New Leaf Themes! Themes! Themes!

[CRussel]

Well, I don't object to moving Otherwhence to October, but I sincerely hope we don't choose actual horror. Now weirdness I can deal with. But horror? No thanks. (However, that's just my personal opinion, and we'll let the voting public decide what we actually read! But if you want my vote...)

[Catlady]

Originally Posted by CRussel

Well, I don't object to moving Otherwhence to October, but I sincerely hope we don't choose actual horror. Now weirdness I can deal with. But horror? No thanks. (However, that's just my personal opinion, and we'll let the voting public decide what we actually read! But if you want my vote...)

I'm not especially a fan of horror, except for some classics, but what that category calls to mind for me is ghost stories and things that go bump in the night, so I see an association with Halloween.

[issybird]

My one thought was that Just for Fun: Guilty Pleasures might be a good fit for December, as something light during the busy holiday season.

[Catlady]

Originally Posted by issybird

My one thought was that Just for Fun: Guilty Pleasures might be a good fit for December, as something light during the busy holiday season.

I was thinking either Just for Fun or You're Never Too Young for December.

[Bookpossum]

My thoughts too.

[Catlady]

Since U.S. elections are in November, I can't resist suggesting that that might be a good month for Lies and Misdirections.

[CRussel]

Originally Posted by Catlady

Since U.S. elections are in November, I can't resist suggesting that that might be a good month for Lies and Misdirections.

Well, you'll never get a Canadian to disagree.

But honestly, I am fine with whatever order folks want.

[Bookpossum]

Or an Australian!

[Dazrin]

Or an American!

[gmw]

Originally Posted by Catlady

Since U.S. elections are in November, I can't resist suggesting that that might be a good month for Lies and Misdirections.

I had never thought of lies being seasonal, but now that you point it out ...

[orlok]

I thought perhaps Out of This World!: Otherwhence should be in May (May the Fourth be with you).

Joking aside, I'm happy with any sequence.

[issybird]

Another consideration is juxtaposition. While it's impossible to predict how an individual theme might go, there's potential for some overlap or similarity in some of these, e.g., Out of This World and Into the Labyrinth might benefit from a gap. Similarly, as potentially lighter reads, we might not want to have You're Never Too Young and Just for Fun too close in the line-up.

Also, if anyone who's proposed a theme or is especially invested in one and can already tell that a particular month isn't going to work out for them, they should speak up. No reason not to accommodate special interests or requests.

Them's my thoughts for now! It seems as if we're all pretty easy about this. Anyone want to go for a revamp?

[Bookpossum]

I'm going to be away on holidays this coming October for a couple of weeks, so would prefer that my theme was put off until later in our calendar.

[Bookpossum]

Originally Posted by Dazrin

Ok, here's one proposed slate:

• October - Lost in Translation: Other Tongues
• November - Naturally Gifted: Prodigies
• December - The Way I Heard It: Retellings
• January - Murder, They Wrote: Deadly
• February - You're Never Too Young: Children
• March - Let's Make a Deal: Trade Secrets
• April - Just for Fun: Guilty Pleasures
• May - Into the Labyrinth: The Quest
• June - Out of This World!: Otherwhence
• July - Lies and Misdirection: Unreliable Narrators

To me, none of these themes really says "I belong in this month not that month" so the order doesn't make much difference and I really doubt I would object to any order.

Okay, I will take a turn now:

October: Out of This World: Otherwhence
November: Lies and Misdirections: Unreliable Narrators
December: Just for Fun: Guilty Pleasures
January: Lost in Translation: Other Tongues
February: Let's Make a Deal: Trade Secrets
March: Murder They Wrote: Deadly Pursuits
April: The Way I Heard It: Retellings
May: You're Never Too Young: Children
June: Into the Labyrinth: The Quest
July: Naturally Gifted: Prodigies

[issybird]

Originally Posted by Bookpossum

Okay, I will take a turn now:

October: Out of This World: Otherwhence
November: Lies and Misdirections: Unreliable Narrators
December: Just for Fun: Guilty Pleasures
January: Lost in Translation: Other Tongues
February: Let's Make a Deal: Trade Secrets
March: Murder They Wrote: Deadly Pursuits
April: The Way I Heard It: Retellings
May: You're Never Too Young: Children
June: Into the Labyrinth: The Quest
July: Naturally Gifted: Prodigies

This looks fine to me. Any last emendations? If not, let's call it fixed by tomorrow night. Feel free to make suggestions until then, after which 24 hours with no further posts we can take as done.