La Concha Key West, Florida
by Amanda Festa “Then we came to the edge of the stream and the water quit being blue and was light and greenish and inside I could see…the wireless masts…
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The Irrational Allure of Writers’ Houses*
*Adapted for Literary Traveler from the Introduction to A Skeptic’s Guide To Writers’ Houses By Anne Trubek Around the time the housing collapse hit New York City, a modest one…
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Travel Deals to Satisfy your Wandering Mind: Hiking New England
As I read our recent article The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, I daydreamed about vast plains and endless trails. They led me to euphoric moments where I breathed in the pure…
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The Literary and Luxurious Queen Mary 2
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 Bill Bryson
Interview by Francis McGovern; Introduction by Carly Cassano It was a pleasure for Literary Traveler founder, Francis McGovern, and editor-at-large, Jennifer Ciotta, to travel across the Atlantic with authors Bill…
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Visiting Pablo Neruda’s Houses
By Ruth Kozak Excerpt from Pablo Neruda “Poet’s Obligation” So through me, freedom and the sea will make their answer to the shuttered heart. I learned about Pablo Neruda from…
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Following Caravaggio through Rome
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, called Caravaggio for the name of the small town in northern Italy where he grew up, was known for his disdainful perspective of the conventions of his art.
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John Muir and the Family Ranch in Martinez
John Muir was the prophet of a new order that looked to nature for guidance and inspiration. His legacy, along with creating national parks like Yosemite and Sequoia, was largely literary — the classics he left to posterity about the wonders of nature and its importance to mankind; indeed, to all life. That legacy, born and nurtured from sustained contact with nature, bore fruition during his life at the Strentzel ranch in Martinez.
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Jessica Hische Designs for Barnes & Noble Classics
By Katy Kelleher Though I love paperbacks and adore my Kindle, there is nothing that feels quite as literary, quite as solid and impressive, as a leather-bound book. I’ll admit,…
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Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Park Corner
It is raining in New London Harbour, Connecticut. Dark clouds hang heavy and low overhead, a veil of rain enshrouds the hills and fields, and the sea is lost in…
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