Yeah, that pretty much sums up my experiences with poetry.
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Reading the World: Confessions of a Literary Explorer | 
Yeah, that pretty much sums up my experiences with poetry.
This looks like a good challenge! 😁
http://taleaway.com/world-reading-challenge-books-around-the-globe-2019/
A new BINGO game ... if you want to read books from around the world this is the one for you! Please tag me in your posts and use the #ReadingTheWorld. Also, we have a small but mighty group on Goodreads if you want to read more world books.
bailedI DNFed this book, something I haven‘t done for a long time. It‘s not that the book was bad just misleading. What I was looking for was an account of the author‘s experiences reading books from around the world, her thoughts, opinions, feelings with some of the geopolitical stuff weaved in. Instead it reads like a series of dry international politics lectures or a PhD thesis. I think her original blog is more like what I was looking for.
Repost for @GatheringBooks :
For those who are part of our #LitWorld2018GB reading challenge, here is the linky for October-December https://gatheringbooks.org/oct-dec-2018-linky/ - Never too late to join to win book prizes. Winners for July-Sept will be announced by end of the year alongside this quarter‘s winners. Do link up your reviews from around the world!
For those who are part of our #LitWorld2018GB reading challenge, here is the linky for October-December https://gatheringbooks.org/oct-dec-2018-linky/ - Never too late to join to win book prizes. Winners for July-Sept will be announced by end of the year alongside this quarter‘s winners. Do link up your reviews from around the world!
I do love a good book about books!
bailedI thought this would be like The End of Your Life Book Club and give me lots of new books to read (calling Olive Kittredge). It seemed to be only chapter after chapter of complaining about how Western fiction by white guys gets all the print. No news there. Bailed.
Changed out my Read Around the World endcap! The theme is “islands” 😊 (one book is still coming - So Many Islands edited by Nicholas Laughlin out 7/17 from Peekash/ @akashicbooks)
Top: The World Between Two Covers
Row 1: This is Paradise (Hawaii), The Man With the Compound Eyes (Taiwan), No Great Mischief (Cape Breton Island), The Woman Who Had Two Navels (the Philippines)
This week I am starting to read a book from every state! #aroundtheusa my rule is the book has to be set in said state. Does anyone have ideas for books? Does anyone want to join?
#bookhaul from Independent Bookstore Day! 📚 Children of Blood and Bone and How to Speak Midwestern are new, others are used.
I also found the print on top at a local artists' sale. A bunch of creators were selling remaindered/slightly flawed pieces they can't list elsewhere. I bought a bunch of pieces for our house and my sister's baby 💕 #buylocal
For those who are participating in the #LitWorld2018GB Literary Voyage Around the World reading challenge, here is where you can link up your posts/ reviews: https://gatheringbooks.org/april-june-2018-linky/ - book prizes open internationally!
#LitWorld2018GB is ongoing but this is the quarterly update especially for the first theme, indicated with 💖.
Not all my choices related to the matters of the heart Yet its been such a fantastic #LitsyPassport trip!!
13/40 Countries 'visited' -
💖 #Palestine
💖 #Japan
💖 #China
💖 #Peru
💖 #Norway
💖 #Singapore
💖 #Iceland
💖 #Turkey
📖 #Wales
📖 #Thailand
💖 #Germany
💖 #Sweden
💖 #Russia 💖
http://www.bookssetin.com/
I tweeted my convo with @SilversReviews about a possible Paris readathon. My friend who just returned from Bahamas cruise wondered about a related book to complete her travel.
That led me to this exciting website, perfect for #readaroundtheworld search methinks!
#bookish globe-trotting has been so exciting with #LitWorld2018GB hosted by @GatheringBooks
https://gatheringbooks.org/literary-voyage-around-the-world-reading-challenge-20...
This reminds me I need to update my last few destinations ;D
This month was Iceland. We put together a blog post of our books selected and mentioned some of you. If you participated, stop by the blog and leave a comment with the book you picked and your review. I mentioned all those I saw from here.
https://thereadersroom.org/2018/01/30/read-around-the-world-iceland/
Please tag me here when you read with us. That way I don‘t miss your post and can include you in our monthly wrap up
#repost @GatheringBooks 's Jan-Mar linky now reveals literary journeys across Russia, Portugal, Switzerland, Sweden, Jamaica, Finland, Russia, Canada - among others. Never too late to join #LitWorld2018GB Literary Voyage around the World Reading Challenge, with book prizes for grabs! International #bookgiveaway https://gatheringbooks.org/jan-march-2018-linky/
#LitsyHappenings
Our Jan-Mar linky now reveals literary journeys across Russia, Portugal, Switzerland, Jamaica, Finland, Canada, Botswana - among others. Never too late to join us for #LitWorld2018GB - Literary Voyage Around the World Reading Challenge - with book prizes up for grabs!! https://gatheringbooks.org/jan-march-2018-linky/
Did you know that #24in48 gets readers from all over the world? We're always working on ways to expand prize options for non-US readers. This year, that includes add'l outreach to int'l publishers, and the addition of a PayPal donate button at 24in48.com. All donations to the website will support the purchase/shipping of prizes to international winners. If you can spare it, please consider donating! #readathon 📷: Unsplash.com, Slava Bowman
The Jan-Mar linky for the #LitWorld2018GB is now up at GatheringBooks - if you are one of the intrepid explorers who have signed up for our Literary Voyage Around the World Reading Challenge - you can share your book reviews this quarter in this linky. Do join us, glorious Litsy people! https://gatheringbooks.org/jan-march-2018-linky/
THE COUNTRIES FOR 2018 #READAROUNDTHEWORLD HAVE BEEN CHOSEN! This is not a drill! Get yourself to @JenP 's profile and get the deets! I'm veeeery excited about these choices. (If you haven't read Cutting for Stone yet, it has GOT to be your choice for Ethiopia, it's so good!!) [P.S. Why does my hand look so weird?]
Want to take a reading trip around the world? Join us in our literary voyage - be a Literary Hitchhiker/Backpacker or a Globetrotter - completely up to you. Book prizes await! Take the reading trip of your life along with us. Sign up here - http://bit.ly/LitWorld2018GB and use the hashtag #LitWorld2018GB
Take a Literary Voyage around the World with GatheringBooks in 2018. We are hosting this reading challenge with quarterly book prizes to boot! We are using the hashtag #LitWorld2018GB - Here‘s the sign up page with complete guidelines - http://bit.ly/LitWorld2018GB
Pt. 2/2 Here's the rest of my #passportlitsy itinerary (visually). I'm super excited about Burkina Faso--there seem to be a few revolutionary reads in store for me from that destination! All in all, I feel like reading my way around these countries will change and motivate me...and for the better. I'm also planning on sampling dishes from these nations and knitting or crocheting yarn from fiber-rich nations, namely Chile, Ireland, and Japan. 😍
I am so excited about #passportlitsy! I picked an itinerary of 11 nations to which I will add Japan to make 12 destinations for the year. I just finalized all of my titles, picking a few from each country in case I wanted to linger on my vacay a little longer and make a complete 30-day stay😍. List of titles is to come! I'm just checking my library to see what is left to buy, request and perhaps sign up for kindle unlimited for! Pt. 1/2
My 2018 #aroundtheworld travel itinerary from @steverogers . Now to pick the when of the wheres...and the what. I already have chosen my reads from Guadeloupe and Curaçao. I'm gonna add Japan to this list because I've been wanting to read something from there..it'll be the beginning or ending of this voyage. Who's in? Or has some recs from #ownvoices of the above countries? The Goodreads recs are awesome but I'd love to hear from my fellow Littens
Y'all! How did I miss this? An around the world challenge? Yes please! (note to self- you've got the tagged book somewhere...find it.)
Thanks @Wbabdullah and @steverogers
Two ways #AroundtheWorld -- by reading or by traveling. #SizzlinSummerBooks @Tiffy_Reads
Reading a book from every country in the world is my dream project that I've been slowly working towards for the past few years. This book is an awesome resource to help me on my journey. This is a description of Ann's journey around the world in 196 books - one from each country.. all in English! Great book so far!
Ann Morgan traveled the world - in books. She solicited recommendations via blog and wrote a book about her experience, gave a TED talk, andmade the list available to us.
How many of your books weren't written in America? I'm adding some of these to my 2017 TBR! For a little inspiration - http://ideas.ted.com/your-guide-to-reading-the-world/?utm_campaign=social&utm_me...
????????? I love good-natured bookish social pranks.* There's three of these "Subway Reading" videos. Thought you might enjoy ???: https://youtu.be/2LyVVbhvStk . @SubwayBookReview , have you seen these? #LitsyHumor *Not suitable for children
#TBRtemptation post 7! This is inspired by the journalist's year-long journey through a book from every country. I think @Louise runs a group with a similar goal in mind. She discusses the challenges for developing-world authors, how local myths play out in regional lit, how State censorship & propaganda play into authors' messages, and what it's like to get the first English-translated edition of a book. #blameLitsy #blameMrBook 😎
A question re: #ReadingAroundTheWorld blog. In today's post, I listed quotes that stood out for me in a book by a Congolese writer. I'm wondering if quoting several passages like that is allowed in blogs or is considered a breach of copyright. I credit the author & state clearly why I like to revisit books through such passages. Does anyone know? @RanaElizabeth http://195countries195books.blogspot.com/2017/02/republic-of-congo-part-one-alai...
Just received Ann Morgan's book in the #bookmail today. The books are gathering for the #readingaroundtheworld challenge. I'll be tarrying a while in the two Congos and in Taiwan, while books from German-speaking countries will remain a constant for the language practice. I am already learning so much! Love this project! ❤
Blog is ready! For those who have expressed interest, if you want to be an author on our shiny, new blog, send an email to 195countries195books@gmail.com to be added. I'll send some basic instructions on how to use the new blog. And for those just playing along at home, the link is below.
#readtheworld
#readingtheworld
#readingaroundtheworld
For anybody doing #readaroundtheworld here is an easy way for us to keep track of suggestions and options. Everybody should be able to edit this, if not just let me know. Good luck and happy traveling. So excited to be doing this. Thanks to @Sonia_C and @Louise
In preparation for joining @SoniaC and friends for #readingaroundtheworld, I have made a list of all UN member states (plus we add Taiwan and Palestine), and I ordered Ann Morgan's book about her experience with this challenge. I'd like to try and include music, art, and a recipe from each country to round out the cultural experience. No deadline pressure; just fun armchair traveling! Who will join us?
Since the lovely @Laalaleighh posted about this amazing lady's journey, I haven't been able to stop thinking about it. I'm going to give this a shot myself, starting Jan 2017. I know it will be difficult with translations and stuff, but still, it will be an interesting experience. So Littens, I would love your suggestions of books I should put on my reading map! #diversereading
Y'all. I saw a lot of maps on Litsy today. Check out the map in this article. This woman spent a year reading one book from every country in the world. You can click the country and it gives you the name of the book and a short description. It's pretty amazing.
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/09/your-guide-to-reading-the-world?utm_conte...
Besides the time well-spent meeting new friends, what I can blame on Litsy is a renewed sense to read intentionally. To read for learning, growing, loving, laughing, and pleasure. A TBR pile isn't really about how many but what the book will give you. Sometimes the intention is to leave the world and sometimes the intention is to learn about the world.
#septphotochallenge
#somethingforsept
#blameitonlitsy
Just got this in the mail. I'm trying to broaden my horizons. Has anyone read it? Or tried any of the books on her reading list?
