Read Around The World Challenge

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  • Make 2025 the year you will read more books, discover new authors and the most famous books from each country in the world.
  • Leave your reading comfort zone and expand your reading horizon.
  • Join book lovers like you from all over the world who want to read at least one book written by an author from each country in the world as part of their 2025 Reading Challenge and beyond.
  • Use this platform to EASILY track your progress for FREE as you read through the world!
  • Track your progress reading around the world on a world map which is automatically created for you
  • If you prefer lists we make a global reading list like this one for you
  • Join the "Read Around The World Challenge" by selecting continents below.

Reading progress by all challenge participants
7.2%
92.8%
Participants from 133 countries have already registered
Find your next favourite book from 6856 recommended books

1 Read Around Africa Challenge

Read at least one book by an author from each of the 54 countries in Africa for this challenge

Join the "Read Around Africa Challenge"

2 Read Around Asia Challenge

Read at least one book by an author from each of the 50 countries in Asia for this challenge

Join the "Read Around Asia Challenge"

3 Read Around Europe Challenge

Read at least one book by an author from each of the 46 countries in Europe for this challenge

Join the "Read Around Europe Challenge"

4 Read Around North America Challenge

Read at least one book by an author from each of the 23 countries in North America for this challenge

Join the "Read Around North America Challenge"

5 Read Around Oceania Challenge

Read at least one book by an author from each of the 14 countries in Oceania for this challenge

Join the "Read Around Oceania Challenge"

6 Read Around South America Challenge

Read at least one book by an author from each of the 13 countries in South America for this challenge

Join the "Read Around South America Challenge"

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Who is joining the challenge?

desalio, from Austria
(9 hours ago)
Anoriel , from Canada
(11 hours ago)
mpaularg , from Portugal
(13 hours ago)
Riareads , from India
(15 hours ago)
markusfv , from Norway
(23 hours ago)

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veronica.unabridged

I really enjoy looking at the Progress Map; I think it's a great way to visualize progress. The Progress List is also great!

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Godelewa

The "countries read list" is great, I love it! Very neat and gives an easy overview. Same for clicking the countries on the progress map.


BOOKS BY COUNTRY

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