Happy Tuesday! This week’s TTT prompt is non-bookish freebie. My mind froze when I read this. LOL! I am a book blogger, after all, and I just can’t stop talking books. You should see me in real life. 😉 So of course I am going to ignore this and create my own topic. Sorry, really not sorry. There was an addendum to the prompt that said we could talk about bookish stuff. Whew! My list today is just a bunch of book randomness (or maybe not). Hope you enjoy!
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Top Random Book Stuff
Books in translation. Of course if you took any world lit class in high school and/or college, you have read books that have been translated into your own language. But do you ever read contemporarily written books that were originally published in a language not your own. It’s rare, but I have a couple to recommend.
The Girl from The Train by Irma Joubert (Joubert lives in South Africa)
The Librarian of Saint-Malo by Mario Escobar (Escobar lives in Spain)
Books written by American authors who live(d) abroad. Building on the last thought, do you read authors who are from your home country, but live and write (at least part time) in another country? Unique perspectives!
From The Valley We Rise by Elizabeth Musser (Musser lives in Lyon, France)
My Hands Came Away Red by Lisa McKay (McKay lives with her family in Australia)
Vendetta by Lisa Harris (Harris lived in Africa for 19 years while serving as a missionary)
Books set in distant lands. The books listed below are in countries I will probably never have a chance to visit. Thanks to the authors who took their readers to a very foreign place.
The Beloved Daughter by Alana Terry (North Korea)
Farewell, Four Waters by KateMc Cord (Afghanistan)
Red Ink by Kathi Macias (China)
Two authors in my backyard (not literally 😉 ). Two Georgia-based authors you need to check out.
The Gardins of Edin by Rosey Lee
The Hunted Heir by Jayna Breigh
I like reading books set in distant places.
Thank you , you given me some more books to add to my TBR list. I especially like the look of The Gardens Of Edin.
My TTT is about the Natural World
https://rosieamber.wordpress.com/2025/08/26/%f0%9f%93%9atoptentuesday-freebie-natural-world-tuesdaybookblog-booktwitter-booktwt/
This is great Beckie, very creative!
Thanks!
I hope you get to more of the books on your TBR!
Great list with some lesser known titles! I was very excited to see some translated fiction as this month is women in translation month and I did my own TTT on translated fiction too!
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Haha, I also blanked when I saw the topic and did something bookish. Books are all I think about!
Glad to know I’m in good company!
I definitely tend to read authors who are similar to myself (middle-aged white women who are native English speakers) and books set in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and Australia. Not very diverse at all. I need to branch out for sure!
Happy TTT (on a Wednesday)!
Susan
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