American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
Review: Tonia
Friday, January 1, 2021
Sunday, December 6, 2020
Spring 2021 Book List
I've tallied the results and we have six winners!
Everyone who voted cast a ballot for The Geography of Bliss by Eris Weiner. Have we ever had a unanimous vote? Thank you, Rita, for that nomination. It seems that we are all hungry for laughter and armchair travel during this tenth month of mostly staying home.
As always, the Long List (including titles that didn't make the cut) has been added to the List of Literatae Long Lists link in the upper right of the Literatae.blogspot.com page.
The results are below. If you want to volunteer for a role, please visit the grid that will allow you to edit.
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
Friday, November 13, 2020
Spring 2021 Nominees
The slide show of Spring 2021 Nominees is now available. See all the titles, book jackets, publisher summaries, comments from nominators, and Fayetteville Public Library, Independent Bookseller (The Raven in Lawrence, Kansas) 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.
The comment window is now open. Send your comments on specific books to me by email by November 21, and I will add those to the slide show. We may also have a Zoom session for comments during the comment window. Ballots will be available on November 25.
You may need to click the present 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.About the addition of Independent Bookseller: I'm currently exasperated with Amazon (over their failure to vet cheap Chinese knock-offs), so I've provided an alternative to automatically buying our books from them. I thought I might feature a different independent bookseller each season. I know most of us are retired and on fixed budgets, and many of us -- like me -- are dedicated public library patrons. But, it's just another option. The Raven is a lovely bookstore, and I have ordered other books from them since the beginning of Covid.
Sunday, November 1, 2020
A Rough Running List of Nominations
Here's a rough, running nominations list. Nominations due by November 10.
Saturday, October 24, 2020
Timeline for Spring 2021 Book Selection
I've heard back from quite a few of you and feel ok about moving forward with our book selection process. Thank you for all your positive comments! Doing this lets me keep some of my librarian skills in practice:)
Below is the timeline I've come up with, based on what we did last time. At the suggestion of more than one person, I've added a potential Zoom session on Tuesday the 17th.
The timeline shows title submissions from October 26 to November 10, but there's no reason we can't start submitting early. Remember, I need the title and author at a minimum, and add anything else you'd like to. I'll keep a running list of submissions linked to the blog -- just the raw information people send. I'll pull images, summaries, and availability in local libraries and online prices for the slide show. My job isn't difficult, but I need titles by the deadline.
Submit titles - 16 days >>> Oct 26 - Nov 10
Creation of slide show - 3 days >>> Nov 11-13
Comment window open - 7 days >>> Nov 14-21 -- perhaps a Zoom session on Tuesday the 17th?
Comments added to slide show / Creation of ballot & cheat sheet - 3 days >>> Nov 22-24
Voting window open - 9 days >>> Nov 25-Dec 5
Tally of votes & announcement - 2 days >>> Dec 7
Below is the timeline I've come up with, based on what we did last time. At the suggestion of more than one person, I've added a potential Zoom session on Tuesday the 17th.
The timeline shows title submissions from October 26 to November 10, but there's no reason we can't start submitting early. Remember, I need the title and author at a minimum, and add anything else you'd like to. I'll keep a running list of submissions linked to the blog -- just the raw information people send. I'll pull images, summaries, and availability in local libraries and online prices for the slide show. My job isn't difficult, but I need titles by the deadline.
Submit titles - 16 days >>> Oct 26 - Nov 10
Creation of slide show - 3 days >>> Nov 11-13
Comment window open - 7 days >>> Nov 14-21 -- perhaps a Zoom session on Tuesday the 17th?
Comments added to slide show / Creation of ballot & cheat sheet - 3 days >>> Nov 22-24
Voting window open - 9 days >>> Nov 25-Dec 5
Tally of votes & announcement - 2 days >>> Dec 7
Thursday, October 1, 2020
October 2020
October 13, 2020, at 7:30pm
We need to discuss our next round of book selections.
Gene, Everywhere by Talya Tate Boerner
Talya will lead the discussion
Tuesday, September 1, 2020
Saturday, August 1, 2020
August 2020
Tuesday, August 11 - 7:30 PM
Meet at designated porches and Zoom as a group
Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield
Reviewer : Trudy
Monday, July 13, 2020
And the Winners Are...
Thanks to everyone who voted for our slate of upcoming books.
Check out the grid with titles by month and the opportunity to sign up for responsibilities.
Check out the grid with titles by month and the opportunity to sign up for responsibilities.
Saturday, July 4, 2020
Everything You Need to Vote
Women of Literatae,
Thank you so much for getting your title recommendations in! We wound up with 15 titles to choose from, which is actually a pretty good number: enough to actually get to choose, but not so many as to be overwhelming.
Here's what I've put together for you. Votes are due by online ballot by midnight on July 12. 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 Slideshow: See all the titles, book jackets, publisher summaries, comments from nominators, and Fayetteville Public Library 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 present 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.
Volunteer Grid: Sign up for house, reviewer, and dessert. Of course, all of this is subject to the course of Covid19.
Thank you so much for getting your title recommendations in! We wound up with 15 titles to choose from, which is actually a pretty good number: enough to actually get to choose, but not so many as to be overwhelming.
Here's what I've put together for you. Votes are due by online ballot by midnight on July 12. 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 Slideshow: See all the titles, book jackets, publisher summaries, comments from nominators, and Fayetteville Public Library 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 present 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.
Volunteer Grid: Sign up for house, reviewer, and dessert. Of course, all of this is subject to the course of Covid19.
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