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Announcements: Check out my post on 5 Things to Do in Tucson at Got Saga.com AND, note to winners of our January contest–the books are in the mail. Destination: The Oceans Book: The Atlas of Remote Islands: Fifty Islands I Have Never Set Foot On and Never Will (NEW in English, 2010) by Judith Schalansky [...]
PDF Destination: Everywhere Book: Snakes Alive by Mike Gerrard (NEW 2011) Yesterday we talked with travel writer Mike Gerrard, author of the new book of travel essays, Snakes Alive, about his writing and his favorite countries. Here’s some more of the conversation with travel writer Mike Gerrard. ATL: Where do you want to go that you [...]
Destination: Everywhere Book: Snakes Alive, by Mike Gerrard NEW 2011 I’m trying to figure out if my favorite bit is Loo With a View in York, a potty tour story, or Custard’s Last Stand, its punny title about England desserts–not Western deserts. I share Mike’s enthusiasm for Greece, so of course I liked those articles, [...]
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Destination: World Wide TV Show: Next Stop for Charlie: A Wild Trek Across the Globe GUEST POST by Jane Louise Boursaw The fact that it’s on Showtime should have been a tip-off for me, but no, I sat down to screen Next Stop For Charlie with my 13-year-old daughter. Print PDF
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Destination: Everywhere or the Armchair Book: Book Lust To Go by Nancy Pearl NEW September, 2010 Nancy Pearl travels the world from her easy chair. The prototypical armchair traveler, a former librarian and bookseller who suggests books and interviews authors on radio and TV, attracts crowds of fans. Print PDF
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Destination: Cruises Book: First Class: Legendary Ocean Liner Voyages Around the World (2009) by Gerard Piouffre A GUEST POST by DONNA L. HULL Sailing the Seas in First Class If you think today’s mega-ships represent the zenith in cruising accomplishments, don’t be so sure. A look back in time will introduce you to ocean liners, [...]
Announcement: We have the Third and the Fourth Winners in the Great Big Travel Literature GiveawayII: Christa Joy has selected The Invisible Mountain. Rebecca Waer has selected Lobster Chronicles. Don’t despair–seven more prizes to go plus four grand prizes. Destination: The Whole World Books for the Travel Library: The Lunatic Express: Discovering the World…Via Its [...]
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On April 29, Edgar awards for best mysteries published in 2009 will be announced. I am delighted that the publicist sent me four books of the six nominated in the mystery novel category to look over. Print PDF
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Destination: The World Books: Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas Travels with Charley by John Steinbeck A GUEST POST by Shannon McKenna Schmidt, co-author of [...]
