Time to set out on new adventures!

Books that qualify for this bookbox are fiction, biographies, memoirs and travelogues set in Africa, Asia, Latin America or the Middle East or based on the experiences of immigrants from those locations. Or set in North America, Europe, Australia, or New Zealand with a focus on indigenous or minority cultures. In essence, this vbb is meant to open doors to new cultural experiences.

Anyone who is interested in joining us, let me know.

You must replace any books that have been in the box for three rounds and are marked with three *** on your turn.
If no response is received within 48 hours of the beginning of your turn, you will be placed at the bottom of the list and the next participant will be notified to take their turn.

Those who owe books from more than six months ago are marked with an asterisk (*). Please refrain from playing (except to replace books) until you are caught up. Also players who have books that should have been replaced before this round may not take books from the box until they have replaced the overdue books. Overdue books have been placed in quarantine.

Participants have been reordered for this round.

Participant List

1.veganmedusa
2. itpdx
4. dancing-dog
5. therubycanary
6. bibliotreker
7. eicuthbertson
8. zzz
9. shnedwards
10. tsjara
3. azuki

Vegan, what is your next destination?


Books Currently In the Box

Immigrant Experiences
Brother, I'm Dying by Edwidge Danticat [Haiti/US] (itpdx)
***Disappearing Moon Cafe by Sky Lee [China/Canada] (eicuthbertson)
*Disgraced by Ayad Akhtar [Middle East-South Asian / USA] (eicuthbertson)
***Empress of the Splendid Seasons by Oscar Hijuelos [Cuba/USA] (tbr) (Tsjara)
**Honour by Elif Shafak [Turkey/UK] (shnedwards)
**The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros [Hispanic/Latino American] (tbr) (Tsjara)
**Arabian Jazz by Diana Abu-Jaber [Jordan/US] (rubycanary)
***Little Bee by Chris Cleave [Nigeria/UK] (itpdx)
****Loving Sabotage by Amelie Nothomb [Belgium/China](bibliotreker)
**Mister Foreigner by Matthew Kneale [UK/Japan] (tbr) (Tsjara)
**The Other Hand by Chris Cleave [Nigeria/UK] (bibliotreker)
**Samurai William: The Englishman Who Opened Japan by Giles Milton [England/Japan] (itpdx)
*The Sari Shop Widow by Shobhan Bantwal [India/US] (azuki)
**Water Ghosts by Shawna Yang Ryan [China/US] (eicutbertson)
***White Ghost Girls by Alice Greenway [Hong Kong/USA](Tsjara)


Asia/Oceania
*After Dark by Haruki Murakami [Japan] (tsjara)
**The Cave of the Yellow Dog by Byambasuren Davaa, Lisa Reisch [Mongolia] (azuki)
**The Chequebook & the Cruise-Missile: Conversations with Arundhati Roy by Arundhati Roy, David Barsamian [India] (VeganMedusa)
***China Road by Rob Gifford [China] (azuki)
**The Gift of Rain by Tan Twan Eng [Malaysia] **(shnedwards)
***The Hungry Tide by Amitav Ghosh [India] (itpdx)
***The Lord of Death by Eliot Pattison [Tibet] (eicuthbertson)
**The Love Queen of Malabar by Merrily Weisbord [India] (eicutbertson)
**Paradise of the Blind by Duong Thu Huong [Vietnam] (therubycanary)
*River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze by Peter Hessler [China] (zzz)
*The Setting Sun by by Osamu Dazai [Japan] (eicuthbertson)
**Sky Burial by Xinran [Tibet] (itpdx)


Africa
**The Camel Bookmobile by Masha Hamilton [Kenya] (VeganMedusa)
*Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee [South Africa] (itpdx)
*Fadimatu by Jennifer Mitton [Nigeria] (eicuthbertson)


Latin America and the Caribbean
*The Postman by Antonia Skarmeta [Chile] (itpdx)


The Middle East and North Africa
*The Blood of Flowers by Anita Amirrezvani [Iran] (tsjara)
***My Uncle Napoleon by Iraj Pezeshkzad [Iran] (itpdx)
*Rooftops Of Tehran by Mahbod Seraji [Iran] (azuki)
***Swallows of Kabul by Yasmina Khadra [Afghanistan] (tbr) (Tsjara)
**The Underground Girls of Kabul by Jenny Nordberg [Afghanistan] (rubycanary)


World Wide

Indigenous and Minority Cultures Elsewhere


Quarantine
Supertalya has 2 books to replace from a prior rounds
Sailorarby has 1 book to replace from a prior round
Ri has 1 book to replace from a prior round
Gategypsy has 1 book to replace
MsJoanna has 2 books to replace from prior rounds
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Books out of play this round:

You're welcome!!

BTW for Americans: on BC forum there's a sign up for Asian Lit bookbox. I think some of you may be interested and we need more participants!!

http://www.bookcrossing.com/forum/20/529491

I'll pass, thanks.

Time to set out on new adventures!

Books that qualify for this bookbox are fiction, biographies, memoirs and travelogues set in Africa, Asia, Latin America or the Middle East or based on the experiences of immigrants from those locations. Or set in North America, Europe, Australia, or New Zealand with a focus on indigenous or minority cultures. In essence, this vbb is meant to open doors to new cultural experiences.

Anyone who is interested in joining us, let me know.

You must replace any books that have been in the box for three rounds and are marked with three *** on your turn.
If no response is received within 48 hours of the beginning of your turn, you will be placed at the bottom of the list and the next participant will be notified to take their turn.

Those who owe books from more than six months ago are marked with an asterisk (*). Please refrain from playing (except to replace books) until you are caught up. Also players who have books that should have been replaced before this round may not take books from the box until they have replaced the overdue books. Overdue books have been placed in quarantine.

Participants have been reordered for this round.

Participant List

1.veganmedusa
2. itpdx
4. dancing-dog
5. therubycanary
6. bibliotreker
7. eicuthbertson
8. zzz
9. shnedwards
10. tsjara
3. azuki

Dancing-dog, what is your next destination?

Recent Moves:

itpdx removes:
***The Hungry Tide by Amitav Ghosh [India] (itpdx)
***Little Bee by Chris Cleave [Nigeria/UK] (itpdx)
***My Uncle Napoleon by Iraj Pezeshkzad [Iran] (itpdx)

and puts in:
Katie Gale: A Coast Salish Woman's Life on Oyster Bay by LLyn De Danaan [Native American US] (itpdx)
The Vine of Desire by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni [India/US] (itpdx)
Partitions by Amit Majmudar [India and Pakistan] (itpdx) TBR

Books Currently In the Box

Immigrant Experiences
*Brother, I'm Dying by Edwidge Danticat [Haiti/US] (itpdx)
***Disappearing Moon Cafe by Sky Lee [China/Canada] (eicuthbertson)
*Disgraced by Ayad Akhtar [Middle East-South Asian / USA] (eicuthbertson)
***Empress of the Splendid Seasons by Oscar Hijuelos [Cuba/USA] (tbr) (Tsjara)
**Honour by Elif Shafak [Turkey/UK] (shnedwards)
**The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros [Hispanic/Latino American] (tbr) (Tsjara)
**Arabian Jazz by Diana Abu-Jaber [Jordan/US] (rubycanary)
****Loving Sabotage by Amelie Nothomb [Belgium/China](bibliotreker)
**Mister Foreigner by Matthew Kneale [UK/Japan] (tbr) (Tsjara)
**The Other Hand by Chris Cleave [Nigeria/UK] (bibliotreker)
**Samurai William: The Englishman Who Opened Japan by Giles Milton [England/Japan] (itpdx)
*The Sari Shop Widow by Shobhan Bantwal [India/US] (azuki)
The Vine of Desire by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni [India/US] (itpdx)
**Water Ghosts by Shawna Yang Ryan [China/US] (eicutbertson)
***White Ghost Girls by Alice Greenway [Hong Kong/USA](Tsjara)


Asia/Oceania
*After Dark by Haruki Murakami [Japan] (tsjara)
**The Cave of the Yellow Dog by Byambasuren Davaa, Lisa Reisch [Mongolia] (azuki)
**The Chequebook & the Cruise-Missile: Conversations with Arundhati Roy by Arundhati Roy, David Barsamian [India] (VeganMedusa)
***China Road by Rob Gifford [China] (azuki)
**The Gift of Rain by Tan Twan Eng [Malaysia] **(shnedwards)
***The Lord of Death by Eliot Pattison [Tibet] (eicuthbertson)
**The Love Queen of Malabar by Merrily Weisbord [India] (eicutbertson)
**Paradise of the Blind by Duong Thu Huong [Vietnam] (therubycanary)
Partitions by Amit Majmudar [India and Pakistan} (itpdx) TBR
*River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze by Peter Hessler [China] (zzz)
*The Setting Sun by by Osamu Dazai [Japan] (eicuthbertson)
**Sky Burial by Xinran [Tibet] (itpdx)


Africa
**The Camel Bookmobile by Masha Hamilton [Kenya] (VeganMedusa)
*Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee [South Africa] (itpdx)
*Fadimatu by Jennifer Mitton [Nigeria] (eicuthbertson)


Latin America and the Caribbean
*The Postman by Antonia Skarmeta [Chile] (itpdx)


The Middle East and North Africa
*The Blood of Flowers by Anita Amirrezvani [Iran] (tsjara)
*Rooftops Of Tehran by Mahbod Seraji [Iran] (azuki)
***Swallows of Kabul by Yasmina Khadra [Afghanistan] (tbr) (Tsjara)
**The Underground Girls of Kabul by Jenny Nordberg [Afghanistan] (rubycanary)

Indigenous and Minority Cultures Elsewhere
Katie Gale: A Coast Salish Woman's Life on Oyster Bay by LLyn De Danaan [Native American US] (itpdx)


World Wide


Quarantine
Supertalya has 2 books to replace from a prior rounds
Sailorarby has 1 book to replace from a prior round
Ri has 1 book to replace from a prior round
Gategypsy has 1 book to replace
MsJoanna has 2 books to replace from prior rounds
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Books out of play this round:

I see it's my turn - I will skip this round.

Dear All,

I am withdrawing from Passport to the World. So itpdx please remove my name from the list. Sorry for not notifying you sooner. Hope it hasn't inconvenienced you too much. I see I have two books still on the list. if anyone wants "Loving Sabatage" send me a pm and I'll send it to you. I can't seem to locate my copy of "On the Other Hand." I may have accidentally put it in a box of books I donated. It been fun participating in PPW. Thanks guys.

Will do! We will miss you biblio

I've got this up on my computer, and plan to take a look today. I'm finishing my taxes though, so it might not happen!