Babble Book Club: Upcoming selection ideas?

neck in neck for In the Field by Claire Tacon and Godless but Loyal to Heaven by Richard Van Camp!

Keep voting!

Still holding out for a few more votes on our BBC facebook poll  or in this thread. If you don't like/use facebook, drop your pick here in this thread, and if you do use facebook, drop it in the poll.

Richard Van Camp is ahead by one vote at the moment!

I will draw up the blog posts and such probably to post tomorrow because it is very hot weather where I am and I might explode (that wasn't complaining, just a fact).

IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN!

time to start thinking up selections for our next bbc read, woot woot! Feel free to pitch oldies but goodies, newies but greaties or things you want to read.

Please keep in mind we like to hit these markers: available at libraries, local bookstores, potentially online as e-reads.

We like Canadian books and authors, but whatever piques anyone's interest is always the best!

Any thoughts for the next read?

Is anyone interested in veering off into a different direction -- perhaps reading something like "where'd you go Bernadette?" or another read that is on reading lists and such?

I'm always a fan of cross-promotion ;)

My concern with that one is accessibility -- since it's so new, and from a pretty small publisher, it's availability in libraries is low to none (some have it on order at the moment), as well as bookstores same thing. It is available from the publisher, but a higher cost plus shipping.

I don't want to put the old kibosh on a great suggestion, but it might not work for everyone.

Ya, it's a tough mix like another babbler stated before -- trying to read new canadian things, but trying to make sure everything is widely available. 

His book does sound interesting, and I really enjoyed the interview our rabble reviewer conducted and then wrote into a narrative piece for the book lounge. A pretty cool idea to harken back to pulp fiction and give it a Canadian edge and a touch more credibility!

I did a quick search on the bookstores and libraries, starting with the "bigger" ones -- or the ones in larger cities, and figure if they don't have it the smaller cities and stores won't then (usually a good line of logic).

Do you have any other suggestions KenS?

So, I have started a new poll in the bbc facebook group; please vote if you are a part of our group, and if you don't have facebook/aren't a part of the group, please leave your vote in this thread and I'll crunch those hard numbers in my head.

The suggestions are as follows:

1. Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller

2. Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple

3. It's a Good Life, if You Don't Weaken by Seth

4. Fun Home by Alison Bechdel

If there are any other suggestions please add them in the Facebook group or let me know and I will add them. I have not carried over any previous selections this time. Also, Tailings of Warren Peace by Stephen Law will be saved for another time when it is more widely available.

Okay, and let's let the voting happen over the weekend and take a couple days break, and then try to have everything done up by Monday.

(some of those are wikipedia links because I am not fully awake yet)

Oh, I just mentioned this in the Facebook group, but both graphic novel selections are available at the VPL. They have lots of copies of both -- with some checked out -- but some still available. They will always to intra-library loans to your branch from another. Usually only takes a couple of days.

Either way, I'm sure the Seth novel is great, and your suggestion of Tropic of Cancer is available, I'm sure, at the library too!

I feel like libraries should have infinity copies of those books that are "staples" and "classics" but whenever a library book is out that I want to read I try to think "at least someone is reading it" not "oh *&$%". But, as has been revealed in meetings yesterday, I'm more of a pessimist. Surprising, I know.

Glad you found it Left Turn and got the vote you wanted!

Ya, I checked the Halifax library as well, and they have copies of every selection (some with holds, some due back soon). I should extend that to other small locations as well because I know we have a book club member who is in the Maritimes as well, but not a major city, and has trouble with getting the books either from her library and just delivered in a timely fashion.

I have gangly arms, but the work like pendulums. Sweet, dangerous pendulums.

Okay, Catchfire, 1. I am not a Westerner. I never will be. (I'm ignorant despite this fact) 2. I tend to imagine facts for people and then assume they're true, a la Caissa lives in Halifax.

AND! I just look up Saint John Public Library listings and they have both graphic novels in! C'mon on! The one is only available in York branch, but since they are part of the same system it can be sent over to a better branch for you.

No excuses! Join!

and, i will put up the blog post tomorrow, but my eyes are melting from the computer screen, and I'm just really hot from the heat, and a bit tired.

Sorry! Why would they list that as part of the New Brunswick public library? What? Either way, they should bring stuff in on inter-library loan, if you are interested in reading these selections.

The last time I was in NB, I was six, so I'm a little foggy :)

I just spent a good amount of time drawing up a graphic with the map of NB and a star with your name in it on St John and then couldn't figure out (many) other things to actually follow it through to completion.

It's there for you.

By no means should you feel pressure to read these if you don't want to, but, you know what they say, always give in to peer pressure.