrote: "I nominate Servant by R.J. Halbert"

Hi Marianne,

It ssems like this book is 2nd in a series and not yet published.

Could you please nominate sth else? Thanks.

I nominate by Allen Levi, published 10/3/2025. Currently 4.8 out of 5 stars (20,037 global ratings) on Amazon. 4.7 on Goodreads (31,870 ratings). author website: https://www.allenlevi.com/the-book

"Theo of Golden is the endearing story of a curious old man who quietly moves into a southern city and, for reasons unknown to anyone but himself, undertakes a campaign of anonymous generosity.

Theo’s love for people, combined with his fondness for books, art, birds, and story, unite in a colorful expression of outreach and affection...The old man, no stranger to sadness and loss, quickly becomes a welcome presence in the community but his new friends and neighbors wonder, who is Theo? And why is he here?

Beautifully written stories of kindness and neighborliness are always timely, but perhaps especially so now...."