Read books from 10 new countries

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12 participants (38 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Read a book from 10 new countries this year, prioritising books I already own!

Challenge Books

All books added
When the Vibe Is Right by Sarah Dass

When the Vibe Is Right

Sarah Dass

304 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance young adult hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Bewohnte Frau by Gioconda Belli

Bewohnte Frau

Gioconda Belli

332 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

fiction feminism magical realism hopeful reflective medium-paced
Ich bin am Leben by Yirgalem Fisseha Mebrahtu

Ich bin am Leben

Yirgalem Fisseha Mebrahtu

80 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction poetry
The Forest of Stolen Girls by June Hur

The Forest of Stolen Girls

June Hur

384 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical mystery young adult dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Dead Man's Folly by Agatha Christie

Dead Man's Folly

Hercule Poirot #31

Agatha Christie

288 pages • first pub 1956 (editions)

fiction classics crime mystery mysterious medium-paced
Die sieben Männer der Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Die sieben Männer der Evelyn Hugo

Taylor Jenkins Reid

461 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Stolz der Toten by Kenzaburō Ōe, Margarete Donath, Itsuko Gelbrich

Stolz der Toten

Kenzaburō Ōe, Margarete Donath, Itsuko Gelbrich

78 pages • first pub 1959 (editions)

challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Lost Letters of Aisling by Cynthia Ellingsen

The Lost Letters of Aisling

Cynthia Ellingsen

294 pages • first pub 2024 (editions) user-added

fiction historical emotional reflective sad medium-paced
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

Ocean Vuong

242 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Rose Nicolson: Memoir of William Fowler of Edinburgh: student, trader, makar, conduit, would-be Loverin early days of our Reform by Andrew Greig

Rose Nicolson: Memoir of William Fowler of Edinburgh: student, trader, makar, conduit, would-be Loverin early days of our Reform

Andrew Greig

464 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical emotional informative tense medium-paced