Recs if you like It Would Be Night in Caracas...

a list of problematic authors that you should boycott

end all U.S imperialism in venezuela! here’s some authors to support especially in these awful times. feel free to comment suggestions!

According to the ACNUR, close to 7,9 million Venezuelans have emigrated as of May 2025. This is a collection of fiction and nonfiction novels, essays, interviews, poems, and anthologies from Venezuelan authors relating to the experience of the Venezuelan Migrant and Immigrant —their fears, their melancholies, their joys, their perpetual two-naturedness— and of their search for home.

Recommendations are welcome.

Novels with intriguing titles (that I read or that sound interesting) in English (either originally or translated); a mix of genres. Mostly 4+ words in the title, with some select 3-word-titles but no shorter ones. No parts of series except for the first book.

Books to fulfill you reading around the world challenge. Ideally, the author is from the country they are writing about. Bonus points if it’s translated!

This list features one book from each country in South America. I put the focus on women authors, with additional queer and BIPoC representation throughout. Happy reading!

read around the world is a challenge to read from every country in the world. the author could be from that country or the book could be based there (kudos if both!). for me, i try to add in as many translated books and indigenous stories when possible.

note: while horrors such as war and colonization are unavoidbale in many stories due to how people are shaped by them, i try to find stories that do not always reflect suffering.

Read the world! Goal is to read at least one book from each country (the author must be from the country).