Around the World in 80 Books discussion

Here's what I have planned so far for 2018.


We will continue our tour of the world, "visiting" the following locations (Selected locations were chosen with a random search generator).:

January: Micronesia
February: Brazil
March: St. Kitts and Nevis
April: Belarus
May: Lithuania
June: Albania
July: Somalia
August: Lesotho
September: Malawi
October: Oman
November: Azerbaijan
December: Laos


In 2018 we will be touring Canada, and will "visit" the following provinces:

January - Prince Edward Island
February - Nova Scotia
March - New Brunswick
April: Quebec
May: Ontario
June: Manitoba
July: Nunavut
August: Northwest Territories
September: Saskatchewan
October: Alberta
November: British Columbia
December: Yukon Territory


We will begin exploring genres and themes in translated literature :

January: Award-winning fiction
February: Mystery
March: Historical fiction
April: Travel writing
May: Classics
June: Contemporary fiction
July: Memoir
August: Female-authored fiction
September: Sci-fi/Fantasy
October: History or biography
November: Poetry or folklore
December: Everything else (any genre)

The theme months are a great idea.

Yay! Thanks for putting this up, Diane. Can't wait to continue our world tour :)

Diane, your 2018 plan looks fantastic. I'm very much looking forward to all three plans.

I made an error and accidentally put Latvia instead of Lithuania for May. We visited Latvia in 2016. I made the correction.

Hi Diane! Just a couple of questions - back to reading after a bit of a break and trying to fill in the gaps. I cant find a july book for Auvergne - was there one? Are we carrying on with India in 2018? I got bogged down with Sea of Poppies, which I did ultimately enjoy - the remaining books are on my shelf or kindle. Thank you for all your hard work making this a very interesting group.

Sue wrote: "Hi Diane! Just a couple of questions - back to reading after a bit of a break and trying to fill in the gaps. I cant find a july book for Auvergne - was there one? Are we carrying on with India in ..."

The book for Auvergne was Hallucinating Foucault

This month's India book is our last book set in India for our regional tour. Here are the books we read by region:
- Central India: A Breath of Fresh Air
- East India: Sea of Poppies
- North India: What the Body Remembers
- Northeast India: Teatime for the Firefly
- South India: The Forgotten Daughter
- West India: The Space Between Us

Diane wrote: "Sue wrote: "Hi Diane! Just a couple of questions - back to reading after a bit of a break and trying to fill in the gaps. I cant find a july book for Auvergne - was there one? Are we carrying on wi..."

Thank you! I now have the complete lists to follow. Are we continuing with India alongside Canada, rtw and the different genres?

Sue wrote: "Diane wrote: "Sue wrote: "Hi Diane! Just a couple of questions - back to reading after a bit of a break and trying to fill in the gaps. I cant find a july book for Auvergne - was there one? Are we ..."

India will be finished after this month.

Oh my goodness I hadnt realised! Thank you so much Diane.

Call me slow, but I don't get it. I've read the Introductions post and the Rules post, and I simply don't understand how to pick books for this challenge. With the 3 lists above, do I need to read 1 book per month or 3? How would that work for a "Frequent Flyer"? Thx in adv

Sesia wrote: "Call me slow, but I don't get it. I've read the Introductions post and the Rules post, and I simply don't understand how to pick books for this challenge. With the 3 lists above, do I need to read ..."

The monthly reads and challenges are not connected. For the challenges, you just pick any books that interest you personally. You are not required to read the the monthly books as part of the challenges.

These are really good ideas!

The India List looks incredibly alluring. I will have to play catch up for those. Thanks.

I've been compiling a list for my planned 2018 Trip Around the World in 80 books as a Trekker. This will be my first time doing this. And, I need to know where to post my plan and when. I'm excited to begin it on January 1st. Thanks in advance for the help.

Vicky wrote: "I've been compiling a list for my planned 2018 Trip Around the World in 80 books as a Trekker. This will be my first time doing this. And, I need to know where to post my plan and when. I'm excited..."

Vicky, you will start your own thread here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group....

To start your own thread, select the "new topic" link in the upper right hand corner of the folder. Put your name and whatever you want your title to be in the "topic" box. Start your posts for your challenge in the "comment" box.

Diane wrote: "Vicky wrote: "I've been compiling a list for my planned 2018 Trip Around the World in 80 books as a Trekker. This will be my first time doing this. And, I need to know where to post my plan and whe..."

Thanks Diane for the link and instructions.
I hope your holidays are merry.

Is there a particular place on the discussion board where we can open a personal thread for the Canadian provinces challenge? I only seem to be able to find a topic for the US. Thanks!

There is a challenge for Canadian provinces under the Regional Challenges heading called O Canada. I completed the challenge in 2016.

Malou wrote: "Is there a particular place on the discussion board where we can open a personal thread for the Canadian provinces challenge? I only seem to be able to find a topic for the US. Thanks!"

Here is a link for the Canadian province challenge: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...