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I've been wanting to read Ibn Khaldun for ages, & when I noticed the tagged book on my library's website, I thought #FoodAndLit would be a good opportunity. It's always difficult to pinpoint a country for authors born before modern nation states, esp. when they moved around a lot (just look on the map at all the places he lived in!) but as he wrote his most famous book while living with Bedouins in #Algeria, it sort of works.
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#FoodandLit Italy December 2025
To participate read a book that takes place in the country or is by an author from the country. Also enjoy food from the country. Share your experience with the tag #FoodandLit & tag @Catsandbooks & @Texreader
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#FoodandLit Italy December 2025

To participate read a book that takes place in the country or is by an author from the country. Also enjoy food from the country. Share your experience with the tag #FoodandLit & tag @Catsandbooks & @Texreader

Audiocrafting tonight listening to an audiobook

#Algeria #foodandlit #naturewintercardswap @TheBookHippie

I was thinking about Appalachian, southern Appalachian, food. Show of hands - How many of you have eaten cornbread in milk?

Here is a Southern Living article to explain. https://www.southernliving.com/food/bread/cornbread-and-milk
#Foodandlit @Texreader @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick @Catsandbooks it's hard to not tag you.

Nominations are open for #foodandlit 2026. We are about to visit our 60th country for this challenge. Above are the countries visited so far.

@Texreader @Butterfinger

Hey Littens,

It's the final weekend to submit your nominations for countries to explore in 2026 for the #foodandlit challenge! What a great excuse to avoid your family for a while, and if you ask me, looking at a map makes it look like important work.

We hope to include countries from these 12 regions. Regions are loose, so use your judgment on where to place a country. Feel free to nominate by commenting on this post. ⬇️

This book actually belonged to my late mother. It was languishing on my shelves & I thought #Algeria #FoodandLit was the perfect opportunity to read it at last.
It is the story of a village of poor tribesmen pushed into a semi-barren part of Algeria, in the years spanning from colonisation to independence, told in the 2nd person plural. Interesting, but the humour & the style weren't quite to my taste.

@Texreader

I completely re-did my December #BookspinBingo list once I saw the 2026 #TOBLonglist

I think I have it now. Books tagged in the comments.