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Around the World | Matt Phelan
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Challenged with circling the world solo at the end of the 19th century, three very different adventurers--avid bicyclist Thomas Stevens, fearless reporter Nellie Bly and retired sea captain Joshua Slocum--embark on epic journeys. By a Scott O'Dell Award-winning graphic novelist.
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LitsyEvents
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Repost for @BookwormM

#ReadAroundTheWorld continues for 2024 with our randomly selected countries shown above so you can start planning now.

There are a few toughies in there.

Let me know in comments if you want to be tagged.

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maich
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Morning started with #LitsyLove and ☕
These 💌 are going out today. Sending some ❤ to my Litsy #penpal #friends
Above is your letter @LapReader I received it yesterday and already reply. It was nice to meet you💕

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @TheBookHippie
#litsyfun #morning #spreadthelove #aroundtheworld #booklovers

MemoirsForMe 🤗❤️ 4y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks You have one en route!! ❤️❤️ 4y
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maich @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 😂😂 Misty your letter arrived today. I love Me Before You picture❤ Thank you so much😘 Will post it tomorrow. 4y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @maich have you gotten both of them? One is the movie version and the next one is the book version... 💗 4y
maich @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks only the movie one. I love it❤ 4y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @maich great!! There‘s another one coming ❤️ 4y
maich @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks thank you. Will tell you when arrive. 4y
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Deblovestoread
Around the World | Matt Phelan
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Happy World Book Day! Celebrate with 9 free Kindle books from Amazon that will have you traveling around the world.

Crazeedi I celebrated for sure! Got them all!! 6y
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Ke633
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#shelfie Here are some of my globes. ☺️☺️☺️ @kaye @wanderinglynn

readordierachel 😍😍😍 6y
Kaye Oh, so pretty ! When did you start collecting them and which is the oldest ? 6y
wanderinglynn So awesome! 💚💙🌏 6y
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night_shift 😮 this is a cool collection! 6y
Ke633 @kaye I started collecting globes around 5 years ago. I think the oldest in this picture is either the highest one in the background or the larger green one on my bookshelf. They are both 50-60 years old.. ish 6y
TheSpineView What a neat thing to collect! 💙 6y
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MirrorMask
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1. 🇺🇸
2. 🇺🇸 - The Raven Boys set in Virginia for #ReadingUSA
3. 🇬🇧 - Neil Gaiman
4. 🇬🇧🇫🇷🇪🇸🇮🇹🇩🇪🇩🇰🇳🇴 & 🇸🇪 - I'd like to do a European tour and get these countries done in one trip.

@wanderinglynn #HelloThursday

TheSpineView I would live to tour Europe! Just one small thing preventing me.... money!🤣 6y
wanderinglynn Thanks for playing! 🌎 6y
MirrorMask @TheSpineView I'm trying to save up this year so I can potentially go next year. 6y
TheSpineView @MirrorMask Good luck with that! 6y
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JenP
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#readaroundtheworld

June is South Korea. What book will you be reading? What book do you recommend?

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Lindy The way family relationships are challenged when the younger generation moves from rural to urban is a universally relevant theme in 6y
Simona I‘m almost at the end of Please Look After Mom. 6y
JenP @TorieStorieS looks interesting 6y
TorieStorieS I‘m looking to start it next so I hope it is as interesting as it looks!! 😊 6y
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JenP
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#readaroundtheworld
June is South Korea. What book will you be reading? What book do you recommend?

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JenP
Around the World | Matt Phelan
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May we will be traveling to Ethiopia. What book will you be reading? Which books would you like to recommend?

#readaroundtheworld

rockpools I have this, written by an Ethiopian author but set in Uganda/USA. Realistically though, I'm moving house this month so it might not happen. And I'm still reading for Greece! 7y
BarbaraBB I am going to read the tagged book, recommended frequenly by @Cinfhen 7y
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Cinfhen Yay!!! I‘m so excited for u to read this book @BarbaraBB ❤️ 7y
Cinfhen Hi @JenP 🙋‍♀️hope all is good, feel like I haven‘t seen u much 7y
BookwormM I am also going to read Cutting for Stone 👍🤣 7y
JenP @Cinfhen I‘m running for school committee and it‘s sucking up all my time. I‘ll be back fully after May 8 — Election day 7y
Cinfhen Good luck!!! You know you‘ve got my vote 💚🕊☘️ 7y
Leniverse Good luck on the election, @JenP But, uh, gentle reminder to draw a May number for the 1001 TBR? We're waiting with baited breath and chewing our fingernails to the quick over there. If we have to wait until the 8th we might come to blows or start laying down bets to pass the time. 😂😅 7y
JenP @Leniverse ha ha. Thanks@for the reminder. I did draw the book but forgot to post it this morning. Will head over now to post 7y
batsy Good luck with committee elections! I'll be reading this, hopefully. Something happened in April, feel like my time is being sucked into a mysterious portal and I'm reading in slow mo 😂 7y
Crazeedi Ok I see this is the list of around the world. I might try to jump in if I can find a book 7y
BookishMe @Crazeedi Yay! It's been an exciting to discover more cities through books ;D 7y
Crazeedi @BookishMe 👍🤩 7y
BookishMe All the best, Jen! I am going to pick 7y
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ManyWordsLater
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Been thinking a lot about this #aroundtheworld #challenge. Why should I be reading books about the US. What are they reading in Finland? Or Japan? What are their books about everyday life about?
Thank you @knittedgnome for making me think.

Swe_Eva I've been working on my own read-around-the-world-type challenge for a while now - it's very rewarding. 7y
ManyWordsLater @Swe_Eva this list is from #oneworldbooks. I would also love to know what some of your favorites have been! 7y
Swe_Eva @ManyWordsLater There are loads, but I think my top picks would be The Maias (tagged) or anything by Saramago for Portugal, Things Fall Apart (Achebe) for Nigeria, The Twin (Bakker) for Netherlands, Cutting for Stone (Verghese) for Ethiopia, A Suitable Boy (Vikram Seth) for India, and Past Continuous (Shabtai) for Israel, but that one is quite a difficult read, so perhaps go with something by David Grossman instead. 7y
knittedgnome I really am enjoying all the places this challenge is taking me! I feel like I am learning so much! 7y
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knittedgnome
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Looking for non fiction or based in truth books that take place in the not colored countries. My around the world in books #bulletjournal page is looking pretty sad!

#bujo

StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego That's a great journaling idea. 🗺 7y
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BookishMe Not sure if France is coloured but any title in this series is great 7y
BookishMe Based on nurse's experience working there 7y
VelvetSpade What a cool idea!! 7y
knittedgnome @StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego thank you! I'm also doing it for the states and track the number of pages read :) I appreciate all your suggestions and am looking for them on Libby! 7y
knittedgnome @JamieArc yay one my library actually has! Thanks for the suggestion! 7y
AmandaL This one takes place in Guatemala, North Carolina and Serbia 7y
JamieArc @knittedgnome I highly recommend it! It‘s hard to read (the content) and tore my heart apart a bit, but important history. 7y
JamieArc The Monster of Florence is really good! @cathysaid 7y
Chelleo China - 7y
knittedgnome @BookishMe thank you for your suggestions!! A 7y
knittedgnome @AmandaL @cathysaid @Chelleo thank you so much!! I am adding those to my tbr and searching my library! 7y
knittedgnome @Schnoebs I love that book! But read it before I started the challenge! 7y
tjwill Ishmael Beah‘s amazing memoir about being forced to be a child soldier is set in Sierra Leone. 7y
TheWordJar Love this idea! Here‘s one for Sri Lanka. This is a tough read, but one that sticks with you. 7y
knittedgnome @TheWordJar thanks for the suggestion! Put it on hold with my library. 7y
Cathy12 I love this!! 7y
Cathy12 Takes place in India and the main character is Australian. 7y
Cathy12 Oh sorry, I missed the nonfiction part of your post, I was so excited about your coloring a reading map in a bullet journal... the only way I could be more drawn to this is if you were also eating ice cream in the bath tub when you colored it. 7y
knittedgnome @Cathy12 fiction is ok too! I just want it to be obvious where the story takes place! I love the satisfaction of coloring a country! 7y
knittedgnome @Cathy12 haha!!! I'm way too clumsy for taking my bujo in the tub! That's asking for trouble! 7y
knittedgnome @ManyWordsLater good suggestions!! Thank you! 7y
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JenP
Around the World | Matt Phelan
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#readAroundtheworld We are traveling to Greece this month. Who is joining us? Post your photos of food, drinks, and most importantly books.

What book will you be reading?

Miss_Kim I‘ve kept up so far! For April I‘ve chosen North of Ithaka by Elena Gage- part travelogue and part memoir. Can‘t wait to get started! 7y
jenniferw88 I'm not joining in but can thoroughly recommend 7y
Andrew65 This Maeve Binchy Book is good for Greece, one of my favourites by her : 7y
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rockpools I'm going for short stories for starters: 7y
MissAimz_55 I'm reading (edited) 7y
Abailliekaras I‘m still on turkey (the White Castle by Orhan Pamuk) but this month starting The Odyssey translated by Emily Wilson for #theodysseybuddyread so will sort of catch up! 😬😂 7y
BookishMe Will post my choices soon! Trying to get hold of at least one one book from 7y
batsy Shopping in my own shelves for the challenges as much as I can 😂 so I've got this lined up 7y
BarbaraBB Like @batsy i‘ve got my own shelves to shop from ?. That brings me to the tagged book (how cliché), that is on the list of #1001books but I am not really looking forward to it! 7y
Simona Really looking forward to read (edited) 7y
mhillis I‘m doing The Odyssey readalong but I‘m also hoping to read 7y
Liz_M @BarbaraBB It's not that bad 7y
Liz_M @BarbaraBB (Hit send by accident) if you can go with Zorba's flow and overlook the icky attitudes towards women. 7y
Currey Also reading 7y
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Heideschrampf
Around the World | Matt Phelan
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My #litsyaroundtheworld package for R6 is on it's way to @TheLondonBookworm 👌😘

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JenP
Around the World | Matt Phelan
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#readaroundtheworld #Peru

I‘m super excited about our March destination! Who will be traveling with us to Peru? And what will you be reading? Any recommendations?

I‘ll be posting a February recap on the blog so make sure you‘ve tagged me in any Turkey posts so that I mention your review in our blog post.

rockpools I really struggle finding South American authors here, so I currently have a choice of Mario Vargas Llosa or Mario Vargas Llosa. I've picked up this for now: 7y
Bks4Wrms I‘m headed to Peru with you! Reading 7y
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Ole Looking forward to Peru 🇵🇪 will try Alonso Cueto‘s The Blue Hour and one of Mario Vargas Llosa 7y
BookwormM I am going with The Time if the Hero. How do you tag books in comments? 7y
JenP @BookwormM below the comment when you are typing you‘ll see a little flag and skull and bones. Tap the flag to tag a book 7y
rockpools @Simona 😂He might be a popular choice this month! 7y
batsy I think I'm going with this one 7y
mhillis I wanted to read a book by a woman in translation but I couldn‘t find much. Please let me know if you have any suggestions! Finally I decided to read 7y
JenP @mhillis I don‘t think there are many. I couldn‘t find much either. Allende was technically born in Peru but that‘s probably cheating 😬 7y
JenP @batsy I‘m debating this one too! 7y
JenP @Bks4Wrms yay! 7y
JenP @Ole wonderful! 7y
JenP @mhillis that‘s great. I looked but didn‘t see much 7y
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Songbird72
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#MANICMONDAY. @JoScho
1. Any book set in a location that I'm not at.
2. Austria, St. John, USVI, Colorado
3. UK--I would love to do a tour of it all.
4. Either!
5. Ice cream

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JenP
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February is here and we are off to Turkey. What books will you be reading? What books do you recommend? #readaroundtheworld

rockpools Probably this one for me: 7y
Bks4Wrms I‘m currently listening to 7y
batsy I am trying to be disciplined and read books I own where I can, so the author is an obvious choice 7y
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mhillis I already own The Bastard of Istanbul so probably that, but this one caught my eye 7y
Kristy_K Two great nonfiction reads: 7y
Kristy_K (This one is a graphic memoir.) 7y
BookwormM I have Memed My Hawk on order from the library hoping it arrives Monday along with Kitchen 7y
BookishMe My first choice 7y
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Susanita
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Like @Jerdencon I kept track of where the books I read this year were set. These were the most visited places.

Also visited: the North Pole, Middle Earth, Fairyland, Los Lagos, and various planets.

Jerdencon Very nice! Must be that there are a lot of books written taking place in NY and England or we have similar tastes in books since those were my 2 top places too! 7y
Susanita @Jerdencon They were all in NYC! Actually, it was the three books set in Sweden that surprised me most. 7y
drokka Thank you for posting this. It reminded me of what else I want to identify on my spreadsheet for next year. 7y
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Jerdencon
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So this year I kept a list of all the countries and states I read books about. It's not all that surprising to me that the most common ones were England and New York even though I didn't purposely set out to read about specific places. Might do it again this year to try to expand to more countries and states.

Kristyngansen What a fun idea! I love this and think I will do it next year. 🙂 7y
minkyb Love this! 7y
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LitsyHappenings
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Repost from @JenP :

#readaroundtheworld Here is our list for 2018. Thanks to all for the nominations. Feel free to join in for whichever months strike your fancy. During that month, post photos of food, drinks, travel, art, along with your book reviews. We‘ll all be traveling together, sharing recommendations, etc.

Use hashtag #readaroundtheworld

Which months are you looking forward to?

GatheringBooks awesome! this can pair up well with #LitWorld2018GB our Literary Voyage Around the World Reading Challenge in 2018. :) 7y
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JenP
Around the World | Matt Phelan
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#readaroundtheworld Here is our list for 2018. Thanks to all for the nominations. Feel free to join in for whichever months strike your fancy. During that month, post photos of food, drinks, travel, art, along with your book reviews. We‘ll all be traveling together, sharing recommendations, etc.

Use hashtag #readaroundtheworld

Which months are you looking forward to?

BarbaraBB Yay, there it is. Looking forward to the South American, South Korean and Russian months. And to January: I have my Iceland read ready 😘 7y
JenP @BarbaraBB what are you reading for Iceland? 7y
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Currey For Iceland, I am reading The Blue Fox by Sjon but it is only a hundred pages so I will try and read something else by him also ...maybe The Whispering Muse. I am looking forward to Turkey 🇹🇷. A friend‘s husband has promised to recommend some good authors ( he is from Turkey) 7y
BarbaraBB It is the second book by Jon Kalman Stefansson. His first was very good, I can recommend that if you haven‘t read him. It‘s called 7y
JenP @BarbaraBB thanks! I stacked it. 7y
BarbaraBB @Currey I find Turkey very difficult. I read Pamuk and know no other Turkish writers. 7y
JenP @BarbaraBB @Currey I too find Turkey hard. I look forward to seeing what books he recommends to you! 7y
BarbaraBB I am sure you‘ll like it. 7y
JenP @BarbaraBB it does sound like the sort of book I will like! 7y
BarbaraBB @JenP I know you haha 7y
batsy I'm thinking of Laxness' Independent People for Iceland. That can also be my "I" entry for #litsyclassics ? For Turkey, Pamuk seems to be the natural choice since I have a book (or two) by him, but this is supposed to be one of Pamuk's favourite authors and it does sound good 7y
JenP @batsy I liked Independent People although it was very gloomy. I haven‘t loved Pamuk but maybe I should give his books another shot 7y
Andrew65 I‘m going for Fire and Ice Series For Iceland, and will Read 7y
JenP @Andrew65 👍 sounds good! 7y
rockpools Yay! Looking forward to ALL OF THEM! (Sad, I know.) For Iceland I have a Sarah Moss book, and a book of short stories written by an Icelandic friend's Dad (which I'll only review if I like 😐)! For Turkey, I have loads of Elif Shafak on my tbr - I might read 7y
jhod I have just bought Moonstone by Sjon and looking forward to joining in! 7y
whimsy Awyis, Phil lit! I'm excited what people will do for July! 😃 (Fiction Recommendations: Carlos Bulosan, Luis Katigbak, F. H. Batacan, Gregorio Brillantes, Jose Dalisay, Lysley Tenorio, Miguel Syjuco, Rin Chupeco, Marivi Soliven, Mia Alvar). 7y
mabell This sounds like a terrific idea! 7y
JenP @mabell 😊 hope you can join us! 7y
JenP @RachelO I‘m looking forward to all of them too 😁 7y
readinginthedark Fun! I‘m doing something like this but won‘t be sticking to a certain order or one per month. I‘ll post with this if our timelines match up! 7y
TheAnitaAlvarez I‘m so in! Going to check out Icelandic authors (if anyone has a recommendation, I‘m game, especially if it‘s a female writer) 7y
Liz_M I am terrible at playing along but I will see if I can get my to tears to live up for a month here and there. 7y
JenP @Jinjer ooh, that sounds good! 7y
JenP @TheAnitaAlvarez yay! Can‘t wait to see what you pick 7y
JenP @Liz_M good luck! I always start strong then get sidetracked 7y
NicoleR1 @JenP how do I repost this so I can easily find it?! 7y
JenP @NicoleR1 you have to screenshot it then post it yourself. I also repost it at the beginning of each month. I can actually text you the photo if that‘s easier 7y
JenP @NicoleR1 also to post, you need to hit the little plus sign at bottom of screen. You can post “quotes” “reviews” or “blurbs” and you always have to attach it to a book. I some times just use a book title that matches my post topic or you can use “untitled.” 7y
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JenP
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Fellow #readaroundtheworld readers. I‘m trying to plan for 2018 and would like to redo this schedule so we run from Jan-Dec.

So please submit your nominations for countries to visit. Those new to the challenge - we pick books to read for each country/month and post reviews, quotes, thoughts, photos of food, etc that match the country.

I will post a revised 2018 list for Jan-December so need nominations for May-dec.

tstan Philippines 7y
JenP @tstan 👍 7y
CocoReads I may have to join in! 7y
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JenP @CocoReads it‘s fun and low key. You can join in each month or pick and choose. I‘ve done all except one month (last month) when I was swamped with work 7y
CocoReads @JenP—I‘m doing 6 books with #PassportLitsy but I‘d love to read more if time allows. 7y
Simona Slovenia 😁 7y
JenP @Simona 👍 7y
nightwitch Argentina! 7y
rockpools Yes to Slovenia @Simona! We need to go to Africa again (Botswana was my favourite book-journey this year). Ethiopia? 7y
JenP @RachelO we definitely need more African countries nominated! 7y
Peddler410 I‘m interested in participating for 2018! Are YA and KidsLit titles allowed? 7y
JenP @Peddler410 of course! Feel free to read any genre, format, etc. 7y
Currey I agree about Africa - Uganda and South Africa would be good and Russia 7y
JenP @Currey 👍 7y
Natasha.C.Barnes Have you done South Korea recently? I've got that on my TBR already... 7y
Natasha.C.Barnes And I think another south or Central American country would be cool. I have a book from Argentina on my list, but there are many others I'm sure I could find something cool for. 7y
Natasha.C.Barnes Of course I second the calls for African countries, I don't have a preference which until I do some research. 🤓 7y
Natasha.C.Barnes I have Stay with Me on my list for next year so Nigeria would be good, but it's likely people have read more books from there than other nearby counties so I don't know. 7y
JenP @Natasha.C.Barnes do@you have a preference in country? I think I have enough spaces for each person to nominate one that will make it onto the actual list. I‘m going to post today or tomorrow 7y
JenP @Natasha.C.Barnes we have not done South Korea 7y
Natasha.C.Barnes @JenP I just did some Googling and Brazil looks to have some awesome sounding books, how about that? 7y
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JenP
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December is Singapore in our #readaroundtheworld challenge. Will you be reading with us this month? Which books are you considering? Which book recommendations do you want to share?

Andrew65 Hadn‘t joined in previously but did read a book set in Australia in November! What Alice Forgot. Hope to search out a book based in Singapore in December. Can‘t wait for January as have a few Iceland books I want to get to. 7y
JenP @Andrew65 there are lots of good Iceland options! Look forward to seeing what you pick for Singapore 7y
BarbaraBB I don‘t know any author from Singapore! And I am also looking forward to Iceland! @Andrew65 (edited) 7y
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Simona I‘m going to read 7y
Currey I have read a fair amount about Singapore. I am going for the graphic novel The Art of Charlie Hock Chye by Sonny Lieu and 7y
rockpools I've been wanting to read this for ages: 7y
BarbaraBB @Simona Looking forward to your thoughts so I can perhaps read it as well! 7y
Simona @BarbaraBB I‘m likely to start it this weekend 👍 7y
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Louise
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Many thanks to #LitsyPostcardExchange members @ReadingManda , @julesG , and @vlwelser for the marvelous postcards from Missouri, Bielefeld, and Iceland! This photo is a bit cropped, but you get the idea. 😊 It's lovely to be in touch with you all. I will write again soon! 📫💌

diovival Sending mine out to you soon! 7y
Louise @diovival Looking forward to it! 😊 7y
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Heideschrampf
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Read to ship my first xmas packages ⛄️🎁🎅🏼 #litsyaroundtheworld #secretsanta

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JenP
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#readaroundtheworld

Sorry, between being sick (nothing serious) and planning my daughter‘s party, I‘ve fallen behind. I‘m still reading my Syria book 😬

Will you be joining us in Australia this month? What book recommendations do you have for all of us?

tpixie Hope u feel better and the party goes well! 🎉🎉🎉 7y
Cinfhen I‘ve been terrible with this challenge...Sorry to hear you weren‘t feeling well🤧😷🤒 7y
batsy Hope you're feeling better! Best wishes for the party! 🎉 Your party swag is on point 😀 My Syria book has not arrived. Not sure what's going on with UK and Malaysia postal service, a few of my Book Depository orders are taking their time. 😟 For Australia, I thought of going with a book I have 7y
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BarbaraBB I am planning to read the tagged book unless @Marchpane has a good alternative (you are Australian, right, Maggie?) 7y
Marchpane @BarbaraBB guilty as charged! I haven't read that one but I've heard good things! A lot of people stacked The Trauma Cleaner from my recent post - it's fantastic but I'm not sure how easy it is to get overseas just yet. 7y
BarbaraBB @Marchpane I‘ve stacked that one after reading your review but indeed I can‘t order it right now. Book Depository says March 2018... 7y
Marchpane Also if anyone is yet to pick a book, check out the hashtag #australianauthors here on Litsy for ideas 👍 7y
Marchpane @BarbaraBB hmm, that's really strange because that's where I got my copy... 7y
BarbaraBB @Marchpane Really? How strange. Amazon does have it but then I have to pay shipping costs... 7y
JenP @Marchpane thanks! 7y
rockpools Hope you're feeling better @jenp! And we will need party photos in a couple of days 😉🦉I think I stacked this from one of @Marchpane's recommendations way back, and @Abailliekaras mentioned it on her blog last month, so I'm guessing it's worth reading: 7y
JenP @RachelO thanks! I‘m mostly back to normal so should be fine by the party 🤞🏼 7y
Currey This hashtag is great. Thank you! I read The White Earth by Andrew McGahan but can't say I recommend it wholeheartedly 7y
Currey I loved a Narrow Road to the Deep North so I am thinking of reading Wanting also 7y
Natasha.C.Barnes I'm planning to read 7y
jhod By chance I am reading The Dry for #whodunituk so can join in, yay! 7y
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Andrew65
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Schedule all set up thanks to @steverogers , now just to plan the books! #passportlitsy

Andrew65 This is going to be quite a hot tour! 7y
Melissa_J Can‘t wait to see what books you choose for each country. 7y
Andrew65 @Melissa_J Some countries will be easier than others, e.g. Afghanistan 🇦🇫, Finland 🇫🇮, Portugal 🇵🇹, Malta 🇲🇹 7y
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batsy I got Barbados too! 7y
Cinfhen Cool 😎 so looking forward to seeing your journey ✈️ 7y
Andrew65 @batsy @cinfhen Should be fun, just to find some time to research books for Barbados and other countries. 7y
Sace Looks fun! 7y
Andrew65 @RestlessFickleBookSlut I'm hoping it will be. 7y
Andrew65 Need to plan my books which I will do over the next few days. 7y
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LitLogophile
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This #passportlitsy itinerary is perfect! I look forward to compiling my reading list for 2018. 👍🏼 (Kiribati, though?!)

CouronneDhiver It's right by the dateline ... maybe there's a book related to time travel that will mention Kiribati ... 7y
BibliophileMomma How do I sign up 7y
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Dogearedcopy LOL, If I had a lick of writing talent, I would write you a book about time travel and Kiribati! 7y
LitLogophile I'm going to need someone to write it! 😂 @Dogearedcopy @CouronneDhiver 7y
cajunsyd So how do I join this Litsy Passport group? Do I just randomly pick countries or will they be assigned to me? This will be fun! 7y
LitLogophile @cajunsyd scroll through @steverogers profile until you find the link 🙂 7y
cajunsyd @LitLogophile thank you! Got it! 7y
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JenP
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I‘m about 3 days behind on all the things I need to do and update. I hope to finish my Cuba trip tomorrow. #readaroundtheworld

This month is Syria! Who will be reading with us? I think this will be a fascinating place to visit for our reading tour although I suspect it will also be challenging to find books.

Any suggestions? What will you be reading?

Hooked_on_books I'll be joining up yet again for Syria. I have 2 books and will read one or both of them: 7y
JenP @Hooked_on_books these both look really good! 7y
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Sue I used this one for Syria (edited) 7y
JenP @mhillis thanks! 7y
JenP @Sue it does look good but only gets 40% picks. Did you like it? 7y
Sue @JenP I did like it! Some of the content is difficult (it's semi-autobiographical and some of the content is tough) but I really learned a lot from it. (edited) 7y
JenP @Sue thanks! 7y
batsy I've ordered this and am waiting for it to arrive! 7y
JenP @batsy 👍. This also looks good. I‘m thinking the hardest part will be deciding which one I will be reading. 7y
Wbabdullah A beautiful children's book that really highlights the plight of refugees is 7y
JenP @Wbabdullah thanks! 7y
Currey I am reading A Women in the Crossfire by Samar Yazbek. She also wrote The Crossing which has gotten good reviews but my library did not have it. If time, I also want to readThe Morning They Came For Us by Janine Di Giovanni which has gotten good reviews. 7y
rockpools When my reservation comes in, I'm going to try 7y
Lizpixie I don't know any Syrian books, but I've got plenty of Australian recommendations!🇦🇺 7y
JenP @BarbaraBB thanks! 7y
im2bz I am participating in a similar challenge and just finished A Hand Full of Stars by Rafik Schami. It was good (and short). 7y
im2bz Oops, I forgot the link. 7y
im2bz A few years ago I read 7y
JenP @im2bz thanks for the recommendations! 7y
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Cinfhen
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Yay 😊 got my #PassportLitsy✈️I chose to travel to 6 countries next year...got some interesting places🌎Thanks @steverogers Any other Littens share my destinations:
Malaysia 🇲🇾
Serbia 🇷🇸
Venezuela 🇻🇪
Qatar 🇶🇦
Armenia 🇦🇲
Macedonia 🇲🇰

tricours I've got Venezuela too! 7y
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BookNAround I have Serbia too. 7y
Cinfhen What book are you considering @BookNAround ? I'm thinking 7y
Susanita I‘m reading this for Qatar: 7y
Cinfhen Ive just stacked that one @Susanita it sounds really good! 7y
Marchpane Ooh, interesting that you have neighbouring countries in Serbia and Macedonia. 7y
emilyhaldi Can‘t wait to see what you choose! 7y
Andrew65 How do you Join this challenge? 7y
Cinfhen Go to @steverogers and scroll through her posts @Andrew65 she has a sign up link 😄 7y
Andrew65 @Cinfhen Thanks for this response, I have now signed up. 7y
Cinfhen Great @Andrew65 can't wait to see your itinerary 💕 7y
Andrew65 @cinfhen I went for 12 countries, thought I do one for every month of the year. 7y
Cinfhen I wasn't feeling that brave @Andrew65 I definitely took on too many reading challenges this year so I'm being more cautious in 2018😬 7y
Andrew65 @Cinfhen I sometimes make this mistake but thought one a month should 😬 be doable. 7y
Cinfhen You can do it!!! @Andrew65 7y
Andrew65 @Cinfhen The past 2-3 years I have lead a Round the World Challenge on Shelfari before it's demise and subsequently on Librarything but this will be the first time I have HAD to visit specific named countries. 7y
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Lwiesman
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Got my itinerary today! Now to decide which books to read. I only opted to read 6 books. I may just add my own later. #passportlitsy

CocoReads That's what I'm doing too. 7y
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Bklover
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I just got my itinerary for #passportlitsy and I have to say I am feeling excited and overwhelmed A couple of these I haven‘t even heard of. Sounds like a great learning experience. Any suggestions WELCOME 😳

Notafraidofwords Esmeralda Santiago is one of my favorite Puerto Rican authors. You can start here: 7y
Bklover @Notafraidofwords Thank you!!!😊😊😊 7y
Sweettartlaura It's been a long time since I read it but I think Kazakhstan is featured in 7y
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swishandflick That's a serious list! Nothing immediately comes to mind for anything but Germany, which is probably the easiest one you've got there. If it helps, I feel like I remember a discussion on Goodreads called "Around the World in 80 books" and there are suggestions from all over. 7y
WarpedSweetness Awesome! Welcome! I got Saint Barthelemy also. 7y
Bklover @Sweettartlaura I‘ll check it out- thank you! 7y
Bklover @swishandflick I just found that group- should be a huge help, thanks!!!! 7y
Bklover 😊Now we just have to find books! Always a fun challenge! 7y
Susanita I chose this one for Qatar: 7y
Bklover @Susanita Thanks! I‘ll add it to my list! 7y
BarbaraBB For Bosnia you could read 7y
batsy I got Saint Barthélemy too and the choices I've researched are mainly romance, so far. I prefer mysteries so might go with this 7y
batsy Also next month's #readaroundtheworld is Syria and I was researching books for that and found this list that might be of help https://www.google.com/amp/s/englishatwaterloo.wordpress.com/2015/12/04/11-novel... 7y
Wbabdullah @Bklover I am also traveling to Germany for #passportlitsy. and @Notafraidofwords is right on point! I loved Esmeralda Santiago's books when I was a teen--got to meet her too! She paints the island perfectly...mi patria. A quote from that book became my fave quote to this day! "La verdad, aunque severa, es amiga verdadera." "The truth, although harsh, is a true friend." 7y
Bklover @BarbaraBB Thank you! Added it to my list! 7y
Bklover @batsy I like mysteries better too so I‘m going to use your choice as well for St Bart‘s. Thanks! Also thanks for the Syria link! 7y
Bklover @Wbabdullah That‘s great!! I‘m starting to look forward to this. This is one of the reasons I love Litsy. Makes me read outside my box! 7y
Wbabdullah @Bklover me too!! 7y
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Librarybelle
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Spent the afternoon picking out and ordering books for #LitsyPassport. If you can make out my tiny writing, you'll see the treasures making their way to me.

My post master will either thank me or curse me for the Book Depository and ThriftBooks packages that will start arriving.

Natasha.C.Barnes YESSSSS I love cutting for stone! The audiobook version is so good though... 7y
ValerieAndBooks Wow! Looks interesting. Is your plan to read one per month or...?? 7y
Librarybelle @ValerieAndBooks One per month, that way I can definitely fit each book into my reading time! 7y
Librarybelle @Natasha.C.Barnes Cutting for Stone has been on my to read list for awhile. When I saw it fit one of my countries, I was thrilled! I've only heard good things about the book, so definitely looking forward to reading it. 7y
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Rachbb3
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Here's my 2018 #passportlitsy 😀

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EllieDottie
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🇬🇶 🇪🇸 🇨🇩 🇻🇪 🇲🇨 🇸🇽 🇸🇭 🇸🇹 🇨🇲 🇬🇵 🇦🇪 🇧🇷 🇫🇰 🇨🇻 🇧🇧 🇧🇬 🇲🇸 🇴🇲 🇩🇲 🇹🇼

I realized that I never posted my #PassportLitsy itinerary, so here it is! I'm so excited 😆

TheKidUpstairs Yeah! I've got Equatorial Guinea and St.Martin on my list too! 7y
RaimeyGallant Dang, this reminds me I need to get my passport out tonight. 7y
EllieDottie @TheKidUpstairs do you know what you are reading yet?? 7y
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TheKidUpstairs @EllieDottie this is the only one by an author from there that I've been able to find that I might actually be able to get my hands on: 7y
TheKidUpstairs @EllieDottie sorry, that's for Equatorial Guinea. 7y
EllieDottie @TheKidUpstairs awesome! That is the one I saw too! I just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing any!! 7y
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BookNAround
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Here's my #PassportLitsy itinerary. I have ideas for some of the countries but not for others so feel free to offer suggestions!

mrsmarch Oooo I got Serbia too! 7y
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Marmie7
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Excited for this! I started the around the world read but didn't get very far🙄 If anyone has recommendations for any of these countries let me know!

drokka I got Tokelau as well and am struggling to find anything. There seem to be a couple of professors who have written a couple of things together, but getting a copy of it seems daring. I'd have to prefer the one from the University of Auckland Press, and the other is near impossible to find for purchase. (And I can't do ebooks). 😂 7y
Marmie7 @drokka I was having a hard enough time finding something that sounds interesting from Saint Barthelemy! I'll let you know if I find anything on Tokelau. I can't do ebooks either🤣 7y
tpixie Have you seen the girl,Aisha Esbhani , on FB that is ‘ reading books from every country‘? She may be a good source. 7y
Marmie7 Thanks @tpixie ! 7y
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coffeewithbooks
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I'm so excited to start this next year. If anyone has any book to recommend please let me know 😊💕📚#passportoflisty #buddyread

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TheKidUpstairs
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I got my itinerary for #PassportLitsy!

If anyone has any recommended books by authors from the places listed above, I'd love to hear them! Or for books set in those places (I'm going to try for authors, but will settle for setting if I can't find anything)

Who else is travelling with #PassportLitsy in 2018? Anyone joining me at any of these destinations and want to make it a #buddyread?

jenniferw88 Faroe islands - it's cheap on Kindle at the moment 7y
Laura317 I am! Sadly not to any country you have though. 7y
jenniferw88 Estonia. I admit this appealed to me as I'm #slytherin! 7y
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TheKidUpstairs @jenniferw88 Thank You! This one sounds amazing! Definitely going to be my Estonia pick. 7y
jenniferw88 I'm doing it. Have already tagged two books for the countries we share but I'll probably be doing this for Tanzania 7y
TheKidUpstairs @Laura317 Which countries do you have? 7y
Laura317 @TheKidUpstairs Let's see... I have Bangladesh, Vanuatu, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ecuador, Guinea, Uruguay, Niger, Transnistria, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Liechtenstein, Fiji, Monserrat. 7y
Melissa_J Here is one I loved set in Tanzania 7y
TheKidUpstairs @Melissa_J thanks for the suggestions! 7y
TheKidUpstairs @Blaire thank You! I'm definitely leaning towards Danticat for the Haiti stop, she's got so many that sound good! 7y
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BookwormAHN
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I'm so excited to join in. I've starting looking a different books from those countries but, haven't decided on any yet. #passportlitsy

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Librarybelle
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So excited for #LitsyPassport ! Got my matches a few days ago, and I plan to do some research this weekend.

TheKidUpstairs What's #LitsyPassport? I totally missed this, but I'm very intrigued! 7y
Librarybelle @TheKidUpstairs Check out @steverogers profile! There is a Google form to fill out, then she matches you with your desired number of countries. It's good if you can find an author to read from that country, but completely fine to read a book set in that country or about that country. 7y
TheKidUpstairs @Librarybelle thank you! I'm in 😁 7y
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maximoffs
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For those of you who don't know, I'm hosting a 2018 reading challenge called #PassportLitsy . You sign up and let me know how many countries you'd like to travel to next year and I email you a personalized itinerary of countries you travel to. You then pick a book that takes place in the country to read next year.

You also get access to a private GoodReads group for fellow travelers with book recs.

Http://bit.ly/litsyaroundtheworld to sign up!

WarpedSweetness Can't wait for this! I've been looking through books. 7y
Lcsmcat Sounds like fun! 7y
Beckys_Books Is Facebook a requirement to get recommendations? I don't use it. 7y
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Abailliekaras Wow! Sounds fun. 7y
Abailliekaras Signed up woo hoo! 7y
Booksnob This sounds super cool!! 7y
[DELETED] 3803335244 Do you need a FB? I don't have fb or want one. I'm only here & Goodreads. 7y
BookwormAHN Sounds like fun. I need to branch out some. 7y
maximoffs @Beckys_Books @ForeverNerdy omg I was so tired when I wrote the post! It's a GoodReads group! Sorry for the confusion. 7y
[DELETED] 3803335244 Oh good, thank you 😊 7y
LeeRHarry Thanks- sounds like fun! 7y
StephanieMarie Signed up! So cool! 7y
Bookworm54 Sounds fun :) 7y
Natasha.C.Barnes Done! Sounds great. 7y
bookslesstravelled Exciting! 7y
Tove_Reads Enjoy! I have now read about the 70 first (countries in alphabetical order), and I will continue with my challenge until I've read at least one book from every country! 7y
Jess7 I signed up for four countries! 7y
maximoffs @Jess7 your email didn't come through! Just part of it 7y
Jess7 What did you not get? @steverogers 7y
Jess7 I resubmitted but I don't know what you didn't get the first time. @steverogers 7y
Natasha.C.Barnes @QueenBook Here is where you can find the link to sign up for passport Litsy! 7y
maximoffs @Jess7 it just didn't put in your complete email address 7y
coffeewithbooks What does itinerary mean ? Does it have to be country we want or like to trAvle to next year? I doubt I will be traveling anywhere? 7y
QueenBook Thank you @Natasha.C.Barnes 7y
Natasha.C.Barnes @abigail_mom It just means where you'll travel through reading the books! :D 7y
coffeewithbooks @steverogers oh okay cool. I submitted my form 7y
LibrarianChels Thanks for doing this! 7y
EchoLogical Ahhh nooooooooooooo! I wanted to sign up for this. I took a screenshot and told myself that I would make a list of countries and totally forgot! Is it too late???? 7y
kendrastephaniekaryn Is it too late to sign up? 😢 7y
kendrastephaniekaryn @steverogers Yay! I submitted my form. Can't wait to get my countries 😍 7y
DivaDiane I hope I got signed up in time! 7y
Wbabdullah @steverogers should we read the countries in the order you gave them to us or are we free to switch the numeration around? I figure I could do all my tropical island destinations at the same time...I'm so excited! The Islamic New Year just began this weekend (lunar) so I really want to begin now but I will be patient and wait for the sun to catch up! 😉 7y
Wbabdullah Yay @EchoLogical!!! Please tag me when you get your destinations! I so want to know where you're going, and who knows? Maybe we will have a same destination and can read the same book at the same time!! (I know, I know, I'm corny like that). 7y
maximoffs @Wbabdullah you can switch it around! 7y
Louise I'm already doing the #ReadingAroundTheWorld challenge and prefer choosing for myself which countries I visit, but I'd love to connect with your GR group to see which titles others suggest and also to post suggestions. Is that possible? Thanks, either way. 🤓 7y
maximoffs @Louise we are trying to keep the challenges separate. The goal of ours is to do random countries to stretch our comfort zones. I ask that everyone in the group has a unique itinerary from the Reading Around the World challenge, and we‘re trying to keep the GoodReads group private so people who aren‘t participating don‘t join. If you‘re interested in participating in the challenge we would love to have you 7y
Louise Thanks, @steverogers, but I'm really enjoying choosing my own countries to visit via literature and hope to visit all of them. It's a slight difference, I guess, from what you are going for with this one. Best of luck with your challenge! 💛 (edited) 7y
nickimags Hi I've just signed up hope it's not too late. 😕 7y
mariaku21 This sounds interesting... I just signed up so hopefully it's not too late 7y
Drnkpnkprincess Just signed up! Thanks so much!!!!! Can‘t wait to start reading new books/countries 7y
buecherwurm Is it still possible to sign up? 7y
cajunsyd Just signed up!! 7y
thegreensofa Can we still sign up? 😍📚 🌎 7y
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PandaPanda
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Really excited about #litsyaroundtheworld in 2018! Anyone have any suggestions for me? I'm hoping I read one a month. Thanks @steverogers for organizing!

RealLifeReading Nice! For Thailand this is a good short story collection written by a Thai author 7y
PandaPanda Thanks @RealLifeReading!! I've also been wanting to read more short story collections as well! 7y
Captivatedbybooks @steverogers is it too late to join? 7y
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PandaPanda @Booksandcooks thank you!! I've read Pachinko - probably one of the best books of the year for me! 7y
EllieDottie I read novel without a name last year and I absolutely loved it. It is a point of view story about a North Vietnamese captain in the Vietnam war. It was so good (but was a war story so trigger warnings, but not overly graphic) (edited) 7y
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Laura317
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I'm looking forward to joining @steverogers on #LitsyAroundtheWorld next year. Here is my itinerary. Any other Littens going my way? If so, I'd love to know what you will be reading. I've picked out 3 books so far.

Redwritinghood Sounds fun, but I don't think I'll have the time to join. I'm interested in seeing what you read, though. 7y
Sace If it weren't for you I wouldn't have one for Transitria. 7y
Sace Geez. Which I still can't spell. Whatever. 7y
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Laura317 For Mexico, I chose Like Water for Chocolate. Bangladesh gets Bricklane. Vanuatu gets Hungry Devils (on Kindle). I'm still working on my other countries. @RedRidingHood You can pick as many or as few countries. You have all of 2018 to read. I picked 15. @RestlessFickleBookSlut I'm happy to help!😀 7y
Sace Excellent choice for México. Malinche is another good one. 7y
EllieDottie I also have Montserrat 🇲🇸 I am reading 7y
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maximoffs
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REPOST:

Who wants to travel this year with a personalized itinerary? Sign up at http://bit.ly/litsyaroundtheworld and use the hashtag #PassportLitsy to discuss your book choices for your countries! Maybe you'll find someone else traveling to the same place as you 💕

TheBookStacker Yay signed up! Hope to read some cool interesting books from far flung places! 7y
WarpedSweetness I signed up! Sounds fun, and gives me lots of time to plan and buy more books! 7y
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RealLifeReading Sounds fun! Off to check it out 7y
DarcysMom What a fun challenge! I just signed up. 😁 7y
Jinjer Very fun! Just signed up! 7y
MorbidAi I signed up 😍😁 7y
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maximoffs
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So encouraged by my other post (I got self conscious last night lol), would anyone else be interested in doing this challenge? You can control how many countries you go to, and if you go to http://bit.ly/litsyaroundtheworld I will email you your personal itinerary!

Jess7 I would like to see your list to decide if I want to join. I may read a couple of them. 7y
IamIamIam Such a cool idea!!!!! I'm in!!!! 7y
Sharpeipup What a fantastic idea! I might be tempted as well 7y
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Skygoddess1 Yay! So excited, just sent you an email 7y
Wbabdullah @steverogers I love this idea! And like @Jess7 , I also want to see your list to piggyback on! Will check out the link! Tell us your destinations! This is very tempting!! I want to say "I'm in" but I'm having commitment anxiety for some reason! Maybe cuz my plate feel full...but I do love a challenge... 7y
Wbabdullah Okay I'm in!! Forgive my previous stream of consciousness mode...I see your handwritten destinations ❤️😍feeling inspired! 7y
EllieDottie This sounds awesome!! I am definitely in!! (edited) 7y
wordslinger42 Signed up!! This is going to be awesome :) Thank you so much for doing this! 7y
Wbabdullah I've got my list! So excited! And picked out 2 books from 2 countries last night! 7y
Velvetfur What a fantastic idea! I've just signed up 😊 7y
Wbabdullah Shoot I'm gonna tag myself so I don't forget this post @Wbabdullah 7y
Sace I'm in! 7y
jenniferw88 I'm in! 7y
julesG I'm in! 7y
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maximoffs
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I've decided that 1/4 of my books next year will be about (and preferably written by authors from) 25 random countries. I decided to pick my books yesterday so I would have time to compile them all. Here's my list!

haanim Brilliant idea! 7y
CareBear Love this! 7y
youneverarrived Great idea! 7y
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maximoffs @haanim @CareBear @youneverarrived I was thinking of floating it as a litsy challenge. I made a post last night and then changed my mind because I just WASNT SURE 7y
CareBear You should! I think it's a great idea 😊 7y
Laura317 I agree! You should so make it a Litsy challenge. I'd do that in a heartbeat!! 7y
haanim You should if you still want to! ☺ 7y
Skygoddess1 I'd take part in this if you make it into a challenge. Even if you don't, I think I'll follow your example and come up with my own list 7y
haanim @steverogers done! 😁 7y
Laura317 Done! Thanks, @steverogers 7y
CareBear Done, I'm excited! 7y
Sace Sorry to shout but THIS IS SO AWESOME! 7y
Wbabdullah @RestlessFickleBookSlut I'm so happy my prediction was on-point! I was worried that at some point you'd be like, "stop tagging me woman!!" I'm curious to see if any of us got the same countries! I'm working on compiling my list of reads...we should all post 1)our countries and 2)the books we plan to read from those countries at some point before 2018 and keep up the momentum!! This is really great @steverogers 7y
Sace @Wbabdullah agreed! I went with just 6 countries because I'm afraid of biting off more than I can chew. 7y
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JenP
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Coming up for July: Spain. This should be one of our easiest counties to complete! Tomorrow I will link to our blog post for Thailand and will highlight some of the books you all read. Not gonna lie, I struggled this month with finding books (liking my current book though).

Loving the food posts so keep those coming!

July 1st we'll open it up for Spanish book recommendations #readaroundtheworld

Wbabdullah @RestlessFickleBookSlut I wish we caught July for the Spanish-language books! This is a different challenge but the same idea! I picked 11 books for my challenge via @steverogers and that seems perfect for reading one book a month from around the world! 7y
JenP @Wbabdullah feel free to jump on in. It's a fairly low key challenge but I've us a blast doing it 7y
Wbabdullah Yay! @JenP I love the way this challenge looks and even the poster for it. Excited about the countries chosen...I'll hop in soon! 7y
Wbabdullah I'm feeling October-will recommend somethings for and from Syria! 🇸🇾 7y
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JenP
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#readaroundtheworld reposting as we are moving into June.

Tomorrow I will post our end of month summary for May. You have 2 more days to squeeze in any last minute Colombian books!

June 1 I'll post the recommendations prompt for Thailand. Hope to see you join in as we travel to Thailand 🇹🇭

BookwormM How do you make your background I love it 😍 7y
drokka Oh crap. I missed Columbia. I'll have to catch up. Plus I need to find a Thailand title. Actually, what I need is time hah! 7y
JenP @BookwormM I use Vanillapen app. 7y
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JenP @drokka I could use an extra 10 hours in each day. No worries though. Participate when you can 😊. The good thing is it starts over every month! 7y
BibliophileMomma Oh I missed this but will join in for the rest of the months. 7y
JenP @Tiffy_Reads great! Look forward to seeing what you pick for Thailand! 7y
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JenP
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Join our Read around the ? challenge. Each month we'll be posting a country and participants can make recommendations, read books, post recipes, country fun facts, photos, and more.

Starts May 1. Nominate a country today. I'll post a list of countries we'll be "visiting" on May 1.

You can choose the level of intensity you want -- join for all counties or just a few over the course of a year.

Michelle_mck Awesome 👏🏻 8y
suvata This is a great idea. Thanks for coming up with it. 8y
Jerdencon Great idea... since my family is from there I'll nominate Greece 8y
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JenP @Jerdencon ooh, I like that one! Great food and literature so lots of possibilities for posting creative ideas 8y
JenP @suvata thank you! 8y
Bklover Great idea! 8y
JenP @Bklover thanks! 8y
jenniferw88 Botswana (it will help for @bookriot 's challenge too if you live 5,000 miles away from there too 😂) 8y
Simona Tempting! Reading around the 🌎 is this year my reading focus. 8y
JenP You could nominate one of the counties you read for to visit from your challenge goals. Pretty low commitment required. You can pick and choose which months to join or go all out and read all 12 months 😊 8y
Redjewel_7734 Great idea! 8y
Redjewel_7734 I nominate Syria. I've been wanting to learn more about this embattled region from #ownvoices. 8y
JenP @Redjewel_7734 sounds good! 8y
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