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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I do remember spending a few minutes most (if not all) sessions listing, describing and voting on choices to read for future sessions. I suppose there has to be a short list for final voting.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Wes<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> reading-group [mailto:reading-group-bounces@lists.nesfa.org] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>M M via reading-group<br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, July 10, 2017 12:15 AM<br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> NESFA Reading Group<br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> M M<br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [nesfa-reading-group] Book choices for October 2017<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><div><div id=yiv3932319957><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499659383578_10985"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499659383578_10984"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499659383578_11313"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>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. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499659383578_11361"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499659383578_11386"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499659383578_11363"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>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. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499659383578_11429"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499659383578_11485"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499659383578_11457"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499659383578_11456"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Mike S. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499659383578_11084"><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><font size=3 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><font size=3 color=black face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div><div id=yiv3932319957yqtfd83995><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>On Sunday, July 9, 2017 5:50 PM, David G. Grubbs <<a href="mailto:dggrubbs@gmail.com">dggrubbs@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span></font><font color=black face=Helvetica><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><font size=3 color=black face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><div><div id=yiv3932319957><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>I've read <i><span style='font-style:italic'>Jack of Shadows</span></i> at least three times. It is also short, so it is no hardship to read it again and discuss it.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>But I object to the process.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'> "I don't care who does the electing, so long as I get to do the nominating." -- William M. ("Boss") Tweed<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>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).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>This is not the way such choices should be made.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>For further choices, I suggest we spend a few minutes every other session listing, describing and voting on choices to read for future sessions.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>On Mon, Jul 3, 2017 at 10:54 AM, M M via reading-group <<a href="mailto:reading-group@lists.nesfa.org" target="_blank">reading-group@lists.nesfa.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><div id=yiv3932319957yqt29982><div><div><div id="yiv3932319957m_4237585060134020958yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499092204939_6467"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Howdy folks,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div id="yiv3932319957m_4237585060134020958yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499092204939_6468"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>I've reviewed all of the suggestions for October and narrowed it down to the following:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div id="yiv3932319957m_4237585060134020958yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499092204939_6567"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div><div id="yiv3932319957m_4237585060134020958yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499092204939_6544"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>1)Charles Shultz cartoons (involving the Great Pumpkin, and such)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div id="yiv3932319957m_4237585060134020958yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499092204939_6546"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>2)Jack of Shadows by Roger Zelazny, and For Want Of A Nail,by Mary Robinette Kowal (Boskone 55 GOH). <o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div id="yiv3932319957m_4237585060134020958yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499092204939_6722"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>3) Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div id="yiv3932319957m_4237585060134020958yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499092204939_6755"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div><div id="yiv3932319957m_4237585060134020958yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499092204939_6779"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>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. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div id="yiv3932319957m_4237585060134020958yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499092204939_6791"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div><div id="yiv3932319957m_4237585060134020958yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499092204939_6803"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>To give people time to make up one's mind, all votes will be tallied by Monday am July 10th, and scheduled directly thereafter. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div id="yiv3932319957m_4237585060134020958yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499092204939_6881"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div><div id="yiv3932319957m_4237585060134020958yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499092204939_6899"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>I honestly can't wait, as I'm looking forward to all of these!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div><div id="yiv3932319957m_4237585060134020958yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499092204939_6897"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Happy 4th o' July all,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Mike S.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div id="yiv3932319957m_4237585060134020958yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499092204939_6699"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div><div id="yiv3932319957m_4237585060134020958yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499092204939_6701"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div><div id="yiv3932319957m_4237585060134020958yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499092204939_6703"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div><div id="yiv3932319957m_4237585060134020958yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499092204939_6706"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div><div id="yiv3932319957m_4237585060134020958yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499092204939_6705"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>The above story is available free at :<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div id="yiv3932319957m_4237585060134020958yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499092204939_6563"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/for-want-of-a-nail-is-a-hugo-nominee/" target="_blank">http://maryrobinettekowal.com/ journal/for-want-of-a-nail-is- a-hugo-nominee/</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div id="yiv3932319957m_4237585060134020958yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1499092204939_6580"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black face=Verdana><span 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