Read Women discussion

Nominations are open for our September group reads! The categories are:


* Fiction: Open Choice (<200 pages)
* Fiction or Nonfiction: Read Around the World - Scandinavia (Denmark, Norway, Sweden)

You may nominate one book for each category.

* No books that have been read in the previous three years
* Please use the ‘add book/author’ tab to avoid confusion.
* Written by an author who identifies as a woman.
* Authors/Publishers/Marketers: No self promotion please.

Please indicate whether you will be leading the discussion.

Nominations will close in about one week

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Noms so far:

<200 Open Choice Fiction:
Dead Weight - Carol
Women Up to No Good: A Collection of Short Stories - Gail
Boy with a Black Rooster - Hannah
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie - Jen
The River Has Roots - Lin

RAtW Scandanavia:
The Mercies - Carol
Repetition - Jen
The Home of the Drowned - Hannah

For the OC Fiction, I nominate Dead Weight by Icelandic author, Hildur Knútsdóttir. 153 pages. Described as a, "gruesomely cathartic horror thriller" featuring two women, a cat (all 4 of her books feature cats - no cats come to harm in this novel, the author promises in an interview), and a violent boyfriend.



For RatW, I nominate The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave. An isolated fishing village in 1617 Norway, witch trials, an LGBTQ+ plotline, and an average 4.07 rating.



I can lead if either is selected.

Those both sound interesting, Carol!

Jen wrote: "Those both sound interesting, Carol!"

I was excited to find them. hadn't heard of either before today - so fun discoveries.

For Fiction: Open Choice (<200 pages), I nominate Women Up to No Good: A Collection of Short Stories by Pat Murphy. I can lead

The author is known to write about strong women who are not afraid of making trouble. Pat's fiction has won multiple awards for her science fiction and fantasy works, including the Nebula Award, the World Fantasy Award, the Philip K Dick Award, the Theodore Sturgeon Award, and the Christopher Award.

For Fiction: Open Choice (<200 pages), I nominate Boy with a Black Rooster by Stefanie vor Schulte, translated from German

"Can an eleven-year-old boy succeed where others have failed? Can he recover a kidnapped child, disprove a false accusation of assault or win a sleep-deprivation competition that has driven others mad with tragic consequences?

He can, if he is accompanied by a black rooster, his protector and friend. And if he is Martin, orphaned after a massacre, full of wisdom, courage and a pure heart. Too good for the selfish and idiotic villagers around him, his integrity entrances an itinerant painter with whom he departs on a quest. His heroic adventures through a morally abhorrent landscape, physically ravaged by war and famine, keep the reader cheering for him and his companion as this fairy tale for adults unfolds.

Set against a pseudo-medieval post-apocalyptic backdrop reminiscent of Cormac McCarthy, Angela Carter and Missouri Williams, this bestselling novel shines with the inner radiance of good deed in a naughty world that will leave you haunted, horrified, and completely riveted"

This seems bizarre. I just read a sample and the style was really easy to read, fairytale like but with a cynical adult tone behind it! I can lead

I'll nominate two shorties

For Open Choice shorty- a classic and an author I've been meaning to check out- The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark

For Scandinavia- a novella I acquired recently by a Norwegian author I've only recently learned of but am really swayed by all the rave reviews of her- Repetition by Vigdis Hjorth.

Jen wrote: "I'll nominate two shorties . For Open Choice shorty- a classic and an author I've been meaning to check out- The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark ..."

I've had this on my tbr for ages - great choice!

For Fiction: Open Choice Novella, I'll nominate The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar.

I love these nominations - every one. And that cover, Lin - gorgeous.

Lin wrote: "For Fiction: Open Choice Novella, I'll nominate The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar.
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And I have this one as well! I think September will be a win/win for me at least.

Carol wrote: "I love these nominations - every one. And that cover, Lin - gorgeous."

Agree, Carol - on both counts!

The cover is what grabbed my attention in the first place. And the title is intriguing.

is everybody good with leading if their nom is selected? Just asking for planning purposes, if you don't mind giving us mods an idea of how you're thinking.

Carol wrote: "is everybody good with leading if their nom is selected? Just asking for planning purposes, if you don't mind giving us mods an idea of how you're thinking."

yes

Jen wrote: "Carol wrote: "is everybody good with leading if their nom is selected? Just asking for planning purposes, if you don't mind giving us mods an idea of how you're thinking."

yes"

Thank you Jen :)

For RAtW, I nominate The Home of the Drowned by Sãmi author Elin Anna Labba

"The haunting, multigenerational saga of a family of Sámi women fighting the devastation of their way of life"

I can lead

Yes, I can lead

Sorry, no nomination for fiction from me, but I can suggest "Lagom: Not too Little, Not too Much" by Niki Brantmark (non-fiction, Sweden).

Lyn wrote: "Sorry, no nomination for fiction from me, but I can suggest "Lagom: Not too Little, Not too Much" by Niki Brantmark (non-fiction, Sweden)."

Lagom: Not Too Little, Not Too Much: The Swedish Art of Living a Balanced, Happy Life (just adding the link)

Last call for nominations. Polls will go up tomorrow :)

Thanks you everyone, noms are now closed and the polls are open!
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