NOTE: THIS CONTEST IS LONG GONE. Exciting things are happening here at the Traveler’s Library. 1. Robert Todd Felton, author of several excellent books which have been discussed here, will be guest writer at A Traveler’s Library next week. He will be talking about the importance of literature for the traveler and about his [...]
Destination: Rome Book: Michelangelo and the Pope’s Ceiling by Ross King A Journey into Michelangelo’s Rome by Angela K. Nickerson Number one on my Italian travel agenda: Rome. Number one in Rome: The Sistine Chapel. After a lifetime of seeing pictures of those outstretched index fingers, I wanted to see the rest. Not a [...]
David Baldacci’s novels are not just set in Washington D. C., they grow organically out of the compost heap of rotten scraps created by corrupt federal officials and businesses that thrive off of government. The characters know the back alleys and non-public spaces as well as the public glitz of Washington D.C. In other words, [...]
Easy to find both travel romance and book romance around the web this time of year. Maybe it has something to do with Valentine’s Day?? Sherman’s Travel, 10 romantic small inns and hotels. Most romantic trips. Do you agree, or do you have other nominees? Tips for romantic travel Light a candle and more. (Whoops! [...]
Michelle Rafter, who daily dispenses good information and advice for Writers in the Digital Age, came up with the bright idea that bloggers should spend a month during which they post something every day. Good for the constitution, or something. Heaven knows we wouldn’t want to be outside enjoy May flowers, now would we? Well, [...]
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Books: – The Islandman by Tomas O’Crohan – Peig: The Autobiography of Peig Sayres of Great Blasket Island Destination: Blasket Islands, Ireland Read my guest blog on the books of the Blasket Islands at Info Ireland. And my personal thanks to Info Ireland for allowing me to share this corner of Ireland. See other posts [...]
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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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Destination: ITALY Books: By Tim Parks– A Season with Verona; Italian Neighbors; An Italian Education The Ohio State University Buckeyes played the Texas Longhorns at the Fiesta Bowl. Texas won. This caused deep gloom to settle over our house. I am not an every-day sports fan. But I pay attention when The Ohio State University [...]
Destination: Athens Books: Dinner With Persephone by Patricia Storace Eurydice Street: A Place in Athens by Sofka Zinovieff Of course the book titles would refer to characters of Greek myth–but did they both have to refer to beautiful women trapped in Hades? Of course in Persephone’s case it is only part of the year, but [...]
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