**NOW** **IT'S TIME TO VOTE** **for the twelve books you'd like our book club to read over the next year!** (Nominations for books to be read were open for the 2024-2023 book selection through the month of April).
**VOTING INSTRUCTIONS**:
Enter "1" for your first choice, etc, through 12. Columns to use for your voting choices are to the far right of the document linked below:
Here is the link to the Google spreadsheet where you'll enter your votes:
[East Bay Book Club voting link](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Su66az3lMu89_1sx1r...)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Su66az3lMu89_1sx1r...

Enter your name at the top of a column, and then add your choices (1-12) to the appropriate lines below your name. The deadline for voting is Friday May 31, 2024.
Please note that if a book you nominated is chosen, be prepared to present a brief summary on the author and book, as well as providing some discussion questions. We'll really appreciate it if you could attend the discussion of your book, but if you are unable to attend, you can provide these materials to another group member who will be attending that meeting.
From your East Bay Book Club Organizers,
Pam Norton, Kristin, and Wendy S.

**About the East Bay Book Club**
The East Bay Book Club is a very dynamic group of individuals who share one thing in common: an enthusiasm for books. Each month, members read a particular book, chosen by the whole group and meet to share observations, insights, and personal thoughts about it. Meetings are devoted to various genres, both contemporary and classic. Finishing the book is not a requirement to attend—as long as you don't mind spoilers!

The club's members represent a variety of backgrounds and literary tastes, bringing wonderful diversity to each book discussion. The East Bay Book Club thrives on both the celebration of literature and the camaraderie of its readers. More importantly, the club values the ideas of its members, allowing everyone a chance to suggest books and other ideas for making this club a lively group to participate in.

Since its inception in June 2007, the East Bay Book Club has inspired new and ongoing interest in reading. The club reads everything from historical fiction and literary works to thrillers and nonfiction. Thanks to its members, the club continues to be an engaging book interest group, discussion forum, and social club all rolled into one. The mission of the East Bay Book Club is simple: provide an opportunity to explore the excitement of literature, one of humankind's oldest forms of leisure, and to meet like-minded people along the way.

**Reading Schedule**

All book discussion meetings for a single club season from August through July are announced before the start of the season. Please refer to the complete list of current and upcoming meetups to know the books and dates for each meeting. You are encouraged to plan in advance your readings of books that interest you, instead of waiting for email announcements of each meeting.