I found this on one of the blogs I follow, Books are the New Black who found it at One Book More. It was originally created by Reviews from the Stacks, and the idea is to spell the month using the first letter of book titles.
June: Set someplace you have never lived
This was a lot easier than finding the books with animals for last month. I have lived in four different countries, all of them in Europe, so I still have about 150 more left.
J
Aitmatov, Chinghiz "Jamilya" (RUS: Джамиля) - 1958
I have met a few people who come from Kyrgyzstan but I have never been in any of the former USSR countries.
U
Joyce, James "Ulysses" - 1922
I have visited Ireland several times but never lived there. It is my dream country, therefore, I had to include it.
N
Zweig, Stefanie "Nowhere in Africa" (GE: Nirgendwo in Afrika) - 1995
As the title says, I have lived nowhere in Africa. This semi-autobiographical novel takes place in Kenya and if you haven't read it, I highly recommend it.
E
Buck, Pearl S. "East Wind: West Wind" - 1930
Pearl S. Buck was one of my absolutel favourite authors in my teens and I still love her books. And no, I never lived East of where I grew up, always to the West. But that is quite understandable since there was the Iron Curtain and I wouldn't have gotten very far.
Oh I had no idea there was actually a theme going with it, double fun! Now, how do you know the theme for each month? I went to the 3 isites you mention, couldn't find their posts for June
ReplyDeleteI know, I only found out about the theme after several months. It's not hidden but it isn't always on last month's post.
DeleteI probably should mention the theme for next month in my post, as well. Have to think about it the next time.
July's theme is: Red, White, and/or Blue on the cover or in the title.
I looked and I can actually do this one! Will post on June 7
ReplyDeleteGreat. Looking forward to it.
DeleteLove that you did this one with books set in countries you've never lived. Very fun!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Lark. It was the theme, not my idea. LOL But I did have fun with this one especially.
DeleteGreat with the theme, gives it an extra spicy touch.
ReplyDeleteI think so, too, Lisbeth. And that way, we don't always use the same books for certain letters.
DeleteI didn't know there was also a theme, cool!
ReplyDeleteI didn't either, for the longest time. And it makes it more exciting and that way, we don't always use the same books. Thanks, Sarah.
DeleteMakes sense, would definitely bring a bigger variety of books to the table.
DeleteIt does. And it's so much more fun. Thanks, Sarah.
DeleteSo I did it!: https://wordsandpeace.com/2023/06/07/spell-the-month-in-books-june-2023/
ReplyDeleteBrilliant. Thanks, Emma.
ReplyDeleteVery good work! Ii can't use Nowhere in Africa since I lived in Malawi, but I'd like to read it.
ReplyDeleteOoooh, that's interesting, Lisa. How did you get there? I mean, what was the reason? And how long did you live there? Did you ever write a post about it? I'd love to read that.
DeleteIf you don't want to write about it here, you can always send me an e-mail (address on my "about" site)