[nesfa-reading-group] Next few months.

[David G. Grubbs]

Thanks for the puppies info and the list of novels.

But I suggested picking one of the Hugo nominees at the next meeting as a
way to get a leg up on Hugo reading. I meant that on May 20th we have a
short discussion about whether to pick one of the nominees to read for
July, then read it on May 21st (or weeks later if you procrastinate),
thereby being ready both for the July book discussion and the Hugo voting.



On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 5:47 PM, Chip Hitchcock <cjhi at newcastle2.com> wrote:

> http://file770.com/?p=28616 (Glyer on Puppies effect on the ballot) notes
> 3 novel nominees that weren't slated: _Ancillary Mercy_ (Leckie), _The
> Fifth Season_ (Jemisin), and _Uprooted_ (Novik). It's unclear whether
> _Seveneves_ (Stephenson) wouldn't have been on the ballot anyway; the 5th
> nominee is Butcher.
>
> Note that since the convention is mid-August instead of Labor Day, Hugo
> balloting may have closed by our July session. (MAC2's site says when the
> awards will be given, but only approximates start of voting and says
> nothing about the close.) OTOH, they shouldn't close more than a week
> before.
>
> /CHip
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [nesfa-reading-group] Next few months.
> From: "David G. Grubbs" <dggrubbs at gmail.com>
> Date: Mon, May 09, 2016 4:54 pm
> To: NESFA Reading Group <reading-group at lists.nesfa.org>
>
> Michael Sharrow is out of touch for a while. He suggested we either
> continue with me running the reading group or quit for a while.  I'd like
> to continue.
>
> Current calendar:
>
>    - May 20th discussion of *The Atrocity Archives* by Charles Stross
>    - June 17th discussion of *Up the Line* by Robert Silverberg
>    - July 15th meeting where we haven't chosen a book.
>    - August is explicitly off. The middle of the month is filled with the
>    Worldcon and most of the reading group is busy.
>    - September hasn't been scheduled, but the third Friday is Sept 16th,
>    which is when we'd normally schedule it.
>
> Tasks:
>
>    - We need to pick a book for July. Maybe we can pick one of the Hugo
>    nominees so all of us can get a leg up on Hugo voting. (Unless all the
>    nominees are Puppies, who have polluted the ballot again.)
>    - We should pick a longer book for September, two months later.
>    - I would be nice to find and maintain our Meetup page -- Michael
>    Sharrow owns it. It would be good to have a second. Any volunteers?
>    - We should each figure how who else might want to be part of a
>    reading group and expand our membership. We are a bit light some days.
>
>
>
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