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pen4hire on May 6th, 2011

Destination: NYC (19th Century), Madison Wisconsin, Florida Book: Mothers and Daughters (2011) by Rea Meadows (WIN a copy of this book when you leave a comment) ————- Destination: Austin Texas Book: Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakthrough (2010) by Ruth Pennebaker

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pen4hire on February 14th, 2011

Happy Valentine’s Day. If you need a sound track for the day of romance, head over to Music Road for some great recommendations. If you want to know about the love life of a famous Navajo painter, we’re telling not all, but some about Quincy Tahoma and his ladies. Here’s a guest post about a [...]

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pen4hire on March 24th, 2010

Great American Road Trip Destination: Buffalo, New York Book: City on the Edge by Mark Goldman My great aunt Maude Bartlett lived in Buffalo with her husband, dearCarlos.  She always referred to him as though his name had three syllables. I never visited Aunt Maude in Buffalo, and Carlos died before I was born. 

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pen4hire on March 17th, 2010

The Great American Road Trip Destination: New York City, New York Book: Charming Billy (1998) by Alice McDermott

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pen4hire on February 8th, 2010

Valentine’s Day is on a weekend! Perfect excuse to travel. Last year I talked about my favorite romantic city, romantic book and poetry, hotel, restaurant, etc. in this post. Please take a look because I have not changed my mind. And read on for two East Coast suggestions for this Valentine’s Day (if you can [...]

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pen4hire on February 10th, 2009

One of the most popular and quoted blogs about books, Bookslut,  printed an interview last November with David Del Vecchio of Idlewild Books in New York. Reading quotes like this, “My main advice to a first-time traveler would be to read something from, or at least set in, the place they’re going.” and “The books [...]

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