Around The World in 80 Books

Finding a book set in Botswana gave me the idea for this challenge. The countries are not fixed, but merely serve as a suggestion. If I end up reading a book set in the Ukraine or Jamaica or some such, I will swap it out for one of the others. I simply like the idea of reading books set across the world. The books can be fiction or non-fiction or even a children’s book. It all counts! (apart from travel guides!)

Let me know if you are travelling around the world in 80 books as well! I would love to see more people doing this. 🙂

    1. Afghanistan – The Bookseller of Kabul (Åsne Seierstad)
    2. Algeria
    3. Antarctica – A Polar Affair (Lloyd Spencer Davis)
    4. Argentina
    5. Australia – The Artisan Heart (Dean Mayes)
    6. Austria
    7. Belgium
    8. Botswana – Botswana Time (Will Randall)
    9. Brazil
    10. Bulgaria
    11. Canada
    12. China
    13. Congo
    14. Croatia
    15. Cyprus
    16. Denmark
    17. England – Persuasion (Jane Austen)
    18. France – A Different Kind of Lovely (Petra March)
    19. Egypt
    20. Ethiopia
    21. Germany
    22. Greece
    23. Guatamala
    24. Haiti
    25. Hungary – Memento Park (Mark Sarvas)
    26. Finland
    27. Iceland
    28. India – Little Maryam (Hamid Baig)
    29. Indonesia
    30. Ireland – Treading the Uneven Road (L M Brown)
    31. Italy – Times New Roman (Martha Miller)
    32. Iran – The Blood of Flowers (Anita Amirrezvani)
    33. Israel
    34. Japan
    35. Jordan
    36. Kenya
    37. Lebanon
    38. Libya
    39. Lithuania
    40. Malaysia
    41. Malta
    42. Mexico
    43. Mongolia
    44. Morocco
    45. Namibia
    46. Nepal
    47. Netherlands – Dutch Girl (Robert Matzen)
    48. New Zealand
    49. Nigeria – My Sister, The Serial Killer (Oyinkan Braithwaite)
    50. Northern Ireland
    51. North Korea – The Girl With Seven Names (Hyeonseo Lee)
    52. Norway
    53. Pakistan
    54. Peru
    55. Phillipines
    56. Poland
    57. Portugal
    58. Russia
    59. Romania
    60. Saudi Arabia
    61. Scotland – Never Greener (Ruth Jones)
    62. Singapore – Crazy Rich Asians (Kevin Kwan)
    63. Slovenia
    64. Somalia
    65. South Africa
    66. South Korea – The Bird (Oh Jung-hee)
    67. Spain – The Muse (Jessie Burton)
    68. Sri Lanka
    69. Sweden – A Man Called Ove (Fredrik Backman)
    70. Tanzania
    71. Thailand
    72. Trinidad & Tobago
    73. Turkey
    74. Uganda
    75. United Arab Emirates
    76. United States – To The Promised Land (Michael K Honey)
    77. Vietnam – On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous (Ocean Vuong)
    78. Wales – A Cottage by the Sea (Carole Matthews)
    79. Yemen
    80. Zambia – Midwinter (Fiona Melrose) the flashbacks are set here