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2024 Travel Journal
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Let's make 2024 a great year of virtual traveling!! Have fun keeping track of all your reading destinations in our new journal.

There are four 2024 Travel Lists below. The first three are reserved for "real" places in the world. The fourth one is for the fictional places you visit.

There are a couple ways you can "work your journal".
✱ Complete one, two, three or four FULL lists of 24.
✱ Mix full lists and mini lists to equal sets of 24 to suit your reading goals.
Examples:
2X24 AND 2X12
1X24 AND 2X12
4X12 OR 2X12

Challenge Rules: All forms of books are accepted as long as they are 100 pages or more. When posting updates of completed books, please include a link to the title and author’s name, along with the date you finished reading the book. When you have completed the challenge, please copy and paste your entire challenge and repost in a new message, letting us know it is completed.

Please Note:
✱ You may only use a book once for this challenge.
✱ A region such as Caribbean or Arctic would count as a country.


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Participants

August
Bobbi
Denise ~ Completed
Ed
Frankie
Gretel
Jan ~ Completed
Jennifer
Jonquil ~ Completed
Judy ~ Completed
Karen ♐ ~ Completed
Kat
Keli
Kim ~ Completed
Laila Jane
Louise ~ Completed
Meg ~ Completed
Olivermagnus ~ Completed
Ruth
Sallie(GeorgiaGirl)
Shan~A~
Shirley
Teri-k ~ Completed
Trevor ~ Completed
Trish ~ Completed

My Spot

2024 Travel Journal
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
48/48

24 Different Countries in 2024
24/24
1. Albania: The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax | Dorothy Gilman 1/2/24***
2. Denmark: Meet Me at the Museum | Anne Youngson 1/5/24***
3. Estonia: Purge | Sofi Oksanen 1/10/24***
4. South Africa: The Satanic Mechanic | Sally Andrew 2/2/24***
5. Greece: Where Rosemary Grows | Sharron Taylor 2/4/24****
6. England: Eye of the Needle | Ken Follett 2/7/24*****
7. New Zealand: Doubtful | Ann Warner 2/25/24****
8. Brazil: The Testament | John Grisham 2/27/24***
9. Algeria: Two Testaments | Elizabeth Musser 3/13/24**
10. Singapore: Crazy Rich Asians | Kevin Kwan
11. Ireland: The Hunter | Tana French 3/30/24*****
12. France: Madam, Will You Talk? | Mary Stewart 4/16/24****
13. Egypt: The Key to Rebecca | Ken Follett 5/2/24***
14. Scotland: Stormy Petrel | Mary Stewart 5/6/24****
15. Sweden: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Stieg Larsson 5/29/24****
16. Jersey: The Case of the Fallen Hero | Alison Golden 8/7/24***
17. Austria: Airs Above the Ground | Mary Stewart 8/15/24***
18. Netherlands: Death of a Blogger | Dawn Brookes 10/9/24**
19. Romania: Murder at the Opera House | Dawn Brookes 10/15/24*
20. Switzerland: Ambushed in the Alps | Zara Keane 11/10/24***
21. Iceland: Ignited in Iceland | Victoria Walker 11/11/24****
22. Sri Lanka: The Body in the Paddy Field | Nadishka Aloysius 12/15/24**
23. Spain: The Wind Off the Small Isles and The Lost One | Mary Stewart 12/7/24****
24. Mexico: Murder at the Mayan Temple | M.J. Mandrake 12/19/24***

24 Different States/Provinces in 2024
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1. Georgia: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil | John Berendt 1/7/24***
2. Maryland: Murder at the Snowed Inn | Imogen Plimp 1/17/24***
3. Kentucky: When in Rome | Sarah Adams 9/24/24**
4. Hawaii: Unsound | Toby Neal 1/21/24*****
5. Kentucky: Mocha and Murder | Tonya Kappes 1/25/24***
6. Washington: The Curve of Time | M. Wylie Blanchet 2/14/24**
7. Connecticut: The Hot Pink Farmhouse | David Handler 2/17/24****
8. California: Madam Love, Actually | Rich Amooi3/4/24***
9. Iowa: Waiting Season | Melanie Lageschulte 3/18/24****
10. Wyoming: Justice for Katie | Linda Crowder 3/22/24***
11. Alaska: A Fatal Thaw | Dana Stabenow 4/18/24****
12. Indiana: A Dark and Stormy Murder | Julia Buckley 5/8/23***
13. Michigan: My Kind of You | Tracy Brogan 5/22/24****
14. Montana: Blood Lure | Nevada Barr 6/10/24****
15. Kansas: The Comanche Kid | James Robert Daniels 6/13/24****
16. Minnesota: Blood River | C.E. Nelson 6/20/24***
17. Maine: The Frozen River | Ariel Lawhon 6/22/24***
18. Massachusetts: Thieves' Quarry | D.B. Jackson 6/24/24**
19. Wisconsin: Ice Cold Murder | Michele Pariza Wacek 7/20/24*
20. Colorado: Dreams for Stones | Ann Warner 8/13/24***
21. Missouri: Invisible | Lorena McCourtney 8/20/24***
22. Arkansas: In Plain Sight | Lorena McCourtney 8/22/24**
23. New York: Shadow in the Glass | M.E. Hilliard 9/6/24***
24. North Carolina: When the Rain Ends | Mary Ellen Taylor 9/16/24**

I had fun with this last year, I'll play again this year.

24 Different Countries in 2024

1. Canada A Full Moon in August/Joseph H. Randolph 4/12/24 3☆
2. China The Fox Wife/Yangsze Choo 1/6/24 3.75☆
3. England The Phoenix Bride/Natasha Siegel 1/25/24 3.25☆
4. France The Book of Thorns/Hester Fox 2/1/24 2☆
5. Greece Glorious Exploits/Ferdia Lennon 2/13/24 2☆
6. Iceland The Mist/Ragnar Jónasson 1/11/24 4☆
7. Iran Last House/Jessica Shattuck 3/23/24 3.75☆
8. Ireland Wild Houses/Colin Barrett 2/27/24 2.25☆
9. Italy The Lost Boy of Santa Chionia/Juliet Grames 6/3/24 2.5☆
10. Mexico The Wicked and the Dead: The Hair-Raising Tale of Hack Long and His Outlaw Gang/William W. Johnstone 1/28/24 4☆
11. Montserrat The Stranger in the Lifeboat/Mitch Albom 4/29/24 4☆
12. Netherlands The House of Fortune/Jessie Burton 1/17/24 3.25☆
13. Scotland The Anatomist's Wife/Anna Lee Huber 1/29/24 3.25☆
14. Sweden The Oyster Diver's Secret/Caroline Säfstrand 5/22/24 4.25☆
15. Switzerland the Matchstick Boy/Rowena Kinread 2/11/24 3.5☆
16. USA Farenheit 451/Ray Bradbury 1/7/24 3.5☆
17. Vietnam The Flower Boat Girl/Larry Feign 3/3/24 3.25☆

✔️24 Different States/Provinces in 2024
(view spoiler)[1. Alaska The North Line/Matt Riordan 2/5/24 3.75☆
2. California Relative Strangers/A.H. Kim 2/18/24 3☆
3. Georgia Zenith Man: Death, Love, and Redemption in a Georgia Courtroom/McCracken Poston Jr. 1/22/24 2.5☆
4. Hawaii A Half Flower/Mirà Kanehl 4/18/24 4☆
5. Idaho Gray After Dark/Noelle W. Ihli 3/14/24 3.5☆
6. Kent, England Estella's Revenge /Barbara Havelocke 3/21/24 2.75☆
7. Louisiana If Our Bones Could Talk: A Novel/Melissa Quitadamo 2/16/24 4☆
8. Massachusetts Native Son/J.M. Hochstetler 1/23/24 3.5☆
9. Minnesota In the Dark/Brian Freeman 2/23/24 3.25☆
10. Missouri Paradise on the Pike/Sarah Angleton 4/14/24 4.25☆
11. New Jersey Four to Score/Janet Evanovich 3/6/24 3.75☆
12. New York The Trouble with You/Ellen Feldman 1/21/24 3.25☆
13. North Carolina When the Jessamine Grows/Donna Everhart 1/2/24 4.25☆
14. North Dakota Murder on the Red River/Marcie R. Rendon 1/31/24 3.5
15. Oklahoma Shelterwood/Lisa Wingate 4/26/24 3☆
16. Oregon The Oregon Trail/William W. Johnstone 3/8/24 4☆
17. Orkney Islands Clear/Carys Davies 2/9/24 3.75☆
18. Tennessee The Evolution of Annabel Craig/Lisa Grunwald 2/17/24 2.25☆
19. Texas Snapped/Laura Griffin 1/12/24 3.25☆
20. Vermont Death in the Details/Katie Tietjen 2/29/24 3.75☆
21. Virgina Leave No Trace/A.J. Landau 1/10/24 3.25☆
22. West Virginia Rednecks/Taylor Brown 3/31/24 3.5☆
23. Wyoming Below Zero/C.J. Box 1/19/24 3.25☆ (hide spoiler)]

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24 Different Cities in 2024
1. Brooklyn, NY Wind of the Spirit/J.M. Hochstetler 1/24/24 3.5☆
2. Dublin Whispers Across a Sea: A Novel of Victorian Ireland/Christina Holloway 3/12/24 2.25☆
3. Edinburgh All We Cannot Leave Behind/Iain Kelly 3/10/24 4☆
4. Gloucester, England Blue Hawk/Chloe Turner 6/5/24 4.25☆
5. Harlem, NY Salvation in Death/J.D. Robb 2/25/24 3.75☆
6. Hartford, WI Familiaris/David Wroblewski 5/2/24 3☆
7. Hereford, England The Haunting of Hecate Cavendish/Paula Brackston 6/2/24 2.5☆
8. Jonesport, Maine One Big Happy Family/Jamie Day 5/14/24 3☆
9. London Great Expectations/Charles Dickens 3/19/24 2.25☆
10. Long Island, NY Fish in Water: An Irishman's Journey to Sobriety/KP Harrington 2/14/24 3.75☆
11. Manchester, England The Library Thief/Kuchenga Shenjé 3/15/24 2☆
12. Marlborough, England The Small Museum: A chilling historical mystery set against the gothic backdrop of Victorian London/Jody Cooksley 4/3/24 3.75☆
13. Montreal The Road to Heaven/Alexis Stefanovich-Thomson 6/4/24 3.25☆
14. Natchez, MS The Quiet Game/Greg Iles 5/4/24 2☆
15. NYC Ritual in Death/J.D. Robb 5/25/24 3☆
16. Pioche, NV Shades of Mercy/Bruce Borgos 5/17/24 4☆
17. SADDLESTRING, WYOMING Nowhere To Run/C.J. Box 2/8/24 3.75☆
18. Scolpaig, North Uist The Liar's Bones/Morag Pringle 4/18/24 4☆
19. Tonopah, NV The Horse: A Novel/Willy Vlautin 5/19/24 4.25☆
20. Topeka, KS Under an Outlaw Moon/Dietrich Kalteis 5/1/24 3☆
21. Zhenjiang, China The Mother/Pearl S. Buck 2/4/24 4☆

24 Different Fictional Places in 2024
1. Aliceville Jim the Boy/Tony Earley 5/20/24 3.25☆
2. Avalon The Last Line/Scott Lyerly 5/28/24 2.75☆
3. City of Hope The Visionist/Rachel Urquhart 2/7/24 2☆
4. Coweetsee Kings of Coweetsee/Dale Neal 5/18/24 2.5☆
5. Hannigan’s Hill Beans, Bourbon, and Blood/William W. Johnstone 5/24/24 3.75☆
6. Hazelbourne-on-Sea The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club/Helen Simonson 4/5/24 2☆
7. Icebridge I Cheerfully Refuse/Leif Enger 3/27/24 3.75☆
8. Mecklenburg NC The Girls We Sent Away: A Novel/Meagan Church 1/13/24 3.25☆
9. Monta Clare All the Colors of the Dark/Chris Whitaker 5/12/24 2.75☆
10. Nashquitten, MA Women and Children First/Alina Grabowski 3/17/24 2☆
11. Onionville Seven Hours till Dawn/Carson McCloud 5/8/24 3.5☆
12. Point Orchards Middletide/Sarah Crouch 5/10/24 3.5☆
13. Redbud Hollow Mind Games/Nora Roberts 4/7/24 3.5☆
14. Twelve Sleep County Cold Wind/C.J. Box 4/11/24 4☆

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Countries

1. South Africa The Satanic Mechanic Sally Andrew 6/28
2. Australia Hades Candice Fox 3/5
3. Canada The Long Way Home Louise Penny 12/16
4. China Red Mandarin Dress Qiu Xiaolong 11/20
5. Denmark The Corpse Flower Anne Mette Hancock 11/25
6. England Eeny Meeny M.J. Arlidge 12/13
7. Faroes The Fire Pit Chris Ould 6/10
8. Finland Behind God's Back Harri Nykänen 12/24
9. Fiji Islands Death Beyond the Limit B.M. Allsopp 2/15
10. France Not Quite Nice Celia Imrie 10/1
11. Greece Pandora's Box Luke Christodoulou 9/10
12. Iceland Frozen Assets Quentin Bates 10/10
13. India Murder at the Grand Raj Palace Vaseem Khan 12/24
14. Ireland Murder at Blackrock Castle Greta Sinclair 12/3
15. Italy The Holiday Homicide Grace York 1/2
16.Japan The Kamogawa Food Detectives Hisashi Kashiwai 3/15
17. Russia Murder in Moscow Jessica Fletcher 12/26
18. Mexico The Night of Four Hundred Rabbits Elizabeth Peters 10/19
19. Romania Murder at the Opera House Dawn Brookes 12/23
20. Scotland Death at a Scottish Christmas Lucy Connelly 11/30
21. Sweden An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good Helene Tursten 10/1
22. Thailand Destination Thailand Katy Colins 5/12
23. Vatican City A Season for the Dead David Hewson 12/24
24. Virgin Islands Relentless Wake Matthew Rief 12/14

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States/Provinces
1. Alaska The Tourist Attraction Sarah Morgenthaler 12/20
2. Arizona Stargirl Jerry Spinelli 12/21
3. Arkansas The Wonder State Sara Flannery Murphy 3/12
4. California Murder in a Cup Lauren Elliott 3/23
5. Colorado Ranger Redemption Elle James 10/22
6. Connecticut Bookmarked for Blood: A Bookish Cafe Mystery Harper Lin 3/7
7. Florida Pineapple Grenade Tim Dorsey 3/1
8. Hawaii Mai Tai Massacre Jasmine Webb 12/8
9. Idaho Six Stunning Sirens Lynn Cahoon 12/6
10. Indiana Four Leaf Cleaver Maddie Day 6/12
11. New Hampshire Really Truly Heather Vogel Frederick 6/2
12.New Jersey Matzah Ball Blues Jennifer Wilck 12/1
13. NY My Gun Is Quick Mickey Spillane 11/30
14. New Mexico K-9 Security Nichole Severn 3/13
15. NC Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind Ann B. Ross 1/1
16. Maine Like a Dog With a Bone Lee Charles Kelley 3/9
17. Michigan A Pie to Die For Gretchen Rue 3/6
18. Utah Board to Death C.J. Connor 1/1
19. Vermont Second Glance Jodi Picoult 12/20
20. Virginia The Dog Who Knew Too Much Spencer Quinn 3/12
21. West Virginia Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead Elle Cosimano 3/24
22. Texas Trouble in Texas Barb Han 12/12
23. Utah Board to Death C.J. Connor 1/1
24. Wisconsin Death in the Dark Woods Annelise Ryan 1/1

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Cities
1. Kelowna, B.C. Ice Pick in the Ivy Dale Mayer 8/27
2. Atherton, CA Notorious Allison Brennan 12/4
3. Buck Island, RI Death at the Deep Dive Josh Lanyon 8/21
4. Baltimore, MD What the Dead Know Laura Lippman 12/7
5. Canyon Creek, Wyoming Case File: Canyon Creek, Wyoming Paula Graves 10/27
6. Charleston, SC Big Trouble on Sullivan's Island Susan M. Boyer 10/17
7. Coober Pedy Her Buried Bones Fiona Tarr 1/4
8. Franklin TN Foul Play in Franklin Pamela McCord 10/21
9. Kansas City Back in Black Julie Mulhern 12/7
10. Katherine, Northern Territory Camp Leichhardt Greg Barron 1/10
11. London Murder at the Crown and Anchor C.J. Archer 10/3
12. Melbourne Raisins and Almonds Kerry Greenwood 6/14
13. Nannine Wake Shelley Burr 12/5
14. New Orleans French Quarter Fright Night Ellen Byron 10/18
15. NYC,NY All Day and a Night Alafair Burke 12/12
16. Oxford Cables and Conjurers Nancy Warren 12/6
17. Paris, TN Murder Unmentionable Meg London 4/26
18. Portland, OR Joy to the Wolves Terry Spear 12/12
19. St. Petersburg, FL Tall Tales & Witchy Fails Lily Harper Hart 12/11
20. Athena, MS Requiem for a Mouse Miranda James 8/21
21. San Francisco The Slaughtered Lamb Bookstore and Bar Seana Kelly
22.Sydney Dark Chemistry Catherine Lee 1/4
23. Washington DC That Others May Live Sara Driscoll 1/1
24. Waterloo Blood Moon Garry Disher 9/8

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Fictional Places
1. Araluen Scorpion Mountain John Flanagan 4/5
2. Bitter End, FL Hole in One Deany Ray 12/8
3. Boneyard Key Haunted Ever After Haunted Ever After 11/1
4. Buena Valley, CA Up in Flames Hailey Alcaraz 10/23
5. Last Word, CO Last Word to the Wise Ann Claire 5/7
6. Calendar Murder at Blackberry Inn Camilla Chafer 11/19
7. Crown Island Orange Blossom Way Jan Moran 12/4
8. Dappled Hills, NC Knot What It Seams Elizabeth Spann Craig 8/20
9. Deadhart, Alaska The Gathering Storm C.J. Tudor 10/18
10. Forever, TX A Forever Christmas Marie Ferrarella 11/30
11. Keeneston, KY Rising Storm Kathleen Brooks 10/26
12. the Kingdom The Bartender Between Worlds Herman Steuernagel 12/6
13. Kittery Harbor, ME Last Licks Claire Donally 6/23
14. Long Farden Threats at Three Ann Purser 6/26
15. Miracle Springs, NC The Little Lost Library Ellery Adams 12/5
16. Monson City, SC Bushel Full of Murder Paige Shelton 10/17
17. Mystic Notch Probable Paws Leighann Dobbs 5/21
18. Northash Black Cherry Betrayal Agatha Frost 5/19
19. Parkland, NC Mixed Signals Jane Tesh 7/25
20. Rivers End The Cottage at Whisper Lake Phillipa Nefri Clark 1/4
21. Sea Isle, Scotland Death at a Scottish Wedding Lucy Connelly 10/16
22. West Riverdale, MD Death Is Like a Box of Chocolates Kathy Aarons 6/25
23.Wilfred, OR Seven-Year Witch Angela M. Sanders 9/23
24 Winterspell Witchy Whiskers Danielle Garrett 6/22

I’m in!

Countries

1. USA Cold as Ice by Julie Mulhern Jan 28/24
2. United Kingdom A Gentleman Fallen on Hard Times by Grace Burrowes Feb 24/24
3. Belgium The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden Feb 29/24
4. Australia Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson May 3/24
5. France The Oracle Glass by Judith Merkle Riley June 26/24
6. Guyana The Water Rat of Wanchai by Ian Hamilton June 27/24
7. Singapore The Frangipani Tree Mystery by Ovidia Yu July 14/24
8. South Korea The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See July 17/24
9. Uzbekistan Lands of Lost Borders: Out of Bounds on the Silk Road by Kate Harris Aug 20/24
10. Greece Into the Blue by Robert Goddard August 25/25
11. Cyprus The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak Aug 31/24
12. Spain The Life Impossible by Matt Haig Sept 15/24

States/provinces

1. Missouri Watching the Detectives by Julie Mulhern Jan. 13/24
2. North Carolina The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins Feb 16/24
3. British Columbia Lightning Strikes the Silence by Iona Whishaw June 10/24
4. Georgia The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling Jun 24/24
5. Texas The Bullet Swallower by Elizabeth Gonzalez James July 4/24
6. Quebec A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny July 23/24
7. California The Second Murderer: A Philip Marlowe Novel by Denise Mina Sept 4/24
8. Minnesota Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger Sept 5/24
9. Nova Scotia The Third Wife of Faraday House by B.R. Myers Sept 12/24
10. Montana - The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World by Steve Brusatte Sept. 27/24 (one of many locations in the book)
11. Vermont- Agony Hill by Sarah Stewart Taylor Oct 7/24
12. Michigan - Funny Story by Emily Henry Oct 18/24

Cities

1. Leeds Big Sky by Kate Atkinson Jan 6/24
2. Rome The Raphael Affair by Iain Pears Jan 11/24
3. Kansas City Send in the Clowns by Julie Mulhern Jan 11/24
4. Las Vegas The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt Jan 19/24
5. London A Botanist's Guide to Parties and Poisons by Kate Khavari Jan. 20/24
6. Yarmouth David Copperfield by Charles Dickens Feb 23/24
7. Toronto Birds Art Life: A Year of Observation by Kyo Maclear May 5/24
8. Paris A Murder Most French by Colleen Cambridge May 7/24
9. Bangalore A Nest of Vipers by Harini Nagendra May 19/24
10. Sunderland Playing It Safe by Ashley Weaver June 11/24
11. Dublin A Man With One of Those Faces by Caimh McDonnell June 13/24
12. Los Angeles After the Blue, Blue Rain by A.D. Price June 14/24
13. Yellowknife Late Nights on Air by Elizabeth Hay July 8/24
14. Stratford upon Avon Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell July 12/24
15. Shoreham, UK The Last Word by Elly Griffiths July 21/24
16. New York City - The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston Aug 2/24
17. Washington D.C. - The Briar Club by Kate Quinn Aug 19/24
18. Leningrad - Punishment of a Hunter by Yulia Yakovleva Aug 27/24
19. Portsmouth, Uk - In Pale Battalions by Robert Goddard Aug 31/24
20. Dubai - We Solve Murders by Richard Osman Sept 23/24
21. Vancouver - The Hanging at the Hollow Tree by Sarah M. Stephen Oct 5/24
22. Constantinople - There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak Oct 17/24
23. Algiers - This is the Night They Come for You by Robert Goddard Nov 18/24
24. Tokyo - Silent Parade by Keigo Higashino Nov 21/24

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January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

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January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

48/48 Completed

Countries
1. Scotland - White Nights by Ann Cleeves - 5/1/24
2. Germany - Stasi Winter by David Young - 14/1/24
3. Guernsey - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer - 26/1/24
4. Australia - The Good Dog by Simon Rowell - 28/1/24
5. USA - The Brethren by John Grisham - 4/2/24
6. Iceland - Blackout by Ragnar Jónasson - 5/3/24
7. Canada - Fight Night by Miriam Toews - 15/3/24
8. Sweden - Closed Circles by Viveca Sten
9. England - Exit Lines by Reginald Hill - 22/3/24
10. Ireland - The Fields by Kevin Maher - 13/4/24
11. Italy - Wilful Behaviour by Donna Leon - 24/4/24
12. South Africa - The Good Doctor by Damon Galgut - 28/4/24
13. Japan - Tokyo Express by Seichō Matsumoto - 29/4/24
14. Mexico - The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene - 20/5/24
15. Russia - Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith - 13/5/24
16. France - The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy - 26/6/24
17. Greece - The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller - 4/12/24
18. India - A Backward Place by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala - 3/8/24
19. Zimbabwe - The Last Resort: A Memoir of Zimbabwe by Douglas Rogers - 23/8/24
20. Spain - Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell - 4/8/24
21. Isreal - The Sergeants' Tale by Bernice Rubens -9/9/24
22. Sierra Leone - The Heart of the Matter by Graham Greene - 5/10/24
23. Jordan - Kingdom of the Film Stars: Journey into Jordan by Annie Caulfield - 26/11/24
24. Tunisia - The Tremor of Forgery by Patricia Highsmith - 30/8/24

Cities
1. Washington DC - Yellowface by R.F. Kuang - 7/1/24
2. Bournville - Bournville by Jonathan Coe - 24/2/24
3. Melbourne - The In-Between by Christos Tsiolkas - 19/1/24
4. Adelaide - Keep It Simple, Stupid by Peter Goldsworthy - 22/1/24
5. Charlottesville - My Monticello by Jocelyn Nicole Johnson - 14/3/24
6. London - Traitors Gate by Jeffrey Archer - 3/2/24
7. Stockholm - Still Waters by Viveca Sten - 4/2/24
8. New York - If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin - 31/3/24
9. Belgrave - Lenny Marks Gets Away with Murder by Kerryn Mayne - 8/3/24
10. Sydney - The Tea Ladies by Amanda Hampson - 4/4/24
11. Oxford - Last Bus to Woodstock by Colin Dexter - 3/5/24
12. Stratford Upon Avon - Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell - 5/5/24
13. Richmond Upon Thames - Close to Death by Anthony Horowitz - 20/5/24
14. Hounslow - Ride or Die by Khurrum Rahman - 18/2/24
15. Jericho - The Bookbinder of Jericho by Pip Williams
16. El Paso - Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz - 28/5/24
17. Baltimore - Back When We Were Grownups by Anne Tyler - 20/7/24
18. Glasgow - Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart - 23/10/24
19. Columbia - Stoner by John Williams - 28/4/24
20. Edinburgh - The Maiden by Kate Foster - 19/7/24
21. Fremantle - At the End of the Day by Liz Byrski - 18/8/24
22. Florence - Still Life by Sarah Winman - 15/7/24
23. Rome - Roman Year: A Memoir by André Aciman - 9/8/24
24. Scarborough - Brother by David Chariandy 14/7/24

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Countries
1. Scotland A Dream of Death Connie Berry 1/9
2. Botswana From a Far and Lovely Country Alexander McCall Smith 1/12
3. Morocco The Black Stallion Returns Walter Farley1/13
4.USA The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl Timothy Egan 1/17
5. Poland The Yellow Bird Sings Jennifer Rosner 1/18
6. India Murder in Old Bombay Nev March 1/27
7.France Black Diamond Black Diamond 2/15
8. Rwanda The Bishop of Rwanda: Finding Forgiveness Amidst a Pile of Bones John Rucyahana 2/8
9. Wales The Rainbow TrailThe Rainbow Trail Kathleen Gooding 2/24
10. Iran A Nearby Country Called LoveSalar Abdoh 2/26
11. Fiji A Disappearance in Fiji Nilima Rao 7/5
12. Australia Flying Too High Kerry Greenwood 8/2


Cities
1. Estes Park Col. Cruel Candy Mildred Abbott 1/6
2. Paris Assault and BeretJenn McKinlay 3/29
3. Chicago Who Is the City For?: Architecture, Equity, and the Public Realm in Chicago Blair Kamin 4/26
4. New York CityBetter Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World Christian Cooper 4/18
5. London Bleeding Heart Yard Elly Griffiths
6. Scottsdale Arizona Going, Going, Ganache Jenn McKinlay 5/9
7. Singapore Singapore Sapphire A.M. Stuart 7/7
8. Norwich [book:Julian's Cat: The Imaginary History of a Cat of Destiny Mary E. Little|473969] 7/8
9. Lawrence Kansas Pay Dirt Sara Paretsky8/8
10. Paradise Michigan Misery Bay Steve Hamilton8/29
11.San Francisco The 24th Hour James Patterson8/24
12.Key West A Clue in the Crumbs Lucy Burdette 6/18



States and Provinces
1. California Back to the Garden Laurie R. King 1/5
2. New Jersey Gray Dawn Albert Payson Terhune 2/3
3. Minnesota This Tender Land William Kent Krueger 9/27
4. Utah The Glovemaker Ann Weisgarber 5/4
5. North Carolina A Death Long Overdue Eva Gates 5/3
6. Norfolk The Last Remains Elly Griffiths 7/16/29
7. MIchgan A Cold Day in Paradise Steve Hamilton 10/13
8. Idaho Housekeeping Marilynne Robinson 8/6
9. Georgia Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books Kirsten Miller 9/1
10. Texas Guide Me Home Attica Locke 9/25
11. Idaho Housekeeping Marilynne Robinson 8/8
12.Montana Treasure State C.J. Box 8/11


Fictional places
1. Caerphilly Let It Crow! Let It Crow! Let It Crow! Donna Andrews 1/2
2. Nota Lake N is for Noose Sue Grafton 1/17
3. Miracle Springs The Book of Candlelight Ellery Adams 2/4
4. Champton Murder Before Evensong Richard Coles 4/11
5. Painters Mill Pray for SilenceLinda Castillo 4/28
6. Saddlestring Three-Inch Teeth C.J. Box 5/3
7.Santa Teresa B is for Burglar Sue Grafton 8/3
8. Tinker's CreekPatchwork Quilt Murder Leslie Meier 8/18
9. Briar Creek Word to the Wise Jenn McKinlay 6/18
10. Lighthouse Cove Shot Through the Hearth Kate Carlisle 9/10
11. Three Pines The Grey Wolf Louise Penny 11/24
12. Stoneham New Hampshire Book Clubbed Lorna Barrett 11/28

2024 Travel Journal

2 x 12

Countries

1. England. Home by Nightfall by Charles Finch 1.2.24
2. United States (Alaska). The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey 1.4.24
3. Sweden The Inspector and Silence by Hakan Nesser 1.8.24
4. Russia The Rise of David Levinsky by Abraham Cahan 1.11.24
5. Scotland Murder of a Lady by Anthony Wynne 1.18.24
6.Ireland Ha'Penny Chance by Gemma Jackson 1.25.24
7. Germany A Light in the Window by Marion Kummerow 2.8.24
8. Ecuador The Old Man Who Read Love Stories by Luis Sepulveda 2.10.24
9. Iceland Reykjavík: A Crime Story by Ragnar Jonasson and Katrin Jakobsdottir 3.14.24
10. France A Casualty of War by Charles Todd 3.30.24
11 Israel. Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor by Yossi Klein Halevi 4.14.24
12. Norway. Ashes in My Mouth, Sand in My Shoes by Per Petterson 4..18.24

Cities
1. Kingmarksham, England Simisola by Ruth Rendell 1.14 24
2. Aurora, Minnesota Blood Hollow by William Kent Krueger 1.20.24
3. Gothenburg, Sweden Snow Drift by Helene Tursten 2.2.24
4. Lawrence, Kansas Fallout by Sara Paretsky 2.4.24
5. Oxford, England Murder at the University by Faith Martin 2.4.24
6. Ullapool, Scotland The Stranger Diaries by Elly Griffiths 2.14.23
7. Dublin, Ireland The Bee Sting by Paul Murray 2.22.24
8. Jericho, England The Bookbinder of Jericho by Pip Williams 2.24.24
9. Davenport, Iowa The Last Year of the War by Susan Meissner 3.6.24
10.Belfast, Ireland 1999: A Novel of the Celtic Tiger and the Search for Peace by Morgan Llywelyn 3.7.24
11. Kings Lynn, England The Last Remains by Elly Griffiths 3.17.23
12. London, England Heat Wave by Penelope Lively 3.22.24

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Welcome to the fun Gretel, Jonquil, Louise, Frankie, Trevor, Judy, Denise and Jennifer!

2024 Travel Journal
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024


24 Different Countries in 2024
1. Iceland - Burial Rites - Hannah Kent - 1/6/24
2. Japan - The Devotion of Suspect X - Keigo Higashino - 1/3/24
3. Netherlands - The Coffee Trader - David Liss - 1/7/24
4. Norway - The Human Flies - Hans Olav Lahlum - 1/7/24
5. Nigera - Purple Hibiscus - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - 1/9/24
6. Nepal - Into Thin Air - Jon Krakauer - 1/11/24
7. New Zealand - Island of the Lost - Joan Druett - 1/23/24
8. Spain - The Spanish Love Deception - Elena Armas - 2/1/24
9. Mexico - The Hacienda - Isabel Cañas - 2/3/24
10. India - Blue Bar - Damyanti Biswas - 2/9/24
11. Ireland - In the Woods - Tana French - 3/15/24
12. Egypt - Theft of an Idol - Dana Stabenow - 2/29/24
13. Brazil - Journey to the River Sea - Eva Ibbotson - 3/22/24
14. Malta - The Malta Exchange - Steve Berry - 3/22/24
15. South Korea - The Island of Sea Women - Lisa See - 3/24/24
16. Sweden - The Torso - Helene Tursten - 4/14/24
17. Australia - On the Beach - Nevil Shute - 4/16/24
18. Indonesia - Man Tiger - Eka Kurniawan - 5/6/24
19. France - Irène - Pierre Lemaitre - 5/29/24
20. Russia - Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident - Donnie Eichar - 6/29/24
21. Germany - Half Blood Blues - Esi Edugyan - 6/19/24
22. Switzerland - Matterhorn - Christopher Reich - 6/27/24
23. Israel - The Red Tent - Anita Diamant - 7/5/24
24. Singapore - The Amulet - Ann Bennett - 7/27/24


24 Different States/Provinces in 2024
1. Alaska - The Great Alone - Kristin Hannah - 3/4/24
2. Maryland - Kindred - Octavia E. Butler - 1/1/24
3. New York - The Sweetest Oblivion - Danielle Lori - 1/15/24
4. Texas - Track of the Cat - Nevada Barr - 1/18/24
5. Minnesota - Judgment Prey - John Sandford - 1/21/24
6. New Mexico - The Blessing Way - Tony Hillerman - 1/30/24
7. Arizona - The Perfect Husband - Lisa Gardner - 3/26/24
8. Arkansas - The Witness - Nora Roberts - 12/14/24
9. Colorado - Own the Wind - Kristen Ashley - 4/27/24
10. Missouri - Bitsy's Bait & BBQ - Pamela Morsi - 11/12/24
11. Delaware - The Saint of Lost Things: A Novel - Christopher Castellani - 9/1/24
12. Hawaii - Red Sky Over Hawaii - Sara Ackerman - 9/14/24
13. Idaho - Educated - Tara Westover - 7/29/24
14. Illinois - Arsenic and Adobo - Mia P. Manansala - 2/4/24
15. Indiana - The Underground Railroad - Colson Whitehead - 7/1/24
16. Iowa - Alice's Tulips - Sandra Dallas - 4/23/24
17. Kansas - Dark Places - Gillian Flynn - 7/4/24
18. Maine - The Edge - David Baldacci - 3/3/24
19. South Carolina - Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil - John Berendt - 7/28/24
20. South Dakota - Forgiving - LaVyrle Spencer - 12/15/24
21. West Virginia - Troublemaker - Linda Howard - 12/12/24
22. Virginia - Dark Horses - Susan Mihalic - 7/12/24
23. Utah - Desert Solitaire - Edward Abbey - 7/4/24
24. Vermont - Open Season - Archer Mayor - 5/28/24

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24 Different Cities in 2024
1. Istanbul - Intrigue in Istanbul - Erica Ruth Neubauer - 1/4/24
2. Philadelphia - The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold - 1/12/24
3. San Diego, California - The Soulmate Equation - Christina Lauren - 1/16/24
4. Hong Kong - The Expatriates - Janice Y.K. Lee - 1/19/24
5. Newport, Rhode Island - Murder at the Breakers - Alyssa Maxwell - 1/21/24
6. Devon, England - A Cursed Inheritance - Kate Ellis - 1/26/24
7. Berlin, Germany - The Berlin Exchange - Joseph Kanon - 1/30/24
8. New Orleans, Louisiana - The Seamstress of New Orleans - Diane C. McPhail - 2/16/24
9. Tokyo - Salvation of a Saint - Keigo Higashino - 2/8/24
10. San Francisco - The Bride Test - Helen Hoang - 2/11/24
11. Hollywood - Hollywood Homicide - Kellye Garrett - 2/23/24
12. Miami - Of Women and Salt - Gabriela Garcia - 3/1/24
13. London, England - Rutland Place - Anne Perry - 3/10/24
14. Trenton, New Jersey - Top Secret Twenty-one - Janet Evanovich - 4/20/24
15. New York City - Rapture in Death - J.D. Robb - 5/8/24
16. Denver - Mystery Man - Kristen Ashley - 5/15/24
17. Ft. Lauderdale - Dark Dive - Andrew Mayne - 5/16/24
18. Paris- Perestroika in Paris - Jane Smiley - 6/5/24
19. Bisbee, Arizona - Remains of Innocence - J.A. Jance - 6/6/24
20. Portofino - One Italian Summer - Rebecca Serle - 6/16/24
21. Vienna - The Accidental Empress - Allison Pataki - 6/20/24
22. Verona - Romeo and Juliet - William Shakespeare - 6/25/24
23. Moscow - Our Woman in Moscow - Beatriz Williams - 6/17/24
24. Boston - Eight Perfect Murders - Peter Swanson - 7/16/24



24 Different Fictional Places in 2024
1. Bishop's Lacey - The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie - Alan Bradley - 1/5/24
2. Heartsdale, Georgia - Blindsighted - Karin Slaughter - 1/31/24
3. Benedict, Alaska - Lost Hours - Paige Shelton - 1/10/24
4. Glennkill, Ireland - Three Bags Full - Leonie Swann - 2/16/24
5. Spirit Realm - The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea - Axie Oh - 2/22/24
6. Manor Farm - Animal Farm - George Orwell - 2/26/24
7. Panem - Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins - 3/11/24
8. Thorn Grove - Belladonna - Adalyn Grace - 3/13/24
9. Adarlan - Throne of Glass - Sarah J. Maas - 4/2/24
10. Barath Colony - Strange Love - Ann Aguirre - 4/6/24
11. Lachion - Grimspace - Ann Aguirre - 4/22/24
12. Hundred Acre Woods - Winnie-the-Pooh - A.A. Milne - 5/17/24
13. Sweet Pepper, Tennessee - Sweet Pepper Hero - J.J. Cook - 5/19/24
14. Miller's Kill - In the Bleak Midwinter - Julia Spencer-Fleming - 5/23/24
15. Briar Creek - Books Can Be Deceiving - Jenn McKinlay - 5/25/24
16. Beszel - The City & the City - China Miéville - 5/29/24
17. Manningsport - The Perfect Match - Kristan Higgins - 6/17/24
18. Kor Magna - Protector - Anna Hackett - 6/18/24
19. Hrafnsvik - Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries - Heather Fawcett - 6/22/24
20. Wonderland - Unbirthday - Liz Braswell - 7/14/24
21. Caldwell - The Beloved - J.R. Ward - 7/18/24
22. Painter's Mill - The Burning - Linda Castillo - 7/29/24
23. Bangor, Alaska - The Simple Wild - K.A. Tucker - 9/6/24
24. Zerzura - Among Galactic Ruins - Anna Hackett - 9/16/24

Louise wrote: "I’m in! I’ll try three shorter lists of 12, if that’s allowed."

Louise - the challenge rules state that the total number you will be completing needs to be divisible by 24. So you can choose to do 2 lists of 12, 4 lists of 12 or lengthen one of your current lists to 24. Does that make sense???

2024 Travel Journal
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Countries
1. England - Murder at Keyhaven Castle, Clara McKenna 01/22
2. Ireland - No Strangers Here, Carlene O'Connor 01/26
3. Scotland - Deadly Dram, Melinda Mullet01/28
4. Switzerland - A Body in the Villa, Isabella Bassett 01/26
5. Isle of Man - Aunt Bessie Likes, Diana Xarissa 02/05
6. Sweden - My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry, Frederik Backman 02/09
7. Jersey (Island of) - The Case of the Hidden Flame, Alison Golden 02/15
8. Japan - The Housekeeper and the Professor, Yōko Ogawa 02/17
9. Botswana - The Double Comfort Safari Club, Alexander McCall Smith 03/01
10. Australia - Urn Burial, Kerry Greenwood 03/02
11. Mexico - Just Add Salt, Jinx Schwartz 03/14
12. France - A Murder in Paris, Blake Pierce 03/24
13. Ecuador - Rum Raisin Revenge, Becca Bloom 03/27
14. Egypt - Death on the Nile, Agatha Christie 03/31
15. Grand Cayman - Fields' Guide to Dirty Money, Julie Mulhern 04/01
16. Singapore - The Betel Nut Tree Mystery, Ovidia Yu 04/10
17. Romania - Murder at the Opera House, Dawn Brookes 04/12
18. New Zealand - Died in the Wool, Ngaio Marsh 04/24
19. Norway - Mayhem (and Herring), Blake Pierce 05/10
20. Italy - Murder in Siena, T.A. Williams 05/12
21. Corfu - This Rough Magic, Mary Stewart 05/28
22. Indonesia - The Good, the Bad, and the Aunties, Jesse Q Sutanto 06/08
23. Poland - Mrs. Mohr Goes Missing, Maryla Szymiczkowa 06/15
24. Brazil - The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao, Martha Batalha 06/17



States
1. Missouri - Big Shot. Julie Mulhern 02/02
2. Virginia - The Diva Steals a Chocolate Kiss, Krista Davis02/06
3. Florida - Shark in Paradise, Deborah Brown 02/07
4. Connecticut - Peg and Rose Solve a Murder, Laurien Berenson 02/11
5. Arizona - The Tuesday Night Survivors' Club, Lynn Cahoon 02/12
6. California - Fit or Fatality, Kathi Daley 02/13
7. Texas - Vinyl Resting Place, Olivia Blacke 02/13
8. New Jersey - Antique Auctions Are Murder, Libby Klein 02/13
9. Nevada - Anxious in Nevada, Diana Xarissa 02/19
10. Delaware - Murder at First Sight, Shelly West 02/25
11. Oregon - Nothing Bundt Trouble, Ellie Alexander 02/26
12. Colorado - Ghastly Gadgets, Mildred Abbott 02/28
13. Georgia - Hijack in Abstract, Larissa Reinhart 03/03
14. Nebraska - Dead of Winter Break, Kelly Brakenhoff 03/07
15. Wisconsin - Dead in the Water, Annelise Ryan 03/20
16. New York - Deadly Summer Nights, Vicki Delany 03/13
17. Rhode Island - Murder at Beechwood, Alyssa Maxwell 04/07
18. Washington - One Hit Wonder, Kristi Rose 04/13
19. North Carolina - Deadly Ever After, Eva Gates 04/15
20. Arkansas - Engaged in Trouble, Jenny B. Jones 04/18
21. Tennessee - Blind Bake, Denise Grover Swank 04/19
22. Idaho - One Poison Pie Lynn Cahoon 04/21
23. Oklahoma - A Misty Morning Murder, Loulou Harrington 05/04
24. Alabama - Double Blast, Gretchen Archer 05/22

Part 2

Cities
1. Florence - Murder in Florence, T.A. Williams 01/01
2. Cambridge - A Treacherous Tale, Elizabeth Penney 02/21
3. New York City - Connections in Death, J.D. Robb 02/27
4. Los Angeles - One to Watch, Kate Stayman-London 02/29
5. San Francisco - One Book in the Grave, Kate Carlisle 03/04
6. Salem, MA - Late Checkout, Carol J. Perry 03/09
7. London - A Purely Private Matter, Darcie Wilde 03/17
8. Carmel, CA - A Glimmer of a Clue Daryl Wood Gerber 03/21
9. St. Louis - An Uplifting Murder, Elaine Viets 03/23
10. Oxford - Murder on the Oxford Canal, Faith Martin 03/27
11. Irvine - Misfortune Cookie, Vivien Chien 04/06
12. Nice, FR - Knifed In Nice, Zara Keane 04/08
13. Malibu, CA - Malibu Rising, Taylor Jenkins Reid 04/29
14. Atlantic City - Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice, Elle Cosimano 05/06
15. Philadelphia - Caught Dead in Philadelphia, Gillian Roberts 05/13
16. Columbus, OH - The Legacy, J.A. Whiting 05/21
17. Edinburgh - The Stolen Letter, Paige Shelton 05/24
18. Duck, N.C. - A Death in Duck, Mindy Quigley 05/26
19. Kansas City, MO - Fire and Rain, Julie Mulhern 06/05
20. Nashville - A Deadly Dealer, Ellery Adams 06/09
21. Sun City, AZ - Railroaded 4 Murder, J.C. Eaton 06/13
22. Baltimore - Mary Jane, Jessica Anya Blau 06/19
23. Laguna Beach, CA - Framed and Frosted, Kim Davis 328p
24. Stamford, CT - Peg and Rose Stir Up Trouble, Laurien Berenson 07/06



Fictional places
1. Tinker's Cove, Maine - Bake Sale Murder, Leslie Meier 01/18
2. Leap, Ireland - A Turn for the Bad, Sheila Connolly 01/18
3. Porthpella - The Shell House Detectives, Emylia Hall 01/22
4. Orchard, MA - Clock and Dagger, Julianne Holmes 01/25
5. Falstone, MA - The Skeleton Paints a Picture, Leigh Perry 02/06
6. Christmas River, OR - Mayhem in Christmas River, Meg Muldoon 02/19
7. Lymstock, Eng - The Moving Finger, Agatha Christie 02/26
8. Ohia, Maui - Coconut Wireless, Toby Neal 03/20
9. Lachlan, FL - A Relative Murder, Jude Deveraux 03/28
10. Carsely, Eng - The Blood of an Englishman, M.C. Beaton 04/02
11. Athena MS - File M for Murder, Miranda James 04/11
12. Sitting Marsh, Eng - Fire When Ready, Kate Kingsbury 04/11
13. Zinnia, MS - Greedy Bones, Carolyn Haines 04/30
14. Pineapple Port, FL - Pineapple Puppies, Amy Vansant 05/03
15. Sinful, LA - Swamp Spies, Jana Deleon 05/14
16. Santa Tesla, CA - Killer Honeymoon, G.A. McKevett 05/16
17. Wood Glen, IL - Death in Castle Dark, Veronica Bond 05/30
18. New Bison, MI - Murder is a Piece of Cake, Valerie Burns 06/06
19. Toot Hansell, Eng - Baking Bad, Kim M. Watt 06/05
20. Mudbug, LA - Missing in Mudbug, Jana Deleon 06/08
21. Moose Peak, AK - Murder at the Summer Solstice Sleuthfest, Bebe Steiner 06/11
22. Oak Falls, NY - Unleashed, Eileen Brady 06/17
23. Catfish Cove, NH - BlackBuried Pie, Lyndsey Cole 06/28
24. Beacon-by-the-Sea, MA - The Carriage House, carla neggars 06/30

2024 Travel Journal
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
I don't read much sci-fi or fantasy...so, not doing fictional places.

Countries
1.-UK- ;The Sea, the Sea by Iris Murdoch-1/4/24
2.-New Zealand-Death by Water by Kerry Greenwood-1/10/24
3. Italy- Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco-2/14/24 -
4. Central African Republic- Malaria Dreams: An African Adventure by Stuart Stevens-2/15/24
5. Congo- Tintin in the Congo by Hergé- 3/10/24 -
6. Cuba- The Reader's Companion to Cuba by Alan Ryan-3/21/24
7. Myanmar- Burma Sahib by Paul Theroux-4/10/24
8. Luxembourg- The Candidate by Daniel Pembrey
9.-Thailand- Mrs. Pollifax and the Golden Triangle by Dorothy Gilman-5/22/24
10. Iran- A Traveller on Horseback by Christina Dodwell-5/25/24
11.-USA- -America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction by Jon Stewart-6/5/24
12.-France- Henry VI, Part 1 by William Shakespeare-6/16/24
13.-Trinidad- The White Woman on the Green Bicycle by Monique Roffey- 6/25/24-
14.-Haiti- All Souls' Rising by Madison Smartt Bell- 8/26/24-
15. Cambodia- Battambang by Ron Poulton-3/21/25
16.-Australia- Murder on a Midsummer Night by Kerry Greenwood-4/6/25
17.-Mexico- Marshall's Gold by Kevin R. Hill-4/1/25
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1. Kashmir, India-Secrets of the Kashmir Valley by Farhana Qazi-2/14/24
2. Scotland, UK- Guy Mannering by Walter Scott-2/18/24-
3. England, UK- Can You Forgive Her?, Volume I by Anthony Trollope - 2/23/24
4. New York- 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff-5/7/24-
5. Utah- Riders of the Purple Sage by Riders of the Purple Sage-5/15/24
6.-West Virginia- No Filter by Heather Day Gilbert-5/15/24-
7.-Arizona- Marshmallow Muscles, Banana Brainstorms by Karen T. Taha-6/11/24
8.-Florida- -Torpedo Juice by Tim Dorsey-7/11/24-
9. Sicily- Auntie Poldi and the Vineyards of Etna by Mario Giordano-11/14/24
10.-Idaho- Thomas and Niko in the City of Trees by Kid Boise-5/29/25
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1.- Paris- The Fugitive by Marcel Proust-1/30/24
2. London- The Big Four by Agatha Christie- 2/2/24
3.-Melbourne, Australia- Murder in the Dark by Kerry Greenwood-2/8/24
4.-New York City- Torch Song Trilogy by Harvey Fierstein-2/15/24-
5. Vientienne, Laos- -The Coroner's Lunch by Colin Cotterill-2/29/24-
6. San Diego, CA- The House of Hidden Meanings by RuPaul-4/14/24
7. San Francisco, CA- There's Nothing to Be Afraid Of by Marcia Muller-4/24/24
8. Miami, FL- Cadillac Beach by Tim Dorsey-5/20/24-
9. Baku, Azerbaijan- The Colonel's Mistake by Dan Mayland-5/27/24
10.-Tripoli, Libya- Tea in Tripoli by Bernadette Nason-5/30/24
11.-Chicago- Last Call Chicago: A History of 1001 LGBTQ-Friendly Taverns, Haunts & Hangouts by Rick Karlin-6/16/24-
12.-Montreal, Canada- Déjà Dead by Kathy Reichs-10/1/24
13. Santa Fe, N.M.- Santa Fe Mourning bAmanda Allen- 10/22/24-
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Jan wrote: "Louise wrote: "I’m in! I’ll try three shorter lists of 12, if that’s allowed."

Louise - the challenge rules state that the total number you will be completing needs to be divisible by 24. So you c..."

Okay, thanks Jan! I will figure something out.

Thanks for joining Meg & Ed!!

2024 Travel Journal
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

12 Different Countries in 2024 - 12/12
1. Germany-Unconventional Avery Aster - 1/4/24
2. Australia-The Rosie Project Graeme Simsion - 1/6/24
3. United States-Rooted in Sin Alta Hensley - 3/4/24
4. England-Gentleman Sinner Jodi Ellen Malpas - 3/14/24
5. France-Burning Bright: Billionaires in Disguise: Lizzy Blair Babylon - 3/17/24
6. Russia-Highest Bidder K.C. Crowne - 4/17/24
7. Canada-Powerless Elsie Silver - 5/28/24
8. Italy-Racing the Sun Karina Halle - 6/14/24
9. Ireland-Night Angel Lisa Kessler - 7/9/24
10. Spain-Her Royal Master Renee Rose - 7/24/24
11. Scotland-Dr. Perfect Louise Bay - 8/12/24
12. Mexico-Against the Law Kat Martin - 9/26/24


12 Different States/Provinces in 2024 - 12/12
1. Tennessee-Finding Forever Marie Force - 1/2/24
2. Texas-Theirs to Treasure Sierra Cartwright - 1/5/24
3. Maine-Private Property Skye Warren - 1/8/24
4. Washington-River's End Nora Roberts - 1/11/24
5. Florida-The Master Kresley Cole - 1/14/24
6. Colorado-Seduced Molly O'Keefe - 1/15/24
7. Montana-Letters to a Secret Lover Toni Blake - 1/19/24
8. Nevada-Bared Stacey Kennedy - 1/28/24
9. California-From This Moment On Bella Andre - 1/30/24
10. Illinois-Master Of My Mind Jenna Jacob - 1/31/24
11. Nevada-Freed Stacey Kennedy - 2/7/24
12. Missouri-Priest Sierra Simone - 2/13/24



24 Different Cities in 2024 - 24/24
1. Washington, DC-For the Record K.A. Linde - 1/3/24
2. Sydney-Big Little Lies Liane Moriarty - 1/20/24
3. Los Angeles-The Star Trilogy Arianne Richmonde - 2/2/24
4. San Francisco-Can't Help Falling in Love Bella Andre - 2/6/24
5. Dallas-Siren in Bloom Sophie Oak - 2/12/24
6. Chicago-The Scavenger Delta James - 2/13/24
7. Princeton-Midnight Mass Sierra Simone - 2/18/24
8. Santa Barbara-Sweet Cheeks K. Bromberg - 2/22/24
9. New Orleans-French Quarter Lacey Alexander - 2/25/24
10. Pittsburgh-Sweet Distraction Lainey Davis - 3/2/24
11. Denver-Tempted Molly O'Keefe - 3/19/24
12. East Grand Rapids-Man Hands Tanya Eby - 3/20/24
13. Philadelphia-Campaigning for Christopher Katy Regnery - 3/22/24
14. New York City-The Devil Wears Black L.J. Shen - 4/22/24
15. Portsmouth-True North Marie Force - 5/13/24
16. London-A Season for Treason Golden Angel - 6/28/24
17. Austin-Hold on Tight J. Kenner - 7/12/24
18. San Diego-Cold Blooded Liar Karen Rose - 7/26/24
19. Macomb, MI - The Naughty List Jodi Redford - 8/17/24
20. St. Augustine, FL - Satisfaction Lexi Blake - 8/22/24
21. Tulsa - Redemption Susan Fanetti - 8/28/24
22. Miami-How Much I Love Marie Force - 9/5/24
23. Portland-Four Stepbrothers for Christmas K.C. Crowne - 9/10/24
24. New Bern, NC - The Wedding Nicholas Sparks - 9/29/24


24 Different Fictional Places in 2024 - 24/24
1. Snow Creek-Smolder Helen Hardt - 1/24/24
2. Bliss-Found in Bliss Sophie Oak - 1/25/24
3. Williamson-Drop Dead Gorgeous Lauren Landish - 2/9/24
4. Amesport-No Ordinary Billionaire J.S. Scott - 2/19/24
5. Signal Bend-Christmas in Signal Bend Susan Fanetti - 2/24/24
6. Eben Cape-Strict Confidence Skye Warren - 3/25/24
7. Cherry Tree Harbor-Make-Believe Match Melanie Harlow - 4/14/24
8. Willow Fork-Siren Unleashed Sophie Oak - 4/25/24
9. Chestnut Springs-Flawless Elsie Silver - 5/23/24
10. Whiskey Creek-When Summer Comes Brenda Novak - 5/9/24
11. Cactus Creek - Falling for the Good Guy Violet Duke - 5/9/24
12. Rochambeau - HOT Pursuit Lynn Raye Harris - 5/16/24
13. Hook - Worked Up Tessa Bailey - 6/9/24
14. Ruby Creek - Out of the Gate Elsie Silver - 6/15/24
15. Hadley Harbor - Irresistible Melanie Harlow - 7/15/24
16. Rose Hill - Wild Love Elsie Silver - 7/19/24
17. Landmark - Unforgettable Willow Aster - 7/20/24
18. Port Elizabeth - Tapped Out Single Mom Kai Lesy - 7/28/24
19. Cryus Peak - Chasing His Honey Badger Golden Angel - 8/3/24
20. Escana - Claimed by Her Daddies Laylah Roberts - 8/5/24
21. Cedar Cove - 204 Rosewood Lane Debbie Macomber - 8/26/24
22. Whiskey - Whiskey Secrets Carrie Ann Ryan - 9/1/24
23. Gable - Richer Than Sin Meghan March - 9/9/24
24. Manitou - Undeniable Melanie Harlow - 9/12/24

Welcome Karen!

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3. Fever House - Keith Rosson ✧✧✧ 1/12/24 ➖ Oregon
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Thanks for joining Bobbi & Sallie!

I'll play, but come back in a day or two to figure out the details.
2024 Travel Journal
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

24 Countries:
1. Egypt Murder at the Mena House by Erica Ruth Neubauer 1/21
2. England Frederica by Georgette Heyer 1/31
3. Greece My Brother Michael by Mary Stewart 2/4
4. Austria The Third Man by Graham Greene 2/16
5. Italy The Immaculate Deception by Iain Pears 2/26
6. France The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy 3/15
7. Israel Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad 3/20
8. Scotland Dressed to Kilt by Hannah Reed 4/10
9. Zambia Mrs. Pollifax on Safari by Dorothy Gilman 5/6
10. Japan The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa 5/25
11. Singapore The Frangipani Tree Mystery by Ovidia Yu 5/27
12. Iran La estación de las tormentas de arena (Spanish Edition) by Mary Pope Osborne 5/31
13. New Zealand Photo Finish by Ngaio Marsh 6/23
14. Lebanon The Gabriel Hounds by Mary Stewart 7/4
15. Morocco Mrs. Pollifax and the Whirling Dervish by Dorothy Gilman 7/29
16. Brazil The Dead Man's Brother by Roger Zelazny 8/2
17. Thailand Mrs. Pollifax and the Golden Triangle by Dorothy Gilman 8/17
18. Algeria A Bookshop In Algiers by Kaouther Adimi 8/21
19. Bulgaria Foul Days by Genoveva Dimova 8/26
20 Russia First Love by Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev 8/29
21 Wales Murder at the Castle by Jeanne M. Dams 9/1
22 Canada The Grub-And-Stakers Move a Mountain by Alisa Craig 9/29
23 USA A Time for Murder by Jessica Fletcher 10/3
24 Australia Miracle in Bellaroo Creek by Barbara Hannay 10/5

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1. Arizona White Lies by Jayne Ann Krentz 1/12
2. Washington Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs 1/12
3. Hawaii Running Hot by Jayne Ann Krentz 1/15
4. Maine Ice by Linda Howard 1/17
5. California In Too Deep by Jayne Ann Krentz 1/18
6. Colorado Passin' Through by Louis L'Amour 1/20
7. Florida Sackett's Land by Louis L'Amour 2/27
8. New Mexico The Mad, the Bad, and the Dangerous by Sara Orwig 3/16
9. Tennessee The Forest Unseen: A Year's Watch in Nature by David George Haskell 4/7
10. Michigan Tom Lake by Ann Patchett 5/10
11. Kentucky To Catch a Killer by Julie Anne Lindsey 5/15
12. Idaho Tessa's Trust by Rebecca Zanetti 5/24
13. Kansas May B. by Caroline Starr Rose 6/4
14. Montana Winter Lost by Patricia Briggs 6/28
15. Massachusettes North Woods by Daniel Mason 6/28
16. North Dakota Thunder Horse Redemption by Elle James 6/29
17. Sussex, England The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club by Helen Simonson 7/15
18. Nebraska O Pioneers! by Willa Cather 7/18
19. Wyoming Conard County: Murderous Intent by Rachel Lee 7/28
20 Alaska Murder on the Iditarod Trail by Sue Henry 8/2
21 North Carolina Book Lovers by Emily Henry 8/13
22 Texas Tough Customer by Sandra Brown 9/11
23 Illinois The Healer by Dee Henderson 9/18
24 Missouri Shadow Survivors by Julie Miller 9/23

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1. Kennewick, Washington Fire Touched by Patricia Briggs 1/14
2. Seattle, Washington Fired Up by Jayne Ann Krentz 1/17
3. Houston, Texas Hello Stranger by Katherine Center 1/17
4. London, England The King's Evil by Edward Marston 1/26
5. Athens, Greece Lysistrata by Aristophanes 2/23
6. Bath, England Black Sheep by Georgette Heyer 3/9
7. Agios Georgios, Greece Moonspinners by Mary Stewart 4/26
8. Piney Woods, Tennessee Peril in Piney Woods by Debra Webb 6/11
9. St. Malo, France All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr 6/20
10. Oxford, England Death on the Cherwell by Mavis Doriel Hay 6/25
11. Big Sky, Montana Swiftwater Enemies by Danica Winters 6/29
12. Boston, Massachusetts The Recycled Citizen by Charlotte MacLeod 7/3
13. Los Angeles, California Zorro Rides Again by D.J. Arneson 7/6
14. Boulder, Colorado Good Girls Don't by Victoria Dahl 7/12
15. Lausanne, Switzerland The Little Hotel by Christina Stead 7/14
16. Yorktown, Virginia Murder With Peacocks by Donna Andrews 7/14
17. Austen, Texas The Unseen World of Poppy Malone: A Gaggle of Goblins by Suzanne Harper 7/16
18. New York City, New York The Adventures of Ellery Queen by Ellery Queen 7/18
19. Hollywood, California The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center 7/22
20. Amsterdam, Netherlands Sister Peters in Amsterdam by Betty Neels 8/3
21. Denver, Colorado Stitch in Snow by Anne McCaffrey 8/11
22. Plymouth, England A Naval Surgeon to Fight For by Carla Kelly 9/1
23. Shrewsbury, England St. Peter's Fair by Ellis Peters 9/7
24. Asheville, North Carolina Keeping Guard by Sandra Owens 9/19

24 Fictional Places:
1. Acadia, Five Hundred Kingdoms One Good Knight by Mercedes Lackey 1/6
2. Sergyar Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold 1/6
3. Barrayar Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold 1/12
4. Butterscotch Ridge, Washington Recipe for a Homecoming by Sabrina York 1/19
5. Whispering Waters Cove, Washington Deep Waters by Jayne Ann Krentz 1/22
6. Utopia Utopia by Thomas More 1/23
7. Howling, Sussex, England Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons 2/6
8. Much Winterlow, England Matilda's Wedding by Betty Neels 2/11
9. Valdemar Arrow's Fall by Mercedes Lackey 2/22
10. River Heights, USA Password to Larkspur Lane by Carolyn Keene 4/12
11. Redwood Cove, Washington Operation Reunion by Justine Davis 4/27
12. Ljosland Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett 5/9
13. Barsetshire, England Never Too Late by Angela Thirkell 5/23
14. Midston, USA Danny Dunn and the Homework Machine by Jay Williams 6/4
15. Watership Down, England Watership Down by Richard Adams 6/4
16. Harminster, England Company in the Evening by Ursula Orange 7/2
17. Westbury-on-the-Green, England Nothing to Report by Carola Oman 7/8
18. Middle Earth The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien 8/5
19. Tanria The Undermining of Twyla and Frank by Megan Bannen 8/13
20. Moonlight Ridge, Tennessee A Fairy-Tail Ending by Catherine Mann 9/7
21. Calfrey The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst 9/11
22. Coho Cove, Washington The Airman's Homecoming by Sabrina York 9/19
23. Pango A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers 9/27
24. Gramarye The Warlock Is Missing by Christopher Stasheff 9/29

2024 Travel Journal

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1. Ireland - The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods 1/9/24
2. England - The Secret Book of Flora Lea by Patti Callahan Henry 2/1/24
3. Viet Nam - The Women by Kristin Hannah 2/11/24
4. France - The Mortal Word by Genevieve Cogman 2/24/24
5. Syria - City of Jasmine by Deanna Raybourn 3/5/24
6. Spain - The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo 4/14/24
7. Wisconsin - I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger 4/17/24
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2. New York - The Making of a Chef: Mastering Heat at the Culinary Institute by Michael Ruhlman 2/6/24
3. North Carolina - The Book Charmer by Karen Hawkins 2/13/24
4. New Hampshire - How To Be A Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals by Sy Montgomery 2/15/24
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2. USA - Black Hat, White Witch by Hailey Edwards 08/01/24
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3. Malibu, CA, USA - Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid 22/01/24
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2024 Travel Journal
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Progress: 4/72

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1. Great Britain: Making It So: A Memoir by Patrick Stewart 1/5/24
2. USA: Twelve Nights at Rotter House by J.W. Ocker 1/9/24
3. Egypt: Cleopatra VII: Daughter of the Nile - 57 B.C. by Kristiana Gregory 1/11/24

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1. North Carolina: The Moon and More by Sarah Dessen 1/11/24
- Ohio: The Female of the Species

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- London, England: Vile Bodies
- Paris, France: Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know
- New York City: Fortune Favors the Dead
- Washington, D.C.: Monday's Not Coming

Glad you're joining us Teri, Kat, Keli & August!!

2024 Travel Journal
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Progress: 0/72

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1st January 2024 to 31 December 2024
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12 Different Countries in 2024 - 11/12
1. England: A Fatal Footnote, Margaret Loudon - 31/01/24
2. Wales: Evan Help Us, Rhys Bowen - 18/02/24
3. Scotland: Loch Down Abbey, Beth Cowan-Erskine - 14/02/24
4. USA (unspecified New England): Grace Cries Uncle, Julie Hyzy - 26/01/24
5. India (Pune): The Cosmic Clues, Manjiri Prabhu - 18/01/24
6. Australia: Earthly Delights, Kerry Greenwood - 07/03/24
7. Sweden (Stockholm): The Night Raven, Johan Rundberg - 12/03/24
8. Japan (Tokyo and environs): Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, Satoshi Yagisawa - 22/03/24
9. France: La Vie: A Year In Rural France, John Lewis-Stempel - 24/03/24
10. The Netherlands/Holland c.1672/73 (The Hague, Dordrecht, Haalem and Loevestein prison): The Black Tulip, Alexandre Dumas - 01/05/24
11. Germany (Cologne): Morgue Drawer Next Door, Jutta Profijt - 07/05/24
12. Laos (1980): The Second Biggest Nothing, Colin Cotterill - 29/07/24

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1. Maine: Totally Pawstruck, Sofie Ryan - 08/01/24
2. Georgia: Better Off Read, Nora Page – 11/01/24
3. California: Forget Me Knot, Mary Marks – 16/01/24
4. New Jersey (Jersey Shore): Spouse on Haunted Hill, E.J. Copperman – 16/02/24
5. Hawaii: Murder at Turtle Cove, Kathi Daley - 06/03/24
6. Colorado (ski resort in the mountains): Mulled to Death, Kate Lansing - 21/03/24
7. Virginia (imaginary town): Big Little Spies, Krista Davis - 25/03/24
8. Texas (small town near Austin): Vinyl Resting Place, Olivia Blacke – 31/03/24
9. North Carolina (Nag's Head, Bodie Island): Death Knells and Wedding Bells, Eva Gates - 05/04/24
10. Minnesota: A Night's Tail, Sofie Kelly - 10/04/24
11. Wyoming (Wind River Reservation): Wife of Moon, Margaret Coel - 15/04/24
12. Washington State: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Sherman Alexie - 20/04/24

12 Different Cities in 2024 - 6/12
1. Boulder, CO, US: A Pairing to Die For, Kate Lansing – 05/01/24
2. San Francisco, CA, US: The Shape of Dread, Marcia Muller – 24/01/24
3. London, England: Double Booked, Liz Hedgecock – 04/02/24
4. Pittsburgh, PA, US: To Brew or Not to Brew, Joyce Tremel – 20/02/24
5. New York, NY, US: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Jonathan Safran Foer - 25/02/24
6. Tokyo, Japan: Tales from the Café, Toshikazu Kawaguchi - 21/05/24
7. Leeds, England: Gobbelino London & A Contagion of Zombies, Kim M. Watt – 24/05/24
8. Evanston, IL (home of Northwestern University and a suburb of Chicago), US: End Me a Tenor, Joelle Charbonneau - 14/08/24
9. Merida and Valladolid, Mexico: The Xibalba Murders, Lyn Hamilton – 05/09/24
10. Providence, Rhode Island: The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, H.P. Lovecraft – 06/09/24
11. Key West, Florida: Topped Chef, Lucy Burdette – 22/09/24
12. Charleston, South Carolina: The Silver Needle Murder, Laura Childs - 15/10/24

12 Different Fictional Places in 2024 - 7/12
1. The Planet Daesyn: Sweep of the Blade, Ilona Andrews – 05/02/24
2. The Thousand Worlds: Tiger Honor, Yoon Ha Lee – 16/02/24
3. The Discworld: Wyrd Sisters, Terry Pratchett - 22/02/24
4. The World of the White Rat: Paladin's Grace, T. Kingfisher - 27/02/24
5. A moon called Panga: A Prayer for the Crown-Shy, Becky Chambers - 11/03/24
6. The City of Murk in “the Territory”: Bookshops & Bonedust, Travis Baldree - 28/04/24
7. The Universe of Xuya: The Red Scholar's Wake, Aliette de Bodard - 17/05/24
8. The Singing Hills: Mammoths at the Gates, Nghi Vo - 10/06/24
9. The world of Berlenhof and its surrounding space: Shards of Earth, Adrian Tchaikovsky - 19/06/24
10. The Radchaai Empire and its surrounding space: Translation State, Ann Leckie - 24/06/24
11. Gaea Station and the Planet Chrysotheman: Some Desperate Glory, Emily Tesh – 02/07/24
12. The Rising World: Witch King, Martha Wells - 07/07/24

Welcome Shan~A~ and Trish!

Trish - because this challenge is based the current year's number, for completion, your totals need to equal groups of 24. You can do 10+14 or 12+12, etc. See other examples in original challenge post. Let me know if you have any questions.

Jan wrote: "Trish - because this challenge is based the current year's number, for completion, your totals need to equal groups of 24. You can do 10+14 or 12+12, etc. See other exam..."

Aha. Sorry - missed that. First day back at work and the brain has melted! In which case, I'll do four 12s. Should be fixed now. And then, if I get those done, I might do a couple of other 12s later.

Sounds good Trish!

Late to sign up but here!

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Never too late Ruth! Welcome!

Hi Jan, Please sign me up for these two, and thanks for all you do, all year long. I hope you had a great holiday!

January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

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You're all linked up Shirley! Thank you and have fun!

2024 Travel Journal

January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Goal: 14/48 books

12 Different States in 2024
1. Twisted Hate by Ana Huang (01/19/24) - Maryland
2. Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano (01/28/24) - Virginia
3. The Bodyguard by Katherine Center (02/11/24) - Texas
4. Every Little Thing by Samantha Young (02/18/24) - Delaware
5. Final Offer by Lauren Asher (02/25/24) - Michigan
6. Secretly Yours by Tessa Bailey (03/03/24) - California
7. The Love Wager by Lynn Painter (03/17/24) - Nebraska
8. It's Complicated by Camilla Isley (03/30/24) - Illinois
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1. He Will be My Ruin by K.A. Tucker (02/24/24) - New York City
2. The Stand-Up Groomsman by Jackie Lau (03/23/24) - Toronto
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1. Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone by J.K. Rowling (01/29/24) - Hogwarts
2. Love Redesigned by Lauren Asher (01/31/24) - Lake Wisteria
3. Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins (02/09/24) - Meroe Island
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2024 Travel Journal

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1. Scotland - The Christmas Bookshop. Jenny Colgan. 1.12.24
2. West Indies - Black Cake. Charmaine Wilkerson. 1.23.24
3. Vietnam - Absolution. Alice McDermott. 1.29.24
4. England - The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie. Alan Bradley. 2.1.24
5. Australia - The Waratah Inn. Lilly Mirren. 2.16.24
6. Italy - One Summer in Italy. Lilly Mirren. 2.22.24
7. Greece - Same Beach, Next Year. Dorothea Benton Frank. 3.9.24
8. Syria - The Map of Salt and Stars. Zeyn Joukhadar. 3.16.24
9. Denmark - The Almost Nearly Perfect People: Behind the Myth of the Scandinavian Utopia. Michael Booth. 4.2.24
10. New South Wales - Christmas at the Waratah Inn. Lilly Mirren. 4.8.24
11. Ireland - The Pull of the Stars. Emma Donoghue. 4.8.24
12. Canada - Manitou Canyon. William Kent Krueger. 4.18.24

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1. Fort Bragg Under the Sabers: The Unwritten Code of Army Wives. Tanya Biank. 1.14.24
2. Coffeyville, KS The Last Outlaws: The Desperate Final Days of the Dalton Gang. Tom Clavin. 1.15.24
3. Aurora, MN Vermilion Drift. William Kent Krueger . 1.18.24
4. Atlanta, GA Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus: Beginnings. Lydia Sherrer. 1.21.24
5 Nashville, TN Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics. Dolly Parton. 1.31.24
6 NYC Upside Down. Danielle Steel. 2.1.24
7 Saigon, Vietnam The Quiet American. Graham Greene. 2.23.24
8 Reno, Nevada The Friendship Club. Robyn Carr. 2.26.24
9 San Francisco, CA The Maltese Falcon Dashiell Hammett. 3.2.24
10 Las Vegas, NV What Really Happens in Vegas: True Stories of the People Who Make Vegas, Vegas. James Patterson. 3.3.24
11 Seattle, WA Killing Thyme. Leslie Budewitz. 3.7.24
12 Dedham Vale, Suffolk The Antique Hunter's Guide to Murder. C.L. Miller. 3.8.24.

States and Provinces
1. North Carolina - Did You Hear About Kitty Karr?. Crystal Smith Paul. 1.1.24
2. Minnesota - Purgatory Ridge. William Kent Krueger. 1.4.24
3. Idaho - Just a Regular Boy. Catherine Ryan Hyde. 1.5.24
4. Tennessee - Sweet Water. Christina Baker Kline. 1.19.24
5. Indiana - Christmas After All: The Great Depression Diary of Minnie Swift, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1932. Kathryn Lasky. 2.1.24
6. Florida - The Pecan Man. Cassie Dandridge Selleck. 2.8.24
7. Georgia - The Break-Up Book Club. Wendy Wax. 2.14.24
8. Kansas - The Tapestry of Grace. Kim Vogel Sawyer. 2.12.24
9. Texas - The Lost Husband. Katherine Center. 2.17.24
10. Virginia - In a Book Club Far Away. Tif Marcelo. 1.27.24
11 New Mexico The Healing of Natalie Curtis. Jane Kirkpatrick. 2.25.24
12 Nebraska Fangirl. Rainbow Rowell. 3.2.24

Fictional places
1. Grace Valley - Down by the River. Robyn Carr. 1.3.24
2. Jewel, MN - The River We Remember. William Kent Krueger. 1.9.24
3. Telos God's Eye: Awakening: A Labyrinth World Novel. Aleron Kong. 1.19.24
4 Jasper, NC The Unmaking of June Farrow. Adrienne Young. 1.24.24
5 Farthering St. John, England Death by the Book. Julianna Deering. 2.4.24
6 Forest Manor, England The Wake-Up Call. Beth O'Leary. 2.10.24
7 Sugarberry Cove, AL The Lights of Sugarberry Cove. Heather Webber. 3.5.24
8 Rudolph, NY Have Yourself a Deadly Little Christmas. Vicki Delany. 3.6.24
9 Wishing Tree, WA The Christmas Wedding Guest. Susan Mallery. 3.29.24
10 Tates Valley, TN The Ballad of Laurel Springs. Janet Beard. 4.16.24
11 Branding Iron, TX Santa's Sweetheart. Janet Dailey. 4.18.24
12 Virgin River My Kind of Christmas. Robyn Carr. 5.18.24

Glad you're joining us Laila Jane & Kim!

A quick question - does Guernsey count as a country?

Trevor - I'll accept it even though it's not "technically" a country.

Jan wrote: "Trevor - I'll accept it even though it's not "technically" a country."

If you're accepting Guernsey, I'm hoping you'll take England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland as seperate countries, because the people who live in them, definitely see them that way, and they do have seperate identities. :-)

Otherwise, my countries visited so far shrink from five to three!

Yes Trish!! I'm accepting all those you mentioned as separate countries ... LOL.