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August's number is 23. What will you be reading?
July's number is 5. What will you be reading?
June's number is 17. What will you be reading?
Connor wrote: "Hi, I’m Connor.I was born and raised in San Diego, California. I have been reading a lot about the history of adoption and memoirs written by adopted people. I have also been reading about Irish ..."
Welcome to the group, Connor!
May's number is 3. What will you be reading?
Elizabeth wrote: "To give my passion for reading a jumpstart after years of dormancy due babies and homeschooling. I started the year off challenging myself to read one book from different regions of the US. Books f..."Welcome to the group Elizabeth!
Rayne wrote: "Hello! My name is Rayne, I currently live in the United States, but have plans to move out of the country in a few years. I’ve joined this group to hopefully expand my reading list to include a var..."Hi Rayne! Welcome to the group!
Germán wrote: "Hi all, hope you doing good! I'm Germán, I'm 23yo and I'm from Argentina. Usually I like to read fiction books but nowadays I'm trying to get into non-fiction genre; started with one from Jaron Lan..."Welcome to the group Germán! I visited your lovely country earlier this month. I look forward to going back again soon.
April's number is 24. What will you be reading?
March's number is 9. What will you be reading?
Welcome to the group Taylor and Kharis!
February's number is 21. What will you be reading?
Kat wrote: "What is your favorite travel book and why?I'll start! My favorite travel book is Eat Pray Love. I first started solo traveling at the age of 17 and so many people over the years judged me for it ..."
I love Eat, Pray, Love as well.
Authors (Continued) United Kingdom: Northern Ireland
Brian Moore
C.S. Lewis
Caroline Blackwood
Christina McKenna
Joyce Cary
Patrick Taylor
Seamus Deane
Seamus Heaney
St. Patrick
United Kingdom: Scotland
A.L. Kennedy
Abi Daré
Adam Smith
Alan Warner
Alasdair Gray
Alexander McCall Smith
Ali Smith
Allan Baillie
Anthony Wynne
David Hume
Douglas Stuart
Fergus Hume
Gail Honeyman
Henry MacKenzie
Iain Banks
Ian Macpherson
Irvine Welsh
James Boswell
James Hogg
James Kelman
James Thomson
Janice Galloway
John Buchan
Leila Aboulela
Lewis Grassic Gibbon
Lilian Beckwith
M.C. Beaton
Mairi Hedderwick
Muriel Spark
Peter Manson
Robert Burns
Robert Louis Stevenson
Walter Scott
United Kingdom: Wales
Arthur Machen
Asser
Atinuke
Cynan Jones
Dylan Thomas
Ethel Lina White
George Herbert
Iain Sinclair
Mini Grey
Nennius
Roald Dahl
Sarah Waters
Saunders Lewis
Uruguay
Armonía Somers
Carlos María Domínguez
Cristina Peri Rossi
Eduardo Galeano
Emma Reyes
Horacio Quiroga
Juan Carlos Onetti
Mario Levrero
Martin Amis
Uzbekistan
Avicenna
Leonid Solovyov
Mahmuda Saydumarova
Vanessa Lutz Stoffel
Venedikt Erofeev
Vanuatu
Grace Mera Molisa
Hugh Steven
J. Maarten Troost
Vatican City
Daniel Anrig
David Geisser
Erwin Niederberger
Pope John Paul II
Pope Francis
Venezuela
Alberto Barrera Tyszka
Gabriel García Márquez
Karina Sainz Borgo
Margaret Mascarenhas
Maria Eugenia Manrique
Paula Ramón
Vietnam
Alexander Yates
Dương Thu Hương
Edward Ardizzone
Kim Thúy
Linh Dinh
Marguerite Duras
Ocean Vuong
Thanhha Lai
Thich Nhat Hanh
Tim O'Brien
Trung Le Nguyen
Uyen Nicole Duong
Viet Thanh Nguyen
Violet Kupersmith
Virgin Islands (BVI)
Robb White
Virgin Islands (USVI)
Andy Rutnik
Bob Tis
Connie Fleenor
Curtney Chinnery
Gerald Singer
Kacen Callender
Tiphanie Yanique
Wayne E. Bully Petersen
Western Sahara
James Riley
Yemen
Jennifer Steil
Nujood Ali
Wajdi Al-Ahdal
Zayd Mutee' Dammaj
Zambia
Alexandra Fuller
Binwell Sinyangwe
Dwight Kopp
Ellen Banda-Aaku
Gaile Parkin
Kayo Chingonyi
Namwali Serpell
Zukiswa Wanner
Zanzibar
Abdulrazak Gurnah
Emily Ruete
Zimbabwe
Alexander McCall Smith
Alexandra Fuller
Brian Chikwava
Bryony Rheam
Dambudzo Marechera
Delia Owens
Doris Lessing
Neely Tucker
NoViolet Bulawayo
Petina Gappah
Tendai Huchu
Tsitsi Dangarembga
Yvonne Vera
Mome_Rath wrote: "I like your choices; #7 is on my TBR list, too. Happy New Year, and happy reading!"Thank you! Happy New Year and happy reading to you as well!
Pat wrote: "If you know the book is set in the U.S., but no specific location is given, can you use the state where the author resides? "Yes
Vicky wrote: "Is there a thread ready for next years 2024 Around the world in 80 books challenge?I'm hoping to join it but would ideally appreciate a place to plan."You can begin your challenge on this thread.
My TBR list for 2024.1. A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende
2. A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle
3. Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney
5. Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami
6. Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
7. Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela
8. Milkman by Anna Burns
10. The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons
11. The Chestnut Man by Søren Sveistrup
12. The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
13. The Dark Forest by Liu Cixin
14. The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector’s Story by Hyeonseo Lee
15. The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak
16. The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton
17. The Neverending Story by Michael Ende
18. The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo
19. The Snowman by Jo Nesbø
20. The Solitude of Prime Numbers by Paolo Giordano
22. The Time of Contempt by Andrzej Sapkowski
23. Us Against You by Fredrik Backman
24.
January's number will be 4.
Create your lists for 2024. The first number (January) will be 4.
