Read Around North America Challenge
Read at least one book by an author from each country in North America.
Best books from North America (749)
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A Confederacy of the Dunces by John Kennedy Toole EN
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize “A masterwork . . . the novel astonishes with its inventiveness . . . it is nothing less than a grand comic fugue.”—The New York Times Book Review A Confederacy of Dunces is an American comic masterpiece. John Kennedy Toole's hero, one Ignatius J. Reilly, is "huge, obese, fractious, fastidious, a latter-day Gargantua, a Don Quixote of the French Quarter. His story bursts with wholly original characters, denizens of New Orleans' lower depths, incredibly true-to-life dialogue, and the zaniest series of high and low comic adventures" (Henry Kisor, Chicago Sun-Times).... continue
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A Small Corner of Hell by Anna Politkovskaya EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Chechnya, a 6,000-square-mile corner of the northern Caucasus, has struggled under Russian domination for centuries. The region declared its independence in 1991, leading to a brutal war, Russian withdrawal, and subsequent "governance" by bandits and warlords. A series of apartment building attacks in Moscow in 1999, allegedly orchestrated by a rebel faction, reignited the war, which continues to rage today. Russia has gone to great lengths to keep journalists from reporting on the conflict; consequently, few people outside the region understand its scale and the atrocities—described by eyewit... continue
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Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
First published in 1957, this book attempts to tackle the conflict between homosexual and heterosexual love. It tells of David, a young man awakening to his true homosexual nature, through a relationship with a barman named Giovanni, as he awaits his fiancee's arrival from Spain.
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When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
An instant NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY BESTSELLER! "I was knocked over by the momentum of an intense psychological thriller that doesn’t let go until the final page. This is a terrific read." – Alafair Burke, New York Times bestselling author *Marie Claire's September Book Club Pick* Rear Window meets Get Out in this gripping thriller from a critically acclaimed and New York Times Notable author, in which the gentrification of a Brooklyn neighborhood takes on a sinister new meaning… Sydney Green is Brooklyn born and raised, but her beloved neighborhood seems to change every time she blinks. C... continue
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The Best Short Stories of O. Henry by O. Henry EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
38 stories.
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Otra vuelta de tuerca by Henry James ES
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
La historia, con una introducción innecesariamente larga, presenta la situación de una joven institutriz, a quien se le encomienda el cuidado de dos niños en una mansión rural; a medida que pasan los días, comienza a percibir situaciones extrañas. Alimentada por la comidilla de los sirvientes, configura un cuadro en el que los dos niños están bajo una influencia maléfica de dos antiguos empleados de la mansión. Y frente a esta situación, la institutriz, lucha con todos sus medios para rescatar a los niños.
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The Midnight Library by Matt Haig EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
The life-changing reader-favourite, from the acclaimed author of How To Stop Time, Reasons to Stay Alive and The Comfort Book.