Latest posts tagged with #ReadTheWorld on Bluesky
A political map of Africa showing a selection of counties highlighted as being North Africa
Currently looking for books by North African authors to get a head start on book group.
Any recommendations for Algeria, Libya and Egypt?
I think I’ve got Morocco and Tunisia covered.
Also are Western Sahara and Sudan part of North Africa?
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I'm trying to #ReadTheWorld.
Can anyone suggest authors who were born in #Brunei #CentralAfricanRepublic or #Guinea
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Pink blossom against a blue sky, sadly not cherry blossom in Japan tho!
I'm so happy that people have taken to the idea of the #ReadTheWorld book group.
Two new members today and great discussions about Japanese books from all genres and eras. So many new books and thoughts to process.
Next month we're dipping into North African literature.
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#ReadTheWorld #136 #Philippines
One of the most creative and inventive books I have ever read.
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Every #Translated book is a collaboration between #Author & #Translator:
📖 Georges Perec × David Bellos
📖 Javier Marías × Margaret Jull Costa
📖 José Saramago × Margaret Jull Costa
Translators are the bridge.
What was the first translated book you ever read? 🌏📖
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🌍📚 Celebrating #Translated #Literature!
Open Borders Press founder and publisher Christopher MacLehose shares some heartening news: sales of literature in translation are strong and growing. A reminder that readers are increasingly looking beyond borders for the stories they read.
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From quiet literary masterpieces to gripping contemporary novels, translated fiction reminds us that great stories truly have no borders.
What’s the last translated book you loved? 🌏📖
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#translatedfiction #worldliterature #readtheworld #translatedliterature #globalreads #BooksSky (2/2)
Five Benefits of Reading Translated Fiction 🌍📚
Reading translated fiction is like traveling the world without leaving the comfort of your favourite reading spot. Every story opens a door to a different culture, perspective, and way of thinking.
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#135 in my quest to #ReadTheWorld #Benin
I understood the first half of this book but got a bit lost in the second half. My French isn't good enough 🥺
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Country 17: Palestine
Men in the Sun and other Palestinian Stories by Ghassan Kanafani
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How have I messed up counting already?!
Country 16: Syria
In Praise of Hatred by Khaled Khalifa
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Have you read any of these?
#Authors, which books have inspired your writing?
#Writingcommunity #ReadingCommunity #MalcBoy #BooksThatInspire #ReadTheWorld #LiteraryFiction #Literature #QOTD #BookCommunity #Readers #Authors #AmWriting #AmReading #LitFic
It's #WorldBookDay and time to READ THE WORLD with our fabulous international #giveaway!
Ends 12.03.26. UK only!
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Next week is our 3rd #ReadTheWorld book group meeting & this month we're reading Japan.
I've read lots of the new cosy/cat books (plus some manga) in the last few years so trying something new for this including Snow Country by Kawabata and am now my first Murakami.
I love this group!
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An enchanting book of poetry and an insight into #Dominica
#133 in my attempt to #ReadTheWorld #BookSky
A tile showing the important dates for the International Booker Prize. The background is blue with all the text in white.
I’ve started my International Booker Prize @thebookerprizes.com reading with Taiwan Travelogue by Yang Shuang-zi (tr. Lin King) and I’m loving it so far.
If the whole list is like this I don’t envy the judges.
It also will tick Taiwan off on my #ReadTheWorld project!
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183. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
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Me holding the book up in front of a wall. The cover has a stencil/graffiti style illustration of a bulldog with a dog chain in the shape of Africa on its collar
Author photo
11. Johnny Mad Dog by Emmanuel Dongala translated by Maria Louise Ascher
Johnny is an intellectual. He's got a gun now. He wants you to call him Lufua Liwa, no Matiti Mabé, actually call him Mad Dog.
Laokolé just wants to finish school.
But violence is exploding across Congo.
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Set in a Europe split by the Berlin Wall, Lovers of Franz K. by Burhan Sönmez (tr. Sami Hêzil) is:
• Part political thriller
• Part literary reckoning
• A razor-sharp meditation on justice & legacy
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#132 #ReadTheWorld #Cyprus #BookSky
An amazing book full of twists and turns that hold you to the last page.
Morning all!
I finished a book yesterday that has left me with a book hangover so I'm not sure what to start.
Top of the pile is Snow Country by Kawabata Yasunari (tr. Seidensticker) in preparation for our next #ReadtheWorld book group but I'm not sure I'm in the mood...
Happy Reading
Book cover, shows a painted wave crashing onto a rocky shore, with a blue teapot floating in the waves. A blurb from Hernan Diaz says “A poignant, profound description of. Oh solitude and connection… a masterful, discretely sublime book”
Author photo on black and white
10. Clear by Carys Davis
If you think we could never ever have enough words to describe the behaviour weather, the sea and the natural world, you’ll enjoy this.
Russ Bain does a beautiful job narrating the audiobook.
I loved it.
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An exciting whodunnit, with lots of twists and turns. #131 in my journey to #ReadTheWorld #Ecuador #BookSky
Vibrant voices of Brazil in kid lit! 🇧🇷✨ Explore 3 children’s authors who bring its diverse voices to life, perfect reads for curious young minds! #ReadTheWorld #kidlit #Brazil
worldkidlit.org/2026/02/16/exploring-brazils-diversity-three-childrens-book-authors-you-should-know/
