Across the first month of 2020, Sophie Baggott is sharing her thirty favourite books by women from across the world. Find out more about her project to read women writers from every country worldwide here. I came across Small Beauty by jia qing wilson-yang – my choice for Canada – by accident just as I … Continue reading Day 16: Small Beauty
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Day 15: Crimson
Across the first month of 2020, Sophie Baggott is sharing her thirty favourite books by women from across the world. Find out more about her project to read women writers from every country worldwide here. For me, Crimson by Niviaq Korneliussen (tr. Anna Halager) was a challenging but interesting read. The author first wrote the … Continue reading Day 15: Crimson
Day 14: Aya de Yopougon
Across the first month of 2020, Sophie Baggott is sharing her thirty favourite books by women from across the world. Find out more about her project to read women writers from every country worldwide here. One of the most unique books I've read so far during this project comes from Côte d'Ivoire – Aya de … Continue reading Day 14: Aya de Yopougon
#WorldKidLit Wednesday: The Raven’s Children
“They had fed him these sinister thoughts dressed up with noble phrases . . . It was only once they’d settled deep inside you that they grew and grew, and started to suck away at your soul.” These lines from the novel The Raven’s Children by Yulia Yakovleva, translated from the Russian by Ruth Ahmedzai … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Wednesday: The Raven’s Children
Day 13: Paradise of the Blind
Across the first month of 2020, Sophie Baggott is sharing her thirty favourite books by women from across the world. Find out more about her project to read women writers from every country worldwide here. I found Paradise of the Blind by Duong Thu Huong (tr. Phan Huy Duong & Nina McPherson) such a compelling … Continue reading Day 13: Paradise of the Blind
Day 12: The Wind That Lays Waste
Across the first month of 2020, Sophie Baggott is sharing her thirty favourite books by women from across the world. Find out more about her project to read women writers from every country worldwide here. Having visited Argentina for a few weeks in 2019, I fell head over heels for everything about the country's culture … Continue reading Day 12: The Wind That Lays Waste
Day 11: Soweto Stories
Across the first month of 2020, Sophie Baggott is sharing her thirty favourite books by women from across the world. Find out more about her project to read women writers from every country worldwide here. I picked up this book impulsively on a lunchtime visit to The Second Shelf just after it opened in November … Continue reading Day 11: Soweto Stories
Day 10: The House at Sugar Beach
Across the first month of 2020, Sophie Baggott is sharing her thirty favourite books by women from across the world. Find out more about her project to read women writers from every country worldwide here. Born in Liberia in 1966, Helene Cooper's memoir-history is an intimate and insightful lens on her experience of living through … Continue reading Day 10: The House at Sugar Beach
Day 9: Our Women on the Ground
Across the first month of 2020, Sophie Baggott is sharing her thirty favourite books by women from across the world. Find out more about her project to read women writers from every country worldwide here. Edited by Zahra Hankir, Our Women on the Ground: Arab Women Reporting from the Arab World is a first-of-its-kind essay … Continue reading Day 9: Our Women on the Ground
Day 8: Kaluti
Across the first month of 2020, Sophie Baggott is sharing her thirty favourite books by women from across the world. Find out more about her project to read women writers from every country worldwide here. One of the most anticipated books I've read since moving to Australia was this 36-page book, Kaluti, by Shazia Usman. … Continue reading Day 8: Kaluti
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