Switzerland

pen4hire on July 1st, 2011

THE  BBC CALLS I was delighted to receive an e-mail from BBC World Book Club on BBC World Service telling me that they liked my review of Hisham Matar’s beautiful novel about Libya and would like me to submit a question for an interview of the author. I  may get to ask the question if [...]

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pen4hire on January 17th, 2011

Destination: The Alps–Italy, France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, Germany, Lichtenstein,  Monaco Book: Over the Top & Back Again, Hiking X the Alps,  by Brandon Wilson, illustrated by Ken Plumb, NEW 2011 Once  an experienced travel writer whom I admire explained to his class how to write a good travel story. “Put yourself at risk,” he said. [...]

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pen4hire on September 11th, 2009

Celebrate Grandparent’s Day with Heidi, a book about a little Swiss girl and her Grandfather.

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pen4hire on February 18th, 2009

Book: The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo Destination: Paris, France It is hard for me to believe that I have never been to Paris. And yet, every time we start planning a trip to Europe, Greece exerts its magnet pull and I go there instead of the usual places that Americans head for in [...]

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