Reading the World discussion

Hi! We are a new, small group who want to read literature from around the world.

Each month we will Nominate books for the following months BOTM. Nominations will take place from the 1st to the 7th. I will then post a Poll and voting will take place from the 8th to the 15th. The top two vote getters will be BOTM for the following month. This gives everyone two weeks to locate copies.

We also have a challenge that we call World TBR Book Swap. It is a great way to get world books off your TBR piles. The rules for that are found here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Finally, we have a folder for Buddy Read Requests. Feel free to post requests there.

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Please consider introducing yourself to the group. Here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

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If you want to know how to do something (or can explain it) on GR, check here:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

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If you have any suggestions for the group, place them here:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

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If you know of books that fit a specific country, there is a folder that holds threads for each continent. Tell me the name of the book and author and I will add it to the list. Please be sure that it is available in English and can be found for a reasonable price. There is also a folder of threads for each continent where you can share reviews and thoughts on books you have read.

I have seen our group grow over the last few days... I hope that some of you will introduce yourselves here.

Sebastiano wrote: "Hi! I'm a literary fiction author from Italy!

That Which Must Happen is my newest novel, published back in October 2018.

https://amzn.to/2OjcAfV

https://amzn.to/2pMaWob

Benjamin is a child able..."

Hello. I hope you find some great new reads here. :)

Hi, I am Janet and a serious reader from London and Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.
I am a semi-crazy cat lady and met my husband on this website.

Janet wrote: "Hi, I am Janet and a serious reader from London and Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.
I am a semi-crazy cat lady and met my husband on this website."

Hi Janet... welcome. Let me or Kelly know if we can help you get started.

Hi Janet! I think we used to share a group. Glad you joined this one. If I remember correctly you had parents who were ill. I hope they are doing better.

Hi, Janet. Welcome to the group. I grew up in a small town not too far from London many years ago.

Is London near Detroit? It seems familiar to me. My husband's family is from Windsor.

London is about a two or two and a half hour drive from Windsor, using the 401 highway. My aunt used to live in Windsor until about 15 years ago.

Rosemarie wrote: "Hi, Janet. Welcome to the group. I grew up in a small town not too far from London many years ago."
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What small town??

Hi, i would like to start participating, what is this group about? Is it like novels set in a certain location? or books written/ originated from a certian location? Or books from authors that are of different nationalities? If its the last Q, does it count even if they haven't lived in their mother country in years?
What kind of books do we recommend for BOTM? and what kind of books are we supposed to track on our list?

Hi F and welcome. I have written a fairly detailed letter answering your questions and will private message it. I tried posting it here and got an error message. Perhaps it was too long.

I do recommend that you peruse the tracking threads of the people who are tracking. You can learn a lot from them.

Welcome, F.!

Hi,Janet. I just read your post from 10 months ago! In answer to your question, I grew up in Rodney, Ontario-population 1000, in some of the flattest and most humid part of Ontario.

@celia i just read your message, thank you for responding ✿ , i will look at the trackers more thoroughly ❁♥

Hi F! I am so sorry I havent been around to welcome you. I am having some serious struggles with my health and have unfortunately been silent on here.

If we can do anything more to help you though, please ask.

Thank you ❀ i hope you're feeling better now

I am fiction and memoir author. Among my books are Foreigner (novel) published by WW Norton, and Persian Girls, (memoir), published by Penguin. I would like to participate on book discussions. More about me: www.nahidrachlin.com

Hii! Im Pou, you can also call me Pochi either way is fine :))
Im from Chile :D and I wanna start reading more but if im being honest it is very hard for me to concentrate when reading but i try lol

Hi, Pou. Welcome to the group. Try reading short books or graphic novels first and then switch to longer books. There are so many good graphic novels from all parts of the world available now.

Hi Pou and welcome. I will try to recommend some good books for you to start.

I am new to the group. I read a lot of non-fiction but I love reading about different cultures and seeing how people around the world act and react.

Welcome to the group, Mike!

Welcome, Mike!
We have open nominations each month (currently for October) that are then voted on. The highest 2 vote getters are selected and it is your option to read either one, both, or none! Love getting comments on these and any other recommendations.

If you have any questions, just post it. Any one of us will get back to you.

hello, I am also new. where do I find the books to be read?

Hi and welcome, Sophie!

September books currently being read by the group are listed on the home page under the "currently read" section.

October books to be read are being voted on here:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

For your own personal reading by country there are a number of different resources of which the two easiest might be
(1) using google,
(2) look at other members tracking folders: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group....

Another option - I am on another non-goodreads site called Read Around the World Challenge that can be accessed even if you are not a member: https://readaroundtheworldchallenge.com/

Welcome, Sophie!