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Let’s face it. 2020 has sucked. Or as I saw on a sign one of my neighbors had put up in their front yard, “OMG, will 2020 never end?” But here is something that made me smile after I finished reading it. “A Canadian man drives stranded American family 1000 ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviewsautobiography / Doctor / medicine / non-fiction / travelComments Off on REVIEW: Holiday SOS by Ben MacFarlane
Who do you call if it all goes wrong on holiday? Meet Doctor Ben MacFarlane – a very modern flying doctor. His job is get on a plane and bring patients home after holiday disasters, gap year crises, embarrassing incidents on business trips and all the other things that can ... more >
A Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsancient-Egypt / ancient-Rome / cats / childrens-books / picture books / travelComments Off on REVIEW: Cleo and Cornelius by Elizabeth Nicholson, Janine Pibal, and Nick Geller
Adventurous Cleo and couch potato Cornelius live in ancient Egypt, where cats are worshipped like gods and goddesses. After Cornelius accidentally boards a boat departing on a voyage across the sea, Cleo and Cornelius find themselves in the faraway city of Rome, a place where dogs are treated like kings. ... more >
Publishing Newsarchitecture / London / travel2 Comments
A Repurposed Chapel to Make You Say Wow – This was built to be a chapel though it was never consecrated. A totally secular place now it’s absolutely amazing. When the original building to which it was attached was torn down, part of the development agreement was that this had ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviewsautobiography / Blogger / family relationships / travel2 Comments
Most travel memoirs involve a button-nosed protagonist nursing a broken heart who, rather than tearfully watching The Princess Bride while eating an entire 5-gallon vat of ice cream directly out of the container (like a normal person), instead decides to travel the world, inevitably falling for some chiseled stranger with ... more >
Publishing Newsbook clubs / book recommendations / George R.R. Martin / subscription services / travel6 Comments
It’s not your grandma’s Book of the Month Club – Despite the cringe-worthy title of the article, I had not realized that the Book of the Month Club was back in business as of late last year. Apparently they have more than 100K Instagram followers and the Club is now an ... more >