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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] לאלו מיכם שקוראים ספרי קריאה בעברית ובאנגלית, התחברו למועדון הספר הישראלי שלנו בסן דייגו For those reading Israeli fiction in Hebrew, and in English. Network with our Israeli Book Club in San Diego.

[close] Temple Emanu-El's Brotherhood First Book Club - Dedicated to the study of the history of Israel - is now live!

[close] Join the conversation! Connect with other Birthright Israel alumni about MK Michael Oren's new acclaimed book: Ally: My Journey Across the American-Israeli Divide. This fall, ten lucky participants* of The Alumni Community Book Club will be selected to meet the author for an intimate discussion on Ally based on contributions to this discussion. Need a copy of Ally? Have other questions? ally@birthrightisraelalumni.com *Participants must be Birthright Israel alumni to be chosen.