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In 2026 I plan to read at least 60 books set around the world starting with Africa.

1. Morocco - The Spider's House by Paul Bowles 4/5
2. Algeria - The Stranger by Albert Camus 4/5
3. Tunisia - The Ardent Swarm by Yamen Manai 4/5
4. Libya - The Bleeding of the Stone by Ibrahim al-Koni 3/5
5. Egypt - Woman at Point Zero by Nawal El Saadawi 4/5
6. Sudan - Lyrics Alley by Leila Aboulela 4/5
7. Morocco - Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits by Laila Lalami 3/5
8. Algeria - The Sheltering Sky by Paul Bowles 3/5
9. Benin - The Viceroy of Ouidah by Bruce Chatwin 2/5
10. Nigeria - The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré 5/5
11. Nigeria - Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe 4/5
12. Ghana - His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie 3/5
13. Burkina Faso - American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson 4/5
14. Cabo Verde - The Trade by Chris Thrall 3/5
15. Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone - Allah is Not Obliged by Ahmadou Kourouma 3/5
16. Gambia, US - Roots by Alex Haley 5/5
17. Guinea-Bissau – The Ultimate Tragedy by Abdulai Sila 2/5
18. South Africa - Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee 4/5
19. Uganda, South Sudan - All the Glimmering Stars by Mark Sullivan 4/5
20. Nigeria - Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche 4/5
21. Mauritania - The Desert and the Drum by Mbarek Ould Beyrouk 3/5
22. São Tomé and Príncipe - Native Dance: An African Story by Gervasio Kaiser 1/5
23. South Africa - When the Lion Feeds by Wilbur Smith 3/5
24. Egypt - Palace Walk by Naguib Mahfouz 5/5
25. Republic of the Congo-Brazzaville - Black Moses by Alain Mabanckou 2/5
26. Botswana - The House of Unexpected Sisters by Alexander McCall Smith 3/5
27. South Africa - The Sound of Thunder by Wilbur Smith 4/5
28. Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) - The Grass is Singing by Doris Lessing 5/5
29. Russia - City of Thieves by David Benioff 5/5
30. Netherlands - The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden 4/5
31. Venezuela - It Would be Night in Caracas by Karina Sainz Borgo 3/5