Once upon a time, there was a group of GWCers who would select a book (usually a traditional novel, but sometimes short stories or graphic novels, too!) and all agree to read it over a specified period of time. The book was selected in various ways, though generally it was through multiple-choice public voting. Many classics of science fiction were read, and even some newer pieces, as well. It was called the GWC Book Club.
Sadly, the book club has fallen by the wayside since the end of BSG (I do not ascribe a causal relationship to the two events, however). But, we shall resuscitate it!
If you excuse my previous florid prose, here is what I would like to do:
For this month, I would like to start a 'lobbying" period as of now, through June 21. This entails posting to older threads about books you would like to see as an option for Book Club voting, or creating new threads for books that do not yet have a thread. On June 21, I will take the top 15-20 (depending on the amount of activity generated) books and create a poll in which all interested may vote for their preferred options for the July-August book club selection. Voting will run through July 1, when I will announce the winner and create a (NOT spoiler-free) discussion thread for the book.
For a list of previous titles discussed in the book club, see this thread.
For a mechanics of how this will work AFTER this month (since we’re starting a bit later than normal), see Chuck’s thread here.
As always, if you have any comments, suggestions, or questions, feel free to post to this thread or PM me.
Happy reading!
