Books about Mongolia

Discover GEEO’s recommended books to read before you travel to Mongolia. Our book club is a way for travelers to learn through literature about the places they’ll be visiting.

These are some of our favorites about Mongolia, so if you’re heading there, take a look (the GEEO book club is not a required element of our programs, just a bit of added fun)! We hope you will enjoy the books we have selected and they will enhance your experience.

You should be able to find most of our selections through the links below and in your local library system as well. Do you have any feedback on our selections or suggestions for additions? Contact us and let us know!

Recommended books to read before traveling to Mongolia:

Fiction:

• The Blue Sky by Galsan Tschinag (Bookshop.org | Amazon)
• Until the Sun Falls by Cecelia Holland (Bookshop.org | Amazon)

Nonfiction:

• The Secret History of the Mongol Queens: How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire by Jack Weatherford (Bookshop.org | Amazon)
• On the Trail of Genghis Khan: An Epic Journey Through the Land of the Nomads by Tim Cope (Bookshop.org | Amazon)

For those looking for more suggestions, here are some other books you may want to consider:

• Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford (Bookshop.org | Amazon)
• Genghis Khan: Life, Death, and Resurrection by John Man (Bookshop.org | Amazon)
• Moving with the Seasons: Portrait of a Mongolian Family by Liza F. Carter (Amazon)
• I Rode a Horse of Milk White Jade by Diane Lee Wilson (Bookshop.org | Amazon)
• Hearing Birds Fly by Louisa Waugh (Bookshop.org | Amazon)

GEEO utilizes both Bookshop.org and Amazon Associates links for the above-suggested books. If you purchase a book through one of the links above, you’re supporting us as a nonprofit and helping more teachers travel through GEEO!