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
Season Five of our podcast starts 06 February! We're delighted to share the 12 destinations we'll explore. From Jamaica to Sri Lanka, Argentina to Maine, and points in between. Get set for adventure and great books.
Season Five of our podcast starts 06 February! We're delighted to share the 12 destinations we'll explore. From Jamaica to Sri Lanka, Argentina to Maine, and points in between. Get set for adventure and great books. {more}
We end season 4 on the road to Rome.
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Secret Passages! |
On this episode, we get curiouser and curiouser. 12 September 2022 |
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Atlantic Canada! |
We sing a hearty song on our way to the east Canadian coast. 29 August 2022 |
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got the English Breakfast Society, a Gamache Read-a-Long, narrative paper sculptures, an ode to Lunar New Year, Word Daily, and more. {more}
— Helen Exley
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got a tasty essay from Andrew Sean Greer, the Miss Universe 'National Costumes,' great audiobooks, Queen Victoria's art, and more. {more}
Folklore, food, horror, small-town life, tales of magic and mystery. Think of these collections as appetizer platters to give you a little taste of Russia, Prague, Scotland, New Zealand, Hawaii, Ireland, and more. {more}
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got an epic cache of retro menus, upside-down paintings, top children's book illustrators, a short story from Robin Sloan, and more. {more}
In this delightful poem, Pablo Neruda — the Nobel-Prize-winning, Chilean, poet-diplomat word-wizard — celebrates a pair of 'magnificent' socks and, along the way, reminds us to recognize and celebrate everyday joys. {more}
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got ranking the alphabet's letters, snowy Prague, international vending machines, a new Paris reading room, cake (!), and more.
It's quite cozy to read stories blanketed in snow. These books are all set in appropriately chilly environs, and there's a genre for every reader: adventure, thriller, mystery, horror, and a delightful caper.
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got New Year's Eve traditions, a Library of Congress restoration project, upcoming Dark Academia novels, tote bag mania, and more.
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