[EN World Book Club] Suggestions & Selectors

[nHammer]

For variety's sake, I'm hoping the third book selected for the bookclub will NOT be sword/sorcery fantasy.

 

[Rpjunkie]

Any way to have the book club thread static? I hate having to search for the thread. maybe we should ask a moderator to sticky it?

Just a thought..


RPJ

 

[JoeBlank]

Any way to have the book club thread static? I hate having to search for the thread. maybe we should ask a moderator to sticky it?

My understanding is that sticky threads are largely ignored; they get far less "views" than other threads.

Besides, the Book Club currently exists over multiple threads: this being the main thread plus the threads that pop up as we discuss specific books. We will be starting a new thread for each book's discussion.

I think we will get more views this was, as a new thread will pop up. My impression is that very long threads are also ignored. Newcomers don't seem to want to slog through 4 or 5 pages.

 

[Cthulhu's Librarian]

Not yet. I'll post it in the next week or so. The selector will have until Nov 1 (when discussion on Tigana opens, which BTW, I am very looking forward too) to post their selection.

So, any news on the next selector yet?

BTW, I'm really enjoying Tigana as well.

 

[Tsyr]

So, any news on the next selector yet?

Ditto to that.

And is it too late to add a couple books to the list?

 

[JoeBlank]

And is it too late to add a couple books to the list?

Never too late to add to the list. It should be an ongoing thing, constantly updated.

But keep in mind that the list contains only "suggestions", and is not a requirement. I don't think the first selection, Dragondoom, was mentioned in the suggestions thread.

 

[Sam]

So, any news on the next selector yet?

BTW, I'm really enjoying Tigana as well.

Just finished Tigana. It's amazing how much reading you get done when you spend 8 hours on a plane in two days. I can't wait until we begin the discussion.

As for the next victim, umm, I mean, selector, the lucky person is zenld.

zenld, please be ready to post your selection no later than November 1st.

And it's never too late to add suggestions, or to express interest in being a selector.

 

[Tsyr]

In that case, I would like to add to the suggestions list:

A Knight of Ghosts and Shadows, by Mercedes Lackey... I am unsure if it is still in print itself, but "Bedlam's Bard" has that book and its sequal in one paperback for like 6.95 or something, so it's still availible.

Black Gryphon, also by Lackey

Dragonsdawn, by Anne McCaffrey

Neverwhere, Neil Gaiman

 

[Michael Tree]

Just finished Tigana. It's amazing how much reading you get done when you spend 8 hours on a plane in two days. I can't wait until we begin the discussion.

I can sympathize. I read Tigana three months ago, and have been dying to discuss it since it was announced as the next book.

 

[Cthulhu's Librarian]

For variety's sake, I'm hoping the third book selected for the bookclub will NOT be sword/sorcery fantasy.

I just wanted to second this. Not that I won't read another sword/sorcery fantasy novel for the group, but a change of pace would be nice.