pen4hire on September 30th, 2009

Mara Gorman’s family reads a children’s book that introduces Monet when they visit Giverny.

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pen4hire on September 29th, 2009

8 Reasons to Subscribe: Coming Attractions at A Traveler’s Library

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pen4hire on September 29th, 2009

Destination: The Caribbean Book: A Rotten Person Travels the Caribbean: A Grump in Paradise Discovers that Any Place it’s Legal to Carry a Machete is Comedy Just Waiting to Happen,  by Gary Buslik A Guest Post by Jessie Voigts of Wandering Educators I am happy to share with you today a book that just made [...]

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pen4hire on September 28th, 2009

Final Week: Put Your Place on the Map You have  just THREE MORE DAYS to suggest a movie or book that you would recommend to someone who wants to learn about the place you live. Four places outside the U.S. have been added: Nova Scotia India, London England and New Zealand. Want to see how [...]

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pen4hire on September 24th, 2009

Dan Brown’s new book, The Lost Symbol, makes a good guide to Washington D.C.

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pen4hire on September 24th, 2009

Destination: Botswana and Zimbabwe, Africa Book: The Girl Who Married a Lion and Other Tales from Africa by Alexander McCall Smith Since I was first introduced to Alexander McCall Smith through his funny, thoroughly delightful No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, the first of a series that has a world-wide audience, I have been curious about [...]

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pen4hire on September 23rd, 2009

I feel like I’m traveling without leaving my seat, as I guest post and enter a blog carnival. Stephanie Stiavetti invited me to guest post at Wasabimon, while she was posting here about The Life of Pi. I usually don’t post about food, but I found a travel/food subject. This post is one of the [...]

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pen4hire on September 23rd, 2009

Destination: Anywhere Book: The Life of Pi by Yann Martel A Guest Post by Stephanie Stiavetti Hello everyone! I’m very excited to be guest posting for A Traveler’s Library. Many of my favorite books are the ones that inspire me to travel, and today I’mPosts going to share with you one book that I feel [...]

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pen4hire on September 20th, 2009

William Dalrymple cuts loose on the subject of travel writing in the Guardian There I was wondering what on earth I could write about for my 200th POST, when my Blackberry blinked and buzzed and delivered up this article from Last Friday’s Guardian newspaper.  William Dalrymple’s thoughts on travel literature deserve a reading because he [...]

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