The New “Meant to Be”: An Interview with YA Author, Lauren Morrill

Posted on February 28, 2013 Leave a Comment

By Amanda Festa I devoured Lauren Morrill’s debut young adult novel Meant to Be in one sitting.  I was visiting my college [...]

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Dickens’ A Christmas Carol: Interview with Performer Mike Randall

Posted on December 21, 2012 Leave a Comment

By Carly Cassano Did you know Charles Dickens traveled throughout Europe and the Americas performing an edited version of his [...]

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Socialism and Green Spaces: William Morris’s Walthamstow

Posted on October 22, 2012 1 Comment

By Peter Turner ‘Have you ever wondered why there’s so much suffering in the world?’ asked the suited young man. [...]

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JM Barrie and The Gardens of Imagination

Posted on September 9, 2012 Leave a Comment

By Paul Millward “On these magic shores children at play are for ever beaching their coracles. We too have been [...]

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I am Not an Original Groundling

Posted on July 23, 2012 1 Comment

By Michael Hartigan I am not an original Groundling. Nor could I ever be, what with widespread theatrical ambivalence, modern [...]

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Chilling Out with Charles Dickens

Posted on February 5, 2012 Leave a Comment

It’s the borough of Richmond-upon-Thames, in southwest London, and it’s still a place for leisure and pleasure today. Walking round places in the borough associated with the author, it’s easy to imagine Dickens enjoying himself here.

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Exploring the Isle of Wight with Alfred Lord Tennyson

Posted on January 25, 2012 Leave a Comment

The western tip of England’s Isle of Wight was a setting beloved of the Victorian poet laureate, Alfred Lord Tennyson, for the last half of his life. Still beautiful, less populated than the rest of the island and soothingly calm, it is easy to understand his attachment.

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The Literary and Luxurious Queen Mary 2

Posted on October 26, 2011 Leave a Comment

Bill Bryson, Joanne Harris. Would you ever expect to meet two world famous writers on a cruise of all places? I had the pleasure of meeting, interviewing and listening to lectures by both of them. I had the ultimate literary (and luxurious) experience aboard the Queen Mary 2 on an October transatlantic voyage.

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Queen Mary 2 Interview with Author Joanne Harris

Posted on October 22, 2011 Leave a Comment

Interview by Jennifer Ciotta; Introduction by Carly Cassano It was a pleasure for Literary Traveler founder, Francis McGovern, and editor-at-large, [...]

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Queen Mary 2 Interview with Author Bill Bryson

Posted on October 22, 2011 1 Comment

Interview by Francis McGovern; Introduction by Carly Cassano It was a pleasure for Literary Traveler founder, Francis McGovern, and editor-at-large, [...]

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