Hello PB's,

The past couple of years I've been working on reading (at least!) one book from each country in the world. Honestly, it's been a great & very rewarding experience so far & I would definitely recommend if it's something you think you might like. I've learned so much I never would have otherwise, about history, cultures, and literary traditions. And I've also got to read some amazing books & authors I'd never before heard of!

There's about 30 countries I've not found/chosen a book from yet. I wanted to consult the PB community, as there's so much knowledge & variety in what people read here. For my attempt at the challenge, I don't want to be policing other's identities, so second generation migrants with X heritage, dual nationals, etc. all count. What I'm trying to avoid is like travelogues from a white Brit/American, etc. visiting a country, which is unfortunately what comes up on some lists when looking online.

The countries I'm looking for more rec's from are: Bahrain, Chad, the Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Eswatini, Gabon, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kiribati, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Madagascar, the Maldives, Mauritania, Monaco, Namibia, Nauru, Niger, Niue, North Macedonia, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Qatar, Samoa, San Marino, Seychelles, Slovenia, the Solomon Islands, Somalia, Tajikistan, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, & the UAE.

If anyone else is doing this challenge (I've seen a couple of people about who are) I'd love to hear your experiences too.

Of course, there are some great sites out there (readaroundtheworldchallenge.com, ayearofreadingtheworld.com), and several great lists on here that've helped me so far (shout outs to micro.hobbit's Pasifika list, hypjoon's Oceania list, vumaisbooked's African lit list, dineke's Central Asia list, and user Brunel's lists).

Much love & happy reading