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pilotbob · 07-23-2011, 04:16 PM

ok... as the self-appointed grand poobah....

1. i have no problem changing one of the classic months. Not sure which one though. If we don't want two classic months then lets not have two non-fiction months.

2. Science Fiction and Fantasy are two separate genre's.. even though many stores and reviews group them together.

3. I also agree several books fall into multiple categories.

Some possible ideas... other also through some one...

1. Award winners. (what awards, Pulitzer, Newbury, Caldecot, Hugo, etc?)

2. NYT Best sellers... selected from something on the list at the time we make the nominations.

3. New books/authors... a new book that came out the same year and was an authors first published book.

4. Self-published books... perhaps we can get some more exposed for these authors. I expect many will be MR members.

While the above sound like good ideas, they aren't really genres since two of the list awards are for SF/Fantasy. Any NYT best seller will fall into a genre.

So, what about:

1. Westerns
2. War
3. Folktales
4. Mythical
5. Poetry
6. Historical Fiction
7. Drama/Plays

Any other ideas?

BOb

07-23-2011, 04:16 PM	#294
pilotbob Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,832 Karma: 11844413 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tampa, FL USA Device: Kindle Touch	ok... as the self-appointed grand poobah.... 1. i have no problem changing one of the classic months. Not sure which one though. If we don't want two classic months then lets not have two non-fiction months. 2. Science Fiction and Fantasy are two separate genre's.. even though many stores and reviews group them together. 3. I also agree several books fall into multiple categories. Some possible ideas... other also through some one... 1. Award winners. (what awards, Pulitzer, Newbury, Caldecot, Hugo, etc?) 2. NYT Best sellers... selected from something on the list at the time we make the nominations. 3. New books/authors... a new book that came out the same year and was an authors first published book. 4. Self-published books... perhaps we can get some more exposed for these authors. I expect many will be MR members. While the above sound like good ideas, they aren't really genres since two of the list awards are for SF/Fantasy. Any NYT best seller will fall into a genre. So, what about: 1. Westerns 2. War 3. Folktales 4. Mythical 5. Poetry 6. Historical Fiction 7. Drama/Plays Any other ideas? BOb Last edited by pilotbob; 07-23-2011 at 05:23 PM.