The World

[close] Here is an overview of the group reads & activities: Regional reads Nominations and Book discussions. Buddy Reads Find someone to read along with!. Share/discuss your current reading All current polls Vote for the group reads here Challenges, challenges, challenges! Set up a personal challenge Challenge: 50 Books By African Women That Everyone Should Read African Lit TBR Takedown challenge Bingo Challenge 2025 Authors! If you would like to promote your book, give away copies or otherwise advertise your books please do so in this folder - selfpromotion in other places will be deleted. Photo: Nairobi Skyline by Orientalizing

[close] Ann Morgan considered herself very well read until she took a look at her bookshelf and realised she is a “book xenophobe”. Most of her books were limited to a small selection of countries, which triggered her plan to read a book from every UN recognised country. Her plan was to read one hundred and ninety-six books in a year, although this group exists to spread horizons without the time limit. This group exists to keep track of your progress in reading books from around the world, along with existing as a means to help other readers find interesting books to complete their challenge. Give the challenge a try – you’ll be surprised by how many countries you still need to read!

[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] This is a group for those who wish to share their views on the books from the World Library Top 100 Books of All Time. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/may/08/books.booksnews