Contemporary Nominations

We will vote for 2 of these books.

1. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian - Sherman Alexie

2. The Art of Racing in the Rain - Garth Stein

3. Firefly Lane - Kristin Hannah

4. Friendship Bread - Darien Gee

5. Illegal - Bettina Restrepo

6. Still Alice - Lisa Genova

7. Bitten - Robert F. Smith

8. Just One Wish - Janette Rallison

9. Second Kiss - Natalie Palmer

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Nominations

Everyone will vote for TWO of the following:

1. Delirium - Lauren Oliver

2. Divergent - Veronica Roth

3. Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card

4. The Kitchen Daughter - Jael McHenry

5. Matched - Ally Condie

6. Paranormalcy - Kiersten White

7. Poison Study - Maria V. Snyder

8. The Scorch Trials - James Dashner

9. Wildwood Dancing - Juliet Marillier

10. A Wrinkle in Time - Madeleine L'Engle

Mystery Nominations

Everyone will vote for TWO of the following.

1. And Then There Were None - Agatha Christie

2. The Beekeper's Apprentice - Laurie R. King

3. Breaking the Silence - Diane Chamberlain

4. Look Again - Lisa Scottoline

5. The Maltese Falcon - Dashiell Hammett

6. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie - Alan Bradley

7. Tell No One - Harlan Coben

8. The Unexpected Guest - Agatha Christie

Nonfiction Nominations

Everyone will vote for TWO of the following.

1. Crucial Conversations - Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler

2. The Five Love Languages - Gary Chapman

3. The Glass Castle - Jeannette Walls

4. In the Garden of Beasts - Erik Larson

5. Little Princes - Conor Grennan

6. My Life in France - Julia Child

7. NurtureShock - Po Bronson, Ashley Merryman

8. Same Kind of Different as Me - Ron Hall

9. Saving Sammy - Beth Alison Maloney

10. Unbroken - Laura Hillenbrand

11. Three Cups of Tea - Greg Mortensen - (just a sidenote & my 2 cents - Greg Mortensen's work has recently been brought into question after being investigated, & it sounds very possible that his books/memoirs are largely fraudulent.)

12. Wild Swans - Jung Chang

Classics Nominations

1. East of Eden - John Steinbeck

2. Frankenstein - Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

3. Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte

4. A Little Princess - Frances Hogdson Burnett

5. Little Women - Louisa May Alcott
6. To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee

Historical Fiction Nominations

I will set up a poll for each of these 4 historical fiction categories. Click on the link to see the book description & read reviews.

WORLD WAR II:

1. Between Shades of Gray - Ruta Sepetys

2. The Book Thief - Markus Zusak

3. Sarah's Key - Tatiana de Rosnay

4. Winter Garden - Kristin Hannah

NORTH AMERICA:

1. The Birth House - Ani McKay

2. Cold Sassy Tree - Olive Ann Burns

3. Follow the River - James Alexander Thom

4. Water for Elephants - Sara Gruen

EUROPEAN:

1. The Forgotten Garden - Kate Morton

2. Green Darkness - Anya Seton

3. The Last Wife of Henry VIII - Carolly Erickson

4. Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution - Michelle Moran

5. Pope Joan - Donna Woolfolk Cross

CULTURAL:

1. Cutting for Stone - Abraham Verghese

2. Homeless Bird - Gloria Whelan

3. People of the Book - Geraldine Brooks

4. The Red Tent - Anita Diamant

5. Someone Knows My Name (The Book of Negroes) - Lawrence Hill