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
The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng

The House of Doors

Tan Twan Eng

306 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Ivory Key by Akshaya Raman

The Ivory Key

The Ivory Key #1

Akshaya Raman

384 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous mysterious medium-paced
If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha

If I Had Your Face

Frances Cha

274 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle

One Italian Summer

Rebecca Serle

253 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary magical realism romance emotional reflective medium-paced
The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley

The Paris Apartment

Lucy Foley

12 hours, 54 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions) user-added

fiction contemporary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Ghosts of Panama by Leon Carroll Jr., Mark Harmon

Ghosts of Panama

Leon Carroll Jr., Mark Harmon

272 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

nonfiction history politics medium-paced
What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez

What the River Knows

Secrets of the Nile #1

Isabel Ibañez

404 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical romance young adult adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
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 • first pub 2024 (editions)

nonfiction history informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman

The Light Between Oceans

M.L. Stedman

343 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Am Gletscher by Halldór Laxness

Am Gletscher

Halldór Laxness

260 pages • first pub 1968 (editions)

fiction classics reflective slow-paced