Read Around North America Challenge
Read at least one book by an author from each country in North America.
Best books from North America (2024)
1971.
Good Kings Bad Kings by Susan Nussbaum EN
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
The residents at a facility for disabled young people in Chicago build trust and make friends in an effort to fight against their living conditions and mistreatment in this debut novel from the playwright behind “Mishuganismo.”
1972.
A Hologram for the King by Dave Eggers EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
A struggling American businessman travels to a rising Saudi Arabian city with the hopes of securing a contract that will earn him a commission large enough to stave off his economic woes and hold his family together.
1973.
1974.
Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Krakauer shifts his focus from extremes of physical adventure to extremes of religious belief in this true story of an appalling double murder committed by two Mormon Fundamentalist brothers who insist God commanded them to kill.
1975.
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
The story of an intelligent but zany dysfunctional family is set in a drug-and-alcohol addicts' halfway house and a tennis academy and follows such themes as heartbreak, philosophy, and advertising.
1976.
The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of The Joy Luck Club comes a gorgeous and witty exploration of birding and nature. This inspiring work cultivates hope and connection, revealing the rhythms of our world and uncovering its beauty hidden in plain sight. • With a foreword by David Allen Sibley “Unexpected and spectacular” —Ann Patchett, best-selling author of These Precious Days "The drawings and essays in this book do a lot more than just describe the birds. They carry a sense of discovery through observation and drawing, suggest the layers of patterns in the natural world, and emp... continue
1977.
Where the Past Begins : A Writer's Memoir by Amy Tan EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
FROM NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR AMY TAN, A MEMOIR ON HER LIFE AS A WRITER, HER CHILDHOOD, AND THE SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FICTION AND EMOTIONAL MEMORY In Where the Past Begins, bestselling author of The Joy Luck Club and The Valley of Amazement Amy Tan is at her most intimate in revealing the truths and inspirations that underlie her extraordinary fiction. By delving into vivid memories of her traumatic childhood, confessions of self-doubt in her journals, and heartbreaking letters to and from her mother, she gives evidence to all that made it both unlikely and inevitable that sh... continue
1978.
The Phoenix Pencil Company by Allison King EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
In this dazzling debut novel, a hidden and nearly forgotten magic--of Reforging pencils, bringing the memories they contain back to life--holds the power to transform a young woman's relationship with her grandmother, and to mend long-lost connections across time and space. Monica Tsai spends most days on her computer, journaling the details of her ordinary life and coding for a program that seeks to connect strangers online. A self-proclaimed recluse, she's always struggled to make friends and, as a college freshman, finds herself escaping into a digital world, counting the days until she can... continue
1979.
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
A memoir by American former actress and singer Jennette McCurdy about her career as a child actress and her difficult relationship with her abusive mother who died in 2013
1980.
The Tradition by Jericho Brown EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
The Tradition explores cultural threats on black bodies, resistance, and the interplay of desire and privilege in a dangerous era.