September Challenge: So Long Been Dreaming
And now, the results of the September Challenge!
Despite knowing that short stories really aren't up most people's alleys, I'm glad to see we pulled in 30 votes. I hope that even if your book didn't win, that you'll still participate, because this is the kind of book that could REALLY use the sales. The winner is . . .
So Long Been Dreaming (2004)
Edited by: Nalo Hopkinson
Theme: Theme-Centric Short Story Anthologies
ISBN: 155152158X
I've been wanting to read this ever since I learned about it, yet it's languished on my bookshelf for far longer than necessary. So to be honest, I'm glad you picked this one. If I had voted, this was the one that would've gotten my vote! Not that it mattered to my wallet, as I already owned all of the anthologies. :)
Here's the Table of Contents (and you may recognize some names here) :
• Nisi Shawl, "Deep End"
• Andrea Hairston, "Griots of the Galaxy"
• Suzette Mayr, "Toot Sweet Matricia"
• Larissa Lai, "Rachel"
• Eden Robinson, "Terminal Avenue"
• Nnedi Okorafor, "When Scarabs Multiply"
• Vandana Singh, "Delhi"
• Tamai Kobayashi, "Panopte’s Eye"
• Sheree Thomas, "The Grassdreaming Tree"
• Wayde Compton, "The Blue Road: A Fairy Tale"
• Karin Lowachee, "The Forgotten Ones"
• Greg van Eekhout, "Native Aliens"
• Celu Amberstone, "Refugees"
• Devorah Major, "Trade Winds"
• Carole McDonnell, "Lingua Franca"
• Ven Begamudré, "Out of Sync"
• Opal Palmer Adisa, "The Living Roots"
• Maya Khankhoje, "Journey Into the Vortex"
• Tobias S. Buckell, "Necahual"
Who can participate?
Anyone who's interested in the book. You don't have to have an LJ to participate in the challenge. Just read the book sometime between NOW and the month of SEPTEMBER and then feel free to engage in discussion at the end of the month. Or, if you have a book blog of your own, post your review there and provide me with a link in mine. :) For your sake, I'll hold off posting my review until the end of SEPTEMBER so no one feels rushed to finish the book. I want people to read at their own speed and to enjoy themselves.
Also, you DO NOT have to participate in the discussion to participate in the CHALLENGE, but you get points for both reading and commenting. While I love the discussion, I look very closely at the number of people who read the book for the challenge, so feel free to read even if you're not comfortable commenting! :)
As always, feel free to talk about the book challenge and encourage others to read what you are. After all, the more the merrier!
When do I participate?
Any time between NOW and September 30th. As long as you read the selection within this particular time frame, you've participated. This way, if you're a slower reader, you've got much more time. :) And if you're a fast reader, and want to participate in the discussion with the book fresh on your mind, then go ahead and wait until September!
How do I participate?
Get your hands on the book. You can buy, borrow, or swap, but please try and get your hands on the book. If you're having trouble finding this book, let me know and I'll try and point you in the right direction. This one MAY be hard to find since it comes from a small press, but don't worry, you can still buy it new online as well!
Also: sign up when I post the reminder in September letting me know you're gonna try and participate. It's a good way for me to gauge just how many participants we'll have, and by September 1st, you should know if you can get your hands on the book or not. But don't delay! Get your copy now!
Okay, okay, okay! But what about NEXT'S month's challenge? Taking suggestions for that?
Zombies. I'm already considering Max Brooks's World War Z, Mira Grant's Feed, Mark Henry's Happy Hour of the Damned, Amelia Beamer's The Loving Dead, but I would welcome any and all suggestions with the exception of the following:
Cherie Priest's Boneshaker or the Carrie Ryan books, as I've already read and reviewed those. And--sorry--but I won't even consider Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, and no, it's not because I'm an Austen fangirl (I've never read an Austen book in my life. Shocking, no?).
Despite knowing that short stories really aren't up most people's alleys, I'm glad to see we pulled in 30 votes. I hope that even if your book didn't win, that you'll still participate, because this is the kind of book that could REALLY use the sales. The winner is . . .
So Long Been Dreaming (2004)
Edited by: Nalo Hopkinson
Theme: Theme-Centric Short Story Anthologies
ISBN: 155152158X
I've been wanting to read this ever since I learned about it, yet it's languished on my bookshelf for far longer than necessary. So to be honest, I'm glad you picked this one. If I had voted, this was the one that would've gotten my vote! Not that it mattered to my wallet, as I already owned all of the anthologies. :)
Here's the Table of Contents (and you may recognize some names here) :
• Nisi Shawl, "Deep End"
• Andrea Hairston, "Griots of the Galaxy"
• Suzette Mayr, "Toot Sweet Matricia"
• Larissa Lai, "Rachel"
• Eden Robinson, "Terminal Avenue"
• Nnedi Okorafor, "When Scarabs Multiply"
• Vandana Singh, "Delhi"
• Tamai Kobayashi, "Panopte’s Eye"
• Sheree Thomas, "The Grassdreaming Tree"
• Wayde Compton, "The Blue Road: A Fairy Tale"
• Karin Lowachee, "The Forgotten Ones"
• Greg van Eekhout, "Native Aliens"
• Celu Amberstone, "Refugees"
• Devorah Major, "Trade Winds"
• Carole McDonnell, "Lingua Franca"
• Ven Begamudré, "Out of Sync"
• Opal Palmer Adisa, "The Living Roots"
• Maya Khankhoje, "Journey Into the Vortex"
• Tobias S. Buckell, "Necahual"
Who can participate?
Anyone who's interested in the book. You don't have to have an LJ to participate in the challenge. Just read the book sometime between NOW and the month of SEPTEMBER and then feel free to engage in discussion at the end of the month. Or, if you have a book blog of your own, post your review there and provide me with a link in mine. :) For your sake, I'll hold off posting my review until the end of SEPTEMBER so no one feels rushed to finish the book. I want people to read at their own speed and to enjoy themselves.
Also, you DO NOT have to participate in the discussion to participate in the CHALLENGE, but you get points for both reading and commenting. While I love the discussion, I look very closely at the number of people who read the book for the challenge, so feel free to read even if you're not comfortable commenting! :)
As always, feel free to talk about the book challenge and encourage others to read what you are. After all, the more the merrier!
When do I participate?
Any time between NOW and September 30th. As long as you read the selection within this particular time frame, you've participated. This way, if you're a slower reader, you've got much more time. :) And if you're a fast reader, and want to participate in the discussion with the book fresh on your mind, then go ahead and wait until September!
How do I participate?
Get your hands on the book. You can buy, borrow, or swap, but please try and get your hands on the book. If you're having trouble finding this book, let me know and I'll try and point you in the right direction. This one MAY be hard to find since it comes from a small press, but don't worry, you can still buy it new online as well!
Also: sign up when I post the reminder in September letting me know you're gonna try and participate. It's a good way for me to gauge just how many participants we'll have, and by September 1st, you should know if you can get your hands on the book or not. But don't delay! Get your copy now!
Okay, okay, okay! But what about NEXT'S month's challenge? Taking suggestions for that?
Zombies. I'm already considering Max Brooks's World War Z, Mira Grant's Feed, Mark Henry's Happy Hour of the Damned, Amelia Beamer's The Loving Dead, but I would welcome any and all suggestions with the exception of the following:
Cherie Priest's Boneshaker or the Carrie Ryan books, as I've already read and reviewed those. And--sorry--but I won't even consider Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, and no, it's not because I'm an Austen fangirl (I've never read an Austen book in my life. Shocking, no?).