Thursday, 25 March 2010

Book Blogging Around The World : Book Recommendations



Here are all the books and authors recommended by bloggers that were interviewed for Book Blogging Around The World.
They were asked what books or authors from their country they would recommend.
Some of the books are not translated in English. These are the ones with a * .

This list will be updated each week.



AUSTRALIA

BOOKS:
An Angel in Australia by Thomas Keneally
Journey to the Stone Country by Alex Miller

CANADA

BOOKS:
Emily of New Moon by L. M. Montgomery
Emily Climbs by L. M. Montgomery
Emily's Quest by L. M. Montgomery
Mistress Pat by L. M. Montgomery
Pat of Silver Bush by L. M. Montgomery
The Hidden World by Alison Baird
The Willowmere Chronicles (trilogy) by Alison Baird
The Guests of War (trilogy) by Kit Pearson
Jack of Kinrowan by Charles de Lint
Trader by Charles de Lint
Yarrow by Charles de Lint

CHINA

BOOKS:
Silver Phoenix by Cindy Pon
The Piano Teacher by Janice YK Lee

CROATIA

AUTHORS :
Marija Jurić-Zagorka*
Ivana Brlić Mažuranić
Vjenceslav Novak*

DENMARK

AUTHORS:
Hans Christian Andersen
Soeren Kierkegaard

BOOKS:
The Fishermen by Hans Kirk


ENGLAND

AUTHORS:
Jane Austen
Theresa Breslin
Agatha Christie
Brontë Sisters
Kevin Brooks
Lucy Christopher
Keren David
Grace Dent
Charles Dickens
John Fowles
Julia Green
Joanne Harris
James Herbert
Kate le Vann
Brian Lumley
Sara Manning
Michelle Paver
Luisa Plaja
Louise Rennison
JK Rowling

BOOKS:
Blood Red, Snow White by Marcus Segwick
Brenda and Effie (series) by Paul Magrs
Doing It by Melvin Burgess
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Extreme Kissing by Luisa Plaja
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Harry Potter (series) by J.K. Rowling
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Lucas by Kevin Brooks
Monster Republic by Ben Horton
Noughts and Crosses (series) by Malorie Blackman
Screwed by Joanna Kenrick
Shopaholic (series) by Sophie Kinsella
Spellcrackers.com (series) by Suzanne McLeod
Split by a Kiss by Luisa Plaja
Swapped by a Kiss by Luisa Plaja
Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë
The Dresskeeper by Mary Naylus
The Georgia Nicholson series by Louise Rennison
The Woman in Black by Susan Hill
When I Was Joe by Keren David
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

FINLAND

AUTHORS:
Kaari Utro*

BOOKS:
Moomintrolls (series) by Tove Jansson
The Year of the Hare by Arto Paasilinna

FRANCE

AUTHORS:
René Barjavel
Xavier Mauméjean
Jules Verne
Voltaire
Bernard Werber

BOOKS:
Empire of the Ants by Bernard Werber

GERMANY

AUTHORS:
Uwe Timm
Nina Blazon

BOOKS:
Perfume by Patrick Suskind

JAPAN

AUTHORS:
Natsuo Kirino
Miyuki Miyabe
Haruki Murakami
Ryu Murakami
Koushun Takami
Shoko Tendo

BOOKS:
The Wind Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami

MALAYSIA

AUTHORS:
Ramlee Awang Murshid*

BOOKS:
Personal Justice by Ramlee Awang Murshid

MEXICO

BOOKS:
El Quinto Dragon by Paulina Aguilar*
Like Water For Chocolate by Laura Esquivel

NEW ZEALAND

AUTHORS:
Ken Catran
Maurice Gee
David Hill

BOOKS:
Talking To Blue (trilogy) by Ken Catran
The Fat Man by Maurice Gee

SWEDEN

AUTHORS:
Camilla Läckberg
Stieg Larsson
Astrid Lindgren
Henning Mankell
Liza Marklund
Håkan Nesser
Katarina Von Bredow*

THE NETHERLANDS (HOLLAND)

AUTHORS:
Carry Slee*
Sophie Van Der Stap*

BOOKS:
Boos op de lucht ! by Paul de Leeuw*

THE PHILIPPINES

BOOKS:
Tall Story by Candy Gourlay


USA

AUTHORS:
Jennifer Brown
Cassandra Clare
Simone Elkeles
Barbara Kingslover
Robert Frost
Stephenie Meyer
L.J. Smith

BOOKS:
Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen
Dear John by Nicholas Sparks
Fallen by Lauren Kate
Just Listen by Sarah Dessen
Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen
Major Crush by Jennifer Echols
Southern Vampire (series) by Charlaine Harris
The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingslover
The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls
The Help by Kathryn Stocketts
The Host by Stephenie Meyer
The Middle Place by Kelly Corrigan
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingslover
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Twilight (series) by Stephenie Meyer


I'd also like to remind you the existence of the wonderful website/blog Packabook, where you will find recommendations of books set in the place you visit or would like to read more about.
You can also check out the interview I did with Suzi from Packabook here.

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Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end. Then stop.(Lewis Carroll)