Hello and happy Sunday! Okay, that probably was too much enthusiasm, especially considering that I’m writing this on a Monday, after a day of teaching and doing things that aren’t really related to teaching but that teachers have to do. Don’t get me started on that. Anyway, I’m bringing you a post because I don’t know how long it’s going to take me to read the book I’m starting today. It’s an assigned reading, it was written by an old white guy (a white old guy?), and it’s a part of this list, so share your guesses in the comments.

Where I work, there’s this thing called a Reading Passport, which I know exists in many other places, and it’s a way to get people to read. As soon as I found out about it, I got mine, even if I’ve already read one book and don’t really know how the system works. I will ask around or figure it out myself, if not for the giftcard you get when you finish it, for the personal satisfaction of reading diverse books in terms of the nationality of the authors. Just so you know, some titles are in Spanish, and some are in English. I’m not sorry, I read in two languages. Also, I won’t link the books because…I don’t want to, but here’s the list. Also, to clarify, I didn’t pick the countries, so I have to stick to what was already established. (Last also, I promise.) Also, I will not be reviewing every book from this list, only the books in English I feel like reviewing. Now, the list:

Colombia: Qué hacer con estos pedazos- Piedad Bonnett

USA: Moby-Dick – Herman Melville

Mexico: El huésped- Guadalupe Nettel

Iceland: My Soul to Take- Yrsa Sigurðardóttir

UK: Oliver Twist- Charles Dickens

Canada: Anne of Green Gables- L.M Montgomery

Morocco: Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits- Laila Lalami

Turkey: Mis últimos 10 minutos y 38 segundos en este mundo- Elif Shafak

Egypt: Brooklyn Heights- Miral al-Tahawy

India: La hondonada- Jhumpa Lahiri

Russia: Anna Karenina- Leo Tolstoy

China: Last Night at the Telegraph Club- Malinda Lo

Australia: The Hypnotist’s Love Story- Liane Moriarty

Japan: De pronto oigo la voz del agua- Hiromi Kawakami

Indonesia: The Rainbow Troops- Andrea Hirata

Kenya: One Day I Will Write About This Place- Binyavanga Wainaina

South Africa: Amnesia Colectiva- Koleka Putuma

Argentina: Tesis sobre una domesticación- Camila Sosa Villada

Peru: Qué locura enamorarme yo de ti- Gabriela Wiener

Brazil: Crow Blue- Adriana Lisboa

Colombia: Salvo mi corazón, todo está bien- Héctor Abad Faciolince