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England - The Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanEngland - The A.B.C. Murders by Agatha Christie
Saskatchewan - Glass Beads by Dawn Dumont
France and Croydon, England - Death in the Clouds by Agatha Christie
Japan - Flame in the MistRwanda - The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After
New York - You
Colorado - No Exit
Canada - Exit, Pursued by a Bear
Maine - Pet Sematary
Hungary - The Accidental Empress
Space? - Zodiac
China - Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
Greece - Circe
Massachusettes - The Scarlet Letter
Alaska - The Smell of Other People's Houses
California - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Canada -- Emily of New MoonEngland -- The Anatomist's Wife
Middlemarch
Babe: The Gallant Pig
The Children Act
Warlight
Georgia -- An American Marriage
Italy -- Meditations
The Italian Teacher
California -- Island of the Blue Dolphins
The Overstory
The Big Sleep
The Golden State
The Mars Room
There There
The House of Broken Angels
United States -- Fahrenheit 451
Oregon -- Red Clocks
Greece -- Circe
The Comedy of Errors
North Carolina -- Where the Crawdads Sing
Russia -- Fiddler on the Roof
A Terrible Country
Philippines -- America Is Not the Heart
Massachusetts -- The Parking Lot Attendant
Nigeria -- My Sister, the Serial Killer
Northern Ireland -- Milkman
Washington DC -- Speak No Evil
I seem to have read a lot of American books latelyUSA, California - Dry & Daisy Jones & The Six
USA, Kansas - Fallout
USA, Florida - Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom
Canada - Kilmeny of the Orchard
Really unsure about Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, since it takes place all over the world, but one long part is in the Marshall Islands, and that location is now otherwise blank, so I'll try designating Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne as Marshall Islands.
My latest:USA - Florida: Authority (Week 17)
USA - California: To a God Unknown (Week 19)
Thailand: Arid Dreams (Week 24)
USA - California: Monterey Bay (Week 25)
Greece: Penelopiada (Week 26)
It turns out that I read a LOT of things that take place in multiple locations or locations that don't actually exist.
Fictional Location (not sure how we are handling that) - Spinning Silver (Week 25)
England, UK - How Not to Die Alone (Week 24)
Florida, US - Their Eyes Were Watching God (Week 23)
Australia - Nine Perfect Strangers (Week 22)
New York, US - History Is All You Left Me (Week 21)
Montana, US - Trail of Lightning (Week 20)
England, UK - How Not to Die Alone (Week 24)
Florida, US - Their Eyes Were Watching God (Week 23)
Australia - Nine Perfect Strangers (Week 22)
New York, US - History Is All You Left Me (Week 21)
Montana, US - Trail of Lightning (Week 20)
Laura wrote: "Asia
✔✔Afghanistan
Armenia
✔✔Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Brunei
Cambodia
✘✔✔✔✔✔China
Georgia
Hong Kong
✘✔✔India
✔Indonesia
✔✔✔Iran
✔Iraq
✔✔✔Israel
✘✘Japan
✔Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kuwait
Ky..."
Here are books I have read that qualify for this challenge:Africa
South Africa: Born A Crime by Trevor Noah
United States
Arizona--The Tale Teller by Anne Hillman
California--Untouchable by Jayne Ann Krentz
The Crooked Street by Brian Freeman
Dark Sacred Night by Michael Connelly
Maryland-Paradox by Catherine Coulter
Massachusetts--The Wonder of Lost Causes by Nick Trout
Minnesota--The Shadows We Hide by Allen Eskens
Dead Man's Mistress by David Housewright
Missouri--The Night of Miracles by Elizabeth Berg
New York--Connections in Death by J.D. Robb
Save The Date by Morgan Martens
North Carolina-Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owen
Oklahoma: Killers of the Flower Moon by David Gran
South Dakota--Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts
Washington--Where'd You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple
Southeast Asia
Thailand-Murder in the House of Rooster Happiness by David Casserat
Europe
Italy--Unto Us a Son Is Born by Donna Leon
Northern Ireland--An Irish Country Cottage by Patrick Taylor
Scotland--In A House of Lies by Ian Rankin
Massachusetts Things You Save in a FireNew York The Bell Jar
New York The Last Time I Lied
England Those People
Pakistan - I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai.
UK (Scotland) - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Week 26)
US (Ohio) - The Bluest Eye (Week 27)
US (Ohio) - The Bluest Eye (Week 27)
Do we just list the books here and they are added?USA
Colorado - The Dog Stars
Florida - Chomp
Illinois - Divergent
Minnesota - A Million Little Pieces
Virginia - To All the Boys I've Loved Before
Washington - Sugar: A Novel
China - China Rich Girlfriend
UK - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Sweden - Us Against You
Mars - Red Rising
USANC Where the Crawdads Sing
NJ Promise Me
NY Braiding Sweetgrass
Italy: The Enchanted April
England: Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
Scotland: The Hunting Party
Australia: THe Lost Man
Scotland: The Pearl Thief by Elizabeth E. WeinCalifornia: The One Who Got Away by Caroline Overington
France: The Pearl Thief by Fiona McIntosh
Australia: Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty
US/Maine - Olive Kitteridge (Week 30. A book featuring an elderly character)Russia - Despite the Falling Snow (Week 28. A book related to something cold)
US/NY - A Little Life (Week 32. A book with 500+ pages)
Canada - Fall on Your Knees (Week 45. A multi-generational saga)
England - Snap (Week 35. A psychological thriller)
US/Kansas - The Calculating Stars (Week 43. A book related to STEM)
Books mentioned in this topic
The Chequer Board (other topics)I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced (other topics)
The Historian (other topics)
The Ocean at the End of the Lane (other topics)
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
John Connolly (other topics)Eça de Queirós (other topics)
Laurent Binet (other topics)
Rose Tremain (other topics)
Vincent Lam (other topics)
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