And without further ado, here is
The Poll 
Have a look at the List of Proposed Books section in the first post for details on each book. Every book has a Natively level associated with it which is annotated in the poll (this Natively list contains all nominated books if you want to have a look at the gradings in detail).
Do not rely solely on Natively level when making a choice. Please have a look at the nomination posts if you haven’t already.
Expected reading pace: We aim to read books at ~15 pages per week (that number might vary a bit throughout, depending on the book’s breaks and chapters). The pick’s exact reading schedule will be negotiated before the book club kicks off.
Short book rule: If the first place is taken by a pick that will take us 6 weeks or less to read, we will read the one in second place directly after it, without running a poll in between.
Start of Book Club: We will start the next book on Sept. 5th (after a one-week break).
Poll duration: The poll will be closed on 2026-07-25T17:00:00Z. You can choose up to 5 options.
- 西の魔女が死んだ 梨木 香歩 [226p. / L28 / Novel]
- 森崎書店の日々 八木沢 里志 [205p. / L31 / Novel]
- 夜警 赤川 次郎 [312p. / L27 / Novel]
- すずめの戸締まり 新海 誠 [384p. / L30 / Novel]
- 阪急電車 有川 浩 [269p. / L33 / Novel]
- ミーナの行進 小川洋子 [348p. / L32 / Novel]
- ぎんなみ商店街の事件簿 Sister編 井上 真偽 [256p. / L31 / Novel]
- 夏の庭 - The Friends 湯本 香樹実 [218p. / L30 / Novel]
