Around the World in 80 Books discussion

Post your nominations here for the April group reads. A significant portion of the book must be set in the featured location. We will be reading a selection set in the Marshall Islands, a world mystery, a book in translation from a woman writer, and a book relating to migration from Mexico.

Marshall Islands*:
Nominate a book set in the Marshall Islands.
Marshall Islands Book List: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Marshall Islands Bookshelf: https://www.goodreads.com/group/books...

World Mystery
Nominate a mystery novel set in sub-Saharan Africa.

Migration
Nominate a book relating to migration from Mexico to another country.

Women in Translation
Nominate a translated book from an female author from Eastern Europe.

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 the Marshall Islands): 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.

Hola!
My nominations for April:

Marshall Islands*:
Nominate a book set in the Marshall Islands:
Iep Jaltok: Poems from a Marshallese Daughter by Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner

World Mystery
Nominate a mystery novel set in sub-Saharan Africa:
When the Ground Is Hard by Malla Nunn (Swaziland)

Migration
Nominate a book relating to migration from Mexico to another country:
Caramelo by Sandra Cisneros

Women in Translation
Nominate a translated book from an female author from Eastern Europe:
Primeval and Other Times by Olga Tokarczuk (Poland)

For world mystery, I nominate Wife of the Gods, the first book in Kwei Quartey’s Darko Dawson series. It takes place in Ghana.

For Women in Translation, I nominate Baba Dunja's Last Love by Alina Bronsky. Takes place in Ukraine. Translated from German.

For MIgration, I nominate Devil's Highway by Luis Alberto Urrea.

Very nice choice, Carol — Kwei Quartey’s books are fantastic.

Since Carmen has already mentioned a book by Malla Nunn for Swaziland, I’ll throw out an option for South Africa which has been on my radar, but which I haven’t read: Devil's Peak by Deon Meyer.

And for the Marshall Islands, I’ll recommend The Atomic Times: My H-Bomb Year at the Pacific Proving Ground by Michael Harris, a favorite of mine from several years ago.

Mome_Rath wrote: "Very nice choice, Carol — Kwei Quartey’s books are fantastic.

Since Carmen has already mentioned a book by Malla Nunn for Swaziland, I’ll throw out an option for South Africa which has been on my ..."

I’m so annoyed that I’ve not yet read him, and, worse, own two books in the series. Glad to hear your endorsement!

Mome_Rath wrote: "Very nice choice, Carol — Kwei Quartey’s books are fantastic.

Since Carmen has already mentioned a book by Malla Nunn for Swaziland, I’ll throw out an option for South Africa which has been on my ..."

I didn't know of this one. Thanks for sharing.
I'm a great fan of mysteries so this challenge is being a godsend to me since I had already in mind to read mysteries around the world this year, and thaks to you all I'm discovering such good books and places to go to that I want to read them all! 😉

For Marshall Islands, Surviving Paradise: One Year on a Disappearing Island.

For World Mystery, sub-Sahara Africa: Death in Zanzibar.

For Women in Translation, Eastern Europe: Soviet Milk

I second Devil's Highway - anything by Urrea is fantastic