What a 19th-century Swiss novel, and a young fan’s pilgrimage to the Alps, taught me about fatherhood.
Dave Kim | NYTimes Books | Disclosure
Showing posts with label Travel and Vacations. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Travel and Vacations. Show all posts
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Can You Pair These Books With Their Settings in U.S. Cities?
Try this short literary geography quiz and see how many locations you can identify from your reading.
J. D. Biersdorfer | NYTimes Books | Disclosure
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Read Your Way Around Los Angeles
Héctor Tobar is a son of Los Angeles, a city of “perpetual cultural mixing.” Here, he guides readers through the books and writers that cut through the city’s layers.
BY HÉCTOR TOBAR | NYTimes Books | Disclosure
Wednesday, January 4, 2023
Read Your Way Through Tokyo
Hiromi Kawakami, one of Japan’s most popular contemporary novelists, travels with books that help her immerse herself in her destination. Here, she suggests reading for those coming to her hometown, Tokyo.
BY HIROMI KAWAKAMI AND TRANSLATED BY ALLISON MARKIN POWELL | NYTimes Books | Disclosure
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Read Your Way Through Edinburgh
Edinburgh calls to readers, its pearl-grey skies urging them to curl up with a book. Maggie O’Farrell, the author of “Hamnet,” suggests reading that best reflects her city.
BY MAGGIE O’FARRELL | NYTimes Books | Disclosure
Sunday, December 18, 2022
For Jan Morris, Staying in One Place Was Never an Option
A new biography examines what made the prolific travel writer and transgender figure so driven, and who was ignored along the way.
BY ALEXANDRA JACOBS | NYTimes Books | Disclosure
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The Best Thrillers of 2025
Our columnist on the books that wowed her this year. Sarah Lyall | NYTimes Books | Disclosure
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