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The Ones That Got Away | Stephen Graham Jones

Hi campers!

Barbara, Meg and I thought you‘d like to see the books that didn‘t make it onto the long list for #camplitsy23. As you know there were MANY wonderful books nominated, so these are your faves that received 3 or more nominations.

The Ferryman didn‘t make it as it‘s a bit too long for a 2-week read, and all of the others weren‘t available in the UK in time for camp.*

Don‘t forget to vote if you haven‘t done so yet! Link below ⬇️

Megabooks, BarbaraBB

squirrelbrain https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe9lb4m5ePOKYaD74-OKzgGtTmaoTLvBpDUnS8R... 12mo

squirrelbrain * there were also books that were nominated in the UK but not published in the US in time, just not as many…. The UK publishing dates seem to be way behind the US, as a rule! 12mo

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Cinfhen Thanks for sharing! Can‘t wait to see the final 6 🤩 12mo

Bookwormjillk Thanks for this! I am counting down the days until we see the final 6! 12mo

Hooked_on_books I was curious about The Late Americans not being on the list. I thought it came out in the UK the same day as the US, but I don‘t have much of a way of knowing these things. Such a bummer, as I was hoping it would be one of our books, but we definitely want everyone to have access! And Hello Beautiful is just wonderful. I liked The Ferryman a lot, too (I somehow scored an early copy, which felt like winning the lottery)! 12mo

squirrelbrain It‘s the 22nd June over here @Hooked_on_books so just a tiny bit too late for people to get hold of. I have it on #netgalley, along with Hello Beautiful, which is mid-July over here. Looking forward to both, when I can get to them! #somanybooksolittletime 🤪 12mo

Magpiegem Oh no… I‘m in the UK and I nominated The Celebrants 🤦🏻‍♀️ obviously didn‘t do my research properly! 😂 12mo

BarbaraBB I screenshot these as if the longlist is not doing enough damage to my TBR 🤦🏻‍♀️ 🤣 12mo

squirrelbrain That‘s OK @Magpiegem ! The Guncle was bad enough to get hold of in the UK anyway - it was ridiculously expensive for ages. I‘m hoping this one won‘t be the same when it gets published. 12mo

Megabooks @Hooked_on_books I really wanted Americans (as I‘ve pre-ordered it), but we had to draw a line somewhere. And I also loved HB and think it would‘ve made a great discussion book. Those and Half Moon were the ones that broke my heart the most. Still, we‘re getting some great votes in! Very excited for how the winners are shaping up so far. 👍🏻🏕️ (edited) 12mo

JamieArc Thanks for sharing this! 12mo

Soubhiville Thanks for this post! We‘ll just have to enjoy them all on our own I guess 🙃📚 12mo

CatMS Looked at these that didn't make the long list and have to confess there are only one or two that interest me on this list. Looking forward to the long list. Thanks ladies for your hard work on #CampLitsy23 12mo

TheAromaofBooks I'm still working my way through checking out all the books on the longlist! 😂 12mo

CBee @squirrelbrain two of those are ones I chose and I just figured the publishing dates were wonky. Still so excited to see what gets chosen! A lot of nominations were ones I want to read anyway 😊👏🏻 12mo

Larkken I‘ll throw them down at the end of my copy of the long list! Looks like it‘s another source for years worth of reading for me and I still haven‘t figured out my top 6! I Promise I‘m getting there… 12mo

AmyG Oh, thanks for posting this! 12mo

Ruthiella Good to know. Accessibility is key if we want everyone to have a chance to read along and I did not pay any attention to length when choosing, which can be critical. Thanks! 😃 12mo

squirrelbrain @Larkken @TheAromaofBooks - we‘re looking forward to your nominations! 12mo

Hooked_on_books I‘m itching to know what‘s high up in the voting. Want to give us any hints? 😬 12mo

ChaoticMissAdventures It was such a long list a quarter of the way through I forgot what I had nominated in the first place!! So many good books. Thanks for all your hard work sorting through them. 12mo

robinb I‘ve read four of these and definitely recommend them to anyone‘s TBR list. (Beautiful, Ferryman, Moon & Clover) 😊 12mo

squirrelbrain Well, seeing as it‘s you Holly @Hooked_on_books , the top 3 are….. only kidding! My lips are sealed.😇 12mo

squirrelbrain I really want to read all 4 of those @robinb - I have Beautiful and Moon as ARCs. 12mo

Hooked_on_books Drat! Well, I had to try. 🤷🏼‍♀️ 12mo

BkClubCare I am most looking forward to Hello Beautiful and the Stradal ❤️ Thanks for sharing! (I was wondering why they weren‘t there - thx for explaining) 12mo

robinb @squirrelbrain I think you‘ll enjoy them. 😊 12mo

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Instructions for a Heatwave | Maggie O'Farrell

#12BooksOf2021 I am sharing my almost-favorites of the year. The ones who didn‘t make my #Top21Of21 but are favorites nevertheless. One for each month.

This is my choice for #March. I love almost everything by Maggie O‘Farrell and this one was no exception.

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melissajayne I like the cover you have. 2y

TrishB I love her too ❤️ 2y

Andrew65 Sounds good. 2y

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Cathythoughts I must read this! She‘s such a good writer 💫 2y

JamieArc Ooh. Good title to use for a #booked2022 prompt! 2y

BarbaraBB @JamieArc Yes! Absolutely! 2y

BarbaraBB @melissajayne I actually have a very boring cover and I did like this one much better when looking for a picture online 🤫 😉 2y

melissajayne @BarbaraBB ok 😂 2y

Megabooks I‘ve been meaning to read this! 2y

Cinfhen Maybe I‘ll try her again….I haven‘t done well with O‘Farrell 2y