Read the world

1Book1Country

One book from every country. Track your reading journey on a personal world map, discover authors you'd never have found otherwise, and turn every book into a stamp in your literary passport.

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How it works

Four steps. No complicated setup.

1

Search & add books

Find any book in the Open Library catalog and assign it to the country it came from.

2

Watch your map fill in

Each new country lights up. See at a glance which continents you have explored and which ones are still blank.

3

Capture what stuck

Write a short note for every book — a lesson, a phrase, a reason it mattered. Future you will thank you.

4

Share the journey

Build collaborative maps with friends or publish your profile so others can follow along.

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Start your own map

It takes one book to begin. Pick a country that's been on your mind and add the book that taught you something about it.