I came across this on Susan’s A Life in Books blog but it was created by Jo at The Book Jotter. The idea is to arrange some of the books you’ve read so far this year into six categories: either categories from Jo’s list, categories of your own or a combination of both. I’ve done the latter. It’s more difficult than you might think! Confession: I had to cheat and use a few books twice. Links from titles will take you to my review (I haven’t yet worked out how to add links from images in a gallery, if that’s even possible. The block editor is doing my head in as it is…)
Six authors new to me
Six Non-US/UK authors
A Brief History of Living Forever by Jaroslav Kalfar (Czech Republic)
Sister of Mine by Laurie Petrou (Canada)
God’s Children Are Little Broken Things by Arinze Ifeakandu (Nigeria)
I Am Not Your Eve by Devika Ponnambalam (Brunei)
The Settlement by Jock Serong (Australia)
Where Roses Never Die by Gunnar Staalesen (Norway)
Six mysteries, thrillers or crime novels NOT by Agatha Christie
Six books featuring LGBT characters
The New Life by Tom Crewe
Becoming Ted by Matt Cain
God’s Children Are Little Broken Things by Arinze Ifeakandu
The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng
Nothing Special by Nicole Flattery
Hokey Pokey by Kate Mascarenhas
Six books nominated for literary prizes
Six books set in a country other than my own
The Paris Sister by Adrienne Chinn (France, Canada & Egypt)
Ponti by Sharlene Teo (Singapore)
The Emperor’s Shield by Gordon Doherty (Roman province of Thracia)
The Lace Weaver by Lauren Chater (Estonia)
The Witches of Vardo by Anya Bergman (Norway)
Old God’s Time by Sebastian Barry (Ireland)
What Cathy Read Next... 
Thanks for the link, Cathy. I like you ‘NOT Agatha Christie’ heading! And sympathies with the block editor. Have to admit to using a classic editor plugin.
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