The House And The Horrors Of Horacio Quiroga
By Antony Mapes In small town San Ignacio, the population seems to be permanently on siesta. There’s one cash machine, few shops and only a handful of restaurants. In fact,…
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Bring It To The Beach: Oryx and Crake
by Katy Kelleher Even though I don’t like to call books “beach reads,” I do understand the appeal of the term. Some books are meant for reading late at night,…
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Rediscovering Sir Philip Sidney at Penshurst Place
by Ann-Maureen Owens These days it is possible to earn an undergraduate degree in English Literature without learning anything about the true Renaissance man of the Elizabethan Age and that’s…
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A Rainy Day in Jackson for Miss Eudora Welty
By Richard Warren In 2001, my friends all thought I was mad when I drove 12 hours to Jackson, Mississippi, to attend the funeral of a 92-year-old Southern gentlelady. But…
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Southern Gothic With A Magical Twist: Swamplandia!
By Katy Kelleher Set in the sparsely inhabited swamps of the Florida Everglades, Karen Russell’s Swamplandia! is gorgeous entry into the American cannon. It is a strange book, but thanks…
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Richard Scarry’s Best Luck Ever
By Melissa Mapes The bleary-eyed rabbit wrapped her paws around a coffee mug for warmth. Although we were indoors, the chill of a Bostonian spring seeped through the walls. “Some…
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Literary Pit Stop: Trident Books in Boulder, CO
By Katy Kelleher Though I love to visit bookstores while traveling, it is often difficult to justify a purchase. After all, I have to carry each and every item I…
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Review of When Wanderer’s Cease to Roam by Virginia Swift
As travelers, there’s nothing more exciting than the moment of departure. Nothing compares to that moment when the wheels of our plane leave the earth, when we feel the gust…
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Travel Deals to Satisfy your Wandering Mind: Singapore
One of my close friends has the habit of announcing his ideas for new and strange places to live. Tonight he threw out the idea of Singapore. I contemplated his…
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Travel Deals to Satisfy your Wandering Mind: Colorado Springs
I often sit on the San Francisco transportation and allow myself to be carried to a new destination. I find myself daydreaming of my recent adventure across this beautiful country.…
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