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01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025
Overview
You aim to read 6 books which are set in OR are written by an author from 6 different countries in each of the 6 continents. You cannot count books of the same country twice; you cannot count one book for more than one country.
NOTE - The United Kingdom is made up of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland & Wales. These are not considered independent countries for this challenge.
The 6 continents are:
Africa
Asia (includes the Middle East and SE Asia)
Europe
North America (includes Central America and the Caribbean)
Pacific (includes Antartica)
South America
The following site will help you with which countries are in which continent: https://www.worldatlas.com/---/continents
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Optional and outside of the main challenge - fictional worlds. You can include six different worlds/imaginary lands as a seventh continent if you wish. Eg Arawiya, Mordor, discworld.
This was requested by participants in 2022 to allow them to track additional books they had read.
NOTE - The United Kingdom is made up of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland & Wales. These are not considered independent countries for this challenge.
The 6 continents are:
Africa
Asia (includes the Middle East and SE Asia)
Europe
North America (includes Central America and the Caribbean)
Pacific (includes Antartica)
South America
The following site will help you with which countries are in which continent: https://www.worldatlas.com/---/continents
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Optional and outside of the main challenge - fictional worlds. You can include six different worlds/imaginary lands as a seventh continent if you wish. Eg Arawiya, Mordor, discworld.
This was requested by participants in 2022 to allow them to track additional books they had read.
Around the world Reading challenge
31 participants (357 books)
STARTS: 01 Jan 2025ENDS: 31 Dec 2025
Overview
You aim to read 6 books which are set in OR are written by an author from 6 different countries in each of the 6 continents. You cannot count books of the same country twice; you cannot count one book for more than one country.
NOTE - The United Kingdom is made up of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland & Wales. These are not considered independent countries for this challenge.
The 6 continents are:
Africa
Asia (includes the Middle East and SE Asia)
Europe
North America (includes Central America and the Caribbean)
Pacific (includes Antartica)
South America
The following site will help you with which countries are in which continent: https://www.worldatlas.com/---/continents
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Optional and outside of the main challenge - fictional worlds. You can include six different worlds/imaginary lands as a seventh continent if you wish. Eg Arawiya, Mordor, discworld.
This was requested by participants in 2022 to allow them to track additional books they had read.
NOTE - The United Kingdom is made up of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland & Wales. These are not considered independent countries for this challenge.
The 6 continents are:
Africa
Asia (includes the Middle East and SE Asia)
Europe
North America (includes Central America and the Caribbean)
Pacific (includes Antartica)
South America
The following site will help you with which countries are in which continent: https://www.worldatlas.com/---/continents
***********************************************
Optional and outside of the main challenge - fictional worlds. You can include six different worlds/imaginary lands as a seventh continent if you wish. Eg Arawiya, Mordor, discworld.
This was requested by participants in 2022 to allow them to track additional books they had read.