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Reading Island Nations 2025

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14 participants, 23 books added

Starts: Wednesday, 01 January 2025

Ends: Wednesday, 31 December 2025

Read books by authors from island nations, preferably set there too. Diaspora counts. I am shooting for at least one per month.

All books added
Solo Dance by Kotomi Li

Solo Dance

Kotomi Li

251 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Silence of the Chagos by Shenaz Patel

Silence of the Chagos

Shenaz Patel

178 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction historical challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Sunrise: Radiant Stories by Erika Kobayashi

Sunrise: Radiant Stories

Erika Kobayashi

240 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction short stories adventurous challenging slow-paced
Rangikura by Tayi Tibble

Rangikura

Tayi Tibble

96 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction poetry challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Man Tiger by Eka Kurniawan

Man Tiger

Eka Kurniawan

192 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

fiction contemporary magical realism dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

Shehan Karunatilaka

408 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary magical realism challenging dark reflective medium-paced
The Bone People by Keri Hulme

The Bone People

Keri Hulme

450 pages • first pub 1984 (editions)

fiction classics literary magical realism challenging dark emotional slow-paced
Silent Winds, Dry Seas by Vinod Busjeet

Silent Winds, Dry Seas

Vinod Busjeet

256 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical challenging medium-paced
Under Our Skin by Joaquim Arena

Under Our Skin

Joaquim Arena

210 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction history reflective medium-paced
Beyond the Rice Fields by Naivo

Beyond the Rice Fields

Naivo

368 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction historical challenging emotional medium-paced