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The authors for May are Achebe through through Arlen.

Books over 600 pages are not included and books that have been past botm in 2023 are also not included. Voting for the botm starts today and ends on the 24th when the winners will be announced. Only books that have not been previous botm (*) in past 10 years (2015 +) will be added to the randomizer. Each book you choose that has not been previously botm in the past 10 years will be fed into the randomizer for an opportunity to be chosen by the randomizer.

HOW TO VOTE:
Please send your choices by private message to either myself or the Shelf Personality. Everyone gets one free vote. if you have participation points you can have up to 4 additional votes. You can use them all on one choice or you can make 5 different choices. Please see how to obtain participation points in the Annual Point Challenge explanation.

Chinua Achebe, Nigeria
*1. Things Fall Apart, 209 pgs, 1958, botm 2015.

Kathy Acker, US
2. Blood and guts in high school, plus two, 1984, 165 pgs

Peter Ackroyd, UK
3. The House of Doctor Dee, 1993 277 pgs
4. The Lambs of London, 2004, 213 pgs
5. Hawksmoor, 1985, 288 pgs

Douglas Adams, UK
6. Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, 1987 309 pgs, botm 2021
*7. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, 1979 193 pgs, botm 2012
8. The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - Nigeria
*9. Half of a Yellow Sun, 2007, 243 pgs, botm 2015
*10. Americanah, 2013, 500 pgs, botm 2019

Aravind Adiga, India
*11. The White Tiger, 2008, 276 pgs, botm 2010, 2017

Aesopus Aesopus
12. Aesop’s Fables, 506 BC, 306 pgs

M. Ageyev, Russia
13. Novel with Cocaine

S.Y. Agnon, Hebrew
14. In the Heart of the Seas

Louisa May Alcott, US
15. Little Women, 1768/69, 449 pgs,

Ciro Alegría, Peru
16. Broad and Alien is the World, 1941, 496 pgs

Nelson Algren, US
17. The Man with the Golden Arm, 1949, 464 pgs

Marcel Allain, France
18. ¹ó²¹²Ô³Ùô³¾²¹²õ, 300 pgs, 1911

Isabel Allende, Peru
19. Of Love and Shadows, 1984, 304 pages
20. The House of the Spirits, 1982, 448 pgs, botm 2010

Jorge Amado, Brazil
21. Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon, 1958, 425 pgs
22. Tent of Miracles, 1969, 396 pgs

Eric Ambler, UK
23. Cause for Alarm, 1938, 304 pages

Kingsley Amis, UK
24. Lucky Jim, 1954, 251 pgs, botm 2010
25. The Green Man 1969, 240 pgs
26. The Old Devils, 1986, 381 pgs

Martin Amis, UK
*27. London Fields, 1989, 526 pgs, botm 2019
28. Dead Babies, 1875, 206 pgs
29. Money: A Suicide Note, 1984, 394 pgs
30. The Information, 1995, 374 pgs
*31. Time's Arrow, 1991, 165 pgs, botm 2017

Niccolò Ammaniti, Italy
32. I'm Not Scared, 2003, 200 pgs

Mulk Raj Amand, India
*33. Untouchable, 1935, 160 pgs, botm 2015

Jessica Anderson, Australia
34. The Commandant, 1975, 320 pages

Ivo Andrić, Bosnia
35. The Bridge on the Drina, 1945, 437 pgs
36. Bosnian Chronicle, 1945, 314 pgs

Jerzy Andrzejewski, Poland
37. Ashes and Diamonds, 1948, 239 pgs

Maya Angelou, US
38. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, 1969, 289 pgs, botm 2012

Anon
39. The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes, 1554, 118 pgs

Anon
40. The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, 900, 180 pgs

António Lobo Antunes, Portugal
41. Fado Alexandrino, 1983, 497 pgs

Apuleius, Algeria
42. The Golden Ass, 256, 170 pgs

Louis Aragon, France
43. The Bells of Basel, 1934, 348 pgs

John Arbuthnot, Scotland
44. Memoirs of Martinus Scriblerus, 1741, 112 pgs

Reinaldo Arenas, Cuba
45. Before Night Falls, 1992, 398 pgs

José María Arguedas, Peru
*46. Deep Rivers, 1958, 264 pages, botm 2021

Sawako Ariyoshi, Japan
47. The Twilight Years, 1972, 216 pgs

Arlen's book was read in 2023, not eligible for this year.

What would you like to read this May? How many have you read, and recommendations.

I've read 17 of these, a little over my usual 1/3. There are a few of these in my to-read list but none close to the top so I'm somewhat open to suggestion.
The Long Dark Tea-Time has been in my to-read list a long time, so that would be good. I'm wondering why Akutagawa's Rashoman isn't in this list.

I have read 29 of these which is my all time record for books read. I would like to read Tent of Miracles, The Bosnia Chronicles, or any of the Peter Ackroyd.

George P. wrote: "I've read 17 of these, a little over my usual 1/3. There are a few of these in my to-read list but none close to the top so I'm somewhat open to suggestion.
The Long Dark Tea-Time has been in my to..."

I think it is alphabetized in the Rs. I noticed that but often the Asian names are alphabetized differently. I know it isn’t over 600 pages.

23 is about the average for me. Only two on my TBR shelves:

- Americanah (Adichie)
- The Old Devils (Amis)

No strong preference on either, will wait and see what the common interest is like.

I’ve read 14 of these. I would like to read one of the Ackroyds and also have Americanah on my TBR. I’d also be up for ¹ó²¹²Ô³Ùô³¾²¹²õ or The Twilight Years, so I’ll see what others say.

I’ve read 29 of these including the ones excluded this year. I’ve read both Americana and The Old Devils. I haven’t read Lambs of London. I think I would like to read one of Amado’s book or Novel with Cocaine or Bosnian Chronicles.

I have read so few of these (10) but both Americanah and Old Devils, actually!

I am going to Brazil in June for a conference so Amado’s Tent of Miracles would work for me.

I would also be happy to vote for Ackroyd’s Lambs of London, it looks like fun.

I've only read six. I can get behind Long Dark Tea-Time and/or any of the Ackroyds. The House of Dr. Dee sounds interesting, but I'm not married to it.

I havent read any of Ackroyd's three on the list. Hawksmoor is the only one still on the most recent edition and has the highest average goodreads rating. I see that Kristel has read it and gave it 4 stars. It's short and I would read it.
I've read the two Amados.

I can access Hawksmoor, so may put a vote towards it. May is a busy month for me, so there will be less reading time.

I have read 15 of these a good amount for me. I read Lambs of London last year, it was a fun book. Happy voting, I think I will be sitting on the side lines.

Tent of Miracles would work for me. I've read 26 including the Ackroyds, Adichies and most of the Amises.

George P. wrote: "I havent read any of Ackroyd's three on the list. Hawksmoor is the only one still on the most recent edition and has the highest average goodreads rating. I see that Kristel has read it and gave it..."

Thanks for checking that point George, I too have a bias towards things that are still core! Hawksmoor looks like mystery/genre fiction too, so a bit of something different.

I really liked Hawksmoor but don't let the pg count fool you. It is a complex story that is, due to its historical chapters written in archaic language and its exploration of complex themes, can be very challenging.

Don’t forget to vote. Voting is through the 23rd and winners will be announced.

The BOTM for May by
Popular Vote: Tent of Miracles
Randomizer pick: Hawksmoor which was actually the second runner up in votes.

What will you be reading in May?

I will try to read both of these, they both sound interesting.

I've already read Hawksmoor. I need Tent of Miracles in French, but I don't have it. It's a long shot, but I am going to London in May, so maybe there could be a little miracle from an impromptu shopping trip. Otherwise, I'll read Daniel Deronda, our second quarterly.

I have read Tent of Miracles a few years ago. I will read Hawksmoor, which I put 2 votes on. I can borrow a copy from university library, it's not at the public libraries here. Sounds challenging and interesting.
On the upcoming quarterly read, I would like to read Daniel Deronda, but I'm reading Infinite Jest and don't want to be reading two long ones at once, so I will get to Daniel later and try to remember to look back at our discussion posts.

I will endeavor to read both books in May

I'll be going for Tent of Miracles.

Oh that’s kind of exciting, since I couldn’t decide and split my vote so I will try and read both also!!

Oh, fantastic, I have Hawksmoor and I was thinking about reading it over Easter. But I can wait until May!