Morning all.
This week I'm reading You Know the Sun by Falzon (tr. Gatt) from @foundryeditions.bsky.social - this will tick Malta off my #ReadTheWorld project.
Non fiction is Meera Syal's Vigilauntie.
Plus of course anything new and shiny that catches my eye!
Happy reading!
This week I'm reading You Know the Sun by Falzon (tr. Gatt) from @foundryeditions.bsky.social - this will tick Malta off my #ReadTheWorld project.
Non fiction is Meera Syal's Vigilauntie.
Plus of course anything new and shiny that catches my eye!
Happy reading!
September 28, 2026 at 7:34 AM
Morning all.
This week I'm reading You Know the Sun by Falzon (tr. Gatt) from @foundryeditions.bsky.social - this will tick Malta off my #ReadTheWorld project.
Non fiction is Meera Syal's Vigilauntie.
Plus of course anything new and shiny that catches my eye!
Happy reading!
This week I'm reading You Know the Sun by Falzon (tr. Gatt) from @foundryeditions.bsky.social - this will tick Malta off my #ReadTheWorld project.
Non fiction is Meera Syal's Vigilauntie.
Plus of course anything new and shiny that catches my eye!
Happy reading!
Teachers! Librarians!
Does your school have a #ReadtheWorld display?
Have students/staff run a reading project with an international dimension this year?
Enter the Schools' Int'l Reading Award by 23 Oct
Your school could win a 10-book bundle of global books!
worldkidlit.org/internationa...
#kidlit
Does your school have a #ReadtheWorld display?
Have students/staff run a reading project with an international dimension this year?
Enter the Schools' Int'l Reading Award by 23 Oct
Your school could win a 10-book bundle of global books!
worldkidlit.org/internationa...
#kidlit
September 27, 2026 at 8:23 AM
Teachers! Librarians!
Does your school have a #ReadtheWorld display?
Have students/staff run a reading project with an international dimension this year?
Enter the Schools' Int'l Reading Award by 23 Oct
Your school could win a 10-book bundle of global books!
worldkidlit.org/internationa...
#kidlit
Does your school have a #ReadtheWorld display?
Have students/staff run a reading project with an international dimension this year?
Enter the Schools' Int'l Reading Award by 23 Oct
Your school could win a 10-book bundle of global books!
worldkidlit.org/internationa...
#kidlit
Just a few days left of #WorldKidLitMonth 2026 but it's never too late to set yourself a #readtheworld reading challenge!
Use these bingo charts for inspiration or make your own!
Link here to the canva template to make your own:
worldkidlit.org/what-is-worl...
#kidlitUK #booksky #kidlit #GoAllIn
Use these bingo charts for inspiration or make your own!
Link here to the canva template to make your own:
worldkidlit.org/what-is-worl...
#kidlitUK #booksky #kidlit #GoAllIn
September 26, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Just a few days left of #WorldKidLitMonth 2026 but it's never too late to set yourself a #readtheworld reading challenge!
Use these bingo charts for inspiration or make your own!
Link here to the canva template to make your own:
worldkidlit.org/what-is-worl...
#kidlitUK #booksky #kidlit #GoAllIn
Use these bingo charts for inspiration or make your own!
Link here to the canva template to make your own:
worldkidlit.org/what-is-worl...
#kidlitUK #booksky #kidlit #GoAllIn
September 23, 2026 at 11:24 AM
#ReadJapan #JapaneseKidLit for #WorldKidLitMonth!
Phenomenonal bluesky action from @readjapaneseliterature.com this month! and GLLI (Global Literature in Libraries Initiative) has an entire month of Japan kid lit this September
glli-us.org
#kidlit #kidlitUK #readtheworld #readasia #booksky
Phenomenonal bluesky action from @readjapaneseliterature.com this month! and GLLI (Global Literature in Libraries Initiative) has an entire month of Japan kid lit this September
glli-us.org
#kidlit #kidlitUK #readtheworld #readasia #booksky
September 23, 2026 at 8:03 AM
#ReadJapan #JapaneseKidLit for #WorldKidLitMonth!
Phenomenonal bluesky action from @readjapaneseliterature.com this month! and GLLI (Global Literature in Libraries Initiative) has an entire month of Japan kid lit this September
glli-us.org
#kidlit #kidlitUK #readtheworld #readasia #booksky
Phenomenonal bluesky action from @readjapaneseliterature.com this month! and GLLI (Global Literature in Libraries Initiative) has an entire month of Japan kid lit this September
glli-us.org
#kidlit #kidlitUK #readtheworld #readasia #booksky
* Free to enter
* Open to schools worldwide
* Enter by October 23rd!
Full details here. Please share and encourage your local school to enter!
worldkidlit.org/internationa...
#ReadtheWorld #childrensbooks #librariansky #librarysky #worldkidlit #diversebooks #inclusivekidlit #kidslit
* Open to schools worldwide
* Enter by October 23rd!
Full details here. Please share and encourage your local school to enter!
worldkidlit.org/internationa...
#ReadtheWorld #childrensbooks #librariansky #librarysky #worldkidlit #diversebooks #inclusivekidlit #kidslit
Schools’ International Reading Award
The Schools’ International Reading Award (SIRA) is a free competition for schools celebrating international and inclusive reading. Run a reading project in your school with an international d…
worldkidlit.org
September 22, 2026 at 10:00 PM
* Free to enter
* Open to schools worldwide
* Enter by October 23rd!
Full details here. Please share and encourage your local school to enter!
worldkidlit.org/internationa...
#ReadtheWorld #childrensbooks #librariansky #librarysky #worldkidlit #diversebooks #inclusivekidlit #kidslit
* Open to schools worldwide
* Enter by October 23rd!
Full details here. Please share and encourage your local school to enter!
worldkidlit.org/internationa...
#ReadtheWorld #childrensbooks #librariansky #librarysky #worldkidlit #diversebooks #inclusivekidlit #kidslit
Teachers! School staff! Does your school know about the @worldkidlit Schools' International Reading Award? Prizes for
* Best #ReadtheWorld display
* Best group project
* Best solo project
Your school could win a global book bundle!
Please share: worldkidlit.org/internationa... #booksky #edusky
* Best #ReadtheWorld display
* Best group project
* Best solo project
Your school could win a global book bundle!
Please share: worldkidlit.org/internationa... #booksky #edusky
September 22, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Teachers! School staff! Does your school know about the @worldkidlit Schools' International Reading Award? Prizes for
* Best #ReadtheWorld display
* Best group project
* Best solo project
Your school could win a global book bundle!
Please share: worldkidlit.org/internationa... #booksky #edusky
* Best #ReadtheWorld display
* Best group project
* Best solo project
Your school could win a global book bundle!
Please share: worldkidlit.org/internationa... #booksky #edusky
46. Fair: The Life-Art of Translation by Jen Calleja
Kind of a memoir, kind of a choose your own adventure, kind of a tour around a book fair that’s all about translations and translators.
Firmly in the category of:
Weird Little Book (complimentary)
#ReadTheWorld 🇬🇧🇲🇹
Kind of a memoir, kind of a choose your own adventure, kind of a tour around a book fair that’s all about translations and translators.
Firmly in the category of:
Weird Little Book (complimentary)
#ReadTheWorld 🇬🇧🇲🇹
September 20, 2026 at 9:13 PM
46. Fair: The Life-Art of Translation by Jen Calleja
Kind of a memoir, kind of a choose your own adventure, kind of a tour around a book fair that’s all about translations and translators.
Firmly in the category of:
Weird Little Book (complimentary)
#ReadTheWorld 🇬🇧🇲🇹
Kind of a memoir, kind of a choose your own adventure, kind of a tour around a book fair that’s all about translations and translators.
Firmly in the category of:
Weird Little Book (complimentary)
#ReadTheWorld 🇬🇧🇲🇹
September 17, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Reading the Pope
Vatican City was always going to be hard one in my quest to #ReadTheWorld. My intention was (and still is) to read a book from an author who was born in each country in the world. There are 197 countries in total according to the list I am using (Wikipedia) and I have 11 left to…
Vatican City was always going to be hard one in my quest to #ReadTheWorld. My intention was (and still is) to read a book from an author who was born in each country in the world. There are 197 countries in total according to the list I am using (Wikipedia) and I have 11 left to…
Reading the Pope
Vatican City was always going to be hard one in my quest to #ReadTheWorld. My intention was (and still is) to read a book from an author who was born in each country in the world. There are 197 countries in total according to the list I am using (Wikipedia) and I have 11 left to go. Some countries have been very difficult for a number of reasons.
guerrillaworking.com
September 15, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Reading the Pope
Vatican City was always going to be hard one in my quest to #ReadTheWorld. My intention was (and still is) to read a book from an author who was born in each country in the world. There are 197 countries in total according to the list I am using (Wikipedia) and I have 11 left to…
Vatican City was always going to be hard one in my quest to #ReadTheWorld. My intention was (and still is) to read a book from an author who was born in each country in the world. There are 197 countries in total according to the list I am using (Wikipedia) and I have 11 left to…
#readtheworld #186
#SaoTomeandPrincipe
Most of what I have left to read is in a foreign (to me). This was my first in Portuguese. Charming tales.
#BookSky
#SaoTomeandPrincipe
Most of what I have left to read is in a foreign (to me). This was my first in Portuguese. Charming tales.
#BookSky
September 10, 2026 at 8:52 AM
#readtheworld #186
#SaoTomeandPrincipe
Most of what I have left to read is in a foreign (to me). This was my first in Portuguese. Charming tales.
#BookSky
#SaoTomeandPrincipe
Most of what I have left to read is in a foreign (to me). This was my first in Portuguese. Charming tales.
#BookSky
#readtheworld #185
#VaticanCity was always going to be a challenge. A very interesting and enlightening book. So glad I read it and one for the blog.
#BookSky
#VaticanCity was always going to be a challenge. A very interesting and enlightening book. So glad I read it and one for the blog.
#BookSky
September 7, 2026 at 7:18 AM
#readtheworld #185
#VaticanCity was always going to be a challenge. A very interesting and enlightening book. So glad I read it and one for the blog.
#BookSky
#VaticanCity was always going to be a challenge. A very interesting and enlightening book. So glad I read it and one for the blog.
#BookSky
Newest book delivery for my #ReadTheWorld project might be a bit of a cheat but until I can find anything else from Lichtenstein is will have to do…I love Gallico’s Mrs Harris books, and the Snow Goose, so hopefully this will be fun at the very least.
September 5, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Newest book delivery for my #ReadTheWorld project might be a bit of a cheat but until I can find anything else from Lichtenstein is will have to do…I love Gallico’s Mrs Harris books, and the Snow Goose, so hopefully this will be fun at the very least.
It’s my #ReadTheWorld book group on Tuesday and we’re off to Italy this month.
I’ve read @foundryeditions.bsky.social The Little I Know by Valerio (tr. Wood) and am now also trying @dauntbookspub.bsky.social The Road to the City by Ginzburg (tr. Frenaye) - both excellent
#namethetranslator 💙📚
I’ve read @foundryeditions.bsky.social The Little I Know by Valerio (tr. Wood) and am now also trying @dauntbookspub.bsky.social The Road to the City by Ginzburg (tr. Frenaye) - both excellent
#namethetranslator 💙📚
September 4, 2026 at 6:47 PM
It’s my #ReadTheWorld book group on Tuesday and we’re off to Italy this month.
I’ve read @foundryeditions.bsky.social The Little I Know by Valerio (tr. Wood) and am now also trying @dauntbookspub.bsky.social The Road to the City by Ginzburg (tr. Frenaye) - both excellent
#namethetranslator 💙📚
I’ve read @foundryeditions.bsky.social The Little I Know by Valerio (tr. Wood) and am now also trying @dauntbookspub.bsky.social The Road to the City by Ginzburg (tr. Frenaye) - both excellent
#namethetranslator 💙📚
#readtheworld #184 Not strictly from #Tuvalu but from Tuvaluan lineage. Feel good for anyone who feels 'different'.
#BookSky
#BookSky
September 4, 2026 at 12:48 PM
#readtheworld #184 Not strictly from #Tuvalu but from Tuvaluan lineage. Feel good for anyone who feels 'different'.
#BookSky
#BookSky
Ran out of time to gather my thoughts on #WITMonth reads today so here’s my random round up for August.
Non fiction, fiction & translations get a mention *and* I got to cross off quite a few new countries in my #ReadTheWorld project.
norfolkbookworm.blogspot.com/2026/09/augu...
#BookSky 💙📚
Non fiction, fiction & translations get a mention *and* I got to cross off quite a few new countries in my #ReadTheWorld project.
norfolkbookworm.blogspot.com/2026/09/augu...
#BookSky 💙📚
August Round Up
Another month gone, and as I type this the weather also seems to have left summer behind and turned more autumnal, although more heatwaves...
norfolkbookworm.blogspot.com
September 3, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Ran out of time to gather my thoughts on #WITMonth reads today so here’s my random round up for August.
Non fiction, fiction & translations get a mention *and* I got to cross off quite a few new countries in my #ReadTheWorld project.
norfolkbookworm.blogspot.com/2026/09/augu...
#BookSky 💙📚
Non fiction, fiction & translations get a mention *and* I got to cross off quite a few new countries in my #ReadTheWorld project.
norfolkbookworm.blogspot.com/2026/09/augu...
#BookSky 💙📚
More from Cynsations: cynthialeitichsmith.com/2016/09/gues... #WorldKidLitMonth #translation #readtheworld
Guest Interview: Marcia Lynx Qualey on #WorldKidLit Month - Cynthia Leitich Smith
#WorldKidLit Month image (c) Elina Braslina By Avery Fischer Udagawa September is #WorldKidLit Month, a time to notice if world literature is reaching kids in the form of translations. (See this Book...
cynthialeitichsmith.com
September 3, 2026 at 3:37 PM
More from Cynsations: cynthialeitichsmith.com/2016/09/gues... #WorldKidLitMonth #translation #readtheworld
also if you want to check out the original #ReadTheWorld thread, i'm at 122 countries right now. took a break to catch up on some of the rest of my TBR, but i think once i finish the stack of novellas i'm currently reading, i'll return to it
alright i've finished going through my collection of books and it looks like i'm currently at 41 countries (broadly defined)
i've decided that for the sake of feasibility i'm going to count authors who publicly identify themselves as members of a specific diaspora/immigrant community, so...
i've decided that for the sake of feasibility i'm going to count authors who publicly identify themselves as members of a specific diaspora/immigrant community, so...
Oooooooh I now wonder how feasible it would be to do a SFFH version of this...
September 2, 2026 at 8:05 PM
also if you want to check out the original #ReadTheWorld thread, i'm at 122 countries right now. took a break to catch up on some of the rest of my TBR, but i think once i finish the stack of novellas i'm currently reading, i'll return to it
As a compliment to the #ReadTheWorld thread (currently on a bit of a hiatus but will probably pick it back up soon), I'm also going to do one for #50StatesOfSpecFic
Rules here are stricter: it has to be specifically set in a given state (or a very obvious fantasy analog of it)
Rules here are stricter: it has to be specifically set in a given state (or a very obvious fantasy analog of it)
September 2, 2026 at 5:58 PM
As a compliment to the #ReadTheWorld thread (currently on a bit of a hiatus but will probably pick it back up soon), I'm also going to do one for #50StatesOfSpecFic
Rules here are stricter: it has to be specifically set in a given state (or a very obvious fantasy analog of it)
Rules here are stricter: it has to be specifically set in a given state (or a very obvious fantasy analog of it)
Today marks the start of #WorldKidLitMonth!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉 Celebrate all month with our playlist of the world's best children's & YA books, read by their talented translators! #booksky #kidlit #yabooks #kidsbooks #readtheworld #booksforkids #yafiction #bookstagram #translation #xl8 #transl8 buff.ly/UkFCwBQ
September 1, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Today marks the start of #WorldKidLitMonth!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉 Celebrate all month with our playlist of the world's best children's & YA books, read by their talented translators! #booksky #kidlit #yabooks #kidsbooks #readtheworld #booksforkids #yafiction #bookstagram #translation #xl8 #transl8 buff.ly/UkFCwBQ
August 31, 2026 at 3:51 PM
#readtheworld #182 #Myanmar
I had to go off piste with this one as finding literature in a translation I can read is becoming more and more difficult,
#BookSky
I had to go off piste with this one as finding literature in a translation I can read is becoming more and more difficult,
#BookSky
August 30, 2026 at 7:09 AM
#readtheworld #182 #Myanmar
I had to go off piste with this one as finding literature in a translation I can read is becoming more and more difficult,
#BookSky
I had to go off piste with this one as finding literature in a translation I can read is becoming more and more difficult,
#BookSky
This Women in Translation Month, discover extraordinary books by women from around the world—and celebrate the translators who bring their voices to new readers. Save 20% with code WITM at buff.ly/2DfRdCV. #WomenInTranslation #WITMonth #WomenInTranslationMonth #TranslatedLiterature #ReadTheWorld
August 27, 2026 at 10:07 PM
This Women in Translation Month, discover extraordinary books by women from around the world—and celebrate the translators who bring their voices to new readers. Save 20% with code WITM at buff.ly/2DfRdCV. #WomenInTranslation #WITMonth #WomenInTranslationMonth #TranslatedLiterature #ReadTheWorld
My #ReadTheWorld project is going well and I have researched options for most of the world’s countries but I’ve made my task harder by wanting to read from every US state/Canadian province.
Can anyone point me to a resource to help me identify books for these prompts?
💙📚 #BookSky
Can anyone point me to a resource to help me identify books for these prompts?
💙📚 #BookSky
August 27, 2026 at 7:12 PM
My #ReadTheWorld project is going well and I have researched options for most of the world’s countries but I’ve made my task harder by wanting to read from every US state/Canadian province.
Can anyone point me to a resource to help me identify books for these prompts?
💙📚 #BookSky
Can anyone point me to a resource to help me identify books for these prompts?
💙📚 #BookSky
A modern parable on state corruption (I think). I can't decide if the title is a spelling mistake or not. Still a good read.
#readtheworld #181 #Tajikistan
#BookSky
#readtheworld #181 #Tajikistan
#BookSky
August 23, 2026 at 3:08 PM
A modern parable on state corruption (I think). I can't decide if the title is a spelling mistake or not. Still a good read.
#readtheworld #181 #Tajikistan
#BookSky
#readtheworld #181 #Tajikistan
#BookSky