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[close] Reading takes you places. Where in the world will your next book take you? If you love world literature, translated works, travel writing, or exploring the world through books, you have come to the right place! ATW80 began in 2009 as a challenge on TNBBC. The separate group was established in 2011. Anyone can join and participate in the challenges or readings at any time. Challenge participation is not a requirement of joining. Anyone who loves reading books from around the world is welcome here. The main purpose of this group is to travel the world through books, experiencing new authors and cultures along the way. Want to read about the world? We have close to 50,000 books cataloged by setting and more are added each week. I personally started reading around the world in 2008. This venture has introduced me to far off lands, fresh viewpoints, and many new authors I might not have discovered otherwise. Here is a record of my travels since 2009: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18478768-diane-s-world-travels-by-book I have worked very hard gathering resources for others to use and coming up with new activities. Please ask permission before copying and please give appropriate credit. The copycatting is getting ridiculous and tiresome. "The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.” - Dr. Suess “There are too many books I haven’t read, too many places I haven’t seen, too many memories I haven’t kept long enough.” ― Irwin Shaw Globe Stand Photo: Daniel Loiselle/Getty Images

[close] We read books about the lives and experiences of women around the world. This group has virtual discussions on Zoom and in a private Facebook group.

[close] Feminism and women's rights are a global issue, although we often focus on the happenings of a select few countries. The aim of this book club is to expand our horizons and read works by feminist authors and/or about women's rights from around the world. As many people have noted, it is not a trivial task to define what is meant by 'country.' Ann Morgan identifies 196 'countries' in her quest to #ReadTheWorld while the UN lists 193 member countries. Our list of countries is meant to be inclusive, so please suggest additions that have been left out. --------------------------------------------- Ann Morgan's List of Countries: http://ayearofreadingtheworld.com/2011/11/24/when-is-a-country-not-a-country/ UN Member Countries: http://www.un.org/en/members/

[close] Child and adult tested for quality assurance equals best fantastic goodreads by Laurel Sobol. The time spent to perfect a story, even a short one, can be daunting to the author as well. To an agent or publisher/editor it equates to money and sales, which if added up altogether, time and energy, promotional tactics and advertising...a ton of time and money has already been invested into a project that may or may not fly for that publisher and editorial company. ...And this is writing a book! Every author does things a little differently of course. Some spend more or less time with the making of their books when doing most of the work themselves, true, always true! Laurel Marie Sobol wants to publish 'Two Polar Bears Travel the World in Global Warming,' this September as this is the goal for her publication date! However, 'Two Wandering Albatrosses Make a Difference in the World,' available on Amazon's Createspace at https://www.createspace.com/3651274 as well as 'Mysteries of Topanga Canyon,' an ebook on Kindle http://www.amazon.com/Mysteries-of-Topanga-Canyon-ebook/dp/B005IURDCU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1314471733&sr=8-1#_ are two of the finest books that anybody could ever read or give as a gift to somebody they love, promise! These books are made with inspiration, love and sincerity, on top of everything else Laurel mentioned above! Get ready to enjoy polar bear magic that is intended to change the way literature is written for children and all ages. Writing that ignites the heart and spirit for the good of the human species and all God's creation! Get ready to have fun! Two Wandering Albatrosses Make a Difference in the World & Two Polar Bears Travel the World in Global Warming are two different nature book series to marvel and take great joy in reading, sharing, and learning about friendship, family, love, the world and different countries, areas, habitats, and geography as well as information about the animals themselves in wonderful detail.