January 3, 2020
Every now and then it's worth revisiting people and places that have been overlooked or ignored for awhile. Take, for example, the southernmost point in the United States, Key West.
August 15, 2019
Unless you’ve been there, you might not know that Alcatraz, aka The Rock, has its very own bookstore, run by the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy.
August 13, 2019
After Seattle, road-tripping bibliophiles will undoubtedly make their way to Portland, Oregon, to visit Powell’s,
August 8, 2019
Well, readers, I’m on vacation this week, which means, among other things, visiting bookstores I’ve never visited before. My fellow travelers generally allow me one per city.
June 21, 2019
Victor Hugo was exiled from France in 1851 after unsuccessfully blocking Louis Napoleon Bonaparte’s coup d’etat, which left him bumping around Europe for a few years until finding sanctua
August 16, 2018
Guest Post by Catherine Batac Walder
August 7, 2018
Should you find yourself in or near Hartford, Connecticut, make time for the Mark Twain House & Museum.
August 3, 2018
Looking for a reason to go to England? The Medieval Academy of America may have something just for you.
