December 2023

 

Christmas Party.  

Bring a cash/check donation for non-food items for FPS students.

And the winners are...

Women of Literatae,

The votes are in and we have a new reading list:

Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen

The Sentence by Louise Erdrich

The Love Songs of WEB Dubois by Honoree Fanonne Jeffers.

Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano

Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

A book of your choice published in 1984

It's Time to Vote!

Women of Literatae,

Thank you so much for getting your title recommendations in! We wound up with 14 titles this cycle, plus a choice to make for our July celebration of 40 years of Literatae.

Votes are due by online ballot by midnight on Friday, November 10 -- in just under a week. Fill in the Volunteer Grid as you see fit. If you have any problems with any of the links, please let me know so I can adjust settings.

The slide show of Spring 2024 Nominees is now available. See all the titles, book jackets, publisher summaries, comments from nominators, and Fayetteville Public Library, Washington County Library System, and Amazon availability. They are divided into a Fiction and a Biography, Memoir, & Nonfiction section. In an attempt to present them objectively, I arranged them by author.


You may need to click the slideshow button in the upper right corner to view the presentation. Then use the enter key or click your mouse to step through the slides. If you want to return to an earlier slide, use the left arrow key to go back. The escape key will get you out of the presentation at any time.

Scratch Paper Ballot: If you're like me, you need to decide on paper before voting on an electronic ballot. Print this ballot for a list of titles in the same order as the slideshow. To fill out the online ballot, you will need to rank your five choices 1-5, with 1 being your top pick and 5 your bottom pick.

Online Ballot: Once you have decided on your five choices and ranked them 1-5, use this online ballot to vote. Remember that you will not rank titles other than the five you have selected. I've included ranking of the titles so that in the event of a tie, we will not have to have a run-off.

Volunteer Grid: Sign up for house, reviewer, and dessert.

Happy voting!
Sarah

November 2023

Tuesday, November 14 at Paula's house.

Lynette will review The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty.

Lynette will provide food.

Nominations

 See the rough list of nominations for Spring 2024.

It's That Time Again

Women of Literatae, it's time to choose our next round of books. In order to have another list of titles in the pipeline by the time we meet in November, we need to get started. It seems awfully early, I know, but this will move the voting process out of December when we tend to be so busy.

Step 1 - now through Tuesday, October 31:
Send your titles by email to sakroberson@gmail.com. Titles and authors, reviews if you've got 'em, your own personal comments. But just title & author is fine. I can pull reviews. Want to know if we’ve previously read a particular book? Click on the Literatae Reads by Author & Title at the top right of literatae.blogspot.com.

Ongoing: Rough list of submitted titles available on blog, so you can see what other titles have been submitted as you work on your own submission(s).

Step 2 - by Saturday, November 4:
Slide show with all titles submitted, scratch ballot, and Google form for voting will be posted.

Step 3 - by Saturday, November 11:
Ponder your options & vote using the Google form.

Step 4 - Results posted by Sunday, November 12, but grid up on Saturday, November 4, if you want to volunteer before seeing the titles. I'll tally the votes and send out the results.

My part of this is easy, as long as you send titles by Tuesday, October 31. Please do. Thanks! --Sarah

October 2023

Tuesday, October 10 at Sarah's house.

Rita will review Madame Fourcort's Secret War by Lynne Olson.

De Ann will provide dessert.

September 2023

Tuesday, September 12 at Barbara's house.

Barbara will review Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby van Pelt.

Barbara will provide food.

August 2023

 Tuesday, August 8 at 4pm at Talya's.  

We will begin collecting for a donation in memory of Margot to Cooperative Emergency Outreach (CEO).

Sarah will review Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr.

Leigh will provide food.

July 2023

 

Summer Party on Tuesday, July 11 at 4pm at Paula's house.  

Rita will review Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus.

Paula's preliminary ideas about "dress code":  early 60s attire, women's march signs, chemist clothing...

The Vote Is In!

Women of Literatae,

Voting is finished and we have a new slate of books. Thanks to everyone who nominated books and voted!  We had two titles selected that had been nominated previously, and our respect and love for Margot showed through, as both her recommendations were selected.  As always, I'll add the Long List to the link at the top right of the website, so you can check out nominated titles that didn't make the short list. 

Be thinking about the order in which you want to read the books and which one you might be willing to review.  We need to create our upcoming calendar at our meeting on Tuesday. If you want to sign up to host or provide dessert ahead of time, here's the grid.  I'll print it out early Tuesday afternoon so we'll have it to refer to. Hope to see you then!

Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr

The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty

The River by Peter Heller

Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby van Pelt

The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese

Madam Fourcade's Secret War by Lynne Olson

Your Voting Packet

Women of Literatae,

Thank you so much for getting your title recommendations in!  We wound up with 11 titles this cycle.  A respectable number.

The voting window may seem a bit short.  That's because I don't have Covid and I'm not recovering from surgery.  I've been gardening like a fool and doing a bit of running about, so you're getting this only the afternoon before my self-imposed deadline.  No extra days!

Here's what I've put together for you. Votes are due by online ballot by midnight on Friday, June 9 -- in one week. Fill in the Volunteer Grid as you see fit. If you have any problems with any of the links, please let me know so I can adjust settings.

The slide show of Fall 2023 Nominees is now available. See all the titles, book jackets, publisher summaries, comments from nominators, and Fayetteville Public Library, Washington County Library System, and Amazon availability.  They are divided into a Fiction and a Biography, Memoir, & Nonfiction section. In an attempt to present them objectively, I arranged them by author.

You may need to click the slideshow button in the upper right corner to view the presentation. Then use the enter key or click your mouse to step through the slides. If you want to return to an earlier slide, use the left arrow key to go back. The escape key will get you out of the presentation at any time.

Scratch Paper Ballot: If you're like me, you need to decide on paper before voting on an electronic ballot. Print this ballot for a list of titles in the same order as the slideshow. To fill out the online ballot, you will need to rank your six choices 1-6, with 1 being your top pick and 6 your bottom pick.

Online Ballot: Once you have decided on your six choices and ranked them 1-6, use this online ballot to vote. Remember that you will not rank titles other than the six you have selected. I've included ranking of the titles so that in the event of a tie, we will not have to have a run-off.  (For some reason, I'm getting a redirect notice when I test this.  If you get this: don't panic! Just click the forms link to access the ballot.  It did not do this when Steven tested it for me, so you probably won't encounter this.)

Volunteer Grid: Sign up for house, reviewer, and dessert. 


Happy voting!
Sarah

June 2023

Tuesday, June 13 at 4pm at Lynette's house.

Connie will review Horse by Geraldine Brooks.

Lynette will provide dessert.

Nomination Time (Again!)

Women of Literatae, it's time to choose our next round of books. In order to have another title in the pipeline by the time we meet in June, we need to get started. I know it seems early, but this will move us back to having the new list in hand about a month before our list runs out. 

Step 1 - now through May 30:
Send your titles by email to sakroberson@gmail.com. Titles and authors, reviews if you've got 'em, your own personal comments. But just title & author is fine. I can pull reviews. Want to know if we’ve previously read a particular book? Click on the Literatae Reads by Author & Title at the top right of literatae.blogspot.com.

Ongoing: Rough list of submitted titles available on blog, so you can see what other titles have been submitted as you work on your own submissions.

Step 2 - by June 3:
Slide show with all titles submitted, scratch ballot, and Google form for voting will be posted.

Step 3 - by June 9:
Ponder your options & vote using the Google form.

Step 4 - Results posted by June 11, but grid up on June 3, if you want to volunteer before seeing the titles. I'll tally the votes and send out the results.

My part of this is easy, as long as you send titles by May 30. Please do. Thanks!

May 2023

Tuesday, May 9 at 4pm at Kathy's home.

Trudy will review Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver.

De Ann will provide dessert.

April 2023

 

Tuesday, April 11 at 4 pm at Talya's house.

Tayla will lead a discussion of her most recent book, Bernice Runs Away.

Ann will provide dessert.

March 2023

 

Tuesday, March 14 at 4pm at Judy's house.

Judy will review The Measure by Nikki Erlick.

Judy will provide dessert.

February 2023

Tuesday, February 21, 2023 @ 4pm -- Note the shift to the third Thursday to accommodate Valentine's Day.  We will also discuss where to donate our Christmas collection and accept final contributions.

At Nancy's House.

Sarah will review The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett.

Leigh will provide dessert.

Our New Reading List!

Women of Literatae,

Voting is finished and we have a new slate of books!  Thanks to everyone who nominated books and voted!  As always, I'll add the Long List to the link at the top right of the website, so you can check out nominated titles that didn't make the short list.  I know there are a couple I want to add to my personal reading list.

Be thinking about the order in which you want to read the books, which one you might be willing to review, and which one might lend a fun and delicious theme for our July party.  We need to create our February - July calendar at our meeting on Tuesday.  If you want to sign up to host or provide dessert ahead of time, here's the grid.  I'll print it out early Tuesday afternoon so we'll have it to refer to.  Hope to see you then!

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Bernice Runs Away by Talya Tate Boerner

Horse by Geraldine Brooks

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

The Measure by Nikki Erlick

The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett

January 2023

 January 10

This Tender Land

Rita's house

Rita - dessert

Leigh - review