Armchair travel around the world!
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- Around the World in 14 Books
- 7 Thrilling Book Series
- 6 Audiobooks That Are Like Theater For Your Ears
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got a new Christie adaptation, a Three Pines podcast, a Wolf Hall read-along, the 26 most beautiful places in France, and more.
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got a new Christie adaptation, a Three Pines podcast, a Wolf Hall read-along, the 26 most beautiful places in France, and more. {more}
We wrap up season 5 with a stroll down the midway.
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Argentina! |
We run a caper in Buenos Aires. 26 June 2023 |
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Kenya! |
We slow down to enjoy this beautiful country. 12 June 2023 |
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got the draw of a manor house, a graphic novel about the first woman on the moon, TV filming locations, secret passages, and more. {more}
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Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got how to fall down a rabbit hole, David Tennant's Macbeth, magical winter getaways, the story of a haunted bookshop, and more. {more}
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got an ode to meta-narrators, book discovery site Shepherd.com, Gladstone's Library in Wales, (hot) librarian fashion, and more. {more}
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got Emily Dickinson's fave things, a spooky choose-your-own-adventure story, the best of Shirley Jackson, Paddington Bear, and more. {more}
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got a chat with Jason Reynolds, canals you need to know, a spooky train ride, stuff allowed by TSA, new indie press books, and more. {more}
If you love tormented characters, crumbling mansions, mysterious happenings, and weather that almost seems to be sentient, congratulations! You are officially invited to join our 'Give Us All the Gothic Novels' club.
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got pretty abandoned places, an unusual reading light, book shelfies, a stunning Regency manor house, author bio pics, and more.
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got a visit to Agatha Christie's Torquay, bookish Zoom backgrounds, breakfast around the world, literary dinner parties, and more.
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