Some people come with prepared speeches in support of the book they’re nominating.
By the conclusion of each meeting, it’s clear which books are garnering support and which are losing steam.
“There’s sometimes an assumption that we are trying to send a statement with the list,” Gilbert said.
But both he and Tina were adamant that the list is not political, and the only statement they’re making is “these are the best books of the year and you should read them.”“We’re not engineering the list in any way,” Tina clarified.
“We’re not saying, ‘Oh, gosh, at least three of the books on the fiction list need to be by women.’”
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