During the Holidays, we'll be reading...

Thank you for voting in the tiebreaker! This time, the choice was obvious. I hope you guys are ready to read some fantasy books because we'll be comparing American Gods by Neil Gaiman to Vicious by V.E. Schwab!

Gods, ExtraOrdinaries, Prison Inmates, Oh My!

The next thing to do is decide when our January Meetings should take place. Since not that many people have voted (probably because you're unsure of your January schedules), we are extending the Meeting Time poll to Tuesday, November 26th at 10 PM.

Enjoy your holidays.
Happy reading.

Stella

Vote for our next meeting time and a tie breaker...sort of.

Just like last month, this month's poll was fierce! In fact, there was only one vote separating the top 3 choices. Keeping in tune with what we discussed in an earlier poll, we feel like such a close result deserves something more. That's why we're holding a "tie break" between the top three options.

Your three finalists are:

The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill vs The Help by Kathryn Stockett - which had 13 votes.

American Gods by Neil Gaiman vs Vicious by V. E. Schwab - which also had 13 votes.

The Kite Runner vs A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseni - which had 14 votes. 

A new poll is now up to decide the winner. You will have until Sunday, at 10 pm to get your votes in.

One more thing...I hope I'm not putting you to sleep. Bare with me. We have also put up another poll on the website; this one is to decide our top two meeting times for January.

You will have until Monday, November 25th, 10 pm to vote for this poll.

Go crazy.

Vote for Our January Reads

Holy choices, Batman! You have a lot of decisions to make, Bookworms. The poll is now open, and you have until 10 pm on Friday to vote. Here are your nominees:

Compare and Contrast:

Thriller:
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
vs Night Film by Marisha Pessl

Mystery/Detective:
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
vs A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle

Inspired by the Same Painting: 
Girl in Hyacinth Blue by Susan Vreeland

vs Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier 

Cultural:

The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill

vs The Help by Kathryn Stockett

Ink by Amanda Sun
vs Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff

Myth/Fantasy:

American Gods by Neil Gaiman
vs Vicious by V. E. Schwab

Works Written by the Same Author:
The Kite Runner
vs A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseni

Series:

(You are not obligated to read the entire series. Maybe 2 to 3 books in the series.)
The Night Angel Trilogy by Brent Weeks
Eon by Allison Goodman
The Death Gate Cycle by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
The Dark Tower by Stephen King
Sprawl (Neuromancer) by William Gibson

The Dune Chronicle by Frank Herbert

The Seven Realms Quartet by Cinda Williams Chima
The Chaos Walking Trilogy by Patrick Ness
The Lunar Chronicle by Marissa Meyer
Half World by Hiromi Goto
The Lotus War by Jay Kristoff
Department 19 by Will Hill
The Kingkiller Chronicle by Patrick Rothfuss

Recommendation Time: Next Meeting's Book(s)

For the past few years, we didn't have a December meeting because of the whole Final Exams thing or Members Going Home thing. What we typically do was read a series or multiple books and meet in January. Last year we read Divergent and Insurgent. This year we are thinking of doing something similar:

A) read two books and have a "compare and contrast" or
B) reading a series (or at least part of it).

Below I've listed some suggestions. Feel free to recommend more, please fill out the suggestion form.

Compare and Contrast:

Cultural:

The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill

vs The Help by Kathryn Stockett

Ink by Amanda Sun
vs Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff

Myth/Fantasy:

American Gods by Neil Gaiman
vs Vicious by V. E. Schwab

Works Written by the Same Author:
The Kite Runner
vs A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseni

Series:

(You are not obligated to read the entire series. Maybe 2 to 3 books in the series.)
The Night Angel Trilogy by Brent Weeks
Eon by Allison Goodman
The Death Gate Cycle by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
The Dark Tower by Stephen King
Sprawl (Neuromancer) by William Gibson

The Dune Chronicle by Frank Herbert

The Seven Realms Quartet by Cinda Williams Chima
The Chaos Walking Trilogy by Patrick Ness
The Lunar Chronicle by Marissa Meyer
Half World by Hiromi Goto
The Lotus War by Jay Kristoff
Department 19 by Will Hill
The Kingkiller Chronicle by Patrick Rothfuss

Don't see anything you like? Fill out a Recommendation/Feedback Form, or tell us over on Facebook.

You have until Wednesday to send in your suggestions. (Which also happens to be the last day you can vote on the changes happening to the uOttawa Bookworms.)

Happy reading.

Changes Are Coming to the uOttawa Bookworms!

Hi Bookworms, I hope you guys are doing well. :)

This morning, Ashley and I attended a Clubs Training Session and a Clubs General Assembly and we learned a lot about how to improve our club. A few things were discussed and we would like to get your opinions on some of these potential changes. Two separate polls are now up on our website to get your feedback regarding Changes 1 and 2.

1) Multiple Meetings Per Month:
We've noticed that some of our poll results are very tight and certain book/meeting time choices are almost equally favoured. This could bring trouble for people who wanted to attend a certain time slot but the time slot loses in the poll by 1 or 2 votes. So we would like your opinion on whether to host 2 meetings each month, so people can have an option on which one they would like to attend. (The 2 meeting times would be chosen based on the 2 most popular time slots voted by you.) You do not need to attend both meetings, just the one that is convenient for you. (But if you want to join us for both, we would love to see you there.)

2) French Books:
At our Clubs Training today, the SFUO discussed having more inclusion in the clubs and we feel like having a French book as an option every month would bring more diversity to the club. (I personally don't know many French books so I would love it if people can fill out a Recommendation/Feedback Form to help me out.)

3) Recommendation/Feedback Form:
Sometimes emailing us could be a hassle. You need to log in to your email and la dee da - you're too lazy. This is why we are going to add a new tab to the top of the Bookworms website called "Recommendation/Feedback." On this page, you'll find a Google Docs Form where you can submit book recommendations and/or feedbacks. It's SUPER easy (and you can choose to be anonymous.) So if you have suggestions on how our club experience can be improved, just fill out a short online form and we will see what we can do. You can always give us book recommendations/feedback on our Facebook page. (https://www.facebook.com/UOttawaBookworms)

Thanks for reading this HUGE post.
We will have our next book club meeting in January. Good luck on all of your Finals. May the Force Be With You.

Stella

Campus Reporters and Columnists Wanted

Hello Bookworms, we received this email in our inbox and they would like us to pass this opportunity on to you guys.

Greetings,

The Prince Arthur Herald — Canada’s largest student-run national newspaper — is looking for news reporters to immediately fill several openings in its roster and provide student-oriented coverage on a vast array of events and issues. Politics, business, sports, technology, media, arts, culture, and life reporters are all welcome!

The Prince Arthur Herald has a nation-wide and diverse audience. We’ve appeared and are still appearing on the various media circuits. Members of the team have been guests on CBC, CTV, BBC Radio, and CJAD 800!

This is a great opportunity for student journalists who are aspiring to break into the scene and beef up their resumes. Our student writers — some of whom started with little to no experience — have progressed tremendously, as some of them now contribute to the Huffington Post, the National Post, and o.canada.com.

We’re looking for reporters who are driven, hardworking, creative, and willing to take initiative. Reporters will be working closely with the Prince Arthur Herald’s news editor and editor-in-chief in completing and submitting stories. 

If you are interested in this opportunity, please send an email stating your interest with a resume and ideally a writing sample attached to cschultealbert@princearthurherald.com as soon as possible.

 

Kind regards,

Clare Schulte-Albert
Deputy Managing Editor,
The Prince Arthur Herald
cschultealbert@princearthurherald.com
416-949-9365