Numbers Selected

[Valerie]

I will be going to Italy with Paolo Cognetti's The Eight Mountains

[Jacque T]

My #5 is I, Phoolan Devi which is a total departure from my usual reading. But it was given to me as a gift from a very dear friend before I left the UK and it is her favorite book. So I'm going to give it a go.

[Doris]

My number 5 is Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War, 1937-1948. After having lived in Czechia for a few years, I'm looking forward to getting some more insight into its history.

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

June's number is 22. What will you be reading?

[Doris]

I shall be in Venice in June for The City of Falling Angels.

[Joy D]

I'll be reading Fools and Mortals by Bernard Cornwell set in England.

[Bluemoon]

I'm off to Italy with The Madonna of the Mountains

[Valerie]

I will be heading to the USA, reading Siri Hustvedt's The Blindfold

[Brittany]

I jumped the gun. I've already read my #22. The Zookeeper's Wife. It was really good.

[Sandra]

Heading back to Nigeria with Stay with Me. I accidentally read it in May though. Oops. I need to keep checking this list. Don’t we get to change it up in June???

[Sandra]

Brittany wrote: "I jumped the gun. I've already read my #22. The Zookeeper's Wife. It was really good."

Me too - I forgot to check this list and accidentally read my June book in May.

[Sandra]

June 1st is swap day so I swapped out 6 books - including June’s #22 so I can be within the rules. I am now going to Portugal/Sao Tome and reading São Tome: Journey to the Abyss--Portugal's Stolen Children

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Sandra wrote: "June 1st is swap day so I swapped out 6 books - including June’s #22 so I can be within the rules. I am now going to Portugal/Sao Tome and reading [book:São Tome: Journey to the Abyss--Portugal's S..."

Thanks for the reminder. Everyone will have until the end of June to make any changes to their lists.

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

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

[Doris]

I've got A Brief History of Indonesia: Sultans, Spices, and Tsunamis: The Incredible Story of Southeast Asia's Largest Nation coming up for July. That promises to be interesting: I don't know much about that part of the world.

[Carmen]

Wow, another challenge that I can't resist!
I'll try to read in July all the books numbered from the beginning.

[Sandra]

For my July read I am going to Gabon and reading Mema

[Jacque T]

My #12 book for July is Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra Fuller. So I am off to Zimbabwe!

[Brittany]

I'm headed to Canada, with The Terror by Dan Simmons

[Valerie]

I will be revisiting Algeria with Yasmina Khadra's Les Agneaux Du Seigneur (English: In the Name of God)

[Bluemoon]

I'm off to Ascension Island with Turtle Island: A Journey to the World's Most Remote Island

[Sandra]

Wow lots of interesting destinations this month.

[Joy D]

Just finished July's #12:

12. K2: Life and Death on the World's Most Dangerous Mountain (Pakistan) by Ed Viesturs and David Roberts - July selection completed 7/10/19 - 4 stars - My Review

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

August's number is 3. What will you be reading?

[Joy D]

My #3 is Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica Hesse (It is set in The Netherlands).

[Doris]

I'll be in Japan for The Makioka Sisters.

[Valerie]

I'll be going to Turkey with Elif Shafak's The Architect's Apprentice

[Sandra]

Yay. #3 for August and I go to Brazil for Dom Casmurro. I have wanted to read this book all year.

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Sandra wrote: "Yay. #3 for August and I go to Brazil for Dom Casmurro. I have wanted to read this book all year."

Love this book!

[Bluemoon]

I'm off to Cambodia with Hunters in the Dark

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

September's number is 8. What will you be reading?

[Jacque T]

I'll be reading First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers. This will be my first trip to Cambodia.

[Joy D]

The Elephant Whisperer by Lawrence Anthony & Graeme Spence (South Africa)

[Valerie]

I will be going to Finland with one of my favs, Arto Paasilinna. I will be reading Le potager des malfaiteurs ayant échappé à la pendaison (as far as I know, it hasn't been translated into English).

[Doris]

I'll be in Germany for The Alchemy of Air: A Jewish Genius, a Doomed Tycoon, and the Scientific Discovery That Fed the World but Fueled the Rise of Hitler.

[Bluemoon]

I'll be visiting Lebanon with Jasmine and Fire: A Bittersweet Year in Beirut

[Brittany]

Headed to Sweden with The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

[Sandra]

Somalia: The Orchard of Lost Souls is my September read and also another book on my personal “read the equator” challenge.

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

October's number is 14.


What will you be reading?

[Jacque T]

I'll be reading Carnivorous Nights: On the Trail of the Tasmanian Tiger for October. This will be my first literary visit to Tasmania!

[Valerie]

I will be in Hungary with Laszlo Krasznahorkai's Satantango

[Joy D]

The Race for Paris by Meg Waite Clayton (France)

[Doris]

Convenience Store Woman in Japan for me.

[Bluemoon]

I'm off to Albania with Broken April

[Valerie]

Bluemoon wrote: "I'm off to Albania with Broken April"

I have this one on my TBR list as well, but its number hasn't come up yet for me. I look forward to seeing what you think of it.

[Sandra]

I am heading to Liberia to read She Would Be King

[Joy D]

I finished this month's selection:
14. The Race for Paris by Meg Waite Clayton - completed 10/3/19 - 4 stars - My Review

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

Bluemoon wrote: "I'm off to Albania with Broken April"

I love that book!

[Diane , Armchair Tour Guide]

November's number is 2.


What will you be reading?

[Valerie]

I will be reading Black Mamba Boy by Nadifa Mohamed