Reading Around the Globe
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Welcome to Reading Around the Globe, a series here on Reader Voracious Blog geared at fostering a culture of understanding in the bookish community about access to books in various countries around the world. I wanted to take the time to help educate those that live in the US/UK/EU/AUS that the privilege we experience is not universal and thought that one of the most constructive ways that I can boost marginalized voices is to help share their experiences.
Friends, let’s talk real quick about the privilege that we in the US/UK/AUS have because we live where we do.
The Big Five publishing houses are largely HQ’d in the US and Europe:
– Macmillan
– Hachette [France]
– HarperCollins
– Penguin/Random House
– Simon & Schuster https://t.co/XyFIrsJHEUā Kal is a #Stormling (@kalventure) July 28, 2018
Using my above Tweet thread as a guide, I created a 14 question interview and asked the international book blogging community if they would be interested in sharing their experiences for a post. I received such an overwhelming response that what was originally planned as one post has grown into this series!
Each post highlights a full interview with one international reader and I will update this master page to include links to each interview organized by country/region.Ā The first interview post was published on August 19, 2018 and is now a weekly post happening on Saturdays!
Countries
Argentina
Consu @ papereyedgirl
Australia
Anthea @ Proud Book Reviews
Ellyn @ allonsythornraxxbooks
Bangladesh
Maria @ mariahossainblog
Belgium
Inge @ Of Wonderland
Wesley @ Outsiders and Misfits
Canada
Catherine @ This One is for the Books (Toronto)
Shania @ Book Princess Reviews (Quebec)
Chile
Maria @ bookish4life
China
Safiyya @ Phantom Paper
Denmark
Silje @ inkedbybooks
England
Clo @ Book Dragons 24/7
Olly @ Criminolly
France
Marie @ Drizzle and Hurricane Books
Germany
Hungary
Veronika @ Reading is Dreaming with Open Eyes
Indonesia
Carolina @ fictionologyst
Petrik @ Novel Notions
India
Nandini @ Unputdownable Books
Suraj @ Books N Myself
Italy
Camilla @ Reader Attic
Japan
Kuwait
Devyn Jase @ devynjase.com
Mexico
Jossie @ thebookdragoncorner
Mozambique
A Restless Traveler
Nigeria
Chinelo @ Booked_Unicorn
Norway
Julie @ StrixAlucoBooks
Palestine
Hamad @ thebookprescription
Philippines
Aimee @ Aimee Always
Alexia @ Bookworm Daydreamer
Gel @ Whimsy Wanders
Justine @ bookishwisps
Kate @ Your Tita Kate
Rain @ Bookdragoninsm
Shealea @ Shut Up, Shealea
Portugal
Rita @ Bookish Rita
Puerto Rico
Rwanda
Annie @ Sunflower Bookshelf
Singapore
Taasia @ libraepaintspages
Slovenia
Para @ Other Worlds Reviews
South Africa
DB @ DB’s Guide to the Galaxy
Switzerland
Elisa @ bookishexpat
The Netherlands
Annemieke @ A Dance With Books
Laurie @ Laurie’s Bookshelf
Marco @ Barely a Blogger
United Arab Emirates
Nicka @ Wander with Nicka
Wales
Jen @ Bookworm Jen Blog
Zimbabwe
Please note that all experiences reflected in the interviews are personal and are not meant to generalize what reading access is like in each country.Ā If you are interested in participating please DM me on Twitter.
Resources for International Bloggers
- Marta has put together an amazing guide to ARCs for International readers here!
- The Flapping Pages International ARC Program aims to serve as a hub for trading ARCs, with the focus of ensuring that more get into the hands of international and own voices readers.
- The Confuzzled Reader has a series where bloggers recommend books that accurately reflect the people and their region/country/state. Check out the posts!
- The Bookish Bibliophile has put together an International Blogger List for networking and publishers!
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Let’s go on another adventure together!
Roxanne Michelle
August 16, 2018 at 12:25 AMWhat a fantastic idea. Looking forward to these š
Kaleena @ Reader Voracious
August 17, 2018 at 9:43 AMThank you so much!
Dora
August 16, 2018 at 1:09 AMThis is a very good idea!! I don’t have much experience since I’ve only started requesting books about one and a half month ago, but as an international reader, I’m very interested in learning about other people’s experiences.
Kaleena @ Reader Voracious
August 17, 2018 at 9:44 AMThanks so much, Dora! I would definitely be interested in hearing about your experiences if you want to share as well!
Dora
August 17, 2018 at 10:00 AMWith little time I’m sure I’ll have some things to share, and I’ll be happy to do so š
Madam Mim
August 16, 2018 at 4:18 AMGreat idea!
Kaleena @ Reader Voracious
August 17, 2018 at 9:44 AMThank you so much!
Carolina @fictionologyst
August 16, 2018 at 4:45 AMYou always come up with sun interesting idea!! I LOVE YOU AND YOUR BLOG!! Also I can’t wait to read evveryone’s answers!!
Kaleena @ Reader Voracious
August 17, 2018 at 9:45 AMAWWW YOU ARE TOO SWEET, Carolina! Thank you so much and I hope everyone enjoys the series!
S. Bishop
August 16, 2018 at 5:20 AMAmazing idea for a series. I canāt wait to read it!
Kaleena @ Reader Voracious
August 17, 2018 at 9:45 AMThank you so much for stopping by!
Papertea and Bookflowers
August 16, 2018 at 5:55 AMThatās such a good idea and Iām really curious to see everyoneās answers! āŗļø
Kaleena @ Reader Voracious
August 17, 2018 at 10:28 AMThank you so much, and I cannot wait to hear what you think!
Tammy
August 16, 2018 at 6:32 AMThis is fantastic, Kaleena! I’m looking forward to hearing from bloggers in these countriesš
Kaleena @ Reader Voracious
August 17, 2018 at 10:28 AMThank you so much, Tammy! The responses I have gotten have been SO INTERESTING to read and I cannot wait to share them with everyone!
thebookprescription
August 16, 2018 at 9:55 AMcreative as usual! I don’t see my country on the list so I may DM you soon š
Kaleena @ Reader Voracious
August 16, 2018 at 10:58 AMPlease do! I would love to have interviews from as many countries as possible!!!
thebookprescription
August 16, 2018 at 2:28 PMI will then š
Kaleena @ Reader Voracious
August 17, 2018 at 11:32 AMYAY!
Christine
August 16, 2018 at 10:35 AMI love this idea! Iām so excited, proud of you, and cannot wait!!
Kaleena @ Reader Voracious
August 17, 2018 at 10:29 AMThank you so much, book bestie!
the bookaholic dreamer
August 16, 2018 at 11:12 AMFantastic idea, I can’t wait for the interviews!
Kaleena @ Reader Voracious
August 17, 2018 at 10:30 AMThank you, and I cannot wait for everyone else to see them too!
Books, Life and Everything Nice
August 16, 2018 at 11:56 AMThis is such an amazing idea! I can’t wait to read all the posts!!!
Kaleena @ Reader Voracious
August 17, 2018 at 11:31 AMThank you so much!!!
Veronika Ćles
August 16, 2018 at 2:00 PMI’m VERY excited to see everyone’s posts go up, thank you for putting this together! <3
Veronika @ The Regal Critiques
Kaleena @ Reader Voracious
August 17, 2018 at 11:32 AMThank you so much Veronika, and I can’t wait for everyone to see the amazing interviews!
Norrie
August 17, 2018 at 12:23 AMThis is awesome! I look forward to it <3
Kaleena @ Reader Voracious
August 17, 2018 at 11:32 AMThanks so much, Norrie!!!
Marie
August 17, 2018 at 10:27 AMOh this is such a fantastic and promising series, I look forward to reading the interviews š <3
Kaleena @ Reader Voracious
August 17, 2018 at 11:33 AMThank you so much, Marie! I am really excited for everyone to see these interviews – it’s eye opening!
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August 17, 2018 at 8:27 PMThis is such a great idea!
Kaleena @ Reader Voracious
August 20, 2018 at 2:08 PMThank you so much, I am really excited to have this project out in the world and I hope it helps foster some understanding within the bookish community!
confessionsofayareader
August 20, 2018 at 2:30 PMI hope so, too.
Aimee (Aimee, Always)
August 17, 2018 at 9:33 PMThis is so exciting!!!!! ā„ Even here in my country, we have lots of separate islands, so bookish access in each one can be incredibly different.
Kaleena @ Reader Voracious
August 20, 2018 at 2:10 PMThat is SO TRUE! Access and experiences definitely will vary quite a bit within the countries, which is why I am hoping to eventually have more than one interviewee per country. Thanks for stopping by!!!
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ArestlessTraveler
November 24, 2018 at 1:56 PMThis is brilliant! Also I noticed you don’t have any scheduled interviews with someone from the african continent so I’m nominating myself! I’m not living in Mozambique right now, but I did grow up there and my family is still there. My 14 year old niece is the most recent family member to experience first hand the the troublesome life of a reader in Mozambique…
Kaleena @ Reader Voracious
November 24, 2018 at 2:19 PMHi there, I would love to have you complete the interview and discuss your experience as a reader growing up in Mozambique!
Do you have Twitter? If so, send me a DM @kalventure! If not, you can email me KaleenaReviews@gmail.com and I will send the questions & info! Thanks again!
ArestlessTraveler
November 24, 2018 at 2:00 PMforgot to mention I don’t use twiteer so I can’t DM you on that platform… if you want you can email me at arestlesstraveler2018@gmail.com
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December 16, 2018 at 11:24 PMThe best ideas come from one thought/post. This is a one of a kind original series that touches readers of the world. ā Well Done.
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December 17, 2018 at 12:45 PMThank you so much, that means a lot!
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Zeee @ I Heart Romance & YA
January 19, 2019 at 9:04 AMThis is amazing! Thanks for doing this! I was originally from the Philippines but moved to the US in my 30s so I do understand the hardships of gaining access to books. As an example, I lived in a smaller city and we did not have a bookstore that sold fiction books. We eventually had a used bookstore which was were I got introduced to romance, but those were quite outdated.
Now that I’m in the US, It is glaringly obvious that there is such a disadvantage to access to books other countries. Glad you did this!!!
Kaleena @ Reader Voracious
January 24, 2019 at 8:23 AMThank you so much for checking out the series and your comment, it means a lot! I’ve spoken with a few people that moved to the US from other countries that have shared similar stories; it’s amazing what I take for granted living where I do.
Zeee @ I Heart Romance & YA
January 26, 2019 at 7:03 AMTrue! My mom was in the US while I was growing up so she could send me books. but again, very limited. So I definitely appreciate my current situations right now. Especially in Los Angeles since the LA Public Library system really has a huge selection of books, ebooks, audiobooks, and even movies
Kaleena @ Reader Voracious
January 28, 2019 at 11:16 AMOh yea, Los Angeles is GREAT for book lovers!
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May 5, 2019 at 2:15 PMThis is fantastic! I can’t wait to read all of these articles. I’ve often wondered what it would be like to be in a country where books weren’t as readily accessible as they are here in the US. I can’t imagine not being able to walk 3 or 4 blocks down to the library, grab what I want and come home. Or have access to books on NetGalley. It actually makes me feel horrible for how bad my review percentage is on there, considering there are people who wish for those ARCs but don’t get them.
Kaleena @ Reader Voracious
May 14, 2019 at 5:34 PMThank you so much, and I am really glad that you found the series! I hope you enjoy reading the interviews and perspectives from readers around the world. It has been really eye opening for me to hear from others just how different access to books is and how privileged we are in the US even beyond the ARC access.
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