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I suspect (and of course I might be wrong) that any category which is split (such as fiction and non-fiction) will not be elected to the final 10 because the votes of its supporters will also be split.
I therefore humbly suggest that if someone is keen for a particular type, he try to merge it with a category already nominated, if possible.
If not possible, he can nominate now his expanded category, and we can decide next week whether we prefer the narrow nomination or the expanded one.
If a category is thus expanded, when the time comes to nominate a book next year, the voters will have the opportunity to express their delight or lack of interest.
This is all to say that I don't think that now is the time to eliminate books from consideration because of categories which are very narrowly defined.
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