Around the World in 80 Books discussion

January's number is posted late to allow you time to adjust your list. You may continue to do so until midnight December 31, 2022 EST. Numbers will be announced 1 week prior to the end of the month during the rest of the year.

2024 numbers
January: 4
February: 21
March: 9
April: 24
May: 3
June: 17
July: 5
August: 23

2023 numbers
January: 12
February: 2
March: 1
April: 9
May: 18
June: 5
July: 20
August: 3
September: 17
October: 19
November: 14
December: 8

2022 Numbers
January: 15
February: 10
March: 23
April: 4
May: 8
June: 3
July: 22
August: 11
September: 14
October: 5
November: 13
December: 24

2021 Numbers selected by month
January: 1
February: 6
March: 10
April: 18
May: 24
June: 2
July: 15
August: 12
September: 3
October: 22
November: 4
December: 14

My #10 is set in England - - Charlie Lovett

I will be reading Lysistrata by Aristophanes.

I will be reading In The Shadow of 10,000 Hills

Linda C wrote: "My #10 is set in England - - Charlie Lovett"

I'm looking forward to your review of this. I have it on my library wish list.

Strong start! I will be reading Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Half of a Yellow Sun

Valerie wrote: "Strong start! I will be reading Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Half of a Yellow Sun"

Awesome book!

I'll be reading Outlander! It's been on my TBR for 5 years and on my shelves for at least a couple. Time to get to it!

Angela wrote: "I'll be reading Outlander! It's been on my TBR for 5 years and on my shelves for at least a couple. Time to get to it!"

Absolutely love this series. I hope you enjoy it!!

Bluemoon wrote: "Linda C wrote: "My #10 is set in England - - Charlie Lovett"

I'm looking forward to your review of this. I have it on my library wish list."

This is on my list as well, but not #10. Looking forward to your review.

I will be reading Kenya: Who Will Catch Us As We Fall

I am trying to tackle all countries touching the equator. I have “been to” Kenya before (both by book and IRL) but am looking forward to this book.

I'll be reading Secrets We Kept: Three Women of Trinidad set in Trinidad. A new to me country for my circumnavigation, and on my unread shelf!

Forgot to check this until now! My #10 is The Unbearable Lightness of Being. I better get started!

This is a great book. I read it when it first came out in English. A truly beautiful book.

February's number is 9.

What will you be reading?

I will be reading Umberto Eco's Baudolino for February. This has been gathering dust on my bookshelf for a very, very long time. So I am looking forward to finally reading it.

Number 9 for me is All Strangers Are Kin: Adventures in Arabic and the Arab World.

For # 9 I will be reading a second book from Kenya One Day I Will Write About This Place: A Memoir

This is the one book I hoped would not be picked as my goal is to read books from all the countries overlapping the equator and now I have read Kenya 3 times. Lol. Getting to know Kenya well.

My #9 is The Daughter of Sienna. I'm going to Italy!

My #9 is Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood. I'm excited to start this graphic novel memoir about a girl growing up in Iran.

Kristy wrote: "My #9 is Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood. I'm excited to start this graphic novel memoir about a girl growing up in Iran."

I enjoyed that book quite a bit. It's a quick read, too.

My #9 is Salt Houses

Bluemoon wrote: "My #9 is Salt Houses"

This book looks very interesting. I look forward to your review.

Although I am not participating in the TBR takedown challenge, I really enjoy following the thread!

My #9 is The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Young Readers Edition

March's number is 17.


What will you be reading?

For March I will be reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone!
Super excited to start this series!

I will be reading Pogrom: Kishinev and the Tilt of History

My #17 book is from Algeria The Last Summer of Reason

My book for March will be from Portugal: Antonio Tabucchi's Pereira Maintains

My number 17 is Still Life by Louise Penny.

City of Dreams: A Novel of Nieuw Amsterdam and Early Manhattan by Beverly Swerling.

I've got All the Light We Cannot See for March.

Doris wrote: "I've got All the Light We Cannot See for March."

One of my favorite books ever. I hope you'll enjoy it as much as I did.

Diane wrote: "Doris wrote: "I've got All the Light We Cannot See for March."

One of my favorite books ever. I hope you'll enjoy it as much as I did."


Me too. I loved it so much I visited Saint Malo a couple of years ago and walked in Marie-Loure’s footsteps. This book is in my soul.

Sandra wrote: "Diane wrote: "Doris wrote: "I've got All the Light We Cannot See for March."

One of my favorite books ever. I hope you'll enjoy it as much as I did."


Me too. I loved it so much I..."

I would love to go to Saint Malo!

April's number is 4. What book will you be reading?

I am heading to Oceana for #4 Nauru. This is one of the countries I am tackling for my “read a book from every country crossing the Equator” self challenge. I am looking forward to exploring someplace I have never been.
Offshore: Behind the Wire on Manus and Nauru

I'm off to Ghana reading Homegoing which is also on my Random Travel list.

Bluemoon wrote: "I'm off to Ghana reading Homegoing which is also on my Random Travel list."

I really enjoyed Homegoing.

My number 4 is A Great and Terrible Beauty

I am hopping across the border to France with Virginie Despentes' Vernon Subutex, 1

Bluemoon wrote: "I'm off to Ghana reading Homegoing which is also on my Random Travel list."

That's an awesome book!

Diane wrote: "Bluemoon wrote: "I'm off to Ghana reading Homegoing which is also on my Random Travel list."

That's an awesome book!"

Sandra wrote: "Bluemoon wrote: "I'm off to Ghana reading Homegoing which is also on my Random Travel list."

I really enjoyed Homegoing."


It has been on my TBR for a while now so it will be good to finally get it read.

May's number is 5. What will you be reading?

LOL. I am regretting my list now. I am going BACK to Nauru (seriously?), reading I Have Seen the Moon: Reflections on Nauru. I am 75% through April’s meaty tome - Offshore: Behind the Wire on Manus and Nauru. It is a LONG nonfiction account of refuge offshoring to Nauru. I had to look this island up on a map when I realized it was the smallest country but now I know it pretty well. And I do not want to visit.

Oops. I just realized I read 5 in April and now will read 4 - will I be ok for points reading one each month?

I'm off to Israel with Sadness Is a White Bird

Sandra wrote: "Oops. I just realized I read 5 in April and now will read 4 - will I be ok for points reading one each month?"

No problem

Oops, looked at my list wrong. I'll be reading Otherwise Engaged. Looks like I'm sticking with historical fiction in England.