Hi all :) I am considering doing another round of "reading around the world", because I really enjoyed the first one. Last time I did it with all folktale collections. This time, I am considering either

1. Women's memoirs and (auto)biographies or
2. Travel diaries /travelogues Since the PB community seems to have a lot of people from various countries, I wanted to see if anyone has suggestions for books that they think would represent their country especially well? Either for option 1 or 2, or both :)

All your posts convinced me I need to read this so let’s do the thing.

Inspired by the '10 Before the End' posts over on Instagram, what books do you want to try and get read before the end of this year?

My priorities are:

• A Witch's Guide to Magical Inkeeping by Sangu Mandanna
• Lanny by Max Porter
• The Enduring Universe by Kritika H. Rao
• Wild Woman by Philippa Forester

I’m interested to know everyone’s rating system! Like for me, a 3 star read isn’t a bad book, it’s actually a pretty decent book, just something that i didn’t obsess over and probably will forget about. Drop your rating systems 🧡

What are some things you consider book related, but kinda aren't? But in your head they are. I'll start- willow trees and autumn. Don't ask me why but those two are top tier book related ⭐️

Hey guys! If you have the same bookish algorithm as me you might have stumbled on that one tiktok about the sisterhood of the traveling journal: a group of people, each with a journal, send each other the journal and fill it with special pages, prompts, art, etc. https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNdKCeLyf/ It hasn't left my mind, mostly because I've dabbled into penpal-ing when I was younger but the internet was starting to be a thing when I was a teenager, and it was so new and exciting that I didn't invest further into the hobby, while older me still finds it really cosy and tempting and ✨romantic✨ Anywho fellow nerds, would anyone be interested in starting something like this? Also I get that it's better when it's in the same country and I guess that it can get crazy expensive with international shipping, but wouldn't you find it interesting if the people came from different countries? Thoughts?

I am enjoying the book. But, I am getting a little bit more interested in the past, rather than what is happening in the present.