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Literary Traveling Companions

For the first time in years I’m actually taking a substantial vacation, one that involves airplanes and oceans and everything. ...

Literary Tourism: 19th Century Paris

Lesser-known literary spots of 19th century Paris.

“The Library, Then Ice Cream,” or How I Became a Reader

When I think back on how I became happily addicted to books and reading, I inevitably focus on three things: ...

How Reading Big Books Helped Me Conquer Living Abroad

This is a guest post from Rachel Dorsey. She is the recent founder of a travel company, Supporting Cast Travel, which ...

5 Qualities for the Perfect Vacation Read

One of my favorite things about going on vacation in the summer — usually to my parent’s cabin on a ...

Summer Travel: The Top 5 Places I’d Go If Fiction Were Open to Tourists

Ah, summer, the season of vacations for people who like to travel, or of staying inside and reading lots of ...

Five Books to Watch For in July

Maybe it’s something about summer, but the books I was drawn to for this feature are about travel: to Shanghai, ...

How to Pack a Suitcase Full of Books

How many of us traveled after the holidays with a pachyderm’s weight worth of new books in our suitcases? I’d ...

The Misanthrope’s Guide to Reading While Traveling (or How to Be Left Alone)

One of the best parts of traveling is picking out books for the trip. It’s fun, but don’t let the ...