Around the World in 80 Books discussion

Post your nominations here for the June group reads. A significant portion of the book must be set in the featured location. We will be reading a selection set in Bhutan, a book set on an island from Northern Europe, and a book from a author who is both a Pacific Islander and in a marginalized population in their country of residence.

World Tour*:
Nominate a book set in Bhutan:
Bhutan Book List: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Bhutan Bookshelf: https://www.goodreads.com/group/books...

Islands
Nominate a book set on an island from one of the following Northern European locations: Aland Islands, Channel Islands, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, Guernsey, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Jan Mayen, Jersey, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Svalbard, Sweden, or the United Kingdom: . This can be an island country, territory, or island belonging to a larger country.

Minority Author
Nominate a book written by a Pacific Islander author who lives in a country where they are part of a minority or marginalized population.

For a list of books we have read in previous months, click here: Previously Read Group Read Books

*For our featured world country selection (this month it is Bhutan): If the book selected by popular vote is not written by a native or resident author of at least 1 year, the book written by a native/resident author with the highest votes will also be selected, resulting in two book selections for that country.

For Bhutan, I nominate The Circle of Karma by Kunzang Choden
For book set on an island, I nominate The Book of Ebenezer Le Page by G.B. Edwards (Guernsey)
For minority author, I nominate The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera (New Zealand)

The Circle of Karma sounds great!

For Islands, I nominate Miss Iceland by Auđur Ava Ólafsdóttir.

I nominate:

Islands: Silence of the Grave by Arnaldur Indriðason.

Minority Author: The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen.

Megan wrote: "I nominate:

Islands: Silence of the Grave by Arnaldur Indriðason.

Minority Author: The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen."

The minority author this month meeds to be a Pacific Islander. Viet Thanh Nguyen is Vietnamese and will not qualify.

Diane wrote: "Megan wrote: "I nominate:

Islands: Silence of the Grave by Arnaldur Indriðason.

Minority Author: The Sympathizer by [author:Viet Thanh Nguyen|282390..."

Sorry, I didn't read that carefully enough,

Minority/Pacific Islander author (Hawaiian) : Sharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong Washburn.

I nominate:
Bhutan: Chilli and Cheese: Food and Society in Bhutan by Kunzang Choden.
Pacific Islander: Cousins by Patricia Grace.