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Interesting nominations, AnotherCat. I'm also having a time with the nominations, and finding the path of least resistance is going with something contemporary for 'new', heh, so it's nice to see you found three nominations interpreting the topic in other ways. I don't think I've ever even heard of the Boorstin one but it looks very interesting. Definitely going on my tbr! I've only read one Cormac McCarthy, The Road, which I really liked, though I've also seen the film of No Country for Old Men which I also really liked, and Blood Meridian has been on my periphery for a long time now. I read Brave New World at school a long time ago, but honestly I remember very little about it aside from the overarching plot, so I'll happily re-read it if it wins.
As for my first nomination everyone, I'm finding something strange. I originally quickly checked the Amazon UK site for Kindle and it is available there. However, it's come to my attention that apparently it doesn't generally release until August (the English translation; the original Polish version has been out many years). So, I did some research and the results are that it's available as an ebook on the UK site and the Australia site now, but not the US or Canadian sites until August. As well, the paperback is available on the UK and Canadian sites now, but not the US site until August, and the hardback isn't available anywhere until August. I don't know if this is a mistake or what's going on, but apparently the technical release date for the English translation is supposed to be August. It seems it is actually available though, as it's possible to view samples of the book, and on the Canadian site it even says they're down to less than 10 copies left of the paperback so people seem to be already buying it. Also I've just checked Kobo for the UK and the US and it's available to buy now in the UK but not the US, which is the same as on Amazon. Anyway, I suppose I'll leave the nomination up for now, but if the rest of you think it should be removed because of the strange availability then I'm fine with that.
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