Voting Closed, January Book Selected (1/31 Discussion Date!)

[ufcasey]

Ok, so we're already a little over a week into January so I figured it would be best to pick a book this month that would be very quick to read (under 100 pages if possible) and hopefully available at your local library. So please check your library (or your willingness to buy a book) before voting

You can vote for your top two choices, voting ends Tuesday night.

[ufcasey]

Book links:

We Should All Be Feminists
Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
About Alice
Perfect State
Ember
Binti
And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer
84, Charing Cross Road
Night

[ufcasey]

It's official - our January book club pick is "We Should All Be Feminists" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Discussion will be on 1/31!

I'll start creating polls for the rest of the months very soon. The books will be chosen from these categories (in no particular order):

1. non-fiction (done - January's book)
2. fiction
3. historical fiction
4. memoir/biography/history
5. romance
6. fantasy
7. classic
8. mystery thriller
9. young adult
10. paranormal/urban fiction
11. science fiction
12. second place run-off for the above categories

[CrazyLucky]

I heard her Ted Talk and I'm interested to read the book. Thank you for organizing!

[monkeyfeet]

Yes, thanks, as always!!

[pinotgrig]

Awesome - thanks! I’m going to try and participate more this year. I can could never get synced up last year. I’m #2 on the wait list at the library, so fingers crossed.

[hurricanedrunk]

I got the book at my library today! Somehow I missed that this was a short one and was surprised it is tiny and only 52 pages.

[ufcasey]

Jan 10, 2018 16:11:48 GMT -5 hurricanedrunk said:

I got the book at my library today! Somehow I missed that this was a short one and was surprised it is tiny and only 52 pages.

Yup, went with the short books that way if anyone is on a long list, and only get the book a couple days before 1/31, they still might be able to read it in time

[bex]

I voted for this one because I thought I had it checked out from the library. I have Americanah checked out. Whoops. lol. (If I cant get it I'll just buy it lol.)

[aurora]

Jan 11, 2018 15:05:35 GMT -5 @tooshort said:

Thank you for setting this up. I just checked out the e-book from my library and it's 26 pages! I'll have to try to find the Ted Talk too.

I thought I'd link her Ted talk here for all who are interested:

www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_ngozi_adichie_we_should_all_be_feminists

Looking forward to this discussion!