I'm rubbish at geography. I'm very interested in how the world works; in history and political movements; in cultures and how they differ...

I am embarrassed to admit this, but I have a Classics degree and prior to this challenge, had never before read The Odyssey. I am...

All the vague impressions in my mind of Afghanistan being a heartbreaking place of war and misogyny were confirmed in reading this book....

My quest to read around the world began in China, so I am reading my way around China's borders: this time, with Tajikistan's National...

Reading this book got me all excited because it did exactly what I need this challenge to do: taught me things about a country's...

China: Shelley Parker-Chan, The Radiant Emperor Duology. Published in 2023, set in 1345. Takeaway: identity is fluid....

Again, never reading things in the order I promised I would in my last post. I ordered my Mongolian book, The Green-Eyed Lama (and...

I know, I said my first book in this attempt to read my way around the world was going to be from Afghanistan. But then the concluding...