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message 1: by Anika (last edited Jan 03, 2021 02:50PM) (new)
Jan 03, 2021 02:49PM

Anika | 155 comments description


message 2: by Valerie (new)
Jan 03, 2021 03:26PM

Valerie Brown | 90 comments I wondered if you were going to be doing this!


message 3: by Anika (last edited Mar 13, 2021 07:24AM) (new)
Jan 05, 2021 08:17PM

Anika | 155 comments A1 Scandinavian or Norse Author: An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good
A2 Adventure: Tracks: A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback
A3 Desert, Ocean, or Mountains: The Sunlight Pilgrims
A4 Retelling: All the Ever Afters: The Untold Story of Cinderella's Stepmother
A5 Nature Theme: The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate

B1 Ancient History: Helen of Sparta
B2 Non-Fiction: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
B3 Classic Literature: Romeo and Juliet
B4 Tx from Russian: The Torrents of Spring
B5 Tx from Arabic: Woman at Point Zero

C1 Vietnamese Author: The Refugees
C2 Fantasy: Come Tumbling Down
C3 Wild: [Poetry] Citizen: An American Lyric
C4 Humor: High Fidelity
C5 Hist Fic <1900: Hamnet

D1 Tx from German: The Reader
D2 Horror: A Good Marriage
D3 Espionage: The Scientist and the Spy: A True Story of China, the FBI, and Industrial Espionage
D4 Short Story Collection: The Tent
D5 Based on a True Story: Your Story, My Story

E1 Apocalyptic/Sci-Fi: The Stone Sky
E2 Set on/about Silk Road: When Asia Was the World
E3 Greek/Roman/Norse Mythology: The Saga of the Volsungs
E4 African Woman Author: Homegoing
E5 Food Theme: I'll Have What She's Having: My Adventures in Celebrity Dieting


message 4: by Anika (new)
Jan 05, 2021 08:23PM

Anika | 155 comments E3, Greek/Roman/Norse Mythology

Germany/Scandinavia

The Saga of the Volsungs
The Saga of the Volsungs by Anonymous
by Anonymous


message 5: by Anika (new)
Jan 05, 2021 08:23PM

Anika | 155 comments B3 Classic Literature

Italy

Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
by William Shakespeare


message 6: by Anika (last edited Jan 14, 2021 01:31PM) (new)
Jan 11, 2021 07:05PM

Anika | 155 comments D3, Espionage

USA, China

The Scientist and the Spy: A True Story of China, the FBI, and Industrial Espionage
The Scientist and the Spy A True Story of China, the FBI, and Industrial Espionage by Mara Hvistendahl
by Mara Hvistendahl


message 7: by Anika (last edited Jan 14, 2021 01:31PM) (new)
Jan 14, 2021 01:31PM

Anika | 155 comments C4, Humor

U.K.

High Fidelity
High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
by Nick Hornby


message 8: by Anika (new)
Jan 14, 2021 06:26PM

Anika | 155 comments D1, Translated from German

Germany

The Reader
The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
by Bernhard Schlink


message 10: by Anika (new)
Jan 15, 2021 01:10PM

Anika | 155 comments D5, Based on a True Story

USA, UK

Your Story, My Story
Your Story, My Story by Connie Palmen
by Connie Palmen


message 11: by Anika (new)
Jan 17, 2021 09:11PM

Anika | 155 comments C3, Wild: Poetry

USA

Citizen: An American Lyric
Citizen An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine
by Claudia Rankine


message 12: by Anika (new)
Jan 18, 2021 06:29AM

Anika | 155 comments C1, Vietnamese Author

USA, Vietnam

The Refugees
The Refugees by Viet Thanh Nguyen
by Viet Thanh Nguyen


message 13: by Anika (last edited Jan 19, 2021 11:03AM) (new)
Jan 19, 2021 11:03AM

Anika | 155 comments E5, Food Theme

USA

I'll Have What She's Having: My Adventures in Celebrity Dieting
I'll Have What She's Having My Adventures in Celebrity Dieting by Rebecca Harrington
by Rebecca Harrington


message 16: by Anika (new)
Jan 26, 2021 03:06PM

Anika | 155 comments A3, Desert, Ocean, or MOUNTAINS

Scotland (all action set at the base of/in Scottish mountains)

The Sunlight Pilgrims
The Sunlight Pilgrims by Jenni Fagan
by Jenni Fagan


message 17: by Anika (last edited Jan 27, 2021 03:40PM) (new)
Jan 26, 2021 03:07PM

Anika | 155 comments A1, Scandinavian or Norse Author

Sweden

An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good
An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten
by Helene Tursten (Swedish)


message 18: by Anika (new)
Jan 27, 2021 03:41PM

Anika | 155 comments E1, Apocalyptic/Sci-Fi

The Stone Sky
The Stone Sky (The Broken Earth, #3) by N.K. Jemisin
by N.K. Jemisin


message 19: by Valerie (new)
Jan 29, 2021 10:45AM

Valerie Brown | 90 comments I see you've already got one bingo! Well done, Anika!


message 20: by Anika (new)
Feb 02, 2021 10:05AM

Anika | 155 comments B4, Translated from Russian

Set in Germany and Russia

The Torrents of Spring
The Torrents of Spring by Ivan Turgenev
by Ivan Turgenev


message 21: by Anika (last edited Feb 10, 2021 10:01AM) (new)
Feb 05, 2021 03:56PM

Anika | 155 comments E4, African Woman Author

Ghana, USA

Homegoing
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
by Yaa Gyasi


message 22: by Anika (new)
Feb 11, 2021 12:08PM

Anika | 155 comments D2, Horror

USA

A Good Marriage
A Good Marriage by Stephen King
by Stephen King


message 23: by Anika (new)
Feb 11, 2021 12:15PM

Anika | 155 comments D4, Short story collection

The Tent
The Tent by Margaret Atwood
by Margaret Atwood


message 24: by Anika (last edited Feb 25, 2021 02:49PM) (new)
Feb 13, 2021 12:12PM

Anika | 155 comments A5, Nature Theme

USA

The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate (Calpurnia Tate, #1) by Jacqueline Kelly
by Jacqueline Kelly


message 25: by Anika (new)
Feb 24, 2021 11:13AM

Anika | 155 comments E2 Set on/about the Silk Road

When Asia Was the World
When Asia Was the World by Stewart Gordon
by Stewart Gordon


message 26: by Anika (new)
Feb 25, 2021 02:50PM

Anika | 155 comments C5, Hist Fic <1900

England, 1580s

Hamnet
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
by Maggie O'Farrell


message 27: by Anika (last edited Mar 06, 2021 09:39AM) (new)
Mar 06, 2021 09:39AM

Anika | 155 comments A2, Adventure

Australia

Tracks: A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback
Tracks A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback by Robyn Davidson
by Robyn Davidson


message 28: by Anika (new)
Mar 12, 2021 05:04PM

Anika | 155 comments B1, Ancient History

Greece

Helen of Sparta
Helen of Sparta (Helen of Sparta #1) by Amalia Carosella
by Amalia Carosella


message 29: by Anika (last edited Mar 13, 2021 07:26AM) (new)
Mar 13, 2021 07:25AM

Anika | 155 comments B5, Translated from Arabic

Egypt

Woman at Point Zero
Woman at Point Zero by Nawal El Saadawi
by Nawal El Saadawi

Blackout bingo!


message 30: by Valerie (new)
Mar 26, 2021 03:18AM

Valerie Brown | 90 comments I didn't notice this until now! Wow, well done and fast!


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