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CULTURE TRAVEL TUESDAY Destination: The Imagination Book: Cloak, by James Gough (NEW YA Fantasy– 2012) Interview by Dr. Jessie Voigts Have you ever seen a rat on the subway–not a real rat, per se, but maybe a half-rat, half-human? Or have you been tended to by an owl doctor– not a doctor for owls, but [...]
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Charles Dickens at 200 Destination: Ohio, 1842 Book: American Notes by Charles Dickens It would be quite unthinkable to let this month pass without paying homage to the 2nd centenary of one of our greatest and most popular writers–Charles Dickens, born February, 1812 (probably February 7). I’ve been dipping into some Dickens’ travel writing to supplement [...]
Destinations: Monte Carlo, Paris, London Book: White Truffles in Winter (a novel) by N. M. Kelby This fictionalized biography of the great French chef, Auguste Escoffier– – is delicious, scandalous, lascivious, luscious… The writing is lush. The author, N. M. Kelby, paints the portrait of a man obsessed with luscious food and delicious women. But [...]
CONTEST IS OVER. The FINAL daily prize in the January Giveaway goes out today. And then I draw for the Grand Prize Winners. (See below) Destinations: Milan, New York City and Brittany in France Book: P.O. Box Love: A Novel of Letters (originally 2009, but NEW in English– February 2012) by Paola Calvetti I reviewed this [...]
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Sicily Week Destination: Sicily Book: The Honoured Society: The Sicilian Mafia Observed, by Norman Lewis (Original-1964 with postscript added in 1984; reviewed edition 2003.) If you were playing word-association, Sicily-Mafia might be your first reaction. seems to me to be a perfect addition to a library of travel literature– if you read it along with Seeking [...]
CONTEST OVER Today the very appropriate Giveaway Prize is the book that is being reviewed–by an author that loves literature as much as travel. Entries good until Wednesday morning. Please see details below. Sicily Week at A Traveler’s Library Destination: Sicily Book: Seeking Sicily (NEW November 2011) by John Keahey John Keahey‘s effort to understand Sicily [...]
Read about France, win a book about Portugal. See below. NOTE: The Arizona State Alumni magazine wrote about Kristin Espinasse in December 2011. You can read it here. Destination: France Book: Blossoming in Provence by Kristin Espinasse You might think at first glance that a beautiful blond from Arizona who goes to Paris to study [...]
Today one lucky person will win not only a road trip book for children, but one for adults on the same highway! See details at the end of post. Must act by 3:00 a.m. Monday. Family Travel Friday Destination: Hit the U.S. Highways Books: Kids Love Travel Guides by George Zavatsky and Michele Zavatsky By [...]
Pet Travel Book Club Book: Dog Walks Man: A Six Legged Adventure Where: The Meadowlands, New Jersey Review by Edie Jarolim Brooklyn was never known for its rural landscapes — though there are many of them, if you know where to look — but when I was growing up there I knew of [...]
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