Journeys from Words: One Literary Traveler Reflects
By Andrew Scott A good imagination can be swifter and safer than any known means of transport today. Pleasant platitude as it is. It can jettison you to a limitless…
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John Irving’s Novel In One Person: Another Adept Look at Humankind
By Kelsey A. Liebenson-Morse John Irving’s latest novel In One Person tells the story of William, “Billy” Abbott, a bi-sexual man born in a fictional small town in Vermont during the…
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Homesick and Happy in Colm Tóibín’s Brooklyn
By Sue Norton Colm Tóibín’s novel Brooklyn operates, like so much of modern fiction, on planes of moral ambiguity and relativism. Few clearly correct options present themselves to the central…
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The View from Mount Battie
By Katy Kelleher I’ve only lived in Maine for a few months, but I am already beginning to feel like a native. There is something about the landscape that appeals…
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Anna Karenina: The Movie
By Katy Kelleher Great film adaptations of classic novels are all alike; every junk Hollywood movie is terrible in its own way. Which way will the 2012 adaptation of Leo…
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Hotel Ambos Mundos: Traveling to Cuba the ‘Heming-way’
By Amanda Festa Since January of 2011, when restrictions on traveling to Cuba were loosened, eager travelers have been flocking to the country for one of the many cultural tours…
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Can A Sleeping Bag Save You?
By Kelsey A. Liebenson-Morse Hypothermia happens when your core body temperature falls below normal, which can easily happen when you are exposed to cold winds or wetness. Your body automatically…
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It’s Not Even Past: William Faulkner In Present-Day Oxford
By Tyler Malone I was racing against time. Specifically, the clock. I had hours of sunlight left, but not much time before Rowan Oak would close for the day. Rowan…
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Discovering Edna: A Visit To The Whitehall Inn
By Katy Kelleher One hundred years ago, The Whitehall Inn stood in front of Route 1 in Camden, Maine, just like it does today. But a century ago, the well-traveled road…
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Interview with Dennis Lehane, Novelist and Bostonian
Interview by Francis McGovern; Introduction by Amanda Festa At Literary Traveler, we’re fascinated by the places that inspire writers, which is one of the reasons our Boston-based team was so thrilled…
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