Numbers Selected

[Sandra]

December takes me to Angola and The Book of Chameleons.

[Anna]

Is there a certain time to post the list for next year. I got here too late to do this for 2022 but I have a list for 2023 made already.

[Joy D]

Finished #24 for December:
The Pearl That Broke Its Shell by Nadia Hashimi - 4* - My Review - Afghanistan

[Sandra]

Diane - thank you for moderating this challenge over the last few years. I think I just finished year 5? I just want you to know that I appreciate the effort you put into keeping it going.

Are there plans to continue in 2023?

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

January's number is 12. What will you be reading?

[Sandra]

Yay, The 2023 TBR challenge begins. My first journey is t Honduras and I'll be reading Enrique's Journey

I'm looking forward to seeing what others will be reading.

[Jacque T]

This is the longest book on my TBR so we will see if we get a good start. I'll be going to Ancient Britain with Sarum: The Novel of England.

[Keli]

Jacque T wrote: "This is the longest book on my TBR so we will see if we get a good start. I'll be going to Ancient Britain with Sarum: The Novel of England."

That is on my list for next year. I am going to try to get through New York first. My husband really enjoyed Sarum. Happy reading.

[Keli]

I'm off to Sweden with Let the Right One In

[Anna]

I'm off to Russia with A Train to Moscow.

[Simone]

I'm starting the new year in Somalia with In the Company of Heroes: The Personal Story Behind Black Hawk Down

[Doris]

I'm off to Spain with Captain Alatriste

[Bluemoon]

I'm headed to Norway with The Resistance Girl

[Stephanie C]

I'm off to Italy with The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco.

[Runenmädchen]

I’ll be reading Two Old Women: An Alaska Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival by Velma Wallis. Great start ;) happy with it!

[Sandra]

Stephanie C wrote: "I'm off to Italy with The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco."

This remains one of my favorite historical mysteries. Enjoy.

[Maria]

I'll be reading Fragmenter av fortid: Historiens rolle i russisk samtidslitteratur, a non-fiction book about the role of history in contemporary (post-2000) Russian literature

[Valerie]

I'm off to the Faroe Islands with Siri Ranva Hjelm Jacobsen 's Island

[Simone]

Simone wrote: "I'm starting the new year in Somalia with In the Company of Heroes: The Personal Story Behind Black Hawk Down"
I finished my book. Oh my, this one hit home. My husband served as a Nightstalker in the 160th, like Michael Durant, and I could relate to some of the events, lingo, sentiments, etc. the author described. It took me a while to digest this book.

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

February's number is 2.

What will you be reading?

[Anna]

I will be going to Italy with All the Lies They Did Not Tell

[Jacque T]

I will be in France with Sprinting Through No Man's Land: Endurance, Tragedy, and Rebirth in the 1919 Tour de France

[Sandra]

February will take me to the Seychelles to read Echoes from the Oasis

[Bluemoon]

I'm off to St. Thomas (hopefully for a little sun as we don't get much in Buffalo in the winter) with Somewhere On St. Thomas

[Runenmädchen]

I’ll be reading Roman Fever by Edith Wharton 🇺🇸

[Doris]

Off to Austria for me with Stefan Zweig's The World of Yesterday

[Valerie]

I will be going to Spain with A Heart So White by Javier Marias

[Simone]

I'm traveling to Azerbaijan with Ali and Nino

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

March's number is 1. What will you be reading?

[Anna]

I will be going to Bangladesh with Bengali Folk Tales. I am excited to read this. I bought it last year for one of the monthly reads but didn't get to it then.

[Valerie]

March will take me to Liberia with Wayeto Moore's She Would Be King

[Jacque T]

I'll be in Turkey (among other destinations) with Last Train to Istanbul

[Bluemoon]

I'm off to Barbados with Lord of the Sea

[Sandra]

Valerie wrote: "March will take me to Liberia with Wayeto Moore's She Would Be King"

This was my Liberia book, too. I remember enjoying it.

[Sandra]

I’m off to Djibouti in March, reading In the United States of Africa

[JenniferAustin]

I'm off to Zimbabwe, reading Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi Dangarembga.

[Runenmädchen]

Will be reading Fahrenheit 451.

[Simone]

I'm heading to Andorra with Andorra

[Doris]

I'll be reading Bel Canto, which will take me somewhere in South America, but I'm not sure where. :-)

[Keli]

I'm in the US with America Is Not the Heart

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

April's number is 9. What will you be reading?

[Jacque T]

I will travel to France with Picnic in Provence: A Memoir with Recipes

[Doris]

Off to Korea for If I Had Your Face

[Valerie]

Going to Greece with Panos Karnezis' Little Infamies

[Sandra]

I’m off to the Pacific nation of Palau, reading Being a Palauan

[Anna]

I will be traveling to Israel with Where the Desert Meets the Sea

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

May's number is 18. What will you be reading?

[Anna]

I will be traveling to Indonesia with The Birdwoman's Palate

[Valerie]

I will be visiting Armenia with Three Apples Fell from the Sky by Narine Abgaryan

[Doris]

Well, I haven't been doing well with this year's challenge, but I have yet to give up. May's scheduled book takes place in Russia: the classic Ten Days that Shook the World by John Reed