The Read Around The World Book Club discussion

If you want, introduce yourself. Do you have a booktube channel, blog, are you on social media. No pressure if you don't want to.

Hello! My name is Yamini (yah - mini) & I have a channel called TheSkepticalReader (on twitter it's SkepticalReader). Excited to be a part of this group and discover a few gems as we read along together. :)

Hi Everyone. My name is Susan and I'm writing to you from Canada. I'm looking forward to reading around the world with all of you engaged avid readers!

Hi! I'm Emily, I'm 30 years old ... nearly 31 actually. My favourite book is Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys. I don't have a blog or booktube channel myself but I watch loads of people on booktube and get so many wonderful recommendations!

Thanks Melanie for starting this bookclub, I really love the idea and am excited to be a part of it!

Hi everyone lovely to join this group and meet you all. I'm Catherine, I'm mad about books,sewing,walking on the beach as I live near the sea in the North East of England. I have two sons Adam who is 25 and Joe who is nearly 21, a cockapoo dog called Nelson and my husband David. I'm 21 going on 57 next week!!!!!

forgot to say I'm a book tuber Jayne Catherine on books

Hi everyone

I'm Keriann, I am 30 years old. I live in Devon but I am originally from the North East of Scotland, I am book mad and have my own booktube channel (WomanVsBooks). I can't name my favourite book because there are so many I love. I don't have any children but have a four year old niece who is big trouble. Looking froward to chatting to you all :)

Hi guys, I just wanted to mentioned a book that I'm interested in reading, to see if we can add it to the list. I saw the review in Kamil's channel, if you want to check it out! Eve out of Her Ruins by Ananda Devi, J.M.G. Le Clezio (Introduction), Jeffrey Zuckerman (Translator)

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

The review is at the end of this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XW_0w...

let me know if you are interested.

Btw I'm 27 years old and have a booktube channel. Really interested in reading books from all over.
xx

I think that book sounds awesome, I have put it on the list.

Hi Everyone. My name is Deirdre (Dee for short). I do have a booktube channel called "booksandquirks". I'm so excited to be part of this group and take part in the chats. I'm just about to start the April book. :)

Hi everyone! My name is Candace and I'm from Vermont but live in Boston, Massachusetts. So thankful to be a part of his group! I do have a recently started booktube channel called Beacon Hill Books. Nice to meet everyone!

Melanie wrote: "If you want, introduce yourself. Do you have a booktube channel, blog, are you on social media. No pressure if you don't want to."

Hi!
I have been enjoying your booktube and thrilled to learn of this group as I like the idea of reading books by women authors (girlpower!) from around the world. I tend to mainly read US or UK authors for some reason so this gets me branched out to see books from other places.

I'm 47, married, and we have two boys ages 10 and 17. I live in my homestate of Virginia and work full-time. I've enjoyed reading for as long as I can remember. A house without books puzzles me. LOL

I have a youtube channel called THE SAMPLER GIRL KNITS AND READS where I post individual videos about knitting and reading.
For link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDaS...

I am fairly new to the world of booktube and can't get enough of it!! My TBR list grows daily.

I am happy to be in this group!

Hi, happy to be part of this group. No booktube channel or blog, but I regularly comment on Mel's videos :) and would continue the practice here.

Kay wrote: "Hi, happy to be part of this group. No booktube channel or blog, but I regularly comment on Mel's videos :) and would continue the practice here."

Yay, welcome Kay

Kay wrote: "Hi, happy to be part of this group. No booktube channel or blog, but I regularly comment on Mel's videos :) and would continue the practice here."

Hi Kay!

Hi, I'm April!
I'm trying to read more women in translation, and I've gotten lots of recommendations from Mel's videos, so I'm excited to join this group!

Hello! My name is Marcella, I became I member of this group some months ago and I have read some of the book choices. I will try and join in more with the discussions from now on!

I have a instagram account where I mostly post bookish things. Allthough I won't call it a bookstagram account, because I feel those are just at a whole different level ;)

https://www.instagram.com/marcellakx/

MsAprilVincent wrote: "Hi, I'm April!
I'm trying to read more women in translation, and I've gotten lots of recommendations from Mel's videos, so I'm excited to join this group!"

Welcome to the Group April :) So happy you join us.

Marcella wrote: "Hello! My name is Marcella, I became I member of this group some months ago and I have read some of the book choices. I will try and join in more with the discussions from now on!

I have a instagr..."

Yay Marcella, that's great :) I already follow you on instagram and always enjoy your updates :)

Melanie wrote: "Marcella wrote: "Hello! My name is Marcella, I became I member of this group some months ago and I have read some of the book choices. I will try and join in more with the discussions from now on!
..."

Thanks Mel!

I was already following you too Marcela! Beautiful pics :) Love meeting new bookish people through this reading group!

Hi all, I'm Amy and I mainly just keep my bookish musings on goodreads so do feel free to add me. I've just joined in and have the November book, October book is on order! Hoping it comes in time for me to get involved. xxx

Amy Alice wrote: "Hi all, I'm Amy and I mainly just keep my bookish musings on goodreads so do feel free to add me. I've just joined in and have the November book, October book is on order! Hoping it comes in time f..."

Welcome Amy :)

Tanya wrote: "Kay wrote: "Hi, happy to be part of this group. No booktube channel or blog, but I regularly comment on Mel's videos :) and would continue the practice here."

Hi Kay!"

Hi Amy!

Marcella wrote: "Hello! My name is Marcella, I became I member of this group some months ago and I have read some of the book choices. I will try and join in more with the discussions from now on!

I have a instagr..."

Hi Marcella! I'll be sure to check you out on IG - I'm bzmama there. Happy reading and hope you enjoy the group.

Deidre(Dee) ~ Official Bookworm ~ wrote: "Hi everyone! I’m Dee, and I’ve been with Goodreads since 2014. I just love it here, and I’ve made heaps of online friends. I live in a small rural town in New Zealand, with my hubby, and our cat, d..."

Welcome to the club Dee :)

Lisa (Likenbooks) wrote: "Hi everyone, I'm Lisa (booktube channel - Liken Books). I've read some books this year for an Around the world reading challenge and have really enjoyed it so I'm glad to be part of this group. I h..."

Hi and welcome Lisa :)

Hi ladies! (No men around??) I'm Daphne, 30 years old and I'm from the Netherlands. I try to read more diversely and just stumbled upon this lovely bookclub! Really looking forward to dive into the world of female authors, worldwide!
I already read Persepolis (it warmed my heart for Iran, and for graphic novels!) and will try to get my hands on a copy of the November book.
No channel on BookTube or blog, but I'm subscribed to a lot of amazing bookloving ladies out there and try to add a comment every now and then.
Happy reading!

Daphne wrote: "Hi ladies! (No men around??) I'm Daphne, 30 years old and I'm from the Netherlands. I try to read more diversely and just stumbled upon this lovely bookclub! Really looking forward to dive into the..."

Welcome Daphne :)

Hello everyone! My name is Beatriz, I'm 29 years old and I'm from Spain. I'm looking forward to joining this bookclub starting with October's book that I already have ready on my kindle. I usually talk about what I'm reading in my instagram account @beatrizmallow.

Beatrizmallow wrote: "Hello everyone! My name is Beatriz, I'm 29 years old and I'm from Spain. I'm looking forward to joining this bookclub starting with October's book that I already have ready on my kindle. I usually ..."

Welcome Beatriz :) Just followed you on instagram :)

Hello, I'm Sofia and I'm from London. I enjoy a wide variety of lit and I'm really looking forward to discussing Jan's read! :) Im not particularly social media savvy so I don't have any links to share!

Hello all - I'm Marie from Manchester, UK. I've been trying to expand my reading horizons and read more widely from different nations, but am finding it harder than I anticipated to discover books by women in translation. So I was delighted to discover this group.

Keen Booktube watcher but not creator, and I'm on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/girlvsbooks...

I've ordered May's book but I don't think it will arrive in good time. So very much looking forward to taking part properly in June.

Hi Marie!

Glad you're joining in! I started reading with the group last fall and have been very happy with the book selections. I agree with you, it's hard to find good books from international female authors. Now for Chappy! :)

I am also on BG @wanderlustforwords

Stacey

welcome to the club! I just followed you on Instagram.

Yes welcome and yes followed both Marie and Stacey on insta :)

Marie wrote: "Hello all - I'm Marie from Manchester, UK. I've been trying to expand my reading horizons and read more widely from different nations, but am finding it harder than I anticipated to discover books ..."

Marie is your insta baby pics?

No it isn’t - I’ve just checked & my link above goes to the right place. I’ve followed you though.

I am a newcomer to this group. I have been watching Mel on You Tube for about 8 months. Love this idea of reading books from other countries! I need to expand my horizons so this will help me!

Hello I'm Alice, I live in Australia. This is my first month in the bookclub. I joined to expand my reading material & have the courage to chat about books :)

Kristin wrote: "I am a newcomer to this group. I have been watching Mel on You Tube for about 8 months. Love this idea of reading books from other countries! I need to expand my horizons so this will help me!"

Welcome :) And thanks for joining us :)

Alice wrote: "Hello I'm Alice, I live in Australia. This is my first month in the bookclub. I joined to expand my reading material & have the courage to chat about books :)"

Hi Alice, how wonderful you joined during Australia month here as well. It seems like it is meant to be.

Thank you yes it is. I hadn’t heard of any of these authors. So a great place to start :)

Hi all! I'm Meytal, @biblibio and @read_WIT on Twitter, founder of Women in Translation Month and all that. :) I'm not a huge Goodreads user (I always say I'll get better at it and then... don't), but I'm doing a new project for WITMonth this year and have a feeling that it might be of interest to this group! (Also, this group is DEFINITELY of interest to me and I'm loving going through the backlog for new recommendations!!)

Basically, I'm compiling a list of the "100 Best Women in Translation", as voted on by readers! Everybody gets to nominate up to 10 books that were written by a woman in a language other than English (so it's okay if, like me, you're a bilingual reader who has read books that have never been translated into English!). No genre limitations. The deadline is August 25th and I'm trying to reach as many readers as possible to really make this a representative list. Please feel free to message me your nominations, tweet at me, message on Instagram (@readwit), whatever!

Anyways, hi! :D

Oh hello, I naturally follow you on twitter and saw that your collecting books. Would you be ok, I mention the scheme in a booktube video?

BTW the best way to see the backlist is to have a look at past polls :)

Melanie wrote: "Oh hello, I naturally follow you on twitter and saw that your collecting books. Would you be ok, I mention the scheme in a booktube video?

BTW the best way to see the backlist is to have a look a..."

Yes, please! I'm hoping to make a video to reach out to BookTube too (there's so much going on there) but I'm not really a youtuber myself so I doubt it'll go anywhere. :)

Happy to host your video as a camera flip

I would love to see "the Hundred Best Women in Translation" video on your channel, Mel. I am not on Twitter and since Maytel admits she doesn't use Goodreads much this would be a way for some of us to connect with her. Hope this happens!

Biblibio wrote: "Hi all! I'm Meytal, @biblibio and @read_WIT on Twitter, founder of Women in Translation Month and all that. :) I'm not a huge Goodreads user (I always say I'll get better at it and then... don't), ..."

Maytel, are you on Instagram? If so, let me know how to reach you. I would love to see this list and participate in Women in Translation Month if you do appear here. Also, how about doing Mel's camera flip?

Kristin wrote: "Biblibio wrote: "Hi all! I'm Meytal, @biblibio and @read_WIT on Twitter, founder of Women in Translation Month and all that. :) I'm not a huge Goodreads user (I always say I'll get better at it and..."

I'm on Instagram as @readwit and I do technically have a Youtube that I hope to upload a video too (probably also Twitter and Instagram? I don't know yet!), and of course any other way to get the word out is awesome. :) The only thing is that I'm collecting the list by hand, so people really do have to send the titles to *me* specifically, hah!