If anyone has a different suggestion for the voting, I'm all ears. Goodreads doesn't support voting more than once. I considered doing one poll/one vote and taking the top two winners, but only half of the members voted last time so I thought it would be better to have people vote twice to ensure sufficient quantity for clear winners. I think it's also better for those who are reading both books, or are having a hard time deciding between two.

Done. One of them I happen to have out from the library right now but haven't started it yet/ I'm enjoying And then there were none.

Chi, I'm not going to vote this time around but not for lack of interest. Still waiting for my new meds to kick in. Could be 4 weeks!

I am about half way through ATTWN but my old meds suddenly stopped working and I was no longer able to focus or comprehend what I was reading. It's a good book and I quickly realized I had read it before but don't remember what's going to happen until I read it, for the most part. Maybe I'll get it finished soon.

I'm sorry to hear about your troubles focusing, Moonie. That must be frustrating and hopefully the new meds will work soon!

Although even if you do need 4 weeks, you would still have some time to read one of the July books, if you wanted. But I completely understand if you would rather opt out!

Just voted.

Please keep voting if you haven't yet! Polls end tomorrow and every vote counts.

I voted once (I think) yesterday, but not sure I should vote at all, as I'm not sure I will be participating. That doesn't seem fair to me.

I'm not real sure my vote 'took', as I didn't see any type of confirmation for it. Between learning to get around in this new Houzz format, and also having to learn how a new (to me) browser works, I'm a bit confused!

Rusty

I voted yesterday.

Rusty, if your vote went through, you'll not have the option to vote again, at least I no longer do. After I voted, I only saw the voting results, no confirmation that I can remember.

https://www.goodreads.com/poll/list/615019-kt-book-club?type=group

Your vote went through, Rusty! There isn't any confirmation. But at the bottom of the poll (in tiny print) there's a "comments and details" that will show you who voted (right side). You can look for your name there if you aren't sure.

Don't worry about voting if you aren't sure if you're participating. Unless someone knows for sure that they can't participate, I encourage everyone to vote.

July 2018 Book Choices: "Before We Were Yours" by Lisa Wingate (won both polls!) and "Still Alice" by Lisa Genova. Hopefully this will give enough time for everyone to source one or the other.

If either book sounds interesting to you and you haven't joined yet, you're more than welcome. Just sign up here: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/615019-kt-book-club

"Before We Were Yours" Synopsis:

Two families, generations apart, are forever changed by a heartbreaking injustice in this poignant novel, inspired by a true story, for readers of Orphan Train and The Nightingale.

Memphis, 1939. Twelve-year-old Rill Foss and her four younger siblings live a magical life aboard their family’s Mississippi River shantyboat. But when their father must rush their mother to the hospital one stormy night, Rill is left in charge—until strangers arrive in force. Wrenched from all that is familiar and thrown into a Tennessee Children’s Home Society orphanage, the Foss children are assured that they will soon be returned to their parents—but they quickly realize that the truth is much darker. At the mercy of the facility’s cruel director, Rill fights to keep her sisters and brother together—in a world of danger and uncertainty.

Aiken, South Carolina, present day. Born into wealth and privilege, Avery Stafford seems to have it all: a successful career as a federal prosecutor, a handsome fiancé, and a lavish wedding on the horizon. But when Avery returns home to help her father weather a health crisis, a chance encounter leaves her with uncomfortable questions—and compels her to take a journey through her family's long-hidden history, on a path that will ultimately lead either to devastation or redemption.

Based on one of America’s most notorious real-life scandals—in which Georgia Tann, director of a Memphis-based adoption organization, kidnapped and sold poor children to wealthy families all over the country—Wingate’s riveting, wrenching, and ultimately uplifting tale reminds us how, even though the paths we take can lead to many places, the heart never forgets where we belong.

"Still Alice" Synopsis:

Still Alice is a compelling debut novel about a 50-year-old woman's sudden descent into early onset Alzheimer's disease, written by first-time author Lisa Genova, who holds a Ph. D in neuroscience from Harvard University.

Alice Howland, happily married with three grown children and a house on the Cape, is a celebrated Harvard professor at the height of her career when she notices a forgetfulness creeping into her life. As confusion starts to cloud her thinking and her memory begins to fail her, she receives a devastating diagnosis: early onset Alzheimer's disease. Fiercely independent, Alice struggles to maintain her lifestyle and live in the moment, even as her sense of self is being stripped away. In turns heartbreaking, inspiring and terrifying, Still Alice captures in remarkable detail what's it's like to literally lose your mind...

"Before We Were Yours" is VERY good, I read it not very long ago. It will be interesting to see the discussions on it.

Rusty

I loved both "The Orphan Train" and "The Nightingale" so I am really looking forward to this one. I was going to read it regardless of whether it won, so I'm glad it did.

Sadly cannot get either. July will be busy for me anyway, so I probably won’t have time! One day I will participate...

This is sort of funny. I belong to two book groups here and they have both picked Before We Were Yours as selections for this year. So now all three groups I read with are reading it -- it must really be highly recommended for book clubs!

eta I just found there is a long hold list for it at the library ( 166 people in line), so I'll just be reading the other book for July.

I put Before we Were Yours on hold some time ago after a recommendation from the "what are you reading in ....." whatever month it was on HD conversations forum. I just got it now so it;s perfect timing.

Finished And Then There Were None tonight and started The Naturalist. First book was good and I'm glad I had read it so many years ago I didn't know whodunit-lol. The Naturalist is already good, will probably keep me awake tonight reading instead of trying to sleep like i need to. I have to be up tomorrow to clear out the garage some for the termite people.

I hope you enjoy it! Good luck getting sleep - I think I stayed up all night with that one! :)

Basil, I'm so sorry you haven't been able to find them. I guess that's the downfall of popular books. Hmm, maybe we can do one modern book and one older book in the future. I'd love if you had any suggestions for August books that you have access to and that sound interesting.

I had to put both of the first two choices on hold. Before We Were Yours will probably not reach me anytime in July. There is a chance that Still Alice will become available.

Just tried for The Thinnest Air on Amazon Prime and it is no longer free.

Also, when will the discussion for the June read be held?

I'm going to start June's discussion on the 23rd. Does this feel like a good pace? I want people to have plenty of time but not wait so long that they lose interest.

Walnut, did you already select a June first read? I bought it last night for free. Try it through this link maybe?

https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/firstreads

I was able to find both at my local library and have them on hold. Before We Were Yours has one hold ahead of me.

Walnut Creek, I asked that same question over on the KT Book Club at GoodReads and Chi said we'll start discussions on June 23, but she is open to suggestions from other members.

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/19363337-and-then-there-was-none-by-agatha-christie-and-the-naturalist-by-and