Exploring the Places No One is Talking About
This is the book that I picked up in Amsterdam. It’s a novella, I read it on the fight from Amsterdam to Heathrow. This book does fit my rules for regional literature as it was written by Dutch author. Synopsis: Kayleigh needs money. That’s why she takes a job as a content moderator for a
While traveling we love to visit bookstores and I do my best to find a book that fits my definition of regional literature. These requirements are: These rules are always in flux. For example, in Spain I picked up a couple of beautifully illustrated books. Anyway, while in Amsterdam we visited two bookstores: Athenaeum Boekhandel
Title: Berlin A Short HistoryAuthor: Bernd StöverTranslator: Donna StonecipherPublication Date: 2013Publishing House: C.H. Beck I picked this book up in Berlin as my regional literature book. I found this book in the gift shop of the Neues Museum. Finding books in English wasn’t as difficult in Berlin as it was in Valencia but I still
Keltin and I love finding bookshops when we travel and we actually found a decent number of used bookshops in Valencia. Only one issue – I don’t know enough Spanish to read it. This presented an issue when it came to my love of finding regional literature. That being said, I did find something wonderful
Title: Tennis LessonsAuthor: Susannah Dickey Publication Date: 2020Publishing House: Doubleday This is the first book in my Irish regional literature project. I love finding books while on adventures that mean something to the place. In Darry we stumbled upon a wonderful used book shop and the proprietor was more than happy to make suggestions. In regards
Title: Those Were the Days: Memories of an Aspen Hippie ChickAuthor: Jill Sheeley Publication Date: 2019Publishing House: Courtney Press While in Aspen, Keltin and I stumbled across a wonderful local bookstore, Explorer Booksellers, and I immediately went to their small regional literature section. I quickly fell in love with this memoir and read the first chapter
Title: Legends of the North CascadesAuthor: Jonathan EvisonPublication Date: 2021Publishing House: Algonquin Books I’m always looking for my next book and I’ve been trying to expand what I read over the last coupe of years. One way that I do that is to find regional literature. While visiting Olympic National Park I found a book
Title: Turn Around TimeAuthor: David GutersonPublication Date: 2019Publishing House: Mountaineers Books If you follow my site you know that I love to read. Stories enchant me. When visiting the Pacific Northwest Keltin and I found our way into a book store. I wanted to find a book that was tied to the region in some
McGee Travel Tales 