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Post Book Club General Information

This is a list of all the books that have been selected for the MobileRead Book Club with links to the discussion threads.

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2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018



The original MobileRead book club has come to an end and this thread will no longer be updated. There are two ongoing book clubs if you would like to join us for one of them, the MR Literary Club and the New Leaf Book Club, which are open to anyone.

Final statistics:
November 2008 through January 2018
Total books discussed: 113
Total authors: 103
Most read author: E.M. Forster with 3

Number of countries with selections: 15
Highest percentage of books from the United Kingdom with 47 (42%)
Second highest from the USA with 44 (39%)

Average publication year: 1947
Median publication year: 1953
Most selected year: 2013 with 4
Oldest book selected: Candide published in 1759
Newest books selected: Hidden Figures and Bucky F&%@ing Dent published in 2016
Most popular decades: 2010s (13) and 1990s (12)

Percent by women: 22%
Percent by person of color: 6%


Spoiler:
General Information: See the first post in nomination and voting threads for more information.
  • Discussion begins on the 20th of the month, a new thread will be posted for the discussion.
  • Nominations for the next month begin on the 20th and last for 7 days or until 10 books are fully nominated.
    • Anyone may nominate.
    • You may nominate (or second/third) up to three books during each nomination period.
    • When a book has been nominated/seconded/thirded it is fully nominated and will move to the vote.
    • Any e-book is eligible as long as it meets the current category and has not been fully nominated in the last 6 months.
    • Books that are widely available are preferred (country and vendor) but not required.
  • Voting will immediately follow the nomination period and lasts for 5 days. Voting is multiple choice.
    • Anyone may vote. If you do vote we hope you will join us for the discussion.
  • If required, a 3 day run-off vote will follow the voting period; WT Sharpe will cast a tie-breaker vote if this is also a tie.


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