Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got beautiful historic train stations, the best food books for fall, a new opera about Nellie Bly, popcorn history, and more.
Close your eyes and imagine Maine. Do you see the lobster rolls and lonely lighthouses? The majestic pine trees and crashing Atlantic waves? There's also spine-tingling horror, salty sailors, and sweet blueberries.
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got new words in dictionary.com, the history of the BLT, why to visit Albania, 38 literary adaptations, fall thrillers, and more.
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got tasty reading snacks, the history of goody two-shoes, before-and-after pics around the world, stunning libraries, and more.
This work by English poet Emily Hasler inspires delight, a wry smirk, and a desire to wander toward a local pub or a new bend in the river. Her precise words are an irresistible invitation to embrace Wild Abandon.
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got a walk across England, a Daphne du Maurier interview, rock-style literary tshirts, A Haunting in Venice, food trails, and more.
Take a virtual trip to the land of Buenos Aires, the Pampas, and Tierra del Fuego with these unputdownable books set in Argentina. You'll feel big feelings and travel back in time alongside unforgettable characters.
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got women writers in translation, baking bread in Jordan, an amazing 3D book, Peruvian potatoes, golden-age mysteries, and more.
From Peru to Italy, Jamaica to Thailand, and points in between, these cookbooks bring the tastes of the world to your kitchen — with inspiring photos and personal stories best shared over a plate of something tasty.
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got an ode to hotel lobbies, podcasts for poetry lovers, a new look at Shakespeare, quirky roadside stops, Gothic reads, and more.
Spain is a beautiful country with fascinating history, world-class art, irresistible food, bustling cities, and landscapes that inspire the most pragmatic visitor to poetry. Let these books transport you there.
Get ready to fall in love with Kenya's otherworldly beauty, majestic wildlife, and welcoming culture. You can visit a Maasai village, cruise on a white-sailed ship at sunset, and relive epic adventures of the past.
Take a virtual trip to Jamaica with a YA adventure, delicious cookbooks, a sweet family saga, a short story collection that'll punch you in the feelings, and a novel about an (extra)ordinary woman named Adamine.
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got weird/dark/funny children's books, a challenging word quiz, tips for minimizing stress after travel, aquatic horror, and more.
American poet Constance Urdang packs this brief poem with crisp, vivid imagery, capturing the anticipation of travel and the (literal and metaphorical) baggage that we carry with us. And what a stunner of an opening!
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got Edward Hopper's Nighthawks sketches, Tom Cruise running, mysteries set in mansions, summer books, epic room service, and more.
If you love books and bookshops, what's better than novels _about_ books _set in bookshops_?! These stories feature unforgettable characters who spend their days among the shelves of bookshops you will want to visit.
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got why British shows have so few episodes, how to read well, a fun shark quiz, reading tools for the visually impaired, and more.
Wouldn't it be great to hang out with Woody and Buzz Lightyear from Toy Story — or get caught up in a thrilling caper with the Incredibles?! Our guest Tasha does just that in her work at Pixar and Disney theme parks.
A day that starts with a roller coaster, ends with a fireworks display, and has a bunch of junk food in the middle can be a whole lot of fun. But as these books make all too clear, delights can also be dangerous.
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got a nude author talk, 50 best mysteries, secrets of Moscow's Metropol Hotel, Moby-Dick fashion, murdery Jane Austen, and more.
