A Creative Retreat at Mirbeau Inn & Spa
In early November, the Literary Traveler staff headed out for a retreat. We wanted to refresh our minds, to open new mental passageways, to escape the hassle of deadlines and…
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Bookstore Review: le lièvre de mars, Marseille, France
by Johanna Pittman Normally I’m not much of a book aesthete—despite a dislike of electronic reading, I’ve never been drawn above all else to the book as a kind of…
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A Tender Evening in JR Moehringer’s “The Tender Bar”
By Jennifer Locke The local bar: it’s a place both mythologized and longed-for, a place Americans with packed schedules and commuter lifestyles dream of in the same way that they…
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The Magic, the Music and the Men: Cartagena Delivers for Solo Female Travelers
To learn more about traveling to Colombia with Literary Traveler and Classical Pursuits, check out the upcoming tour here. By Jana DeBusk When I told my mother I was going…
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National Geographic’s “Found” Blog Offers Endless Travel Inspiration
By Katy Kelleher For a travel writer and photography enthusiast, there are few publications more inspiring than National Geographic. Ever since I was a child, I have been picking up…
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Book Review: The Long Walk by Stephen King
By Katy Kelleher Long before Katniss Everdeen picked up her bow and boldly aimed at the bureaucratic villains of The Hunger Games, there was Ray Garrity, a child sacrificed by…
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Five Great Literary Podcasts
By Katy Kelleher Ever since I was a kid, I’ve always loved books on tape. When I was young, my family would take long drives into the deserts of New…
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Book Review: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
By Katy Kelleher A novel set in Nazi Germany and narrated by the grim reaper doesn’t sound particularly whimsical, but Markus Zusak makes the task seem natural, if not easy,…
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In My Suitcase: Canon Rebel T3i
By Katy Kelleher This is a review of the Canon Rebel T3i. I think it is a wonderful camera, with amazing capacities offered at a relatively low price. But before…
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Review of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
By Katy Kelleher When Peter Jackson took on the gargantuan task of adapting Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings series for film, he sparked fear and excitement in the minds of…
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