<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yiv3932319957"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499659383578_10985"><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499659383578_10984"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499659383578_11313">For the record, anyone may nominate any science fiction, fantasy or horror novel in English for this group to read, regardless of whether I've put out a list of previous suggestions. I am not actually voting for anything in this case, just making suggestions. In my role as moderator, it is my responsibility to see that a book that group members want to read is chosen for each month's meeting. In order to help facilitate that process, please do NOT make joke suggestions for books in the future, to avoid potential unpleasantness. </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499659383578_11361"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499659383578_11386"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499659383578_11363" dir="ltr">If anyone would like to add a specific novel to this month's list, please feel free to do so. If enough people decide to change their vote, or nominate different novels, I would welcome your participation. This group is for all of us; I'm just trying to help facilitate, that's all. <br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499659383578_11429"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499659383578_11485">Best regards,</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499659383578_11457"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499659383578_11456">Mike S. <br></div><div class="yiv3932319957qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499659383578_11084"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div></div></div></div><div class=".yiv3932319957yahoo_quoted"> <div style="font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"> <div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="yiv3932319957yqt6181954793" id="yiv3932319957yqtfd83995"><div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="Arial"> On Sunday, July 9, 2017 5:50 PM, David G. Grubbs <dggrubbs@gmail.com> wrote:<br clear="none"></font></div> <br clear="none"><br clear="none"> <div class="yiv3932319957y_msg_container"><div id="yiv3932319957"><div><div dir="ltr">I've read <i>Jack of Shadows</i> at least three times. It is also short, so it is no hardship to read it again and discuss it.<div><br clear="none"></div><div>But I object to the process.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><div> "I don't care who does the electing, so long as I get to do the nominating." -- William M. ("Boss") Tweed<br clear="none"></div></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>The "final" list presented by Sharrow the Unsubtle contains an unfunny repetition of an obvious joke, a book that it is not real fiction (or what we think of as part of the SF/Fantasy genre) , and, as the highlighted major feature, his personal choice (as stated in an earlier email).</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>This is not the way such choices should be made.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>For further choices, I suggest we spend a few minutes every other session listing, describing and voting on choices to read for future sessions.</div><div><br clear="none"></div></div><div class="yiv3932319957gmail_extra"><br clear="none"><div class="yiv3932319957gmail_quote">On Mon, Jul 3, 2017 at 10:54 AM, M M via reading-group <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:reading-group@lists.nesfa.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:reading-group@lists.nesfa.org">reading-group@lists.nesfa.org</a>></span> wrote:<br clear="none"><blockquote class="yiv3932319957gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div class="yiv3932319957yqt7952133019" id="yiv3932319957yqt29982"><div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div id="yiv3932319957m_4237585060134020958yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499092204939_6467">Howdy folks,</div><div id="yiv3932319957m_4237585060134020958yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499092204939_6468"><br clear="none"></div><div>I've reviewed all of the suggestions for October and narrowed it down to the following:</div><div id="yiv3932319957m_4237585060134020958yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499092204939_6567"><br clear="none"></div><div id="yiv3932319957m_4237585060134020958yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499092204939_6544">1)Charles Shultz cartoons (involving the Great Pumpkin, and such)</div><div id="yiv3932319957m_4237585060134020958yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499092204939_6546">2)Jack of Shadows by Roger Zelazny, and For Want Of A Nail,by Mary Robinette Kowal (Boskone 55 GOH). <br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv3932319957m_4237585060134020958yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499092204939_6722">3) Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman.</div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv3932319957m_4237585060134020958yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499092204939_6755"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv3932319957m_4237585060134020958yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499092204939_6779">I've included the MR Kowal short story to give people an opportunity to read & discuss her Hugo winning work together, in advance of the convention. <br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv3932319957m_4237585060134020958yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499092204939_6791"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv3932319957m_4237585060134020958yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499092204939_6803">To give people time to make up one's mind, all votes will be tallied by Monday am July 10th, and scheduled directly thereafter. <br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv3932319957m_4237585060134020958yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499092204939_6881"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv3932319957m_4237585060134020958yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499092204939_6899">I honestly can't wait, as I'm looking forward to all of these!</div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv3932319957m_4237585060134020958yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499092204939_6897">Happy 4th o' July all,</div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">Mike S.<br clear="none"></div><div id="yiv3932319957m_4237585060134020958yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499092204939_6699"><br clear="none"></div><div id="yiv3932319957m_4237585060134020958yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499092204939_6701"><br clear="none"></div><div id="yiv3932319957m_4237585060134020958yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499092204939_6703"><br clear="none"></div><div id="yiv3932319957m_4237585060134020958yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499092204939_6706"><br clear="none"></div><div id="yiv3932319957m_4237585060134020958yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499092204939_6705">The above story is available free at :</div><div id="yiv3932319957m_4237585060134020958yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499092204939_6552">
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