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message 1: by Jan, Moderator (last edited Nov 29, 2023 03:52PM) (new)

Jan | 20729 comments Discover the World through Lists - Take Two
One Year from Start



Wanderlust LOVES to encourage our members to explore the world through reading. So we are going to revisit LISTS to help you "read the world". Using this great GR tool, I'm sure you will find some terrific new books and locations.

There are 7 groups of lists below: One Cross-Continent group followed by a group for each continent. Choose a level below and have fun exploring!

Tourist: 7 books (one book from one list in each of the below groups)
Globetrotter: 12 Books (complete tourist requirement AND THEN read 5 more books from 5 different lists)

IMPORTANT: When posting your completed books please include what list you used.

Link to Participants

Challenge Rules: All forms of books are accepted as long as they are 100 pages or more. When posting updates of completed books, please include a link to the title and author’s name, along with the date you finished reading the book. When you have completed the challenge, please copy and paste your entire challenge and repost in a new message, letting us know it is completed.

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LISTS

Cross Continent Lists
Global Reading
Life in a Foreign Country
Of Kings and Queens
Women in Translation
Novels That Let You Travel in Retro Style
Adventure Travel & Exploration In Multiple Continents
International Women: Female Leads From All Over the World
Best Travel Writing
Powerful International Non-Fiction
Cities
International Thrillers
International Mysteries
Take Me to an Island, a Beach, a Jungle
Best Travelogue Books
Ethnic Cultural Memoirs
Relocation
Plight of a Nation
All Indigenous Peoples Books

Africa
Africa (fiction and nonfiction)
Historical Fiction Africa
African Crime Fiction
Best Books for an African Safari
Best African Thriller or Suspense
African Writers Series
Books about AFRICA or by AFRICAN AUTHORS
Africa and the Diaspora
Fictitious Africa
50 Books By African Women That Everyone Should Read
Romance Novels Set in Africa
African Mythology, Legends and Folklore
East Africa
West Africa
Central Africa
Southern Africa
North Africa
Best Books About Egypt

Asia
Best Books on Asia
Adventure Travel & Exploration In Asia
Asian Classics
Asian Author/Themed Books
Best Asian Protagonist
Asian Mystery
South Asian Fiction by Women
Best for Backpacking through Southeast Asia
Best Middle East Fiction
Historical Fiction - Middle East
Central Asia
Asian Mythology Legends and Folklore
Books Set in the -stan Countries
Eastern Asian Themed Books
India
Japanese Life and Culture
Great Chinese Historical Fiction
Best Southeast Asia Nonfiction

Australia & Oceania
Books Written by Oceanian Authors
Australian Memoir and Biography
Adventure Travel & Exploration In Australia & Oceania
Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania
Fictitious Australia
Books about New Zealand
Pacific Islander Authors
Best Books Set in Australia
New Zealand/Australia Indie Books
Australian Authors
The Aussie List
Kiwis and Aussies in Love
Down Under
Australian Crime Fiction
Historical Fiction: Australia
Australian Outback Literature
Pacific Non-Fiction
Best of Australian Non-Fiction

Europe
Adventure Travel & Exploration In Europe
Continental European Author
Best European Literature

Europe Minus Men and English
SF & F Atlas - Europe
European Mythology, Legends and Folklore
Historical Cities of Southern Europe
Historical Cities of Western Europe
Greatest Eastern European Classics
The Best British Crime/Mystery Fiction
Historical Fiction - Scandinavia
Books Set in 20th and 21st Century England
Reading Italy
France..and Paris!
Best Nordic Fiction
The Baltics
Christian Fiction Set in the UK and Ireland
Women Writers from Central & Eastern Europe in English Translation


message 3: by Jan, Moderator (last edited Apr 04, 2025 08:59AM) (new)

Jan | 20729 comments Participants

August
Bev(baglady)
ChrisGA
Connie ~ Completed Tourist
Jan ~ Completed Globetrotter
Jonquil
Meg ~ Completed Globetrotter
Olivermagnus ~ Completed Globetrotter
Runenmädchen
Teri-k ~ Completed Globetrotter


message 4: by Jan, Moderator (last edited Nov 29, 2023 09:42AM) (new)

Jan | 20729 comments Reserved for Questions

Question: Are we allowed to read more than one book a month as long as we follow the guidelines? Or must we wait until the following month to read our second relevant book from a different continent?
Answer: There is no guideline for when to read books. You can read them whenever you want throughout the year.


message 6: by August (last edited Jan 02, 2024 09:03AM) (new)

August (sarath595) | 302 comments Discover the World through Lists - Take Two
December 1, 2023 - November 30, 2024


Progress: 3/12

Cross Continent
- Black Sun (All Indigenous Peoples)

Africa
- Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi 12/15/23 (African Mythology, Legends, and Folklore)

Asia
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Australia & Oceania
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Europe
- Les Miserables by Victor Hugo 12/31/23 (Best European Literature)

North America
- Mountain Men: The Dramatic History And Lore Of The First Frontiersmen by George Laycock 12/1/23 (Best Westerns)

South America
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Five More
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message 7: by Jonquil (last edited Dec 31, 2024 12:14PM) (new)

Jonquil | 638 comments Discover the World through Lists - Take Two
December 1, 2023 - November 30, 2024
Globetrotter:

0/12

1 Cross Continent Take Me to an Island, a Beach, a Jungle #81 Sand Sharks Margaret Maron 5/3
2 Africa * African Crime Fiction #25 The Satanic Mechanic Sally Andrew 6/28
3 Asia Asian Mystery #6 Red Mandarin Dress Qiu Xiaolong 11/20
4 Australia & Oceania Australian Crime Fiction #168 Raisins and Almonds Kerry Greenwood 6/14
5 Europe The Best British Crime/Mystery Fiction #71 Now You See Me Sharon J. Bolton 5/11
6 North America Cozy Mysteries set in the (US) South #2 Lowcountry Bordello Susan M. Boyer 10/25
7 South America Romance in Central/South America #8 Breaking Point Pamela Clare 9/18

8 Five More after completing the 7 previous categories
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message 8: by Jonquil (last edited Nov 28, 2023 02:49PM) (new)

Jonquil | 638 comments Jan wrote: "Reserved for Questions"

Are we allowed to read more than one book a month as long as we follow the guidelines? Or must we wait until the following month to read our second relevant book from a different continent?


message 9: by Olivermagnus (last edited Dec 07, 2024 06:07PM) (new)

 Olivermagnus (lynda11282) | 1046 comments Discover the World through Lists - Take Two
December 1, 2023 - November 30, 2024

Globetrotter

12
of 12 Complete

🔹️1. Cross Continent
The Devotion of Suspect X - Keigo Higashino - 1/3/24 - #19 International Mysteries

🔹️2. Africa
My Sister, the Serial Killer - Oyinkan Braithwaite - 7/2/24 - #35 Fictitious Africa

🔹️3. Asia
The Housekeeper and the Professor - The Housekeeper and the Professor -2/18/24 - #116 Best Books on Asia

🔹️4. Australia & Oceania
On the Beach - Nevil Shute - 4/16/24 - #13 Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania

🔹️5. Europe
Dissolution - C.J. Sansom - 8/5/24 - #49 Best British Crime/Mystery Fiction

🔹️6. North America
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil - John Berendt - 7/28/24
#11 Best Southern Literature

🔹️7. South America
Journey to the River Sea - Eva Ibbotson - 3/22/24
#5 Amazon Rainforest

Completed 7/28/24
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

8. Five More after completing the 7 previous categories

The Rosie Project - Graeme Simsion - 8/11/24
#13 - Australian Authors

The Enchanted April - Elizabeth von Arnim - 10/18/24
# 10 - Reading Italy

Something Wilder - Christina Lauren - 10/27/24
#3 - Take Me to an Island, a Beach, a Jungle

Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage - Alfred Lansing - 10/29/24
#17 - Adventure Travel Exploration in North America

The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific - J. Maarten Troost - 10/31/24
#21 - Best Travelogue Books


message 10: by Jan, Moderator (new)

Jan | 20729 comments Thanks for joining me August, Jonquil & Lynda!


message 11: by Jan, Moderator (new)

Jan | 20729 comments Jonquil wrote: "Jan wrote: "Reserved for Questions"

Are we allowed to read more than one book a month as long as we follow the guidelines? Or must we wait until the following month to read our second relevant boo..."


There is no guideline for when to read books. You can read them whenever you want throughout the year.


message 12: by Bev(baglady) (new)

Bev(baglady) (blbaglady) | 577 comments sign me up please

Discover the World through Lists - Take Two
December 1, 2023 - November 30, 2024



Cross Continent
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Africa
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Asia
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Australia & Oceania
*

Europe
*

North America
*

South America
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Five More
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message 13: by Jan, Moderator (new)

Jan | 20729 comments Welcome Bev!!


message 14: by Meg, Contributor (last edited Jun 17, 2024 10:19PM) (new)

Meg (makeli2) | 950 comments Discover the World through Lists - Take Two
One Year from Start


Globetrotter: 12 Books (complete tourist requirement AND THEN read 5 more books from 5 different lists)

Cross Continent
Take me to an island, a beach, a jungle
This Rough Magic by Mary Stewart This Rough Magic, Mary Stewart 05/28 (Corfu)

Africa
Southern Africa
The Double Comfort Safari Club (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #11) by Alexander McCall Smith The Double Comfort Safari Club, Alexander McCall Smith 03/01

Asia
Best Asian Protagonist
The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa The Housekeeper and the Professor, Yōko Ogawa 02/17

Australia & Oceania
Down Under #190
Urn Burial (Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries #8) by Kerry Greenwood Urn Burial, Kerry Greenwood 03/02

Europe
The Best British Crime/Mystery Fiction
The Deer Leap (Richard Jury #7) by Martha Grimes The Deer Leap, Martha Grimes 02/27

North America
Set in the US South
Vinyl Resting Place (Record Shop Mystery #1) by Olivia Blacke Vinyl Resting Place, Olivia Blacke 02/13

South America
The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao by Martha Batalha The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao, Martha Batalha 06/17

+Five

International Mysteries
Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18) by Agatha Christie Death on the Nile, Agatha Christie 03/31

Australian Authors
What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty What Alice Forgot, Liane Moriarty 04/03

Reading Italy
Love & Gelato (Love & Gelato, #1) by Jenna Evans Welch Love & Gelato, Jenna Evans Welch 04/09

Best Nordic Fiction
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry, Frederik Backman 02/09

Best European Literature
My Family and Other Animals (Corfu Trilogy #1) by Gerald Durrell My Family and Other Animals, Gerald Durrell 05/06


message 15: by Jan, Moderator (new)

Jan | 20729 comments Thanks for joining Meg!


message 16: by Meg, Contributor (new)

Meg (makeli2) | 950 comments I love this challenge -- I remember how challenging it was the first time but it did expand my reading horizons.


message 17: by Jan, Moderator (new)

Jan | 20729 comments It is challenging! I was afraid I was going to be doing it alone ... lol. I'm actually scrolling through lists now to prepare.


message 18: by Meg, Contributor (new)

Meg (makeli2) | 950 comments Jan wrote: "It is challenging! I was afraid I was going to be doing it alone ... lol. I'm actually scrolling through lists now to prepare."

I should do that now, too. It took me awhile last time!


message 19: by ChrisGA (last edited Nov 29, 2023 05:53PM) (new)

ChrisGA | 311 comments Discover the World through Lists - Take Two
December 1, 2023 - November 30, 2024

I'm only going to commit to tourist.
Cross Continent: International Mystery
*Dancing BearOren Sanderson
False ImpressionsSandra Nikolai
Murdered: Can You Solve the Mystery?James Schannep
Murder UndergroundMavis Doriel Hay

Africa
Fictitious Africa
Counted with the StarsConnilyn Cossette
The Night of KnivesJon Evans
Asia
*

Australia & Oceania
*Fictitious Australia
To Love AnewBonnie Leon

Europe
*Christian Fiction Set in the UK and Ireland
Catching the WindMelanie Dobson

North America
*

South America

International thrillers
Justifiable HomicideRobert W. McGee
Florian's GateT. Davis Bunn
*Lion of BabylonDavis Bunn
Covert DreamsMike Meyer


message 20: by Jan, Moderator (new)

Jan | 20729 comments Another brave soul!! Glad you're joining us Chris!!


message 21: by Teri-K (last edited Oct 19, 2024 09:35AM) (new)

Teri-K | 1247 comments Discover the World through Lists - Take Two
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Globetrotter: 12 Books (view spoiler)
Completed: 12/12

Cross Continent:
1. Global Reading -
Metamorphoses by Ovid 3/13
2. Female Leads -
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr 6/20
3. Novels that Let You Travel in Retro Style -
Madam, Will You Talk? by Mary Stewart 7/20

Africa
1. Fictitious Africa -
Mrs. Pollifax on Safari by Dorothy Gilman 5/6

Asia
1. Best Middle East Fiction -
Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad 3/20
2. Best Asian Protagonist -
The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa 5/25

Australia & Oceania
1. Books About New Zealand -
Died In The Wool by Ngaio Marsh 7/12 Roderick Alleyn LLosse

Europe
1. Best European Literature -
Utopia by Thomas More 1/23
2. Historical Cities of Southern Europe -
My Brother Michael by Mary Stewart 2/4
3. Books Set in 20/21 Century England
Village Diary by Miss Read 10/4

North America
1. Great American Novel -
O Pioneers! by Willa Cather 7/18

South America
1. Historical Fiction Set in South America -
Zorro by Isabel Allende 4/29

Metamorphoses by Ovid All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr Madam, Will You Talk? by Mary Stewart Mrs. Pollifax on Safari (Mrs. Pollifax, #5) by Dorothy Gilman Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa Died In The Wool by Ngaio Marsh Utopia by Thomas More My Brother Michael by Mary Stewart Village Diary (Chronicles of Fairacre, #2) by Miss Read O Pioneers! by Willa Cather Zorro by Isabel Allende


message 22: by Jan, Moderator (new)

Jan | 20729 comments Thanks for jumping on board Teri!


message 23: by Teri-K (new)

Teri-K | 1247 comments Jan wrote: "Thanks for jumping on board Teri!"

I actually have another challenge that's doing the same thing - without the lists. So I should be able to double up!


message 24: by Connie N. (last edited Apr 03, 2025 11:42AM) (new)

Connie N. | 685 comments I'll start small and see how it goes. I usually have a hard time with this type of challenge.

Discover the World through Lists - Take Two
Timeframe: 12/1/23 to 11/30/24
Tourist – 7 books, one book from one list in each of the groups
7/7

1. Cross Continent
International Women: Female Leads from All Over the World
#97 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty - 8/28/24 ♥♥♥♥♥
What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty

2. Africa
Fictitious Africa
#60 – Mrs. Pollifax on Safari by Dorothy Gilman - 10/13/24 ♥♥♥♥
Mrs. Pollifax on Safari (Mrs. Pollifax, #5) by Dorothy Gilman

3. Asia
Eastern Asian Themed Books
#59 – The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa - 12/31/24 ♥♥
The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa

4. Australia & Oceania
Kiwis and Aussies in Love
#4 – Just for Now by Rosalind James - 3/20/24 ♥♥♥♥
Just for Now (Escape to New Zealand, #3) by Rosalind James

5. Europe
Reading Italy
#31 - The Sweet Life by Sharon Struth - 3/29/25 ♥♥♥
The Sweet Life (A Sweet Life Novel #1) by Sharon Struth

6. North America
Oh, Canada!
#22 - An Abundance of Katherines by John Green - 12/7/24 ♥♥♥
An Abundance of Katherines by John Green

7. South America
Romance in Central/South America
#83 - Hero for Hire by Jill Shalvis - 9/14/24 ♥♥♥
Hero for Hire (Trueblood, Texas, #13) by Jill Shalvis

*****CHALLENGE COMPLETE 3/29/25*****


message 25: by Jan, Moderator (new)

Jan | 20729 comments Welcome to the fun Connie!


message 26: by Jan, Moderator (new)

Jan | 20729 comments Teri-K wrote: "I actually have another challenge that's doing the same thing - without the lists. So I should be able to double up!"

This challenge will also help with next year's travel journal, coming next month ;)


message 27: by Teri-K (new)

Teri-K | 1247 comments Jan wrote: "Teri-K wrote: "I actually have another challenge that's doing the same thing - without the lists. So I should be able to double up!"

This challenge will also help with next year's travel journal, ..."


Oh, good! I'll be ready...


message 28: by Meg, Contributor (new)

Meg (makeli2) | 950 comments Finished my globetrotting for the year!

Discover the World through Lists - Take Two
One Year from Start


Globetrotter: 12 Books (complete tourist requirement AND THEN read 5 more books from 5 different lists)

Cross Continent
Take me to an island, a beach, a jungle
This Rough Magic by Mary Stewart This Rough Magic, Mary Stewart 05/28 (Corfu)

Africa
Southern Africa
The Double Comfort Safari Club (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #11) by Alexander McCall Smith The Double Comfort Safari Club, Alexander McCall Smith 03/01

Asia
Best Asian Protagonist
The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa The Housekeeper and the Professor, Yōko Ogawa 02/17

Australia & Oceania
Down Under #190
Urn Burial (Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries #8) by Kerry Greenwood Urn Burial, Kerry Greenwood 03/02

Europe
The Best British Crime/Mystery Fiction
The Deer Leap (Richard Jury #7) by Martha Grimes The Deer Leap, Martha Grimes 02/27

North America
Set in the US South
Vinyl Resting Place (Record Shop Mystery #1) by Olivia Blacke Vinyl Resting Place, Olivia Blacke 02/13

South America
The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao by Martha Batalha The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao, Martha Batalha 06/17

+Five

International Mysteries
Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18) by Agatha Christie Death on the Nile, Agatha Christie 03/31

Australian Authors
What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty What Alice Forgot, Liane Moriarty 04/03

Reading Italy
Love & Gelato (Love & Gelato, #1) by Jenna Evans Welch Love & Gelato, Jenna Evans Welch 04/09

Best Nordic Fiction
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry, Frederik Backman 02/09

Best European Literature
My Family and Other Animals (Corfu Trilogy #1) by Gerald Durrell My Family and Other Animals, Gerald Durrell 05/06


message 29: by Jan, Moderator (new)

Jan | 20729 comments Way to go Meg! Congrats on your finish :)

... you are also reminding me I need to update this one. I think I'm done too ... lol.


message 30: by Meg, Contributor (new)

Meg (makeli2) | 950 comments Lol! I've found myself forgetting a couple challenges here and there.

I enjoyed almost all the books I read. Looking to next year already.


message 32: by Teri-K (new)

Teri-K | 1247 comments Somehow missed that I've finished this. I came today to add another book. lol

Discover the World through Lists - Take Two
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Globetrotter: 12 Books (view spoiler)
Completed: 12/12

Cross Continent:
1. Global Reading -
Metamorphoses by Ovid 3/13
2. Female Leads -
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr 6/20
3. Novels that Let You Travel in Retro Style -
Madam, Will You Talk? by Mary Stewart 7/20

Africa
1. Fictitious Africa -
Mrs. Pollifax on Safari by Dorothy Gilman 5/6

Asia
1. Best Middle East Fiction -
Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad 3/20
2. Best Asian Protagonist -
The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa 5/25

Australia & Oceania
1. Books About New Zealand -
Died In The Wool by Ngaio Marsh 7/12 Roderick Alleyn LLosse

Europe
1. Best European Literature -
Utopia by Thomas More 1/23
2. Historical Cities of Southern Europe -
My Brother Michael by Mary Stewart 2/4
3. Books Set in 20/21 Century England
Village Diary by Miss Read 10/4

North America
1. Great American Novel -
O Pioneers! by Willa Cather 7/18

South America
1. Historical Fiction Set in South America -
Zorro by Isabel Allende 4/29

Metamorphoses by Ovid All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr Madam, Will You Talk? by Mary Stewart Mrs. Pollifax on Safari (Mrs. Pollifax, #5) by Dorothy Gilman Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa Died In The Wool by Ngaio Marsh Utopia by Thomas More My Brother Michael by Mary Stewart Village Diary (Chronicles of Fairacre, #2) by Miss Read O Pioneers! by Willa Cather Zorro by Isabel Allende


message 33: by Jan, Moderator (new)

Jan | 20729 comments Way to go Teri!!


message 34: by Teri-K (new)

Teri-K | 1247 comments Thanks, Jan. This was a fun challenge.


message 35: by Olivermagnus (new)

 Olivermagnus (lynda11282) | 1046 comments ~~~ Complete ~~~

Discover the World through Lists - Take Two
December 1, 2023 - November 30, 2024

Globetrotter

12
of 12 Complete

🔹️1. Cross Continent
The Devotion of Suspect X - Keigo Higashino - 1/3/24 - #19 International Mysteries

🔹️2. Africa
My Sister, the Serial Killer - Oyinkan Braithwaite - 7/2/24 - #35 Fictitious Africa

🔹️3. Asia
The Housekeeper and the Professor - The Housekeeper and the Professor -2/18/24 - #116 Best Books on Asia

🔹️4. Australia & Oceania
On the Beach - Nevil Shute - 4/16/24 - #13 Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania

🔹️5. Europe
Dissolution - C.J. Sansom - 8/5/24 - #49 Best British Crime/Mystery Fiction

🔹️6. North America
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil - John Berendt - 7/28/24
#11 Best Southern Literature

🔹️7. South America
Journey to the River Sea - Eva Ibbotson - 3/22/24
#5 Amazon Rainforest

Completed 7/28/24
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

8. Five More after completing the 7 previous categories

The Rosie Project - Graeme Simsion - 8/11/24
#13 - Australian Authors

The Enchanted April - Elizabeth von Arnim - 10/18/24
# 10 - Reading Italy

Something Wilder - Christina Lauren - 10/27/24
#3 - Take Me to an Island, a Beach, a Jungle

Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage - Alfred Lansing - 10/29/24
#17 - Adventure Travel Exploration in North America

The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific - J. Maarten Troost - 10/31/24
#21 - Best Travelogue Books


message 36: by Jan, Moderator (new)

Jan | 20729 comments Terrific job Lynda!


message 37: by Runenmädchen (last edited Jun 28, 2025 01:27PM) (new)

Runenmädchen | 28 comments Discover the World through Lists - Take Two
January 6, 2025 - December 31, 2025


Cross Continent
*Global Reading
Bonjour Tristesse
Françoise Sagan

Africa
* Fictitious Africa
Aufbrechen
Tsitsi Dangarembga

Asia
* Best Books on Asia
The Good Earth
Pearl S. Buck

✔️ Australia & Oceania
* Fictitious Australia
The Spare Room byHelen Garner
January, 11

✔️ Europe
* Continental European Author
The Neverending Story by Michael Ende, June 28th

✔️ North America
* Native American Fiction
There There by Tommy Orange
March 19

South America
* Historical Fiction set in Latin America
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Gabriel García Márquez

Five More
* Cities
Rivers of London
Ben Aaronovitch

✔️ International Women
* Female Leads From All Over the World
Das Mädchen mit dem Perlenohrring Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
January, 19


* Southern Africa
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
William Kamkwamba

* Asian-American Books
Little Fires Everywhere
Celeste Ng

* Life in a Foreign Country
Jane Eyre
Charlotte Brontë


message 38: by Jan, Moderator (new)

Jan | 20729 comments Have fun Runenmädchen!!


message 39: by Connie N. (new)

Connie N. | 685 comments It took over a year, but I finally finished my travels! Thanks for a great trip.

Discover the World through Lists - Take Two
Timeframe: 12/1/23 to 11/30/24
Tourist – 7 books, one book from one list in each of the groups
7/7

1. Cross Continent
International Women: Female Leads from All Over the World
#97 - What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty - 8/28/24 ♥♥♥♥♥
What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty

2. Africa
Fictitious Africa
#60 – Mrs. Pollifax on Safari by Dorothy Gilman - 10/13/24 ♥♥♥♥
Mrs. Pollifax on Safari (Mrs. Pollifax, #5) by Dorothy Gilman

3. Asia
Eastern Asian Themed Books
#59 – The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa - 12/31/24 ♥♥
The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa

4. Australia & Oceania
Kiwis and Aussies in Love
#4 – Just for Now by Rosalind James - 3/20/24 ♥♥♥♥
Just for Now (Escape to New Zealand, #3) by Rosalind James

5. Europe
Reading Italy
#31 - The Sweet Life by Sharon Struth - 3/29/25 ♥♥♥
The Sweet Life (A Sweet Life Novel #1) by Sharon Struth

6. North America
Oh, Canada!
#22 - An Abundance of Katherines by John Green - 12/7/24 ♥♥♥
An Abundance of Katherines by John Green

7. South America
Romance in Central/South America
#83 - Hero for Hire by Jill Shalvis - 9/14/24 ♥♥♥
Hero for Hire (Trueblood, Texas, #13) by Jill Shalvis

*****CHALLENGE COMPLETE 3/29/25*****


message 40: by Jan, Moderator (new)

Jan | 20729 comments Congrats on your finish Connie!! Traveling the world does take time ... LOL.


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