53-Reading Outside Your Culture (or, Reading for Empathy)

Book Fare: Book Club Fun, Wholesome Recommendations, Deep Discussions

Reading is one of the greatest ways to expand your mind and your empathy for people who lead different lives than you. How often do you read outside your culture? Join us as we discuss why we love this kind of reading and some of our favorite books and authors in this category!

Books mentioned in this episode:

Digging to America by Anne Tyler

And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini

The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See

A Gathering of Old Men by Earnest J Gaines

Exit West By M Hamid

Prisoners of Geography: 10 Maps that Explain Everything about the World by Tim Marshall

Material World: A Global Family Portrait by Peter Menzel

What the World Eats by Faith D'Aluisio and Peter Menzel

The Color Fairy Books by Andrew Lang

The My Bookhouse Series

Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri

Short Stories by Pushkin

Give Your Child the World by Jamie Martin

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