Reading around the world

 

 

Until now I've always considered myself as someone with a broad reading taste who's open to the unknown and who likes to venture off the beaten track.

It happens regularly that I read books that have been rated or reviewed by only a few people (or even nobody).

However, just like Ann Morgan I realized that my bookshelf isn't as diverse as I always thought. Especially authors from the UK and USA fill my bookcase, whether or not in a Dutch translation.

But the world is so much bigger than those two countries and there must be a treasure of beautiful books and unknown authors out there!

 

So I decided to take on the challenge and to read at least one book of every country in the world!

And one of every state of the USA too (more info on this page).

There's absolutely no time pressure, as I see this as a long term change in my reading habits.

So if you have a tip, don't hesitate to share it with me!

The only condition is that the book has to take place in the country of origin of the author. Because only then you immerse yourself totally in another environment/culture.

 

The countries I've visited and blogged about since March 2022 are indicated by the fuchsia spots:

 

 

Afghanistan

Albania

Algeria

Andorra

Angola

Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina

Armenia

Australia

Austria

Azerbaijan

The Bahamas

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Barbados - blog: coming soon

• short stories: In Time of Need - Shakirah Bourne (Goodreads - review: coming soon)
  

Belarus

Belgium

Belize

Benin

Bhutan - blog

• short stories: Tales in Colour and other stories - Kunzang Choden (Goodreads - review)
  

Bolivia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Botswana

Brazil

Brunei

Bulgaria

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Cambodia

Cameroon

Canada

Cape Verde

Central African Republic

Chad

Chile

China

Colombia

Comoros

Congo, Democratic Republic of

Congo, Republic of

Costa Rica

Côte d'Ivoire

Croatia

Cuba

Czech Republic

Denmark

Djibouti  - blog: coming soon

• novel: Pourquoi tu danses quand tu marches? - Abdourahman A. Waberi (Goodreads - still reading, but review coming soon)
  

Dominica

Dominican Republic

East Timor

Ecuador

Egypt

El Salvador

Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

Estonia

Ethiopia

Fiji

Finland

France

Gabon

The Gambia

Georgia

Germany

• historical fiction:  Corinnes toekomst - Paula Stern (Goodreads - review: coming soon)
  

Ghana

Greece

Grenada

Guatemala

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Guyana

Haiti

Honduras

Hungary

Iceland

India - blog: coming soon

• picture book: Leaf Talks Peace - author: Priya Kumari - illustrator: Anusha Santosh (Goodreads - review: coming soon)
• picture book: My Trip to the Fair - author and illustrator: Mallika Appana (Goodreads - review: coming soon)
• picture book: Kesar and the Lullaby Birds - author: Aditi Oza - illustrator: Debasmita Dasgupta (Goodreads - review: coming soon)
• children's book: The Six Spellmakers of Dorabji Street - author: Shabnam Minwalla (Goodreads - review: coming soon)
  

Indonesia

Iran

Iraq

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Jamaica

Japan - blog: coming soon

• short stories: Where the Wild Ladies Are - Aoko Matsuda (Goodreads - review)
  
• manga: Our Colors - Gengoroh Tagame (Goodreads - review)
  

Jordan

Kazakhstan

Kenya

Kiribati

Kurdistan

Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan

Laos

Latvia/Letland

Lebanon

Lesotho

Liberia

Libya

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Macedonia (Republic of North Macedonia)

Madagascar

Malawi

Malaysia

Maldives

Mali

Malta

Marshall Islands

Mauritania

Mauritius

Mexico

Micronesia, Federated States of

Moldova

Monaco

Mongolia

Montenegro

Morocco

Mozambique

Myanmar (Burma)

Namibia

Nauru

Nepal

Netherlands

New-Zeeland

Nicaragua

Niger

Nigeria

North Korea

Norway

Oman

Pakistan

Palau

Palestine

Panama

Papua New Guinea

Paraguay

Peru

Philippines

Poland

Portugal

Qatar

Romania

Russia

Rwanda

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Samoa - blog: coming soon

• short stories:  Afakasi Woman - Lani Wendt Young (Goodreads - review)
  

San Marino

Sao Tome and Principe

Saudi Arabia

Senegal

Serbia

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

Singapore

Slovakia

Slovenia

Solomon Islands

Somalië

South Africa

• feelgood murder mystery: Bitterbessie Blues - Anna Emm (Kobo - review: coming soon)
  

South Korea

South Sudan

Spain

Sri Lanka

Sudan

Suriname

Swaziland (Eswatini)

Sweden

• short stories for children: Astrid Lindgren vertelt - Astrid Lindgren (Goodreads - review)
  

Switzerland

Syria

Taiwan

Tajikistan

Tanzania

Thailand

Togo

Tonga

Trinidad and Tobago

Tunisia

Turkey

Turkmenistan

Tuvalu

Uganda

Ukraine

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom

• original DIY murder mystery:  Cain's Jawbone - Torquemada (Goodreads - review - blog)
  

United States of America

Uruguay

Uzbekistan

Vanuatu

Vatican City

Venezuela

Vietnam

Yemen

Zambia

Zimbabwe