Let's talk about the 2021 reading schedule across our various subs!

The way this works is that for the existing books, typically new mods are needed to take over, since the existing mods are ready to move on. Additionally, there is a poll to vote for a new book (or books, depending on interest) for 2021.

Something else to think about - War and Peace, and Les Miserables work great for reading over a year because the are 365 chapters. Count of Monte Cristo was fewer chapters and adjusted to fit in the 1 year timeframe. There is a 2nd poll (it was the easiest way) to determine if people prefer the "fit in 1 year" method or the "read a chapter per day and who cares when we end" method.

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• Brand new 2021 read along - Vote here. The list is the current books, but feel free to add your suggestions at the bottom. The added books will show as choices when others go to vote. For the current books, there needs to be enough interest, as well as mods stepping up, for them to run again.
• Then, vote here if you have a preference for reading over the full year vs a chapter per day. This will only impact the new book.

Voting will be open through 12/19 or so

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• r/AYearOfLesMiserables - The current mods have no plans to reread the book. If there is interest in 1-3 people stepping up as the mods (who are welcome to reuse the 2020 discussion posts) and enough interest in reading it, then Les Miserables will run again. But at present, this has not happened
• r/thehemingwaylist is planning to start War and Peace on January 1.
• r/ayearofwarandpeace is also planning to restart on January 1. u/seven-of-9 will be posting in the sub to gauge interest. We'll share the survey results with them. The current plan is for THL people to hop over to AYOWAP for the year, but the mods are sorting that out.
• r/AReadingOfMonteCristo - u/beingginger will shortly be posting a proposed 2021 schedule. The other mods are wanting to move on, so there will potentially be 1-2 mods needed. We'll also share the survey results with them.
• r/ayearofmiddlemarch - At present, there are no plans to do a 2021 read. The mods are planning to move on. If there's enough interest and mods stepping up, this could happen again
• r/RoryGilmoreBookclub works a bit differently. Rather than a chapter per day, it varies by book. We just started Jane Eyre which is 4-5 chapters per week. We vote on the next book based on choices from what Rory read during Gilmore Girls.
• Welcome to the family r/ onedaymore Update: r/ClassicBookClub! The idea here would be to read classic books, one chapter per day, and work through various classics. Potentially, depending on survey results showing a preference for a chapter per day and permission from the creators, this is where the 2021 read-along would live. But that's TBD right now.
• Newest family member! /r/thegrayhouse who does an almost year old reading of the book The Gray House by Mariam Petrosyan. Their tentative plan is to read and discuss around 30-40 pages every two weeks, from late January through late November. "It's a book you almost have to reread to get the full effect, so the gap at the beginning is there for anyone who wants to read on their own and join us to really pick it apart on a second read, and the gap at the end is for those who follow along with us for their first read and want time for another before the year's done."