Recs if you like The Ardent Swarm...
What do you know about Africa?
“Take the map of Africa, place Europe and America together and there's still room left. Why be a sunflower and turn toward the sun? I myself am the sun!” - Ousmane Sembène
1-3 books (mostly fiction, some nonfiction) from or about each of the 54 countries in the African continent. Listed by country from Algeria to Zimbabwe. (Unfortunately, no books for Niger included). The first book listed is a book by a Kenyan writer that encompasses why this list exists.
read around the world
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!
Around the world
Books from every country for reading around the world challenge (no particular order, I might have missed some, will be updating) Feel free to suggest!
Ma called, the bees are back
Books where bees or beekeeping is a central theme. A mix of genres and categories.
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