Read where you travel
TripFiction is promoting location‑based reading lists — 60 #BookOfTheMonth picks and Pushpinder Khaneka’s The WORLD guide aim to get you reading books tied to specific countries before you visit. (x.com)(x.com) If you like pairing travel with books, these lists are being pushed as an antidote to reading ruts right now. (x.com)
TripFiction’s searchable site lists “many thousands” of novels and travel books and maps titles to more than 160 global locations through its main database. (tripfiction.com) The site runs a dated Book of the Month feature with monthly selections; its archived picks include an October 1, 2025 choice of One of Us by Elizabeth Day (set in London). (tripfiction.com) TripFiction offers curated “Great Books” lists that handpick five- and ten‑book selections for specific countries, cities and regions via its Great Books Map. (tripfiction.com) TripFiction extends its curation to retail and social platforms, maintaining a TripFiction shop on Bookshop.org and publishing videos on a dedicated YouTube channel. (uk.bookshop.org) (youtube.com) Pushpinder Khaneka’s Read the World (subtitle: A Country‑By‑Country Guide to the Best Books on Africa, Asia and Latin America) compiles three recommended books for each entry and covers more than 50 countries; the paperback was published Oct. 26, 2020. (amazon.com) Khaneka’s guide is sold in multiple formats and outlets, including paperback and ebook editions listed on Books‑A‑Million, eBooks.com and Kobo. (booksamillion.com) (ebooks.com) (kobo.com) TripFiction has been tapped as a curator partner on travel‑book projects such as JourneyWoman’s 2025 book‑club selections, where TripFiction helped choose location‑driven titles for that series. (journeywoman.com)
