Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got where to start with Zora Neale Hurston, an Italian hidden gem, skating at Xanadu, bookshop romance, tricky synonyms, and more.
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got where to start with Zora Neale Hurston, an Italian hidden gem, skating at Xanadu, bookshop romance, tricky synonyms, and more. {more}
We end season six walking down a rainy street with a delicious cup of joe.
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Cemetery! |
Walk with us to the last stop. 25 October 2024 |
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Brazil! |
Come with us as we enjoy a nice samba on the white sand beach. 11 October 2024 |
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got a charming interview with Brooke Shields, Zdeněk Burian's book illustrations, the Welsh love island, doomed romances, and more. {more}
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Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got Taylor Jenkins Reid's books ranked, a note-taking trick, mini hand-knit sweaters, the best food blogs, golden visas, and more. {more}
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got a magical resort in Rwanda, giant pandas at the US National Zoo, a historian's library, a kids' book about feelings, and more. {more}
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got great short stories, why knit hats have pom-poms, book-inspired fragrances, Q&A with Grady Hendrix, letter writing, and more. {more}
Join us at Trevor Hall, a beautiful Georgian mansion in North Wales, for a modern take on the traditional country house party — with literary fun, sumptuous food, friendly people, and a strong sense of community. {more}
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got the art of Edward Gorey, the UK's iconic Gothic destinations, how to read a novel, Golden Globes fashion as books, and more.
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got 25 great Irish novels, a doc about cartoonist Art Spiegelman, a dreamy Vienna atelier, an infinitely readable book, and more.
Every Friday, we share our favorite book- and travel-related links. This week, we've got holiday movie haiku, style inspired by Emily Brontë, refurbished Casa Battló, weird stuff at TSA, Christmas history, and more.
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