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pen4hire on April 21st, 2011

A few news updates relevant to things we have previously discussed. 1. Vagabond Quest has just published two of my Paris pictures, in a special article showing various travel writer’s photos. Which ones? You’ll have to go find them at Vagabond Quest. 2. FEAST online magazine, by Rosemary Carstens covers new books, art and artists, [...]

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pen4hire on April 15th, 2011

It may be Tax Day today in the United States, but CHEER UP! You can get at least some of your money back if you travel to one of our magnificent National Parks in the coming week! Print PDF

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pen4hire on April 11th, 2011

A Video  for Arab Countries in Troubled Times. WIN A BOOK! Although there were several comments, no one entered the drawing to win the travel memoir, The Minaret of Djam, so this is your second chance. Subscribe to A Traveler’s Library,( by RSS feed or e-mail), and tell me in a comment that you have subscribed [...]

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pen4hire on April 8th, 2011

I have had so many wonderful books to talk about, that I have not taken a pause to let you know how the poll results went. So many of you helped by giving your opinion, that it is only fair that I share those results with you. First Poll I asked what TYPE of POSTS [...]

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pen4hire on March 20th, 2011

  “It is true I have not been Everywhere. But I’ve done the next best thing. I’ve been to New Zealand.” That sentence concluded the post I wrote about the trip Ken and I took to New Zealand.  I called it 5 Reasons Why New Zealand, but I could have written at least 95 more [...]

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pen4hire on March 4th, 2011

TUCSON FESTIVAL OF BOOKS I’m taking a bit of a break today so I can read FAMOUS AUTHOR’s latest book. That is because I am the volunteer driver for FAMOUS AUTHOR when he comes to the Tucson Festival of Books on March 12 and 13.  You can meet him and a couple hundred other authors [...]

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pen4hire on January 7th, 2011

Happy Birthday to you, A Traveler’s Library. Next Monday we’ll mark your 2nd year in the blog biz. And for the rest or the month, we’re giving away books to a lucky commenter on each post. (See below) Print PDF

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pen4hire on January 6th, 2011

Jackie Smith, at Travel ‘n Write, posts a short list of travel writers who, in her words, “salve the travel bug.” Of A Traveler’s Library, she says:” A Traveler’s Library is to readers and travelers what a candy shop is to those with a sweet tooth.” Awww, isn’t that nice?  And you’ll want to go [...]

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pen4hire on December 7th, 2010

November is a good time to curl up in a chair and read a book–or watch a DVD–or maybe read a blog?  Time for my almost monthly report on where the traffic is coming from and which posts were most popular in the past month. Print PDF

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