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Welcome to Reading Around the Globe, a series here on Reader Voracious Blog geared at fostering a culture of understanding in the bookish community about access to books in various countries around the world. I wanted to take the time to help educate those that live in the US/UK/EU/AUS that the privilege we experience is not universal and thought that one of the most constructive ways that I can boost marginalized voices is to help share their experiences.

Friends, let’s talk real quick about the privilege that we in the US/UK/AUS have because we live where we do.

The Big Five publishing houses are largely HQ’d in the US and Europe:
– Macmillan
– Hachette [France]
– HarperCollins
– Penguin/Random House
– Simon & Schuster https://t.co/XyFIrsJHEU

— Kaleena 📚 Reader Voracious (@kalventure) July 28, 2018

Using my above Tweet thread as a guide, I created a 14 question interview and asked the international book blogging community if they would be interested in sharing their experiences for a post. I received such an overwhelming response that what was originally planned as one post has grown into this series!

Each post highlights a full interview with one international reader and I will update this master page to include links to each interview organized by country/region. The first interview post was published on August 19, 2018 and is now a weekly post happening on Saturdays!

Countries

Argentina
Consu @ papereyedgirl

Australia
Anthea @ Proud Book Reviews
Ellyn @ allonsythornraxxbooks

Bangladesh
Maria @ mariahossainblog

Belgium
Inge @ Of Wonderland
Wesley @ Outsiders and Misfits

Canada
Catherine @ This One is for the Books (Toronto)
Shania @ Book Princess Reviews (Quebec)

Chile
Maria @ bookish4life

China
Safiyya @ Phantom Paper

Denmark
Silje @ inkedbybooks

England
Clo @ Book Dragons 24/7

France

Germany

Hungary
Veronika @ Reading is Dreaming with Open Eyes

Indonesia
Carolina @ fictionologyst
Petrik @ Novel Notions

India
Nandini @ Unputdownable Books
Suraj @ Books N Myself

Italy
Camilla @ Reader Attic

Japan

Kuwait
Devyn Jase @ devynjase.com

Mexico
Jossie @ thebookdragoncorner

Mozambique
A Restless Traveler

Nigeria
Chinelo @ Booked_Unicorn

Norway
Julie @ StrixAlucoBooks

Palestine
Hamad @ thebookprescription

Philippines
Aimee @ Aimee Always
Alexia @ Bookworm Daydreamer
Gel @ Whimsy Wanders
Justine @ bookishwisps
Kate @ Your Tita Kate
Rain @ Bookdragoninsm
Shealea @ Shut Up, Shealea

Portugal
Rita @ Bookish Rita

Rwanda
Annie @ Sunflower Bookshelf

Singapore

Slovenia
Para @ Other Worlds Reviews

South Africa
DB @ DB’s Guide to the Galaxy

Switzerland
Elisa @ bookishexpat

The Netherlands
Annemieke @ A Dance With Books
Laurie @ Laurie’s Bookshelf
Marco @ Barely a Blogger

United Arab Emirates
Nicka @ Wander with Nicka

Wales
Jen @ Bookworm Jen Blog

Zimbabwe

Please note that all experiences reflected in the interviews are personal and are not meant to generalize what reading access is like in each country. If you are interested in participating please DM me on Twitter.

Resources for International Bloggers

Marta has put together an amazing guide to ARCs for International readers here!
The Flapping Pages International ARC Program aims to serve as a hub for trading ARCs, with the focus of ensuring that more get into the hands of international and own voices readers.
The Confuzzled Reader has a series where bloggers recommend books that accurately reflect the people and their region/country/state. Check out the posts!
The Bookish Bibliophile has put together an International Blogger List for networking and publishers!

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