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[close] Reading takes you places. Where in the world will your next book take you? If you love world literature, translated works, travel writing, or exploring the world through books, you have come to the right place! ATW80 began in 2009 as a challenge on TNBBC. The separate group was established in 2011. Anyone can join and participate in the challenges or readings at any time. Challenge participation is not a requirement of joining. Anyone who loves reading books from around the world is welcome here. The main purpose of this group is to travel the world through books, experiencing new authors and cultures along the way. Want to read about the world? We have close to 50,000 books cataloged by setting and more are added each week. I personally started reading around the world in 2008. This venture has introduced me to far off lands, fresh viewpoints, and many new authors I might not have discovered otherwise. Here is a record of my travels since 2009: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18478768-diane-s-world-travels-by-book I have worked very hard gathering resources for others to use and coming up with new activities. Please ask permission before copying and please give appropriate credit. The copycatting is getting ridiculous and tiresome. "The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.” - Dr. Suess “There are too many books I haven’t read, too many places I haven’t seen, too many memories I haven’t kept long enough.” ― Irwin Shaw Globe Stand Photo: Daniel Loiselle/Getty Images

[close] Welcome to the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library International Readers — a global book club for anyone who loves libraries, reading, digital culture, programs, book clubs, author visits, and all things literature. We are an extension of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Meetup community (8,155+ members and growing!), bringing together readers from around the world to explore powerful books that matter

[close] This group is for anyone who enjoys Non Fiction. Genres discussed here include Histories, Autobiographies, Biographies, Memoirs, Science and Technology, Politics, Nature, Travelogues, True Crime, Health, Gender, and many more. Please join us to find your next great book or to share your thoughts about one that you've enjoyed. No harsh language please and be considerate of others. Authors: Do NOT create a new thread to promote your book or upload a group photo. Please post it to the established thread. Author self-promotion elsewhere in the club will be removed. Thank you and enjoy nonfiction reading with us!

[close] This will happen this year ONLY! STARTS: December 20th, 2017 Ends: January 1st, 2018 Anyone can join. This group will focus on Islamic books, novels by Muslim authors, or by non muslim authors but with Muslim characters, Biographies or emirs, or sahabas, and etc. This is not to create any sort of hate or seclusion, but rather to just have something new. Joining doesn't mean this is all you can read about. You are free to read whatever you wish but for this read-a-thon we will focus on Islamic books. If you want to share something, as long as appropriate, you can do so. Use hashtag #deenreadathon during this reading challenge. Especially if you are on Instagram & Twitter. This is optional of course.