Thirtysomethingsingle feminist book club - hosted by kate_thirtysomethingsingle

Jul-Aug a country new to you
Any genre but this book must be by, not just about, an author from a country that you haven’t read a book from before. 
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This Earth of Mankind by Pramoedya Ananta Toer

This Earth of Mankind

Tetralogi Buru #1

Pramoedya Ananta Toer

368 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

fiction historical literary romance emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Black Sunday by Tola Rotimi Abraham

Black Sunday

Tola Rotimi Abraham

288 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction literary challenging emotional sad medium-paced
The Tea Dragon Society by K. O'Neill

The Tea Dragon Society

The Tea Dragon Society #1

K. O'Neill

72 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction fantasy graphic novel lgbtqia+ middle grade hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

Anxious People

Fredrik Backman

352 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary mystery emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling

The Ex Hex

Ex Hex #1

Erin Sterling

308 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
I Am the Beggar of the World: Landays from Contemporary Afghanistan by Eliza Griswold, Seamus Murphy

I Am the Beggar of the World: Landays from Contemporary Afghanistan

Eliza Griswold, Seamus Murphy

160 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction feminism poetry challenging emotional medium-paced
My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises by Fredrik Backman

My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises

Fredrik Backman

368 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
The Cat I Never Named: A True Story of Love, War, and Survival by Amra Sabic-El-Rayess, Laura L. Sullivan

The Cat I Never Named: A True Story of Love, War, and Survival

Amra Sabic-El-Rayess, Laura L. Sullivan

384 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction memoir young adult emotional fast-paced
The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

The Mercies

Kiran Millwood Hargrave

342 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ dark emotional sad medium-paced
Drive Your Plow over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk

Drive Your Plow over the Bones of the Dead

Olga Tokarczuk

268 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction crime literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced