I love reading novels which represent different countries around the world - either the author lives in that country or the book is based in that country. I have a personal challenge to read at least one novel for every country in the world ... and I'm not the only blogger out there who is striving to do that. But even if you are not motivated to experience every country through books, many readers enjoy traveling the world through books.
So this week's Weekly Geek task (if you chose to accept it), is to tell us a little about your experiences Reading Globally. Answer as many or as few of the questions below:
- Do you deliberately read globally, and if so, do you track your reading in this area?
- Have you joined any reading challenges which encourage reading from around the world? If so, what are they?
- Do you visit bloggers who blog outside of your country? If so, what have you learned from reading their blogs? Consider sharing a couple of links to book bloggers who motivate you to read around the world.
- Where do your reading around the globe book suggestions come from? Magazines? Web sites which feature books in translation? Publishers? Other bloggers? If you have a particularly great site for recommendations, give us a link!
- Do you read books in translation as part of your global reading experiences? Share some of your favorite books in translation.
- Is there a particular country, or countries, which you would like to learn more about? Why?