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 my book from Venezuela I chose Southpaw by Lisa St Aubin de Terán - a short story collection that … Continue reading Day 22: Southpaw
Day 21: Raising My Voice
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. Co-written with Derrick O’Keefe, this memoir by Malalai Joya is the youngest woman to serve as MP in Afghanistan, and … Continue reading Day 21: Raising My Voice
#WorldKidLit Wednesday: Why Translate ‘Dragon of Bethlehem’
Palestinian middle-grade and YA fantasies set in our time often have a magical element that helps the protagonist cross through checkpoints, get over walls, or sneak past soldiers. Walid Daqqa's The Oil's Secret Tale has invisibility; in Sonia Nimr's Thunderbird, the first in a trilogy, Noor can set things on fire (and travel through time); and in Huda El … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Wednesday: Why Translate ‘Dragon of Bethlehem’
Day 20: Arturo’s Island
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. This is a new translation of Arturo's Island by Elsa Morante (tr. Ann Goldstein) - a spectacular novel from Italy … Continue reading Day 20: Arturo’s Island
Day 19: The Country Where No One Ever Dies
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. From Albania, The Country Where No One Ever Dies by Ornela Vorpsi (tr. Robert Elsie & Janice Mathie-Heck) is a … Continue reading Day 19: The Country Where No One Ever Dies
Day 18: Purple Hibiscus
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 read Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in April 2018 and found it an incredible novel about the emotional … Continue reading Day 18: Purple Hibiscus
Day 17: No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference
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. This collection of Greta Thunberg's speeches, No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference, was the book I selected … Continue reading Day 17: No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference
Day 16: Small Beauty
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
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
