Reading a compilation of travel essays by authors Joyce Carol Oates, Tea Obreht, Peter Matthiessen, Alexander McCall Smith, Isabel Allende, Frances Mayes and Pico Iyer sounds […]
Delicious Reads: A Book List
Presenting a list of culinary fiction and nonfiction titles to make your mind and mouth water. The Language of Baklava by Diana Abu-Jaber Life, […]
Where in the World?!?!
Today we traveled to distant places and far away lands in story time! We started off with We’re Sailing Down the Nile: a Journey through […]
A Francophile’s delight
Having read many travel memoirs, this one can only be described as an unexpected delight. Who wouldn’t want to visit France? If you’ve been on the […]
La Belle Vie-a Year in Paris
Reading Eloisa James’s Paris in Love: A Memoir is much like getting a postcard from your dearest friend as she briefly describes her year long trip to […]
Sail Your Way Through Island LIfe
The Spice Necklace: My Adventures in Caribbean Cooking, Eating, and Island Life by Ann Vanderhoof follows Ann and her husband as they travel around the Caribbean islands making […]
Muslim literature with a feminine point of view
Leila Aboulela’s book, Lyrics Alley, is set in 1950s Sudan and follows the lives of the wealthy Abuzaid family as their country prepares for political independence from Britain […]
Turning Wine to Water-really!
A summary of Wine to Water, a book about Doc Hendley’s humanitarian organization that provides clean water to countries and people across the globe.
Around the World One Cuisine at a Time
So you think you’re a culinary expert? Go ahead and read Danyelle Freeman’s book Try This: Traveling the Globe without Leaving the Table to determine if you really […]
