endnotes

Heading into the weekend like Dorothy Parker heading into lunch on Tuesday.

Norway, Joys of Rereading, 1923 Beach Party, Wildlife Vocab & More: Endnotes 23 June
Norway, Joys of Rereading, 1923 Beach Party, Wildlife Vocab & More: Endnotes 23 June
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got Rick Steves' travel journals, paper airplanes, gender identity terms, 29 great American Diners, a Saharan traveler, and more.
Red Lotus Sea, Book Holster, Charles Dickens' Art, Bench Love & More: Endnotes 16 June
Red Lotus Sea, Book Holster, Charles Dickens' Art, Bench Love & More: Endnotes 16 June
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got books and longevity, 46 world-changing books, beautiful ocean-fed pools, banning Maus, LA's Clifton's Cafeteria, and more.
Raichle Palace, Beautiful Libraries, Retro Motels, Chips Oman & More: Endnotes 09 June
Raichle Palace, Beautiful Libraries, Retro Motels, Chips Oman & More: Endnotes 09 June
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got all-American country house murder mysteries, Taiwan's Rainbow Village, menopause novels, short stories vs. novels, and more.
St. Lucia, Peter Rabbit, Roadside Attractions, Book Dresses & More: Endnotes 02 June
St. Lucia, Peter Rabbit, Roadside Attractions, Book Dresses & More: Endnotes 02 June
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got the best sandwiches in Atlanta, an iconic hotel, why libraries are essential, the best spots for nature swimming, and more.
Rijksmuseum, Ablaut Reduplication, Faroe Mysteries, Lucky Vocab & More: Endnotes 26 May
Rijksmuseum, Ablaut Reduplication, Faroe Mysteries, Lucky Vocab & More: Endnotes 26 May
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got 15 audiobooks for road trips, Judy Blume's fave books, where to eat around the world in 2023, sweet clothesline art, and more.
Iceland, Audiobook Biz, Admont Abbey Library, World Wonders 2023 & More: Endnotes 19 May
Iceland, Audiobook Biz, Admont Abbey Library, World Wonders 2023 & More: Endnotes 19 May
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got a brilliant must-read essay, nostalgic Euro summer movies, charming botanical illustrations, a new romance festival, and more.
Batu Caves, Collective Nouns, Famous Last Lines, Paris Hotels & More: Endnotes 12 May
Batu Caves, Collective Nouns, Famous Last Lines, Paris Hotels & More: Endnotes 12 May
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got summer short story collections, a dive into an Anne Brontë poem, crime novels set in Gibraltar, a Chinese bookshop, and more.
Greenland, Stand with WGA, Coronation Recipes, Book Souvenirs & More: Endnotes 05 May
Greenland, Stand with WGA, Coronation Recipes, Book Souvenirs & More: Endnotes 05 May
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got library cafés and wine bars, Sri Lankan mobile bakeries, English Breakfast Society, spite houses, fun reading lists, and more.
Tbilisi, Punctuation, Passport Photos, Vacation USSR-Style & More: Endnotes 28 April
Tbilisi, Punctuation, Passport Photos, Vacation USSR-Style & More: Endnotes 28 April
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got Hilary Mantel's unfinished last novel, beautiful/affordable Airbnbs, firefly spectacle, why we need dinner parties, and more.
Charlotte Brontë, Bookshop.org, Mauritania Libraries, Mirror Writing & More: Endnotes 21 April
Charlotte Brontë, Bookshop.org, Mauritania Libraries, Mirror Writing & More: Endnotes 21 April
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got 10 books set in Berlin, bright Catalan art, the return of Dracula Daily, California's superbloom, destination pizza, and more.
Spring Tulips, Booker List, Romcom Essays, Travel Movies & More: Endnotes 14 April
Spring Tulips, Booker List, Romcom Essays, Travel Movies & More: Endnotes 14 April
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got the legacy of Juliet Capulet, 19th-century silhouette art, Istanbul spy movies, literary lunch, Belgium itinerary, and more.
Easter Peeps, Poetry Month, Arctic Train, D&D, Retro Swears & More: Endnotes 07 April
Easter Peeps, Poetry Month, Arctic Train, D&D, Retro Swears & More: Endnotes 07 April
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got a roundup of memorable meals, new Edward Gorey exhibit, Q&A with Kelly Link, Syrian red tape, Prague book sculpture, and more.
Zanzibar, New Gatsby, Bilingual Writing, Antarctica  & More: Endnotes 31 March
Zanzibar, New Gatsby, Bilingual Writing, Antarctica & More: Endnotes 31 March
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got the best books adaptations, Czech pastries, a beautiful ghost ship, food in Roald Dahl books, Édouard Manet, and more.
Hollywood's Cinerama, Tofu Magic, Mystery Novels, Em-Dash & More: Endnotes 24 March
Hollywood's Cinerama, Tofu Magic, Mystery Novels, Em-Dash & More: Endnotes 24 March
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got Chris Pine's literary recs, a romcom essay, applying to writing residencies, street art, a chat with Tillie Walden, and more.
Truffles, Lost Lit Gems, World Sandwiches, Booker Prize & More: Endnotes 17 March
Truffles, Lost Lit Gems, World Sandwiches, Booker Prize & More: Endnotes 17 March
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got retro NYC travel tips, Tillie Walden's new graphic novel, the joy of rereading, Swiss design hotels, Victorian lit, and more.
Schilthorn, Tiny Books, Moomins, Writing Police Reports & More: Endnotes 03 March
Schilthorn, Tiny Books, Moomins, Writing Police Reports & More: Endnotes 03 March
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got dreaming in a foreign language, novels that take place in one day, the Paris catacombs, travel as a time machine, and more.
Seville Oranges, Emily Brontë, Walled Cities, Prose Poetry & More: Endnotes 24 February
Seville Oranges, Emily Brontë, Walled Cities, Prose Poetry & More: Endnotes 24 February
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got a book club with Andrew Sean Greer, a HarperCollins explainer, Edward Hopper's art at NYC's Whitney, tea science, and more.
Eismeer Station, Reading Strategy, Trieste, Rom-Com Novels & More: Endnotes 17 February
Eismeer Station, Reading Strategy, Trieste, Rom-Com Novels & More: Endnotes 17 February
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got cities with distinct smells, revisiting 'The Remains of the Day,' Gudrid the Far-Traveled, Iceland's baby puffins, and more.
Bora Bora, Ampersands, Remote Hotels, Hot Boy Readers & More: Endnotes 10 February
Bora Bora, Ampersands, Remote Hotels, Hot Boy Readers & More: Endnotes 10 February
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got 20 awesome songs about books, modeling Frank Lloyd Wright's designs, an argument for tourism, a charming food diary, and more.
Up Helly Aa, Teen Sleuths, Heywood Hill Books, Pasta Love & More: Endnotes 03 February
Up Helly Aa, Teen Sleuths, Heywood Hill Books, Pasta Love & More: Endnotes 03 February
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got a revolutionary food writer, sweet wooden automata, books that weave stories within stories, a comic about flying, and more.
Lewis Carroll, Escape Rooms, Reading Rituals, Bibliomat & More: Endnotes 27 January
Lewis Carroll, Escape Rooms, Reading Rituals, Bibliomat & More: Endnotes 27 January
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.
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