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10 books from different non-European countries

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5 participants (67 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Read a book from 10 different countries that are not in Europe. I'll lkeave it to you if a diaspora author counts. (For instance: does an author who was born in Nigeria but lives and publishes in the UK count? You decide. I's say it depends. On vibes.)

Challenge Books

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An African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Civilization to Independence by Zeinab Badawi

An African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Civilization to Independence

Zeinab Badawi

541 pages • hardcover • 2024

nonfiction history informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Immortal Woman by Su Chang

The Immortal Woman

Su Chang

352 pages • paperback • 2025

fiction literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Golden Cage by Camilla Läckberg

The Golden Cage

Faye's Revenge #1

Camilla Läckberg

336 pages • hardcover • 2019

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Waking Lions by Ayelet Gundar-Goshen

Waking Lions

Ayelet Gundar-Goshen

409 pages • hardcover • 2014

fiction mystery dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
They Fight Like Soldiers, They Die Like Children: The Global Quest to Eradicate the Use of Child Soldiers by Roméo Dallaire

They Fight Like Soldiers, They Die Like Children: The Global Quest to Eradicate the Use of Child Soldiers

Roméo Dallaire

320 pages • hardcover • 2011

nonfiction history sociology challenging emotional informative slow-paced
Someone Knows My Name by Lawrence Hill

Someone Knows My Name

Lawrence Hill

486 pages • hardcover • 2007

fiction historical emotional reflective medium-paced
A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea by Masaji Ishikawa

A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea

Masaji Ishikawa

172 pages • paperback • 2000

nonfiction memoir dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton

The Forgotten Garden

Kate Morton

648 pages • paperback • 2008

fiction historical mystery emotional mysterious medium-paced
Homecoming by Kate Morton

Homecoming

Kate Morton

547 pages • hardcover • 2023

fiction contemporary historical mystery emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Moor's Account by Laila Lalami

The Moor's Account

Laila Lalami

321 pages • hardcover • 2014

fiction historical adventurous reflective medium-paced