Novel
The Great American Road Trip Destination: Atlanta, Georgia Book: A Man in Full by Tom Wolfe (1998) Tom Wolfe is not only a writer, but he plays one on T.V. Dressed in a white linen suit and white homburg hat, he chats amiably–those perfect southern manners on display, of course. And I will happily read [...]
The Great American Road Trip Destination: North Carolina (The Sand Hills) Book: The Last Child by John Hart (2009) Winner of this year’s Edgar Awards for best Mystery Novel
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Cape Cod B & B owner, Alexandra Grabbe introduces us to a literary novel set in her home town of Wellfleet.
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From Bert’s Skyline Photos Destination: Blue Ridge Mountains, Virginia, USA Book: Wish You Well by David Baldacci A GUEST POST BY BERT LATAMORE
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The Heart of the Buddha contains information about Bhutan and Tantric Buddhism.In part travel literature, but as a novel it falls short.
Destination: Japan Book: Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden I have never been to Japan. The country has always mystified me. The elaborate rituals, the complex rules for gardens and for tea ceremonies. And mostly the tradition of Geishas.
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Place: Crete, Greece Book: Zorba the Greek by Nikos Kazantzakis (1946) Movie: Zorba the Greek with Alan Bates and Anthony Quinn(1964) and subsequent musical, Zorba Several years ago, during our travels in Greece, Ken and I had a marvelous 10 days of driving back and forth across the mountains of Crete and exploring its rough-edged [...]
Destination: American Road Trip Book: American Fugue by Alexis Stamatis I like books that are dense with ideas and expressed poetically. American Fugue by Greek author Alexis Stamatis fills the bill. Here’s my review from Amazon: American Fugue’s author Alexis Stamatis confounds genres as he writes an innovative literary novel that combines with a thriller [...]
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The 2nd book to be given away (announcement of winner on August 18):
