Around the World in 80 Books discussion

A1) Translated from India Regional language
A2) Set on an island
A3) Has character that shares your profession
A4) Tropical setting
A5) BTBA award winner or nominee

B1) Fire, flood or hurricane
B2) Dream vacation
B3) TBR book completion
B4) Central or South American author
B5) BIPOC author

C1) Set in a Nordic country
C2) Set in hotels, inns, guesthouses etc
C3) An African classic
C4) Nonfiction history
C5) LBGTQ character

D1) Published in the year you were born
D2) 2 books set in adjacent countries
D3) Planes trains & automobiles
D4) Polar setting
D5) Fewer than 1,000 Goodreads ratings

E1) Pacific Islander author
E2) History mystery set before 1900
E3) Fairytale or folklore
E4) Set during a war
E5) More than 500 pages

Bingo #1 - Completed
A1) Translated from India Regional language
Chowringhee by Sankar

A2) Set on an island
Shetland Island Blue Lightning by Ann Cleeves

A3) Has character that shares your profession
Retired! Death in the Sunshine by Steph Broadribb

A4) Tropical setting
Lost in Shangri-la: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II by Mitchell Zuckoff

A5) BTBA award winner or nominee
Visitation by Jenny Erpenbeck

Completed B!
B1) Fire, flood or hurricane
Malibu Burning by Lee Goldberg

B2) Dream vacation
Although this didn't turn out to be how I would envision an Italian dream vacation, it was a good description of the tiny Italian village.
The Little Italian Hotel by Phaedra Patrick

B3) TBR book completion
I've completed many TBR reads. But here is one set in Israel.
Murder Duet by Batya Gur

B4) Central or South American author
The Murmur of Bees by Sofía Segovia

B5) BIPOC author
The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector’s Story by Hyeonseo Lee

Completed C!
C1) Set in a Nordic country
A Death in Denmark by Amulya Malladi

C2) Set in hotels, inns, guesthouses etc
The Villa by Rachel Hawkins

C3) An African classic
Death and the King's Horseman by Wole Soyinka

C4) Nonfiction history
Life of Andrew Jackson, The by Robert V. Remini

C5) LBGTQ character
The Guncle by Steven Rowley

Completed D!
D1) Published in the year you were born
Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose

D2) 2 books set in adjacent countries
Ballad of the Whiskey Robber: A True Story of Bank Heists, Ice Hockey, Transylvanian Pelt Smuggling, Moonlighting Detectives, and Broken Hearts by Julian Rubinstein
Romania & Hungary

D3) Planes trains & automobiles
Pied Piper by Nevil Shute

D4) Polar setting
The Charlemagne Pursuit by Steve Berry

D5) Fewer than 1,000 Goodreads ratings
Give the Devil His Due by Sulari Gentill

Completed!

E1) Pacific Islander author
Counterfeit by Kirstin Chen

E2) History mystery set before 1900
Murder on Black Swan Lane by Andrea Penrose

E3) Fairytale or folklore
The Beast Player by Nahoko Uehashi

E4) Set during a war
Until Leaves Fall in Paris by Sarah Sundin

E5) More than 500 pages
Peter the Great: His Life and World by Robert K. Massie