Adding a new folder

[Suzanne]

I have a suggestion for SOUTH AFRICA, but I can't seem to figure out how to add the folder for the country. Please help...

[Marieke]

Suzanne wrote: "I have a suggestion for SOUTH AFRICA, but I can't seem to figure out how to add the folder for the country. Please help..."

I just added it with the moderator powers Barry bequeathed me earlier. It won't show up until you add your topic. But it will appear in the drop-down when you do add your topic. :D

[Suzanne]

Thanks, Marieke!

[Chrissie]

Marieke, you have me chuckling.

[Jenny (Reading Envy)]

Marieke, could you add a folder for the Caribbean? We could throw all the little islands in there. I know I'm looking for books set in St. Maarten and St. Thomas for when I go there in May....

[Janice]

Jenny wrote: "Marieke, could you add a folder for the Caribbean? We could throw all the little islands in there. I know I'm looking for books set in St. Maarten and St. Thomas for when I go there in May...."

I have James Michener's Caribbean as my book on my list. Most of the island countries are in the story. I bought the book when we were in St Maarten on holiday.

[Janice]

I have added a folder for Caribbean.

[Jenny (Reading Envy)]

Judy wrote: "Jenny wrote: "I know I'm looking for books set in St. Maarten and St. Thomas for when I go there in May...."

Lucky you! I hope you have a good time, Jenny."

Thanks! I've been to the western Caribbean several times but never some of these smaller more eastern islands. I started learning some basic Dutch online last night, not because I think I'll need it, but because it is FUN. Hehe. Now I can order de koffie and de brood.

[Janice]

You won't need to speak Dutch while in St Maarten, or French if you drive up to the French side of the island. English is used widely. I only heard Dutch spoken once in the week that we were there and that was in a pharmacy between two locals.

You won't need Dutch currency either. US dollars are accepted everywhere. The till slip has both currencies printed on it.

[Jenny (Reading Envy)]

Shhhh I cant hear you!

[Janice]

Oops. Sorry. I don't mean to burst your bubble. :)

[Ilona]

Hello! I just joined and browsed through the topics and I hope I didn't miss anything that would have explained my question. At the beginning of this year, I've read amazing books set in Thailand, Laos and Colombia that I'd like to recommend, but I couldn't find any folders to post in...

[Anne]

Ilona, don't worry. You didn't miss a thing. The folders don't exist yet. They get made on an as-needed basis. One of the moderators will have to make folders for you.

[Jenny (Reading Envy)]

Ilona wrote: "Hello! I just joined and browsed through the topics and I hope I didn't miss anything that would have explained my question. At the beginning of this year, I've read amazing books set in Thailand, ..."

I'd love to see your list!

[Ilona]

Ah, thanks a lot! I just added those three books.

[Chrissie]

Ooops, here I should request a folder. Please make one for Greece. I want to recommend Eleni

[Chrissie]

Oh, another folder I would like to request is Burma/Myanmar. I would like to recommend The Piano Tuner. Thank you.

[Chrissie]

Thanks Judy.

[Vicky]

I have a recommendation for Føroyar/Faroe Islands, [Book:The Old Man and His Sons|7456138] by Heðin Brú.

[Jenny (Reading Envy)]

Starfish13 wrote: "I have a recommendation for Føroyar/Faroe Islands, [Book:The Old Man and His Sons|7456138] by Heðin Brú."

Oh my! I've been looking for books set there; THANK YOU!

[Chrissie]

Starfish, I have added your suggestion too!

[Vicky]

@Jenny and Chrissy, I think you'll both like it. It is quite comic in places, however be warned that the whale hunt is quite graphic.

Judy wrote: "I'm thinking we may need to combine some of these small islands together.....does Islands of the North Atlantic sound acceptable?"

I think it might be necessary to keep the recommendations managable. Would Scandinavia be too widely encompassing a group? And perhaps British Isles to group together the home nations and Ireland?

[Suzanne]

I know there's no shortage of books about China, but I've got a wonderful new book to recommend. Could you please add a folder, Jenny?

[Anne]

Suzanne,
I added a China folder. You can go ahead and add your recommendations now. You will not see the folder until you put something in it.

[Anne]

Judy wrote: "I think it might be necessary to keep the recommendations managable. Would Scandinavia be too widely encompassing a group? And perhaps British Isles to group together the home nations and Ireland? ..."

Good idea, Judy.

[Niledaughter]

I need a folder for Iran please :)

I have a question , some books (mainly historical) cover Iran + central Asia countries , so would it be better to have one folder (Iran and central Asia) or just (Iran ) and later (central Asia) would have folders for each country separately ?

Thanks

[Niledaughter]

Thanks :)

[Chrissie]

Would someone please add a recommendation thread for Mexico. I just finished The Hummingbird's Daughter and thought it was clearly worth recommending.

[Chrissie]

Gaeta, thank you. A great choice.

[Anne]

I'll be reading Hummingbird for Mexico as well. I've had the book sitting around for a couple of years. I'm excited to finally get to it.

[Chel]

Marieke wrote: "Suzanne wrote: "I have a suggestion for SOUTH AFRICA, but I can't seem to figure out how to add the folder for the country. Please help..."

I just added it with the moderator powers Barry bequeat..."

can you please add an England folder?

[Anne]

I already added an England folder earlier today.

[Chel]

Oh, yes I see it. Thanks!

[Chel]

Marieke wrote: "Suzanne wrote: "I have a suggestion for SOUTH AFRICA, but I can't seem to figure out how to add the folder for the country. Please help..."

I just added it with the moderator powers Barry bequeat..."

Can you please add Poland as a folder??

[Chel]

Marieke wrote: "Suzanne wrote: "I have a suggestion for SOUTH AFRICA, but I can't seem to figure out how to add the folder for the country. Please help..."

I just added it with the moderator powers Barry bequeat..."
Could you please add Finland? Thanks!

[Anne]

Chel wrote: "Marieke wrote: "Suzanne wrote: "I have a suggestion for SOUTH AFRICA, but I can't seem to figure out how to add the folder for the country. Please help..."

I just added it with the moderator powe..."

Just made Poland folder. Now I'll do Finland. You know that you won't see the folder until you add something to it, right?

[Chel]

Anne wrote: "Chel wrote: "Marieke wrote: "Suzanne wrote: "I have a suggestion for SOUTH AFRICA, but I can't seem to figure out how to add the folder for the country. Please help..."

I just added it with the m..."

Thanks, I had forgotten about that.

[Daisy]

Could you please add a folder for Scotland? Thank you.

[Anne]

Right away, Daisy. D)

[Anne]

Okay, Daisy. Your Scotland folder is waiting for you.

[Daisy]

Anne wrote: "Okay, Daisy. Your Scotland folder is waiting for you."

Thanks, Anne.

[Daisy]

Anne wrote: "Okay, Daisy. Your Scotland folder is waiting for you."

Thanks, Anne.

[Anne]

You're welcome, Daisy. You remember that the folder doesn't show up until you put something in it, right?

[Daisy]

Yes and I did already.

[Beth]

I'd like to request an Uraguay folder for the Memory of Fire series by Eduardo Galeano.

[Anne]

Beth,
your Uruguay folder is ready. I will start it for you so that you will see it under recommendations.

[Vicky]

Well, geographically speaking, if you include Finland, the term for the region is Fennoscandia. However this doesn't include Iceland, Greenland, Faroes, and in many definitions Denmark.

And strictly speaking, Scandinavia is only Norway, Sweden and Denmark (Faroes and Greenland are counted sometimes by virtue of their association with Denmark.)

*puts away tweed jacket with leather elbow patches*

How about Nordic Countries?

[Chel]

Just allow the individual countries please, if possible.

[Lauren]

Could you create folders for Lebanon and the Philippines?

[Anne]

Sure. I will make them now. But hey won't show up until you put something in them.