Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got Oscar Wilde's fave Paris hotel, a poem for August, eating at London's Middle Temple Hall, Jane Eyre: The Musical, and more.
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got Oscar Wilde's fave Paris hotel, a poem for August, eating at London's Middle Temple Hall, Jane Eyre: The Musical, and more. {more}
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Christmas! |
We wrap up season 7 with a big bow. 19 December 2025 |
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Trevor Hall! |
We had an adventure! In a big, creaky house! 12 December 2025 |
Season 8 starts 28 August! We're thrilled to share the new destinations. Denmark, Edinburgh, boarding schools, dining tables, San Francisco, Michigan, and more. Be sure to bring your curiosity — no passport required. {more}
— Helen Exley
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got a new graphic novel from John Cusack, maps of literary locales, a couch-to-5k for books, Chicago's luxe magic club. {more}
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got Greek mythology retellings, how to read Victorian novels, Italy's traveling booksellers, a worldwide map of castles, and more. {more}
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got two Jane Austen graphic bios, how to travel like Indiana Jones, a Mary Cassatt exhibit, Beatrix Potter cottagecore, and more. {more}
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got thoughtful hostess gifts, two gorgeous poems, offbeat Europe, a captivating 18th-century explorer, Pennsylvania Dutch, and more. {more}
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got 20 questions with Andrew Sean Greer, must-read newsletters, horror film spots, comma taxonomy, Casa Bonita restaurant, and more.
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got a book-centric art piece, a Pullman-car-turned-restaurant, a visual guide to chilis, Katherine Mansfield's stories, and more.
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got the Tony Awards as books, a fun food guessing game, Nebula Award winners, the 100th bday of Christie's Roger Ackroyd, and more.
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